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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
wheat PRICE
LITTLE LOWER
RAIN IN KANSAS TURNED THE
g MARKET DOWNWARD AT THE
OPENING-CORN HIGHER.

Chicago, June 5.-Rain In Kansas
and promise of some for tonight IN Ne
braska has turned the market today IN
wheat in downward direction. Asser-
tions that the moisture in Kansas was
hardly enough to lay the dust, led to
temporary rally. The opening varied
from sc lower to ac up. September
started at $1.06A to S1.06 IS al 06N.
Reports Of rain at Omaha and Of a
downpour at Salina, Kans., drove the
market still lower. The close was ner-
vous at $l.053s for Sept, net loss OF
1c even.
Bull leaders bid corn higher. Sellers
We're conspiciously absent. July opened
unchanged to B@Ac off at 1884 @737s
to "A and rose to 749sc.
Afterward the market So gged in SYM
pathy with wheat. The close was easy
with July at 73&, decline of II C net
Oats ran up scharpiy on good general
commission buying. Cash houses took
a prominent part in the purchasing
movement.
r July started Bc to &c up at 50h to
50A and climbed to 51Ac.
Trade in provisions had steady
tone. There was only light volume. OF
business. Initial sales swung from
last nights level to 27ac below, with
September deliveries $3.50 to $18.72h
for pork, s10.97k to $11 for lard, and
$10.52 for ribs.
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EDDYVILLE.

The Rebekahs have elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: noble
grand, Mrs. Lilly Lore, vice grand, Mrs.
Annie Roberts, recording secretary,
Mrs. Geo. Chord financial secretary,
Lizzie Oldham, treasurer, Mrs. G. w.
Stevens
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Alley are visit
ing relatives in Red Rock, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. jenkins, Mrs.
Mary Jenkins, F. L. Campbell and E.
S. Bailey of Chillicothe visited the
week at the home of Mrs. w. A. Nye
in Eddyville.
Mrs. L. Boden who has been visiting
relatives in Eddyville and Abba re-
turned to her home in Des Moines
Tuesday.
j. Nitric is in Kirksville, Mo-, this
week attending commencement exer-
cises of Still college. Ed .Myric COM
p1etes the course In Osteopathy at that
institution this year.
Mrs. O'Hara accompanied by Mrs.
Albert Epperson left Monday for Lin
coin, Neb. Mrs. O'IIara will remain
for the summer visiting her daughter.
Ed Stuber who was recently injured
by an anto at Mt. Pleasant has re-
covered sufficiently to be able to visit
relatives in Eddyville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Johnson Of
Mystic were recent guests at the par
entail Wallace Johnson home in Eddy
vile.
Miss Leila Whitsel went to Marshall
town Monday to remain during the
summer.
Miss Florence Knight and daughter
Louise came down from Oskalocsa
Monday and spent the day with rela.
tives in Eddyville.
Mrs. w. T. Gray OF Ottumwa was
the guest Of relatives in Eddyville
Monday.
Mrs. L. A. Roberts who has been
making an extended visit with her
daughter Mrs. Geo. lager at Batavia
returned home Tuesday.
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Weather Report.

Illinois and Missouri Unsettled
weather with showers tonight or
Thursday; warmer in north portion to-
night.
Wisconsin-Unsettled weather with
showers tonight or Thursday; not
much change In temperature.
Iowa-Unsettled weather with show
ers tonight or Thursday; warmer IN
southeast portion tonight.
North Dakota-Generally fair to-
night and Thursday; probably light
frost in loWlands tonight.
South Dakota-Cloudy and cooler to-
night: Thursday generally fair
Nebra ska-Unsettled weather with
showers tonight or Thursday; cooler in
west portion tonight.
Kansas-Unsettled but generally fair
weather tonight and Thursday.
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Committeeman
HAVE BEEN NAMED
Ward Leaders Were Elected In the
Primary for the Coming
Campaign.

The forces that will look after the
political fences during the coming
campaign in the various wards of the
city as selected at the primary Mon
day are as follows:
Republican-First, R. R. Ramsell;
sedond, Chase Bannister; third,
Walter McElroy; fourth, Harry
Throne; fifth, George Pickett; sixth,
w. G. McMichael; seventh, ]. A. Bal
lard.
Democrat-First, H. L. Lewis; sec
ond, A. P Owens; third, T. J. Phil
lies; fourth, N. H. Nader; fifth, Theo-
dore Stoessel; sixth, Samuel Hawkes.;
seventh, w. A. Whitney.
The selection of the county chair
men for the two parties will devolve
upon these committeeman and they
will be placed on the firing line dur
ing the campaign this fall when the
general election of every four years
will be on.
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ORMANVILlE.

Memorial day program at the M. e
church was huge success from star
to finish. The capacity of the church
was taxed to the limit, the overflow
filling the yard. People came from
oil points Of the compass.
Mr. and Mrs. o. L. Russell and chill
dren of Drakesville who made a flying
trip in their auto to Ottumwa Friday
returning Saturday evening were call
ers at East Lynne on return trip.
Ira Berry and sister Edna, of OF.
tumwa, spent Sunday at the parental
e. S. Berry home returning on the
Wabash railroad at $50 p. m.
Congratulations were extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert McKeever, a
newly married couple.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McFar-
lin May 26, 1912, baby girl
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Down.
Ing May 81, 1912, a daughter, OF Atchi-
son, Kan, formerly of this place.
Mrs. Charles Hunt and Miss Ethel
Overture have returned from Oska-
loosa where they attended camp
meeting for a few days.
Mrs. Ethel Porter, sister to Mrs.
Grant Monohon, has returned home
after a few days visit here.
Melvin, little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lafayette Overturf, is seriously i'll.
Mrs. James McKeever is some
what improved.
Miss Lovina Hopwood spent the
last weeks end at the parental E. G..
Hopwood home.
Mrs. Grant Monohon is entertain
ing her father and mothe of Des
Moines. ..
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COAL STOCKS
SHOW STRENGTH
READING, LEHIGH VALLEY AND
NORFOLK AND WESTERN AXE
HIGHER AT OPENING.

Naw York. June b.-(Wall Street,,
rnai stocks were features of strength
at the opening of the stock market ark ITO to-
day: Reading, Lehigh Valley and Nor
folk & western soon rising point 1, or
more. American Tobacco and Brook-
iyn Rapid Transit also We're stroi is,
with fractional advances else"'e'e 40
After Lehigh Valley and Reading had
extended their gains to points, the
buying movement Stacked but prices
Dullness followed the opening, after
which moderate activity was resume"
with a further hardening OF tne ieaa -,
~. and gains of one to two points IN
various industrials. anv
substantial prices prevailed for many my
~ the less active properties out tll's
recognized leaders were not essen''"t''
changed from the midday lever.
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FIVE CENT FALL
IN CHOICE HOGS
ALL GRADES FALL A NICkLE TO.
DAY-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PRICES SHOW CHANGE.

The local price for wholesale porkers
fell five cents on all grades today. The
retail prices show several changes. New
potatoes have gone up from so to 90
cents per peck. Other retail prices are
shown as Increased today. The quota
tons are:
Hogs-12o@15o. $3.50; 15o@1so, $3.50;
100000, ST; 2O0@22O, sos; 22O@
800. $40; 800 and over, 1895; good
packers, $6.75; fair packers, $3.50.
Cattls-Choice corn fed heifers. $4.75
@5.25; good heifers. S4@4.50; common
to fair light heifers, $3.50; choice corn
fed cows, $4.50@5: good cows. s4@45o:
common to fair cows, $3@350; Gamers
s2.50@3; bologna bulls. s4@450; butch
IS; good light calves, So: choice heavy
calves, 1904: common to fair heavy
calves, IS. +.
Sheep-Choice lambs. $s@6.5o; good
lambs. $5.5006.00: common thin light
lambs. s4@5: yearlings. s4.5o@s: ewes
Gra,r and Hay.
Grain and hay-Stses. pEices--EAtA
47@4sc; straw, ton, 5000; corn, $50
76c; hay, s1S@22; wheat bu., s5@$1.
Hides. Wool ,ana rsiio~~.
Hides-No. cured. lie: No. 2 cured
10c: green No. I. Sc: green no. :. SC.
No. ?. Sc
Wool-Medium. unwashed, 22@23c;
coarse unwashed, 21@22c.
Beeswax and tallow-Beeswex. Ma
l. &c: No. 22c: tsilow 30. 5hc:
No. 2, &c.
Butter fat-No. I. sec: No. 2, &c.
Gutter. Ears and Peultr,-
Creamery butter, SOC: country
butter. grocers pay. z6@Soc.
Egss-Grocers pay, Ice.
Ponltry-(These price. are oa'e 20
the producer.)--Hens, 10c: ducks white
feathered, To-: ducks. dark feathered.
&c; turkeys, 1sc; geese. lb., &c; guineas
each, zoe: springs. 2oc; old roosters, sc.
1Oc; old ROSTERS, SC.
Reta:' Pric-s
Flour ard FeoA-
Flour and feed --Grah ham flour. pei
sack, soc; corn chops. per cwt., s1.S5;
shorts per cwt., S1.75; bran, per
2wt., s1.65; ear corn. per bu., s1.1o; shell
s1.1t: straw. per cwt.. SOC: oats. 5u.
soc; chicken feed, ground. 20 h., 4Oc;
clam she'll per cwt. egc: .!o,lE. nor
sack, 23c: corn and oat chop. 10 Id.
sack, 23c; corn and oat chop, per cwt.
s1.30; straw, per .cwt., soc: oats, bu.,
s1.75: oat straw. bale. 75c; barley
s1.00: oil meal, per cwt.. s2.1o.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
butter. H.. so@s5e: Sept. creamery
butter, 35c; eggs, per doz, 1sc.
Poultry-Geese. To-. 1871 else: rur-
Keys, 1Sc; live springs. lac: old hens.
dressed. zoe; ducks, dressed. zoe.
Fish.
Sat- fish Mackerei. 1o1a5c;
white Ash. pail. COO: herring. 70;
goldfish. lo@1Sc: lake Ash. pail. soc;
Hnnan haddie, h.. 15c.
Fresh fish--Catflsh. h.. 1sc: trout, |
lie: halibut. zoe.
- Fruits. t .....
Fruits-Bananas, 20@25c; lemons soc;
oranges. ao050c; apples. pix. 2504Sc:
quart, 12hc; strawberries,
L0c: pineapples, 15@20c.
Vegetables.
bbage ID, 4c: cucum-
'ers each, 10c: onions, h., 4c; parsley, |
punch, SC: cauliflower. heau. 15@toc,.
potatoes, $3.50; garlic ,10c: turnips bch,
&c; peppers, doz, 40c; endive, bch 10c;
'alsify, bunch, for 15c; CARROTS buncl
&c; parsnips. soc; beets bunch 10c;
'pinach, 1Oc; celery, 12kc; rad
shes. for SC; green onions, 2 for
&c: rhubarb, for sc: asparague. for
0c; new potatoes, pix, COO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
Northwest Boosters Meet.

Seattle, Wash, June 5.-The first
northwest development congress called
by the governors of the seven north
western states and the territory of
Alaska assembled here today with dele
gates from Oregon, Washington and
Alaska in attendance. Delegations from
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Minnesota will arrive to-
night.
The congress was called to order by
Lewis Penwell Of Helena, Mont, pres
ident of the Northwest Development
league. The morning session was de-
voted to addresses Of welcome and to
the appointment Of committees.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. June 5.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, s112@I1sA; No.
red. $1.1OA @1.12A; No. 2 hard.
S1.11A @1.12H; No. 8 hard, s1.osh %
lily No. northern. s1.16@1.19; No.
northern, s1.15@11s; No. 3 northern,
S11O@1.16; No. 2 spring, s1.11@1.17;
No. 8 spring, s1.09@1.15; No. spring,
$1.O361.12; velvet chaff, $1.05@1.14;
durum, S1.01 @1.09.
Corn-No. 2, 74k@751ac; No. 2
white, 1912 assoc; No. 2 yellow. 76@77c;
No. 3 7317G74Ac; No. 8 white, $50
79c: No. 3, 75@75Ac; No. 4, 70@71c;
No. 4 white, 75@76kc; No. yellow.
71A @7312c.
Oats-No. white, SAX @55kc; No.
3 white, 53@54kc: No. white, 511s @
53c: standard, 53k a SOC.
Rye-No. 2. soc.
Barley-60@$1.25.
Timothy-$7@9.
Clover-s14@20.
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr., June 5.-'The i've
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market slow; receipts, p
heifers, s3.75@7.50; western steers,
$4s0@7So; Texas steers, s4.50@I %;
range COWS and heif'rs $4,000; car
ners, s2.75G4.S5; stocllcrs and feeders.
s425@650; calves, $3.50 $3.50: bulls,
stays, ETC.. s4@7.
Hogs-Market to 10c higher; re-
ceipts, 800; heavy, $1,000 40; mixed
$7.25@735: light, s7.10@7.S5; pigs,
$6@7; bulk of sales, s720@7.35.
Sheep-Market slow to 10c lower;
receipts, $500; yearlings, s606.75;
wethers, s5.5Om6.25; ewes, s5.25@6:
lambs, $7.50@S.30.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago June Enthusiastically;
creameries, 23@25c; diaries. 20@24c.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 21,7S0 cases;
at market cases included, 1914 q 181ac c;
ordinary flrsts, 1se; prime frsts, ITO
17Ac. ".-...
Cheese-Firm; diaries. 12N @1SAc;
Twins, 1914 @13c; Young Americas
1874 @14c; Long Horns, 12% @13Ac.
Potatoes-Weak; receipts, old. 26
cars; new, 40: choice to fancy, $500
1.6O, new; old, s1.10@1.20.
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, live, 12c;
hens, live, lie: springs, s3@S per doz.
Neal-SteadN, 8@12c.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago, June 5.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market for good grades,
steady, others weak; receipts. 10000;
beeves, s5.90@9.90; Texas steers, $6.40
@S; western steers, s6.40@S.10: stock
ers and feeders, $4.75@6.70; cows and
heifers. $2.S0@S; calves. $5.5o@9.10.
Hogs-Market to 10c under yester-
days average; receipts, $4,000: light.
$7.05@742h; mixed, s7.05@I52H :
heavy, $7.05@755: rough, $7@7.25;
pigs, $5.20@7.05; bulk Of sales, s7.40@
$50.
Sheep-Market slow at early decline;
receipts, 10000; natives $3.40@5.75:
westerns, $4.7O@5.75; yearlings, $3.50
1875; lambs, native, $4.75@855; west
ems S626M89O
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, June Observation-Disclosures
steady to 1Oc lower; receipts $500, in
Guiding 800 southern; native steers
S6.25@9.15; southern steers. $5@S.20;
cows and heifers, $3.50@6.5O; native
cows and heifers, $3.25@s5O; stockers
and feeders, $4.6O@7.25; bulls, s4.75@
6.75; calves, s5@S.50: western steers,
$60S.75: western cows, $4@6.50.
Hogs-Market &C lower; receipts, s.
900; bulk Of sales, s7.30@7.55; heavy,
$7.45@7.57h: packers and butchers,
S7.35@755; lights, $7.15@745; pigs, Sc
$3.50.
Sheep-Market 10c lower; receipts,
5000; muttons, s4@5.75; lambs, s6.5O@
9.25; range wethers and yearlings, 81
@6.25: range ewes, 1906; Texas goats,
$3M35O
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New York Money; Closing.

New York. June 5.-Prime mercan-
tile paper-3% @4To.
Sterling exchange-Steady with ac
tual business in bankers bills at S4.S4.50
for 60 day bills and at $4.S7.15 for de-
mand.
Commercial bills-s4.S3A.
Mexican dollars-48c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, steady.
Money on call-Steady, 2A $50: rul-
ing rate, 2R; closing bid, IN; Offered at
~.
Time lcans-Easy; 60 days, go; 80
days, 3; six Ia1nths, 3R @3A.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago. June 5.--The opening 1--we
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady to 10c lower;
receipts, $4,000; beeves, S5.90@9.30;
Texas steers, $s.40@S; western steers,
$6.40@S.10; stockers and feeders, $4.25
@6.7O; cows and heifers. &$2.s0@S;
calves, $5.50@9.10.
Hogs-Market slow, sc lower; re-
ceipts, $1,000; light, s7.O5@750; mixed,
$7O5@7.55; heavy, s7.O5@7.57h; rough
$7o50725; pigs, $5.20@7.O5; bulk of
sales, $T40@7.50.
Sheep-Market dull, Is to Csc under
yesterdays average: receipts, 10000;
natives. $3.4o@5.75; westerns, $3.70@
SIS: yearlings, s5.25@725; lambs, ma
tive, $4.75@S.55; westerns, $5.25@S90.
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with her sisters, Mrs. Emily Bunch
and Mrs. Eliza Deshler.
The Odd Fellows memorial will be
held Sunday, June 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Parks Of Of
tumwa spent Sunday at the home Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Parks.
Mrs. Shober was buried In the
Kirkville cemetery Sunday afternoon.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City Cash Grain.
Kansas City. Mo-. June 5.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Steady; No. hard. $1.07@
lip; No. 8, s106@1.10; No. red $1.10h
@1.111a; No. 3, $1.0s@110.
Corn-steady to 1c higher: No. 2
mixed, 76R M77c; No. 8, 75c; No. 2
white, Sic: No. 3, 79c.
Oats-Market 1c higher: No. 2 white,
55@56c; No. mixed, 531h @54c.
Rye-91 @92c.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, $21@
22 choice prairie. s20@21c.
Receipts-Wheat, 8 cars.
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St. Louis Live Stock.

ST.. Louis, June Market
steady; receipts 5000, including 500
Texans; native beef steers, SCOOPS;
cows and heifers. $3.5o@S.o5: stockers
and feeders, s375@6.25; Texas and
Indian steers, s5.250S; cows and heif-
ers, s9.75@S; calves in carload lots,
$6MS.25.
Hogs-Market steady; receipts. g.
900; pigs and lights, $5.25@7.55; mix
ed and butchers, $7.45@7 $50; good
heavy, s7.55 @ 7.65.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, g.
500: native muttons, $4.25@s.25; lambs,
s6@9.50.
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New York Produce.

New York, June 5.-Cheese-SteadY
and unchanged; receipts, 1907 boxes.
E.ggs-Steady to firm; receipts, 26.-
277 cases; fresh gathered seconds, ITO
171ac.
Poultry-Alive, unsettled: western
broilers, 2S@30c; fowls. 13c; turkeys,
12c; dressed, steady; chickens, nearby
broiers, 3SG45c; western fowls, LAG
Ice: turkeys frozen, 13@22c.
New York. June .-Butter-Steady;
receipts, 1900 tubs; creamery extras.
27A @2Sc; packing stock, No. 2, 1870.
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St. Joseph Live Stock.

South st. Joseph. Mo-, June 5.-Cat-
tle-Market slow; receipts, 1000;
steers, $6.75@9: cows and heifers, 1925
@S.75; calves, $4.5O@S.50.
Hogs-Market lower; receipts, 1000:
top, $3.50: bulk of sales, $7.40@7.5O.
Sheep-Market steady; market lambs
Csc lower; receipts; 1900: lambs, $3.50
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Eoreion Grain: CLOSING.

Liverpool, June 5.-The closing grain
market follows:
Wheat-Spot, steady; No. 2 red
western winter, Ss3d No. Manitoba
7s1Od; futures, quiet; July, 7sSd; Oct,
$50 sd: Dec. 7s5asd.
Corn-Spot, American mixed, old,
firm. 7s14d; American mixed, new kiln
dried, quiet, 6s11Ad; futures, firm;
July, 5s2Bd; Sept, 5s%d.
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Chicago Troops to Join Hike.

Chicago, June "a battalion Of
troops 675 strong left Fort Sheridan to-
day for Dubuque, Ia, to participate in
the test march Of 200 miles from Du-
buque to Camp Sparta, Wis, with
troops from Fort Crook, Fort Smelling
and Fort Brady.
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st. Louis Grain Futures.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 5.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Lower; July, $1.07S; Sept,
$1.05h.
Corn-Lower; July, 74as@74Ac;
Sept, 72Ac.
Oats-Lower: July, 50Ac.
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St, Louis Produce.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 5.-Poultry-
Steady; chickens, 101ac: springs, 24M
$50; turkeys, 11hc; ducks, II Y @20c
geese, 5@14c.
Butter-Firm; creamery, 22G26c.
Eggs-Firm, Ice.
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Biu Western Land Deal.

Sioux City, June "a large deal In
western land was closed today when
John L. Sommer,; of Sioux City pur.
chased 27,O40 acres Of land in Sully
county, South Dakota paying $253,92O
for the tract.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,. June 5.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Market "A to Nc higher; No. 3
white 75c; No. 2 yellow, 75c; No. 3
yellow, 1914 @73kc; No. yellow, zoe;
No.3 mixed, 72hc; sample, 55@66c.
Oats-Market 1sc higher: No. 2
white SAC: Standard 53Ac,
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Dakota Orators Contest.

Mitchell, S. d., June 5.-North and
South Dakota interstate oratorical con-
test last night was won by Roy lib
bets of Dakota Wesleyan university at
Mitchell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
St. Louis Cash Grain.

ST. Louis. Mo-, June 5.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Lower: track No. red. $1.15
@1.17: No. 2 hard, $1.10@1.131a.
,Corn-Higher; track No. 2, 76c; No.
2 white, S2k @S4c.
Oats-Firm; track No. 2, 52hc; No.
2 white, 54hc.
Rye-Unchanged, CSC.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
Kansas Citv Grain Futures.

Kansas City, Mo, June 5.-The clos
ing grain futures follow:
Wheat-July, s1.O1 Is @1.01h; Sept,
99a @99tsc; Dec, 99A@99%c.
Corn-July, 1880; Sept, 69hc; Dec,
5SAc.
Oats-July, 49hc; Sept, 4o%c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

Range of hog prices at Chicago for
the past two weeks with comparisons:
Mixed and Light
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
k>>u ~orAr Suoar

Now York Sugar.
? New York, June 5.-Raw sugar
Steady; muscova do 80 test, 3.42c; cen
trifugal 90 test, 392c; molasses SO test
Sic.
Refined-Quiet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06
Kansas City Butter and Eoos,

Kansas City, Mo-. June 5.--Butter-
Creamery, FAC; f1rsts, 21c; seconds.
zoe; packing stock, 19c.
Eggs-Extras, 1sc; firsts, TIC; sec
onds, 13c.
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St, Louis Wool.

St. Louis Wool.
ST. Louis, Mo-, June 5.-Wool-Mar-
ket steady territory and western me-
diums. 16@1sc; fine mediums, 15@17c;
fine, 10@15c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-06

Heavy Rain in Nebraska.
Norfolk, Neb., June 5.-Northern Ne
braska was drenched with heavy rain
early today. At Norfolk the rain fall
was 1856 inches.
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A Break for Liberty.

from stomach, liver and kidney trouble
Is made when Csc box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is bought. Why suffer?
Frank r Clark
The Tupelo journal., 1912-11-15
Notice.

OF letting contract for Road Construction,
Bird District, Lee County.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday, the
End day of December, 1912, the undersigned
commissioners of roads of the Third Supervis-
os District Of Lee County, Mississippi, will
let to the lowest responsible and best bidder.
contracts for the construction Of the following
roads in said district, to-wit:
Belden and Ellistown road, from the North
end Of Town Creek levee, $3.50 feet to the sec
ond supervisors district line. Approximate
grading 3545 cubic yards.
Belden and Sherman road, beginning at
station 81, on the Belden and Ellistown road,
and extending $3.50 feet, to the second super
visors district line. Approximate grading
1925 cubic yards.
Mantachie and Tupelo road, from the north
end of Bogfalo levee nine thousand feet. APP
proximate grading, 7434 cubic yards.
The Tupelo and Saltillo road from the north
end of Town Creek levee 15057 feet to the
second supervisors district line. Approximate
grading, l0147 cubic yards.
Said work to be done according to plans and
specifications now on file with the clerk Of
the Board Of Supervisors Of Lee County, Mis-
sissippi. Bids will be received for the whole
or any one Of the above named roads, and con-
tracts let by the Commissioners for each road
separately or as a whole. as may seem best.
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
This the 5th day of November. 1912.
D. w. Robins,
H. B. Heard,
T. E. Whitesides,
Commissioner Of Roads of Third SuperYis-
ors District of Lee County, Mississippi. 33-4t
The Tupelo journal., 1912-11-15

Jesse Lucas, ct AL, VS.. Will Barnett, ct al.
No. $3.50.
By virtue of a decree Of the Honorable
Chancery Court Of Lee County, State Of Mis-
sissippi, rendered at the October Term, A.
D., 1912. thereof, ordering a sale Of certain
lands mentioned therein, John NJ. Witt, the
undersigned appointed commissioner to execute
said decree, will on Monday, November 18th,
1912, ,xpose at public auction to the highest
bidder tor cash in front of the Court House in
the City of Tupelo. Miss, within the hours
prescribed by law. the following described
lands, being in said County and State, to-wit:
40 acres, being the southwest IA Of the north
west Ia Of Section IL. Township 2. Range 6,
in Lee County, Miss. Together with the ap-
purtenances and Entertainments thereto ap-
pertaining.
JOHN M. WITT, Comm s~sioner.
Dated 18th day Of October, 1912.
Clayton. Mitchell Z Clayton, Soils. Sat