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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-01
RAILROAD lN BAD SHAPE.

Columbus, N. NJ, March 31.-Opera.
ton of the Mexican Northwestern rail.
road south from Casas Grandes has
been accomplished only with the
Greatest difficulty, according to sold
iers arriving from the field today.
Light rails, dilapidated rolling stock
destroyed bridges and culverts and
numerous "shoo-ny" turnouts were
described as being the chief handicaps
in the utilization Of the 140 miles of
track below Casas Grandes.
For some ten days military engin-
GERS have been at work making repairs
to the road which tend to minimize
danger in transporting American
troops, supplies and animals .4B
Sergeant Edgar Croker of the thir.
teenth cavalry said that leaky engines
and lack Of proper fuel has forced the
army to it's utmost ingenuity Other
arrivals said that there is constant
danger of spreading rails over the
whole line. ~
High winds, bringing with them a
return of the cold which last week
worked hardships on the men in the
field prevailed last night over the dis.
trict occupied by American troops,
according to meager wireless reports
received early today. Customary quiet
prevailed in Columbus today.
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WANT CHILDREN u i| |. v |
TO MAKE. .E.n||.T'R ll''||
STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION. I'D uRy
ING WAPELLo COUNTY, a
STUDENTS TO WORK. I!

County Superintendent Roy Il. Gard
ner has received information from tl
educational department Of the I61
state fair association, which asks hii
to urge the rural pupils OF the cOunx
to begin work now on entries for thu
department at this years fair and 81
position which meets in Des Moin62
from August. % to September M
The contests are open to the publl1
schools of the state and the juni6
young people of Iowa. 1t is to be IN
der the supervision Of E. G. Bishop
Ames, who is the superintendent Tl
+ total cash premiums equal $1,4O4 as
the premium list for 1915 has been
arranged that school may make r.
exhibit of only one or more. partic1i1(
kinds or may make a collective sch0&
exhibit. ssI
The entries may be in sever
classes. These include home ec0I
omics. manual training, hand Wort
composition and essay writing or hl1
arts. An entry puts any school g.
1.-The educational map at the fair. 4 "
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Grain Review

Chicago March 3l.-Improved crop
reports from Illinois points tended to
turn the wheat market downward today
after an early advance. The initial
strength was due to higher quotations
| from Liverpool and to reports of delay
to shipments from Argentina and Aus
tra!ia This influence appeared to be
! more or less Offset, however. by an
| nouncement of the tightening of the
prices. which ranged from a shade eff
to * ole advance. with May at $1.148
to S1.15k, were followed by slight
further gains and then a setback all
around to well below yesterdays fin
ish. .-.' "
In later trading rallies took place
largely as the result of seaboard sales
of 100000 bushels or more for export
but the, effect failed to last. There was
considerable selling because of German
success at Verdun and OWN gto notice
of an embargo by the Grand Trunk on
grain shipments east. The close was
weak. Nc to 34c net lower, with May
at $1.13B OLA and July at $1.12@
112A
Corn swayed with wheat. Buying was,
only of a scattered character. After
opening unchanged to lac higher and
scoring little additional advance, the
market underwent a moderate general
sag. r....
Subsequently, the market hardened
in consequence of gossip of export sales
and the lightness of receipts. Prices
closed steady, at a shade to Is q NC net
advance. u..
Oats lacked any aggressive support.
What demand there was came chiefly
from flood traders. ...-- 49,
Weakness in the hog market had
depressing effect on provisions. Sell
ing, though, was not of an urgent sort.
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T7UMWA IS ON
new AUTO. ROUTE
HIGHWAY TO M'GREGoR is PRO-
POSED THROUGH CEDAR RAP
IDS; MEETING MONDAY.

Ottumwa is interested in another
highway or good roads project which
gives promise of success because it
goes into territory that hitherto has
been untouched by any of the auto
routes leading out Of Ottumwa. The
Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids and McGregor
trail lis the name Of the proposed high
way. The plan to have the government
make national park at McGregor,
Iowa, has given rise to the project.
Invitations have been received by
the local Commercial club to send rep
resentatives to the first meeting which
is to be held in Cedar Rapids next
Monday afternoon. OttumWa will be
represented at the meeting and will
boost for the new park and highway.
Cedar Rapids press is boosting the
meeting and the project for the park
and highway. Ottumwa with Cedar
Rapids on the new line offers excel.
lent connections with other important
highways for the new route. The OK.
c. & G. highway that goes through
both Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa, gives
a splendid north and south line sconnec.
tiQp.
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r HE ETAIL P;RlC E S.
Flour and Feed.


Flour and feed--Graham flour pei
sack, Abe: corn chops, per cwtr, $3.50;
shorts, per cwt., s1.65: bran, per cwt.
$40; corn, per bu.. 90c; hay, per cWt.
70@S0c: straw per cwt., 40@5Oc; meal
per sack 25c: corn and oat chop, pei
cwt., 30; corn chop, zoe h., 4oc; OIL
meal per cwt. 1925: wheat flour, pei
sack new wheat at $1.50@2.10.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter. 42@45c; country
butter, 250D35c.
Eggs-Canded, 20c
Poultry-Geese. dressed. 1sc h.; tur-
keys. dressed, 25@30c; dressed hens
22@25c; chickens. Csc. ..... ..
Fresh and Salt Fish. ...-.
Frozen, not fresh caught-Salmon
1 &C h.. halibut, 16c h.: red snapper
12kc lb.: white Ash, s1sc; Svelts, zoe.
Fresh fish Catfish, zoe; bass, 15c;
trout, zoe: halibut, .17hc; salmon. 15c;
pike, 35c; live Holsters, 45c h.; broiled
Holsters, coo each: white fish, zoe h.;
crabs hard she'll, loo EACH; soft shell
lb.: native mackerel. 40c each shads,
coo each; shadroc, 40c pair: frog legs,
35c pair: Spanish mackerel, zoe h.;
fresh herring, lbs. for Csc; white fish
TIC; smelts, zoe Id.
Fresh oysters. 40N60c at.
Salt f1sh-Mackerel. 10@35c; herring
Norway 3 for 25c: cod 10@20c; lake fish
pail. zoe; salt mackerel, 10@25c: salt
white fish 10@25c slb.; salt cod, 100
25c>lb: smoked sturgeon. Csc h.; flnan
11addie, h.. zoe: Holland herring. pail,
SIPS: Holland herring, s1.75 key mix
ed $190 a key milchners; salt ell, 25c
lb.
Smoked fish--White fish zoe b.:
sardines 5025c: spiced sardines. 3 for
1Oc; box cod. 12ha 02Oc; fancy smoked
bloaters, for 25c: smoked homeless
herring s25cs h.; smoked herring 26c lb.;
smoked salmon CSC lb. smoked halibut
Csc H.: smoked sturgeon. CSC ID; stock
fish, SOC
Fruits.
Fruits-Banana 1O@25c doz.: LEM
ons, soc. oranges, somsoc doz.: apples,
GOA sec pix: grape e fruit 5012hc:
Hawaiian pineapples soc EACH pears
SOC doz.; Malaga grapes. soc lb.; KUN
quats a0c strawberries, pt.. 15c;
quarts, soc; watercress. LOG; 3 for 25c.
Vegetables.
f.Vegetables--Cabb s&I per lb., Be-:
mangoes. for 10c; hot house GU
c',mbers. 15620c; tomatoes, ripe, 100
1sc: parsley, and 10c; shallots, for
15c:' oyster plants, for 15c: celery, 10
m121sc bunch; leek, and 10c bunch;
's125d1.50 mushrooms. 65c; green
beans, zoe per pound: horseradish
root 10c; beets. h., Sc: lettuce, Csc lb.;
egg plant, 20@25c: cauliflower 10@25c:
beets. Csc PIX; turnips. Csc; asparagus
15m20c bch; fancy hot house radishes,
2 for 15c: artichokes. zoe; wax beans,
25c lb; new potatoes 12hc pound:
parsley,t5 and Zoe per bunch; Early
Ohio seed potatoes s1.50@2 blu; Early
Rose seed potatoes, $1.50 bu.; Triumph
seed potatoes $2.25; new potatoes 12hc
per ID. ..44 ..s .a., rsg@ .g@
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ators have faced by tightening the
load of fuel At present the machines
perform messenger service, carry
mails and occasionally a few emer-
gency supplies.
All this preparation by the aero
squadron Is for more vital work
which may come at any time. All the
men feel that they may have an op-
portunity to participate In actual chase
of Villa.
One of the aviators today expressed
the wish for special type Of noun
tain flying machine which could be
driven to an altitude of $4,000 feet,
carrying an observer and military
load.
with such machines" he said,
1.-The circumstances might readily arise
in which we could 60 into the noun
tains and locate villa in very few
hours"
One of the aviators, returning today
from very cold flight. lost all sense
of feeling in his fingers and hands.
However, he retained enough vitality
in his wrists that, by pressing them
|against the steering wheel he main
tanned control of the plane.
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DECLINE SHOWN
IN PRICE OF HOGS
DROP OF FORTY CENTS FROM
QUOTATIONS or THURSDAY
OTHER LIST ARE CHANGED.

The prices of hogs on the local mar
ket show a considerable drop off from
the prices quoted Thursday. The mar
ket shifted three times during the day
and the price quoted shows thirty to
forty-five cents higher than today. In
the fish lists change is seen owing 10
the cleaning up of the stock OF the
frozen fish and entrance of the fresh
upon the market. Malaga grapes adj
vance a dime. The prices follow:
Hogs Corrected daily by Jno. Nor
rell e. Co)--12O@15o, $3.50; 1900 1870
$685. 1s0@20O, $50; 20o@240, $3.50:
24O and over. $3.50; packers, $500 500
Sheep-C Choice spring lambs, $7@9;
fair to good spring lambs $6@6.5O;
yearling lambs. s6@7; choice ewes. -
as: fair to good ewes, s3W4.
Otturnwa Hay Market.
Good timothy $40; No. timothy and
No. 1 light clover mixed $500; NO. J
timothy and No. 2 mixed $6@S; clover
hay. 5000.
Corn-Old zoe. new. 50@65c; rye
50@70c; oats, 35@39c.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry. w..
Butter fat--No.1. sc; No. 2, 33c.
Poultry-(These prices paid to pro-
ducers)--Stag roosters. &c: straight
run hens 12kc h.: old ROSTERS, 61sc;
ducks. &c: geese, &C.
EggS-DOZ.. 16C.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Bright, medium, 24@2Sc;
semi bright medium. 2o@24c; fine De-
lane, 1s@e3c: fine Merino, 11@l4c;
bury. 2@3Rc less; chaffy and bury,
3 to DC less: sheep pelts, 500 75c: lambs
HE; No. 2, 101hc: No. / horse hides,
$363.25: No. x $2@2.25.
Iides-Cured, 1sc; green No. L. 100
lee.
Furs-skunk 5oc@ss; mink 75c@$s;
opossum, 1o060c; coon 50c6$2: fox,
$2@4. Prices according to condition and
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IOWAN CLAIMS PIG
RAISING RECORD
$4,000 Y ---H- .--.---.- ~ ~
MAN HAS NINETY
@ FIVE FROM NINE BROOD
SOWS.

Centerville, March 31.-A record IN
pig raising that will be hard to beat
has been made by c. A. Bailey OF
near this place. From nine brood
sows he has ninety-five live and
healthy pigs from week to month
old The largest litter was fifteen,
from which one was lost. Some of the
others were transferred to other sows.
The average living Is little over ten
to sow. His stock is Yorkshire
sows and Poland China male.
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CHICAGO Hay Market

Chicago, March Hay-Receipts.
$50 tons: shipments 274 tons Timothy
hay quotably higher. Demand good and
offerings smaller. Prairie hay ruling
firm. Supply moderate and demand
good. Choice timothy hay auotable at
$3.50 @20.5h; No. / at $17.50 01S.50: No.
at s15.506DI6.50; No. at $500 IA.
Kansas. Oklahoma and Missouri prairie
hay-Choice $13m13.5O; No 1 $500
1850: No. 9 sS100H1",50. Clover hay, $40
m11.50. Illinois. indiana and Wisconsin
feeding prairie hay. $S019 packing hay
Sc alfalfa hay, $11m17.
On track-Not Graded timothy car
at $40, car at $3.50. Not graded
prairie-1 car Kansas at $3.50, two cars
do at S13 &c.. s~. FL, 1s... ri t.s.
Straw-Ryel straw quotable at $3.50
@9: Dat straw at s7@7.50. Wheat straw
at S6M6.50
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago, March 31.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Marliet slow. 10c lower; re-
ceipts 10000; estimated tomorrow, H.,
00O left over. 1850: quality good
bulk $9.15@9.35 light, $S.90@9.40
heavy. $9@9.40 good heavy, s9@94o
mixed, S9@9.4O; rough, $9@9.10; York
ers. S9.10@920; pigs, s7@S.30.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. L.
600: estimated tomorrow, 200: beeves
S7.5o@9.S0: Texans, $7.40@S.35; west :
ems, $7.50MS.50: cows and heifers, );
0S.75: stockers and feeders S5.S5@S25;
calves. S7.25@9.25. .-s.N
Sheep-Market 10c lower: receipts
5000; estimated tomorrow. 1000: ma
tives. SS.15mS.75; Westerns $S60G910;
warnings, Ss.75@1o6o; lambs, native
1926 @11.2O; westerns. $9.50@1150.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain,

Chicago, March 31.-The cash grain
market follows: '. ....s.
Wheat-No. 2 red. $1.191a: No. 3 red
nominal; No. 2 hard, Sligo; No 3
hard, S1.11& @114A. 9-a.s ..4.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 1914 @S0c; No. 4
yellow, 72@74c; No. white, 701a @73c.-
Oats-No. white 43@44c; standard
46@47c.
Rye-No. 2, csc. .E2
Barley-62@74c. -< =.
Timothy-$4.50@S.
Clover--$10@1O.S0 r
Pork-S21.5 1882. aE
Lard-$11. .-.'. .-..
Ribs-$11. so @11.9O. .M.
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New York Produce.

New York March 1.-Butter-Mar-
ket firm: receipts. 1854; creamery ex-
tras. 37A @3sc: firsts, 361s @37Ac; Sec
onds, 341z@36c,
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 25.21s; fresh
gathered extras, 221a @23c; extra ofrsts
21A@22c; f1rsts, regular packed, 20A
@21hc; seconds, 1914 6201sc.
Cheese Steady: receipts, 1,165: state
held specials, 1874 @1SAc; do average
fancy, 18@18Ac; current make, average
run, .17@17Ac; Wisconsin twins, held
18@1SAc. IT,.
Live poultry-Firm: chickens, aver
age, tic; fowls, average 19c; turkeys,
21c: dressed firm; chickens, 10000
fowls, 15@20c; turkeys, 2S@32c.
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ST. Louis, Mo-, March ,31.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat--No. red, $1.2O:, No. red,
$1.10@117: No. red, 95@$1.05.
Corn-No 2 mixed, 72A m73c; No. 3
mixed, 79k@71c: No. 3 yellow, 721Ac:
No. 4 yellow, 701ac; No. mixed, 91ac.
Oats-No. 2 mixed 44c' No. 3 mixed,
40h @42c; No. 3 white, 441a q 45Rc; No.
white, 42Ac. H.a
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ST. Louis Hav Market.

St. Louis. No. March 31,-Hay-
Days Inspections of only 26 cars az on
west and IA on east side OF river) in
clNded IA timothy, clover mixed.
clover. ] prairie and 8 alfalfa. Prices
remain steady, demand fair, principally,
of course. for the good No. 2 and No !
quality Of the various descriptions. and
feeling on such is firm, with light cur
rent offerings keeping cleaned up. Or
binary and common hay of various
kinds are still scattered about unsold,
but limited to a few cars of each. Sales
on this side: Clever mixed. ] car com
monNat $3.50. | car No. 2 at s13. I car
No. ! at SIS. 9 No. / light mixed at
sl6.50 one switched. Timothy car no
grade at $3.50 switched. / common No.
8 at 50 reconsigned, 2 No 3 at $40, 1 do
at Sill. l do at $11.50. / car and two
parts of cars scant No. at $12, l car
No. 2 at $3.50 switched, parts Of cars
No. 2 at $14 and SIS. ! car No. 2 at
$3.50, 2 cars ordinary No. at ST., l
do do at $3.50; clover--1 car No. 2 at
$13 switched : alfalfa car no grade
at Sc, l car common No. 3 (broWn) at
IS, 3 do (do) at $3.50. i do (do) at 50.
1 No. at So ] scant No. at S11. /
car good No. at SIS switched On east
side: timothy, 2 cars scant No. 2 at S12
@12.5O switched, car No. at SIS del
to this side.
Straw-Quote nominally steady at Sc
to $3.50 track and switched for sound
wheat. Part car wet sold at SO.
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Minnesr oils CLOSING Grain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 31.-Clos-
ing grain:
Wheat-May, s1.15$s@h to "a July,
$1.15%; No. hard. $1.20as; No. 1
northern. $1.15B@1.1SB. " 'a
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 74m75c.
Oats-No. 3 white 411a G042c.
Flax-$2 1S1s0222 ~ ,-
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Milwaukee Cash Grain,

Milwaukee, March 31-The cash
grain market follows: -
Wheat-No. 3 red, S1.14M Lie: No. 2
hard. $112@1.14: No. / northern. $1.22
@1.23: No. 2 northern. $1.2001.21: No.
8 northern. $I1401.15.
Corn-No. 3 white. 71hm721ac9 No.
3 mixed 711a @74c; No. 3 yellow, 1870
751$c; No. 5 yellow, 69c: No. mixed,
671ac; No 6 mixed. 66@67c.
Oats-No. white, 44@45c; No. 4
white, 431a 044Ac; standard 45kc.
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AVIATION RELAYS.

Field Headquarters, American Elk
peditionary Forces, Colonia Dublan,
March 27.-By motor truck to Column
bus, N. M, March 31.-A complete
chain OF aviation relays from the
American border to the front where
American columns are close on Villas
trail has been established. The main
base is at field headquarters. The ad.
vantage of the relay is that it enables
the planes to travel with fairly light
loads from one station to the next 1t
also serves in part to overcome the
problem Of altitude which the avi.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago, March 31.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Marlet, generally 15c lower;
receipts. 10000; estimated tomorrow,
10000; bulk, S915@9.30; light, $3.50
9.35; mixed $S.95@9.35;. heavy, $3.50
9.35: rough, $S.95@9.10. 5
Cattle-Market weak; receipts, L.
400: top. $3.50.
Sheep-Market weak: receipts, 5000;
top, $9.15; lambs, top, s11.50.
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St. Iouis Live Stock.

St. Louis, Mo, March 31--Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500; Csc lower: pigs and lights
s6.75m9.4o; mixed, s9.25@s.5O; heavy,
$9.40 $3.50. .-... s-. a. .-,
Cattle-NFarket steady: receipts 500;
beef steers. s7.50m9.S5; heifers, $3.50 a
$50: COWS, s55O@S.50; calves 5000.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, j.
200; wethers, $sm1O.40; lambs, 500
11.75; ewes, $6.5O@S.50. 49,, Esst
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New York Money!; cIosin,

New York. March 31-Mercantile pa
per-3@3A 5. IF
Bar silver-60%c.
Mexican dollars-46%c.
Time loans-2A @3A 20.
Call money-High, go; low, IL
closing bid, r.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 31-The
live stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower; receipts. A.
600: bulk. $S.95@9.25; heavy, $4,000
$50; light, ss.9O@9,2o: pigs, sS@s.75.
Cattle--Market steady; receipts 800;
steers. $7.50@9.6O: cows, $5@7S5; heif-
ers. $70D9.75; calves, s6@10.50.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, L.
900: lambs, $10.60@11.S0; yearlings,
$3.50 0.40: wethers, $4,000; ewes.
$7.75MS50 F g..
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr... March 31,-The live
stock market follows: .yE ~
Hogs-Market strong; receipts, g.
400; heavy, $9.10@9.3O; light, $500
$40; pigs, $7.506s.50: bulk, $9@S.2o.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts 400;
steers. $7.75@o9.25; cows and heifers,
$6.7507.75.
Sheep-Market slow: receipts, $500;
yearlings. ss.60m10.4 wethers, $3.50
9; lambs, $11@11.50. si,r@
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo. March 31.-The
cash grain market follows:
Wheat-No. hard, $1.10@112; No.
red, $1.G9@1.14.
Corn--No. mixed, 69kc: No. 2
white, 691ac; No. yellow, 61@61Ac.
Oats-No. white> 47@4sc; No. 2
mixed. 41@43c.
Rye--S6 @S7c.
Hay-Steady unchanged
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. Primary Movement.
Car Lot Receipts.

wheat-1SS cars. with At of contract
grade.
Corn--64 cars, with 10 of contract
grade.
Oats-63 cars. with of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1850 cars, compared with zoos cars last
week.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 2I6; corn, 81; oats, 81.
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Latest Markets OF the World
HOGS DECLINE AS
RECEIPTS PILE UP
ARRIVALS AT CHICAGO YARDS
NUMEROUS AND LEFT OVERS
... ARE MANY.

Chicago, March 31.--Hogs declined
sharply today owing to large supply
having been left over last night unsold.
Cattle offerings lacked quality.
Cattle offerings lacked quality.
Killers seemed to be avoiding the
sheep pens.
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BANDITS GATHERING.

|
and Villa has recruited his forces to
formidable numbers \ in his flight be.
fore the pursuing columns of Amert
can cavalry, it is reported. and If cor
nered will be in a position to give
stout resistance Advices received
here today by Mexican officials stated
that Villa and his men had soundly
whipped the Carranza garrison at
Guerrero, under the command of Gen.
Cavazos, whose forces were said TO
number only fifty soldiers. Villa, &C
cording to the information obtained
by Mexican Consul Garcia, still occu-
pied Guerrero.
Information in the hands of Gen.
Funston al San Antonio and made
public last night was that Villa had
killed everyone in the Guerrero gar.
rison. Numbering 172, men, and that
the bandit was now near the head
waters of the Santa Maria river.
Since passing southwark of Nami-
quipa. having temporarily eluded his
pursuers, Villa u.s. reported to have
adopted every means to strengthen
his command, which earlier In his
flight he had scattered In small bands
because the American cavalry was hot
on his trail.
Reports that Villa was headed east.
ward toward shis old headquarters at
San Andres were current today. Ii
the bandit has turned east or north
the American troops may be able to
encircle him and cut of a further re-
treat to the south while Gen. Cutter.
rez, operating toward the west with
the Carranza troops from Chihuahua,
would be In "a position to confront
Villa and force him to give battle. !.
Garrison Executed?
Washington, March 81. The state
department got an unofficial and un.
confirmed report that the Villa fight at
Guerrero, in which the bandit chieftatn
is reported to have killed 172 men OF
Carranza garrison, had to do with a
revolt in the garrison in which some
300 men were involved Som of them
are reported to have Joined Villa
Gen. Scott, chief of staff, said Official
dispatches from Maj. Gen. Funston in
Dictated supplies would begin to move
into Mexico bv railroad today or as
soon as Gen. Gavira, commanding the
de facto government troops at Juarez,
had received. instructions from Gen.
Carranza.
The military situation both along the
border and in the territory where the
American columns are operating was
described by Gen. Funston as satisfac,
tory in a personal letter to Gen. Scott.
State department agents at FL Paso
were reported in conference with Gen.
Gavira and Consul Garcia to agree up.
on beginning the railway movement.
Navy department dispatches today
reported Tampico, Vera Cruz and
Guaymas quiet.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha. Nebr. March 31.-The casl
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, $1.07M109
Corn-No. 2 white 671s @6Sc; No.
yellow. 67b @6Sc. ess l.
Oats-No. 8 white, 41@41hci
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ExcAvATE FOR TEMPLE.

New Hampton, March 81 The x
cavation for the Masonic temple ~
commenced. Ed Loomis has the s.
of excavating. The dirt will be haul
to the hospital site. where it will
used for grading around the hospit
when 1t is completed. \
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Toledo Grain Seed

Toledo. o., March 31--Clover seed
Prime cash and March, $10.65; April
$685.: Oct, $3.50.
Alsike-Prime cash and March. 1895
Timothy-Prime cash and March,
$345; April $3.40.
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago. March .-Butter-Market
higher: creamery, 31@36c.
Eggs-Unchanged receipts 1925
cases.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts. 45 cars;
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Dakota white, 90ms1; Minnesota and
Dakota Ohios. SS@95c.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls, INC;
springs, 1Sc.