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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-27
South St. Paul. Oct. 2e, 15a,

S0utn Sl. raul, OCl. ~, 1917
CATTLE-The weather conditions hal
a depressing effect on the cattle market
the first half of this week, and until to-
day the great quantity of common stun
II. the yards was practically unmoVable.
Even the very best quality cattle were
a little slow on Monday and Tuesday,
although prices held Up we'll. Butcher
cattle of all kinds are in good demand
ana there has been no change in prices
over last week. Thin ana medium COWS
have been selling especially we'll The
butcher stee:s in have been very common
and the cow stuff has not been better
than fair on the average. The best quail
ity stock steers and heifer calves sold
fully steady until today, when there was
a slight drop. Stock cows and heifers
have been dragging all week and are
selling 10 to Is cents lower than last
week Stock and fe cling bulls have found
a ready sale all week and at prices that
have ruled about steady at last weeks
decline. Today the common stock cattle
opened and sold freely all day, but s(1ne
of it went at prices extremely low. This
stuff had to be almost given away in
order to dispose of it. Mixers and
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cially Federal Steel, but gains in them
We're no better held than elsewhere.
There were other individual stocks which
were,strong at different times including
Atchison preferred, on its September
statement of net earnings; Southern Rail-
way preferred and c. & o. London was
a buyer here, though on smaller scale
than yesterday, and sterling exchange
yielded a fraction in consequence. APP
prehensfon of an unfayorabe showing by
the banks on Saturday was an influence
in the growing rheaviness Of stocks. The
dealings in bonds disclosed the same
breadth of demand as those in stocks,
many dormant issues being brought into
the trading. Standard Rope and Irvine
incomes rose an extreme 312 and reacted e.
The bond list reacted in sympathy with
stocks in the latter part of the day, max
ing the changes somewhat mixed. Total
sales, par value $2,195O00. United States
new As and IS, registered, declined Is in
the bid price.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by Charles IL. F.. Smith &
Co.. members of the New York stock eA-
change, Pioneer Fl ess build. ng. VINO I'D We
direct wires to Chicago and New YORK
Clos ng prices are bid:
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SAMPLE SALES.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
Northern

lOldlS co III ."
Other G1ains-No. 8 corn, cars; No.
corn, cars; no grade corn, 1 car; No. 3
oats, 20 cars; No. 2 rye, cars; No: rye,
l car; No barley, cars; No. barley.
Is cars: No. 5 barley, cars no grade
barley, l car; No. flax, 40 cars; rejected
flax, cans no grade flax. l ca
Cars ms. ected Out-Wheat-No.i ard,
l; No ] northern, 10; No. nor hern, Il !;
No. 8, 6; rejected, Z, No; 4 corn, !; No No 2
oats, /; No. oats, 81; No; rye; 4; NO. 8
barley, i No barley, 5; No. 1 flax, II;
Re eipts-Wheat 3S8 cars, 3i3. 80 bu;
corn, 500 bu oats. 25,I60 bu; bar,ey, Il, ~
bu; rye ESQ bu; flax, IS bu; fuel oil, g. %
lbs; flour, 100 bbs; millstufrs, Il tohs;
hay, 81 tons; fruit, Sz5,O50 lbs; merchan-
disc, 1,519,. 63 lbs; lumber, Is cars; posts
and piling, car; barrel stock, cars;
machinery, $500 lbs; coal, 1856 to IS;
wood, z55 cords; brick, 700; cement, $50
bbls; pig iron, 10 cars: ties, car; stone
ard marble,~2 cars; live stock, cars;
sat. cars; dr. ssed n ats, 20 600 lbs; rail-
road materials, cars; sundlies, 81 cars;
Sh pine ts-Wheat, Il, cars, 39,4SO bu;
corn. SO bu; cats, 1850 bu; bar.ey, g., 20
bu rye, $40 bu; flax, 2 cars; Hour, 53,29l
bbls; mil stuff, 1,939 tons; hay: 30 tons;
fruit. PSI, o 0 lbs; merchandise, 1.S.3S4O lbs;
lumber ~ cars; machinery. $1,000 los:
coal, 100 tons; b-ick. $1,000: lime, l ca .;
cement. 2OJ b5ls; hides, pelts, etc, 81, 300
lbs: railroad materials, cars; sundr -es,
IA cars; car lots, 939.
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Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ......... 400
week ago Observation-Disclosures. t9S
Quotations. Native Choice butcher
COWS and heifers. $4,000 fair to good,
$313.5 so; thin cows and Gamers. $262i5;
choice butcher steers, &75@5.25; fair TO
good, $4.50@475; fat bulls, 1885, bUo-
gna bulls. $2.5003: veal calves, 81. 50G6;
choice stock cows and heifers. $3.10G310:
fair to good, $3M310: common and tail
ings, S2.50@290; heifer calves, S3@3 50;
choice stockers and feeders, $3.5064; fair
to good, $S.25@3.50; common and tailings.
s2.25@S; steer calves, -$4G14.50; stock and
feeding bulls, $2.50@3.50; stays and oxen,
81: 1898; mixers and springers, $50 IS.
Western: Choice butcher cows and heif-
ers, Sc. 75@4.25; fair to good, s.. 25aS75; hin
steers, $4.50@5; fair to good. A.25@i50;
and tailings. $2.50@3; stockers and feed
ers. SO. 50Gt450; common and tailings, $Z.15
@3.25.
Receipts were light but lots of left
over cattle were in the yards. and sales
men had plenty to work on. Butcher
cattle of all kinds were iii good demand,
and sold at steady prices. Choice stock
cattle were scarce, and sold at barely
steady prices. There was a very good
demand for the medium and common
grades. and a good percentage of the
stuff in the yards found buyers, but at
prices that were lower all around ard
considera bly, off in some instances. Stock
and feeding bulls sold well at steady
prices.
Repre- sentative Sales-Natives:
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Cash quotad ms were as follows: Flour
Firm. Wheat--No. 2 spring, 7O11z@72c;
Co Cor 2. 321%Gsse; No No. yellow clio $2% q
83c Oats-No z, ?3Mc No white, 26lD
261ac; No. 3 white. 25@253+c. Rye-No. 2,
65Ac Barley-No. 2, 39GG44c.k Flaxseed :
n. W. S1.2S1aG1 20. Glover Seed-Choice,
$3.50. Timothy Seed-Prime $3.50. Pork
Mess. per bbi $S(iS.05. Lard-Per 100 lbs.
81. 256I5. 271A. Ri5s-Short sides Ooose),
$4.75M5.15. Shoulders-Dry sailed fboxedN.
6%65Bc. Sides-Short clear (boxed). SIS
d545 Whisky-Distiilers' finished goods
per gal, s1.A Sugars-Cut loaf. unchang-
ed. Receipts-Flour. 21,OO0 bbs: wheat
rye 1900 bu; barley. $4,000 blu. S',ir-
ments-Flour. 16 900 bbls; wheat. 227 COZ
bu: corn. 677.oOO bu: oats. $4,000 bu; rye,
! 900 bu; barley, $4,000 bu On the produce
exchange today the butter market was
slow; creameries, 15@22c; diaries. 146119c
Eggs-Strong: fresh. 17@1713c Cheese
Strong; creams, 126124c.
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the month of nearly $500. 600 out of a
gross increase of $500. 600. Boxers identi-
! fled with the previous activity In Metro
politan have been buyers Of that stock
at advancing prices. Southern Railway
preferred, Norfolk & Western preferred
and common have shown activity on eX
celient reports of earnings Increasing
industrial activity in the South is fur
nishing these roads with a much larger
amount of higher rate freight. South
African affairs cannot help but have an
important influence on the future course
of the market"
Bartlett, Frazier & So, Chicago, tele-
graphed the following to Edwards &
Bedell stock brokers and commission
MINI: Dow-Jones = Rubber directors
meet today. and it is understood that
very satisfactory reports regarding the
companys business will be made. SINE
believe the statement. after paying divi
dend on preferred and common, will show
M,5o0.Oe0 passing to surplus Bartlett,
Frazier & Cove have inside informa-
comes out today will be good one. Lis
man, of New York, says it is reported
there that I'll the eoa same will show a net in
neapols & Omaha is now paying interest
due on November funded debts Morse
II understand that the sugar confer
ence is to agree upon common price
for the trust and the Arbuckle company
This shows how the wind Is bowling"
NEW YOR .KMONEY-New York. Oct.
26.-Money on call easier at 2GI7 per cent;
last loan, 8: Prime mercantile paper. so
512 per cent. Sterling exchange easier
with actual business in bankers bills at
&S6HQ4& for demand. and at siS22.0
4.& for sixty days posted rates AS40
4S4@ and S4.SSh: commercial bills S4S2
Silver certificates, 5Sd59c bar silver, 571sc;
FOREIGN FINANCIAI-New York.
Oct. 26.-The Commercial Advertisar's
London financial cablegram says: THE
tone Of the markets here today was gem
orally dull. but became slightly better on
the. receipt of the news OF Gen. Yule's
arriva. at Ladysmith. American securi-
ties were hard all day Berlin began to
buy again The close was at near the
best prices of the day. New Ycrk's
dealings here began easy. but later buy
FoREIGN BANK Sii sTG Aft
don, Oct. 28.-The weekly statement of
the Bank of England shows: Total re-
serve, increoss e1;0N 900; circulation. de-
other securities. decrease, Ell SOS COO; 9TH
er deposits. decrease. Ell .5a2. 600: public
deposits, increase, G407, 600; notes reserve
Increase, ea71 900; government securities,
decrease, 100000. The proport on of the
Bank OF England's reserve to liabilities
is AZ per cent; last week it was AZ
Kate or discount unchanged.
Paris, Oct. 26.-The weekly statement OF
the Bank Of France shows: Notes in cir
culaton, decrease, 22.35O. 900 francs: treas
francs; gold in hand. decrease. 1875. 100
tyancs; bills discounted. increase, 16.626,-
WOO francs; silver In hand, decrease, $685.
00o francs.
TREASURY sTATEMENT-washi
ton, Oct. 26.-Today's statement of the
condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, S293. 10S 1902; gold re-
serve. $3.50. SS7. 225.
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HOGS.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ............ i Geo
A year ago ................ ..............il~5
Quotations.: Mixed, $4.O5QD4.l5; heavy
packlng, $o.y0@4; pllme light and cnGice
butchers, $4lOG4.3O; prime heavy, $i.1tW
4.20; rough, $5.l5Q3.90; stays and boara,
$l.5OQ2.o 81; pigs, S5.ouQ3.S0.
Receipts were tairly heavy. and the
quality averaged tair. The demand was
good, with prices barely steady. Light
hogs and butchers sold at $4.15@4.3 so, with
the bulk at $4.20. Only LOAD or two were
sold straight, bringing $4lo. Good heavy
hogs sold at $4.1004.l5. with rough ard
heavy packers at $S.9O@4. Pigs sold at
Sc. IS. Representative sales:
Mixed
No. Wt.Dkg. Plice.
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Corn-No. 2 corn. SOC: No. yellow. 500
301ac..
Oats-No. oats, 23Q23Ac; No. 8 white.
23Q2319c.
Rye-No. 2 rye quoted at 52d521ac; no
sales reported
Barley ranges from S7Gl42c. Choice malt
ing held a little higher.
Feed-Trade Is growing better. and
from now on should increase gradually.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn in
sacks. per ton. sacks extra. to 1obbers
only. $12.25Q1250: No. l ground feed. 2-3
corn. 1-3 oats, S0-lb sacks, sacks extra.
S12 T5m1S
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DAY FOR lNDUSTRIALS
ACTION OF STOCK MARK EFT d.
RECTLY OPPOSITE TO PRE-
VIOUS DAY
RAILROADS WERE NEGLECTED

Large Buying Interest Was Attract
ed by the Previous Days Strength
Outside Demand Was Very Much
Increased, and There the Profess
acted I'm Sympathy With stocks.
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SPECIAL TRAIN

To st. Cloud Convention Via Great
Northern Railway.
Special train to the Christian Endeavor
convention at st. Cloud Will leave st.
Paul p. No., Minneapolis $50 p M, Fri
day, Oct. "a.
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Cattle. Hogs. Sheen. Mixed.

The tUtaI receipts IOr the month mot
Including To-Day !, compared win the same
peiiOu last Year, SHOW d decrease or I,o0z'
cdttie, All increase OIL 1oU calves, an N
crease Ol L,z4o nogS. decrease or 80 4I8
Sliecp, AN increase OIL horses, a &C.
ease 335 cars
Inc totaI receipts for the year (not in
cluulng today COMPARED with the same
DerlOu last year, are as IOlIOWS:
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS

stock gossip reported by H. Holbert &
Son. bankers and brokers, 341 Robert
street. National German-American Bank
building. ST. Paul: Strong, Sturgis & Co.
wire us: I'm the absence of African
news and following in line with yeste--
day we have had today dull strong
market with generally Somewhat higher
rrices. General conditions continue ia
vorable, railroad earnings satisfactory,
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SHEEP.

OIIIIEI
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimateO ..........1,6
week ago OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ 8
"A year ago to5
Quotations: Fat sheep, $3.40G3.s5: stock
sheep, $303. 25 fat lambs, 81. 25@D4. IS; sto k
lambs. S3.50q4.25; buck lambs, So; bucks,
$2.2o@215
Sheep receipts were fairly heavy and
all on sale. Fat sheep and lambs sold
10Qibc higher, with one outside sale of
fat sheep at 81. This, however, was con-
siderab.y h gker than the average. Stock
sheep and lambs sold fully steady The
demand was good for all kinds. Repre-
conta tive
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SOUTH ST. PAUL, Oct 26-The re-
ceipts at the Union stock yards today
(estimated) We're: Cattle, 800: calves, 100;
hogs, 1000; sheep. 16OO: horses, none;
cars, IS.
Tine official receipts Wednesday were:
Cattle, 1914; calves, AS: hogs. 1,354;
sneep, 1858; horses, Co. cars, lO9.
The following table shows the roads
over winch Wednesday receipts came
IN, anu the number OI loa0s nauied by
eacn:
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W. N. CAMPBELL
COMMISSION COMPANY,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
Union Stock Yards.
SOUTH ST. PAUL,

Consignments and correspondence So
plication.
We do a strictly commission business
No live stock bought or sold on our own
account.
References-stock Yards bank. South
st. Paul; Security bank Zumbrota; Hon
A. T: Koerner. state treasurer. Capitoi
building st Paula A.slC. ANDERSON casn-
Ter st. Paul National bank. st. Paul.
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BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were is
sued yesterday:
Rodney Smith, addition and repairs
to frame dwelling, Smith avenue
near McBoal 80. .......s1,Oo 900
One minor permit NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Coz
Total, two permits 81, 600
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Total sales, COZ .S73.
BONDS.

Q. S. IS, reg. =. .1O0lh M. X & T. Ends eai4
do IS, coup :. .1osi4 NJ Y. c. lists. .11s1s
do new As, reg12a n. J: G. gen ISL
do old is, reg ILL., do As. 104
do old 4s,coup 112h Nor. Pac. 6s. ...113
DO 5s. reg. 11OM do prior 4s 1925
do 5s, COUP. ILL., 90 zen. 2s...... G5
D. Of G.. 8 LII N I.C & ST. LA s1051.
Ala, class A.. 112h N. & w. con. is 1929
do B.......... ITO do gen. 6s.. 1876
do C..........1 03 Or. Nav. lists. 115
do currency. 100 DO As ........ 102A
Atchison. gen As 99l1 o. S. l.. 6S. 1923
do adjt 4s..... 1878 do con. 5s.. ...115
Can. Sou. ends. los Read ng gen. 4s S7ha
c., & o. 415s..... 95ss =. g. w: lists. 934
do S. 1875 iSt.L. & I'M c SIS 11n16
c. & N. con. Is. Jas StL & ST. e. 6s12A1a
do s. F. deb 5s1Oe1l ST. Paul con. .169
Chi. Term. As. 81 lSt:P,C. 81 P. 1stsl91h
D. & r. G. lists. do 5s. ...:......1 20
do 4s........ 99ai Sou. Ry. IS -. .1nSs4
ETY.. & G.1sts1O37s. s. r. & T. 6s.. So
Erie gen. As. u Tenn. n. s. 3s... 81
FW. e. DC LIST. 771a T. & P. lists. ia
Gen. Elec. 5s.. lis / do ends. ........ s.
GIL & S, "A IS. no Union Pac As. 1O4lk
do 2nds. ....... Jos Wabash lists. 1854
Fl. & T. c., 5s.. III gido ends ....... .100Is
do con. 6s.. -. ITO West Shore 4s.,113A
Iowa Cent lists. 116 Wis. Cent. lists. 75b
k.C.P. & G.1sts 711b, Va. centuries. So
La new con- As. LOG do deferred.
l.. Il N. uni 4s. 100 Cal. Sou. 4S..... IS
BANK .gLEfARINGs.
ST. Paul-M OLE, 917 81
Minneapolis-$2 Se4, 92S.
.Chica go-s22, 1872, $50. i.oc
New tYork-s19o sos, 1bh
: Boston-$13,4 20, $751;
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS
HOGS WERE IN GOOD DEMAND
AT FAIRLY STEADY
PRICES
ACTIVE CATTLE MARKET

Demand Was Better for Common
Stuff, and Quite n Little Was Dis
posed of at Lower Prices-Best
Quality Stock Cattle and Butcher
Stuff Steady Fat Sheep and
Lambs Higher.
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The following table shows the total
sales for tf tW> nty-four hours endirg t
o'clock the cics hou' for III butch r
market, each buyer purchas ng tn. num-
Der of head of STOCK indicated:
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CATTLE.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ..... 400
A week ago Observation-Disclosures. COB
A
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removed to this city from Eddyville,
has found work so plentiful that he
has concluded TO live here permanently
and he has commenced the erection Of
a new dwelling house in the northern
part of the city.
Sovereign Charles C. Palmer, the en-
inent orator of Omaha, has been se-
cured to make an address in this city
on next Saturday evening and he will
use for his subject, 1.-THE Virtues of
the Woodmen of the World" The adj
dress will be given in the court house
and there will beIhB aainiIs
James Heyland, ethe Union ftownship
gentleman who was so badly injured
by being struck on the head with a
flying board from corn-crib, died as
result from the injuries received last
Saturday and the funeral was held the
following day. The board struck Mr..
Heyland with sufficient force to break
his skull and the doctors trephined it
hoping to save ting anan He was
a much esteemed man dntls his death is
universally regretted.
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MILTON.

Milton, Dec. 14.-Tom Corrick will
move into Mrs. Hagler's house in the
near future.
w. II. Boyd has moved into the
Mewery house in the north part of
town.
George Bell. of South Prairie, will
move to town soon. He is building a
barn on his town property.
Prof. s. ID. Willets and wife and H.
c. Woodward and wife attended the
Gilchrist-Shreaves wedding at Troy
last Wednesday evening.
Rev. c. B. Mckay filled his regular
appointment at the NJ. p. church last
Sunday night, having closed his pro-
tracted effort at Mt. Zion with thirty
conversions. He will begin. series of
meetings at this place in the course
of few weeks.
The Epworth League gave an enter
tainment at the NJ E. church last Fri
day night. Prof. Howe, of Bloomfield,
spoke several comic pieces which were
highly applauded. The instrumental
music and singing We're also good
Triplets were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mead last week, two boys and a
girl. All are doing we'll.
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BLAKEsBuRG.

Blakesburg, Dec 14.-The regular
quarterly conference OF the NJ. E.
church was held ut Prairie Chapel last
Saturday and Sunday. The presiding
elder, Rev. Lambert, preached an eS-
cellent sermon Sunday
Bert Dorothy, Frank Van Cleave, Ell
sic Anderson, Lessy Anderson and Mrs.
Dora Hankins will leave for California
in few days.
VIM. jackson and NJ. H. Alternately
shipped car load OF cattle to Chicago
Sunday.
T. +. Norfolk, of Ottumwa, was here
last Friday night and organized lodge
of Modern Woodmen.
DR.. Udell and wife attended services
at Union Chapel last Sunday.
Joseph Schroech lost valuable horse
last Saturday in very peculiar man
ner. Mr.. Schroech had tied the horse
to board fence while he went in the
house to eat breakfast. When he came
out the horse had jumped the fence
and broken one of its fore legs so badly
as to necessitate killing it.
Mrs. j. T. Porter, of Abba, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. De-
Haven.
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MIGHLAND CRNTER.

Highland Center, Dec. 13.-AGr. Lowe,
of Harrison county, Missouri, is visit
ing his nephew, L. E. Lowe.
Jas. Morrison, of Hedricls, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Davis last
week.
Mrs. z. o. Baker returned Wednesday
from a short visit with friends in OF
tumwa.
Mrs. Charles Mick, of Hedrick,
was caller here Thursday.
Mrs. ii. H. Pratt and sons Arthur
and Melville, of Sanborn, visited Sat
urday at the home of j. M. Elder.
Harry Williams, Ira Summers, Roy
Redmon and Andrew Packwood went
to Ottumwa Monday, where they will
enroll as students of the Ottumwa Com
mercial college. s..
Miss Lille Rood, of Ottumwa, is Wis
ting at the home of her brother-in-law,
j. NJ. Molesworth, who has been quite
sick for the past week. Mrs. Moles-
worth is also quite sick at the Ottumwa
hospital.
George Bane, of Kirkville, and Mr..
Criley, OF Ottumwa, were business call
ers here last week. s
Miss Regina Mccormick spent Sum
day with friends in Fremont.
Mr.. Hearne, of Oskaloosa, has been
visiting his friend and former schools
mate, j. NJ. Beck. Mn. Hearne RECENTLY
returned from the Philippines, being a
member of Company L, -Fifty-ffrst
Iowa. Il
c. S. Stevens isAat Winfield this week
in the interests OF the Modern Wood
men lodge. sssS
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KEB.

Keb, Dec. 13.-Ira Hartley had an
arm broken by falling slate last week.
He is getting along nicely.
The families of Richard Price and
Thomas Daniels moved to Lucas Mon
day.
Miss Ida Daniels will go to Lucas as
soon as she is able to travel. She is
now enjoying the hospitality of Mrs.
Hery Davis.
Miss Lizzie Spears spent Sunday at
her home in Keb.
The Rev. John Evans, of Lucas, spent
Sunday in Keb.
The funeral of Mrs. johnson was
held at the Saints church Tuesday.
Mrs. johnson was II years of age. She
was loved and respected by all who
knew her. She was good and kind
mother, and a good neighbor. The
sorrowing daughter has the sympathy
of large number of friends. The re-
mains We're laid to rest in the Kirk
vile cemetery.
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and if this unusually fine weather con-
tinues they will be occupying them be-
fore February 1.
Robert McCuen, prominent farmer
of our county, died on Wednesday last
of cancer.
We hope to be in telephone connec-
ton with Ottumwa soon. We can now
hello" to Unionville, Udell, Center
vile, Seymour and Corydon.
A new lodge of Odd Fellows will be
instituted at Unionville, this county,
on next Friday night. They start out
with membership of nearly thirty.
"Bill Hall, the lightning horse buy
er," bought fine lot of horses here on
Thursday, paying as high as $125 each
for good ordinary farm horses, and yet
some of our farmer friends would cast
their votes to return to 0he prices of
90.
The Methodist ladies' bazaar of last
week proved a success both financially
and socially.
j. P. Strickland, manager of the tel
phone company, at this point, is NOV
ing here this week from Stronghurst,
Illinois.
Five fine brick business rooms have
been erected this fall and should this
present weather continue there will be
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appointment here Sunday night, week
ago, but he expects to be here and
preach Christmas sermon, Sunday
evening, Dec. "a. All are cordially in
vited.
Lee Mccormick was an Eldon and
Ottumwa visitor last week.
Mrs. John Burris attended the we'd
ding in Ottumwa Sunday OF Miss Lot
tie Harbour.
Miss Nora Rominger was most agree
ably surprised last Thursday night at
the =. d. Mum home, where she is
boarding, by about twenty of the
young folks of the neighborhood.
Games, music and conversation soon
passed the happy hours away. Miss
Nora is preaching at the Livingston
school house.
w. w. Allen, who is now making his
home with his son, John, of Sherman
Chapel, attended preaching SER
vices here yesterday at the NJ. E.
church.
Some OF the gentlemen of the neigh
borhood engaged in match hunt Sat-
urday, with Messrs. Will Fulk and
Frank Petit as captains. Mr.. Fulk's
side won, while Otis Pickett had the
most individual counts.
George Ware got his hand hurt in
the match hunt Saturday and has to
carry it in a sling, which will hinder
him from work for while.
VIM. Robertson sold his lot next to
the ]. A. Allen property to ]. w. Miller
last week.
Frank Wells bought young team OF
horses of John Mcconnell, Satur-
day.
Pat oMalley died suddenly at his
home near Russell Chapel, yesterday.
Tom Brewster expects to leave the
first of the week for xidorado, Kan,
where the family expects to make its
future home. Mrs. Brewster and chill
dren do not expect to leave for while
ypf.