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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
2
Chicago hogs cattle and sheep receipts shown with steady to lower bids from the prior day. Markets indicate native and western beef steers higher, calves and feeders advancing, lambs and feeders mixed as summarized in the day’s wholesale quote page.
The report lists futures for corn oats and clover with prices and toning notes. Prices shown include December clover at 28.05 and December coffee at 17.70. The bulletin references Oats 110 cars and corn 175 cars with lower tone and other minor price movements.
Berlin reports a private donor paid 1,000,000 marks about 250000 dollars to settle the murder of Sigt Paul Mannheim. The money was to go to the Red Cross. Washington notes 4f the 1920 war fund grant to President Wilson remains unchanged as of August 5.
The Sunny Slope Hamp shire herd owned by C A Brook & Son near Washington again figures in top winnings at the Springfield Illinois state fair. Champion Hamp shire pigs came from Sunny Slope stock. Giltner & Diffenbaugh exhibited them and Brook stock was purchased recently. Also notes a move toward standardization of farm implements by a commission including J B Davidson to reduce costs and odd sizes.
Over County brief from Ainsworth reports Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Trotter visiting from Des Moines. the Bean family attending a Lee Ralston home gathering. trip to Towe City for Merle Iseminger’s hospital visit. county farm picnic attendance. Nomer Van Horn appointed assistant clerk at Ainsworth Savings Bank. Birmingham Iowa and Stockport Iowa visitors hosted by Rev. C. E. Reddington and family.
Mrs. Peter Prieheim and children from Marion SD visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wittrig. Mrs. Sarah Unzicker and children visit Net tie Wittrig at Iowa City hospital. Otto Frey family visit Winfield on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Rich and baby return to Newton KS after a week with relatives. John Alston, patient at University hospital, improves but stays for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry of Brighton visit. Edith Wenger leaves for Burlington to attend business college. A number from here spend Labor Day in Washington.
Produce markets rise as rail strikes settle for now boosting shipments Our delivering prices include eggs 87 cents per dozen cream 52 cents per pound hens 28 cents per pound springs 28 cents per pound and various live stock and hides priced per unit Farmland market notes list turkeys ducks geese and horse hides with quoted rates
The regular meeting of the Farmers Union is scheduled at the Young America schoolhouse Friday night. September 5 is noted as the date in the notice.
Kansas City police clash with judges over spooning in cars on city boulevards. Courts urge restraint while officers cite traffic danger, as lovers face nightly arrests and the wary public watches the merry feud unfold.
The District Court in Washington County Iowa holds a probate hearing for the last will of Katherine Wiedrecht deceased on Monday September 29 1919 at 10 oclock A M. J D Glasgow Clerk announces the filing of the instrument in the clerk s office for probate proceeding.
A guide from agricultural experts explains that a good seed bed for wheat demands early, thorough prep. It stresses time for settling and moisture, deep early plowing, and repeated cultivation to form a firm mulch that preserves subsoil moisture for germination and early growth. Adjustments for crop type and wet seasons are noted.
Iowa counties schedule over forty fairs in September with many dates shifted earlier by managers to fill race programs. The piece lists fairs from Adair Greenfield September 9 to 11 to Woodbury Sioux City September 13 to 20.
John Wesley tried sleep rationing to cure insomnia. He began going to bed later and rising earlier, first at seven, then six, five, and four. By waking at four he slept through the night and continued rising at that hour thereafter.
The freedom of London is nominally the right to keep pigs in St James Piccadilly. Yet even if one used this liberty and authorities did not object, the land there is too costly for profitable pig farming.
Clayton Buchanan and partner own a flock valued at over $1,600 that was attacked by a large pack of dogs. Fifty-three lambs and thirty-nine old sheep lay dead across the pasture, with carcasses scattered and piled in spots. The pair later fired from an automobile, killing three dogs as the pack retreated.
Fire destroyed the Dillard livery barn in Oskaloosa Iowa burning twenty seven horses and four mules. Hay and grain were lost and adjoining property escaped with minor damage. Total loss placed at twenty thousand dollars.
A short aphorism on the value of polite congratulation and the idea that sincere compliments cost little yet reflect good breeding. The tone echoes 18th century social etiquette and the wisdom of Chesterfield.
Observers atop the Metropolitan tower in New York note that on clear days the skyline reveals homes of about one sixteenth of the nation s population, illustrating the city s expansive reach.
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