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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
FROM WATER FRONT
INTEREST IN THE MOVEMENT OF
NAVAL STORES.
ANTWERP coMPANYS LINERS.
THEIR AGGREGATE CARGOES
LARGE AND COSTLY.

Interest as TO whether They Will
Touch at Ports south of savannah.
Remembering the Numbers OF
Lumber Cars-Of Interest to ship
peTs.
Whether the new conditions increas-
ing the movement Of naval stores to
Florida ports will affect the number
and regularity of the visits of the Ant
werp Naval Stores Company's liners,
the Iris and the Clematis, to savannah
may interest shipping men just now.
These steamers have been running
regularly between Savannah and Lon
don, Antwerp and Hamburg a long
time The Iris is the older of the two,
and has in the aggregate carried an
immense lot of spirits, resins and oils
from this port. The Clematis has only
been in commission the past few years,
but has proved good and quick car
rier.
Capt H. c. Daggett of the steamship
City of Savannah reports that on April
2. at 1O:40 p. m, passed a three-masted
schooner bound south, showing signal
letters *. c. T. O." Emma c.
Knowles. in latitude 80 degrees y min
utes north, longitude IS degrees, 10 min
utes west, twenty-five miles southwest
by west, off Frying Pan lightship.
Lumber Car Numbers.
Handling lumber along the river
front involves remembering the num-
bers of cars said a lumberman yes
terday. There are many along the
river front who can glance at car
as it is shifted into their territory and
give accurate information about it
days afterwards They keep track of
its location when about the terminals
they supervise, and know where it goes
upon leaving. one man in particular
has this recollecting of figures down to
perfection. He remembers, when called
up on the telephone that '22536 went
over to Hutchinsons Island several
days ago, and that 1892, which brought
ties, has been discharged and returned
to the main line II is habit. Per-
sons wonder how this faculty develops
in one, when figures to the average
person. at once means confusion.
But when a clerk, day in and day
out deals with the figures on cars, the
numbers lodge in his mind the same
as a mans name does upon his intro
duction. So often have l handled sew
eral cars for our concern and remem-
bered the numbers that when they ar
rive loaded it suggests the meeting of
an old acquaintance"
Recently eleven steamers arrived at
Mobile with fruit cargoes, the largest
number in any one week in the his
tory of the port, and it is estimated
that the combined cargoes of the
steamers amounted to over 100000
punches of bananas, requiring over 1888
cars to handle this vast amount of
fruit.
For the week ending March %, the
Bureau of Navigation assigned Off
cial numbers and signal letters to Z
sailing vessels, gross tonnage 2,769; z
steam, gross tonnage 325. and 8 I'M
rugged vessels, gross tonnage 1.570 tons.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Market bare and firm;
springers, 60@75c; per pair, hens, 9Oc@
s1.OO; ducks, 90cQ$1.0O; turkeys, $50
1Sc per pound.
EGGS : Tennessee, lac; Georgia
country, 13c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Cooking, 21c; New
York state. 24c; Elgins, &c.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 151a 016c for 20 and %
pound averages; % to 30-pound aver
ages, 15Q151ac.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$2.60 bushel.
POTATOES-$2.2 % per barrel.
CABBAGE-$1.50 crates or barrels.
BreadstuGs, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Patent, $435; straights,
SAILS; fancy, $685.; family, $3.50;
spring wheat. best patent. $500.
MEAL-Pear1, per barrel, 1925; per
sack, $1.45; city meal per sack, bolted,
$1.35; water ground, $1.35 (Pierce);
city grits, sacks, $1.45; Pearl grits,
Hudnuts, per barrel, $685.; per sack,
$3.50.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Sailed Yesterday.

Bark Svaerstad CNor) Gulliksen, AL
goa Bay, ballast.-Dahl & Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

sacks, S9c; 100-pound cotton sacks, Acc;
125-pound burlap sacks, ACC; 125-pound
cotton sacks, soc; 2OO-pound burlap
sacks, TIC.
HIDES-Market fine; dry flint, 121ac;
dry salt, 1O19c; green sailed, SIC.
WOOL-Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burrs and black wool, zoe;
black, lie; bury, 12Q13c. Wax, &c;
tallow. &c. Deer skins. zoe.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Hardware and Building Supplies.

LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
CDMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at S5Q90c a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $1,000
1.65 per barrel; hair, 4@5c, Rosedale
cement, $1.20Q1.35; carload lots, spe-
cial; Portland cement, retail, $275;
carload lots, $200@2.10.
LUMBER-Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per M feet, $10.50@11; hewn
ties C7x9xS1s), 40c each; hewn ties
(6xS), 26c; switch ties, s11.5O; minimum,
easy size yard stock, $12Q14; car stills,
$14q16; ship stock, $22.
OIL-Perfection Signal Oil, 42c, in
barrels; Pratt's Astral, 161ac, in bar
rels; Aladdin Security, 1512c, in bar
rels; Water White, 1515c, in barrels;
Standard White, 141ac, in barrels; d. S.
Gasoline, in barrels, Ice; D. S. Gaso-
lire, in drums, lac; Sc degrees Gaso-
line, in drums, 1Sc; SO benzine, in
drums, lac; linseed oil, raw, 47c:
boiled, ACC; lard oil, 91c.
SHOT-Drop, $1.60; B. B. and large.
$1.S5; chilled, $1.S5.
IRON-Market firm; refined, $40;
NAILs-cut. s2.45 base; wire, s2.45
base
BARBED WIRE - ss.25 per 100
pounds.
GUNPOWDER - Per key. Austin
crack shot, $3.50; half keg, $3.50; quar-
ter kegs, S1.40; champion ducking.
quarter key, S2.25; Austin smokeless.
half kegs, $3.45; quarter, S4s0: three
pound. $40; one pound, 75c; less 20
per cent. on smokeless
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Cotton Tagging and Ties.

BAGGING-Market firm; jute. 2
pound, SIC; sea island baggtng, lie.
Ties-Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots, $1.05: small lots. $1.15.
Bacon, Hams and Lard.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

bacOns mans ana Lard
Market strong and advancing.
u. >. butts Observation-Disclosures. 81 C
II. >. plates 95aC
Western heavy bellies ........1O%c
Eastern light bellies like
Eastern medium bellies ........11 C
Eastern heavy bellies .10Kc
D. S. c. Resides ..................10 5sc
Smoked c. r. sides .11%c
HAMS-Sugar cured, 14@15c; picnic
hams, 10@10Ac.
LARD-Pure, in tierces, 10Nc: 80
pound tins and S0-pound tubs, 10%c;
compound, in tierces, Sc; 50-pound tins
and SO-pound tubs, Sh@SAc.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half barrels, No. 1,
$1,000; No. 2, $1,000; No. 8, $780, kits,
No. l, S1.45; No. 2, $1.35; No. 8, Slips;
Goldfish, 1-pound bricks, &c; 2-pound
bricks, SIC; smoked behring's, per box,
10000; Dutch behring's, in kegs, $1.1O;
new mullets, half barrels, $3.75.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 25@26c; SELL
ing at 2SQ30c; sugar house at 1910
1Sc.
HIGH WINES-Basis, $1.31.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels, 40c gallon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

For the week ending March %, the
Bureau of Navigation assigned Off
cial numbers and signal letters to
sailing vessels, gross tonnage 2,769;
steam, gross tonnage 1926 and un-
rugged vessels, gross tonnage 1870 tons.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

Recently eleven steamers arrived at
Mobile with fruit cargoes, the largest
number in any one week in the his
tory of the port, and it is estimated
that the combined cargoes of the
steamers amounted to over 100000
punches of bananas, requiring over 1888
cars to handle this vast amount of
fruit.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, April 4.-Flour neglected
because of the wheat decline, but
held. Winter patents SO 700
4 .00i Minnesota patents, $3.S5@4.20.
Rye flour-Quiet; fair to good, 81. 80
@3 20; choice to fancy, $3.25@3. As.
Corn meal-Easy; yellow Western,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
Letter List.
Letter list for week ending
HANS CASE GOES OVER
Detective Faces Murder Charse
and Is In Serious PredICa-
psnonf

Fred M. Hans, chief of the
secret service department of
the old Elkhorn system, and
who attained considerable fame
in Missouri Valley not many
months ago by arranging a
holdup in which he ap-
peared on the scene just at the
critical time like the famous
Hawkshaw, was brought up for
trial in Ainsworth, Neb., yes
terday, charged with having
deliberately murdered David
Luse, a prominent stockman
living near that place. Attor-
neys for the prosecution were
successful in having the case
continued until the next regu-
lar session of court, because of
the fact the little child of tt q
murdered stockman and who
witnessed the tragedy, has
been kidnapped, and the prose-
cution has been unable to locate
the child as yet. If they can
find the child tho prosecution
claims they will be able to prove
many things of a most damag-
ing nature, among them being
the appearance of Hans at the
house; the description of his
pistol; the cry Of his father for
mercy; the two shots that went
through the body and into the
walls; the ritling Of the dead
mans pockets by Hans, and the
removal Of Luse's body and his
arms. Geo. w. Egan of Logan,
a member of the firm of Coch-
ran & Egan, is conducting the
prosecution Of the case.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
Crop Bulletin.

For week ending July 27'
Des Moines. In the larger part
of the state ideal weather con-
ditions prevailed for harvesting
hay and grain, and fine pro-
gress has been made during the
week. The greater part of a
very heavy hay crop of fine
quality has been secured and
most Of it without damage by
rainfall. In the southern dis
tricts the harvest is practically
completed, and threshing is in
progress. In the northern dis !:
tricts the work is we'll advanced,
with varying reports as to the
bulk and quality of the small
grain crops. The corn crop
has made substantial gains in
all districts, though in many
localities in the southern and
eastern counties copious show
ers would be beneficial, as the
more advanced portion has
reached the earring stage.
On the afternoon of the goth
a series of very heavy hail
storms swept across the state
on a direct line from Lyon and
Osceola to Taylor and Ringgold
ounties, causing great destruc
tion to crops in their pathway,
which in some portions was six
miles in width. This visitation
was the chief drawback in one
of the best weeks of the season.
While the loss falls heavily
upon two or three thousand
farms, yet the aggregate of
total destruction involves a
small percentage of the pro-
ducts Of the state.
The minor crops are doing
fairly we'll. The markets are
being we'll supplied with early
apples and garden truck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30

The statement in the COM
munication from st. John by
Jonathan" in the Weekly
Times in regard to the cutting
of the dixie along the Boyer by
Chas. Haight was a mis-state-
ment, as | had nothing to do
with it in any manner what
ever. It is false in every par
ticular, as far as / am con-
cerned. Charles Haight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
Miller Manure Spreadcr ExhibI-
tiOn

On Saturday afternoon, Aug
ust 1st, Dimmick & Pagan,
dealer in harness and agricul-
tural implements, will give a
demonstration of the workings
of the famous Miller Manure
Spreader, a machine now very
popular with the farmers Of
this section. All farmers are
invited to call and look over
the machine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
Preparing to Entertain Visitors

If the weather man so dis
poses the citizens of Missouri
Valley will entertain the men,
bers of the Omaha Commercial
Club on the occasion of their
ninety-fve minute visit here
Thursday evening, July Both,
in driving about the city. The
special train with the Omaha
Boomers aboard will arrive
here Thursday evening in time
for supper.
Mrs. E. J. Chapman and son,
Herman, are Omaha visitors
today.
Miss Fannie Spaniel left this
morning for Hawarden, where
she will spend a few weeks the
guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Geo. Gumb and family
leave for Chicago tomorrow
morning for a six weeks visit
with friends. George has ap-
piled for membership in the
Widowers' Club of this city.
c. w. Kellogg departed this
afternoon for Stanton, Neb.,
where he goes to attend to legal
business.
Miss Sadie Lindsey is at the
hospital in this city convalesce-
ing from a severe attack of
appendicitis, no operation called
for in her case.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
COMMUNICATED.
Hillsborough Bridge, N. II.


VNsHoViN1OA EUs
Hlllsborough Bridge, N. II.
July 23rd, 1903.
Dear Father: Well, here we
are at Mrs. Fosters, way up in
New Hampshire. We left Bos-
ton ON last Wednesday. coming
by electric cars to Portsmouth.
1t took us all day to make the
trip, but. the journey was very
delightful; we passed through
some lovely towns; we spent two
hours in Salem, visiting some of
the old places of note. In the
court house we saw the needles
they used in the olden day in
Furnishing the witches. We also
visited the old witch house built
in 1886, with all the old furni-
ture and dishes where they ate,
pewter dishes, used three CEN
turies ago, which shows that
time makes a vast difference,
and when | visit these old pla-
ces and contemplate the manner
of living, am more thankful
every day that | am living now
and not in the days of pewter
dishes and witches.
Leaving Portsmouth, we went
direct to the Isle of Shoals,
which has become quite a no.
ted Summer Resort. Tell Mrs.
Amen we thought of her after
noon on Celia Thaxter; and we
visited her old home and the
lonely spot where she sleeps in
death. After leaving the ISL
and, we ran down to Hampton
Beach, where we spent several
days. / never tire watching the
grand old ocean. We sat up till
after IL o'clock one night to see
the moon rise; and got up q a.
m. to see the sun rise, a thing
we seldom see at home, and to
describe it would be impossible,
beautiful does not express the
subject it was a magnificent
sight, and how we'll we felt re-
paid for our waiting, but l must
not linger longer by the Old
Ocean.
On Saturday we reached Mrs.
Fosters at this place, found her
we'll and happy, and now we
just visit; it is a beautiful place,
so many large trees, which are
so inviting to rest under. The
houses are large and roomy, the
barns attached to the houses,
and painted the same color,
mostly white with green shut
| III
ters, and it is hard somtimes to
tell where the house ends and
barn begins; everything is kept
very neat and clean.
The side walks are owned and
kept up by the town. What a
saving it would be to the people
of Missouri Valley if the town
would do likewise.
The Woolen Mills here en-
ploy several hundred hands. It
is a very interesting signt to go
through the mills, as we did, to
see the maner of manufacture
of woolen goods.
Tuesday we leave here for
Portland, Me-, Mrs. Foster 60
ing with us, and from there we
return to Boston by water, and
to New York City, and then up
the Hudson, and then we can't
tell you where we will go, but
will try to keep you posted.
Love to all. Yours, &C.,
EMMA HARRIS RUSSELL.
Railroad riding is altogether
too luxurious nowadays, says
Galusha A, Grow, the venerable
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
MANY DITCH BIDDERS
Thirty Contractors to Compete
for Big Drainage Work.
Open Bids Thursday.

Contractor Yeomans of Kan
sas City was in Council Bluffs
yesterday and made a trip over
the site of the proposed Potta-
wattamie- Harrison county
drainage ditch which will be
constructed during the coming
year. The bids are to be
opened Thursday by Auditor
r. v. Innes.
Altogether there have been
nearly thirty contracting firms
which have sent for specifica-
tions of the work to be done
and a number Of bids have al
ready been received at the
auditors Office. Nonpareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
NORTH WESTERN COMPANY
FIGHTS HOG CHOLERA

FIGHTS HOG CHOLERA
Company Making Determined
Fight Against the SCcur9e
The modern railroad corpora
tion is decidedly versatile. Just
at present the Chicago & North
Western railroad, through Cen
eral Superintendent Hughes of
the Nebraska & Wyoming
Division of that system, is
making a determined fight
against hog cholera in this Sec
tion of the country. The COM
pany specialist has prepared
several prescriptions which are
to be used in combating the
disease so fatal to hogs and the
farmers who are engaged in
hog raising are requested to try
them. The medicine is on sale
in this city at Elliott & Har-
vey's and G. P. Shiley's drug
stores and the Company has
requested the druggists to sell
the medicine just as close to the
cost price as possible.
The remedies are to act more
as a preventative than as a cure
for sick hogs, and the Com
pany hopes to stamp out the
disease by keeping. the hogs in
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Sargent
leave tomorrow morning for
Colfax, where they go for a
two weeks sojourn.
Miss Anna Finley returned
home this afternoon from Mo-
dale where she has been for the
past few days visiting friends.
Miss Ida Schwertley, who has
been the guest Of Modale rela-
tives for a brief visit, returned
home this afternoon.
Miss Anna Chaplin, after a
few days visit in this city the
guest of Mrs. Robert Craft, re.
turned today to her home in
Perry.
Miss olga Strobehn is the
guest Of Council Bluffs friends
Letter List.
Letter list for week ending
July q:
Hainer, Thos.
House, c. r.
Luttrell, j. H.
Richardson, John (2)
INLAND, Emil (2)
Wilenger, Henry
Wyse, C. H.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30

Finley Burke died at Mercy
Hospital in Council Bluffs yes
terday from the effects of an
operation for appendicitis. He
was one of the leading attorneys
of western Iowa, a young man
of eloquent tongue and brilliant
attainments. His funeral will
occur Thursday from his home
in Council Bluffs. The de-
ceased was we'll known to
many of our citizens.
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of the Lewis family.
Sam Holmes received a letter
from Jo Coarter this morning,
in which he says he is now
working in Sacramento, Cal
ifornia, and has a fine position.
Miss Besse O'Connor re-
turns home today after a sew
eral days visit with Lincoln
friends.
Frank Tamisiea is a Council
Bluffs business visitor this
afternoon.
Misses Bessie Gaver and
Irene Moss are with Omaha
friends today.
Mrs. w. II. Crawford, of
Creston, Ia, arrived in the city
this evening for a several
weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. j. M. Williams.
d. w. Van Housen is an
Omaha business visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Owens
departed this morning for
Lincoln, Neb. They will spend
several days there visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Editor of the Mo. VALLEY
TIMES: Dear Sir,
The following are a few sug-
gestions as how to improve the
park of this city.
LIST. That a fountain of me-
dium size be placed somewhere
near the center of the park with
a small statue of our late Pres.
dent Mckinley in the center.
End. That a lagoon be placed
in the park for bathing, boat.
ing and skating.
3rd. That a flower bed be
placed opposite the main en-.
trance made of different kinds
of flowers, and a border spelling
the name of the park, out of the
many colors.
4th. That seats be made and
placed in the shadiest places,
and also that the drive ways
may be improved.
carrie TRACY.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
Wednesday, July 80

Grandma Seely and daughter
Mrs. Taylor, left today fol
Eonesteel, where they will
make their future home.
The Misses Alton, of Long
Pine, are in the Valley the
guests of Mrs. G. P. Smiley.
In a letter received today
from Mrs. r. H. Harris we learr
tEat she and Mrs. Stoddarc
spent four days in visiting the
sights in and around Denver
and left for Cripple Greek
Tuesday morning, where they
will spend ten days.
F. L. Davis transacted bust.
ness in Onawa today.
Miss Fay Neufind departed
this morning for Merrill, where
she will spend several days Wis
iting relatives.
Commander Davis, of Belder
Post, and W.. ] Lloyd visited
Comrade Barkuff yesterday in
the country, and found him
yerv low.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30

COMPANY STOPS ALL WORK
AT FREMONT
wotk on Union Dspst Continued.
But That Is All.
The following dispatch from
Fremont, Neb., is published in
today's issue of the Omaha Bee:
Fremont, Neb., July 81.
Considerable surprise has been
expressed here today on account
of the Northwestern Railroad
company stopping work on it's
new coal chutes and bins,
which, according to the plans,
would have been among the
largest on the system, and dis
charging or transferring to
other points all the men en-
ployed on the work. 1t looks
very much as though the COM
pany might abandon it's con-
t ,mDlated extension of the
yards here and increased ter
minal facilities, making only
such changes as are required by
the new union depot. Work on
that structure is progressing
rapidly, the walls of the east
end are up and roof on and
work we'll along on the walls of
the main building.
j. G. Williams, who has been
paying Indiana relatives a few
days visit, arrived home yester-
day.
A. 3. Selleck, dealer in fur
niture and second hand goods,
has rented the Fouts store
building on East Erie street,
and will move his stock into
that location some time this
week.
Mrs. D. j. Kennedy and Miss
nellie Kennedy are spending
the day in Omaha.
]. B. Lyon has sold his farm
in Lagrange Township to Ed. J.
Lewis, of Nicola.
T. H. Riley, of Cleveland,
Ohio, who has been in the Val
ley the guest of Mrs. H. D..
Brandriff and daughter for
several days, left for Tennessee
last night on a business trip.
Complaining Witness Was Wise
When the case of the State
of Iowa VS.. j. j. Deal, City
Marshall, was called in Justice
French's court this forenoon,
Ed Wilson, the complaining
witness, did not put in an ap-
pearance, and accordingly the
case was dismissed.
Vern Riley, who has been
employed in Woodbine barber
shop for several years, has ar
rived in the city and now has
charge of a chair at John Hunt
singers shop at Harmon's.
j. j. Amen is in Woodbury.
county today on a brief bust
ness trip.
H. B. Saunders is on the sick
ist.
DR.. Gasson states Mr.. John
Barkoff was very low yester-
day, but resting easier today.
Miss Matte Vaudeville is
visiting with Omaha relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Forde are
spending the day in Omaha.
]. J. Amen and family leave
for Okoboji the first of next
week, where they will spend a
month at their summer cottage.
MANY DITCH BIDDERS
Thirty Contractors Is Compete
for Big Drainage Work.
Open Bids Thursday.
Contractor Yeomans of Kan
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-30
Tue5lay, July 20

Mrs. J. Place, sister of j. r.
Lewis, leaves for Wisconsin to-
morrow. She has been in the
Valley for six weeks, the guest
of the Lewis family.