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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1922
Page
2
The Chicago daily market report shows mixed receipts of hogs, cattle, and sheep with prices varying by weight and grade. Beef steers and cow prices are listed, along with demand shifts for light, medium, and heavy cattle and lambs, and official Saturday totals for livestock receipts and shipments.
Sale dates announced for farm stock events near Washington. Charles Nicola & Son hold a Duroc sale south of Washington on October 4, followed by Iowa City dairy cows and equipment sale by John Schintler on October 5. Additional sales include Poland China and Hampshire Hog events by various sellers through November 15.
Bruns Seed Store advertises Chinese Sacred Lilies and Paper White Narcissus for sale. Weekend travel notes mention Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wen visiting Charles City and Miss Milred Mauthe teaching there. Other items: R B Stafford in Washington on business and republican candidate for county supervisor. Prof. and Mrs. George Davis of Keokuk visiting T L Montgomery. Wade Gardner and family visiting Moulton. church chicken pie supper planned in West Chester.
The community hosts a real chicken pie supper Thursday evening from 6 to 9 at the U P church basement with supper priced at four cents. People noted visiting. Nan Stapp Owen of Columbus Junction spends the day with Mrs. Lloyd Lytle. John Dodd plans an over Sunday visit to Davenport. James Walker of Los Angeles and Fred Blick head to Pittsburgh for studies at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
The USDA notes only 64 of 100 bushels potential in corn, due to weather, seed, pests and disease. Iowa Farm Bureau prep for Oct 12 one day membership drive, mobilizing leaders statewide to recruit non members.
Extra fall and winter feeding will help keep up the milk flow and bring increased returns. A la carte for fresh eggs was noted in 411 markets with prices generally higher for fine stock. Eggs that have been held are not wanted and do not command top prices. Best results come from collecting eggs promptly and marketing frequently each week.
Webster Citys total state county school and corporation tax levy excluding the corporation road tax stands at 163.36 mills for 1922 up from 146.7 mills in 1921. A county valuation drop and lighter personal property assessments help explain the rise. School tax jumps from 86.7 to 98.5 mills while corporation levies from town council fall slightly. County tax climbs from 22.51 to 28.00 mills.
Negotiations completed to move the National Oats Company cereal department from St. Louis to Cedar Rapids. G. H. Simonds, vice president and head of the cereal dept, will relocate to lead the expanded operation. An optional lease on a building near the plant will house the unit as staff grows.
Des Moines county grand jury returns first degree murder indictments against Mrs. Katherine Shurtz and George L. Spees jailed in Burlington for the September 12 killing of J. J. Shurtz of Middletown. Separate trials likely. order for first case undecided. Watch Lyon's window for new pastry goods.
A large three foot long snake with grayish red scales resembling a thunder snake was killed in a local corn field by farmer Henry Bemis. The specimen has been sent to Iowa City for identification as it is a stranger to the area.
Roger W Babson, a noted statistician, presents a striking scale of value claiming a dollar spent on lunch yields five hours, a necktie five weeks, a cap five months, an automobile five years, water power or a railroad five generations, and service for God endures for eternity.
A compiled sequence lists admission years for states and territories. Key entries include 1788 for several early states such as Connecticut and Georgia, 1791 to 1798 for states like Kentucky and Vermont, 1803 for Ohio, 1812 Missouri, 1819 Alabama, 1845 Florida and Texas, 1861 Kansas, 1863 West Virginia, 1864 Nevada, 1867 Nebraska, 1876 Montana, 1889 Idaho and Wyoming, 1890 Utah, 1907 Oklahoma, 1912 Arizona and New Mexico. It mixes abbreviations and errors but preserves core era groupings.
Miss Eva McCormick returned this morning to Muscatine after a visit at the home of her brother A. P. McCormick.
An old local notice lists dairy and poultry rates including cream per pound, fresh laid eggs per dozen, butterfat tested cream, and various poultry prices for hens, Leghorn varieties, geese, turkeys, pigeons, and animal hides. Contact info includes Phone 116 and Phone 66 for the Creamery at 110 East Washington Street.
For October 2 to October 7 the upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys are expected to see generally fair skies and normal temperatures with possible local rain late in the week. Mrs. Lt. J. Sheaham and daughter Netty Jane return to Rock Island after visiting Robert Stewart and L. R. Severts homes.
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