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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18

Representatives Of the Pythians in
the fourth district will reach Newber-
~ today. We bid them welcome and
trust that their meeting today may be
profitable to them as we'll as to us.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18
Toe Cut Of.

Cole. Ruff, colored, about nlne
wears OF age, caught his big toe IN
the sprocket wheel of a bicycle while
riding behind John Reeder, the toe
he;no CIT off. The accident was very
painful.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18

It is as easy for a woman to think
she thinks as it is hard for her to DO
it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18
TUESDAY,, APRIL 18, 1905.

How about that new steel bridge
over the railroad on Boundary street?
It is needed and should be built.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18

We pay interest in Savings Department.
At the Rate Of 4 per cent. per annum.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Co., mic ROUTE ROUTE

SOUTHERN RY. TRAIN, leaving
Raleigh $40 q. M, ana Durham 9:35
a. M, arrives Greensboro IL noon and
LIynchburg 3:45 p. M; connects with
c. & o., leaving Lynchburg 4:10 p. m.
daily twill wait 80 minutes for connec-
ton, if passengers are reported) and
arrives Va Hot Springs 1910 p. m,
Cincinnati 3 a. M, Chicago $3.50 D. m,
ST. Louis 6 % p. m.
Parlor Car I.ynchburg to Clifton
Forge.
Pullman Sleeping Cars, Clifton Forge
to Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago and
st. Louis. connecting at these cities for
all points in Northwest, West and
Southwest.
S. A. T.. TRAIN, leaving Raleigh
1850 a. M, and Durham 1906 a. m,
arrives Richmond ASS p. IN, and con-
meets with c. g. o., leaving 10:45 p.
M. with Pullman Sleeping Car to Cir
cipnati and Cincinnati to Chicago and
st Louis.
For Rates, Tickets, Pullman Reser-
vations and detailed information. APP
Div to your ticket Agent. or address
w. o. Warthen. d. F. A., G. & o. Ity
Richmond. va.
H. w. FULLER, G. p. A.
C. E. DOYLE. General Manager.
Feb. 10, 1905.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
DROPS ELEVEN TO
THIRTEEN POINTS
Cotton Loses Gains of
the Previous Day.
FINAL TONE STEADY
In the Last Hour, However, Quotations
Were About at the Lowest Of the
Session. Speculations in Stocks
Marrow. Grain Market
Strong.
(By Associated Press

New York. March 21.-The cotton
about losing yesterdays gains under
liquidation and bear pressure en-
couraged by prospects for clearing
weather in the South, and reports of
a less active SPOT demand. Trading
was less active than yesterday and
seemed to be chiefly local in charac-
ter. The opening was steady at a
decline of to points OF. just about
as due on the cables. There were
good buying orders on a scale down,
credited to the Wall Street contingent
but prices gradually worked off under
liquidation by yesterdays buyers and
selling by room traders for a turn
During the middle session it looked
as though May was pegged around
7.S0, but later the price broke through
that figure declining to IT'S, while
July sold at 1853. At this level some
of the early months started taking
profits. but the market showed a lit
tic recuperative power and while the
final tone was steady quotations were
at about the lowest of the session a
net decline of IL to 13 points. Sales
futures were estimated at 100000
bales.
Receipts at the ports today 31,1S7
bales, against 33,707 last week and
1912 last year. For the week. esti-
mated, 10000 bales, against 147, 66S
last week and 63,160 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans 1893
bales, against $3.50 last year and at
Houston S,637 bales, against 2,730
last year.
New York. Mar. Election spot ,.uiet,
points lower, middlng uplands %,
middlng gulf, SOL sales l32y. Futures openeu
quiet and s.osed steady.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Baltimore Provisions.
Stocks and Bonds.

New York. March 21.-The narrow
ing limits of the speculation was a
fact clearly defined by the days
events i'm the stock market, and it is
generally believed that the money
outlook is the factor making for re-
striction. Not only was the volume of
dealings largely curtailed, but the
movement of prices was sluggish ana
uncertain. The hope that yester-
days late and strong rally marked
resumption of the upward movement
did not last longer than the first hour
today. Profit-taking was freely in
evidence and there was no substantial
demand to follow the slight opening
advance in prices. Industrials and
speciaIties made up the largest part
Of the days showing of strength. The
Southern iron merger report was re-
vived in full vigor and the railroad
equipment stocks were still respon-
sive to the brilliant business pros
poets in that department of industry.
There were MANY formulated rumors
that dividend assumptions and in
creases were in definite prospect,
which eventuated in the Tennessee
Coal dividend The corn products
stocks were in contrast to the rule,
and suffered from expressed doubts
of the maintenance of the dividend
justified as the market closed, by the
announcement of reduction. Sugar
reflected the shutting down of its prin-
cipal refinery. 1t was said that Penn
sylvania was taking over Atchison
with the purpose of guaranteeing a
five per cent dividend on that stock.
There were vague limitations of an
Immediate dividend to be forthcoming
on Southern Pacific. The Chesapeake
and Ohio movement also was con-
nected with dividend rumors. The
easier tone of the call money market
was attributed to the passing of the
effects of the governments withdraw
ais of deposits from the banks last
week. Time money was apprec1ably
firmer and interest rates in that de-
Dartment were lifted a fraction. The
belief was strengthened that money
rates will shortly harden and specu-
lative ardor was cooled accordingly.
Something was made of protested
fears of foreign complications grow
ing out of Venezuelan affairs, but the
growing weakness of the market was
more generally attributed to disap-
pointment over the scanty demand for
stocks. The closing was weak and at
the lowest of the day.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales
lpar yalue) $3,635.000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
U. S. Bonds were all unchanged on

U. S. Bonds were all unchanged on
call
Total sales stocks 943,100 shares,
including Atchison 45,500; A. G. L..
1000; Baltimore and Ohio 1900;
Canadian Pacific 26,700; Chesapeake
and Ohio $1,000; ST. Paul 27,900; c..
G. G. and st. Louis $500; Erie 1880;
Louisville and Nashville 5000; Metro
politan Securities 1890; Metropoli-
tan Railway $500; Mexican Central
$500; Missouri Pacific $500: New
York Central 24200; Ontario and
Western 1890; Norfolk and Western
$500; Pennsylvania 49,700; Reading
22,S0e; Rock Island 10000; Southern
Pacific $4,000; Southern Railway s.
600: Southern Railway, preferred,
1.100; Union Pacific So Amalga-
mated Copper $4,000; American Car
and Foundry $500: American Cotton
Oil 100; American Cotton Oil, prefer
red, 100; American Locomotive IT,
700; American Smelling 19,600;
American Sugar $500; American To-
bacco 900; Brooklyn Transit $500;
Colorado Fuel 10000; Corn Products
5, 300 Distillers Securities 4.3O0; Ma
tional Lead 5000; Peoples Gas 1900;
Pressed Steel Car $50; Republic Steel
$500; Republic Steel, preferred 500;
Coal 26,600; United States
steel 266, 500; United States Steel pre-
ferred, 27,600; Virginia-Carolina
Chem. 600; Virginia-C Carolina Chem,
500.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Ne,r Orleans COTTON.

New Orleans, March 21.-Spot cot
ton quiet and easy. Sales $500 bales,
including 2.150 to arrive and zoo f. o.
b. Quotations reduced lis.
Futures were very dull. At the first
call prices ranged from 4 to 6 points
lower than yesterdays finals The
trend was decidedly downward, in
huenced by the conditions in New
York. Estimated receipts tomorrow
for New Orleans 10000; Houston
5000: Galveston 5000. In the trad
ing March opened at 7.57 and declined
to 1852. May opened at ISL and
closed at 7.52. July opened at 1853
and closed at 1856. The market
closed quiet within point of the bot
tom. Net losses were March 10
points and other positions IL to 10
points.
New Orleans, Mar 81, Cotton future S
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Mrs. w. NJ. Rogers
Homemade
YEAST.

ia meeting with the highest success
md will hereafter be handled by all
the leading grOcers of Raleigh.
III is put up i'm IS and Is cent pack
ages and full directions go with each
package. One rs cent package will
make up IS quarts OF four. It VIII
keep fresh and good two to three
eight weeks in summer. For sale by
j. II. Ferrall q Co., Fred WOOllcOtt,
Ben Walters, M. ROsentilal and w.
@. StrOnach g. Sons.
Mail orders addressed to Mrs. w. M.
Rogers, 531 Halifax street, Raleigh,
N. c., will receive prompt attention.
A Few OF the Many Testimonials.
We use Mrs. Rogers Homemade
Yeast altogether and md it superior
to any we can buy. We take great
pleasure in recommending 1t to ike
institutions as well as private families
Baptist University for Women, Raj
eigh. N. G.
find Mrs. Rogers Homemade
Yeast equal to any have ever used
and since giving 1t my first trial / use
no other. / believe in patronizing
home industries.
Mrs. Il. e. Mofftt, Gil Fayetteville
St, Raleigh, N. c.
have been using Mrs. Rogers
Homemade Yeast In combination
with North State Flour and find that
they make excellent bread. In fact
this home made yeast and homemade
-four is better than any can get sIse-
where. The yeast will be certain to
give perfect satisfaction to all who
use 1t.
MRS. JoSEPHUS DANIELS.
My Dear Mrs. Rogers:-Your Home
Made Yeast makes the most delicious
bread and buckW heat cakes I have
ever tasted Please send me fifty
cents worth this time by mail. / en-
close 16 cents for postage.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. VIM BINGHAM.
Mebane, N. c.. Feb. IL. 1906.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Land for Sale.

BY virtue of a decree of the Su-
perior Court of Wake county made In
the case of Augusta Carlton and
others. ex-parte. / will sell for cash,
on the premises at IL m. on Monday,
the 10th day Of April, 1905. a tract
Of land containing rs Ia acres situ-
ated in Barton Creek township Wake
county and bounded as follows: On
the north by j. III. Holidays land
and Augusta Cartons corner; on the
east by the Fl. L. Ray tract: on the
south by G.. II. Mooneyham's land; ana
Adams. About 80 acres Of this tract
is tenable land, some or 8 acres is
of original growth and the balance
about 35 acres-is in we'll timbered
old field pine. some of which Is suite
able for lumber.
y. III. FLEMING.
Commissioner
3-9-Im
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Dry Goods.

New York, March 21.-Operations
in the dry goods market indicate
more extended needs on the part of
buyers and continued reluctance on
the part of sellers to name conces-
sions In certain quarters a larger
business is in progress, but as a rule
purchases are conservative and with
every likelihood of remaining moder-
ate for some time to come.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

New PORK. Mar :, p. m.-Money on call
steady 30T% low -. ruling rate, last loan
steady cIoailg 81, offered q. 3H time loans
steady; 50 oavs akG% 80 days 3KJ5z. six
months sHGM prime merc tile paper 3N@4ls
sterling exchange weak with actual h..S:s1ess
In hapker's bills at iSj S5E14S6 90 for demand,
and at 1910 als4(O for SC dav bills; posted
rR1es 4.s.s15n 4.Sfk, .ornmerciai hills $780,
bar silver 5oIz Mes ic 70 dollars IA
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Naval stores.

Wilmington. Mar. 81. Tur enane .., 81,
receipts2 casks
Rosin firm 300 receipts IS bbls
Tar flrm, LEO, receipts 2j2 bbls
Crude firm, 230@2.7u, receipts bbs
Charleston, Mar, q, Tnrpentine dull.
Quote A, b, G., D ID 2425O r. $50
F2Bo. q $50, H 1906, 1910, x sos.
M 4.40, N Ats, VIC so, WV sos.
savannah, Mar. 2l--Turpentiue steady. So
receipts 40 sales 50, exports 4I9
Rosin-frm, receipts S52i sales, 1853. ex.
Quote A. B. C, 27% Is, D 2s2L f
2E71Z-.: # 2.92I&~..., q 305......, I'll 3.3Ja -
$50, X 4.O5, M 1.50, N 4.75. VIC 800, WV 5.l5
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

strength to the wheat market here
today At the close May wheat for
delivery was UP 1-2c. July is up
l. dc May corn is off Ia to 3-Sc.
Oats are down 3-S to lie, and pro-
visions show a loss of IL to 15c.
lnnaning.l Iilgnesl. I1owesl OIOslng
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
Bride Went to Nurse Sick Relative and
Met Old Sweetheart.
Norfolk irginian Pilot.l


Mr.. Joseph Z. Snellings. the popular
funeral director, and Miss Edith Full
ford of New Bern, n. c., We're quiet
w married by the Rev. A. r. Shaw,
pastor of the First Presbyterian.
church at the "Manse" in Middle street
at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning, and
left Immediately for New Bern to visit
relatives.
The marriage was a quiet one ano
a complete surprise to the closest
friends of the couple, and the culmi-
nation of a romance.
The bride, a pretty and accomplished
trained nurse, came here several
weeks ago to care for a sick relative,
and met her sweetheart of former
days. who was also from New Bern.
Plans were quietly formed and when
the sick relative convalesced the nurse
became a happy bride.
Mr.. and Mrs Snellings will return
here in few days to reside.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour was steady: winter patent
5losS s o b s ,i@Sfs ,o Sgrgs
bakers Ss q Mass, wheat No 2spring ilOai;5
! No. 8 PAIL. MOI red, Iss46ll7. corn No
Gsz.... No. Z yellow 4SA oats No. 2 Sl@..;.,
No white @% No ssaSD White hsr,ey LIZ y
fair TO choice mailing 4l9I., fax seed No;
To. No northwestern i'Sk prime Il timothy mo- b!
seed 500 mess pork per Dbl. I liz dIdss
(loosel 0S70, 90 dry salted sholdcrs tboxedl
..... short clear sides tboxedl 6.7o96S7
whiskey basis of high wines l.23. clover con-
tract grade 1885.
New York Provisions
New YORK, Mar. q, Flour dull, winter
pat ents Sj5O0n5.o0 Minnesota patents $50 l6.0o.
do bakers, SJl0G.4.3j. straights 5.l0@5.5o
Rye flour quiet fair to good 4.S5@49o,
choice to fancy 4.I5dS4.5O.
Buckwheat flour steady 200d2l0.
Corn meal steady, yellow coarse HOP p
kiln dried 2.90Nl3.UO.
Rive nom, No western, TO-
Barley easy feeling "a mating Ma SS@ 49,
Corn nrm, No. $50 May El,s July. o.,
Beef steady s family 12 oO@iS.OO, Packet 90
Nl2OO city extra india..... mess ,99)@ $50,
beef hams ., 0oG23.5O.
Cut meats steady picked bellies 1917.
tckled shoulders g. picked hams $685.
Lard tfrm. western steamed 40 Now,
No. nom, refined steady, continent 7. D,
compound 4M@oH.
IL nD6Al6 d, mess l3. 26t0l3T5
Tallow STEADY, (S2 per pkgb 4ss @country
Rosln steady. strained common to good
Turpeatine steady, 81 a.6,<.
Rice arm, domestic fair To extra 25s@,5A,
MoIasses firm. New Orleans opon kettle
good to choice c9a35
Coffee spot Rio easy, No. 7invoice ~, mild
sugar raw firm fair refining ~ centrfl,
gal So test o@, molAsses sugar 4a'
refined steady, confectioner,s A,59O; mold L e. q
4. AZ cut loaf 670, crushed $50. powdered o.Io,
granulated sos. cubes $50
Butter arm, creamery common 10 extra
2Oa2;, state dairy l9aa5 western factory 21@2S,
Eggs strong state and Penn. nearby
fancy selected white i9a.... Southern 69i7,
Cheese strong, state. full cream small col
ored fancy lJ~@1I. small white fancy: liz.
Potatoes quiet, Long Island l.5002.0D, state
and western ,5@l25, Jersey Sweets 20O0o %.
Peanuts, firm, fancy hand-picked oM0a other
Cabbage steady, domesticper too, :O090!l0l
Cotton by steam to Liverpool lOGlIe.
Cotton seed oil market was easy
Bo26I OFF summer yellow nominal, prime
white 2Sx@2e prime winter yellow 5000
Baltimore Provisions.
Baltimore Mar. 81 Flour dull, winter
patents 559@75 spring patents 5.S5@6.2O extra
LIS.
Wheat dull; spot contract Mar. I.1lM9:.
red western Southern by sample 0S@Il0.
Corn steady. spot Feb o2sa@34, new Southern
white corn 50@5i.
Oats firm, No white 37A@%,
mixed y4M
Rye frnier. No. western SIS a -.
Butter steady fancy imitation 23@2l, do
creamery 2s,@2o do ladle 23@2i, store packed,
20G22.
Eggs steady 10.
Cheese drni large ~, small ll9..., me-
dunn
Sugar strong, coarse graduated 6.le, hne III
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Insurance Department,
Raleigh. FahrIarv 2 1Qn5

I. James R. Young, Insurance Conn
missioner, do hereby certify that the
above is true and correct abstract OF
the statement of the Petersburg Saw
ings and Insurance Company, of Vir-
ginia, filed with this department,
showing the condition of said COM
pany on the S1st day of December,
1904.
Witness my hand and official seal the
day and date above written.
JAMES r. YOUNG,
Insurance Commissioner
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Sew Orleans, Mar. q, cotton futur S
liverpool.

Liverpool. Mar. q, 4 p. m.--Cotton srot
q american middling fair, Ala, good mluunng,
i,6 middling 81 low middling 10. good
ordinary, 5.0u. ordinary 80 The sales OF tire
day co. bales of which 900 were for spscu
Iatiou and export and included 7,o0 AIner-
ran. Receipts - no. nales, is.9C0 American
Futures opened and closed steady
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Grain end Provisions.

Chicago, March 2l.-Higher prices
At Liverpool and croAa damage reports
from the Sou impaired
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Statement.
SAVINGS AND NE
SURANCE COMPANY OF
VIRGINIA.


Condition. December 31st, 1904, as
Shown by Statement Filed.
Capital paid up in cash. $500, 100000.
Amount ledger assets December
31st previous year, $2,286,529.21.
Ineome-from policy-holders, S76
168.4S; miscellaneous. 122,740.25. To-
tai sos, 903.73.
Disbursements-to policy-hoIders,
2S,167.S2; miscellaneous, $119, 00S.4Ss
total, S147,176.30.
Fire risks-written or renewed dur
ing year, $500, 360.6S. In force. Se,-
996, 1920.
Assets.
Book value of real estate
(less amount Of eneum-
brances) 1885, .S 25,000.00
Book value Of bonds and
stocks 5S3,1O8.O0
Cash in home office and
deposited in bank 49,. 713,680.13
Agents balance, repre-
senting business writ
ten subsequent to Oc-
tober /, 1904 $3.50. 13,42711
bills receivable 4. - 1885
Loans and discounts -. 1,43S,423.2s
All other assets, detailed
in statement i. 49,. 6,3S9.S0
Total admitted assets. s2.78O.81s.s9
Liabilities
Losses and claims UNI
paid ..S 7,150.15
Unearned premiums $50. 61.436,92
All other liabilities as de-
tailed in statement 49,. 2,019.189.05
Total liabilities as to
policy-holders = 2,0S7,776.75
Capital paid UP in cash. 200,000.0G
surplus 44S,US9.g4
Total liabilities ). $2,730,S16.69
Business in North Carolina in 1904
Fire risks written. $41S, 941.0O,
premiums received, $S,163.22.
Losses incurred-fire, $31L98; paid,
$311.98.f
Losses now unpaid, none.
President-Alexande Hamilton.
Secretary Edward w. Butcher.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Statenlent
THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK.
Condition December 431st. 1904, as
Shown bY Statement Filed.

Capital paid UP in cash, $4,000
100000. Amount Ledger Assets Dec.
31st previous year. SIC, 905, 1856 In
come-From Policy-holders. $S,49I,-
1916; Miscellaneous, $844,665.42.
Total, $685., 767.07 Disbursements
To Policy-hoiders. $5,316, 503.24: Mis-
cellaneous, $3,365,953.46. Total S.
682,456.70. Fire Risks-Written or
renewed during year, $1,199,799.-
1890. In force, $1.29S. 0,327.00.
Marine and Inland Risky Written or
renewed during year, $81.224.095.00.
In force, S12,456. 205.OO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
State of North Carolina.
Insurance Department,


I, James r. Young, Insurance Com
missioner, do hereby certify that the
above is true and correct abstract Of
the statement of the Home Insurance
Company. of New York, filed with this
department, showing the condition Of
said company on the 31st day of De-
cember, 1904
Witness my hand and official seal
the day and date above written.
JAMES r. YOUNG.
Insurance Commissioner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

IOtaI S31y lUJ.zO
State of North Carolina,
County of Wake.
/, T. T.. Holding, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
r. E. HOLDING. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 21st day of March, 1905.
a. V. PEED, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
j. b. POWERS.
w. A. HOLDING,
r. S. DODD.
Directors.
Been in business about six and one
half months only.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

Nothing beats a good except
a bad husband.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

Other Cotton Markets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

vhc COM
MOST FORMS
OF
aPy Ompty IL. b RANEY, N. c..
Carolina
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22

Total liabilities as to
policy-holders $2,0S7,776.75
Capital paid UP in cash. 200,000.0G
Surplus 49,. 443,039.94
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-07-27
Peculiar storm.

This section was visited last
Sunday afternoon by a storm
that was peculiar in many re.
spects. For quite q while NUT.
terings of thunder were heard
and were quite heavy before a
cloud appeared in the sky. The
storm came from the northeast,
and within a few minutes after
it's appearance a heavy rain was
falling, the sun shining from the
west all the time The rain fell
in a streak about three miles
wide, the creek at Dick Van
camps, three miles east Of town
being about five feet above its
banks, while there was dust in
the roads in the west part Of
town. The storm was accom-.
panied by a high wind which did
a great deal of damage to crops
in its path. A beautiful rainbow
was formed on east Pearl street,
the whole arch being beneath the
trees, and forming a very pretty
sight-Cass Co. News.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-07-27
Hard problem

Last week a paper was circH.
lated in Pleasanton asking mer
chants, citizens and everybody to
p%atronize home institutions in all
their purchases. The object was
10 have people discontinue the
mail order business which is be-
coming so general with all class
es.
If any one is not acquainted
with the conditions governing
such cases OF rather the motives
and rules governing local and
mail order business, he or she
can learn all about il by starting
out with "A petition or contract of
this kind.
IL was started in good faith
and with the best interests of
Pleasanton in view but did not
meet with general endorsement.
Every man had his troubles.
Most of those 10 whom Il was
presented signed IL. Some on
the condition that they could send
If they could not do as well
al home. Some with the under
standing that the merchants car
a better line Of goods, Some
Of our merchants would not sign
as they preferred 10 be free 70
buy wherever they desired.