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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-02

prlces and these influences, working
against fine weather pushed up prices ~
spite of dullness September ADVANCED
from 3il5 to firm close y UP at 3ZA
Receipts GO cars.
ProyisIons we're unsettled. There was
weakness early on a weak hog situation
and later liquidation further depressed the
market. Some support by packers turned
early sellers to BUYERS and part OF the 'oss
Was regained September pork closed
weak ~ down NJ 40; September iarG
5dTb lower at 10I71a, and September ribs
~ lower at 1021i9 49,,
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat 26)
cars; corn 55 cars: oats ITO cars; hogs
5000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-EasY.
Wheat-No. spring 7i1Rd72; No. IS
M73: No red 70Ad7lA.
Corn-No, 2 57l2; No. yellow 59dol;
Oats-No. 2 31@l4O; No white 80; No,
3 white 3ad52la,
Ryc-No. 5jd57l?.
FLAX seed No. 1.40; no, Northwest
ern LIS.
Timothy seed-Prime 535.
Mess park--Per barrel l6.G0d1665.
Lnrd-Pcr 100 pounds 65W10.6TR.
Short ribs sides Loose 10.2WulO.3O
Dgy salt shoulders Boxed 0ls6t9A.
short clear sidCs-BoXcd l1hm1lM.
WriSkcy-Bnsis OF high wines 1.31.
Cloycr-ContraCt grade S.3J0fS4 40.
ON the produce exchange the butter mar
ket-Steady; creamery lGd 1917: dairy 156
1877 Checse-Stead 10d1l. Eggs-Easy;
fresh lie.
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

shorts Ii SLY; clear ribs II CO. short clears
II %. Bscon-Boxcd 5ull; Extra SORTS
II Is; clear ribs II S7la; short cleir u 1919.
$500; cate oate 6i,0oo. Shirments-Wbcat Iol.-
600: corr 2o,OOO; oats 1900.
Kansas City, August .-Whcat-Septem-
her G2ls: December can; cash NJ. , hard
GSaG}i4; No. ? red g. Correspondents
A. December 34@sN34A cash No. . mixed
5Gd57 No white 61dG2. Oats--Not
quoted Recelpts-Whcnt l47 900; corn 3d.
200; oats $1,000. superintendent al,
COO: corn 2l.GOO; oats 1900
New York, August Whcat-Rcce pts
2l3.COO: exports l6.000 spot firm; No, =
red res elevator and 7Ts f. O. b, aloat;
~. 1 Northern SIS f. q, b. ahoat; No. l
hard S39s f o. b, afoar; options firm.
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Mid fair .,.,9 1?s

Good ord....7% Mid fair IT'S
Low mid .,...s1s Sales .....,..2 $50
New York-Spots closed Quiet prices I'M
changed; stock i2IG06 bales.
Good ord. ..,,7 1916 Good mid ...oH
Low mid. a-10 Mid fair ...gI
Middllng. ..... IS 1915 Sales ....S5S
Liverpool-Spots closed aler, business
small prices 1-l6d down rales 5000 bales,
Of which i4o0 were American; speculation
and export 500 bales; impotts 200 bales, Of
which all were American.
Ordinary. ..,..4 OS2 Middling go. 4Nn
Good ord ..417.32 Good mid "A 81 81
Low mid. ....4 2l'32 Mid fair 400 3-32
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New York. to seints higher.
New Orleans, to : poi-ts f'ssher.
SPOTS:
Liverpool, t-ied 'eHe-.
New Orleans, reNisss.
Elsewhere. unehsreeS.
Yesterdays COTTON unErSct r1s taeae- IN
the nature OF surprise - G.ota AuIls saa
bears. In fact. tAe 5ssSer class os spe-
rators were just taks2s the woraa foe zte!r
oyster when niessspre aaScA OK regsr7s
from the field found iss vtg lusa .lse trrAe
and gave rise 20 the 59ta INK ttcn ri,a
all the improvements tAtS have Acel cAros.s.
cled n the lsst fev weeks 1Ar~i Is ret
much to be wished Esg Y the NsAz-ssA q. p
dream Is realized a sslHcrc1; ass red ny
the New York Joe-1kl "a Commerce AFTER
gathering in replies s-sn lhe sllizrs Sar;a
averaged the ,ondltio- .sc .ns ~. q. - s
compared With SIS l1ss aaGnsA 173 = g
last year. In getting Il .a.s :Tsz,s S,uth
Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas azs5 Tennessee
showed loss exceeding 70 polats, Flcrida
1879, Mississippi 81. Loulsizna SO. North
CSrolina Al while the deterioration In
Texas wns placed at 4. 3, all OF which was
sustained In She month OF July. Any signal
that relates TO the outcome OF the crop
at once presents the question as 10 why at
this time Of its growth 1t should have more
than sentimental effect upon the mind OF
operators. 1t was 70 DO remembered how
ever, that the hearlsh tone Of n statement
from this same source month ago under
went the stress Of ridicule until It was dis
tanced In this respect by the pronounce
~ M Ft,-
coming Of the latter again within the next
few days may have had something to do
with the course OF events.
The feeling thus engendered only served
TO show that the boat Of the bear is un-
steady from the load It Is carrying. The
nerves Of the short" were kecuy exposed
on any show % confidence and the cover
ing" process frequently contributed to the
upwardness of prices. Then there were the
weekend statistics, and while not revealing
anything more marked than heretofore the
reminder Of the necessity for new cotton
was only emphasized In u stronger degree.
The decrease for the seven dnys only OK
ceeded that Of last year by a small amount,
but the discrepancy Of 10000 In the total.
especially when tho minority Is most evil
dent In American reserves was quite suf-
fcient 10 impart drmness instead Of weak
ness The spirit Of speculation was yet
llfeless. The interest Of the public was On
the wane. while the professionals claimed
the field for their own. Fluctuations en-
larged their range only to suit the vhims
OF the scalper. whose opportunities we're
quite liberal. The next event Of Importance
In the cotton market will bo the Issuance
Ia. ts
natural that dullncss should reign In the
interim. The difference OF opinion "a in
Itself sufficient 10 invite caution, to say
nothing Of the chances yet open for q
calamity 10 the plant.
Liverpool was inclined to pessimism
Sales on the spot amounted to 1000 Dales
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6RAosTREETs' REVIEW.
The Railway Situation Is Prominent in
Increased Earnings.

increased Earnings.
New York. August 1,-,Bradstreet's ~
morrow win say: Trade is quiet. while AZ
tention is concentrated on crop and indus.
tral Developments. Generally lower prlces
for farm products point 10 the former belno
largely favorable. Though weather copd,'
tons Of late have been more favorobls a..
feets Of earlier backward weather have M,
eeeh enaeed' Toe beat Is predicted for the
fall and winter outlook. In industa,, :,
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COFFEE.

New York. August 1.--Cofree-spot Rio
frm--No. invoice SIS mild steady: Cor
dova S6l1ii5 Futures closed Arm. net to
25 points higher Total sales l04, $50 bags.
August 5,6odST5 September 5.SS4lo, so; DC
tober bS5IS.6o, November 6.35TfA.@0; De-
ruary $50; March 5.466s 90; May b.oc166o
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New York Money.

New York. August 1--Moncy on cali
steady at 2lad3 per cent list loan 3 per
cent; prime metcintllc paper i%m5 per
cent; sterling exchange caser. ISIS r
demand and at 4 SsM for sixty days; posted
rates 4.Sc and sSh; commerciai uills
s49tGf4 s5Ss. Bar silver SO; Mexican dol
lars Az, Government bonds steady; stale
bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
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mand for staple cotton goods has again
been quiet, There Is no quotable change
m brown bleached or coarse coored cot
tons, hut the tendency OF most sellers Is
10 trade. Print cloths are inactive and
unchanged In price. Prints and ginghams
unchanged. Burlaps dull and Inclined to
favor buyers.
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New, York. August 1.-The following tabll
compiled by Bradstreet. shows the pans
ciearlngs at the cities named for the week
ended July 81. with the percentages OF IN
citnse and decrease MS compared with tue
corresponding week last year. Totals IN
clude clcarings OF fifty.two other cities;
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London Money.

London, August 1--CpnSols for money
t5it; account 95k. Bar silver-Sie1Gy,
"a 1854 per ounce: money 9N2l2 per cent;
discount short bills 2ld2 016; thr,c
months bills . 9-16d29s per cent.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.

The range OF prices ut New York aud
New Orleans for active months was as fol
lows.
New York open, High. Low. close.
August ..S.l 5b SO s. 10 sly
uctoncr ....7 69-7o 1.T3 7.G6 1920
New Orleans
August ...so eb % s.22 S ,2s-2l
October .,.....7.5 4.55 7.5T 7.5l 1866
b bid.
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london Stock Market.

New York. August The Commercial u.
Advertisers London financial clblegram
saws: Stocks today-,wer merely nominal
before the holidays.
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METALS.

New York, August t.--Lead Wa s'osa: i
lower in the foreign market, slel , lit %
fill The local market ruled sSl s, thsrs
steady with spot at AS In , sfs NJ chis;i
was fair interest reported, pu' rrshassti
In the local price. London was Wars,''
Iron was steady Mt New n99la,asboro "a
nominal. Glasgow and Mld w " nd y
a trlhe lower. the former al oV'
latter at 51s.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST: SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST 1902
SLUGGISH TRADE IN STOCKS.
Bank Clearinns.

dun and irregular. Total sat,s, par value
sl,60O 600.
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Following are tho clearings Of the Hous
ton banks, together with the amount OF In
crease or decrease over last year:
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BANK CLEARINGs.

-Not included In totals because containing
other Items than clearings.
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comparative Statement.

Bales,
Gross receipts thus far this week.. 102t
Gross receipts 334 days this season. ! ,9S5 500
Grrss receipts ga DAYS i0oot9Oi. 2, 4OO,9oS
GROSS receipts 1874 days iS09-1Do0. l,T46, 1bS
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Following are the receipts of cotton by
the various railroads entering the city;
Bales.
Houston and Texas Central ..,.....,..l IA
Galveston Harrisburg ahd San Antonio 1
san Antor.o and Aransas Pass......... 81
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Stock a. United States Ports.
states Exports.
Houston snot Market

Houston-Spots closed quiet. pr'cns un
changed; stock 1872 bales sales none
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Liverpool win be closed August =, and
y on account NJ coronation holidays,
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uNfAy0UABLE CROP REPORf
ENCOURAGED CONFIDENCE.
Heavy Load on the 5earish Side Was
Difficult to Csrp--lNerpco Msri-
tested Weakness.

AT THE CLOSE:
liverpool, I to 80 points ic~er.
New York I to reinss higher.
New Orleans, to : posrss fssher.
SPOTS.
Liverpool, Lied se~e-.
New Orleans, reNises.
Elsewhere, unehsrce5.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
GOLDEN VALLEY.
Mus. HATTIE GULLErr, Correspol

MRs. HATTIE GuLLErr, Correspondent.
Feb l2-Mr Lewis of LaHarpe
bought five pigs of J w Gullett Mon
day.
Mrs Walter Kerr and mother went
to lola since our last.
Our best wishes to Miss Mary Wal
ton now Wilson.
Gullett, Andrews, Fred Kessler, eye
Kessler and Walter Woods went
to Humboldt with some mules and
horses for Gullett aad Wood. Mr.
Andrews took in his own stock
Gullett and Wood bought team of
mules in lola Saturday.
Claud Stewart bought three head of
mules from Jim Andrews
Our young friends remembered us
again last Thursday night. There
were thirteen in the crowd. We wish
them we'll, nevertheless the unlucky
number. They chatted, ate apples
and had a good time and went away
singing Goodbye.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
SILVER LEAF
Mrs Wenzel, Correspondent.


Feb lO-The dedication of the NJ f.
church at Gas City was postponed just
one week ON account of the cold
weather. The church will be dedicated
next Sunday at 3 p m
Mr. and Mrs Charlie VOORHEES, are
the proud parents of daughter.
Mr. Daniels had a valuable horse
badly cut up on barb wire fence
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Chalder of Gas we're
seen on our streets today.
Mrs G G Eastwood is convalescent,
Mrand Mrs Perry Peck were up from
Burt, Kansas and staid all night with
Mr. and Mrs l. Lust Thursday.
Mr. Jessie Lust bought fine span
of driving horses last week.
Rev Hawk of this vicinity walked
over to the Quaker church west of
Carlyle to fill his appointment last
Sabbath. The distance from his home
is just ten miles, walking twenty miles
in one day.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
NORTH LOGAN.

Thomas Van Nice, Corespon dent
Feb la NJ Utt who has been sick
is able to be around again.
There was "A party at Geo Markam's 5
Monday evening.
MIR Reed intends to move to Mis-
souri, soon. Mr. Hicks who used to
live in this neighborhood will occupy
the house vacated by Mr. Reed.
j II Ross is improving slowly from
his recent sickness but still lacks lot
being a well man.
Il T. Culbertson sold four beeves 90
r VanNice to butcher for his lola
meat market.
w + Woodruff has been helping S
5 Moilett get up wood.
About twenty ladies met at Mrs
VanNice's Tuesday of last week and
had quilting and carpet rag tacking
All seemed to have fine time.
Jim Ayers has rented the placs he
is now on for another year.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14

Mrs. FLORA e. JOHNSON Correspondent.

MRS FLORA e. JOHNSON. Correspondent.
Feb 12-Mr = Johnson wife and
daughter visited relatives out on
Cherry Creek Saturday and Sunday.
There were several drunk fellows at
the Literary Friday night and they
raised quite a disturbance. There are
persons elected by the Literary So
ciety to keep order and it is about
time the society made them keep order
or appoint some one in their place
who will do their duty.
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Morrill, and Mrs
Pees visited Ira Townsend 5 Sunday.
Will Hilbrant sawed wood for Mr.
Murphy Monday with his engine and
will saw for Mr. Trowbridge Wednes-
day.
Ira Townsend is still no better He
has rheumatism and pleurisy.
Chas Congor is working for Oscar
Heath.
Mr. Coglazier makes a good mail
carrier in the place of our regular
carrier who is sick at present. We
get our mail regular now. We hope
for Mr. Ayling speedy recovery.
Mrs Mary Sordan took first prize
and Hestor Castator second prize at
thelPiqua contest last Saturday night.
John Murphy had an accident las
Wednesday that might have proved
very serious to him. AS he was driv-
ing team hitched to farm wagon
up the river bank at j Pees' ford and
when near the top one of the horses
fell down pushing the other horse
down and letting the wagon slip back
down into the river. In trying to
hold the wagon until the horses could
get up Mr. Murphy was pushed back
on the ice and hurt one knee quite
bad. He was very fortunate in not
getting hurt any worse. There was
no damage done to the horses or
wagon except the wagon tongue being
broken.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
SPRING BRANCH.

FRANK JACKSON. Correspondent.
Feb Prev Veasie will preach at
the Rock Creek school house Friday
and Saturday evening and Sunday
The missionary ladies met with Mrs
Mary Null
Twenty-one persons took the county
examination at Spring Branch Satur-
day.
Amos Delp went to Fort Scott one
day last week to be examined in order
to join the regular army with the ex-
pectation of going to the Philippines.
There was no school at Spring
Branch Monday on account of the
teacher being sick.
Some of the youngsters from this
part took thirty mile sleigh ride one
night last week and didn't get back
till morning.
A family of man and wife and two
children in destitute circumstances
stayed over night in this part one cold
night last week trying to get to Mis-
souri,.
We neglected to mention last week
the arrival of a little girl at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Charley Voorhes.
Mr. Ed Long from near lola has
rented Mrs Mull's farm and will take
possession the first of March. Mr.
Searcy is preparing to move to okla
homa the first OF March.
John Chilcote and family visited at
Mr.. Howard's Monday.
Some of his neighbors ate oysters
at Mr. Rubie's one night last week. e
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
NEOSHU VALLEY.

c. l.. ARNOLD, Correspondent.
Feb. II. Mr. Billbe invited Frank
and Nellie Hard sWill eYoung and
Blanche Hankins, echoiars of his
school at Union, who took the common
school examination, to his home in
lola last Friday and entertained them
until after the examination on Satur-
day.
Mrs. White and children returned to
her home in McCune Sunday.
Mrs Frank Stoddard and d aughter
were at Mrs Purdon's most of last
week.
Miss Pearl Hardin returned from
McCune Saturday.
Mrs A. G. Fisher of Pleasant Val
ley was abJ p Maxwell Monday and
Tuesday.
Buyerswere rather shy in their bids
at MaXwell's saleTuesday buta small
portion of the property brought its
actual value.
Some town folk we're out to Marion
Browns over Sunday.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
GENEVA.
A. II. WOODRUFF. Correspondent.

n. H. WOODRUFF, correspondent.
Feb ll-Mrs Fannie NJ ortiinore of
Dennlson, Texas with her children
came up to see Mrs. Mortimore's
mother, Mrs Miller.
Leila Hyde, who spent the fall and
part of the winter visiting her Grand
mother, near Fairmount, Kansas, re-
turned this week
Mrs Guy announces that her birth
day anniversary occurs on Feb. 4th
and not 9TH as stated in our last week 5
items.
Mr. J Jackson is reported better this
Tuesday morning.
Rev Robert McF'innis will preach at
the Congregational church next Sun
day at 3 p m. All are invited.
What if the ground hog did see his
"shadder" we haven't had in the past
twenty-five years spring until after the
first of April.
Geo Call came up from lola and
spent a day or two with his sfamily this
week He is employed at one of the
smelters.
George Sherwood came home Sat
urday with a bruised face the result
of being thrown from an ore car at thC
Nicholson smeter
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
PLEASANT VALLEY.
D. q. sMIrn. Correspondent.

~ H. 1oETtbpouutuls
Feb 11--Winter still holds the fort.
Water hauling is still the business.
Don't forget about that Chinaman
going to be at the church next Sunday
morning.
Mr. Jackson, five miles away, has
three tanks of water hauled every day.
Ice is almost twelve inches deep on
the creek and many of the holes have
frozen dry.
Mr. Largent will occupy the Post
farm next year.
Jake Hoke has left Mr. Francis and
gone to Tom Anderson's.
A man from Colony, can't call his
name just now, has gone on to Mr.
Francis place to work for him.
Fred Cofield expects to go to lola
soon we understand.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14

Notice is hereby given that petition will be
presented Dy the CITY council, for ana in the
name OF the City OF lola. Kansas. to Hon. L.
Stillwell, Judge OF the District court in and
for Allen county and the 7th judicial District
OF Kansas, at the court room in the court
house In lola. Allen county, Kansas. on Satur-
day, the lst day of March, 1902. at the hour OF
O'Clock n. M, or as soon thereafter as same
can be heard, asking the said Judge to make
findings as to the advsability OF adding to said
city OF lola the territory adjoining said city
described as follows:
LIST. All that tract or parcel of land known
as the lola Park Associations park. or the Fair
ground park, being all that part of the north
east quarter of section thirty four t34), town
ship twenty-four (2i, range eighteen ug,
bounded as follows: Commencing at a point 20
chains south of the northeast corner of said
section; thence running west % 7A-l00 chains;
thence south IL 26-l0o chains: thence east 25
75- 100 chains; thence north II 90 100 chains to
the beginning: excepting from said tract the
right OF waV of the S. X. II. r. CO.. formerly
the l.. l.. & G. II II, Goa and further excepting
all of said described trnct lying east Of said
right OF way OF said railroad, except MS herein
after described rs part ofsaid park-commenc-
ing at n point 20 l2h-l00 chains south by
- 75-lO0 chains west of said northeast corner
OF said section; thence running west 10 42- 100
chains To the middle of tho Neosho river;
thtn,e down the middle of said river to
point equal TO 06bh-lOO chains south; thence
east If 42-l00 chains; thence north 52-10O
choins; thence west chains; thence north
2 l3la 100 chains to the place OF beginning: ex-
ccptlng one CD acre in (as near as possible)
square form in the northwest corner OF said
boundary commencing at point 668 feet
south OF the northeast corner OF the southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter OF said see
tion; thence west 4l0 feet; thence south 60
feet, thence east 4iO feet; thence north 90 feet
tO the place of beginning-and an said
tract being about thirty five 1850 acres more
lsrALl A. II. CAMpprtL Mayor.
Attest W. Nj. Knapp City Uler9.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
PLEASANT VALLEY HILL
Miss Osborn. correspondent.


Feb 11-John Beahm preached at
Maple Grove Friday night and went
to Benedict Saturday to hold meeting
over Sunday.
Sarah Preston visited on the Hill
Monday.
Wesley Fisher butchered and sold
a COW in lola last week.
C II Peck has purchased the 100
acres of land east of Mat Beahm' S
that he has been farming several
years for 81, 600.
Mabel Coulter got third prize at the
contest at Piqua Saturday night.
Cora Sloan was the only one that got
no prize as there were only four
speakers
Milton Nostrand and Chas McKin-
ney have been exchanging work, saw
ing wood.
Mr. Mckinney and Allan Fisher
have been getting wheat straw of r. e
Culbertson.
Mr. and Mrs Dave Beahm went to
Anderson county shortly after their
wedding to visit with relatives and will
return Thursday.
The coyotes are getting so bold they
howl around in the day time.
Dora Beahm came over from Mr.
Peck's Monday evening.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
CENTER GROVE.

hinn bSh hpS holuo, NOlltopOuutHl
Feb ll-Died: Miss Iva Jewell,
Friday morning, February 7, 1902
She was fourteen years of age. Shehad
been sick since she was six years old
Her death was caused by dropsy.
The funeral services were conducted
by Mr. Choguill, of Humboldt at the
house Saturday morning at llso'clock.
The remains were laid to rest at Mt
Hope cemetry The bereaved ones
have the sympathy of the entire com
munity,
Eta Malsbary of Prairie View spent
Sunday with ye scribe.
Ed and Stella Thuney visited rel
atives near Fair View last Thursday
night,
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended Literary at Oakland last
Tuesday night,
Mr. Phebus of Praire View and Mrs
Cummings of Erie visited at Mr. Phe-
bus last Thursday.
Mr. Jordans' from near Leanna spent
the day at Joe Reynolds last Thurs
day.
The Iola register., 1902-02-14
HUM BOLDT.

ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM. Correspondent.
Feb. II. Ralph Pickell was one of
the three debaters who won the debate
against X. U. last Friday. 1t IS re-
ported to have been one of the best
debates that have taken place. Hum
boldt is proud of Ralph.
Prof Wilcox began his series of
lectures at the Methodist church Sun
day night. They will be continued
there during the week. Mr.. Ridenour
was detained at his home in Ft. Scott
the first Of the week by the illness Of
his wife
Rev. b. c.. McQuestion returned to
Osawatomie Monday where he is as
sisting Rev. j. i. Leonard in a series
of meetings.
Fred Himke's house was burned to
the ground Saturday night No one
was at home when the fire started and
| its origin is unknown.