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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
MARKET

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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime.
$3.50 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades.
$500 to 1915; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.25; wheat, No. 2 red, Toe to Tic:
corn. No. 2, 23c to 24c; oats, No. 2, 17c
to 1Sc; rye, No. 2, 35c to 36c; butter,
choice creamery, 18c to Zoe; eggs, fresh,
tic to 1Sc; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to
3Oc; broom corn. common short to choice
dwarf. $35 to 500 per ton.
Indianapslis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
$500; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.76;
sheep, common to prime, $500 to $3.20;
wheat, Nc. 2, 73c to TAG; corn, No. 2
white, 25c to &c; oats, No. 2 white, 18c
to Zoe.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to 1878; wheat, No. 2, TIC to TIC:
corn. No. 2 yellow, 22c to 23c; oats,
No. 2 white, 16c to 18c: rye, No. 2, 34c
to 36c.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $3.50 to $4.75; hogs,
800 to 1916: sheep. $3.50 to 1926;
wheat, No. 2, Toe to Sic; corn, No. 2
mixed, &c to 2Sc: oats, No. 2 mixed, 1Sc
to 10c;; rye, No. 2, Ale to 43c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
500 to 1915; sheep, 500 to 1925:
wheat, No. 2 red, 78c to Soc; corn, No. 2
yellow, 2Sc to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, &c
to 23c; rye. 37c to $50.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, Soc to Sic;
corn, No. 2 mixed, &c to &c; oats. No.
2 white, 1Sc to 19c: rye, No. 2, SIC to 3Sc:
clover seed, $50 to $3.50.
Milwankee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, CSC
to Toe; corn, No. 3. 24c to pc; oats, No.
2 white, 19c to 2Oc: barley, No. 2. 35c to
38c; rye, No. 1, 35c to SIC; pork, mesa,
1915 to $7.25.
Bufalo-Cattle, $3.50 . $4.75; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, 600 70 $8.26:
wheat, No. 2 red. Sc TO BE; corn, No. 2
yellow, Soc 10 $40; oats, No. ? white,
23c to DC.
Ne7 Yofk-GAttle, 41.0O n $500; hAgs,
800 Il 4426; sheep, tz.00 q &B.eQ:
wheat, No. 4 fed, ~ - &c; corn, NA. 4,
SOC u -; aeta, M = Nhite, 12c = ~;
>utter. ceaM,1 1eto ~; eegn 49,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Farmers, CONGRESS-.

CHICAGO: President X. F. Clayton OF
~Indianola. Iowa, issued the call for the
annual meeting Of the Farmers National
Congress at Indianapolis, Novembe 10 TO
IL. The delegates consist Of one from
each congressional district, two at large
from each state, appointed by the gov
ernor. The meeting promises to be the
largest gathering OF representative agri-
culturists ever convened in the United
States IL not in the world.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
George Gould the Defendant.

ST. LOUIS: Suit Was begun against
George Gould in the circuit court Satur-
day 10 recover possession OF a tract Of
land In Carondelet, valued at $500, 900.
There are fifty acres in the tract, which
was purchased by Jay Gould before his
death. He thought he was securing per-
feet title, but it appears that the property
was part OF tbs old Fourier tract, and
the Fourier heirs are bringing the suit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
A Little Unfair.

Considerable wheat is being marketed
at Canistota. The price paid is 81 cents.
This seems queer to the farmers there, for
when wheat goes up in Chicago it is two
days before the raise takes effect at Can
istota, but when it goes down 1t takes ef-
feet in short notice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Cattle BUYERS at Pierre.

There are more foreign cattle buyers IN
the yards at Pierre than for any past year.
1t has been the custom for cattle buyers
to send out buyers to the range to solicit
cattle for shipments only and have the
cattle consigned to their lines for sale.
But this year it is different. The yards
are full OF buyers who purchase outright,
and very few small shippers are sending
in their cattle. They can secure satisfac-
tory prices without going to the market,
and make their sales on the spot. This
system seems far more satisfactory to cat
tie raisers aud will undoubtedly be the
rule instead of the exception in future
years. One thing which d dprobably more
than anything else 10 bring this about is
the demand for feeders, which are taken
to Iowa to be corn fed before being taken
to the Chicago market. There is a scar
city of this class of cattle in Iowa, and
buyers from that section come to Pierre
to secure their feeders. This forced all
into the same method, and only the heav-
Ter shippers are taking their cattle
through. Or the shipments SO far made
this fall a large per centage has gone to
Iowa as feeders, an occurrence which has
been very rare IN past years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29

New Honors for Ii Hung Chang.
PEKIEG: Ii Hung Chang has been an.
pointed Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
simultaneously with his appointment
y Minister Of Foreign Affairs, an inn
Gerial edict orders Ii Hung Chang to be
pulisiled tr presuming 10 enter tie pre-.
.cincts Of the ruined sum ner palace while
wishing the DoWager EN- press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Much Wheat Coming to Market.

From 1900 to 1900 bushels OF wheat are
being marketed at Pukwana daily. AL
though the town has "a population OF less
than 100, one buyer estimates that his
shipments of wheat for the month will
aggregate fifty carloads. Wheat in Lake
County is yielding from twelve to eight
cen bushels per acre. Threshing is now
in full blast throughout the state. and in
many instances the yield is greater than
expected.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Another GuSher.

H. A. Miles. who has been at work just
nineteen days on the 6-inch artesian we'll
for George Pete near Castalia, struck the
artesian flow at a depth Of ZIG feet. 1t
promises to be another "~gusher," as the
water now rises some four feet above the
casing. The we'll will be put down 10 the
next vein with u view to increase the
PRESSURE.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
kailed 81. Louis Firm Resumes.

ST. LoUfs: Alter suspension of bust.
hess Tor u little over live weeks. the
wholesale firm OF Pratt. Simmons 4
krausnick will begin business nice more.
and inside OF a week the company viii he
ready ~ Till orders as heretofore. Tna
tirM has compromised with eastern crcli-
itgs. The iirm fai.ed with liabilities Of
$l5O,0 600 a,,d assets Of $2OO, 900. Tie uon.
Bile was due entirely to tic depression in
lltsSinpsa
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Rural free l~Deliyery.

WASHINGTON: The Postmaster Gen.
crai, through First Assistant Jsnes, has
decided the matter Of testing rural deiiv-
ery. Tile system Of rural delivery is as
yet an experiment. 1t was decided 10 se-
lsct Auburn Township, IN Sangamon
County, Illinois, and the system will be
put IN operation there as o as arrange
AieutS can he made.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Finds Death Was Accidental.

the body of Walter C. Fawcett returned
a verdict Of accidental death. Fawcett's
death was caused by a fall down stairs.
The deceased has two brothers in New
York in the Wholesale dry goods business
anu they ordered the body shipped there.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Heavy Cattle.

w. Dent of Cham berlain has a large
cattle ranch On Medicine Creek, in the
coded Sioux Lands west of the Missouri
River. The other day he sold a carload
of S.year-old steers that averaged 1.4l6
pounds each, and a carload OF cows and
heiiers that averaged 1895 pounds. Not
one OF these cattle have ever been fed a
pound Of hay or grain, being purely grass
fed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Wandcrs AVA ana Dies.

RosvILLE, Ill.,: Ross Herbert left his
home in this city Sunday. Monday morn
ing at about ten o'clock his body was
found in the woods about a half mile from
town. No trace was found that he had
taken anything to end his life, and it is
supposed that he wandered there while in
a lit OF temporary insanity, and that the
exposure killed him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Soldier Train Wrecked.

HAVANA: Two trains conveying
troops were in collision at the Guines sta
tion, province Of Havana. 1t was q rear
end collision and the last car OF the first
train was wrecked. Four soldiers were
killed and a major, two captains, six
~lieutenants aud twenty -nine priyates in
i,rad
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Pays $50, QUO for Nansen's Rock. {

New YORK: Harold Frederic, in q let.
tsr " the New York Times, says the
price paid 10 DR.. Nansen Tor his book on
Arctic Exploration, " namely, $50, 900, is
BY Tar the largest ever given by a London
lI0use to . foreign author. Archibald
Constable Is the liberal publisher who Sc
cured the work at this figure. The Ger
MAN rights were sold for SO, 600, and u
Like price will probably be- received for
the french rights. Thus far American
publishers have declined to pay more than
tD,vUJ for the American righi, which has
alarmed Constable, who expected more.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
will Breed Fancy Stock.

A capitalist named Dodge of Orange
City, Iowa, has purchased land in Aurora
County, and will start a fancy stock farm
for breeding standard bred horses, Shet-
land ponies and Jersey cattle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
A Battle at Fort Mcade.

Major Moore, inspector of the Division
of the Platte, who has been at Fort Meaie
inspecting matters within his jurisdiction,
concluded his mission, after which The en-
tire garrison turned out and participated
in a sham battle. The command was di-
vided into two corps and arrayed in lines
OF battle. The soldiers of one corps were
dressed in military uniform, while the
other wore brown duck blouses and trous-
ers, making the two distinguishable.
Each soldier was armed with carbiae.
pistol and saber. The contest was an i'm
posing one and savored very much OF a
warlike engagement. AS far as we can
learn no accident occurred, and that the
battle was the best ever held at Fort
Meade.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Chinese.Japanese Treaty.

PEKIN: The return acceptance by
Japan Of the Chinese rendering of the
clause of the Balkan treaty regarding
Japanese factories in China has been re-
ceived. Japan is granted land concessions
in Tien- Tsin, Shanghai, Han Row and
Annoy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Found Dead.

Walter G. Fawcett was found dead. w.
ing on the floor OF Poole's restaurant nj
Elk Point. Ole attempted to 60 upstairs
at IL o'clock Saturday night, but fell and
was left lying on the floor with some
blankets under him. At 8 O'Clock a M
Kester attempted to awaken him, but he
was dead. He formerly lived in Sioux
Falls.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Willows for River Work.

A contract has been let ct Pierre for 600
cords Of willows for Improvement Of the
river. The contract went to j. G. Hays
at $l.89 per cord.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Noted Jockey Fatally stabbed.

Noted Jockey Fatally Stabbed.
RUssELLvILLE, KY: Adairsville, this
logan county, was the scene of a
desperate fight. Whisky and cards re-
suited in the death Of one man and the
probable death of another. ..Arch''
Proctor stabbed to death Aaron Grafton
and seriously wounded his brother, .'Doc''
Grafton. Tie dead man was = noted
Jockey.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
French Editors snun Tromh,e.

PARIS: The Gaulois, alluding TO The
1amors which are circulating to the effect
tisat the United States will interfere in
the affairs Of Cuba, protests against the
A, { ~,rterence OF any nation in the internal
/; II rs Of Spain, and says: Europe is
especially interested not TO allow Cuba
IL fall under the domination of the United
sSsxtcS,n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Receives an ADDOjntmont,

DR.. Henry Van Ostrand Of Yankton
has been appointed a member Of the PEN
sions examining board at that place by
the department at Washington.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
For Selling Mortgaged Property.

Ed Potter OF C%enterville now occupies
quarters in the county Jail at Parker,
charged with selling mortgaged property.
He attempted to skip and was caught at
Spencer. Iowa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29

Three Thousand Made Homeless.
ST. PETERsBURG: The town of Kuroff,
in the government OF Lublin, Russian
Poland, has beer almost totally destroyed
by fire, and 5000 persons are made home.
less.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Banks Go Out OF Business.

After paying all depOsit0rs the Bank of
closed its doors and went out of
business. All notes due the institution
were transferred to the Bank Of Iowa and
Dakota at Chamberlain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Artbauer Slain by Kemirar-

AKROx, Ohio: Al Artin Arsbaner was
shot BY Matthias Relniger, who
chatxed Artbauer With taliing about HIS
&lfe. Both are young men and employees
the American I ereal Company.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
farmers Want Cheap Money.

The advocates of free coinage in the
west and south "don't take any stock
in Bryan's occasional assertion that he
contends that The adoption Of this
policy would 1ut up the price of silver
to $1.29. Indeed they would lose all
interest in the agitation if they sup
posed that the silver dollar under free
coinage was to be worth as much as
the gold dollar is now. The real senti-
ments Of these people are clearly ex-
pressed by James Kitchen. an extensive
farmer and stockman of Grayson, KY. -,
who, when asked the other day why he
was for free silver, made this reply:
am for free silver because am in debt,
and If we get free coinage l can pay my debts
with One-haR Of what it now costs under our
pre- ent money standard. And another reason,
employ labOrers on my farm. They are the
creditors. j am the debtor. Under free coin
age l can pay them with one-half it costs me
now, for 1t will raise the price of products.
and can then hire my farm help for 90 cents
day and pay them in bacon at Is cents a
pound.
It must become more and more plain,
as the campaign proceeds, that this is
the motive and must be the result of the
free coinage agitation. The question at
issue will thus finally resolve itself into
the larger question, whether the Ameri-
can peopls still believe that honesty is
the best policy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
1T is TRUE.
A Horses Head Is as Long as q Flour
Barrel.

A Horses Head Is as Long as a Flour
Barrel
1t is probable that at first thought
most persons would be inclined to doubt
the accuracy of the old saying that a
horses head is as long as a -four bar
rel. Flour barrels vary somewhat in
length. Some are made stouter and
shorter, some slender and little high
er. An average -four barrel is about 20
inches in height.
\ man to whom the old saying was
familiar made up his mind the other
day, says the New York Sun, to see for
himself just how near right it was and
he measured the heads of three horses.
One of these horses was said to have
rather large head for its size; it wasn't
very big horse. This horses head, ex-
elusive of the ears, measured 2S inches
in length. The heads of the two other
horses, which were horses of fair aver
age size, with average heads, measured,
one. 81 inches, the other 271b inches.
So that this investigator discovered that
the old saying was substantially true.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
Dryan's Rotten Egg Argument.

As a contribution to financial and
economic thought the following utter.
ance of Mr.. Bryan, made in Kentucky,
is the most remarkable yet offered even
by him:
eff any man in this community would
offer to buy all the eggs produced at %
cents a dozen and was able to make
good the offer, nobody would sell eggs
for less, no matter what the cost of
production, whether cent or 5 cents q
dozen. So with silver. Free coinage
would establish the market price of sill
yer at $1.29, and nobc dy would sell IL
for cent less.
Why limit the price of eggs to 90
cents and Of silver to 81. 292 If the rea.
soning is sound. the price in each case
might easily be doubled, and the conse-
Quent benefit to the human race CORE
spondingly increased And why stop
with eggs and silver? Why uot mark up
the price Of everything you wish to
buy-offer to pay double OF treble what
is asked for it and keep Oh paying that
price to all comers-hold it there?
That's all you have to do-hold it
there. Nobody would sell it for cent
less" says Bryan, so long as you held
it. $50 with silver" And the HAL
who is putting forth such thought as
this is candidate for the presidency of
20, 100000 of people in the closing
years of the nineteenth century,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
The Pensioners Dollar.

"You say you want little about the
old soldiers. Well, my friends, the
crisis which is approaching now, the
question before the country now, ap-
peals to the old soldier as much as il
did in 1861. am not afraid that any
man who risked his life in his nation s
behalf is gcing to be influenced by the
arguments that arc addressed to the SOL
diers now by the fnanciers," etc.-Mr.
Bryan at Milwaukee, Sept. 5.
Not one word in answer to the ques-
ton whether the purchasing power Of
the monthly pension payments to 970,-
900 pensioners would be reduced by the
free coinage of 16 to 1 silver dollars.
Not word as to the effect upon pen
sion payments hereafter Of the lex
termination" Of the 1000 cent dollar
because it is worth too much and buys
too much.
We do not assume that veteran SOL
diers are thinking of nothing but PEN
sions, but they should compel Mr..
Bryan to say frankly what would be
the effect Of free coinage upon the pen
sioner's dollar.
Make Kim answer the question one
way or the other.-Exchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
Demonstration Of Silver.

Silver was not demonetized by a con-
spiracy nor clandestinely; neither have
the results been as they are claimed by
the free silver men.
Silver was demonetized by Great
Britain 100 years ago because it f1uctu-
ated, because two yardsticks of un-
equal length or two bushels of changing
quantity is an absurdity, an obstacle to
business and commerce.
All the civilized nations have tried
the same experiment with the double
standard. have found it a delusion and
a snare and have come to the single
gold standard as better thing.
The civilized world is now using
more silver. has sounder money and
lower interest than ever before in the
history of mankind.
The attempt to return to the double
standard is reactionary, illogical and
irrational and will not succeed. Revo-
lutions go forward, not backward. -
Madison (Ind. Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
An Object Lesson In Silver.

There is an American silver dollar.
There are two Mexican dollars. There
is more silver in each Of them than in
the American dollar. 1 bought both of
them for that. What is the reason? The
sole reason Is that our dollar is limit
ed coinage, backed by gold. There is
another coin. That is u French franc
piece. paid % cents for that. 1t car
ries little less silver than the Ameri-
can silver dollar. France and the Unit
ed States are both gold standard coun-
tries. They keep in circulation a thou
sand millions of silver, and Mexico and
China and Japan have not got one dol
lar of gold in circulation. The gold
standard country can keep silver in cir
culation. The silver standard country
can keep no gold. That is the example
of every nation today. Gold all leaves
the free courage country. Gold and sill
yer both circulate in the gold standard
countries.-From a Speech by Senator
Lodge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
Nothing In It For vsre Farmers.

Mr.. Bryan has claimed that the free
coinage of silver would benefit the
working people. How they would Sc
cure anything from the free coinage of
silver he does not say, perhaps because
he does not know. 1t is certainly deep
mystery. In no way that the probable
course of events can be forecasted can
any advantage for the working people
be reasonably shcwn.
Everything that man buys for con-
sumption in the household would be
raised in price. Would wages be in
creased in proportion? 1t is not probable
that they would for years, if ever. As
soon as it became apparent that the free
coinage of silver would be undertaken
prices would be advanced, but wages
would remain stationary until employ
ers could ascertain how they would be
affected. With the heavy losses that
many concerns would be compelled 10
meet through the payment of outstand-
ing accounts and notes in deprecated
dollars, it is very probable that the
workingman would have to wait long
time for his wages to be raised. in the
interval he would have ample oppor-
tunity to realize the stupendOus folly
of the United States coming silver dol
lars at the ratio of 16 to and debasing
its money, the lifeblood of commerce.
-Cordage Trade Journal.