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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-31
THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES
CHICAGO GRAIN
TRADING IN WHEAT IS ACTIVE AND MAI

KET IS STRONG. .4
Chicago. Oct. 91.-Trading in the wheat pit
was active today at the time of the opening
and the market was strong. Shorts and commits
sion houses were good buyers. The bullish fea-
lures We're firm cables and small receipts in the
northwest. December wheat opened 1sc to Nc
higher at 1910 to Tao, and sold at TAN @741ac.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts Of 47S cars, against 5S2 cars last week
and S05 cars one year ago. J.. s-. - #..s.
Prices eased off in the last half OF the ses-
sion on a lessening demand. - The close. how
ever steady with December &c higher at
Cash wheat, mo. 2 red, 741s @74c; No. 8 red,
72@74c; No: 2 hard, 1871 @7bc; No. hard, II
10000; No. 8 spring, 72@79c
Close: Wheat, December, 74hci May, SBc.
The corn market was firm on local receipts
tive buying by shorts. December corn opened
shade higher at 481ac, sold at 43A @484sc and
reacted to 1880. Local receipts were 119 cars,
with IS Of contract grade. 49,
The market became steady in the last half OF
the session and the close was steady with De-
cember unchanged at 43b @431ac.
Cash corn, No. 2, 46hc; No. 3, 46Ac.
Close: Corn, December, 4Sss @431ac; May,
44Mc. -
The oats market was steady. Local receipts
below the estimate and there a fair
demand from shorts and commission houses. De-
cember oats opened unchanged at $500 and sold
at $3.50. Local receipts were III cars
Cash oats, No. 2, $3.50; No. 8, 32A @S21ac.
Close: Oats, December, 3872c; May. 35c.
The following was the range OF prices:
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GOSSIP OF THE MARKETS

Anewerp wheat closed unchanged.
Paris closed wheat u4csaase{d to A6 snea
Berlin closed re lower.
Provisions easier with the lower hog market.
Corn barely steady. Receiving houses selling
De CHICAGO to watson: .'wheat opens higher on
the arm Liverpool cables and Light northwest
ern receipts. Crowd generally buying, believing
there Is strong interests manipulating the mar
Adyices from Spain say there. Is talk Of .
further Increase In the import duties;..
the The Ssaass %sR VIII
Temperatures in northwest and lower elsewhere.
WSsIesE ffo ksS saa
house With close information says: 1--WE be.
G ieve Hughes viii Be elected, but It the same
time it must be said that the reports to certain
ported as Closely watching the call money
rates, expecting furry IN anticipation OF TIE
bursements have been arranged, but few loans
might be called before the afternoon, and this
would cause a bidding.
quarter did not come up to expectations, the
report on the whole is favorable and should
have favorable effect with reference to these
securities as well as the market at large. and
failure of the directors to advance the dividend
rate will be accepted with composure by most
s soeS 81 s IS mstr q
a few months Of waiting. On any dip In the
stock that may come about thru the unloading
of tisfied longs today we would strongly
urge buying this issue, while the preferred
should materially before long under
better investment demand.
Total Clearancee: Wheat, 4A,O00 bu; Hour,
q, 900 l,rls: corn $4,000 bu: oats 5000; wheat
and -four equal 555, 900 bu.
New York to Lewis: The only news of I'M
portance which might be construed as bullish
Is that Lawson Is out with bear circular pre-
dieting break before election, and saying Heast
will be surely elected. Also says mining stocks
would not be injured by this.
Kansas City to Whallon: Kansas miller
Just told me, he was short Al cars flour and was
finding 1t difficult to get the Kind OF wheat no
wants to grind, says his excuse for not ailing
his contracts more, promptly e car shortage,
when III reality his case Is wheat shortage.
statement maue excelAent SshowninT, fuily 5usti-
tying the prediction made early IN the season
that net earnings for 1907 will amount close ID
$155 OOD 600. The untitled order tonnage large
" exceeds any previous record and practically
assures the net earning figures ADORE mentione!
being reached. In the presence Of POLITICAL and
monetary uncertainty which It will take only
few months to definitely determine, the wisdom
Of directors in not increasing the common divi-
pie. Even after deducting the 81, 600 900 set
aside to pay for the Gary plant Improvement.
there Lii left q rate OF nearly Z per cent earned
Tor the common stock for the past quarter.
M Chicago to Whallon: There are many advices
to this market which show that the winter
wheat mills IRE doing land ofiee buSiness's
slz -
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON. Oct. s1.-The cotton
market opened barely steady at unchanged
prices to an advance Of points on the &C.
tive months and IA points higher on October,
which was Influenced by covering OF belated
shorts. Gables were better than due, but the
local market broke right after the opening and
sold off to new low level for the movement
10.O7c, or about points net lower. Stop loss
orders were caught on the break and trading
was very nervous and at times active. Big
recefpts and bear pressure seemed the cause
Of the decline as the weather continued cold
and Killing frosts were reported from several
sections. Prices rallied 8 or 4 points from the
Gold weather news caused slight rally
during the middle Of the morning but the
western belt forecast for warmer weather sent
prices off to nearly the previous low point and
the market at noon was nervous and unsettled
with prices about 8 to Z points net lower.
Spot quiet; middling uplands, 1o.50c; mid
ding gulf, 10.75c. - ~ n r.
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BEYOND THE PALE
Harnor'A Weekly.

A friend Of James Whitcomb Riley tells Of an
occasion when the humorist. who is. as rule.
extremely ayerse to social functions, was in
duced to attend Literary dinner In Indian
npoiis given in honor Of novelist Of that city.
Riley had been told of to take in to dinner
the sister Of his host. an excellent woman. tho
anything but literary"
The Conversation touching upon the beauties
OF Chaucer. about whom certain set OF the
custom ensued, during which the bewildered sis
ter caught from time to time only the name
At last she whispered to Riley: "Who is this
Il he very popular in society r
MADAM" sOlemnly responded Riley, that
man did something that forever shuts him out Of
society" IL
HE died several hundred years ago. said
Riley.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS SOMEWHAT HEAVIER, But
STILL LIGHT FOR THE DATE.

The posted shipments today were somewhat
heavier but still very light for October The
market holds firm and steady without change
in the situation Smaller mills say the 4s Iarss
companies do not find it 50 and are complaining
of light trade.
Shipments. SO, all brls.
First patents quoted $4,000. 80; SECOND PAT,
ents, 81 lO14 20; first clears, $3.2@3.36; second
clears So 4O@2.5O; in wood, Minneapolis
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Light hogs steady, other kinds &c lower. Re-
s se range uis Ssf 5a Psss
go; eeod t. sc s5cies ssss@sos hssvS. es@%ss
choice. s5.eo@e; medium and butchers. soot to
~ sSs 49, s D; ys1s e. 49, l9: a ss9s
lbs. $s.o5; Sc. l76 lbs, o5; g, 215 lbs. s5e5;
ssee; fg 9Ss & $751; e. Ss'S 1is %
e 225 IL lbs, $500; "a s5s lbs. $3.50; H. 1853 lbs
s4zs; Fsuf fbs. ST.! spa % l0'
oATTLE-Reeeipts moderate, the short Of
{ie stFonscr Of With Inferior KINDS steady
STUFF weak; veal calves, bulls and mich cows
steady.
Butcher Cows and HeIfere.-ol1: $50 !bbs, S.;
shSs; ESQ lbs: saesi SIS lbs, H. s5; g..
oe lbs. $3.50; sSS TBS, $3.50; g. 1850 lbs,
ss Ssf t.: Is f.. 81 r. IS p:
s. S211; eco lbs. $40; 2 es5 lbs 81; 10. ses
" yssl Caves aso 1bs, sc;25; 2 22s lbs, S.;
Stock Feeding steersEso, 1875 lbs. 1925; .,
u.s. Sc ss1S S; 81 3! Is g. 49, 4ss 7s4 l0s
Stock oows and Hsifsrs-!l go lbs, s1.75; l,
Mca SsSS 'ee ss5s sss soG' w
1 COW, $22. ..t..-.-
sHEEP-Receipts Of sheep liberal, mostly
western stuff. Prices for sheen are steady;
stronger tone to the lamb market and choice
bunch landed at $7.2o.
killing Sheep and Lambs-17 lambs, 80 lbs,
$a2e 80 lbs 81 2 90 lbs. ss; g. es lbs.
IS; 2, $40 lbs, IS; lambs, l87 lbs, $4.75.
Among the shippers on the market were: N.
Reeve, Corona, s. D.; John Ross. Billings
Mont; ]. Taylor, Al Left. Dickinson, N. b..
]. O. Rise, Fertile; D. Olson. Moore, Mont. !:
A. Nelson, Eagle Bend; J. Flynn. Albany; Nor
son Bros, New London; g. G. spangler, White
Bear. "-
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LocKwooD,s COLE STORY.

oOSIOu f1SIdlUs
A. G.. Lockwood, the crack Allston golfer, re-
lates the following story. which he claims Is
authentic:
An English golfer once made pilgrimage to
the st. Andrews links In Scotland The Eng
lishnan. by the way, was pretty short on abil-
ity and long on conceit. caddie was secured
and the march to the first tee taken up. There
the self-satisfed tyro asked the distance to
the green. The caddie responded. on which Mr..
Englishman remarked: Jaw, drive and putt.
1 presume"
''Weel, rather mair," was the caddie's answer.
The player took his stance and, after bril-
liant address, slashed at the ball as tho to driHe
it of the links. The perverse little sphere
rolled ten or twelve feet and then stopped The
golfer opened his mouth for the necessary ex-
preston of his feelings but the caddie got there
frat In tones Of mingled surprise ana .ntici-
patton he whispered to himself:
"Ah, moo for HI Of a putt"
yards in length. -
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN. Oct. a1.-Exporters sold
Kingdom No spring wheat was sold. 0ner-
ings continued rather light Wheat trading
was active. December opened We up, at 75Ac.,
sold up to 75Ac, and closed there, gain Of
nc. May advanced &c. Durum wheat ad-
yanced Ac for No. and Nc for No. 2. Spring
wheat continued the basis of 2Nc over De-
cember for No. northern. Flax was with
out much in the way of news, but the market
was strong. October opened 7hc off, at $1.14A,
sold up to $1.1e, and closed re up, at $1.15X.
November gained &c, December We, and May
nc. Coarse grains were unchanged. -. II
The closes. Wheat No. hard, on track, 7ec;
to arrive, No; / northern, 7she; No. north.
May 7sXc; July, 7eAe; October durum, No;
l Csc, No. e4Ac; November durum. No. !
67%c, No. e4Ac; durum on track, No. l
erie, No. 2 e4Ae; fax to arrive, $1.15N; fax
Der, $i.i6M; December. Sis; January, Si.ia4S;
May, $1.16X; oats to arrive, &c; October, &c;
Cars inspected: Wheat 23e, last year 2se;
oats, 20; rye, 8; barley, IS; fax 1853, last
Receipts; Wheat, ess,lo4 bu; eats, 1e. 81,
ments: Wheat 10000 bu; FAX, 9S,1OO. ~ T
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The government Of Ecuador has signed
contract with an agency In Guayaquil for the
and eastern portion Of the republic. The com
pany binds itself to import 5000 families. 1t is
specified in the contract that the immigrants
shall be white and preferably Of the German OF
Dutch races.
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ARIZONA copPERs.

arf HERE hfhs es
not no, Tor the political uncertainty. Superior &
plttsburg, Cananea Central and Globe were In
tionally well on both weak and strong markets.
Lhere is never any great amount OF stock press
ing LOT sale, and the Bidding at times is enor-
mOuE Quotations at h m -.
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visions market was quiet and steady. There
was a fair amount Of buying BY shorts. Janu-
airy pork opened shade higher at A87o:
shade lower at $40.
Close! Pork, January, Sass; NAY. $3.50.
RIBS October, ss.o5; January, s7.l7Hss75o.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Oct -C1ose-wheat
higher; track, No 2 red cash. 74@75Ac: No: 2
773sc Corn higher; track. No. 2 cash. 45@
45Mc; No: white. A5N @4sci December. ~
No. cash. Ss@ssKc; No 2 white, S4k 035hc:
December, 331sc; May, 34Mc.
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Sugar. raw quiet; fair refining, 7-11c; CEN
tri3ugal e8 TEST, 8 11-1ec; molasses sugar.
s 8-5ec. Refined steady; crushed 66oc, DOW
No. I Rio. Sc. Molasses steady: New Orleans.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Oct s1.-cattle-Es-
beeves, $407.25; cows and heifers, $1.eo@5.2O:
stockers and feeders, s24o@a.5o: Texans; $a !.
HogsNEstimated receipts. "a, 900; market weak
to shade lower; mixed and butchers. $3.50
e:s7A; good heavy, se25@s:4o: rough h hes ay;
Clio; bulk, $596@8.1O. Sheep-Estimated re.
eeipts, *, 900; stronsi sheep, $a.75@5eo; lambs
$4.746776. go. r..
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, I

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota
Transfer, Oct 81.-Barrett & Zimmerman's re-
port; The market Is recovering from last weeks
depression. Sales Of heavy drafters are suf
short supply. Wagon classes for city delivery
work are stationary. Several fair sales are re-
ported today. Drafters, extra 1925 to sass;
drafters, choice $195 to $225; drafters, common
to good, $175 to $195; farm mares, extra, S185
to $156; farm mares, choice, $115 to $1B5; farm
mares, common to good, sos to $115; delivery,
choice, $145 to $176; delivery, common to good,
s12b to S145; drivers $1S5 to 1855; mules, ac-
cnrdinR "a size SLAB to 1925.
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LIVERPOOL. GRAIN Oct. 8.-wheat, spot
December. Is 51ad March, es $40. Corn, spot
Arm; American mixed, As AID; futures quiet;
October, nominal; December, Is SID; January,
As 1870. ..,s.ss. ,.-.... -. 5... .-s&e
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Total sales. 4s5,2Oo shares.

Money on call opened at per cent; high,
S1h per cent; low, per cent; ruling rate, Z
per cent; last loan 8 per cent; closed at s to
per cent, -.4 -. =. .
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cH1uAao pRopuuE. oct. 81.-Chee

daisies 1s@1sAe; tydns 12 'H4 @1ss Young
keys, lac: chickens, SIC: springs. OAc. Pota-
weights, eh@7e; 60 to s5.ib weights Nv @sc
IS to Hob weights, 914c. Butter, steady;
creameries 1e@26Ae; dairies, 1shb o@@ss EGGS
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CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAINS,
Oct. M.-Rye, cash, 63@@c. Barley, cash,
41@62c. Timothy, October, s4.10@4.2. Flax
and clover, nothing doing.
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eee: Tefriserator eggs, 2s@sse; receipts, $500
cases; market steady. Butter, creamery, 2eMc;
Imitation creamery, 2oh@Ahc; ladies, aoci
receipts, 7,470 pigs: extra renovated, IA QZ1c;
renovated, 1917 @20c; market steady. 80
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NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, Oct. g..

NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, Oct. IL
Flour, receipts. SO, 42O brls; sales. $500 brls:
firm with light trade; winter patents. s3.75
"a. Wheat. receipts, 17,70o bu; sales. 100000
bu. There was a strong early market for wheat
offerings, higher northwest markets and small
northwest receipts. December. ss@sSAc: May.
c New York. Corn, receipts. 1895 bu:
market was dull and without transactions.
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rANsAa rrrv cpArN oc+

KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Oct. 81.-Uose:
WReat es s s Ne. 7sA cash. d No.
December, $780, May, SOC; July, 3saac; cash,
No. mixed, 4o@4o1ac; No. 2 white, 42@42Nc,
Oats, No. white, 1914 @s4c; No. mixed, S2A
@ssc Butter, creamery, 26c; packing stock,
1ac. Eggs 23c. = - g.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
tor the day BY loads as follows: Chicago Great
Is; Minneapolis & st. Louis, 10; Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, "A; Great North
ern, 1903; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy: /; 500
line, 8; Northern Pacific, 81; total, 100.
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS Oct. s1.-Beel
hrm, Pork steady. Lard barely steady: prime
yveatern SO. 6O@9.7O, nominal. $50
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Oct. s1-Cat'
tie, receipts, 1000, including 1000 southerns
market steady; native steers, $4@e75; south.
ern steers, $2.76@4.75; southern cows, $40
1925; native cows and heifers, $2@47b; bulls,
$36o@525; western cows, $2.so@s.76. Hogs.
receipts, 10000; market weak to &c lower;
bulk Of sales, $e.1o@e17h;. heavy, $e.1o@
$5.Sb@e.i7Hs. sheep, receipts, 5000; market
steady; muttons, $450@5.50; lambs. $3.50
100; range wethers, $45o@6; fed ewes. $4@
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OMAHA LIVESTOCK. Oct. s1.-Cattle re-
ceipts, 400; market steady; native steers
$4.25@6.4O; cows and heifers, 81 50@4. 90; west
ern steers, $9.26@5b0; Texas steers. $3@4.40;
stockers and feeders, $2i5@z.75; calves, ss@6;
bulls and stays, s2@876. Hogs, receipts, 4:5ooi
@8.O5. Sheep, receipts. 10000; market steady;
lambs, $6.7b@7.85; sheep, $4.60@6.35.
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1e E5g I4yEsTooK s sst
feeders, $2@4.5O: cows and heifers, s24O@5e5;
Texas steers, $2.76@5.25: cows and heifers,
81. 2O@S6O. Hogs-Receipts, $500: market
steady Pigs and lights. S5.90@6.25; packers.
$8@8.6b; butchers and best heavy, $6.1b@6.S So.
Sheep-Receipts 1900; market steady; natives,
$366.75; lambs, $4@7.75.
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LONDON STOCKS, Oct. 81. American sccuri.
ties were dull during the early session today.
United States Steel opened n lower and the
rest Of the list showed decline Of N to y be-
low yesterdays New York figures. -
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MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, Oct. 81

-Flour higher. Wheat higher; No. northern.
7s@s9he; No northern ral 1921 Mc; .l 1scember
asked. Rye steady; No. /, 6e@66hc. Barley
steady; No. 2, 55955hcj sample. 4o@55c. Oats
steady; standard, Bee. Corn steady; No. cash.
46@461ac; December, 43hc askedj puts. 43&c
asked: calls. 435hc asked. -.-.l.-. =. -
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
prrrrprs AVN aHrpMENrs ocr. Al

Receiyed-Wheat, 191 cars 2oO,5 $50 bu: corn.
rye, I 40 bu; Dag, 81 $50 Blu; flour. 1,514 brls:
millstufs, 65 tons; hay, 20 tons Car lots. 044.
shlpped-Wheat 1 o. cars ear 1890 bp; io corn
rye. 1850 bn: nax. 19.7a bu;.. -four s. 41l
brls: mlllstufrs. LIZA tons; linseed oil. S952zo
lbs; oil cake, 827 54e lbs. Car lots. b84.
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NEW YORK METAL, Oct. Chopper and
lead quiet and unchanged. ~ - .7a.t
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PROVISIONS

{ NEW YORK OIL, Oct. 31.-Petroleuu, steady
refined, all ports, 7.46@7.60c.
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short bills Is 6N per cent. The rate of dis
count in the open market for three months
bills is 6M per cent.
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WHEAT RECEIPTS By ROADS OCT. 80.
Receipts ars-M Milwaukee, 4S; Omaha, II;
ST.. Louis, 20; Great Northern %: Northern
Pacific. s; Great Western. IS; 500. II; Rock
Island. g.
The Washington times., 1906-06-05
PASTOR M|LKS COWS,
FORCED TO RESIGN
Congregation Objected to
His Menial Occupation.
RECEIVED SMALL SALARY
Preacher Lost His Place Because He
Found it Necessary to Supplement
His Yearly Income.

EAST DOUGLAS, Mass, June 5--Sev-
eral ethical questions likely 70 prove of
interest to the pastors and congrega-
tiOns of small churches in country towns
are involved in the matters leading up
20 the resignation OF the Rev. Edward
b. Blanchard. Of the pastOrate of the
Second Congregational Church. Of this
place.
Summarized. those questions which
have to do with the ethics OF the rela-
tions existing between pastor and people
may be given in this: Shall the pastor
of a small country church, said pastor
having a large and growing family on
his hands. hustle on the side to exc out
an income sufficient for his needs2
MIXED Own Cows.
Separate minor questions having core
lation to the main one. as summarized
above. may be mentioned as follows:
Is 1T beneath the dignity of a minister
of the Gospel to milk three Jersey cows
and sell their milk and cream as a
means of adding to the family ex-
chequer?
May minister OF the Gospel raise
vegetables for the sustenance of his
family and TO sell?
Is it incompatible with ministerial
Der of the school board?
And can he be held blameworthy IL
he takes the school census for a remun-
Grafton OF cents a head?
All these questions have had 70 do
with the Rev. Mr.. Blanchard's resigna-
ton Two years ago the Rev. Mr.
Blanchard. who had been pastor Of the
Congregational Church in Brookfield for
eight and a half years. came here as
pastor of the Second Congregational
Church. He had preached several trial
sermons. and made so fine an impression
that the supply committee insisted on
his moving here and taking the pas
torate. They wanted him so badly that
they gave him a contract for two years
instead Of engaging him for a year at
a time. as had been the custom.
Supported Family on SI,o5o a Year.
Although there are a number Of
wealthy and a larger number OF well
10 do members of the Second Congrega-
tional Church. the salary offered the
Rev Mr.. Blanchard was only $500 a
year The pulpit supply committee
wouldn't raise the salary. but allowed
Mr.. Blanchard to preach at Douglas
Center Sunday afternoons. his salary
there being IS a Sunday, or $3.50 a year.
counting out two weeks for vacation.
To exc out his meager remuneration
Mr. Blanchard has kept COWS and sold
milk. has raised and sold vegetabIes
took the local school census, and. in
ADDITION served as member Of the
school board His parish held a series
OF meetings In which these acts OF m.
pastor were seriously considered and
generally disapprOved. some OF the
church e members even going to the ex-
ueme of complaining that the odor Of
the dairy farm accompanied the pastor
10 the pulpit Things were made so nm
comfortable for Mr. Blanchard, who is
q graduate OF. several colleges, that he
finally resigned.