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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1918
Page
2
Opening market shows hogs fully steady on good receipts of 8 500 with 7 948 carried over. Cattle and sheep demand softer versus last week with beef and butcher cattle 75 to 1 00 lower and calves 1 50 to 1 75 lower amid receipts of 3 500 and 3 000 respectively.
Public sale of 20 acres of timber on Monday October 14 1918 at 1 30 p m one half mile east and one mile south of Havre known as Clyde Maxwell timber. Timber includes White oak burr oak red oak black oak and hickory suitable for saw logs posts and wood. Extra tall timber with no inferior trees. Saw mill left on ground for buyers. Terms cash. LEO SHELANGOUSKIE CHAS BROWN Auctioneers.
In Dubuque on October 12, the county board resolved to authorize the county attorney to sue the three former supervisors who resigned amid disclosures about county funds and the poor farm. Attorney General Havner recommended the suits, and he was in Dubuque Wednesday.
Grateful mothers from Fau Claire and Youngstown share experiences praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for severe croup coughs and whooping cough. They report soothing sore throats and coughing in children and adults, noting long use and reliability from Jameson’s Pharmacy in Washington.
The article notes corn drying delays as warm moulding corn is scattered to dry. Neighbors use elevators and expect mixed results with crib storage. C FE Dunshee works five horses on a gang plow to turn under stubble before corn gathering and plans about two weeks of field chores.
Public sale notices list multiple auctions with dates from October 14 to November 9. Sellers include Leo Shelangouskie near Havre and Rock Island Stockyards, J A Martin, Chas S Thomas at Star Livery Barn, J W Sommers near Crawfordsville, Wm J Beranek near Kalona, F R Schantz near Washington, C E Griffith at Wellston, J C Lemley near Washington, and R F Smylie at Columbus Junction. Items feature timber, stockers and feeders, breeding ewes, residence sale, Duroc Jerseys, and general stock sales.
The agricultural committee and County Council of Defense reiterate a proposed price of 64c and Tc per bushel to balance labor costs between elevator and shovel work. Neighbors debate fairness, warning that paying more to entice labor hurts county interests and may reduce overall harvest. Some counties enforce fines up to $100 for overcharges to fund the Red Cross.
Movements around properties northwest of Washington include Fred Radda planning a new garage with foundation in place and carpenters sought. At Richmond area, Lee Schnoebelen expects to move in soon after purchase. Earl Iseminger reported dirt loading for Howard Gard ener sheds and hedge removal with a tractor effort to clear a mostly dead hedge along the east fence line. G. C. Jones plans corn gathering but delays crib storage. Cy Huber and Bruce Gardner Sr. begin hog corn gathering while awaiting full readiness as neighbors already filled two loads yesterday.
Iowa farmers, facing a 5000 worker shortfall, are promised recruits from nonessential industries. The federal labor department will survey labor across the state, issuing notes to shift workers into essential jobs and, if needed, refer persistent noncompliers to draft boards. Wage debates and defense council input loom.
The quote urges pacing life to maximize current strength. It warns that dwelling on past regrets or future worries halves focus and productivity. It emphasizes living in the moment to achieve the best results with limited energy.
Local notices and briefs from Washington County cover personals births and deaths. The column compiles small items about comings and goings, reflecting era common in community newspapers.
Brighten social and family updates include C S Woodford attending C J Card funeral in Grinnell and Mrs Woodford visiting Oskaloosa. Travel plans show Mrs E Faris and Mrs Haley White to Hedrick and Lydia Madden to Elgin North Dakota to visit. A newborn son for Mr and Mrs Homer Brinton. Arthur Funston visits from Buffalo to see his mother Margery Funston. Gilbert White comes from Duluth to see ill Ed White. Rob Pringle visits from Yukon Oklahoma. Iva Sinn leaves for Washington DC to work at the Department of Agriculture. Gabbier called to Iowa City for brother’s death at military school. Lawrence White and Neal Whistler promoted to sergeants at Camp Pike Arkansas. R L Hickman family moves to Fairfield.
Lieutenant Clement A. Bowers has graduated from an officers training camp and received his commission as second lieutenant. He will return to Camp Taylor in a few days. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. John Riley visiting from Columbus City, while Grace Lease and Mildred Cannon attend a teacher's institute in Wapello. Mrs. J S McCleary returns from Winfield with the arrival of a 9 pound child for the Kenegable family. The Young People’s Society of the United Presbyterian church hosted a weinie roast last night.
The text compares a six ounce serving of shelled peanuts to various foods by food value, listing round steak codfish rice rye bread spinach apples and bacon. It notes peanuts are rich in fat and minerals such as phosphorus lime sulfur and iron.
The Council Bluffs bureau of crop estimates issues October 1 forecasts for corn oats potatoes and barley with national totals and state figures for Iowa. It notes corn production near 402 million bushels in Iowa and 2.72 billion nationwide, plus potato and barley outlooks and price averages. A separate line reports a fatal crash in Canton where a man, skull fractured and nose broken, died nine hours after the accident despite medical aid.
James MelIntire of Cresco Indiana died after an accident at the Harry Harvey farm. While removing straw he was caught by a large bell and hurled into the air, striking his head. His left arm was broken in two places.
In London a surge of dental work for American soldiers mounting toward France prompts Red Cross to enlist eighteen dentists residing in London. Captain K E Marion Cox reports part time service volunteered by these professionals at nearby American camps.
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