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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-07
Local Securities and Mining
Stocks Given Little Attention

retarding the growth OF the plant For New
York state the weather Is likewise unseasoDa Bile.
but work in the yards is progressing In Eng
land. Germany and the continent the plant
generally has wintered well, but is backward for
this time OF the year
Hides-Culls and brands sell about y 01e
der quotations. Heavy salted steers. 121zes me-
dium. 12e; light. 10lzc; e0whdes. 1015c for
heavy 105sc for light; stays. &c; salted kip. 101s
gHc; salted veal. lobe; salted calf. l6c; dry
hides, Isle; dry kip. iT5zc. dry calf.
24e; dry veal. 22c. dry stays. lie.
sbeepskiuS. sheariings, 20m40c each; short
wool. 506170c eacb; mediums. 75cMSl eachs
long wool. $191.75; lambs. 25G75c; horsehides.
salt. $2.2562.50 for large and s1.75G2 for me-
dium. 75cGS1 % for small and 2JU50c for colts:
horsehdes dry. S242.25 for large and Sl2502
for medium. 50cG$l for small and 25G50c for
colts; goatSkins. prime angora. T5e4S1; large
hair goats, 35Q50c; medium. 20g25e; small.
6l15c.
Tallow-No- rendered. AZ g515e; No. 2. ga
41.e; grease 263c.
Wool-New San Joaquin. years staple, 120
l6e: do to months. log 15c; new southern
coast. 4Qlle. FAN clip-AIountain free. 7l50
lOe: do defective. 6aTc; Nevada. 13(61Sc per 10
HOps-Priees to growers from SC 70 &c per
ID. with 9011e for contracts.
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made. and it would prove good for all. Yours truly.
 Jas. Snodgrass.
HUMUS AND HOW TO GET 1T.

We had a letter the other day from reader who wished to tell other readers how to raise corn. His prescription was short and simple: Put corn stalks or green pine bought in a furrow. bed this furrow and plant corn.
 Now, this man had really found out one important fact = that his soil badly needed humus; but he had not found out how to get that humus. Imagine a man putting pine boughs or corn stalks along all the rows in a twenty-acre corn field, and think ing that he was doing profitable work! It is just such wasteful and laborous "fddling" about and make believe" at farming that ails the South today. What that man wants to do is to SOW his corn land in coWpeas and then put in some winter-growing crop. Then the next season he can grow peas or soy beans, or peanuts or even sweet potatoes on it, sow it in crimson clover, blow the clover under and there by add more humus and more nitrogen to his soil in two years than ha would get in q lifetime of monkeying with corn stalks and pine boughs.
 Those corn stalks have q con- siderable feeding value if proper ly handled, and the manure they would make would he worth more than the stalks bedded in the rows as he describes. Yet he evidently thought his plan good for the soil. We must count the cost of labor in count ing the cost of crop.
 We have been doing so much labor which we might have a. voided that it is hard for us to get out of the habit. We must get out, however, and get down to genuine farming.
 If yonr farm needs humus-a as most Southern farms do-get it by the growing of leguminous crops and the feeding of live stock; don't go to playing about, filling furrows with corn stalks and making beds over them, do- ing a lot of needless work and merely returning to the soil a small part of what has been taken from it. The hope of the farmer lies not in a few new quack methods and spectacular discoveries, but in the old funda- mentals of genuine, all-around "good farming. " - Starkville Miss. ) Southern Farm Gazette.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-09-09
ANOTHER LETTER TO
 THE SONS OF REST
From Hon. Jas. Snodgrass Who Does Not Claim To Be, But Only A
 Clodhopper.

am frequently asked what che objects and purposes of the Sons of Rest are. and also of the Farmers, Union. For the good of the order, Twill say for the past 1000 years it has been the custom of a few political para sites, trusts and combines to dictate what the great masses of people should do in order that they may reap the benefit of their labors. The object of the Sons of Rest is to rest until such a time as a man can get pay for what he does, and the object of the Farmers Uuion is to see whether or not we can relieve ourselves from the unbearable
 burdens which have been placed upon us. God is no respector of
 persons, and before you get through reading this article you will find out l am not either. While I am only a clodhopper and a mechanic, no mans shirt bosom is so white and stiff, or collar so high or necktle so modern that I am afraid to tackle in person or speech in defense ot the great laboring masses. We have been robbed, wounded and left for dead in the estimation of some. I am in possession of facts that prove we are not dead.
 The prospect is better than ever this year, 1909. The farmers have proven by their corn fields that they have intelligence. They are going to open the eyes of our opposers and those who have taken advantage of our lgnor- ance in the past. While we do not care to enter into any pohtl- cal faction, We are not going to draw any political lines. It Is the man of principal We want; we don't want any more men at the seat of government on two salaries, one paid by us and the other by the other fellows. Oh, ye grafters, maybe you think l don't know who yon are, maybe YOU think won't tell it, just you wait until the proper time comes and I get where l can look you right in the eye. I'll make you think like the woman at the we'll of Samaria. that Jim told you of whatsoever things
 YOU had done and how you did it. Oh, ye grafters, there IS nothing hidden that shall not be revealed.
 lam now 57 years of age. l have lost one entire family, l have lived under great diversity but if God spares me I am going to make my last days my happi- est ones, by living nearer to God and helping men, women and
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I find the U. s. Dry Goods Go.
 are doing an immense amount of a advertising. Already they have
 Uncle Sam behind them. None can hinder; all our local mer-
 chants can do is to do like us
 poor folks and negroes, stand,
 look on and see the sight. If sombody beside the labor organi-
 cations have not anything to do
 can't see you. The Sons of Rest kes no chances, they pro-
 duce nothing to be swindled out
 of outside of home consumption.
 1 want every member of our order in the future to look out
 for himself. and let the other fellow do the same. Charity be-
 gins at home. We are solely to blame for our financial condition.
 We see the mistake let us cor
 rect it, it will be better for all
 classes of business. Let us not fall-out with our merchants and
 other business men. They have the same common enemy 10 fight, the U. s. Dry Goods Go. Never enter into another crop on a credit basis, it is labor thrown a.
 way; life is too short, labor too hard. l am in possession of itemized accounts on the credit svstem showing that on some things We buy that 1t take three bales of cotton to pay what one bale would pay on a cash basis. On other things it takes over two bales to pay a credit account where one bale on a cash basis would pay the same debt. 1 will show you when 1 come. If l am exaggerating, call me down, 1 will show it in speech or print. l 1 have consulted several good farmers in Nevada Hampstead and Howard counties. We all agree that we can raise our own corn for our own use for 50c per
 bushel, meat at Sc and plenty
 peas and peanuts. If this be true, count the difference be- tween the credit prices and cash prices an see if we have not thrown away one bale of cotton
 everytime we only got the value of one on a cash basis and more on a credit basis. Iknow of one man who was charged 75c per hundred for cottan seed hulls in the sack, when if he had 1.ss had the money and had gone to the car he could have got them for 25c per hundred. Don't blame the other fellow;blame ourselves, we set the downfall, the ..other fellow got our hides. Is it any wonder that we who own our lands are in such financial strait God pity the renter who trades on time. But God will not do that. He gave us sense enough to keep out of the fire and if we jump in we are to blame. Moth ing but a cash basis will eyer correct these mistakes we have
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-09-09
DIRECTORY.

JUDICIAL. bxur r................... J. D. Shaver. of Mena. -....-..............J J. NJ. Carter. of Texarkans kgting Atty. 10. A. Graves. Hope kSsnator ... H. B. Mckenzie. Prescott sut court meets second Monday in January Hrd Monday in July. lasery court meets first Mondays in June Dsember
 ny court meets first Mondays in January. !ny and October
 nse court meets 4th Mondays in January. July and October
 Hd Common Pleas meets 2nd Mondays in r Apri. July and October.
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CHURCHES.

|he s,..', ooush Rev. w. A. Steele: Pastor nsstiny sunday. morning and night. hSehool every Wednesday nigh npn,S S,y sunday morning at y:45 a m, \ Gn. Ga. Superintendent.
 as svsrv Eld. L. Nj. Keeling. pastor.
 ssstinr sunday morning and night. Wry uss'y Thursday night. Sunday sup.;n,s.nnaaay morning at g o'clock; J. C. hs svssr SSev.J. M. Alexandes pastor. khoo ~. sunday morning and ni9ht, - Svnsr;.yss9 sunday morning at 9:s0:W. V.
 - sv~v Ed. R. A. Hishsmith pastor v8 nc.t;~us t;us day at Il am. and lG )eAopl s,ssas every Wednesday nieht,
 Asvth Sys.u sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
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P0STOFFICE.

-''''.............Jack Graysoa esn-On..-, .-,'.,.':..................-W Waltsr Hirut hA, cics. 2. m., close at | D. m., AA. s st ''oO p. m- Sunday-opso tAAn ~ HioSo .. m: open at 40 D. n. shN1 1 sonsy order depaxtmsat--epeo uA MT .nd intermediate points CT
 a4ls,s intermediate ' points arrsves Ml eysspt Sesaay.
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children from the damnlDle clutches of a few political parisi- tes who has betrayed us from start to finish, both nationally and internationally. and then send us notice they want to suc- ceed themselves or aspire to some higher position. It will cost me nothing to go with the next campaigners over the country and the people will not say Jim sponged on them either. l am going along for fun and 1 will have it too. and I will be no candidate either. I will either make a lot of them stay at home or bear their part of the blunt. Get yourself in shape, candi- dates. If live we are going to have a halleluliah time.
 Say, Brothers, did you know the smartest men get out of soap? You can't expect any thing else that Mir. Adams got out of names when my time come. Daniel Webster got out of definitions when he spelt whiskey, democracy and republi- can. He found no definition for these three words, because each has proven a curse to the laboring masses. Each one of the two old parties places us right where Christ was when he was being crucifed, only there are more thieves on each side of Jus.
 Some will ask of what political faction are we. None, we are like the lost sheep, we are wait ing for reform. If you are a democrat or republican and at the same time a laboring man, give me a sensible reason why you are and 1 will resign in your favor. Some say, Jim can't do anything, that's only him talking that stuff" All 1 ask you to do is to go out in the country and find out for yourselves. You will find more "Jims" than ever before. The Sons of Rest and Farmers Union need not expect anything else from our oposers but to be called anarchists and rioters. All opposers will say all kind of sarcasm about us. We need not expect anything else. By this we may know we are passing from death unto light.
 About 2,000 years ago the op- posers crucified Christ, beheaded John and others suffered martyr dom, and now we need not eX- pect anything else. We have always been called anarchist since we undertook to defend ourselves.
 Lookout for candidates. Some will be good people, of course, but others will come in sheep's clothing. Let us make our call ing, and if we make mistake, acknowledge it and try again. We have the very best of men in Nevada county. For the diff ferent offices, let us choose these men and then vote for them re- gardless of their political or re- llipious views, these things be- long to them.
 have just received my com- mission from the Secretary of the Sons of Rest for the next five years. It came open to all. J. Burns, the mogul rural man, had the honor to deliver to me my commission. It was about the size of postal card, con- taining my photograph, my mission on earth and was head
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-09-09
COUNTY.

nsa:th-Drs. Adam Guthrie. W. E. '' '' Hesterly A. $. Buchanan and w. W. A ssa-C C. Hamby. President; Alex lrps yy'Sry; | U. R. Haynie. W. N. Bemis. S@,b b meets first and third Tuesday night.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-09-09
s25,ooo Capital
 Paid Up

|0 One ot the ol d e s [ M Banks n south Ark
 ansaS,
 I'm Solicits the accounts l of merchants, farm,
 CTS, manufactors and everybody else. We ot- fer our customers the facilities and experience |gained in over 20 years |ot continued service, to- |gether with every ac- tommodation consistent with sound banking prln- dples.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-09-09

Insure your houses with the Vaughan Realty Go.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
MORROW REFUSED
S10O PER ACRE
Set New Mark in Farm Values in
Union County by His
Refusal,

ALTON, Iowa, March 29.-Hon w.
W. Morrow, state treasurer, has set
new mark on Union county land,
when he refused 800 an acre the
other day for his fine $50 acre farm
tw0i miles north of town.
Land In Union county has been sell
ing for $50 to $50 an acre up to a
year or SO ago, when it began to adj
vance rapidly in price, the average
this spring being close to ss5.
The offer to Mr.. Morrow OF 800 an
acre for his large farm set new mark
but good judges say it is worth every
cent of the money offered Mr.. Nor
row declined to sell, however, as he
expects to return to the farm when
he shall finish his duties as state
treasurer.
His farm is one of the best improv-
ed in this section, the soil has been
wisely cared for, and his corn crops
average from so to 100 bushels an
acre. He bought the land twenty
years ago at So to $40 an acre.
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WHY HE DOES IT,

1T isn't often that we have faith
enough in the medicines put up by
other cple to be willing to offer to
refund the money if it does not cure.
81 druggist McGrath Bros, to one
of their many customers, "but we are
glad to sell DR.. Towards specific for
the cure of constipation and dyspep-
STA on that plan.
The DIR. Howard Co, in order to
get a quick Introductory sale author
lied us to sell the regular fifty cent
bottle of their specific for half-price
% cents, and although We have sold
IA lot G it, and guaranteed every pack
age, not one has been brought back
as unsatisfactory.
I'VE are still selling the specific at
half-price, although we cannot tell
how long We shall be able to do so.
Any person who is subject to consti-
patton, sick headache, dizziness, liver
tr- BILE, Indigestion or a general play
ed out condition, ought to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity. If the
specific does not cure them, they can
come right back to our store, and we
will cheerfully refund their money"
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at work building house for Frank
Alexander's farm near town.
The tobacco setting machine on
exhibition at Ross G. Riley's store is
first machine of the kind seen in this
country and promises to greatly re-
duce the cost and labor of putting out
tobacco crop.
The many friends of Mrs Marion
Patton, who lives south of town, ara
pleased to learn that she is rapidly
recovering from an operation perform.
ed at Keokuk hospital short time
ago.
An oratorical contest was held IN.
der the auspices of the local chapter
w. c. T. U. Friday night at the Meth
odist church. Special music was fur.
nished by the w. C. T. U. choir and
the program throughout was very en-
joyable. Those contesting were
Misses Mary Riley. Hazel Mcyey, Bes
sic Ralph. Laura Chronister and
Masters Silas West and Clay Ray The
medal was awarded to Miss Mary
Riley. Judge York and Mesdames
French and Schubert, of Lancaster,
acted as judges. The members of our
local chapter of the w. c. T. U. are
working earnestly and hope to make
the Missouri map "a. White" in 1910.
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tinue number of patrons on this
route, in and near the town. as the
mail laws do not allow rural boxes
within eighty rods of corporated lines
as it will interfere with the local post
office receipts. If this order is en-
forced. there will be much disappoint-
ments along the entire line and our
town folks. For the present system
gives all the patrons of the postoffice
good chances to dispatch their daily
mails, as carrier No 8 on this route
is making his regular trips on sched-
ule time, good or bad weather. Other
times our mails are taken to Prim-
rose. daily papers are generally get
ting old and stale before their arrival,
except that the subscriber has tracers
sent after them several times
month, then he is sure to receive them
regularly for few days. The Wash
ington official should let good enough
alone, as everybody is perfectly salts
fled as it as at the present.
Mrs Maria We'll returned from Keo-
kuk this morning where she spent the
winter with her children.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schoene returned to
her home from Donnellson last week,
after several months stay with her
children in Donnellson.
Andrew Kirchner moved to his farm
yesterday, recently bought OF Otto
Hirschler
Ed. Delaba moved east OF town last
week.
Herbert Wilhelm and family moved
to Big Mound Saturday.
Fred H Ginning made trip to FIT.
Madison Tuesday in the interest OF
real estate deal and some insurance.
He closed both deals.
Rev. ]. F. C. FREEZER was called to
Warsaw, ILL.,, last Monday and return.
| ed Wednesday morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
A Large Number of Friends Pleasa
Surprise Mrs. E. Weisner of
Donnellson on Her
55th Anniversary.
WAS GIVEN PRESENTS
Marriage of Prominent Young Couple
at Fort Madison Last Week
and a Honeymoon Trip
to Chicago.

DONNELLSoN, Ia. March 20
j A large crowd OF friends of Mrs. Dora.
E. Wiegner surprised her with a car
pet rag sewing at her home in our city
Thursday evening, March 25, the oc-
casion being her fifty-fifth birthday
anniversary. The crowd gathered at
the home early in the evening, taking
Mrs. Wiegner completely by surprise
but were all soon made to feel at
home after which the evening was
passed in sewing carpet rags OF which
twenty-one pounds were sewed amid
lively conversation. A dainty lunch
was served at $50 after which the
guests stayed a while longer and then
departed for their homes all wishing
Mrs. Weigner many more happy birth
days and voting they had spent a
pleasant evening. Mrs. Wiegner was
presented with linen table cloth and
several other presents. Those present
Miller. Abel, Sell, Mehl, Thereof. Fe-
flor, Haffner, Mattern, Meinhardt,
Heikert, Koch, Felt, Trump, Wagner,
Dahms, Gompf. Tayler, Holdefer, Seyb,
Kirchner. Granlich. Holdifer, Kreiss,
Baust, Wagner, Wilson, Hirschler, the
Misses Loges, Armknecht, Frank,
Stein, OFT, Krehbeil. Abel, Roth.
Koch Seyb, Schundt; David Husch-
Ter, Arthur and Freida Kreiss.
Henry Ball one of Donnelson's highly
respected young men and Miss Martha
Hoyer. youngest daughter of Henry
Hoyer of near our city were married
in Fort Madison Tuesday evening
March % at the G. E. church by Rev.
Max Hoeppner These young people
need no introduction as they are both
we'll known having always resided in
our vicinity. They have gone 20 Chi
cago for their wedding trip and will be
at home to their friends in our city
after April 18th. May their married
life be happy one is the wish of all
their friends
The following children were examin
ed at the G. E. church Sunday morn
ing: Freddie Fisher, Peter Klinger
Salome Kilinger, Lulu Eyler and Katie
Abel Next Sunday morning the con
formation will take place to which al
are cordially invited. Services begir
at 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoyer Sunday
ed with Mrs. Dora Wiegner
I Miss Anna Hohl of Primrose was il
our city Saturday
Henry Peddenstadt of Keokuk visit
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him. Mr.. Beardsley was formerly pas
tor of the Salem Congregational
church.
H. S. Brown visited his daughter
Mrs. Sidwell Stanley, near Rome, from
Saturday until Monday.
J. NJ Triplett spent last week trans
acting business and visiting his brotl-
er in southern Kansas.
Miss Grace Bell is enjoying a visit
with her cousin, Miss Eva Martin from
Chicago
Sam Beach of Herndon. Va, is a
guest at the home of his uncle, John
Bicksler.
G. A. Nyberg and wife are enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson from
Ong, Nebraska
John Savage. Jr., went to Chicago
Tuesday with a car load of cattle.
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Doesn't Hurt to Boost.

Reinbeck Courier: When you pull
down the town In which is your own
home. your business, you are pulling
down yourself, and when you build up
your own town. you build UP yourself
and your neighbor. Try and Danish
from your mind the mistaken idea
that good things are away off in some
other locality. Give your town all the
praise it can legitimately bear. 1t Will
certainly do you no harm, and VIII
cost you nothing, and, above all, pat
ronize home institutions. Be boost
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
Rad QUIT WORK
READY TO GIVE UP IN DESPAIR
Restored to Health BY Vino

Restored to Health BY Vlnol
Il was sick. rundown and finally
had to give up work. After trying
number of remedies and several ply
sicians. was just about ready to give
up In despair. l saw Vinol adj
rertised and decided to try 1t,
and 1t has done more good for
me than all other means combined. II
has built me up and restored my
strength until / now feel twenty years
younger, and am able to attend to my
work again as usual" Job Jeavons,
1886 Lind street, Wheeling, W. Va.
The reason vinol is so successful in
such cases is because it contains tonic
iron and all of the Strengthening
hlood-making and bodybuilding ele-
ments Of cod liver oil, but no oil.
Vinol is unexcelled as strength
creator for old people, delicate children,
weak, rundown persons, and after
sickness-and is the best known rem
ady for coughs. colds and bronchitis
We return your money IL Vinol tails
70 give satisfaction.
SOLD BY
McGRATH BROS. DRUG CO..
kEokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
Only One "BRoMo QUlNINE." that is
| ,axative Bromo Ouinine
Cures Cold in One Day, Grip in Days
- m ~ on every
PROSPECTS POOR
FOR WHEAT CROP
Correspondents States That Cereal
Looks Bad on Account Of Sc
we're Cold of Winter.

FRANKLIN. Iowa, March 30.-The
prospect for a good wheat harvest is
poor at this writing For this cereal
looks bad on account of the severe
cold during the winter and much is
killed.
The following pupils will be con-
firmed at the Evangelical church next
Sunday by Rev. j. F. G. FREEZER, Fret
da Delabar. Dona Harnagel and Armin
FREEZER.
The third assistant postmaster gen.
eral has given notice that rural route
carrier No. 3 from West Point. who
passes through our town must discon-
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ed with his cousin Willie Gruff several
days last week.
Miss Lille Fhewff is visiting in
Fort Madison.
A large crowd from Charlstown at
tended services at the G. E. church
Sunday morning.
Miss Dean OFT of viele visited with
her sister Mrs. Geo. Wagner the past
week.
James Comkschank and wife have
moved into their new home which
they recently purchased of Chas.
Meinhardt.
Miss Anna NJ. Wiegner was Farm
ington visitor Monday and Tuesday.