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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
Oil and Gas,

Fine weather and good roads are
helping operators in starting work in
all fields. 1t is quite evident that oper-
ators are determined to keep busy
during the winter months. All the old
districts show increased activity and
Wildcats are making greater effort
to lind new producing territory than
at any time during the year. The good
producer drilled in few days ago by
the United Fuel Gas company, on the
Imperial Colliery company's tract,
Cabin creek, Cabin creek district, Ia.
nawha county, makes the outlook
promising for northeast extension to
the Berea grit pool on Long Bottom
run in the district.
In the Weir sand development on
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
MRS. cuNNINoHAM BuRiEp.

MRS. CUNNINGHAM BURIED. %
Funeral services over the body Of
Mrs. Nancy Cunningham were held
today at / go o'clock at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. o. G. Collins, of Col
Inns. where her death occurred Wednes-
day. 1nterment was made in the Con-
away cemetery. the body having been
brought there on the interurban car.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS FOR SALE:

FARMS FOR SALE:
146 acres. $1,000; 101 acres $500;
105 acres, $4,000; 100 acres $4.5O0
AZ acres, $4,000; 70 acres. $500:
1873 acres. $4,000; 10l acres, S2,7O0;
As acres, $4,000; 40 acres, $4,000:
II acres, $1,000; 10 acres $500 and 8
acres $3.50. Describe in first letter
what you want. We can fit your con-
ditions. A. Nj. Allison, Sonora. o.
1l-4.6 Sat No. 1878
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Grain and Produce.

. CHICAGO, Nov. 10. : Forcible up.
ward swings in the wheat market yes
terday carried wheat prices to the high
est level yet this season for the May
delivery. $1.92B a bushel. a big en-
port demand was chiefly responsible.
The market closed strong. 23sc to 33sc
net higher, with December at 1880
100. and May at $1.92is. Other leading
staples, too. all showed gains-corn,
2hc to SIC; oats, &c to 1B@1Ac,
and provisions, 15c to 45c.
Articles. Open. Close.
Wheat
December .........s1.S7 sl.9SI
May ............ 1.S9h 1925
Corn
December ........ .S9k .9lk
May .............. .904s 1885
Oats
December ....... .55Ss .551s
May .............. .5S& .59M
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WANTED-Girl for general cooking.
Apply 1926 Monrcc street. Bell phone
4S7J 1l.5.St No 1904
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SPARE THE ROD AND YOU
WON'T CATCH ANY FISH.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE

wANTED-Night cook and dishwash.
or at Imperial Restaurant. Manning.
ton. W. Va. lift No 1871
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LOST AND ROUND

LoST-Near Highland Avenue churci,
Conklin fountain pen. Reward it
returned to 1905 West virginian.
1l-7.at No 1905
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FOR RENT
WANTED

WANTED OLD FALSE TEETH.
Don't matter II broken. pay $1.00
to $500 per set. Mail to l.. Mazer.
2007 S. Fifth street, Philadelphia. Pa.
VIII send cash by return mail.
10.25.26 No 1913
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LOST between. SOC Morgnntown ave-
nue. and B. & o. station, gold watch
and chain. H. H. ]. engraved on case
and II. on chain. Reward IL return
ed to II. II. Johnson. Box 81, Cheat
Haven. Pa. 11.9-1t No 1906
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Seven.room brick house
on Ohio avenue. All conveniences,
$4,000. Brooks S. Hutchinson. Bell
phone 176, Consol. 4aS.
1o.31.tf No 1851
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LOST Nov. s, large crescent shaped;
pin set with pearls. Mrs, HAIRY,
Shaw. ABS Morgantown Ave. q M
11-9-5t No. 1910
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'6IUuV I DIG" pS ....
New high record.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS.

Read Gate City advertisements
and your shopping will be easier.
Homemade pies and cakes at
Locks luncheonette. Leo Bland, chef.
For your Sunday dinner order a
choice roast, poultry or fish of Jos.
Haubert.
Peace talk is having depress.
ing effect on the market. II it de-
presses the price Of foods it will help
cut the high cost of living.
-Pucketchetuck lodge NJ. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock.
w. L. Utley, N. e.; Gorge w. I'm
megart, permanent secretary.
Abe Martin: "Ther' haint nothin'
as disappointin' these days as catchin'
up with a pretty girl an findin' out
she's an old woman said LATE Bud
t'day."
Big reduction sale on our entire
stock of overcoats and winter suits.
Sale will continue until entire lot Is
closed out. Call and get prices. The
B. & H. Clothing store, ga Main.
The following in the Congrcs-
sional record is Of interest locally:
Mr.. Kenyon presented a petition of
local branch No. 101. National Asso.
citation of Custodian EMPLOYEES of the
United States treasury department. or
Keokuk, Iowa, praying for an increase
Of wages, which was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS.

-McGrath's luncheonette will re
fresh tired Christmas shoppers.
Homemade pies and cakes al
Locks luncheonette. Leo Bland, chef.
-Keokuk Retail Merchants aseo.
citation make 1t profitable for out-of.
town buyers to trade with them.
Ask for a cash fare refund slip,
Next week nearly all of the re-
tail stores will be open evenings In
order to give holiday shoppers more
time to trade. Some of the stores are
open evenings this week.
The executive committee of the
Lee county farmers institute VIII
meet December 18th to plan a pro
gram for the next annual meeting 10
be held in Donnellson some time ID
February.
-Twenty-eight Oklahoma news
papers have suspended publication
since the high cost of news pr'ht
paper was forced on the countrf.
Many eight-page papers are now
using four and some only two.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS.

Watch Home Tea Co.'S windows.
"A great Christmas store. Lowitz.
The near zero weather has affect
ed the operation of trains and as a
result schedules are not maintained.
The first week in February the
southeastern Iowa Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION will meet in Burlington.
Nothing more useful for Christ
mas gift than a pair Of shoes or
slippers at Ludwig's, 1904 Main.
The banks of the city which have
been closing Saturday afternoons,
Will remain open until p. m, begin
ming tomorrow.
Shop promptly. Use the morning
hour If possible. You will have more
time and the clerks can give you
more assistance
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS

Read Gate City advertisements. q.
Week end cloak sale. Lowitz.
Special 1a price on white hats,
S1.50 to $500. KARL millinery.
Call and examine our special sale
of oyercoats. E.. T. Bartruff, 514
Main.
Be careful and wr-p your pack
ages properly and have the address
clear and distinct
Low temperature has. helped the
street car business. It's an i'll wind
that blows nobody good.
The Gate City was compelled to
refuse advertisements offered yester-
day because the copy came in too
late. Merchants are urged to give
their advertisements to the printer a
day early.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
BILLIARDS AND BOWLING.

FOR SALE-BiIliard tables, brand
new, carom and pocket, with complete
outfit, $125; second haRd tables at
reduced prices. Easy pay Elents. Cigar
store, drug, delicatessen and soda
fountain fixtures. The Brunswick
Bake Collender Co., Davenport, Iowa.
I. c. Sanders, agent. PIG Harrison st.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS.

Only seven more shopping days
until Christmas.
Have you tried McGrath Bros
Iuncheonette.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
GIFT FOR ALL.

Nothing could make more accept,
able Christmas gift for mother anu
father, brother and sister, than palf
of shoes or slippers. You Will nna q
good selection at Ludwigs' lVof
Main.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS.

A great Christmas store. Lowftz
The shopping days have now
been reduced to seven
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-11-16
TRY A HERALD WANT AID,
SAVES DAUGHTER
Adviee Of Mother no Doubt Pre-
vents Daughters Untimely End.

Ready, Ky -" was not able 10 "a
anylhlng Tor nearly SIX months. writes
Mrs. Laura Bfaicher. OF this place, "and
Mas down IN bed for three months.
I canno, tell you how suffered Win
ny head. and With nervousness and
womarly troubles.
Our family doctor told my husband he
could not do me an" good, and he h.t
70 give II up. We tired another tocia-.
bat he did not help me,
~ las,, my mother advised me 10 ilke
sa1iui. the N%unlu'S tone | lh0u2''
% vas no use for | w1s nearly dead a..
on'hinr seemed o. ua me any good. Bui
! '0,t eleven bottles. AMI row am able
'H an 2. OF my work and my G"u
Washing
'GinS Cardul is the best medicine ia
,hr world. BIS weight has increased,
40 loo, Che liclutc - health,
u yon suffer from any ~ the ailmcn,.
'".".a, 20 women. get q boit.. ot O.. %
u.Ir Delay g. dangerous. We know
I "td help you, tot O has hr,peI &c
N..y thousands OF. other weak NON .
q iIr past W rlts.
~ all druggists.
80, C.s's -, s@-uo W. l.1n
AfH.-rg Deg se . rla Tenn 'Hf .gs
- 10 us-f orng.r es,e . e, %. ,r1Ds ier,
''~iEsa Tor somsa a. ~sg $40 ~ 80
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-11-16
THE

FORECAST fpt N..HIu,rluc
y 3D. IuuIgut aud iIHIat fair
u.. Iuu.H Chang, 300 tDupyratlr,
Maximum 80.
Minimum .
i.IILt
~ %. m
\uI'r wind. clear
Nr. Iiuud,tly GO. U,g ralicrl
NJ sister has named her -four
DHI'HI"n Miriam. N"'h David
aud S%l-,uuah aIl .ngt UInulou-
.htia tors
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
State Land Board Stands
Firm on Irrigation Project

Salem - The Desert Land Board
Wednesday stood by its recent action
in recommending to the government a
further extension of the states con-
tract with the government on the Ben
ham Falls unit of the Central Oregon
Irrigation company's project in Crook
county. At this meeting copy Of a
resolution adopted by the Bend Com
mercial club protesting against any
further extension of the contract was
read.
Embraced in the Benham Falls tract
are about "a, 900 acres.
The board decided to send the addi-
tonal data furnished by j. E. Morson
regarding the Morson Land company
project at La Pine, to the department
Of the Interior. The board is favor
able to granting Morson three years
extension on his contract with the
state, as he desires, but the Federal
land department so far has refused to
give the state an extension on its con-
tract until Morson supplies more in
formation.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Mutton Wool Held.

There has been very little early
shearing in the Northwest this year.
Usually a considerable quantity OF
mutton wool has been shorn by this
date, but owing to the stormy weather
the present season, the sheep are al
lowed to go to the slaughter houses
with the wool on them. Some shear
ing has been done at the Seattle stock
yards, where the wool is held for the
later market, but nothing has been
done at the Portland yards or in the
Yakima country.
Contracting has not yet started In
the Northwest. Buyers are in the
field in some Of the districts, but have
not been able to agree to terms with
the growers. The market is strong
and the prospects are good, but buyers
consider the prices demanded as en-
tirely too high.
In spite of the very severe weather
in the past six weeks, no heavy losses
to stock have been reported. 1t has
been an expensive feeding season for
the sheepmen, but, it is believed the
winter losses will prove bgf little more
than the average.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
When the Worm Turned.

"Your Honor" declared Officer Nc.
Pherson, "I heard an awful yellin'
back In the wagon yard. and when !
got there this man was beating ms
wife,"
Judge Broyles turned sharply on the
prisoner, tall, gaunt farmer, with
clay-colored complexion.
"Is this true? Were you beating
your wife, sir?" demanded the judge.
"Yes. yer honor"
How did You come to do Ut"
Lord knows, jedge. Fo' 20 years
she allus wuz tn one what did the
beatin', but I jes' happened to catch
her when she wasn't feelin' right
Case and Comment.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Lewiston Retains Show.

Spokane Unanimous adoption of a
resolution here Wednesday by the di-
rectors of the Northwest livestock
association, declaring that Lewiston,
Idaho, would continue to be the per-
manent home of the associations an
nual stock show, ended recent move
ment among various groups of stock
men to- have the annual show trans
ferred from Lewiston to Spokane.
The movement is said to have had
it's inception when representatives OF
the Cascade international Livestock
association requested Spokane to take
over that associations annual show at
North Yakima. The request, how
ever, subsequently was withdrawn.
At conference between representa-
tives of Spokane business organiza-
tions and executives of the Northwest
Livestock association the concensus of
opinion was that Spokane should not
take anyaction antagonistic to either
stock show.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
A solution of the rar.Eas.ern ranoIe.

Why should not the United States
let Japanese energy and engineers and
workmen work with American capital
in the development OF China's re-
sources?
The Japanese are willing and eager
TO earn dividends for American capi-
tai, II America Is willing to give just
rewards for their labor. China would
welcome American capital. for she
knows that there Is no string OF terri
torial consideration tied 10 It. Chinese
coolies would be delighted to find
work in mines and factories. The
hardest work has no terror for them.
II In empty stomacha, and the Rppall-
Ing and ever-growing number OF them,
that they fear
And America. why should she OBJ
ject to handsome dividends on her In
vestment, to the increase or Chinag
purchasing power, to the expansion OK
American trade with the Far East, TO
better understanding between her
and Japan?
Besides. this answer TO the Far East
ern question solves also the California
problem. Let American capital and
Japanese energy develop northern
Manchuria and Yunnan. and you will
see with what an. indecent lack OF
manners the politest race on earth"
would turn their backs on the smiling
foothills OF California and the thirsty
cities of Arizona.-From "China's
Vast Resources" by Adachi Kinnosu-
Ike, In the American Review OF Re-
views.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
County Assessors Of State
Hold Convention at Salem

Salem Through the passage of the
county high school tuition fund law,
thousands of children in Oregon are
now able to attend high school where
before this was not possible because
of the parents inability to bear the
expense, J. A. Churchill, superinten-
dent of public instruction, told the
county assessors of the state. The as
SCISSORS began three-day session and
conference with the State Tax COM
mission here Wednesday at the state
house. Tax Commissioner Eaton is
chairman of the conference.
Superintendent Churchill praised the
new high school tuition fund law in
his address, declaring that officials of
the United States Bureau of Education
at Washington, D. c., considered Ore
gon's law the best ever passed in the
interest of secondary education. r
Following an address by B. F. Keen
ey, of Lane county, on Assessment
of Motor Vehicles" Commiss ioner
Galloway declared that automobiles
ought to be taxed according to their
respective horsepower. -
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS

Portland Wheat Bluestem, $l.0S;
per bushel; fortyfold, s7ici club, sBc;
red Fife, 96c; red Russian, 96he,
HAY - Eastern Oregon timothy,
SIS. b00pl9. so per ton; valley timothy,
SIC; alfalfa, $40.
Millfeed-Spot prices; Bran. $2s. 90
an "a per ton; shorts, $26 a. 26.b0;
rolled barley, sSl. 60@S2.5 so.
Corn--Whole, $S7 per ton; cracked,
SSS.
Vegetables - Artichokes, $l.l0 per
dozen: tomatoes, California, " per
crate; cabbage, $l.50Ml.75 per cwt. !;
garlic, lOc per pound; peppers, goa
csc; eggplant, 2bc; sprouts. S0psc;
horseradish, sie; eauliflower, $l.2b
per dozen; celery, s4.75 per crate;
lettuce, so. 2.40p2. 80 per crate; cucum-
bers, 81. .5O@l.75 per dozen; hothouse
lettuce, 75c0DS1 per box:
Green Fruits--Grapes, 81 per barrel; |;
cranberries, $ll.
Potatoes - Oregon. 81. 50@1. rs per
sack: Yakimas, $l.75@l.s5; sweets,
$S. 25CDS. so per hundred.
0nions-0regon, buying price, $2 T.,
o. b. shipping point.
Apples Spitxenbergs, extra fancy,
So. rs; fancy, So; choice, $l.25@l. 90;
Yellow Newtowns, extra fancy 50;
fancy, Sits; choice, $l.35 "a l.bo;
Rome Beauty, fancy. $3.50 az l.60;
Winesaps, choice, $l.l5@l.S5; Stag
man, choice, $1.250Gl.S5.
Eggs-Jobbing price; Oregon ranch,
candled, 29@S0c per dozen; uncandled,
2Sc.
Poultry - Hens, small, lac; large,
15@15Ac; small springs, 14@l5c; tur-
keys, live, IS a zoe, dressed, choice,
24@25c; ducks, 12@14c. geese, l0c.
Butter - Prices from wholesaler to
retailer: Portland city creamery
prints, 60-pound case lots, standard
grades, sac; lower grades, 2S@S2fc;
Oregon country creamery prints, 60
pound case lots, standard makes, 32ac;
lower grades, 2S@31c; butter packed
in cubes, &c less. Prices paid by job
bers to producers: Cubes, extras,
29ac; firsts, 27ac; seconds, 25c; dairy
butter, country roll l6 a 1Sc; butter
fat, No. /, SIC; No. 2. 29c.
Veal-Fancy, 11@l1ac per pound.
Pork-Fancy, 10c per pound.
Hops--1915 crop, 10@lSc per pound
Wool-Eastern Oregon, lS@25c pen
pound; valley, 25@26c; mohair. Ore
gon, 28@29c. Y
Cascara bark--Old and new. 4c pei
pound.
Cattle-Choice steers, $7.26@7. 10
good, $6.75@7; medium. So. 6.50@6.75i
choice cows, $3.50 a 6.75; medium,
4.75@5. 30; heifers, $4@6. 40; bulls,
So. 50@4. so; stays, S3@5.25.
Hogs-Light, $3.50 a sos; heavy,
$6.50@7.25.
I Sheep - Yearlings. 81 a 8; ewes
SIS. 750l7; lambs, $7.50@9.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
NEWS ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Railroad in Douglas County
Is Held Liable for Taxes

Roseburg-In a decree handed down
in the Circuit court here Judge Hamil'
ton held that the taxes due from the
land of the Southern Oregon company
in Douglas county for the year ls09
were collectible, and that the holdings
of the company were subject to sale to
satisfy the delinquent certificates the
same as other lands on which the taxes
were not paid. The unpaid taxes
amount to about $50, 900.
Suit was brought against the South
ern Oregon company several months
ago to compel them to pay the taxes
due on their lands in this county for
the year 1909. An answer was filed
by the Southern Oregon company in
which it was denied that the taxes
were lien against the land, or that
they remained due and unpaid on the
date of reaching delinquency. 1t was
also alleged by the defense that the
certificates of delinquency were not
filed regularly with the clerk.
Another contention offered by the
defense was that the Federal courts
had decreed that their interest in the
lands did not exceed $3.50 an acre,
while in some instances they We're
assessed as high as $40 an acre. The
defense contended this was sufficient
to nullify the entire assessment.
The county attorney offered in ev-
dence the original certificates of delin-
quency, which Judge Hamilton held
were regular and sufficient to warrant
of the lands for taxes. At
torney John M. Guerin, of counsel for
the Southern Oregon company, an
nounced that he would appeal the case
to the Supreme court. The question
involved in the case are identical with
those of the Oregon & California grant
lands, according to local attorneys.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Timber Saving Is Great:

Salem--In the protection Of pri-
vately owned timber in Oregon statis-
tics given in the reports of State For
ester Elliott indicate that great
progress has been made in the last six
years.
When the new forestry code was en-
acted, in 1911, and the compulsory fire
patrol law, in 1918, reduction in fire
losses throughout the timbered Sec
tions at once was effected. In 1910
81, $40, 997 worth.of timber was de-
stroyed in Oregon. Last year it to-
tailed only $9333.
The total loss in the five years end
ing with the close of last year was
500, $40. This is less thfn one-six-
teenth of the loss sustained. from fires
in 1910, the last years under the old
system.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Felt Reasonably safe.

A young man dropped into a state
OF coma and II was several days be-
fore no fully recovered. Later he spoke
OF his experience with party OF his
friends.
"oh, yes" the young man said. In
response to question, Il knew all
the time what was going on. and !
also knew that wasn't dead. because
my feet were cold and was hungry
"I see," thoughtfully said one OF his
friends, "but how did that make you
think you were still aliye?"
"Well," answered the young man.
at knew that II I were In heaven
wouldn't be hungry. and that II were
anywhere else my feet wouldn't be
cold. Telegraph.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Brief Decisions.

The man who is in love with him.
self never has enough love to go
around.
Sudden wealth never yet made q
man any less fool than he was be
fore he got 1t.
A man will never find his right
place in life if he thinks somebody
else is in 1t.
The man who is always so sure that
he knows good thing when he sees
It is often taken for one himself.
No man ever gets to be SO rich that
he thinks he would be happier II he
didn't have so much money.
The man who can not handle today
is no match for tomorrow.-Judge.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Anpreelatlna a Philosopher.

Thackeray's discomforts during his
stay In the United States, on which he
dwells In his letters TO Mrs. Brook
field, was alleviated by some anus
ing incidents.
After his return he told Carlyle that
on one OF his journeys the train stop
ped at Concord. "Then." said Thack
cray, zone OF the two silent Yankees
opposite me said. Mr.. Emerson lhear
lives in this town. !,
"'Ya-as. was the drawling reloind
er. 'and understand that. in spite ol
his queer notions, he Is a man OF con
siderable prop'ty. London Chron
icle.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Long Wlnded.

In the days OF his youth Senator
Blackburn OF Kentucky was asked by
a friend to second a duel. He con-
sented, and at the next sunrise the
parties met. 1t was Mr.. Blackburn's s
duty to say the last word concerning
the terms OF the duel. One OF the
senator's colleagues recently said at
Washington dinner that although
Mr.. Blackburn faithfully performed
the duty, the duel never took place.
A murmur of why not?" went
round the table at this remark.
For a very simple reason" contin-
ued Mr.. Blackburn's colleague. When
Joe finished speaking II was too dark
for q eli"--Washington Post.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Why He GiggIed.

Jimmie giggled when the teacher
read the story OF the Roman who
swan across the Tiber three times
before breakfast You do not doubt
d trained swimmer could do that, do
you James?"
mo SIR" answered Jimmie, "but /
wonder why he didn't make II four
and get back to the side his clothes
were on"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
Au Wheat Markets Are Firm.

Portland - The wheat market is
frmer, but there is little doing in the
country, as farmers are not sellers. At
the Merchants Exchange 5000 bushels
of February fortyfold were sold at 81
cents, the same price as bid. Monday,
and 5000 bushels of February yclubtat
81 cents, an advance of 8 cents over
Mondays price. Other bids were
raised from, l. to 2a cents. Barley was
firm, With bids for brewing posted on
the board for the first time this season.
Tie oats market was quiet in the val
ley, but firm east of the mountains.