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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
LONDON STOCK MARKET.

London, NV 29.-American securities opened firm ',day. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Pennsylvania were in de- mand and a' noon both were a point over Wednesday, New York closing. The rest of the list showed gains of A@1a.
 There was temporary setback after noon on realizing but under renewed buying. prices haEdened and the market closed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
d! Thursday night.
SELMA COTTON MARKEr.

Selma, Nov. 29.-(SeciaL)- )-The prices Of spot cotton quoted in the Selma market today were follows
 Good mtddling ..ll lAc Strict middling .... ..1l %c MloOlln6 II t Strict low middling .... .... DC. ....1lhc Low midollng ...lOB SC
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30

average. The advance was aided by the talk of an improvement in general trade conditions as a result of easier money market advices from the South as to spot conditions were generally bulnsh.
 Receipts at the ports today 45.355 bales, against 57.924 last week and s2.s77 last 35l.533 last week and 402,l38 last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans 4.o74 bales. against 2s.136 last year, and at Houston s.s57 bales. against t5.a74 last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
ST. LOFTS GRAIN.

St. Louis. Nov. 2s.-Close: Wheat No. ? red cash 96 a97c; No. hard 96@S1 02; Corn No. cash 5sh 5sc; Dec. sos May 524 c 7sc; No. white 5Shc. Oats No. cash 4sc; Dec. 45c; May 4sc; No 2 white 5lc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
T-Indicates trace.
 FRANK F. CHAFFEE, section Director. Weather Bureau. U. s. DEPARTNENT OF AGRICULTURE. WEATHER BUREAU.

The following data covering period of Weather Bureau records .at Montgomery. Alabama. They are issued to show the con- month in question for the above period of years, but mist not be construed as a fore cast of the weather conditions for the com ing month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
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NEW YORK BONDS.

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 do. End. Series ....; .... ........ teH Lou. & Nash. Unified 4s .... .. ...... 92 Manhattan con. gold As .... .... q s Mexican Central 4s .... .s... .... Minn. < St. l.. 4s .... ....r.... .... 30 Mis-, K. X Texas 4s e ''.. .'.. yS
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
Month December for 35 Years,
 TEMPERATIJRE

OhEls
 Mean or normal temperature, 49 deg. The wamest month was that of 1889, with an average of 59 deg.
 The coldest month was that of 1876. with an average of AZ deg.
 The highest temperature was 79 deg. on 18th, 1889.
 The lowest temperature was deg. on 30th, 1880.
 The earliest date on which first "lkill- ing" frost occurred in autumn. October 21 Average date on which first killing frost occurred in autumn. November 8. Average date on which last killing frost occurred in spring, March 10. The latest date on which last killing frost occurred in spring, April 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
IS STILL GOING UP
COTTON MARKET TAKES ANOTHEH JUMP UPWARDS.
Little of the Staple Offered for Sale Locally Despite the Increased Price, and
 Market Is of Quiet
Local Market Quoted as Follows: Strict Middling ..s.. ... ... .... III s-l6c


 Mfonnny ..-... ...h I~t0o Strict Mfddtmg ..ss. .s-s s.. ..,..n S-l6c Just as the turkey market showed a de- cided slump during the postprandial hours of Thanksgiving the cotton, market gather cd strength from the holiday. and when the wires began their clicking In Montgom- cry yesterday morning, they showed an as cension of about five points over Wednes- days elose..s fr 5sa
 The rise was received hospitably and the total advance reached 25 points about eight of which were lost before the close, so that the net gkin was notable.
 tf f1n Montgomery where the receipts were light and the trading sympatheticaliy dull. middltng was quoted at, II 1-16c, and strict middiing at II .5-lsc. The tone was called quiet.
 On the wires an estimate of Miss Burch, formerly an employe in the Bureau of Sta fistics in Washington, made interest. She prophesied that the crop would be 10,368,- eco or less. and the prophecy is rather Tn line with most Of the estimates that have recently been made. the small maximum be- ing now very popular. .&-4 Aai E, The subsequent feeling to the low -estina- tions is one of optimism over prices, which are expected to retain their .ascendant.1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON

New NOrleans, Nov. 29.-Spot cotton was firm: quotators revised; sales 4.75O bales; receipts 4,074S ,stocks 1.91s.
 Low ordinary. nom .... S-l6c Ordinary nom s... e '.'' oc
 Low middling ...- .........10 7-16c Middling co. ..,.....1l b-1Sc Good middling .... .......- -1L>2-l6c Fair, nom ....12 1l-16c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, Nov. 2s.-Spirits tuFpentine firm 45@45hc; sales 63s; receipts l'o4l; shipments 4,051.
 Rosn firm sales 3.2ss; receipts 5.42s; shipments 3,9Ss; stock ,11s, ,047. QQote: ABc D $2.95; E s2 95 esq. .1O; FIG $2:90 $S 10; H 8. .OOQ$3 O5 3.75; K $4.S0; M $025 N S5. 30: VIC 6.30; wv $6.60
 Wilmington. Nov. 2s-Spirits turpentine steady 431sc receipts 55 casks.
 Resin nothing doing: receipts 3S1. Tar quiet, $1 so; receipts 329.
 Crude turpentine firm $2 %, $3. % and S3. %; receipts 43.
 Charleston. Nov. 29.-Turpentiue and ros' i.a h In z lnlr... tat ticaIas nr,alfted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30

Rye, bu.. .... .., 4,ooo 1000 Earle, bu. ... .... .... 3l,9o0 11,0O0
  On the Produce Exchange today the but. ter market was steady; creamerles 2S 426c dairles IS 23c.
 Eggs firm at mark cases included 24p 25e; firsts 22c; prime firsts 24c; extras 26c Cheese steady 11h @12hc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
NEW YORK DRY GOODS

Charleston. Nov. 2s.-Turpentine and rosr in nothing doing; quotations omitted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.

. Aeverage number Of clear days, 10; part ly cloudy days. 9; cloudy days. 12.
 WIND.
 The prevailing winds have been from the Northwest. sy
 The average hourly velocity of the wind Is six miles,. -is4f sf The highest velocity of the wind was A moles from the west on the 4th, 19O2. .S, Station. Montgomery, Ala. Date of issue November 30th. 1907.
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 EORECAST

An area of low barometer that has nov ed eastward along the gulf coast and is now central over northeastern Florida, has caus- ed moderately heavy rains in Alabama and is now giving rain and higher temperature in all South Atlantic States. Over nearly all of the remainder of the country the weather is dominated by an extensive area of high barometer covering nearly the en- tire interior. with crest over the middle plateau region. It is giving fair and mod eratelys cold weather in nearly all districts with clearing cooler far east Alabama. in which steta 1t will cause fair and cold CT weather tonight and lair Saturday.
 Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the Weather Bureau for selected Southern stations during the 2I hours. end ing am.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
PRECIPITATION.

tRafn or Melted Snowy
 Average for the month. 4.4S inches. Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more. 10. The greatest monthly precipitation was 9.75 inches in 1881. tt. The least monthly precipitation was 0 f9 inches in 1889.
 The greatest amount of precipitation corded in any 24 consecutive hours (record extending to winter of 1sS4-S5 only) was 11.0 inches on 5th and 9th. 1886. M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
wEEKEF LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT.

 stock on handSsept 1. 1907 1,2Ss Received past week ...... s.376 Received previously .S9. .63T-- s6.013
 Total .... ...A .... ..%.-- 97.zS1 Shipped past week. ....... 6,T4<-es Shipped previously ......-ss. .12s- zk.t7e Stock on hand. Thursday night.
 Nov. 2s, J1so7.... .... .s.. ..... .22.o79 Stock on hand corresponding day last
 year .... .... .... .... .... 26,151
 year .... -. -. .... ...... 7421 Total to corresponding week last
 year .... .... ... .... .... ... ..94, ,o63 Price Nov 30. 1906.... co. ..10Ac Middiing price Nov. 29. 1907 .. ..11 1-16c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
'-Rising x-fallinx.
RIVER FORECAST

The Coosa will continue to fall slowly or remain stationary The Alabama will re- main stationary or. rise very slightly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
r. F. Johnstone & Co. Cotton Merchants and Exporters
 Cotton Bought in Alabam and Mississippi x Branch Offices Troy and Dothan. Al. and Jackson. Miss
THE WEATHER

Daily Local Weather ReDsrt and Ravpr
 Forecast. United States Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Local Observat.op (CentraI 1foei
 Montgomery. Nov. 20, 1907. 9<J fwindl Rain State of Weather Time tTsmpsfpr hr in & and direction l1oothsl of wind ae% s% ssss :ss :ss eissss-sssss. eisssy-ssrss Maximum temperature for day, s7 deg. Minimum temperature for day. 4s deg. Average temperature for day. 54 deg. Normal temperature for day, 52 deg. Accumulated excess since Jan 1. 2S7 deg. Aver. relative humid. for day, @ per ct. Total rainfall since Jan. 1. l1.1s inches.
 RIvER BULLETIN.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
TO TEST DRAINAGE LAW.
Property Owners Get Injunction to
Hold Up Ditch Work.

A case of Importance which will be
watched with interest by the people
OF the state in general. and which is
for the purpose of determining the
status Of the new drainage law and
the rights of property owners there
under, has been instituted in the
state circuit court of Moody county,
which is included in the circuit of
Judge J. w. Jones of the state circuit
court in Sioux Falls.
Not long ago the county commits
sioners of Moody county granted a
petition for the drainage of Poison
lake, situated in Coleman township,
Moody county. into Bachelor creek,
and awarded to Ole Mikkelson, R. o.
Mold, Peter Weiseth and liver Olson,
owners of land in the township, the
contract to construct the proposed
drainage ditch. William Croft and
Mary Groof, of land in the adj
joining section, have decided to fight
in the courts the construction of the
proposed drainage ditch, on the
ground that the water to be drained
from the lake would flow upon and
damage their land. A few days ago
they retained an attorney, who has
secured from Judge Jones of the state
circuit court an injunction restraining
the defendants from doing any work
on the proposed drainage ditch.
Papers in the case have just been
served upon the defendants. The
contention of the attorney for the
plaintiffs is that the provisions of the
state drainage law cannot be taken
advantage of without previous on
demnation proceedings and settle
ment Of damages to property affected
by the construction of proposed drain
age bitches.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
FiREeuG DESTROYS MILL.
Cyanide Plant Valued at $65, 900 and
Uninsured Is Burned.

Fire, believed to have been of in.
cendiary origin, completely destroyed
the handsomely equipped cyanide mill
OF the Spearish Mining company, To-
Gated at Cyanide, in the Ragged Top
district. .
Several years ago Cyanide was a
1ourishing little camp when the com
pany was working. For five years the
mill, with a capacity of $50 tons daily,
was operated successfully, the com
pany getting its ore from the fiat
formation. but when the ore shoot ran
out, no effort was made to locate new
bodies and the operations ceased a
year and a half ago.
The mill just burned out cost orig.
inally $4,000 and the present loss is
estimated at $65, 900 on building and
machinery. When the mill closed the
insurance was Cancelled, so the loss is
total.
The Spearfish company was com.
posed of Colorado Springs capitalists.
The present mayor Of the city, D. N.
Heller, is the president of the com
pany, while j.. X. Vanetta and others
We're largely Interested.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
FOUND LOST BIG GOLD CHUNK
The Story OF a Lost Chunk of Matte Lately Discovered-t
Disappeared Several Years Ago.

Have S. T. Mckinney and R. T.
Lewis succeeded in finding the lost
$4,000 SOW" of matte that disasp-
peared some years ago while an old
smelter was managed by the Dead
wood and Delaware Mining company ?
This is the question which is just
now agltating mining men In the
Black Hills. Some years ago when
the furnaces were being emptied, the
matte, which contains considerable
gold, was run out. as is customary in
mining regions, into a long trough.
where 1T cooled. The resultant mass
of matte is known among smelter men
as a SOW" 1t was intended, of
course, to break it up later and send
it to a refinery so the gold could be
extracted.
This SOW" OF matter, which was
about nine feet long. three feet wide
and a foot deep. was laid to one side
outside the building. No attention
was paid to it, as it was considered
too bulky for any one man to steal,
and the time for breaking it up had
not arrived. When a search was made
for it later it was found that the spot
where the mass had rested was cov-
cred many feet deep with Stag by the
%Slavonian workmen employed in the
shelter. who had no idea of it's value
or Importance.
More than that, the men themselves
could not agree as to the exact spot
In which it had been placed. Shortly
afterward the smelter was purchased
by the Golden Reward Mining COM
pany, and the story of the $40. 900
chunk of matte was forgotten until
recently. when 1T was discovered that
Mckinney and Lewis, strangers in
the country, were at work In the vi
clnity of the spot where the 'sow"
was supposed to be. How they became
aware of the fact that the matte was
at that particular point is a mystery
upon which the two men refuse to
throw any light.
The two men, it became known, had
found unexpectedly good values in the
old dump, and there is little doubt in
the minds of old mining men that
they have found the $4,000 SOW" of
matte after it had been buried for
many years near the old smelter. The
| story of the lost matte has for years
been a familiar one to the older min
ing men of the Black Hills, who have
followed closely the history of the old
smelter, and was known to all the
men who had worked there while the
smelter was under the control of the
Deadwood and Delaware company.
Mckinley and his partner, when
asked If they were fortunate enough
to find the $4,000 chunk of matte, re-
fuse to discuss the matter, and in
variably answer the questioner with a
smile.
Now that they have completed their
work in the vicinity of the old smeltcr
they have arranged to continue similar
operations in another mining region.
The two men for some years past have
devoted their spare time and attention
to working over old Stag and failing"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
~. w. Campbell, President,
&C. N. McIllvaine. Secretary"
U CAPITOL U N
Plan Is to Complete Building From
Land Proceeds.

The state land department is maxi
ing a strong effort to clear up all CAPT.
tol lands east of the river this fall.
Several dealers are negotiating for
he lands left in the different coun-
ties, and everything looks, favorable
for clearing up east of the river. All
the lands in Mcpherson, Edmunds and
Sully counties have been sold, and
those left are in Hyde, Potter and
Faulk counties. If this can be dis
posed of there will be enough cash
on hand for active operations until
the close of next year. BY that time
1T is believed a portion of the land
e of the river can be disposed of,
especially in Butte and Meade coun-
ties, and that sufficient proceeds will
be secured to complete the building
without drawing upon the optional
appropriation made for that purpose.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
ASKS $4,000 FOR EYE.
Railway Employees Suit Brought Un.
der Nav l,h;t%v AVA

Railway Employees Suit Brought Un.
der New Liability Law.
A complaint has been filed in the
circuit cour at Huron in a case that
will attract more han passing atten-
ton. h action is hat Of Elmer G.
Massee against the Chicago & North
western railway, wherein Mr.. Massee
seeks to obtain judgment against the
railway company for $40. 900 damages
claimed for the loss of his right eye
while In the discharge of his duty as
fireman on q locomotive engine for the
Chicago & Northwestern company.
The accident, it is alleged, occurred
on March 8, last, when a water gauge
exploded and a piece of the glass
struck the plaintiff in the eye, result
ing in the loss Of the sight of one eye
and seriously injuring the other. The
action is brought under the law passed
on Feb. II, 1907. entitled Railway
Employees Liability Act" and closely
follows the federal law of June, 1906,
the object of which is to increase the
responsibility of railway companies for
injuries to employees.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
BUSINESS OF BANKS,
Large Amount of Capital Invested i,
Banking Business in This State,

Banking Business in This State.
According to banking figures of
state and national banks there was in
capital stock in that business in the
state May 1, 1906, s5,945,O5O, and be-
tween the first of May, 1906, and the
first of May, 1907, an even 100 state
banks were organized, with a combin.
ed capital of 1904, 500, while for the
same time the national banks oof the
state showed a net increase of 1892
800, which, with the banks that have
been organized in the state since that
time, brings the combined capital at
the present time close to seven million
dollars. The organization of state
banks goes on steadily, not a week
passing without the organization of
n or more, and the new towns
springing up along the new lines Of
road in the state open the way for
further organization. The town which
cannot show a bank as one of it's in.
stitutions is a rarity. and some of
them are beginning their existence in
buildings which are far from ornate.
the sign being the most prominent
feature in the little board shanty in
which they have commenced exist.
nnco.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
TIMBER FOR SALE.
Bug infested Trees of the Black
Hills.

The forestry bureau thinks it is in
position to offer to some enterprising
lumberman in the Northwest the best
chance for a profitable speculation
that ever has come his way. The bu-
reau is very anxious to curb the bug
pest in the forests of the Black Hills,
S. d., by removing all of the infested
timber. There is no machinery avail
able by which the bureau may go into
the business Of practical numbering,
and so it is willing to turn this work.
with the certainty Of big profits, over
to some practical mar or firm.
Substantially 600, 900, 900 feet of mer-
charitable timber, worth, according to
recent reports of government experts,
an average of 81 a thousand, will be
sold for 81 a thousand.
The bug pest has been an issue in
the Black Hills forest reserve for
years, until now it threatens to de-
stroy it. Scientists of the government
have studied the pest for a long time,
but without discovering any s~atisfac-
" iCliNdJ. IL Y - VI y tii'S'
in order to get rid of the bugs, the in
tested timber must be removed. This
will greatly diminish the reserve, but
is said to be the only way of escape.
A tree will live about three years
after the bugs have attacked it, and
when dead it will have a market value
for some two or three years. The
timber to be disposed of is nearly all
still alive.
The Milwaukee roads coast line
passes near the northern end OF the
reserve, and the Burlington pe%netrates
it as far as Deadwood. Recently the
Burlington has been in communication
with the forest bureau, and there is a
possibility that it will establish four
or five big1saw mills in the bug-infcst-
ed region, with a view to converting
the timber into m~erchantable form for
the Nebraska markets. Just east OF
the reserve is the Belle Fourche irri-
cation project.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
sApr,s7s TO CONVENE.
South Dakota Meeting Will Open in
Deadwood Cot. 1.

OeadWood Cot. 1.
One of the most important religious
gatherings of the year will be the
twenty-siXth anniversary of the South
Dakota Baptists' State convention to
be held in Deadwood, beginning Oct.
| and continuing through the follow.
ing Sunday.
On the evening of the opening day
the Baptist Young Peoples union will
have it's annual rally, at which time
addresses will be delivered by Harry
Rowley of Mitchell, George Hudson Of
Huron, M. r. Sheldon of Rapid City
and George E. Morphey of Brookings.
The annual session of the Baptist
Ministerial union. Of which S.. A. An
derson is president, will be held
Wednesday evening. The American
Home Missionary Baptist association
will hold it's annual session Wednes-
day evening. o. A. Williams, d. D..
will deliver the address.
The American Baptist Missionary
union will Friday morning,
and in the afternoon of the same day
will occur the anniversaries of the
Women's Home and Foreign Mission
airy societies.
Saturday will be given over to the
consideration of Baptist educational
Institutions. particularly those located
in South Dakota. In the evening there
will be a social and banquet provided
by the people of Deadwood. On Sun
lay the various pulpits of the
churches in Deadwood will be occu-
pied by visiting %clergymen.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
FIRST TRAIN CROSSES.
Cattle Will Be Hauled Across Bridge
by Oct. S.

The first work train crossed the
new railway bridge at Pierre last
week, and the management of the
road promises to be ready to handle
cattle across the bridge by Oct. 5. A
number of shipments are being held
west of the river for that opportunity
to get them to the market. and it is
estimated that If the crossing can be
made by Oct 5, 1900 cars of cattle
will be sent to the Chicago market
through Pierre before the end of Oc-
tober closes. Up to the present there
has been little shipping through here
this year, as it was necessary to ferry
cattle to get them loaded, and as a
result most of the shipments have
been from points on the Milwaukee
line, west of Chamberlain, the stuff
being driven to the small stations
along that line. from north of the
Northwestern.