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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02
MRS. KUEHNLE ENTERTAISs.

On last Friday afternoon the FRIDAY
CLUB entertained the Denison Woman's
club, and the p e. O's. at the residence
OF Mrs c. F. kuehnle, 1t was the first
SOCIAL event to occur in the house since
Its completion and occupation, and the
beautiful home was tastefully decora+ea
for the occasion.
Inc principal featureof the program
was the reading of paper by Miss Mat.
tie Miles, who recently spent a wear in
Buenous Ayers. S. America. TEACHING
art. Miss Miles had kindly consented
to entertain the Friday club in this
manner, and the other ladies were in.
Vlted In to enjoy the feast of good
things. In her pleasing, unassumins
manner she gave an interesting de.
scflptlon OF her trip, and of the life and
customs OF the people of South Amer
lea. At the conclusion of the pane, the
ladies engaged in an informal talk in
which Miss Miles answered MANY ones
lions, and exhibited many interesting
souvenirs Of her trip.
Mrs. 2. D. Mcmahon, of charter Oak,
was cpresent. and rendered several
pleasing selections on the piano. Miss
Hazel Laub also played, and Miss AL
lie Sewell sang.
After adjournment the ladies enjoyed
an interesting game, Mrs. P. w. Hard
ing winning the prize.
Dainty refreshments were served.
consisting OF chocolate and cake, after
which the ladies departed for their
homes, pronouncing it one of the most
enjoyable afternoons they had ever
spent.
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Denison.

Joe Mills was in Sioux City Wedpes-
day and Thursday, visiting sick
brother.
The Whist club spent an enjoyable
evening last Thursday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w McAhren.
W d Lnney has disposed of the
stock and fixtures of the Model Bakery
t> different parties, and will not con-
duct the business.
Any subscriber who is already paid
up one year in advance can get one of
the great REVIEW maps by simply pay
Ing fifty cents. Come in at once.
Mrs. Lewis Schultz was called las,
week to the bedside Of her.dying moth
erat Madison, Wis. The mother died
before the arrival other daughter.
The Social Whist club enioyed a
pleasant hour Thursday evening at the
home of F. }. Young, as the guests of
Charles Young and P. j. Klinker
The Y. P. S. c. E. held social last
Tuesday evening at the home of Sam
Luney. A large number attended, and
all pronounced the evening an enioy-
able one.
Tho' B teman and J. A. Gould have
dissolved partnership, and Mr.. Gould
will conduct the blacksmith business
alone. Mr.. Bateman does not yet know
what business he will engage in.
The Red Men are issuing UNIQUE in
vltatlons to banquet and bali TO be
given at the opera house Friday even
Ing, March III. Music will be furnish
ed by Halloweli's Harp Orchestra of
Correctonville
At the Baptist parsonage, by the
Rev G. Morphy. on Thursday Feb.
20, occurred the wedding of Mr.. Geo. ge
a. Marsey and Miss Mabel HAYES of
Manila. The young couple will maxi
their home on tarm near Manila, La.
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Mr.. Geo. Need Of Sac County was in

Mr.. Geo. Need of Sac County was in
town Friday,
Mrs. Sears MrHenry visited at Mis-
souri, Valley on Wednesday last.
Sid Green. of Dow City, was bus;-
ness visitor in Denisou on Saturday.
Mr.. 5. G. Wright enjoyed visit last
Wednesday from nephew, Of clinton.
Mr.. Henry Dethmsn went to Seattle.
Wash on Monday morning for a visit
Mrs. Bert Lyman and Mrs. Earl
Baker visited in Dow City over Sunday.
Willie Otto has accepted position in
the grocery department of the Boys
store
Mrs, Henry Maynard of jackson
township visited with Denison friends
Friday.
Fred Conrey has accepted position
as day baggageman at the North West
ern depot.
Mr.. Pat Cavanaugh, of Vail, visited
with his mother Mrs. Kelly in Denison
over Sunday
Chas. Saul of Paradise township has
moved into'.ths c. 20. Faus house on
east Chestnut street.
Mrs. A. N. Jordan. of Dunlap. visited
over Sunday with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. William Raine
Mr.. Dan Reeser of Denison, has rent
ed the Fritz Timm farm near Bell aud
will farm the coming season.
Mrs. Thew left Denison Tuesday
evening for Spokane, Washington,
where she'goes to visit her sons.
Mr.. c. F. Kuehnle went to MARSHALL
town on Monday where he will attend a
gathering.of the K P's of that city.
Earl Baker has secured position
with the North Western at Sioux City
and will shortly move to that place.
Mr.. Francis Gable spent Saturday in
Denison visiting. Hell now travelling
on the road for the Oliver typewriter,
Miss Hattie Rowland weutlto lama,
Iowa on Monday morning where she
viii. visit with Mrs. E. A. Stone for a
time.
Mrs Geo Vincent, who has been Wis
iting her husband of the Broadway
grocery, returned to Logan Monday
morning
Before returning from the mission
airy convention. +, c. Chamberlin made
a flying trip to Indianola to visit Simp-
son college.
Mrs. L. NJ. Shaw passed thronob
Denison on Wednesday last enroute to
California. where she goes on account
OF Miss Erma Shaw 5 health.
Mr., A. P Bone returned last week
from Morehead wnere he has b en-
spending several weeks with his
daughter, Mrs. Chss. : orehead.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. March 16.-The stock mar
ket continued today under the domination
of the Northern Securities case, and the
movement of prices was accepted as show.
ing a considerable short interest still re-
naming uncovered as a consequence 81
short sales made in anticipation of the
decision. Professional operations We're di-
rected against this short interest and de-
signed to lift prices so as to make a. prof
it out of the necessities of the uncovered
shorts. There were some COMMISSION
houses which reported an appreciablc in
crease In the outside demand for stocks,
but this was small and there was a
general agreement that the principal buy
ing was due to the closing up of bear
contracts.
Another decidedly favoring influence
was the restored confidence manifested in
foreign stock markets.
The movement of the International OK
changes, however, was definitely against
New York. the fall in sterling in Paris
and the rise here both reducing the mar
gin lacking for profit on the export for
gold from here to Paris. In connection
with the sharp drop in the trade balance
in our favor shown by the February for
cign trade statement and the payment for
the Panama Canal still to be financed,
this development may have growing i'm.
rortaucc. The latter action OF the stock
market showed that the remembrance of
other uncertainties in the outlook were
also held in mind As the demand from
the shorts became satisfied the tendency
OF prices TO drop became more pronounc-
cd. U. s. steel preferred failed rather
signally until just at the last to reflect
the improved conditions in the trade
indicated by the advance in the prices for
several lines OF finished product. Reports
OF closing down for the rest of the
week OF some of the anthracite mines
had q chilling effect on the market. The
rcactionary tendency OF securities con-
nectcd with the Northern Securities Com
rany was of sympathetic effect on the
general market. The days gains were
largely wiped out by the final hour and
the closing was irregular.
Bonds were irregular
Total sales tpar value) s2,470.000.
U 3 rs advanced Y, the 3's register
ell, tho old As registered. and the new
As registered X, the old As coupon a
and the new As coupon Is.
| Total sales We're 59S, 700 shares. includ
Ing:
Atchison. 1880; B. and O., 1890: Can
adam Pacific, $500; c. and O., 200; Chi
cago Milwaukee and st. Paul 81. 600; Erie
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Ware e. LeIand's
Cotton Letter

Raleigh n. c., March 16.-The market
today broke in response to Liverpool. The
foreign position is by far stronger than
New York or New Orleans and yet the
weakness over there today attracted at
tention and finally broke prices here very
sharply. Below 16c. considerable cotton
came out and all but the big people were
sellers. II takes money and courage to
hold cotton over Ice. as soon as the mar
ket gets weak. There has been a lot Of
cotton sold fer delivery in this city on
May contracts and this load is getting TO
he serious. Looking over the situation,
and it is difficult to see where Liverpool
is to get all her cotton, and yet Liverpool
is weak. This is a point to be watched
carefully. 1t is no use trying to oppose
a break at this level. If the market wants
to go down it will go down. 1t is a may
ket TO be very cautious about and buyers
should stay very close to the market. The
break abroad left the situation very un-
e"tiSfa Glory this morning and all saw
that the position looked different from
Yesterday. There was not the rally in
sight that there was yesterday. We would
go slow OH the buying side at the moment.
The market for cotton futures closed
steadw.
WARE AND LELAND.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
QUOTATIONS. OF COTTON YARNS
Especial to News and ObserverD

especial TO News ana ODSeFNcFD
New York, March 16.-No. 10s-1 and
12s-1 warps. at 2114-221a; No. 14s-1 warps,
at 221a-23; No. 1851 warps, at %; No. 20s-1
warps, at 23-23Aa; No6s to los yarn, at
301a-21: No. 1851, at %; No. 14s-1, at 30;
No. 14s-1, at %; No 16s-1, at 221a-23; No.
20s-1, at %; No. $50 ply soft yarn, at %;
No. 1852 ply soft yarn, at 221z-2S; No
2s-2 ply hard. at 21h22; No. 1852 ply
hard. at 22Ia; No. 1882 ply hard, at 23;
No. 1852 ply, at 2S-231a; No. 1852 ply at
1894; No. 2Os-2 ply, at 1926; No 24s-2
ply, ct 26-261a No. 26s-2 ply, at 261a-27:
No 3Os-2 ply yarn, at 271s; No. 1852 ply,
at 311a; No. Ss-3. 4, and ply. at 211k; No.
20s-2 ply chain warps, at 25-26; No. 24s-2
ply chain warps, at 261s; No. 26s-2 ply
chain warps, at %; No 30s-2 ply chain
warps, at 211a; No. 1852 ply hard twist,
at 23ia-24; No. 2Os-3 ply hard twist. at
1926, No. 26s-3 ply hard twist, at 1921.
Market quiet Prices nominal
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SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.


BY virtue Of judgment of the Superior
Court of Wake county, North Carolina
made and entered at the February term
1864 of said court, in the case Of T.. B
BaTbee and G. B. Barbee. trustees oi G
3. Afford and his wife Texanna O. Al
ford. VS.. Sanders Battle and his wife
Ciarah Battle, l will offer for sale at
public cutlery, to the highest bidder
for cash, at the court house door said
county, in the city of Raleigh, N. G..
on Monday 18th day of April 1904. al
Il o'clock M, the following described
tlacts of land, viz:
1st tract. Situated in Bucxhorn tnwn
ship, said county and State and sdjoin.
ing the lands of Samuel Norris, Margaret
Hamilton and others, and more fully
described in deed from Samuel Norris
and wife to Sanders Battle. containing
thirty acres, excepting therefrom fifteen
acres sold to Richard T. Wilson;
End tract. Situated in Buckhorn town
ship, said county and State. adjoining
the lands Of j. H. Collins. w. H. OVERLY
aad others. beginning at an ash on the
banks of Carys Creek, running down the
mcanders of said creek. DO poles to a
stake, thence south 10 w 20 poles to
stake thence cast AZ poles to stake,
thence north 81 poles to the beginning
containing 16A acres, more or less
VIM. 3. JONES. Commissioner.
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Futures opened quiet and closed easy.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, March 16.-The spot cot
ton market was quiet, weak and lower.
Futures opened seven to eighteen points
down, caused by unfavorable Liverpool
cables; the market there continued TO de-
cline until the close, when prices were
Is 10 10 points lower than yesterday.
While the initial decline here brought out
much protit.taking by shorts the course
of Liverpool caused much fresh selling
and toward noon the bears had succeeded
i'm forcing q wide decline. At times the
leading longs were free buyers, but no
one showed any desire to force prices u.
The trading in the early morning was not
heavy and it was done mostly BY probes
siorals, but later on a sensational break
occurred ard for half an hour the ring
was in a panic. Thousands OF bales were
thrown upon the market by frightened
longs. Prices sank fifty points III few
minutes. Heavy support was offered by
leading bulls and shorts took profits free
~. This checked the decline. In the
trading the fluctuations were violent and
frequent. May first declined Is points
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3-5--10t
SALE OF LAND.

By virtue OF authority conferred upon
me as commissioner by order of the Su
perior Court, in special proceedings No
t125, entitled W. II. Burt, executor OF
Penina Stinson, deceased vs. James Low.
ell Wood ct ais, l will on the 21su day OF
March, 1904, at II o'clock NJ, offer for
sale at public auction, for cash on the
premises in Holly Springs Township,
Wake County, State of North Carolina
that piece or parcel of land adjoining
the lands of James Norris tcolored), de
ceased, on the West, d. 7. Adams on
the North, and others, bounded as fol
lows, to-wit: Beginning at a stake and
pointers, Norris corner, and runs as his
line N. 2 degrees, East $3.50 chains to q
pine stump, D. r. Adams corner; thence
Is his line South IS degrees. East II
,hains to a stake in said Adams line;
thence South 2 degrees. west 1925. chains
to a stake; thence North 81 degrees, West
Is chains to the beginning, containing
IL 81 acres more or less.
This 18th day of February, 1904.
w. Fl. BURT.
Commissioners
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w, e, Smiths
Market Letter.
lsnnoial 10 News and OberverO

a
New York, March 16.-Further material
advances were scored in today's market
and sactions were on a largely in
creased scale. London was again BUYER
of a considerable line of stocks and brol<-
ere identified with the Morgan interest
worc active buyers. There is considerable
bul,;sb talI, on Erie Common on the be
lief that II will benefit in some manner
in connection with some new plan salts
factori,y 10 adjust the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington Lines. 1t
is generally believed that interests identi-
fec With those roads have been accumu-
Iatipc Eric Common at the low prices re-
Gently prevailing.
In the late trading there was consider
able profit-taking on the rapid advance,
and nriccs receded fractionally from the
high noints wheat opened fairly steady
in Chicago at slight concessions, but later
developcd some weakness on reports OF
much needed rain in the Southwest, which
caused break OF u. cents in wheat and
cent in corr. Oats were quiet and lower
with provisions sympathlzlng.
At one time today July cotton sold at
decline Of So. 80 per bale, from the clos
ing prco of YESTERDAY. Reduced sales OF
snot, 70 6 non bales. Liverpool at conces-
sions and Iacl, Of demand for spots in the
Southern markets. caused the break.
~ 'D0i L ma - w. B. SMITH & co.
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lopening. Highest Closing. Lowest.
Cash quota, IONS were as follows:

stra,shts si5oaS4.7o spring patents 4 5o@4So
straights 1900 4 o:bakers S;25@2eowheat, N.
s,a spring co SIssN No. 10 Size SSS No. ye fe1
52N oats, No 2 4fA@:No.2 whlte,4s NoSwhite
49!s rye, No 13%@ gsnd feeding III bar
seed. No. l, l,l0 No. | northwestern, l.l6@
prime timothy seed, 3.n5. mess pork per Dbl.
II 75al3.S u, lard per ION. 95@7.0O; short
ribs side, oose) 6s@;h dry salaed sh H;dn,
0 tboSed, S7%s7.5o, whlsk' y, basis Of hiet
grade wines, les; clover, COZ tract grade. liz
@.".
NEW YORK PROVISIONS
NEW YORK Mar lS-Flour-dull, whit :;
patents s52O65.on: Minnesota patents s5.l5o
''Y Ry e' f -four, fair to good s4.:O@455
choice to fancy s4:600485
Buckwhea At -four nom; s200@2.l0.
Corn-meal steady yellow western sl.lS@
Rye-steady. No. 2western S2%. ~
Barley quiet feeding 50: mailing 55@65
wheat-hrm, No red, lc2g; ay,lol]2; July
Coffn~spot easy, No. 2. nom; May, 5sH; July
Bsef-s de family ~ s 5O@l25r mess e@
o50. city extra India mes, packer
ic.5S9 l.l5O beef hams 2o.5o@22.00; 800
Cut enthusiastically. :pickled bellies, 31a@S
picked shoulderssl4; picked hams l0@ll
Eard-weak, western steamed 745@; refined
EASY: con +inent IT'S; compound. 1897.
Ork-steady: family Is 0O9l6.5f short clear
l5000l87 10, mess l5.50N1l6,OU.
Tallow-easy city(S5A per packagel, country
Realistically; strained CON- to good 2.75G 50
Turpentine-quiet e2kGSt. o,>as,<
Rice-steady; domestic, fair TO extra, 31a9o12,.
Japan nominal 49,,
Moiasses-frm New Orleans open kettle,
good to choice Sl@T.
Coffee-spot Rio quiet. NO invoice o2s'
mild steady cOrdova l00I3
Sugar-raw firm, fair refin 3, cen.
trfugal 80 test SM@. moiassessng gra z
5'oocnt loaf SIS. crushed 5.35, powdered 4.75
granulated4e5. cubes 40,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; Long lsland30o oS Jerseys
27SC0? r. Jersey swees l.60@4.O0, state and
western sacks 2.65C92.75
Peanuts-steady: fancy hand-picked. @'t24
other domestic $4,000. ~ ~,
Cabbage-hrm: domestic per ton O.uOt 5O.UU.
Fla Dbl. 2.5ca 80.
Freight to Liverpool l2H
Butter--quict extra fresh creamery II, STATE
dairy l4na2l factory l21a@l5
Cheese-firm state, full cream fancy Smsl
cclored Sept u, late made l0A; do white II
late made, lG3z.
average finest 10 western firsts
Cotton seed oil was quiet and ......,
crude b. mills mil aS Pr nome s prie Sn
il@; prime winter yellow jlh@.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Mar li-FIour steady win!el
patents h.:5@N.iO, spring patents. s5.21@5G0.
Wheat--1rm and ..., spot contract
IG'la, March ltiI2,p 10 bred western lNh@.
Corn firm; spoi 5L1s, Southern white 45@52M
March 5lh@5s.
Oats-tirm No2 white 1917.
Rye-firm, No. 2, S1@Sl, uptown, no. 2, 80G8l
69070
Butter-steady fancy imitation @20, fancy
creamery 276 fancy ladle OH.
Eggs-6rm 1899.
Cheese-steady, small l2Q9L for Sept and
early Oct. l015GS1l Nov, Small l2914 for Jept.
Sugar-strong; fine and coarse sranulated
49,.
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J. d. BOUSHALL, General Agent,
Tucker Building, Opposite Post Office, Raleigh, N C

$4,000; Erie first preferred. $500; second
preferred, $500; L. and NJ. $4,000; Metro.
oolitan, 10,500; Missouri Pacific. 1880; N.
and W., 5000; do preferred, 200; Pennsyl-
vania. 74,4O0; Reading. $4,000; Rock ISL
and, 144OO; Southern Pacific. $4,000; South
ern Railway. $500: Southern Railway
preferred, 100; Union Pacific, $4,000;
Wabash preferred, $500; Copper 24,300;
American Sugar, 500; Brooklyn Transit.
1890; Peoples Gas, $500; Tennessee Coal
md Iron, $780, U. S. Steel. $500; do
preferred, 31,700.
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Futures odened weak snd closed steady.
LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool, March Ii, p. m.-Cotton spot
mod business, prices pon S higher
American middling fair, S -, good midaline
S52, middling Sd, low middlng S.42, gooo
ordinary, e.32, ordinary SIP. The sales of The
day were 600, of which 800 We're for specu.
lation and export and included 5.lOO Ameri.
can. Receipts 1000 bales including ....
American.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

Sew York, Mar. IL, l p. m.-Money on call
easy 'M@1, closing lN@g. offered time
money steady 80 days 3t915; 30 days, 3@31
sterling exch. firm with actual bus. i'm bank
ers' bills at 4s6.S01 so. for dem. and at 4Si.l0
4Si Is for 20 day bills. posted rates +.Silaa
Mexican dollars Az, Gov. bonds Railroad
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to 1907, recovered to 1917. dropped to
l. as, recovered to 1851, and finally de-
clned to 1856; July first lost 20 points
at 1856, recovered to 1858, declined to
1886, recovered to 1903, and finally de-
clined to 1886. The market closed quiet,
with net losses of g. to so points on the
old crop months. and % to - on the
new.
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NAVAL STORES
W1LMINGToH. Mar. IS III rpeutine steaG y
10; receipts Is casks
Rosin-.... at 200 receipts :. bbls.
Tar-frn, 45 receipts 70 bols.
rels.
CHARLKsTo N, Mar. 10 -Turpentine nom +,
-, receipts 800. ales exports.
ROSiD--nOin.
SAvAENAH. Mar. l6-Turpentine firm
6S receipts 2ls. sales los. exports 92I.
Rosin firm, receipts 5s2 sales So, exports,
Quote a, B, G.. u, 2s50l; e. go r, 265; 6.
2.GE 81; 2 35; K, $50; Nj. $50. \. $40 VIC.
500: WV. @3.sO.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, March 16.-Indications of an eff
tectual break in the Kansas Oklahoma
drouth knocked 2 1-Sc today from the
price of July wheat. The May delivery
closed at net loss of l 1-Sc; corn is
down l Is to l lac; oats 7-Sc and pro
visions 10 to zoe.
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New Orleans, Mar le-Cotton futures stead,
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.


Receipts Yesterday ... IS bales
Prices yesterday ............ 15B@15A
Receipts same date last year.. 10 bales
Prices same date last year -. $50 az
Receipts this week ... so bales
REGENTS same week last year :. 43 bales
Receipts to date 1917 bales
Receipts last year to date ..13,S59 bales
Monday the New York spot market
fell 35 points and stood at 1915. Yester-
day it fell As points and New York spots
were quoted at Is cents even. The market
for future broke heavily. On this mar
ket spot is off q of cent from the figures
of the latter part of last week. The mar
ket is nervous and unsteady, though pos
sibly it may go forward today.
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TO THE BOND HOLDERS OF GREENS
BORO FEMAILE COLLEGE

The college has been burned and it has
been ordered by the Board of Trustees
that the insurance money, $35.00000, be
expended in the payment of the bonded
debt. All said bond-holders will please
communicate at once with the under.
signed, stating the amount of the bonds
held and the price at which they VIII
sell
C. II. IRELAND,
Greensboro, N. c.
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Notice

Agencies
such
the regular business
for the
reliability
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Croupy children are &c C,r.,,,..,
lieved with an application - o"an :
Pine umonia Cure.
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8. A. l.. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. Mar. I6-Seaboard Air Line
common, l0A@l0h preft rred l71s@lT,4.
BOnds-4's 49,. a.
Atlantic Coast Line common lO-@ICS; pref.
erred .........
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ALASKAN POsTMIsTREss
Distinction Belongs to Mrs. PlummeT
of COidfOOt.
New York World.

New DIX " Orlu.
There are plenty Of women postmas-
tiers in the United States, but only one
In Alaska Her name is Mrs. Agnes e.
Plumrher, and her office is Coldfoot.
Alaska, on the Koyukuk river. It is
the most northerly postoff1ce in Uncle
Sans vast dominion where a woman
handles the mail.
Mrs. Plummer receives and forwards
but ten mails year. To do even this
demands almost impossible feats of
transportation on the part of the mail
carriers, for Coldfoot is on the edge
to the northward Of those portions Of
Alaska which lay some claim to being
settled.
For all that, Coldfoot must have its
regular mails, because it is the official
seat Of D. A. Mckenzie, United States
commissioner for the district.
Only recently Commissioner McKen-
zie travelled all the way from Ala ska to
Washington to urge upon the authori-,
| ties the necessity of improving the
| transportation facilities of that great
! territory. If they get reindeer for
! the exclusive services of Coldfoot
postoffce, Commissioner Mckenzie
and Mrs. Plummer will consider them
selves extremely fortunate.
| On JAM Ia a letter was sent to Mrs.
Plummer requesting an account Of
! her labors in the Arctic. 1t took eight
| weeks for the letter to go from New
York to Coldfoot. 1t was six weeks
more before the answer returned
| doubtless the influence of spring COM
! ing on cut off two weeks from the
| Journey.