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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
Mrs. Jennie Thompson s,.nd,cs.

Friends In the city have received
word announcing the death OF a former
Ottumwan, Mrs. Jennie Thompson
standing, which took place Friday,
Sept. 10, at Moline, Ill. Interment
was made In Moline Sunday, Sept. IL.
The deceased was the wife OF Movrie
z. Blanding, assistant secretary OF the
Moline Pillow Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
Obituary
David Davidson,

The remains of David Davidson.
which were found floating In the river
near the Vine street bridge. Tuesday
morning. were taken to Abba this IL.
ternoon where funeral services and
burial will be held.
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha. Nebr.. Sept. 1.-THE live
stock market follows:
= Hogs-Market lower; receipts, A.
400: heavy, s6.4066.S5; light. $7@7.50;
pigs, s6@7.4o: bulk, $6.50@6.90.
C~attle-Market steady; receipts. l.
900; steers. s6.75@9.75: cows and heif-
ers. $5.75@7.25; calves, 5000.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts. 49,
500: yearlings,' $5.75m6.75: wethers,
$5.25 @6.25; lambs, $S@S.25.
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Milwaukee county highway commits

Milwaukee county highway commits
sioner. ~
"The Value of a Traffic Census ins
Determining the Type of Road to b.
Constructed w. w. Mari, Illinois
state highway engineer.
Brick Monolithic Construction Of
County Highways r. l.. Bell, Illinois
highway commission division en-
gineer. sas1
400 p. m.-Automobile tour of roads
under the auspices of the Cedar Ran
ids Commercial club.
October 7. 10 a. m.
Concrete Highway Bridges" elf.
ford Older, bridge engineer Illinois
highway commission.
Steel Bridges" J. H. Ames, bridge
engineer Minnesota highway comnis-
sion.
Reports of committees
Election Of oficers. /. f
Adjournn I n
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lite, 34h @36c; stand
ST. Louis Cash Grain.

ST. Louis, Mo, Sept. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.20; No. 2 hard
nominal. .&.L
Corn-No. 2 nominal; No. 2 white,
Toe. a&& r4 49,
Oats-No. 2, 3AA@sec; No. white,
nominal.
Rye-93c. sys sass, ~ v4t
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Kansa. CITY Live Stock.

I Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 1.-THE I've
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower; receipts, g.
900: bulk, $6.S0@8; heavy, $6.60@7.40;
light. $7.50@S; pigs, $7@7.75.
Cattle-Market strong; receipts, L.
900: steers, S6.25@1o.10; cows and
heifers, $4@9.50; calves; $6.50@10.50.
Sheep-Market steady receipts, TO-
900; lambs, $7.75@S.30; yearlings, $40
OF; wethers, $5.50@6.50; ewes, $500
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MUSCATINE ARMORY
NOT LARGE ENOUGH

Muscatine, Sept. II. - The new $45,-
900 armory building. which is nearing
completion. Is not Of sufficient size.
fully to accommodate the branch of the
national service allotted to Muscatine
hence a purchase was made today Of q
strip of property 220 by 100 feet upon
which will be efected'a large stable to
house the t~hirty-two head Of horses to
be consigned here and also a ..arge
stucco building which will be used to
house the guns and the field equip
ment. The property is valued at S.,
500 while the buildings will entail
an expenditure Of about So, 900 add.
tional. I
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Chicaao Live Stock Closing.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow, 10c lower; re-
ceipts 16, 5000; estimated tomorrow, g.
900; bulk ,$6.80@7.75: light, $7.35@s.20:
heavy, s6.35@7.65; mixed, $e.65@S.1o;
rough, s. .35@6:65.
C~attle-Market steady; top $1o.4o;
receipts, 1000.
Sheep-Market strong; top $500;
lambs, $S.75.
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Minneapoli. CLOSING Grain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 17.-C1osing
grain: ,s,4 I'M
Wheat-Sept., 95Ac: Dec, 92hc; No.
1 hard, $1.03A; No. 1 northern, $3.50
SLOPPY No. 2 northern. 95A @99Ac.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 72@72hc.
Oats-No. 8 white, 33@33hc.
Flax-$1.66m1.70.
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Chicago Live Stock Ooenins.

Chicago CiV Stock Ooenln9.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady to SC lower;
quality poor; estimated receipts 10000;
left over, 3112: estimated tomorrow,
5000; bulk, $6.S5@7.S5; light $7.40@
$50; mixed, $6.70@s.15; pigs. $4,000
$50; heavy, $6.40@6,6O; good heavy,
$3.50 @7.7o; rough, $s.4O@6.6o; york
crs. $8.O5@S.15.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts e.
900; estimated tomorrow, 400; beeves,
S6.25 @10.4o; Texans, $6.50m7.60; west
erl.. $6.SO@9.00; cows and h%eifers, $500
@S.5O; calves, $7.50@11.75.
Sheep-Market slow and steady; re-
ceipts 5000; estimated tomorrow. 5000;
native, s5.25@5.75; western, $5.5O@6.00;
warnings, $6.25@7.00; lambs native,
Sc. 25 @S.40; western, $6.50@S.75.
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Kansas citv Produce.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. Q hard, s1.04@ LOO; No.
red, $1.12@1.15.
xwhite. 69hc: No. Q yellow, tic.
Oats-No. 2 white, 37k@3skc; No.
" mixed, 34@35c.
Rye-83c.
Hay-Timothy, s12@1s; prairie, 50;
alfalfa, $13.50@14.
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Paoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, Ill, Sept. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Corn-No. 2 white, 75c; No. 2 vel
low. 75k@76c.
Oats-No. 8 white. 33k @33Ac.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Butter, unchang-
ed.
Eggs-Higher: receipts. 6,222 cases;
at mark. cases included. 17@22kc; or
23c.
Potatoes-Unchanged: receipts, 25
cars.
Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
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Courier's Markets of World
PLENTY Of HOGS
SENT TO MARKET
PRICE AT THE CHICAGO YARDS is
LOWERED BY LIBERAL RE-
CEIPTS OF THE DAY.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Hogs weakened
in p-ice today, influenced by liberal re-
ceipts.
Cattle, although not over plentiful,
were ! lacking in quality.
There was no urgent call for sheep
or lambs.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE cash grain
market follows:
wheat-No. 2 red. s1.1s; No. 2 hard
nominal.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 76h@77c; No.
4 white, 74kc.
ard. 3S%@39c. ST..
Rye-No. 2, 97c.
Barley-5O@
Timothy-s6@8.
Clover-$11@18.
Pork-$12.32.
Lard-$7.95.
Ribs-$7.75@S.25.
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Car Lot Receipts.
Chicago, Sept. 17.-Today's car lot
receipts: "t
Wheat-165 cars, with 20 of contract
grade.
Corn-241 cars, with 2oe of contract
grade.
Oats-274 cars, with 5 Of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today We're
1927 cars, compared with 2.041 cars
last week and 2,OS3 cars the CORES
ponding day a year Ago..
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 1911; corn, 253; oats, 294.
st. Louis Produce.
st, Louis Mo, Sept. 17-POultry
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New York SUGAR,

New York. Sept. 17.-Raw sugar
Easy; centrifugal. 4.33c; molasses.
3.56c.
R4aned-ouist
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Toledo Grain Seed.

Toledo, O., Sept. 17.-Clover seed
Prime cash, 5000; Oct, $11.45; Dec,
$11.05. %
March, $685..
Tjmothy-Prime cash, S3.7712; Oct,
S3.47k; March, $3.50.
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New York Money; Closing.

New York, Sept. 17.-Mercantile pa
per-3A @SA%.
Bar silver-4SAc.
Mexican dollars-38c.
Time loans-2A @3%.
Call money-Ruling rate, NV.
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Chicago Hay Market.

Chicago Hay Market. ~
Chicago, Sept. 17.-Choice hay, $500
@19.OO: No. 1 timothy, 16.00@17.5o;
No. 2 timothy and light clover mixeo;
s1!.O0@15.00: grass mixed, good colors,
No. 3 tir1othy, $40 S0@12.O0.
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St. Louis Hay Market:
ST. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 17.-Choice hay,
Sic. Oo@1s.OO; No. / timothy. $4,000
$500; No. 2 timothy. $12.O0@15.00
clover mixed. $9.OO@14.OO.
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AUTOS FOR RURAL ROUTES.

Washington. D. c.. Sept. 17.-Use OF
automobiles on rural delivery routes
has improved the farmers mail and I
express facilities, according to postal
officials, who announced today that 500
routes in all had been authorized. OF
those, 288 are in operation.
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Primary Movement.
Car Lot Receipts.

Seaboard clearances: Wheat 1892,
900; corn, 1000; oats, none.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Chairman Iowa Poultry Commission.
Many of the local chicken fanciers
have received the above commun1ca.
ton and some Of them expect to send
one or more birds to the big show at
San Francisco. Among those who
have already decided to have an ex-
hib,t among Iowa's birds is Dr.. w. E.
Creath. who will enter about ten OF
his fine chickens. ap
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
INSANITY CASES
ON THE INCREASE

Insanity in North Dakota is increas-
ing more rapidly than is the popula-
ton, according to an article by Prof.
j. M. Gillette, Dean H. E. French and
Prof. G. R. Davies, appearing in the
current number Of the Quarterly Jour-
nal of the state university.
These writer's estimate that between
1910 and 1914 the population of the
state increased 80 per cent, while in
sanity increased 41.6 per cent.
Statistics are also given which show
that according to the census of 1910
one out of every 919 residents of the
state is insane. This record is COM
paratively low when compared with
that of a number of other states.
The reasons given for the increase
Of insanity in the state are urbaniza-
ton Of the population, increasing i'm
migration, alcoholism, ~venereal and
hereditary diseases.
Remedies suggested for this condi-
ton are more careful study and treat
ment of the causes of. mental dis
eases; expansion of the present in
situations for treating the insane, es-
Establishment of separate hospitals for
the durable insane and the establish
ment of county and district hospitals,
and improvement in the methods of
admission and commitment to the
hospitals.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
MEDORA
From the Herald:

C. G. Jones is making preparation
to move to the old Rattan place south
of town, which he bought last fall.
Mrs. Lorena. Will moved her house.
hold goods to her claim near the H.
C. Short ranch this week, where she
recently built a house. Persons who
come in to town with loads take loads
of the goods out.
Miss Mary Follis is taking a vaca-
ton from her work in the bank, hav-
ing gone to her claim south of town,
to be away a week. G. E. Burgess is
attending the affairs of the bank dur
ing her absence.
Mrs. H. c. Short returned Wednes-
day from accompanying her son,
Donald, to the school at Faribault.
Mr.. Short was in town and met her
here. G. E. Burgess took them home
with his automobile that evening.
George Hubert was in town Tues
day with two loads of grain, which he
loaded on a car for, shipment. There
are several of the down-river grain
growers hauling grain to Medora and
shipping it 70 the Farmers elevator
at Belfeld.
The Abstract & Title Company, of
Medora has decided to conduct an Of
flee for the same business at Amidon,
in the new county of Slope. They
have the necessary printed supplies
and will begin work there as soon as
suitable quarters can be got and the
new county has the books from which
to take the abstracts.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
SIX MILE

January 10th, o. Wilcox returned
from a trip east during the holidays
and school is again in session at Six
Mile.
John Hoffman has bought the Chas.
Wakefield homestead and expects to
later move on to his new place since
there is better water there than where
he now lives.
Lawrence Godfrey and Mr.. Ian
phear made a trip to Belfield this
week. Mr.. Lanphear went on to
Dickson to get his tools. He has
several jobs of carpenter work in
the neighborhood.
Sunday afternoon the stockholders
of the Grassy Butte Amusement hall
association met at the Grassy Butte
p%ostoffice. A fine place for dances
and other amusements and gather
ings of a public nature is now as
sured. A building % by Ga feet will
soon be erected.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
A TwICE-ToLD TALE
One of Interest to Our Readers.

Good news bears repeating, and
when it is confirmea after a long
lapse of time, even if we hesitated to
believe it at first hearing, we feel Sc
cure in accepting its truth now. The
following experience of a Dickinson
man is confirmed after several years.
w. Schwartz, Dickinson, says:
"About a year ago -wrenched my
back. Shortly afterwards I began to
suffer from kidney complaint. My
back grew so weak that l was unable
to lift even the lightest weight. Often
sharp, piercing pains darted through
my kidneys and I suffered from a
constant, dull, throbbing ache across
my back. After using various rem
edies without success, I at last had
the good fortune to hear about Doan's
Kidney Pills and got a box. I con-
tinued taking them until the backache,
languor and other symptoms of the
trouble had disappeared. Since then
II have had no kidney trouble. I
gladly confirm my former endorse
ment."
Price SOC, at all Dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pill -the same. that
Mr.. Schwartz had. Foster-M ilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-adv. 1t
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23

penses Of charitable institutions in.
our midst. For this reason we do
not believe in patronizing them.
1t is a problem with the country
merchants to know how to combat
the work of the catalogue houses.
The PRESS believes that the local
merchant needs a medium of getting
his news into the homes not only of
the city but of the outlying farming
districts.
Advertising is not good unless it
reaches the buyer. That is. Just what
the PRESS guarantees it's advertis-
ers. For over thirty years the
PRESS has been steady on the job
of building up a subscription list that
is worth while as an advertising
medium. Everywhere you go you
find the PRESS and where the PRESS
goes your advertising goes to counter
act the catalogue buying tendency.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
SCHOOL NOTES

The pupils of the fifth and sixth
grades r having monthly examina-
lions this week.
Johnnie Herr, Fred Birdsall and
Katie Dolwig have received certifi-
Gates of good attendance for last
month: -.
The pupils in the third and fourth
grades had a contest in addition last
Friday afternoon. Annie Duckhorn
vas the winning contestant.
Charles Hagburg and John Dolwig
visited the school last week.
The members of the Freshman class
held their regular meeting at the
home of Mike and Mildred Connors
on Thursday evening, January 21st.
There was a surprise party on
Miss Mildred Connors Tuesday even
ing of last week in honor of her
seventeenth birthday. A number of
young people congregated at the
Bremen home and then went en-
masse and surprised Miss Mildred at
her home. Games were played and a
delicious lunch was served and a good
time is reported by all. The young
folks left at a late hour, wishing
Mildred many happy returns Of the
day. -.,-~>7 ~ ;;9~.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
PROSPECT

Hans Easton was drifting around
Prospect Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. F. Gehrt Sundayed
at the H. G.. Hamilton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Metcalf visited
at "Bill" Martins Friday.
Reuben Lyon from Dickinson was
driving through these parts Saturday
OLAF Norby departed for an extend
ed visit in Fargo and Minnesota last
Monday.
R. J. Mailman is sporting a new
team nowadays, lately purchased
from A. A. Armburst.
Paul Martiny had feed ground at
J. Hutmacher's Tuesday and L. F.
Gehrt at George Hamilton's.
A. Werpe and Bert Hall helped
Mons Skaaden install his and OLAF
Norby's pumps Thursday and Friday
We hear the carpenters are soon to
start work on Margaret Hamilton's
residence on her homestead in section
2.
There is some talk of having an
organ for the school in. the neal
future. Nothing too good for Pros.
pect.
Mrs. J. A. label visited with Mrs
H. G.: Hamilton Tuesday while theil
respective lesser halves were attend.
ing a school meeting. .
Among the business callers in Man.
ming from this vicinity were J
Hutmacher and T. H. Easton, Monday
F. R.. Sheffield Tuesday and H. G
Hamilton Wednesday.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS

An item in a Fargo paper relative
to the immense amount of systematic
advertising done by outside catalogue
houses may be an eye opener. II
states that the catalogues come by
the carload, at this season Of the
year, one every four days. Last
year there were 40 carloads dis
tributed through the Fargo office and
they expect many more this year.
Think of it! And this is only one
state. These catalogues will reach
every home in North Dakota-no
matter how remote from town. II
costs tremendously but it must pay
or the outside houses would not do il
for they are not in business for the
fun of it. One thing is sure and that
is that they do not pay any taxes
or help in any manner to defray ex-
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23

president Wilson has ordered an
investigation of the cause of the sharp
advance in the price Of wheat and
flour. In North Dakota there is no
crying demand for any investigation
of this kind. The state produces the
best wheat in the world and the
growers naturally welcome any ad-
vance in prices for their grain. It is
not likely that the investigation will
reveal anything further than that the
European countries are at war and
therefore are unable to produce this
staple cereal, hence their agents
come to u country for all the wheat
we can spare. It is a question of
supply and demand, and naturally the
prices advance in these war times.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
Climate Failed;
Medicine Effective.

Sufferers from Tuberculosis often
think that medicine will not help
them. Fresh air. regular habits and
good food aid in restoring health,
but more is often needed. Many
have been restored to health. by
Eckman's Alternative. BEAD his
"Gentlemen s-ThrOugh your In
stfumentality / ave been
from a premature grave. On Decem-
Der II, 1904, 1 was taken with Ty.
phOid Pneumonia, which developed
int Tuberculosis (bactllt were
found). In February, 1905, I went
to Fort Worth, Texas, and later to
Canon City, Colorado. After being
there two weeks. my physician In
formed me that my case vas hope
less. Three weeks later 1 returned
home. weighing 1O3 pounds, the doc
tor having given me mo assurance
OF reaching there alive. On July
IL. 1908, I began taking Eckman's
wonderful remedy for Lung Trouble.
do any kind Of work about my grain
4Amdavit) ARTHUR WEBB:
eficacious in bronchial catarrh and
severe throat and lung, affections
and up-building the system; Con-
tains no harmful or habit-form1ng
drugs. Accept no substitutes; Small
size. 81; regular size, 80. Sold by
leading druggists. Write o book
let of recoveries.
Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23

George Mcclellan of Beach, a rep.
resentative from the Billings, Bow.
man and Golden Valley Legislative
district, has introduced a concurrent
resolution asking that our members
in Congress be urged to do every
thing in their power to further the
Lassage Of the stock raising home
stead bill, a measure that has beer
under consideration in Washington
for some time. There is a great deal
Of rough land in the Bad Lands terri
tory and the demand for a section
homestead is great. In fact, the set
tiers are not inclined to use Their
homestead rights unless they can gel
$40 acres. Hence Representative
McClellan's concurrent resolution is
looked upon with favor out this way
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
THE BAD LANDS FURNISH '''
RICH MINE OF INFORMATION
Editor Press:

Editor Press: -
Referring again to DR.. Peale of the
Hayden & Peale Expedition under the
auspices of the Smithsonian Institute
of Washington, D. c., shall say that
DR.. Peale finished his labors connect
ed with that particular expedition that
had entered the Yellowstone National
Park and given to the world the first
knowledge of the wonderful part of
our country at Gladstone in the
autumn of 1882.
While busy with his final arrange
ment Of material he had collected for
shipment to Washington he occasion
ally made trips to one and another of
the places hereabout where interest
ing material, such as archaeological
forms or placks could be found readi-
ly. He succeeded in getting at the
last moment at Gladstone two dis
tinct forms of great interest: viz:
in the finest kind of sandstone Sap
indis-afinis and Viburnum-Nordens-
kold. These two forms of extinct
vegetable growth are found in the
archaeological form also in Alaska
and Florida. This fact was a very
pleasing rounding out of the Dr's'
labors and he was in time to get these
finds into the 37th U. S. Geological
Bulletin then being published in
Washington.
The official naming of "Dakota
Sandstone" came about something
like this: The doctor had often
sought to place the fact conclusively
before the world of science that the
highest plateau of Dakota was the
real level of the past ages. This
plateau is universally crowned with a
Illuminated structured sandstone. This
differs very conclusively from the
concretionary forms found every
where in the ground in this part of
North Dakota, especially.
This Illuminated sandstone crowns
the buttes, as said before, almost uni
versally and so should be distinctly
known: This gave the opportunity
of designating it as Dakota Sand
stone" and the doctor succeeded in
getting this name fixed in our geologi-
cal vocabulary.
1 have in my collection of fossils at
my home at Westerlo, many fine rep
resentative forms of the Larima flora
taken from what is termed "The
Fort Union Strata" and should be
glad to assist students of the schools
Of Stark county and other persons
that like to collect such things with
an intelligent classification of fossils
which they may casually come in pos
session of or in exploring the earth
for.
The Bad Lands furnish a rich mine
of information in the shape of fossils
in clay, burned-clay (natural terra
cotta) sandstone, and even there may
be found in the surface ~horn-stones
and petrifed clay fossils remain of
not only vegetation but also myriads
Of insect and animal life.
G. S. CRYNE,
Historian of Old Settlers Asso.,
49,, Stark County, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
GWENT CHORUS REVIEWED

Commenting upon the Washington
appearance Of November 16, 1913, the
Washington Evening Star critic wrote
as follows about the Gwent Welsh
Male Singers, who are booked for a
festival concert at the Elks' Hall on
Sunday afternoon, January oath.
This is the third American tour of
this famous organization, which is
acknowledged to be the finest choir
from the Principality of Wales, and
led by George F. Davies, the great
est choral conductor of the Welsh
"Eisteddfods" or annual song-com-
petitions.
The Washington Evening Star, No.
vember 18th, said:
The Gwent Welsh Male Singers,
composed of fifteen young miners of
south Wales, directed by George F.
Davies, gave two concerts at the
Belasco yesterday afternoon and last
night. Both programs ranged from
oratorio to old-time ballads, inter-
spersed with rafting military ditties
and songs of the cas- and each closed
with the national anthem of Wales.
Choruses, concerted numbers and solos
were given with a musical excellence
that demanded encores, and that there
were a number of Welshmen in the
audience was evidenced by the
thusiastic recognition of native songs
and the final anthem. .
"The mellow clarity of voice and
phenomenal register, which the sing
ers themselves believe to be the re-
suit of their life beneath the earth,
gave a surprising charm to the CON
cert, apart from and above the musi-
cal interest of the musical program.
The audience recognized this unique
quality with an appreciation / which
was more a tribute than. the usual
pleasure expressed by applause. The
soloists are Ben Davies, Ike Jones, J..
l.. Bebb, N. Edwards, Risca Williams,
Taranlias Hopkins and George Lane"