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Financial Review

New York, December 16.--The. Financier will say: A further rapid recovery in cash, due to receipts from the interior and special operations, brought about an in- crease of s3,931,15O in the excess reserve account of the New York clearing house banks for the week ending Saturdav. inc present surplus above the 25 per cent minimum standing at $25,267, 400. Loans.
 after continuous contraction which has amounted on the present movement to
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inal. good ordinary, 1S-1ec; strict good ordinary, 3-16c; low middling, Shc; strict low middling, SBc; mid ding, eAc; strict middling, s1sc: good mlddling. SAC; strict good middling' 9 15-16c: middling fair, 1oAc; mid ding fair to fair. 1o9sc; fair, He nom- inal
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December 16.-Cash wheat, No. ? hard, 9ScQ$1 .031s; No. red, 94a95c. Corn No. ? mixed, 64c; No. ? white, 63@ 65c Oats: No. white, 490491hc; No. ? mixed. 4SQ4S1sc. Wheat: December, 961ac; May. 9s7sc July. 92Ac Corn: December, 647sc; May, 641ac; July, 649s@641sc.
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Queen to Build Sanatorium m

Brussels, December 16.-(Specal.) )-Tht Queen of the Belgians has decided to de vote a sum of $50,000 the proceeds of the sale of Edelwess flowers which have been worn in her honor throughout Belgium, to fighting the sleeping sickness. The scheme provides for the construction of a model sanatorium at Leopodville, Congo
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 16-Cotton seed oil was easier for spot and December today, owing to liberal tenders on con- tract and selling of actual oil, while futures were firmer on commission house buying, steady crude markets and GOV ering of shorts. December closed 2 points lower and later months to 5 points higher. December, 5. .3Sa5. 35c January. 5.S3aa. 34c; February, 5.3905 ,40c; March. 5.43a5. 45c; April, 546d5. .47c. Prime crude. 4.1S4i.17c; prime summer yellow. 5.2 25c bid; prime winter yellow, 56O@6. 4Oc: prime summer white, 5.S5@5. 73c. Total sales. 95O0.
 New Orleans, December 16-Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound. 5.20c; choice meal, per cent ammof,a per long ton, $2S50; choice cake, s per cent ammonia, per long ton, $27. .25.
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Empire Audit Company
 #s G. L. LEMON, President MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS AND SYSTEMS
 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA g

el, kiln dried. s5c. Pure wheat shorts, sS4 Pure wheat bran, $50. c. s. hulls, per ton, $1o. Prime c. s. meal, per ton. s29. C. S. feed meal. per tor, s25 Mo- timothy hay, per ton, s2S. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, S20. Corn chops. per 100-lb. sacks. sl.65. White oats, 66c.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 16.-The de- mand for cotton domestics is of mod crate proportions, but steady Under
 wear and hosiery demand is quiet Linens are in better call from the retail trade for spring delivery. Burlaps are in fair demand and short supply.
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HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex. change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso, ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- citation. Orders solicited tor the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms given for con. signments of spot cotton for delivery. 1rorrespondence'f invited. 'fst
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 16 = There was a better feeling in the rough rice market today. Clean grades were steady Rough Honduras, 2.75@3.51c: clean Hon. duras, 214@54c; Japan, 21sasSssc Receipts Rough, 773; millers. 1172; clean, 15f2 Sales-clean Honduras, 1l62, at 2ha415c; Japan, $50 at 21s@3 5-16c.
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Poultry and Egps

Corrected by Garrett Ae Hinel
 Hens-30q50c; live. per pound. 10c: large flyers, 1oc h.. medium flyers, l5c per lb; small, 15c per lb. Ducks-svQ34Oc each. GiIlneas, 25c. Boosters, 25c each Geese, 50GG0c. Live turkeys, 16d17c lb. Dressed turkeys. 1s@2Oc lb. Eggs. fresh, S0432c. Country butter, 20a25c lb.
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(COrrected by itrmouF & CO.)
 Lard, 107sc; compound. Slsc; D. s. short ribs, 9.40c; D. S. fat backs, S.65c: clear bellies,, $500. Ham butts, .2lkc: Boston 1l1Ac. Pork Joins, 13c; spare ribs, lO11c: breakfast bacon, 19k@21c. Star Reg ham. 14Ac. star skinned ham. 15Mc.
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St. Louis Grain

S.. Louis, December 16.--Wheat: May, 9sssc; July, 93ss@931ac. Corn: May, 65H0p 65l4c; July, 65c Oats: December, 4sc; May, 4914c.
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New Orleans, December 16-Spot 1-16c up; middling. 9Ac; sales sol bales, with 1500 to arrive; low ordinary, 9-16c nominal: ordinary. 6sac nom
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Flour and FO0dsty

(Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.)
 Self-raising flour, s5.75. Nellie Kins aou,, per barrel. s5 Boltea meal, per 96- pound sacks. a.6o. No. corn. per bush
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Naval Stores

I Savannah, December 16.-Turpentine firm. 49%@50c; sales, 494; receipts, 4o2 shipments, 5; stock, 41,376 Rosn firm: sales, 22ol; receipts, 1862; shipments, 432; stocks. 1S1,643. Quote: B, s6. 6716 D. S6. 721a@6. .S21s; E, 6771ka6. SPA; F, s6. .s21s; G and H, $6.S21ad6.s5; I, $6. .S21s% K, s7. 10; N, S.90; VIC, $7.50; wv, s7.75.
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Fruits and Produce

Corrected by Douglas Bros.)
 Apples fancy northern. per bbl., $4d5.50; bulk, $2.75@3. Oranges: California, per box 30. Lemons: Fancy. per box. 8. Lines: Imported, $1. Pineapples: g. .75 q3 per crate Grapes: Tokay, per crate. g. Concord, pony basket, 14o; s-lb. basket, BOG. Irish potatoes: Per bushel, s1.15; Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams. per bushel, 759 soc; Rutabagas: Canadian, h.. shc; On- ions: Red Globe, per h., 2s4c; Spanish. per crate, s1.65. Celery: Colorado. per crate, $6; per dozen punches, 90c91 25; Oranges. Florida, s2.5t; Cranberries, per box, s2.75q3 per bbl.. s11.
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Coffee Market

New York December 16.-The market Tor coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of points on ht- tie scattered covering in the absence of any fresh feature. January eased off after the call under scattering liquidation, but there was very little offering for deliv- cries and the appearance. of September buying orders in the hands of leading bull brokers inspired increased to cover to impart generally steady undertone to the market. The close was steady net D points lower on January, but unchanged to points higher on other months. oaies' 23,0OO bags. December, 13.7Sc; January, 1S. .35c; February, 1S.2oc; March, 1S.l6c; April. 13.1Os; May, 10.34c; June, lS.0Sc; July and August, 1S.02c; September, 1SO3c; Oc- tober and November, 13.o2c.
 Hayre was unchanged to A franc lower. Hamburg was unchanged to A pfg, lower. Rio. 75 reis lower at SIX 200; Santos un- changed, As SIX $50; Is SIX $50. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 3s,000, against 3S .OOO last year. Jundiahy receipts, ls,0co, against 1O,SOO last year. Rain was report ed in all districts of Sac Paulo. New York warehouse deliveries yesterday, 5O77, against 1O,651 last year. Today's special cable from Santos reported Is unchanged and Sac Patio receipts 27,0O0, against S,- 900 yesterday. Spot quiet Rio, No. [, 147s@141ac; Santos, No. 4 15s4@15sc. Mild Qulet, CO-uONd, lu12ulo12'.
 London Stock
 I.ondon, December 16.--During the week the stock market was shade more active with steadier undertone, and 'the closing today showed good general improvement. The agreement between the rail men and the railroads revived the uncertainty which had over shadowed the market for months ana
 1a,, rn British stocks, home rails naturally ap- preciating the most; but even consuls gained three quarters of a point, all though both sections, closed below the best on fears of a. revival of trouble in the coal trade. Several attractive. small new loans were quickly snapped I'D. but the $35,000,0 900 Canadian North arn railway and the $12,500,0o0 Bra zilian issues were left largely in the hands of the underwriters. Foreign se-- curities were uninterestfng except TOT a smart recovery in Japanese bonds, due to bear covering. Copper shares continued buoyant in the rise Tn the price of the metal and strong Parls and, New York support Amalgamated shares leading with an advance or points,
 American rails were distinctly 1rmer on the Hadley report, professional buy ing and the rise in the price or steer products. Local operators covered mod erately and despite occasional setpacks the market closed steady and from l to z points higher than week ago. United States Steel shares were the leading feature. 4
 The diminishing supplies of money necessitated borrowing from the Bank of England during the week. The pank is also doing a good discount business in January bills at per cent and .tnls' with. the expected Argentine gold de- mand. indicates a stringency in money for some time
 Live Stock Market
 .St. T.ouis necor1her 16-Cattle. Re- |
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Coffee and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & Franklin.)
 Coffee: Arbuckles, $24.30 per 100 lbs: Luzanne, PIC ID. Sugar: Standard grant, lated 61sc ID.
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Live Sfock Market

St. Louis, December 16.-Cattle: Re- ceipts 300 including 300 Texans; mar ket steady. Native shipping and export
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats

(Corrected by .armodr & Col
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

Open. High. Low. ClO
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
REGULAR SESSION
Of THE COUNCIL
Council Meeting Quiet Residents
Of West Third Street Want
Electric Light.

The regular session Of the coun-
Gil last night was uneventful, most
OF the time being occupied with
routine work. The regular monthly
report of the different city Officers
was read and placed on file. and the
report of the Kendall Young Library
accepted.
Outside of this. the consideration
Of petition from residents Of West
Third street asking for electric
lights took up some time. The resi-
dents in that section of the city de-
sire very much that the electric
light service be extended so that
they may have street lights as we'll
as lights for their homes. The mat
ter was left in the hands OF, the
electric light committee.
After allowing the usual grist OF
bills, the meeting was adjourned till
tomorrow night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Poor Hunting This Season.

Reports from Wall Lake are to
the effect that the shooting there
Friday, the first day of the fall
hunting season, was not nearly as
good as usual, and the individual
who succeeded in bagging a half
dozen ducks was rare parsonage.
There were probably three or four
hundred hunters opened upon the
ducks with the first faint streak Of
dawn, and many sportsman failed
to get even a solitary duck. Many
narrow escapes from serious acc:-
dents were reported. There were
many novice hunters among the
crowd and these would not wait for
the fowl to get above the tops of the
rushes before firing on them. Hence
the shot whistled around the ears
of many hunter who lay among
the reeds on some musk rat domi-
cile in the middle of the lake. Sever
al Instances occurred where sports
men were actually hit by shot. but
not seriously hurt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Accident That Happened Thirty
Years Ago Thought to be Re-
sponsible for Gangrene
Poisoning.
71cT1M is AGED FARMER
VIM. Dillon Has Leg Amputated
Above Knee-Leg Hurt Long
Since Caused Trouble.

The amputation of VIM. Dillon S
leg on account Of gangrene, which
occurred at the hospital here this
morning, brings to light very
peculiar case.
Mr.. Dillon, who is an aged farm
er residing south of the city, being
rs. years of age his last birthday
was in his younger days employed
in. railroad work. Some thirty years
ago he was injured in railroad &C
c'dent near Colfax, Iowa, hand
car running over his right leg. He
sustained a painful wound asa re-
suit, but it later healed and he was
bothered no more with it till less
than week ago, when gangrene
poisoning developed in the leg. The
physicians were unable to stop 1t
and ,amputation became necessary
in order to save his life. The limb
was taken OF above the knee. The
case is probably without precedent
hereabouts and presents quite q
problem for study to the local medi-
cal men.
Mr.. Dillon survived the operation
and is getting along nicely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
viii be Represented in Third Ma
tional Conservation Congress
a. to be Held at Kan
sas City.
WILL BE THREE DAY SESSION,
Delegates Appointed by Mayor are
u. L. Kamrar, 0. s. Cleveland
and P. M. Banks.

Webster City is to be represented
in the third National Conservation
Congress, which will be held this
year in Kansas City, September 25,
&c and 81, and promises to be the
most notable gathering of the kind
ever held. The cities throughout
the country are realizing more and
more each year that the nation
must conserve it's natural resources,
and are taking much interest in
these meetings for the furtherance
of plans looking toward that end.
Every city in the United States OF
$4,000 or more is entitled to five
delegates and cities of less than
that population are entitled to three
delegates at the annual congress OF
the national association. Acting
accordingly, Mayor Sparboe has ap
pointed the proper quota Of dele
gates for Webster City to attend the
big session at Kansas City the last
of this month. The delegates nam
ed to represent this city are ]. /.
Kamrar, O. S. Cleveland and P. NJ
Banks.
They will attend and take part in
the big gathering, and bring back
full and complete report Of the
things done.
The general object Of the Nation
al Conservation Congress as sci
forth In its constitution are: Tc
provide for discussion OF the re-
sources Of the United States as the
foundation Of the prosperity of the
people; to furnish definite informa
ton concerning the resources ant
their development, use and preser
walton; to afford an agency through
which the people OF the countr!
may frame policies and principles
affecting the conservation and util
ization Of their resources--to be pu
into effect by their representative
in state and federal governments.
The strength and prosperity o
the American nation depend largel.
on the natural resources and popu
lation OF the interior. Accordingly
special attention will be given a
this years congress to the soil an
to the maintenance and improve
ment Of that fertility which brough
settlement and wealth to the inter
Tor states. Special attention will ,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
A Trim to Scotland.

u. r. Silver, one of Hamilton
county's prosperous farmers, resid
ing southwest Of town, will leave
tomorrow night on trip to Wake
field, Laurencekirk, Scotland, his ma
tive country. Mr.. Silver first came
to America nineteen years ago and
has not visited his people in his ma
tive land for fourteen years. His
parents are still living in the old
home and he also has some brothers
and sisters whom he will visit. He
will be gone upon his trip across the
briney deep about two months.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Everybody Knows Something About
Lumber Values

these days, but the homebuilder who
listens to the cry of wait until
lumber is cheaper" is not apt to be
any nearer his goal on his deathbed
than he is today. The government
recommends timber conservation
and this alone is proof that lumbe.'
has a fixed value.
Our years of experience in buying
and selling lumber lead us to ad-
wise our friends that now's the time
to build. There's but one crop OF
timber for most OF us. If you con.
template new home We want to
talk with you've have all grades
of lumber. The lowest quality
starts at good and goes up. Give
us a call and learn the facts about
these lumber values. dill
Young & Clifton
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
TOMORROW THE
FARMERS PICNIC
A Big Day at Stanhope-An Inter
esting Program will be
Carried Out.

Tomorrow is the day for the big
picnic at Stanhope and there are
great anticipations OF good time.
An interesting program has been
prepared, consisting of speaking,
races, produce exhibits, etc, and
contests OF various kinds will be
pulled of and some liberal prizes
are offered. These annual picnics
have become very popular and no
town in the state excells Stanhope
in getting up something good. A
large crowd will be in attendance
and the program promises that ev-
eryone will get his moneys worth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Webster City Drops Ten Inning Ball
Game at Ackley by Narrow
Margin-Was Good
Exhibition.
SCORE STOOD THREE TO TWO
Was Last Game for Ackley Of Sea-
son-Reiter Makes Phenom-
email Hard Hit.

The game between Webster City
and Ackley, played on the latter
teams home grounds yesterday at
ternoon, went ten innings and was
closely contested throughout. It
was won by Ackley in the last half
of the tenth inning when, with no.
body out, Long hit a man with
pitched ball, forcing in the winning
score. 1t was hard luck finish for
the. Webster, City team. who had
played brilliant ball all the time
from the first call Of batter up"
It was admittedly one of the best
played games witnessed in Ackley
this year and closed the season for
the Ackley team. Longs hitting Of
two. batsmen in the last inning,
coupled with a rank decision on =
forced out" by the umpire, was
what lost the day for Webster City.
The feature of the game was the
home. run made by Reiter. It was
line drive for fully three hundred
feet and was the most phenomenal
hit ever made on the Ackley
grounds. In striking contrast to last
Saturdays game, played here with
Farmer" Burns team, the Webster
City infield played air tight ball and
not a score was allowed through err
rors.
The Ackley fans were very much
pleased with the exhibition and it
was indeed fitting finish for the
season Of baseball there. The score:
Webster City:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05

given also to the influence Of the
farm and of rural life in promoting
that strength and independence of
character required for the highest
class of citizenship. 1t seems clear
that the time has come when the
bearing of the conservation move
ment on the spirit of the American
citizenship and character of our peo-
pie must be clearly brought out.
This will be an object of the con-
'gress at Kansas City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05

The dream children and real chill
dren and for all whom spite of time,
have not lost the child heart, Helen
Waldo-in the w. Fl. Cook concert
course-will sing Mother Goose
melodies, Father Goose tales, songs
for work and play, heroes of fact
and fancy, lyrics of other lands, he'd
time songs and songs of long ago.
Miss Waldo is a distinguished ora
torio contralto, but in her Child
Life" programs finds delightful
mission of inspiring the little folks
and delighting their elders. Miss
Waldo takes in Webster City while
enroute between Chicago and Seat
tie, bringing her accompanist with
her.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
At the Hospital.

Robt. Riley, farmer residing
near. Stanhope, who, underwent, an
operation at Mercy hospital yester--
day. returned to his home today.
Mr.. Riley's case was quite unusual.
He had been bothered. with q. wis
dom tooth, which became infected,
necessitating the removal Of the
tooth and another surgical opera
.tion on the jaw. 1t was necessary
to cut through the cheek in. order
to perform the operation.
j. ID. Riste, who was taken to the
hospital a few days ago. is reported
as improving slowly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Contracts Let.

The board of supervisors yester-
day let the contract for four tile
bitches and the bids were lower
than usual, owing to the small
amount OF work of this kind now
being done.- The contracts were all
let to Anderson & Co. of Vincent.
Iowa, as follows:
The Henderson No. 119, Scott
township, s,296.24. The Charles
ton extension, Scott township, No.
100, $1,250. The Satire No. l21,
Scott township, $4,000. The joint,
No. 1872, between this county and
Hardin, in Lincoln township,
$4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Adds New Equipment.

The Sanitary Refrigerator Count
err, the latest thing in up-to-date
meat market fixtures, has made Its
appearance in Webster City. G. G.
Gustuson, the Seneca street men,
market man, is the introducer o!
this most convenient and health pro
tecting invention. He has just in
stalled one of the new patent dis
play counters in his shop. The re-
frigerator counter Is made almost
entirely Of glass and resembles Q
double deck show case in appear
ance, with the exception that in tn;
center portion OF the counter is ar
ice box, hid from view by a large
mirror front, which cools the meats
that are kept inside the displa.
counter. All of the different cuts
of meat are open to inspection t
the prospective purchaser, only the!
are not lying out on top Of thu
counter where the flies can get t.
them and the customer, who ma!
have grimy hands, pick oveN>th'
choice cuts. 1t is strictly sanitar!
and keeps the meats in the best pos
sible condition
In addition to the installation @
the new sanitary refrigerator count
err, Mr.. Gustuson's increasing bust
ness has made necessary the install
lation Of additional refrigerato
space. He now has most thorough
ly equipped and sanitary shop.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05
Arm Fractured.

The fourteen year old daughter OF
R. B. Leroy of Highview, Miss Mar
guerite Leroy, had her right arm
fractured Sunday by falling out Of
a buggy. She was out riding with
her older sister and daughter NJ
Frank Stahl, neighbor. The horse
they were driving started up unex-
pectedly and threw the injured girl
out of the rig. Her arm was broken
just above the wrist. The fracture
was attended to by a physician and
the little girl is getting along all
right.