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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
2
Farmers' Union in Washington county sets corn husking prices at 6c with elevator use and 7c without. Violators to pay a fine to the Red Cross. Ordered by committee.
Estimated receipts for cattle hogs sheep and lambs listed with packers buying trends. Hogs open heavy with prices from 14.00 to 14.50 for packing grades while top hogs reach 17.60 and calves and cattle show varied strength across classes. Receipts and shipments for yesterday and today detailed alongside price ranges for cattle sheep and veal calves.
Farm and Stock News notes reduced harvest losses across states with wheat and other grains saved by threshing and raking shock rows. It reports 16,000,000 bushels saved and urges machine owners to prepare gear for next season. Also outlines a federal quality based beef procurement agreement for military and allies.
Oct. 25 26 shows Charles W. Taylor and John Lawson What Cheer and Thornburg with Spotted Poland China Sale. Oct. 26 includes C E Griffith Wellston Stock Sale and a 44 mile south of Wellston sale. Oct 29 J C Lemley two miles SE of Washington closing out sale. Nov 2 Weaver Gardner Wapello Duroc Jerseys. Nov 9 R F Smylie Columbus Junction Duroc Jersey.
Will Wenger leads a wood cutting effort from a pile with hard wood split before reaching the saw. Ezra Wittmer sold eighty acres east of Wayland to Jake Goode for 135 dollars per acre. Wittmer plans relocation next year. Joe Wenger advances with corn gathering and allows a helper to collect for neighbors. corn quality described as best.
Chris Leichty and his sons operate a small threshing outfit driven by a gasoline engine. They thresh with little outside help and usually complete the work after the peak harvest period. The grain is threshed from both the attack and the barn and is in excellent condition for threshing.
Dan Graber notes summer rain came late and corn yields near 50 bushels per acre with potential higher yields. W. W. Jarrard discusses 80 acres with 30 in silo and crib, while E. J. Freyenberger reports around 50 bushels per acre. John C. Roth finished gathering with about 2200 bushels in crib and fields yielding 50 to 65 bushels per acre.
Local editions highlight community updates and civic happenings sent in from readers across neighborhoods. The brief items cover ward events, school activities, and public notices with concise notices andCommunity voices shared for a collective snapshot.
Local notes report changes in residents across Washington County including births, marriages, deaths, and society notices. Names, places, and dates appear for readied personal items and community updates.
Jacob Hotle and family travel to Washington for mail. Several households visit Harve Augustine's and Bert Smith's. Influenza affects Ed Hotle and Will Hotle families but shows slight improvement. Belle Jay remains ill as Ivan Lemley reports a broken ankle from the Dubuque Grinnell game.
Eureka brief reports several residents in recent weeks. F T McKune sawed wood for Wilber Been blossom while James Wolfer builds a cement floored garage with folding doors. Elwood Glasgow moved to Washington. Eureka School closed due to illness of the teacher. Clarence Carmichael cut wood for Fred Wagner and for Lester Been blossom. Mr and Mrs Wilber Been blossom with Mr and Mrs L J Lemley visited Mt Vernon to see their sons at Cornell College in the 8 A T C.
The Pleasant Hill church and school closed due to the Spanish Flu with a few local cases reported. Mr. and Mrs Homer Kephart visited Carl Sneider's. Eva Caldwell and son Marion visited relatives in Washington. Donald Tucker and family visited Rennie Dawson's. Bertha and Beatrice Kephart stayed with Elmer Kephart in Washington.
Glenn Waterhouse and family of Loris are highlighted in a Brighton Route 1 community brief. The notice emphasizes local residents involved in neighborhood life and nearby road access.
Two thirds of states report to the U S Food Administration that cleaner threshing saved about 16,000,000 bushels of wheat valued at roughly 22,000,000 dollars. Many of the figures come from agricultural programs and efficiency efforts nationwide.
Miss Mildred Savage returns home from Ankeny where she taught. Mrs J W Holloway stays with her parents near West Chester after an arm injury. Glenn Porter born to Mr and Mrs H W Wentworth on Oct 19. Horace Parcell family visit Ray Parcell home. Mrs Amos Atwood and baby visit A J Waggoner home from Chicago. Mrs J H Frazier visits relatives in Independence Kansas. Mr and Mrs J A Dickinson travel to Chicago to see Lloyd at Great Lakes Naval Station. Mr and Mrs Wallace Savage visit Washington on Monday afternoon.
Crawfordsville residents and guests were in Washington yesterday afternoon including Mr and Mrs A E Davis and daughters Ada and Sadie Frankie Fishburn Mr and Mrs R C McCleary Mrs E J Davidson and sons Elwyn and Forrest Mrs R S White and daughter Opal Mrs J F Buxbaum and Miss Lola Romig W A Harper of Washington visited here W H Hagie and children called at the Zickafose home near Olds and the Magdefrau brothers of Wayland were business visitors here yesterday
General Pershing sent a letter of appreciation to American farmers praising their support for the war effort. He notes farmers supplied fighting men and bought Liberty bonds while boosting crops, lifting production more than 1,000,000,000 bushels above normal in the past year. The letter, addressed to Carl Vrooman, was made public by the committee on public information.
From the day of entry into the war America's farmers have supported soldiers at the front through devoted and successful work in the fields at home, rendering invaluable service to the allied cause.
Agencies warn of door to door canvassers selling government publications at high prices. True government items are free or sold at cost, with school texts by the Food Administration priced between twenty cents and a half dollar. Any false representation is a crime and should be reported to the Department of Justice.
A humorous anecdote notes that whenever a new barber arrives in a town all the bald men flock to him hoping for a miracle hair growth remedy. The wry line implies skepticism about guaranteed solutions from barbers.
A regional real estate pitch notes shift toward grain farming and livestock potential. It argues trends toward vegetarian markets, cites rising farm land prices, and promotes buying stock and grain farms while highlighting water needs and grazing land advantages.
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