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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-20
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Shows the Effect of Con,
gested Condition.
Prices Move Up to Over 80
Cents.
LIVE ST0CK TRADE
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Lower, Natives Sell
- fling from So. SO to $3.50.
Bulk of Hog Sales at from
$3.50 to $4.75.

Chicago, Ill. Jan. 20.-WHEAT-Wheat
showed the effect of the congested condi-
ton of the market when May advanced
Ac today in the face of higher consuls
west. There was a brisk demand from
shorts, but offerings were light and buy
ers had to force prices higher in order-to
find sellers. Stop loss orders were a feat
ure of the trading. May opened a shade
lower to 12G9sc higher, at S97sd901ec, but
there was practically nos offerings until
the price touched 90szc, when realizing
sales caused a reaction to 901kc. The mar
ket quickly advanced again, however, and
May held strong at 905z6903kc. Mfnneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of 430 cars, against 1928 cars last
year.
CORN-Corn advanced in sympathy
with wheat and on the generally bullish
situation. May opened a shade lower to
a shade higher, at 49sz Q497sc, but on a
rallied to 5O14c- May eased off to 5oa5o7sc.
Receipts were S17 cars.
OATS-OatS were strong. May opened
age. With the advance in wheat the
price rallied to 42c, where it held firm.
Receipts were III cars.
OVISIONS-Provisions were steady
yards. After opening unchanged to 21zo
lower, at s1S;1 21SQ1520 May pork ad-
vanced to $13.2219; May lard opened I'M
changed, at s7.177h. and later sold up to
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 90Q97c; No.
red, S7696c; No. 2 hard, S1Qs4c; No. 8
hard, 73@S3c; No 1 northern, 87Q90c; No.
northern, S6Q90c; No. 8 spring. 7SdSSc.
OATS-No. 2, 39a3915c: No. g. 3S15c.
RYE-Jan., $50; May, 60c.
FIAX-Cash: NV, S1.121a; S.-W., 81 06;
May, $1O51z.
TiMoTHY-Jan.. g o21k March. $S.121z.
CLOVER-Jan., S11.25.
BARLEY-Cash: 40Q61c.
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.ople refer to him as the boss of the

people refer to him as the boss of the
state.
1T is not the custom of Illinois Dem
ocrats to pledge themselves to any par
ticular candidate or platform in ad-
vance of the national convention" said
Mr.. Hopkins, but if the convention
dominates Grover Cleveland, or man
like him, he can carry Illinois,
Within the last week inquiries have
been set on foot in various parts OF
the country to measure accurately the
strength of the opposition to President
Roosevelt. New York, PittSburg, CleVe-
land and Chicago are the centers of
Senator Hanna strength. Indianapolis
has suddenly shown d surprising hos
tility to Roosevelt. Detroit has begun
to get 1ukewarm A month ago the talk
of Hanna was ridiculed in the Middle
West; today it is the leading topic of
political discussion.
The most important piece Of Informal
ton that has reached the practical
politicians is the freely circulated re-
port that the rich men of Chicago nave
notified Mr.. Hanna they will not con-
tribute to a Roosevelt campaign FUND.
In the last two campaigns many
wealthy men, regardless of party, gave
largely to defeat Organism. Not only
all the Democrats but many Repub-
licans will refuse to help Roosevelt.
This action has resulted in peculiar
situation. 1t is booming Cleveland ana
Hanna side by side. 1t has led one OF
the most powerful state leaders to de-
clare:
I'VE could carry Illinois for Cleve-
land against Roosevelt. but not against
Hanna"
Investigation into the various middle
states has led to the conclusion among
national leaders that Indiana is surely
Republican for either Roosevelt or
Hanna, the Democrats still being
angrily divided over Organism. Mich
igan is rabid for Roosevelt, and the re-
cent appearance of the Hanna boom in
Detroit has aroused in the ranks such
heated talk about traitors that one of
the Republican leaders said:
If Hanna were nominated, no one
could foretell what Michigan Republic
cans would do
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AGAINST ROOSEVELT.
Chicago Millionaires Refuse to
Contribute Campaign Money.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-The news from
New York that Charles F. Murphy,
leader of Tammany believes Cleveland
can be elected confirms a sentiment
that has been growing rapidly of late
among western Democrats. A number
of prominent party leaders declare
Cleveland can carry Illinois this year,
as he did in 1892.
HE is the one Democrat who can
win this state and the presidency" said
James H. Eckels, former comptroller of
the currency and now president of the
Commercial National bank, today.
There is increasing opposition to
Roosevelt in sthe Republican ranks.
Business interests fear him and the
people are looking for a safe, sound
conservative president
Mr.. Cleveland meets the public con-
fidence in every respect. He is growing
in strength every day in this state He
can have thousands of Republican
votes. The successful Democratic can
didate must carry Illinois or some other
middle western state with a large cleo
toral vote. We will concede the choice
of the candidate to New York and the
eastern states. but they alone cannot
win. Their man must be able to cap
ture middle state. We say Illinois can
be won. and Mr.. Cleveland is the one
man who can do it,
Il believe Cleveland can win said
John r. Walsh. proprietor of the Chi
cago Chronicle. Naturally, in view of
the past, there will be some dissenters,
but for every Democratic vote Cleve-
land might lose in Illinois he will gain
two Republican votes. Cleveland is
strong where Roosevelt is weak
Control of the Democratic organiza-
ton has recently passed into the hands
of John P. Hopkins, who is now chair
man of the state committee. Many
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BRIDGE WAS CHARGED.
Caused Panic Among Horses at
Kansas Avenue Approach.

Early this morning there was almost
a panic created among the horses
which tried to cross the wooden ap-
proach at the north end of the Kansas
avenue bridge across the river. A
heavily charged Edison wire which
crosses under the bridge at this point
had come in contact with the floor of
the bridge, which was very wet, and
therefore made a fairly good conductor.
The result was that when the steel
shoes of horses came in contact with
the charged bridge, they almost went
crazy with fear.
Only half of the bridge was charged
with electricity, as the boards of the
floor do not extend the whole way
across. Street Commissioner Frank
Snyder was at the city material yards
shortly after the trouble was first re-
ported, and he promptly roped off the
electric side of the bridge, and kept
the teams on one side until the Edison
company sent a man to fix the wire.
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New z ork STOCK.

Wall Street, New York,Jan 2O-STOCKS
One or two. prominent stocks were a
ing quotation, but the tendency of the
market was higher today. Gains were
Erie second preferred rose point, the
first preferred Il and the common stock.
ferings. United States Rubber preferred
was. up a point. Dealings were on q
fairly large scale and well distributed.
Weakness in Amalgamated Copper and
Rock Island undermined the market and
ences were operative Realty preferred
Chicago Great Western preferred B, Dis
tillers, Rubber Goods, common and pre-
gained l to ~ points Active stocks re-
acted to yesterdays final prices or slight
ly below and Denver and Rio Grande
preferred and Westinghouse Electric de-
clined 12z points Prices were recovering
at IL o'clock under the lead of Missouri
Pacific, which gained a point
The selling developed on advances dis
IN prices Rock island was carried a
a point were made in ST. Louis and San
Francisco second preferred and Realty
realize in the Fries. Large buying of
Reading at advance of a large frac-
ton steadied the general list but the
second preferred and Sloss-Sheffield Steel
rose a point. On the curb Northern Sc
curities moved up more than points.
Bonds were firm at noon.
Business was largely congested for a
time in Realty preferred. the irregular
operations elsewhere. Realty preferred
made a rapid rise to 52A, the highest, and
Immediately relapsed over a point. Rail-
roads were slightly better at O'Clock,
following some large buying of Southern
Pacific, which carried it well above So
The rise in Southern Pacific met no eff
fective opposition and it touched SOB. a
gain of rs points Union Pacific preferred
much Otherwise the market was pretty
near lifeless, but showed a fairly good
undertone.
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|. E. MYERS ENJOINS.
Was Refused Admittance to An
nual Meeting of Peoria X. r.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 2o.-L E. Myers,
secretary and general manager of the
Peoria and Pekin Terminal railway,
secured an injunction restraining the
annual meeting of the company He
asserted that the company removed the
books from his possession, refused to
furnish him a list of the stockholders,
and would not let him into the meet
ing Myers originally built the road.
way consists of 80 miles of line. own
ing five locomotives and 70 cars. The
president is T. j. Miller, of Peoria, Ill.
All the officials are Peoria people, ex-
cept P. NJ Saltonstall, of Boston, who
is treasurer.
L. E. Myers is the vice president and
general manager of the Topeka city
railway, and is president of the L. E.
Myers Construction company, which is
rebuilding the lines.
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SUES FOR INSURANCE.
Western Wooden Mill Claims $1,000
for Damage to Stock.


The Western Wooden Mills company
has filed five suits in the district court
against five insurance companies which
refused to~pay insurance on a supply of
wool lost by the mills by spontaneous
combustion, which was the result of
the wool being soaked by the flood.
The suits are brought against the
Sun Fire Insurance company for 81 1000;
the Palatine company, 1000; the Liver
Assurance company, $1,000, and the
Northern Assurance company for 3d.
600, making total of $780,
The wooden mill people claim that the
soaking of the wool by the flood start
ed spontaneous combustion and that
therefore the insurance companies are
liable. The insurance companies claim
that the water caused the wool to heat
and decompose, but claim that there
was no fire and not even spontaneous
combustion, and that therefore the
companies are not liable
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WOMAN JUDGE HELD.
Charged With Violating Elec-
tiOn Laws in Denver.

Denver, Jan. educational arrests
have been made as a result of the
investigation of charges of fraud at
the recent elections. The persons ar
rested are Mrs. Ella J. Caldwell, Her
man Kastner and William Barter, who
served as election judges or clerks in
December when charter delegates were
chosen. Bonds were furnished and
they were released pending trial. They
are charged with "wilfully, maliciously,
corruptIy and negligently violating the
election laws
There are now eleven persons resting
under charges of frauds at elections
and hearing will begin on Saturday
next.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, NO., Jan. 2o.-CATTLE-
receipts today, 11000 head, including zoe
head OF southerns Market lower. Native
steers, S60d4.60 southern steers, Loo
4O0; southern cows, $200q2.60 native
COWS and heifers, $2.15@3. so; stockers and
1eedeTss $S.0OqS.75; bulls, g. 2Q325 calves,
Sz.5006eO; western steers, S.20Q4.10; west-
ern cows, 81 50G3. 30.
HOGS-Receipts today, LOCO head Mar
ket lower. Bulk of sales, 81. 50G4. "a; heavy,
S4.6Oq4s5; packers, $4,000 60; pigs and
lights, 81 20d4 65
SHE EP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
MARKET lower. Muttons. s. 50G4.30; lambs.
e g e5q5.d5; range wethers, $3.25Q4-30 30; ewes.
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Kanaaa CITY, Produca marker.

Kansas City. Jan. 0O-C1ose-wHEAT-
E ESeeeiRts today, 165 cars. Quotations.
hard, 77lAe777s7zc; No. hard, 74Q77c; No. 1
hard; 6SaBc; rejected hard, e41kG671Sc; No.
REQ, g27kq94c; No red, da92c.
CORN-May, 1850: July 4S1zc Cash;
No. 2 mixed, 1@413kc; No white, pei
No. white, 41Q411kc.
OAT0No. 2 39c; No. 2 mixed CSC
RYEANo. 2, 52Q5Sc
HAY-Choice timothy 20 50G9 IL. chofoa
prairie, $70OG7 80
BUTTER-Creamery. 1s@Ac; dairy, fam
EGGS-Fresh, 29c.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. Jan. 2O.-CATTLE-Receipts to-
Gay, 1900 head. Market slow. Good to
~ pIl me steers, $5.15Q570; poor to medium,
So.o014.S5; stockers and feeders, 81 2504. 16;
cows, $l5OQ2. 65; heifers, $2.O0G5.00; cam
ne ne Il 50Q4.50; bulls, 1900. 10; calves.
HOGS-Receipts today. Is. 1000 head; esti-
Ina tomorrow, 5000 head. Market so
l Z O. lower; Mixed and butchers, A709
$50; good to choice heavy, S4.S564 95;
rough heavy, $4.70d4.S5; light, $4,000 70;
o9 aII1 Of sales, $4.70Q4.s5.
,SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head
Sneep and lambs dull. Good to choice
" wee oo1ssr $4,000. 40; fair to choice mixed,
lambs, s4.5095. 80; western lambs, W25@
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Market Gossio

Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'd
higher; corn sd higher.
Liverpool, 1870 p. m: Wheat 1sd lower;
corn 1sd lower.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 4
cars; graded, 1. Corn, All carsj graded, 81
Oats, III cars; graded, L
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'd
higher; corn sd higher.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, 344 cars; Duluth, 80 cars. A week
ago: Minneapolis, AS cars; Duluth, Al
cars. A year ago: Minneapolis. 2sS cars;
Duluth, IL cars.
Estimated grain receipts tomorrow at
Chicago: Wheat 60 cars, corn go carsI
oats, 125 cars: hogs. 1900 head.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow; May
wheat-Puts, sic; calls, $40. May corn
Puts, 1890; calls, 507sc.
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EMPRESS AILMENT.
It Causes Great disappointment in
Berlin Social Circles.

Berlin, Jan. 2O.-Empress Augusta Vic
toria has varicose veins in one of her
legs and is obliged to keep it extended on
a cushion. The exclusion of ladies from
tonights drawing room because of the
empress indisposition has caused intense
disappointment on the part OF many wo-
men of distinction who have come from
the provinces or other countries for pre-
sentatfon. Usually only one drawing room
is held each season at this court and it
is uncertain whether there will be any
thing this winter to Which ladies will be
invited.
The empress physicians say she will
probably be able to attend the court balls,
four of which will be given in February.
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500 Hack Drivers Strike.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 20.-Pursuant to
an order issued at a meeting held late
last night by the International Brother
hood of Transfers, 800 hack and car
riage drivers went on strike to-day
to enforce their demands for $3.50 per
week. a 12-hour day, rs cents an hour
for overtime and recognition of the
union. A small portion of this num-
Der are men working in East St. Louis.
The strike is directed against the st.
Louis Liverymen't and Undertakers'
aSSncia ton.
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St. Louis Liveatoc< Market.

st; Louis, Mo. JAN 2o-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today. $500 head. Market slow and
io s lower Beef steers, s3.S0a5.oO; stock
ers. s225Q4.25; Texas steers, $26a4. 80;
I9xas COWS and heifers, g. 10@2b0.
e, HOIS-Reeeipts today. 10000 head. Mar
ket lower Pigs and lights, 1864 IS;
packers, M5d4s5; butchers and best
SHEEP-Receipts today, $500 head.
M slow. Natives, s.. 7o0435; lambs,
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Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 2O-BUTTER-M Market
steady. Creamery. 15d21c; dairy, 13919c
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 25G27c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1oH
G1019c: Twins, 10c: Young Americas, 1870.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, 10g11c; chickens, 101ac; springs, 100
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Beef for Russian Armv.

Omaha, Jan. 20.-Fifty-one cars of ex-
ira mess beef for the Russion army will
roll into San Francisco January q and
will be loaded on q transport which will
leave for the Orient February 2. The
meat was packed in specially built casks
which arrived in South Omaha last week
AS soon as the casks arrived the work OF
packing began and was hurried with all
POSSIBLE speed, and the first train load,
Consisting of % cars, left South Omaha
Monday The remainder followed today.
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sugar and Coffee Market.

nominal. Fair refining, 25-32c; centrifu-
/ gal, IS test, 3 1890; moIasses sugar, 3 30
BE Refined sugar dull Crushed s5.05;
powdered, $455; graduated. 81 49,
I COFFEE-Market firm No Z Rio,
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Kansas City, Jan. 20.
N High Low Close Yes
Range of Prices on Stocks.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
49, Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
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Cotton Market

New York, Jan. 2O-COTTON-sales to-
day, 322 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands, $3.50; middling- gulf, s1476
Galveston, Tex, Jan. 20.-COTTON-
Market higher at ID 1850 per pound
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soarlat Fever al Saline.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 2O.-A son of MI.
and Mrs. Samuel Mortimer died here
Tuesday, making the third child of this
family to- die from the effects of scar
let fever within less than three weeks.
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Chicago, Jan. 20.
Kansas CITY Grain.

FURNISHED by J. e. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Onice ITO West Sixth street Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
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New York Butter Market.

New York, Jan. 2O-BUTTER-Mark
steady. State dairy, 14Q19c; creamery, Is
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Range of P1eaa
Furnished

[Furnished by J. e. Gail, COMMISSIONS
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
1885, Correspondent Christie Glain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City. Mol
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Col. Learnard to California

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 20.-Col. and Mrs.
0. E. Learnard left today to spend the
remainder of the winter and a part of
the spring in California. They will go to
their ranch near PaIo Alto, where their
son Tracey and his family are now hv-
ing.
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Wool Markar

St Louis, Mo-, Jan. o0-WOOL=Narke
nominal: Territory and western medirma
lSQ1sc; fine medium, 15Q17c; fine, 15916c.
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Topeka Marker.

W. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. '<Ss
FURNISHED by s.. E Lux. successor to ".
o. Anderson & Co.. 80 Kansas ave.
nue.1
ORANGES-Navel, per box, S26
,EMONS-CalifOrnia, per box S2 m
BANANAS--Fancy Port Limons. SS250
900 per bunch.
APPLES-$3 S5Q4.OO per Dbl. Jul
CRANBERRIES-Pe Dbl, $640Q6.5o.
DATEs-4s4ggS3se5 &c. Per Per h b. ms
TEXAS LETTUCE-Per doz 4Oc
TEXAS RADIsHEs. dozen, 4oc.
PARsN5Ps15Pe bu.. 75c.
AfTIFI1OWER-Per crate an
TAToEs-CoIorado Ruralss' so Soc IN,
Colorado Pearls, 1sc per blu.
"a 90: Muscatine, Ia, sacked, per bI1 q x
HUBBARD SQUASH-Per dozen. 50 a5Ss
z-Sg AGES. 10000 per cwt
ONIONs-Per bu; 80 90cqS1.o0; Spanish on
vi HT11iCKORY NUTS-s1.0O per HI,
CEIERY-Blue Ribbon, per coz Xxx,
Jumbo, per doz-, soc. 0'
COCOANUTs-s45 per sack; Coo D,
HONEY -24--rack cases. $500.
FIGS+Per H., lie; boxes contain,,.. IA
lib. cartons. per box, $l.00. ~
oYSTERS-Extra selects, per gal 3, n.
extra Tta1 9s5 Ne RsF Ygo a 50
zoc; New York extra selects. per can. S s5c::
Baltimore fIdne cFEAm RfF c Sc Ssf
zo-lo. DAISY cne zee, per ir................Rc
t4aIlsaS s. ~1hit -.
New Aolh SI ~ "+ies' per lD-.-........l4s
6itck, PEI ~ IL ....141s1
l5iIIlp - IL ia
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY '107zs
BUTTER-Country, 13Ql5c
EGGS-Case count, fresh, 23c. storaga
20c. 30
PoULT r .YS,uag 5Eoosters. sQs1sc ID;
ducks, SC lb- geese. &c h.; turkeys. iio
ID.
Market very dull and veal
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-I.oose * oo77e m
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-Bales < nos "A
NEW ALFALFA HAY-Isoose ~ s s6SS0 "A
SIhAW-Daleu 80 .-.-.--..-..--.. $50
Topeka Hide Market.
Prices paid in Topeka this week based
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED - IN
NO TALLOW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
$4-S0Q5.s0.
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Still another Los Angeles man has fall
en- from high building without suffering
serious injury. Isn't it about time to ad-
vertise the advantage OF our fine pneu-
matte atmosphere?-Los Angeles Express.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka Jan. 20.
Prices paid IN Topeka this week. basel
on Boston quotations.:
GREEN SALT CURED - IN
$4S0Q5.S0.
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Another member of the Burton ma
chine has been added to the working
force at the anti-Bailey headquarters.
George Findlay. for whom Senator
Burton secured a $4,000 contract for
feeding prisoners in the Indian Terri
tory, is home and is putting in consid-
cradle time at the anti-Bailey head
quarters in an advisory capacity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-29
TO IMPROVE A CHURCH
AUDITORIUM OF FIRST PRESBY
 TERRAIN ED1FICE.
New Flooring, Carpet, Wainscotins Pews and Pulpit-Work Will
 Cost About $3, ,500 and
 Will Begin Today.

Extensive Improvements in the audi torium of the First Presbyterian Church | will begin today.
 The congregation will worship in the lecture room of the church while the tm- provements are in progress. Announcement of the changes In the auditorium of the church was made maoe by the pastor. Rev. c. w. Patterson D. D. at the morning service. The interior | improvements of the church will cost 1t
 is estimated. about $500 and they will ! about six weeks in the making. A new floor is to be put in and this is to be covered by a handsome velvet car- pet Included in the Improvements will be the placing of some new pews. The news pews will be quarter-sawed oak, Handsome paneled wainsooting will re- place the present wainsmoting.. This will complete the Improvements of the audi torium proper.
 A new set of pulpit furniture will be
 installed. This will include new pupit
 new council chairs and a new communion
 table.
 The new carpet Is to be bought with
 money supplied by the ladies of the church. The pews and wainscoting came as a gift from a member of the congre- gation.
 The wainscoting was manufactured in Nashville, Tenn, and is now ready for shipment. The pews are being made in Chicago and are almost ready for ship
 ment.
 There will be no interruption of the regular services of the church. All the services will be held in the lecture room until the auditorium Is again ready for