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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10

The Pennsyivania House passed tn
bill placing , CENTS tar ton on anthrar
cite coal. II being argued that the burden
would .aii largely oa consumers cutsids
the State.
Chairman Knapp Of the interstate com
merce commission announced its puxposs
to order r. II. Hartman TO answer Ger
tain questions concerning transfers ana
saies 81 Union Pacific stock which be ~
fused 70 answer recentiy when hs was
. witness before the commission The
commission thus seeks to establish 10
right to Inquire into such transactions.
B. T.. Yoakum, chairman Of the Roeh
Island system. In q newspaper interview
aaid that Q railroad had no more business
to be at the mercy Of stcck iohbers than
. savings bank or life insurance com
pany, and that American railroads should
be a. much public trust ~ those institu-
lions. He said the people were not with
out justification In their belief that the
railroads bad been systematically robbins
them. and that no one was 70 blame for
the present anti-raiiroad sentiment hus
the managers themselves.
As an Offset to the raise 10 grain rates
By the Union Pacific between Omaha and
Council Bluffs the Chicago Great West.
ern railroad began hauling grain free
from Council Bluffs into Omaha when
destined to elevators on the tracks Of the
Chicago Great Western and charging only
81 per car when destined to elevators on
ether tracks. The Union PaciIic charges
81 per car for the same service. The
Great Westerns action win have q far
reaching effect on Iowa grain destined to
Omaha and places the Omaha market on
parity With the Chicago market.
Two more attempts have been made 70
wreck trains on the Pennsylvania rail-
read " western Pennsylvania and ohio.
and President McCrea has called = con-
ference Of the vice presidents and vaeeus
division officials TO take extraordinary
measures for the suppression OF what y
believed 10 he a desperate band Of wreck
srs. The detectiyts say thar the motive
Of these crimes ID robbery and not the
vengeance Of dlscharged employees A rs-
ward Of $500 foy information leading to
the conviction aud q much larger secret
reward 20 employees. has been oGered.
Counsel for the Great Northern railroad
az st. Paul gave notice that the fns Of
$1,000 imposed By Judge Morris fas
giving rebates on grain shipments would
be appealed The 3aASs imposed $1,000
90 epch count. this being the mialmun
iine
The 2.cent railroad fare bill passed b.
ae Pennsylvania Legislature and yigpe1
~ Gov. Stuart h 10 80 into effect Sept.
20 bat the letter from President MeCrea
Of the Pennsylvania railroad TO the Gov
eFRsr requesting a reto served notice that
the law would be tested through IL
courts a. to its ccnstitutionallty.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10

i429-Siege of Orleans relieved
i547-C Charles v. defeated the Protest
ants at Muhlberg.
e26-waIlenstein defeated Mansfield ct
Dessau.
1929 Peace treaty signed at Snsa, end
Ing war between France and Eng.
land.
1862 -Connecticutfs famous charter
granted
1865 Great plague Of London began.
i704-First issue Of the Boston News
Letter. first American newspaper.
t70T- French and Spanish defeated the
English, Dutch and Portuguese
forces at the battle Of Ahnanza.
Spain.
t716-British Parliament passed the
Septennial act.
i7e3-wiIkes committed to the Tower Of
London.
t792 -Pelietier. highway robber. hrst
executed by the guillotine.
ts4e- Political riots In Toronto and
Montreal over the rebellion lo.sss
bin.
ts5i--Postase stamps srn issued In
Canada.
1854 Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria, married 10 Princess Elizabeth
of Bavaria.
1852 Confederate forces withdrew from
New Orleans.
is7-war began between Russis ana
Turkey.
ke7p Prince Alexander Joseph Of Bat
tenberg elected Prince Of Bulgaria.
ISS4-Fire destroyed the great merean-
tile establishment of Aessrs- Whit
ley In London.
l6Se- New York City began three dayS
celebration OF the centennial Fl
President washinEton's inangursticn-
is9l--Dr. Talmage's new tabernacle In
Brooklyn formally opened
1892 Hurricane at Mauritius destroyed
1000 lives.
so4-Coxey's army arrived at Washing.
ton. ID. O.. Earthquake near Athens.
Greece. 22T lives lost
1895 -Russian. German and French gov-
ernments protested against the 90
QUESTION of Chinese territory By
japan. The Alliance affair with
Spain settled by tho latter giving
ample satisfaction.
ls9T-Princea Victoria. daughter q the
Prince and Princess Of Wales. born
-. Log Of the Mayfower transfer
rcd from British possession 10 H.
American ambassador at London.
1900 -Miners' riots at Cosur dAlsnA
Idaho.
1900 United States Senate denied al
mission to Matthew Quay. who had
been appointed BY the Governor e
Pennsylvania. Hull and . part q
Ottawa, Canada, destroyed By Ara
eo1--Prssident Mckinley received ~
Cuban commissioner
1908 Andrew Carnegie donated 100000
b Tuskeges Institute. Alabama
o4-IAbor party came Int power -
Australia
1908 international exhibition spsnsd =
Milan, Italy.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
LIVING COST is HIGHER.
government Report Says Wholesale
Prices Are Advancing.

Government Report Says Wholesale
Prices Are Advancing.
The bureau of labor has taken an
1t finds 1t is still increasing. Its latest
examination had to do with wholesale
prices only. 1t is now making a study
of retail prices. The bulletin just is
sued shows that wholesale prices, con-
sidering 25S commodities as whole,
reached higher level in 1906 than Mt
any other time during the seventeen
year period covered. The average for
the year 1906 was Sc per cent higher
than for 1905, 3G.5 per cent higher
than for 1907, the year of lowest prices
during the seventeen-year period, and
22.4 per cent higher than the average
FOR the ten years from 1890 to 1893.
Prices reached their highest point
during the seventecn-year period In
December. 1906, the average for that
month being Al per cent higher than
the average for the year 1906, and 6.3
per cent higher than the average for
December, 1905.
The average price for 1906 OF farm
products, taken as a whole, differs but
little from that of 1905, decrease OF
only one-half of per cent being shown.
Food as a whole increased 80 per cent
IN average price for 1906, as compared
with 1905. The principal articles show
ing an increase were cheese, fish. fruit,
hog products, milk, rice and vegetables
No change took place In the price Of
bread. A slight decrease in the whole
sale cost of coffee, eggs, wheat, flour,
corn meal, beef, sugar and tea is
shown.
OF the seventy-fiye articles included
under clothes and clothing, sixty six
showed an increase In price, FIVE show
ed no change, and only four showed a
decrease. In the group, as a whole.
there was an average increase of rs
per cent in price. In fuel and lighting,
as group, there was an increase in
price of 8 per cent.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
SCHOOL GARDENS A SUCCESS.
Has $500 Little
"Farmers' 1T Work I'm Them.

Farmers" IT work In Them.
The coming of pleasant weather has
Dut 1.S00 Philadelphia children into the
school gardens working with rake and
hoe to help nature do her part In the
production of crops Among Philadel-
phia's educational activities its municipal
school gardens are unique. No other city
has worked out the problem of supple
,menting school room work with nature
study so successfully or to such an extent
The ten gardens conducted in different
parts of the city by the Board of Edu-
cation for public school children are con-
ssidered of such economic and civic Inn
portance that the board this year closed
Its summer schools in order to devote
more time and money to maintenance OF
the gardens, and the encouragement of
outdoor exercise 10 the Fairgrounds con-
inected with them.
Scientific gardening is taught In these
outdoor schools. Punctuaiity is insisted
ON. The garden of the sluggard is taken
away and put in charge of an embryo
farmer who keeps down the weeds and
pays the price Of eternal vigilance for
mis- crops.
Each child who gets 'plot" must
register. He or she is required to keep
"a record card noting the day of planting
and the results, so that at the end of the
season the principals can ascertain how
productive the garden has been. Each
one knows how many cabbage. bundles of
beets, heads of lettuce. spinach. tomatoes
and turnips have been grown in each
truck patch.
The garden teachers position Is no
sinecure. She has TO be an expert farm
-er as well as good discipIinarian. She
has 20 combine work and play methods
and must be able TO manage hand pillow
an well as an obstreperous child. She
must handle her rake and hoe with equal
dexterity. be able to lay of and dir
paths. discern plant diseases. know how
TO exterminate pests and be an ail-around
. handy man" as well as good teacher.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
INDUSTRIAL PEACE PREVAILS.
May Day Found Little Unrest Among
Workers of America.

Workers of America.
Labor conditions In Chicago and
throughout the entire country were more
peaceful May / than has been the case
in years. While May / Is cerebrated in
this country only by the socialists. 1t has
In past years been day of industrial
unrest because many wage contracts ex-
pire at that time and strikes are common
before agreements are renewed.
In Chicago. a dispatch says, there IL
not n strike of consequence. In the
building industry. which gives employ
ment to 10000. wage agreements in every
craft have been renewed. Nearly all
branches of the building trades have Sc
cured wage advances this year. either I'M
der new agreements which have been
made or through the terms of existing
contracts which run for another year.
While there was a general stacking up
of work reported few weeks ago, which
made IL necessary to reduce working
forces In some large plants, business 10
again reported brisk and labor is almost
as well employed as IL was year ago.
Reports from various cities show sim
liar conditions prevailing throughout the
country. In New York labor, skilled and
unskilled. is well employed. The build
ing trades in that city are especially pros
porous, and there are only few sporadic
strikes. In ST. Louis the situation 10
better than in years. In Boston the only
serious break In the labor field is strike
of teamsters, which has been in progress
for month In Philadelphia carpenters
and painters are after wage increase.
but most of the employers have already
conceded the demands. The maehinlsts
in pittsburg are on strike for increased
wacps
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10

Developments IN commercial affairs
disciose \ sustained confidence II the ont
look. May payments through de hanks
usually are test u sonndness- and 4 =
notable that while much heavier this
month than heretofore. there i 10 srecia1
pressure In money and defaults reznafa
remarkably small. Lou Temperature re-
delays q seasonabIe activity Ii leading
retail lines, bat les fear i felt As 70 The
crops Transportation ~ rail and like
rejects an enormous tonnage m0senent
Of freight, and new demands make con
siderable addition 10 fhe assured period
81 future employment at the mills and
factories. although inc upward tread e
costs and difficulty 10 getting nseeesart
supplies 70 Aoxae extent hinder oferskseas.
Shippers find raiI3as facilities steadily
improving. and with the Hater ways
tuiiy opened up. ths eundEtians hessne
more favorable for itsrsasinv saosezisnts
Of ore. coal and forrest prcdasss TIE
markets for raw materials fellees rsrie1
consumpfisn. Reports fsym ~ s<xsenI-
lfurai districts shos tasf farmers spend
literally for isnplemsass ard izarrove.
|m<ats. and se<ain< males xsod prsxresa
where adverse weather has sas interferxd
i Bank eiearinxs. x2ss. TO. 81 exreFd
Those II TIE corresponding Neek n 1sW
Ihy I12 per cenf,
Failures reported II TIE Chicago d.
Itrirs numbered Is. sxaiaat - last weez
and So yeaF nses Danis keslsw.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10

The American Association OF Masters,
Mates and Pilots has declared general
strike OF the first. second and third off
GERS on all coastwise vesseis sailing from
New York. 10 go into effect May !, 20
enforce their demands for an advance in
wages to 500 $50 and 500 respectively.
This strike took the form Of individual
designations, as the law requires them 70
rive notice OF intention 20 quit work.
LATER The strIke was called on IN the case
Of the Brunswick and Bull lines. which
agreed to pay the desired wages.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10

street rejolces over those facts. Wal
street insists that the father and son
are quitting losers In . sliding sum ii
from $io.00o.0oo 10 s40.oo0O00.
The notice of the dissolution Of ths
irzn OF Charles g. Gates q Co. started
ell the reports about the financial d.
cline OF the family. That was the frn
through which the great plansei
traded. and II was brought into exist
ence TO enable him TO plunge ~ b
pleased. Son Charley headed II, but
father was In reality the firm.
The so-cailed "rieh mans panic that
reached Its climax Marn i was de-
eIared TO hare been the cause Of ths
downfall OF the Gateaes. Consistent
bulls always. they are reported 10 have
been caught heavily In that terribls
slump OF stocks
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
{s:AlSs;s:;f So
The .NewSG

Prosperity seems to be moulting a few
feathers.
1t will cost you SO per cent more now
to telegraph your baby"
All the railroads are ready TO adopt
the legislative block system.
They are building San Francisco this
time with the graft attachments removed.
Japan has launched the biggest battle
ship in the world. but IL doesn't interest
Russia.
The season OF severe mortality among
Office boys grandmothers has once more
set in.
The human mind Is singularly addicted
to the diversion afforded the world By
baseball.
silent" Smith didn't have 10 talk. His
sj0.OO0.000 OF money talked enough for
any man.
The "eariy settlers are the people who
pay for their rooms in advance down at
jamestown.
They say Paris eats 10000 horses .
year. No wonder there are 50 many
horseless carriages there.
There hasn't been a rainstorm In Cuba
for six months. No wonder Cuban pat
riotisln is drying up.
In South America they have discovered
a tree that gives milk. Maybe u was
jus, good old wooden pump.
The Tilted girl Ia Wyoming who hasn't
spoken 20 a man for q years ought TO
be encouraged to keep It up.
n the price Of groceries would only 60
down like the price OF Stocks, the hoases
holder would long for a panic.
Since the free pass was amputated. tho
average Legislatures have not been blind
10 the faults Of the railroads.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
xe..arsng n.irro.a water.

The sundberg committee has reported
b the Minnesota Senate that railway
property In that State has 9 real vains
Of $2i5.00o.ooo or about ST 600 mile.
But this property II capitalized AZ saO0.-
100000. or nm average Of $4,000 mile.
The net earnings last year on tbs com
mitte<'s valuation averaged Is per cent
In making their estimate. the COMMITTEES
considered the original cost Of construe-
tion. cost Of equipment and al impsovs-
ments. sxpenss Of operating undsr sxise
inx rates. etc.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
As . Little Chtsa.

Bellevue hospital. New York City. has
most interesting patient In the person
Of Timothy Kane, whose trouble began
three years ago. when blow on the head
produced lesion Of the brain. Since
that time he has suffered intensely from
epilepsy, paralysis, motor aphasia and io@
Of speech, with progressive impairment
Of the Intellectual perceptions. Several
delicate and unusual operations were per
formed, consisting Of q removal Of Sec
lions OF the skull and portions Of the
BRAIN He IL now on the road 10 recov-
cry. but while retaining some knowledge
Of things has absolutely lost the power
70 transmute bis power Into words. and
the educatiye process has commenced pre-
eisely the same ~ with child. the train
Ing being similar 10 that Employed In Q
kindergarten. with alphabetical hlockA
yicture books, etc.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10
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Un-saso0ahly cela x~4thsr It'll hant
perx trade and crop sIev~inpnxns. Retail
husine@s has bees slzi<at a<Eeetet = t1r-
but 5ehh~xx and whaEeraiers reperf thet
April trade a. . wkeie do<s ~ eqae1
that ct April yexr aga. theuxh e. ~
nme ii business To- - feur m4o1kF ~
rod 4 esnzid<rahly n exesw s< -
CaIiecsiens arr likewise shpN4ne eeene
sasefs ef delsssd fradex ukile Impe4*inE
where weafA<r sxihditisne hxye - t<as-
porar5ly fAvoralsf. Heperfz = = -
vance orders ssekea fer f.H ~ 1M<se -
eearsxinx IN <xoe~. ef fkIs tIne xeef
sxa+ II lA<s -theaxh - Iiree ne.e ne~&-
tstian = = bsekinx fxr .he41 fellne-
frs q : NhoIs = actively en4Hk<dt Mr.
sfrikss. largely saalnea q hafIdInG
trades, g ret appear nearly - ee11pes
- h pFssisus pears
Business failures II 81 unlsed Hx1tse
fsr TIE week endsax Nay ! nsmhef 1fk
axxinsE ~ last s~rk snd In q IN -
~eek = Issnl Csnsasan fsalarss ~ -
week nsmAer - sx.insf - iast wesk
AMI - u this eesk ye2k 80.
Wheat. lsrlssiinx Goar. experts fx1se
The Enssea States ard usnas1a IT. lAN
seeh endInx May sksrs<slsd 1.zS5 I'D
hazAslz. ssssazs 2.sss0 80 last week md
2f0a.74s this week nj ysaS ~ k6ss
past forty fear wsesx q thr Gel s<efy
1f3Aa. 81 hasheis. saninzt 1Ix.sN -
n iltElsl Gers experts fo< ~ aeek
we're 1.sI7 ~ hash<ls. sratasf Ifs11ofI
kst week and I.0kz5.af1 y<ax 50 6er
she fiscal ysar y dats. u ~ ~ ha.hesss
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-10

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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-15
ELECTION NOTICE.
Cairo, H., March 25.

cairo, Ill, March 20, l907.
4 Public notice Is hereby given that
on Tuesday, The sixteenth day d
April. A, y. 1897, general election
VIII ho held IN the city % Cairo. MI
Eois. Alexander county FOR The cleo
lion ~ Mayor. City Clerk, City Treas
nrer city Attorney and one Cd AL
derman from each OF the seven wards
of the CITY.
For the purpose OF the election
polls will be opened ut the following
Places. viz:
In the First ward, at the store room
mo. GIG Commercial avenue, being
Situated on the east side OF said ave
Inue between Sixth and Eighth
streets.
In the Second ward at the store
room OF A. HALEY, No. 500 Washing.
-Eton avenue. being situated on the
|west side OF said avenue between
between Eighth and Ninth streets.
In the Third ward, at the barber
Ishop OF Dixie Fox, No. 11l2 Washing
ton avenue. being situated on the
least side OF said avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
In the Fourth ward at the barber
shop of Charles Anderson, No. 315
| Fourteenth street, being situated on
sontherly side OF said Fourteenth
street between Poplar street and
Washington avenue.
In the Fifth ward, ri the court
house or Alexander county.
| In the Sixth ward, at the Hose
house on Twenty-second street, being
situated on the south. side OF said
Twenty-second street between Wal
nut and Pine streets. Il
| In the Seventh ward. at the ware
room of G. A. Swoboda, No. 27l5
Commercial avenue, being situated
on southwest corner OF Twenty
eighth street and said avenue.
Polls for said election WIN be
opened at 700 o'clock a. m. and con
tinue open until 500 o'clock p. m
OF the same day.
Nomination papers for the said
election can be secured at this Office
and must be filed In this office on o.
before April LIST, 1907. n.
by order OF the city council OF the
city OF Cairo, Illinois.
ROBERT A. HATCHER,
City Clerk
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-15

clares she has no objection to con-
sidering an offer from a man dis
charged from jail. provided be is
Hing to undergo Term of probation
Oh her uncle's ranch in the Palouse
country. Writing from St Maries.
hla.S u G. c.. Hicks of the sheriff's
lfIce at Wallace. Ida. Mrs, Dunbar
says among other things that she
wants steady. sober man. adding:
i have a good home here. and If !
lean lind tie right man. would be
Willing to narry. but the man must
.he Sigh. and ! don't want anybody
that has been in Jail more than once
.if tie man has good recommendation
and isn't too recent ont Of jail he can
eaune 10 St Mares. and ! viii meet
him. But n he does not come mp 70
the requifementE.a FIRST. iben ] wan
him Ia 20 and help my uncle in the
Palouse country. II be makes good
I il will be all right
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-15
Stocks > Bonds = Cereals
LETTERS FROM RANDOLPH or NEW YORK AND FINLEY
E1RRELL co.. CHICAGO ON STOCK AND MARKET siTuA
roNs SATURDAY

menace Is concerned. hut tho weather
lsiination Is even more serious than II
has been and ills said that nothing
less han drcnching rain can do The
crop any good now Tho weather
forecast for Kansas and Nebraska IL
fair tonight, possibly becoming nm
settled by Sndnay night, with slowly
rising temperature. This forecast
scared the shorts into hasty covering
which brought about a sharp rally AT
the close
CORN'--Corn as higher early with
wheat on higher cables. light receipts
and cold weather cessation on plOw-
ling in most Of the corn belt. There
was reaction later with other
grains. Selling mainly by local longs
flor profits. New demand moderate
and conferred largely on May from
lshorts. Weeks primary receipts q,
| 362 900 bushels VS.. 4.5l2OOo bushels
Hast week and 2,O27,0o0 bushels last
Iyrar. Shippers continue 70 report
cash demand poor and mainly for the
kiln dried Local sales $4,000 bushels
Seaboard sales two loads. We con
Itinue to feel friendly to the long side
land especially on recesgions.
l. OATS There has been an enor-
nous trade in oats. There was a
large influx of buying orders from
commission houses and local specnla-
ttors early, hut the latter have gen
lcrally sold out since. This caused
lthc execution OF some stop loss Or
dcrs and caused quite setback.
Looks as II the green bug would also
cause serious damage to oats which
Twill result in still higher prices,
pROVISfONS-Pr Provisions were o
little firmer early on the strength Of
lgraln market but reacted a shade on
Tic larger run Of hogs west. Western
run for week 3GS.00N hogs against
32S. 100 last week and 3Oi 900 year
ago. Look for nothing more than
Trading market at present
Close Wheat; Nay 1913; july
Sl9s; Sept. SSA. Corn; May 47a !;
July 47ss Sept. ASH. Oats; May a;
July 4o1a; Sept 357s, Pork, May
It6a17; July 1911; Lard; May 500
IJnly $50. Ribs; May $50 July $40.
FINLEY BARRIllA. & co.