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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-24

crescents, q rs: sonnefeld. crescsnts'
Il, i5i; J. RAIDER. Colts. y. ~; Bel .td,
Colts, Is, i63; Wilhelm. Colts, = ~ ~
Emerson. Reliance. IS. ils: CORY - "a
lance, Is. Il5: Faick. Colts, - 80 l,s'
3. Beariey. creseents, y, ~ 49, 49,
CrescentH, y. il5; Dinger. ste sl IT,
y. IA; Hores, Reliance, 30. 49, AiLo-
Ener, Reliance. Is, ll2; n. Wells. stem
haua. "a. i42: Pieper. Rough Riders, ~
~; L. Meyer. steinhaus, 80, ~; E Ii...s
Rough Riders. y. 40; Butts, houBh
Riders, IS. 40: F. Wells, Steinhaa Sa,
30. 10: MeCann. Stelnhatis, Ss. lSy'
Frohme. Stelnhaus, =, 1873; Colelni -
CrescentS, So. 1Ss: Fox. Crescent -
Rough Riders, 80. 1856: Ross. Reliance
g, ~: King, Crescents. "a. IL: Mccoy.
Rough Riders, q, N: Malone. hous e
Riders. g, Ii; Barr. Rough Hde[s' 90
10; Wilson. Rough Riders, "a 1z0.
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ArTHE PARKS.

The Three Resorts Attracted Many
People on Sunday.
Yesteray was a great day for the
three parks, and large crowds courted
their antIdotes for the heat. At Wheel
ing park the experiment was tried of
evening concerts. and both perform
ances were given to large and delighted
audiences. Miss Sophie Durham, vo-
calIst, assisted the Wheeling Opera
House Military Band. Pleasant Valley
Park was opened auspiciously with the
Diving Elks. and at breezy Mozart
park the Swiss societies Of Pittsburgh,
Allegheny and Wheeling, assisted by
the Beethoven and Mozart singing So
cieties, and the Martins Ferry Maen-
nerChOr. gave splendid concert that
was enjoyed by the large assemblage.
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CINCINNATI, July 2.-The Senators
won the first game by hitting Breitenstein
ut viii. All the Reds runs were gifts, In
tho second game Hahn was puzzle, while
Mcfarland was easy. HoutZ, n Texas
Lacquer played center for the Reds. and
made a good impression. Attendance.
''-V'' RHE
Cincinnati ....lO 2ll00 O-5 I
washington 20 / 0 o q o > O-SN 4
Earned runs. Washington T. Batteries,
BreitCnstein and Wood: Woyhing and
Duncan. Umpires, Smith and Latham.
Time. 2:2O
sccond game; RHE
Cincinnati 20 0l3l2 ia /?
washington 20 0 0 o 90 . 0
Earned runs. Cincinnati s. Batteries.
Hahn and Pietz; Mcfarland and Kilt
ridge Umpires, Latham and Smith. Time
~ frnVne g.0O
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THE DIVING ELKs
Attracted 1000 PeopIe-All Week At
Pleasant Valley Park.

Pheasant thlley FAFk'
A fairy land and a good show is
what visitors to Pleasant Valley Park
saw yesterday, and the 1000 who at
tended returned fully satisfied with the
days enjoyment. The big show did
not arrive until after 10 o'clock, and
when the special car was switched in
to the Hempheld yards about 200 people
gathered TO see Prof W. H. Barnes
diving elks taken aboard an Elm Grove
car and taken TO Pleasant Valley Park.
while the effects and the trained horse
''Trlxie," went out the pike, and ar
rived at the park about o'clock.
The late arrival Of the company made
the performance necessarily late, and
II was o'clock before the trained
horse was introduced by Prof. GTigsby.
The audience was repaid In awaiting
this performance. however, for no such
performance has ever been given by a
horse in Wheeling. Immediately follow,
ing the horse exhibition. MelSter's band
played a catchy air, after which the
elks made their dive.
Last night, for the first time, the baby
elk. Romeo, made the dive from the
fifty-foot tower, and the exhibition
was up.to-date in every particular.
The grounds are brilliantly Illuminated
with electric lights, and no expense has
been spared to make the park beautI-
ful resort. Refreshments Of all kinds
are served.
The diving elks will be the attraction
every evening this week. and matlnees
will be given on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday afternoons. A special
arranSement has been made whereby
ali who attend the matinee perform
ances will be admitted for ten cents.
There will be dancing every evening,
and on Wednesday evening Meister's
full brass band will furnish the music.
There will be a parade Of the elks at
noon to-day.
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BOWLING.


In the Musee summer league. which
closed last Friday night Bert Emblem,
OF the Colts. took high individual aver
age prize. with NC. Brown OF Tom
Moore, second, Just Ave pins ahead OF
Marschner. who wns third. The aver
ages are as follows;
Emblem. Colts. ~. i76: Brown. Tom
Moore. 30. III: Marschncr, Tom Moore,
30. III: c, RAIDER. Colts. 90, l6S: Steven
son. Tom Moore. 80 l67: Handlnn. Tom
Moore. q. 1866. Bosley Tom Moore, Is.
i6j; Campbell Tom Moore, 30 Ice:
Blckmcyer, Colts. 80, lC2: Cochran. Tom
Moore. Sc, 100; Modar, StcInhnus. 90
l5s: Goston, Creseents, AZ, l57; Reed,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
PUNCHED THEIR HITS.

CHICAGO. July 29.-Long hits punched
of HII in the third and fifth innings gave
the locals to-day's game. Tuylor's hard
stick work contributed greatly to his
teams victory. Attendance, 800. Score;
Chicago ......OO4 OsO2 IS 10 !
Baltimore 20 0 2 90 ~ 8 /
Earned runs. Chicago 5. Baltimore 2.
batteries, Taylor and Chance; Hill and
Robinson. umpires, oDay and McGarr.
Time 300
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Earned runs, Fort Wayne 2. Wheel
ing 3 Two base hits. Letcher, MIL
Ter, Bergen, Lyons. Niles and Cote.
Stolen bases, Flood. Glasscock. First
base on balls, on Reiman ., on Pas
torius 3 Hit by pitched ball. by Reiman
i, by Pastorius /. Double plays, Lyons 10
Meyers TO Cote. Umpire, Colgnn. Attend
ance, 100. Time, $50
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poWL1Nc WAS INEFFECT1vE.

LOUISVILLE, KY. July 2a-Because the
Brookiyns hit Bowling effectively in the
seventh and ninth INNINGS the Colonies
lost to-day's game. Ragged fielding on
the part Of the locals also had a good deal
TO DO with the defeat Attendance, n.OO1
RHE
Louisville .lOI OOlO Ga : 5
Brooklyn 40 0 0 0 0 ? o rs II
Earned runs, Brooklyn /. Louisville /.
Batteries, Bowling and Powers; Dunn and
Mcclure Empires, Mannassau and Con-
molly Time, 2.lb.
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DIED..

BLAKE-on Sunday. July 2, 1880, at
a. m. CAECILtA BLAKE, aged
months and Il days.
Funeral from the residence Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blake, McMechen
street, Bcnwood, this tMOndny) morn
ing at Q o'clock. Friends of the family
invited TO attend.
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An doctors told Renlck Hamilton. Of
West Jefferson. o., after suffering Il
months from Rectal Fistula. he would
die unless n costly operation was per.
formed: but he cured himself with hvt
boxes Of Bucklen's Arnicn Salve. tho
surest Pile cure ON Earth, and the best
salve In the World. % cents box. Sold
by Logan Drug Co.. druggist.
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TO PUT.IN.BAY.
Interesting Trip Of the Builders
and Newspapers scribes.
THE GLOWING POSSIBILITIES

ofths wheeling 8 Erie Alliance
Contemplated With c. c. & s. the
rs o. R. and Little Kanawha,
Roads improvement = Surprise 70
the Whcelingites-Recei Blicl.
ensderfer's Work Trip Incidents.
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DON'T buy poor bread. The best is
not good enough. Always ask for the
Wheeling Bakery's peerless bread.
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ST. LOUIS, No. July IA double by
Heidrick and wnllnees single gave St.
Louis n victory over New York in the tenth
inning to-day. The game was fun Of sem
sntIonnl playing. Both Meekln and Pow
Ell pitched mastery ball. Attendance,
''''' RHE
St Louis % 90 10000 ian .
New York % 2 0 0 o 30 0 o. l
Earned runs, St. Louis ., New York /.
batteries, Powell and Criger; Meekln and
Warner EMPIRES, Emslie and Mcdonald.
Time 2:s0
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NIER.STATELEAGUE.

SATURDAYS GAMES.
Fort Wayne s. Wheeling 2
youngstown 8, Dayton l.
Mansfield 6, Toledo 4. VI.
Columbus 8, New Castle q
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
wheeling I, Fort Wayne G.
Dayton 6, youngstown
Toledo II. Mansfield 5
To-DAY's GAMES.
Wheeling at Dayton.
Fort Wayne At New Castle.
Columbus at Mansfield.
Toledo at Youngstown
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. July 2S.-The very
poor playing of the locals In the final In
ming lost the game to Wheeling Score:
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EASE BALI COMMENT.

The News yesteray stated that Mr..
w. W. Irwin was likely to become the
new manager Of the Wheeling team.
Mr.. Trivia last night asked the lntel-
ligencer to correct the statement
Nothing was further from his inten-
lions. said Mr.. Irwin, than to manage
a ball team. He had other business
interests which required his attention,
and so long as Mr.. Howell or others
owned the club 1t would continue to
receive his support. The story In the
News, Mr.. Irwin characterized as a
pipe dream.
Wheeling plays in Dayton to-day. the
game being transferred from Wheeling.
Sshor,nInb lin TaffFtas Will umDiFe
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DON'T buy bread lust ss good; you
will always be satisfied when you get
Wheeling Bakery's.
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Other Inter.state Games.

At Dayton. z
E RaSSSa ;i;ii' g ! . Q . Q ~
Batteries, fitzpatrick and Donahue;
Roach and Lattlmer.
Al Toledo. RHE
Toledo 80 5 o 2sl 10 Ill 70
Mansfield 20 0 0 5 0 0 o 0-b s
Batteries. WIltss and Arthur; Irwin.
TlaIf and Inv
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North Of Massillon the landscape
changes its style; instead of the rugged
and coal laden hills TO the south, there
comes the gently rolling region OF CEN
trail and northern Ohio that is some
times called Gods country from the
agricultural point Of view. Cities and
towns follow each other in rapid sue
cessIon, hut the cities are quiet and the
smaller towns extremely dull. There is
an absence OF the hustle and Industrial
activity that marks Wheeling and other
upper Ohio valley communities. There
are no large industrial enterprises, eX-
ceptInR, OF course, in Toledo, which is
indeed an important and growing COM
munity. A new enterprise that would
employ thirty or forty men is called n
big thing in NorwRlk, or Fremont In
the latter place. with n population Of
5000 or 10000 there isn't enough ac-
tlvity TO make II necessary or profitable
to operate Its street car line. 4 River
side iron works or an Aetna Standard
would be beyond conception in either OF
these towns mentioned, rs well rs in
others Of northern and central Ohio.
The Wheeling party arrived in Tole-
do last night at $3.50 O'Clock. Owing to
the lateness OF the hour the trip to the
Casino on the lakeside. was abandoned.
The night was spent nj the Jefferson
hotel. and at 9:l5 O'Clock this morning
the Detroit & Cleveland steamer City
Of the Straits. was boarded for Putin
Bay. After n three hours ride on the
lake, which was comparatively smooth.
this beautiful Gem Of the Lake was
reached. and the party Is now quarter
ed at the Hotel Victory. the largest
summer resort hotel in the world.
II NJ A
The times., 1899-09-19
A NARROW COTTON MARKET.
Heavy Demand Onset by the Large
Receipts.

Heavy Demand OFFSET by the Large
Receipts.
IReceived daily by E. A Bowers & Co., brokers,
Washington Loan and Trust Building.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-The most unsatis-
factory feature of the situation is the fail
ure of the market to respond to the bullish
outlook claimed for the crop, especially in
Texas. Extreme caution is being shown
Aside from heavy receipts, it is difficult 10
see anything likely TO disturb prices.
Southern correspondents report that cotton
to greater degree than ever before
known; in fact, spot cotton shows an un-
precedented demand.
Prices opened l to 2 points lower, with
little doing, the lower tendency being at
tributed to very full receipts at the ports.
Weather reports were of no special i'm
portance, conditions being very favorable
for picking, outside the Savannah district.
where three and one-half inches of rain
was reported. Prices rose 8 to 6 points
after the opening, owing to a sudden i'm
provement at Liverpool, where the opening
had been unsatisfactory and the close I'D
higher. Spots there were unchanged; sales,
10000. Liverpool sold here in the early
market Local shorts bought later on.
While the market was dull, there was a
feeling of greater confidence on the part of
bulls Although heavy rains fell in Texas,
the effect on the market was nothing. Frost
is now of Importance more than moisture,
and there is the likelihood of narrow mar
ket for some time The market closed 10
8 points higher.
The times., 1899-09-19
MIR. M'KINLEY AND coRBETT.
The President Tells How He Met the
PurifiSf

A delegation of Grand Army men from
Hamilton, Ohio, on their way home from
the recent encampment at Philadelphia
called at the White House to pay their re-
sPects to Mr.. Mckinley few days ago.
They had good deal of difficulty in get
ting to the President, as he was busily
engaged with several Cabinet officers. AT
length, however, Mr.. Cortelyou, Secretary
to the President, came out and said MIR.
Mckinley would see the gentlemen from
Ohio.
The President can spare only moment
this morning, gentlemen" explained Mr..
Cortelyou. He has several engagements,
so you will have a chance only to shake
hands with him and pass out as quickly
as possible"
The door was opened and the Ohio men,
headed by Philip Rothenbush, captain of
the Thirty-fifth Ohio Regiment in the
Civil War, and John w. Walker, one of
the few survivors of the Sultana, which
was blown up by the Confederates in the
Mississippi River, passed into the Presi-
dents reception room. AS each was intro
duced in turn the President greeted him
cordially with a handshake. AS soon as
they we're through the delegation made
dent stopped them.
4 am always glad TO see men from
Ohio" said he. and especially from But
Ter county. I've been in Hamilton fire.
quently and recall my visits with good
deal OF pleasure. / especially remember
the last time I was there continued Mr..
Mckinley with n smile. 1T was while
was running for Governor | made a speech
in Hamilton. and we had a reception after
the speechmaking was over. There WAS a
big crowd at the reception and among
others l remember meeting the pugilist,
Corbett. He was giving some sort of ex-
hibitiOn in town that day. As he stood
in line ] caught his eye and recognized
him. He had a sober, serious, disappOint-
ed expression on his face. When his turn
came / shook hands with him and said
was glad TO meet him.
- Thank you. Mr.. Mckinley, he said
I'm glad to know you. sir. But / wish ii
were under different circumstances. You've
knocked my exhibition sky-high today.
Everybody went TO meet you and nobody
came TO see my show. Hereafter I'm going
to dodge every town you speak in. If
don't I'll be broke before the end Of the
season.
4 laughed added the President, "and
told him that his was probably the better
show, but that had just one advantage
my exhibition was free, while his, on the
other hand, cost so much a head for ad-
mission"
The Ohio delegation then backed out at
the door, and the President went on with
his work
The times., 1899-09-19
REUNION OF MosBY's MEN.
Interesting Ceremonies to Take
Place nt Front ROYAL.


Place at Front Royal.
During the annual reunion Of the vet
Grams of Colonel Mosby's battalion, which
viii take place at Front Royal, Va,
September %, the members will as
sist in the dedication of a monu-
ment erected to the memory Of
seven of their comrades vino were ex-
ecuted by the order of General Custer
The old commander, Col. John S. Mosby;
Major Dolly Richards, and Lieut.. Ben
jamin Palmer will attend the reunion, and
Gov J. Hoge Tyler and Hon. John H.
Alexander will probably deliver addresses.
Among those of Washington who will at
tend the reunion are Andrew ]. Biedler, T..
r. Baker, Americus Davis, Durand Shack
ieford, F. NJ. Darden, William s. Flynn,
r. NJ Narrower, A. ]. Hobson Milton NJ
Marmaduke, Sergeant d. G. Mohler DR.. A.
B. Mitchell, r. sMackall, Lieut.. j. H.
Nelson, James p Nails, J. B. Prout,
Lieut.. Boyd Smith, William R. Stone,
F. ]. Thompson, Capt. E. F. Thomson,
A. w. Fairfax, George R. Turberville,
Benjamin Thrift, Bush Underwood. Mar
shall overfeld, DR.. Samuel Waggaman,
Hugh Waters, Lieut.. Albert Wrenn
Sergeant ]. w. Wrenn, S. H. Wilson,
George w. Gunnell, and A. M. Newell.
The train will leave the Pennsylvania
station, al Sixth Street, at a. m. and ar
rive at Front Royal at 11:40 a. m. Re
turning will leave Front Royal at SAT
D. m, and arrive in Washington at 9:05
D. m.
The times., 1899-09-19
PROGRESS OF THE NEGRO.
Virginia CoIored People Increasing
Their Realty Holdings.


Their Realty Holdings.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 1s.-The state
ment as to the proportion Of taxes paid by
the negroes Of Virginia and the property
owned in this State by that race has at
tracted attention in many leading circles.
An official of the second auditors Office
here, who has given the subject years Of
study, insists that the negroes are making
steady progress. They are annually be-
coming owners of more realty. While this
does not. he thinks. make any apprecia-
bic impression in the tax returns, the COL
ored people are from year TO year acquir-
ing more landed property. This is espe-
cially true he says, as TO farming lands.
Ii is quite common, this authority as
serts, for the rural negroes to buy lands,
pay instailments thereon, and let the own
ers retain the title until the deferred pay
ments are made. In this way the asses
sors books and the court records fail to
show these transfers or indicate the fact
Of the gradual acquiring of property by the
blacks Despite these facts, the returns
in the Office of the auditor of public ac-
counts show that the negroes pay only 8
per cent Of the taxes of the Common
wealth, the remaining 81 per cent being
paid by the whites.
The times., 1899-09-19

casional support. On the break some cash
business was done.
Corn held its own, the September at one
time reaching 33 Is. The trade expects the
corn to be delivered. There was an ex-
cellent shipping demand, all rail, on the
old rates, which expire today. The visible
increased 10000 bushels. The local stock
increased only 100000 bushels
Oats, like corn, were steady. just about
holding their own. There was enough COW
ering of September to advance that frac-
tion. There was large shipping business,
incited by the expiration Of the low rates
today
Provisions were rather quiet, within a
narrow range OF prices. closing at slight
decline. The influence of good cash trade
held this market about steady, nOtwith-
standing considerable realizing by longs in
nearby deliveries and selling Of January
product by packers.
The times., 1899-09-19
Three Lucky Cinnamon.

Three Cinnamon who are on the Olympia
win be permitted to land at New York and
participate in the Dewey celebration in that
city. This is In accordance with orders is
sued by Assistant Secretary Spalding A
number of other Cinnamon on the
Olympia are enlisted in the service, and
are therefore entitled 10 land without in
reference from the customs authorities
Those Celestials requiring special permis-
sion 10 land are not enlisted men, and viii
not be allowed to remain in this country.
The times., 1899-09-19
ART GALLERY OPEN
Schedule of Hours for the Reception
of NisitOrn.


of Visitors.
The reopening Of the Corcoen Art Gallery
took place yesterday morning at 9 o'clock
A thorough cleaning and polishing has been
given the entire building. All the statuary
and pictures have received attention. No
new pictures have been added during the
summer, but large cast, an excellent re-
production of THE Death and Transition Of
the Virgin" has recently been placed in
the main hallway. The original OF this new
addition is portion of the marble taber
nacIe Of the Virgin in the Chapel of Or
saumichelle, Florence.
Hereafter the gallery VIII be open from
9 a. N. to p. m, except Monday, when it
will be open from noon until o'clock.
About November /, IL is said, the Sunday
schedule will go into effect, when the gal
lery will be open in the afternoon from 1:30
TO 4:30 o'clock. A private reception has
been planned for those attending the Pres
byterian Pan-American Congress, which
meets in Washington on September 27
The times., 1899-09-19
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
wheat Declines; Corn Firm; Oats and
Provisions Steady.

CHICAGO, Sept 1s.-Wheat for an hour
or more was firm, because Liverpool was up
I'D. The English apparently think that
war with the South African Republic IS
inevitable. Everything else except the Liv-
erpool price was against the market, and it
finally yielded. The increase in the visible
was double the expectation, and twice as
much as the increase last year, S,171,00
bushels. But between the unexpected yis-
ible increase and this very heavy selling
the market brought rs from the top. Sep
tember kept at little premium. with oc-
The times., 1899-09-19
New York Cotton Market.
Civil Service examination

An examination to be conducted in this city
October II for the position OF Ornithologieal clerk,
Agricultural Department has been announced by
the United States Civil Service Commission The
examination win be in Washington, because speci-
mems OF birds and mammals cannot be sent else
where The department desires 10 appoint to this
position a man between twenty and twenty-five
years OF age.
The times., 1899-09-19
Red Hot from the Gun

Was the ball that hit G. B. steadman of Newark,
Mich, in the Civil War. 1t caused horrible u
GERS that no treatment helped for twenty years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salye cured him. Cures
Cuts Bruises Burns Boils. Felons, Corns, Skin
Eruptions Best Pile cure on earth. Twenty-Five
cents box Cure guaranteed Sold by Henry
Evans Druggist, 93s f Street.
The times., 1899-09-19
washington stock Exchange.

Sales-U S. As, registered: s15o@111 IL;
Columbia r SIS: $lOO0q114; Capital
Traction: SS@93 3-s, 5O@s3 IA; Washing
ton Gas: 25@55 7-s, 75Q56. 25@56 Is, 600
Sc IA; Mergenthaler Linotype: 10@2O5 Is,
200205; Lanston Monotype: 50G17 rs.
After call-Columbia Fire Ins: 250@14 3-S;
Mergenthaler Linotype: S0G203 rs.
The times., 1899-09-19
Horns
Opening
Special.

My business has assumed enor-
nous proportions, but I'm ambi-
tious to see it without a rival. 1t
needs only trial to convince any
intelligent man that / give the
greatest clothing values in Wash
ingtOn. Test this with my "open-
ing week" special.
The times., 1899-09-19
New York sock Market.
Open. High. Low. Clos.

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
1919 F Street
The times., 1899-09-19
A BANK FAILURE.
The First National of Penn Van sus-
nends.

Pends.
PENN yam, N. Y, Sept. 1S.-Penn Yam
people were startled this morning by the
announcement of the failure of the First
National Bank. The following statement
was posted on the front window of the bank
at O'clock, the time of opening: Bank
closed pending arrival of examiner"
The bank has had series of mishaps ex-
tending over several years. First came the
Potter -Kinner- Kendall failure, about four
years ago. which weakened its resources.
Then the Russell & Burkett failure, fol-
lowed by that of Russell & Son within a
year, still further disturbed its stability.
Added to this was the embarrassment of
the Lake Kuka industry to which the bank
had advanced money, and a lawsuit brought
against one of the bank officers last year.
Other losses are reported TO have been suf-
fered, from the fact that another bank was
opened in this village about the middle Of
April The liabilities are said TO be about
$50, 600, and it is thought with the assets
and q small assessment on the capital
stock. the depositors will be paid in full.