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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
1]EK GAR1ERS


Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $500: hogs, prime heavy, 800
to $6.15; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, Soc to 03c;
corn, No. 2, 52c to 53c; oats, standard,
4Oc to Ale; rye, No. 2, Sec to SSc hay,
timothy, S14.Oo to $1,000; prairie, $500
to $1,000; butter, choice creamery, 1Sc
to 23c; eggs, fresh, 12c to lac; potatoes,
new, per bushel, $1.O5 to $1.2O.
Ind;anapc!is-Cattle shipping, $500
to $685.; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
$6.27; sheep, common to prime, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. Q, 92c to 93c; corn,
No. 2 white. 53c to 54c; oats, No. 2
white, 45c to Acc.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, 94c to 96c corn.
No. 2, Sic to 52c; oats, No. 2, 45c to 47c;
rye, No. 2, Sic to S3c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $5.S5:
hogs, $500 to S6.2O; sheep, $500 to
$5.75; wheat, No. 2, 99c to $1.OO; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 55c to SEC; oats, No. 2
mixed, acc to 4Sc rye. No. 2, Sic to Sac.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to S5.75:
wheat, No. 2, 93c to 94c; corn, No. 8
yellow, 55c to SIC; oats, No. 3 white,
4Sc to 49c; rye, No. 2, SEC to SIC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
S1.OO to $1.O2 corn, No. 3, SIC to 53c;
oats. standard. 43c to 44c; rye, No. l,
SEC to SIC; barley, standard, 76c to 7c;
pork, mess, S15.72.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $4!OO
to S6.45; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to 5000; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $500.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $685.;
hogs, $500 to $685.; sheep, $500 to
$6.15; wheat, No. 2 red, 95c to 96c;
corn, No. 2, 61c to 63c; oats, natural
white, 4Sc to SOC; butter, creamery, 22c
to 24c; eggs, western, 13c to 16c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 95c to
o7c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 55c to 66c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, 45c to 47c; rye, No.
2, 7Sc to Soc; clover seed, prime, $3.50.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
SPENDING MONEY HERE.
A AMERICA Reaps Commercial Beneht
of Friendship for Japan.

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Americas industrial INVASION of the
far East is now in full swing, and Japan
is pouring a golden stream into the Unit
ed States for steel rails, cars and loco
motives.
Twelve million dollars has already been
expended in this country for railroad
supplies to be used in the construction of
the South Manchurian railway. and it
is now learned that contracts involving
millions of dollars are pending. Deliv-
cries of rails are now being made, and
for the next three months steamships
chartered by Japan will ply across the
Pacific bearing valuable cargoes Of steel
and iron.
Manchuria will be strapped with Amer
lean steel rails from Dalny to Mukden,
while the traveller will ride in cars of
American manufacture, drawn by locomo-
tives built in this country. Thousands
of dollars have been spent in premiums
to our manufacturers for quick deliveries,
for the Japanese insist that these miles of
railroad. through this great stretch of ag-
ricultural country. must be built and in
full operation within two years.
Japan's representatives were told to go
ahead and get the railroad supplies at all
cost. Having broken one record last
February, when they purchased 10000
tons of steel rails at the Carnegie mills
for $3.50 a ton, they proceeded to break
another and bought 1900 tons of rails
for $50 a ton. One car company received
al order for 1000 freight car trucks.
the bodies of which will be built in Dalny.
Over S2,OOO,00O has been spent with
American locomotive building companies
and every steamship departing from Sc
attic and other Pacific ports has one or
more locomotives stored in its hold. Over
200 locomotives have been sold to the
South Manchurian railway.
Japanese agents here indicate that So
100000 will have to be spent for rails in
this country before the railroad in Man
churia is completed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

The biological survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, While investigating
the boil weevil pest in Texas, where the
cotton crop has been damaged many mill
ions of dollars annually, has discovered
that no less than t~hirty-eight species of
birds feed upon the troublesome insect.
1t is not claimed hat the birds alone
can check the spread of the weevil, but
it has been demonstrated that they are an
important help, hence an appeal is made
to the northern farmer to aid in the
work on the ground that the insect enemy
of the farmer of every district is the com
mon enemy of the country. Swallows are
the foremost of the allies against the boil
weevil. and they have been described as
1.-THE light cavalry of the avian army"
They have no rivals in the art of captur-
ing insects in midair. and it is to tkis
fact that their peculiar value to the cot.
ton grower is due. Other useful birds
of prey are the orioles, blackbirds, wrens
and fycatchers. As many as four boil
weevils nave been found in the stomach of
a single cliff swallow. The plan of the
department is to increase the number of
swallows both north and south by form
ing nesting colonies. The southern colo
Mes Will NoIh uuIiuS Inc SuHllltI, Willie
in the fall the northern birds, as they
pass southwark, will keep up the war.
DIR. Kenneth Mcdonald of London has
become the first minister of a new re-
ligion calling itself Simplicitarianism. the
advocates of which seek to spread the
doctrines of the simple life and to found
simple life colonies in rural districts. DIR.
Mcdonald says they are opposed to the
practice of city life and want to get the
people settled back On the land in garden
city communities. They oppose v~accina-
ton and every Increment interfering with
the liberty of the individual. and are
pledged vegetarians.
Arthur Davis, h SHOT and killed
Clarence G. Gist at Carlisle, S. c., was
captured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
DEATH FOR kipNAPERs.
Capital Punishment May BE Pre-
vided by Federal Laws.

Capital Ruutahmen emf May Be Pre-
vided by Federal Laws.
Himself a father and an advocate Of
the rights Of the home to the fullest
measure Of protection from the govern
ment, 1t is said that the President will
max kidnapping the subject of a special
appeal in his next message to Congress.
Many members of the national legisla-
tive body believe that the stealing Of
children to hold them for purpose Of
ransom ought to be elevated to the rating
Of capital crime, punishable by death.
Whether President Roosevelt will go that
far in his recommendations is known only
by himself, but that he will speak for
some adequate action is a certainty.
The police authorities favor such a
Jaw. They say that the kidnaper is the
hardest Of all criminals to apprehend.
The man who steals a child and keeps 1t
near him ever has a power which holds
the authorities at his mercy. The instant
they make a threatening move or seem
to be closing in on the quarry, the Kid
naper has only to drop a letter in any
mail box informing the police that un-
less they draw off he will kill the child.
Then pursuit is paralyzed.
Stringent laws against kidnapping are
more neeueu IN the Unlteu SIuteS tn1u
anywhere else. In England and the coun.
tries of Europe the child whose parents
have money enough to make it worth
while to kidnap him is guarded like a
dollhouse plant. and there is little or no
opportunity to get him. The exact re-
verse is true here. Under present con-
ditions the risk ofttimes seems worth
while to a desperate man crazed for
cash. If. as many lawmakers desire, kid
mapping be advanced to the place of a
capital crime. with the gallows or cleo.
trical chair as d certain punishment, 1t
would take n hardy criminal indeed to
run the risk. The comparative ease with
which murderers escape execution would
not apply to a kidnaper. The American
may have charity in a good many in.
stances and perhaps make more allow
anccs than he should, but the American
father who sat in Judgment on a guilty
kidnaper would certainly find no mercy
in his makeup when it comes to passing
On the proper degree of punishment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

The suit to dissolve the alleged merger
Of Gould interest railroads in Missouri
was argued in the Supreme Court on Dr.
murrers filed by the defendants to the
Information of Attorney General Hadley.
Decision Is expected within thirty days
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
Root as an Ontimiat.

In his closing lecture at Yale on the
Responsibilities of citizenship" Secre-
tary of State Root pointed out that the
present cutlery against rebates and prose-
cution of rebating corporations sis not
evidence that we are growing worse, but
evidence that we are growing better; that
our government is applying a higher
standard of justice in the control of pub
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
RECORD Price for Bun.

The highest price ever paid for Il
horned animal at any auction in the
world, so far as known. was paid for
Stock well, king of the herd of Jersey.
cattle sold at the Linden Grove farm,l
near Allentown. Pa. The price was Sill
SOC. and it was understood that the bid
der was Thomas F.. Ryan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

The most extensive railroad shops Of
the Rock Island system west of the Mis-
sissippi River will be in operation in
Kansas City, Kan, within the next year.
Twelve buildings will be erected and
1850 men will be employed, with 4
monthly pay roll of 100000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

Edwin s. Holmes, Jr., formerly a.
sistant statistician of the Department Of
Agriculture, was put on trial in the Su'
preme Court of the District of Columbia
on the charge of supplying advance in.
formation on the cotton CROP reports ID
New York brokers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

DR.. George A. Reisner, formerly in
charge of the explorations of the Uni.
versity of California in Egypt, has been
appointed archaeologist in charge of ex-
cavations for the Egyptian government
in Nubia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
price Of Breadstun. Up.

The threatened shortage in the wheat
crop and the high price Of that commod-i
ity are now reflected in the boost in the!
price Of flour. which has risen from $3.50
to Sc in the last month. If continued,
this would necessltate a smaller loaf or q
cent advance in price.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
disaster, HURT Pacinc Mail.

Disasters Hurt Pacific Mail.
The annual report Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company says that its earn
ings were $4,S39.245, a decrease of 1885,
O92, being attributed to numerous wrecks
and to the effects Of the San Francisco
%ea earthquake.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21
IRON and steel Exports.

The bureau of statistics at Washington,
figures the probable total of iron and steel
exports for the fiscal year at $175.OOO,-i
600, as compared with $51,OOO,0OO I'M
12O2
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

Fire destroyed the repair shops of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company in Argentine, Kan. Loss
$4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

The President has ordered the De-
partment Of Justice to prepare suits
against the so-called anthracite coal
railroads, and these will be filed in the
federal court at Philadelphia. The
cases grow out of the Investigation con-
Quoted by the interstate COM
mission in obedience to an act of Con-
gress.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

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Increased difficulty is being expert
need in obtaining horses and mules for
he army. Bids which have beer open
ID show that prices generally have in
.TeaSed. For the cavalry. ID horses
Ire to be bought at an average price
If $175 each. The artillery corps is
% buy nearly $50. for which S2ll is the
lverage price. Army mules heavy
enough to do draft work bring SIS
each, and nearly 800 of these have beer
contracted for. Lead mules, somewhat
lighter in weight, bring $16S. and PACK
mules, still lighter, S131. The quarter
masters department says that army
mules are bought practically by the
pound. An experiment is being made
1T Fort Riley, Kan, in buying yearly
L small number of .p~edigrced colts and
putting them through Il curse of train
ng for the cavalry service. This eX-
pertinent has proved beneficial. and
thirty-siX of these hloodcd horses have
Just been purchased. "
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

The United States Supreme Court in
4 recent decision held that the action
If Congress last summer in ratifying
the collection of duties on merchandise
going into the Philippine islands be-
tween the date when the treaty OF
peace was signed and the enactment by
Congress of the Philippines tariff was
valid, Notwithstanding several years
had passed. The court had previously
held that the collection of these duties
~ authority of the tariff act promul-
gated by President Mckinley under the
5o-called war power was illegal. 1t
now affirmS the power of Congress to
ratify and legalize these collections,
even though they were unauthorized at
the time. Justices Brewer and Peck
ham dissented. 1t is said hat this de-
cision will affect claims of over $4,-
10000 now pending, besides prospec-
tive claims to the amount of several
millions more.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

President Roosevelt has proclaimed
the conclusion of a commercial rrang
ment between the United States and
Germany, mentioning the list of arti-
cles upon which duties are reduced in
return for concessions made by the
German government. The list includes
forty articles, most of which entered
INTO the trade of the past year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

Fresh eggs, 50 a dozen; milk, so
cents a quart; bacon, 80 cents a pound;
butter, so cents a pound -four, Sc per
100 pounds.
These are the prices that Consul G.
c. Cole, of Dawson, reports to the gov
eminent must be paid in the Yukon
territory Of Alaska. There is no ar
ticle sold for less thar % cents, no
matter how trivial" Il Y the consul.
las there is N money in circulation
of a less denomination than that
amount" Mr.. Cole predicts that prices
will remain high until a trunk line
railroad from the open sea into the
heart of the great Yukon valley is CON
structed. He suggests that such a rail
road, if constructed, be under the con-
trol of the government, to keep down
excessive freight and passenger rates.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

One of the most important investi-
cations which the Census Bureau has
ever undertaken will be an eXamina-
ton of criminal statistics, Of the cost
and methods of administering criminal
justice. The practical value of such
information is evident from the fact
that according to conservative estimate
the apprehension, trial and support of
criminals cost this nation half a bill
lion dollars a year. AS yet we have no
scientific information about how this
money is spent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

The army signal corps conducted a
trial trip from Washington with it's
first big war balloon made by Leo Ste
vens. Capt. Charles Chandler and J.
c.. Mccoy, accompanied Stevens on the
trial flight. The journey was ended at
Linglestown, Pa, a distance of 149
miles, in four hours and thirty-seyen
minutes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

Arthur Davis, who shot and killed
Clarence G. Gist at Carlisle, S. c., was
captured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-21

In response to the inquiry of Secre-
tary Root, Gov. Gillette of California
has submitted Il report concerning the
recent attack upon japanese restau-
rants in San Francisco. This and 9TH
err official reports confirm the impress
sion that the riots were the outcome of
labor troubles, and had little to do with
the racial feeling, except in some de-
tails. This subject is still causing con-
siderable agitation on the part of the
progressive party in Japan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

there at the grain on the ground. Kan
sas raises so much grain she hasn't build
ings sufficient to hold it. say Kansas has
plenty Of grain and money"
In Everybodys for January Chas. Ed
ward Russell in Soldiers Of the Com
mon Good says speaking Of the rail-
roads Of America and New Zealand,
"eighty-four dollars for refrigerating a car
travelling 500 miles that is America. Six
dollars and Fifty cents for freight and
refngerahng car travelling 300 miles.
that is New Zealand. Can it be doubt
ed that we are the worse people Of the
earth?"
While on the train last Sunday morn
ing between Lyons and Hutchinson we
overheard two gentleman talking politics;
one was a republican the other demo-
crat. They both declared they used to
be rank partisans but would never be so
again, the former spoke good words for
Bryan and the democrat did the same for
Roosevelt. The democrat wound up by
saying that he had lived close neighbor
to Vim. Bryan for the last 5 years and
that he was an honest, earnest, christian
gentleman and greater tribute he could
pay 40 man.
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DeerheGd Items.

Bert Burton came home for Christmas.
Mrs. D. B. Lacy is improving after
her recent sickness.
Frank Cooke and wife ate Christmas
turkey with Harry Cooke and family.
Mrs. L. S. McElwain got the incest
present on the Christmas tee. II was a
check for 500.
C. A. Wright and D. A. Morse are
going to take pity on the farmers and
thresh their wheat.
Cole Golf returned from Oklahoma
last week. There mus, be something
attractive to Coles eyes.
Mrs. Geo, Larkin received a fine
buggy harness and driving horse for
a Xmas present. Not very many can
say that.
]. c. Larkn and family, Mrs. NJ. F.
Stewart and little Paul, Charley and
kHenry Larkin ate Xmas dinner with
kiMr. and Mrs. Geo. Larkin.
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Davis, corn husker from Texas, to run
the ranch while they attended lodge.
John finally got lonesome and went to
the phone and called up everyone on
the line and made an inquiry for lost
bird dog and offered to pay anyone #
they would find the dog for him. He
gave his name as Anderson and every
one on the line honestly believed it was
actually lost dog case, and now you
can't hear anything talked Of over there
except that bird dog. Everyone is look
ing out for him so as to get the reward.
John is having more fun than anybody
listening to them tell about that dog and
what was said over the phone. They
all forgot that it was Christmas times.
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Sharon items.

Mrs. Roscoe Davis and little son went
to the Lodge Monday to visit her par
ents.
Three head Of steers in the feed lot Of
Guy Sparks died from eating dry corn
meal one day last week.
The Lampe Bros. moved out of the
Globe hotel into one Of Uncle Allen
Seaman's houses Monday.
There hasn't been a farm sold in
Sharon Valley for the past two or three
days. What's the matter9
Mrs. A. E. and B. O. Porter also
Jack Porter went to Watunga, Ok. En-
day to visit relatives several days.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Fair gave a nice
dinner Sunday to T. H. Tnce and wife.
Jas. Fair and wife, Herbert Newsom
and wife and Capt. Fair.
What pleasure after an absence Of
SIX years to clasp hands with old neigh
bors that have known you from boyhood.
Such was our good fortune while on our
trip back to Rice county.
Henry DeMott and wife Of Hopkins,
Mo-, are visiting with MIR. DeMott's SIS
ter. Mrs. VIM. Wilson, who has had a
long seige Of illness. but who is now
some better we are pleased to say.
On our way home from Rice county
Friday we saw our friend and fellow
townsman, Chas. Reynolds, who is agent
for the Santa Fe at Duquoin. He is
looking well and doing fine. We have
faith in Charley making a success in life.
VIM. Brown, writing from Fargo,
Geo., near the Florida line, says that on
Dec. 10Th they had heavy froa along
with damp chilly wind that is worse
than Kansas weather. He says he
hasn't bought any land yet and DOM
much like the country down there.
While visiting the Hutchinson reform
atory Christmas day the thought struck
us that it would not be bad investment
for the state to set apart fund to pay
the car fare Of any boy IN Kansas from
the age Of 7 to ! 5 years to go and see
that institution. We believe it would be
money well spent.
Friday afternoon while the west bound
passenger train was standing on the track
at Sharon. containing Mahara's Negro
Ministries. one Of them was heard to say
to the others after seeing the great piles
Of com on the ground. both IN ear and
shelled. 'Lawd massy just look ouI
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
MoWd Items.
from the News.Review.

Clipped from the News.Review.
Raleigh VanGdnday was up from
Alva. where he holds good job IN the
Record Office, to visit his sister, Mrs
John King, Sunday.
Harry E. Matthews is getting out his
large crop Of corn. The corn makes an
average Of IS bushels per acre. We
can't comprehend why Harry wants to
sell out, when he can raise big crops IN
every season and sell them at a good
price. He has one Of the best farms ion
the Medicine valley, close to this city
and in good neighborhood.
D. M. Circle bought the two Clark
buildings on west Main. This gives MIR.
Circle frontage Of 100 feet on the
corner Of Main and 5th street, one Of
the best business locations in the city,
Besides this property Mr.. Circle owns
the former News-Review property next
to Garland IN the same block, and also
two business places on the north side Of
the street.
From the Journal
Preston Patton Of Medic ne Lodge
who has been very sick is able to be
out again and is visiting his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. ]. F. Patton. southwest of
kiowa.
The first Of the week T. V. Brown
sold his elevator. grain, feed and coal
business to ]. E. Circle. who will take
charge at once. Mr.. Brown has made
a success Of the business in the past, and
we predict the same for Mr.. Circle IN
the future.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Safe
Medicine for Children.

In buying a cough medicine for chill
dren. never be afraid to buy Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. There is no dan
ger from it, and relief is always sure to
follow. It is intended especially for
coughs. colds. Group and whooping cough,
and there is no better medicine in the
world for these diseases. 1t is not only
a certain cure for Group, but. when given
as soon as the croupy cough appears,will
prevent the attack. Whooping cough is
not dangerous when tbs remedy is gwen
as directed. 1t contains no opium or 9TH
er harmful drugs, and may be given as
confidently to baby as to an adult.
For sale by J. r. Young Drug Co.
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FROM THE ANTILLES.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Benefits
aCity Councilman at King.
stOn. Jamaica

MIR. w. O'ReiIly Fogarty. who is a
member Of the City Council at Kingston,
Jamaica. West Indies, writes as follows:
One bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy had good effect on cough that
was giving me trouble and think ! should
have been more quickly relieved if had
continued the remedy. That it was bene-
fetal and quick IN relieving nae there
is no doubt and it is my intention to OBJ
tain another bottle" For sale by ]. r.
Young Drug Co.