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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
WOULD GUST PACKERS.
Wyandotte County Wants Taxes or
Receivers for Companies.

Kansas City. Kan, Nov 1S;-An answer
and cross petition to the injunction suit
brought by six packing companies in Kan
sas City, Kansas, to prevent the Wyan-
dotte county commissioners from taxing
them on finished products has been filed
here.
Among other requests c. W. Trickett,
attorney for the commissioners, asks that
the packers be. forced to show their books
within fifty days or if they fail to comply
be ousted from doing business In the state
and their plants in Kansas City, Kansas,
be placed in the hands of receivers.
The companies against whom the suit is
directed are the Armour Packing COM
pany, Swift & Co, Fowler Packing com
pany, Cudahy Packing company, Morris
& Co. and the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Packing company.
The answer states the commissioners at
tempted to obtain report Of the amount
of the finish products they had on hand
and that but the Cudahy company fur
nished the report. When the commission
ers sought to see the books of the COM
pany and attorneys for one company
threatened to place armed guard over the
books and officers of all the companies
refused ito testify. the. answer further
sites:
The cross petition says the packers have
failed to make proper returns to the board
and proper taxes cannot be levied unless
the commissioners have access to the
books
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York Nov 1s.-STOCKs-
opening prices of stocks today showed no
very striking changes. Gains were the
rule and these extended to large fractions
only in the case of Union Pacific, Read
ing, Great Northern preferred, Kansas
City Southern. Amalgamated Copper and
Anaconda. The dealings were in moderate
volume.
Fractional additions were made to the
opening advances, bringing numerous
leading stocks within the scope of one
point gains OF these Reading, Union pa
cific, St Paul, Great Northern preferred
Amalgamated Copper and American
smelling were the most prominent and
most active. Advances of from / to IL
Louis Louis southwestern preferred. New
second preferred. Colorado Fuel and Hook
ing Coal.
Only few specialties moved as much as
a point and the general market showed
a growing torpor. Central Railway of
New Jersey rose g. North American 2
Mercantile Marine preferred and Ameri-
can Ice II, and Cleveland C. c. and St
Mining l: Butterick Publishing fell N
and Northern Pacific Western Union and
American Cotton Oil 1.
Bonds were firm
Upon the announcement of the plan for
the distribution of the Wells Fargo sur
plus assets investment stocks began to
move upward by wide advances, which
in turn produced a strong tone in the
general market. Wells Fargo rose so
points to $50; Central of New Jersey rose
II. American Express 5, Delaware and
Hudson 4. Lackawanna and United States
Rubber 3, Reading and Ontario and
Western and Pacific Telephone 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
MUST USE LESS COAL.
Plan for Economizing on Fuel to Be
Submitted to Railroads.

Washington. Nov. 1s.-In view of the
rapidly diminishing fuel supply of the
United States the great railway systems
of the country are to be urged to adopt
measures for economy of fuel, thus assist
ing in the work of conserving the natural
resources of the nation.
This announcement was made today by
the joint committee on conservation, the
national clearing house for state conserva-
ton commissions a result of confer
ences between Raffe Emerson, chairman
of the conservation commission of the In
ternational Railway Fuel association; Gift
ford Pinchot, government forester, and
DR.. ]. A. Holmes, expert in charge of the
technologist branch of the geological sur
vey.
This organization was formed to investi-
gate the best methods by which fuel can
be saved. Mr.. Emerson proposes to sub
ton a plan of conservation work for his
association.
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HE WARNS THE PRESS.
Colonel Watterson Says Newspapers
Are Invaders of Private Rights.

Washington, Nov. 1S-Deprecating the
tendency OF the newspaper profession Of
today toward sensationalism, Col. Henry
Watterson. the venerable editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journa1, addressed the
members of the National Press club in
this city at a reception in his honor on
THE Personal Relation of the Newspaper
Toward the Public" Mr.. Watterson is on
his way home after an extensive Euro
pean trip.
Pretending to be the especial defenders
of liberty we are becoming the invaders
SON mo household seems any longer safe
against intrusion. Our reporters are be-
ing turned into detectives. AS surely as
this be not checked, we shall grow to be
the objects of fear and hatred instead of
trust and respect II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
MARKET REPORTS

chicago. Nov. 18.-WHEAT-Firm cables
ana hght receipts in the northwest in
spired fairly active bidding for wheat at
Inc opening of the market here today
winch resulted in initial advances of &c
70 &c. The principal demand was for the
May delivery, pit shorts and commission
houses leading in the buying. Offerings,
however, were rather meager and as
result trading early in the session was in
clined to drag
opening quotations on May were at s1.O5
10 sl.ooA- Later in the day the price eased
OH TO sLO47s@L05 on profit taking. De-
cember opened at $1.O7ss to S1.O7ss: sold off
10 sl0! and then rallied again to s10714
Trading became more active in the day.
number of smaller shorts being active
nloders- As result prices advanced 1c
above the low mark December advancing
to SL07AQ1oS from s1O6% May sold up
from s1-o41s@1845s to s1.O5Z. The close
was strong with December up 11sc at s1.Os
May was &c higher at s1o55s.
CORN-The firmness of wheat offset the
ravoraole weather conditions for the
movement of corn and caused a steady
zone n the market for that grain. The
December delivery was relatively the
weakest option owing. to some selling by
changed to &c lower at 605sc. sold at soi4c
ana then dropped back to Coo.
me market became somewhat weaker
95 &c midday, but rallied again on the
late bulge in wheat. The close was firm
with December 1sc higher at 601sc
OATS-Trade in oats was extremely
quiet and steady, prices showing almost
no change during the early part of the
Gay; The December delivery opened un-
changed to 391sg3914c and sold at 3914c.
PROVISIONS-Prov displayed de-
clded strength at the start owing to sup
port by packers. Demand was based on
a continuance of light receipts of live hogs
throughout the west. The total movement
today was estimated at about 5000 head
less than the figures for the corresponding
DAY a year ago. Prices at the Onening
were 21ac to 20c higher than yesterday S
RYE--Cash: 7sh@74c; December, TIE;
May, 76c
BARLEY-Cash: 52qe6c
TIMOTHY = November, sS.75; March,
CLOVER-March, $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18

New York, Nov s.-MONEY-Money on
call firm, 4ia@5 per cent: ruling rate Az
per cent, closing bid AS per cent; offered
at per cent. Time loans, easier: 60 days.
per cent; so days, AZ per cent; six
months, 41a@424 per cent.
, CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 5@51z
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 81 SO. 400. $50 for
so day bills and at S4.S.25 for demand (;
commercial bills A-S21sG4, $50.
SILVER-Bar silver, 503sc; Mexican dol
lars, 43c-
BONDS Government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds firm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
No Union Men Need Apply.

Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 1S.-The
Homestake Mining company has is-
sued a statement notifying it's $500
men that after January I, 1910, the
company will employ only non-union
men, but that the present eight hour
shift and the present scale CT wages
will be maintained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
DROPPED FROM roll.
Mrs. Stctson Is Turned Out of Chris
tian Science Church.

Boston, Nov. 1S.-The name of Mrs.
Augusta E. Stetson. formerly first
reader of the Christian Science church
of New York, was today dropped from
the rolls of the Christian Science
church by order of the board of direc-
tors. The directors decided as true the
charges that Mrs. Stetson was work
ing contrary to the teachings and
practices of Christian Science.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creameries, 26@3Oc; diaries, e4GHc
EGGS.-Market steady. Receipts 4793
cases at. mark, cases included, 201k@251kc
Long Horns, Ice.
POTATOES-Ma steady Choice to
fancy; 45g4Sc; fair to good. 35@4oe.
POtLTRY-Market firm. Turkeys, 19c;
chickens, 13c; springs, dc
VEAL-Market steady. so to so h. WITS,
7@114c; 90 to IS lb. WITS, 71a@9c; SIS to 10 ib
WITS, 91@@111&c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 1S-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged to 14a1c higher.
No. hard, $103G1.10; No. 3, $1.62@1. OS; No.
red, $1.1S@1 %; No. 8, $11601. 20.
COMMUNICATED unchanged to 1sc higher
No. ? mixed, 59l4@591sc; No. 8, 59Q591sc;
NO. white, 591ac; No. 8, 59G59Ac.
OATS-Market unchanged. No white
40@42c; No. 2 mixed, 39@4Oc.
RYE-7O072c.
HAY-Market unchanged.
WHEAT-Receipts, 50 cars.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, SOC; firsts,
2Sc ;secon DIS, 26c; packing stock, 211ac.
EGGS-EXtraS, &c; firstS, &c; seconds
and dirties, 18c; current receipts, &c;
southerns, loss off 14c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, $1O23s
May. S102ssG1. 021z; July, $3.50.
CORN-December, 5SG5s1sc; May, 6O5s@
60Ac; July, 603sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
New York Produce Market.

New York. Nov. 1S.-CHEESE- Market
firm State, new full cream special 16Sz a
I714c; ditto. September fancy, 1615c ditto,
october best, Ice; ditto. common to good.
l4zsg15Ac; skins, full to special, 6G151Sc
first. 32@33c; first, 2S@31c
BUTTER-Market stronger. Creamery
specials, Sl13c; extras, So1zc; third to first,
POULTRY--Alive, firm; western chick
ems, Ice; fowls, 16c; turkeys, 1Sc Dressed
fowls. 121s@141zc; turkeys, 19@201sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Irish Land BIN Passes.

bill was passed in the house of lords
last night with some change in the
amendments recently proposed by the
lords to which the house or commons
on November D refused to agree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18

FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packfns
Co., yards close at noon Saturday. we
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished.
as We cannot use half fat stuff We give
below prices effective at once, until FUR
Their notice.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18

Wheat 105. corn 40, oats 125.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat So
corn s, oats 2.
635.
Closing cables: Wheat I'D higher to 1sd
lower; corn Esd higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
New York Sugar and Coree Marke,

New York, Nov 1S.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; fair refining, 1892 centrifugal, 90
test, SAP: molasses sugar, 1857: refined,
granulated, IS. 25
COFFEE-Market steady No. Rio, 7ss
@11Rc nominal; No. Santos, So mSMc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Market Gossip.

Furnished by j. E. Gall. Commissions.
Ofice i1o West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
kansas civ Live Stock Nfarket

Kansas City Mo, Nov. 18.-CATTLE-
Receipts 100. including 100 southerns.
Market steady. Native steers, 81 S00S. so =;
southern steers, So 4Od5. 10: southern cows.
81 60d3-75; native cows and heifers, 81 25@
500; stockers and feeders, s3.00@5-O0. bulls,
s200G3.90 calves, $4.O0G7.50; western
steers, $390@5.75; western cows, 81 1904. so.
HOGS-Receipts 10000. Market Sc high
err Bulk of sales, S7.!0GSo %; heavy, So04
light. s5GdS.0o; pigs, Sc 25@7.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Muttons, s450G5.50; lambs, S6.000D7. so;
range wethers and yearlings, $400Q6.O0;
range ewes. $3.5O65 g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Cotton Market.

New York, Nov. 1S-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet, points lower; middling up
lands, $14-90; middling gulf $1515. Sales,
800 bales.
Galveston. Tex. Nov. 1s.-coTToN-
Market steady. 1414c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18

Liverpool cables: Wheat sd higher to
sd lower: corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat SD higher to sd
lower; corn I'D higher.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat 10, corn
S.. oats u2.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Chicago Live Stock Nfarket.

L
shade lower. Beeves. s4.Ooa9 IS; Texas
steers g 5Sa47S western ste steers so -
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1000
sos: mixed, &;7o@s.2o; heavy, 81 7oaS: 20;
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at $1,000
Market steady to Zoe lower. Native. g 5o@
$50; lambs. native. s4.75Q7-5o; western.
s. 00I7. 40
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
wHEAT-Receipts, 60ooo bushels; ship
CORN-Receipts. 17S.2o0 bushels; ship
ments. 357.500 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat Is cars. with
none of contract grade; corn Sc cars, with
10 of contract grade; oats 112 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 40 cars,
compared with 7SS cars last week and IA
Kansas City Live Stock Sales
1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants. with Offices al all MAJ
kets.1
Kansas City, Nov 1s.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head Market &c
higher Bulk of sales, s7-SoQS.05; top,
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
KILLING STEERS
s ss..'i 10 P s1s IS. VS. S siie
s2.....- SIS s.b 24......- rs $40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18

MlAE1 AMI bUICaERS----.-..$7. 4507.75
TiIGAT ...:.:...........-...-..---. z5og7a5
tcant use thin hogs or those un nSs@1 is3
CATTLE
Grass cows tmediumj sSaS 81
Grass heifers good. ............... s.50Ys.0S
Calves lover 200 lbs .............3 50Sg2 M
Cattle must be good. Cannot use hin
stuff. mn
Market gR Tlss Ra{s t sSE dry lot cattle
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
CHICAGO - &aG GsDsaas kan1
n. Y. EGGS-Fresh country. doz., 2s9
DREAMER BUrrER-chicago, sOc:
ELG1S nj BiuTTER-s1c.
Co.. 1874 Kansas Ave.i 'pe
spring broilers. IA to 2 lbs. lie; IA and and
b. lsc; old Toms, per h., i5c. '''nS' per
t3r heavy We fsSes nP Of turkeys
for .growefs 70 hold for christmasaso'5' SABLE
w HTTI EsAE FKfgf1T Tto sAp per r. 2s
FURNISHED BY sami E. T Lux, rN Mholesafs
ADD, nc Fruit Ti. AND. and PRODUCED 1'
~; Grimes Golaisn; per box. s2 Sef JONI JONI
BANANAS Medium sized punches s2oo
@2.25; Jumbo punches. $2.59@2. rs. Pc ID.
&c. -
cRANBERRIEs- Wisconsin Bell and
cher Sunrise RTsnd brand bBi 56@
fancy Late Reds. per Dbl, $3.50
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box s35
INDIAN RIV. ORANGES-Per box, s3S
GRAPES-Per basket, 23c. '-'
CATAWBA GRAPES-Per basket 15c
ALMERIA GRAPES-Per bb1 s65 So
BLACK WALNUTS-Per busheI, Sis.
CALIFORNIA PEARS--Per box. $2.eS
G,A1BBAGE-Per h, 1Ae..
INDIAN RIO GRAPE FRU1TAPer box.
CARROTS-Per bu.. 75c
WIS. RED globe oNfoNs@per
TURNIPs-Per bu.. Coo.
BEETS-Per bu., 6Oc
NEW HONEY-Per crate. $3.50
NEW F1GS-Per box. Toe.
LEMONS-California. per box $500
kAW VALLEY POTATOES-Per bu..
NORTHERN POTATOES - Minneso,.
Rural. per bu.. Toe; Minnesota Burbank.
SWEET PoTATeEs-Per bu.. Goo
soc; New York Extra Selects per can X:
New York Plain, per can, doc; Chesa Deake
Standards. per can, 35e.
CELERY-,Mammoth. per bunch. soc:
CHEEsI1-Wis- Y. A. Cheese. per ID.
iS1zc: Limberger. per h.. 1sc: wis. yellow
per h.. 1s1zc; Wisconsin White. per III
1 Wis s Hsl1w 1s Palsy % lbs 1sc New
BULK YSTERS-Standards. 81 80 PLAIN
Selects. $3.50; Extra Selects, SEQ: Me-
York Counts 50 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Topeka Hide Market

Topeka, Kan, Nov IA
Quotations furnished by James C. Snifh
Hide Co. los East Third St1
HIDEs-No.. / G. S hides. 1sc; No /,
G hides PC: side brands. lis fiat:
111zc; No. G. S.~bull hides. 1o1kc; Deacons
25c to Soc; sluEks. 15c to 25c; No. / horss
hides, $3.50 to So. Is; No. horse hides q ~
to $3.50; No. horse hides 75c: drv fiint
butcher. heavies, lie: dry flint fallen IL.
dry flint lights. 17@1sc; dry salts. 14c: dry
culls. liz. W
Grain Market.
Furnished by ]. B. Billiard. corner Kan.
sas ave- and Curtis ST.
WHEAT-No 2 81 co. wy. ~.
OLD CORN-55c
NEW CORN-55c
OATS-2SGi0c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Range of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18

Chicago Grain Market.
furnished by J. T. Gall Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 1885,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Kansas City Grain MARKET

kanSaS CITY Grain Market
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth ST. Phone 1885,
Kansas City, Nov IS.
Open High Low Close Yes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
New York Money Market.

sEx-Rights 91a.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-13
JOSEPH

Joseph, Feb. 12.-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Houser went to Walla Walla Thurs
day to visit friends.
Auguste Robin and wife left
Thursday for Portland.
Mrs. N. Molitor returned Thurs
day to her home in La Grande, af-
ter very pleasant week spent with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. o. j. Stubblefield was a Wis
itor for several days at the home OF
Mrs. Henry Mitchell.
Albert Krause Of the 1mnaha
shipped two car loads of cattle FIJI
day to Grande Ronde Cattle com
pany at Seattle.
Couch & Mcdonald Of Wallowa
have sold j. w. Isley's farm of S2O
acres near Enterprise, to the Pratt
brothers, John and Clyde; considera
ton $4,000.
Waldo Chase of the Imnaha was
trading in town Thursday.
Mrs. w. l.. Adams has gone to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eo
Harris, of Princeton, Idaho.
Mrs. z. H. Cross, installing Officer
for the Maccabees, of Eastern Oregon
returned to her home in Pendleton
Thursday.
w. C. Wilson and wife of Enter
prise are visiting few days with
their sons, Hugh and Max.
Mrs. H. F. Tyler and two daugh
ters, Mesdames Joe and Frank Ham
bleton, were county seat visitors
Thursday.
Father Bradley took the train Wed
nesday morning en- route for Los
Angeles, Calf, via Portland. His
sister, Mrs. C. Sorenson, followed Fri
day and will join her brother al
Portland. From there she goes t.
her home at Anaconda, Wash.
Mrs. j. McCully was an outgoing
passenger Friday for Hood River t
visit a daughter, Mrs. G. F. Conley
formerly of Joesph.
Caviness & Wurtzweiler has solt
the Frank Frazier farm, 160 acres
to Robert Rice, of Puyallup, Wash.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-13

County Judge Olmsted went out to
Union Friday with w. H. Decker,
who will be taken care of there.
Lee Thompson, teacher at Prom
Use, returned home Thursday, having
been here as a witness in a land
contest suit.
Lilly and Chester Ogbourn went
to Lostine Friday to spend the day
with their sister, Zelma, who is a
teacher in the schools there
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Harris and
children returned home to Wallowa
Friday after a visit at the home Of
Mrs. Harris aunt, Mrs. H. c. Cramer.
Delbert Homan, who is again suf-
fering from an attack of his old en-
emy, inflammatory rheumatism, went
out to Hot Lake, Thursday. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Homan.
1t is rumored a new fast train will
be placed on the U. P and o. r.
e N. May l between Omaha and
Portland that will maintain an aver
age speed of 33 miles an hour for
the entire distance. It's only stops
in Oregon will be Huntington, Bak-
er City, La Grande, Pendleton, Una
tilla and The Dalles.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-13

Ruberoid roofing, l ply and 2 ply,
for ssie by S. D. I[eitner.
The best washing machine on
earth is the Flyer. For sale by
S. d. Keltner.
C. A. Hunter of Wallowa was a
business visitor in town over We'd
nesday night.
Elgin flour at w. J. Funk & Cos.
Patent $1.5O a sack, straight grade
,-.J a sack.
Miss Vesta Jackson, bookkeeper for
the Eastern Oregon Mercantile COM
pany at Wallowa, is visiting rela-
tives in this city for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lewis went
out to La Grande Wednesday on a
combined business and pleasure trip
They visit his father, H. P. Lewis,
and her father, w. A. Worstell,
both of whom reside in La Grande.
Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Potter, who
have a homestead in the Grande
Ronde canyon, below Promise, are
visiting friends here this week, while
Mr.. Potter is taking the teachers eX
animation.
Captain Eli, the veteran lecturer
gave his famous description of the
capture of a wha'e, at the opera
house We lnesday night. In the af
ternoon he gave entertaining tax
at the school, and beat the rO,l on
the drum for the children to marcel
in after recess. The captain was
drummer on a war vessel durin%
the Civil war. He went steamboatin'
at the age of nine and to sea wher
only 10. He has been on the lee
ture platform % years, and was il
Enterprise 16 years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Calvin enter
tanned a crowd of young folks Wei
nesday evening, February 10, il
honor of Miss Maude Hudson, it be
ing her 18th birthday anniversary
| rhe evening was pleasantly spent il
playing games. Light refreshment
were served, consisting of popcorn
nuts, coffee and cake. Those pres
ent were: Misses Bernice Lewis
Ethel Weaver, Lucille Corkins, Ev
eryl LaCerte, Lydia Flowers, Cor'
I'd OPAL Bircher Mary Wagner, Ce
Gil Chauvet, Cecil Beck, Audre.
Combes and Maude Hudson; Messrs
Roy Crockett, Arthur Pace, Ear
Bales, Aura Stahl, Ralph Stubble
field, Everett Flowers, Howard ant
Melvin Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Z
Hudson.