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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
NEWS OF THE STATE.
VALUATION uNDER EsTIMATE.
south Dakota Figures Only s6,os2s7f2
Hiuher Than q Year AGO.

South Dakota Figures Only s6,os2.7t2
Higher Than Year Ago.
The final figures as prepared in the
sfice of the state auditor give the state
i total assessable value of $219.647,-
STA. which is not quite up to the esti-
mate OF what would be shown. This
Is can increase Of s6,092.712 over the
valuations OF last year.
The assessment value placed on all
classes of corporate property by the
state board is SIS, 664.4 7s, OF which rail-
roads pay on valuation of $14,725,65S;
telegraphs, $236,115; telephones. $685.
200; express companies, s135,O05. and
sleeping car companies, $22,5OO. The
total real estate value as left by the
state board was $125,967, 440; mineral
lands, $4,791,379; town lots, s24,474r
1853; and the total personal property
valuation on all classes OF personal
property. $47,75o, 21S.
Among counties Minnehaha easily
leads with a valuation of $l1,794,O 12,
with Lawrence next at $1O,134,915.
Brown comes near the = ten-million
mark with $9,545,356, but no other
county comes near that figure. Buffa-
10 county is the smallest in valuation,
with but $4S3,877.
The following is the valuation by
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
GET TAXES BY RouND.UP.
BIG Outfits That Use Stanley Range
Have to Pay.

BIG Outfits That Use Stanley Range
Have TO Pay.
IN Stanley county the authorities go
after the taxes in ways of their own
and generally succeed. Big cattle out
lets which range in the western part
OF the state use part Of Stanley
county as grazing ground. A short
time ago Deputy Sheriff Moore of STAN
ley county rounded up a number of
these cattle. drove them to Midland,
where they were advertised for sale
for taxes. The stock owners came to
Midland, accompanied by the sheriff
of Pennington county, and announced
their intention of taking possession Of
the cattle. but the bluff was called by
the Stanley county deputy, and he
soon started to Fort Pierre with about
$4,000 In taxes to turn into the county
treasury.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

Fourteen-year-old Clarence Lums-
den of Deadwood has the making of a
first-class detective. He was robbed
of his watch while attending the circus
the other day. Instead of bewailing his
luck he recalled every incident of the
day and finally decided that certain
man with whom he had been in CONVEX.
sation was the guilty person. He had
seen the man but once. However, he
went directly to the grounds, idsntified
him and demanded his watch, which
was returned.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

While Mrs. George Dixon at Can
ning. was picking beans she took hold
OF q rattlesnake. which she let GO of
80 quickly that it did not bite her.
Despite unusually favorable weather
conditions at the opening Of the hunt
Ing season the majority Of the hunters
who have started out from Aberdeen
have returned disappointed, few secur-
Inc prairie chickens approaching the
fifteen day allowed by the South Dar
kota game law The scarcity of the
game birds is accounted for by the
rainy weather that prevailed during
the Matching season.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

A leak in the artesian well at the
mill at Ashton is causing the residents
Of that town some uneasiness. The
leak was first discovered through a
spring which gushed forth at a dis.
lance OF 400 feet from the well. The
water in the well is heavily permeated
with natural gas, and it is supposed
the leak is due to this cause. AS the
well has great pressure, some un-
easidess is felt lest the leak become
more extensive and cause serious dam,
age.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

UNSEEN DANGER is ON OUR TRACK
From the time of our birth TIL we lie
down for the last time.
12e best defense from the dangers Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
IN the summer Of 1909 an artesia

In the summer OF 1904 an artesian
well was sunk on the ranch Of the Iowa
Livestock and Investment company.
eight miles southwest Of Bangor, in
Walworth county. At the time it was
noticed that the water was strongly
impregnated with gas, but no attempt
was made to utilize it until recently.
Last week the manager Of the ranch
piped the gas into his house and it
furnishes enough light and heat to run
the building.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
10 PAYS THE FIDDLER.
Dances Instead OF Prays, So Does Time
in Guard House.

in Guard-House.
Some time ago an Indian writing
from the Cheyenne river country, bit
terly criticised the Indian agent at
Cheyenne river agency for allowing
the Indians to attend celebrations OF
the reservation on the Fourth Of July,
where they indulge in dances and Sc
cure liquor The agency officials as
sert that number of Indians who Sc
cured passes to attend a religious
gathering attended dances; that the
leaders in this trouble even yet are
doing time In the guard-house for their
misdoings, and that squad Of the In
dian police was sent along with the
party which is now attending the con-
vocation at Lake Andes, to see that
nothing of the same character occur
red on the present trip.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

disease is vigor OF
body and activity
of the natural func-
tions.
The kind of as
siSt0nCe is import
ant. It must not
be stimulation for
that gives but tenn
p0rary effect, and
the reaction Is more
than depressing.
Take % tO7lic-on0
that will re-estab-
lish normal diges-
tim and cciulfla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
STRONG IMPETUS ID UPWARD MOVEMENT Wheat News Was Largely Re- sponsibIe for Advance SHOCK MARKET IS STRONG Traffic Officials Are Very Confident Over Traffic outlook-Larse Or
 ders Placed for Steel
 Rails.
SHOCK MARKET IS STRONG

New York, July 24.-The action of to- tive of an inference that the considera- be selling which broke prices on Satur- day came from the professional bear sources and that it was not successful in dislodging much stock for the purposes of covering short contracts. The de- mand for covering during the first hour of todSy's session was sharp and sent prices upward with quite a strong inn petus. This movement was largely prompted no doubt by a revision of views over the wheat damage and over the dan ger of an anthracite miners strike, which were prevalent on Saturday. The large amount of wheat that appeared for sale, the special weakness of the market for that commodity in the northwest and the reports of fine weather over the spring wheat belt were the material of evidence against Saturdays crop scare.
 An additional element was the very confident tone of railroad officials in their regular weekly talks over traffic out look regarding the feeling fin. their re- spective territories as reflected in prepara- tons for future business. A general dis position was reported on the part of mer- chants to go ahead with plans based on expectation of a favorable outcome of the crops. The rate difficulties having to do with certain classes of freight as between the Gulf and Atlantic port lines, and with passenger rates amongst the trunk lines. were treated of as minor consequence. The alarm over the labor outlook in the coal fields was declared to be fictitious in view of the remoteness of the period for fixing a new agreement. These were the principal factors without doubt in the early recoveries of prices Reports of large buying of rails and struc- tural steel products were a favorable in- fluence on the list generally, and the United States Steel stocks specifically. In the case of the latter, there was also a disposition to anticipate a good effect from the favorable showing of earnings for the July quarter which could quite commonly be expected to be revealed by the quarterly statement of earnings to be given out by the corporation tomor row.
 The money market continued very easy in spite of the lessened strength of the banking position disclosed by the weekly bank statement. The large influence placed by the Japanese funds on deposit here in the current ease of money, is regarded with some solictude, owing to the large effect that might be produced on our money market by unannounced financial movements on the part of the Japanese government. The reported quar- antjnes on southern railroad lines seem ed to be ignored, and the developments In foreign politics were without apparent Influence. There was conspicuous lapse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
smollen 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

The stock market opened about i4 high CT ehis morning and then became stiffer advancing about per cent by 1 o'clock
 mere was occasional set backs. but the tendency of the market during the entire session was toward higher prices The granger list showed the most strength. St. Paul advanced from 176A to 17sa, while Union Pacific gained 1A Big Steel was lls higher, and c. F. l.. per cent up. The trading in Tennessee Coal Iron was very hght, but 1t held steady. Atehson and Louisville and Nashville were hoth up with the rest of the market. I.ocomo- tive held at 1T, and we predict an ad- vance to 50 before the week is out Rock Island has had a good break and should be bought at 30 for a point advance. On any further rally in Union Pacific we would sell a little and average on all advances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

alveston-steady; mldding 10 l5-16; net receipts SlS4; gross receipts 3lS4; sales 1l40; stock S5, 311; coastwise 3599
 New Orleans-Firm; mddling 10 3-16; net receipts 27s9 gross receipts 27S9; sales 5d0; stock 79,269
 Moble-Nominal; middling 10ab; net re- ceipts 295; gross receipts 295; sales 100; stock 7s6f; Great Britain 35l7.
 Savaunah-Steady; mddling 10ss. net receipts sI54; gross receipts 3754; sales l200; stock 53.s17; coastwise S46.
 Charleston-Firm; middling 10ss; net re- ceipts 21s; gross receipts 213; stock 5472; coastwise 2l3
 Wilminsto Nominal: net receipts 1071 gross receipts 1071; stock 14iS4
 Norfolk Steady middling 10zs net re- ceipts 22oS gross receipts 22O3; sales 137 stock 25,SO4; coastwlse 1470
 Baltimore-Nominal; gross receipts 699; stock S574.
 New York-Quiet mddling II 40; gross receipts 6S92; sales 1900; stock 136. 436; France 2OS6; continent 1555
 Boston-Quiet; middling II; net receipts 4S gross receipts 1542.
 ildaelphia-Steady; middlng 1165; gross receipts 249; stock 1144
 Total today at all ports, net IS, ,554; Great Britain 3517; France 20S6; continent 1555 stock 425,6S4
 Consolidated, at all ports, net 31 ,629; Great Britain 12051; France 2OS6; conti- nent 231s
 Total since September 1, at all ports. net 9.SS4,57S; Great Britain, 3,sS7 s9O France sT9098; continent 3l31,007: Japan 307, ,21s:
 Augusta-Steady; middllng 10s; net
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
GOOD ADVANCE IN
 COTTON MARKET Bull Leaders Force Smaller Shorts to Cover SELLING EARLY IN THE DAY Close Four or Five Points Off From Tor Under Realizing, But
 the Tone Was
 Steady.

New York, July 24-There was an ad- vance of about $2 a bale in the cotton market today, accompanied by consid- erable activity. and the big bull leaders forced the covering of smaller shorts who were apprehensive of crop damage owing to rains in the western and central belts. The opening was firm at an ad- vance of 16Q2O points In response to the rain news and higher cables. At first the market met with considerable oppo- sition. There was selling by wire houses with southern connections, also by spot houses, and some of the larger profes- sionals seemed to be putting out addi- tional lines of short contracts on a scale up The early map showed heavy rains at only two or three points In the belt and while private reports claimed heavy precipitation oyer more important areas, smaller bulls showed hesitation pending of the confirmation of the wet weather, and prices in the morning were some what irregular. Selling 5 or 6 points off from the early bulge, they rallied again, however, and In the afternoon the mar ket was generally strong on partial con firmation of the wet weather news by the government reports and rumors that 9 firm had issued a crop condition re- fport pointing to a yield of not over 9,000.- GOO bales. The close was or points off from the top, under realizing, but steady in tone at a net advance of s2@39 points Sales were estimated at 300, 900 bales.
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today, 13,554 bales against 14,262 last week and 2790 last year. For the week (estimated). 19o.o0o bales, against 792 last week and 4,S3s last year. Todays receipts at New Orleans, 27S9 bales against 1534 last year, and at Houston BOOT bales, against nil last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25

Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour steady.
 Wheat-No spring wheat. sl.04a110; No. g. 95cdl$105; No. red, 904o1c. Corn--No. ?, 56a4@57c; No. ? yellow. 5714@ 571zc.
 Oats-No. ? oats. S18as2c; No. 2 white. 34a3414c: No 3 white, 31d3111c. Barley-Good feeding barley, 40d43c; fair to choice malting, 35Q47c.
 No. l flaxseed. s1.241a; No. northwest ern, $1. 40
 Prime timothy seed, S3.20.
 Mess pork, per barrel sl2.95a13.00. Lard, per 100 pounds. $7.O5G7. 071a. Short rib sides, loose, s7.75q7.S5. Short clear sides. boxed, $zs71aQS.00 Glover. contract grade, sl2.75d13.00 On the produce exchange today the but ter market whs firm; creamery, 161k@20c dairy, 151k@1Sc.
 Eggs firm at 14c: irsts. 16c; prime firsts, 171zc; extras, 191ac.
 Cheese steady at 9A@10izc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Live Stock Market.

Chicago July -cattle-Receipts 15,- 0o0 Steady to 10 cents higher. Good tc prime steers, s5 5.150f5 .25; poor to medium 8 6Qa5 10; stockers and feeders, $2.25q4. .25 Cows, $2. 50dI4. 60; heifers, S2M4.75; canners s1 25aD2 4O bulls. s2. 250p3.75; calves, ss@6. 20 Texas steers S3d4.75
 Hogs-Receipts 35,OO0, 10a15c. Mixed and butchers. s525@6; good to choice heavy S5 .S0@6 rough heavy, s5 .25t15.I5 light s5. AZ Q6: western sheep $4Gl5 25: native lambs $5Gl7; western lambs. s5. 50d7.
 sheep-Receipts 22O00. Sheep and lambs 15Q25 cents lower. Good to choice gethers $4 .756i5 25; fair to choice mixed, $4d4. 60 western sheep s4G5.2 25; native lambs, s5Q T: western lambs s550Q7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25

Chicago, July 24.-A break of 5ssc a bushel in the price of wheat for July delivery occurred here today. At the same time the September option sold off 3ssd31ac Denial of sensational reports of black rust damage to the spring sown crop caused the heavy profit taking that resulted in the sharp decline. The mar ket closed weak, with September down 3@3isc as compared with final quotations of Saturday. July wheat shows a loss of precisely 4c. Corn Is off ss@&e. Oats ars down bc. Provisions are up 5c to 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
THE LOCAL MARKETS

Cotton quotations were steady at 10l2c for good middling and 9a4c for the low grade at yesterdays close.
 Leaf lard is off ssc. Other staple groceries remained unchanged
 Business on Morris avenue is very fair with quotations unchanged. Sweet po- tatoes cabbage and tomatoes have a pretty good sale. Peaches. apples, grapes and bananas are the fruits sold most ex- tensively. Melons are very plentiful at present and the market Is a little slow.
 Poultry and eggs are unchanged,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25

cally. Lake and electrolytic $15 121a@15 25; casting $14.75.
 Lead unchanged at $i 5od4 60 in the To- cal market but was higher at f13 lis Sd in London.
 Speter was unchanged at f24 in Lon don, but firm in New York at S5.5095 6O.
 Iron closed at 49s in Glasgow and at 45s 71hd in Middlesboro. Locally steady. No. 1 foundry northern, $16 25@17; No. 2 do sl5. 76@1e.25; No. 1 foundry southern' S15. .75GI16. .25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25

American middllng. good ordinary clause, July, JnlyAnghst. August September, o.Sb; september-Oetober, 5.Ss: October Mo- Vember. November December. 5.S9; De- cemher, 5.S9; January. January February, 5.sl February-March. 5.s2; Mareh-April 5a2: April-May. 3 96; May June. Jnne-Juiy 5.9s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool. July 24.-cotton, spot in lim- ited demand and prices nine points higher American middling fair. 6.44 good mid ding GA; middling, 5.9s; low middling 5.s2; good ordinary. 564; ordinary. 5.4s
 The sales of the day were 4000 bales, of which 200 were for speculation and export and included $500 American. Receipts 5000 bales, including AGO American.
 Futures opened steady and closed steady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Bonus.
Money on Call.

New York. July 24.-Money on call easy at per cent; closing bid, 1s4; offered at 2. Time loans easy; sixty days, per cent; ninety days s16; six months, 3s4a4. Prime mercantile paper, 4Q4A per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S6.4om4s6i 40 for demand and at 4S4.70G4S475 for sixty day bills Posted rates, 4S519 and 4S7H; commercial bills 4S41ad4S4ss. Bar silver, 59c Mexican dollars, 451sc Government and railroad bonds steady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Coffee Market.

New York. July 24-Coffee, spot Rio steady; No. invoice s1s mild quiet.
 Futures opened steady, unchanged to an advance of points. following higher Eu- ropean cables and smaller Brazilian re- ceipts. Demand was not particularly ac- tive. but seemed to be broadening out a little. many of the commission houses sending orders for small lots. and with offerings light prices improved during the session Closed steady at a net advance of 5G10 points. Sales ,750 bags. August, 6.s5; September. 6.9007: October '; De- cember. 7.2OG7 .25; March. 7.s5d7 ,45; May, I. .4507. GO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
ToMBloBEE VALLEY RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

Schedule in effect May 10th. 1905. G, ing North Going South read down. read up No. g No. l. I.v. 7:20 H. m..... Calvert ....Ar 4:30 D. m. Ar. 7:45 a.m.... Fairford ...Lv. 3:1j D. m. Lv. 8:15 p. m.... Fsirford ...Ar. 800 m. Lv. 11:30 a. m.... Berney ...Lv. l;3O D. m. Ar. 12:30 m. Healing Strings Lv 1;0c D. m. Trains on above schedule run only on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week For further inforria lon. write
 JOHN T. COcHRANE,
 President and General Manager
 General Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
cIearjnos and Exchanoe.

New Orleans, July 24.-Clearings, N64l,- 5n., New York exchange, $1 per s1000 pre- mium; commercial. 75c@st per 5000 dis count.
 Memphis. July 24.-Clearings, s6l7s4S; balances, s202, ,3O3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Metal Market.

New York. July 24.-Tin firm in London spot f1A 1as and futures a146. Also firm
 here at $s1. .95Q02. 20.
 Copper firm abroad at e67 Is sd for spot
 and ger 6s Sd for futures. Unchangel To-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Treasury Staten

Washington, July 24-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, shows: Available cash, s126OS2,566 gold, $47, ,645, ,S7O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Southern Railway c,

Schedule m EHect July 23, 19O5. Trains leave Birmingham ns follows; GAO a. m.-No. 3S, for Atlanta, Washing ton., Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car BirmIneham to New York. Dining car Blrming E ham to Atlanta.
 C:20 a. m.-No. 19 for Montevallo. Ma pesviile. Selma and way sta tions.
 1925 D. m.--No. 36. fo~ Columbus. West Point. Winona, Greenwood and Greenville: also Sheffield and Flor snce and North Ala bama points.
 $40 D. m.--No 10. for Cordova, Oakman. Corona and way stations also Blossburg 5.45 a. m.-No. g for Annston, Henin and way stations; also Rome Ga. $50 D. m.-No. 38. for Atlanta. Charlotte. Richmond. Washington, New York and the East Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond, Va.
 4;05 p.m.-No. 24, Anniston. Atlanta and way stations; also for Jack sonville. and all Florida points also Talladega Ala Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Brunswick. Ga.
 10.20 D. m.--No 37. for Columbns West Point. Wlnons. Greenwood and Greenvi.ie. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Greenvilie. 1O:S5 p. m.-No. 2l. for Selma, Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mlngham to Mobile. II :3O D. m.-No 9S. for Atlanta. Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car. Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station 9:30 D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger offire. Morris Hotel Building, Telephone So67 Bell and 617 Peoples. NJ HARRIS1N Dtef paaa A1f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25

In interest after the first hour of the trading, but the advances were well held up to the close which was firm.
 Bonds were steady. Total sales. par value, $1 61s,pQo. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Loveman 6 Co.'S Market Letter.

The market advanced about g per bale on further torrental rains in the infected districts of the western belt rainfall at Shreveport. La, amounting to S.62 inches since Saturday morning. Liverpool cabled that the market feels the influence of American buying in consequence of less favorable crop accounts in Texas and in the Mississippi valley, but that we were al a dangerously high point and while we may be higher, they advised caution, as spinners are determined to fight the ad- vance, new business being impossible at Manchester the past fortnight. MT Theo Price placed the average condition of the growing crop at 69 per cent, against T 8 per cent last month, which indicated a crop of about 9,5OO, GOO bales, subject of course to further weather conditions. An advance of about 20 points was establish ed at the opening, and as the trade was more or less short on the more favorable crop outlook of last week, as was indicated by the weather in all districts, short cov- erins during the day on additional reports of rains in the Mississippi valley and in Texas during the day, occasioned a still higher level of values, October advancing to HIS. compared with 10. 6S on Satur- day, finally closing at 11.W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Interior Movement.

Houstonv-Steady; middling 10 15-16; net receipts 2007; gross receipts BOOT; shipments 3594; sales 1176; stock 24.223.
 Augusta-Steady; middlng 101s; 10zs; net receipts 160; gross receipts 160; ship ments 66S: sales AS; stock 12,619
 Memphis-Firm; middling 10ss; net re- ceipts S3: gross receipts 263; shipments 175 sales 450; stock 13971.
 St. Louis-Steady; middlng 10s4; net receipts 200; gross receipts 265; shipments 9i5; stock Il. 436.
 cincinnati-Net receipts 408; gross re- ceipts 4Os; shipments 24s; stock 2s,93s.
 Louisvile-Firm; middling 10ss.
 Total today-Net receipts 1868; gross re- ceipts 4lOS: shipments 5660; sales 1874; stock 90 397.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Blrmi. .shsm a l Atlantic Railroad.

ITdI1a NUS, T anu udIIy. NDS g and IU Sunday only. All other daily except Sun day
 Close connections made at Talladega with Eastern Alabama to Pryton Close connections with Seaboard Air Line at Coal City, and Southern railway at Pel City for Birmingham and all eastern points. J. F. FLEETWOOD, FELIX A. V0GEI, Superintendent
 General Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
seaboard Air Line.
chicaao Chance.

Baltimore, Md, July 24-S. A. L. com mon, 2s asked; do. preferred not quoted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
RALLY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station, Birmingham:
 (Effective July 23. 19o5.) Louisville and Nashville Railroad,