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LIVINGSTON SrNrK.
corroN seep PRODUCTS.

Memphis. August is.-Cottnn seed clI-
Prime crude 81; on crude nominal: prima
summer yellow 3sts: on nominal choice
cooking summer yellow nominal Meal and
cake--Prime $500; of nominal.
New Orleans, August 13.-Cotton seed
oil--pripe refined In barrels ~; OF re.
hned soi prime crude loose SO.
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COFFEE.

New York. August is.--Coffee- Rio dull
No, invoice 5Is; mild quiet: Cordova sd
ll1s Futures closed quiet. net unchanged
to 10 points lower; sales 80, $50 bags; Sep.
temher 6.25: October Sis; December 20
@62o. Jsnuary $40; March 5.35; May 5.46,
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Liverpool, unchanged.
American side, unchanged.

American side, unchanged.
Yesterdays cotton market surprised tho
bears and delighted the bulls The features
strongly accumulated and Under such an
impetus sdvtces from the neid at this un.
certain era counted Tor httle. The talent
was as much ct sea as the inexperienced
In constituting the law OF supply and de-
uand and any suggestion Of disaster to the
pant caused shudder among those
shorts who have drawn their conclusions
from the prospects Of bumper" Yield
In the meantime the Gong" interest demon
strated new power as master Of the situa.
tlon and the support from prominent
source In New York indicated that the
faith IN the worlds eonsumptive properties
Is complete. such a state Of affairs again
served to show 10 what extent the short
has involved himself by too much company
and the hesviness Of the market on that
served to help on the advance
The early trading gave s,gns q slump
The tide ~ss turned by the eagvucss T.
buy while scsivity was increased by events
n the belt that did not Rugur well FOR the
plant This consisted OF Widespread r . $
Of rust snd eo1piaiuts thst the rayuges Of
the boll weevil sad boil worm IN this sta .
are becoming alarming, whlle the official
register gave account % a storm develop.
Ing Ia the gulf Of Mexico At the same
tine ihA deSre TO obtain real cotton made
itse.t more prauoguced srd It's conspicuc Va
tbsence IL quSut.t!ez q suit buyers was
Ell thst prevented an active trade The
offerings became .ess freQuS1t and the
absorption BY the Wall street operator.
who Ass lately rendered the puzzles OK
speculation 40 less mysterious. caused a
r..!c5zbie decrease ~ ihe selling ranks.
ETqo-ts COG tioue % liberal scale. pariie-
u--;y Uhsu measured BY she size Of r.
sfves- For ;hs day they snounfed Go alIj
haleS bringing ne total Tor the season un
Ia crrespoadiug zine ~ last scHs0l. Ac-
cor1i-E - NJ. Hester last statement
-rFre Kiss q decrease Of i|p.i2i bales in
tas wo4ld's Visible fCr the week THIS
- l1dlcats taat al enormous coGsuup
t''z q c0;toa Is IN progress a. present
go. anoys The claims % those who believe
az increased demand FOR the world ir
~ meats nert seAson, which sonic hIv,
E-saty be.-a bold enough 60 estimate a
s1vs % tA3asat, Of raiicaiism and iheu
Vas rcoa1 tor the scalpr- r. exhibit uI
skl4 20 an advantageous end.
est but almost rteidrl sn opposite M
scE3-s iatnT S. eS on she srt um.uut,
g 500 bsies ~ unchanged aaotatl r-. 81
s-s4d 4tcrs tha ussv1ars close Tho h..
E-giisA msrke- sEsin derived its e. msufl
- stre1gJs frvg- Msu-lstter and hu is rsy,
;seis Gtte7tlou 10 the actual stuff
New York 1pened 4 points down on An
East aas { lsss ~ later months THIS wa
tss iaves' 81 the day aad steady sis
q 1bo-: polats tonk place during th,
@rs: hair hour. A sllEat acton fcnovc,
and formed the isvel for trading that pro
vnlst vita sruall variation unit! me mldd
o. Tie Afternoon. slight recovery al
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. August IL Sugar strong
Open kettle 2igFi3 3 10; open Kettle 3a3ia
centrifugal yellow 3i9n4N.; seconds iSsSi
az. Molasses dull-Centrifugel 56I15
New York, August lS.-Sugar-Raw hTll;
fair refining . 1915: centrifugal 90 test
1882; molasses sugar il-16i refined
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT or GALVESTON. August IL,
Arrived
SIS lei Alba (Am). from New York.
SIS Alamo (Anl.l, from New York,
Cleared.
SIS Thurland Castle tBrl. for Antwerp.
SIS Monomoy tBrl. for Rotterdam.
Sailed.
SIS phurlaud Castle (Br), for Antwerp.
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London Money.

London. August 13.-Consols for money
a5l4; account 053s. Bar silver dull. 2ihd
per ounce. Money 81 per cent. Discount
FOR short bills 2Dsd6 o1G; three months
bills 20 1Gd2% per cent.
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New York Futures,
Liverpool Futures.

August. .....i 3ah Dec.Jan ..,,.4 la-lob
Aug-sept 4 3i-S5s Jan.Feb ..,..4 l4-Ios
Sept.Uct. "a 2i-2os Fen March - l4-I los
Oct-Nov.....4 It's March-Apr ,,,s,l4p
Nov Dec. a l6'iIs
bid; selling.
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Nav York pr esss.

New York. august 49,, - ! 'l NJ
N me Tsnd IN dep in he dry s s1ss'
out change in prices veal y
and unchanged. M,svgsisrhts d e
w v in sprins ,oa,,euIns paT
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Other Spot Markets.

New Orieans-Spots closed easy, prices
unchanged; stock s6,gs6 bales.
Low ORD, .....e D.io Middling 1913 o-iB
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], II. Thompson Seed and
Rice Milling Co.
brazoria Rice and Irriga.
tion Co. ..
lionston Land and Trust CO
Houston Drilling and SUP,
ply Co. . F
international Creosote Co.
OF Beaumont ....
Moore-Cortes Canal Co.
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METALS.

New York. August is 3. 'nssr NJ /!
CURED in the lead 81 2nrnshan;si q
York. London closeu Nome ~ II
vaa unchanged bob A. 4, sithaa
iron held quiet and nt INV rlis "A
a ! k;s cd and SlIddlesboro I
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SALES.
Butter AND EGGS

st. Louis. August ls, ,l,ss1, n
Chickens 0Ig. springs i2Ei 'u' Rssllsa
IL, young; ducks I; gees, - y E.al
Creamery 17@2l; dairy i'
err, 1512, loss OF, ~ -gssls!
New York. August 70 s,sie "a
1902 packages: STEADY. !, a'".s1dsa3
sylyanIa aOihd21; Western s'r
Kansas city, Angus
IplL
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Houston Daily Statement.


Bales.
Cross receipts thus fhr this week 6l13
Gross receipts $40 DAYS this season. ! .Ng5 ~
Gross receipts BAG days 1900 1891 @ 4u6 1874
Gross receipts 346 days ls90-i9Oo. i, TAG. 52s
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'uston Spot Market,
Daily interior Movement.
Other Spot Markets.

Quotations for middlins AZ other spoe
markets. together with the AnIes.
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HEAVY BUYING INDUCED
BY WALL STREET OPERATOR.
Some Fear Was Aroused by unfsvorable
Reports from the Field and Bulls
Took the Cue.x
AT THE CLOSE.

AT THE CLOSE:
Liverpool, unchanged to t-64d higher.
New York, 2 to 9 points higher.
New Orleans, 70 6 points higher.
SpnTe.
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UNLISTED STOCKS.

The prices bid and asked at the close
yesterday and the sales made were as fol.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-17
s B 2 4 S 3

Que no publicannos comunica1os
II que sean pagaaos por adslan-
ta1o. 5sss.,... IS
caaa seis palabras, Sc cuentan por
ana Inca y Il Inca vale liez CEN
tayos.
Las cartas que vengan CON CO.
n1nicaao sin 50 inports no 80 con-
sstan.
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NustlO giilliieltO

tsSaA 49, = - q
afrmando qua el misnto de Pas Il
10 Hscos serA alsue e.te
De como I'D IeG Gfmlent0 1oo ckee
CO. cnAn00ss M0e, tal avoza m.
ID Ar otro dIas htstoriAndo 81 pxocsso'
4 que aebio N creAeioI DlgAmog
hoy solo que, formeoo como osta
por mu.tltnd ae 1oYenes p1ert0r!i
quenoA estos, q ol IS glmient0 q ol.'
suelval quedarAn 90 sAlnci elsuacl0n.
ae !0es so1daaoes spu rsolTaq uenoe.
dier0n buen resnltAdo, NO o. asunto
que necesitA Demonstrated. Basea
reeordaf los rspetinos informss pns
blieAdo1 acsrca de ~ Duenae con
ol0.Onea 9e naea5E0 mucu ~ y -
trop1s et nrtH1nte deenIe Quo paree
del battalion hixo On Warrington Z
81 mAgninco resulsas0 que, ensre:
otro.aspece g, oalo g punso de ".
. nsico hlesao g miiissF pusxt0'
frlqueno.
LIS &c DlernOs aADen POKquo mah-
dan = poIque reCtincRn sue mandA-
tos, porqa cream y poIqu6 destru.
yen, porque toman per m csmin0 J
porque retroceden. Y ese conceP.
fo, q a1snelyes O pst.lion ae f.aeLso
hicoi ei 8oDlern0 ue Wasnank sgn
ney que pensG que esse sekarO 9s
obrAr con aclerto.
Zero como GAIA ouM pfans6 CON
~ eabszA = = opinion paoll z saos
-tamDlen macno, por 10 menos tent0
como los goDIernos, NO gene exsrs-
mar = maze que en- y lsis ee comen-
ta eirumor de supreslon eel re9i.
miento, en- sentldo POGO favorable A
proE Q sito: -.
FoIqus, - connIms rse si nseAo,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
KILLED WITH A HOE.
Robert Crane, 10, Kills Cleveland CAT
fertI1, II, Near Fort Smith.

Fort Smith, May 9=Becausc Cleve-
land Gafferth, II Years of age. would
not give him a chew of tobacco. Rob
ert Crane. aged 49, killed him With
hoe. in a corn field, where they were
hoeing corn late Wednesday after
noon. 4 brother of the murdered lad,
Boston Gafferth, was the only witness
of the tragedy. Boston ran to his
brother, the blood frightening him and
he began to cry. Crane told him to
get away from there or he would kill
him also. After the killing Crane cool
ly walked home and told his parents
of the killing. The coroner's jury found
that Gaffelth came to his death by q
blow from a hoe in the hands of Crane.
The Crane family is quite welltodo.
The Gafferth fanny is poor, the father
eking out a living by fishing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
AN AWFUL EARTHQUAKE
Reported That Whole City of $4,000
Is Swept Away.

May 9The
last o.
the
"Have
this morning. The entire population of
thirty All shipping
earthquake
killed. The
daily
other inland cities At Ocos the
OF
placed hund
9The colonial office
Paris May 9Pocureur General Tard
the total destruction
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
NOVELIST FORD KILLED
Slain by His Own Brother, Malcolm
Ford.

New York. May 9.-Paul Leicester
Ford. the novelist. was shot and killed
yesterday by his brother, Malcolm
Webster Ford. writer and athlete who
Immediately sent a bullet into his own
breast. dying instantly.
The cause OF Malcolm Ford ac-
ton" said Captain Brown, can be
explained by inference. For some time
his financial affairs have been press
ing him and he has repeatedly asked
and received materl1l assistance from
his brother. 1t is presumed that his
lmpOrtuning had been such. and his
demand SO excessive, that his brother
had been forced to refuse further aid. y
Paul Leicester Ford was thirty-sev
ell years old novelist of much note
Janice Meredith being perhaps his
most popular novel. He was married
about year ago to Miss Grace Kid
der. of Brooklyn. He was the son Of
Geordon Lester Ford. of Brooklyn.
who died eleven years ago and left an
estate of some $4,000. 600. divided be-
tween his children. with the exception
of Malcolm w. who was disinherited
by the will.
Mr.. Ford is the author of the "Hon.
Peter Stirling The Great X and A..
Train Robbery The True George
Washington The Many. Sided Frank
lin (Which ran serially in the Cen
tury). "Tattle Tales of Cupid jan
ice Meredith" which ran serially in
the Bookman in 1899. and collection
of short stories He also edited the
writings Of Thomas jefferson in ten
volumes. the writings of John Dickin-
son in three volumes and numerous
other works relating to American his
tory and photography. He was a men,
ber of the Players. the Reform and
Grotier clubs. the Century association
and the Sons of the Revolution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
BOILER EXPLOSION
At the Andersen Mil, Resulting in the
Death Of the Fireman.

There was a boiler explosion at
Clio Monday night that resulted in the
instant death of the fireman and per
haps fatally injury Of another person.
The Bluff City nccnle nave two large
boilers at work and had just put down
an old boiler and t;lo engineer had
instructed the fireman to wake him
up when he got up steam and that
they would make connection with the
other two boilers. 1t is supposed that
the fireman undertook the job by him
self and the steam being unequal iu
the different boilers may have caused
the trouble. The man killed was
blown $50 feet and the boiler was
found almost quarter of mile away
the next morning. The mill shed was
wrecked end one Of the other boilers
badly damaged. But little other dam
age resulted d.-Rison Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
WILL BE READY
TO SETTLE ALL He OWES AT
PROPER TIME.
And Forrest Gay Says the Surety
Company Will Pay No Attention
to His Enemies.

Sheriff Strong. of Chicot county, ar
rived in the city Thursday afternoon
with warrant for the arrest of For
rest Gay charging him with forgery
Gay was nominally placed under az
rest today. though the warrant was
not served and he was permitted to
give bond IN the sum of $500. Several
Of the most influential white citizens
of the city signed the bond, and the
sheriff returned home this morning
The fact that no exeitioa was made
TO arrest Gay and that responsible
white men signed his bond is an indi-
cation Of the sentiment of the white
both city and county, are of the
opinion that Gay is being prosecuted
to large extent by some of his enc
mics who are influential
Gay stated to Graphic representa-
tive this morning that the Chcot
county warrant was issued because
the surety company refused to make
a settlement with the grand lodge for
his shortage. and that it was issued
only in the hopes that it would put
him behind the bars. SO that the end
of his prosecutors could be attained.
Gays contention in the affair is that
the grand lodge can not meet without
being called by the grand chancellor
and that he can not Ne held respon-
sible for shortages before next July,
the month of the annual meeting of
the grand lodge Knights of Pythias.
He states that he will make all short
ages good by that time. and that in
the meantime the security company
will ignore the claim of the grand
lodge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
Boquet Daily to Mrs. Mckinley.

Washington, May 9.-Throush the
thoughtfulness of Mrs Roosevelt and
by her instructions the gardeners Of
the White House each day gather a
cluster of the choicest blossoms Of
the flower beds or the conscrvatory.
and these are carefully packed and
sent to Mrs Mckinley. in Canton, O..
Great interest is always manifested
in Washington in the widow of Mi
Mckinley. and the knowledge of Mrs
ROosevelts remembrance of her will
please all here. Mrs Roosevelts
thoughtfulness OF others was shown
when Miss Alice Roosevelt was intro
duced to the social world The roses
and other cut flowers used to adorn
the ballroom and reception parlors
were sent the next morning to the va
riOus hospitals of the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
South Was in #.

It is worthy of remark that of the,
six honor men at the naval academy
lat Annapolis, two represented the
South, two the West. from Colorado,
and Wyoming, and two from Illinois
and Michigan 1t win be observed:
that neither the Atlantic nor the Pa
cific states are here represented
Among eight others honorabiy men
toned were three from Kentucky, in
Guiding one from Louisville--Louis-
vile COurier-Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
SHORT WEIGHT MILLS
Will Have to Quit Doing
Business in Pine
Bluff.
GROCERS OFFICIATING THEM
SELVES TO SELL ONLY FULL
WEIGHT GOODS.
Mlllers Have Reduced Quantity of
Meal in a Barrel Till Over is
Pounds Short
WILL STOP A BIG STEAL

The retail GroceIs association re-
Gently inaugurated a movement OF
great Importance to the people of Pine
Bluff. and Cne in which the public can
but manifest the greatest interest.
The movement is a crusade against
Inscriptions methods employed sev-
eral years ago by certain grain and
grain product dealers. and continued
until the present time. The evil re-
ferred to is the practice OF giving
short weights and measures.
Five or six years ago standard
barrel of meal. in cotton sacks, was
four 4s-pOund sacks. or 1872 pounds.
Later it was put up in So pound sacks.
giving five to the barrel, or 1870 pounds.
Many millers sought to undersell COM
petitors by putting up meal in 361a
81 and BIZ pound sacks. and selling
them as SO pounds. This practice was
continued several years before the
facts became known and exposed. A
general cut then ensued. Meal was
packed in sacks ranging in weight
from 50 to 36 pounds. and dealers sold
FIVE sacks as q barrel.
Last spring it was the custom to
buy 80 pound sacks, but later some
dealers finding themselves in close
competition began cutting weights
and now it is put up in sacks weigh
ing from % to 81 pounds each. and
sold five sacks to the barrel
4 casual review of the situation re-
veais the Injustice which has been
done the consumers
The Retail Grocers association, at a
meeting held on April 80. last. decided
to fight and destroy. if possible these
methods and authorized Secretary Ed
Russell to draw up the following
agreement and obtain signatures to
it:
we. the undersigned merchants Of
Pine Bluff hereby agree that on ana
after May II. 1902, we will handle
grain and grain products only in the
following weights: Oats. 1928 and 14S
pounds: corn, 112 and $40 pounds
bran, 100 pounds: corn chops 100
pounds: pearl meal, 80 pounds
The agreement was circulated
Thursday afternoon and the following
merchants we're seen and their sig
natures secured:
Mccain Grocery compar.,, Pine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
CONFIR M ED.
Senate Approves Appointment of Col.
A. S. Fowler as Marshal.

Washington. May 9.-The senate
yesterday confirmed the following
nominations:
A. S. Fowler to be United States
marshal for the Eastern district OF
Arkansas.
United States attorney, J. X Barnes
Western district of Arkansas.
ors. Bentonville.
Navy-Captains, J. B. Coghlan and
James S. Sands to be rear admirals
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

Bluff Mercantile company, Sparks &
Temple, Tarvcr 4 Shackelford, Thco.
Wollerman. Nj. Il. Stewart, Nixon
Bros. A. NJ. Middlebrooks, J. T.. Sim
mons. F. Silbernaglc, w. J. Bayliss.
w. J. Shepherd, G.. NJ. Johnson, B. II,
COrley. b. E. Benton, Mrs. J. A.
Laninack, c. NJ. Ferguson & Son.
other merchants today. and by night
probably every merchant in the city
will have signed the agreement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
FANS AND RIOTERS
Meet at City Hall and Decide
to Organize a Ball
WILL ORGANIZE A STOCK COW
PANY OF $1,000 CAPITAL
STOCK.
Committee Appointed TO Solicit Sus2
Committee Appointed TO Solicit Sut
scrlptions, Shares Be'na SIS
MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEK

The attendance at th" baseball mass
meeting was not as large as antici.
patcd, but a gOodly number Of basehalE
enthusiasts Wcr" present and mucts
good work was accomplished. 4 teut.
porary organization was effected.
MI Ben Franklin was made ehai!
man and Mr.. Ernest Reed was made
secretary.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
"Resolved, That We form ourselves
into a baseball association for the pllr-
pose of organizing and maintaining =
baseball club in the city of Pine Bluff
for the season of 1902. The name tu
be the Pine Bluff Baseball associa
ton.
.'The canital OF same to be S 900,
divided into 200 shares OF S5 each.
"The management to be placed i'll
the hands of = board Of directors tu
be elected by the stockholders at the
next meeting
Mr.. e. G. Mcllhenny moved that 4
committee of three be appointed ta
wait upon the business people of the
city to give them the opportunity OF
subscribing for stock. A second was
secured and the motion carried. The
chair appointed On the committee
Messrs. f. G. McIlhcnny, Tracy Mills
d. S. b. Stannard and Ben Franklin.
ways and means committee was
appointed. composed Of Mcssrs Dre~
White. Will Nichol and Emil VosS>
The committee appointed to dispose
of stock met this morning in the office
of Mr.. Mcllhonny and formulated
plans for carrying out their work.
Another mass meeting IS called for
next Wednesday cVein@ at the city
hall at which time the committee WiiS
report the result Of their work, ana
the officers of the association will
probably be elected.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
one, and the prospects arc very bright
for baseball team in Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
Rochambeau Has So Far ESCAPED

And who was Rochambeau. whose
statue is to be unveiled in Washing
ton? Hist! Was he not the only fig
ure in the American revolution that
has succeeded in keeping out pl H4
historical noYeIs:"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

Marshall Field told committee OF
the Illinois legislature that one of the
chief agencies which enabled him to
reach his present leading position III
the business world, was liberal and
honest advertising.-Press and Prin-
ter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

HOUSE ADMITS 3
TERRITORIES

Washington May 9.-The house
this afternoon passed. on viva
voce vote, without division. the
bill to admit to statehood Oklaho-
ma, New Mexico and Arizona.
:. * -s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

-Fenton. the infant son Of Nh and
Mrs. James Gould who has been dan
gerously i'll the past few days, is much
improved and out of danger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

The family of Mr.. E. B. Roper as
sistant cashier of the Cotton Belt
bank, arrived this morning from
Hebron. Neb
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

resume her duties in the position next
Monday morning when court opens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09

The following resolution was adopt
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21

Lightning struck the large barn of
VIM. Thompson, south of town, on
Sunday afternoon, setting it on fire,
dest roying it and contents, 60 tons
OF hay, 100 bushels wheat. and some
other grain. Loss, $1,000. insur-
ance, S300.-Hume Telephone.
At its last meeting the county
court contracted for the following
bridges; one over Norman Fork
S631 90, one over Panther Creek
ST 90, one over Deep Water 81.
0l9 90, one over Bones Fork
$4,000 and one over Little Deer
Creek $3.50 In addition the bridge
commissioner was ordered to rprair
bridge over Mormon Fork between
Adrian and Archie, and to makeesti
mate for wooden bridge over Nor
mon Fork between section - and %
East Boone township. Good roads
and bridges will make our farm lands
worth money.
The NJ. ". A. had big picnic at
Burdett on Saturday. While politics
was forbidden, a large number of
candidates of all parties were present
and buttonholed the voters on the
outskirts. One candidate on the Re-
publican ticket made a speech and in
sisted that he loved and svmpathiz.
ed with the dear farmers. that he was
a farmer himself in the east part of
the county, but he forgot TO tell them
that that was years ago, that he
now owns and lives in one of the fin
est homes in Butler, is stock
holder and director in one of
our banks, and was but recent.
ly deposed from government
job OF $500 per day and expenses.
He probably didn't mean to mislead
his audience, but those little dis
crepancies escaped his mind for the
moment.