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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-10
JUDGE WILCOXSON
AT SIGOURNEY

Sigourney. Dec 9.-District court Of
Keokuk county for the December
term opened Monday morning with
Judge X. e. Willcockson presiding in
place of Judge Silwold. Judge Silwold
is holding court at Oskaloosa and is
engaged in jury trials and has not
been able to finish this work at Oska-
loosa in time to commece his regular
term here SO Judge Willcockson open
ed this court and will be here several
days before he goes back to Washing
ton to resume his work there and
Judge Silwold will take up the work
here.
On Monday and Tuesday only pro-
bate work and preliminary matters on
the civil docket were taken up. The
grand jury was empaneled on Tuesday
afternoon and then the court assigned
all the criminal cases that came over
from the October term for trial There
being about eleven indictments to try
it is expected that the criminal cases
will take about all the time from now
until the holidays, which will be about
the end of the term.
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SIGOURNEY LODGE
HAS HOMECOMING

Sigourney, Dec. 9.--Sigourneyl lodge
No. SO /. O. O. F. will have home
coming Wednesday evening, Dec. 8,
The occasion is to be memorable
one in the history of the lodge. Grand
Master M. J. Randall of Cedar Rapids:
Deputy Grand Master o. H. Sweeney
of Waterloo; Grand Warden w. $.
knight of Des Moines; Grand Treas
urer A. E. Hindorff of Newton. and
Grand Secretary r. l.. Tilton OF Des
Moines, will all be present and make
addresses. The members will assem-
BILE in the lodge room and from there
go in body 10 the M. d. church
where the program will be given. after
which there will be banquet. All
the Odd Fellows of the local lodge and
from the neighboring towns together
with their wives are invited to partici-
pate and it is expected that there Will
be large attendance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-10
FOR
GOOD ROAD SHOW
AN ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL
SCOPE TO GIVE EXHIBIT At
CHICAGO AMPlTHEATER.

Chicago, Dec. S.--Executive head
quarters of the American Road Build
ers association, which has charge of
the details of the Fifth American Good
Roads congress to be held at Chicago,
ILL.,, the week of December IA, have
been transferred from New York to
Hotel La Sale, Chicago, where the de-
tailed arrangements for the congress
are being completed On the morning
of December IA the headquarters will
be transferred to the international AM
phirheater where the congress and
good roads show win be held.
More than one hundred exhibitors
have already secured space at the good
roads show for demonstrations of their
materials, machinery and devices
which enter into or are connected with
the construction and maintenance of
roads and streets. Not only Is the 1914
Good Roads show assured of being
greater than any which has preceded
It; but in the extent and variety of it's
exhibits it will form an educational
demonstration of distinctly advanced
standard.
The recent announcement by A. r.
Hirst, state highway engineer of Wis
cOnsin, and president of the association
of state highway departments, that the
association will hold it's ninth annual
meeting in Chicago, December 10 and
16 is, reported as particularly pleasing
to the members, nearly all of whom are
also members of the American road
builders association, and have places
on the program of the congress
Special trains for delegates and 9TH
ers attending the American good roads
congress have been arranged from
Philadelphia over the Pennsylvania
railroad, and from New York and Bos-
ton over the New York Central lines.
Information concerning the special
trains, sleeping car reservations, etc,
may be secured from j. M. Mccarthy,
Is Ashburton Place, Boston; D. r..
Pierce, Land Title building, Philadel-
phia; R. Keith Compton, City hall, Bal
timcre; and e. L. Powers, $50 Nassau
street, New York city.
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BULLS IN CHARGE
/ OF WHEAT MARKET
LACK OF SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
FOR KANSAS WINTER WHEAT
AFFECTS QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Continued absence
of adequate moisture for the winter
crop in Kansas gave an advantage To-
day to the bulls in wheat. Strength
at Liverpool counted also against the
bears. Demand here. however, was
light. After opening NO nc higher,
prices reacted little but then again
hardened
Closing quotations were weak. A@1
to 1hc lower.
Corn weakened under selling led by
a prominent speculator. Wet weather
that promised to lessen the movement
from first hands formed only temper
airy prop to the market. The opening,
which varied from shade to Nc high
er, was followed by a setback all
around.
The close was unsettled at shade
to hc net decline.
Oats weakened with corn. Transac-
lions were for the most part between
pit traders.
Higher prices for hogs carried pro-
visions upgrade. There were in
creasing offerings. though, on the
advance.
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P0RkERS SHOW
Ten CENT ADVANCE
HOGS ARE REPORTED HIGHER
CHANGES GIVEN IN POUL-
TRY LISTS ALSO.

The Ottumwa hog market was raised
dime this morning over yesterdays
quotations. Slight changes were made
in poultry. The other lists remain
steady. Today's prices are:
Hogs-(Corrected daily by John Nor
rell & Co.)-12o@150, $5.55; 15o@1SO,
s6.45; 100000. 1855; 2o0@240, $3.50;
100000, $3.50; 900 and over, $3.50;
packers, $5.75@6.25.
Ottumwa Hay Market.
No. timothy. $12; No. timothy.
$11: No. timothy and No. 9 mixed.
$10@11; clover hay, $10@12.
Wheat, 81; corn. soc; rye. soc; oats,
40@42c.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. I. SIC; No. 2, Csc;
country butter, grocers pay, 2o@25c.
producers): Hens, sh@Shc; springs.
s@shc; geese. Sc; ducks, 1oc; turkeys,
1e@14c.
Eggs-Doz., Csc.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Brisht medium, 18k @20kc;
semibright medium, 16k@17kc: fine
Delane, 14h @1shc; fine Merino. l1h@
13hc; bury " to sac less.
Hides-Cured, 111ac; green, No. l,
1okc; No. 2, enc; No. horse hides,
$3.50; No. 2, $3.50.
Flour and feed-Graham flour, per
sack, SOC; corn chops, per cwt., s1.75;
shorts, per cwt. $1.s5; bran, per cwt..
$1.5s; corn, new, per bu., roc; hay, per
cwt., 75c; straw, per cwt.. 400 SOC;
meal. per sack, zoe; corn and oat chop,
per cwt., $1.75; corn chop 20 lbs, 40c;
oil meal, per cwt., 81.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter, 3Sc; country butter,
soc.
Eggs-Doz, CSC.
Poultry-Geese, dressed, h., ,1Sc;
turkeys, dressed, 27hc; springs. zoe;
hens, dressed, zoe: ducks. dressed, zoe.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Catffsh, h., zoe: trout,
INC; halibut, zoe; salmon, 17kc;
pickerel. 15c.
Salt fish-Mackerel, 10@25c; herring,
for Csc; Goldfish, 10000; lake fish,
pail, roc
Can oysters, so@35 to 5o@55c
Fruits.
Fruit-Bananas. 2o@25c; lemons,
35c; oranges, 3o@50c; Tolsay grapes,
h., 15c; casaba melon, 4oc; malaga
grapes, zoe h.; apples, h., 3, and SC;
kunquats, basket, 30c.
Vegetables.
Cabbage, per head, 5@10c Spanish
onions SIC; cauliflower 15@25c; garlic
20 cents per pound; turnips, per h., Sc:
mangoes, 25c dozen; cucumbers, l0c;
fresh tomatoes, zoe h.; spinach 12c;
head lettuce, 10c: radishes, 5@7kc;
parsley, 5 and 10c bunch; shallots,
lb.. TIC; wax beans, h., 15c; green
beans, h.. 15c; oyster plants, 2 for 15c;
rutabasas, h.. Sc; horseradish 1oc root;
celery, bunch, and 12hc; red cabbage,
and 10c head; leaf lettuce, &c; celery
cabbage $50 zoe; leek. and 1oc bunch:
endive, &c; potatoes, PIX, zoe; blu, 75c:
carrots, &C ib.; parsnips, 4c lb.; celery.
and 1oc bunch.
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HENRY co. POULTRY
SHOW IS NOW ON

Mt Pleasant, Dec. S.-The annual
show of the Henry County Poultry as
ISOLATION started in this city Monday
The show is being held in the Hoaglin
building next to Warhurst's grocery
store on North Jefferson street and
over 400 entries have already been
received. The officers of the associa
ton are as follows:
President-Rev W. S. Moore.
Vice presidents-Rev. Thos. Osborn
Jas. T. Gillis and D. w. Rich.
Treasurer-Fred Gheen.
Secretary-Ralph w. Owen.
Board of directors-Roland Hobbs
Ledru Willis, D. w. Rich, A. M. Corn.
well, D. w. Brown, Mrs. Frank Stice
F. G. Tovrea, A. w. Wintemeyer, A.. J.
Schultz.
Mr.. Lincoln Antrim is the superin-
tendent and Carl Dare of Des Moines,
the judge.
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HIS EXCESS
WEIGHT GONE
Prominent Idaho Physician Says he
2.<,..aad Dc Raunde La z Mnnfhc

PROMINENT TuaVO FHySICTdH ody8 w
Reduced rs Pounds in 8 Months.
Salmon. Idaho, Dec. S.-Dr. w. 9.
Whitwell of this city, former candi-
date for governor of this state, has let
it become known that his remarkable
experience in reducing Is pounds In
three months was due neither to diet
ing, medicine nor exercises. He says
that simple, invisible device weigh
ing less than an ounce did it. This,
when worn as directed, acts as an in
falliable flesh reducer and many pro
minent men and women have adopted
this easy means of reducing super
fiuous flesh, and it is stated the invent
or. l.. p. Burns, of No. II West Thirty
eighth street, New York, is sending
these outfits on free trial to all who
write Advertisement
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BLOOMFIELD.

E. D. Brooks spent a few days this
week in Batavia on business.
Mrs. L. M. Carpenter who has been
visiting at the home Of her son W. A.
Carpenter for few days has returned
to her home in Ottumwa.
Mrs j. A. Warrington is visiting this
week in Ottumwa with friends.
Miss Myrtle Caldwell went to OF
tunwa recently to register as a trained
nurse Her mother Mrs. Mary Caldwell
accompanied her.
J. A. and T. A. Urskins Of Eldon
were in town recently.
Jacob Painter, aged about 80 years,
fell and broke one of his hips.
C. w. Fry, of Aurora, ILL.,, travelling
claim adjuster for the Burlington was
here Tuesday on business and visiting
frir~~ e@--i-4---. :
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TRADING IN BONDS
COMES TO A HALT
SEVERAL LARGE LOTS CHANGE
HANDS At OPENING OF The
MARKET HOWEVER.

New York, Dec. 9.-Prlces OF ponus
showed few changes in the days
coll, market Some comparatively
large lots changed hands. Texas com
pany IS were up n, Rock Island COZ,
lateral refunding As, debenture 5s. ana
United States rubber 6s receded 70 10
\. l,+ soon
Trading came to a dead halt soon
after the opening. 4ho
Trading became more active as tne
session progressed, the agses.e
ahIvI with recent days. Missouri Paclnc
issues were prominent, the conVertloie
SIS gaining 3A points and the 4s one
point. Wabash As also rose point.
fractional Improvement was shown by
New Haven 6s, Missouri Pacific As ana
Iron Mountain 5s. Declines or 10
points occurred in a few inactive bonos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-10
KEOKUK WOMAN
KILLED BY AUTO

Keokuk, Dec. 8.-Miss Bridget Ellen
Brerton, aged 60, was struck by an
automobile at the corner of Fifth and
Main streets shortly before 7:30 Sun
day night and died few minutes later
at the Graham hospital, to which she
was removed in Mr.. Moseleys car i'm
mediately after the accident The car
ran over her body and rolled her for a
distance Of about twenty feet before
1t could be stopped, although Mr..
Moseley had been driving at slow
rate of speed before the accident hap
pened.
The coroner's jury Monday after
noon returned a verdict that Bridget
Ellen Breton came to her death by
being struck by an automobile driven
by G.. w. Moseley.
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New York Produce.

New York Dec. 9.-Butter-Mark
steady. receipts, 5,O57 tubs; ladies, cur
rent make seconds, 22c; packing STOCK
current make, No. 2, 21c.
Cheese-Steady unchanged; receipts
1874 boxes.
Eggs-F'irm: receipts, 1886 cases;
fresh gathered extra fine, 43@44c; ex-
ira firsts. 41@42c; firsts, $50 4Oc; sec
onds, 32@37c; state Pennsylvania ana
nearby hennery browns, 44@46c; do
gathered browns and mixed colors, $500
44c.
Dressed poultry-Stronger; western
roasting chickens, 15k @1Sc; fresh
fowls. 12h@17hc: turkeys, 12@21c.
Live poultry-F'irm; western chick
ans, 12k@13kc; fowls, 13@14c; tur-
KEYS 12@14c.
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BOUND OVER FOR
CARRYING WEAPONS

George Young and Fred Stevens
were bound over to the grand jury this
morning in police court by Justice Nos
Ter for carrying concealed weapons.
Young was arrested in the east end on
complaint of residents for fourishing
the weapon and boasting that he was
going to shoot somebody. Stevens was
taken into custody for brandishing the
weapon around on the streets last
eYaping-
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr.. Dec. 9.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, $1.os@111; No.
3 hard, $1.oS@1.10; No. 4 hard, $1.o1@
1.oSh; No. 2 spring, $1.O71s @1.09h;
No. spring, $1.0s1s; No. 4 spring, $1.02
@1.o7; No. durum, $1.24h; No.
durum, S1.24@1.25.
Corn-No. l white, SOC; No. white.
yellow, 5Sk @5SAc; No. 2 yellow, SSH
@5sAc; No. 8 yellow, 5s@5sAc; No. /
mixed. 57% @5Sc; No. 2 mixed, 57h@
5sc; No. mixed. SIX @57Ac.
Oats-No. 2, 43A @45c; standard,
AN @44Ac; No. 3 white. 44A @4hc;
No. white, 44@44Ac.
Rye-No. 2. S1o3N @104A; No. 8.
$1,000 1882.
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DIVIDEND Is DEFERRED.

New York, Dec. 9.--The board of d.
rectors of the New York Central and
Hudson river railroad have decided
that the dividend on the stock Of that
road, usually payable in January, will
not be declared at this time, according
to announcement made today by A. H.
Smith, president of the road
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market strong, mostly 10c
higher; quality good; receipts, 10000;
left over, 1858: estimated tomorrow,
$4,000; bulk, $7@755; light, $3.50
7.75 mixed, $6.s0@7.7o: pigs, $3.50
7.5o heavy, $6.s5@7.60; good heavy,
$7@7.S0: rough, $s.S5@7; Workers,
$7.6o@7.75.
Cattle-Market steady to strong; re-
ceipts, $4,000; estimated tomorrow, T.
600; beeves, $5.7O@1070; Texans, $50
@e.S5; westerns, $5.25@S.40; cows and
heifers, $3.25@S.50; calves. s6.25@9.
Sheep-Market strong 1o@25c high
er; receipts, $4,000; estimated tomor-
row, 10000: natives, S5.2o@S.1o: west
erns, $5.25@s15; yeariings. $S.4807.35;
lambs, native, $6.39@S.4O; westerns,
$6.75@S50.
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SWISS PROFESSOR
is TOO PARTISAN

Berpe, Switzerland, Dec. 9.-Profes-
sor Huga Claparede OF the University
of Geneva, son of the Swiss minister
to Berlin, has been dismissed from
the university by the Swiss federal
council on the ground that his express
ed views concerning the violation of
Belgian neutrality are inconsistent
with the observance Of neutrality by /,
Switzerland.
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 9.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.14@1.15: No. 3
red, $112@L14; No. red, $1.1e@1.12
No. hard, $L15h.
Corn-No. 2, SIC; No. 3. 62@67hc;
No. 4, soc: No. 8 yellow, 62h @63 Nc;
No. 4 yellow, 60kc; No. 2 white, 63 hc;
No. 3 white, 62hc.
Oats-No 2 white, 49c; standard,
4s1Ac: No. 8 white, 4Sc; No. 2, 47hc;
No. 3 44@45hc.
Rye-No. 2, $1.0SH.
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greater part. They have sold freely
One Omaha house who bid the country
$1.09 Saturday bought $4,000. Monday
their bid Of $109A obtained $4,000 bu
and yesterdays bid of s1.O9h brought
out 5000 blu.
Sentiment of the wheat trade was
more mixed last night. Bears said the
bull theories and news have been
worn out and there is nothing new to
buy on. Bulls said the movement will
decrease and before long the export de-
mand will take the surplus
Corn bears pointed to the sale Of
100000 bu corn to go to store made
yesterday as an indication Of the ship
ping demand They think the SIC
spread between December and May is
too wide difference to make pur-
chases safe. Bulls said all bear news
has been discounted by the recent de-
cline.
Bears in oats were more numerous.
Bids sold SO close to the market that
many expect them to be good. Eastern
demand has fallen off.
A dsappointingly small run of hogs
caused a 10@25c advance in values
yesterday, the average at $3.50 stand
ing the highest since Nov. 80 and SOC
above last Thursday, the low day Of
the year. Receipts at $4,000 were little
more than half what traders expected
and 25,S00 less than a week ago.
Lamb prices reacted from the bad
finish Of Mondays trade and the mar
ket was in better shape. Receipts to-
tailed about 10000. Cattle trade was in
better shape and Christmas beeves
again made $11.75. with higher prices
expected today.
The largest single days receipts OF
corn ever known in ANY market were
announced yesterday by the Illinois
state grain inspection department,
when 1,410 cars Of new grain were re-
ceived in Chicago from the northwest.
A Winnipeg message to Finley Bar
rell g. Co. said: Pit crowd all out Of
their wheat here. Receipts light and
are to remain SO. Exporters say stick to
the long side. Advance has not started"
Minneapolis has received 9,69S, 900 bu
winter wheat so far this season. against
1881, 900 bu for the same time last year.
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Ksn,as CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 9.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No 2 hard, $1osh@1.1oh;
No. hard, $1oS@1.0sh; No. 2 rec.
$1.oeh No. 5 red. $1.eS0 100; No. 4
red, $1.o7@1.07h.
Corn-No. 2, S1hc; No. 3, 6o1kc; No.
3 yellow, 6oh oslo; No. 2Nwhite. 61kc;
No. white, 60h @C1c.
Oats-No white, 421h @Ahc; No. 8
Az @44c; No. 2 white, 4s Y @47c; No.
3 white, ACC.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain /.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-The cash grain
market follows:
wheat-No. red, $1.15M@117%;
No hard, $11sh @1.17h.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, old, 63k @S4c;
new, 62h @S3c; No. yellow, new. eeA
@61Ac.
Oats-No. 8 white, AK @47Ac:
standard, 47A @4SAc.
Rye-No. 2, $1.10A @1.11h
Barley-58 @70c.
Timothy-$3.75@5.50.
Clover-$12@1450
Pork-S16.50.
Lard-$s77
Ribs-$9 12@9.s7.
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Nav, Work Money!; Closing.

New York, Dec. 9.--Mercant1le paper
!-4A @4h% ~
Sterling exchange-Easy; 60 day
bills S4.S4.75: for cables, $487.35; de-
mand, s4.S6.S5.
Bar silver-49&c.
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CHICAGO DAILY
MARKET NOTES

Export business in cash wheat was
hampered yesterday by poor wire
service with the east. There were re-
ports of 100000 blu being sold abroad
in all positions, but some Of the best
posted interests at the seaboard said
the figures were too high and included
the 100000 bu sold by Chicago handlers
to exporters. There was also some
business on via the gulf. Millers bought
10000 bu here.
A pause in the cash demand in the
and Kansas City prices being off Nc
while bids to arrive from st. Louis
were relatively NC lower than the flu
ture delivery price on Monday. Omaha
was off 4 Ole on hard winter, and
1@2c higher on durum. Milwaukee
was unchanged.
No red winter at Chicago on track
sold at AZ @4Ac under May, and hard
winter at 4@4Ac under, Somers-J Jones
selling car at the former figure, net
ting S1.171z. Bids to arrive, thirty day
No. red and 4Hc under for No. 2
hard.
Blue stem No. / northern at Mime
apolis sold at May price to Nc over,
and velvet chan at 2@2hc under May
Millers were only fair buyers, but ele-
vators took the surplus offerings.
Shipping .dena nd for cash corn was
fair, seaboard exporters taking 100, 900
blu here and domestic trade 10000 bu.
Offerings in the sample market were
large, but elevator interests were good
buyers, with values OF A@hc here
and at Milwaukee. st. Louis was I'M
changed to hc higher. Kansas City I'M
changed to Nc higher, Peoria UNI
changed to Nc lower, Omaha unchang-
ed to Nc higher, Peoria unchanged to
nc lower and Minneapolis unchanged.
Shipping demand for cash oats was
disappointing, sales in Chicago being
only 10000 bu. Sample values were u
a Nc lower. ST. Louis and Omaha were
unchanged to Nc higher, Kansas City,
Milwaukee and Minneapolis unchanged
and Peoria Nc lower.
Reports covering the west and south
west say that farmers have stopped
selling wheat the last few days. Re-
plies sent to one Of the largest cash
handlers say 10 per cent of the Okla
homa crop has been marketed There is
a little in elevators that is held at
$1.20. Most Of the Kansas elevator men
are asking $1.20 They say the move
ment from the farms is over and want
higher prices. In Nebraska farmers in
eastern and southern sections have
-----.----a, s4alknG-. having disn0sad .1.f 49,
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chicaoo Live Stock: CIosino

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago, Dec. 9.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow: receipts, $1,000;
estimated tomorrow, $4,000; bulk, $40
7.55; light, $6.S5@775: heavy, $3.50
7.se; mixed, $s.s0@170; rough, $3.50
u.
Cattle-Market strong; receipts, 16,-
900; top, $12.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts, 49,
600: top, $s.15; lambs, $3.50.
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PRESIDENT ERB
VISITS EDDYVILLE

Eddyville, Dec. 9.-Norman Erb Of
New York, president Of the NJ &, st.
l.. railroad stopped off in Eddyville
for short time Tuesday Mr. Erb
and number of the officials were
travelling through Iowa in their special
car
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Omaha Live Stock

Omaha, Nebr., Dec. 9.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts. A.
600: heavy, $s.75@s.so; light, $s.s5@7;
pigs, $5.5o@6.75; bulk Of sales, $500
$50.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.
600; native steers, $6.75@1o,2s; cows
and heifers, $5.75@735; western steers
$S@8.3O; calves, $7.50@9.5o.
Sheep-Market higher; receipts, g.
SOC; yearlings, $e.50@7; wethers, 1925
@6; lambs, 37.e0@s25.
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Kansas City Live Stock.


Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 9.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market Nsteady to strong; re-
receipts 1000; bulk, $e.S5@7.25; heavy
$7.10@7.25: packers and butchers, $7@
7.30; light, $6.90@7.2o; pigs, $e@675.
Cattle--Market steady; receipts, g.
900; prime fed steers, $9.25@1o.5o;
dressed beef steers, $7@9.25; western
sters. $7@s.25; cows, $4.75@7.25; heif-
ers, $s-25@s; stockers and feeders, $50
s25; calves, 3S.5e@10.5e.
Sheep-Market 10 to zoe higher; re.
ceipts,> 5000: lambs, $7.50@S.15; year.
lings, $6.25@7.25; wethers, $5.25@S;
ewes, $425@5.25; stoekers and feeders,
$3.75@7.
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MRS. EDWARD MILLS
DIES AT ELDON

Eldon, Dec. 9.---Mrs. Edward Mills
died at her home Monday, Dec. 7. The
funeral services were held from the
residence this afternoon at 2:3O. In
terment in Eldon cemetery.
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81 LAM. l;va Stock

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. S.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market 15c higher: receipts,
1900, pigs and lights, $6.25@755; mix
ed and butchers. $7.40@7.55; good
heavy, $7.45@7.50.
Cattle-Market strong to 10c higher;
receipts. 5000; native beef steers, $3.50
@10.75; cows and heifers, $5@9.25;
calves, 5000.
Sheep-Market 4oc higher; receipts,
1000; native muttons, $4.75@5; lambs,
$S@s.40; yearlings, $5.5o@7.25.
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Butter-Uncnang
ed
Eggs-Higher: receipts, 4,ls4 cases;
at mark cases included, 2o@29c; ordin-
ary f1rsts, 26@2Sc: firsts, 29@30c.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, %
cars
Poultry-Alive, higher; springs, 12h
013c; fowls, 11@111sc; turkeys, lac.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec 9-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn Unchanged; No, 2 mixed
61Ac; No 3 mixed, .S1@6lhc.
Oats-No. 2 white, AN @4Sc.