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The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13
FOR ALASKA
DirigO Coming North Nrxt
 week

Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
 Seattle, Feb. 13-The Alaska Steam ship CompauY's steam schooner Dirigo, will go on the Alaska run beginning next week, She has recently been running to San Francisco.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13
A. B. Meets Tonight

There will be a meeting of the Arctic Brotherhood at their hall on Broadway this evening at the usual hour. All members are requested to be present.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

The Mascot saloon sells liquors Dy the bulk or case goods at wholesale prices. All the old brands always CD hand.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

Ordor your coal and wood from the Alaska Transfer Company and 1t will beds'ivered pro mptly. Phon es 10 &+0
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

Remember your sweetheart with a valentine from harrisons'.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

The Pack Train Restaurantr will serve wine with dinner orders, free, in place of tea or coffee. Come on boys
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

II you are out of kindling see E McC Weste. I have it by the sacA or cord Phones 90.S4. i
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13
Oyster Cocktails at Pack Train

The very best fresh oyster cocktails in the city are served at the Pack Train Saloon. u
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

Flows Candy. the best made, for sale at the B ss Bakery. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

Complete line of comic valentines at Harrisons'.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13

All the delicacies of the season at the Pack Train Resta urant.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-13
GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to re- fund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in to l4 days. soc.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
Petit Juror.

The following is a list of the
Petit Jurors for the November
term of Circuit court which con.
venes here Monday, Nov. IL, '06.
Bear Creek Township:-A. B.
Hensley, Oscar Davidson, A. NJ.
Messenger, r. S. Wilson.
Danville Township:-Wesley
Mardoff, G. P. Cook, John Jeffers,
Jr., B. R. Graham.
Loutre Township:-V. H. Burks,
Clifton Ellis, John Adleman, G. F.
Loutenslager.
Montgomery Township:- :-R. A.
Sharp, G.. H. Ballard, Ed. s.
Eames, Alferd Duffy.
Prairie Township:-M. V. Ca.
hill, Thos. Goodwin, John Ulrich,
j. r. Mudd.
Upper Loutre Township :-Fos-
ter Lewis, Jarrot Harris. E. L.
Gilland, Geo. A. Beldin.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

On August 1 the condition of
the corn crop of the United States
was officially estimated at four
per cent above the average of the
past ten years. Since then the
condition is safely six points bet
ter by reason of August rains,
which were extensive, timely and
general. The corn crop of 1906
will probably exceed the average
of the past ten years by ten per
cent. The acreage planted this
year is about 1, ,50O,00O more than
last year.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Frequently the statement is
made that farmers are not as good
business men as those engaged in
other lines. These statements are
really without any foundation.
There are less failures among far
mers than any other class of busi-
ness men, and when a farmer does
fail he seldom "stickes" his
friends. Farmers are conscrva-
tive business men; they may be
slower in accumulatihg money,
but the big majority "make good''
That is more than can be said OF
merchants or manufacturers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
%1 M A YEAR
pl'OO IN ADVANCE

Mrs. Francis Portercheck, wife
of Joe Portercheck of Wellsville,
died Sunday, Sept. 9th, 1905, at
Mulanthy's hospital, st. Louis,
where she had an operation per-
formed for a cancer, on Sept. 3rd.
She leaves to mourn her demise q
husband, two sons, Leo and Eddie,
a mother and father, A. Meyer, sr.
and wife of Wellsville, and nine
brothers and sisters. Mr.. Meyer
and wife celebrated their golden
wedding two years ago with all
ten children present. Mrs. Porter
ceeck was the second child. and the
first one to die. She was buried
in the city cemetery at Wellsville,
after funeral services conducted
FIR. Gross.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
General Robert e. Lee

was the greatest general the world
has ever known. Ballard's Snow
Liniment is the greatest liniment.
Quickly cures all pain. 1t is with
in the reach Of all. T. H. Pointer,
Hem pstead, Texas, writes: 'oThat
Ballard's Snow Liniment has been
used in my household for years
and has been found to be an ex-
cellent Liniment for Rheumatic
pains. am never without Il.
Sold by Crump 4 Kidwell.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The following story illustrating
Oklahoma enterprise in the art of
ly ing comes from S h aw y ee:
"Shawnee has another candidate
for the meanest man on earth. He
recently had his hen house and
chicken yard wired, and a number
OF electric lights installed which
he turns an at about $3.50 each
m orning, hoping to make his hens
get up early enough. to lay two
eggs in one day."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

A Texas railroad has ordered
that no boys are to be employed
in the company's shops who have
not completed eight grades OF
school, while none are to be taken
for clerical work who have not
completed a high school course.
Compulsory education laws would
become mighty nearly obsolete II
similar rules were adopted by all
business and industrial concerns.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Walter Swearinger and wife left
Tuesday for Georgia where Wall
ter has a job firing on the railroad.
Walter has been the operator at
the switch board here for the Far
mer's Mutual Telephone Co., since
that board was first put in. Jas.
Barton will now have charge of the
board.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
"ToCure a Felon"

says Sam Kendall, of Phillsps-
burg, Kan, "just cover it over
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
the SalveIwill do the rest" Quick
est cure for Burns, Boils, Sores,
Scalds, Wounds. Piles, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Chapped Hands,
Sore Feet and Sore Eyes. Only
25c at Crump & Kidwelps drug
store.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Services at the Episcopal church
Thursday, Sept. 20, at 1880 p. M,
by Right Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle,
Bishop of Mo. The Bishop will
also hold communion service Fri.
day morning, Sept. 2t, at a. m.
The public is cordially invited to
each of these services,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Watch and you will find that
eight readers out of ten are ex-
pending physician energy in USE
less face and eye contortion. We
adjust glasses which remove the
cause, prevent premature, wrinkles
and preserve your good looks for
the future.
DR.. RINGER, Optician.
Montgomery House.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The maiarrge of Miss Minnie
Lewis to Willie Mcclure will be
solemnized inthe Methodist church
on the evening of October 3rd.
These are young people who have
been raised in New Florence and
their union will be reasons for
showers of good wishes to be upon
hem.-Leader.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Dan Patch demonstrated his
right to the title of "king of
pacess" at the state fair grounds
at st. Paul, Mimi, Saturday by
breaking the previous worlds re-
cord held by him. The mile was
paced in 1:55 fiat, clipping quar-
ter of a second of the record es-
tablished at Lexington last sea-
son.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The schools no longer give the
common rudiments the attention
they should. Too much attention
is given to the higher branches be-
fore the common ones have been
mastered. Especially do they ne
glect reading. Boys and girls at
tending common schools should
be thoroughly drilled in reading
aloud, to develope their vocal or
gans, not merely in reading but in
spelling and reciting. Young la
dies and young men you should
pay more attention to the com
mon rudiments.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

MEXICO, No, Sept 6. The
preliminary survey on the pro-
posed electric line from this city
to Perry, Rails county, has been
started. The line will run due
north through one of the most
fertile tracts of country in the
state and through Q C ii o n
from which much stock is shipped
every week. The line may later
be extended to Hannibal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
To The Patrons of X. r. d.

Having resigned my position as
Rural Carrier l desire to extend
my sincere thanks for the many
acts of kindness rendered, and may
I always And as warm friends as I
have in you. with best wishes, I
remain yours very respectfully,
LESLIE EAMES.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Earl Donaldson and Leslie
Eames, two industrious young
men of this city, left here Tuesday
for Gold Field, Nevada. They
will make the trip on loot, having
a buroro to carry their packs.
Cecil McQuie, who has the con-
sumption accompanied them, fol
the benefit Of his health.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Among those to take advantage
of the cheap rates to st. Louis
Saturday we noticed the follow
ing: Clarence Hopkins, H. A.
Sharp, Albert Auchley, Horace
Sabourin, L. G. Uptegroyr; Allen
McKelvy. Mesdames j. A. Ma
hery, B. M. Bush, A. B. Lail, D,
H. McCarty and Geo. Thomas.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The largest insurance loss upon
a single risk ever adjusted in this
country was that adjusted on the
Palace hotel buildingin San Fran
cisco. The owners will collect
over a million and quarter dol
lars, as the hotel was a complete
wreck,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Harry Heying, who was thrown
from a horse Sunday week ago
fractnring the base of his
skull died from the results Thurs
day morning at aeven O'Clock.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The tallest of all tall buildings
that man has ever planned is to
be constructed on Broadway and
Liberty streets, of New York City.
The foundations are already laid
for the building which will be 625
feet high and contain forty one
stories terminating in q graceful
dome, surmounted by lantern
and flag staff.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Mrs. j. w. Gill and Mrs. L. A
Kirn attended the funeral of Mrs
Portercheck at Weilsville Tues
day.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Mrs. w. B. Rolling of Wood
land, Calf, and Mrs. j. H. Jami-
son of Slick, Mo-, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Farmer Satur-
day and SUNDAY.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Lou Duffy and Walter Skinner
of Moberly were visitors here Sum
day and Monday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Miss Bernice Lindenschmidt of
Wellsville was the guest of Mrs.
Walter Duffy the latter part of last
week
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Herman Kallmeyer and wife of
New Florence spent Sunday here
the guests of Jas. Ball and family.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Dorset Graves who is attending
school at Columbia spent Tues
day and Wednesday here.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Harry Jacks and Carl Dungar
went St. Louis Sunday to wit
ness a ball game.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

John Cain of St. Joseph, came
in Monday to visit his mother.
He returned Wednesday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Montgomery defeated the Wa
bash Athletics here Sunday by
the score of 3 to /.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

We mean something to eat be-
tween Hibbert's and the Mont
gomery County Bank.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

John Ham has sold the Vandi-
yer property which he recently
bought back to Mrs. Nandiver.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Herbert Tucker, wife and little
daughter, of Mexico were the
guests of relatives here Sunday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Guy Rodgers of st. Louis spent
Sunday here the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. M. B. Sharp.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Paul Gill, Fount Lorton and Ell
mer Brinegar were visitors at Bell
flower Sunday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Mrs. Katherine Myers and son
Hugh of New York are here this
we elk visiting the family of Jas.
Elder.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Robt. Echart of st. Louis is vis-
iting his parents, Col. Frank Ech-
art and wife here this week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

John Laner is a new reader of
the TRIBUNE this week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Will Verser was last week gran
ted license to run a saloon at New
Florence.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

j. w. Gill was in st. Louis sew
eral days the first of the week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Thirty-five insurance compan-
les out of one hundred and twenty
represented in the San Francisco
disaster have paid fifty-five mill
lion dollars. Six companies
have paid upward of S3,000,0 900
each.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Don't fail to attend the Millinery
Opening at Miss Emma Turner'S
Friday, Sept. 21st.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

We open our lunch counter Sat-
urday IS. Come and see US. See
Swearengen.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Miss Lorene Alvey is clerking
for A. Haas & Son.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
DR.. Miller and Bert Hendershott
of Middletown were here Monday.

The protracted meeting will be-
gin at the Baptist church, this city
the 4th Sunday in October.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The Montgomery Telephone
Company are improving their
central office by papering and
painting.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Miss Emma Turner has all the
pretty things, new fall and winter
millinery.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Miss Mayme Hassler spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in st. Louis
with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Summerton.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Mrs. Artie Barnes is very sick
with typhoid fever.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Farm lands in Missouri have ad.
vanced $40 on the acre in the past
five years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
LOCAL NEWS

New fall millinery at Miss En-
ma Turner's.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The Montgomery Tribune has
adopted the form of the Leader-6
colmn folio home print and is a
much better appearing paper
New Florence Leader.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Joe Worland came in Tuesday
from Wilson, Kansas, where he
has been working for the past
m Opth.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

The following renewed for the
TRIBUNE this week: Pettis Keith
ley, j. w. Earnest, G. HI. Cope
and j. w. Mason.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

DR.. Samuel McCune Lindsay is
authority for the statement that
more than one out of every six
children in the United States be-
tween the ages of 10 and 16, are
working for wages.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Rev. R. S. Duncan and wife left
Wednesday for the state of Louis
ian to visit their son Carey and
wife.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

We have just received a new
stock of Victor g. Edison Ma
chimes ana Records. Come in
an d hear them,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

st. Louis county has 1862 sa-
looms.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Chas. Chiffon and little son of
Williamsville, Wayne county were
here Wednesday the guests of j..
L. Wylie. He was accompanied
home by Mr.. Wylie, who will
probably spend several months
there.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Rev. T. M. Green began a pro-
tracted meeting in Martinsburg
Monday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14
COUPON

This coupon is good for one dish of CHILL
if presented at the Green Front Restaurant within
ten days from date of this issue by subscriber
sign your name on this
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Col. F. w. Blees, president of
Blees Military Academy at Macon,
Mo-, was found dead in his room
at the Southers hotel at St. Louis
Saturday evening. His death was
due to heart trouble.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Miss Mabel Gravat who has been
visiting her brother, Chas, near
town, returned to her home at Dam
vile, ILL.,, Sunday. Chas. accom-
panied her as far as st. Louis.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

REVELS GROVE OF DAPHNE
The fascinating ballet Kaw Eanges
Louis, weeks beginning
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

Hiram Barnes recently pur-
chased the residence property be-
longing to Forest Reed. His son,
Artie, will move in.o same about
the middle of October.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-09-14

VOL. XIV. NO. 49.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
+ LOCAL NEWS :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
New fall millinery at Miss En-
ma Turner's.
Miss Lorene Alvey is clerking
for A. Haas & Son.
John Laner is new reader of
the TRIBUNE this week.
j. w. Gill was in st. Louis sew
eral days the first of the week.
Lou Duffy and Walter Skinner
of Moberly were visitors here Sum
day and Monday.
Montgomery defeated the Wa
bash Athletics here Sunday by
the score of 5 to 1.
We mean something to eat be-
tween Hibbert's and the Mont
gomery County Bank.
Guy Rodgers of st. Louis spent
Sunday here the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. M. B. Sharp.
John Ham has sold the Vandi-
yer property which he recently
bought back to Mrs. Nandiver.
Herman Kallmeyer and wife of
New Florence spent Sunday here
the guests of Jas. Ball and family.
Miss Bernice Lindenschmidt OF
Wellsville was the guest OF Mrs.
Walter Duffy the latter part of last
week.
The Montgomery Telephone
Company are improving their
central office by papering and
painting.
The following renewed for the
TRIBUNE this week: Pettis Keith
ley, j. w. Earnest, G. HI. Cope
and j. w. Mason.
Thirty-five insurance compan-
les out of one hundred and twenty
represented in the San Francisco
disaster have paid fifty-five mill
lion dollars. Six companies
have paid upward of $4,000, 900
each.
Walter Swearinger and wife left
Tuesday for Georgia where Wal
ter has a job firing on the railroad.
Walter has been the operator at
the switch board here for the Far
mer's Mutual Telephone Co., since
that board was first put in. Jas.
Barton will now have charge of the
board.
Dan Patch demonstrated his
right to the title of "king OF
pacess" at the state fair grounds
at st. Paul, Mimi, Saturday by
breaking the previous worlds re.
cord held by him. The mile was
paced in / 1:55 fiat, clipping quar-
ter of second of the record es.
tablished at Lexington last sea-
son.
The tallest of all tall buildingl
that man has ever planned is tt
be constructed on Broadway ant
Liberty streets, of New York City
The foundations are already lait
for the building which will be 62I
feet high and contain forty ont
stories terminating in graceful
dome, surmounted by lauterl
and flag staff.
The schools no longer give tn
common rudiments the attention
they should. Too much attention
is given to the higher branches be
fore the common ones have beel
mastered. Especially do they ne
glect reading. Boys and girls at
tending common schools shoul
be thoroughly drilled in readin
aloud, to develope their vocal or
gans, not merely in reading but i
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-07-19
is GROWING WORSE.
Torch and Bomb Add Emphasis to the
Daily Budget of Revolutionary
Acts in Russia.
Petersburg. July 49,

ST. Petersburg, July 19.-1he daily
budget of revolutionary outrages and
;lgrarian disorders As larger than usual
today. In many places peasants are
wantonly applying the torch to estates
belonging to the crown and to private
forests.
Considerable alarm has been caused
by the inauguration of a strike of po-
lice here, and in two districts of the
capital today policemen refused to APP
pear for duty. The strike is ostensl-'
blv based on economic reasons, but the
authorities declare it is inspired by,
.lgitators.
AT Natshatlino, simbirsk province,
the town hall was set on fire yesterday
and the entire village, consisting of
300 houses. was consumed.
Throughout Poland Il systematic pill
sagimg Of government spirit shops is
IN progress. The central holy office at
Warsaw was robbed yesterday and u
gendarme killed.
At Lublin the revolutionists ycster-
day executed a workman who was sus-
pected of being q spy. AT Nizhni-
the spirit monopoly We're robbed and
killed A bank at ScsnitZa was robbed
yestcraa and at Tiflis an Armenian
locomotive engineer was shot in MS
cab by an assassin concealed near by.
Workmen at Rostoff killed the alleged
government provocator
At Pitiagorsk a Tartar woman who
.Aas baptized in the orthodox church,
was murdered, and at Y;lroslav bombs
We're exploded at the residences OF the
chief of police and :ln officer of the
genGarmcrie.
ST. Petersburg. July 1.-THE emperor
last night approved the bill of the lower
house of parliament, which was adop-
ted by the upper house. appropriating
81 100000 for famine relief, thus sup
porting the contention in both houses
of parliament against his own minis
tiers This law is the first enactment
of the Russian parliament and repre-
SCENTS the net legal result of session
of over two months.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-07-19
TO TEST RATE BILL.
Big Addition in Coal Rates to Iowa
Points Results in
Conflict.

Iowa City. la, July l9.-The manu-
facturers and business men of Iowa
City VIII ask the Interstate Commerce
commission To name AN equitable rate
ON coal between this point and the coal
fields Gf southern Illinois and Missouri,
i'm con sequence of AN enormous adj
vance in freight rates which has just
been mad. II is possible that this
will be the first test of the Legality of
the Hepburn bill passed by the last
session of congress.
The old rate To Iowa city was S2l
per tom and this has been increased
To 500 Except for Il 10 cents advance
made last fall, the increase has been
made in a lump sum and the effect
on the factories of the city can easily
be imagined.
The first notice of the increase came
With Il consignment of coal which
reached Iowa City. billed To George
Hummer u local dealer. 1T came from
southern Illinois. Via East St Louis
Local officials of tho Rock Island say
thai they had received no notice of
the increase. but the billing shows that
the change is from East st. Louis on
ward, having been raised from Sl.1o to
s.. so Tho local dealer refused To pay
the rates. and unless ii develops that
there was an error somewhere, this Will
be made the basis of AN appeal to the
commission.