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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, June IS. Cattle Re.
ceipts 100; market unchanged; native steers.
$4.I5@8.25; COWS and heifers, $3.60@5.1o; can
ners S2.25M3. 30; stockers and feeders, 81 500
Alb; calves, s25o@5.50; bulls and stays. $3.50
@4.30.
81 95a5: mixed, $4.9O@4.95; light. $3.50 @495;
pigs $4@4.60; bulk Of sales, S4.e0@4.95.
sheep-Receipts, 81. 900; market steady ives:
tern yearlings. $4.75@5.25; wethers, $4.75@5.25:
ewes, s4.50@5; common and stockers, $3@5;
lambs, $5.50Q7.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE June 1s-Rutter.

Steady; receipts, 3.647 packages: creamery, COM
mon to extra, 13@1sc; state dairy. common to
weekly exports, 5,e53 boxes, state full cream,
small colersd; 7% @Sec; small, colored, fair to
small. white, fair to good 6%@7Ec; large,
colored, choice, ,7Bc; large, colored. fair to
e ga aGge e %te hofs ~ Large
receipts, 1S,714 packages; state Pennsylvania
and nearby fancy selected white, 20@21c; frsts,
liz @1Sc; western extras selected. 17h@1Sc:
irsts, 1914 GLE; southern, 141a @15hc; inferior,
12M14c.
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HIDES, PELTs, FURs, WOOL
REVIEW OF THE MARKET BY THE NORTH
----- WEST HIDE & FIR co -

WEST HIDE FUR CO.
HIDES-There Is slight advance in prices
of hides, due not much to the strength of
the market as to the better quality Of the
coming with either no salt or not enough,
larger proportion of the receipts are short
haired and properly sailed
WooL-The buyers in the country and the
local dealers getting the fever of excite
ment which appears to be contagious. It ap-
pay the most for the wool. Our advice to
| anybody with wool on hand is to sell it during
the present excitement, as prices may ease off
as to quality.
TALLOW-The market appears to be quiet
but firrner No change in price
FURS-In the June London sales prices de-
clined nearly all the principal articles, espe-
c1ally muskrats; northwesterns, 35 per cent
lower than in January
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, June 1s-C attle-Re.
ceipts, 500; slow; good to prime steers, $3.50
6.5O; poor to medium, $456@5.5O: stockers and
FEEDERS, S275@4.15: cows, $20l4.50; heifers, 81
@4.75 Gamers, $2@e.8D; bulls, $2a4 80; calves
ers. $2.9OQl3.25. ,a
Hogs-Keceipts to-day 5000; tomorrow. 30
900; steady; mixed and butchers, $4.05@5.2
good to choice heavy, So. 100l5.221a rough heavy
$$4.sS@5.1o; light, $4.s5@o15; bulk Of sales
Sheep Receipts, 1000; steady; lambs, steady
good to- choice wethers, $4.75@5 %; western
sheep, S4.5Q@5; native. lambs, $5@6.5O west
ern lambs, S6@7; spring lambs, $5@7.65.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, June 1s.-cattle
receipts, 200, including 700 southerns: mar
ket unchanged: best steers. 81 25@6.5O; south
ern steers, $3M5.70; southern cows, $2.25@4; ma
i've y COWS s ana heifers $2.25@5.4u stockers ant
Hogs--tMseeepts,, 1000; market steady heavy
$4. 25@I4.90.
Shee ,2-Receipts, 500: market steady sheep
$3.50g5.50; lambs, $5@6.75 Il
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, June 1s-Cattle-
receipts: 800 Texans; market steady: beef steers
$4g565; stockers and feeders, $3.2504.25; COW:
and heifers, $2.25@l425 Texas steers $3@5. 80
cows and heffers, $2.75e03.75.
Hogs-Recelpts, 1000; market about steady
pigs and lights $4.15@l4.9O; packers, 81. S0@5
butchers and best heavy, $4.95@515.
Sheep-Receipts, 200; market steady to strong
natives $3.5O@4.75; lambs, $5@7.1O Texans
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
The Worlds Fair and How to Get
There.

The Minneapolis & st. Louis Rail-
road has these advantages:
Two trains day.
An eighteen-hour schedule.
Dining Cars serving all meals.
Lands you at the gates Of the Fair.
Reduced rate tickets.
It's rates are no higher, but its sery-s
ice is much better than that Of any
other line.
For a free map and guide to the
Fair, or other information, call or
write to j. G. Rickel, 424 Nieollet
avenue, Minneapolis.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. yesterday, ASSOC lbs;
ereameries, extra, Ice; creameries, first, 15c;
creameries, seconds, 13c; diaries, extra, lac;
daires tirsts, 12c; diaries, seconds lie; packing
stock, 6@11c.
EGGs-Receipts yesterday 721 cases. Fresh,
at mark, as received, cases included, 1870;
ceived, ,137ac; at mark. doz, cases included,
141ac: dirties per case of 80 doz, $2.7O seconds,
per case % Of 30 doz, $27o; checks per case Of
or aats choice 51 e s tw ianee Or asts fair
No. l. l2c; brick, No. 2. Sc; brick, No. $, ga
619e primost, No. !, Sc; primost. No.. 2. &c;
becE &c. sG daisies No No. &c., I'm
/, lie.
LIVE POULTRY = Turkeys, 1o@11c; hens,
91ac young ROSTERS, I; old ROSTERS, &c; ducks,
&c; geese, Sc; broilers, ~ lbs and up doz,
T' dressed MEArs-yea1. fancy, per lib, &c;
fair to good, 4@5c; small or overweight, 3@4c;
mutton. fancy, 5@6c; lambs. yearlings,, ,4@9c;
milk lambs Psts on lo@la hSgs ~
pes cAB Bse p,ts ss large crates $780, small
POTATOES white, car lots, sacked, per bu
e5c@$ 1.O5; mixed, car lots, 9Oc@$1; small loss
sacked G@5oS $l.a5; new, $1eo 49,. 90 %. rox..
DRIED PEAs-Fancyi yellow, per bu, s1.eo
S sd5 ma s1SS srssn fancy $3.50; medium
TRANSFORMATIONS include sacks. Fancy
navy, per Du, $40; choice navy, "; meQ1um,
| hand-picked, 50; medium, fair, SIPS: medium,
mixed and dirty 650D75c: brown, fancy, 1915;
brown, fair to good. So; Lima, California, per
ID, &C.,
APrLEsa Baldwing, per brl; s4.5o@5; Rus
| sets. $4:50@5; Ben Davis, $450@5.
RANGES-Late Valencias all sizes, 81; Med
iterranean Sweets, all sizes, $3.25@3.5O; st.
Mishtels, all SKIES, $3.50.
EAIONS-California, fancy as to size, So. so
@3.75; choice $3.25@3.50; Messinas, $375@4.
STRAW BERRIES-24-qt case, $1.75; 16-qt
case, $40; homegrown, 24-qt case, $2@2.25.
PINEAPPLES-Per doz, $1.75@2; per crate,
$2.5O@375.
HoNEY-New fancy white. lib sections, 12c;
choice white, lib sections, 12c amber. 10c;
godenrod, 10c: extracted white, in cans, 7c;
extracted amber. &c. ~
CHERRIES-Per box, $1.1O -..
GOOSEBERRIEs-24-qt case, $2.25@2.5O.
PEACHES-Sx- basket crate, $3.50.
WATERMELONS-Ea 35@4Oc.
BANANAS--Jumbo punches, $3@3.25: large
punches, S2.5O@275: medium punches, $2@2. 25.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., doz, 6Oc;
beans, string. bu box, $3.50; beans, wax, bu
box, $3.50; beets, per doz punches, 5O@65c:
| carrots per doz punches, soc; cucumbers, doz
Toe; cauli1ower, crate, $1.75; egg plant doz
$1.50; lettuce, doz, 20c lettuce, heads, zoe:
mint, per doz. doc; onions, doz punches, 15c;
parsley, per doz, 3Oc; pieplant, per 100 lbs, 81
green peas, per bu, $1.75@2; radshes. round
doz punches, 15@20c; spinach, per bu, soc;
tomatoes, fancy, four basket crates, $3.50; tur.
nips, doz punches, soc; watercress, doz, soc;
garlic, lb, 13@15c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange, corrected up to IL M,
Saturday, June 1s.-Butter, steady. Eggs,
weak. Poultry, dull. VEAL weak. h
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Attention Democrats.

The Hearst club has selected the
Northern Pacific train leaving Min
neapolis at 1890 p. M, Tuesday, June
21st. as one Of the official trains to-
Duluth. All delegates who can get
away at that time are requested to go
on that train. other Northern Pacific
trains leave Minneapolis at 8:15aa.
m. and 200 p. M, arriving at Duluth
at q: p. m. and 700 p m.
Report either at Hearst club head
quarters or at the Northern Pacific
City Ticket Office. Signed, w. III. Will.
liams Chairman Hearst Club.
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cANAnA,s CATTTF DuTY.

The Canadian northwest has q sort OF agra
rian party of It's own. says; the National Pro-
visioner in following out line OF thought recent
tory IN politics and is now working for the
placing of duty American cattle shipped
across the border. One purpose of this is to
make Dominion stockmen use local stock for
breeding and other purposes. These will have
to be purchased from the live stock politicians
at an enhanced figure therefor. The movement
United States cattle both preferable to and
cheaper than Canadian stock. The encourage.
ment to this end is lent by the fact that Amer
leans are seeking pastures across the border
and now Craze about 200, 900 beeves there annu.
, Nv a-7 . 4. & . T s.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN June 1o--Ciose: wheat
track. 81; July. s21sc: September. 79M as0c:
No; hard. 5000; corn- steady, No: 2
TENDER, 1875 @465ac. oats-Dnl1: No. 2 cash,
4Oc; track. 421sc: July: BIC; September, 30Ac;
No. white 45iac. Lead-Unchanged Aloe.
Spelter--Unchanged 4.GOc.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows:
Chicago Great Western, 3; Chicago, Milwaukee
Northern, s. Chicago; st: Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, 9; Northern Pacific, 2 Total, "a.
Disposition Of stock Friday, June II:
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SPECULATION AT SEA.
STOCK QUOTATIONS BY MARCoNI WIRE
i. LESS SYSTEM sss7FS

STOCK QUOTATIONS BY MARCoNI WIRE
LESS SYSTEM.
1t was on June that the first mid-ocean
Marconi newspaper was published.
Not only foreshadowing complete change in
the system of news transmission, the reception
that when in the near future transmitting APP
paratus is installed of equal power, each steam
er will become SO linked with the shores that
banking, buying and selling. specializing on the
races and in the stocks will become general
aboard ship
Already the Marconi company has arranged to
receive market quotations from the United States
mitter Is installed each ship will be equipped
with larger Offices. for the reception of tele-
grams to the shore. Such messages will be sent
hourly. 1t is even possible that a stock ex-
change, with travelling brokers, will be started
some of the ships an annex to the
changes in London and New York. The cashing
and sending of drafts by wireless is already
common on the Cunard lines. ~
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, June 1s.--Close:
5oAe; December, 7o% @7o1ke; cash No. hard,
s9@9oc; No. 3, s6@s7c; No. 2 red, $t@1 90:
N9 gs s 5eiy c ass
mixed. 50@5lc; No. 3. 49@491ac; No. 2 white.
501a Gl51c; No. 8, 491a @5Oc. Oats-No. white,
42@43c; No. 2 mixed, 41c.
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR. June 49,
-Flopg, dYll Wheat Ae lover os, NJ north 9s5
5a BIZ bid Rg ge.ns weak =
lev. dull: No. 2. csc; sample, a6@5sAo Oats,
5, 4s649c; July, 4sc asked
Wheat-Puts, s4Bc bid; calls, $3.50 bid.
Corn-Puts, 479sc bid: calls. 4sMc bid.
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it. Both phones 376. w. s. Mott
COMPANY
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, June 1s-Butter,
Ice. Eggs easy, at mark cases included, 14@
141ac Cheese, weak, daisies, Sc; twins, ~ a!
TIC; Young Americas, Sc. Poultry, alive weak
Potatoes, new, weak; lots, sacked, Texas
triumphs, $1:1o@125; Arkansas, $1@1.15; Ear.
ly Ohio, $1.3o. Veal, steady; so to 6o-pound
weights, 5@6c; 60 to 75-pound weights, 6@61Ac;
80 to 125-oound weights, 61A@71ac.
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ceps light Il Fsiss
sf mixed and 8esy ioss e
quality, are quotable from $4.75 to $4.s5, and
good to choice mixed, medium and heayyweights
2, i s5s lbs So; ST. ise lbs s4s5: Sc: Isl
Is e IS IS q 49, lbs $780, 80 1872 lbs s4'
Underweights and Roughs-5, 400 lbs; 81 30,
$S lbs Zoo 6s 8 io1 9 eso S. 81; 0s
CATTLE Receipts very light and market I'M
changed from Friday. Dry cattle and butchers
beef are quoted strong with week ago: Com.
stuff fully 10 to Csc lower for the week. Good
feeders about steady Common to fair light
milk cows stronger: Others uninproyed: sales les;
:, Butcher Steers: 1,o55 lbs, $40; l. 1,27o
lbs, s.; |, 30 lbs, s. ao,.ar. ), 400 ,hs q o,.
lbs ss J. $40 lbs s275 3 80 q, lbs . s2 aas se4
lbs, s2.25; /. $50 lbs, sa.25; q ss5 lbs. So:
Butcher Bulls, ! 1860 lbs, So; /, 1920 lbs,
$2.e5; 1, 1.120 lbs, $3.50.
Veal Calyes-1, 100 lbs, 81; 2, ITO lbs, $3.75;
8, s51 lbs, $3.50; 2, 3s5 lbs, 81. - =
Stock and Feeding Steers, 275 lbs, 50; 16,
s2 lbs sS71 ses lbs s2 3bs ? s2s lbs
100 Tbs lbs $s25; /, 500 lbs, s2.15; /, e11 lbs,
Mich Cows and springers-1 COW, s15.
sHEEP-Receipts light. Desirable sheep sell.
ing steady. Spring lambs weaker. Desirable
last weeks closing. Other sheep and lambs
steady. Sales: =
Killing Sheep and Lambs spring lambs. g.
lbs, So; spring lambs, so lbs, 1925; % ewes
and wethers. 107 lbs, $3.50; 8 ewes, 1S6 lbs
Spring lambs, 81 lbs, 1925; bucks, 12O lbs, So
Among the shippers on the market We're
Henderson Live Stock Company Henderson; Nc
Madelia j. NJ. Hogan, Benson, F. Remes, New
Prague; H. H. Kempton, Redwood Falls: Jen
nings & H.. Wanda; Lerschen Brothers, Client
Miller & G., Porter; Geynueso, Candy; G. Rowen
Burrlham & G.. Tower City, N. D.; a: zNerusse1f
Greene n. D.; G.. p. Carver, Morrtston; DaWe
g. Co! GAINESVILLE. 5#S5#
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MANY FAVORABLE SIGNS
CROPS DO BETTER AND LAKE STRIKE
A.. SETTI Ed

CROPS DO BETTER AND LAKE STRIKE
New York Jvne s1 isMbradstreet,a reviewing
the state of trade Of today says:
Favorable features this week are the fur
ther hdm 81 th shown in leading and
Wheat oats and cotton have improved but
corn corr thi is still backward, owing the cool
manned quiet, and may be said to have marked
time inc. The notable underlying feature Of the
average crop of wheat and large yields of the
other cereals and Of cotton in prospect. a
good fall and winter business is to be Looked
Tor. Pend1ng further progress in this direc-
Of leading products have felt the influence Of
while corn has remained very steady on re-
ports Of backward conditions and small sup
rent quietness in business, and the decreases
cent OF 90 per Gent OF gr9ss in in May and per
eonrmed BY fuller detas aIl Meer
elearings, more Immediate reaecton of eur
week, but grand totals will still show reces.
sS an IRON o ofsG ago The ROSS of
may possibly be significant Of change in the
| tideA Collections still reflect the influence Of
pla1ned OF as slow at number of centers.
Money continues easy and stock market activity
| Is largely professional.
improvement. This Is most noticeable In win
ter wheat, harvesting Of which has become
general IN the southwest ana IN Ca1lIOrnla
Spring wheat is also making progress along
satisfactory lines. An average crop of wheat
has been raised in Texas, but the yield in Cali
fornia will be below the average, owing to dam
age by dry winds. The stand Of corn is good,
but the weather is too cool for the best growth.
The California grape and raisin crops vii be
very large, and southern peaches promise a
heavy yield. Eastern vegetables and fruit
crops are reported injured by backward weather.
The southern oats crop, now being harvested,
was injured by dry weather in May.
Reports as to the cotton crop almost
| universally favorable the only exception be-
ing noted in Arkansas, where heavy re-
ductton is probable because of oyerdowed lands.
The Texas crop is growing finely, first bales
being reported nearly month ahead Of the
usual time. The crop in the lower Missis
I sppi valley is making good progress, and in
Georgia and Alabama is reported growing
! finely.
The leading industries generally display
I quietness. Iron and steel dull and pro-
duction is being curtailed, but price weakness
| is less manifest, possibly because large con.
sumers are making inquiries. and. wit1 a clear.
er crop and political outlook will probably buy
literally at the concededly close cost prices
| for raw material. The ending Of the lake
| strike has brought about resumption of ore
| shipments down and of coal up Anthracite
coal is in exceptionally good demand for thi:
time of the year, but bitumnous is dull ant
weak. The lumber trade is rather irregular
being very much depressed on the Pacific coast
fairly active in the northwest, but rather dull
at the east, Low prices for yellow pine ane
/ hemlock are inducing change In demand t.
those sorts from white pine. ~
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rec OF brands.
Green frozen. 1c less than grade.

Green salt,d hose or mule hides,
large :............ 49,. So. 2o@2.2t
Green sailed horse or mule hides,
medium ........... 49,. 2.5o@1.7s
Green sailed horse or mule hides,
small ............. .............. ITO loo
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-09
zion PROSPEROUS
SAYS LAWRENCE
RESTORER HAS PUT THINGS ON
~. SOUND BASIS.
Manager of the ''Box and Novelty De-
partment' Tells of the Wealth of the
Dowie-Built Institutions-Dissol
Afar Off, According to His State
ments. -a a-... -.

Instead of being on the rocks in
financial shipwreck, Zion City, John
Alexander Dowie's great industrial
project, near Chicago, is in the most
promising condition. This is the testi-
mony OF M. w. Lawrence, manager of
the box and novelty department, No.
3, of the Zion Building and ~Manufac-
turing association.
Mr.. Lawrence is at the Nicollet house
today calling on the Minneapolis trade,
and incidentally putting a new light
on the subject of Zion City, altho he
says he is much more of a business
man than he is preacher.
"We have had our experiences with
newspapers, Or at least DR.. Dowie has
without much harm being experienced
from newspaper attacks, we do not care
great deal about the advertising
given U.S. said Mr.. Lawrence this
morning. "The statement that Zion
City is an institution in danger of dis
solution because Of financial failure, is
to us, who know Of it's affairs, too ridic-
ulous to warrant attention.
"Any institution which is doing a
business of several million dollars a
year on cash basis seems to be rea-
sonably sound, now doesn't it? With
property having an assessed valuation
of $14,OOO,000, and that cut in half,
and the record of having paid up the
greater part of $25O,O0O indebtedness
Since J IN. ], !, one would think that Zion
City might last some time vet.
"There was time, you will remem-
Der, when certain creditors tried to tie
us up and force the appointment Of
receiver over matter OF about ST., lOO'
Since that time we have been paying
cash for what we buy and selling on
such time as our competitors compel
us to-, and it would be worth my place
for me to buy anything without paying
spot for it: Does that look like i'm
pending failure7
cdr. Dowie represents more than ar
idea to me. He represents an expert
ence; He has made me What l W woul{ 1h,
not have made myself. But L am not nc y
one Of those who believe that, will
the passing of DR.. Dowie, the end viii
come to Zion City. It represents toe %;
dustrially, for that. Instead Of goine
backward, Zion City is increasing II
moral force and adding continually, tt
it's industries. Neither of us will live
to see it pass away.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-09

Stanley Hall School and Conservatory
opens Sept. 20. Boys received in grades.
Best table dhote dinner, with bottle
wine, soc, $50 to $50. Ed Baker, 24S Hen.
The Casino at Excelsior will continue
its Wednesday and Saturday night hops
through September.
For a school trunk Barnum has exactly
the thing and every kind Of travelling
equipment, at 715 Nicollet.
The M. & st. L. railway still run their
late Wednesday and Saturday trains after
the hop at the Excelsior Casino.
Palms by the hundred, all sizes and at
all prices; better buy now; they are cheap.
At Mendenhalls. 81 Sixth street S.
Souvenir postal cards. for &C. Also
largest line of magazines and papers. Cen
tury News Store, Third street S, near
Hennepin avenue.
The state fair committee of the Fed
Grafton Of the w. r. c. will hold it's last
meeting at the Nicollet hotel Saturday,
Aug 10, at 2:3O pm.
Divorce complaints were filed in the
clerk of the district courts office today as
follows: Andrew Olson against Mary o.
son, desertion and infidelity; Henrietta J
Bove against Michel Bove, cruelty and
infidelity; Bessie Ostman against Ericl
Ostman, cruelty and infidelity.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-09
CHECKING IS NEEDED
G. A. Nimocks Suggests Outside In
spect1on of City's Accounts.

G. A. Nimocks says that, as the new
system Of accounting adopted by the
city of Minneapolis does not require
any system Of checking or examination,
either by the public examiner or an ex,
pert accountant, the city council should
adopt an ordinance requiring such
checking or examination in order to
stop defalcations and correct any er:-
rors that may occur. He says that
such checking is required in all mod,
ern accounting systems. The city of
St: Paul requires this; l; the s;;a state s+ Of
bank aie: and every county system be
checked once each year, and the ac-
counts in the auditors and county
treasurer's offices are checked twice
each year in addition to that Of the
public examiner; all national banks are
checked twice each year by bank ex
aminer, and the United States checks
the accounting system in every depart
ment at least once a year by an ex
pert not connected with the office ex
amined. Mr.. Nimocks says the same
should be done here.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-09
PROVED HIS IDENTITY
Webster, N. D., Banker, Asserted His
Resourceful Ability in Local Bank.

D. P. Compton, first vice president of
the First National bank of Webster.
N. D., proved himself man Of in
ventiye faculty and thereby proved his
bank yesterday, when he stood in need
of several large sums for business pur-
poses.
Mr.. Compton's bank does it's Min
neapolis business with the Northwest
ern bank, and when he walked up to the
teller's window he was confident that
they had his signature. But careful
examination proved that the only sigma
ture from Webster was that of the
cashier, George c. Dunton.
It was az an embarrassing position, on all
sides. The teller was sure of Mr..
Compton's s identity but could not ad-
vance any money without the signature.
Mr.. Compton started to take an inven-
conceived a queer method of establish
ing his signature, He produced a 500
showed his name beside that of Z,e
cashier. All that was left to do was to
sign his name for proof, and the neces-
sary sums were advanced.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-09
NIGHT SERVICE POPULAR
Year of Money Ocde1
Business Draws to Close.

The probational year of the night
office in the money order department. in
the postoffice is nearly finished and it
has been of so much service to the
workers who cannot reach the office
during the ordinary hours that there is
no doubt about it's continuance. The
night service is under the supervision
of w. A. Davis, and besides the main
office there are thirtysix substations
thruout the city. -"
The individual orders are small, but
g s56 nf to $56 da4 5S These gures s1 0 do
not approach: the business conducted
at the regular hours but are sufficient
to pay expenses. Yesterdays figures
were: Twenty-Five domestic orders
issued, $234.41 two foreign, $12.75;
orders paid, four domestic, 1925.
Before the time of the service
money was often inclosed in the mail
without registration or taking out. of
money orders, because the senders
could not reach the stations.