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HUDSON BAY COMPANY PROFITS.
Rise In the Value OF Furs Helped to Swell
Last Years Total.

QUEBEC. July l5.-Large sums OF money
have been made in the last few months by
Lord Strathcona and other prominent share
holders OF the Hudson Bay Company, now
235 years old, as result OF the profits aris-
ing from the vast land sales Of the company
and the increase In the number and values
OF the furs handled by its agents in the far
north.
In the twelve months ended May 81, the
trading profit on furs, &C., amounted to
vious year and after setting aside ego GOO
to the credit Of the building account the
balance 81 the land account for the year
AMOUNTED to fls7,364, as against fi7s,oi7.
illustraleo by the fact that the land sales
in western Canada have increased from
1855 acrs In 1900 to 1856, 07e in 1908. The
total net profit from both lands and furs
In 1901 was but e8s,537, while In 1908 1t
amounted to t3ie,s5s, Prices Of furs ma
terially assisted this increase, their values
going up from ~ per cent. in the case OF
white FOX to 10 per cent. Tor ermine.
IL Ia not unusual for the sLin Of sea
otter t" sell for $500, while remarkably
times that price. These are now very
scarce. however. and some seasons there
are hardly any to be had. In fact the
s.mmals are in danger OF determination.
they were 10 abundant that 10000 skins
year wore taken in the vicinity Of the
Aleutian Islands.
The only skin which approaches the
sea otter in value is that Of tho black or
! silver fox. These are chiefly found In
northern Canada. and when an Indian
hunter knows Of the whereabouts Of pair
of these animals and protects them he
! liz sure of a comfortable living out Of the
annual sale of pair Of their progeny.
Good skins Of the black fox have been
sold in st, Petersburg at from 81 500 to
$1,000: A pair OF silver skins in London
sold for s240O while single skin often
brings 81 900. The white and blue Arctic
foxes nre in great demand. and seem to he
increasing in value. The pelt OF the white
fox. which few years ago was only worth
from 81 to -. now sels for $40 to s25, while
the price of the blue fox skin runs from
$50 to So
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BACHELOR GIRLS THE BEST
TENANTS, SAYS THE AGENT.

The thrifty housekeeper who has a
furnished apartment and is planning n
summer trip to the seaside or the noun
tains announces the fact In an advertise
mont In which she offers so much for 10
little that on reading IT, II one have any
conscience at all he would hesitate to take
advantage OF her inexperience.
Just as soon as she has announced her
intention she begins to stow away every
thing that gave the place homelike look.
Carpets, curtains, bric-a-brac, books,
pictures, window boxes disappear; she
oven hides the family Bible and locks up
the decanters.
( Pity the poor man who, seeing the adj
vertisement, comes to the conclusion that
perhaps he would be happier there than
in q comfortable room at his club. He
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young women are sorry they spo'.e. for ]
gave them rating they will not SC on forget.
To do them justice, they did seem little
ashamed, and don't believe they continued
their search"
This story of bachelor girls and their
ways recalled an experience that two others
had in their hunt for dwelling place.
After visiting fiat after flat they came
to n comfortable one to be sublet by a
portly woman who had long story to I'M
fold Of her reasons for giving up her home
for the summer to strangers. 1t was just
the place they wanted, neat, cool and light
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They dickered for while sad at length,
Just 40 they were on tho point Of yielding,
the door opened from an inner room and
a small man came In and chirped something
to mother" Patting him on top OF the
head, the woman remarked to the girls
that she had forgotten to mention tho fact
that ono OF the rooms would have to DO
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sublet had two children took back her
agreement
.One woman told mo that she was willing
to pay a fair price for furnished apart
ment. but she would not live In house
where there were any children. OF COURSE.
it Is difficult to promise that there shall
not DO any children, but for suitcase OF
two or three months It can be done, so l
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really intend to rent fat; we're just here
for few weeks, but rs such fun TO 60
around and SEQ how New York people live;
yours Is tho fifth one we'vo visited this
morning. but some way you're 80 nice and
have treated us 80 we'll that we'd hate to
have you think We were in earnest
Il may say that probably those two
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Beneath the sign is a small doorway
cut in the fence. 1t leads to the school,
which is a co2y little room containing
cages, tiny American flags, gaudily painted
ladders hoops, n small velocipede and
last, but by no means least. the pupils.
These consist OF dogs of various breeds,
doubtful and otherwise cats representing
every social stratum of the feline tribe
and two monkeys.
The schoolmaster is squatty chap whose
build neatly conforms to the dimensions
If the room He has eyes like the monkeys'-
small, brown. shifty and threatening in
their gaze. His shoulders are Atlaslike,
his chest has the lines Of the turret of a
battleship.
For twcnty-three years he has made
animal training his specially Back in the
good old days, when the Knights of the
Canvas gloried in their battlecry of Hey,
Rubc!' and served fagon- of pink lemon
ade at their justs he was known as Prof.
Vim. O. Wood, subduer Of lions, tigers
and elephants"
He travelled with Barnum in those times,
and many is the tale he now tells of
school hours--of subduing lions with red
hot irons and whacking elephants over the
head with club until they roared for mercy
and meekly did his bidding.
But there came time in the life Of Prof
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selects one Of these elegantly furnished
places and determines to see Tor himself
whether he shall choose -four rooms all
of them very sunny" or if he shall take "a
charming apartment whose owner has been
called away by death in the family from
the CITY and has determined to rent at a
loss"
The all light rooms turn out to be the
rooms of fiat fronting on dark court
and gas and candles give them right
10 the description. When he demonstrates
he Is met by naughty stare. "The day
he has chosen is not a fair example; or
dinarily they are so bright that the sha des
have to be pulled down. If he will come
next week."
The. homeike interior which is as dull
Ms a desert is declared to be the result of
n study of the art noureau methods where
simplicity reigns. The would-be land
he stands hat in hand longing for q table
neatly piled with books and soft footed
waiter coming with a mint julep
1t Is quite true that there is another side
to the story just as painful in the telling
as this. One woman who detailed her
experience of renting her fiat as it stood
is an example of this trusting spirit.
References were given and exchanged.
Inventories made out and all the prelimi-
naries of possession followed before the two
Young bachelors were installed. Often
during the summer she said that she felt
cafe. such nice men as they were and 50
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saved for hubby" but he would not give
them a bit Of trouble.
She seemed quite indignant when they
announced that bis presence would be
an insuperable objection and argued the
matter to the top Of the stairs, Offering as
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"ALL LIGHT ROOMS
about keeping house, and altogether they
took up just two hours and quarter OF
my tine,
when they had asked about terms and
how long they could have to think the
proposition over some latent pang of con-
science stirred them, and at the door they
had a whispered conference.
AT last one Of them blurted out: We
thought we ought to tell you that we don I
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On the upper West Side near one of the
subway stations the following sign is
nailed on an advertising fence surrounding
a vacant lot.


roo AND CAT SCHOOL. ANIMALS BOARDED
AID TRAINED.
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Dodge Mckinney Electric
Theatre
Reunion Grounds
Real Estate Transfers.
Reunion Grounds

from Aug. 14th to Sept. 9Th 1905, as re-
ported by Stephen Varga:
Jonathan MCGEE to George L.
Bailey, lots in Davis City $1,000
led Gore to O. E. Tullis, lots in
Leon .,................... 1000
o. E. Tullis to Zed Gore, lots in
Leon. Observation-Disclosures. 49,. 1900
r. L. Bott to l. W. Long, lots in
Garden Grove..... 1900
Eliza Ann Chastain to Harry
Bradtield. lots in Leon. 1000
| Rebekah Cross to William Day.
lots in Leon .......... .............,.. 400
Jacob Hale ct al to Richard S.
Baker, 60 acres in Center... 1900
3. S. Ellsworth ct al to Ellsworth
and J mes, 32G acres i'll Hamilton 1900
w. r. Blair to G. Stewart FuImer,
lots in Van Vert. $40
Samuel Poland ct al Executors to
Arthur Evans and Henry Jim
merson so acres in Richland 5000
Henry immersion to Arthur Evans,
80 acres in Richland ................... 1900
VIM. Woodland to B. J. Riddle lots
in Decatur City ................... 300
.. l.. Frazier, Trustee to S. l..
Craig 317 acres in Hamilton -. 1os5C
! ~~DAA.NAs| Pol W l5lltt w AMER,
I'll acres in Center 34O4
Ella Warner to Mahala Davenport,
lots in Leon. ..... -,.............. 2ooC
I. Fl. Schenck to NJ. A. Tullis, lots
IN Leon ........... ., 120(
William Vannostrand to Anna Hale
lots in Leon................. .......... 35(
A. NJ. Steele to G. NJ. Blakeslev.
120 acres in Center .......... 1890
Mary A. Aldrich to Charles A.
Carrithers, % acres High Point. SOC
Mary A. Gates to Walter E. Miller,
lots in Garden Grove MINIMUM. 4O(
Ed. Griffin to M. L. Cozad, 40 acres
in Morgan......-........ ............. 12O(
Stephen Varga to N. L. Cozad, 80
acres in Morgan ................ 110(
Edward Mndgett to G. E. Buch-
anan, $40 acres in Woodland. 49,. 1900
"A. e. Hunter to o. D. Carey, 80
acres in Grand River 1000
A. Biddison to j. O. Woodmansee,
lots in Leon. ................ ..,......, 1896
Rebecca A. Blackburn to W.D.
| Lionberger 120 acres Center. 4S0(
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From Our Correspondents
Garden Grove.

Mr.. VIM. Kelley, of Monmouth, ILL.,,
came last week to visit his relative,
Thos. Quayle.
Bert Trisler and Frank Barns left
Thursday for Denver, Colo, on a pleasure
X trip.
Z. j. Eide returned from Creston Fri
day where he has been visiting rela-
tives.
Miss Edna White who has been visit
ing at G. A. Carlson's home returned to
Charlton Saturday.
Fred Wilson who has been visiting
at the home of w. H. Snyder started
Saturday for Mozark, Ark.
Mrs. j. E. Umphess and children, OF
Redding, came Saturday to visit friends
at Leroy.
A band of gypsys passed through
here last week, stopping a short time
to beg and tell fortunes. They we a
hard looking lot.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Tharp went to Davis
City Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
James Longacre.
Mrs. Thos. Farquhar, of Humeston
came Saturday to visit at the home OF
David Farquhar.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Edgington, OF
folVOus CAmc CdCuiudy w hoiu InCCUiuSS
at High Point.
Hazel Green, of Omaha, and Harry
Meter, of Leon, came Friday to visit a
few days with J. d. Burns.
Nellie Raines went to Clinton, Iowa
Friday to visit relatives.
Clara Clark who has been visiting
Pearl Smith returned to Humeston
Thursday.
Ruth Longacre who has been visiting
Mrs. Bert Parker returned to Davis
City Friday.
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Lamont

Mr.. Reeves and wife returned to their
home in St. Louis Thursday, having Wis
tied here with the latter's parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey, of South Dako-
ia, are here visiting their cousin, Mrs
l. A. Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills, of Independence
Mo-, returned to their home last week
after pleasant visit with Mrs. Mills
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nader.
Mrs. j. B. Horner visited last week
with her daughter, Mrs. Smith, Of Kel-
lerton.
Jessie Cave and Leon Judson returned
Tuesday from Marcellus, Mich.
Mrs. Evans returned Thursday from
Arkansas where she had been visiting
her parents. She was accompanied
home by her sister, Miss Belle Randall
Walter Nicholson returned home from
Des Moines Friday.
Homer Townsley, of Roswell, N. NJ.
came in Friday for a few days visit with
relatives. He came via Des Moines and
took in the state fair.
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n. F. D. No 8.

]. M. Shawhan, from Page county, is
visiting friends in Eden.
Friends and neighbors spent pleas
ant evening at j. Il. Cesler's Saturday in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harl Williamson
Charley Housh spent couple of days
at the state fair.
Mrs. George Rogers starts next
week to Michigan for visit to her par
ents.
Ed Campbell and family visited Sun.
day at j. Bare's.
Charley Wells finished threshing or
the Ridge last week.
We are pleased to see the Davis City
Lariat booming the Leon reunion. Ed
itor Finch is made of the right kind OF
stuff.
Winnie Housh teaches the fall term OF
school at Welcome.
S. P. Hoover has contract for taking
up the old track on the K. q w.
Milt Manchester finished sowing forty
acres OF wheat Saturday.
Walter Campbell and Biddie Hubbard
were at the state fair.
A. S. Gardner visited friends and at
tended the fair at Assiniboine last week
Frank Davenport and family called OF
A. j. Fulton Monday.
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Van Vert

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Trisler spent
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr..
Mrs. Geo, Craft.
George Johnson returned Friday from
Des Moines where he had been attend
ing the fair.
Pearl Minear and brother returned
day after spending several weeks witt.
her aunt Mrs. jim Storey.
Quite mistake was given in THE
REPORTER last week of how little Clau,.
Housley met his death. The following
was given to the correspondent by ali
eye witness. Claud Housley age eleven
years while standing on the main line
just north OF his home watching the
work train on the side track WAS run
down Wednesday q. m. by engine 81
Of which DIR. Davis was engineer which
was making up his fathers train pre-
paratory for leaving Shenandoah. His
left arm below the elbow was cut COM
pietely of, his right foot being mashed
TO pail', vas amputated just above the
ankle, ms LETT leg was broken near the
hip. The engine and four cars passed
over him when Jesse Swan brakeman
seized him and saved him from being
iHoUduCiy hlllcu. "A special Train was
sent to Weldon for DR.. MITCHELL. DR..
Tallman and Mitchell and doctor Whit
was on the train performed the opera
tion. Claud passed away at 4 o'clock
!, Wednesday evening anu on Thursday a,
one o'clock short funeral service was
held at the house. Mrs. Housleys Sun
day school class of young ladies carried
flowers OF every description and the
little class of boys followed the corpse
to the train which carried him to
Drakssville, the place OF his birth for
\ iaterment. Clasd will be missed by
his classmates both in the public school
and at Sunday school. His beloved
parents have the sympathy OF the
entire community in their sad bereaye-
ment.
Class number of the Christian Sun
day School gave an ice cream supper
Saturday evening. The proceeds we're
about SIS.
The Christian people will hold a
basket meeting in the park next Sun
day, Every body is invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gould and
sister, Miss Sylvia returned Friday
from Des Moines, Dallas Center, and
Cofax where they had been visiting
relatives. :
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Burr Oak Ridge.

Everybody are attending the Leon
reunion.
Mrs. Charley Clark called on Mrs. c.
Chastain last week.
|. Clark is making sorghum.
Jess 2umley visited at Van Vert
Sunday.
Mrs. Offield and children have return
ed from Missouri.
Mrs. Jane Johnson and children visit
ed her parents last week.
Ed CoontZ commenced term OF
school at Scratch eye.
Elma kimport has been visiting rela-
tives at l-ineville the past week.
Lide Chastain returned home after a
visit with friends in Leon.
Mrs. Finch took dinner with Mrs. T.
Webster Sunday.
Mr.. Asbach, of Davis City attended
church at Eden Sunday.
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Weather Crop Bulletin.
For the week ending Sept. 4, 1905.
DaS Mnines. low,

For the week ending Sept. 4, 1905.
Des Moines, Iowa.
During the past week there were five
days of very warm weather, with light
local showers, followed by a cool wave
and near approach to the frost line in
the northern districts. The average
for the week was to degrees above
normal. Under these favorable condi-
lions the corn crop has made satisfac-
tory advancement. Some early planted
corn on well drained land is about ripe
enough to be put in shock, and the cut
ting will be commenced within the next
week if the weather is favorable. AS a
whole, the crop is doing we'll. A good
beginning has been made in fall blowing
and seeding fall grain. Pastures are
generally affording good grazing for
stock. The second cutting Of clover is
reported to be unusually good, and the
aftermath of the meadows is quite
heavy. Threshing from the shock is
nearly completed, and the oats crop
shows considerable loss in quality be-
cause of failure to stack the grain.
Reports indicate that the late potato
crop is not SO good as last year. Grapes
are ripening we'll. The yield Of winter
apples will be very light.
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Grand River.

We learn that DR.. W. G. Ward, of Kan
sas City, has purchased DR.. Guffy's
interests at kellerton and will make
regular visits to Grand River, his next
visit being Sept. 10 to %, 1906.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle returned to
their home at St. Louis last week after
visit with the Hauenstein family.
Our school opened Monday with a
large attendance and fair prospects of
a good school year. Prof. II. L. Casner
as principal, Miss Hull assistant, Rolla
Shoemaker intermediate and Miss Bea-
vers in the primary.
All OF our teachers have left for their
work, some for their first time; we wish
them all success.
DR.. Arnold and wife of Humeston
were visitors at DR.. Robinsons last
week.
H. G. Jennings and wife were out on
the farm last week while w. H. Shields
and wife were at the state fair.
Miss Laura Boyd kept house for her
brother Curt while Mrs. Boyd was at
the fair.
Mrs. Fred Reardon will come to town
SO as to have school near for their little
girl. Fred will remain in Wyoming for a
while at least.
Col. N. B. Eaves returned from the
state fair tired and wiser man NO
doubt. Camping is not what it is crack.
ed up to be.
Jim Rauch received a severe lick on
the head by board falling off thresh-
ing machine on his head.
G. H. Chapman and wife left last
week for months visit with relatives
at Denver, Colo.
| Ackerley and Lee have the contract
of j, R. Snyder for new brick 25x4O on
his lots on the west side. 1t will be
used for barber shop.
I Fred Ticknor and family were Leon
visitors last week.
J. H. Davis was in charge of B. S
Bakers restaurant while Baker and
wife were at the fair.
| Mrs. e. Lanes father left for his
home in Illinois after few weeks visit
here.
Frank Mcconnell is putting in a
cement walk for Covington & Arm
strong.
Mrs. Dick Durham returned from her
visit to her parents, at Ellston last
week.
George Young has delivered about
100 loads of sand about town which
will be used for walks.
The Rock island Roofing Company
had their men here last week putting
the roof on the new brick.
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Tuskeeso

Mrs. Greenwood, of Lamont, visited
Thursday with Mrs. Warren Moore.
Bud Piercy and wife we're Lamont
callers Saturday evening.
Mckinley Fosdick, of Albany, Mo.
came Saturday for weeks visit with
his aunt and cousin, Mrs. Ballinger, and
daughter, Gail.
Mrs. Ella Carroll, of Coal City, Iowa
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Nor.
ford.
Miss Fora Cash called on Mrs. Matte
Ryan Friday evening.
The Ladies' Mission circle meets Sat.
arday evening with Mrs. G. W. Smith.
Mrs. W. Piercy, of Fullerton, Neb.
came Saturday for few days visit with
her mother and friends in these parts.
Rev. G. w. Smith filled an appoint
ment at the Baptist church in Leon last
Sunday.
Several young folks from here attend
ed an ice cream social at Kellerton Sat
urday evening.
Cnas. khoues and family and Jacl
Moulton and family and Ollie Wiley re
turned from the state fair Friday.
The Ladies' Mission circle will give
an ice cream social at Mrs. A. A. Pier.
cy's next Thursday afternoon and even.
ing, Sept. 2, for the benefit of the church
Everybody come.
Bud and G. r. Percy and families
Charles and Effie Mahornay and Maley
Piercy Sundayed with their mother ant,
aunt, Mrs. A. A. Percy.
George Feslcr and family visited at
Mr.. Davenport's Sunday.
Robbie and Mac Fusdick Sundayed
with Otis Cash and Taylor Rhodes.
Mrs. Jesse Barrett, of Omaha, and
Merle Barrett, of Kellerton, visited las,
Thursday and Friday with their sister
Mrs. Ed Scott.
Mrs. Pettis is suffering with sor,
hand.
george Fesler's two nieces from La
M mi visited at his home this week.
Mr.. Cyrus Jacobs, of near La
moni, allied on his many friends her,
Wednesday.
Nlesdatnes A. A. Pirrcy and Mar,
ri ,rcy were at Lamont Monday.
Eva 'Foney is assisting Mrs. Ed Scot;
W til her household duties.
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Weldon.

MIR. and Mrs. Sanford went to Garden
Grove Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Bosserman, of Corydon, is
visiting friends in Weldon.
L. L. Showers is repairing and making
some alterations in his residence prop
erty.
The meetings at the Christian church
will continue all this week.
Jennie Myers spent Saturday with
Mabel Hodge.
Mrs. ]. P. Mitchell has returned from
visit with her parents in Okla homa.
Maria Lowe, of Woodburn, is visiting
relatives in town this week.
Our citizens have all returned from
Des Moines.
The Corn Growers Club will hold a
a meeting in the !. o. o. F. hall next
Saturday at p. m.
Arthur Shuts and Tom Keller called
on their best girls at Leon Sunday.
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pleasant Valley

School commenced at the valley Mon
day. Miss Nellie Sutherlin is the
teacher.
George Virden and family visited at
Robert Hills east of Pleasanton Sat-
urday and attended the funeral at Davis
City Sunday of Uncle Dan Atterberry.
H. Alley and his three sons have re.
turned to their home at Kansas City
They have been visiting his sister, Mrs
Jesse Houser.
Mrs. Nancy Hill and son who have
been visiting her three sons and two
daughters, Mrs. e. Housh, Mrs. George
Virden, W. A. Hill, r. A. Hill and G. S
Hill, returned last week to their home
near Moweaqua, Ill.
Tom Sly and son were visiting in this
vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Merryman attended
the funeral at Davis City Sunday.
James Bonner and wife had bushes!
in Leon one day last week.
Geore Virden was a Decatur calle
Monday.
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Bunker Hill

The Y. p. G. U. was we'll attended gun
day night.
The lecture that was given by Selba
Stanley was we'll attended.
The basket meeting at Elk Chapel
was we'll attended and each reports a
good time.
Sabina Wion and her best fellow and
Ellie Gentry and her best fellow and
several other young people of Sweet
Creek were on Grand River fishing
Friday.
All people old and young, great and
small, remember the basket meeting at
the Wion school house Sunday Sept,
18th; all are invited by everyone.