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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-21
KRAFT SOLD TO SPOKANE.
HannibaPs Star TwIrIer viii Wear
Northwestern League
lIniform eg

Hannibal, Feb. 20.-That Dave Kraft
star twirler on the Hannibal team for
the past three years, has at last had
his hopes realized is evident as an
nouncment has been made by the
Hannibal baseball association that he
has been sold to the Spokane Wash. }
team Of the Northwestern league. Dur
ing the time he has played protes-
sional ball he always had desire to
play in the vast.
Kraft first played with Hannibal In
1908 when the Bluff City was a mem
Der of the Illinois Missouri league.
During that year Kraft was an i'm
portant factor for Hannibal in win
ming the Illinois-Missouri league pen
nant.
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He BELONGS TO HANNIBAL.
keyes Of Quincy Will Wear Hannibal
Uniform This
SeAaor

Hannibal, Feb. 20.-Charles Keyes,
Quincy's veteran southpaw finger, will
wear Hannibal uniform this year.
The Hannibal Baseball association
Saturday announced that Reyes had
been traded to Hannibal for Kerwin,
Spencer and Forney. The Hanni.
bal association also received money for
these players beside Pitcher Keyes.
Reyes was considered one OF the
best southpaws in the Central assoc
citation last season, and he is no
stranger to the Hannibal fans. Last
season Keyes worked in fifteen games
He won eight, lost six and tied one.
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Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 20.--The provision
market follows:
Butter-Market steady; creameries.
17@26hc.; dairies, 16@22c.
Eggs Market firm; receipts, 5,273
cases; at mark, cases included, 100
14c.: f1rsts, 1sc.; prime firsts, 19c.
Cheese-Market steady: daisies, 1914
Americans, 14k @15c.; long horns,
14k @15c.
Potatoes-Market steady: choice to
fancy, 46@4Sc.; fair to good, .42@45c.
Poultry-Market unsettled; turkeys,
dressed, 19c.: hens, live, 14c.; chickens,
springs, live, 14c.
veal-Market steady; so to 60 10.
WITS, sAc.; so to IS Id. WITS, 1ohc.;
SIS to 10 ID. WITS, 11Hc.
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Kansa. CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City, NO, Feb. 20.-The CASH
grain market follows:
Wheat-Market unchanged to N c
lower: No. 2 hard. e6693c.: No. 3. $40
92c.: No. 2 red. 92@ 92c.; No. 3, S7@91c.
Corn-Marl1et UNCHANGED to half
higher: No. 2 mixed 42R m43c.; No. 3,
41@42hc.: No 2 white. 43h @44c.; No.
8,.42@42hc.
Oats-Market unchanged; No.
white, 30k Oslo; No. 2fmixed. 29h a
so1sc.
Rye-Nn. 2. 75@79c.
Hay-Unchaneed choice timothy
s13.50@14: choice prairie, s12.
Receipsss- aeat, 40 cars.
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BoRToN TO ST. JOE
Speed Boy First Basenan Has Been
EARNED Out to Mizoo Club by

EARNED Out to Mizoo Club by
Comiskey.
Baker Borton will play with the st.
Joe. Mo-, Western league club this
season. He has been sold by Owner
Comisky of the Chicago White Sox to
st. Joe to make room for Jimmie Cal
latan, whom the Old Roman has q
high regard for. Borton may event,
ually be turned back to Ottumwa, II
arrangements can be made with the
management of the st. Joe club. The
player was originally owned by Spring.
field Three-Eye club, and Ottumwa has
no claim on him.
Eddie Gagnier, the premier short.
stop of the Western league last year
has been returned to Lincoln, Neb., by
Owner Comiskey for further seasoning
Gag will be remembered here as one
of Snapper Kennedy's old players
when the pastime was staged on the
fair grounds park.
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e. ou;. c.sh Grain.

St Louis, Feb. 2o.-The cash grain
market follows:
wheat-Market steady: cash track,
No. 2 red, o1@93hc.; No. hard, 900
bSc. :.
Corn-Market higher; track No. 2
l4kc.; No. white, 45c.
Oats-Market higher: track, No. :,
B01lc.; No. 2 white, 32lzc.
Rye-Market unchanged, see.
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SHERIDAN IN GO TONIGHT
Some Of the Battles That Are Seized.
uIed For This Week.


Chicago, Feb. 20.---At Cleveland to-
night Chicago's rising youngster,
Mickey Sheridan, tackles Joe Phillips
at fifteen rounds Sheridan and his
manager, "Kid" Howard, left for the
scene of hostilities yesterday. Digger
Stanley, the British bantam, is billed
to hook up with Jimmy Walsh tomor.
row night in Boston at twelve rounds.
Jack White and Tommy Gary, local
fighters, meet at ten rounds before
Milwaukee club on Friday.
The battle next Sunday afternoon at
New Orleans between Johnny Coulon
and frankie Conley promises to be
great affair Rival claimants for the
bantam championship, they decide TO
issue as to whom the title belongs. AS
they go twenty rounds, the question
should be answered.
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Ia PLAY Three Cames.

Fairfield, Feb. 20.-The last week
of February includes three good bas-
ketball games on the Parsons sched
ule. all of them here. On Tuesday
night Simpson will play return game
here, on Friday evening Highland Park
will meet the local collegians, and on
the following Tuesday Monmouth col.
lege of Monmouth, ILL.,, will be here.
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st. Io.enh Iixs Stock.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 20.-The I've
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.
600: steers. s4.50@6.25; cows and heif-
ers. s3.5065.50; calves. s3.50@S.25.
Hogs-Market to 10c higher; re-
and heifers, $3.50@8.25.
Hogs-Market to 10c higher; re-
ceipts, 5000; top, s735; bulk Of sales,
$7.15@7.25.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts, L.
200; lambs, $5.50@6.15.
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--------------------
Handlcap Shoot TO Gilbert,

Kansas City, Feb. 20.-Fred Gilbert
Of Spirit Lake. Iowa, won the shoot
off of the Great Western handicap at
live birds here Saturday, killing thirty
pigeons without miss. In the shoot
yesterday Gilbert was tied by Harry
Dunnell Of Fox Lake, ILL.,, and 8. NJ.
Cockrell of Kansas City.
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Nav Yor. Money; Closing.

New York, Feb. 20.-Prime mercan-
tile paper-4@4x per cent.
Sterling exchange-Firm with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S3.45@
4.S3.55 for sixty day bills and at $4.S6.45
for demand.
Bar silver-52Mc.
Mexican dollars-46c.
Bonds-Government. steady; rail-
road, irregular.
Money on call-Steady, tx per cent;
ruling rate, 2Ac.; closing bid, 2; offer
ed, IN per cent.
Time loans-Easier; so days, TX @3
per cent. 90 days, 3@3A per cent; six
months, 31s @3A per cent.
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Ap woLeAsT a BENEDICT.
Champion Lightweight Marrtes Miss
Mildred Ensign at Grand
nan;de

Grand Rapids, Feb. 2O.-Ad Wolgast,
champion lightweight pugilist, was
quietly married here Saturday to Miss
Mildred Ensign, aged 10 years. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
S. G. Strickland at his home. There
were no witnesses. The bride was a
childhood schoolmate of Wolgast. The
honeymoon will be trip to New York
where the champion fights Knockout
Brown on March g.
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Omaha Grain.

Omaha, Nebr. Feb. 2O.-The grain
market follows:
wheat-Market unchanged: No. 2
hard, s4@s6c.: No. 4hard, s3@S5c.
Corn-Half cent higher: No. white.
4oMc.; No white. 39A m401kc.: No. 2
yellow. 3Sz @39Mc.: No. 8 yellow,
ssh @39c.: No. 2, 39A @3sAc.; No. 3
3sA @3sAc.
Oats-Market unchanged: No. 3
white, 2SA @2sAc.; No. 8 yellow, ESQ
2S1hc.
Receipts-Wheat, II: corn, IL; oats,
20.
shipments-w Wheat, II; corn, 80;
oats, 20.
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A GUNLESS HUNT
ottumwa sportsmen and Six Dogs vii
- Participate In Hedrick Fox Hunt
WedneSdav

The fox chase at Hedrick Wednes-
day will attract at least small por-
ton OF the great army Of sportsmen OF
Ottumwa. Owners of six dogs have en-
tered their animals in the hunt, from
this city. Numerous followers Of the
sport will go to the nefghboring city
Wednesday and at least watch the fun.
The hunt is in charge of O. H. Cuddy,
and dog owners from North English,
Ollie, Sigourney, Fremont, Delta, He'd.
rick, Richland and Highland Center
will have their animals in the field
to battle with the Ottumwa hounds for
supremacy. No guns will be allowed In
tie chase.
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Oklahoma Defeats Provision.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Feb. 20.-The
state senate yesterday knocked out the
provision Of the prohibition bill giving
the governor power to remove or sus-
pend county officers who fail or refuse
to enforce the prohibition law.
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Car Load Receirts.

wheat-15 cars, with Of contract
grade.
Corn-26U cars, with none of con-
tract grade.
Oats-152 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago.
Minneapolis and Duluth today We're
sos cars, compared with holiday last
week and 615 cars the corresponding
day year ago.
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New York, Feb. 20.-Cotton-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, 1910;
middling gulf, $14.36; sales, 100 bales.
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New York Cottol

New York Cotton Futures, Closing.
New York, Feb. 20.--Cotton futures
closed steady. Closing bids: February,
s137S: March. $3.50 April. 1890:
May, $14: June, s14; July. 1899: Aug.
ust, $13.67: Oct, $12.65: Dec. $12.55.
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Omaha Lixa Stock.

South Omaha. Feb. 2O.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market active; receipts, A.
200: native steers. $1,000 $50; cows
and heifers, $3.25@5.40: western steers,
s2.75@5.S5; stockers and feeders, 1910
t@5.S5.
Hogs-Market strong to SC higher:
receipts, 1000: heavy, $6.95@715:
mixed, $7.o5@$715: light, $7.10@7.2
Sheep-Market slow to 10c lower;
receipts, 1900: sheep, $3.50@5.00;
lambs; $3.50 600.
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Peoria, Feb. 20.-The grain market
follows:
Corn-Market higher; No. 3, 441sc.:
No. 4, 43@43bc.
Oats-Market quiet: No. white.
|s01kc.
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New York Sugar and Coffee,

New York, Feb. 20.-Raw sugar
firm: nrscova do SO test. 3.11c.; CEN
trifugal Sc test, 3.61c.; molasses 80 test,
2S6c.: refined. steady.
Coffee-Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio, 100
12Ac.; No. 4 Santos, 12A @13c.
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Eor.;,n cra;n. closino.

Liverpool, Feb. 20-The closing grain
market follows:
wheat-Spot, dull: No. 2 red west
srn winter, no stocks: March rs.
Corn-Spot, quiet; American mixed,
new, 4s21ad; old, 5s1d; May, nominal.
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ST. Louis Wool.

st. Louis, Feb. 2O.-Wool unchanged;
territory and western mediums, 100
22c.; fine mediums. 16@1Sc.; fine, 100
he
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ST, Louis Grain Futures; Closing

st. Louis, Feb. 2o.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Lower; May. S1hc.; July,
S6N @86Mc.
Corn-Lower; May, 47zc.; July. 4s5s
a 49c.
1.Oats-Lower, May, 3oKc.
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WUfWnOuuC and NeVlH SHIIteu pUsI'
tons during second half.
Time of halves-Twenty minutes
Field goals-Mier, IL; Wormhoudt. s;
Lester, 1; Nevin, 2; Lynch, l; Lod
wick, Il; Gaylord, Q; Martin, 3. Foul
goals-Mier, 8; WOrmhoudt, /
Referee. M. b. Morrissey. Umpire
e. J. Eigenmann.
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City. FEB. ZV.-Ine gram
market closed as follows:
wheat-May, s61kc.; July. s4Ac.
Corn-May, 47Ac., bid: July, 4sAc.
bid.
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-DuIl. 34.4004.5O.
Duluth clo.lna Whsat.

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 2o-Closing
wheat-May. 98At.. bid; July, 97hc.
Durum-May, s4Ac., asked; July,
ls5Ac,. nominal
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Kansas CITY Butter and Eaos.

! Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 2O.-Butter-
Creamery. CSC: f1rsts. 22c.; seconds
t2Oc.; packing stock. 121sc.
Eggs-Extras, 20hc.; f1rsts, 1870.
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Galveston Cotton,
Nav York Cotton.

Galveston. Feb. observation-disclosures
steady, 14Ac.
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Naw York Poultry.

New York, Feb. 20.-Poultry-Dres
ed. firm; western chickens, 14c.: fowls
1874 @16hc.: turkeys, 15@23c.
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New York., Feb. 2U.-The cIosll
grain market follows:
Wheat-May. &c; July. csc.
Corn-May, 56kc.
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CHICAGO Daily Movemen. Of Produce.
St. Joe Business Man Dead.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 20.-W. c.
Eeardsley. a pioneer business man OF
ST. Joseph, died today, aged 81 years.
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MINI eapoIis Wheat; Closing.

Minneapolis, Feb. 2o.-Closing wheat
s7tc.; July, sSh @sShc.; Sept
92hc.
Cash cloee-No. hard. &c.; No.
northern, 97@sshc.: No. northern
94M @9611c; No. wheat, 92a @94hc
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New York, Feb. 20.-Standard cop
per-Quiet: Spot and March, $12.2O@
Tin-Unsettled; spot $44@4b; March
$42.25@43.
Lead-Dull, $4.40@4.50.
Spelter-Dull, $5.50@5.60.
Iron-Unchanged; northern grades,
$14.75@16.25: southern grades, $l4.75@
1915.
Bar silver-523sc.
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ST. Louis Lead.
New York Grain; Closing.

ST. Louis, Feb. 20.-Lead, dull. $3.50
spelter, firm, $5.45.
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st. ouis Poultry And Proxiaiona.

st. Louis Feb. n.-Por,trv--Market
steady: chickens, 12c.; springs. 14c.;
turkeys, 15c.; ducks, 15c.: geese, &c.
Butter-Market steady; creamery,
|21@27c.
Eggs-Market higher, lie.
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FEW CHANCESON
LOCAL MARKETS
COUNTRY BUTTER LOWER AND
LIVE SPRING CHICKENS
ADVANCE.

Except for reduced quotation on
country butter and an increase In the
price Of live spring chickens. the local
retail markets to day differ but little
from Saturdays figures. Country but
ter can be purchased for twenty Two
and one-half cents, twenty-five cents
and thirty cents. The first figure Is the
lowest price quoted for some time.
Spring chickens have jumped from
thirteen cents to fifteen. Forty cents
is the high wholesale mark on corn.
and guineas have advanced to twenty
cents each in the wholesale quotations.
MLHt EeAiE MARKETS
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IOWA WON BIG GAME.
Score in Basket Ball Game That 10
Hawkeyes' All tho Way Ends 27
~ 19-SaIIander IL Star

to 16-SalIander Is star.
Chicago, Feb. 20.-The University OF
Iowa basket ball team gave the North
western university five sound beating
Saturday evening in the latter's gym
nasium bv a score Of 81 to 10. The
game was never in doubt from the
start, and at the end of the first half
the visiting team had piled up score
Of II to 8.
Northwestern was weak at basket
shooting, and its team work was IN
need of repairs after the Iowa five had
roughed the north shore boys up and
down the floor.
Ray Lamke, on whom the north
shore boys counted for a large part Of
their score, did not play his usual game
Sallander Of Iowa being the star of the
evening, getting seven baskets to his
credit.
Line up:
Northwestern (1s) Iowa CID
r. Lamke $500. L. F. Sallander
E. Lamke $500. r, F. ......... Ryden
Wells ......... 6. ......... Smith
Piper, Thorsen L. G. Thomas. Weaver
Scanlon ..... r. G. ...... Schmidt
Observation-Disclosures, Chicago. Bas-
kets-R. Lamke (3). e. Lamke 90,
IScanlon, Sallander %, Ryden, Smith,
Schmidt (2). Free throws-R. Lamke,
co., Ryden 60.
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Piftsburo Oil,
Peoria Grain,

Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 20.-Oil closed
$1.30.
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RANGE OF. HOG PRICES.

Range Of hog values at Chicago foa
the week with companions:
Mixed and Light
192@255 132@205
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Exchange on New York.
Chicago, Feb. 20.-Exchange on New
York, par.
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Savannah Turpentine and Rosin.

Savannah, Ga, Feb. 20.-Iurpentlne'
firm. S7Ac.; rosin, firm, F, S7.20; q,
S725
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JOYS AND GLOOMS

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-13
City in Brief

L. K. Dollar of Duluth, inspector Of
field No. 10 of the u. S. land depart
ment was in the city today calling on
old friends.
idon were home over Sunday from Bis
marck, where the federal court is now
sitting for term.
Chas. Pettibone and wife returned
from Chicago yesterday morning where
they had been on the sad mission of
attending the funeral Of Mr.. Petit
bones father.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Gardner will leave
this evening for Vancouver, b. c.,
where they will make their future
home. For several years Mr.. Gard
ner has been associated with the Far
Street Railway Co.
There will be a regular meeting Of
the Maccabees in te A. o. u. w. hall
the Maccabees in the A. o. u. w. hall
members are requested to be present
as there will be initiation of candi-
dates and other important business.
Somebody is going about the south
side of the city with a small Ratchet
or big knife and is hacking the trees
as he goes along-the male gender is
used, because 1t is not believed for a
moment that one of the opposite sex
would commit so ruthless a depreda-
tion.
The many friends Of Hon. T. o.
Burgum of Arthur, who underwent a
serious operation at st. Johns hos
pital last week, win be pleased to
know that he is much improved and is
rapidly recovering from the same. 1t
is expected that he will be able to
leave the hospital next Saturday.
The appearance of William A. viii.
lett, a Chicago baritone of some proni-
nence, at the Stone auditorium tomor-
row night is an event which is being
anticipated very generally among local
musical folks. AS he did last year. he
will sing under the auspices of the
Dakota conservatory The critics in
the larger cities speak very kindly of
Mr.. Willett and all agree that while
mis- voice is of the robust order IL ia
sympathetic, and that he sings with
tonal power as well as beauty.
The Galesburg Evening Mail says:
lucille Tewksbury, one Of the fore
most sopranos of the country this sea
son, took the role of Margarita, the
heroine in the opera. Her voice, from
the first note, held the closest atten-
ton Of the audience. 1t is wonderfully
clear, of the most excellent quality.
and in every way indicative of an
excellent singer. Her Interpretation OF
her part added attractiveness to her
work" Mrs. Tewkshury will appear in
Fargo March Is at Stones new audi
forum under auspices of Fargo con-
servatory.
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NO MONEY SHORTAGE
Professor Roehnner Does Not BeIieve
in Shortage of Money in North
Dakota.

Mr.. Boehmer OF the Fargo conserv-
atory apparently does not notice al
present any shortage of money in
North Dakota, for his desk is swamped
with substantial checks from all parts
Of the state, from parties who intend
to visit Fargo at the time Of the grand
music festival to be given March 30, 81
and April i.
All these orders are numbered and
filled, as they come In and every one
OF them win be filled before the gen
eral sale Of single admission tickets
win be opened on March "a.
Only whatever seats are left, IL any
at all, will be disposed of to Fargo and
Moorhead music lovers.
IL you want to be certain Of seat
you should subscribe for a season
ticket. which will give you first choice
OF seats and hear besides the great
est living singer. the children's chorus
OF ESQ voices and the presentation OF
Wagner'a masterpiece, Tannhauser BY
the festival chorus OF 100 voices.
Subscription list open at the Fargo
conservatory OF music, phone 1881.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-13
william A. WILLETT
TOMORROW NIGHT
FAMOUS SINGER WILL APPEAR AT
STONES AUDITORIUM TUESDAY
EVENING UNDER AUSPICES OF
DAKOTA CONSERVATORY OF
MusIc-TickETs 81 AND 75c.

Following are a number OF testi-
monials regarding Mr.. Willett and his
remarkable singing. Fargo people will
be delighted with his voice:
Chicago Musical Times: One of the
most popular singers in Chicago.
Chicago Chronicle: One is inn
pressed at once with the mellow mu-
steal tone, fine restraint. ease and
naturalness Of his style.
Toledo Courier: His work was q
distinctive triumph. He treats his
songs with subtle perception and
meaning.
Chicago Presto; His fine voice in
spired his audience with a desire for
further favOrs.
Chicago Musical Leader: He gave
a dignified and powerful performance
and would be OF service on any ora
torio programme.
Chicago Staatszeitung: Mr.. will
let's beautiful voice, good phrasing
and fine musical understanding make
him one OF the best lieder singers in
this city.
New York Musical Courier: Mr.
Willett has a baritone voice OF good
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unusual artistic ability and musical in
telligence.
London News: Mr.. Willett scored
a magnificent triumph.
Minneapolis Tribune: Mr. Willett
as High Priest found much favor: he
has besides a splendid voice a most
musicianly manner.
Chicago Times-Herald: Mr. Willett
rendered a great variety Of old and
modern songs in a most agreeable and
artistic manner,
Minneapolis Times: A voice of ex-
cellent range, sweet and mellow and
sang the part Of High Priest with in
telligence and understanding.
Chicago Fine Arts Journal: His fine
baritone voice was given splendid
opportunity for hearing. The varied
programme received the most artistic
reading.