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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1922
Page
2
Chicago price report shows mixed livestock and grain activity with large receipts. Hogs and cattle receipts are tallied, with slower hog trading and steady to firm cattle values. Wheat and corn futures hold steady as markets digest demand and supply.
Common 8.50 12.00 Yearling weth ers medium good choice prime priced at .75 12.25. Ewes medium good choice 3.50 6.75. Ewes culls and common 2.00 3.75. Breeding ewes full mouths to yearlings 4.50 11.50. Feeder lambs medium good choice 12.75 14.00. Receipts hogs 32231 cattle 23292 sheep 35757 calves 2422. Shipments hogs 4108 cattle 8879 sheep 7499 calves 297.
Sale dates list multiple breeders and locations across October and November. Items include Evert McWinde-Wellman Poland China hog sale October 11, Shalia and Knotek Bros Washington Duroc Jersey sale October 12, Mike Trier Keota Duroc Jersey hogs October 13, T C Deal Spotted Poland China Hog Sale West Monroe Street October 21, Huston Smith Crawfordsville Poland China October 28, Welsch and Wagner Washington Poland China sale October 31, L B Hanan Wellston Holstein dairy cow sale November 1, Ernest Carlson Washington Duroc sale November 4.
Pittsburgh scouts blame industrial and semi professional leagues for a shortage of top minor leaguers this season. They note improved semi pro play rivaling Class AA and say many prospects choose semi pro work for higher earnings, inflating prices for any player attracting major league interest.
In District Court of Iowa Washington County the last will and testament of Nellie C. Cunningham deceased dated July 21 1922 was filed. The hearing to prove the will is set for November 18 1922 at 10 o clock a m at the Washington Court House before the District Court or the Clerk. Interested parties must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated and allowed. Dated Washington Iowa October 9 1922 J D Glasgow Clerk of District Court October 10-17-24.
An outbreak at Mt Joy jail Dublin this morning as irregular prisoners attacked the guard with a smuggled pistol. A second guard was shot and killed and another irregular prisoner wounded or killed remains unclear.
Reports from Iowa State College apiarist BH Paddock stress replacing failing queens promptly and delaying replacements to about every two years if conditions are normal. He advises placing new queens six weeks before frost and ensuring fall brood starts strong for spring.
Turkish Nationalist forces resumed their advance into the Dardanelles region after a Mudania dispatch reported the movement to local newspapers.
D. C. Robertson recalls 19th century church origins twelve miles west of Washington Iowa built in 1856 at a cost of 2168 dollars and traces its fate through Civil War shifts to later relocation near Keota. He notes generations, local post offices, rail expansion, and current repurposing of the remaining structure into farm sheds.
A dated price list lists payments for poultry items and animal products including fresh eggs per dozen, butterfat tested cream per pound, heavy and light hens per pound, leghorn varieties, old roosters, geese, turkeys per pound or unit, pigeons each, beef hides per pound, and horse hides per unit.
Mrs. J D Dayton of West Chester was seen shopping in Washington yesterday. The brief sighting notes her social activity during a routine trip and places her in the capital city for the day.
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