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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
st. Louis Live stock Market.

ST. LOUIS. July observation-disclosures.
800 head, including $50 Texans. Marke,
steady to a shade lower; native shipp'ng
and export steers, H5OGS.2: dressed beef
and butcher steers. t3.5OdSt0; steers unda 7
l 900 lbs, S.50qS.OO; stockers and feeders
S2.75d45O; cows and heifers, &2.40d6'5;
Gamers. N.2jd2.25 bulls, $2.JQ5OO; calves,
S2.5Cd6JO: Texas and Indian steers, 5000
500; cows and heifers, Sl.5Od425.
HOGS-ReCeipts, $500 head. Market Tc
higher; pigs and ghts. Si.5' M6.,O; rack.
ers. t6.5Od6.65; butchers and best heavy.
$i.5OdS.7 10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receiuts. 200
head. Market ste1dv; native muttons, SAOt
d4.25; lambs. tl.5ld6.90; Culls and bucks
$3.OvdG. IS; stockets. s.. s5d4Ol
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Firmer Cables and Bulls Stubbornlv
Put Wheat Higher.
NFAvoRABLE REPORTS COME
oskOtas and whole Northueu, SEND
In Reports Favorable TO Bull
I Of Market-Corn f.
Also strong.


OMAHA. July 10. 1905.
Reports from the Dakotas and generally
tinue builish.
firmer cables and good support by the
Dull interests stubbornly put wheat higher.
corn also showed exceptional strength
on strong cash demand and light rece cts.
with rev exceptions traders favored the
higher.
Wheat opened steady to Nc higher on
unIaVorable reports from the northwest
ana with firm cable values were we'll sus-
talned and well supported throughout the
session July wheat opened at S6Atc and
closed at s5&c.
Corn was exceptionally strong. sup
ported By. a strong bull movement IN
duced by light receipts and a very strong
cash demand. July corn opened at 70lsc
Primary wheat receipts we're 399. 900
bushels. a gain over receipts last year Of
$4,000 bushels and shipments Of 5000
bushels.
Corn receipts were EOS. 900 bushels and
shipments were $4,000 bushels. a gain
over receipts last year of $4,000 bushels
and shipments Of $50. 900 bushels.
C~leRrances were 225, 900 bushels of corn,
1000 bushels Of oats and wheat and
flour equal to l20, 900 bushels.
Liverpool closed a to I'D higher on
wheat and y TO Nd higher on corn.
SeaboTd reported SO. 900 bushels Of wheat
taken for export.
Local range Of options:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Renrasentatlvc sales.

SHEEP-Receipts Of sheep were light
this morning, only nine cars being reported
in. Such stuff as appeared desirable in the
eyes of buyers sold quite readily at steady
prices. There were quite a number OF
odds and ends in the yards of not overly
weak.
The sheep market this week has not
shown any very great change. II opened
higher on Monday, since which time Il has
eased off a little. with the trade not overly
active on account OF the poor condition OF
the eastern mutton market
Quotations on range OF grass sheep and
lambs: Good 10 choice lambs, $685. rs:
fair TO good lambs, S.50G6.25; feeding
lambs, A.2Q5.O0; good to choice light year
linEs, A-5q45O; good 10 choice heavy year
lings. AO0d4.l5; fair TO good yeArlinEs, s. IS
d4B: good TO choice wethers, S'75dIO:
fair to good wethers. b25dsB; good 10
choice ewes, S35Od3.7 70; fair 70 good ewes.
S.OoO1250; culls and bucks. 10000 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
MooI Market.

BOSTON. July 1O.-WOOL-The CONNER,
cial Bulletin Of Boston, basing it's report
upon statistics gathered for the govern,
ment. will say tomorrow OF the wool mar,
ket: Demand shows a tendency TO special
ties and IN these the upward movement In
values Is most marked. There IL no gen,
erai activity and a quiet summe is eN'
pected. The shipments Of wool from BIOS
ton TO July 9. Inclusive, according 10 the
same authority, were 2.3l.S2 pounds
against 40. go, 2l9 pounds the same tim,
last year. The receipts 10 July ., inclusive
ST LOUIS, July lO.-WOOL-Quiet; me
dunn grades, combing and clothing, lSQ
BIC; light fine. l6dlslkc; heavy fine, il912c
tub washed. 8d3Oc
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Kansas CITY Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 1O.-CATTLE
Receipts, 500 head, including 5000
southerns; market steady; export and
dressed beef steers. $500 500; fair TO
good, 34.50@6,40: western steers, $3.50
$50; stockers and feeders, SS.0og5 $40;
southern steers. S3.25q4.75; southern
cows, SHOWCASES; native cows, SI.75G
4.65; native h%eifers, s3.40a5.6O; bulls,
S2.5OG4.45; calves. S3.5Od5.25.
HOGS-Receipts. $50 head; market l0d
15c higher; top. S6.55; bulk of sales, $3.50
d65O; heavy, S6.5Od 6.65; packers and
butchers, S6.35a6.55; light, 36.lOd 6.45;
pigs. S4.75q5.5O.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 1000
head: market for sheep steady; lambs
10c lower, at $500 $50. ewes and year
lings. $500 a $50; Texas ~yearlings, $3.50
G5.50; Texas sheep. $3.60Q425; stockers
and feeders. S2.15M3.15.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on Various
OditiRa,

NEW YORK. July NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
l5,ll7 bbls.; exports. 1850 bills; market
firm Nth far inquiry, MinnesSta psSentS:
Minnesota bakers, S4.05 q so; winter ex-
tras, s3.4594.0o; winter patents S449Y
flour, fairly steady; fair TO good, 81. l5qi.6O,
choice to fancy, s4.O5a5.Oo
CoRNMEAL-sLeady; fine white and
yellow, Sl.6Oql.65; coarse, Sl'o5; kim
RYE-DuH; No . western. ss1ac f. o. b.
wHEAT-Receipts, 1000 bu,; exports.
81, 500 bu.; spot market easy; No. 2 red,
9slsq%9lsc elevator; No. ? red, s9S4c !. o. b.
b. afioat; No. 2 hard winter, Si05% (. o. b.
afloat. Before being checked by cool
weather predictions wheat was strong ana
up to highest prices Of the week Today, on
hot weather talk from the northwest, a
big demand from shorts and strength in
coarse grains; Prices eas ss or near the the
lower on denials Of damage. July. 9gscd
i1.Oo's, closed seize September %%a9' l5-l5c;
CORNIReceipts. $40 bu; spot market
firm: No. 2. SIC, nomina elevator, and S21sc
nominal, (. o, b. afloat. Option market had
strength. closing ld1ssc net higher. July
closed s2lzc; September, S% aSl2sc, closed
0ATs-Receipts. 1900 bu.; exports, $50
bu. Spot market firm; mixed, &c TO 81
pounds. $50 SIC: natural white, bd32 pounds,
5slrd6oc; clipped white. a pounds 59i2a
HIDEs-Firm; ogota 1874 qls%c; CEN
trial America, lsac.
LEATHBR-Firm; acid, 1d2Sc,
PROVISIONS-Beef. steady; family.
3~l6.7Sdl15O; mess. Sl4.5Od 1880; beef
hams. s2S. 90 q 5000; packet. $500 Is 90;
city extra Indian mess, S24.50Q ES.OC. Gu
meats, firm; picked bellies. .5Vnll.OO
picked hams, Sl2.O0dl25o. Lard, firm;
western. $4,000; refined. STEADY contin-
ent, $3.50: S. A.. Sl0.3o; compound. S.-5d
$40. Pork. steady; flm'lv, SlS.t0plSjo short
clear. ~S1.2dls.jU: mess, S~l7.OCdl7.-5.
RlCE-Firm; domestic, fair to extra,
SS4Q6nc; Japan, nominal.
TALLOW-Steady; city, 57-l6c; country,
5Ssu5%c.
CHEESE-Firm; state, full cream, large,
colored or white, fancy. l3Ac.
BUTTER-F1rm. creamery specials, 23Aci
! extras. ZINC; thirds TO firsts, lSaG-txc
~EGGS-FirT; western firsts, lSqlSt2c;
seconds. I7Tl1l1C.
POI'LTRY-Alive. steady; spring chick
ems, lsc: fowls. l2c; turkeys. 13c. Dressed.
irregular: western spring chickens, i5d2Oc;
turkeys. l2dl7c; fowls, l2dlSc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

ffS: extra fancy and straight. pSa4&,
clear, HBd1n
CORNMEAL-Firm. $50.
BRAN-F1rm; sacked east track, Sl+a
L6
HAY-Higher. timothy. Slooeall5o, pral-
RE. N.Onalln
tRON COTTON TiES-tlOo.
BAGGING-1hc.
HEMP TWiNE-iC.
PROVISfONS-Pork higher, jobhing.
Ne.5 Lard. higher. prime steam, @.l2lt4
az. DRY salt meats. steady DuN-u extra
short. RS; clear ribs. ge.l2h. short clears.
$40 i21L: clear ribs. 1900. short clears,
S057h
POILTRY-Quiet. chickens. SIC, springs,
i5d14c, turkeys. iid13c; ducks, &c; geese. &c.
BCTTER-Quiet: creamery. lSpI2c.
EGGS-Steady. 1870, case count.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

NEW YORK. July 1O.-MONEY-Prime
mercantile paper. 312d4 per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-Firm with &C
tual business in bankers bill at S4.Sl for
demand and S~Ls570d4.SS for siXty-day bills.
Commercial bills, S~4s5Aq4.5lz.
SILVER-Bar. 53Lc; Mexican dollars, sc:
BOHSDS-GoVernment, steady; railroad,
irregular.
MONEY-On call, easy at lqlz per cent;
ruling rate. IL per cent; closing bid, l per
cent; offered at IL per cent; time loans,
very dull and steady; sixty days. l%d2 per
cent; ninety days. 2Q2A per cent; SIX
months, 3l4d3% per cent.
Closing quotations on bonds were as FOL
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
TOM WATSON is NOTIFIED
Committee Breaks News to Candi-
date of the Peoples
Party.

ATLANTA. G.. July lO-rhomss r. Wat
son Of Thompson, Ca, candidate N tine
Peoples pary for president Of tho United
States. was formally notified OF his nom
nation by the COMMITTEES appointed By the
ST. Louis national convention at a largely
attended meeting ~ the populists lu this
city last night. The notification speech -
delivered BY Judge J. w. Forrest Of
/ Albany. n. 7,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
P.undeIphia Produce arket.

PHILADELPHIA. July ~O-BUTTER-
Firm: fair demand extra western cream,
ery. sc: nearby prints, sc.
EGGS-Frm: drsts. lc higher; Pennsyl,
vania and other nearby firsts. Do, At mark
current receipts IN ~retuTnable cases, lS'
Of mark. western firsts, PC, al mark; cur
rent receipts. &c, al mark.
CHEESE-Steady: New York creams
chnicn. MhalIAc. fair 20 GOOD Q AnllAc
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
LIVE sTOCK MARKET
Cattle Steady-HOEs Ten 20 Fifteen
Cents CHE

CHICAGO. July lO.-CATTBE-Receipts
1900 head, market steady; steers, 5000
SIS; cows. IS; heifers, $4,000
bulls, S6.OOd6. 25; calves, s. 4Od6.6 60; stock.
ers and feeders, SS.75QI6O.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900 head; market
l0ul5c higher; choice heavy, s.. 1OaG.SU,
butchers. &6.5oq6.75 light mixed, S6.35d6.J0
choice light, S6.55Q6.65; packing, S.75d6.0J
pigs. A.5Od6.O0; bulk of sales, 6.6J15. 20
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 500
head; market steady. sheep. A.oCd4.O
lambs, $5.OOQ6. rs; yearlings, H.G0a5. 70.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
sioux City Live stock Market.

SIOUX CITY. July 1O-CSpecial Tele-
gram. )-CATTLE-Receipts. 500 head: mar
cows and heifers, S4.50dG. rs; feeders, s.. 5Od
40: calves and yearlinss, SO. 75d4. T5.
HOGS-Receipts, $500 head: market 10c
81. 25m6. 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
liverpool Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL, July 10. WHEAT Spot,
firm: No. 2 red. western winter. = 2nd.
No. I California. Il I'D: futures. steady.
July, Is rkd; September. IS 22sd; Decem-
Der, IS Pad.
CbRN-spoL trm; new American kiln
dried. no stock: old American mixed. rs
SAD; futures. steady: July. s. cid. sep
temher. IS I'd.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
sugar and NfoIas.es.

NEW YORK. July 10. -SUGAR-RaW,
steady; fair refining. GSc; centrifugal,
IS test, L&c molasses sugar, S64c. Re
fined, steady; crushed. 6lOc; powdered
$500: graduated. b.4Oc.
MoLAssEs-Quiet: New Orleans, 2sa42c.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

The weather is much warmer throughout
the corn and wheat region. Very light and
scattered showers occurred in the extreme
ives ern districts within the last twenty
i. A. WELSH. Lo.a al Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
NfinnernoIia GrnIn Mnrket.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. July lO-WHEAT
-July 81. 10; September. 9F%c; No, ! hard,
y1.i41t; Nc. I northern, I.l27s; No.
northern. N.l0Ad'1OSs; No. 3 northern.
S.RAdl. 0S%.
RRAN-In bulk. SIS. &dlS.N
FLOIrR-Patents were advanced 10 cents.
First patents. q .55d5 20. second patents.
S. $3.50: first clears, A.35ds.45; second
clears. IS bGd3 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
CITY Grim and ProvisIon..

KANSAS CITY. No. July 1O.-WHEAT-
Unchanged TO lc higher: July S6isC. Seutem-
Der. Sa.e: December: s5Ec: cash; No. z
red, s1n9Ic. No. s. S5d9lc.
CORN-UnchanEcd: July. 7s'4c; Septem-
Der. Sa7yc: December. 55Ssc: cash. No. 2
mixed. 7sllc: No. 3, Tsc. No. . white. s3hd
sac: No. 8 S3dS2l-c.
OATS-Vunchanged; No. ? white, 5lG53c
No. . mixed. $4,000.
R~YE-Td75c.
HAY-Steady: ChOiCe timothy. @.5Oal0.OO;
choice prairie. S5Od9.O0.
BITTTFR-Steady; creamery, 2C; pack
ing stock, l6c.
EGGs-Firm; fresh extra, lSc; current
receipts. l4iIc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

MILWAUKEE, July lO-wHEAT-F1rm:
No. / northern, SLls: No. . northern, SLl3q
lis: September. S9i=c asked.
BARLEY-F1rm: No. ! extra, &c: sample,
SG6Sc.
coRH-stsady; No. 4 TSc; September,
7Sstc bid.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Transactions of the Associated Ranks
for the Week.

NEW YORK, july lO.-Bradstrcet's bank
ClearinEs report Tor the week ending July
9 shows an aggregate Of 2,r12m,O as
against &.4S6.N l 100 last week and &,gSi,-
t0l.U0 iu the corresponding week OF last
year. Following rs a list OF the cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
Fair and Cooler saturday, says the
sky Pilot.
OMAHA July 10, ls.

OMAHA. July 10, 1873.
Since the preceding report very light
showers were scattered over the upper lake
region. upper MISSISSIPPI and upper Mis-
souri, vale, s ana extreme northwest Rains
we're general Ia the south Atlantic states
Friday ana continue on the MIDDLE Atlantic
Cuast this morning.. The weather Is much
warmer in the central valleys and Is
81 entity warmer in all sections eNcvpt the
extreme northwest, where cooler Is re-
ported. The weather will continue fair in
this vicinity tonight and Saturday, with
cooler Saturday.
Omaha record OF temperature and precipi-
tation compared with the corresponding day
OF the last three years:
P pI.tInIrs,,d temperature. q g g %
Normal temperature for TO-DAY, IS degrees.
Excess in precipitation since March 4, AS
inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1907,
lib inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1905,
40 inches. l. A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Treasury statement.

WASHINGTON. July lO-Today's state
ment OF the treasury balances in the gen
eral fund. exclusive Of the $3.50, 0OO. 900
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
hank C~IearinKa.
paIath Gr.in Market

OMAHA, July Ban clearings for to-
day we're 81 $40, $685. and for the cor
responding date last year g. SAILS.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
st. LIQUID GeneraI NIarket.

ST. LOUIS. July lO-wHEAT-Futures,
weak; cash strong; track. No. 2 red, cash,
sers3hc: No. 2 hard. NOldlSa; September,
&c; December. SLc.
CoRN-Higher. track. Nc. = cash. &c;
no Z white, SAG; September, TSd7Ssc; De-
eember, 69Ad6SLc.
OATS-HiEher. track. No. . cash. Sc.
nc. : white. S.: September. 40isc.
1B
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Peoria Market.

PEORIA. H.. July lO.-CORS-steady:
No. ? yellow. 74hc; No. s yellow, BILc; No.
g. Bzc; No. I. Ghc; no gTs42. NC.
oATs-steady; No. . white. sc; No.
white. 5iltd6214c.
WHI6KY-l&
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Articiss.l Open. High. Low. Close Yes'y.
Omaha Cash Prices.

wHEAT-No. 2 hard, s5qs7c; No. . hard,
s39s14e; No. I hard, Oq9314c; No. 3 spring,
p5dSec.
CoRN-No. 3, -72%c. No. Z. Thp72he; No.
3 yellow, 72%c; No. 3 what, 7Su1sc.
OATS-50do0hc; No. 3 wheat, 5OQ5l%c;
No. 4 white, 50a50lzc.
RYE-No. 2, T2d75c; No. 3, 7O971c.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

DULUTH, July iO-WHEAT-No. /
northern, u.1sA; No. ? northern, n.l0; July.
Mo; September, SAC
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
London Closing stocks.

SlLNER-Bar, quiet, a S-l6d per ounce.
MONEY@dl per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market
for short bills Is rs per cent; for three
months bills. IL per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
REEF STEERS.
AZ steers. ...l2O SO . steers....liOO 70
SOUTH DAKOTA.
2 feeders. 941 8 Is feeders. COS & o

2 teeders.. 81 TO 5 feeders.. Us 3 p
HOGS-Hogs generally sold lOC higher
this morning. the bulk going at S6.3a5.30
The top at $3.50 was Poe higher than yester-
day. This advance makes a new high
record for the hog market this year. This
Is tho first day that $50 has been paid
for hogs on this market since October II
last year. The highest point reached last
year was in February. when there was a
top Of Eln. The trade was not overly
active at the advanced prices, buyers pay
ing the higher prices. as II were. under pro-
test, but still orders were sufficiently
urgent 10 effect A reasonably early clear
apCp.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
New York Money Market.

LAST weeks. mot included in totals be-
cause containing other items than clearings.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Report OF THE CLEARING HOUSE

ances t2so.s5s.io5; sold coin and bullion,
S4S. $50. $50. gold certificates. S2e.e77,2l0.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
ash q~uotatlons were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
k~LUth-flrm, winter patents. A.20d
H5qAU; stTsights, 3Sla4oO. bakers. n,O
s "a o; straishts, 'S9 GAso. takers. sZ9
WHEAT-No. , spring. scaE.&; No. ?
GoRS~No. :, TSa7ic; No. . yellow. 75lAd
T6c.
OATS-No. 8 white, Ad5Jc.
hlE-No. 3. -faa soc,
BARLEY-Fair to choice mailing, 6Sd14c.
sEEDS-FlaN. No. ] northwestern Ns2a.
Timothy. AUNAl0
PRDNIsIONSEShpt RIBS sizes Qousel.
&.0.5fqaoO- Asss pork, per Dbl. t.6uoulill
Lard, per iD lbs, Ssh. Short Gear sizes
Iboned6 SeOeaS.S.
following we're the receipts and snip
ments OF -four ana grain:
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour. bbls .....,.......... 800 ls3 Q
Wheat, bu ................. l6Q0 $40
Corn, bu ..Ea,2h NO. q
oats bu - ~
Rye, bu .....-.-.-.-.-.-.. zfVo .s.-...
Barley, bu .-.............. go $40
Ga the Produce exchange today the tutt II
mATNet Mas ssva.y, tt-AaS..--, .Fr-@
da4ies. l.Q2Oc. Egss. firm; al mark, cases
incllded. l0dloc; Iusts lac, prime firs.s,
lSo. Cheese, easy, i0hQliAc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
Corn md Mheat Region BuIIetIn.

For the twenty-fuur hours ending at 8
a m. 75.h meridian time, Friday, July N,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04
The Man That
Pulls Through

In times of com mercial crisis
in thu man with the strong firan.
cial backing,
II that financial backing shall
be Of his own making. his own
means, then his position Is oil
the more secure.
Every man and woman in this
com munitv who receives a regu-
lar weekly or monthly salary y
in u position "a create = secure
finasi-iAl position for the future.
Open All account with tlie
Savings Department Of this
bank. deposit some amonnt--
what you ca" spare~-regularly
and YOU will be prepared 10 fur:
nlsh your own backing when
necessary.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04

Uncle Sans census fiends,
after twenty years of silence on
the subject. have once more
issued figures in the divorce
business Of the country, aud
find that.th business is rapidly
increasing in volume. but South
Dakota is way down in the list
of states where divorces are
granted. Following is . con-
densed summary of the report
of the bureau OF census.
Nun Der OF marriages from
1887 tol9O6. inclusive IL. .632. .0i4
Marriage rate in 1900 was 90
per 10, 600 total Population aud
321 per 10000 adult un married
population.
Panic OF 1892 spoiled $50, sl3
weddings.
One marriage in twelve is ter.
minated by divorce.
Divorce rate in the United
States much higher than in
other countries.
Divorces from 1887 to 1906, in
elusive. total yl2. 625. for pre
ceding twenty years, 32o, 7l6
Illinois holds divorce record
for the Unitsd States. Reported
| g., $50 divorces from 1887 10 1876
inclusive. and 36,072 for proceed
lug twenty years Nearest com
petitor is Ohio: Indiana third.
| Divorce rate Increasing: 10,
0o0 divorces in 1867. $1,000 IN
1905.
Wives obtain twice as many
divorces as men.
six husbands in Utah got
divorce DEGREES because wives
failed TO support them.
Causes for divorce in order OF
frequency: Desertion. statutory
Cause. cruelty. drunkenness.
Only 15 per cent OF divorce
cases are contested.
| One divorced wife in eigh
gets alimony: one husband in
fifty.
| Average duration Of marriages
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04

Terminated hv divorce In tan
years. Most nj the divorces
occur in the tfth year of the
marriage and most Of tho sepA-
rattOus in the second year.
Of married persons coming "a
United States fewest divorces
are among the Irish.
Children hgure la two 6fths
of All divorces.
Il will be seen from the above
that Iliinoia rxnks Erst with .,yer
81. .OU divorce DEGREES, while In
searching the record further we
lind that South aud North DA.
kota com bined for the same
length of time can only show =
few over 1900. In our sister
state of Iowa yearly Is. 600 we're
granted,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04
Betterment Of Country Life

President Roosevelt has sug
gested that the Com mission on
Country Life task the farmers
to come together in the several
school districts of the country
so that they may meet and con-
slider" the questions concerning
which the Com mission is seek
ing nation. The Presi.
dent desires that these discus
sions be held not later than
SATURDAY.. Decem Der 5th.
am writing YOU to request
that YOU suggest to the school
officers or other leading citizens,
in the several school districts,
to meet in their school houses
or other customary meeting
places. and discuss the general
economic, social, santa ry or
educational conditions Of country
life in their respective neighbor-
hoods.
THIS letter is sent to all county
superintendent is, or equivalent
office. S, in the United States.
in order that these subjects
may be every vwhere discussed
practically simultaneously. The
Com mission asks your co-opera
ton IN securing these meetings.
in theinlerest of the pu bic good
The meetings should be held not
later than the first week ia
Decem Der.
The whole success of the work
Of the Commission depends on
the attitude and CO opsl alton ol
the farming people of the United
States. The Com mission re
presents them, and it needs
their suggestions.
In this work of the better
ment of their own condition, i,
is earnestly hoped tina, our
rural folk will take an active
interest in seeing that such
meetings be called and that
they give consideration to some
of the questions suggested and
report thereon to the Com IN is
sion on Country Life at Wash
ington, D. G.
Yours Very Truly
II. A. Ustrud
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04
GEO. w. BULLOCK
Uadertuker. Fwmeral Director

Henry johnson lot 4 aud sw NV
sec ? "a 62-l4O0
Emma Weezer Henry & hus.
band to Frank Trumbo lot 3 sec
2 94-62-l4OO
Frank Trum DO 4 wife to John
Worthington lot 1894 soc Z lots
1887 & 1888 sec z 4 = 94-62--
1850
j w Leedom & wife 10 Gus
Generaux lot 2 blk q Platte
$50
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Steele ne4 sec IL 94-63--1
George LaPlant & wife TO Han
nah Heusel W. sw sec 20 96-63-
$3.50
David Jumping Thunder ct al
TO G A Watt nel sw sec Ii 96
63-l45O
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04


The utter viudtctiveaess oi
some Of the progressive editors
il contiG ually breaking out In
villi6cation and sbuAe 0f Senator
Kiitrsdge. Just Why they kssp
this up IL Is hard 70 tsll, - ths
big senator will soon placS N
Tex" before the titls and the
progressive god will take his
place, and his sattelites should
bs sstis6ed--or are thsy the
kind who want eternal internal
strife
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04
The FIRST STATE BANK
CoeiioI $50. 900 Surplus 5000

seLe. He says in part; Goal
oil. or kerosene as il Is properly
called. starts . fire in q hurry
because it gives of six times -
m uch heat as wood in burning
and can be lighted by = match.
But it can not be used safely
even In . stove that 10 cold. IL
the iron of the stove Is warm,
or If there is . blaze or hot cuais
in the ashes the coal oil poured
on is changed TO vapor. This
vapor forms q mixture with AIR
which il . powerful explosive.
II there is the tinlest blaze In
the stove. or . red coal Ia the
ashes IL blows up u once. II
there is neither blaze nor hot
coal and the stove is warm the
explosion does not occur until
the ire builder strikes match. -
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04

Hsnceforth the eagle. shield,
dag and other ins,xnA OF tbs,
United States are not very liable
to become private trademarks
of private coucerns, - Uncle
Sans com missioner OF patents
has ruled agasnst all such trade
marks, and hereafter they can
not be registered. The dear old
man il getting quite Enicky in
his o.d age.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-04

Since tha election Of Taft thu
various party leaders have bssn
telling ''n..w il happr0ed. " Nov
the prohloitaon.candidass. ChAtIu
takes occasion ~ say: "Prssi.
dent-elecs Taft II the incArna,
t,on of shs liqsor trs11c. - Prsc
ticalIy the entire strength Of ths
liquor. traflic haA gone into the
republican party. and II will bs
known FROM now OF - the
grand old whisk ~ party. Mex