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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Nov. T7-WHEAT-Grain prices
were practically at a standstill in the ear
ly trades here today and provisions also
were unchanged
There was no rally in the market
through the session and the downward
drift indicated in early trading continued.
December closed sc lower than yester-
days final figures, at $1O67s with May 1sc
below yesterdays close at s1o4A.
In the wheat pit most of the trading
was in May. which opened unchanged to
Ac higher than yesterdays close at $1O51a
to $LO5A. Heavy selling in this future
quickly caused a drop of zee from the
was neglected and opened unchanged at
$l.Vl12, subsequent figures keeping within
range of from Nc lower to 1sc higher.
CORN-In corn the commission houses
had the field to themselves in the early
trading. Prospects of more favorable
weather for the crop moving induced some
scattering sales. December opened a shade
lower to shade higher at 6e14c to 60ssc:
the session closed with December AQasc
below yesterdays last quotation at Coo.
May also closed shade lower than yes
terday, at 603s@601ac:
trading small. December opened a shade
lower than yesterdays close at 1914 q393sc.
while the May product at the outset stood
unchanged to shade higher at 4Ac to
PROVISIONS Although trading in pro-
visions was of large volume January pro-
ducts showed no change in price at the
start, traders ignoring the continuance of
ly would cause an advance.
RYE-Cash: 74c; December, TIC; May,
76c
BARLEY-Cash: 51@66c.
TIMOTHY - November, $3.75; March,
S410.
CLovER-Nothing doing
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there will be found a living man or
boy when the mine is opened.
The delay in recovering the bodies
has driven scores of women almost to
desperation. Hints of possible dem
OnStration against the state officers or
mine officials caused Erkhart to ask
for troops. All night they did sem
tinel duty about the mine and the rail-
road cars containing mine inspectors
and nurses, and the. private coach of
President Earring, of the st. Paul
railroad.
During the night water was forced
down the burning mine through the
hoist shaft. Fire Chief Koran and
Captain Kenney with Engine 40 and
a squad of Chicago fremen are in
charge of this work.
The thoroughness of the persons d1-
recting the relief will make physical
hardship and suffering improbable If
sufficient funds are received "A caro-
index system is employed by :. Z.
Kingsley, superintendent of the United
Charities of Chicago and E. P. Bick-
nell, director Of the National Red
Cross.
Bishop Michael Dunno of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of Peoria; Faith
err Skulik of Lasalle and 40 Sisters of
Charity will be among the persons
trying to give comfort today.
Organized Relief.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Ameri-
can National Red Cross headquarters
in this city today received the follow
ing telegram from National Director
Ernest P. Bicknell at Cherry, ILL.,:
Permanent representative relief
committee organized with myself
appeal today directing that contribu-
lions be sent to Orson Smith. We
have a long, hard task ahead. The
situation here is most serious.
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DRAWS COLOR LINE.
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses De.
cisjOn of the Court Below.

Des Moines. Ia. Nov. 1.-THE Iowa
supreme court today handed down a
ness concern under the Iowa statute
can legally refuse to serve negro.
MRS. susie Brown, a negress, sued the
DO H. Bell Coffee company for $1,000
damages, because she was refused a
cup OF coffee at a pure food show in
Des Moines a year ago. In the lower
court, the woman won out. but the
supreme court today reversed the de-
cision, holding that the Bell company
being private concern, had the right
to refuse to serve anyone it wished
even though the person had paid an
admission fee at the door,
Ch1ef Justice Evans and Justice
Weaver filed vigorous dissenting
OpiniOnS
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A Thirty-Pound Mushroom.

An interesting thing in the mush-
a giant specimen weighing over 80
pounds was found near Pittsburg by
one of the professors in the Carnegie
school. The mushroom was edible, it
was found, and though it may not
have been the growth of a night it
certainly grew in less than forty eight
hours, since a search of it's locality
made the day previous to that on
which it was found disclosed no evil
dence of it. If mushroom growers
could arrange to cultivate this par
ticular species, more than one mush-
room fortune might be the result
The Epicure.
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Sues for Value of "spuds.,

The lawyers are also come to dallyins
with the kings English. The newsboys,
school boys and collegians along with
the stage have had their liberties but
the bar has heretofore adhered strictly
to the most explicit, laborious form in
voked some thousand years ago. The
Shawnee district court records received
a petition today asking judgment for 2
carload of "Spuds." The worst Rube
on the Pike would at least say per
taters." The value of the spuds is
placed at $232.72 and F. w Watson is
seeking the recovery from the commits
sion firm of Anderson & Armstrong.
He Observation-Disclosures Margaret-er-
er-theres something has been trembling
on my lips for the last two months.
She-Yes, SO I see. Why don't you
shave it off?-Princeton Tiger
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Nov. F-STOCKS-
Higher prices were made in the opening
transactions in stocks today, which were
in only moderate volume. The gains ran
to a large fraction in Reading. Missouri
Pacific Kansas and Texas preferred In
terborough Metropolitan preferred and In
ternational Harvester.
Active liquidation in Western Union car
ried 1t down ~, and affected the whole
market for awhile. Bull operations in
Reading then restrained the list to a high
er level and there was persistent de-
mand for many specialties. Louisville and
Nashville, Ontario and Western and Allis
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WATER TURNED IN.
Efforts to Extinguish Fire in St. Paul
Mine Are Being Made.

Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. 17.-With state
troops stationed on the ground, Cher
ry, the scene of Saturdays disaster
in the ST. Paul coal mine, in which
900 men are still entombed, began
today with expectance.
Before dawn the days pilgrimage
of women to the mine began. The
faithful vigil of the women has been
relaxed only a few hours each day,
though little hope is entertained that
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To RecIaim 300 600 Acres.

Reno, New, Nov. 17.-Reclamation of
100000 acres of rich agricultural land
with surface water in sight for the 1r-
rigation Of 10000 acres. and vast re-
sources in subterranean streams, is the
project of Nevada capitalists indicated
by their application to the department
of the interior through the means of the
Carey
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Caught by a Decoy Letter.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Stephen Blackwell
is years old, laborer. who was ar
rested in St. Louis. by a decoy letter
and brought here. made a confession
today according to the police that he
and a companion choked and robber
Andrew Pelliginni. go years of age, a
wealthy stockman of Vancouver, B. c.,
who was found dead in his room in a
hotel here. October S.
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OF Mrs. David Croy. who was beaten
INTO lnsensibility and her throat slash
cd mere late last night The woman's
lie is despaired of. The community is
wrought up and a. lynching is feared if
the assailant is apprehended
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat 40
SD lower; corn unchanged.
Second cable Wheat Hd higher; corn
unchanged
Chicago car lots today: Wheat AZ, corn
129. oats a.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat Is. corn 49, oats 125.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 50,
corn H. oats T.
7O5.
Closing cables: Wheat A@asd higher;
corn sd higher.
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,yapanesc Hear the Big Organ.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Nov 1.-THE
honorary Japanese commission spent
two hours in this city today, making
tour of the city in automobiles and
attending a special organ recital at the
Mormon tabernacle. From here the
commission proceeded toward San
Francisco.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Mo. Nov. n.-CATTLE-
Receipts 10000 including 400 southerns
Market steady. Native steers, $SO@S. so
southern steers, S.. 4O@5.1 southern cows
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 17.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market UNCHANGED to 1aglc lover We
No. ? red, $1.1s@122; No. 8. 81
CORN-Market unchanged. No mixed
5914 @5911c; No. 3, sec; No. white. 591sci
No. 3, SEC.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white
40@42c; No. mixed, $4,000.
RYEl70G72c.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, Si150@012.00; choice prairie, So. 25@9. so
choice alfalfa, $15.O0Q16.75.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, soc; firsts
CSC; seconds, &c; packing stock. 2115c.
EGGS-Extras. 29c; firsts, &c; seconds
and dirties. 1Sc; current receipts, &c
southerns, loss off, lac.
WHEAT-Receipts. 81 cars.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $1.017s@
102 bid; May. $1.0111@1019s bid; July, M
bid.
CON-December. 57%@5Sc sellers; May
6O1z@6O5sc bid; July, 6Oasc sellers.
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New York Sugar and Coffee Market.
New York, Nov. T7-SUGAR-Raw
test $4.42; molasses sugar, 1857. Refined
steady; crushed, $5.95; powdered, SIS;
graduated, $5.25.
COFFEE-Market steady. No Rio, 81
OSLO nominal; No. Santos, Ssz@S7sc.
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Chicago Produce Market.

OIIICISO f'fOuUCe NIdrkef.
Chicago Nov 17-BIJTTER-Mark
steady. Creameries, 261k@30c diaries, 24d
2Sc.
EGGS-Market steady Receipts 5,1O4
cases at mark. cases included, 25@2511c;
firsts. 2s1zc; prime firsts. a01kc.
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies, 1910
1870; Twins, 1661614c; Young Americas,
16@16Ac; Long Horns, Ice.
POTATOES-Market steady: Choice to
fancy. 45@4Sc; fair to good, 35@40c.
POULTRY-Market strong. Turkeys,
&c., chickens, 13c; springs, 14c.
VEAL-Market steady. so to go h. WITS,
7@71ac; 60 to IS Id. WITS, 71109c; IS to ITO
Id. WITS, 91a@111sc.
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New York Produce Marked.

New York, Nov H.-CHEESE-Marke
firm. State, new full cream. special, 1694 q
171sc: ditto, September fancy, 161sc; ditto.
ct October best, Ice; ditto, common to good.
BUTTER : Market firm. Creamery
specials, 31@311zc; extras, ao@3o1ac.
first, s2@ssc; first, 2Sas1c
POULTRY = Dressed, firm; western
chickens, broilers. 17@21c; fowls, 121s@
141sc; turkeys, 1S@2Oc
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New York Money Market.
Cotton Market.

New York, Nov I7.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, $14.95; mid
ding gulf. $15.2O Sales, none.
Galveston, Tex, Nov. 17-COTTON-
Market higher. 14Ac.
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lQuotations furnished by James r, Srst.
Hide Co.. 10S East Third 81, oihitn
HIDES-No. G. hides. re. No 1.
give hides e fiat; No. / G. S. buii bi L5ss;
5lHzc. no. e 8 bull hides. 105kc: Deacon1ss'
PC 10 55c: siunks, 15c to &c: No / Eers:
hides; e. g to So Is; No. 2 horse hides q y
bntcheE S Sesvses horse 7 hides dry flint
dry flint lights. 17q1sc: dry salts. i4n: i Ss,:
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard
sas ave. and Curtis St.j nam
WHEAT-No. 2. 81 90 ran, Nov. II.
OLD CORN-55c
NEW CORN-53c
OATS-3S@40c.
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Range OF Prices on stoclxs

Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 1851
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81. 55@. IS; native cows and heifers, $3.50
81. S0g4.10; calves, $3.75@7.5 so; western
steers. s.. S0Q5.75; western cows, s2.75@4.50.
HOGS-Receipts 1000. Market 10c low
er. Bulk of sales, N.65@79 So; heavy, $3.50
sos; packers and butchers, $7S0@s. 90; light,
81 1907 s.; pigs. se25@7.N
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market steady
Muttons, $4.25@550; lambs. s6.0O07 50;
range wethers and yearlings, $4.0O@6 Is;
range ewes. s.. 5@5 Is.
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Kansas City Grain Market.

hanSdS Guy Gram Mafkel.
Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth ST. Phone 4S6.1
Kansas City, Nov. II.
Open High Low Close Yes
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
i Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
Kansas City, Nov. T-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 10000 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 11,00O head. Market sc
$50.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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BlOdhounds Fail.

Sapulpa. Ok, Nov. 17.-Bloodhounds
have failed to run down the assailant
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Market Gossin.

Furnished by j. E. Gall, Commissions
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 4SGl
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Chicago Grain Market.
Furnished by J. +. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 1856
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Chicago Live Stock tfarket.

steers. $425@7. so; stockers and feeders,
SS 1SgS.S 50; eoWs and heifers. s21o@o.7o;
HoGs-Recceipts estimated at 5000
Ma 5as 1o STEADY bssxv Light CO. mixed
4 45 g0 sSi to S1i She ds pigs
MARKET weak lewer Sat vt sSSS
5.15: western. $soog6 IS; yearlings. $3.50
s.; 90 q lambs native. 81 2s@7.5o; western. $50
RAIkI M2yEMENT 7, g. OF ,pRopUcE
CoRN;..IRseeipts, 2is.2oo bushels; ship
Car lot receipts: Wheat AZ cars, with IA
of contract grade: corn 12s cars. with 60 of
neapolis and Duluth today were 402 cars
compared with 622 cars last week and 74s
cars the corresponding day year ago.
Topeka Market.
[Furnished by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Weighing less than 10 lbs. SOW" DO not D mas nogs
haf fat s Ea fWn a
below prices effective at once. until FUR
Topeka. Kan. Nov II.
M MExEP. AND .BuToHERs:-......s =. .egz:ee
tGans use thin hogs or those ua a;ss@7 Is
CATTLE.
Grass cows 1mediumj e0gs 20 20
Gsa Sxss h Gean rs Sgo9d9 35og9oO
Calves lover 200 lbs) ........ S1SyS ~
Cattle must be good. CANNOT CANNOT. use seog fbsD
Market g RTss Psta 5 seE DRY E let cattle.
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
chicago = aed assDska: kan-1
aoc N. y EGGs-Fresh country. doz.. 2s@
DREAMER BUTTER-cnicago. aoc.
N EL Z; sVc BuTTER-s1c
WHOLESALE, prices furnished by Cone a
- Co. .1s4 Kansas Ave.j Nope g
PoGITRY@Hensa. i i've ca weigbt ase s,
hs THkk,g sas; and younr rom =. and
ID l5c; old Toms. per ID. 14c 's' per
for to hold for th1nk 1T
w fHHoTLIEhskALREaf FRE1T Tto INbp per r. e
Furnished by saml e. Lux. Wh oiesafe
APPLEs-Jonathan, J per Db, sm.
az dr DsS sS. box SsF 9S
gas; Jumbo punches sssoas a Is Pe $50 i5
cRAN,BERRIEsH Wisconsin Bell ana
Sherry brand per bbl 500 Fancy Je ne
I@ss sss.d Pe 5s p0! s extra
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box. sas
INDIAN RIV. ORANGES-Per 6o1 e, -
GRAPES-Per basket, pc A' s''N0
CATAWBA GRAPEsPer basket TX.
ALMERIA GRAPES-Per bbl., $3.50
BLACK WALNUTS-Per bushel' sii5
CALIFORNIA PEARS-Per box S5Ss
$500 oox.
INDIAN RIO GRAPE FRu1r-per box,
PPAARRSSNN5IPess[IPer bu.. 75c.
SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate. 81 N :
WIS RED globe ONIONS%Per
BEETS-Per bu, COO.
NEW HONE1-Per crate. $3.50.
NEW F1GS-Per box zoe
LEMONS-California per bor ssoo
KAW VALLEY POTATOES3Per bv
NORTHERN POTATOES M,,n..o,.
1 Rurai. per bu. zoe: Minnesota BurbanEs
SWEET POTATOEs-Per bu en-
OISTERS-New York Counts ~ 80 4
,0c: New York Extra Selects. ner csn c an:
NeW fork Plain. per can. 4Oc: ChesaneeTss
per can, 35c peahe
CELERY-Mammoth. per bunch on,
1 m ger bunch 75c: Blue Ribbon. Sc
lsAc Iimberger. per ID, 1sc: e Wis per Ts,, H..
per lb;s 1s1zc: wisconsin White nee aeii9 nv
lS1ec; Yellow Daisy 20 lbs Per 10.
WIS. Brick, 1S1zc; Domestic Stvie s Tsw
- to 80 lbs9: per h.. bic 0"iss'
BULK OYSTERS-Standards. n so plat,
selects, si:sO; Extra Selects. 500: Mem
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Topeka Hide NfarI.at

ro,ot.,,,n topeka, Kan. Nov. II.
Hide Co. 10s East Third ST olhlln
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Chalmers preferred advanced l, Pressed
1as and Virginia Iron 2 American Cotton
Oil broke ~, Tennessee Copper IA, Del
aware and Hudson and American Sugar
Readings advance reached 2 1nterna-
tional Harvester rose IA. Colorado Fue
13s, Kansas and Texas St. Louis South.
western and Alton l. American Can pre-.
ferred lost 1. Gains were well held, bui
the demand decreased and dealings be-
came extremely dull.
Bonds were heavy.
The markets tone grew stronger wher
the important railway stocks began to ad.
vance Union Pacific crossed 202, an6
Pennsylvania, Reading and other leaders
were also bid up. New Haven gained
points, Colorado Fuel and CRANKY Mining
2. Pittsburg Coal rs and American Stee
ern preferred l. Central Railroad of New
Jersey sagged points.
New York Money Market.
New York. Nov. 17.-MONEY-Money or
call firm, 1905 per cent; ruling rate, Az
per cent. closing bid Az per cent. offered
5@5A per cent, and 80 days, 1905 per cent
elk months, 41x@4A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper to 81
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at S4S3 1904 S3.45 fol
go day bilsl and at $4.S7.2 for demand
commercial bills $4.S21k@4 S311s.
SILVER-Bar silver, 503zc; Mexican dol
lars 43c.
BONDS Government bonds steady, rail
road bonds firm.
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Topeka Market.

y TOPEKA Market.
FURNISHED by the Chas Wolff PacL,,.
Co.. yards close at noon Saturday. Ws
cannot use pigs, thin sows or boes
weighing less than ITO lbs. Do NOT MAJ
ket hogs unless same are well finished
as We cannot use half fat STUFF we rivs
Their notice.1 ASA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-06-10

An anonymous circular headed "Tax-
payers Bulletin" was quietly circulated
among many of our citizens the past
few days. 1t is published verbatim at
the head of the reply to the same made
by the executive committee of the Leon
Commercial Club, and we ask all voters
to carefully read it and the reply. The
parties who prepared and circulated
this circular did not sign their names
to it and no one can be found who will
admit being the author. 1t is incorrect,
untrue and misleading. The parties re-
sponsible for it are evidently not in
favor of patronizing the business in
dustries of their home town for they
had it printed in q printing Office out
side Of Leon, although either Of the
Offices in this city could and would
have done the work just as cheap as
il was secured At Davis City. s
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More Slush From Taxpayer

A second anonymous circular urging
citizens to vote against the proposed
waterworks made it's appearance We'd
nesday morning, having like the first
one been printed outside Of Leon, the
parties responsible for it's appearance
evidently being STRONG" in favor of
patronizing home industries and enter
prises which give employment to Leon
people. Taxpayer" makes no effort
whatever to explain the false and mis-
leading statements which appeared in
the first Bulletin and as it's character
has been exposed by the reply of the
Leon Commercial Club, the slush in the
second circular is not worth noticing
for it does not amount to anything
at all. Let no man or woman be de-
ceiyed by statements appearing in these
anonymous circulars, and it seems that
no one could be found who was willing
to sign his name to the circulars. It is
to the interest of all the people to vote
in favor of waterworks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-06-10

We have been asked why two men,
bers of the city council are opposed to
the waterworks bonds, and why they
did not object to the time the bonds
were to run or the rate of interest at
the time the city council passed the
resolution calling for the submission of
the question to a vote of the people.
An examination of the records discloses
the fact that DR.. o. W. Foyworthy made
the motion that the resolution which
provided for the bonds be adopted, and
when the roll call was ordered by Mayor
Gates every member of the city council
voted in favor of the resolution. The
records show the following result Of
the vote on DR.. Foxworthy's motion to
adopt the resolution which fixed the
rate of interest Of the bonds at A per
cent: G. M. Axes, yea; E. b. Bell, yea;
r. W. Craig, yea; +. Z. Conrey, yea; ].
q. Evans, yea; o. w. Foxworthy, yea.
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BE A BOOSTER.

To the Voters Of Leon:--Having signed
q statement with other members of the
council as to our attitude on the water
works bonds, desire to explain that l
signed the same without due considera-
tion and thought. That had known
said statement was to be used as
campaign document in favor of said
bonds, would not have signed it. Up
on reading the article since it was pub
lished think it is misleading as to
what the council would have right to
do under the petition for said election.
While do not think it is wise to issue
said bonds, on account Of the high rate
of interest and running 20 years before
we would have right to pay any Of
them, wish to say that will try to
comply with the provisions of the law
authorizing the issue of said bonds
should the voters of Leon decide they
should be issued. J. H. EVANS.
The above signed statement was
brought to The Reporter Office on Tues
day, with the statement by DR.. o. W.
Foxworthy that it was signed last Sat-
urday by Mr.. Evans who left Monday
for Eft. Dodge and has not returned
home. In regard to Mr.. Evans state
ment that he signed the agreement with
other members of the city council, with
out due consideration and thought, We
desire to state that the agreement was
presented to Mr.. Evans by Senator ].
D. Brown, and after he had signed it Mr..
Evans expressed himself as being salts
ned, that it was just what he wanted.
Senator Brown also left town Monday
morning to attend the G.. A. r. encamp-
ment at TT. Dodge, 90 that it is impos-
isible to Obtaina statement from him in
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regard to the manner in which Mr..
Evans signature was secured. The
statement signed by Mr.. Evans was not
written by him but was prepared and
written by parties who are opposing
the waterworks, but his signature APP
pears on it. Read the agreement signed
by the members of the city council and
then compare Mr.. Evans statement and
draw your own conclusions.