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Veterans to Entertain.

4 II. g Leo Camp, G, Vi met at the
usual hour last night, with Commander
o. B, Morgan III the chair.
The camp determined to reorsnnize
their system Of relief, and appointed
Comrade James T, Gray to act with
tho ladies in etfeoting al organization.
"A committee consisting Of Comrades
Or, James Power Smith. Geryas Storrs
and w, B, Freeman was 1appolnted to
confer with the Sons Of Veterans and
Daughters OF the ConfedeTacy In regard
to having n series of entertainment DUR
Ing the coming fall and winter,
The camp is making active preparations
to go to the Petersburg reunion, and will
attend In largo numbers, especially on
the day Of the Crater celebration Thurs
day October 20, 1905, SIS
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Baltimore, SEC. 0O1 ,5s5, d ecrease SO.
81, "a COZ on 666 itlcrea Sc 1872,

Baltimore, s26. oO1,5s5 h decrease 5;S.
Kansas City, s27, 2g7 ,6s6, increa!s SO i
New Orleans, sl5,s7O,012,. decrease sl4S,
4 Louisville, $40, so2, 61O, increase l.S.5S
Memphis, IS, 752, s91 Increase Y. 4. s35
Richmond, 81. 737, 1s3, decrease ~
Washington. s5,Ss1, Sss, " increase So Is
Savannah, s6.0s4263 decrease ~.
Fort Worth, So. 9sb,2 CSC, Increase ,l90.S. s$
7 4 tlanta., s3S 81 .6s7, 227, AZ increase 11.s.
Nashville, SO, 730, 425, Increase q
Norfolk, 81, $50, 40, ncreas SO 5. \.
Augusta. G 4. H. So, 640, 93t Increase coz.
Birn1ingham,s 81, $40, IA, increase 1871 3
Knoxville s1,27s, 1872 increase s.s.
Charleston, s.. c.. 81, 6s1 .155, increase IS.
Little Rock, 81 ,2os $50, increase So
Chattnnoo 81 .42s .60i,. increas Sc 700
Jacksonville 81, increase 'so.s..}
3 Macon, s7l0. 5s7. decrease IL
y houston, s22 1885, A4. increase 81
x Galveston. s15.37O, 900. Increase " g. 3
Total United States. ESQ 1856 70, 1 In IN
crease 1872. .,.
152. , ss& .slss y, ! u
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for divorce. charging his wife with con-
luct unbecoming wife, and alleging
he excessive use OF intoxicants. Mrs,
Taggart heard OF the proceedings In San
Francisco several weeks later, and I'M
started for Wooster, the home
the Taggarts, where she filled a
for divorce against
Captain Taggart, on the grounds OF
cruelty and neglect. The case has been
Of exceptional interest. because Of state
ments during tho trial by Captain Tag
1rt that the use OF intoxloants In the
army was so common as to be almost
the custom. q number OF prominent army
lcers were named In Captain Taggart's
Edition as having been moro or less
10 cause OF tho domestic troubles be-
econ Captain and Mrs TaGEart,
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EIGHT INCHES nFi#ss,lN'nAN
FALLS In OHIO TOWN
}(By Associated Press.)

CLEVELAND. OF October "A :fr Gus;
gale, accom- MED by heavy rain and NJ hall
which began wednesday night, still con- on
tinued yesterday. s33 ss Is g3
45 AZ Chardon, Ohio, from six to eight
inches Of snow have fallen. The electric
interurban lines had much difficulty In n
maintaining service early to-day, while While
telephone wires were carried down In all
directions,
Z The storm has caused Lake Erie to be-
come very rough. The schooner King
fshor was driven ashore and pounded to
pieces by the waves.
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BANK CLEARINGS,
A Table Showing the Percentage
of Increase or Decrease.
jBy AssocIated FRESH

4 NEW YORK, October 1a,-The follow
Ing table complied by Bradstreet's, shows
the bank clearings at n number OF tn
principal cities for the week ended DC
tober la. 1906. with the percentage OF IN
crease and decrease, us compared viii
the corresponding week last year. Sixty
two other cities are Included IN the TO-
tails:
New York, $1,7ss, s55 ,2s5, Increase 16.1.
Chicago, ;9o0,5ls, 8O7, increase 1l9,
Boston. sl6l, s53.66i. Increase gao.
Philadelphia, Sl43,S75,Sla, Increase 15,S.
& st. Louis. sec. S95, 255. Increase Oh.
PIttsburg, $l,154,6l6, hcrease 17s
San francisco, $685., O2lA increase 15.9. !.
Cincinnati. iaa,sss.s 800 1nArease ".
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eRo AD STREET
THE BROAD STREET PARKBLEACH ERIES

partly new, having been about doubled
in capacity, and the west bleacher Is en-
tlrely new. III III
The greatest Improvement In tho field,
however, is In the arrangements for car
rages. Heretofore these have driven
across the park at the extreme west,
This year tho carriage entrance IS not on
Broad Street but Is Mt the extreme
northern end OF the west fence, and Is
reached by a. carriage way from Broad
Street, outside the west fence,
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The trouble experienced last year IN
handling tho enormous crowd that at
tended the Carolina-V Virginia foot ball
game will be entirely avoided this year
by the improvements put on tho Broad
Street Park,
Last year the entire seating capacity
was about three thousand. including the
grand stand. This has been increased
until there are seats entirely around the
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for carriages. The entire grand stand and
south bleachers have been reserved. and
each seat and row marked with It's
proper letter and number
4 The north bleacfer is one OF the lar
gest single bleachers in the country, ex-
tending rs 1t does for about two hundred
and fifty feet and having twelve rows OF
seats, This bleacher Is newly built after
plans drawn by Mr.. E. T. p. Meyers, Jr.
A Tho east bleacher Is partly old and
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Miscellaneous Markets.
DRY GOODS MARKET

|4a :
f NEW YORK. Oct. l3.--The dry goods market
was without change to-day as far as prtces
were concerned. Although certain buyers were
conservative regarding the future. others real
izing their inability to SECURE goods for nearby
freedom tobbers' trndc was unfavorable With
cooler weather. = u,
In the print cloth market for the week WILL
amuont 70 about 10000 pieces ,a The tone o.
FOR the goods has been active. but the mills
are only moderate sellers at ruling figures
NAVAL STORES,
WILMINGToN, n e. ad Gss 1s .cs|l,s as
casks. Rosin-Firm at $500: receipts sl4 bar
rels. Tal-Ilrm at ;l.S9; receipts; iH barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Efrm at 50, G4,75 receipts,
SAVANNAH. GA, Oct; ia.-TUR pENTINE ;,
s easlta sh Hya q! Casks. nj
sales, l,ss7 barrel; receipts, s,ssi barro'a shlp-
M Ella r. t rs s, c.. oct, ls.-rURPEN-
TINE AND ROslN--Nothlng doing
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n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !..

October 1.lsos.

LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. 3gs XII gis5s
si 0:G0 a. $M.--NORtOLtii i LIMITED. Arrives
Norfolk 1920 4. IA, stops only AZ Petersburg
9:CS Is. aM.-sT1 LOUIS AND CHICAGO DX-|
PRESS. Parlor Car, Broller Service. Petersburg
to Llnchburg and Roanoke. Pullman Il SleepersI
Roanoke TO Columbus Bluefeld to. Cneinlina!si !;
also Roanoke to knoxv!lle,T and kn0Xville 20
Memphis. Cafe Dining Car Roanoke to WIZ VII
j TITO p. M.-RoANoKE EXPRESS. For
Farmyllle Lynehburg and Roa n9ke; 1, = \.
3rives Norfolk 20 p. NJ stops only at Peters.
burg NaYerly and Sufolk.N}3 Connects With
steainers 10 Boston, Providence. New York.
Baltimore and Washing tom d IN
rs r. M-For Norfolk and all stat tons se tI.A
% so si F. M.A-sNEw ORLEANS SHORT LINE:
Pullman sleepers Richmond 70 Lynch6'unEE ana
Roanoke, Petersburg to Bristol Lyneh0urH 20
.CSattanooga, Memphis and New orscans. Cafe
4 10 r, M-wEsTERNE EXPRESS. Pullman
Sleeper, Richmond and Petersburg to. East
Radford, and Roanoke to Chicago. cafo Dinlns
Trains arrive from the West a. n. a;Gt
p. NJ. md 9:1S F. n, from Norfolk y: ~. 49, ~.
A1 oft Ss No. sss East Main street, !, z.
W. b. BEVILL. C.. ~. SOSLGf,..ga
Gen'l. Pass AT, Dist Palsss AZ
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COTTON hfARKHTa.

NEW YORK. Oct. la.--After carly hrmness
the cotton market weakened under a renewal
Of bear pressuro, ana llquldat!on; with ,he
poiins Sales were estimated at $4,000 bales
Tho opening was steady at unchanged prices
TO un advance OF 2 points In response to steady
cables, but local sentiment was bearsh owing
to tho higher tempera lures officially repor, led
throughout the belt and shortly after tho open
Ing prices sold on 10 q net decline OF 49l6
poins. This was followd by n rally on covering
Of shorts and buying for q turn on predictions
for unsettled weather In tho belt and fear that
the cold weather predicted northwest OF Tho
over sunday together with report sof small
spot offerings In the Interior. After selling
about llal3 points net higher or around 900
Tor January. Inc market met q renewal q bear
close was within . or points OF the lowest.
Southern spot markets az officially reported
to.morrow,s receipts at leading points were
iull but tho. weekly Interior movement showed
= failing o fiat the smaller towns.
against 10, sc last week and 1860 last year.
Tor the week (estlmated 35O. 900 bales against
a49,7i4 last week and $685. last year. To-
Days receipts at New Orleans were s.7ls bales
bales against 9,7S3 last year, li
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METHODIST CONFERENCE TO
MEET in BIRMINGHAM
. lBY Associated PROSE-

E BIRMINGHAM, ALA, October, has
a result Of the conference here between
a subcommittee. COMPOSED OF the Ro KY
Dr. Burger q Dallas Tex ,i and "a he D ttsy.
6A. Duncan, pastor Of the First Metho3a vs.
Church In this city, It has been dellnit e,
decided to hold the next gqhdddeInnHp I sesr
mi Church, South, in birmingham The
conferarne viii begin ON the first Thurs
day in May, 1906
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND, OCT. Is. 1905.
Z - m 558l ARRIVED. 81 eGa s, III IT,
Steamer nrandon H at , NETtolk merchan-
~ SAILED.
Steamer Pccahontas, Graves. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers. V!rslnia Navigation
disc and passengers Old Dominion line,
PORT or WEST POINT, OCT 10, 1905,
". X III ARRIVED, Is
y steamer Baltimore, Courtney, Baltimore,
and general cargo,
SAILED III s4i 81
Steamer Baltimore, Courtney, Baltimore,
pa ssengers and general cargo
PORT. NEWPORT NEWs, OCT. 10, 1905,
lai5 ARRIVED. fis
steamer cayo Soto, Tampa to London,
Schooner Prescott Palmer boston.
SAILED,
Stenner Pisa, Norfolk.
Steamer Ramon, Liverpool.
= Schooner Bayard Barnes, Providence &
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bales; export to Great Britain. 67.2sl bales ;
TO France. 81 5cs bales; to the Continent s3.5ol
bales; to. japan. 100 bales. !,
9 Total since September ut all ports-Net# re-
s sssos baie s . Franss ls7 as bales the
Continent T1GoA btAas;s 10 Japan, =. az
bales |; to Mexico. 100 bales S
PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1s.--FI,ouR.Steady with
moderate, demand; rye Flour-F,r,n; Buck
meal Steady. Rye-stcady: . Barley Dull.
tiona show nc. net decline. May. osac. De-
81 4; &C. /, nena, sev Ssy
5oHc. /; December. 5tAc. Oats-stea dy; mixed
81. /, y sa M Lard, Lard
s, aa ~e eoainer, ea Sc.
lcw-yteady RosIna Steady at 400 Tur1 l'e1'
cofeespot Ro, quiet mi,d:# Gnie,, Eusnres
raw quiet: fair relnins sas l-lse,: i, g Een r.
refined Gulet. ENTHUSIASTICALLY. R!ce-Firn
and unchanged. Esgs-Flrm and unchanged.
Potatoes-Irish steady; sweets. dull prices
unchanged. Cabbases-.1oull and unchanged:
Freishts-Quiet and uncha aged eanuts--esute e Ct
b" cottonseed oil-ouiet. but nrm on light Of
fcrlngs Prime crude, {: O.. b.mliis -. 9 5i
g5!ne p s's Sin Ss0 yysi Sss 5is white $40
CHICAGO, Oct. l3--Increased receipts. both
northwest and southwest. created bearish GEN
timent to-day in the wheat marke. here At
the close the December opton J.. was ., q
provisions are up q i6c. 5a
a The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Mr.. Vaughan Retires for Present.

Z Mr.. Charles ", vaughan, Who has
conducted hardware store at No. cog
East Broad street for f,tteep years. has
sold out. Mr., Vaughan is one OF the
best known hardware men In the city,
he having begun business years ago with
the old firm of John #, Suhlett and
Brother. His business ARRANGEMENTS have
not been perfected, but he will possibly
decide In early SPRING.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Colorado Mid land a. . . n /. I, /. n M
Colorado and Southern INSTRUMENTATION. S31a
Cuba S. certlhca es 1914
Denver and Rio Grande loiA
Dlstillera' SccurltlcB OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Eric prior lien 4s.....,... 10s
Erie General 70,
Forth Worth and Denver City lst.....",ii 3h
Hooking Valley 4!ls. ll27a
Japan IS. certificates. .............!.. "
louisville and Nash. Unified 4s............ lo4H
Manhattan consol gold 4s................sl0 3st
Mexican Central ............ 81h
Mexican Central list Inc. :........... Is
Mimi and ST. Louis As. 81
Missouri. Kansas and Texas As .......s..... 10lh
Missouri. Knnxas and Texas ods....,...y.. s7M
National r. R.5nt Mexico con. 4s........ S3lr
Now York Central gen. avs. i. Y. 99H
New Jersey Central gen. g.. IAN
Northern Pacific l04N
Northern Pacific iSB...........,............. Is 5;
Norfolk and Western con- IS 1o1al
Oregon Short Line refunding 4s.......,.,.. 81 m
.Pennsylvrnia conv. 2hs................... 1o4z
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s. NORFOLK 8!
h FTP. Every Sunday Trip Trip.
On the PopuIarT RIlB Y Excursion

VIA NORFOLK AND WESTERN RY,
Leaves Byrd Street Station $3.50 A. -.
Quickest. best and only nll-rall route, 40
change OF cars. TRILRY gives YOU one
hour Longer with your friends In Norfolk
than any other Sunday outing train, i
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For New York.

FL Via Night Lire Steamers (except Saturday,
making Connection In Norfolk with Main Line
ship following day Ct MA MA alfs MMoFt aad
Chssapeake and Ohio Ry. at 8 A. NJ. and P.
H.. making connection daily Except Sunday
a Norfolk with Main Line Ships sailing At
II. q. BOSWELL, City Ticket Agent. sos y.
Main Street; j., r. MAYER. Agent, Steamers
Wharf; II. b. WALKER, " ?, and ], H.,
New York, N. =
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?tasshc:; No. s,red. ~ ass,,e- 10 corn catn.
sic; No. q white, 2SasSc.: Mo- white. 2sp
2sitc No. 3 rye esIh 6p7oc Fair TO choice malt
Ing barley. 4oa1 SC: good feeding barley. aSc.
pri.n etIn,ohty seed. $40 Mess pork. per bar
rel.I sl5.7oa IS: 10; lard per ! 10 pounds. 1870;
sides (boxed), ssas,25 Whiskey basis Of high
wines, 30. Glover, CONTRACT Ezra grade, $3.50.
Butter-Firm: creameres, l7hI91c.; diaries,
ieit 9l9c. Cheese-Tlrm at 1lll1hc. Eggs
STEADY at mark. CAGES included. l7hc.: tirsts.
lS,kc.; prime st1rss. 19Ip19sc.; extras, 22Ge21sc.
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Reading General 1929
ST. Louis md Iron Noun tain con 6s...,.. i16k
st. Louis and San Francisco fg. 4s....... 4yn
st. Lofts southwestern con- 4s........,... Ssia
Eeaboard Air Limo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SaN
Southern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a5M
Teaas ana 4 Pnaio
Toledo 81. L.. and Western Is (offercd) M. s4ia
Union Pacific 4s.............!........ ........ 1854
Union Pacific conY. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s4
Ta aSssh s'i,ss steel e SsS
wabash Deb. 5Bs. ...............,.........1 :k
Western Md, 4s........ ..................,,a SIX
" heelinE and Lake Erie Is (oiferedJ...., OF a
Wisconsin Central Observation-Disclosures. esh
Japan Oh, I'd Beres ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So *
Janan AS certificates s0h
J pan lLs, I'd serl es 9tM
Colorado Ind. IS. series A................3;S 7Sh
Colorado Ind. Is, AerIes B ................. y {
Southern Pnc list 4s, certihcatcs............ 81
M and o. Col. TT "a (offered) ..........., sok
Central of Georgia Sd Inc ........... IS u
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DE &. ~ Richmond,
Ne II .N$ II n Frederl cksburg a

0"A181AAL4n4kako.t OIpJtdS
Trans leave hlchmond-- Norttward.i II
4:1o A. M.-Daliy--Byrd st. Z Through. III F{43
4 6:46 AZ M..-Daily-Main ~ 81. Through s$vS
:a5 A.. i.5Weck Days---Dlba. Ashland d
4 $40 A. M.----DaJly---Byrd 81. Through. Local
s pOenseS pays.n },s, y Thso,sA
burg Acconmodat ton. III SSg
5;oS E sM.-Dally--Main5 St; Through S$3.
d $50 p M.-!Week Days-Elba Ashland Ao-s
s:o6 = M.e-pasly-nyrd 81. Through
Trains Is Arrive Observation-Disclosures
e4oA :. {, Il. y Days shand
500 4: M.;-Neek pays--Byrd 81. Frsdrlcks.s
5ti:SS 4 M;-Week Days--Syrd 81. q rhfousl.5
4 2:l4 P M.-Daiiy " Main ST. Through.
6:ts p.MaWeek Days-Blha Ashlan nd 49,
s:o0 P. M.-Daiiy-Byrd ST.. Through. Local
$50 p. .-Da ily--AfanP st. Through. N Sgg .s
y overwhelmingly Sleeping or Parlor Cars on
all above tralns. except trains arriving Richie
mond 1850 A. NJ week. days, and local accoin-G
modatonH. s. iS n III sssttS
Time Of arrivals and departures and connecss
tnns not Guaranteed INK
W. d. luke, CIV CULP, Nv. P.ITAYLOR.;
Gen'l. Man ~ ASS t. Gen'. Man Traf. Man.
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STEAMB BOATS.
.0ld Dominion
Steamship Go. !.
NIGHT Line for Norfolk.

Leave Richmond every evening tfoot Ash
street) at p. NJ stopping at Newport e Hs sn
incl,iding stat Groom BERTH meals, b0c, EACH
Ell reat Cars to Steamers Wharf, &s
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". s. refundlng Is, registered ............. 10:
y. 8. refundihg 2s. coupon. ............... 10;
y. B.. ss. giStered !. !. 10;
U. r. 49, Observation-Disclosures. 10
y. 8. New A., rcgIAtcred Eek Into .n.... 13:
Y. 3. New, Is, COUPON. .,............ l34
U.8 8. Old ~, registered ...,............. TO-
VI 8. Old As. coupon. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 04
American Tobacco y ~. certificates ......o37 II
American Tobncco Gs. certiflcates........F11:
Atchison general. .,............ 10.
Atchison adjustmcnt Observation-Disclosures. 0!
Atlantic Coast Limo 1s. l01
baltimore and Ohio 4s.... /. 10:
Baltimore and Ohio 0;
Central OF Georgin 5s................ Z. II:
Central OF Georgia LIST Inc. .................. o.
Central OF Georgia "a Inc. ........... 81
Chesapeako and Ohio ~. Los
Chicago and Alton 3hss tbid) ................ s:
Chicago. y. and Quincy new 4s........ l0l
CkiaH co, r. !. and Pac. r. r. 4s...........S &
Chicago, II. r. and rnc. II. r.. col. 6s.. 8;
CO C. C.. and St. Louis gen. 4s........... 10s
Chicago Terminal 4s..... ....,..........l ice
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
" BALTIMORE. MD. Oct. la.---ScAboard Air
Line common. ej4e7: do. preferred. not quoted.
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Merchants and Miners
Transportation Co.

G4 Boston, Mass. and Providence, r. !.
Steamers leave Norfolk for Boston Tuesday.
dence Monday. Thursday. und Saturday ats
r, NJ: Passengers and q, q. tre!ght taken Tor a.!
/ o. Rwy. and N. and W. Hwy. OFFICES. and
No. $40 East Main
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RICHMOND srpCIl MARKET.

Richmond. va. Oct. 3. 1905.
X X W. SALES. .%Ia NJ Jshfa
yirginia. Carolina Chemical Co. preferred.
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Cotton. quiet; mlddllng, 1910; net receipts,
soaF yGss Ss bates yaes
bales; to Japan. 600 bales, v jsf $50
Total to-day at all portE-Eet receipts, 30, S?S
t'ranee. 1850 bales Ito Tho Continent $3.50 bales;
80 Japan, 800 bales. stock, SOC, 6e7 bales,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-23
FEARFUL OF BAD LUCK
Prisoner Refused to Leave His Cell on
Friday. -. :.

FERGUS FALLS, MINN-Peter N1ellinger
was brought down from, Otter Tail recently to
serve a thirty days sentence in the county
Jail for disorderly conduct. His sentence ex-
Dired on Friday, but he refused to leave the
Jail saying that if he left on Friday he
would be likely to have bad luck and might
be sent back. He was accordingly released
on Saturday, but on Monday evening again be-
came intoxicated and was brought back today
to serve an additional ten days.
Five cases of scarlet fever are reported at
Western, this county, and. the school tnere mas
been closed. ..5r
association elected officers last evening as fol-
lows: President, G.. o. Dahl; vice president,
NJ T. McMahon; secretary, F. 6. Barrows;
treasurer, E. A. Jewett :.
The spring vacation Of the CITY schools comes
next week. The vacation has been deferred
for several weeks in order that the seats may
be moved into the new building while school
is not in session. The, building has just been
Farmers residing in the vicinity OF Rothsay
to the number of nearly, 200 met yesterday anc
decided: to form a. cooperative elevator assoc1a
ton and to build. or buy an elevator In time t
handle next years crop. The" cooperative splr1
appears to- be spnsading t that LEGALITY, I 4a1
at ets cormoran nt posfoce asf besond having Re
Gently organized and arranged to. engage IN tn
elevator business the cooperative plan. :.
H. ]. Maynard has sold his general store bust
ness here to Ole G. Olson, heretofore Of Foxhome
| A petition for letters of administration in tn
I estate of the late Mayor Weber has been hlet
| total value Of the estate at $780, 900: OF whicl
$50, 900 is in real estate and $4,000 in persona
property. His son, Herbert E: Weber, will &C
|, as administrator. ~, H'. -
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old UNION Hill,
IN NEW HANDS.
CRADLES REMARKABLE CAREER
IN THE HILLS RECALLED.
Property Upon Which He Spent $780,
600 Falls Under Control of Hardin
and Associates, Who Are Building
Mills and a Railroad-Low Grade,
but a Gigantic Proposition.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. VI 3ss5
Lead, s. D.. March 2s.-The Branch Mint
mine and mill In the Galene district This
company has purchased the old Union Hill ground
which had such a remarkable history several
years ago during the promotion Of Francis c..
Cradle of Boston and New York. This pro-
moter acquired tract of 2, 900 acres of ground
and spent 50, 800 900 in acquiring the title and
in opening up the mammoth ore chutes. He also
constructed the framework and purchased
large part of the machinery necessary for $780,
stamp mill, laboring under the idea that the
mine was free milling proposition.
No mining promoter Of the west was better
known at the time than CRADLE Would-be In
vestors were brought into the Hills by the
load. The enterprise fell thru and the company
tried to reorganze itself but failed. James
Hardin has now organized the Branch Mint com
pany and is completing the mammoth mill which
has been converted into cyanide plant. The
cyanide process will handle; the successfully.
He is building narrow-gauge railroad from the
mine to the mill. distance Of three miles, and
this will be completed in thirty days. The mill
can be finished in tine for an early starting
of work this spring. .'-.rs'.
The mine has been opened by several shafts,
the deepest one being 400 feet. The old hoist
ing plant at the Union Hill shaft has been
torn down and new building erected. There is
at least one mile Of underground workings which
have crossed and opened up mammoth ore bodies
enough to run the mill full capacity for many
years. The will average 81 ton. there
being some chutes that will assay as high as
$40. On April 10 the company will put on an
additional force Of fifty men. 81.
The Imperial company has astonished mining
men in the Hills by the gigantic chutes that
has been opened on the McGovern ground. re-
Gently acquired by this. company at Portland.
On the adjoining Portland ground to the north
there were three distinct chutes of ore which
had been worked in times past The company
expected to get these ore chutes in a cross-cut
run from the south line of their ground. This
cross-cut has revealed Tie chute to be one
continuous body Of solid ore, at least 400 feet
in width and ten to thirty feet in thickness.
The ore will average better than So ton in
gold, which is higher average than most Of
the mines in that district. The company is
enlarging its mill ut Deadwood by installing two
new cyanide tanks which will give a monthly
controlled by Pennsylvania capitalists. The com
pany also has mining ground in Blacktail and
Sheeptai1 gulches. ,..~..