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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
MARKET CLOSED
Dull AND HEAVY
Handful of Specia|ties Were
Strong, but List Unresponsive.
NET CHANGES FOR DAY MIXED
Spectators in Doubt Regarding Sui; Asainst
Securities Company, Which May
b: Decided Monday by
Supreme Court.
NET CHANGES FOR DAY MIXED
Cnr Associnled P,ess.l

NEW YORK. FEB. 1.-The strength of
n handful of SpccialticS from individual
causes on the stock market to-day were
not sufficient to offset the doubtful state
OF mind IN which spectators found them
selves regarding the suit against the
Northern Securities Company, in which q
decision by the Supreme Court may ne
given on Monday. The declaration OF the
1irst quarterly dividend Of per cent on
the stock of the Northern Securities Com
pany and the mailing of checks 10 Stock
holders last night without announcement
were taken as suggestive of q desire TO
forestall possible legal opposition TO Such
action and increased tho disposition OF the
public TO await the judicial decision re-
iyarding the status Of the company
The enormous loan expansion by tho
banks was another disGuieteninS lactor
Increase in loans Of nearly S20.oUo,ogO IN a
single week has occurred only few times
in the history of the New York Clearing
House and not at all outside the perlod
last spring when syndicate preparations
were making for The great deals "flcl
afterwards electrified the financial world.
Tor the week ending February ID last
wear the loans of the New York Clearing
Louise banks were expended S0.fi0O0o,
which was the largest single weeks eX-
pansion in it's history. But the vast cN-
pansion Of credits the country over since
that time and the small proporuonata in
crease in cash reserve for the same per-
Tod. makes what was q bull influence on
stocks last year a cause OF hesitation and
doubt this year. What operations are re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
COTTON MARX Its

NEW YORK, FEB. 1.--Cotton futures opened
quiet with prices unchanged to = points higher.
and Cor the next hour followed !. most uuintcr-
csing course with operations mnch Of the time
practically at 81 standstiil. Rather rncr Iiy-
rrpOo cables than expected were fully offset by
large port receipts. The latter We're close to
Is 600 bales, and included It clearance of I.loo
bales FROM Pensacola, expected to be reported.
yesterday. The room contingent wary and
refused TO take on new responsibilities OYER
Sunday. The speculative public was Indifferent.
There nothing of special interest in the I'D
vices from the crop country. and private Liver
pool cables We're equally destitute Of feature
The weather chart indicated improvement
in climatic conditions South, though in some To-
cHlitieS the weather still against IInrc-
strctcd movement OF cotton. Wall Street and
room shorts picked up struggling lots of May
ami July cotton after the call; local longs sold
mere matter of prccautcn. The New Or
leans market kept i'll close harmony with tho
slight changes made here. but orders from thar
point were very scarce. The West bought few
lots of March Europe operated in an indfcr-
rnt way on both sides of the market. The mar
Ect closed squict and steady, with prices net 2I6
points higher.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
'I'hOllaSbpalChaCo
Established 1885,
Members N, Y. Stock Exchange
Members N. Y. Cotton Exchange
Private Wires to
Principal Markets.
Investment Securities
a Specially.

sponsible for the past weeks large in
crease in loans is not known to the public.
Inc bank statement counteracted the in
fiuence of the carly strength of Sugar on
revived hopes of reduction of Cuban sugar
duties and of the continued speculation
in ANA gamated Copper.
Tho market closed dull and heavy with
mixed changes.
There has been an active bond market,
especially for junior grades and those
whose investment standing has been be-
low the best with a corresponding advan-
tage in the interest return. The So and
new as advanced Il per cent. over the
closing call of last week
The total sales of stocks during the
day Were 2S7,300 shares.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
IS OWIN0US.
Departure Of British Minister from Tie Hague
Connected With Dutch Note.
(Dy Associated Press.)

THE HAGUE, Feb. There was IN
woated activity in diplomatic circles here
to-day, and it was generally believed 70
have some Connection with the Dutch note
to Great Britain regarding peace in South
Africa The British Minister, Sir Henry
Howard, and the first secretary OF the
British Legation a. f. G. Leveson-Gower,
Unexpectedly started for LONDON and the
Dutch Foreign Minister, Baron Van-In-
den, had a conference with DR.. kuyper,
the premier of the Netherlands. and sub
sequently had an audience with Queen
eWilhelmina.
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Deaths In Winchester.
(special dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Iispatcn % INC II1Hes.J
WINCHESTER VA. Feb. 1.-Mrs. Ma
nv w. Russell died here early this morn
ing, after a rrotracted illness, aged
cighty-three years. She was the widow
of the late James a. Russell. and IS sur
vived by one son and one daughter, VII
liam Russell. OF Romney, w. Va, and
Mrs Annie Hack, of Winchester
After an illness of one week OF pneu-
monia Mrs. Alberta Mccoy, wife of John
MCCOY. a prominent iiyeryman. died to-
.day aged fortv-six years. Mr.. Mccoy S
first wife died several years ago.
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Sassed nj Officer.

Special Dispatch to The TiUes.)
WINCHESTER, VA, Feb. 1.-Stephen-
son Kcarns. a bright boy of thirteen
wears, dressed as q naval apprentice,
storped here last night on lis way to
Staunton, where he Will live with his
grandmother. He enlisted in the navy
at Philadelphia and was sent to Rhode
Island where he secured his discharge.
after being confined in the GGard-house
for talking back to an officer, who repri-
mauded him. His parents are dead.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

Mr. John B. Culpeper. manager of the
Remington Standard Typewriter Com
pany, received from New York yester-
day the following telegram:
London Office has received order from
British War Office for two hundred and
3ffty-three Remington Typewriters:
5WYCKOFF. SEANIANS s. BENEDICT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
COEFEE MARkET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.--C0FFEE-The market
FOR coffee futures opened steady, prices 5I1O
points lower in response to weakness abroad and
tremendous receipts III the crop country For
he rest of the session the undcrtonc and selling
Tor both accounts was active. The close was
steady with prices net ga 10 points lower. Total
;ales were 81. $50 bags Spot Rio, quiet; No. I.
nvoicc 5s,c.; do. mild. quiet: Cordora, S@12c
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Henry c. Chisholm.


Especial Dispatch 70 NE T.mes)
Roanoke, VA, Feb. Henry c.
Chisholm. an OLD citizen of Roanoke
county. died ut his home near this city
last night suddenly, from heart disease,
while sitting in u chair.
He was scventy-th:ee years Of aga SnG
leaves a wife ana three sons.
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Mrs. Marie Antoinetsc Tamms.
lsnccial nisnatch 10 The Ttraes)

Especial Dsnatch 20 The Times.)
STAUNTON, VA, Feb. Mrs Marie
Antoincttc Tamnls died this evening.
Mrs. Tams WAS born in 1927. She is sur
yiyed BY five childrer-Nfrs Conway
Men. White. Misses Ncttic and Fannie
,ramrns, and W. Purviance Tamms. Of
staunton and w. Hanson Tan,ns, OF
NEaShinctO,i.
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Hrs. Leila Davis.


Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. Mrs
Leila +. Davis. wife of Mr.. Joseph
Davis. died this morning at the residence
CT her husband, No. 40i Halifax Street.
Mrs. Davis was daughter OF Mr.. 2. L.
Watts. a former resident OF Petersburg,
now living in Manchester. and was only
twenty years of age. The funeral will
iaie place tomorrow afternoon at 3
-n,clnck from Second BAPTIST Church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Mrs .Intlu Pride.

Especial Dispatch 10 Tie Timrs.)
CHESTER. VA, feb. Mrs. John
Pride who lived rear his place. is Gcad,
ard will be buried Sunday afternoon IN
The Pride burying- ground, in this courtE.
Funeral services at Ii:3C o'clock Sunday
he,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
JURY DISCHARGED,
Unable to Agree il DaHags Silt OF Howard
Against Moss.
fSpeciai DISPATCH 10 The Times.

Especial dispatch 10 The Times;
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Feb. .-Al ID
O'Clock tonight the jury In The case oE
S. ]. Howard, ex-chief-or-poiice. asa...ss
Mayor y. X. Moss. suit for SIo.0ec dam
ages fer alleged defaacat.on q: Character.
vas discharged, after being ext since
7:Se O'clock without agreeing. The casa
was taken UP In tho Circuit Court
Thursday morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

Tho statement of the associated banks for tie
week ending to-day. shows:
Loans. $3.50. 700: increase. si9;5s2. 100. De-
posts. $97'. 997. G0O increase, $3.50 200 Cir
culation SCI 500 goo; increase, S3iS.Too. Legal
tenders. S7IS0I.i00: Increase: $50. 100. Specie.
Sfa2 $4,000; increase, SG924.n 900. Reserve.
SEQ. go. GOO: increase. S7.S7i,5o0. Reserve re-
Quired. S243.999.250: increase. S6.5S2.55O. Sur
plus, SIG. G23, $50; increase. 81, 100000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Col lNNf
pEANIrr MARKETS

NORFOLK VA Feb 1.-PEANUTS-DulI
old stock and machine 2hG2iac. New tfancy),
:ilSc.; strictly prime, Sc; prime, 2Ic. Spanish
U1ac.
PETERSBURG VA. Feb. 1.-PEANUTS-
Ergipians-Activc ut SIC. for best stock
Spanish, quiet at I2!Gc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES deg; receipts. G
casks. Ros!n, firm n. s;.1pafI.i5: receipts a
barrels. Crude t;irrcntiEe, strocs at sfs;aat %;
receipts. barrel Tar. quiet 81 fl..e; receipts.
c31 barrels.
SAVANNAH, GA, reb. 1.-sPIRtTS TGR-
4PE;NTINE-Nothiug doing: receipts. 30 CASKS:
exports. go casks. Rosin, t.rm: receipts. 2:.26
barrels; sales q 234 barrels: exports. 46" barrels
Quote: 4. b. G.. y. 81 %; u, $3.50: I. S13 !;
g, S1.4O: Fl. ES1.41: I. $l.7O: Il, SIS; ~ So;
w G.. $685.: " w. $50.
CHARLESTON. $. c.. Feb. 1.-TURPENI1NE
- ND. ENSIN-Itnclniige1. 49,
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Mrs. W. {. Anderson.
1Snnrinl NiSnntr


NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Feb 1.-Nrs.
w. c. Anderson died this morning at the
residence of her sen, NJ. j. r. Anderson.
10. CPS Thirty-sccond Street, after short
illness The remains will be Inferred
Tuesday at Providence, King and Queen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
A LADY Drops Dead.

(Spcciul Eispalci: 10 The i!mes.J
ROANOKE, VA. Feb. Mrs. Louise
c. Muse dropped dead while on q visit
to a neighbors, Mrs, Peters, on SIXTH
Avenue, southwest, Tonight, at SIS
O'Clock. from heart disease; aged 70 years.
She was widow of the late John w. Muse
and is survived by seven Children
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
RAIT1,iORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Feb. 1.-FLoUR-Dull
month, ss3s QlS4c.; southern by sample. 77@
s4a.c. Corn, easy; mixed and snot 65s4 @659sc.;
No = white, 5OGi50lsc. Rye, firm; No. . near.
by. 6716sc. Butter. eggs and cheese firm and
unchanged. Sugar, firm anG unchanged; fine and
coarse granulated, S4.S11s.z.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE-.lcney on call
closed steady at 2@213 per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, 4MIl2 per cent. Sterling exchange
steady. with actual business in bankers bills at
S1.S7A for demand and at S4.S43s for sixty
DAYS; posted rates. S4S5 and S+.sS commercial
bills. SiS3H@4Si1:. Bar silver. 55it: Mexi-
can dollars, All. Government bonds. weak;
State bonds. easier; railroad bonds, steady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF nIoa,:oN2. FEB. /, 1902.

PORT OF EICa.:oND. FED. /, 1902.
AitRIVEp
Steamer Resale. Willis. Norfolk. merchandise
AMI passengers. Old Dominion line
Steamer Poca.iontas Graves. iJames River
landings anu Norfolk. merchandise and passen-
gers, Old Dominion line.
steamer Iemassc. O'Nen. Philadelphia, "a,
merchandise and passengers, Clyde line.
SAILED.
Steamer Lakewood. CrHfdock. Chckahominy,
merchandise and passengers, T. V. Archer,
Steamer Resale Wills Norfolk, merchandise
and passengers, Old Dominion line.
February I'd
Steamer Yemassce, 0Ncil, Philadelphia, Pa.
merchandise and passengers, Clyde line.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. FEB. /, 1902.
ARRIVED.
Barge Western Belle. Norfolk.
Schooner Rebecca Palmer. Boston.
SAILED.
Barge Coal King. New York.
Barge Solitaire Providence.
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Cotton quiet; middlinG. SIC: net receipts
7:@ bales; gross, J1.IJ4 bales; sales, 100 bales;
stock, l20,:}GS bales.
Total to.day-Nct rcccipts (aI L. s. portsl.
1864 bales: export to Great Britain, l2.l72
bales; to France 14.6i2 bales; 10 tie CONT
ncnt, $3.50 bales stock S6S42l bales.
ConsoIidatcd-Net rcccints call Y. S. rnrtsl.
bales; to France, 1iGl2 bales; to the Continent.
$3.50 bales.
T.. s. porsl. I.SS1. Gn5 bales; export TO Great
Britain. 2.252 o16 bales: TO France. 55I, 252
bales; TO tic Continent. i.!5S,2SS bales.
rE7ERsBuEG. VA. Feb. ,.-coTToS-
Murl. 81 ntG. No. G.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Rev. William \. SIsymaker.
Funeral Services.

The funeral services of Mr.. j. J. Gam,
conducted by the Rev. G. i. Ahbutt. OF
Baltimore, VIII be held in the chapel OF
the New Jerusalem, No. 1920 West Broad
Street. at Q O'Clock this afternoon. The
interment will be at River View Gene
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. 1.-(;rars were threat
cned with losses al around today as Il result
Of growing bcarish sentiment Prices dipped
for :: time. but there quick change III
sentiment following the Southwestern markets,
and small gains We're made; May wheat closed
shade higher. Provisions closed shade to 7i&c
lower.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

From Danville. Va. comes the interest
ing reDort that the American Tobacco
Company Will soon doubt the capacity of
its factory producing the Little Cigars
manufactured in that city. The company
already has an output of hale 4 million
daily
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

The bank statement was: Reserve in
crease, 81, go 500 loans increase. $l9,5S9 100,
specie increase. S6.92+ 900: legal-teuders in
crease. S9i9.5CH: deposits increase. $26,-
330, 200; circulation decrease. $3iS 400. De
spite the bad wea Their of the past week
bank cIcarings increased / per- cent. over
the corresponding period for last year.
The action of the Steel Trust IN not put
ting up the prices of iron and steel pro-
ducts has not allayed the urgency of the
buyers. and in consequence we are now
importing steel shillets. which are selling
at Philadelphia at $3.50. the same price
that domestic billets are bringing at
Pittsburg. The rail mills of the country
are filled To overlooking with orders and
are not seeking outside contracts. Cereals
have been Very Irregular.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
MARKET QUIET
AND FEAIURELESS
Amaigamated Copper More Dealt
in Than ANY Other Stock.

The marke. was quiet and Ecatttreless
yesterday on light trading Amalsa-
was, and was more largely dealt i'll than
any other stock on the board 1t opened a
.Sl4 to 70, sold down to 1874 and closed at
1874. There have been. according 10 Brad
streets, sharp upward movements in the
price Of copper with the close l5sc. higher
than the lowest published price, and &c
higher thant the lowest rumored sale
Railroad stocks were very dull. LOUIS
vile and Southern preferred were, practi-
cally neglected, and even the Wild runior
that Rock Island was going to be put up
to 200 failed to awaken any interest IN
Chicago Great Western showed net
earnings of $l59,61T for December. an in
crease Of 9,i63. ] couId not be learned
vi! Why London bought 10000 shares :; %, OF
SoHhsrn RaTf bs y sa 5dt great
many calls on American railways matGr-
ing in February and March. Reading was
heavily sold by I.oudon at 80 now it is
around 56ls. and the other railroad shares,
OF which London is short, are showing no
signs OF receding.
The Northern Securities Company mail
ed its dividend checks while John Z. Mar
quand, the plaintiff. was still trying 70
ger an Injunction TO prevent this dividend
action. Prospects of the new bond issue
tercst and buying in Southern Pacific.
This road now has no locomotives equip
ped for burning oil for fuel, and has is,
sued orders that the number be increased
to 80 as rapidly as possible.
Can common was quoted at f4laGl3s.
Can preferred, 56t2GoI1a. There. were no
transactions in Seaboard Securities on the
Richmond market In Baltimore sea
board common was quoted at 29as. Sea
board preferred at IS. Seaboard As at 81.
and 5s at los. Chemical common had 80
bid wit's no sales. \ little Chemical pre-
ferred es sold at 12l!a. The stock seem
ed to be bought for Investment purposes.
Virginia Centuries sold at s9h@9g1s, but
were very dun Richmond FrederickS-
burg and Potomac Div. Obligation attract
ed some nott-l; 2!3 was bid and 245l2
asked
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STOCK Quotations.

Furnished by Mcssrs. SCOTT &STRINGFELLOW,
Member, New York Stock Exchange.
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NAVAL STORES.
n. c., Feb. 1.-SPIRITS
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va, Feb. !, 1902

9oh: $1,000 Mt 991:
Atlantic Const Line "A'-1o+ shares at OF.
4 Virginia. Carolina Chemical preferred-S shares
The Lamar register., 1902-02-19
County Notes.
TFrom tho Holly Chicftain.l ]

TFrom tho Holly Chicftain.l
DR.. G. s. Wilson, of Lamar, WAS
doing dental work in Holly three days
this week.
w. Baldwin, the Amity stone ma
son, went to Rocky Ford Tuesday to
work on building contract.
w. Trotter had the misfortune to
fracture his arm last week, the result
of overturning load of hay.
Mrs. Staff Capt. Erickson is i'm
proving nicely and hopes to soon
Join her husband in California.
The we'll. drill has stopped work
again waiting for some more tools,
and the farmers are getting impa-
tient.
s. w. Howell returned Monday
from Illinois, where he has been for
several weeks disposing of car load
The Lamar register., 1902-02-19

of mooted question, yet in the light
of experiments and actual expert
ence of beet growers it is quite GER
tain that the continued production
of beets year after year on the same
ground will eventually result in COM
plete loss of fertility.
A writer in the Sugar Beet Gazette
gives the result of experiments rela-
tive to this matter: 1.-TWO expert
ments the past season gives us def.
mite results. One in connection with
the soil test experiment on the col
lege farm, and the other with a simi
lar experiment on the farm Of L. B
Walton, Dryden, Mich. The soil on
the college experiment was loan,
and so far as the comparison is con-
cerned was very uniform. In 1899 a
strip two rods wide, running across
the thirteen plots of the soil test OK
pertinent, making stip two rods by
twenty six rods, was sown in sugar
beets. An adjoining strip of the
same size was planted to potatoes.
In 1900 the two rod strip! Occupying
one half of the potato ground and
one half of the beet ground of the
former Year, was devoted to the beet
crop. Aside from the fact that one
strip grew beets last year and re-
ceived then the cultivation required
for sugar beets, and the other grew
potatoes with normal potato culture,
and the other conditions, such as fer
tilization, character of soil previous
treatment and management, this year
were exactly the same. 1t was OBJ
served all during the fall giowth that
the beets on the ground that produc'
ed beets the previous year we're much
Inferior to those grown on ground
raising beets for the first time"
But, Notwithstanding the expense
in the preparation and fertilization
of the soil aud the necessary cost in
the cultivation of the crop, absolute
ly free from the speculative infiu
ences which attend nearly every other
crop produced on the farm, would be
counted in its favor. Said recent
writer: "Corn, wheat, oats, cotton,
hogs and nearly every product OF the
farm is today unfortunately controll-
ed by the speculative traders in our
large cities, SO that where the crop
Is either large or small the specula
tor knows it long before the farmer
can market his crop, and he and not
the farmer receives the benefit from
speculation. In growing a crop OF
sugar beets for a factory, this ques-
ton of speculation is absolutely
eliminated. The farmer receives
from the factory a contract to take
at a specified price all the sugar
beets he can raise upon a stated
number of acres of land, hence the
only risk the farmer takes is as to
what kind of an agricultural season
he will have, and as the sugar beet
grows under the ground, if the
farmer will use intelligently the pro.
per methods it is nearly impossible
for him to have failure of his sugar
beet crop, which, when it is ripe, he
delivers to the factory, where the
beets are tested, and he is paid for
them according to their saccharine
J.,
The Lamar register., 1902-02-19
MCLEAN BROS.
of horses.

OF horses.
Mrs. F. G.. Hoffman and Mrs.
Steele took drive to Amity last Fri
day, visiting the Cherry Tree Home
and other points of interest.
80
James Buckley has rentsd the
Rand place adjoining the colony and
expects to put in 40 acres Of beets.
We are glad to see hustlers come
and settle near us.
E. r. Stevenson, who has recently
settled on a twenty acre farm two
miles northwest of Holly put down q
we'll on his place this week, striking
good supply Of water at q depth OF
twenty six feet.
The stock which are left TO rustic
their living on the range are looking
rather thin. This is said to be more
the result Of getting no water rather
than lack Of feed. Cattlemen ought
to see to it that their stock gets
plenty Of water.
W. b. Mars, who recently came
here from Missouri, has built q fine
residence on his forty acre farm four
miles northwest of town. He has
one of the best farms in that section,
and is going to devote considerable
of it to beet culture.
The farmers on the colony and
vicinity will hold their regular in
stitute meeting on next Monday
evening. The session will be devot.
ed to a discussion of the questions
brought up by the gentlem en- from
Fort Collins at the Institute held on
the 4th inst.
From the Granada Times1.
Our lumber yard has been doing a
thriving business lately.
-
Mr.. Scriven is preparing to build a
new residence on North Main street.
Walter Bolton has moved into his
new residence on North Main street.
Large quantities of beet pulp are
being used on the north side to feed
stock.
The new elevator has been painted
brilliant red, and presents a strik.
ing appearance.
Severe storms in Kansas threw the
train service out OF gear few days
the past week. Storms everywhere
in the country except in this bright
land of perpetual sunshine.
The elevator started up yesterday
to test its machinery. The result
was in every way satisfactory, every
thing working smoothly and to per-
fection. A car load of grain was the
first lot of grain for the elevator to
handle. Mr.. Jeffers is now ready for
business.
j. q. Merrill's illness has taken Q
turn for the worse. Both of his sons
are now here in attendance upon him.
His condition is considered quite SER
ious, yet there are hopes of his re-
covery. That such may be the case,
is the hope Of the entire community.