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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
ILLINols-IowA CIRCUIT.
Clinton, Sterling, Morrison and r
chelle to Have Home Races.

chelle to Have Home Races.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, April 1.-THE Illinois-Iowa
racing circuit has been organized and
is composed of the cities of Clinton, in
Iowa and Sterling, Morrison and Ro-
chelle, in Illinois. The committee has
made all the arrangements and an
nounce the combined purse to be hung
up, which will be $4,000.
The following official announcement
IS made by the COMMITTEES:
The races at Rochelle will be held the
third week of August and will consist of
three days races. The races at Sterling
will take place during the last week of
August. The Morrison races will be
held the first week in September and
Clntons the second week of Septem-
Der.
The stake races in Sterling will be a
2:17 pace, $500; 2:24 pace, $500; 2:25
pace, $500: 3-year-old trot, $3.50; 2:19
trot, $500.
The Morrison stake races will be a
2:15 pace, $500; 2:sO pace, $780, 2:3O
trot, $500. The class races will be an
nounced later.
The Clinton races will be the same as
those of Sterling.
The Rochelle program has been made
out in full and consists of class races,
entirely, as follows:
Aug. 20, 2:1s pace, 5000; 1880 trot,
$3.50; 3-year-old trot. $3.50.
Aug. 81, free-for-all tat, $500: 2:22
mace $3.50. 2.2f trot $500
Aug. %, free-for-all pace, $500; 2:2T
trot, $3.50; 2:29 pace, $3.50.
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Rapresentative Hoo Sales.

Chicago. April 12.-Thirty- light
hogs averaging 14S sold at $3.50; fifty
four averaging 1S0@s6.7O and forty
nine nice ITO lb. ones brought s6.s71a;
forty-siX rough packers averaging 261
sold at s6.75; forty-four better weigh
ing 29O@6.S7ia: fifty-three good ones
averaging 265@ $500 and fifty-two fine
27O Id. packers at $40. Forty three
204 lib. butcher hogs brought $3.50; a
car of 231 III. hogs sold at $500 and
forty-six extra good 216 lb. hogs sold
to sos. Seventy-five shippers averag-
ing 1S4 sold at $500; Sixty-six better
weighing 24O brought S7.05; car of
275 Id. good ones brought s7.15 and
fifty excellent smooth 2S5 lib. heavy
ones brought $7.25.
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THE DAY BEFORE.
[For Comparison.]

Chicago, April II.
wheat-No. 2 red. 7shs @sO1s; No.
red. 761s@7Sla: No. 2 hard. 741s; No.
hard, "A; April, 721s@72A; May opened
Tx @725s; highest, 80; lowest, 71%;
closed, 1925 G72A.
Corn-No. 8. 5s1s@59; No. yellow.
591s @eo: April, sos; May opened 1914
@59%; highest, 60; lowest, ssh; closed,
$685..
oats-No. 2. AK @42A; No. 8. 41lA@
41A; No. 2 white, 441s@45; No. 8 white,
43a4@441s; No. 4 white, 43@431a; April.
41ss; May opened at AZ; highest, 42A !;
lowest. Az; closed, ass.
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Chicago Grain.

Chicago, April 2.
Wheat-No. 2 red, s0@S1; No. 3 red
7S@SO; No. 2 hard. 75@75h; No. 8 hard,
rs; April. 72ss: May opened, 1875 @731a !;
highest, 73A; lowest, 1875; closed, 731s.
Corn-No. 8, 500 @60; No. 3 yellow
6O5a@61; April, 61A; May opened, 5sFs
@59A; highest, 61A; lowest, 59ss;
closed, 611a.
oats-No. ., 42@421A; No. 3, 41A@42:
No. 2 white. 441s@451s: No. 3 white, "A
@i5; No. 4 white, 1904; April. 41A i:
May opened, 421s; highest, AN; lowest,
41A closed, 49,
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Market Gossip.

Market Gossip.
Chicago, April 12.--Common Gamers
were not wanted and proved drug on
the market. Bulls and stays SOLD
steady. as did veal calves.
Outside demand for stockers ana
feeders showed considerable improve
ment over the fore part of the Week.
However no quotable advance could be
urged in values. The attendance OF
buyers was about the largest OF the
week. Dealers succeeded in disposlng
of big part of the heavy supply they
have been holding for the past Week.
Offerings were largely medium and
common grades Choice kinds We're no.
ticeably scarce.
T. w. Tuller the big horse shipper OF
Postville, Iowa, closed out in the auc-
ton this week a choice consignment
OF drafters, including a fancy matched
pair of dapple gray Percheron geldings,
which went to Swift & Co. for $500, the
top price of the weeks for choice draft
ers. MIR. fuller reports great revival
of interest in horse breeding in Iowa,
especially in the heavy draft class
All roads are falling into line to meet
the Rock Islands recent reduction in
rates on live stock from Kansas City
to Chicago. The new rate gives re-
duction of cents per hundred.
This will be one of the smallest weeks
in year for cattle receipts. The fall
ing off in the supply has given the mar
ket a chance to brace up from the hard
blow it received last week. and about
all the recent decline has been recov-
cred. Current prices are about as high
as at any time this season.
Simon ODonnell, formerly of this
point, now superintendent of the Pitts
burg stock yards. thinks the price of
cattle will be advanced to cents a
pound before July. He attributes the
present advance to the fact that the
production of cattle has been rapidly
decreasing during the last few years;
that the export trade is increasing at
rate, and that foreign mar
kets are willing to pay good prices for
the best cattle; also the fact that at the
present price of corn farmers and cat
tie raisers are unable to prepare steers
and hogs for market at a profitable ba-
sis. He predicts that the scarcity of
cattle will be more pronounced until the
pasture season relieves the conditions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
Earl DeLance's Hiah Score.

Muscatine, April 12.-Earl Defiance,
aged II, bowled 2S4 in one game yester-
day out of a possible 500. He made ten
straight strikes. This IL the highest
score ever made in this state by boy.
Mrs. G. H. Sterneman n'adA a1a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
Money Market

New York, April 12.-Money was
steady; prime mercantile, 4H@5A per
cent; sterling was steady at 4.S7ss for
demand and 4.S5@4S5h for sixty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12

July /, 1901, to date corn exports were
24,623,26G bushels, against 149,580,762
bushels last season. Failures for the
week number 1872, against 176 last week
and 225 in this week last year."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
NEVADA DEFEATS AMEs.
Wins Two Straight in Series Of
BOWLING Contests.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada. April 12.-Nevada defeated
the Ames college bowling team in a
six match bowling game at Ames last
evening by margin of 2S2 pins, max
ing it two straight for Nevada out of
a series of games. Lyman, of Nevada,
made the highest average of the games
and Frazier, of Nevada, made the
high score of the evening. Following
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
THE DAY BEFORE.
TFor Comparison.1

Chicago, April IL.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
1000; strong; good to prime, 6.5O@7.35;
poor to medium, 4.50@6.5o; cows, 1900
$50: Texans, 5.Oo@6.25; stockers, ALSO
525.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; 10 cents higher; mixed butchers.
6.S0072o; good choice heavy, 1000
7.27t1; rough heavy. 6.s5@70O; light.
C.70@7.e5; bulk of sales. 6.95@T15.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
5000; steady; 4.5o@5.75; lambs, weak
or: 475@6.3b
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Duluth Grain

Duluth, April Il.
Wheat-Cash, No. hard. 49, No. /
northern 20; No. 2 northern, 7Oh; No.
8 spring, 6S1a; to arrive, No. hard, rs:
No. / northern and May, 70; July, 73A
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, April u.
Cattle-Fstimated receipts for today
100; unchanged; native steers, $500
715; Texan and Indian steers, 1850
G.25: stockers and feeders, 3.50@4.90;
calves. 4.50@5.T5.
| Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12

A. D. Hayes. district attorney at Ogr
den, Utah, will be appointed to succeed
Judge Arthur b. Noyes, of the district
court of Alaska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
Chicago Proeues.

Chicago Produoa.
Chicago, April ~.
Pork-April, 16.721s; May. 16.771s.
Lard-April, 9.75; May, 9.75.
Ribs April, sos; May. 9.o71s.
Rye-55A.
Barley-61 967.
Flax-1.s5,s @1.Ss.
Timothy-,;.9O.
Clover-7.s0.
Butter Steady; creameries. 24@
29h; diaries, 23@27.
Eggs-Steady; 13A @15.
Poutry-steady; turkeys, 1o@11h;
chickens, 1o@12h.
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liverpool Grain.

I1IVHTPUU1, ApTII tt.
Wheat-Firm; spot 6s Id quiet;
May, IS: July. 5s 11Nd
Corn-Steady; spot 5s 3d@5s 31sd;
May, 5s 1ssd; July, 5s I'D; October, As
11Bd.
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New York Exchange
Eastern Star Inspection.

Chicago, April 12.-New York ex.
change was at 80 per cent premium.
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MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis. April 12.
Wheat-May, 71A July, 72A; on
track, No. / hard, 10; No. northern,
721s@73; No. 2 northern, 721a @72%.
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Milwaukee, Grain.

Milwaukee, April 70.
Wheat-Higher: No northern, 74@
741a; No. northern, 721s@72A; May
1915.
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we'll as in sporting circles of the west.
He was one of the organizers of the
original Western league and was It's
first president The work of organic
ing the new league proved very great
and since it was decided that he head
the new organization he worked night
and day to accomplish the results de-
sired. The fight with the American
association had to be looked after per-
sonally and with his base ball troubles,
as sporting editor of the Kansas City
Star, he began TO break down and
since March 2S had been under the
care of physician. At the grand
American handicap last week Mr..
Whitfield attended the six days con
test by sheer force of WILL resulting in
the last day of the shoot finding him
on the verge of nervous prostration.
Temporary mental alteration is as
signed as the cause of Mr.. Whitfield's
suicide.
The Iowa Wesleyan University at
Mt. Pleasant is working hard to place
good ball team in the field this
spring. The material at hand is
showing UP in wonderfully fine shape.
it is claimed, and the prospects are
excellent for obtaining good results.
The mines first game will be with the
Bradley Polytechnic School, of Peoria.
on April %.
Harry E. Cotton has been elected
captain of the Iowa State Normal
c. tor,
by the team of his ability displayed
during the two years he has been con
nected with the club. The team will
open it's season Friday, April 25, with
a game at lndianola with Simpson. On
the following day the Normalites will
meet Ames at Ames.
It is stated officially that all nego-
tiations looking toward the formation
of a central Iowa base ball league have
been abandoned, owing to the fact that
there was not enough enthusiasm man
ifested in most of the cities that the
promoters were trying to interest in
the scheme.
The Indian boys of the Iowa Sac
and Fox government school at Toledo
have organized a baseball team. The
members have new uniforms made by
the girls of the school.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
Further Advance of cents in the Hog
Market

Further Advance of cents in the Hog
Market.
Chicago, April 12.-The in
significant supply marketed to-
day was disposed of at un-
changed values and the week
closes Is to twenty five higher than
week ago, with prices averaging as
high as at any time this year. Sup
plies We're very light, only 44,5OO be-
ing marketed this week. against 51,65S
last week.
Hogs-With the estimated receipts
of 5000 today, there was active buy
ing by packers al further advance of
cents per hundred.
Sheep-Orly about thousand were
received today, bringing total receipts
for the week up to $500 against ST.
097 last week. This mornings meager
offerings We're closed out at unchanged
prices.
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CHICAGO Livestock.

Chicago. April IL.
Cattle-Steady; good to prime, $500
7.75; poor to medium, 4.5O@6.5O; COWS,
1.5O@5.5o; Texans, 5.25@6.25; stockers,
2.50Q5.25.
Hogs ~ Estimated receipts, $1,000;
5 higher; mixed butchers. 6.sO@7.25:
good choice heavy, 7.20@I3O rough
heavy, 6S5d1s.0O; light, 6.s5 @6.95; bulk
of sales, 715.
Sheep Estimated receipts, 500;
steady; 4.5o@5.so; lambs, steady, Ats
@6.SO.
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All About Spirit and okoboji Lakes.

A descriptive and lIIustratIVe bookIet
Of Spirit and Okoboji lakes in north
western Iowa, located along the line of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern Ry., will be sent free on application
to the undersigned. This book also
contains the game laws of Minnesota
and Iowa. There are number of good
boarding houses and hotels around
these lakes. and plenty of good cottages
to rent. Jno. G. Farmer, A. G. p & T..
A., b., G. r. & N. R'y. Cedar Rapids.
Iowa.
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Peoria Produce.

Peoria. April IL.
Corn-Higher; No. 3, 6OA.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, 431a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12

Special to Times Republican.
Mapleton, April 12.-Mrs. Jane Web
ber of Cherokee. associate grand
worthy matron of the O. e. S. of Iowa,
inspected the local chapter. Mapleton
No. $780, and found everything in ex-
cellent condition. Degree work, re-
ception and banquet was held at Ma
sonic hall last night. Mrs. Weber is
entertained by her friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Welsh, while in Maple
ton
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
The Horse Market.

Chicago, April 12- Receipts were
estimated at 200 head. Under good
demand from all sources, trade again
had swift current and prices held firm
at the high level quoted yesterday.
Heavy drafters and expresser lead in
the demand. The northern demand for
farm chunks and good rugged workers
shows noticeable Improvement over
last week. The eastern congestion of
ten days ago is eliminated, and heavier
orders from the east feature the mar
ket. Demand for mules is unusually
strong.
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New York Produce.

New York, April IL.
wheat-May, 1914.
Corn-657s.
Steady to Arm; state cream.
cries. 26@31: imitation, 24@29.
Eggs-Firm; 16@l7
Poultry-Quiet, steady, unchanged.
ST. Louis Produce.
st. Louis. April IL.
Wheat-Cash and May, SOS.
Corn-Cash and May. 62hs.
Oats-Cash, 4S1a; May, AZ.
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1900; a shade stronger; heavy, 1850
$50; packers, 6.7O@710; light, $500

Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
200; steady; muttons, 5.40@6.50; lambs,
e40M70O; western wethers, 5.4oQ $50
ewes, 4.90M5.25.
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Totals. -. ....6S1 700 712 '2093
Nevada's total, 1915; Ames, 2O93.
Nevada's margin, 2S2 pins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12

The Indian boys of the Iowa Sac
and Fox government school at Toledo
have organized baseball team. The
members have new uniforms made by
the girls of the school.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
SAXONY'S CROWN
PRINCESS GONE
DISAPPEARS ENTIRELY FROM
CITY OF DRESDEN.
POLICE FIND NO TRACE
Was So Reported for Several Days,
but at Last Inserted in Official
Journal of the Kingdom So That
Public May Assist in Finding Her.
Suicide Theory Suggested.

Dresden, Dec. 23.-The crown prin-
cess of Saxony fled from her home
the night of December II or IL, &C
cording to the Dresden Journal. She
is said to have suddenly, in a state of
intense mental excitement, deserted
her family at Salzburg and to have
gone abroad. The Saxony court func-
lions for the winter have been can
celled.
The foregoing paragraph in yester-
days official Journal, which was in
serted by order of the king and crown
prince of Saxony has turned into truth
what for several days past had been
regarded as an incredible tale. The
crown princess of Saxony, surrounded
by her ladies in waiting and numerous
attendants and servants of the royal
household has vanished so utterly that
the police of every kingdom of Europe
have for ten days been unable to trace
her. Official announcement was made
in order to have the general public as
sist in finding the princess and be-
cause the court fiction that she pre-
ferred to remain in retirement at SalZ-
burg rather than return to her huS-
band and children at Dresden cannot
longer be maintained. Accompanied
by the crown prince, the princess
went to the castle of Emperor Francis
Joseph, near SalZberg, a month ago.
A week after their arrival at the cas-
tie the prince broke his leg while hunt
ing and was brought back to Dresden.
The princess, however, remained at
the castle. Why she did so people of
the court did not know, except that
with a gloomy tenacity the princess
usually does what she pleases for
pleasure. For little while this eXpla-
nation sufficied, but gossip soon
the night of December II, a dummy
figure was found in the place of the
princess in her bed. Since then she
has not been seen nor heard of not
withstanding the most careful search
and INJURY.
The theory of suicide is suggested
as fruitless search for the princess
body has been made. All ponds and
other pieces of water in the vicinity
Of the castle have been dragged with
out avail. The disappearance of the
princess doubtless will cause the cir
culation of many stories. 1t is already
related she eloped, but inquiries made
here have brought out nothing to sub
stantiate or support this statement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
After Money For JeweIry.

Bloomington, Dec. 23.-The local
postofticc is in receipt OF 1000 letters
from New York collecting agency
addressed to residents here, each OF
which contains claim for $1.20 said
to be due for the purchase of jewelry.
Suit is threatened in case of non
remittance. Postoffice authorities say
the letters were sent by blackmailers
who hope to brighten the persons in
to remitting. Similar consignments
OF letters have been sent to all the
principal postoffices of the state. Post
Office inspectors are collecting evil
dence against the senders.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
DEATH RECORD OF THE DAY
A Father of SpirituaIisnn.

Whitewater, Wis, Dec. 23.-MOrris
Pratt of this city, one of the early con-
verts to spiritualism and founder of
the only school in the world devoted
to instruction in spiritualism, is dead,
aged 80.
Wealthy Banker Called.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Dec. 23-JOhn
Arnold, a wealthy banker and stock
dealer of Bloomington, and widely
known, is dead.
Dean Of Winchester.
London, Dec. 23.-The Very Rev.
William Richard Wood, dean of Win
chester, is dead,
Lumber King Drops Dead.
Wausau, Wis, Dec, 20, Edward
Augustus Ferter, aged 70, retired
lumberman, dropped dead at his home
yesterday. He was known as lum-
Der king and well known in Wisconsin
and Michigan.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
LAND OFFICE JOBS NOT GIVEN AT
CONFERENCE.
INSIST THERE'S NO HITCH
Commissioners Deliberate Nearly Four
Hours on Distribution of Patronage,
Settle Nothing, and Give Out That
no fractional Bitterness or Wrange
Developed at the Meeting.
Madison, Dec. %.

MdQ1SOn, Dec. rs.
The three state officers select who
after January will comprise the state
land commission met in the Park hotel
last night shortly after o'clock and
when they emerged from the confer
ence room at midnight made the an
nouncement that the appointments to
the positions in the land office were
still undetermined and there was in
fact nothing of public interest to be
stated as the result of the prolonged
conference. Individually the members
told substantially the same story. Mr..
Kempf said it was practically deter
mined that complete change would
be made with the land office force.
Messrs. Houser and Sturdevant were
not SO cOmmittal in this regard. The
three gave particular emphasis to the
statement that the conference, though
long and almost entirely unconclusive,
developed not suggestion of wrang-
ling, bitterness, factional politics, per-
sOnal favors or di 5likes, or any bitter
ness whatever. Mr.. Sturdevant was
asked to state what he thought to be
the chances of B. J. Castle of Madf-
son, present assistant chief clerk, for
the appointment as chief clerk in
place of Col. G. E. Morley, the present
incumbent. He replied that the an
nouncement that he had pledged him
self in favor Of Mr.. Castle went too
far, that personally he favored Mr..
Castle because he was an old friend
and neighbor eminently fitted to fill
the place. Mr.. Houser was asked
what show A. H Long Of Prairie du
Chen had for the chief clerkship and
replied that he had positive informa-
ton that Mr.. Long was not a candi-
date. The commissioners will meet
this morning at o'clock and they say
they will complete their work then in
a short time.
The three seemed particularly anx-
ious to make it plain that there was no
factional differences injected into the
conference.
"The meeting was occupied almost
entirely with the questions of appoint
ments," said Mr.. Houser, Messrs.
A0mpl anu 0IuIu0Nd uI US1uS DIT HIS
elbows. eve discussed whether or
not we would change the number of
officials, how we would apportion the
appropriation of $4,000 which the state
allows for the administration of the
land office, how the work Of the office
should be apportioned and other in
cidental questions which are not de-
-termined in the statutes. Some ques-
tons of geographical distribution of
the appointments were raised and dis
cussed. We made progress with a
rather big job for us, but not one of
politics, and although we are almost
agreed there is nothing to announce
regarding the appointments, we have
had no difficulties or bitches in the
meeting"
The last remark was in response to
a direct question and was repeated
with emphasis by Messrs. Sturdevant
and Kempf 1t is suggested that the
denial of fractional trouble at the con-
ference is in relation to the rumOr to
the effect that the governor was try
ing to force the appointment Of Mr..
Castle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Walter E. Duryea, millionaire heir OF
a New York starch manufacturer, still
manages to get considerable enjoy
ment out of life, though he broke his
neck while diving at Oyster Bay three
years ago. He is paralyzed below the
waist, but is now able to sit up and
physicians say that there is a prospect
of his yet being able to walk. He
recently ordered built for his own
use handsome steam yacht,
A very comfortable job is that held
by A. S, Pratt of Washington. He is
the agent In the capital of 1850 ma
tional banks and it Is his daily duty
on behalf Of these institutions to see
and count the bills Of each of these
banks which are sent to the treasury
department to be destroy ed" macer-
ated," as they call it there. After
carefully counting and keeping a
record Of these bills he personally
sees that they are chopped up. His
fees range from SIS to $25 per annum
from each bank and Mr.. Pratt has be-
come rich at the business.