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THE STOCK MARKET
Local Securities Active. With AssOei-
ated OIL Higher-Mining stocks
Devoid of Feature.

Associated oil was again the feature on the
stock and bond exchange. advancing from SIS TO
$40 under a large number OF sales, generally
small Spring Valley water was also active and
strong at $3112i5. The sugars ruled firm. with
Hutchinson higher at SO 75 and Onomea also
higher at $3.50 The United Railroads bonds
were several fractions higher at S74. To- Alto
gether II was quite a lively day in these securi-
ties
The mining stocks were devoid OF feature, the
ConlstOcks being inactive and the southern Ne
vadas only moderately dealt in except Oro, Great
Bend. Red Top Extension. Daisy. Combination
Fraction and Montgomery Mountain. all OF which
showed a good list Of sales.
The Challenge Consolidated mining company
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, Nov 9.-Money call steady,
1s az per cent; closing bid. q per cent; offered
at 2 per cent; ruling rate, ia per cent.
Time loans stronger and much more active;
60 days, 3A per cent; 30 days, 31a per cent; SIX
months. 32t "A per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4@4h per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with business In
bankers bills at 81. 1855 @4S375 for 60 day
bills and at 81. S5S5 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.s314 a. SSas.
Bar silver, 1850.
Mexican dollars. 45c.
Bonds-Government steady; railroad, irregular.
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Poultry and Game

Poultry opened the week with the market lib
orally supplied with every thing in the chicken
line there being three cars of western stock on
sale and quite a large earryover from Saturday.
The western chickens met with a fair sale at
satisfactory prices. while the fowls carried over
from last week. being mostly hens and small In
size. found few buyers Six cases OF dressed
turkeys came in and found buyers at 25627c a
pound. Live turkeys were overlooked by buyers
and the market for them was decidedly easy
Arrivals of game were nearly 800 sacks. and as
there was general decline in prices. Fresh and
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Government Corn Crop Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.--An average yield of
2e2 bushels of corn per and indicated
total production of 2642, 6S7 900 bushels OF corn
are preliminary estimates announced in the re-
port of the department of agriculture, issued to-
day summarizing and five other crops The
Weld of corn per acre in 1907 was 25.9, finally
estimated and averaged 25.6 for 10 years. while
the production is compared with 1882, 800 600
bushels of the yield in 1907 Quality of corn is
s69 per cent compared with s2S in 1907 and
81 g as a 10 year average About 2.7 per cent,
or II, ,124 600 bushels is estimated to have been
in farmers hands on November 1, against As
per cent. or 130 .995. 900, year ago, and 10
year average of 45 per cent.
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK Nov. 19.-Cotton opened about
unchanged, with trading the largest in some
weeks. The feature of the day was the ginning
figures which came out at the opening. 1t had
no effect on the market however. AS before
stated. this report amounts TO very little as TO
the size Of the crop. The trade are looking for
crop Of u 600 600 to 3,0O0,0 600 bales, and with
trade conditions showing such improvement they
have no doubt that cotton is worth more
money than it is selling for today.
The ginners report shows $685. 900 bales
ginned to date
Spot closed quiet, 8 points advance; middling
uplands, 9.35c; middling gulf, 9.6Oc. Sales,
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-The leading cash quota
tions were follows: Flour-Steady. Wheat
2 red. S1.0O7s @1.015s. Corn--No. 2, 63@6S12c;
No. yellow. e5G6515c. oats-No. white.
49@5112c Rye-No. ., 726T3c. Barley-Good
feeding, 5S@60c; fair TO choice mailing, 63d
e512c. Flaxseed-No. 1, 81. .2701 .351s; No. /
northwestern, $1.37. Timothy seed-Prime, $3.40.
Qoose) sS.371a 40. Mess pork, per bbl S14.50@
14.62l5. Lard, per 100 lbs, S94215. Short clear
sides (boxed), SO. .25@9.50. Whisky, basis Of
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Deciduou. and Citru. Fruits

Seven of new crop navel oranges came 20
hand from the central California citrus belt yes
terday, the arrivals being the heaviest thus far
for the season. Prices for the fruit were rather
easy and sales were slow, as 1t was mostly green
and unit for immediate consumption. mixed
car of tangernes and grapefruit came TO hand
from the same region and a car Of lemons was in
from the SOUTH In the deciduous line grapes
and apples constituted the bulk OF the new ar
rivals, seven cars Of the latter being received.
Fancy apples in four tier boxes moved on freely,
but there was very little call for common 70
choice fruit. which piled high at the stores.
Most varieties Of grapes were held at
firm figures, but the demand was nothing
extra. sales being limited TO small par
cells a rule. About 70 chests Of strawberries
and raspberries came In, and being largely in
poor condition, they sold slowly at weak rates,
and there was somewhat OF a surplus unsold at
the close. The quotations for peaches and Bart
fresh stock arriving, and there is very little call
and no established prices for cold storage lots.
Figs cut but little figure in the market, and the
demand for winter fruits. such as ounces, per
simmons and pomegranates is limited.
Strawberries q per chest for Longworths
and $5@7 for the large varieties.
Raspberries-S799 per chest.
Cranberries-Cape Cod. S12.5O@13, per Dol;
Coos bay, 81 per box
other fancy, 90c@S1 %; common to choice. 4OG
75c
Pears-winter Nellis. 75c@s1.25 per box;
cooking varieties. 4O0T5c.
Quinces-656 56S5c
Plums-S0G40c per box and 5oa65c per crate
Figs-75e@s1 per box.
Pomegranates-75c@$1 for small and S1.5O02
for large boxes.
Persimmons- per box.
Grapes (crates and small boxesl-Muscat, 65 q
s5c; verdel. 50960c: black. 60M75c; tokay,
75@9oc; Isabella, $161.25; Cornichon. 65ds5c.
Large boxes-Seedless. 81; muscat. $1G1. so; to-
kay, S1G1.25; Cornichon, S1G1.25: black 75C
@S1
Citrus Fruits (per box)-valencia oranges
S4G4.50; navels. S2.2503; grapefruit, So. .5O64
lemons, S3G3-50 for fancy. S202. so for choice
and 81. 25@1-50 for standards; lines. S405.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. so per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. .50G3 for Central American
pineapples, 81 25@2.5O
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Government Cotton Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9-There were 26. 295
active ginneries and S,199, 1872 bales of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1905 to November l..
These figures, announced by the census bureau
today are against 26, ,069 ginneries and 6,12S,562
bales at the corresponding date in 1907. The re-
port counts round bales as half bales, and In
cludes 149, $40 round bales for 1908 and 145, 7s5
for 1907.
As 495 for 1908 and 33, ,331 for 1907.
The corrected figures of the quantity of cotton
ginned this season TO October Is are 6,2e6, ,166
ha1es
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fat wild ducks were disposed of quickly. but Il
a difficult matter to find buyers for thin
birds and several lots had 70 be sold below the
inside quotations
Poultry tper dozen)-Hens. So -5014. 90 FOR
small, $506.J0 for large and $1d9 Tor extras I.
young ROSTERS, $5j006.5O; do extra, S79S; old
ROSTERS SIS .506I4 80; flyers. $5g5. 30; large
broilers, $4G450; small broilers. 50. 50G4 ducks.
S6g7 for young and S495 for old; pigeons, $l4
1.25: squads, S2M2.5O; geese. $262-5O per pair
live turkeys, $20M22c per ID; dressed do, 2o92Ie
per h.
Game tper dozenl-Mallard ducks. S41I; can
vasbaeks, $5@9; sprg. $345; teal, $50 5 80;
widgeon, $2-50@35O; small, $1G1.50; blackjaeks.
$2@2.50: gray ducks SO; gray geese, $3U3.5O;
white geese. s15OG2; bra1t. S175@ :. so; hare.
LOO; eottontail rabbits. $292.5O.
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Northern Rusire.s

PoRTLAND, Nov. 9.-Clearings $1.24O. 146;
balances, $119.217
TACOMA. Nov. s.-clearings. 1865, ,454; bal
anees. $50, or.
SEATTLE. Nov. s.-Clearings. 81. .73s. .as7; bal
ances, $151 .027.
SPOKANE. Nov. e.-Clearings. s1.414. .s2s;
balances, $153 033.
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Flour and Farfnaceous Goods

Flour-California family extras, S5.40@6 net
without discount; bakers extras, So 1905 .65;
superine, 81 .20@4 so; Oregon and Washington,
per bbl S490@5.40 for family, bakers and pat
ents and S4.75 for cut of; Kansas patents s6.40;
do straight. So 20; Dakota patents, $6.15; do
straight Sc go; first clear, So. 60.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages, net
cash, no discount are as follows: Graham -four.
SO per 100 lbs; rye -four, $40; rye meal, $500;
ira cream do So 5563. rs; oat meal, 81. S064. so;
oat groats, S4 .30@4. .50;i hominy. So. .40G3. so;
buckwheat -four S4.05@4 %; whole wheat flour,
So 20; rolled oats bbls S617.50 in sacks $4506
$50; rolled wheat. bbls $464.30 in sacks SO. 80
$3.50; pearl barley s5.20@5 40; split peas,
boxes SIS .O565. 25 per 100 lbs.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turpentine and Ros

Naval Stores-Turpenffne and ROsin
SAVANNAH, Ca, Nov. 9.-Turpentine-Firm
3612 2@3S4c; sales. $50; receipts, Ss5; shipments,
961.
Rosin--Firm; sales 2,4os receipts. 3.oes;
shipments. 2.ss4; stock. 164. 0S5- Quote: B,
S2, sog2. s.; d. 81: :so@2, So =. $2.so@2,s5; f,
$4.95; X, s4.s594s0; NJ, $5.25@5.30 N, SO 80;
VIC, $3.50; WV, $6-35.
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Northern Wheat Market

PORTLAND. Nov. 9.-Wheat-Cl Club. SS4S9e
biuestem, 93M94c; turkey red, 9O@91c; red
Russian, SGMS7c: valley. Ole.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Nov. 9.-Wheat-Unchanged Mill
ins-Bluestem, 9412c; club. 91c; red. 90e. Ex-
port-Bluestem, 92c; club. SIC; red soc.
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the $3.50 600 600 gold reserve, shows
Available cash balance, $l63, 735. SIS; gold coin
and bullion S35, 741. .041; gold certificates, S44,
500 360
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Hay nna Feedstmffs

The receipts of hay liberal yesterday,
being 75S tons. including IS The feeling
was hardly as firm and bids for the upper
grades ranged about a dollar lower, though most
buyers asked previous prices. There moth
ing new in feedstuffs.
Bran-$30G31 per ton for white and $29 &c
G31 for red
Middlings-sss. .5o6S so per ton.
Shorts-$33 d33 so per ton.
FeedstuffsZRolled barley s30@s1 rolled oats
for feed $33@34. 80; mixed feed, S2SG32 foI
average lots; oil cake meal, in 20 ton lots, S3S
in 10 ton lots $3.50, in ton lots $39, small
lots $50 so: cocoanut cake meal at mills
$3.50 in 20 and 10 and $26 in ton lots job
bing S26. so; corn meal. S37@3S; cracked corn,
s3sdS9; broom corn seed. $i.2001. % per ctl;
alfalfa meal and mealfalfa, jobbng lots S23
carload lots SD per ton.
Hay-Wheat SlS621: wheat and oat, $17d
20: tame oat S16@1s: volunteer wild oat $50
IL alfalfa, s1l@15; stock. $13@15 per ton.
Straw-556 6IS5c per bale.
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Butter. cheese and Eggs

today the butter market was steady; creameries,
21@2Sc; dairies, 19@25c. Eggs steady; at mark,
cases included 19G22c; frsts, 27c; prime frsts
Csc. Cheese firm at 12s4 G13%c.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-Butter-Firm, 29c; sales
for the week, $50 400 pounds
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

The upward trend in the price OF the best eggs
received a check yesterday the market for fresh
California extras coming down from soc to 551ae
a dozen, decline of Gee. The receipts We're
not heavy, and the proportion of strictly nne
stock in the arrivals continued light, but stocks
to sell this accumulation resulted in the decline
The under grades of fresh stock were firm at the
old quotations. and the top grade Of local storage
made another slight advance.
There was not a change in the quotations for
butter or cheese. supplies of both articles being
well up TO requirements.
Trading the exchange confined to fresh
Five cases at soc. at 5412c, p at 54e and at
80 1ac dozen.
Receipts were So. 700 lbs butter, 50 900 lbs
cheese and 73S cases eggs
The following are official quotations. estab-
lshed by sales, bids and offers on the floor Of
the dairy exchange. Prices in the street while
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
range from 12c TO &c higher. owing TO the vari-
Gus charges to be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, &c per III.
firm; do frsts. 271ac, weak; do seconds. 23c.
weak; do thirds, 20c, weak; eastern extras. 2Ic.
steady; eastern ladies. firm at 22c for extras and
21c for irsts; local storage extras, 2612c, weak
picked butter. 2315c. steady.
Cheese-California: Fancy fats. 121ec per 10,
firm; do frsts. 12c. firm; do seconds. 10lac.
firm; fancy Young Americas. 15c, firm; do frsts.
14c firm; storage fats 12c. weak Oregon.
Fancy flats, SAC, firm; fancy Young Americas,
Ia &c. firm. fancy eastern cheddars. lie. steady.
Eggs (per dozen. cases Observation-Disclosures
fresh extras, 5315c, steady do frsts, 47c, firm
Storage goods-California extras. 3315c firm; do
hrsts. SOC. firm: do seconds. 26c. firm; eastern
extras, 2612c firm; do frsts. 26c. firm; do sec
onds. 2315c, firm.
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat and other Grains

Wheat-The worlds shipments for the week
follows in quarters: Russian, 100000;
Danubian, 10S,000; Argentine, $4,000; Austria
lian. 81 900.
Liverpool futures were higher and cargoes on
passage were frmer. in sympathy with Ameri-
can advices Chicago unchanged. The San
Francisco market was quiet at previous prices
King of Toledo wires the condition OF the
Michigan wheat crop at IA. against sc last year.
CASH WHEAT
California club. 81 .671a 6170; do milling, 81. 90
01.72h; California white Australian. S1.159
1.s0 lower grades of California, 81 go;
northern club. 81 .65@1. .6715; northern bluestem.
S1.726 @1.771a; northern red. s1.6212 giles; tur-
key red, $1.75@1 so per ctl-
FUTURES
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st. Louis Wool Market

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9.-wool nrm medium
grades. comhing and clothing. 1702oc; light fine.
16@ l6l@c; heavy fine, 11Q12c; tub washed, 20
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Egg Market in Nearby countie.

PETALUMA, Nov. 9.-Fifty-one and a half
cents was the price paid for eggs today in Peta-
ulma.
SANTA CRUZ Nov. 9.-Dealers today were
Offering only 46 cents for eggs. merchants selling
at 90 cents Marketings are small and the cold
storage product is brought into use.
SANTA ROSA. Nov. 9.-Prices for eggs fell
were offering size per dozen for choice and
Al l2c for seconds The days receipts were
light. while the demand remains good.
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New York Metal Market

vance In the London tin market. with spot quoted
st f141 l5s and futures at fi43 5s The local
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LONDON CIosing stocks

Bar siIver-Steady; y o-l6d per OUNCE
Money! per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is 21s @2A per cent and for three
months bills 21s @2A per cent
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1890 a. m. Session


p. m. Session
No transactions.
Barley-The spot grain was higher, with sales
at the top quotations Futures also advanced,
the May on dry weather opinion and the De
cember on covering of shorts There is nothing
doing in shipping at present owing to the pre-
vailing high prices.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot, S1.4212G14 com
mon to fair, S1.35G1.40 per ctl; brewing,
s1.4714; shipping, S1.474a; chevalier, S1.571a a
1.e214.
open High. Low Close
May ....... ;si471s s1.49 s1.4715 s1.Te
December - & 1.451s 1.451s l.451s 1.451s
2 p. m. Session
May-S1. .4s1S bid.
December-No sales: $1.45% bid. s1.46H asked
Oats-Continue inactive, but firmly held at un
Choice white, s1.7o@175; No. 1 do. s1.e5@
1.671h; common do S1.5561 so: gray, ST. a
1.70; red. recleaned. for seed. $1.75q1.s0; feed
lots, s1.e5G1.70 for choice. s1.55@1.60 for good
and 81 5061. .5215 for common; black, for seed
$2.45@265 per ctl
Corn-The government reports as follows on
the current crop: Corn-Quallty $50. against
So last year. yield per 26.2 bushels,
against 25 8; in farmers hands n, ,124. 900 bush
els against 131 900 900; total yield 2642 6S7 OOC
bushels. against 2. .592 600, 900.
Arrival of ,4S0 ctls western, the largest re
ceipts for some time. The market continues
quiet and unchanged
California small round yellow. nominal; large
states yellow. sacked. 81 90; new, in bulk future
delivery. San Francisco track, yellow, 81. go
white, 81 co; mixed, S1.5S; Egyptian, nominal.
Rye-$1. .4561.50 per ctl-
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LOCAL MARKETS

San Francisco Money Market
There changes all along the line yester-
day. Sixty day sterling, New York and Hong
kong exchange were all lower, and silver de-
clined sc.
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Visible Grain supply

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The visible supply of
grain figures, without the lakes and Port VII
liam for the week ending November are as
follows:
wheat-4o, 10000 bushels; increase. 1,94s, 900
bushels.
bushels.
bushels.
Rye-1, ,os7, 900 bushels; increase. LOG. 1000
bushels.
Bsrley-e, 900 bushels; decrease. 10000
bushels.
The official figures compiled by the produce
exchange will be issued tomorrow.
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Portland Butter Market
London Hop Market

PORTLAND, Nov. 9.-Butter-Extras. $40
Soc; fancy 3215e; choice, 2714c; store, 1sc.
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New York stock List

Z. F. Hutton & Co.. 4so California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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LIVERPOOL. Nov. 9.-Hops in London (Pa
cifc coast), steady. f2 5s63.
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COPPER CLOSE

The following list is furnished by E. F Hut
ton & Co, 400 California street. San Fran
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I-lOLdI tDdres SOIQ-
New York Bonds

Japan 41as. I'd ser SO
L Shore IS, 1881. 9415
L & y unified As. .1O0M
Man con gold As. 90
Mex Central 4s... S1H
Do 1st inc. is
MINI & st L As. 797k
II, K & Texas 4s.100lh
Do DDS ........ IS
n r of Mex con As SO1s
n Y c gen 355s.. 93A
Ny. NH CIV 6s ctfs. 135
n ] G gen IS. 1851
Nor Pacific As. .103#
Do 3s ..--... "A
Nor & W con As. 30
o S Line rfdg As. 952s
Pa CIV 315s, 1915. f. 90
Pa con As .1031a
Reading gen As. 100
Rep of Cuba IS. .i02X
S L & / II con 5s.112
st L & S f fg Is. 77%
st L S W con As. 76&
Seaboard A L As. 551 u
So Pacific As. 92A
Do 1st As ...... 95%
SO Railway 5s. los u
Tex & Pac lists. .1l61z
Tol. st L & w As 77Jl
Union Pacific As. LOB
Do CIV Is .104ik
lU S Steel I'd 5s. .102ls
Wabash lists lilo
Western Md Is. :. 20
W & L Erie IS. =. SO
Wis Central IS. :. S7Z
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Atlantic G L As. 95
Bait & Ohio As. .100k
Do 355s .....-. "a
Brooklyn RT c As 76x
Central Of Ca 5s.l09
Do 1st inc. 50
Do I'd inc. 80
Do Sd inc. c.... Al
Ches & Ohio 415s.1o3H
Chi & Alton 315s. n
c. B & Q new As. 98%
c. r 1 & Pac As. 725z
Do col IS. -. rs
Do refdg As. SSZ
C.C.C & 81 gn As 9S
Colo Indus 5s. -. 762t
Colo Midland As. II
Colo So IS ..... 953s
Del & Hud cv 4s.103L
Den & Rio G As. 90
Erie prior lien IS. 81
Do gen As -. IA
Hook Val 45zs. .I0e
Int Met AS ...- 66%
Japan IS ........ S01z
Do 41zs ..... 905z
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Calls Page Of Commercial News

coast. 61smshe: Nevada. 9G12c per - san an
clip northern mountain (freel, 61e "a ~
fectfye 465c Oregon wools-Eastern, SeD4SS'
valley. IL = 0161ae per lb- a. -
HOps-Prices to growers are from &C u % -
Ib with some growers holding for 1oc
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Receipts Of produce


Flour, or SKIS. 1.0O0C Corn. ctls ..-..-. 1.4sO
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03
C0L0RED WOMAN RoBS
A. B. STE|MWAY Of $3.50
Aged BeItrami County Farmer Victim
Of Sharp Game. Trace of
Woman.

There were several robberies in
Minneapolis Monday evening, and
among others who were relieved
of their valuables, according to
the Minneapolis Journal, was A. B
Steinway of Beltrami county, who
is spoken of as an aged farmer"
as follows: .-~ ..> =
A. B. Steinway, an aged farmer
from Beltrami county, who is visit
ing the state fair, was robbed of
$3.50 last night by colored woman
he met at Eighth avenue &c., and
Sixth street.
He was looking for a room when
the woman stopped and asked him
to direct her to the Milwaukee
station. He talked with her for a
few moments, and after she went
away he missed the money. Most
of the amount was in cash. Stein
way had recently sold his farm and
intended to purchase more land
while in the city.
He reported the matter to the
police but the woman has not been
found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03
'4SNETAn WINS PURSE OF
$4,000 At STATE FAIR
Speedy Little Mare is Owned by J. A.
Irwin.-Race Best Ever Held at
State Fair.

In the great 2:15 pace at the state
fair grounds Tuesday, for a purse of
$4,000, "Isineta," the speedy pacing
mare owned by J. w. Irwin, the
local lumberman, took second money,
after the fastest race in the history
of that yearly event at the fair.
The first heat of the race was
paced in 2:06A, Jerry B winning the
heat, with "Isineta'' at his throat
latch. $685. Is.
The second heat was paced in
200, and the two leaders were again
neck-and-neck, Jerry B winning by a
nose.
The wind was blowing gale down
the stretch, which tired all of the
horses very perceptibly, and
tsineta" in particular, and the third
heat found Jerry B first, "Isineta"
being fifth.
The race created great excitement,
and is pronounced the best race yet
held at the fair, excelling the famous
grand challenge $4,000 trot which
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03
CHIEF CELL RETURNS FROM
FIRE CHIEFS CONVENTION
Columbus Convention of Fire Chiefs Was Well
Splendid Exhibit of Fire Apparatus Convention
to Be Held at Detroit, Michigan

s Earl Cell, EEcheif of the Bemidji
Fire department, returned Yesterday
morning from Columb US, Ohio,
where he attended the international
Fire Chiefs thirty-sixth annual con-
vention. II
Mr.. Cell declares that he had a
fine trip and learned great deal
more about the best way to fight
fires. The first two days were spent
transacting the associations bust
ness and discussing the best method
of fighting fires.
: The following day was used in
exhibiting fire apparatus, the Ameri-
can-La France Fire Engine company
having an especially large display.
On this day an engine was exhibited
which is a combination of an auto
mobile, a fre-engine and hose.wagon
and it was commonly predicated
by those attending the convention
that the machine will do away in a
short time with the use of horses in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03
0PSAHL'S % ROAD APPROPRIATION

1t is amusing to note that state
ment made by Mr.. Opsahl, in the
last issue of the Clearwater Crystal,
in which he says:
Our district has shared literally
in the state road funds, and the last
session made a direct appropriation
of 100000 for roads and bridges,
of which Beltrami gets $4,85O,
Clearwater $4,000, Red Lake $4,s5o
or $4,000 for my
part of the district, while my pro.
rata share ii divided among 119
members would have been $780,"
The Pioneer humbly rises to ask
what became of the other $386;3OO