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NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, July 22.-The cotton market
opened firm at an advance of 3 to points
under better English cables than expected,
particularly in respect to spot cotton;
which was reported in good demand at an
advance of IA points with sales OF 11,0OO
bales American These cables in connec-
ton with rather higher temperatures still
reported in Texas, started shorts covering
and there were also some demand from the
brokers usually supposed to represent the
clique, chiefly for September As the ses-
sion progressed the action of July attract
ed attention in connection with the ap
proach of the last delivery day IN that
month. Early in the morning there was a
sale of July at IL. so; in the afternoon it
sold at 1900, not single bale having pass
ed hands in the interval and from 1900 it
went to 10 points over the highest previous
price for the session. Tt finally quoted
1920 bid. August sold up to 12.4S and
September to 1895, with the general list at
the best prices of the season, reaching a
level net Is to so points higher. A fea-
ture in the afternoon was the demand from
Wall Street for September and October
and all through the session, while there
was more or less bull support it looked to
be mostly a case of short covering. In
the last few minutes there was a little rea-
hzing that eased prices off 2 few points
from the best. but the market was finally
steady net 10 to so points higher. Sales
were estimated at 100000 bales.
Na YORK. July % : ~ -pot closed
dull: 50 points ADVANCE; milling uplan1s
Ia IS .niddl ng gulf sa.50 safes > -
Futures opened firm
>OtGG Iutnfoe ci0reu stea Is.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, July 22.-Wheat ruled weak
after rather firm opening and the close
was at loss for September of ga. Corn
was steady to trifle easier, September
closing 1-Sc lower. Oats were strong
early, closing firm at gain of IA. Pro-
visions were unchanged.
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SPECIAL. RATES GA S. A, l. RY.


S64.75 Raleigh to Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco, Cal, account National En-
eampment Grand Army OF the Re-
public, August II to %. Tickets
sold July 81 to August 18th, final
limit October 10th.
SS.55 Raleigh to Washington, ID c., and
return, account Grand Fountain
United True Reformers, Washing
on. ID. c., September to Sth. Tick
cts sold August Both, Sept. LIST and
End. final limit Sept 10th.
s.. 80 Raleigh to Charlotte, N. G. and re-
turn. account woman's Mite Mis-
sionary Convention August 27-S0.
Tickets sold August 70, rs and q,
final limit Sept. 1st.
For further information address
G. II. GATTIS, c. p. & T. A.
Raleigh, n. G. s
FL. S. LIZARD, t. r. A.,
Raleigh, N. G. I
Raleigh N, O. I
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9. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. July 21.-Eea board Air Line
common 400 preferred @34N.
Bonds 49, an
Atlantic Coast Lane. common, 49,.
preferred ...
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SUMMER EXCURSION RATES VIA
S. A. L. RY.

>. a. II. RYs
!,
II ......- 4:-,-~4,. III 4,' -.
summer excursion tlchets 70 the following
summer resorts tickets SOFA dally up tos
including September SOtn:
Boston, Mass, VIA M. g M 7. Co. 'S26.25
Providence, K l., wa "a. q M. I. co. 26.25
New York. n X, wa Old Dominion 2l2S
Baltimore Nd, wa BAY Line...... l52o
washington y. - wa y. q W. ;.
~ 70 80 :, :. 1850 lo.zo
Oia Poiht COMFORT va wa Norloik $50
Virginia Beacn. va, wa Norloik.... so
ocean view, va, wa NoiIoiA 49,. ,,. 90
ga Foihs Coinioi'' d. va l'lch-
hlollu : = =, ','.'''''''' go
washington, y. ~ va "eiloh'.;''. o.oo
Littieeoil ~ =, '''..'''.''..'''''''' o.So
Pittsboro, N. Z. .. -. 2.S5
1 ','elD ~ 'i7'' 20
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NV ORLEANS. La. July p Cotton futur
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL Juy -4p. 22 N. -C. O oa Sp"i
good business prices 1915 poin,s iower:
American middiiug fair = good middlirP
6Se rniddlIns 6.5s good ordinary SO o'din-
airy s. g The safes af thedaV were 100 ID bairs
Of aich 00n for - ulstlon and export ann
iUeludad IL 500 ~ er car. rect ipts 4 600
N" uding 81 u ra"-'can
Futures opeI ed quiet aud closed steady
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hard twist, at 1879; No. 2Os-3 ply hard
twist, at %; No. 26s-S ply hard twist, at
231s.
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For LaGrippe and Influenza
use CHENEY'S EXPECTO-
RANT,
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The Market Closes Net Ten
to Fifty Points Higher.
JULY LEADS THE ADVANCE
The Price l. vel Of Stocks Makes Some RI cover,
10 Hesitating and Irregular Manner
---Wheat Rules wesk---corn
Is Steady.

New York, July 22.-The dry goods MAJ
ket continues in a depressed condition a
far as business is concerned. Prices ar
very firm and where goods are wanted TO
immediate shipments high prices are be
ing paid. The market, however, lack
speculation and conditions are likely to re
main unchanged until the jobbers' fal
trade commences in earnest.
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do. Deb. B "a
West 6nort 4 ;. ~
w y l., z, 4.s... 8 -
wis. Cen. &c.. 81
Mobile Il q. AZ. 81
Goa. TOb.. z's,.. 57N
Col. +. don SIS :. II
r. l.. As =. -. Z
Penn cow. 3's.. 95
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OaIeS.
steady and closed
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81, p. m.-Cotton spot
I'm dem p,.Ses la points higher,
American middling fair, 40; good mduiins;
ordinary 69s: ordinary 6.7S The sales of the
day were 5000 bales, OF which $50 were for
speculation and export and included $40 An
erican. Receipts l20J0 bales, including all
American.
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the dividend prospects for the stock and
he expression of discoura ging opinions as
to those prospects. There was some accu-
mutation of the coalers attributed to bet
ter trade conditions. The speculation in
the New York public utilities continued
without any new features and Amalga-
mated after advancing slightly reacted
sharply with the rest of the market. The
closing was dull and heavy.
The bond market was dull and gener-
orally steady, but some of the active is
sues were heavy. Total sales, par value,
were s1.se0.000.
U. S. 2's, SIS and old 4c advanced IL
and the new As declined IL per cent on the
last call.
Total sales were 1901 shares, includ-
ing: Atchison, 27,700; B. & O., $685.; c.
& o.. 2O0 Erie, 223O0; Erie. first pre-
ferred, 20.400; l.. & N, 1850 N. e W.,
co: Ontario & Western. $3.50; Pennsyl-
vania, 45,O5O Reading, $500; Rock Is
land. 1880; St. Paul, 1917; Southern
Pacific, 1925; Southern, 4,610; Southern
preferred, 400; Union Pacific, 14,150; Cop
per, 53,615; Car and Foundry, 6,915; Lo-
comotive, 1850; Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit, 1920: Consolidated Gas. $3.50; Tenn
csscc Coal and Ircn. 1900; Steel, 613G;
U. s. Steel preferred, $3.50
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Ware g. leIand'S
Cotton Letter

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. q, 1903.-Cotton-
The market broke sharply today. one Of
he inevitable reactions On q big mark
ct This is quite to be expected and fur
listed traders chance to get some verf
low .riced cotton for reaction. TrC
profit taking of Saturday and today
placed many in position to get baH+
The cotton sold at much lower figure. \
lafge amount of the cotton sold over tlllr-
teen and quarter cents could have been
replaced around and below thirteen fiji
teen But instead of this many
who had not taken profits were stopped
out around thirteen twenty ana this
weakened prices ecidedly. 1t must be
remembered that cotton is now selling at
a h;g price and break of half 4 cent
would not be more here than a break OF
ten or fifteen points several cents lower.
This is an important fact to be remem
bered. It does not mean big collapse
when prices break as they did this morn
ing. But traders will be on the safe
side by selling their cotton for profits on
a bulge, such as we had last week, and
stand ready to buy on break. Of
course, some day the market will reach
a top and break more than half cont
But this will not be evident until later
On and in the meantime we believe N
selling out on big advances and then be
ginning to bug again on a break OF thirty
or forty points The collapse will not
come until the movement shows the crop
is way beyond estimated. But it IS safe
to diminish holdings as the price advances.
It is getting to be very dangerous tor
small margins.
WARE & LELAND.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Dee. 21.-Wheat influences
market ushered in an almost immovable
market. The mere sentiment of feeling
Of the approach of the holidays may be
rcckoned with TO induce part of the
dullness A more substantial factor IN
today's market was the gathering of the
war cloud in the Far East, which took on
to a general conviction in Wall street
that at an early outbreak of hostiities
could not be avoided.
That considerable issues of new railroad
securities are imminent is the general
feeling in Wall Street and accounts for
the lack of response IN today's stock
market to the extraordinarily large offer
Ings of funds.
Money brokers assert that money on
call was more freely offered this morning
than at any other corresponding period
for many years past. All departments OF
the money market were affected, sixty
and ninety day leans and even thirty
day leans being affected at below 6 per
cent. Mercantile paper for prime grades
also were offered at 1-2 THUS breaking
tie siz per cent rate, which had been de-
terminal held for some time past. Sen
timent was affected by the opinions ex-
pressed by eminent banking authorities
when questioned regarding the likelihood
Of Russian or Japanese loan finding
subscribers here. to the effect that we
are likely TO need money resources in
our own market There was some heavi-
ness shown by Atchison on the ground Of
its bond issue, and the small grain move
ment affected this and other grangers to
some extent.
The depression of u S.. Steel preferred
was accompanied by further discussion of
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A. & N. G. r. r.
Schedule Effective October Is, 1908.
SPECIAL RATES VIA SEABOARD
AIR LINE.

S7.30--Raleigh to Portsmouth, Va, and
return account of the meeting of the
Seaboard Medical Association, Norfolk,
Va, December 18th to 18th. Tickets on
sale December 18th, 14th, 18th and 10th,
with final limit December goth.
s25.5O-Raleigh to New Orleans. La,
and return, plus 25 cents, account of Cen
tennial Celebration of Transfer of the
Louisiana Purchase from France to the
United States, New Orleans, La, Deem
Der 1Sth-2Oth. Tickets on sale December
18th, 18th with final limit December 22nd.
$12.85-Plus 25 cents, Raleigh to At
lanta, Ca, and return account of Depart
ment of superintendent, National Edu-
cational Association, Atlanta, Ga, Feb
ruary 23rd-25th. Tickets on sale February
21st and 22nd, with. final limit February
9th. Stop-overs will be allowed on these
tickets on either going or return journey.
$605-Raleigh to Wilmington, N. c.,
and return on account of Wilmington
Poultry Show, Wilmington, N. c., De-
cember 18th to 18th. Tickets on sale De-
cember 18th, 14th, 18th and 18th with
final limit December 18th.
12S5-Plus 1928 ($2.OO of which is to
cover membership fee) from Raleigh to
Atlanta, Ca, and return account of the
Southern Educational Association, De-
cember 10Th to January LIST, 1904. Tickets
on sale December 10Th, with final limit
January Bird, 1904.
On account of the Christmas Holidays
we will sell round trip tickets to all points
East of the Mississippi and South of the
Ohio and Potomac Rivers, including
Washington, D. c., st. Louis, Mo-, and
intermediate points to st. Louis on the
Southern Railway, Louisville and Nash
vile, illinois Central, and Mobile and
Ohio Railroads, for one first class fare and
one-third plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale
for students and teachers December 10th
to 22nd, inclusive. with final return limit
January Sth Tickets on sale for the pub
lie, December 22nd, oath, 25th, 31st, and
January 1st, 1904, with final return limit
January 4th. Tickets will be sold students
as above on presentation and surrender OF
certificates from the principal of the col
lege or school.
For further information apply to G. H.
GATTIS. C. P. & T. A., Raleigh, N. c.;
z. p. SMITH, T. p. A. Raleigh, N. C.
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lOpenlng. Highest. Lowest. CLOSING.

Cash quotations were as follows:
ss.70@3.75; bakers s25o@3.4O; clears s3.s5@3.5O
spring specials $40; spring patents SS.OO@4.4
wheat, No spring, d No No D. SO s65@: o No;
red, Sl@b; corn, No. 242H,. No yeIi 6,s,
81. ASS rye, No. 2, 52h good feeding bar
ley ,@36.. fair to choice; mailing, i2@52; fax
Seed No. !, .9S: No northwestern m Leg ;,nS
il.75@u ST.; lard per l00B., 6.47@652; short
ribs sides Qoose), 6.35@6.37; dry sailed shout
ders (boxedl, 775@.%; short clear sides sides
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
patents sI.OO@4.S5; Minnesota patents si.55@
Rye four-quiet; fair to good s3.25@34o
choice to fancy s2;9o9S.&. :. ,oa-
Buckwheat fiour-dull: S2.o0QG2.3o.
Corn-meal steady; yellow western Sl.02.
Rye--nom.; No. 2western So.
Barley steady feeding 81 ~; Mailing a, Co. ser
CornIspot quiet; No. 2, SO; May, 1875 Sep
terlber, 529I; November, 80; December 81.
Beef-ste 'dy; family slO.Oo@Il 90: mess O.oO@
$50; beef hams 29.5Ot92200: packet I0.5O@ll.
Cut meats--quiet: picked bellies S7s093s
picked shoulders 1906; picked hams, ll@l2.
quiet; continent TO compound 6as@6M.
Pork steady; family l5.21@l5.50; short clear
i3.0O(0l3.50 mess l2.7o6D13.JO.
Tallow-quiet; city per package "A, country
Rosin-firm; strained common to good ESQ ..
Turpentine-easy, 6O@60h.
Rice-steady; domestic, fair TO extra $685.
Japan 454t6514.
Molasses-steady New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 5l@38.
Coffee-spot, Rio quiet No invoice ia
mild firm, cordova 734@12
Sugar--raw, steady; fair refining 3ls, molas
SEES 20, refined, steady.
Butler-firm; extra creamery 2l..., state dairy
i5Ga2I.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored I20, white fall made, l2U.
Eggs--firm; state and Pennsylvania 369. -.
Potatoes-LOng Island 2.l292.3, new South
ern, ...-.@..., Jersey sweets 1.5OtG35O.
domestic 3D4L.
Cabbage-steady; domestic per 100 SG@l0.
Freight to Liverpool l2e
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude I. o. b. mills @29% prime summer vel
IOw 36%0..., off summer yellow, prime white
10; prime winter yellow 10, prime meal N0OG
N.50 nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2i-Flour quiet; winter
patents, 81 2cG14.4a spring satents S4.65@4.S0.
Wheat-hrn; So@86N, Southern wheat by
sample 729364
Confirm; spot 491a@..., Southern wifi
corn H%@R.
Kye-firm; No. 2, &c..
Butter-tirm; fancy imitation 1920, fancy
creamery as.
Eggs-frm; fresh 33@...
Cheese-frm; ia large L Z9.
Sugar--steady; fine and coarse granulateo
1881.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Dec. Gi.-Heavy lquidatiopa
caused weakness in wheat today Nav
closed at loss of IL to 5-Sc. May corn
WIS off IA to Csc and oats 3-S ~ lie.
Provisions closed 10 to 25c higher.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

Under the provisions of mortgage Geed
made to me by Thomas n. Bryant and
wife. and registered in the Registers of
flee of Wake County, Book 131, page 1853,
l will expose to public sale to the highest
bidder at the county court house door, on
Saturday, the 10th day of December, 1908,
at 70 o'clock NJ, certain house aud lot
on North East street, North of Polk
street fronting 2oA feet on East street
and running back 30 feet, adjoining the
lots If O. P. Hay and others.
Terms of Sale: CASH.
C. M. BUSBEE, Trustee.
November is. 1908.
11-19-30d.
Sale CONTINUED until Tuesday. December
the end lat u O'Clock II.
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NEW ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans. Dec. 2i.-Spot cotton.
dull very little doing; buyers and sell
ers were apart. Sales. 140O bales includ-
ing 800 10 arrive. Quotations unchang-
Cd
Futures opened steady with prices from
to points higher than Saturdays
close. Hammering by bears and vigorous
support by bulls caused violent huctua-
tons, control of the market, alternating
between the two elements. Following
the better opening was a heavy decline
which was Immediately followed by a
strong recovery After this there was
another slump and another recovery. The
fluctuations We're rapid The course CT
March during the trading serves to show
the nervousness OF the market. March
opened four points up to 1886. fell 20
points to 1910. recovered to 1890. but
Siatcr declined to 1903. The bears used
another wal, scare with great effect.
English eorsols were down SO. and this
helped the effect Of the rumor OF serious
trouble in the east. The decline of 16
points in futures at Liverpool also assist
scd the bears in holding prices down. The
net losses were - to IA points.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2l-Cotton futures
firm.
ctpteInDeI... ,...6
OSVvoci "a.
Nofcniooi.... 49,. %
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Dec. 2l-Turpentine moth.
S561; receipts Al casks.
Rosin-firm at 2.2D receipts 81 bbls.
Tar-firm, l.80; receipts 664 bbls.
Crude-firm, 225@3. S0@S.80; receipts 81 bar.
rels.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 2l-Turpentine steady
inal 551a, receipts sales exports.
Quote A, B, G, 2lo;D, 30 E. 30; F, 2lO; g, go
HIPS; ], ESQ; X, 2.70; NJ, ESQ., N, 800; WIG, BIS
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 2l-Turpentine steady
500; receipts 607 sales SO. exports 1894.
Rosin firm; receipts 3l95 sales CAT exports
l1845
Quote A, B, G, 2.25;D, 225; e, 225 +, 225; g
ESQ; =, 235; 255; x, ESQ; NJ, $50; n, 2sO; VIC
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t.s>r,s4txn, . a.. hostaer~ Axsn&s.
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of a Judgment of
the Superior Court of Wake County rem
dered at October term. 1909 the under
signed will expose to public sale on the
premises to the highest bidder on
MONDAY, THE 21st DAY OF DECEM-
Der. 1908.
at IL o'clock M that certain lot or par
eel of land in the City Of Raleigh situate
at the Northeast corner of the intersec-
ton Of Wilmington and Edenton streets,
frontinq 90 feet more or less Oh Will
mington street, and known as the
Skinner Residence" The lot viii be Of
fered for sale in two separate lots, and
Immediately thereafter as one lot
Terms of Sale-CASH. Inquiry may be
made or either of the undersigned for
particulars.
Although the sale is for cash the pur-
chaser can have Indulgence as to the
greater Part of the purchase money.
G. NJ. BUSHBEE,
r. H. BUSBEE
Commissioners
November IA, 1908.
This sale has been postponed until to-
day (Tuesday. December 22), at IL
o'clock, when it will take place on the
premises.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. u, Up. m.-Money on call
firm at S@@4M; closing 3@ time. money
easy 60 days, 8: 90 days, $40: six moths
exch. stronger; with actualbussness In bankers
bills at Asa 5000. for demand. and at ISL 30
for 20 day bills posted rates 452948j1a;
commercial bills 4Si61, bar silver 5iM, MeS ican
dollars t2}a Gov. bonds weak, Railroad o lcs
Irregular.
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION
PATFS YEAR OF 1904.

On account of the Christmas Holidays
the Seaboard Air Line Railway VIII sell
round trip tickets for one and one-third
first class limited fares plus % cents, to
all points East of the MISSISSIPPI and
South of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers.
Dates of sale--For the public, Decem-
Der %, "a, %, o0th, 31st and January l.
1904. Final limit January 4, 1904.
Dates of sale-For students and teach
ers, December 10th to 22nd, inclusive.
Final limit January s, 1904.
For students and teachers tickets viii
be sold on presentation and surrender OF
certificates signed by the superintendent,
principal or president of school or college.
c. H. GATTIS, c. P. & T. A.
Raleigh, N. c..
Burnett's Vanilla Extract has outlived
criticism. 1t is the finest and purest
Vanilla Extract that can be bought.
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9 T. STOCKS AMI hnNns

BaLr1MoRE, Dec. 2i--Seaboard Air Line
common, l35E0l4 preferred 2a@s4 4
BOnds-Ps ?2nGlS3.
Atlantic Coast Line common lC.@! l3."; ref
-ried 9Sh No sales.
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Raleigh @Cape Fear
RAILROAD CO.

Effective 1901 A. M, Sunday, August
30. 1908.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-10-09
Roosevelts Advice to Young
Men.

1t Is not what comes into mans
mouth but what goes out Of it that
counts.
You cannot retain your self respect
II you are lovse and foul OF tongue.
A man who is to lead clean and
honorable life must inevitably suffer
il his speech likewise is not clean and
honorable.
The future of the nation depends
upon the way in which we can COIN
bine 10 our men-in our young men
decency and strength.
There is 70 good Of your preaching
to your boysto be brave If you run
away; there is no good of your preach
ing to them to tell the truth If you
du not.
How often you see some young
fellow who boasts that he is going to
"see llfe," meaning by that he is 60
ing to see that part OF life which is a
Thousand fold better il it remains un-
seen.
Unless there is spirit of honesty
in man, unless there is moral
sense, his courage, his strength, his
power but makes HIM a dangerous
creature In our life-a man, whether
from the standpoint OF our social or
political systems, to be feared aud to
be hunted down.
In civil life. the greater mans
ability, IL 1T Is not combined with the
moral sense, the more dangerous that
man as citizen, the worse he is as a
citizen.
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Urbana.
Weather cool and damp.

Weather cool and damp.
Pins Stitch has sick child.
Everybody went to Chanute to see
the show Saturday.
j. G. Neely made business trip to
Parsons one day last week.
Machinery is being moved on to the
DR.. Neely farm for the purpose Of
drilling an oil or gas well.
1t is reported that sand was struck
10 the Meecum we'll Monday night.
The boiler in the creamery sprurg
leak Monday causing "a hours delay
ia their work.
This vicinity was visited by a
strong wind and heavy showers Tues
day aud Tuesday night. Some slight
damage to crops, hay stacks, etc.
A. j. Smith is cutting and baling
the second crop ef praire hay.
Mrs. j. E. Noble and Mrs. Vickar
visited @. X. Noble and family In Cha
nute Saturday aud Sunday.
Ed lies and wife and Misses Theo.
and Helle Payne spent Sunday with
Dr. His family.
Elmer Lyons was threshing around
Urbana the past week. Oats are
making ten to twelve bushels to the
acre.
Some farmers around here have
given options on their farms at from
$25 TO $35 an acre provided that oil is
found some have found that they
have made a mistake. Let Others
take warning and not be caught by
the land "Sharks."