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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1928
Page
2
Cattle receipts 7 000 calves 3 000 market slow draggy steers 50 to 100 decline fresh offerings best action top 17 50 slaughter cattle good and choice weights 1300 to 1500 priced 14 25 to 17 50 feeders vealers and cows listed with ranges. sheep receipts 20 000 fat lambs slow better kinds 13 00 to 13 50. feeder lambs 12 50 to 13 50 ewes and cull ranges noted.
Wheat volumes edge higher with Dec and Mar contracts showing solid gains while May slips. Corn shows modest increases in Dec and Mar, with May futures steady amid light activity. Oats mark small gains across Dec Mar and May deliveries as markets await clearer signals.
Chicago grain outlook lists prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, timothy and clover. Values span No 2 to No 8 grades with percentages and ranges across mixed, white and yellow types. Prices for corn and oats show notable spread by class while barley and clover yield broad ranges.
Seed market entries list clover with cash values for 1820 and 1830 and 1860, cash import 1425, January 1500. Timothy shows old cash 270 new cash 280 and December 800. Alsike notes cash new 270 October 280 BOO.
Adam Gentzler died Wednesday and funeral services were conducted Saturday at United Brethren church in Columbus City at 2 30 p m by Rev Charles Winter. Burial followed in Columbus City cemetery. The item also notes area church activities and residents' visits to nearby towns.
An Iowa region sale timetable lists events from Oct 3 to Oct 23 including a closing out sale by Mrs. Louis D. Mast southeast of Washington two percent miles, several poland china sales by W R Stryker Poland China at Washington, John Wagner Poland China sale in Washington, Robt Sheetz Poland China sale, Earnest Carlson Duroe sale in Washington, and W R Gamon & Sons with H E Busby Poland China hogs China’s.
Local observations record October happenings in Tallyrand and Keota areas. Mentions include T. O. George’s farm provisions, a sick child near Dickerson, land rental changes on the Vincent and Ingham farms, a Crawfordsville sale Oct 5, and community anecdotes about residents, stores, and longtime residents like Peter Tinnes and Lyle McGugin.
Dinand Spaethe of Columbus City has been ill after an attack of paralysis. Mrs. Belle Barnett is visiting friends near Letts. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Winters and Mrs. H. H. Westbrook returned this week from Ames where they attended the United Brethren conference.
Nellie Manners reports in Crawfordsville that Mr and Mrs L C George and daughter Mary of Bostwick Nebraska called on friends yesterday. The family, longtime residents on the Finley McCall farm north of town, are visiting James Cook in Ohio who is said to be in poor health.
Residents discuss town safety, mayoral plans, and property issues. Robi Sheetz plans an Oct 15 purebred Poland China hog sale with 30 boars and 80 sows. Egg sales to Mr. McKie net $1.19 each. Rev Stryker appears in public life as community notes include corn farming achievements and local letters.
A compact reflection notes that those who break laws can face consequences that balance the wrongdoing, implying the legal system can respond in kind to criminal acts. The quote underscores justice as a reciprocal force acting upon lawbreakers.
The verse extols butternut hardiness resisting frost drought and pests. A hybrid cluster butternut from a Siebold/Japanese stock is planted alongside native varieties. At the Iowa State Fair this year a cluster yielded eleven nuts.
Will Jurging and his son Rolly visited yesterday. Mr and Mrs Robert Noonan moved in with Mrs Buxbaum yesterday. Rev and Mrs Myron Hayes of Danville Indiana are parents of a daughter born Sabbath evening at Burlington hospital. Deve Miller, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Miller of Mt Pleasant, married Saturday in Mt Pleasant to Monroe Jones of Carthage Illinois.
Gettysburg report notes women in Adams County dominate local political influence this election year.
The saying notes that one of the finest wins is overcoming an opponent through courtesy. It quotes Josh Billings on achieving victory by polite conduct in competitive scenarios.
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