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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York June g. 1908
BEETEs-Rsceipts II cars. 2ss head, all
consigned direct a local slaughterer- Feeling noni
nauy firm Dressed beef steady; general sales OF
native az q lie per 10 q little choice and
extra beef At II Il a lie cable advces from
Liverpool London Exports from this port to-day
were $50 cattle 800 quarters Of beet. ali TO
London
CALV ES-Feeiing nomfnally steady. Dressed calves
steady: city dressed veal selling at "a II
per choice at 12ci County dressed
"a enc: dressed buttsrn1ilks at "a sac
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts were IL cars or
9O9 head including direct butchers and o
market, making with previous arrivals 1S cars
sale, Jersey City. Sheep and yearltngs were
in moderate demand and steady: prime and choice
lambs wanted real choice offered; feeling
best grades: others trife slow but steady
sold 81 75G SIS 100 n yearltnss s54S6: com
steady Seq Zoe no dressed yearInss, liz lZec
dressed lambs in fair demand f211 a 14c.
SaIes-Kerns Commission Company: Us Kentucky
81 15 76s do. 81 10 at 81: 294 do IS n az % so
Buffalo yearngs, 81 70, at s. 10 4s6 Colorado DO
(unshorn). rs 10. at So 70
Newton Co: 300 Kentucky lambs a n, at 81 81;
2 Kentucky sheep 100 n. at s.. II do. i24 10. AZ
So rs
s Judd & Co: 24s Kentucky lambs. - n. al
81 Is: Kentucky yearIings. 80 10, at So
HoGs-Receipts were S711 cars $3.50 head. all
consigned direct sIaughterers Feeling nonlnally
ste
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
.rpcHANTS AGAINST BILL
Present Lasc for Regulation of
FmuIovment Is Al Right.

,,osttion among the big department
1he-. ..,srrrs and proprietors 10 the Psge-Parker
store 80 rhe regulation OF employment in mer-
bl pA. s..eblishn1ents with the State Department
osnsor while not entirely removing control from
o. <..,., department of this city. Louis Stern.
ne heo rs-others said yesterday that the new
Of STE -.i-ely unnecessary. A representative
PSF ,.-sn & Co was OF the same opinion. and
9, D ,..r1nrdale was emphatic IN HIS opposition.
EN, - was recommended by Governor Hughes
ne -,esssse TO the special session OK the Legis-
2 Dc
zture - r. % conservative said that the
fhe D -,,s+ions were sufficient. The Health
r-esenl ne said frequently sent inspectors to
DsPs, - -eouireu1ents made by the city were
see - there was no slackness II the depart
-sut's work .tz .g. .o-,,s,,,.,-,. a.
- broad gauge lines Petty acts Of authority
irssN ,--,,-n At present. This new bill purposes
is-s ho' e UNPLEASANT for employers as possible
20 n141' = x-olations OF the Law. There is ne
3 oAS -. making arrests. but that seems to be
csssg on nv those back of this new measure as
hoSe- reason for its passage ! trust that It
s-H be oeIe@'9- -ts ,b. 1abo- 11aaa-4n,s,+
NJ seniority over mercantile establishments on
sta that It hSd jurisdiction over factories
de sid; -. x-.o,.h 6 .,9o-ci,s the lazy Off
Inc = +bo-oushly but the Consumers League
r'es,i- mar the Health Department Is not strenu-
60 II its 1907 report 1t says that, while
o1s - ssnartnaent for that year found 1.4S1 viola
1ae -. -, orlv four arrests, the Department Of
nos ase go prosecutions. The point made
La - he that the Board % Health did not
- enough arrests
TsAs - e the law can be enforced, as II can be
90 nv the service Of notices by the Board OF
- s.,,b ii would he harsh and unnecessary to en-
1.-s il BY making arrests, As the nil does not
ioV' from the Board Of Health its present
AAs .s.lon mercantile establishments would be
!ae-..s - conflicting orders We believe that the
sl~os change is unnecessary to secure the en-
s--ssuent Of the law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New York, June d, l3tS
RF.Ns AND PEAS-Receipts day. 3111 bags
heans Market generally quiet though holders asking
80 rrjces quote: BEANS-Aarrowt per
hnsh 81 46Rs2 As; do common to good. 81 81 30
ral7,1r1 choice. 81 s. 40, do common TO good
80 80 81. do pea. choice. 81 I0g$2 10 do common
70 good So 200 s. 90 do imported marrow e. iSQ
81 ~ rea 81 70 q 81 50; do medium. 81 20 s. 70
80 kianay choice 81 81 40. red kidney choice
~ as 10 gooc. 81 700 81
Len turtle soup. choice. 81 70a 81 so; yellow eye
t5no & * n 81 SO: lima California. choice, So 40
n S3 a. PEAs-scotch, bags per bushel - %. ,-
t,y-rTER-R to-day. 6.1Sl pkgs- The week
bt BIZ Win no further change. There is mod
80 reguIar jobbing trade IN progress and there
go been orders for out Of town, but
r IS continued surplus for which there is no open
,,afve demand a the present high level OF prices
nIn9ber OF lots however. are being drawn from me
a ~ receivers owing TO the inability to sell
yi,bout loss at quotations Process but
~ 10 steadv hut quiet; some holders are asking a
m but BUYERS claim TO be able
~ strictly fancy stock at figures given Ladies
I" s,ryi, and held with confidence Pack
IN ~ sr,ck scarce there is not much demand at
lhE We Creamery. specials. per 10
"a r. DO extras do 1rsts = 2S,sc; do seconds
40 thirds 2oiac- dairy tabs.
= = o.. ogltc- do choice. 23c 10
- fair 49, al ne. process specials Il &c; do en
1si a17oI do thirds 14S1sc: Western factory. nrs's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
CASH QUOTATIONS,
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New bus
CoFFEE-The coffee market was quiet to-day; and
points ciosed dull, unchanged points
Sales were reported Of $50 bags The initial decline
sympathy with lower French cables the market
Havre being u franc lower while there other
change n outside markets of which Hamburg
closed. and the two Brazilian markets showed feat
Havre and Hamburg will he
on Monday Receipts Brazilian points
recently. attracted special
attention ports Zoo bags. 10
last year and $1,000 two Jundiahy receipts
Oo0 bags, against 10000 last and 0Go
years ago While the fact that OF the Brazilian
government succeeded in
marketing coffee with
causing decline spot quotations must be
satisfactory development the
view Of those interested the fact that the
shown disposition to let Of its coffee
level of prices hardly calculated 70
general speculation for advance and the ten
deucy Developments with transactions
day pretty confined operations of
allied interests who IL a very
proposition for hedging their commitments IN actual
for spot coffee quiet, with
ta1ions on the basis Of 5-l6c for Rio No Z.
Of contract prices the local market to-day
zvss follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

COTTON-The cotton market not active. day,
showed generally steady and closed steady at
advance Of 10 10 points sales for the hat ss
estimated 900 bales The market opened
steady, advance Of 10 points some scattered
fridays sellers, appeared to De lbTl-
nv weekend statement than expected ana
appearance barometer Just northwest OF the
which suggested the possibility OF unsettled Cono-
sunday in the sections which nave com
planned OF precipitation and where rivers are
high there fears Of further foods Ihe
Western belt forecast favorable, however so haL no
developed. the market reached us
point rUnaors that there had
break leyees point along the MIS-
sssippi close within couple Of points OF the
that important Liverpool lnL
in the local market during me "eeh
said that these people row the chet iohg
The large trade interest winch
was originally the heavy long is said TO have set
Wit about 90 10 80
points October remains Be whether the
will endeavor to bring about any
sensational auctuaton at the expense Of the remaining
interest local stocks rapidly de
far month have lost about 5000
bales The supply statement showed decrease
aror hall s against decrease
I5I bales the week last year, inalcatlns
takinEs for the week Of 4Vuo baeSs sses1
bales last year
The range Of contract prices in the local market to-day
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--sTY.TvE MILLIONS WIPED OFF.
80
r, Commissioners Finish Reductions on
p..l Estate Assessments for the Year.

80. -sx Commissioners have finished passing on
Quests for reductions in assessments on real
- ,-bicb amounted this year TO about 10 Per
eir and one half billion dollars assessed
= - REDUCTIONS allowed amount TO about
y5a00O0e-
-ss largest assessments were levied against the
=, vo-. Central Railroad. the Pennsylvania Rs IL
...s szd the waldorf-Astoria Hotel the latter be
s..sses for about $4,000, 0o0 All OF these have
-, -esuoed 70 some extent.
-bz ASSESSMENT books viii be thrown open 10 the
---v, ~ "Wednesday. when ii VIII be possible lot
T,,sqi5uaIs 70 Learn what reductions nave Deen
nsde -.
7be applications for reductions IN assessments
rs-s a5out three times as many as last year Inc
- s---7r1,re this 10 the hard times
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

ings. especially from Illinois. There fair bust
ness in September at New York, representing
decline of pa the opening, followed by partial
recovery declines occurred.
however. and at / o'clock July quoted 1910
and September at IA The interior movement ag-
gregated $4,000 bushels. compared with 1.259.0oo
bushels last Private edvces said that planting
vas practically finished except in some sections OF
Illinois. No ? in the local market quoted
7sc elevator and 76c o b afoat. OATS-The market
for easier with other grains. after the
ing, rallied n covering and then eased o- again
near the close, Cash oats in New York cosed as
follows: Mixed. % to 80 ID, 541e 455l2c; natural
white, 2s TO 81 H.. IS Z 6Oisc. and clipped white
30 40 h, 591z q 66izc RYE-Market dull: No
Western, ssc + 0 b New York. BARLET-Market
rnr
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EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Liverpool. June 6foliday in grain market Closing
BEEF-Extra firm, 103s 3D. PORk-Prtrne
mess western. frn 7Js. HAMs-Short cut. IA TO l6
~ firm BACON-CunberIand cut, IS 80 10.
quiet Ais: short rib 16 to "a ID steady 4os 3D. long
rniddIes, light "a 10, steady. Ais: do heavy.
81 40 10 steady sSs Cd short clear backs Is to %
steady bellies "a 16 70 quiet. Ais g.
shoulders square II to Ii 10 quiet LARD-PrtIns
tierces steady. AS Cd: American refined
RUTHERFORD United States dull
TSs9S3s. CHEESE-Canadian finest white and colored
old. steady. 61s I'd TALLOW-Prtrne CITY steady. 26s
TURPENTINE-spirits frn. 33s Sd RoSIN-Cor1rlon
easy. as Observation-Disclosures quiet 6asd LIN
SEED OIL-steadv 24s. COTTONSEED OIL-Huu re-
fined spot dull 25s Cd TALLOW-Australisr- IN Lor-
don. Etronx. 3os Cd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

Flair AND MEAI-The market for four ruled
quiet with prices l9 @t 10 and uncanged The fol
lowing prices quoted on the o TX
800 rIears 81 10 81 So extra Ne 1 winter - -
e. foe ezra 10 . winter IS so IS so RYE FLOUR
stead 0 q sa s. FIR az c E9S Quoted
tS;In dried 50 80. BAG MEAIe-Steady Quoted-
FEED-western quiet cry ~. 49, 40 500
spring se6 10 stan.ard niddfnS S-q III n s5- go
ees. Tni5dling s27 50G 500 90. red dog s5S 90 an
NJ sbjn-nent: horniny chop ST bulk; SIS 20 SACKS
NTTNFAL. S31 q S3l so ST.. - .. i5z.--
GRATN-WHEAT-For its steadiness up 70 Inl MO- az
-, &TTes- market to-day depended on corn wfl@n
nd big advance At best point o. 5ne Gdy Pr -
,eere faction above the previous night ana q zen
49, v+eadZr ,,ndertone prevailed until after the reg
Ma close bearsh crop news lslorefI up
80. +i-1e had its proper effect on sentiment and
that IHLs ~ SHARPLY closing ! O'Clock On the
o.1. = Tor July and 927s for September Inc
- onion was affected BY the lq uIlatLoi IN
Isftiors Besides the very bearlsh crop report
--.FIie5ed in New York trade paper the rla.<eL
alton Notwithstanding the rains ana
f~tber efforts by bull operators 70 WI p SqTeTre
along these lines 1 actoI a5t+i-- snow with the
was ruTllor ~. h.
- this wheat crop VIII oe me
is-ges- on record Outside OF the ..ri,I+
49, Ifverpoors holiday rohbed tne cAoIe
F any influence. and the uncertainty a. he room
on Monday not only u
Dor - OBLIGATIONS IN the ma re- ~
- -ss+rcted new ventures Receipts "eL@ ~ +;Ig
also heavier than usual as6
40 L-s7eTs wheat -four only two Iq'tos 81
Lc.. wore reported for export no =, n, - n
waeat 49, ,-ss quoted 81 elevator and 81 VI
TINS Northern Duluth. 81 Il q ana No MAJ,
$50 & 06Iz O afoat CORR lIt,..1o DIV
se1sa+ional Jump in July corn a. - ecI2c l. an
walch hr1j news il generally credl[Su 70 ~
-tsr orders the bun - 70 1fo-Ii-
dalton prompted by ee.leI5 lager country offer
Wanting advices and reports o. i4i71-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

MOIAssEs AND SYBUPs-The market for Inolasses
the week. good firm tone b and l1
prices we're P9Iea' follow New Orleans centrifugal
common l9c fair 10 22c good - -9T PT4e
Common, Is IIc; fair 10000 good 19q re prime
ETAISNPig ron certificates continued dull and
unchanged the Produce Exchaage Eeg 4la J
90 July 81 s. SO ~ Aqsuss ZIG
Sove2ber So SIS ana December $lS $40 %
on Hitter oferngs belief that the July line has been
pretty well lquidated and g@od pun supR Sic IN
seed oil was Unchanged Refined petroleum was re-
quote. MISUNDERSTANDING white. bills s 75c' bulk
New York iG9oe Philadephia 10 s5o water Wh 3ns
New York bbs 1915 bulk &c; 9 YorE IA SOC
Pqik ss5f; "I5e ssc "h GoTToNsEED oTPe
June, f6- q - a a. DC October ~ 4 g45ltc Novem
her 3d. a 4Giac: yellow. June A. q 46e
good off summer ys eow = $500 INsEED OIL
seed city raw a 4S9; cut Zoe raw"
PROyIsfONs~The early provision market was a
f aief eased off with grain Chicago receipts were
600 hogs estimated for M9naay y 500 and Omaha
600 West getting about $4,000 PoF$K-FspieL
seaT So e ST oaofsd Ness s5
s sRir 900 S St a@ ess 50 ss BEEF
Quoted Bseons rs $50 H. 7H iS9 lP t tfO
les 5 5es& &c 2qGi b ac PcRied bas dull
s Zoe IARDFiTn Quoted Middle
s.60c. City lard firm Quoted .etea d aoi
Rrazu kegs 10 SIC COMPOUND-ouiet. Quoted:
77sGS1sc. STEARINE-Quiet. Quoted: lie; city
IA RICE@The market for was steady to firm here
and the South. with good business at al points
O. Quotations follow: Screenings, SIS 20
az - ordinary AZ 4ssc AZ q good ordi-
mar ~ G5asc; prime 81. G5&c; choice. So 6lsc;
Patna foreign. SIS G6%c; Rangoon and Bassein.
~ n &c - - -...,--
STGaR-The market for refined sugar was steady
but quiet with the Federal quoting gran1ated az DO
and the other at 5SOc, same terms
The Following list prices subject rebate o. 10
1oints and a of per cent for cash DAYS;
tvrs-a fonfnoes 775c; Eagle tablets 1-Ioc; cut loa,
aDc. crushed 6.1oc: mould a. 3 Zoe cubes Eagle . 10
Iars nov cere and Eagle confeconers Eranulaed 3ooc
xxx powdered. 5-50c powdered, coarse powdered and
@ir powdered ana Eagle and extra fine graIu-
lated ( soc; Eagle cartons Of me granulated SOC
10 bags DO SOC: ~ n bags do SOC 10 bass
45c: Eagle OF standard graduated diamond a
10, confcctio1ers' 52Oc. No 1. 800: No and .,
f3c No = 3 1Oc: No .. 5O5c; No 6. &C. No 7, 495c;
~ qOc. No O. 4.S5c; No 10, Toe; No IL 4 t0c;
NJ - 4eOc; No Is 46Oc Nos H. II and 49, 45c There
holiday London to-day The local raw sugar
firm undertone. and duty
aid r,rices quoted follows: Centrifugal 80 test
36lf 39c; ado ~ test oStS5oSc ana hioaSSes
sugar. 50 test at 3 6lH36ic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
ROAD IMPRovERs INCREASE CAPITAL.

Albany. June s-The Stewart, kerbaugh. shan
ley Company. OF New York. which obtained several
contracts for good roads improvements. hl-d
certificate with the Secretary OF State to-day stat
ing that II had increased its capital stock from,
10000 10 $4,000 The incorporates include A NJ
Stewart. j. C Stewart, n. s Ksrbaugh. William
c. Stanley, J. Roosevelt Stanley and Frank Brown.
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NATIONAL BANK IN eRIoGEToN, NE.

Bridgeton, Ne June 6.-The BFidgeton National
Bank with capital stock OF $1,000 has been or
ganized. and is expected to begin business about
July l. winburne N Staples is president The
cashier Will Do selected later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

TOES Florida psr carrier s1as2 % do Mississippi Per
case, 10000; hothouse per Ii. 1oo; WATERCREsS'
per 100 lunches slGS1 %
Toleto June e-CLovERsEED. October 81 As; de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
CHARMING EXCURSIONS

West Point, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie-
Daily Except Sunday BY Palace Iron Day fIus
Steamers. Leave Bklyn. Fulton ST. (oy Annex s.
St. W. Ard St, o: W. 129th 9-2S
A M Returning down boat due x2d St. $3.50 "
MORNING AND AFTERNOON CONCERTS
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School Agencies.

AMERICAN AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCY
supplies Professors Teachers, Tutors Goverasxsex
70 Colleges. School and Families Apply TO
n OCNCf-FULTON. q Union Square
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TIE WEEKS BANK CHANGES.

-Clearing House members, aEeraee7
zrsv - June s. Changes
O. S7F77S 5an 8 81. go 900 Dec. Sc. SIS 500
l1Sk 1850 95ss 90 500 2e5 945 800 Dec . TS45fso
sls1s - So 400 = So ea0 Inc l.24z SO
- ZEE o. IS 500 SOC 400 Dec. 3,2Ss 200
legos-h - = 10 400 Sc s3O SOC Dec S1e, 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

sr-ptst s.saE deposits included, Sls,e3-sVv
ne fsHoEtng shows the relation between the
-ssssI reserve ana the total deposits on the resPec-
frs ds-s:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-04
BlRMING CHAM,

Birmingham.-A large crowd turned
out Saturday to do honor to the mem
DRY of the heroes who gave their life
for their country by participation in
the annual Memorial day services
Music was furnished by the Birning-
ham martial and brass bands.
Charles S. Grail, of Fairfield, gave
the address, following which the old
soldiers and school children formed in
line and marched to the different
cemeteries decorated the graves of the
soldiers.
The baseball game played Saturday
between the Stockport and Birming
ham mines resulted In a score Of 16 to
1 in Birmingham's favor.
DR.. and Mrs. Albert Chase and baby
are visiting in Keokuk
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Yost and chill
dren are visiting friends in town and
vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Steward, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Kerr, Mr. and Mrs
Bert Sherman and Mrs. Amelia
Speaker attended the funeral of Mrs
Hugh Mccoy at Hillsboro Sunday.
The friends of Roy Graham gathered
at his home Saturday evening anc
surprised him, it being his birthday
All enjoyed very pleasant evening
Ralph Stout leaves Monday for s
visit with relatives in Martinsbure
and Colusa, III.
Frank Boies, of Fairfield, was a
home over Sunday.
The opening at the Birmingham
Drug Cos, ice cream parlor was wei
attended. The ladies of the Meth.
odist and Presbyterian churches re.
ceived one-half the proceeds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-04
OF SLATE
CAUSES DEATH
WILLIAM NEvIN DIED AS RE-
suit OF INJURY AT ROSE
LAND MINES MONDAY.
BACK WAS BROKEN
Accident Occurred Yesterday After.
noon and Death Followed as
Minutes Later at Home
Funeral Thursday

From Tuesdays Daily.
His back broken and his body gen.
orally bruised and crushed by sever
al tons of slate that fell upon him as
he was performing his daily task at
the Roseland mines William e. Nevin
of Fairview, who was employed as a
miner, was killed yesterday afternoon.
Immediately upon the fall of the
slate the fellow workmen of Nevin
rushed to his assistance, but were
too late to be of any service to him.
The immense quantity of slate and
coal that fell was removed with all
expedition possible and physician
was summoned. He was removed i'm
mediately to his home, where he died
shortly afterward.
William e. Nevin was the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nevin of West
Park avenue in Fairview. He was 18
years of age and we'll known and
highly respected young man among
his associates. He was a member of
the U. NJ. w. A., No. 1852, and the I.
o. R., No. 10.
The funeral will be held from the
late residence Thursday at 1 D. m,
conducted by the Elders of the Lat
ter Day Saints.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-04
MoULToN.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rains have
fallen in and around Moulton, great
ly delaying the farmers in their BUSH
ness. But little garden and corn is
in as result.
E. j. Corrick was in ottumwa Tues
day on business.
Earl Paxon, who has been taking a
business course at c. G. c. c., at Des
Moines, visited E. A. Walker Tuesday
while waiting for a train.
]. D. Cheeun's uncle, Tom Cabin.
exhibited to a large crowd Tuesday
night. The play was well received.
Mrs. Elsie Waters visited in Pulaski
with friends the past few days.
T. w. Killion was in Centervil!e
Tuesday.
Frank Rogers, who has been visiting
at the home Of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Rogers, rntusned home
Monday evening to Des Noines.
Miss Nellie Montgomery is visiting
with Kirkvtlle friends this week.
The Moulton town team and Ian
caster cross bats at the South Sida
diamond Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-04
ISRAEL WILCOX DIED OF
HEART TROUBLE THURSDAY

Bloomfield.-Israel Wilcox died at
his home in this city yesterday morn
ing at 4 o'clock. Death was caused
by heart trouble from which he hal
suffered for some time. Mr. Wilcox
was about town as usual Wednesday
He passed restless night but was
not thought to be dangerously sick,
until his wife went to his bedside
about o'clock and found him dying.
Mr.. Wilcox had been a resident Of
Davis county since pioneer days.
George Smith, a farmer living west
Of here, was brought before the in
sane commissioners here yesterday.
Smith sold butter to a number of peo-
pie in Bloomfield and had recently
had disagreement with several of his
customers. He had greatly worrlsd
and excited over the difficulty and was
raving violently when brought to
town.
A fire call was turned in from the
John Eckerd residence Thursday
but the alarm was found to be a false
one. the family having become fright
ened by a gasoline stove which had
burned too high.
Mrs. Golden Prosser, of ottumwa, is
spending the week at the parental S.
s. Stanley home.
Charles Mills returned Tuesday
from Princeton, Mo-. where he has
been employed for several months,
Mrs. Dora LoRan, of Milton, spent
Wednesday in Bloomfield on her way
to Ottumwa to visit relatives.
Mrs. George Monkman and little
daughter Josephine, Of Pella, came
Wednesday for an extended visit with
her mother, Mrs. U. Rominger.
Miss Essie Graham, who has been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Mary Walker,
i ~, ~1~AI
county, departed Wednesday for her
home in Girard, Kan.
Mrs. Fred Roberts is visiting rela-
tives in Keosauaua.
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was stopped, put his head out of the
window and call policeman. And
he would do it, too This thing was
getting uncanny. Then he thought
of Elsa, and lie knew he would fight
A policeman If he tried to drag him
out. Gut one thing he would know.
and chat was how long he was to
hang suspended between some sFue-
some death and tel thousand pounds.
Won Tarsenheim had stopped NUT
ter,ng, and was regarding him cur
icusly He was once more the sni!.
Ing. cosmopolitan bird of prey
Fabian gathered up his courage.
"Look here. Won Tarsenheim I know
it's in the bargain that l am to ask
no questions, but do think I have a
right to know when this experiment is
coming off,"
'Ah, yes-the suspense-it is not
Ice. When is your birthday" Fab
ian told him, and he noted it down.
Won Tarsenheim went over to the
sideboard and took some papers from
drawer, which he spread out on the
dining room table.
Fabian noticed one of the papers
had diagram on it, nike cart-wheel;
there were figures and strange sym.
bols here and there between the
spokes. Won Tarsenheim took up a
paper which had a similar diagram
on It, but no symbols. He wrote down
Dare's name on 1t, also the date OF
his birth, made some calculations un
derneath, and began filling in with
symbols between the spokes. When
he had finished he compared the two
/ and made some more calculations.
II will hypnotise you tomorrow, my
friend" he observed Every day, fol
a week, will hypnotise you, and
then"-he rubbed his hands-"ther
you will be ready for the expert
ment."