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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-28
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS


DULUTH GRAIN, Aug. 2s.-Wheat was dull
tho stronge; September opened Ac up at 7SAc,
fell to 78c, sold at 1890 and closed there, q
gain Of Bc; December gained Sc; September
durum fell 1c and October 4ac. Flax was fair
ly active and the market rather heavy, due to
fair offerings and light demand; September
opened Nc of at $1.13 and closed at SLIP;
October fell &c: November, sc, and December,
80 - ..~
The close: Wheat, to arrive No. / north
ern, 7sc; No: 2 northern, 7e1ac; on track, No.
Der, 7aNc; October, 7ac; December, 7shc; Nay,
77&c; September durum, No. 1, $780, No 2, e2c:
Octomeb duruno, No. /, e5hc; No. 2, 61hc; old
durun1, No. /, e71hc, No. 2, e414c. Flax, to
arrive, $1.1s; track, $1.1s; September, 81 IL;
October, $1.1oh; November, s1.1oN December,
$1.O91h. Oats, on track, Soc; old oats, to ar
rive, SOC; new oats, to arrive, 2s1ac; August,
2s1ac. Rye, 5sc: Barley, a5@45c. Cars in
spected, wheat 16, last year IS; oats 10, rye
6, barley 49, flax "a, last year none. Receipts,
wheat, 5,5a7 bu; oats co.'s bu: barley, 1,3es
bu; flax, 1925 bu. Shipments, wheat, Ill. 900
bu; corn, 14,147 bu; oats, 62,45e bu; barley,
$4,000 bu.
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MONEY REPORTS

. ST: PAUL Aug. 2s--Bank clearings today,
BERLIN. Aug. 2s.-Exchange On London, 20
marks AK pigs for checks; discount rates short
bills. per cent: three months bills. 3% per
cent. = .,...t. 80.
Three per cent rentes. off e2Mc for the ac-
count; exchange on London. 25f tic for checks.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 2s.-Bank clearings- to-
day. 81, 597 ,225. 80: New York exchange, selling
rate, Toe discount; buying rate. 40c- discount;
Chicago exchange. selling rate, zoe premium ;
buying rate. 10c discount: London sixty
sight documentary, exchange. $4so%. Local
paper. ,...,~,.. a.. s.. H. -
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Aug. 2s.-oon-
soils for money. 81 1916: consols for account,
81 1916; Anaconda. 1875; Atchison, 11OM; At
Gibson preferred. 1854; Baltimore & Ohio, 121M :;
Canadian Pacific, 1914 Chesapeake & Ohio,
4A; Chicago.Great ,Western, 10Y; Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul. POLY De Beers, 1919 :
Denver & Rio Grande, 45M; Denver & XII,
Grandc preferred 80; Erie, 4s%; Erie first pre-
Tered 81 Erie SECOND pEeferredr "A: Illinois
sonri, Kansas & Texas 37A; New York Central,
15A; Norfolk 8 Western, s5A: Norfolk &
Pennsylvania. 73A; Rand Mines, 6N; Reading
71% Southern Railway. 4OA Southern Rail
way preferred, 1913; Southern Pacific. esT
Union Pacific. 191A h Union Pacific preferred
90; United States Steel, 47M United States
Steel preferred. Ill; Wabash, Ply; Wabash pre-
ferred, ~: Spanish As, 90.
Money-2A @2k per cent .'
The rate of discount in the open market fol
short , bills is 3 5-16@3ss per cent; the rate Of
Mscount IN the open market for three-months
bills is 3& per cent ,r
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Aug. 2s.-Receipts
Cattle. 900; hogs. $500. Hogs, best steady.
others DC lower. Sales, 60, 80 lbs. $3.50; s.,
$50 lbs, S5.85; 20, 1913 lbs, Sc. Cattle steady.
Beeves 49, 1,1so lbs, s4.75; 4s, l. 4so lbs, $3.50:
4. 1920 lbs. $6. Cows ard heifers, 10, $40
lbs. $2.75; IA, $50 lbs. $3.50; IL. 1O4O lbs,
S4.25. Stockers and feeders, 10, 100 lbs So;
81, $40 lbs. $780, IA, 1,O4O lbs, 81. Calves
and yearlings, 10, 43O lbs, $3.50; IL, $50 lbs,
1925; 8, $40 lbs, $3.50
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer, Aug. 2S-Barrett & Zimmerman's report
While the wholesale market is quiet the retail
trade is picking up little. Saddle and driv-
ing horses have been good sellers this season.
The logging trade is calling for heavy horses
Prices are steady. Drafters, extra. $23O@260;
drafters, choice, $2OO@23o; drafters, common
to good, $1sO@20o; farm mares; extra $12o@
145; farm mares, choice, $105@120; farm mares,
common to good, $SO@1O5; delivery, choice,
S16O@1sO delivery, common to good, $130@16O;
drivers, $130@2eo; mules, according to sic, $14o
So ~
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Ape as-catt,a

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Aug. 2s-cattle, re-
ceipts, 10000; steady; beeves, 100000; cows
and heifers, $1.25@5.20 stockers and feeders.
$2.40@4.3O; Texans, $8.5O@4.5O; westerners.
So. 5o@5.25; calves, $5.25@75o. Hogs. receipts,
Il 1000; market steady: mixed and butchers,
So. 5o@5 80, light. $e.o5@6.574; pigs $4,000
$50; bulk, $6@6.4O Sheep, receipts, $4,000;
market steady; sheep, $s.70@5.6oi lambs, 81. e5
@7.S5. - -
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.


RECE1PTs AND sH1PMENTs AUG. q.
1860 bu; oats, $1,000 blu; barley, 1,47o bu;
ryec 8, 12O bur fax, 2,190 bu; -four, 800 brls;
millstuts, 40 tons; hay, 90 tons; linseed oil,
25.1 1877 lbs. Car lots 147.
shipped-wheat IS cars, ee,15o bu; corn,
$40 bu;; oats, ee,44o bu; barley, q, 40 bu;
fax, 16,4SO bu; -four, a, $40 brls; nlillstuffs
1914 tons; linseed- oil, $4,000 lbs; oil cake,
1885, 500 lbs. Gar lots APT.
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LONDON STOCKS, Aug. 2s.-American

-, LONDON STOCKS. Aug 2s-American securt-
ties advanced at the opening of the stock mar
ket today. Atchtson led the upward movement
WITH With gain ain OF over yesterdays New York
Southern Pacihcs and Union Pacific later declined
B@a below rarity. t,s D. f.. ..r -
1rregularity developed on the receipt of the
New York opening prices but the market re-
acted sharply and prices closed firm at near the
best quota ions of the day. Canadian Pacific
was the feature good American buying
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Michigan, 1917 @14; Mohawk. 81 y; Montana
Son -. ~ Coke ~ bid Neyada Consolidated, 1ss
Old Dominion 40H 4; osceola, Ia; Parrot 26h;
Phoenix, 7O@75; Superior & Pittsburg 17Q17h;
Pneumatic Service, 10; Pneumatic Service, 32h;
d; Santa eFe, 1 n @11A Shannon, 9A Shoe Ma,
chine, so;- Shoe Machine preferred, 29N 0l8O,
Swift, 1O4A; Tamarack 99@1OO; Tecunaseh,
United Copper. 6A; United Copper preferred
{y001o0; United States Mining, So; United States
Mining preferred, 40; Utah, 6OA; Union Land,
2M@2M Victoria, 6A@7; Washington, 1@1h;
Winona. y @Sa; Wolverine, 153@154; Wyan-
dot, 75@l00; Warren Development Co., 11aa
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Chicago Options.

choice. $3.50; timothy, No. 1, s11.5o@12; tmo-
thy, No. q, $1o@1o.5o; timothy. No. g. ss@s;
prairie, No. E. ss@fo; prairie, No. 8, $7s5o@S;;
midland, No. l. $S@9; midland, No. 2, $7@S; no
grade hay, $2.6o@45o: rye straw, No. 1, $3.50;
rye straw, No. 2, $3.50; wheat or oat straw,
$S.6O@4. 90; 40 grade straw, $2@3.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
t @ the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
v, western, 4; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul 13;
Minneapolis & St.. Louis, 2: Chicago. ST PauI
minneapolis & Omaha %; Great Northern, 81;
500 Line, 20; Northern Pacific, So; total, 175
disposition isp OF stock. Monday. Aug. Is:
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WHEAT RECEIPTS BY ROADS AUG. II.
Receipts-Cars-Milwau TO-; Omaha, II;
st. Louis I; Northern Pacific, 4; Great West
ern 5; Rock Island, 2.
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CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Aug. 2s.-Receipts
of live hogs were liberal today and the market
for provisions opened easier. There was very
little trading however, there being no quota
lions of September pork for forty minutes after
the opening. The first sales were in a wide
range, the price being INC lower to 22Ao higher
at SIG. 95@17. IS. Lard was sc lower at So. 70.
RIBS were down 21a @5c at $s75.. =
Close: Pork, September, SIT; January, $13. 49,
Lard, September, $Se7h; October, 1915. Ribs,
September, $3.50; October, $S57h.
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Aug 2s-cheese strong;
daisies 12hc; twins, liz @12c; Young Ameri-
cas-, 12k @12Ac: Poultry, live easier; turkeys,
13c; chickens, nhc; springs, 121ac. Potatoes
6@7c; 60 to So lbs, @shc; 80 to Ito lbs, 91a
@1Oc. Butter firm; ,creamertes, 19@23c; diaries,
17@202c. Eggs, steady; at mark, cases inolud-
ed 1871 @16c. \ 49,.
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THE FLOUR MARKETS
BETTER BUSINESS Is PROBABLE AFTER


M1llers view the situation as promising bet.
ter things after Sept. 1. Flour, on new crop
basis, Is being sold occasionally, but the old
apepars to be entertained by the buyers At
present there Is fair domestic demand but not
much business for export. Prices remain un-
changed -..
Shipments, ~, $40 brls.
First patents quotable at $4@4.1O: second
patents $3.S5@3 80; first clears, $3.25@3 45;
neapolis.
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ARIZONA CoPpERs

The market is little softer today, due to
realizing sales for the most part 49,
g. Calumet & Arizona was up to $780, and Ke-
Weenaw to $11.6O, while Butte Coalition was
down to $S3.75 and seemed lifeless., ts
Quotations at / p.m.: ,..-....
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WINNIPEG GRAIN. Aug. 2S.-August, 76Ac;
September opened TIC, closed 72Ac: October,
May, 76c closed 76Mc. Cash close No. north
ern, 76Ac; No. 2 northern. 73c; No. northern,
soc: No. white oats Sic: No. 8 barley, 39c;
No. fax $1.O8. Receipts. wheat. 81 cars;
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MILWAUKEE FLoUR AND GRAIN. Aug. %.

Flour, dull Wheat, steady; No. i northern,
1s@s1c; No. northern, 75@77c; DECEMBER
Rye, steady; No. /, Soc. Barley, steady; No.
2, 55@5ec; sample, 3s@54c. Oats, easier;
standard, 30@31c. Corn, steady; No. 8 cash,
4S1a @49ac; September, 4SAc bid; puts, $50
bid calls 48Hc bid.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Aug. 2s.-wheat, spot
steady; No. red western winter, 5s 10hd;
futures quiet; September, es 3D. December, IS
SGD. Corn, spot, firm; American mixed new;
December, As 7hd; January, new, As 2&d.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Aug. 2s.-Close:
Wheat, September, e4Hc; December, S7Aec;
65@eehc; No. 2 red, CSC; No. 8, SIC. Corn,
September, 43c; December, 991hc; May, 3eHc;
cash No. 2 mixed, 4SA @44c; No. white,
461Ac; No. 8, 46Ac. Oats, No. white, 30@
so11c; No. 2 mixed, 28@2shc.
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Total sales, 1857 900 shares.
Nlor.ey on call opened at 5h per cent; high.
51a; low. 81; last loan, 4; ruling rate, 5;
closed, 1914.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Aug. 2s.-Close: Wheat,
higher; track, No. 2 RED, cash. III 71@a2e; No; q
cember, 71K@72c. Corn lower; track No. 2
cash, 47@47hc; septsmbee, 4ec; a.. December,
track No: 2 cash, 80 Il @so1ac; September 2s% C;
December. 311sc; No. white, 82@32hc.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Aug. %.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, 3ss @3hc;
centrifugal, se test, 4c; molasses sugar, 3M g
&c; graduated 49oc Coffee, quiet; No. t
Rio, s1ac. Molasses, steady; New Orleans,
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CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAIN,
Aug. 2s-Rye, cash, 561h @571Ac; September.
555 &c. Barley, cash, s7@62ci No; s. nothing
ber S895@4.O5. --e,
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Totals, .

L., aog prices steady. Quality and tone CT mar
ing at $500 premium of dime. Prices range
900 to see; bulk $500 to So. Quotations:
eood fo eS sSSe S. $9o5 f 81
$500; good to Choice s5.3s to ssS5;s heay ~
common, $3.50 to $685.; fair, $50 to $50:
s se1e to sts sReies s53e s. $685. rough
e. g is isS lbs lbs $! ss2o o." 49, 2i5
rs u.s. So 49, 1S 81 g. 5 u.s. ST. lbs:
sls lbs, $50; Fl, ss5 lbs, $780, 81, s1e 1b s,
* Pigs' Rs s4g s. and e27 lbs
sS s.? D1 lbs 400 lbs S S9 Il; lbs
Stays and Boars-1. 500 lbs, s.; i, e4o lbs,
S.; boar 500 lbs, $275
CATTLE--Receipts liberal. Considerable string
for killing cattle 1Oc lower. stockers and feed
ers weak at yesterdays decline. Veal calves
opened steady and closed 25c lower. Bulls, 10c
70 aec lower; mich cows of good quality steady;
Butcher Steers and oows-e, 1876 lbs, s.;
2 i,2S5 lbs, $50:
lbs $3.50 SIS 0: $50 lbs, ss ?aS 49, is
a ao5S lbs 1871 o: SO lOs $780, 79i lbs
Cutters and Canners-2, 965 lbs. s2.25; 4,
ss2 7i 1bs IS s22 : 500 s lbs, s. So lbs, 75
4, IoO los, $i.to' o, o9l IDS, $lIo. h..
lbs, $3.50; /, 1'1eo lbs, s2.i5. ' TA'''' y Inv
Veal calyes.is, ls5 lbs, $3.50; Il. 1855 lbs,
$40 lbs, 50; 2. 245 lbs, $2.75; 5, $3.50 lbs, 81.
Stock and Feeding Steers-3s, $40 lbs, S. To-;
g. 95e lbs. S.; l, 7o2 lbs, s275; |, 469 lbs,
$2.75; g. 64s lbs 2.65; IA, $40 lbs, 81. 65;
g. 71e lbs. 1925; 4, 7ao lbs, s2.25; 4, e27 lbs
50; 2, $50 lbs, So. = AJAIl
Stock Cows and Heifers-15,, ITO lbs, S. co.;
1925; /, $40 lbs, $2.25; II, 562 lbs, 2.2O; 8,
SIS lbs, s2.15; 2 AS lbs s2;'2,' e55 lbs, s1.75;
Stock and Feeding Bulls I, 100 lbs, s.. 49,;
81; l, 600 lbs, ST. ~, III
Mich Cows and springers--=e7, cows, slss; 2
COW, So; COW and 1 calf, saa; COW and
sHEEP-Receipts of sheep moderate and trade
prices steady to strong. A few choice lambs at
$7.35, but top outside of these $7.25 and bulk
of sale at 81. Lambs weak. l.
Killing Sheep and Lambs-363 lambs, IS lbs
$4.75; ewes. i8e lbs, $3.50; ewes, 11s
lbs, 81 %; l buck, 12o lbs $2:75; 10 Gull ewes,
stockers and Feeders-1s lambs, IS lbs, s525:
6 lambs, 50 lbs. $50; rs lambs, s. lbs, IS;
i ass Ewes sss' So s. ps D' 81 20s ewes 81 0' 81
- Among the shippers on the market were: A.
Newash, Silver Lake; T. A. Behrenfeld, Glen
wood; First National bank, Mandan. N D.;
W. e. Lee, Donnybrook, N. D.; Henry Bros,
Goodwin; Phil Green, Welchs; P. T. Trench,
Dennison; G. Farley, Frederick, Wis; C. F.
Peterson, copas; First National bank River
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NEW YORK PRODUCE. Aug. 2s-gggs,z 20
@2o1ac; receipts II 1858: market steady; But.
ter creamery, 23hc; b. imitation, 19@19kc;
ladies', = 171a @lSc; extra renovated, 2O@2O1ac;
renovated. 1S@1Shc; receipts. 18,442; market
staady
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Tran

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Aug. 2s.-Beet,
steady. Fork, quiet Lard, firm; prime west
ern SS.SO@S.9O. -. |..- e.. .--
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. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. Aug 2s.-Cattle,
receipts, 900, including 5000 southerns; mar
ket steady to 1Oc lower: native steers, $4,000:
southern steers, $2.7o@4; southern cows. 500
BIO; native cows and heifers. S2@5; stockers
and feeders, 81. 5O@4.5O: bulls. s2@315; calves,
$3@675; western steers, $3.4O@6; western COWS,
s2@4 Hogs, receipts, $4,000: market steady
to shade lower; bulk of sales. Sc. 1o@O3O;
heavy, $6@6:15; packers, s6.o5@630: pigs and
light, $6@635. Sheep. receipts, 5000: market
strong; muttons $4.50@6.50; lambs Sa@7.75;
range wethers, $4.50@575; ewes, $425@5. 80.
4 OMAHA LIVESTOCK. Aug: 2s:-cattlenRe-
cepts, $500; market for best steady; others
lower; native steers; 25@e25; COWS and heif-
ers. $3@4.S5; western steers, $32e@b:25;
Texas steers, $3@425; cows and heifers, S2@
8.75; stockers and feeders, $3.75@4.4o; calves
s3@550. Hogs-Receipts, 10000: market
steady to, &c lower; bulk of sales, $5.7b@5.9o.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market steady; lambs
easier; lambs, $e25@7.5o; sheep, $4.25@e.
ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK. Aug. 2s.-cattle-
Receipts. 1900, including 5000 Texans mar
ket lower: beef steers, $350@6.5O: stockers and
feeders. $2.5o@4.25; cows and heifers. 5000
575; Texas steers: s3.25@5.1o: cows and heif-
ers, $2.so@a:so. Hogs-Reeeipts, $500; mar
ket steady; pigs and lights, $s.2o@6.45: packers
$5.75@6.4O; butchers and best heavy $6.25@
GAS. sheep-Receipts 5000: market steady;
natives. s2.6o@55O; lambs, $3.50@75O.
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PROVISIONS

NEW YORK OIL Aug. 2s.-Petroleum easy
refined. all ports. T.45@7.5Oc. -. 80
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lay night October l3. at the l M C. \. All are invited tO attend
Secretaries of for %Texarkana.

The TexarFaHa press for several weeks have baon making the asspr- Gaa that the Tozarhana N N CA on the 10th Of the month would take fourth place feam the Pine Blat assoz 1iation, and t}a lgeal secretaries have gone down today Ja see if inc =tareaf will be made good. Secretary Richar.l son, Chairman Membership Commit tee W. II. Graves, and Membership Secretary Ayres are now in Texarkana assisting the boys in their efforts. In case the TeXarkana association should be successful in taking the fourth place from Pine Bluff, the boys in Pine Bluff declare they will not be satisfied with fourth position but will fcr2e up to inc third rank.
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|ets the Mark Of Iis Emphatic Disappoval upon tI,e Evil in Pine Bluff by Unanimous" Iy Voting to Suppress It for All Time 10
 i Come.
!. S0RRELLS MAKES
 AN ELOQUENT APPEAL

chants, and that the wives and moth CTS of the working men would now get some of the necessities that the gambling house had been robbing them of He also stated that the rail road men would come into the city with checks ranging from $20 10 S290, and often the gambling houses would get the entire amount of these checks, and the fathers and sons who had a family dependent on their earnings would have nothing with which to buy food or clothing.
 Mir. Sorrells asked the mayor to in- struct the chief of police to stop gambling, and said that he was satls- fled that if this was done we would have no more gambling in Pine Bluff. He stated also that he was not car rving on this fight in the hopes of gaining any undue noteriety, but that he was doing it as a law-abiding eltl- zen. and through sympathy of the numbers who have suffered from the results of the gambling houses. He said he knew that he would be misunder- stood in this matter, and would make enemies by carrying on this light, also that he would be criticised, but thls make no difference to him, and that If he could secure the cooperation of the council. the city officials and the cit Zens. he would see that gambling was stopped forever in Pine Bluff; that is ! as long as he could use any influence and have the help of the citizens.
 His talk was straightforward and he was applauded at the close of his ] speech. ~4si City Attorney Coleman was ques- tioued as to whether the laws of the city were sufficient to close the gam bling house or not. He said they were sufficient to cover everything in the form of gambling.
 / Alderman Hudson wanted to know if bucket shops were included. The city attorney said the city provided for them by fixing license.
 Finally motion was made and unanimously adopted that the chief of police be instructed to forthwith close all gambling houses and keep them closed
 Complaint was made that the sewer on Laurel at the intersection of Fifth and Sixth avenues were in bad condition and the city engineer was instructed to notify Mr. Shelby, the contractor, to fix them at once or the city would have them fixed and de
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Snatehed Purse
 From White Lady

While Mrs R. F. Dodge and her neiee, Miss Alice Jones, were walking aIong Fourth avenue, near Walnut street, Monday night, on route home from the union depot, negro man snatched the formers purse, and sue ceedcd in making his escape witt purse and contents, valued at about $15.
 Mrs. Dodge was returning home from a trip to Missouri, her Hoice ac- companying her, and instead of call- ing a carriage decided to walk home from the depot. Reaching Walnut street, cn route to her home at 312 Olive, negro man brushed up against them. He grabbed Mrs. Dodge's purse, which she was carry ing ill her hand, and tried to make his escape with it. Mrs. Dodge is possessed of great physica courage, and instead of making an outcry she held on to the purse. The negro i'm mediately cut the handle of the purse with q knife that he evidently had open and ready for the emergency. and thus secured it, making away be- fore assistance could reach her.
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duct the cost from his bill.

duct the cost from his bill.
 MT. Nichol, of the water and light committee said that nothing had been done toward getting price on the light and water plant, and further time was granted the committee.
 The light question came up again and it was stated that the citizens on Fourth avenue wanted better lights or wanted those now in use taken out as they were worse than none The ordinance provides that all these lights shall be not less than twenty-five candle power, with two thousand candle power at Main and State streets, and it was contended by members of the council that those TOW used were not more than four 1T five candle power.
 Several bills were presented, but they were referred to the proper con- mitte.
 An ordinance was introduced and read twice which seeks to amend sec tions seven to twelve of Coleman $ digest, which regulates the erection of buildings within the fire limits. The amendment provides that only brick or stone buildings may be erected, and requres a permit after plans and spec ifcations are filed. Referred to the city attorney and city engineer.
 At S:55 the council adjourned.
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Grand Jurors
 Were Excused

The Jefferson circuit court for the fall term convened Monday morning, and at this session the grand jury, which s in session, returned twenty two true bills.
 The cases against Pate Washington, Robert Davis, Viola Battles and Hazel Brown were dismissed by the grand jury. The case of Joe Wilson was referred to the next grand jury.
 The fol owing gentlemen were eX- cuspd from the grand jury: Messrs. s. Y. T Knox, J. w. Wilkins, J. c. Sewell and w. l. Davis The new grand jurors sworn in to fill the vacancies were. Joe Clements, J. B. Pierce, w. B. Harris and Mat McGhie
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-16
LADIES ALTAR SOCIETY
 HOLDS A MEETING

The Ladies Altar society of St. Josephs church held it regular meet ing after Second mass last Sunday Prayer having been said by Mnsg. Lucey, the monthly dues were collect ed to the amount of $10.50.
 The ladies took up the matter Of supplying the pastors house with all things necessary for the accommodation of the two Jesuit missionaries Who on the 2Sth of this month.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-16
ENGINE OVERTURNED
 IN THIS CITY.

Monday morning while the passen- ger engine that draws the accommo- datiOn train between this city and Little Rock on the Iron Mountain road was being turned at the turn table in the yards at this place it took header into the turn table pit, and wreclling train from Little Rock had to be brought here to get it out again. A freight engine was substitut- ed to draw the local to Little Rock and return yesterday.