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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10
WILL OIL ROADS.
County Commissioners to Try 1t as
Substitute for NIacadam.

From reliable information on the
subject which they have received,
the board of county commissioners
are convinced that oiled roads are
the best and cheapest thoroughfares.
They have been informed that coun-
try roads can be preserved from
washing and mud holes by the
application of crude oil. and while in
resolved to expend $4,000 during the
coming year on this system of road
preservation. The experim entail
work with dirt roads cannot be com
the 1909 tax levy will be available
By the payment of outstanding
bonds, and converting the tax levy
to pay interest on these bonds, the
county has saved money for the road
fund. Last year nearly $4,000 was
converted in this manner. and a
similar sum will be available from
the 1909 levy. The balance of the
$25, 900 will be raised on the August
tax levy of 1910.
perimental stage in other sections of
the country, and the commissioners
are satisfied as to its practicability.
They hoped to work out their theory
summer, but the city of Topeka is
retarding the work by its failure to
carry out the agreement made last
month. The city agreed to resurface
and oil the road from the end of the
pavement at Morris avenue to the
city limits, but has made no move in
that direction. The county commits
sioners have set aside $4,000 to com
plete the work to the corner west OF
Cages park, and are only waiting for
the city to do it's share. The road
must be resurfaced with a toothed
roller and the Jumps and hollows re-
moved before the oil is applied.
The board of county commissioners
expect to appoint county en-
gineer according to the good roads
law of the last legislature, and sew
era1 applicants for the position have
been heard from. J. H Titus, G.. J.
Graves, Will King, v. R. Parkhurst
and Walter Crawford are the candt-
dates Parkhurst is the engineer who
had charge Of the North Topeka
bikes, and Crawford is the present
county surveyor.
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BUILDING SCALES HERE.
Company Secures Richmond Building
and Will Enlarge Plant.

Topeka has a new factory which is
in active operation. It is located tenn
porarily at All Jackson street, and is
known by the title of the Self Acting
Weighing Machine company. For two
years the concern has had machines
built by contract in St. Louis and his
established a substantial trade in their
line of goods. The machines are fully
covered by patents. They are for the
purpose of weighing and packing cof-
fee, cereals. flour. baking powder,
starch, spices, etc. and are sold to
wholesale and retail grocers, spice
houses, and baking powder factories.
The capital stock of the company is
$4,000 at the present time, but by the
sale of shares is expected to be in
creased to $4,000. Aothree story build
ing has been procured as permanent
quarters in. the Richmond building on
jackson street, opposite the city park.
The company is at the present time
six months behind in their orders, and
when the concern moves into its per
manent home it is expected that a busy
scene will be presented.
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HE ADDS $4,000, 900.
Rockefeller Increases Gifts to Educa-
ton Board to So. 100000.

New ork, July 10--John D. Rookie
Teller has increased his donations to
the general education board by a gift
of $1O,OOO,O0O, and also released the
board from the obligation to hold in
perpetuity the fund contributed by
him. The gift brings Mr.. RockefeI-
ler's donations to the general educa-
ton board to $50, 100000. 1t was con-
tributed, according to Chairman G. T.
Gates of the board, because the in
come available for appropriation had
been exhausted and large income to
meet important educational needs had
become necessary.
Mr.. RockefeIler's action empowering
the board and its successors to dis
tribute the principal of funds con-
tributed by him upon the affirmative
vote of two-thirds of its members, was
said to have been taken in considera-
ton of the possibility, now remote,
that at some future time the purpose
become obsolete. Under the original
conditions the fund would have had to
continue in perpetuity. In acknOwl-
edging Mr.. Rockefeller's gift, the
board sent him a letter, which accepts
with gratitude this new proof of your
generosity, your zeal for an educated
citizenship in this democracy and your
confidence"
Since the receipt of its foundation
for higher education in 1905, the gen
eral education board has subscribed to
the colleges of this country $3,937, 800
The colleges to which these subscrip-
lions have been made are to raise sup
Elemental sums amounting to $14.-
$500. When these agreements have
been completed the total addition to
collegiate endowment in this country
through the agency of the board and
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INSURGENTS LOST.
Little Band Was Overwhelmed in
Vote on Special Rule.

Washington, July 1o.-Repre-
sentatives Victor Murdoch and z. H.
Madison of Kansas were among the
Republican insurgents who voted
against the special rules brought in
by Chairman Dalzeu of the rules
committee for the disposition of the
tariff bill.
1t had previously been agreed
among the insurgents to vote down
the previous question upon the spec
ial rule if it was the intention of the
house leaders to cut off amendment
and debate on the rule. If given an
opportunity to amend the rule, the
insurgents had decided to attempt to
change it so as to provide that the
house would agree to the senate re-
ductions in the rates of the house
bill and disagree to the increases, in
sisting on all house rates that remain
lower than the duties imposed by the
senate bill
The insurgent forces were
weakened by the absence from the
city of several of their number and
little expectation was entertained for
the success of their plan. The rule
carried by a vote of 1T9 to 123.
The following Is Republicans in
the house voted against the special
rule sending the tariff bill to con-
ference:
Davis Minnesota; Good, Iowa; cron-
Hinshaw, Nebraska; Hubbard, Iowa;
Kendall. Iowa; Kinkaid, Nebraska;
Lindberg. Minnesota: Madison Kan
sas: Miller. Minnesota; Morse. Wis
consin: Murdoch, Kansas; Nelson
Wisconsin: Norris Washin gton and
Woods. Iowa.
Broussard, Louisiana, was the only
Democrat voting with the Re-
publicans for a conference The
house adjourned until Monday noon.
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Everything Is Lovely in the
World of Trade.
But One Slight Drawback and
That Is the Weather.
CONFIDENCE is FIRM
Industrial Lines Are Steadily
becoming More Active.
Bank CIearings Show Increase
Over Last Week.

New York. July 1O.-Bradstreet's
says:
Future trade continues, confidence is
unimpaired, buyers are arriving in the
larger markets. cereal crop reports de-
spite rains in some winter wheat and
corn growing sections are encouraging.
country trade promises to be heavy on
supplies for market. Industrial lines are
becoming more active, calls for harvest
hands absorb larger part of the float
ing supply of labor and the long drawn
out discussion regarding tariff matters
promises to be soon ended.
On the other hand the general Situa-
ton is not without its drawbacks. Thus
cool and rainy weather has retarded
retail trade over a goodly part of the
country, particularly in the central
west, south and southwest, where
floods have also deferred railway
trade. At the same time. clearance
sales are pretty general and these tend
to stimulate business where normal
weather conditions prevail. In whole
sale and jobbing lines current trade is
of a midsummer character and re-
orders are comparatively light.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending with July were
1872, against 213 last week, 246 in the
like week of 1908, 1S5 in 1907, 143 in 1906,
and 166 in 1905. The weeks failures in
Canada number q. which compares
with % last week and SO in the like
week of 1908.
Wheat, including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending July 8 aggregate 1,412,613
z, 781, 820 this week last year.
Corn exports for the week are Al, 41S
bushels, against 1851 last week and
1854 in 1908.
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Now work Stock Market.

wall St, New York, July IU.-SIOOAo--
First price of stocks today were general,
ly higher but the dealings were very duli
and most of the changes small. A rise OF
a point in Illinois Central was the only
conspicuous feature.
Some of the stocks that were notably
weak Yesterday were advanced Sharply
TODAY and there was also an extension of
the opening rise in Illinois Central sym
nathetic fractional gains were made by
the principal stocks, but reaction OF a
noiut in Reading and realizing in the Har-
rinan Pacifics and Amalgamated Copper
depressed prices in many instances below
yesterdays closing.
The market closed fairly steaoy ana very
but inclined to harden. Hooking Coal rose
l. Westinghouse Electric fell IA ana
Evansville and Terre Haute 1.
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mixed. es@es9zc; No. 3, ss1zg6sc; No.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white
52d53c: No. mixed, 47@49c.
RYE-S2c.
HAY-Market unchanged. New choice
timothy, $1O.5O011.00; choice prairie, $3.50
$50.
BUTTER-Creamery extra, 24c; firsts
&c; seconds, zoe; packing stock. 1sc.
receipts. I71hc; seconds and dirties, 151zc
WHEATEReceipts, IA cars. -.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, $1.10A91: 101s
CoRN4Juiy. $3.50: September, e17s@62c;
December, 5115Q515sc-
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ChIcapo Live Stoclz Market.

Chicago. July 10.-CATTLE-Receipt es-
timated at 500. Market steady. Beeves,
81 s007. 40; Texas steers, s4.6O96. 10; western
steers, S47566. Is; stockers and feeders.
So zoos. 10; cows and heifers, S2.50d6- Is;
calves Sc. 3OG7. 20.
HOG@Receipts estimated at 5000. Mar
ket weak to sc lower. Light, S7-20Q7-S 50;
mixed. T40dS.O5; heavy, $7.45G8.10; rough,
81. 45GIT. S.; good to choice heavy, $7.65qS.1O
pigs S. 2567- Is; bulk of sales $7.70q7- 80
SHEEP-Receips estimated at 5000 Mar
ket weak Native S275d4 80: western, 81 70
a 50; yearIings 81 5Od6.oO; lambs, native,
81 75dS. Is; western. S5.0oGS-60
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
WHEAT-Receipts. 4,sOo bushels; ship
ments 10 800 bushels
CORN-Receipts, 121, 800 bushels; ship
ments 347, 500 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 5 cars, with >
of contract grade; corn 126 cars, with 81
of contract grade; oats 81 cars
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
eapoIfs and Duluth today were I01 cars.
compared with holiday last week and 193
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
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Ransas civ TiVe Sfock NTarket.

Kansas City, Mo, July 10.-CATTLE-
Receipts 4OO0. including $500 southerns.
Market steady. Native steers, S4-5097Oo;
81 5O04 %; native cows and heifers, 2.259
7.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50Q5.50; bulls,
steers, S4.2566.50; western cows, $3.0Od5- 90.
HOGS-ReceiptS 1900 Market weak to sc
lower Bulk of sales, S7.7OQ7 80; heavy,
81 9O07 95; packers and butchers, S7.S0Q7. So ;
light, $4,000. so; pigs, Sc. 25Q740-
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
Muttons, $4O0d475: lambs, $6.500S. 90:
range wethers, $4OOq5.25; range ewes, s.. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10
Hot Air to the Rescue.

'sSpeaking Of narrow escapes,' said
Tomkins, II was cycling down Never
end hill yesterday when I suddenly
smeIled something burning. On look
ing down I discovered that the cell
luloid pump had shifted its moorings
and had become ignited by rubbing
against the tire. Ny legs were tri1e
warm. and had no brake, but
'sWhat did you do2" they queried
eagerly.
Nothing" replied Tomkins with a
scornful look GUST then my back
tire burst and blew the fame out"
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Decrease.

The percentage of actual reserve of
the clearing house banks today was
27.42. The statement of banks and trust
companies of Greater New York not
reporting to the clearing house shows
that these institutions have aggregate
deposit of 1856, 100, 500: total cash on
hand $152. 451, 300, and loans amounting
to Sits. 747, 300.
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New York Produce Market

New York, July 1O.-BUTTER-Mark et
firmer. Specials, 26lzc; official price, 261zc;
e = "a FSF;-Narket easy. State full cream
specials, 131ka141zc; state full cream. com
mon to good new, 1OQ1212c; skins, full TO
specials 2@11c-
EGGS-Market irregular Western firsts'
211a022c; seconds, 20921c. .-
POULTRY - Alive, steady. western
spring chickens, 23c; fowls, 1415c; turkeys
13c. Dressed, steady; western chickens
broilers, 1S623c; fowls, 14q15c.
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New york Money Market

New York, July 10.-MONEY--Money
on call nominal. Time loans quiet and
steady; sixty days. per cent; 90 days, ~
per cent; six months, 314435z per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 51zQ4
Der cent.
SerIing exchange weak with actual bust
ness IN bankers bills at 81 S5-39GI4. 40 for
50 day bills and at S4S7 60fl4- $40 for de-
mand: commercial bills, S4S51z.
SILVER-Bar silver, 515scs Mclean dol
lars. &c
BONDS = Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds. irregular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

the order of the day throughout the
District of Columbia this year.
The warden of the United States
Jail OF this city will arrive today in
Fort Leavenworth with six prisoners.
tDucky' Holmes and John Trilling, re-
Gently sentenced for life terms, are in
the party. Holmes had a death SEN
tence committed to life Imprisonment
by President Taft few days ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

Market P TTl,eSseSz, paid for dry lot cattle.
FURNISHED By TIE FsnS SiontiR.3tsI Dreamer,
n Y. EGGS-Fresh country, doz.. 2109o-
CREAMERY BUTTER-chicago 2sizc::
NEfG;IN BUTTER-25Kc.
CO., 134 Kansas AveI WV -
EGGS-Fresh country, tic.
POULTRY - Hens, live weight osk..
spring broilers. IL to lbs. Ice; course se'
'G BsTtJIyTiT,ER-FTesh country roll. "a 20 a..
packing stock per ,II b lse S'0'
u III ''-S FT1it and Producs-J "hoisSals
large sized punches $3.50. Per i6n 500
BLACKBERRIES-Per crate 81 n
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Plumbs. n 5oss
'i BARTLETT PEARs-Per box, sz7.
CABBAGE-Per H., 1kc.
CRYSTAL WAX oNIONS-Per crate.
LII LEMONS California, per box. s77k
LATE VALENCIA ORANGEs@Pe-
HOME GROWN .aAD1sHEs-Psr a.,
punches I71zc and zoe. NN@
NEW BEETS-Per bu. 6Oc
NEW TURNIPS-Per bu, COO.
sRI n Cir ELHTtss grf9Mn per bu.. eOc
TEXAS CUCUMBERs-Per 10 bu. bov
TEXAS WAX BEANs-l-s bu. bo.
TEXAS GREEN BEANs-l-s bu. oo-
TEXAS ToMAToEs-Per : bskt. Graf.
PEAs-Per bu., 500.
AsRARAG5IUs51P dog. punches. sOo.
CANTALOUPES-Per standard crate
WATERBIELO h.. nc.
CHEESE-Wis- Y. A Cheese, Der Ii
1915; LimberEer. per ID. 1s5zc: wis. Ysi..
style ID, Isjkc: Fish Bait. averare 81 ~ 10
SIC; New Wis. Brick, 1s5zc. 49,
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, July 10.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week, five
days, shows that the banks hold $780,
002 800 more than the requirements of
the 20 per cent reserve rule This is
a decrease of $2,493. IT'S in the proper
tionate cash reserve as compared with
last week. The statement follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

the friends of the college viii be
ST, 975, 900.
Thus far but one institution has fail
ed to raise the supplemental fund re-
quired by the terms of the boards
pledge.
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Cotton Market.

New York, July 1O.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet, 10 points higher; middling
uplands. $3.50; middling gulf, s13.05. No
sales.
Galveston. Tex, July 1O.-COTToN-Mar-
ket higher. 12c.
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TopeIn MARKET

FURNISHED by the Chas. Violin Packing
Co.. yards close at noon Saturday we
cannot use pigs, thin soWs or hogs
weighing less than ITO lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are vel finished
as we cannot use half fat stun We give
below prices effective at once. until fur-
Their notice.1
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Knnscs C-itr Pronnce Hfarl.rf.

Kansas City. Mo. July 10.-WHEAT-
Cash; Market unchanged. No. hard 3. 10
G12; No 3. SI1TQ120; No red, $L150
LIZ: No. ;. S11G0115
] CORN-Marko< 1c to &c higher. No. ?
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Cficago F.roduce Marlket.

Chicago, July Market
strong. Daisies, 14140141zc; Twins, 14q141A c;
Young Americas, 14A@141ac; Long Horns Il
Potatoes Market easy, Choice to
POJjLTRY-Market firm. Turkeys, lac;
chickens, 15c; springs, 1Sc to &c:
VEAL-Market steady. so to so ID. WITS,
71h6Sc; 60 to So Id. WITS, S12q91zc; 50 to ITO
Id. WITS, 10Q11c.
Butter and egg board closed Saturdays
IL A11cr
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Bank CIearings.

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending July shows an aggre-
gate of s., 500 $4,000 as against $2,972 274 900
last week and $2,16S 81. 900 in the CORE
spending week last year. The following is
a list of the cities: Pct. Pct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

FURNISHED by i. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains Provisions. Cotton and StockA.
Office 10 West Sixth St. Phone 1851
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Market Gossfp.

Grains. Provisions Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth St Phone ASH
Liverpool cable: CLOSE-wheat 14d to
I'D higher; corn I'D higher.
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Chicago Grt1n Nfarket.

| FURNISHED by ]. E. Gan, Commissions,
| Grains Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office Ito West Sixth st. Phone $50
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Kansas City Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth St Phone 4s6 j
Kansas City, July TO-
Open High Low Close Yes.
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Topeka Kan, July 10
HIDES-No. O. 8. hides 11Izc; No. 4
G. 8. hides. 1O1zc; side brands, &c fiats
glue hides. 55zc flat; No. / q. s. bull hides
Sc: No G. s. bull hides, Sc: Deacons, 80
70 Sc sIunks, 15c to sc; No. / horse
hides. $3.50; No. horse hides, $50: No.
horse hides. &c: dry flint butcher. heavies,
Ic5 dry flint fallen, 16c: dry flint IiEhts.
l7qlsc: dry salts. 14c: dry culls. 11o
WOOLS-Kansas clear medium combing
and clothing according to brightness) Ia
MIC; light fine. 14917c; heavy fine i1di
lie Defective woods. 1c to SC per ID. Iesa-
Grain Market
Furnished by J. b. Billiard. corner Kau-
sas Ave. and Curtis Stl
WHEAT-No. ?, lilo.
CORN-65c.
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Topeka, Kan, July 10.
"rrGm

MIXED AND BUTCHERS. 81. mar so
HEAVY .-....-..-....--..--...... 7.55li7 G5
Hogs must be well flushed. Cannot use
light, thin hogs.
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Kansans in Washington: w. B.
Drury, Manhattan; N NJ. Jewell, Hill
City; F. S. Callihan, Pittsburg.
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Congressman W. A. Calderhead was
the chief speaker at the occasion of
celebrating Independence Day. Monday
evening. by the citizens of Cleveland
Park and Friendship Heights. D. c.
Judge Calderhead outlined the true
meaning of the Fourth and emphasize
ed that young America can celebrate
properly with no loss of enthusiasm in
the safe and sane way which was
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Chicago, July 10.
Open High Low Close Yes
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Governor John A Johnson will
make a personal and aggressive bid
for the nomination for president Of
the United States in 1912. It is a rea-
sonably safe prediction that two years
from this summer there will be a reg
uIar johnson organization, with a press
bureau. preparing the way for the Min
nesotan to be made the standard bear
er of the national Democracy The
johnson campaign for presidency
really will begin with the campaign for
the election of a congress next year.
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topeka Hide HfarIrct


Quotations furnished by James G. snith
& Co. los East Third St.l
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Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Mary NJ. Lane and
Philander c. Benning at GoodIand;
Frederick G. Hill and Joshua Hill at
Spring Hill; Alexander G. Border and
Elizabeth Harrows at Pratt; Jonathan
J. Davidson anc Nose Davidson at
Arkansas City.
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Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard. corner Kau-
sas Ave. and Curtis ST.
, 1909-10-07
Improving Ranch

The Western Irrigated Lands
Co., which owns the old Geddes
ranch on Lake creek, is making
arrangements to put a large body
of land on That place under irriga-
ton. A. H. Grow, the manager
of the company, accompanied by
r. z. Mccoy, the civil engineer
who resides at Eucampment, were
at the ranch recently, surveying
new bitches and relocating old
one for the purpose of greatly i'm
proving the producing powers of
the ranch.
, 1909-10-07
Elect Directors

The meeting of the stockholders
i the Big Ten Copper Co. took
lace here Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock, and the following trus-
ees were elected for the ensuing
EAR: John w. Clutf, George D.
baker, George L.. Nelson, John
prayer and Joseph Kermode. The
justices then proceeded to the cleo
lon of officers which resulted as
Flows; John w. Cluff, presi-
ent, Joseph Kermode, vice-presi-
INT, Geo. l.. Nelson, secretary
BID Geo. o. Baker treasurer.
The affairs of the company are
a healthy condition. The re-
brit of the work done on the sew
claims of the company was sat
Factory aud showed good pro-
Tess. The time of the annual
eeting was changed from the
Isl Saturday IN October to the
fst Saturday IN August. This
tis done in order 10 enable the
up"ny to get i'll supplies for it's
inter campaign.
MIR. Baker and MIR. Nelson, who
me down tor the purpose of at
hiding the meeting, returned 10
'illon Saturday evening.
, 1909-10-07
Fine Young Horse Killed

F. A Carleton went up to his
ranch on Cedar creek last Thurs
day, returning Sunday. He says
that they have had the most aston
ishing crops on that place any one
ever dreamed Of A field of oats
We're pronounced the largest and
best he ever saw stand by a neigh
boring %ranchman. While MIR.
Carleton was there they found a
three-year-old black gelding dead
from a rifle shot just behind the
fure-shoulder. The horse was
worth $3.50. If it were known who
did the murderous deed he would
receive most earnest and prompt
attention.
, 1909-10-07

c.. M. Scribner informes the
Sun that he has just harvested
five tons OF fine, white potatoes
from an acre Of ground. They are
good, sound potatoes, of a variety
that were originated by A. w.
Eager some years ago by plant
ing potatoe balls. From that be-
ginning MI. Eager planted and
replanted until he had created an
entirely new variety of potatoes.
1t was from this seed that Mr.
Scribner had such a remarkable
yield and of such a fine variety.
, 1909-10-07
A Sharp Thunder Storm

A very severe, but short thunder
shower visited Saratoga Thursday
and "a narrow strip running west
and east was covered with hail.
Two very sharp thunder claps
brot everybody up standing. The
lightning PLAYED some queer
pranks. 1t knocked down a piece
of plaster in the residence of G. Q.
Hickok six feet square, which fell
on the baby's bed and carriage,
and would have certainly killed
the child had not the family been
away on a visit. Il. l.. Grooming
er was lying on a bed in his house
his dog being underneath. Light
ening evidently struck the dog.
for he went out thru the screen
door like a shot and they smelled
burned hair for ten minutes.