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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
HARTUP FUNERAL
HELD AT HOME

Bloomfield, Feb. 24.-The funeral OF
James Hartup was held at the home
this afternoon at o'clock, Rev. H. 3.
Scoles officiating.
Uncle" James Hartup was pioneer
resident Of Davis county. His body
was found hanging from a rafter in
the wood ned at his home here Wed
nesday. His body was discovered by
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stubs, who occ,l.
by part of the Hartup residence and
nephew Of the deceased, Frank
Bradbury. who happened there for a
visit. Mr.. Hartup was 91> years old
and leaves a widow, S8, who was about
her household duties at the time, IN
aware of her husbands tragic end.
Mr.. Hartup had been in i'll health
for some time but seemed cheerful
Wednesday morning, partaking Of a
hearty breakfast.
Mr.. Hartup was born in Wayne
county. Indiana, and came to Davis
county in 1851, where he married
Mary M. Denny year later. No chill.
dren were born to the union.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
CHICAGO HAY Market,

Hay-Receipts. S81 tons; shipments,
366 tons. Timothy hay quotably firm.
Demand fair and offerings moderate.
Prairie hay easy. Offerings liberal and
demand moderate. Choice timothy hay
quotable st s1s@1s.5o; No. 1 $15@1s;
No. 2 at s13@13.5o: No. 8 at SHOE;
Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri prairie
hay Choice $13.5O@14: No. /, $12.50@
10; No. 2 S1050@11. Clover hay, $11@
1880. Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin
feeding prairie hay, 5000; packing
hay. SCOT. Alfalfa hay, $11@17. Not
grade timothy-Sales were. car at
$11.50, car at $3.50. i car at SIS.
Sales were: On track--Not graded
timothy, / car at S11. car at $12, / car
at $3.50, 2 cars at $3.50. Not graded
prairie-2 cars Kansas at $12.75
Straw-Rye straw auotable at 500
$50. Dat straw at $7.50@S. Wheat straw
at $6.50@7.5O.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
ALICE FAILURE
TO REPORT INCOME

Keokuk, Feb. "a. - Alleging failure
to report income for the year ending
December 81, 1914, suit asking judg.
ment for $4,000 was, filed in the Unit
ed States district court here against
Mauro G. Wilson Co., q firm of Bur
lington. The suit was brought by
Claude r. Porter, district attorney.
1t is alleged the defendants neglect
ed before March l, 1915, to make re-
turn as required by law Of income for
1914. This is the first action Of this
sort to be instituted in this division OF
the federal court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
FOUR CANDIDATES
OUT IN THE FIRST

Fairfield, Feb. 24.-There are now
four candidates for congress in the
First district. Charles A. Kennedy
is finishing up his fifth term and is
not saying much but his name will
appear on the primary ballot.
w. +. Kopp, member Of the legisla,
ture from Henry county, was the first
to enter the contest He is lawyer.
r. M. Molesburg of Louisa county
represents the standpatters of the
district
Clifford Thorne may be candidate
Thorne, peculiarly, could carry the
state for nearly any Once, but would
have trouble in carrying the old first
district. 49,.
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St. Louis Hay Market.

| ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 25.-TWo days
| inspections Of SO cars--8S cars of va
rious grades of hay and straw (56 on
| west and 81 on east side of river) in
cluded At cars timothy, II clover mix
ed IA prairie, 6 clover and 10 alfalfa. A
dull and easy feeling continues to per-
wade the market on medium and COM
mon timothy, clover mixed and prairie
with which the market is excessively
| supplied, and, as only fair aggregate
quantity is being worked daily, no
clearance Of the oversupply is as yet in
sight Prairie of ordinary and common
kind most difficult to move. High
grades Of foregoing descriptions are
quotably steday, under scant arrivals
| but in only limited request and show no
| strength. Ordinary and common clover
and alfalfa still dull and cheap; high
grades, however, are scarce, In demand
and quotably firm. Sales on this side:
Clover mixed car common No. 2 at
! $I0.50, 1 car No. 2 at Sill, car ordin-
airy No. heavy mixed at $3.50 del. to
| east side; timothy car no grade at
| 81, 4 cars and parts Of cars No. at 50
! @$10, 6 cars No. 3 at $1O01O.50, 3 cars
scant No at Sill, 1 car ordinary No. 2
at $12. l car No. 2 at $3.50, 4 cars No
| 2 at $13, one del to East side, cars
| high No. at $14 part switched Zone to
| E. side) part reconsigned. 2 do do at
$14.50, car ordinary No. at SIS, car
part do do at SIS and part wheat straw
at Sc, 4 car No. at $3.50, No. 1 at
$1s, No. 1 at $3.50, car good No.
at SIT; prairie-1 car scant No. 2 (Ne-
braska) at 50, 1 car good No. 2 at $1,000,
3 do do at 81, l car No. l at $3.50;
alfalfa--2 cars no grade and No. 3 at
! 50 reconsigned. 2 cars good No. 3
| Coarse and partly off color) at $12, l
car ordinary No. 2 at s12.75 reconsign-
ed do do at s1S del, do do at $3.50
; reconsigned, car ordinary No. i at
$3.50, last sales high No. / at $3.50.
East side: Glover mixed, 1 car No. 2
heavy mixed at S11 reconsigned, good
No heavy mixed at $3.50. l car No.
1 light mixed at s14; timothy car
| No 2 at $1S: car ordinary No. / at
SIS. car high No. to choice at SIS
del. to this side. Glover. car no
grade (heating) at Sc del to this side, Q
cars No 2 at $10@10.50 one do.
| Straw-Slow and weak. Sales, / car
wheat at 1915 e. side switched, part
| car wheat at 81 track, and 1 car part
wheat straw at Sc and part ordinary
! No timothy at SIS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
UNIQUE QUESTION
ON COMPENSATION

Abba, Feb. pa unique question
arose in fixing the amount of compen-
sation the widow of Sherman Mosier
killed at the Abba Packing Co. plant
recently, would receive. Mcsier had
finished work and was on his way
home. AS he was passing the freight
yard some other workers were unload.
ing barrel ofslard. He went to
assist them and the barrel fell upon
him, killing him. The problem occur.
red then as to whether he was killed
while in the performance of his duties.
The company, in which ne was a
stakeholder, will pay the widow $40
week for six years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
MONEY is EASY TO
GET ON MORTGAGES

Fairfield, Feb. 24.-Money again Is
easy to obtain on good farm mort.
cages. Many mortgages have been
past due, just running along till the
money could be obtained. Interest
rates vary as much as the price Of
horses. A farmer who wants to Dor.
row less than $50 an acre on good
level prairie farm can get the loan at
5 per cent and 1 per cent commission.
If he wants loan on farm not quite
the best he will have to pay 5h to
6 per cent, and il he wants loan of
$75 to $50 an acre on a farm worth
$3.50 an acre he may have to pay 7
per cent and commission.
For several years money Las not
been easy to obtain for farm mort
cages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
WORKMAN RESCUED
FROM TIGHT PLACE

Council Bluffs, Feb. 25.-Lou Storr
of Glenwood hung suspended in a
bucket for five hours Wednesday even.
ing while masonry walls that had
caved in pressed against him and the
bucket preventing its going either uI
or down. Workmen struggled fran
tically to release him and special elec-
trio lines were strung SO that the res
cuers might work after dark.
Aside from minor bruises, Storr was
all right today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
THE RETAIL PRICES
Flour and Feed.


Flour and feed-Graham flour. per
sack, 45c: corn chops. per cwt. $1S6;
shorts. per cwt.. s1.s5: bran. per cwt.
$l,4o: corn, pei, bu., s0c; hay, per cwt:
Fo@S0c: straw. per cwt.. 4015oc: meal
per sack. csc: corn and oat chop. per
cwt $500; corn chop. 20 lbs. 4oc: oil
meal. per cwt.. $2.2E:Swheat flour, per
sack new wheat, S1,65@210.
Butter. Eaas and Poultry.
Creamery butter ss@4oc: country
butter. 25@35c.
Eggs-Candled. soc: storage Csc. v.
Poultry-Geese. dressed 1sc Id: tur-
keys. dressed. 25@3oc; dressed hens, 20
~1's' 'o Er.sh and sSei Sal. Fish,
Frozen, not fresh caught-Salmon
12hc lb: halibut, 121sc h.; red snapper
12hc lb.
Fresh fish-catfish. zoe: bass e7hc;
trout Ice; halibut. 171sc: salmon 1Sc:
pike. SIC; live Holsters, 45c ID: broiled
crabs. hard shell. 15c each: soft shell
SOC each: perch. 121sc: shrimp. 35c
h.: native mackeral 4Oc each: shads
60c each: sl1adroc, 40c pair: frog legs
s5c pair: Spanish mackerel. zoe h.:
fresh herring 3 lbs for csc: white fish
17hc lb. ..~
Fresh oysters. 406soc at
Salt flsh-Mackerel 100c5c: herring
: for Csc: Goldfish. 100000: lake fish.
white Ash. 10m25c H.: salt cod, 100
csc b.: smoked sturgeon. 25c lb.: flnan
haddie. h.. zoe: Holland herring. pail.
$125: Holland herring. $1.75 key mix
ed; $1.90 key milchners; salt eel, 25c
Id.
Smoked fsh--white fish zoo lb: sar-
dimes. 5@25c: spiced sardines. 3 for
10c: box cod. 12k m2Oc: fancy smoked
bloaters. 3. Csc: smoked homeless her
ring. 25c ID: smoked herring. Csc h.:
smoked salmon. Csc h.: smoked halibut
CSC ID: smoked sturgeon. 25c b.:
stockfish. 30c; soaked stockfsh. 12kc.
Frnits-Bananas. 10O25c doz.: lem
one soc; oranges, 3o,@60c doz.: apples,
20@50c PIX; grape fruit 5@12h c;
Hawaiian pineapples. soc each; pears.
30c doz.: Malaga grapes 40c h.; kum-
quats. soc: Emperor grapes, zoe;
strawberries. soc qt.; water cress, 10,
8 for Csc.
vsaet abies. h..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per H., Sc;
mangoes, 3 for 10c: hot house GU
cumbers, 20@25c: tomatoes. ripe. $50
1sc; parsley, and Toe: shallots. for
15c; oyster plants 2 for 15c: celery
@12hc bunch; leek. 5 and Zoe bunch:
endive. SC: potatoes. PIX. 35c: bu..
s0@$1.25; mushrooms. soc: green beans
l2kc quart: horseradish root. 1Oc;
beets, lbs, &c: lettuce, soc h.; egg plant
CSC: caullflower 10m25c: beets. CSC
PIX: turnips. Csc: asparagus 35c bunch;
fancy hot house raiishes 2 for 15c:
artichokes. zoe: wax beans. h.. 12hc:
new potatoes. 12Hc Id: endive Sc bch.:
parsley 5@D10c bunch; Early Ohio seed
potatoes, s1.5092 blu: Early Rose seed
potatoes. $150 blu. ... a.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
is THIS THE RECORD?

Ames, Feb. 24.-Dr. and Mrs. P. J.
Kaynor celebrated their SEVENTEEN
wedding anniversary. What other
couple in Iowa has the distinction OF
being seventy years married? It Is
believed here that DR.. and Mrs. Kay.
nor hold the record DR.. KaynOr prac.
ticed medicine in this and other states
for more than forty years. He was
born November 10, 1921, in New York
state and there received his educa'
tion and first practiced his profession
Mrs. Kaynor was born December IS,
1927, at Warens, N. Y. The marriage
took place February 1G. 1916. Seven
children were given them, five boys
and two girls.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-The cash gran
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, s1.17A @1.1Sk
No. 8 red. s1.15@L151a; No. hard
$117@1.1S; No. hard, $1.10@1.13.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 77Ac: No. vel
low, 71@71kc; No. 4 white, 71@71 nc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 42h @ 43c;
standard. A@44Ac.
Rye-No. 2. 93@95c.
Barley-64673c
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Clover-$l0@2O.
Pork-s19@20 1880.
Lard-S1005.
Ribs-$10.75@11.25.
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New York Produce

New York, Feb. .-Butter-Market
strong; receipts, 6,694; creamery ex-
tras, 3s@3s,sc: firsts, 33@S5kc; sec
onds, 30@32c.
Eggs-Unsettled: receipts, 1855;
fresh gathered extras, 26@26hc; ex-
ira firsts. 251ac: firsts, 24@25c; sec
onds, 22h@23hc.
Cheeee-Market steady: receipts 499!
state whole milk flats held colored
specials, 1S@1SAc; do white, 1sc; do
colored, average fancy, TN @17Mc: do
white, TN @17%c; flats, current make
specials, 17@17Ac; do average run,
1910.
Live poultry-Steady sales reported
as follows: chickens, 151a m16kc; fowls
16c; dressed. weak; prices unchanged.
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81. Louis Cash Grain.

ST Louis. Mo-, Feb 25.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.20; No. hard,
$1.17.
Corn-No. 2, 73c; No. 2 white, 1870
1870.
3ats-No. 2, 43@43hc; No. white
nominal.
Rye-SSc.
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BUTTERMAKERS
OF STATE MEET

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 25.-The Iowa
State Buttermakers' association, in
session here, today amended it's consti-
tuition so that A. w. Rudnick of the
Iowa State college at Ames could be
elected secretary. The constitution
had provided that only buttermakers
be eligible to office.
M. r. McMurray of Jessup Is said to
be sure of election to the presidency.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
CHICAGO'S SCHOOL
HEAD is HONORED

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 25.--John D.
Shoop. superintendent Of schools in Chi
cago, was Thursday elected president
of the department Of superintendence
of the National Education association,
which is holding its annual convention
here.
Fred l.. Keller Mt. Pleasant. Mich,
was elected vice president, and Miss
Margaret T. Mcguire, Philadelphia.
secretary. Kansas City. was chosen
for the 1917 convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
LITIGATION OVER
HOUSE FOR SCHOOL

Waterloo, Feb. 24.-Lorinda Cham.
plin in July, 1912, decided house and
lot worth $1,000 to Des Moines col
lege. Now Martha e. Wilson, only
surviving heir, has filed suit to have
the deed annuled on the ground that
Mrs. Champlin, who was 80 years old
and in feeble health in 1912, and did
not realize what she was doing. 1t Is
alleged this property constituted the
major portion of Mrs. Champlin's
estate. ~
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Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 25.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady: receipts, A.
500: bulk, $7.75@S.3O; heavy, $8.15@
S.35; light $790@S.20; pigs, $6.50@7 80
Cattle-Market steady: receipts 700;
steers. $7@9; cows and heifers, $3.50 q
$50; calves, $6.50@11.
Sheep-Marllet steady: receipts, q
900; lambs, $1O.50@10.90; yearlings
s9.25@10; wethers, $7.75@S.25; ewes, 81
OTTO.
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ISL. Louis Live Stock.

ST. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 2o.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower; receipts, $4,000;
pigs and lights, $6@S.45; heavy, $3.50 %
$50. Fix
Cattle-Market steady: receipts 900;
steers, $75O@s.50: cows and heifers, IS
@9.50; calves, $6@11. ..E
Sheep-Market nominal; receipts
none: yearling wethers 5000; lambs
$9@11.40; ewes, s6.50I8.10.
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Wheat-26o cars, with So of contract
grade.
b corn-2s4 cars, with 8 of contract
grade.
Oats-291 cars, with 80 Of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1,19S cars. compared with 9o6 cars last
week and 1902 cars the corresponding
day year ago. aa ..
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 266; corn, 250; oats, PIG.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 25.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, $1.16, = No. 2
red. S1.11@1.14.
Corn-No. 2, mixed, 69Ac; No. 2
white, roc: No. yellow, II " ore.
Oats-No. 2 white, 47@4Sc; No.
mixed 44@45c.
Rye-S9@90c.
Hay-Steady.
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THIS is INDEED EXCITING.

Grinnell. Feb. "a. An offer from
Ames college to stage chess match
between Ames and Grinnell has result
ed in the completion of arrangements
for the playing Of the first intercol
legiate chess tournament In the state
OF Iowa between representatives OF the
two institutions on March II. The
tournament will be held at Grinnell.
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WOMAN EIGHTEEN
WANTS A DIVORCE

Roland. Feb. 24-At the age Of ll
years. Mrs. Fannie Shepard is seeking
a divorce from her third hnsbafI0S
She was married first when IS yeAf{S
old, but that marriage was annullSd
She married again when 16 years Az
and divorced that husband. Her tAir4
hubby is 60 years old. They Wec4|
married "a few months ago, and On
alleges he beat her.
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CROCHET HOOK IN HAND.

Missouri Valley, Feb. "a. - Mrs. D
NJ Hardy accidentally ran crochet
hook in her hand and it took the ser
vices of physician to extract It. The
steel hook penetrated her hand over
an inch, passing down between the
fingers.
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SCHOOL. ELECTIONS ON.

Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Beginning to
day series of consolidated school
elections will be held in Iowa. Sev.
eral such elections have been held
within the last few days. Among those
to be held are:
Van Vert, Feb. "a; Fearing, Feb. "a:
Miles, Feb. %; kirksville, Feb. rs;
Auburn, Feb. ~; Persia, Feb. 2S;
Little Cedar. March /.
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Omaha Live Stock

OHland EIVo SIUCK.
Omaha Nebr Feb. 25.-The live
stock market follows: @
Hogs-Market steady; receipts. 1o,-
300: heavy, $8.O5@S.25; light, $1,000
sos: pigs, $6.75@7.75 bulk, $7.s0@S.
Cattle-Market strong: receipts. L.
600; steers, $7@S.60; cows and heifers,
$5.50@7.50. 49,,
Sheep-Market steady receipts, s.
500; yearlings, $S.25@9.75; wethers,
$7.25@S25; lambs, s10.50@11.
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BRIpGEs GO OUT,

Logan, Feb. 24.-Three county,
bridges on Willow creek, two county
bridges on Boyer ditch and seyerGE
smaller structures have been swep8
away by the food that is causing tn
streams in Hardin county to overh0WS
The county bridges are valued at 910X
900 and Latta and Weber privat&
bridges, also destroyed, were WORTH
$1,000. s9|
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Peoria Cash Grain

Peoria. ILL.,, Feb. 25.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. white, 65hc: No. 8 yell
low, 65@65hc; No. 5 mixed, 651sc.
Oats-No. white, 43c.
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Latest Markets OF the World
HOG QUOTATIONS.
ARE GIVEN BOOST
RECEIPTS AT CHICAGO YARDS
ARE LESS THAN WAS CASE
A WEEK AGO.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Hog prices showed
gains today owing to the fact that re-
ceipts We're less numerous than on the
corresponding day last week.
There was no urgent call for cattle.
Sheep and lambs met with ready sale
to eastern buyers.
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New York Money; Closing

New York, Feb. 25.-Mercantlle ps
per-3@3AR.
Bar silver-57c.
Mexican dollars-43c.
Time loans-2h @3%.
Call money-RuliQg rate, IL %.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago, Feb. 25.--The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs--Market slow, shade lower; re-
.ceipts. $4,000: estimated tomorrow. 49,
600 quality fair: bulk sS.25@S.50; light
$7.SO9S.45; mixed. sS.10@S.5O; heavy,
$S.05@s.5s: rough, SS.05@S.2G; Workers
$S.15@S.S0: pigs, S6.50@7.50: good
heavy, $S.20@&55. F., .
Cattle-Market slow and weak; re-
ceipts, 5000; estimated tomorrow. 400;
beeves, $6.S5@9.50: Texans, $6.65@7.5O;
westerns S6756S.20; cows and heifers,
s6.254S2s; calves. $S.5o@11.25.
Sheep-Market steady; receiptss TO-
900; estimated tomorrow, 1000; natives
sS@s.4O; westerns, $s@8.3o. yearlings,
$4,000 1895; lambs, native, $3.50 1890;
westerns. $9.5O@11.35!
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CHICAGO Produce,

Chicago. Feb Observation-Disclosures
higher: creamery, 241s @33c.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 1850 cases;
firsts, 221ac; ordinary flrsts. 21kc; at
mark, cases included, 20@221ac.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, 20
cars.
Poultry-Alive, unchanged
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SEWER BIDS WILL
BE ADVERTISED FOR

Specifications for storm and sanitary
sewers covered by resolutions of nee
essity Nos. Z, 9 and 10 and from IL
to % inclusive of 1915, and Nos. l and
2 of 1916, were adopted by the council
Thursday afternoon. Commissioner
of Public Improvements w. J. Berry
was authorized to advertise for bids.
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ch;caoo Live Stock; CLOSING

Chicago. Feb 26.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market active, sc higher; re-
ceipts, 10000: estimated tomorrow, 90,
900; bulk sS.30@S.55; light, s7.S5@s.50;
mixed, $S.15MS.55; heavy. $S.10@S.6O;
rough. $S.1O@S.20.
Catt,e-Market steady; receipts, g.
600; top, $3.50.
Sheep--Market steady; receipts, TO-,
900; top, $40; lambs. top, $11.35.
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Minneapolis CIos;ng Grain.
Mimi. Feb. 25.-ClOSiI

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 2o.-C1oslns
grain:
Wheat-May, $1.17% @ "; July
$116M; No. hard. s1.21as; No. !
northern. s117M @1.20B: No. 2 north
ern, $1.14as @1.16A
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 67h @66hc.
Oats-No. 3 white, Al q @42%c.
F'lax-$2.30@2.34.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr.. Feb. 25.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat--No. 2 hard, $1.09@1.10.
Cornt-No. white, 66h @6Sc; No.
yellow, 6Sh @69c; Nos, 66@67Ac.
Oats-No. 8 white. 41Ac.
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Fix Them Just as Nice as
New - What?
Your SpectacIes Of
Course

We can solder them, put on new
temples, replace broken lenses, no
matter what the power or combina.
ton. Our white crystal lenses are
perfect. Bring down that pair of spec.
tacles and see what we can do for you.
K. S. Field
100 West Main Street
Your Optictan and JeWeler
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New York SUGAR

New York, Feb. -Sugar-Centrif
ugal, 5.02G 5.05c; molasses, A.25@428c
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
FINE ARTS ExHfB,T OPENS.

Iowa City, Feb. "a. The third an
nual art exhibit of the Iowa City Fine
Arts association opened with forty.
three pictures by American painters
on display for two weeks.
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Toledo Grain Seed.

Toledo. o., Feb. 25.--Clover seed
Prime cash and Feb $13; March,
$1225
Alsike-Prime cash. Feb. and March,
1915
Timothy-Prime cash. Feb. and
March, 1910
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Kansas CITY Produce

Kansas City Mo-. Feb. 25.-Butter-
Creamery, 32c; firsts, 31c; seconds, csc;
packing. 19c.
Eggs-Firsts, 24c; seconds, Gle
Poultry-Hens. 1Skc: turkeys, zoe;
springs, Ice.
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TO COMPLETE BRIDGE SOON.

y VOWT = S1S1 ~ 3. = = ~ =
Keokuk, Feb "a. = The work Of re-
constructing the Keokuk and Hamil-
ton bridge will be completed about
June 1, according to Superintendent
W. v. McAley.
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ST. Louis Produce.
St. Louis. Mo-. Feb. 25.-Poultry and
butter unchanged.
E!ggs-201 -
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Primary Movement,
Car Lot Receipts.

SeabOard arances-Wheat, All
600; corn, 10000; oats, $1,000.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
$50 ACRES NEAR
PALMER PARK
CHANGES HANDS

The real estate holdings Of the
Detroit geological society, compris-
ing $50 acres Of land or Palmer
blvd, adjoining the Detroit Golf club
on the west, have Deen sold TO the
Biltmore Land Co. 1t was announc-
ed Tuesday. in a transaction m
which II IL said something like
sShc,0 changed hands. The deal
was one OF the largest involving va.
cant property recently negotiated
Paul r. Gray is president ard Lu-
man w Goodenoush. vice president
and treasurer OF the Biltmore Land
Co. Guy 8. Greene. general man.
ager OF the Hannah Real Estate ex.
change. negotiated the sale
The land was acquired by the Zoo
logical society about year ago, aft
er II had disposed OF its holdings on
Michigan.ave. 10 Henry Ford