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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1922
Page
2
Chicago reports for September 12 1922 show hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges with large totals and classed weights. Wheat and corn futures move with modest gains from Monday levels while cash grain and livestock markets list bids and top prices.
Wednesday notices in Washington announce Ernest Carlson's Duroes will sell as usual, promising satisfaction to all concerned. The item recalls Ernest and his notable past sales.
Listings announce upcoming farm sales near Washington and Keota with dates from Sept to Oct. The notices include sellers such as C B Jacobson Welch Wagner C Cunningham A Canning Nicola & Son W R Gammon Shalla and Knotek Bros and locations including Havre Duroe and Hillhouse in Brighton Iowa. Poland China and Jersey cattle sales are among the events.
Receipts today total 14000 with 31787 cattle 22574 sheep 17703 calves and 3261 hogs. Market remains strong with feeders and stockers showing varied price ranges across common medium good and choice grades and lambs and ewes delivering mixed bids. Shipments posted 7705 cattle 8739 sheep 38323 calves 212 hogs.
The Muscatine city council unanimously adopted a resolution to transfer river front control from the levee commission to the city park board. The four block Mississippi riverfront has been a dumping ground and potential railroad expansion site, prompting rumors of a concrete pipe factory. Alderman Julius Schmidt opposed industrial plans and warned he would pursue injunctions if needed.
Henry County Iowa farm officials report visits by State Entomologist staff to assess Hessian fly presence and the feasibility of a local observation station. Trials will confirm fly egg laying dates, with wheat sowing after September 25 recommended to avoid Hessian fly in this area.
Historical note explains that a cross beside a signature signified good faith rather than illiteracy, used as an attestation in ancient times.
A weekly Farm Bureau report by K R Becker notes 3200 hens culled in Henry County last week with cull rates up to 45 percent as Becker works eastward from Winfield. He dusts layers with sodium fluoride to remove lice and charges a minimal fee. Separately F H Thompson says state and federal funds allow testing about 3000 herds this year with 1000+ awaiting funds and a December 16 target for cooperative herds.
Mrs. Harry Moore, wife of a railroad section hand, found her two year old daughter Mabel dead after a C B and Q train struck her at Tracy near Oskaloosa Iowa. She ran two miles to home hoping the child might be alive. It is believed the babe was killed instantly.
Iowa's Sept 1 crop bulletin reports 492,009,000 bushels of corn forecast for the state, about 18,080,000 above Aug 1 estimates, with most early corn safe from frost. Oats, barley and potatoes show varied increases and strong yields, while hog numbers and multiple crops cited. Last year’s corn totaled 444,190,000 bushels. oats 220,371,000. potatoes over 8,000,000.
Washington dispatch reports Iowa ranks fourth in rural free delivery with 2768 routes spanning 59954 miles. Illinois leads with 2621 routes and 70174 miles, Ohio second, Missouri third. The service turns 26 on Oct 1, dating from 1891 proposals by Postmaster General Wanamaker and its five year battle before trial.
Dee Williams 17 awaits hearing for auto theft when Adams and Murphy escape from the county jail by tearing a hole in the west wall. Dummies left in beds hid the escape Friday night with possible outside help. Murphy held for alleged elevator theft.
The Order of Mules formed by farmers in West Virginia and Kentucky just after the Civil War to curb horse theft and other lawlessness. It served as a rural vigilante group addressing crimes on the frontier.
Mrs. Anna Coppeck aged 53 died at a local hospital from lockjaw believed to be caused by a cosmetic reconstruction procedure performed in Chicago three weeks earlier to remove facial wrinkles.
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