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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
2
Hogs estimated receipts 25 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 18 000. Chicago estimates 29 000 with holdover 639 markets mostly 15 to 25 cents lower. Beef steers and calves priced. stocker and feeder entries listed. Pigs and heavy packing sows noted. Livestock markets broadly steady to lower with varied weights and classes.
A list of upcoming livestock auctions with dates and sellers. Duroe Jersey Sales led by Knotek Brothers in Washington and Has kins. closing out and multiple Poland China and Duree Jersey sales scheduled through October 25 in towns including Washington Fairfield Ollie Ainsworth and John Wagner.
Cedar Rapids reports Al bert Mace of 29 arrested on a Jackson county warrant for a criminal incident with a young girl in Maquoketa last week. Mace is attached to a carnival company. Music speeds up mails at Minneapolis post office as clerks improve speed and accuracy using phonograph records during night shifts.
A chaotic crowd thronged an airplane show with thousands spending eagerly while local shoppers like Charlie Horak and J W Canby made sizable purchases. The Legion event drew heavy business as Emde and associates showcased items from lamps to meat processing power, signaling strong consumer activity despite financial strain.
The Bureau of Markets reports unsettled week for wheat with lower cash values and export demand fluctuations. Chicago prices eased. Dec and Sept futures fell while cash wheat held premiums. Live stock mixed with hogs steady to down, beef and veal mostly steady, lambs weaker. Dairy butter prices firm with imports noted. hay and feed values steady to firm amid light receipts and steady demand. Local notes from Rubio describe heavy rainfall, flooding, and farm activity as families rebuild and farmers adjust for approaching winter.
An autosome is described as left on one side during a return journey with the auto taken to the opposite side, details unclear and terse in the OCR fragment.
W A Woodford drove to Chicago Saturday with a cattle load. Rev J E Grinnell left for Chicago Monday after his oldest brother’s death. Victor Oswalt is painting his house. The river runs high early in the week and roads of McKain and Brinton bridges blocked commerce. Brighton bridge required an extra twelve miles for crossing. T J Farrier’s new barn is finished. A large crowd attended S J Hafan’s sale though stock brought low prices.
In Fort Dodge Iowa Oscar M Ostlund of Des Moines and Glenn Claire Dillon of Fort Dodge married at St Olaf Lutheran Church with Rev T B Thorson officiating. The couple met on a Des Moines flying field when Dillon requested a ride. They planned a statewide airplane tour after the ceremony.
Mica Dillon will continue her aviation course in Des Moines under the instruction of her husband.
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