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New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Nov. 2O.-Liberal realizing sales caused
weakness In tine local wheat market to-day AT
the close the December delivery was of sc. Corn
up sc 10 &C. Oats were 1sc 70 &c lower. Pro-
visions 7i.c TO 25c higher
The wheat market opened weak, and. with the
exception of a temporary rally about the middle OF
the session. sentiment in the pit was bearish the
entire day y decline at Liverpool was largely re-
listless tone of the stock market contributed 10
great extent to the heavy feeling which was mani
tested later in the session. y slack demand from
exporters additional bearish factor Tho
selling was chiefly by Northwestern longs The
market closed weak December opened &c 10 sc
lower at 93c 933sc sold between 92ssc and sSSsc
10 9334c. and closed at 92%c May opened &c 10
&c 20 &c sc lower. 81 90 to 81 023s sold be-
tween 81 Oiss and 81 o2a4. and closed at 81 o19s.
Clearances of wheat and -four were equal TO 575-
coo bushels. Primary receipts were SIS COO bush
els, compared with $4,000 bushels the correspOnd-
ing day year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts OF SIS cars. against 1863
last week and 539 cars year ago.
The corn market inclined to be strong be-
OF wet weather throughout the corn belt
There considerable selling of May by commits
sion houses wnich was based on the weakness OF
wheat On this account the December option was
relatively stronger than the distant delivery
The close was firm. December opened a shade to
&c to &c lower at 5isc to 549sc advanced to 55Isc
and closed at 597se May opened unchanged to lsc
higher AZ 56c To 56isc, sold between 55sc and 5stc
and closed at 56lsc and 564c. Local receipts were
155 cars, with is Of contract grade.
Oats were bearishly affected by the weakness of
December by an elevator concern. The trade in
general was small. December opened a shade
lower at 1870. sold between 46lsc and 467sc and
closed at 46ssc May sold between 1850 and 49.sc
So cars
Provisions weak early in the day on active
selling by local packers, which was based on a i0c
decline IN live hogs The market rallied lsteg on
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
OTHER mARKeTs-BY TELEGRAPH.

chicago. Nov. Goa CAT'TLE-ReceIpts estimated at
2yog 20 % head; narSe steady steers $3.50 5o cows So
S1 stocters and feeders 81 40ds4 a. HOGS-Receipts
estimated at $1,000 head; market weak 20 i5c lower.
choice heavy Shipping, g 9lst 90 butchers 81
@sS light mHs9 = so9S4 g: choice light 81 s5s4 oo
50 'oQS so SHEEP-Reoeipts estimated at head
market steady; sheep 50 759s5; lambs IS 35qs5 5O
Cincinnati. Nov. 20-HOGS-Market dull; butchers
ket dun and weak fair to good shippers 81 5OGS0
mon, 81 259s2 a.. sHEEP-Market steady So 25G
81 40. lambs 81 5O7SJ Is -
East Buralo. Nov. 0-CATTIsE-Receipts $50 head:
market slow to steady: prime So 6lisG
Receipts 200 head market active and steady. HOGS
Receipts, 5000 head: market fairly eOG3Oc
lower heavy and 25-S5 ~; Workers. and piss
50 500 40 roushs S4 70fsi 90: stsFs s. T5s % dai
les s56sI y. SHEEP AND I4ANBS-Raceiuts 5000
head; market active; sheep steady; lambs Sc higher:
Pittsburg Nov. 2n-CATTLF-SurrIv light; market
steady: choice s5 SNTss prime 81 5Oes5 IS HOGS-Re-
Ceirts f1Ir: market lower; prime heaves mediums
g. 9lTs5 - Workers nigs S3 2S5 30: roughs
ass 2H. STTFTP-Supply fair; h
s5 1885 25: culls and common. 81 5oS2 So lambs.
81 5OQ$6 80; veal calves. sSGSs so
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool Nov 20-ClOsing: WFEAT-Spot firm
No red Western winter. S. Futures steady: Decern-
ber. rs; March, So 2aid May. SIS 2itd- CORN-Spot
steady: prime miIed American IS 7tsd. Futures
s'CI,y DeCei'otr - 5 a. ianu9ry aS - d. FLOUR
(PactHc COAST dull f2 5s0f3 BEEF-Extra India
mess strong. pSs 81. PORK-Prime Western
steady. SOS HAMs-short cut ~ TO 10 no weak.
54s; short rib C16 easy SIS: long clear mid
dies usht COS TO 80 rb). dull 54s Ga; long
dies, heavy (S5 10 40 ib). easy 63s clear
backs 90 to 20 NJ +Ss; clear bellies C1+
NJ weak, h1s- SHOULDFRS-SquSre (1l ~
dull as. LARp-PTlme Western. tierccs. dull. 4js
Sd; American refined. in pals. quiet. 46s 81. CHEESE
Canadian finest white, new Quiet 60s; Canadian
finest colored. quiet. o1s TALLOw-Prirne city
nominaliy 30s. TURPENTISE-Spirits uufet as Sd
ROSIN-Common firm. los 7kd. PETROLEU&-Re-
fined firm. 7l2d. LINSEED OH. dull, 24s Cd
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

NtW lOTk, NONtInNtF
COFFEE-The coffee market somewhat irregu-
lar today showed eadiness in the main and closed
anl net lower points higher. sales for
the Of 7S25J BAGS including further
exchanges from December to the later month"; The mar
opened steady unchanged prices during the
early session sold net advance OF 5G10 points.
This considered a firm showing in view OF
the disappointing French cables The demand seemed %
OF three Of the prominent brokers.
and thought IL reflected covering by wall Street
shorts Later offerings increased. however. owing TO
renewal Of liquidation by by longs aad during the
last hour the market eased off - shade under the
closing prices night May. while other months
generally unchanged 3 points higher. Hayre
l4@i2 the cf the local Opening.
but rallied closing unchanged to = franc net higher
II holiday Hamburg, Brazilian news continued
about the recently. receipts at the two ports
being under the figures Of years OK the primary
markets Rio 90 reis lower and Santos nominal The
market for coffee quiet With quotations on the
basis Of &c Rio No T.
The OF contract prices in the local market today
az follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21

115 So 16 do % 10. at 81 II Pennsylvania do 1ss
70. ut So
Newton & Co: 142 state lambs. u 70. at SO So S
sheep 1O6 fb So 50 IS culls. IS 70. 81 S.
s. Judd & Co.: III state lambs. 20 10. at ST. do s.
~ So 7 SO state sheep. 10 u. az s3 IS; 40 do, 10S
n, a S..
George L. 6. D!llenback: . state lambs % 10. at
81 12l4 2O6 81 10 S7 1873 81 10. So IS: $50
% 12i= "a cus (sheep and lambsl. sc
81 -: sheep. s. 80: do.
c. Curtis son; - Vermont lambs. 70 10 81; o
do g. n at So 20; l2i do 63 ~ at So e2s 20 do go No.
at 81 5o q state DO 8! 10 az So 70 Vermont sheep s2
~ at IS 5O % do 1OI n at So S do 81 ~ s. 5 II
do. 9T ~ at "a %: do. 81 fb at 81 do. 81 ~
S4 do 60 10 at 81 50 q do 90 N. at So % Il Vermont
CulIs 73 II. at 81 10.
W. r. Hume: 1872 lambs. n. at S7 23s Buf-
falo do 81 10 at 50 S0 state yeaTlnGs, so;
90 state sheep, 107 10 at 81 so.
Jelline, Wright & CO.. state lamb. 90 10 81; 50
DO. Il n. Sc 5; % GO 10 Sc 26 do AZ 10 at
50 so: fS sheep. 9S 10, at IS: is do. 9S 10 S4
John p Nelson: SO lambs 70 70. al 81 12T; 10
state sheep. 100 70. q 81 so: I2 3D. aS ~ a. s4 %
HOGs-RcCeipts were 90 cars, 1873 head in
Guiding about cars for the market. weak
on Buffalo and Chicago advices the outside quota
ton here s. So 100 10 Country dressed hogs
9c for light weights
SaIesS Sanders: Pennsylvania hogs 100 n AVERAGE
4IJ ID at 81 So. 9-'
Newton Co ua,e yesterday: state hogs 100 70 at
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21

COTTON-The cotton market was less active TO-DAY.
but showed continued seadiness and closed steady at
net Q estimated
l1J 600 bales The market opened firm advance or
12Gl5 points covering and scattering bull support
which encouraged by higher Liverpool cables blllsb
crop estimates and that weather hurting
thu grade OF unpicked cotton IN the South There Was
heavy realizing the advance but after little ir
regularity Il would that offerings were being well
absorbed. market during later trading ruled
but steady with prices reaching the highest point
during the afternoon when January sold at 10 l9c The
close little off from the best General business
probably restricted by uncertainty
showing census report this morning and
the action Of the revision committee after the close
night During the session. however. there
scattering demand suggesting the growth OF oush
sentiment result Of bUish estimates ana from
100000 bales and upward many OF the local
operators looking for between l1,5OOOoO and
estimated by local authorities that
gnners this morning viii show 1900 900
ginned November II. against S,J6OOOO bales
date last These same authorities figure
report would mean OF under 12OO0OOJ
bales Southern advices spot conditions
hcting. but bulls claim that the Southern basis Is s
q parity with the local market.
of contract prices in the local market day
FOIL
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21

The local market for spot cotton steady. with
and l1l5c for mddIing Cult sales, 1000 for export
southern spot markets were teitsraPhed as follows
Savannah firm. Lice higher at 1880; sales. 2.9G5
arrn. unchanged at lose sales OSI bales; Baltimore
higher at 10 Ii-isc sales io5o bales: Little ROCK
at 1Osc; New orleans firm unchanged at nc; sales
1850 bales; Galveston steady l-i6c higher at lie;
1890. Estimated receipts at leading points for Thurs
15$as last & week and y to2 last year H9@s!on
year at New Orleans 1000 to 1000 against 10 $50
last week and 9179 last year
ton Sof0n ii
american. 10000, Mddllne Upland, 5s7d., Futures
Of on points a9e MoRsbeG et
aTy 559d Febraary March 5eod March -pril 5Gid 5i
SGid Manchester@Tafns armer cloths
FLOUR AND MEAL,Business NEAL, in -four today was
quiet with 5aes confined to small lots Of winter straghs
steady. Rye quiet old prices The following
FLOUR Spring patents So aoqSs q winter siTae9ts
Ft52 IS T9r $ @ s3f. sa.5S d8Is 8s
S i0as8 25, per 100, ~ RYE TLOUR-Bareiy steady.
Fs E. GOD g. sss S n fae Goa 70 @ Ssa %
q gA 4s1 a. osI &, SSs S9sa n fFf TtS smq ysoT
steady city quiet. Quoted Western pring S24; stand
MoveS spens TO- cg hSuF bra9 1 buR ssSa$7 @ M
madRg mid s 81 S2e9$So req 6 d2g $50 9 hony chop % ."
me ,ostsn ,dansss attended ent d. by
to-day. As Tuesday, there an entire absence
OF ST ppag orders tRan because on was
o shdr bsh ncnsin q5r of at eas, 50 loads
for export Lverpools decline o. 5@ad was also partly
Argentina where harvesting is about to commence and
bon 'ast o r 5ne expo u the
Street and financial uncertainty in gen
in speculative circles. some time the bulls have
been deal forced LIQUIDATION in all markets
thing Of feature today at the west but did not
figure much In the local naT6o rh 5 t6at 6 cI It m
buyers out market, although Il IS felt IN many
porary The interior movement. which has shown some
f the day against s62 900 bushels corresponding
day while seaboard ciearances OF wheat and
continentai cables was decline OF IS to 90 points at
M for time on the strength but failed to make
any gains m and er at aBS 5n Sbon an an the boo
for day wheat the local market W was quoted
anoat No l Northern Duluth. 81 1873. and No hard
rain throughout corn belt enabled that market to
ignore the weakness hzs decline IN %fef eh after the start prices
nsse good showing At one December in Chi
per busei above previous Moderate % fractions 5o
IL In. 'ef cOe e't and the final prices market
practically UNCHANGED from Tgesday % ans late cables
steadr closing ia 70 d Exporters % bought
tSr t%o and loa's Sec aaoat 10 white and No ys ,
low. CSC aoat geaS tome most OF Which
due to the stability OF Cash Ga cats @ n IN s SeT natural
white 80 n a2gsa snqeH pnq clipped s3sday yhs Ne 3 Vest
~ 6s4ge0s g Ia bYEM15hS' New York;
NEW YORK PRICES v...sr-
s;s: oai'ss e. #is 81 e .3I 81; 5
R PR:ss%Ssr ss6ai sIs ssss
-"'' CHICAGO PRICES.
e; R:s;4s:: Sass:: 4ss::::.,.::.. as us:55s 81 ai a
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21

covering by shorts the close being firm. Final
quotations on January PORK showed q net gain os
25c at $12 67i5- Lard Up ITO at s. 77lz. RIBS
also up 7lac SC S2i5
Estimated receipts for Tomorrow. Wheat. zl
cars corn. las cars; oats. H. cars; hogs. 5000
head.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21

BOSTON CURB STOCKS.
FURNISHED by J. Thomas Reinhardt 3S Broad strssk
New York, and No 10 Exchange Place. Boston-)
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charles D. Barney & Co. No IS Broad .s
New York. and No. I22 South 4th ST.. PhIadeIphiAD
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
FREIGHT AGENT A SUICIDE.

Louisville. KY Nov 20.-Harry L. Parker. trav-
ching freight agent for the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road with headquarters here. committed suicide
Today by shooting. Mr. Parkcr's mind was be-
ieVeo to nave been deranged from the effects Of .
1io~ ~ foutpsd two years ago.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
FERRY STOCKS.
CO8ALT STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Wills & Co.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-21
Bowling Green Trust Co.,
20 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.

Capital, sl,000,0O0. Surplus, $4,000, 900
OFFICERS:
EDWIN GOULD President
WILLIAM II. TAYLOR 1st President
cHAS. P. ARMSTRONG I'd Vice-President
JOHN A. HILTON, Sd V.-Pres. & Treas.
WILLIAM NJ. LAWS Secretary
DIRECTORS:
Charles P. Armstrong, George J. Gould.
Frank Brainard, John A. Hilton,
Harry Bronner, Myron T. Herrick,
Franklin g. Brown, Edward T. Jefery,
Robert G. Clowry, Winslow S. Pierce.
Edmund G. Converse, Morton ?. Plant,
VIM. Nelson Cromwell, Dick S. Ramsay,
Grenville NJ. Dodge, Frederick B. Schenek,
A. GOepel, Andrew Squire
Edwin Gould, William II. Taylor.
Frank j. Gould, John p. Truesdeu,
E. T. O. Young.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15
BIG ASYLUM Is CONDEMNED.
Structure for Insane Criminals al
Chester to Be Abandoned.

Nashville, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-The insane
asylum at Chester, used to house the
insane criminals of the southern ILL
nois penitentiary has been condemned
and will be abandoned. This announce
ment has been made by the state board
of charities at Springfield as the result
of a report made by DR.. Frank Billings
on state institutions.
The asylum is located in a valley
near the prison grounds, and the sur
roundings are declared to be in a con-
dition intolerable from a sanitary point
of view. This is the result of mistake
of a former administration in permit
ting the building to be erected where
it is. so the board states. and 1T will
ask an appropriation of the present
legislature with which to remedy the
evil.
AS soon as the appropriation is made
the asylum will be rebuilt Most likely
it will be erected at Chester, as all of
the necessary material is there and the
work can be done with convict labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15
MAIL ECONOMY DOOMED
A point of Order" Against MurdOck's
Postal Weighing Measure.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Representativ
Murdock's plan for determining the
daily weight of the mail carried by
railroads will be defeated in the house
through point of order. The scheme
already has been agreed upon and its
success seems certain. Murdock's con-
tention, which was accepted by the
postoffice committee, was that If the
mails were weighed seven days in the
week the divisor to determine the daily
authorities have always used six for a
divisor, thereby increasing the daily
weight of mails for which the govern
ment paid one-seventh.
The point of order which will be rails
ed is that the proposed change is new
legislation in that it amends an exist
ing law. In order to make the Murdoch
plan operative it was necessary for the
committee to amend the existing law so
that the word working in the law
was eliminated where reference was
order will cost the government, accord
ing to the reluctant admissions of the
postoffice department, million dollars
a year.
1 No representative would like to OPP
pose in open session such a clear cut
proposition as that which Murdoch adj
vanced and the point of order" sub
terfuge has therefore been resorted to-
In the last week railroad lawyers by
the score have been. in Washington to
lobby against the proposed decreases in
had been saved to the government by
the postoffice committee report. of
which million was saved through the
Murdoch amendment.
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and hope to all members of this club
that If we go and do likewise but very
little time will elapse before We reach
our proper place lin the metropolitan
class of cities.
President Morns of the Civic club
has named two new committees, one
to revise the constitution of the club
composed of Frank Simms, Aaron
Sheetz and w. H. Rutter and one in
regard to find out how much is needed
to complete the fund necessary to build
the Santa Fe foot bridge annex and to
solicit the amount required w. S.
Bergundthal is chairman of the COM
nlittee and the other members are o.
A. Pratt and Frank Crear. Copies of
the following letter signed by the pres
ident of the Civic CLUB. F. Q. Morns,
and the secretary, ]. Knote Withers,
have been sent to Senator J. B. Belts,
Representatives Robert Stone, w. A. S.
Bird and NJ. A Hutcheson:
'At an adjourned meeting of the
North Topeka Civic club held Wednes-
day evening, February 10, a motion
was unanimously passed by the mem
bers present that you be requested to
use your very best efforts for the pas
sage of a bill now before the senate
and house (being senate bill 26S)
authorizing the mayor and council to
make a mill levy for the repairs, re-
building and extension of the electric
light plant owned by the city,
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| Mr. John Horning was in town today
| from Granville.
D. of H No &c will give measuring
social at their hall Saturday evening
Everybody invited.
D. F. Neiswender, the newly appoint
ed trustee of Menoken township, was a
North side visitor today
Mrs. c. D. Lamb, of Hiawatha. is
visiting her brother, r. l.. Anderson
| and family of AIS Park street.
Mrs. Oran Layton has returned from
| a visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. NJ. Priddy, ten miles northwest of
town.
Mrs Rhodes. wife of Representative
Rhodes of Marshall county, was the
| guest today of her aunt, Mrs. A. NJ.
Kent of 924 Monroe street.
Miss Heloise Green has accepted a
position trimmer with a millinery
now in Chicago and firm there will go
| to Elgin.
The fire department was called out
at $40 this morning to the Rock Is
was on fire. The car was an empty and
! it is supposed that it was set on fire
by tramps.
Mrs. M. c. Holman of Holman's addi-
ton, underwent a Slight surgical oper-
alton at the Bethesda hospital We'd
nesday for the removal of a growth
from her face. She stood the operation
nicely and is doing well.
Mrs. A c. Ward of near Kilmer was
taken to the Bethesda hospital yester-
day and operated upon today for tumOr
of the breast. The operation was a
serious one but the patient stood 1t
well and is resting easily.
Mrs. F. A. Studer, Jr., and 6-year-old
daughter have arrived from Sedalia.
Mo-, and will make their home with
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Studer of North
Quincy street. Mrs. Studer is the widow
of Frank Studer, who was killed a
week ago by a fall from an engine at
the Missouri Pacific shops at Sedalia,
Mo.
The w. T. K. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon. February 10, at the home of
Mrs. R. S. Plummer. This will be an
afternoon of music. Roll call will be
answered by quotations on music and
there will be a, reading with musical
accompaniment by Mrs. A. M. Petro
and piano selections by Mrs J. A.
Campbell, Mrs. Scott, Miss Campdoras
and others.
At the recent meeting of the Civic
club February 13, a resolution was
adopted that the president and secre-
tary draw up a set of resolutions and
forward copies of them to E. H. Har-
riman of New York city and w. L.
Park, general superintendent of the
Union Pacific railroad at Omaha,
Neb., thanking these men for what
their road had done for North Topeka.
The following resolutions have been
forwarded to these officials:
Resolved. that this club take oc-
casion hereby to express it's warm ap-
probation for the splendid improve
ments by the u. P. r. R. of all its
traffic facilities in North Topeka
wherein by the expenditure of $780,
600 and more in putting its entire
trackage and main line on a concrete
base with granite ballasting and sur
facing and the large extension of its
depot and passenger accomm odations
it has manifested unbounded faith and
= IT, <I1DF rr%,
portance of the city and furnished
such an example of encouragement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15
HE DIES IN a THEATER.
The Woman Companion of q New
York Broker F1ees.

of Tams. Lemoine & Crane. yacht
brokers of 81 Pine street, dropped dead
in the lobby of the Bijou theater. He
himself and woman companion, and the
mirth of the people who were watch
ing the play inside was audible to
those who focked around his body.
well dressed, fur coated man, who
later proved to be Mr. Lemoine, got
ter, accompanied by woman descrfb-
ed as tall, slender, and comedy. The
man asked for two orchestra seats and
got them. He was on the point of
he collapsed and fell The woman at
first was disposed to be excited, but
was treasured by the other women
among late arrivals, who said: BE
calm. Your husband is not very ILL.,
When it became apparent that
the floor his companion turned and
started to leave the theater. She was
stopped by AL Campbell, the Bijou
manager.
gested Campbell
20. that isn't necessary" the woman
replied. I've only known him a few
days. I don't think you need my adj
dress"
Manager Campbell urged the point,
West Forty-f1fth street. Then she left
without giving her name. The Webster,
an apartment house, is at the address
given. 1t was not apparent there who
the woman could be.
An ambulance doctor said 1emoine
died of heart disease. Among the ar
ticles in Lemoine's pocket were $50 in
cash and two checks drawn by Willard
P. Ward-one for 500 and the second
for $3.50. Mr.. Lemoine was bachelor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15

The Commercial club is preparing a
business directory for the purpose of
advertising Topeka. The secretary
wants the letter head of every manu-
featuring, jobbing and retail business
house in the city. Please add to the
letter head any special features you
want Incorporated that your letter
head does not show and send to the
secretary, T. J. Anderson, by return
mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15

Joplin, Mo, Feb. 15.-Shelton Moody,
years old. was instantly killed by an
electric wire here late Thursday. He
was playing on the roof of a building
and his rubber ball rolled over into the
gutter. In looking for it he placed both
hands on a power wire strung within a
few inches from the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15
WOO ANG 4 CLEVER scoUNDREL
Chinese Raised So Draft to $4,000 and
Got the Money.

San Francisco. Cal. Feb. ia private
ments of Oakland and San Francisco are
endeavoring. to locate in China an amer
who recently raised draft from IS to
5000. secured bill of exchange for the
latter from an Oakland Dank, sailed
across the Pacific and cashed the draft in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15
Tramn Saws He Stole $50.

Emporia, Feb. 15.-While searching
the Santa Fe railroad yards for hoboes
who might have some knowledge of the
Katy depot robbery Tuesday, night.
Officers Raymond and Ringer caught
Howard Sharitt a youth, who confessed
last night to absconding with $50 from
his employer in. Dayton, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15

Chase county delivered to, the ten
der mercies of the legislature, one
Mercer. stock man and a ruralist-
This gentleman bears evidence of a
laudable intention to take the world
as it comes. and not attempt to run
around and head it off on the other
side.
Mr.. Mercer was not always a rural
list He tried living in Cottonwood
Falls awhile, and ran a grocery store
as an excuse. But alas, he was vic
tim Of the music habit, and it is al
legged that the citizens ran him out
because he belonged to, and was main
squeeze of. a quartette. So he ad-
journed to the jungles and resumed his
contemplation of lowing kline. At
present he has a ranch infested with
the beef steer and his relatives. Hence
we may safely assume that he is in
favor of maximum freight rates and
other legislation calculated to benefit
the shipper and general ruralist.
The representative from Chase is
assembled something after the style of
Bill Bailey of Baileyville, being heavy
on the soles of his shoes, and wearing