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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1923
Page
2
Chicago trading round up shows mixed livestock activity with hogs steady to higher, cattle slow with undertone weak, and sheep more active as lamb prices rise. Receipts and shipments listed with weights and price ranges. future estimates project hogs 19,000 cattle 9,000 sheep 11,600 for tomorrow. Liverpool market reports wheat futures with small gains and losses across May July and October contracts.
DES MOINES May 15 tourists seeking roughing it will find camping facilities nearly in all cities and larger towns. More than 200 free camps established with permanent shelters electric lights laundries and bathing facilities. DES MOINES May 15 nationwide market for pure bred livestock or a corn carnival to rival Portland and New Orleans Mardi Gras suggested by the Chamber of Commerce canvassing Des Moines Iowa. Others urged a municipal symphony orchestra and expanded home ownership promotion.
Grinnell College will stage the annual May Pageant on May 26 outdoors on campus under the direction of Miss Idella Pyle and Miss Grace Lolison. The Women's Athletic Association presents a three act dance drama based on the fairy tale Cinderella featuring campus dancers.
Cannas and other flowers will bloom along the Waubonsie Train route in Page county to welcome motorists. Shenandoah Clarinda residents and local farmers cooperated, with bulbs and shrubs donated by seed firms, to beautify the town entrances.
Des Moines reports that Secretary Charles Young of the Iowa Humane Society says narcotic drug use is diminishing and that liquor trade causes greater law enforcement concern than narcotics, with officials perceiving reports as exaggerated.
Miss Josephine Macleod, American member of the Ramakrishna Mission, appointed Commissioner of Bally Municipality in Howrah District by the government. Her appointment marks the first woman municipal commissioner in Bengal, seen as tribute to her ability and impartial administration.
Automobile dealers in the United States held 100000 used cars in stock on March 16 with a capital investment of 162,206,346. The National Automobile Dealers Association headquarters announced the figures, estimating dealer absorption of 24,591,982 for the first three months of 1928.
Des Moines May 15 hotel keepers across Iowa report receiving circulars from strong interest groups seeking cooperation to weaken liquor law enforcement. The Iowa Anti-Saloon League was told by hotel men that enforcement would be supported and that any law modification would be opposed. One hotelier called prohibition the greatest blessing since independence, another said liquor was unnecessary for a hotel's success.
Des Moines May 15 The Associated Press reports improved industrial and business conditions reduce welfare aid appeals. Housing shortage now tops problems for agencies as more people live in temporary homes. No labor shortage is evident though work is plentiful and demand for men exceeds last year.
Ames May 15 Iowa is to receive 22500 from the federal government on July 1 for continuation of the eradication of the barberry bush according to J H Muncie who attended the Urbana conference of barberry eradicators from 13 north central states. Congress has appropriated 125000 to match state funds. The Iowa grant will permit a farm to farm survey and officials report a marked reduction in black rust losses from eradication.
Des Moines May 15 One of the first hatchery shipments arrived this week to West Okoboji lake where the fish and game department planted 72 600 lake trout The Lansing hatchery supplied the shipment and it was moved in a state fish car Other lakes and streams will receive large allotments in the coming weeks
London tax values reveal real estate at 49,346,345 pounds. Westminster leads with 8,007,976 pounds, while St George's in the East is the poorest at 211,666. The City of London ranks second with 6,396,982 pounds.
A Washington County feature recalls Dutch Creek life near Keota Route 3, detailing cemeteries, old farms, and local families. It notes Middleton Cemetery, shifts in land ownership, and a day book from the 1870s with prices, plus profiles of farmers like Lot Dyarman, the Engle family, and the Temple holdings. It also mentions local clergy, schooling at Valley, road work, and community ties across Keokuk and Dutch Creek townships.
For over four decades Hwala 8 Catarrh Medicine has eased catarrh through a two part formula. An ointment provides quick local relief while an internal tonic acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists BF. J. Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio.
Mrs Bitting tended a thrifty garden while Sarl Bitting kept bees on the Jay Nichols 80 property. The brief note highlights frugal gardening and frugal living in a small community setting.
The text describes W. L. Brinning farming his father in law's land with son George Blattner also farming part of it. Brinning is active in the fields at 6 am while Henry Blattner holds 620 acres and Miss Mabel Long, now Mrs. Walter Long, is connected to the operation. The narrative introduces further named participants in the Blattner Brinning outfit.
A news sketch tours Holland Creek area farms and residents including the Hollingsworth and Leacock families. It notes 480 acre holdings, newer homes with gas, sister Bertha Hollingsworth and Dell, and local trades such as a saw mill by Van Gabby and a lumber project for Frank Gray. The piece confirms good crop prospects and cordial local spirit as neighbors share living patterns and farming routines.
The passage recalls Wm Hollingsworth, an early county settler in Dutch Creek, highlighting his status as a pioneer. Further details about his life or contributions are not provided in the excerpt.
A man described as a Forty-niner who crossed the plains to California in 1849 dug and gathered gold, spent four to five years in the gold fields, then returned via Panama to his current farm. He died many years ago at age 91, having been grown when he departed for the gold fields.
Des Moines reports 703 435 Iowa school age children, up slightly from last year. State census data show a gain of over 12 000 year over year, with January 1 1928 permanent school fund at 4 827 563.59 and county funds invested in first mortgage farm securities. Interest of 108 634.74 is due March and September, redistributing funds to counties.
In Des Moines on May 15 the White Way Highway association announced the route from Omaha to Davenport will be fully marked within days. Fewer than fifty miles near Davenport remain. Secretary Alex Fitzhugh said funding came from county subscriptions. The D L-bD route will use number seven for Nebraska, matching Iowa's White Way markings.
Eighteen men died in Iowa coal mines during 1922 according to the state mine inspector's report. Ten deaths came from slipping slate, two from falling rock and coal, one from a premature explosion, and the rest from electrocution or cage accidents. Operations were limited to seven months by a strike and 4,679,683 tons were mined, a sharp drop from prior totals.
In London on April 19 the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors announced its latest honors. The Associated Press reports the awards recognize innovation and practical impact across industry.
Inventors and the American Commission for the Adjustment of Foreign Claims awarded £1,260 for the future use by the American government of a direction finding system for airplanes invented by Major James Robinson of the Royal Air Force. An additional £100 was awarded for the use of the invention on the airplane that completed the trans Atlantic flight to Europe via the Azores in May 1919.
The sewing tower of Pisa, known as the Campanile, was completed in 1850 by Pemnnise Pisino. It rises 170 feet with a fourteen foot deviation from vertical due to construction. Six galleries of pillars adorn the tower.
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