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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
THE BALLOTS.

Judges Sinonton and Mcpherson, OF
Dsunilin county worked hard last week
and settled all the election contests.
They made their final decisions MONDAY,
and the only one of local interest-atter
the the Ritter-Meredith AFFAIRS ina.
invalidating the "Crow Anti Combine
ticket, taking it off the official ballot,
though the Mckinley Citizens, the
other ticket growing out OF tne
Philadelphia factional fights IS lett on
because objections to it were not filed IN
time. 80,
The official ballot for this county Will
contain twelve columns-one headed Re-
publican, one Democratic; Prohloition,
Peoples, Socialist Labor, National, Free
Silver, Mckinley Citizens, Jeffersonian,
Citizens (Ritter's); Independent Mere
dith's) and blank column.
The Republicans of the county can
make a cross X in the circle over their
ticket, and then turn to R1tter's column
and either mark in the circle over or
square opposite his name; or they can
mark an x in the black square opposite
the names of Mckinley and Hobart;
which will vote all their electors, and
then mark opposite each name on the
state and county tickets they wish 10
vote for. The ballots will be about a
yard square, they are being printed IN
Oil City, they must be here tor distrlo-
ution by Friday of next week; and aiter
the election is over some OF the oailot
boxes will be fu1l-stuffed, so as to speak:
The County Commissioners have ordered
~ 900 official and $, 900 specimen ballots,
for registration of I4,4Io, and have also
ordered voting outfits for the new eiec
ton election districts.
The Democratic column, as usual In
this state comes second on the ballot.
The Prohibs have choice OF two
brands of their article this year as repre-
sented in the third and sixth columns and
both have local tickets in this county.
The Peoples and Socialist Labor ballots
have no local tickets--Some endorsing was
done in this county but it was not certi-
fed to our county Commissioners.
The Gree Silver" electors are the
same as the Democratic, but differently
arranged.
The old style or Jeffersonian Demo
Gratis. will vote the electors under the
names of Palmer and Bucker, but IN
their list of electors, we see the name OF
lanes Bredin, who has publicly announc-
ed that he intends voting for Mckinley.
A SIGNIFICANT fact is the statement
made by some of the silver Senators,
that Gin event of McKinley's election"
they will let tariff bill pass and will not
hinder its passage by insisting on a free
coirage amendment to it; that they will
acknowledge McKinley's election as
triumph for the protective tariff policy
and as proof that the people are in favor
of dealing with the tariff question first.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22

For Presiden and Vice President.
Mckinley and Hobart.
Presidential Electors.
Joseph Wharton.
Alexander Z. Patton.
William Witherow.
Peter L. Kimberly.
John . Pearson.
Allen 8. Rorke.
Frank Z. Hendley.
William NJ. Taggart.
Leonard Myers.
Joseph H. Huddell.
William F. Solly.
John Fritz.
Henry L. Johnson.
John H. Landis.
Everett Warren.
Bider w. Wilde.
Harrison Ball.
David w. Miller.
Henry c. Provost.
James V. Brown.
Frederick H. Eaton.
George B. Miller.
Reuben H. Shindel.
George 7. Swank.
Samuel E. Wilson.
William NJ Randolf.
Emanuel Wertheimer.
Josiah Speer.
Edward E. Abrams.
Isador Sobel.
William Schnur.
Joseph c. Campbell.
Representatives. at Large in Congress.
Galusha A. Grow.
Samuel A. Davenport.
Representative in Congress.
James J, Davidson.
Senator in the General assembly.
mo nomination.
Representatives. in the General assembly.
James N Moore.
John Dindinger.
County Officers.
Sheriff.
W. B. Dodds.
Register and Recorder.
w. ]. Adams.
Prothonotary.
R. J. Thompson.
Clerk Of Courts.
Isaac Meals.
Treasurer.
Cyrus Harper.
County Commissioners
Harmon Seaton.
John Mitchell.
County auditors.
w, S. Moore.
o. R. Thorne.
Coroner.
John l.. Jones.
DEMOCRATIC.
For President and Vice President.
Bryan and Sewall.
Presidential Electors.
Thomas Sterrett.
Lewis N. Ireland.
Alexander H. Coffroth.
Thomas G. Delahunty.
John II. keenan,.
Albert M. Hicks.
John J. Taylor.
Thos. Mccullough.
John Hagan.
Robert A. Thompson.
Charles B. Kaier.
John B. Storm.
Thomas E. Haak.
Charles +. Rengier.
Charles H. Schadt.
Thomas R. Phillips.
Joseph S. Sartain.
John K. Royal.
John NJ. Carroll.
Charles J. Reilly.
]. P. Hoffa.
Michael Delaney.
A. J. Brady.
George w. Rhine.
John c. Patton.
William Weihe.
Samuel W. Black.
John J. Mcfarland.
c. ii. Akens.
John L. Mckinney.
S. S. Hackett.
James J. King.
Pepresentatice-at-Large IN Congress.
Dewitt c. Dewitt.
Jerome T. Altman.
in Congress.
John G McConahy.
Senator IN the General assembly.
P. K. Burke.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22

THERE are some strange names on the
official ballot this year. In the Socialist
Labor column we find Micah Bojan and
Simmon Segal; in the National, ]. Acker
Guss and Davis Yaruall, and in the Prohi-
bition Silas c. Swallow and John Sing
master.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
Tuesday,, November 3, 1896,
rom 7 AN. to Z Pm

A general election will be held in the
several election districts of said county,
established bv law, at which time they will
elect by ballot the several officers hereinai-
ter named as follows:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22

"There can hardly be a better rule
in any country for the legal than the
market proportion. The presumption
In such case Is that each metal finds
its true level according to its Intrinsic
utility in the general system of money
| operation.
"As long as gold, either from its
intrinsic superiority as a metal, from
| its rarity, or from the prejudices of
mankind, retains SO considerable n
pre-eminence in value over silver as
it has hitherto had, a natural eonse-
| quence of this seems to be that its
| condition will be more stationary.
The revolutions, therefore, which may
take place in the comparative value
! of gold and silver will be changes in
| the state of the halter rather than in
that of the Former" - Alexander
Hamilton.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
Representa,ire in the General AssemSlv

Representative in the General Assembly
Greer McCandless.
Amos Stee smith.
County officers.
Sheriff.
A. J. White.
Register aud Recorder.
Thomas Frazier.
Prothonotdry.
Walter Evans.
Clerk Of Courts.
". J. Gilleland.
Treasurer.
Isaac Lefevre.
County Commissioners.
D. H. Sutton.
John J. Reiber.
County 4uditor,
], a. MCGOWAN.
F. P. Mcbride.
Coroner.
Joseph Shultis.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22

The above communication reached Us
shortly before noon today, and is printed
as matter of business at the request of
Mr. Meredith. 1t will probably be answered
next week.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
PEOPLES.

James B. Murphy.
PEOPLES.
For President and Vice President
Bryan and Watson.
Presidential Electors.
Alexander q. Coffroth.
Thos. Sterritt.
Lewis N. Ireland.
Thomas G. Delahunty.
John Il. keenan,.
John J. Taylor.
Thos. Mccullough.
Robert A. Thompson.
Chas. d. Kaier.
Joseph S. Sartain.
Albert NJ Hicks.
John Hagan.
Jas King.
John B Storm.
Thomas e Hask.
Charles f Rengier, Jr.
Charles q Schadt.
Thos. R. Phillips.
John K Royal.
John NJ. Carol.
Charles J. Riley.
J. p. Hotfa.
A. J. Brady.
George W. Rhine.
John G. Patton.
William Weihe.
John j. Mcfarland.
G. Il. AkeDs.
John l. Mckinney.
3. S Hackett.
Michael Delaney.
Samuel W Black.
Representative at Large in Congress.
Jerome T. AilmsA.
John P. Correll.
Representative IN Congress.
John G McConahy.
SOCIALIST LABOR.
For President and Vice President.
Matehett and Mcguire.
Presidential Electors.
William Il Musk.
Clement J. Csssidsy.
Charles W. Kicker.
George G Anton.
Edward Kuppinger.
Theodore Gey
Abraham Levin.
Max Keller.
Gustave Zeglin.
Theodore Rickert.
Ernest Duering
William Feinhals.
Herman Kreimer.
Henry Broegger.
Martin v. Held.
BROOKLYN B. LevsngoOd.
Ebenezer g.. Howarth.
John Il. Lewis.
Thomas Grundy.
James Cooke.
Adam Kuttenberger.
Antony Beckers.
Simmon Segal.
John II Dreher.
John Shmeleskey.
Micah Boga1.
John G. Smith.
John Lentz.
Charles f. Englert.
VIM. Il. Thomas.
Michael Klein ann.
Josiah W. Burrows.
Representatives at Large in Congress.
Emil Guwang.
Fred. W. Long.
NATIONAL.
For President and Nce President
Bentley and Southgste.
Presidential Electors.
J. Acker Guss,
William Cooper,
Robert Cameron,
James Dodds,
VIM. F. Boyd,
Jacob Reese,
Samuel B. Luckie,
Clement l.. Burtnell,
Albert T. Sharpley,
Isaac ID, johnson,
Isaiah Lands,
Joseph Kilt, Jr.
Thomas II. Webb,
Daniel NJ Weidman.
Francis ?. Wilitts,
Samuel L. Horner,
Chester r. Drown,
Clayton G F. Miller,
Uhas. W. VsnSyckle,
Joseph T. Phillips,
John W. Ballard,
Davis Ysrnall,
Joshua Z. Harmon,
Francis W. Hicks,
Hanson P. Psssmore,
Charles Gerner,
Alya q. Brosius,
VIM. A. Matter,
VIM. Il. Farley,
Elmer E. Gregory,
Jas ID. Alcorn,
john Dennis,
RepreSentatCe-at-Large in Congress.
Henry S. Kent,
1. G. Pollard.
County officers.
Sheriff.
Solomon Stamm,
CLERK Of COnrtS.
Robert A White,
Register and Recorder.
Elias Irvine.
Pr0thonotary,
John II. Ross.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22

THAT man Hanna must be wonderful
man! Democratic papers say he advanced
the price of wheat for political purposes.
However, farmers should be pleased to
have such wonderful man in the Rep
ublican rauks. Certainly history can't
tell of Democrat who dio the same
thing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
Toe Boom in Wheat.

The great activity in the grain market
comes very opportunely, as it shows how
little silver has to do with the rise or
fall in the price of cereals. Much of the
doubt that exists in the minds of the
farmers will be cleared away if he will
consider the situation and learn what it
is that has caused prices to advance all
around, and on -four in particular, the
prices of which are actually advanced as
much as sixty FIVE cents bLrrel. Re-
duced to single proposition, it is the
simple law of supply and demand which
is operating now, and would operate the
same under any conditions. England,
which always prefers to buy its wheat in
India and Argentine, is forced by reason
of drought in those places to buy here,
which she is doing in large quantities,
and as our supply grows short prices
naturally advance. So we see that the
supply of wheat being much shorter than
usual, the demand for it is greater, and
with the increased demand comes in
creased prices. Now if the crop of Rus
sia, India, and Argentine had not fallen
short, the English consumers would have
secured their wheat from the usual
sources, and the present boom in our
markets wouldn't have occurred. The
law of supply and demand would have
operated there as it operates in the pres
ent case Silver has nothing to do with
| it. The demand for wheat fixes the price
paid for it, and that is all there is to it.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
DIR, w. P. McILROY

Formerly known as the "PEERLESS PAIN
LESS EXTRACTOR OF TEETH3 Located
permanently at Ill East Jefferson st.. Opposite
Hotel LOWRY, Butler. Win do Dental opera
tions OF all Kinds by the latest devices and up
to-date meth DDS.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
REPUBLICAN

The names of the nominees of the dit
ferent parties are as follows.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
PROHIBITION.

For President and Tice Presid ent.
Levering and Johnson.
Presidential Electors.
James Mansel.
Samuel Daggy.
Hiram DeWalt.
Oliver H. Holcornb.
Andrew Hertzell.
John Ziegler.
Edward Campbell.
William NJ. Stauffer.
Lewis l.. Bliss.
Frank B. Lynch.
George Irwin.
Silas c. Swallow.
A. Foster Mullin.
J. w. Rugh.
Robert 5. Glass.
Geo. w. kessler.
Joel r. Merrimln.
Benjamin B. Cannon.
Geo. G. Richie.
Grant U. Hopkins.
Horace NJ. Walton.
Milton ]. Fiery.
Noah Pettebone.
Jonathan Brown.
John Martyr, Sr.
John A. Singmaster.
William R. Wharton.
Jesse F. Bodine.
Joseph B. Holtz.
Howard Coates.
George Drayton.
Richard T. Ogden.
Representatires-at-Lar in Congress.
Abraham A. Barker.
George Alcorn.
Representative in Congress
Ralph P Allen
Senator in the General Assembly.
(None)
Representatives IN the General Assembly.
Pobert Mcbride
Leander Adams
County Officers.
Sheriff.
Charles Lewis.
Prothonotary
Orrin M. Russell.
Clerk of Courts
NJ. F. Mayer.
Register and Recorder.
Frank Critchlow.
Treasurer.
James w. Thompson.
County Commissioners.
James Wilson.
Harvey Campbell.
County AuditOr.
Jacob Hutchman.
Edward Fleming.
Coroner.
James B. Murphy.
PEOPLES.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-22
Treasurer

Treasurer,
John l. Carpenter.
County Commissioner,
Charles Gerner,
David Rimer
County auditor,
William Watson,
Joseph W. Thompson.
Coroner,
James W. Miller.
FREE SILVER.
For President and Tice President.
Bryan and ~ewsil.
Presidential Electors.
Alexander q Iotfroth.
| Thomss Sterrett.
Lewis n. Ireland
| Thomas 6. Delahunty.
| John II. keenan,.
! Albert II. Hicks.
| John J Taylor.
ThOs. Mccullough.
John Hagan.
| Robert A Thompson.
Charles d Kaier.
John B Storm.
Thomas E Hssk
Charles F. R-ngier. Jr
| Charles II. Scnsdt.
| Thomas r Phillips.
Joseph K Sartsin.
John K Royal.
| John NJ Carroll.
Charles Reilly
| Huffs
| Michael Delaney.
A J Brady
George " Rhine.
| John q Patton
| William Weine.
SAINT ei W Black
| John j Mcfarland.
| Z Ii Akens
John l. Mckinney.
| ) Hackelt
| James King.
Representire at-Large in Congress.
Dewitt Z Dewitt.
Jerome Altman
MCKINLEY CITIZENS.
For President aud Tice President.
Mckinley aud Hobart
Presidential Electors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
The Food OF Whales.

The food of whales has long been known
to consist of minute sea crustacea. Mr..
Gray was familiar not only with the
whales food but observed its manner of
feeding and the way in which IL took It's
nap after meals. " ''No doubt, he wrote,
whales are very particular I'm the quality
of their food, for they are never to be found
feeding where the water is dirty, but al
most invariably in clean, clear, dark blue
or light olive green water. The usual way
I'm which whale feeds Is to choose a spot
where the food is plentiful and swim back
ward and forward for two or three hundred
yards with the nose just under water.
They invariably swim from one side of the
beat back again to where they started from
with their mouths open. They then close
their jaws and swallow the food caught.
They will go on in this way feeding for
an hour or more. After that they will dis
appear under the nearest ice and sleep there
until they come out for exercise or for an
other meal. Unlike other warm blooded
animals, they do not require to breathe
through their nostrils while asleep, and
they do not do so. Whales can sleep as
well under water as they do upon the sur
face, as / have often seen them disappear
under solid ice and remain there for many
hours at time. Sometimes they fall
asleep with their heads down and only
their tails standing out Of the water. -
London Spectator.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
"Wednesday. Dec. 0.

The Salvation Army has completed
arrangements for the most extensive
congress the organization ever con-
vened in Chicago. 1t will be held from
Jan 1S to q inclusive.
The Hamburg strike is hopeless. ow-
ing to the importation of foreign work.
men. 1t is said that the number Of
men now out numbers 1900.
James Raper. colored. for twenty
three years a convict In the Jefferson
Vile Und.) prison. has been pardoned
l.. L. Hollenbeck, alias Dorsen. bor-
rowed $50 on worthless security from
James Norris, of the United States no
tel. Chicago. to pay wedding expenses.
He then left the city.
Eight hundred deaths from the plague
are reported in the Bombay district OF
India
Secretary of State Olney has under
consideration no treaty of annexation
of Hawaii to the United States.
The entire plant of the Wilmington &
Russell company at Nashville Tenn,
was burned. Loss, S125000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
FUN FOR THE JUNIORS.
Have Senior to Make Sport of at Their
Annual Banquet.

Albion, Mich. Dec. 10.-The annual
junior banquet was held Tuesday night
The seniors learned the time, but could
not learn the location. Nevertheless
they determined on heroic measures.
Several seniors tied and gagged two jun
iors in their rooms in a fraternity
house, leaving one hand free. One jun
ior broke looking glass within reach,
sawed the ropes and liberated himself
and companion. They raised a window
and jumped to the wing below, from
there to the ground and ran, pursued
by the seniors. One fell and was capt
ured The other reached the banquet
rooms and gave the alarm.
A rescuing party soon released the
captured juior. The seniors. being in
the minority, had locked themselves in
a house. The door was broken and the
chief senior. prominent fraternity and
newspaper man. was conducted to the
banquet. There, tied to a high chair,
his face grotesquely blackened and ar
rayed in a suit of many colors, he
served as a center-piece for the jubi-
liant juniors and their admiring ladies'.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
Thursday, Dec. 10.

The tobacco manufacturing plant OF
the Brown. Bros. Tobacco company at
Winston. n. c., was destroyed by fire,
entailing loss of Sl50.000, with $50, 900
insurance.
j. l. Murphy. of Chicago, was thrown
from his horse on to the Calumet Elec-
trio railway tracks and stunned. While
unconscious car ran over him and he
is not expected to recover.
Fancis Nj. Coe and his wife, Julia G.
Coe, of Chicago. ask Uncle Sam for a
trifie of s10S, 900, 900. They claim certain
slices of the United States and a few
chunks of South America and Mexico,
basing the claim on a patent said to
have been granted by King George I.
Obituary: At Milwaukee, w. w.
Watkins. At Jackson, Mich, Banker
r. II. Emerson. 60. At Wabash, Ind,
David Pence, 80.
Dewitt +. West, wanted in Chicago
on a charge of embezzement has been
arrested at San Antonio. Tex.
Father j. j. Harry. of ST. Louis, is be-
ing urged for Roman Catholic bishop of
Mobile.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
HISTORY OF A WEEK.


The turnpike warfare In Kentucky
has endangered IL not destroyed $4,000
900 of properly.
While DIR. George A. HILBERT and his
wife were out driving at Chicago all
his surgical instruments and jeweiry
were stolen from his home.
The city of Chicago has a job that Is
going a-begging. An assistant engineer
Is wanted for the new smallpox hos
pital.
The federal authorities are exercised
over "A flood OF counterfeit dollars re-
ported in the west and southwest.
A company of fifty-five Texas cow
boys is fighting under Maceo.
The Medico-Legal society. of Chicago.
will ask the legislature To pass law
protecting their secrets from the wit
ness stand.
Grace France. aged Is years, says she
Is i'm fear of violence from her father
because she Joined a Methodist church.
Her home is at Chicago.
Oscar Cespedes. an American citizen.
has been denied a civil trial at Ma
tanZaS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
CLOSE OF THE BIKE RACE.
Hale Makes 1910 Miles and Laps as His
Six-Day Record.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE closing hours
OF the great six-day bike race in Madison
Square garden were marked by the
greatest enthusiasm ever displayed at
such a contest in this country. Nearly
10000 persons were in the garden. The
race closed at 10 p. m. Saturday and
the final scores were Hale. 1910 miles
8 laps: Rice, 1882. miles laps: Read
ing, 1065 miles 3 laps Forster, 1929
miles laps; Schock, 1,766 miles 2 laps;
Smith. 1,754 miles 7 laps; Pierce. 1,75S
miles 1 lap; Taylor, 1872 miles 2 laps;
Ashinger, 1873 miles laps; Moore. 1861
miles laps: Maddox. 1864 miles 3laps;
Cassidy, l,605 miles; Cannon, 1896 miles
s laps; Mcleod. 1850 miles 2 laps;
Click, 1906 miles 3 laps.
Twelve riders broke the worlds
record for ZAP hours made by Albert
Schock in 1S93-1.600 miles and l lap.
Twenty-eight men started and fifteen
rode at the finish. The strain on all
has been great and all showed the eff
fects of loss of sleep. Hale and Rice.
who finished first. and second. were
fresher than any of the others. Hale
spurted to the end, and between and
10 o'clock made a mile in 2:40 after rid
ing more than 141 hours Hale rode
an English wheel geared to SO. higher
than that of any Of the other riders.
The prizes to the winners will be- First
man, 81, 300: second $500; third. $500;
fourth. $3.50; fifth. $500; sixth. $500; sew
enth. $3.50: eighth. 1925; ninth, 500;
tenth, 500: eleventh, S10.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16

Scheme Rapidly Developing.

Ironwood. Mich. Dec. 1.-THE scheme
Of the Rockefeller syndicate TO gain
control of the mines in this section is
rapidly developing. An endeavor was
made by the syndicate to purchase the
great Metropolitan group here. but it
failed Since then the owners find
no market for their ore and as a re-
suit the group is idle. Other mines.
those i'm which the syndicate is inter-
ested. show marked tendencies of a
general Improvement in business. The
Brotherton mine will soon start up. the
Ashland has added fifty men to its
force. the Sunday Lake at Wakefield
fifteen. and the Tilden 200 men.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
MICHIGAN FARMERS CLUB.
Certain Laws They Want the Legislature
to Enact.

Lansing. Mich, Dec. 10.-The State
Association of Farmers clubs Tuesday
elected j. T. Daniels of Clinton presi-
dent, and F. d. Wells of Monroe sec
rotary and treasurer. and appointed a
committee to urge the next Legislature
TO enact laws embodying the following
principles: That county officials be
paid salaries and the fee system be
abolished. II being made a criminal Of
Tense for such officials TO accept fees
or other perquisites; that no state in
stitutions be established by the next
legislature, and there be a wedding out
of improbable institutions and unbusi-
ness-like methods: that prisons be made
self-supporting: that the state univer-
sity be given only the one-sixth mill
tax; that no changes be made in road
laws that will increase the cost OF
maintaining roads: that a more eco
nomical system of collecting taxes on
non-resident's property be adopted:
that a more equitable distribution OF
taxation upon real and personal prop
erty and corporate and private capital
be secured
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-16
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.
On Dec. 1 Wheat Was 81 Per Cent. of Con
dition in Average Years.

dition in Average Years.
Lansing, Mich. Dec. 1.-THE average
condition of wheat Dec. l was 81 per
cent. Of condition in average years. This
is per cent. above condition Dec. !.
1895. The average condition in the
southern counties is SO; central. SO, and
northern 90. One year ago the condi-
tion in these sections respectively was
49, SO and 90. The total number of
bushels of wheat reported marketed by
farmers since the November report was
published is ! 1856 500, and in the four
months. August, September, October
and November. 1896, ga. This is 517,
663 bushels more than reported market
ed in the same months last year. The
amount reported marketed in Novem-
Der this year is 101,204 bushels more
than reported for November. 100. Fall
pasture has been good and live stock
is in fine condition
The mean temperature of the state
for November was 35.6 degrees. or 0.6
degrees above the normal. There was
an excess of 2.5 degrees in the southern
counties of Is degrees in the central
and OF degrees in the northern. The
average precipitation, including both
rain and melted snow in the state was
347 inches; in the southern counties,
PA inches; in the central. 2.SS inches
and in the northern, 4.53 inches. Com
pared with an average or normal there
was an excess of 056 inches in the
state. OF OBS inches i'm the central. Of
1872 inches in the northern counties,
and 2S4 inches in the upper peninsula,
and deficiency of 066 in the southern
counties