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THE JOBBING A
CThe quotations given below are the selli
prices of the Wholesale dealers.)
Candies and Nuts.

crhe quotations given below are the selling
prices of the wholesale dealers.)
Candle and Nuts.
candies-stick. &c per III; common mixed, 7c:
7l5c: grocers' mixed, Sic; Banner twist stick.
grocers' mixed. &c; Banner twist stick. Sc; Ban
vsinnts. i2ai4c; Brazil nuts, lOc; fiberts. iiHc:
peanuts, roastd. 7qSc; mixed nuts. 12c.
Canned Goods.
Corn. 75cas125. Pe-aches-Eastern standard.
s S,anssTSl s2'ioS2lO California seconds. 81
Observation-Disclosures 2-lb. S5Q9Oc; rasp-
berries ,n s s15P. 90; 81 e eSaics, s g@s.a5! eove s' ogs.sr!
lib, full weight. Sl.05G1.l0; light. 6Oq65c: string
beans. BIB. 9ea95c; Lima beans. 81. GOAL %: peas.
marrowfats. s5cGsi; early June. $l.IOQLi5; lob,
sters. 81 red cherries. sOcd$1; Strawberries.
s5G9cc; salmon. lib. s5cqs2; BIB tomatoes. $50
soc.
Coal and Coke.
burg. 81. winifrede, s.; Raymond. "a: Jackson.
S: island City lump. s.; lump coke. lie per bu,
rer 25 bu: Blossburg. s. per ton: ConnellsviIie
coke, So per ton. smokeless lump. s. per ton;
Brazil block. $3.50 per ton; smokeless coal. s. per
ton.
Straight grades. s4ai.2o; patent -four. a.2oe
4.45; spring wheat patents, S.4oq5.s5.
Dry Goods.
BleacAed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L. &c: Berk-
ley. No. 60. sac; Cabot. exc; Capitol. 5hc: Cum
berland. nc; Dwight Anchor. 7Ac. Fruit OF the
Loom. nc: Farwell. sac; FitchviiIe. eIkc; Full
Width. &C; Gilt Edge. 52c; Gilded Age. SIC;
Hill. nc; Hope, &c: Linwood. &c; Lonsdale. nc:
PEABODY. &C; Pride OF the West, lOlzc; Ten
strike. 6isc; PepperelI. %. lsc; Pepperel, 1914.
Die. Androscoggin. 81. 20c; AndroscoggIn. 1914.
Brown sheetings-Atlantic A. &C; Argyle.
&C.: Boot c. 4izc; Bucks Head, &c: clifton
CCC. &c: Constitution, 4O-inch. 6ixc. Carlisle. 40
inch. &C; Dwight's Star. &c; Great Falls r..
SIC: Great Falls J. sl4e; Hin Fine. &c; Indian
Head. &c: Pepperell r., sac; Pepperell. 1914. l9c
AnArosooggin. %, iSc. Androscoggin. iO-4. zoe.
prints-AIen dress styles. f-.c. Aliens staples.
&c. Allen TR, 4i5c; Aliens robes. 5i2c; American
Indigo. 44c: Arnold long cloth. II, Sc: Arnold
&c &c: Cocheco fancy. sc; Hamilton fancy, &c
Merrimac plnks and puppies. 5hc. Pacific fancy.
5c. simpsons mourning. 4Ac; Simpsons Berlin
solids. 5hc; simpsons oil finish. &c; American
shifting. &c: black white. 4hc; grays. 4lzc.
Kid-nnished cambrics-Edwards, 3&c: Warren.
as,c: Slater. 3Ac: Genesee. CSC.
Tickings-Amoskeag AGA. ilkc Conestoga.
BF. l3ikc; Cords l40. HE. Cords T. 11kc; Cor
ais ACE. I've: Hamilton awnings. &c; Kimono
fancy. lie: Lenox fancy. isc; Methuen "A, 10tsc
Oakland Az. 6c:1Portsmouth. 1lzc: Susquehan-
ma. Isizc; shetucket sW. &C; shetucket +. s11c:
swift River. Sac.
Grain Bags-Amoskeag, $3.50; American.
SIS. SO: Harmony. $3.50; Stark, SIS.
Ginghams-Amoskeag staples. &c: Amoskeag
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s. j.. Cofman. repair. 500 South New Jerse,
street. $50.
George Wolf and A. V. Brown. two cottages
Ferneman street. near Iowa, $500 each. and on.
cottage at 81. 1850.
Lizzie Reisert, frame house, Chestnut street
near Iowa. 5000.
Charles Schneider. repair. 1910 Chestnut street
$50.
William Brokaw, frame house. 1896 Chicago
street. $500.
Albert ID. Lynch. cottage. Noal avenue. near
Elder. 1915.
Mary A. Gresh. frame house. 14l4 East Tent
street, $500.
Henry j. Manner. addition. sos Indiana avenue
81. SS5.
William schrolucke, elevator. 2l17 Madison ave.
nue.. 81. 500.
Ida NJ. Lyons. cottage. woodlawn avenue. nea,
Harlan street. $685..
Mrs. Rosina Gutzwiller. kitchen. SIS Downe,
avenue. $500.
Wilhelmina Woerner, frame house. AL West
Michigan street. $1,000.
]. \. Shirley. double frame house, 2f03 and
24O6 Dewey avenue, 81. 500.
b. r. STARTS. two double frame houses. 500 ~
500 Birch avenue. $1,000 each.
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Thursdays Bank Clearings.
Local GRAIN AND PRODUCE.


The appearance of the cheerful sun, yesterday,
instilled more life into trade; but the tempera-
ture is hardly warm enough to help the dry
good houses. the hat and cap dealers and the
milliners. With the wholesale grocers, the drug
gists. the hardware men. the lines of trade they
handle showed more activity. While there Were
no marked changes in prices on Commission row,
fruits and vegetables, except oranges, were
easier in tone. Receipts Of potatoes are large
and also of cabbages and onions, and this tends
to weaken prices. In the way of green stuff
receipts from the South continue light and with
good demand prices are well sustained. Bananas
as well as oranges have an upward tendency,
while lemons are weak at quotations. Eggs and
poultry are firm a. quotations ana in acuNe de-
highest quotations. Provisions are moving Well
in q domestic way, but Tor export shipments are
light Seeds are active. The leather market
shows more activity at unchanged prices.
The local grain market is dull on light receipts.
Corn is in active request at prices quoted. Ine
secretary of the Board of Trade reported track
bios, yesterday, as ruling as follows:
Nheat-No. : red, Ike; No. , red, on milling
freight, lice; No. 3 red. 6912q0s12c; wagon
Corn-No. l white. 4ic: No. white. 44c; No.
9 white. 4lc; No. A white, 40442c; No. = white
mixed, 4232c; NO. } white mixed. i2lzc; No. 4
white mixed. 3Slzd4elsc; No. ? yellow, 4z4c;. Nc;
9 yellow, 42&c; NO. 4 yellow. 5Ss4 q40s4c; No.
mixed, f212c; No. : mixed, 42lgc; No. 4 mixed,
$500 ear corn. 4jc; wagon corn, aga 44c.
Oats-No. . white. 2ghc; No. 3 white, 2Shc;
No. 2 mixed, 27.c; No. 3 mixed, 26l4c.
Hay-No. l timothy, sl2. 75ql3.z5; No. , timothy,
$n. z5Wl2-2o.
Inspections-Wheat No. 3 red. l car; rejected.
4: total, : cars. Corn: No. = white. 4 cars; No. }
u cars. Oats: Rejected. / car; unmeTchantable
/; total, = cars. Hay: No. > timothy, 1 car.
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VITAL STATISTICS-APRIL q,
Births.

Mary and Frank ID. Norvid, COS North Della.
ware street. boy.
Ella and George Mumford, 2944 Paris avenue
girl.
Louise and Merrill B. Barley. Savoy fats
boy.
Anna and Edward Rose. 9I0 South East street
girl.
L. and r. a. Stark. 421 Madison avenue. hoy
Pearl and Harry J. Lamb. 1926 East Tenth
street. boy.
Elizabeth and Joseph Zeiew. sS Chestnu,
street. boy.
Mary and Ike Jane. l2l West Norwood street
girl.
Ella and Frank McIntire. lCs Greeley street
boy.
Sally and Samuel A. Barley. 1902 North Hi.
nois street. hoy.
Sarah and Andrew Parker. 1905 North Meridian
street. girl.
Nellie and Erba RUBBISH. Bethel avenue. hoy
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|, futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations. were as follows: Flour easy.
No. 3 spring wheat. 6797c; No. red, 71AQ74c.
No. 2 corn. 42%c: No. 2 yellow. 42%c. No. 2
oats. 26hM261zc; No ? white. 2slzG2sAc; No. 3
ing barley. 4eq46c; fair to choice mailing. 49g
5Sc. No. 1 faxseed, sL55: No. 1
$1.5s. Glover seed. contract grade, Sill. Prime
timothy seed, A.O5q4.10. Mess pork, per bri,
$l5. l0dl Is. Is. Lard, per 100 lbs. S.50ds.60. Short
rib sides 0oose). IS. 10GS- 80. Dry-salted shoulders
bcxed), SC. 75N6.S7E. Short clear sides (boxed).
$.+ONS.50. Whisky, basis Of high wines. S.2T.
Receipts-Flour, ~. 600 brls: wheat, 106. 600 bu
corn. 1s9. 600 bu; oats. 222.0 600 bu; rye. 1000. bu
barley, 1900 bu. Shipments-Flour, 10000 brls
wheat. 5000 bu; corn. 1884, 900 bu; oats, S29, 900 bu;
rye. 1000 bu; barley, LOCO bu.
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OILS.

OIL r April 4.-Credit balances. Sl25; GER
tifcates-sales. 1000 brls. at $1.20. Shipments.
1888 brls. average. SSH brls; runs, 11S,sl5 brls
average, 66.036 brls.
WILMINGTON. April 4-Spirits Of turpentine.
nothing doing. Resin. nothing doing. Crude tur-
pentine steady at S1.20 TO $40. Tar firm at sl20.
MONTPELIER, April Indiana and South
Ole.
April 4-Spirits OF turpentine
nrn at 3S4c. ROsin firm and unchanged.
CHARLESTON. April 4-Spirits Of turpentine
nrm at &c. Rosin firm and unchanged.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. April 4-Cotton quiet. Sales.
l,50J bales Ordinary. &c; good ordinary. 6 slice
low middling, 77sc; middling. S 3-1sc: good mid
ding. S 9-1ec; middling fair, S 13-l6c. Receipts,
400 bales; stock. 300. $50 bales.
NEW YORK. April 4.-Cotton closed quiet at
lsc lower; middling uplands. s T-16c; middling
gulf, s Lice. Sales, 80 bales.
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Dry Goods.

+ YORK. April 4-There has been more
inquiry for wide grey goods to-day. but buyers
OF any quantity have declined TO pay quotations
that II. sac for 3SE-inch 6f-6f square, or &c
for 39-inch SSx12s. In brown sheetines and
drills the demand is dull at unchanged prices.
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SAFE DEPOSITS.

tween s15.45 and SASS. and closed 25c lower
at $3.50. having recovered partially in
sympath with corn. May lard sold be-
tween SS.321s and $S.521k, closing sc down
at $S.421a. and May ribs between $3.50 and
$S.12iz. with the close sc depressed at $S.2
m receipts Tomorrow: Wheat,
50 cars: corn, 1870 cars; oats, 210 cars; hogs,
10000 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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The largest order ever given for docu-
nentary stamps has just been received by
Charles III. Treat, collector OF interna.
revenue for the Second district of New
York The sum of &s7, l3.S4 was realizeS
by the government.
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Poultry.

ST. LOUIS. April A-Poultry steady: chickens.
Sc. turkeys. SHl0c: ducks. &c; geese. f65c.
CHICAGO. April dressed poultry dull; tur-
keys. StalOizc; chickens. SGliEc.
CINCINNATI. April Poultry steady; chick
ems. SIf0c. turkeys. sal0c.
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Deaths.

Valentine c. Carter. dfty. city. double pneu.
monia-
Delphi Blackwell. hfty-two. s2s BarnhiII street
a%pOplexy.
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Good to choice medium and

Sheep aud Lambs-Receipts light: shin
ments none. There We're again very few
fresh arrivals of sheep and lambs and the
market continues in quiet condition. Ship
their orders, and with hardly enough TO en-
courage competition between local butchers
different conditions could hardly be expect
ed. All that are coming are finding a ready
market at strong prices. and a larger sup
ply of better quality could be sold TO better
advantage. Sales to-day included lambs at
s.. 25H5.5O and culls TO decent sheep at sea
4. Quotations:
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quiet and without new features. Prints are quiet
and ginghams dull and unchanged. The cotton
Innings market is quiet and irregular. Hosiery
and underwear show a duh and featureless mar
ErT
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RAILROAD TIME CARD.

l.. NJ. time is in BLACK figures Trans marked
thus: daily. s-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. O.
Chair Car. D-Dining Car. Except Sunday.
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Poultry and other Produce.

Prices paid by shippers)
Turkey hens, 7GSc per ID. young toms. &c;
Young chickens, &c; hens, &c: cocks, &c; ducks,
&c; geese, full feathered, S5.4cq6 per doz.
Cheese-New YORK full cream, l3c; domestic
Swiss. lie: brick, lac; limburger, lSc.
B~utter-Choice roll, lie per 10; poor. No. 2.
6Q7c.
Eggs-11c per doZ.
Feathers-Prime geese. COO per Id; prime duck.
zoe per H.
Wool-Medium. unwashed, 10000; tub-washed,
2sGSOc; bury and understandable, s05c less:
fine merino, 15d17c; coarse braid. 17c.
HIDES, TALLOW, ETC.
Greensalted Hides-No. /, Sc; No. 2, &C.; No. l
calf. 9Ihc; Nc. , calf. SC.
Grease-White, 4c; yellow, SIC; brown, 2Ac.
/, &c; No. ?. 3Ac.
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Hogs-Receipts. $500: GOO. The
hog market was not literally supplied to-
day, and with rather an Urgent demand for
a few loads of heavy butcher grades 10 fill
special orders the market opened with rea-
sonably good competition for that class.
and fully steady prices compared with yes
terday prevailed. Lighter grades were not
wanted so much and most statesmen
claimed they had some difficulty in getting
steady prices. A good clearance was mad
I'm good season and representative sales do
not show material change in prices COM
! pared with yesterday, quality being ccnsii
cred. Sales ranged from S.92h2 TO s62?i..
and a very large proportion of the supply
sold above S.. Quotations:
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sletals.
SALES OF REAL ESTATE.

ST. LOUIS. April 4-Mesals Irregular. LeaC
steady at 4221zc. Spelter lower at 3.1712c.
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transactions mt the Interstate Yards.
INTERSTATE sTocKYARDs. INDTANAPO-
LIS. April A.-cattie-Receipt small. shipments
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LIVE STOCK
CATTLE FAIRLY ACTIVE. SHOWING
A STRONGER TENDENCY.
Hogs Active at steady 10 Firm Fig
ures-Shcep Scarce and Strong
Condition OF Other Markets.

UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS.
April 4--The receipts of cattle were as
large as the average at this time in the
week ana the quality was about like the
average the past few days. The market
opened with a continued good demand,
especially from local packing establish
ments, and from the start tie offerings
changed hands promptly at strong prices.
The good female cattle are still showing a
little the most strength, but there is a nice
improvement i'm the steer market over a
week ago. The supply was exhausted early
and the market closed firm. Steers weigh
ing LOO lbs sold at Sis. heifers as high as
81 20 and cows $f65. Quotations:
Good to prime steers. 1850 lbs
and upward SIS
Fair to medium steers, 1850 lbs
and upward Asa $50
Good to choice 1.150 to 1.30O-lb
steers ....".--.--..:-.... Asa $50
Fair to medium l.l50 TO 1.30O-lb
steers Asa 465
Medium TO good 900 to 1.1O0-lb
steers 4.OOa 40
Good to choice feeding Steers. 4.25m 400
Fair to medium feeding steers -. 3. lisa 40
Common to choice stockers ....... $500 AS
Good TO choice heifers ............. 4.25q AS
Fair to medium heifers -........... 1854 Ala
Comm on light heifers ............. $3.50 2fS
Good TO choice cows ............... 3. 75G 4.50
Fair to medium COWS .............. 3.00n $50
Common old cows .................. L50a 2T5
Veal calves 5.5OT 100
Heavy calves ......-.-......... 3.5Ou 500
Prime TO fancy export bulls $3.50. 3. 75u AS
Good to choice butcher bulls 900. 3.40G 365
Common to fair bulls. ............ lisa 325
Good TO choce COWS and calves. .35.00G50.O0
Common to medium cows and
calves .iFJUT 81 M
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Building Permits.

Transfers. 80; total consideration
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Thirty-TwO transfers Made Matter OF
Record Yesterday

Instruments filed for record in the recorders
office Of Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at 5 p. M. April 4, 1901. as fur
nished by the Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan
Company. No. 12s East Market street. Both tel
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s7G7. so: alsike, choice. sT6s: alfalfa. choice.
seQ7; crimson or scarlet clover. sac; timothy.
a. lbs. prime. s.. 30G2. 40: strictly prime, s.. POO
2.25: choice, 50. l5G2.2 20; fancy Kentucky. "A lbs.
10; extra clean. 60q75c. orchard grass. extra.
81. 5O61. 70; red top. choice. sOc0$i. 20: English
bluegrass. "A lbs, s3G2.50: German millet, 15c9
s1.25: Western German millet. 9OcQs1. common
millet, sO@9oc.
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WILD BUYING OF STOCKS
1T SUCCEEDS WEDNESDAYS HURRI-
CANE OF LIQUIDATION.
Price Movements irregular Under the
simultaneous Digestion Oh Profits
The Day i'm Local Trade.

At New York yesterday money on call
was irmer at sac per cent; last loan, S1s
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sheep-Receipts. s; shipments none. The mar
het Tor sheep and lambs continues strong. The
market was active and all were sold early. The
closing was steady. Quotations:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

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TO the human body There is no doubt OIL
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1t costs nothing TO try his remarkable
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in sufficient quantities to convince OF It's
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nesses would hardly be credited The
lame have thrown away crutches ana
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doctors have been restored to their fami-
lies and friends in perfect health Rheu'
matism, neuralgia, stomach. heart, liver.
kidney blood and skin diseases and blad.t
der troubles disappear as by magic. Head
aches. backaches, nervousness, fevers, con-
bronchitis and all affections of the throat,
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Partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
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SOCIALISTS DolNGs.
Held Meeting Saturday Night and Va
rious Matters Discussed.

At the socialist meeting Saturday
night on Church street long and
earnest business session was held.
Delegate N. A. Baker was further in
structed on his action at the state
convention to be held the 5th inst at
Des Moines and being ordered to seek
unity by motion to ratify the Day.
export call and for the. submission of
the work of the convention to the diff
ferent organized clubs of the state for
ratification by referendum" vote. Fin
ance was the chief topic. The book
let $500 copies) is now ready. A
great determination and good de-
gree of enthusiasm was shown, some
declaring that at least three of the
candidates would be elected. But it
was noticeable that all recognized the
necessity Of hard work. The county
chairman insisted on a quick, thorough
put respectful campaign and advised
that mo comrade attack any candidate
of either of the old parties adding 81
desire to make converts to socialism
and incidently votes thereby and al
low me to say that any other sort OF
vote making will prove a hurtful deiu-
sion and mislead all as to the real
strength of our cause. | prefer that
socialism be made first, then the vote
will be for the whole ticket hence for
socialism as a system. 1t is well to
work for anyone of our candidates
better to work for all-still better to
work for our principals that our work
may be permanent for he who votes
as a friend does well but will vote
only for his friend. but he who votes
for principle will vote for the whole
ticket and become permanent factor
in our working force
Chairman Baker goes to Des Moines
Wednesday as a delegate to the state
convention and will send daily reports
to the Courier during his stay-"State
Organization" and a State Ticket"
will be the work of the convention No
names are announced as candidates.
Wapello county will not offer any
names for honors on the state ticket
A meeting will be held at Keb Septem-
Der 10 at p. M, under the direction
of the county central committee and
a further itinerary will be announced
on the return of the county chairman
from Des Moines.
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COMES OUT AGAINST SILVER.
Chairman of Democratic Committee of
Wisconsin Speaks Plainly.
July II. 1901.

Waukesha, Wis, Aug. 81 A. F.
Warden, chairman of the democratic
state committee, in the current issue
of his paper, the Democrat, comes out
squarely against the Kansas City plat
form. In his leading editorial he
says:
The Iowa democratic state conven-
ton last week reatflrmed the Kansas
City platform by vote of 661 to 55s
The fight on the question was spirited
and rather bitter, and the outcome
something of triumph for the ultra
silver wing of the party.
1t would have been better policy to
have ignored national issues altogeth-
er and confined the platform to state
affairs, as has been generally done by
recent democratic conventions in othe'
states, or if national issues were to
be touched upon to have confined the
platform declarations to questions up
on which there is substantial agree
ment in the party.
Really there can at present be nc
controversy respecting the financial
question which the increased supply
of gold has temporarily placed in
allegiance, and it was worse than fool
| ishness to have created the antagon
ism which the reaffirmation of the ma,
tional platform will occasion There
| is much else in the Kansas City plat,
form besides the financial issue, which,
however, it has latterly come to stand
for so exclusively, and in view OF
which the reaffirmation must be re-
garded as sorry mistake and blum
der 1t is hardly possible that the
democrats would have carried the
state this fall had the national plat
form been ignored but it would have
been incomparably better to have
done SO on very many accounts. loca
and otherwise.
The fast growing sentiment in the
party is opposed to further contention
on the financial issue at present, ant
the action of the Iowa democrats wa.
a step backward and in unfortunate
opposition to reunited party.
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A MARROW ESCAPE.
An Aged Farmer Has Collision With
Street Car.

[ From Mondays Daily.I
Gottlieb Brown, farmer eighty-one
years of age, narrowly escaped SER
ious injury this morning as the re-
suit of collision of the street car
with his wagon. The accident occur
red at about 1920 o'clock on Main
tsreet just east of Market. Mr.. Brown
in speaking of the matter afteward to
a Courier reporter, said that he hardly
knew how the accident came about
nor which one should be blamed.
He said he had been in Main street
store and had come out and started
to turn round to go west on Main
street. When about half way turned
around the wagon in which he was sit
ting was suddenly struck by an east
bound street car and the old man was
thrown from his seat to the pavement
Happily he had gently team and suf.
fered no injury further than the
bruises caused by the fall He clam
bered into his wagon almost imme
diately and drove away, not much the
worse for the accident except for the
dirt on his clothing and few slight
bruises.