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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
PUBLISHER OF FARM
PAPER DROPS DEAD

Des Moines, Feb. 22.-Henry Wal
lace. 80 years old. publisher of Wal
lace's Farmer, former president of the
national conservation congress and q
member OF the Roosevelt country life
commission, dropped dead in the First
Methodist church here last night while
attending meeting of the Iowa Lay
mems Missionary Movement.
Born on farm in Westmoreland
county Pennsylvania, in 1886, Mr.. wal
lace was educated for the ministry In
the United Presbyterian church and
during the ten years from 1860 to 1916
he preached in Illinois and Iowa.
{ Mr.. Wallace abandoned the minis.
try because of ill health and pur,
chased a number of farms in western
Iowa. Early in the SOS he began writ
ing on farm topics and finally became
editor of an agricultural paper,
His work attracted widespread at.
tention throughout the middle west
and he became force in the move
ment for lettering conditions on the
farm.
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Stock Market

New York, Feb. 23.-Trading IN tne
arst hour on the stock exchange To-Day
was the smallest in many months
amounting to less than 100000 shares
and later became light. moderate
rally came at noon after specialtles mao
scored losses ranging from to Spolnts
and Bethlehem Steel had dropped 0 70
ATS. American Can was almost the oniy
active stock to display strength ris'ne
IN points. Bonds were steady.
Uneasiness was again the dominan!
note at the opening Of today.s sto TOO;
Market developments over the non.
aav.s making for greater caution. Most
specialties were lower, with marked
heayfness in industrial alcohol. Mexican
petroleum, Baldwin locomotive ano
other issues Of the same class. New
Ravens decline Of point was the only
feature Of the railway list. Ihese losses
were offset in measure by further oa-
vances in South Porto Rico sugar Unl-
ted Fruit, Marine preferred and some
Of the metals, but representative shares
were irregular.
The closing was irregular. r."
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BLOOM FIELD.

The Twentieth Century club mem :
bers will serve their monthly luncheon
at the Mrs. Edgar Johnson home Fri
day evening Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. H
C. Young are the hostesses.
Mrs Duff Burchett entertained the
Swastika club ladies in it's regular
weekly Kensington.
Saturday evening while Tom Higbee
was engaged in cutting tree down on
the D. Good farm out from Bloomfield
the ak glanced. striking his ankle, cut
ting large cash through flesh and
bone. He Is now at the Bloomfield hos
pital for treatment. He is doing nicely.
The services at the Christian church
are still drawing large crowds and the
interest Is great. P, M. Lind breaches
forceful sermons each evening. The
singing, led by Singer Classify is one OF
the attractive features of the meetings
Anderson York is still seriously ill at
his home in Bloomfield.
John Hull Is dangerously III at the
home Of his daughter near Steuben.
Miss Ella Weiny Of Ottumwa return
ed home this week after a visit In
Bloomfield with her aunt Mrs. Julia
Weinsy.
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MINER Walks IS
MILES 0H|SW WORK
DOES 1T IN ORDER TO SAVE
THjRTY.Six CENTS FARE FOR
HIS FAMILY.

Des Moines, Feb. 23.-William Cox,
Des Moines coal miner is considered
the champion pedestrian Of Iowa.
In order to save thirty-six cents a
day railroad fare that this sum may be
used for food for his wife and nve
children, Cox walks sixteen miles each
day, to and from his work at the mines
in Carney He leaves home at 4
o'clock each morning.
However, one morning recently, he
started to work at 1870 o'clock, max
Ing the early start because it was II
degrees below zero, much snow was
on the ground and walking was diff
cult.
Several weeks ago. Cox was injur-
ed by fall of slate. This, however,
did not hinder him from taking his
customary walk to and from work.
With his head bandaged and one arm
in sling, he made the daily trips
through the bitter cold.
Mrs. Cox assists her husband IN
saving the thirty-six cents day She
stays up all night in order to have his
pancakes ready and the children wash
ed and dressed SO they can eat break
fast with him. On mild days she per-
mits her husband to sleep twenty
minutes longer than on stormy days.
The wife obtains her much needed
rest in the day time while her nus
lband is at work and the children IN
school.
81 tell Will would rather he would
save himself by riding and could
pinch on housekeeping more" said
Mrs. Cox, "but Will won't listen &c
mo - t.s
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LEAP YEAR GIRLS
SHOULD FIND MEN

Des Moines, Feb. %. Leap year
girls should find plenty Of men IN Iowa
to make selection from. The report
of A. u. Swan, state census director
shows that there are 1,212,932 men IN
the state and 1,145,134 women a
surplus of 67,79s men. The total Off
cial population Of the state is 1858 ,O65
Iowa has 371 Indians and 14,a3l
negroes, of which 4,4S8 are residents
of Polk county, the report shows.
The report on parentage follows:
White-Native born Of native PAR
ents. male. 722,6O4; female, G99,611;
total 1.422,215. Native born of foreign
or mixed pareMage, male. 329,991 fe
male, 325,114; total 655,1O5. Foreign
born, male, 151, 405; female, 1898;
total 264,003.
Colored--M Male, 1892; female ISL;
total 16,743.
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PORKERS SHOW
FIVE CENT RISE
LOCAL HOGS ADVANCE NICKEL
WHILE THE OTHER MARKETS
REMAIN STEADY.

A steady advance in the hog list has
been noted since the Saturday prices
Today rise of a nickel in all grades Is
seen while the other lists remain com
paratively quiet. The quotations follow:
Hogs--(Coyrected daily nv Jno. Nor.
rell & Co.)-120@15O, $705; 150@1s0
$3.50: 100000, $685.; 200@240. $7.95;
24o@soO, $500: 800 and over, $500;
packers, $7.25@7.65.
Sheep-Choice spring lambs. $7@s;
fair to good spring lambs $6@6.b0; year
ling lambs. $s@7; choice ewes, s4@6;
fa1r to good ewes, $780,
.. Ottunwa Hay iAarket.
No. timothy, $1,000: No. timothy
and No. ] light clover mixed. $500: no
; timothy and No. 2 mixed ssDS;
clover hay. $7019
Corn-Old. roc: new, 50@6Oc; rye
50@70c: cats, 40@45c.
Butter. Fog. and Poultry.
Butter fat-No 1, 33c: No. 2, soc.
-(These prices paid to pre-
ducers)-Young ROSTERS, 12c: stas
ROSTERS. 10c: hens and pullets. l2c
old ROSTERS. 6hc: ducks. &c geese. &c.
Esgs--Doz.. 20@21c: candled count
20@21c.
Wool and Hides.
Wool Bright. medium. s4@2sc;
semi bright medium. 20@24c: fine De-
lane. 1S@33c: fine Merino. 11@14c;
bury. 2@sHc less: chaffy and bury
to Sc less: sheep pelts. 50675c; lamb!
NE; No. @ 10l.c: No. horse hides
$s@3.25: No 2. $2M225.
Hides-Cured, 13c; green No. l, 100
12c.
Furs-skunk. soc@ss.oo: mink. 75cd
$500; opossum. 10D60c: coon. b0ca
S2.oo: fox, s2@4. Prices according Il
condition and size.
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.HO[COMBE HERE To.
RESUME FAIR WORK RI
PROMOTER ANNOUNCES DATE or
FIRST MEETiNG; COMES
BACK NEXT WEEK..

G. H. Holcombe arrived this morn
ing from Burlington and will spend to-
day and Thursday here In the further.
ance OF the Iowa and Missouri fair.
Mr. Holcombe spent much Of last
week in Chicago meeting with horse
men and said today that the date for
the fair here would be during the week
Of August 20 following the Burlington
and Galesburg fairs.
The work Of soliciting subscriptions
was resumed and Mr.. Holcombe says
that next week he expects to have the
permanent organization completed and
the movement sufficiently underway to
assure its success. 81
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THE RETAIL PRICES.
Flour and Feed.


Flour and feed-Graham flour. per
sack. 45c: corn chops. per cwt., $1.se;
shorts. per cwt.. $1.65: bran. per cwt
u. As: corn, per bu.. soc: hay. per cwt.
70@s0c: straw, per cwt.. 40650c: meal
per sack. Csc: corn and oat chop, per
cwt.. $500: corn chop, 20 lbs 4oc; oil
meal. per cwt.. $2.25: wheat flour, per
sack new wheat, $1.75@21o.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter sS@4oc: country
butter, 25@35c.
Eggs-Candled, soc: storage csc.
Poultry-Geese. dressed, 1870 Id; tur-
keys. dressed, 25@soc; dressed hens, 20
srs.h and Salt Fish.
Frozen, not fresh caught-Salmon.
12hc h. &.
Fresh fish-Catfsh. zoe: bass 271lc:
trout. 16c: halibut 17hc; salmon 1sc:
pike. s6c; live Holsters, 45c h.: broiled
crabs, hard SHE'LL 15c EACH soft shell.
zoe each: perch 12hc: shrimp. 35c
h.: native mackeral 4oc each: shads
60c each; shadroc, 40c pair: frog legs.
35c pair: Spanish mackerel. zoe lb.:
fresh herring lbs for csc: white fish,
17hc Id.
Fresh oysters, 10000 at.
Salt fish-Mackerel. 100 csc: herring
for 25c: Goldfish. 10000; lake fish.
pail. zoe: salt mackerel. 1o@25c: salt
white Ash. 10m25c h.: salt cod, 100
Csc b.: smoked sturgeon, 25c h.; fnan
haddie. h.. zoe: Holland herring. pail,
$125: Holland herring, $1.75 key mix
ed $1.9O a key milchners.
Smoked 6sh--White fish zoe lb; sar-
dimes. 5025c: spiced sardines, 3 for
1oc: box cod. 1919 do2oc; fancy smoked
bloaters. 3. Csc: smoked homeless her
ring. CSC lb.: smoked herring. CSC b.:
smoked salmon. Csc lb.: smoked halbut
Csc H.: smoked sturgeon. csc lb.;
stockfish. soc: soaked stockfsh, 12hc.
XII Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas. 1om25c doz.: lem
one soc; oranges, 30@soc doz.; apples,
20@50c pix; grape fruit 5612kc;
Hawaiian pincapples soc each: pears
zoe doz: Manga grapes, 30c lb; KUN
quats. 30c; Emperor grapes. zoe:
Strawberries. 30c qt.: water cress, 10,
for Csc. Ee..... S..
Vegetables.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per h.. &C.:
| mangoes for 10c: hot house Gu
cumbers, 2O@25c: tomatoes. ripe, $50
1sc; parsley. 5 and Zoe: shallots, for
15c: oyster plants 2 for 15c: celery S
m12hc bunch: leek. and 10c bunch;
endive. SC: potatoes. PIX, 35c: bu..
90@$1.25: mushrooms. soc; green beans
12kc quart: horseradish root, 10c;
beets, lbs, &c; lettuce. soc h.; egg plant
CSC: cauliflower. 10@25c: beets. Csc
pix: turnips, Csc: asparagus 35c bunch;
fancy hot house raiishes. for 15c:
artichokes. 20c: wax beans, h.. 12kc:
new potatoes. 12kc Id: endive SC bch. :
parsley, 5@10c bunch; Early Ohio seed
potatoes. $500 bu: Early Rose seed
potatoes. $1.50 blu.
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ALBA.
!. J. Gatchell returned Monday fror

A. J. Gatchell returned Monday from
Oskaloosa.
Miss Mae Jenkins of Russell was in
Abba today on business.
Miss Margaret Merrick and Boyd
Chichester were married last Saturday
night at the home Of Rev. G. V. Pearce.
Both are estimable young people who
have lived here all their lives, but they
will go to Des Moines to make their flu
ture home.
Hays van Gorder, clerk in the post
office here, will move his family to
Pine Bluffs Ark. about the first Of next
month. where he has accepted a posi-
tt n in the post office there.
Harry OFT has accepted a position as
cashier in the G. B. & @. station here,
made vacant by the resignation Of VIM
Allison who has accepted position in
the First National bank
Mrs John r. Duncan left Tuesday
for Chicago on business.
Joe Shaw went to Cedar Rapids Sun
day where he will be united in marriage
; to Miss Mae Payer Of that place. The
couple will return to Abba some time
this week.
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STOCK BREEDERS
APPROVE NEW RULE

Decatur. ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Instead OF
attacking the federal restrictions
against the foot and mouth disease in
Illinois. the Illinois Live Stock Breed.
ers' association in session here today
adopted resolution favoring the &C,
ton of the government. DR.. O. e.
Dyson. state veterinarian, opened the
session with an attack upon the latest
regulation of the United States bureau
kof animal industry which prohibits
shipments of cattle from the northern
two-thirds of Illinois unless accom-
panied by a certificate of inspection.
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ELKS TO OPEN FINE
NEW HOME IN APRIL

Sioux City. Feb %. Preparations
are well under way for the biggest
local lodge event Of the year, the dedta
cation OF the newly completed EiksS
club building. The ceremony VIII ocsS
cur early in April. Delegations from
many other Elk lodges from the MID
die west are expected to attend. sg
Past grand exalted rulers. fourteein
OF whom are living are in charge Of alsa5
rangements. The club house has lust
been completed at 4 cost Of $100. COOS
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St. Louis Hav Market.

st. Louis, No. Feb. 23-Hay-Two
days inspections of 1T cars total (S4
on west and SO on east side Of river) in
Guided Y cars timothy, 10 clover mix
ed. 10 prairie, clover and II alfalfa.
Timothy and clover mixed of high
grade again were in light supply, quiet
local request and steady, but the de-
preston in medium and common kinds
was just as decided. If not greater. than
during last week: the daily limited de-
mand for these latter kinds absorbs
only fraction Of the current inflow
and trading therein drags YEARLY at
low down prices-generally at buyers
terms. High grade prairie is inquired
for, but is dead scarce, while the liberal
offerings Of medium and common
kinds are practically unstable. No. 2
and common clover remains dull and
cheap: no good grades offered. Good
and wanted. but market is slow and
weak on ordinary No 1 and lower
qualities. Sales on this side: Glover
mixed-1 car no grade at IS no kick. 2
cars common No. 2 $40, part car No.
2 at $115O switched. 1 car No. 9 light
mixed at $12: timothy--2 cars no grade
grassy at Sc. l car common No. at
$3.50 2 No. at $40. cars No. and
scant No. at 81 two del to east side,
TWO partS OF cars wet anu S'diueu diso
at Sill 7 cars common No. 2 at $12, 1
No. 2 at $3.50. 3 No. 2 at s13. 2 good
No. 2 at s14 3 cars No. / at SIS, / No.
I at $3.50. No. l at $16. ! No. ! at
$3.50 3 good No. 1 at $3.50 two
switched: prairie-2 cars and part Of
car common No. q at 50, cars high
No. at s11: alfalfa cars scant No.
9 at s12M12.5O. car ordinary No. l at
s16, car high No. 1 at $3.50. On east
side. 1 car good No. 2 clover mixed at
$3.50 switched: timothy. cars No. 3
at $40 del car good No. 3 at 81 del.
cars ordinary No. at s12 one no kick.
/ do do at $3.50. a No. 2 at s13 three
no kick car ordinary No. / at SIS;
clover. 1 car No. 2 at $12.
Straw-Quiet and easy. Choice wheat
held at 81 track; last sales were at
$3.50 switched.
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Nav York Produce.

Now York. Feb. 23.-Butter-Marke1
strong; receipts, 10,465; creamery ex-
tras, 35@35hc; firsts, 32@341Ac; sec
onds, 2Sh oslo.
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts, 20,135;
fresh gathered extras, 241a @25c; extra
flrsts, 24c; firsts, 221s @23kc; seconds
21k@22c.
Cheese-Market steady: receipts, O.
sos; state whole milk flats held color
ed specials, 1s@1Shc; do white, 1sc;
do colored average fancy, TN @17Ac;
do white, 17A @17Ac; flats, current
make specials, 17kc; do average run
1T@17Ac.
Dressed poultry-Unchanged live
express chickens, 16c: fowls, 1870.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain,

Chicago, Feb. 23.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.211a@1.23h:
No red. sI17k @1.21; No. 2 hard
$1.20k @1.23; No. 8 hard, $1.15A a
1.1S%.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 7Sc; No. 4 yellow
71G072@c: No. white, TN @72c.
Oats-No. white, 44@44Rc; stand
ard. 45@46Ac
Rye-No. 2 nominal; No. 3, 96hc.
Barley-65n7
Timothy-s5.50@S
Clover-S1Om2
Pork-s1925@2O.75
Lard-$10.15.
Ribs-$10.95@11.45
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kan..s CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City Mo-, Feb. 23.-Hogs-
Receipts 1900; strong; bulk. $8@S.35;
heavy. $S.2O@s.4O; light. $7.s0@s25;
pigs. $6.50m775. d. --#
Cattle-Receipts 5000: steady; steers
S6.75@9: cows and heifers $4.50@S.5O;
calves, 6.50@10.75.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; steady; lambs
$1o.4O@1090; yearlings s925@10:
wethers, S775@S25; ewes $7@7.65.
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EIGHTH GRADERS
TO BE EXAMINED

Rural eighth grade students VIII
come to the county superintendent
Office, at the court house Thursday3
and Friday OF this week. for their rex
ular examinations. There have been
$50 pupils who have registered for the
work. The Associated Charities once
the supervisors room and the ofhce41
Of the superintendent will be used tGE
accommodate the pupils.
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Omaha Live Stock.

South. Omaha. Nebr, Feb. 23.--The
live stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady: receipts, 81
600: heavy, $S.10@S.25; lights, $1,000
SIS; pigs, $675@7.75; bulk, sS@S.2O.
Cattle-Market strong: receipts, s.
500: steers s650@S.50; cows and heif-
ers $5.5O@7.25. @.....m
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. g.
300: yearlings, $S.25m9.75: wethers,
$7.25*S; lambs, $10.60@11.10.
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Kansas CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. 23.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, s1.15@I.19; No.
2 red, $1.15@119.
Corn-No. mixed, roc: No. white,
70@71c; No. 2 yellow, 72@72Hc.
Oats-No. 2 white, 4S@49c; No. 2
mixed. 45@46c.
Rye-9l @92c.
Hay-Timothy. s13@14; prairie, $40
@10.50; alfalfa, $15.5O@17
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ST. Louis Live Stock

st. Louis, Feb. .-Hogs-Receipts
$500; higher; pigs and lights, $500
$50: heavy $S.60@8.7O.
Cattle-Receipts $500; strong; steers
s75O@950: COWS and heifers, $500
$50; calves $6@10.75.
Sheep-Receipts $500; lower; lambs,
ss@l1.50; ewes, $6.50@s.1o; yearlings
wethers, $S@10. c. -s.ss
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Car Lot RecAints

Car Lot Receipts. ..
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Today's car lot re-
cepts:
Wheat-5s3 cars, with 1876 Of contract
grade.
Corn-S75 cars, with of contract
grade. s...- #
Oats-495 cars, with As of contract
grade. .-
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today We're
5SS cars compared with 235 cars last
week and 267 cars the corresponding
day a year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat 5S7; corn 514: oats, 361.
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago. Feb. Observation-Disclosures
steady: creamery, 24@32kc.
Eggs-Lower; receipts, 1882 cases;
firsts, 20Ac; ordinary firsts, 1910; at
mark, cases included, 1S@20Ac.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, %
cars.
Poultry-Alive, higher; fowls, 15c;
springs, TIC
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Latest Markets OF the World
PACKERS REFUSE
TO BOOST PRICES
HOG MARKET IN CHICAGO HARD
EMS BUT BIG BUYERS PERSIST
IN HOLDING OFF.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-Hog prices hard'
ened tempora rily today owing to the
fact that arrivals here were not over
plentiful but the big packers refused
to pay any advance.
Country demand for Feeders gave
strength to the cattle market.
There was no urgent call for sheep
or lambs gsG 49,: s@
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SAX CALLS MEETING
OF HOTEL COMMITTEE

J. B. Saw returned early TODAY
from New York and the eastern mar
kets where he made purchasing trip
and Immediately got busy with the
hotel project. He issued q call for ag
meeting Of the executive committee
and that body went into session at
o'clock this afternoon at the CONNER
cial club to pick up the work where All
left off when he left for the east.
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New York Money: Closing.

New York, Feb. 23.-Mercantile p
per-3@3A %.
Bar silver-56c.
Mexican dollars-43Ac.
Time loans-2h @3%.
Call money-Ruling rate, ~ %.
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Minneapolis Closing Grain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb 23.-Closing
grain:
Wheat-May, s1.21% @1.21h; July,
$1.2OA @1.20A; No, / hard, s1.26 u {;
No. 1 northern. $1.22@124k; No.
northern, $1.1Sh@1.221a.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 76@77c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 43A @43%c.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-The opening i've
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow, &c higher; quail
ity good receipts, 100000; estimated to-
morraw, $1,000; bulk, sS.30@s.5o; light
s7.95MS.5O; mixed, $8.15@S.55: heavy
$S.10@S.60; rough. $s.10@s.25; Workers
$S.20@S.35: pigs. $6.5O@ $50; gooo
heavy, $S.25@S.60.
Cattle-Market steady to strong: re
ceipts, $4,000: estimated tomorrow, 21,-
600; beeves, $6.75@9.e5: Texans, $3.50
ITO; westerns, $6.75@s.2o: calves. $50
611.25; cows and heifers. $500 @S.25
Sheep-Market weak; receipts, 49,
00O estimated tomorrow, 1900; ma.
tives, s79O@8.30; westerns, $1,000
s.35: yearlings. $s.75@1015; lambs, ma
tives, $9@1O75: westerns, $9.25@11.30.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago, Feb. 23-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market fairly active and big
SC higher than yesterday: receipts, AZ,
900; estimated tomorrow, $4,000: bulk,
I$s.30@S.5o: light, s7.s5@s.56; Mixed
$S15@S.30. rough. $S.10@S.25.
~attle-Market strong: receipts, 49,
900: top, $685..
Sheep-Market weak: receipts, 49,
900; top, $685.; lambs, top, $11.3o. ..
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St. Louis Cash Grain,

st. Louis, Mo-. Feb. 23-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Nominal.
Corn-No. 2, 72@72kc; No. 2 white,
72c.
Oats-No. 2, 44kc; No. 2 white, NOM
inal
Rye-$102.
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Obituary
Robert C. Buchanan.

Robert C.. Buchanan passed Awsy
at his home in Agency Tuesday after.
noon at 2 o'clock. He was born on
March Fl, 1850, in Railway, N. 7. He
is survived by his wife. Louise J. Blu.
'chanan, five daughters, Mrs. N. p.
Whipple and Mrs. Lon Cremor o.
Agency Mrs. j. II. Stull of Birming.
ham, Mrs. G. T. Dale Of Ottumwa and
Mrs. G. w. Cosselman of Willard,
Colo, and four sons, A. l.. BuchAnan
Of Agency, J. w. Buchanan Of Mum,
Colo, O. r. Buchanan of Parsons.
Kas., and A. r. Buchanan of Salmon.
Idaho.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday from the Agency n II
church and will be conducted BY Hev.
Cox Interment will take place IN
the Agency cemetery. 4
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St, Louis Produce.

ST. Louis, Mo, Feb. 23.-Poultry-
Unchanged except turkeys, II " @21c;
ducks, Ice; geese so 10c.
Butter and eggs unchanged.
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Kansas CITY Produce,

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 23.-Butter-
Unchanged. ...
Eggs-Firsts, 24c; seconds, 21hc
Poultry-Hens, 1870; turkeys, zoe
springs, 16c.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. ILL.,. Feb. 23-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. 4 white. CSC; No. 4 yellow
69c: No 4 mixed, 69c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 441ac
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Omaha Cash Grain,
cash

Omaha, Nebr., Feb. 23.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. hard, s1160I17
Corn-No. 8 white, 671s @6sc; No. 3
yellow, 6S1s @69c; No. 3. 671ac.
Oats-No. 8 white, 4212 @43kc.
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New York SUGAR

New York, Feb. 23.-Raw sugar
Centrifugal, 5000 5.OSc; molasses, 4.2s
@4.31c.
Ref1ned-Ste>dy.
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Arthur j. Ross.

Arthur J. Ross, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ross, passed away Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the family
residence in Kirkville. He was horn
on December 3, 1912, and is survived
by his parents and six brothers nnsl
sisters. u
The funeral services were hello As:
10 o'clock this morning at the resi-.
dence and were conducted by peya
Alva HUFF. lnterment was made M
the Kirkville cemetery.
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Toledo Grain Seed

Toledo, O., Feb. 23.-Clover seed
Prime cash and Feb. s13; March, $12.
Alsike-Prime cash. Feb. and March
$780,
Timothy-Prime cash, Feb. and
March, 1913.