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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-09-03


close to him. leaning down, staring at
him in the dim lampight. and as Jan
lifted his own eyes he knew that In
the pale, eager face of the man above
him there was written grief which
might have been a reflection Of his
own. Something reached out to Jan
and set his tired blood tingllng He
knew that this man was not forest
man. He was not Of his people. His
face bore the stamp Of the people to the
south, Of civilization. And yet some
thing passed between them, leaped all
barriers and made them friends before
they had spoken. The stranger reach
ed down his hand, and Jan reached up
his. All OF the loneliness. the clinging
to hope. the starving desire Of two men
for CO npanionshp, passed in the long
grip OF their hands.
"Yon have just come 1ovn," said
the man half questioningly. THAT
was your sledge out thereT"
Yes" said Jan.
next 70 Jan.
"From the campsf" he questioned
eagerly.
"What camps, m'sieurf"
"The railroad camps, where they are
putting the new line through, beyond
| Wekusko."
81 know of no camps" said Jan sim,
nj In 90 fI,..N.. n 80
this that comes to lie Pas. | come
from Lac Balm, on the edge of the Bar
rem lands"
"You have never been down beforeT'
asked the stranger softly. pa won
dered at the light In his eyes.
"a long time ago." he said, "for n
day. l have passed all of my life up
there" Jan pointed to the north, and
the others eyes turned to where the
polar star was fading low in the sky.
And l have passed all of my life
down there" he replied, nodding his
head to the south. "A year ago came
up here for-for health and happiness"
| He laughed nervously. IL found them
both, but I'm leaving them. I'm going
back tomorrow. My name is Thorn
ooo,, ct 800 ,ror, Ch,ooon
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sotd Ion 81 hora go % c,iaao T., ,
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nlpegT
| He looked M Thornton aud Thorn.
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-09-03

effects o. h'S thirteen DAYS fight in the
forests 7. was the low. heartbroken
sob OF grief INT frll from his own lips
that awakened him again to con-
sciousness rf the present
He ierkcl himself erect and found
Kazan with his frngs cleaning. The
stranger hal risen He was standing
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Total receipts. -. 50 iss
DISPOsITIoN-HEAp

CATTLE-There were hardly enough
cattle In the yards today 10 really make
a market, only i.soo head being reported.
This leaves the total for the four days
this week lac head. which Isl small
run as compared with recent weeks.
There was q very fair demand for beef
steers and the bulk OF offerings changed
hands in very good season. The market
was without any very noteworthy change.
the offerings for the most part selling In
about the same notches as yesterday.
There was nothing choice like the top
cattle yesterday but a pretty decent Kind
OF cornfeds sold at $50.
The offerings Of cows and heifers were
very light and the market was fully
steady, everything in sight being dis
posed OF at an early hour.
There were no stockers or feeders OF any
consequence In the yards and very few
wanted. The trade on that class OF cattle
has been very dull all the week, although
steady prices have been maintained.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO eholee
beef steers, 8 s.oo6e.io. fair 10 good beef
steers, H5oaS00; common 10 falr beef
seeers, ts.6en7.bo; good TO choice helfers.
ss.7S@7.7s; good 10 choice cows. p.7Sq6Ib.
fair 10 good cows, s5.is46b; common 10
fair cows, yseodS. Is; good TO choice stock.
srs and feeders, S.sod7.2S: fair 10 good
stockerr and feeders, N.@0SB; stock
cows and heifers. u.oodSS; veal calves.
"a oous. Is: bulls, stays. etc, tA6o670.
Repre tentative sales.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
new YORK STOCK MARKET
Small Dealings and Narrow Fluctua-
tions Notable Features
RISE IN AMERICAN TOBACCO
Further Foreign Demand Chiefly
From Germany for Money Pro-
duees no Change In the
Rates Charged.

NEW YORK. May IA minimum of
dealings and narrow fluctuations In some
OF the less negotiable Issues we're the
most notable features OF today's untnter-
esting stock market. The undertone
ranged from irregularity to steadiness.
but nobody seemed to attach much sig
nificance to the movement, which was
largely II not entirely professional
The rise In American Tobacco and an
allied security on the curb" was trace
able to rumors Of increased dividends.
Activity In American Can was attributed
10 the speculative interests Identified with
that company. coupled with the prospects
for large fruit crops, which must rebound
TO the advantage OF the can manufac-
tvrers.
American stocks were steady features
OF the London market, other departments
being characterized by nervousness re-
sulting In part from the calling OF a
strike by transport workers.
Further foreign demand, chiefly from
Germany. for money here produced no
change In rates. half-yeer money loanlng
AZ 1s to 34 per cent. Some sixty day
loans to Berlin were reported today at
~ per cent. which was decidedly over
the regular rate. The recent activity In
commercial paper has fiattened out, de-
noting some reaction In general business.
Bonds we're irregular. Total sales, par
value 8. .32 900. United states govern
ment bonds were unchanged on call.
Number Of sales ana leading quotations
on bonds today were.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

With thirty-four public school build
ings, which center about nigh school
building. costing .s5o.ocD and a teaching
staff of 800 capable instructors omahA's
public school facilities are superior to
that of any city Of ITS size in the United
States. omahas public school system
is favorably known throughout the union
and 1t was only last fall that the super
intendent was called to head the public
school system Of Washington, d. c.
omahs's thirty-four buildings. rang
ing in cost from so.o0 to $4,000 are
modern In every respect. built with
but one object in view-that of the COM
fort and convenience of tho youth Of
the city. The high school building,
generally recognized as one of the most
modern in the United States. sits proudly
on Capitol hill. overlooking the heart Of
the business center of the city.
Only last year a standard plan for con-
struetIon of future school buildings was
adopted, this fact emphasizing the pro-
gressiveness Of the members of the Board
OF Education, who direct the activities
of the school system
Omaha's. public school buildings repre-
sent an outlay Of ss.2ss.S5, and for the
annual maintenance Of the schools about
10000, the amount varying from year to
year. is expended
Twenty-Five thousand youths of the
city are instructed in the ways Of good
citizenship BY 200 teachers. 4. faculty
Of eighty is necessary to properly pro-
vide for the e,3oo students at the high
school.
The average cost per capita TO taxpay-
ers OF the city is about 80 per pupil for
the maintenance OF the schools. COM
paratlveIy low figure when other northern
cities Of like or even larger population
are taken into consideration.
omahas Board of Education and super
intendents have shown their progressive
ness in divers ways system OF nigh,
schools has been established. having for
their object the education without cost
10 boys and girls between IA and Is years
OF age. who are compelled TO leave school
Two, the Kellom at Twenty-second and
Paul streets. and the Comenius at FIT
tenth and William streets, have q
faculty Of eighteen teachers and give In
structions during the twenty weeks ses'
sion to more than i.ooo. The value OF
these departures is inestlmsble.
An innovation is planned for the com.
ing school year, when the new High
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Know Omaha Better
omaha's Public and Parochial Schools.

school of Commerce will be opened in
the Leayenvorth building. This school,
viii offer an exhaustive business course
giving more than can be secured In the
ordinary business college. The innoVa-
ton, which is unique and distinctive vi"
offer courses which will require four
years 10 complete and which. when com
pleted, will equip a boy or girl for ousi-
ness activity.
In the last two years. Omaha has spent
y,5Aooo for new school buildings. New
buildings have been erected ana oid
buildings modernized until now the
Omaha public school structures are
models Of present day ideas.
omaha's parocnial schools are as mod
ern and progressive as her public schools
Ten buildings afford accommodations Tor
the 400 Catholic youth. The courses are
exhaustive and as thoroughly up-to-date
as that of any system in the union -Four
academies and boarding schools are un-
der the jurisdiction OF the Catholics OF
the city, together with University OF
Omaha, which. while young. has .estao-
!ished It's importance in omahas edu-
cational circles.
Creighton university. made possible by
generous donations and endo~ments.
ranks with the best universities In the
land. The parochial school buildings are
valued at .i,uNeee and are wisely dis
tributed throughout the city, affordins
convenient access.
Omaha also boasts private educational
Institutions Of merit The Medical col
lege OF the state university is located
here as is the state institute for the dear
Brownell Hail. an excellent private
Episcopal school for girls, is located on
south Tenth street. where II enjoys
growing popularity. Plans are now being
considered TO move this institution to the
western part of the city.
While it is necessary for all school
systems to have good buildings. equip
ment and efficient teaching stsffs to in
sure success. the great success Of any
| school system depends upon the loyalty
and spirit of the student body. The
LOYALTY of the Omaha students OF all
schools is admirable and is but refiec-
tion Of the spirit Of the citizens who
interest themselves In the welfare OF the
| schools. .-..
Upon this hearty and unstinted founda-
ton are the school systems OF Omaha
built. and to this loyalty is due the ex-
cellent systems. which obtain in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

hOGs-Hogs sold &c higher than yester-
days general market. II will be remem-
hsred that sales yesterday were little
uneven. some hogs having SOLD e higner.
"a that II a comparison were 20 be made
~,,h the best sales yesterday, the market
today would not show as much savanss
as indicated above. However, taxing tne
market as a whole. II 10 safe 70 quote
II sc hIxher and active al the advance.
BUYERS all seemed TO have liberal orders
for hogs and BY 10 O'Clock IN the morn.
1nx pretty much everything had changed
hands in spite Of the fact that receipts
we're large. II was q good healthy mar
ket from start to finish and entreiy
satisfactory TO the selling interests he q
pest hogs here sold as high - r.le
which was roc higher than the top yester-
dsy and the highest Of any day since
FRIDAY Of last week.
celpts, todey's arrivals we're again arse,
being very little smaller tnsn YESTERDAY,
mus making the total for the four days
this week over Si.Vo head. the largest
since three weeks ago and slightly iarser
than a year ago.
- Repreeen1atfve sales.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24


SHEEP-There were hardly enough
sheep here TO make a markell only seven
cars being reported IN. but in addition
to this there were several cars df very
common lambs carried over from yester-
day and drive-in equivalent TO about
two cars additional Aside from some
three cars OF wooled lambs. there was
little or nothing on sale excepting shorn
lambs. The quality OF the receipts on an
average was poor. with practically
nothing In sight that could be graded
as choice or toppy. Some pretty good
shorn lambs sold as high as $50 with
wooled lambs at &.5.
As explained several times before In
these columns the demand for common
and inferior lambs showing grass 10 very
slack. owing to the fact that this kind
OF stuff comes into direct competition
with the southwestern grassers and for
that reason there 10 a wider difference
than usual in the price between the COM
mon and the best grades.
shorn sheep and lambs: Lambs, good TO
choice. tS3@S5o: lambs. fair to good,
81 E16fs.z; yearlings, sSotdQ0o; wcthers,
Is &llS. IS ewes 8. .&EAA
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

Cash quotations were as follows.
FLOuR-wintsf patents. tSi5dS.tS: win
ter straiEhts. &.5eds.lo: spring patents.
Sleqeso: spring straights S.ooaSio; bak-
ers. AsoQ4S
HYE-No. : sec
BARLEY-Feed or mixing. 7s9Sse: fair
20 choice mating. NisdI.s1
EEED-Timothy. E.oa ieoo' clover. ntoo
PRovi3Ioxs-Pork. meas. nsiss6iss6
Lard, ln tierces. ties short ribs, sides,
loose sia 10 ft.
Total clearanees Of wheat and flour
were equal to xss,eee bushels. Primary re-
N>oDo bushels the corresponding day a
year ago. Estimated receipts for tomor-
row Wheat. = cars: corn. II cars: oats.
IN cars: hogs. leeae head.
Chicago Cash Prlces-Wheat: No. red
u-ls,16 i-I7si: No. red. u.f1qli5ss; No.
ssra ll:s.lli'; i; ,s.,, Ne; :, hard sl,eals..'
a. nesfessn 81 isg1 No. ;sn northern. e. x
Z spr1ng. sl-l10Iis: No. spring 81 le6l ls.
No spring tf.o4di.I3. velvet ehaff 81 70
erfI5: duruIn. q. N.eeffiie. Corn: No. 3 ssn
AAzc. No : white. ssi4Gsse: No. : yei-
low. s99ssssc; 10. .. ss1o.sltr No.
rhits, seasasis: No. yellow Isas.1ses: Nc,
yellow, s54a71e. Oats: No. white, SIC
&c. No. white. 5es0ssc: No. white. 81.
60; standard s4s.G Gzssc
nye, No. .. sc. Barley. z5c6n s. TIM
othJ seed. s1oe1iaoo Clover seed. saoo1
ErTTER-wssk. crsanenss. sassc,
dziries. zl6eic-
EGGS Recepss. aeE cases. Market
wszx. Al msrk. eases included nc; ordl-
nary nrzfs. 1;4dlsc: firsts. Essc
rHEESE-stezdy. eaisies, tSiz6l5Ec
twins. f59Eke: Young Americas, Bl,G
l5..c long horns f51-fl5ae
poTAT0Es-Rceespts q cara Market
easy: Wisconsin. 81 os4 %; Michigan anc
Minnesota G.oe4ff n
roELTRY-Lsys. steady; turkeys. lie
xhkekens i3zse.
NEAL-slsady At sdi3c-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
HOG SUPPLY THIS YEAR
NOT YET UP TO YEAR AGO

CINCINNATI, O.. May 1-tspecial'
Telegram Price Current says there has
been an increased marketing OF hogs.
compared with the reduced number in
the preceding week, but not varying
much from records Just previously. Total
western slaushtering were $4,000 hogs.
compared with 10000 the preceding week.
For the corresponding time last year
the number was 5o6.coo and two years
ago sss.ooo. From March l the total 10
$4,000 against $4,000 year ago. de-
crease OF $4,000 hogs. The average
weight Of hogs marketed has increased
and the quality is good as rule. Prices
Of hogs strengthened somewhat early In
the week and later receded, the general
average for prominent markets at the
close indicating about $40 pei, 100 pounds.
compared with y,55 the preceding week.
Number Of hogs slaughtered since March
at places mentioned:
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May 2a,-wHEAT-
Cash. strong; track. No. red. n.@; No.
: hard, s.itali7i&
coRN-Hlgher: track, No. : ss'sc; No,
: white. SC.
oATs-stsadyy track. No. J. Nos4sc;
No. white. ssAsassc.
Closing prices Of futures:
WHEAT-Lower; May N.bb, July.
yioss.. septembep ti.osA
coRN-lower: May, s,Ac; July. Sso'
September ftsse.
oATs-Lower. May. ss.e July, ieke.
RYE-Jnchaneed at NC.
FLOuR-Llttk trade. red winter pat
erts. G.NaS5e: extra fancy and straigtn,
"a Df1S, %: hard winter clears. p1bu4ib.
sEEp-Timothy. sio.0.
CORNMEAL,-2eol 60
BRAN-Sacked, east track. SIS.
HAY-weak: timothy. stcoasbo; prai-
PRoyIsiONs-Por unchanged; Job
bing, si6D Lard. unchanged; prime
steam, b sod 1o00. Dry salt meats tboxed),
lower: extra shorts. s1a6ah: clear ribs.
sio.s9A; short clears. toSIh Bacon
boxed, lower extra shorts. sil.esn.
clear ribs, ui.ssA. short clears. Ml.Sh.
PoULTRY--Easy chickens. Inc: spring,
ssaslc; turkeys i.isc; ducks. lie; geese
BUTTER--Dula creamery. 2oHc.
EC.ll-Weak lac
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

NEW YORK. May 2--METALlS-
Standard copper. Irregular. spot and May
SIS a5nsl6 3. June and July Sis07t aGsis.sz
hs August. siss71s6sis.l5is; September.
slS6Hdtf63. Arrivals reported at New
York today 81 tons Custcmhouse re-
turns show exports OF f7Si2 tons 50 far
this month. London. steady. spot. f1s lss
"a: futures sc IS sd Lake copper flsix1
Nss. eiectroIytic. sissiGsisas. casting, sls
ts1xlsis Tin. finn; spot and May tS.$u
slassis: june sss.=ss<A 20: July s445siss7
sises: August. ss1lsir6ssi.s5ix: September.
80 lsf<4tIs. sales s tons June at sA-5:
s tons al sGs.9a: s tons at s4Ss5s % tons
AZ Sc %: % tons at ss. i.is; = tons, July
al SAC London spot f3pi lSs. futures f.oo
IS. Lead. quiet. albqA.ss. New York.
tA0saslfo. East ST Logis- London kls
ios. Spelter. quiet; ssse6sSso. New York.
s. %fss1fs. East ST. Louis. London Is fss
Cd. Antlmons. aulet: Cooksons H.ocl
Iron, Cleveland warrants. SIS ID I'd in
London.
LocaIly iron was steady. No. l foundry
northern SIS soG3lA7S; No. . slAss6xAsos
No. /. southern and No. l. southern soft
81. LOUIS May E.-METALls-Lead: !:
Firmer. s&ir1a&ik spelter: Firm. Nssa
as
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
cHIcAeo GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features Of the Trading and cissins
Prices ON Beard Of Trade.

Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices ON Beard Of Trade.
CHICAGO. May a-Wheat prices today
failed 10 hold an advance. Late reports
tom the southwest indicated that no
Immediate damage would be done, al
.hough rain was needed and tempsra-
lpifs were up 10 q, The market here
slosed weak, .he % ro%c under last
oats off 70 q similar extent and provt-
sions at decline Of 2ite 10 NC
Al strong tons characterized the wheat
market early on account OF unfavorable
crop advices from ths southwest, the
snallness ot receipts eyerywhere and also
houses ~ well at - traders. both bulls
and shorts. were Aettva buyers and rushed
quotations sharply higher. Before mid
day. however. the gain had all been lost
upocr tree realizing. Deuials OF any
actual damage In Kansas carried the
downward reaction still further and left
the market decidedly weak when the ses-
son came to an end.
Ihe gist Of the afternoon develop
nients In regard 10 the hot wave was that
despite rapid evaporation the wheat fields
on tns whole we're looking fins a. yet
July flueuated from sl.io 10 u.ilA. with
lAAl sales si.lesgiiols. making the de-
Frofit-taklnr by longs eased corn after
a little show Of strength. due 10 small
receipts. July ranged from 7sAc 10 INC.
closing steady isc lower al 7sitc Cash
grades were firm. No. 2 yellow was
Covering on ths part OF shorts carried
ire oats market upward until other
grain began TO recede. July ranged be-
tween b0c and bii&c. closing Al bQitc, n
loss OF isc from last night.
Packers pressed sales too hard today
for the comparatively light demand. Lat
est trading left pork 3z5sc to t5c lower
with lard and ribs off s2iSc 10 Nis0Oc.
Cash quotations were a. follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

WASHINGTON. May 23.--At the begin
ming Of business today the condition oil
the United tSates treasury was: Working
balance in treasury office. ts.sslS. In
banks and Philippine treasury, S4 tOss-
Total balance in general fund. cz1.ts.l IN
Ordinary receipts yesterday were. N.is5.-
755 Ordinary Disbursements. H.2il.s4. De-
ficit TO date this fiscal year Is 81. AZ -
as compared with a deficit OF e.o52,sS at
this time last year These figures exclude
Panama canal and public debt transae-
tfonR
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
VIEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
osotations of the Day ON Nsrieas
Com nodiffes.

NEW YORK. May 8-FLoUR-Firm;
spring patents, s. 5edS.so; winter straights.
8. lSd5.5; winter patents, S,pdo-se'
spring clears. s4sodt.se; winter ex-
tras No. L y .sedt.5e, winter extras No
: Alo5L1: Kansas straigAts. S.lons.e5.
Rye flour. firm: fair TO good. S.oo9S- 10:
choice to fancy. S.l5db.ie.
cORNMEAL-Quiet: fine white and ye.-
low. Mlsgi.o, coarse. n7cgi'S' Kiln
RTE-ouie,. No. :. 81" c. E.. Buf-
BARLEY-steady. mailing n1els.
wHEAT-spot. easy; No. 2 red. 81 81,
c. T., domestic basis. 10 arrive, and
export, u-1sh T. o. b.. afloat TO arrive;
No. l northern. Duluth. n.I, e. o. o.
aflost. Futures. nervous and unsettled.
9 0... July At n-isl. and september at
coRN-spot. steady: export, Snc. {. o.
b., afioat Futures. nominal Receipts,
Lis bu.: shipments. AVS bu.
oATs-spot, steady. Futures. nominal
HAY-ouiets prime. sl.so; No |, u.S;
No. 2. t.tsQL5o. No. .. n.%di.5.
HIDEs-Firm; Central America, &c:
.Bogota. 2nsa zise
LEATHER-Firm hemlock firsts. 80
&c: seconds, ssassc; thirds. 2ia-,c; re-
Jected, l5c.
PROvIsIOEs-Pork easy; mess, 80. 75
61.oo; family. tso5sdz.oo. short clears.
sls sB61o.b9 Beef. steady; mess, $4,000
1880: family. sis.oo91sbo; beef hams. t2tcg
a2l-oo. Cut meats. quiet; picked bellies.
10 to IA pounds. t1i.ooaiitoo. picked hams.
usD Lard easy. middle west prime.
SO 55dtoe5: refined. steady: continent,
tii.0; South America. ti.oo; compound.
% .oos7a5s
TALLow-Easy; prime city, hhds.,
sac: special. Sic: country. ss+as5tc.
CHEESE = Irregular: receipts. Inc
boxes: state whole milk. white. average
fancy. l5disac; state whole milk. colored,
average fancy. iSitc: state whole milk,
under grades, fsaitAc: skins, 7diihc.
EGGs-weak; receipts. 1,ss2 cases. fresh
gathered extras, Hu2ihc. extra first
storage packed. Ddoi4c; firsts storage
packed fsgisikc: extra first regular
packed. is91Dc. first regular packed. iT,su
iglkc: western gathered whites. mnd1h
POULTRY-pressed. dull and weak
chickens, proalers, 3s434c: western fowls,
I5kGisc; turkeys. 1a121c. Alive. firm.
chicken broii~s. 'so7S5c. western fowls,
lie; turkeye, rc.
BUTTER-tnsettied; receipts. Ss1s
tubs: factory current make. firsts, $40
Nc; factory current make, seconds. 2tp
&c: packing stock. current make. No. 2
nc; factory stock, current make. No. .
ls,saositc.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
New ,ork None, Market.

NEW YORK, May z3.-MoNEY-on
call, steady. 2Ad3 per cent; ruling rate.
~ per cent. closing bid, "a. per cent; Of
fered at 25s per cent. Time loans. steady,
sixty days, per cent; ninety days, 31SA
per cent: six months. 3i.dsx per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-tG4l.
per cent.
STERLING ExcHANGE-Firm. with
actual business in bankers bills al 1850
for sixty-dsy bills and at A.S25 for de-
mand. Commercial bills. 81 s3t..
sfLvER-Mexicsn dollars, sc.
BoNDS-Goyernment. steady; railroad,
irregular.