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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
7
Northwest city area farmer Will McCall reports from his incubator with 108 eggs, 103 hatchings, the best hatching this spring. Also mentions bread and pastry appeal of "American Lady" flour or product.
Creston Iowa May 9. Donald McGregor and Miss Margaret Calhoun both 18 and seniors at Fairfield High were married last week in El Paso Texas. The news has just reached here and Fairfield is interested. The groom is a relative of the MacGregors and has visited locally on several occasions.
Crawfordsville and Havre residents drop by the city with several travelers including Paul Kruger and Mr Bidwell from Wellman. Des Moines business trip returns. Recital attendees from Winfield arrive for academy event. A curious baby banana stock leaves townspeople intrigued at The Journal office.
Weather conditions restrained retail trade in seasonable goods while heavy rains threatened crops. Financial sentiment improved as credits loosened and bond sales funded urban works, yet manufacturing lagged and stocks required repair. The schooner Blanca, seized briefly near Havana for alleged arms shipments, was allowed to proceed to Gibara with inspectors aboard.
Reports from a hotel in Lakewood indicate ex-President Cleveland continues to be confined to his room while Mrs. Cleveland confirms he is doing splendidly. Plans may be made to move him to his Princeton home when normal May weather returns.
Illinois partly cloudy and warming. Indiana partly cloudy. Lower Michigan possibly rain in the east. Wisconsin fair with rising temperatures. Iowa fair with rising temperatures.
Chicago May quotations show wheat corn oats and livestock values with May and July futures, cash grain No 2 red and hard wheat prices, live cattle hogs and sheep quotes, plus regional bids from East Buffalo and other markets.
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