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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04

For the ninth SUCCESSIVE day the
temperature has averaged below nor
NAL in Topeka. Today the mercury
stood &c degrees below normal. The
wind was blowing IL miles an hour
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Clear skies are bound for Topeka,
but-rains will follow the sunshine.
according to S. d. Flora. local
meteorologist. The western part of the
state had sunshine this morning while
the eastern sections were overhung
by the usual spring clouds. A general
warm up is also on the weather pro-
gram, just cool enough. however, to
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
osteopath Convention May eli.

Kansas City. May 4.-The joint con-
vention of the osteopathic associations
of Missouri and Kansas will be held
here May 8 and IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
Mr.. Flora Promises, However, That IL
Will Not Be Severe.

Hourly temperature readings for the
day. reported by the local office of the
United States weather bureau: 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04

A MEhICA should profit by her eagle
emblem and conquer the air with
her war planes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Fair tonight. Light frost in cast.
Cloudy and warmer Saturday. Show
ers in west and central.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
FROST AGAIN TONIGHT

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The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
It's the Weight That's Short

Peoplpe can hardly be blamed for doubting this cattle shortage talk when they see the figures from the different markets showing record brtaking rectipts for the month of May. It is true that on the surface supplies of cattle look larger than for many years but there is a very mark ed shortagt in the quantity and quality of the beef. Cattle are being market ed thinner and younger than ever be- fore and what is more, the packers are using animals for meat now that they would not have looked as year or two years ago. There may not be such a shortage of cattle in the coun- try but there is very decided short age of beef and this shortage will be more acute as the season advances.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
WOOL

Speculation continues at Boston, though business is restricted by the small stocks offering. Old clip dom estic wool is getting scarce. Govern ment needs are the reason and excuse for the excitement, and wools adapted to these are most active. South Amer. ican fours and lives have sold very freely, both secured and in the grease, and prices have advanced 3 to 5 cents pound. Cape secured have also sold quite freely, and, in fact, there has been g. general movement of all low wools, or anything that promises a relative low cost for the secured con- tent. There is even more excitement in the west than here, most growers holding for 60 cents and upward in the fleece wool sections, and 65 cents in the fleece wool states. Buyers hesitate to pay the extreme prices demanded, but it is either that or go without the wool. Medium Ohio combing woOls  have sold during the past fortnight at the highest net cost ever known, and holders of remaining stocks are san guine that further advances will be made soon. Wool men are beginning to express a fear that the boosting of values may precipitate government interference. Certainly, army con tracts based on current wool prices will cost very much more than if the government had accepted the wool when offered by the trade in April. The elimination of the proposed 10 per cent duty on wool by the Senate has had on perceptible effect on the market, as this is a time when all factors are accpeted as bullish.-
 Brodstreets.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
SENSATIONAL PRICES
 FOR IDAHO LAMBS
J. A. RICKART, Market Correspondent.

Good authority has it that a bid of $14 has been made for a big band of Idaho lambs that always carries a long fat end. The price is without precedent and means a practical doubling of values within few years. The 1917 lamb crop is undoubtedly short, and the bid may be warranted, but such transactions are highly speculative, partaking of the nature of gambling.
 During the past two weeks the live mutton market has been successfully raided, but this does not mean that anything is to be cheap. With short crop, packers will take everything fit to bleed, and feeders, who have had three profitable seasons, will not be stingy. The man who bid $14 for Idaho lambs for fall delivery, may have gone the limit, but the offer may be construed as an indication of con- fidence is continued high market.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
SAVE THE YEARLINGS

Noticed what a creditable stunt the little cattle have been doing at mar ket recently? They are good proper ty and will be all summer. During April and May thousands of imma- ture yearlings were rushed in that have advanced $1.25@1.50 per cwt meanwhile. While the advance in corn was plausible excuse, the fact remains that many of them were sac rificed.
 Thos who got maximum results with yearlings season after season carry them along on grass. A good policy is to feed a silage and cotton seed meal ration with grass all through the summer. This marked drouth, temporary shortage of grass is not a serious handicap. There is profit in growth on a yearling. Mar keting little cattle in stockery condi- tion as this season is waste and should be avoided.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15

would tend to increase the meat sup ply. On the other hand, believe that it would tend to diminish the supply coming from Mexico.
 q also don't see just how stockmen will be encouraged to increase their cattle by means of a minimum rate. In the first place, the pastures are full up now. Hardly day passes that cattlemen do not come here hunt ing additional pasturage for their stock, as they haven't enough grass in their own pastures. And in practical ly all cases they are disappointed, as there are no unstocked pastures to be had. Everything is filled up. A stockman must market his surplus cattle, or sustain at loss at home.
 "I can readily understand how a minimum price could be put on wheat or other grain, as it can be stored away indefinitely. Cattle, however, cannot be boarded, because it would overstock the pastures so there would not be enough grass to go around. It is also a fact that packers cannot hoard dressed beef, as it can only be kept in cold storage for certain length of time, and still be sold as wholesome food. So a cattleman must continue to sell off certain number of his cattle each year to keep down the natural increase.
 One might just as we'll talk of hoarding fresh vegetables as hoarding cattle or meat. It can't be done. An other thing, how could a minimum price be put on cattle when the prices range over a wide scale, according to the grade of beef? For instance, on the Fort Worth market at this time heavy fed beef steers are bringing from $11 to SIP per hundred. Best fat grass steers are bringing from $9.25 to S9.75; good kinds, fat steers, $S.75 to $9.25; fair to good, SS to SS.50, and plain and common, $7 to $7.50. So it can be seen that the establishment of a minimum price would be rather difficult"
 These are problems the price fixers have not considered. If cattle sold at one figure, then plans would be less chimerical. The best thing the gov. ernment can do is let the cattle busi- ness alone. Monkeying with prices means muddling and dissatisfaction.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
A MINIMUM CATTLE PRICE

A conference was held at Washing ton the other day to consider meat supply. A number of western cattle men participated, and the question of fixing minimum price was debated. It was somewhat effectively disposed of by R. B. Humphrey of Fort Worth, who, in answering statement by Col. l. T. Pryor, said:
 There are one or two features of his program that are not exactly clear. One is his suggestion that an import duty be put on live stock for the next five years. Of course, as a cattle dealer, l should like to ste this duty imposed, any cowman would, but it is not clear to me in just what way this
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
FIVE LAMB AND MUTTON

Dr. s. W. Mcclure, secretary of the National Wool Growers Association, wires protest against proposition printed in the Chicago Tribune re- gently and credited to an authority on sheep for restriction of lamb slaugh- ter. He says: 'Under date of May 26th, the Chicago Tribune quotes a prominent sheep authority as saying he has started scheme by which he expects packers to agree not to pur- chase eve lambs at any price. The National Wool Growers Association desires to protest against any such outrageous proposal. We produce millions of eve lambs that because of breeding are fit. only for slaughter and the sentiment of the West de- mands that these ewes go to market. Any scheme to boycott the purchase of lambs or to stop the slaughter of eve lambs will bring calamity to western sheep industry, and we trust that packers will pay no attention to such absurd proposals"
 Members of the National Wool Growers Association may rest assured that neither packers nor Washington will pay any attention to such propositions. "The best method of handling the calf, pig and lamb slaughter restriction advocates is to let them babble along.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
WEEKLY KANSAS CITY
 STOCK MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, June II, l9l7.-A good Monday run of cattle arrived, 16,000 head, market steady to 10 lower, top $13.35, steers and heifers mixed $12.90, a record price for that class. Hogs received today 5000, market 10 to 20 lower, top $15.65. Sheep and lambs today 66,- 900, market 25 cents higher, native spring lambs S16.25.
 Beef Cattle Still High
 Oklahoma is sending grass cattle early this year, and steers from that state ranged from Ss.25 to $11.- 50, from both above and below the quarantine line. Texas sent some good quarantine cake fed steers, prime steers in this class quoted up pto SIS. Arizona sent two trains of steers and mixed stock, best selling at $11.90, California sent three trains of steers and a train of mixed cattle, almost 50 cars in all, best of the steers sell ing around S11.75, heifers 5000, cows s8.35, canners $710. Oregon sent 10 cars of good steers, 1901 lbs. av., at s11.S5, record price for Pacific Coast steers. Pulp steers from Vest ern Nebraska sold at the top S13.S5, 1475 lbs av., and Colorado pulpers brought $13.25, 1853 lbs. Yearlings sold ahead of evrything else today, Butcher cattle sold strong, including bulls, best cows up to s11, bulls $10, veals $12.5O.
 Stockers and Feeders Moving
 Best stock steers in the last week brought $10.05, feeders s10.75, tops a year ago $S.65 respectively. Bulk of the stock steers sold at SS to S9.00, and very few feeders are moving. Stock cows and heifers bring S7 to $950, some fancy heifer calves for breeding at SIP, very few cows with calves by their side offered.
 Hogs Down
 The hog market is going down regularly, under pressure of fairly liberal receipts at Chicago, where there were 45,000 hogs today, and some other Northern markets. Top price here at s15.65 was same as top in Chicago today, medium weights up to s15.55, light hogs s15.30, bulk of sales S14.90 to $15.55. However, re- ceipts of hogs at the markets do not begin to be burdensome, and any de- cline in the price is due to it's top heavy position. Pig prices are stay ing within closer proximity to fat hog prices than ever before, because of the growing trade in immune stock hogs. The pigs sell at the stock yards at s13.50 to S14.50, and after they have been immunized may be bought at $15 to s15.5O.
 Sheep and Lambs in Demand
 Native spring lambs sold at $16 and s15.25 today, Arizona springs s15.75 California springs, barely batter thar feeders, sold to killers at $15.5O Clipped ewes are selling at $S.75 tc s10.00, and some clipped Mexican wethers brought s10.25 today. Angora goats sold around sS today to both killers and country buyers, slick haired white goats worth around $6.. 75.
 J. A. RICKART,
 Market Correspondent
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15

Purcell, Babbitt & Verkamp have bought the sheep interests and 1900 acres of deeded land from Rosalio Candelaria of Concho. The sheep con- sists of 5000 ewes with lambs and wool included, and around S100,000 was required to swing the deal. The deeded land is located in the Concho neighborhood and is all fenced. Mir. Leo Verkamp, one of the firm mem-
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
HOGS IN GREAT DEMAND

"The meat supply of the country can be increased more quickly by the "hog route" than by any other. The country needs to augment it's supply is great, but prevailing high prices alone should be sufficient inducement to farmers to raise more hogs. The prospect of success never was bright CT. The high prices ruling in all mar kets show that the demand for pork is in excess of the supply"
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15

bers, was in. Apache county a few days this week. He has been on a trip to South America and just re- turned.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15
Use "Gets.lt," Lift
 Corn Right Off
Shrivels, Loosens and It's Gone!

"Just like taking the lid off--that's how easy you can lift corn off your toe after it has been treated with the wonderful discovery, 'Gets-1t.'" Hunt the wide world over and you'll find nothing so magic, simple and easy as "Gets-It." You folks who
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15

Success of the Liberty Bond issue depends on the small subscriber. Have you done your "bit ?"
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15

 have wrapped your toes in bandages to look like bundles. who have used salves that turned your toes raw and sore,, and used plasters that would shift from their place and never "get" the corn, and who have dug and picked at your corns with knives and scissors and perhaps made them bleed--just quit these old and painful ways and try "Gets-It" just once. You put 2 or drops on, and it dries at once. There's noth. ing to stick. You can put your shoe and stocking right on again. The dies painless. shriveling death. 1t loosens from your toe, and on t ing corn remedy in the world today. There's none other as good.
 "Gets-It" is sold by druggists everywhere, 25c . bottle. or sent on receipt of price by B. Lawrence & Co.,. Shicago. III.
 Sold in Flagstaff and recommended as the worlds best corn remedy by Wm. Marian and The Kahl Drug Co
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-15

If you have not already bought a Liberty Bond, get in on the finish.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
KENYON WORRIED
ABOUT DRY VOTE

Des Moines. Aug. 25.-Fear that the
prohibitory amendment may be de-
feated in October when it comes up
for a vote in Iowa was expressed in
letter received by the dry" organi.
cation here from William S. Kenyon
OF Fort Dodge. United States senator
from Iowa.
Il really am somewhat concerned
about the situation in Iowa." Mr.. Ken
yon wrote. Conservative men have
told me that they fear the amendment
is going to be defeated. Z
That would block temperance
work in the country for years to
come. Iowa is on trial in this matter
because 1t is the first state to vote
after the senate, has voted to submit
the national constitutional amend.
ment. While, OF course, 1t is voting
upon different question, yet It will
be indicative Of sentiment"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
CHAUTAUQUA HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Fairfield, Aug. 25.-The Fairfield
chautauqua assembly closed yesterday
after a most successful session. This
years session has been notable not
only in the excellence of the program
presented, but in the fact that the
treasury will show balance to tho
good, showing united cooperation in
these days of money conservation.
Several important matters were
scheduled to come before the stock.
holders at the annual meeting yester.
day afternoon. One was change In
the articles of incorporation that no
stakeholder should hold successive
terms as member OF the board of d.
rectors and that no member of the
board be eligible as candidate to
succeed himself This was not adopted.
Another was change allowing the
mortgaging of the property to secure
the payment of Indebtedness, and, this
question was continued until this AZ
ternoon when the directors and stock
holders will again. The business
meeting yesterday was continued until
this afternoon. when a nominating
committee composed. of c. ]. Fulton,
George w. Ball and E. r. Smith win
make their report and the officers will
then be elected
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
HORTICULTURISTS
MEET SEPT. 1920

Mt. Pleasant. Aug. 25.-A great con.
vention will be held in this city Sep
TENDER IS, 10 and 20, when the mem
bers Of the Southeastern Iowa Horti.
cultural society will meet The secre-
tary of the society, w. T. Hickey of AL.
bia, was in the city last week and met
with the local committee for the pur-
pose of perfecting arrangements. A
good program has been prepared and q
large attendance is expected, as this is
the first time for many years that the
society has met in this CITY, The local
greenhouses will be visited and the
overhead irrigation at Smouse Bros.
green will be especially studied.
Wednesday Of the convention field
trip will be made The county farm
orchard will be visited, also Ed Chen
ey's orchard at Boyleston. From there
the party will go to Nauvoo to study
the vineyards The Mississippi will be
crossed at either Nauvoo or Keokuk
and visit made to the orchard of DR..
Newlin, which has been Badly infected
with that bugbear Of all orchardists,
the San Jose scale. The committee has
arranged for something to be doing all
the time and a good and profitable
time 81 anticipated
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
MISSOURI'S NEW
CAPITOL IS READY

Jefferson City, Mo-. Aug. 25.-The
new Missouri State Capitol is complet-
ed and. will be formally turned Oyer. TO.
the Capitol Commission by D. G. .Aron-
berg, superintendent for the John Gill
and Sons company, contractor.
A row is brewing between the COM
mission and the contractor over the
terms of the acceptance. The commits.
sion is apprehensive about the salt
stains on some of the stone and has
advised X. F. Gill it will Withhold $40.
900 OF the $4,000 due him to cover
the cost of replacement Of any de.
fective stone. Gill contends the salt
stains are only temporary discolora-
tons. but that he is willing to have
the commission retain about $4,000 or
three times as much as it would re-
auire to bush hammer the stones and
family remove the spots. The spots
grew out of sailing the stones to pr
vent freezing before they were put in.
to the wall.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
ALBA GIRL BRIDE
OF LIEUT.. STEVENS

Abba, Aug. 25.-The marriage OF
Florence, eldest daughter Of DR. and
Mrs. Fl. C. Esbach, to Lieutenant John
Stevens of Boone. occurred Thursday,
August %, 1917.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Queen Martin of Memphis, Tenn.
and DR.. Escbach gave his daughter
away. Rector William Morrow of
Charlton performed the ceremony, the
Episcopal ring service being used. The
bride was gowned in white net and
lace over silk and wore her mothers
bridal veil. The, groom wroe his lieu
tenants uniform.
The bridesmaids were Misses
Barbara and Martha, sisters of the
bride. and the groom's best man was
Lieutenant Don Kreger OF Abba.
After congratulations buffet lunch
con was served with Mrs. Harriet
Duncan, god-mother of the bride, and
Mrs. E. c. Sloan presiding. The bride
is a graduate of the Abba high school
and OF St Katherine's school for
girls at Davenport. She is an accom-
plished musician and has rendered
valuable service as accompanist for
the First Presbyterian church. Mr.
Stevens headquarters will he in Des
MONIES for the present.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
biDW ELL

Lowry Jones Of Charles City is WIS.,
iting at the Scott Johnston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Chisman and sons
Louren and Theodore Chisman visit
ed Sunday at the parental c. r. CHS
man home.
Misses Ida. and Anna Smith Of Blad
ensburg visited few days last week
at the Eli Murray home.
Mrs. Catherine Johnston and son
Frank Johnston visited Sunday at the
Alfred Gustafson home near near
Munterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Johnston WIS.,
tied relatives in Munterville Sunday.
3. A. Hand and family of South OF
tumwa visited Sunday at the James
Grooms home
Milt Murray and wife and son Les
ter Of High Point visited Monday ev-
ening at the Eli Murray home.
Misses Lucia. and Ruth Upp of Des
Moines, returned home Thursday after
weeks visit with relatives here.
Quite number from here attended
the funeral Of the late Mrs Fred Ber-
key at the residence In South Ottumwa
Sunday morning. I
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
WILL BOOST
GREATER IOWA
FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER De
VOTED TO ADVANCING OF
HAWkEYE STATE.

The Commercial club will cooper.
ate with the Great Iowa association in
(, making the week beginning October l,
Great Iowa week.
The retail merchants throughout
| the state will display Iowa made goods
in their store windows and give Iowa
! goods preference over their counters
as far as possible. 1t is probable that
Ottumwa retailers will give prefer
ence to Ottumwa made goods in par
! ticular. Ottumwa being one of the
| most important manufacturing cities
| in the state.
Attention Of the pupils of the public
schools in Iowa will be called to the
/! material resources and economic OPP
portunities in Iowa which await those
, who are willing to strive hard for sue
(. cess.
The Great Iowa association Is work
ing upon the theory that in order to
develop a really greater state the first
essential is a thorough knowledge OF
; the state as it exists today. In order
to advance this knowledge the as
, ISOLATION is sending to the schools
/ special stories and information not
only as to economic conditions, but
descriptions of the scenic beauty, Of
the educational and scientific develop
ment and the position of the state as
regards literature and politics.
Even the ministers will cooperate
with this movement for a great Iowa
by preaching Iowa sermons Sunday,
September 30. The ministers are not
being asked to present the commercial
or industrial side Of the story, but to
impress the people with the duty OF
the individual toward the business Of
the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
TO CLOSE SALOONS
DAY MEN LEAVE

Jefferson City, Mo-. Aug. 25-Actins
Governor Wallace Crossley issued 4
proclamation directing the Excise
Commissioner of st. Louis County.
Kansas City and st. Joseph to close
all saloons on September and 10 and
October 3. when drafted men must
entrain for the mobilization camp ax
Fort Riley.
On each of these days the saloons
must close from midnight to midnight
The four communities affected by to
order furnish 5S19 of the states quota
of 1860 men for the National Army.
The order does not affect the sa-
looms at Joplin. Springfield, Monet,
Jefferson City. Popular Bluff. Carthage
st. Charles and other points in the
state
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
TRANSFERS UNION
DEMANDING RAISE

Sioux City, Aug. 25.--With more
than 250 members of the Transfers
union out on a strike demanding a
raise of from 10 to 25 per cent for
hauling coal, and the dealers refusing
the demands. which also call for a rec
ognition of the union, the Sioux City
strike is at a standstill
With the statement of the dealers
committee that the demands could not
be met, F. M. Hirsch, union business
agent in signed statement, agrees to-
day to secure coal through the union
and sell it to all members in limited
quantities for more than SO per top
less than has been charged by the
dealers.
Sioux City dealers have been getting
1926 a ton for Iowa soft coal. The
union will sell the same coal on the
track for $4.21. or deliver it for SAT-
to 1921 per ton to the utmost suburbs.
At present it is impossible to secure
coal in any quantity and every avail
able motor truck is being put into use
by the retailers.