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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-16

NJOTICE-There will be a called conyoca'
~ ton OF Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chap.
ter. No. ID, held in the Tabernacle, MON
DAY evening, Noyembe s,2 ~, at I;SO o'clock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-16

TOR RENT-New siK-room BRICK
I HOUSE in desir bic &C ,lity, Cement
cellar. cabinet msntels. dome light, all
modern Improvements. Rent Slo. Apply
Ga south Fairfax street. now 81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22

$3.50 s ssg1s : . coat esi that
bring S18 or go, from heavy
black kersey, this seasons style
semi-ftted with large outside
pockets and fitted collar. See
these now while we have 4 good
assortment.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22

ployed ton n IS during
the summer, returned last week. ].
Paul Pischka left for Duluth foll
several days on business
Wolves are plentiful this year.
q Frank Wanningef Of Pierx spent
Sunday with his parents at North
Lastrup.
John Haller Of Sank Centre visited
friends in North Buh, before leaving
for his future home. in Florida.
Joe Piene and wife were callers at
j. Leidenfr ost IS Sunday.
Il j. Tschida is back from the
.Dakotas He says the crops were
fnes
Oct. 10. Frank Flicker will, during
the next few weeks. have his clover
huller working in Platte and Pulaski.
Fritz Zeigler returned from the
North the 18th.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Boser,
Oct. 18th, a son.
The stork visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs.. Kallert last week, and
left a baby girl.
Joe Schubert and G.. Hoffman were
in North huh Sunday on the way to
North Pierz.
eB-Anyone having furs, or who
will have, can secure. the highest
market price from Jos j. Leeb.
Cash paid for small or big lots IS
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
Can PBfIl NO gun Y
Jury So Declares on Second
Count Third Count IS
Dismissed

Dr.. r. ". Campbell Of Swanville
was acquitted Of violating the state
law relative to the sale Of drugs in
Justice Gerritz's court Friday after
noon. when the jury, after hearing
the evidence which, occupied the
most part Of the day, brought in a
verdict of not guilty. The count on
which defendant was on trial last Fri
day was that Of selling small
quantity of bichloride of mercury to
Fancis Bean as a pharmacist, without
being qualified to do so. The defense
was along the same line as that made
when he was convicted on the first
count the day before, that he sold it
to Mr.. Bean on prescription and
that in this manner he was selling it
to patient Of his thereby being
within. the law. The state claimed
that the poison was not sold in this
manner, nothing whatever being men
toned Of a prescription The jury,
however, found the doctor guiltless
The third count against the Swan
vile physician, that Of conducting
drug store without license, was dis
missed on the motion of the county
attorney.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
YOUNG MAN +. INSANE.

Harvey Stickney, aged % years.
the son Of E. Stickney, who conducts a
small grocery store on Fourth street
northeast, was taken before Judge of
Probate e. F. Shaw Monday morning
and examined as to his sanity. The
young man, who was employed at
sorting works at Minneapolis, failed
to return to his rooms last Friday
evening, and his roommate, fearing
that an accident might have occurred
to Stickney, got up and went to look
for him. He found him half. clad and
seated on bench near the building.
suffering from exposure. Upon being
taken to his rooms, Stickney began to
rave. and since that time gave indica-
ton of being mentally unbalanced.
The young man was brought home
the first of the week, but his condition
was such that it was thought best to
take him before the probate judge for
examination, which resulted in
harvey Stickney being found to be
mentally deranged. He was taken to
the state hospital at Fergus Falls Mon
day noon, at which place he will
receive treatment.
The young man had no bad habits
as far as could be learned, and his
many friends will hope for his speedy
recovery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
4 Nf CON SlONf!'R
+. vsrnis, ! Prominent
Pisrz Merchant, Chosen
6 FIJI Vacancy

+. Z Yernig Of Pierz was ap.
pointed to I'LL the unexpired term Of
his brother, Peter Vernig. resigned.
as commissioner from the third dis
trict on the board of county COM
at a meeting Of the chair
men of the different towns in the
district, together with the mayor of
this city Saturday afternoon. Those
in attendance were Chairman John
LANCER of Agram, Christ Schlegel Of
Granite. A. O. Moehler of aillman.
John Hammers of Little Falls, j. II.
Leigh of Leigh, L. Feucht Of Pierz,
Jacob Neisius of the village of Pierz,
Henry Gassert of Buh. and G. f..
Moeglein Of this city. F. Z. Vernig
received all the votes with the excep-
ton Of one for Christ Vernig Of Pierz
and one for John LANCER Of Agram.
Mr.. Wiring is a, prominent business
man Of Pierz, is capable in every
way to transact the business Of the
office, and will make an excellent
member of the county board.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
BANKS AtlE SBR OXEN INTO.

The Avon hank was broken into 81
three robbers last Friday morning ct
an early hour and looted between
81. 800 and y. go Of the banks
deposits. They escaped to Holding.
ford in q stolen rig, at which place
they bearded car Of a freight train.
Deputy Sheriff Valentine Herman saw
the men board the train, and he also
boarded it, planning to capture them at
the Pierz station. The robbers made
their getaway before the train reached
that station, however, making their
exit though the end door Of the box
car and dropping to the ground. so
that when the deputy sheriff and a
posse went to make the capture they
were disappointed.
4 Monday morning of last week, some
time before O'Clock. the Farmers
State Bank Of Holdingford was
entered by thieves who gained
entrance by breaking through the
plate glass Of the door. These were
evidently frightened away before they
could tap the big safe, or were not
equipped to force the safe open, and,
despairing. left.
Two men were taken at st. Cloud,
but it is not thought they are the
ones connected with either of the
above.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
NOT FAVORABLE TO CON.
MITTEE.

At meeting Of the public affairs
committee Of the Commercial club
last Friday evening, the Minnehaha
Art u Publishing company's otter
to move their plant to this city,
providing that the Commercial club
raised $1,000 to cover the cost of
moving this city and the loss of
time that, would result in doing SO,
was taken up, and thoroughly gone
over. The committee concluded that
the removal of the plant to Little
Falls would be a good thing for the
city, but that just at this time it
would be impossible to raise the
81, 900 for this purpose, as other local
propositions had to be looked after
first.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
ORGANIZE. SORORITY.

A sorority club was organized BY
the members of the local public
schools teaching corps at meeting
of the teachers last Friday afternoon
after the school session, officers being
elected as follows: Miss Ann Nc.
Gillian of the Columbia Eighth grade,
president; Miss Marguerite Hoard of
the Central Fifth grade, vice presi-
dent; Miss Jennie Nelson, Central
Second grade, secretary and treasurer
and Misses Mabel j. Olson and Gala
M. Kendall of the high school faculty,
sergeants at arms
This is a club organized for the
purpose of furnishing social times
among the teachers, and will meet
every two weeks.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
South Cushing

Oct. 49, Miss Jennie Swanson
went to Little Falls Saturday for a
short visit with her parents.
Benny Nygaard was in Little Falls
Monday on business
Sunday school was held at Mrs.
0. b. Nygaard's place Sunday, Oct.
II, and it was we'll attended.
Miss Pearl Nordlund and Miss Ellen
Anderson were in Cushing Sunday on
BUSINESS.
Willie Beto was in town Monday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22

James NJ. Gordon returned home
with the Weyerhaeuser automobile
party Sunday afternoon, from an
enjoyable trip to Chicago. In COM
parison with the farms of the neighbor-
ing states he passed through, Mr..
Gordon says that Morrison county
farms are far ahead, having better and
more substantial buildings on them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
HOPES WE GET 1T.

Royalton Banner: Here's wishing
our county seat success in the effort to
secure another railroad for the city.
Little Falls and Royalton are two
towns along the line Of the N. P. that
must be up and doing in order to
bring out the full value OF natural
resources surrounding them and to get
the full value needs cooperation
among business men in every line of
industry.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22

Railroad officer Porter gave a
young country lad a good shaking at
the depot Saturday evening as the
result Of being too loud, as the result
of imbibing fire water, on the depot
platform. The young fellow seemed
to be the better for it, as he gave nc
more trouble.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
GIL BERT

B Oct 10. Miss Sigrid Peterzen is
employed at Detroit, MINI.
Fred johnson returned from Grand
Rapids, N d., Monday. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl johnson. who
were married at LaMoure. N. D.,
Tuesday, Oct. IL, arrived at Gilbert
Thursday They will reside here in
the future. They have the good wishes
of all for a happy and prosperous
married life.
Miss Augusta Kronbeck of Freedmen
was Gilbert visitor Sunday.
Whooping cough is quite prevalent
in this vicinity and many of the
children are kept from school on that
account.
Mrs. Inga Berglund died Monday
morning, Oct. 18. aged SO years.
Death was due to old age. She is
survived by one son. August Berglund,
of this place. Her husband died last
November. The funeral will be held
from the home Of Aug. Berglund Tues.
day at 10 a. m. Interment will be in
the Ft. Ripley cemetery.
Miss Georgia Cornwell. who was
visiting in Minneapolis. returned
home Monday evening, but Miss
Laura Brannen. who accompanied her,
went on to Maple Plain for visit
with Miss Mia Trace.
Cleo. Gerhard, formerly of Pierz
but now of Blackduck, stopped off
here Saturday enroute home from st.
Cloud and other towns south of here,
and while here subscribed for the Her
aid for a year. He was looking for
men to work in the woods. and secur ed
sixteen of them Mr.. Gerhard says
that the company with which he is
connected with will commence logging
: operations at once.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22
North Buk

Oct. 17.-Mary Furhmann was in
Pierz Sunday in attendance at high
mass.
Miss Anna Hoppe, who was en-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22

F. W. Lyon was business visitor
in Royalton Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
Ten Acres for $3.50

Ton acroH good land for $50. TERMS.
~ down ana $40 month"; enough TIM
Der on every tract 20 pay for g. Only a
limited humber QUICK ACTION
NECESSARY.
M. ~. BRu0uEMANN a co,
t0s American Bank bldg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

Classification cannot be given
after ~ o'clock daily.
BALLARD AGENCY - p. w.
Mullen, tte9 Ballard av.s .opp.
city Hail Phone, Ballard a0s
MAIN OFFIC E--seyAnsh Ry.
between Union and University.
Phones. Main 1850. fad. tti-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

Our MOTTO
Get the Best - the Earth. Not Ypur
FellnW Man
$40. eee--Hnf cash. itoxi1ss srAnaesf
Wee Imaginable. close In
nxsficoktHe Lake WAMhfuet8n
and the mountstns one %
those rare situations that can
frnthfutiy Ne termed 'unab-
sfructsbis stsw Z. all Improve
meats paid but the paving thts
ffoana alone 10 cheap today.
but there 10 large strictly
modern
~ STORY
i9-ROOM residences. vita immense cnn i.
crete basement This house was
built for a home aud built rsxht .
haaed on ertsnded observations
"a other cities during cur ~
years experience here. we ron.
fidently predict that Within 70
years this property would sell
for more than
t1et Gee
n Interested kindly call al office Tor
further information
TuE REALTY LOAN a BANKING co
sutte as Central nlds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

fire view home. seFea rsan 49,
baes5Hfnt. ist EtKl9b tTB bloeks fg7@
oars. $1,000 Gown fHFf tH Bs8ssls~..
met. 1875 First Az u III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

aoys-narsarsi Rsvd. .. sspssusses
a. 1877 West ssfh.
Fax--c. Fos. 30. september ~. so
West sist
neWser--e4re Bowssr. -. September
t6 1IfT Eaks Cherry
Elss1kifm--ffsseu Huekitn. s.. sspteyu,
her ~ ta91 Fourth ~ E
Ssa~ars--F Isten stewart. "a. septem.
Der IS 2ie glEa
mentha september ~. tsft soth 3
Marafn--So~z Martha, a.. September
as south Alk1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
500 Cash
You Can't Do Better

s-roeEn heass. TOT tsHfee; al IN fraf,
Trees terrtss and fenced. pFiee a. s5s
nee esae. tft per month. phsns Hai.
lara sss So,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
Just Like Home

Cory 5.fogm cottage fnnpiessfs A..
utshed. fof $40 b murfht Il eiart 49,
siegp a. car iine rhane hafisrs Ms, M,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
CITY REAL ESTATE.
Continued.
Some Good Bargains

81 .eBe--ffeo downs NEAT. asw, f-rgem cot
tnNe.
e. 9sts-aaGo down. Rew modern. ssreom
rsgtaFs, int stAtes
si.teo-iibo esnn fabdssu t.foom cot
fngsf
t1.ste-@G4tf deans modern a-fper house
half block from car. lot f9xlQf
alegans view % lake, SQUAD and
nnGntafns
o. Geo HAlt rhsh completely furnished
broom medern cottage piano.
cALLYHo~ a ALBION
Serenity ihtFa snd Greenwood
Phone Aofih 4e4t FAtnneT A. car
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20


500 PER CENT Discount for spot
cash 10, sAAlis. close 60 ears at
3. y. Heattie. be the enc 10 get
this tofnorro~
81 oee--tt0a cash ard fte month. 9
acres. suitable very soon for plat q
tins make yen rich BY and BY.
Young fnRn
MANUFA cTURfSG aITE
$4,000 $500 cash isesf.s feet within
30 feet ~ Rainier Boulevard. On
HanfoFd ct streets on three
sides with alley At rear
ss.Qee-~s cash fire, modern T-room
large, strictly modern Residence.
staodlnE on grand vlaw corner
overlooking Lake Washington
and the mountains. street paw
Ina and every Improvement tn-
cipfed, not over 12-mlnute ride
and riaht on car line particu-
lars 81 office only
THE REALTY LOAN a RANKING Co,
Suite 2is Central bids.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
Cigars and Candies

TNs Il a tittis beauty. on PIKE ~
near Foerth. ana fer anish sale ~si
sAafifiee Toe tfsa
sft ufteatAi nioxk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
BIRTH NOTICES


f.eudcn--Ta ths wtss 81 r. Los don.
1&xe sixth w sept it. 4hHshtof
sssepy--Te the wits 81 r. sleepy
1rt Nsnth. senfenn~r ~ svu.
Ogsem--Ta tbs wife Of Ira uNiRn,
city. @ertemhrr IS 4 daughter
kssehun9--Io fhe wife Of frufnal
kefchura SBsh ard Fast HarriNou. sep
tsmabar H. . daughter.
Nerk rs the wiss u J BEES fgf
Joan. september ~ a daughter
6ssath-To the wife af - 1f2th. tet
Pine September IA q daughter
WHfiams--'ra the wife q y Williams.
city Septesnbaf a. q daughter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

FINE SUBURBAN HOME
ono acre, one black OF car no min
utica from Pioneer Square, 4-room cot.
tefe. chicken house and yard. good well.
fruit YOU can make your living here
price o. Geo terms
EMPIRE REALTY 90. mo,
sis-32f Sullivan nidaa 7lo.l2 TlrAi Az.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

fs.tee vii taT fre-n the pfssens sters
hpidsFs ens foafth ~ thets sfees ~ q
Eelaa sonesrn whkeh hss hssn dalas q
pf0fatehse hunim~se N He4fats for fstafs
th@n i've Feafs ntnt~ fnaasy 10 Me~dsa
- carr on teaFsksea haagnsss sn9 al
e1sh fsestved fF1aa asts ~ sge9k ~iii
D. lfNreetiatsiy tsf1t ss4st 10 tas baai.
Rree VII tesf fail Investigations Fee
rArtaeutafs ia4atss ~ tt8asn alt aeiif44n
haa ohtr prospective isvessnss nssA
Apply liza
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20

LOST AND FOUND.
Canflausd

fs0ai Infants embroidered flannel
shawl on Atlantic 81 between tatn
Heuth ana Rainier boulevard. Reward
ies lain o. Fhone 60 -tesat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-20
THE SEATTLE STAR

catered "a ihs Seattle Eost office a.
second class nAtfef.
oar cent per tNNy rix cents rer wees,
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~ MAI gtnScRtnFRS The asis
whrn yagf aakscflptthh axnlfVs u On the
address label 81 each rsper When ftel
dAte arflvfa Il YOU subscription has not
axafn bern paia M ADVANCE. yquf name
Il taken from TIE lat A thanke 81 daie
on the address label 10 feceitt tasVe
neF year Ntt fnt siS uiertha
NofIcE 70 synscalhERs should
yeu. eeny q The staf fah tsees ~
the faVer 70 gall W cor mAtn wtirrt
sarsst Mats iftb. Ind. tti between :
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6py Al entk II ycu should rsisa y more
than encc. tleAts tslephess 10 even time
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-24
Battle Creek.

Gottlieb Merkt OF Kalamazoo pre-.
cinct was here Friday and sold his
property in East Battle Creek to Mrs.
G. C. Hunter for $500.
C. II. Groesbeck of Norfolk was here
Saturday on business. He gave us a
few pointers on Christmas and how
to make the poor feel happy.
Prof. Cy. HENDERSON was here Sat.
urday from Norfolk and made another
home happy with new piano.
Chas. Thomas was here the fore
part of this week from Pierre visiting
old friends.
Joe Lampe was here Tuesday on
business from Norfolk.
Mrs. Charles Werner and Mrs. Will.
lam Seiffert were Norfolk visitors
Tuesday.
John l.. Malone of Manhattan, ILL.,,
was here about two weeks visiting
relatives. He is a nephew of County
Commissioner John Malone of Madi-
son and Tom Malone of Enola, and a
cousin of John Magner of Battle Creek.
He has gone back this week, well
pleased with our people and country.
Peter Fitch was here the middle of
this week from hartman visiting rel
atives and friends.
The funeral of James Clark was
well attended Thursday morning de-
spite the bad weather. Rev. Mr..
George preached the funeral sermon
at the Methodist church. Free Ma
sons from all surrounding towns were
in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schacher and
two youngest children were visiting
from Sunday till Wednesday with rel
atives at Council Bluffs. They also
took in the corn exhibition at Omaha.
Chas. Janke of Blakely, south of
Meadow Grove, has just received his
papers from Washington for a new
invention, a "re-trap." He can catch
anything from mouse up with it.
Eastern firms have made him offers
already. The boy is a nephew of Mrs.
Henry Stoltenberg.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-24
Stanton Crooks Are Set Free.

Stanton, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: The case of state VS..
Bradley, Shea and Knoles was tried
and submitted to a jury yesterday.
The jury after being out all night and
all forenoon returned verdict acquit.
ting Shea on the charge of grand
larceny and finding Bradley and
Knoles guilty of petit larceny. Shea
was thereupon discharged and left
Stanton at once. Bradley and Knoles
were sentenced to three days on
bread and water in the county Jail.
The case of Henry Matthes vs. the
Northwestern was tried and submit
ted to the jury.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-24
The only struggled slightly.

She only struggled slightly.
"'You1l ruin my Clothes she pro.
tested. But | already had plunged her
under the sparkling surface long
enough to know how easy 1t would be
to hold her there-longer
John don't play so rough she
protested as | let her up. Then |
looked at the woman who had caused
all my trouble. thought of my sweet.
heart, and the wild blood surged. 1t
blinded me and stunned me. I seized
her again and held her head under the
water. For few moments only she
struggled. then lay limp. AS the real
ization of what | had done came to
me | cried aloud. dragged her body
to the bank and laid 1t there among
the daisies and then. after vainly try.
ing to restore her to life, fed.
"All was dark and was almost be.
reft of reason. I never have spoken
OF 1t since"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-24
MCKAY Held Without Bail.

Neigh, Neb., Dec. 1S.-Special to
The News: The preliminary exami-
nation of Joe Mckay, VINO is charged
with the murder of A. G. Brown of
Brunswick, on the morning of Deem
Der 7, was held yesterday afternoon
before Justice McAllister in the Ante
lope county court house. Owing to
the limited quarters of the Justices
office, the case was heard in the court
room, which was crowded to it's ca
pacity. Long before the case was call
ed every seat in the large room was
taken. Many people were compelled
to stand in the hallway and the aisles.
Only four witnesses for the state
were placed on the stand to give tes-
timony That given by Mrs. Eddie
VanKirk and William Wooley was
damaging evidence against the &C
cused. The former stated that she
noticed smoke ascending from the
chimney of the Brown home before 7
o'clock on the morning that the muir
der is said to have been committed.
Mr. Wooley swore that he saw Nc
Kay coming from Browns residence on
this fatal morning. Witnesses also
testified that tracks around the house
were those made by the defendant.
After all the evidence had been sub
mitted the court promptly bound the
prisoner over to the next term of the
district court without bail The next
regular term will be called the second
week in February.
During the entire proceedings of
the hearing Mckay appeared uncon-
cerned as to what was transpiring,
and paid very little attention to the
testimony of the witnesses or the ex-
animation by Attorney Rice, Harring-
ton and Williams.
There were about twenty-five peo-
pie from Brunswick in Neigh yester-
day to be present at the trial. They
were brought over by three four-horse
bob sleds. The driver last night stat
ed that he would not attempt the re-
turn trip until morning, on account of
the almost impossible condition of
the roads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-24
Why Meat Is Higher.

New York World: The statement
submitted by Armour & company in
connection with the listing of bond
issue of thirty million dollars on the
stock exchange shows the packing in
dustry to be even more profitable than
had popularity been supposed. The
company by its own showing made a
gross profit of 10,5S2,000 for the year
on capital stock of twenty million
dollars and earned surplus of ST.
1926, or the equivalent of a divi-
dend of 1876 per cent.
Here is something more than the
potentiality of wealth beyond the
dreams of avarice. 1t is avarice itself
in the manufacture and sale of ne
cessity of life. Armour & company
by their own admission have justified
the charges of extortion brought
against the beef trust.
In the light of this enormous profit
the explanation of the high price of
meat recently made by the chairman
of the packers committee requires
modification. That explanation was
in effect that the packer, being obliged
to pay a higher price for live stock,
passed on the additional cost to the
dealer, who in turn shifted it to the
consumer. This, however. is not the
whole story of the rise of mess beef
from $685. a barrel in 1906 to 1890
in 1908. For its full understanding
there must be taken into account the
millions in surplus profits reserved by
the packers to convince Wall street
of the safe and lucrative nature of
their business.
It is the necessity the consumer is
under payment of 35 per cent profit
and guaranteeing bond issues that
makes meat dear.