Opening Market Report Details Hog and Cattle Receipts
Chicago market roundup shows estimated hog receipts at 4,000 with holdovers 7,776 and cattle receipts at 5,000 plus 2,000. Prices mix across hog weights with top 16.90 and porkers around 14.75 to 15.65. Grains include wheat near 2.13 Dec and corn around 1.02 Oct with steady to higher cash quotes in St. Louis and Kansas City markets.
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Chicago
Timothy Cash
Chicago Cats
St. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Toledo
Riverside World War Soldier Buried with Full Honors
Adolph Bushek, Riverside native who died of pneumonia at sea during World War I, was laid to rest at Mt. Olivet cemetery after services at St. Mary's. The funeral drew a large crowd with American Legion and Women's Relief Corps members in attendance. pallbearers were his comrades. He was born in Riverside in October 1890 and left for service in July 1918. He is survived by his mother Mary Bushek and four sisters.
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Roy Miller
Clarence Rummelhart
Ray Page
Harry Walton
Charles Klein
Mt. Olivet
Dolph
Europe
Adolph Bushek
Mary Bushek
Riverside Iown
Colors
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Merritt
Mary Kucera
Emma Prebyl
Anny Yansky
Albia Bushek
Riverside
Baby beeves bring high prices at Tama fair sale
Ten baby beeves from Tama county fair sold at auction for an average 31.25 cents per pound with steers around 30 cents. A top 60 cent heifer was bought for breeding. an Angus steer sold for 65% cents to an Angus breeder. Local butchers bought most calves.
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Tama
Tama County
Charles Frantz
Montour
Lester Metz
John Kiely
Bankers Organize Protective System Across Iowa
Des Moines reports bankers sheriffs and state agents have formed county associations for bank protection. In two weeks groups established in Plymouth, O'Brien, Lyons, Osceola, Dickinson, Clay, Buena Vista, Sac, Ida, Muscatine, Scott, Clinton, Tama, Marshall, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk, Benton, Bremer, Floyd, Butler, Franklin, Wright and Hamilton. The scheme includes secret defenses, wires and rewards for telephone workers who sound alarms and for officers who capture robbers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New Protective Association
Frank Warner
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Plymouth
O'Brien
Lyons
Osceola
Dickinson
Clay
Buena Vista
Sac
Ida
Muscatine
Scott
Clinton
Tama
Marshall
Hardin
Grundy
Black Hawk
Benton
Bremer
Floyd
Butler
Franklin
Wright
Hamilton
Nantucket Retains Old Customs Amid Quiet Harbor Scene
Until several years ago Nantucket had its town crier. Old customs are followed as closely as possible. Some of the old streets are paved with cob blestones, and houses are built of wood with old wood shingles for a roof. Many fishing dories are docked along the one-time busy wharves, and while its glory is gone, the town of Nantucket becomes more picturesque every day.
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Nantucket
First Prayer in Congress by Jacob Douche in 1774
Clergyman and writer Jacob Douche delivered the opening prayer before the Continental Congress on September 7 1774 in Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia. He served as chaplain to Congress for three months after the Declaration of Independence.
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Congress
Jacob Douche
Continental Congress
Carpenters Hall
Philadelphia
Poland China and Jersey cattle on Iowa sales list
Journal’s Farm Department lists sales from Oct. 2 to Oct. 25 at various Iowa locations including Hague & Girton Crawfordville Stout Brothers and J M Lord & Son with Duroe Jersey and Poland China hog sales and milk cow sales plus a closing out sale. Swift's Produce Review notes poultry eggs and butter markets while Ames Dairy judging team is named and Wagner Stock Letter discusses postwar readjustment and industry prices.
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Hague & Girton
Fairfield
Iowa
Poland
China
C. A. Brook
Washington
Hampshire Boars and Farm Machinery
Stout Brothers
Misouthwest
Miser
Cherryholmes & Huston
Crawfordville
Jersey
Edwin Hummer & Sons
Duroe Hog Sale
Ernest Co
Carlson
Town
Duroe Sale
Crandall Chalupa
Brighton
Roc Jersey
John Krebs and Sons
Riverside
Duroe Jersey
Geo. W. Wells
Washington County
Land China Breeders
SWIFT
Wagner
New York
Japan
Willys Overland
Ford
Franklin
Alligator Egg Stuns Dr Wills Hen
In Corpus Christi a hen owned by Dr. W B Wills, showing nervous prostration, incubated a clutch of alligator eggs found by the doctor. The hen began setting, but after one egg hatched she fled the nest in a frenzied run, leaving the others untouched.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
W. B. Wills
Altho
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Daily Market Reports
Bages
Cunbian
John A. Babcocke Commission
Merchan G. & Yard
Ilinois
Eame
Close OF Grain Futures
Beach Wickham Grain
O. Morrison
Washington, Iowa
William Purple Cow
Li Hung Chang
T. O. Us
H. C. Ls
New York Globe
Minnesota
Good Town
Michael Heinz
Journal’s Farm Department
Ames
Iowa State College
CC. G. Farr
Waucoma
DD. A. Salisbury
Burt
J A. Nelson
Waupiton
C. G. Krebs
Cedar Rapids
K. M. Renner
Waterloo Dairy Congress
M. Mortenson
Will
Wisconsin
Kansas
Nebraska
America
New England
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mutual
Cream Station
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Sunny Slope
S.W
Curt Wells
Hampshire
Fairbanks-Morse
Emerson Gang
Emerson
Ohio
Sattley
D. F. Macon
Ralph Dougherty
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