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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-23
Fargo Grain Market
CORN TwO-sIDED AFFAIR.


CrOp Prospects.
Chicago May 23.-Corn is regarded
as q two-sided proposition, says The
Herald. Most Of the local traders are
bearish on crop prospects and sell short
every time the market weakens Corn,
however has disappeared notwith-
standing the fact that there is little
now outside buying coming into the
market Corn is selling about ~ per
hushel higher than usual this season.
At the same time there are practie-
ally no stocks here and unless there Is
an accumulation within the next thirty
DAYS the Chicago market Will have no
corn to carry Ii through the summer
cash prices are highest known.
Most offerings from the outside come
from terminal markets
There Is d mixed sentiment In the
cats trade with local professionals
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Chicaro.

Chicago, Ill, May 2S.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. $4,000: slow; bulk. $500 q 1915;
light. s15.1S@1s.35; mixed: s1s;75 g
0I5.S5; pigs, S1o.75@1465.
Cattle: Receipts, $4,000; steady; ma
tive beef steers, $9.50@13e5: stockers
and feeders, $7.60@10.35; cows and heif-
Sheep: Receipts, 5000; strong; weth-
ers, shorn, $l2.50 GLASS; lambs, shornr
$3.50 @17o0; springs. $4,000 21.00
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bearIsh and selling September while q
number OF cash houses are bullish and
are buying July. One OF the largest
cash handlers, however, says that while
the stocks here are sold TO so out there
is enough oats back In the country to
supply all requirements until the new
crop is ready.
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LIVESTOCK
SnIlfh 81. Paul.

. south ST. Paul, Mimi. May 2s.-Hogs;
Receipts. 5000; 5@10c lower; range
Cattle: Receipts, 1900: killers, stea-
dy; steers, $7.40@12.75; cows and heif-
erss S. @11.00; calves, soc up, 5000
400; stockers and feeders, $500 % IL. 90.
$500 q Y5.so; WetRers, $500 q $500; ewes
S6.50D12.75.
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cnRN CR0Ps GOOD.

Chicago, May 2S.--Iowa reports 10
Slaughter indicate unusually good
prospects with general increase al
Nebraska have the largest corn acre
age ever put in. Corn termination Is
good, according to most reports.
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Sioux city, Ia, May 2S.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, 1900; 10000 lower; estimated
receipts tomorrow. 1900; bulb, $3.50 g
$15.75 @15.90.
Cattle: Receipts, weak; lower; estt-
mated receipts tomorrow. 1900
sheen: Receipts, 100; steady.
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Stations Of
Bismarck
district.
SUMMARY Tor the Corn and w
wiOn States,

Rainfall was general over the entire
region. except North Dakota, the north
of South Dakota and Montana. The
amounts were heavy in the greater
portion OF the winter wheat belt, rang
ing from one to over two inches at
many points. Cool weather is almost
general with minimum readings at or
near freezing in the northwest
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CARLOT RECEIPTS.

Chicago-Wheat IS, last year 106:
corn 12e, last year So; oats 122. last
year 26S.
Minneapolis-wheat 100. last year
2S1.
Duluth-wheat 1S8, last year 81.
Winnipeg-Wheat 722, last year s21.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-23
ANACoNnA RuYING INsPIRATIoN.

New York. May 2S,-It Is rumored
that Anaconda is again buying Inspira-
ton stock in open market. 1t requires
spiration.. The belief persists that
there will ultimately be only two large
copper groups in the country, the Ken
ffecott Utah combination and the Ana
conda Inspiration group.
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PRIMARY MARKET.

Wheat receipts $4,000. last year L.
100000; corn receipts 100000, last year
3S2,0O0: oats receipts $4,000, last year
1,419,000.
Shipments wheat $4,000, last year
$4,000; corn $4,000, last year 474,000;
oats 711,00o0, last year 1,2SS,000.
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Adams Tomh Shot o..,

Los Angeles Times: British troops
are at Hebron. is miles from Jernsa-
lem" says q dispatch. The long quest
of the crusaders Is about accomplish
ed. Hebron Is the place where
medieval tradition put the creation Of
Adam. Nearby are the funeral cave
ems Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
It's past Is lost in the dim haze III hiss
tory; its very air Is thick with thU
ghost of great ngures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-23
WEATHER MAP.

ally cloudy. Northwest, ss to AZ gen
orally clear: frost Bismarck, Moorhea6
and st. Paul. West, 3s to 4s, clear.
Southwest, a. to IS, clear. Ohio valley,
AZ to as, clear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-23
InE IN uL.INnIs

Chicago, May 23.-There was ice
rather general over northern Illinois
crop is watched with considerable in
tereSt
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ChIcago Porl


2.64; No. northern, ass; oats, cash,
No. 2 c. W., TIN; May oats, TN; July
oats. IL; October oats, go; flax, cash,
No. / N. W.. 3.04h; May flax. 400: July
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An unusual combination of cir
cumstances has arisen which has
temporarily disarranged the ma
chinery for handling grain pro-
ducts throughout the country and
restrictions have been placed upon
exchanges that prevent UP from ac-
cepting new transactions, but we
want all Of our friends and clients
to understand that we ara not go
ing out OF business but are mere
ly retrenching along certain lines.
adjusting our business to meet the
present conditions. Later these re-
strictfons win be modified and bus
mess will be resumed In a normal
way. In the meantime we will en-
deavor TO serve our clients in every
way possible and look after their
interests i'm the same manner as we
did before.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-23
HIDES. PELTSs WOOL ETC.
Review OF tine hide and Tall0W Market
BY BOlAes a Rogers sos broadway

and skins ..s..s....s 10
Green sailed deacon
skins. each ..a..s... LOO loo
Green sailed horse
hides. az to size ..... 500 to TOO
Green sailed ponies
mules, CLUES. etc. -. 1.b0 to $50
Green sailed colt skins,
as to size ........... 30 to Las
Green and part cured
hides. 10 to go less
than above prices on
cured stock.
Dry htnt hides and skins 80 to IA
Dry sailed hides and
skins .......sssas.ss. sd TO sze
Rendered talIow .s...s ell to .12%
each ................ LOO to 500
each ................ so to 100
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AElnneapoIIs Cash Cloae.

No. hard, 2.9S@3.0l; No. northern,
2.SSQ2.sS; choice. 2;sSQ2 9s; No: z
2.Ss; No. northern. 2.63@2.7S; No. i
durun. ais; No. 2 durum, $50; No. 8
yellow corn, 1.64A @1.66A; No. 4 corn,
1914 @1.6S%; No, 4 white oats, $40
.6S; No. 4 white oats. .661h @.67hs bar
lev. 1.O5m1.38; barley, choice, 1.3a@l.45;
flax. a22@S.3s; rye, 2.2S@2.a6.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

c. "A. HENNHNG-Decorati ana palnf-
ing. Phone ao96-W.
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nuIuth cash Clone.

No. 1 hard, 2.9S; No. northern, 2.97;
No. northern, 292; No. northern,
E2.72@2.82; oats, cash.. SO a 90; rye, 2.30 (;
barley, $1.2O@1.45; No. / durum, $50:
arrive, $50; No. 2 durum, 2.55: May du-
rum, $50; July durum, $40; flax, cash,
3.37; arrive. 3.29.
Duluth Flax.
May July Sept. Oct.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-23
OSTEOPATHs

DIR. J. E. CAvANAGH - osteopath.
Resident graduate of the National
School OF Chicago. President of Fargo
Sanitarium. Phone No. $50. Address,
1929 ard Ave. s.
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HoME0PATHS

DIR. J. @. DILLON-Special attention TO
diseases of infants and children.
deLendrecle Blk.
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DRS. BALL, WALLACE & OLESON,
DH. j. 10. CROMH,
Dentists. over First National Bank.
ONCE closed Saturday afternoon and
Sundays. Phone $50.
DIR. }. e. FRENETTE-Dentist Spe-
cialist in extracting and artificial
teeth. Huntington Blk. over J. r.
Holmes, Fargo, n. ID.
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Observation-Disclosures
BULL PUPS for sale. No. 14th st. s.
HORSES FoR SALE at Bowers Bros.
Phone 6s1.
FOR sALE-FIve-year-old mare. 1918
18th Ave. n.
FOR SALE-Good horse. years,
weight 400; also delivery wagon.
sib 9Th st. 8.
WE BUY AND SELL cattle OF all kinda.
Mich cows " speciality. Mcdonald
Smith Cattle Co. Fargo ~. y. Box 9SS.
Phone 1900.
SEWING WANTED.
SEWING by day. reasonable Phone
1855.
SEWING ny DAY-Good referencea.
Phone 1900.
WANTED-PIain sewing; references.
Phone aA34-W
SEWING WANTED BY experienced
dressmaker. Phone 1Iia-W.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Thomas. N. Brashear.

Thomas N. Brashcar, a former cit
izen of Bates county died in Kan.
sas City Saturday, May sth, aged
about 90 years.
Thos. N. Brashcar came to But
Ter shortly after the close of the
Civil War and engaged in the mer-
camille business in connection with
his son-in-law, a Mr.. James. Later
he engaged in farming on what is
now known as the Chas. Grant farm
in Summit township. He had been a
member OF the LOCAL Masonic lodge
since 1869. lIe leaves two daughters,
Mrs. James and Mrs. N. A. May
nard. He is we'll remembered by tha
older citizens.
J. A. DeArmond. Master of Butler
Lodge No. 254 A. F. & A. NJ. was
notified of the death of Mr. Brasher
and requested Kansas City Lodge
No. 22o to see that the remains were
inferred with Masonic honors.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Farmers to be held at the Court
House in Butler, Saturday, May 10Th.

Farmers to be held at the Court
House in Butler, Saturday, May 10Th.
1917.
There will be two meetings, one in
the afternoon at . o'clock and the
other at z:3o MI. c d Mresler Of
Chanute, Kansas, who is president Of
the National Farmers Association
will be present and address the meet.
ings. Also a lady lecturer from the
National Association will be, present.
Every Farm Club including Ladies
Clubs and every individual farmer is
urged to be present and hear this
man and learn more about the Farm
Club idea.
Mr.. Wrestler is a man Of national
reputation and is the best posted man
in the United States on cooperative
marketing. He will tell rs shout the
great farmers cooperating market
ing bureau which is to take the place
Of &onr present Board Of Trade. We
are being urged't0 raise a., bumper
crop this year. Let us learn how to
market this crop to our advantage.
Committee on Arrangements.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Bill to Increase the Navy to 10000
Passed by House.

Washington, d. c., May 8.-The
bill to increase the war strength OF
the navy to 10000 men and the mar
inc corps to 10000 was passed today
in the House.
The present authorized enlistment
strength of the navy and Marine
Corps is $1,000 in the navy, exclusive
of 5000 apprentice scamen and ~
400 marines. The new enlistncnts
would be for four-year terms, for the
war period, Of as the President may
prescribe in his discretion.
The bill provides for many addi-
tional temporary naval and marine
officers of junior grades.
During the debate Republican
Leader Mann appealed to the House
to realize the magnitude of the task
ahead Of the nation in the war with
Germany. -
The sooner we get over the idea
in this country and in this House
that, we are conducting a women's
sewing circle or a pink tea affair. |"
he said, "the better it will be for us
all"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
ENEMY ALIENS TO WORK
BIG FARM
Government Plans to Care for 1900
on 5oo-Acre Tract in North
Carolina.

Washington, May 8.-Arrange-
ments for placing all interned alien
enemies in permanent detention
camps, where they will be we'll
housed and given work at fair wages,
have been completed by Secretary
Wilson of the labor department An
official announcement today says the
first camp will be established on a
5oo-acre tract of agricultural land in
the mountains of North Carolina and
the 1900 officers and sailors taken
from the German merchant vessels
in American harbors will be the first
aliens to- go there. - ~, J.
The statement adds that Secretary
Wilson, expects the necessity will
soon arise for the establishment of
additional camps.2,In addition to en-
envy aliens the department plans to
care for other aliens who cannot be
admitted to this country under the
immigration laws and whose depor-
tation is impossible on account of the
war, as we'll as for feeble minded i'm
migrants. ~,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
STILL APART ON ARMY MI
----.--. n. d .sss5ag
House and Senate Confersee eS,
on Roosevelt Amendmenk. 1, 81

Washington, May 8.-Two nor,
conferences today, on the war nm,
bill failed to bring senate and houst
committees together and adjourn.
ment was taken tonight with sile
prospects of an agreement ssiil
doubtful
The big point of difference still
was the senate amendment to permit
Roosevelt to take a volunteer ex-
peditionary force to France. rBs.a3
The house conferees stood out
strongly against this amendment and
the only hope for an agreement was
said to lie in the possibility Of the
senate giving up on the point. In re-
turn, it was said, the house conferees
might be willing to accept the ]. age
limit Fl to 27 in the senate bill Tor
those subjective to the selective draft,
in place of the I'll to 40 limit in the
house measure.
Efforts tomorrow will center on
such compromise and if it cannot
be agreed upon, it is probab.. the biii
will be retur.c.sd. to the two houses
aid further instructions asked by the
conferees.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

The following unusual rccommen-
dation for David R. Francis comes
from the Christian Science Monitor
There should be no misunderstood
ing, in his own country or elsewhere
regarding the qualifications of the
United States ambassador to Russia,
David Rowland Francis, at this
juncture. He is man of long and
varied experience in public life, and
his experience has been such as pc
culiarly to equip him for handling
the delicate situation in Petrograd.
lie has been mayor of St. Louis,
governor of Missouri, and Secretary
of the Interior. AS a special envoy
of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton he made most successful tour
of European capitals, enlisting the
friendship and support Of all the ma
tons for that enterprise. Later. as
president of the exposition, the task
of meeting distinguished visitors
from all parts of the world devolved
upon him. He is a man of fine pres
cnce, Of pleasing manners and of
winning cloqucnce. The Petrograd
populace appears to be fond of hear
ing him talk, even if not understand
ing all he says"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
County Court.
conferees.

County Court met Monday, May:7,
1917, with Judges Campbell, Reeder
and Lowder present and Sheriff ].
w. Baker and County Clerk Frank
Holland in attendance.
County deposits for the years 1917
1918 awarded in portions of one
third each to the Farmers Bank, 'Peo-
pies Bank and the Missouri State
Bank. all of Butler. Banks to pay IL
per cent per annum on daily balance.
The Missouri State Bank was selected
as clearing house for the deposits.
The bank further agreed to waive the
right of 1-2 per cent commission for
clearing services and to cash all war
rants except bridge warrants, at face
value ---. -
In the matter of the road pctitioned
for by Gronewaller ct al in Charlotte
township, petition presented and read
and remonstrance to same being filed
hearing was set for ten o'clock OF
May II.
w. T. Wisdom, vice-president Of
the Exchange National Bank at Mus
kogee, Oklahoma, appeared before.
the court and presented a certified
copy of judgment rendered in the
District court of the. United States
for the Western Division of the
Western district of Missouri OF
September 2A 1915, in the case Of
Perry A. Nipple and R. ". McSpads
den, partners as Nipple &+McSpada'
den, versus Bates county, state OF
Missouri, No. 272S, in law upon the
docket of said court, at Kansas City,
Missouri, together with the copy of
assignment of said judgments to said
bank, itemized cost bill in said case,
Judgment, interest and costs, amount
ing to $I3,332.s2. Said bank being
owner and holder of said Judgment
of Nipple & McSpadden on paving
indebtedness. The county court re-
fused to issue warrant for. the
money, as they have no funds.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Former Butler Boys Called to Fl.
80. Riley.

Guy Z. Silvers. of Jefferson City,
the son of Judge ]. A. Silvers Of this
city and w. H. Allen of Jefferson
City and Jacob Wood Allen of St.
Louis. sons OF J. D. Allen. Clerk Of
the Supreme Court. have been select
ed among the first six hundred chos-
en- to report for training for the Of
ficcrs Reserve Corps at Fl. Riley.
Kansas. The young men have been
notified to report at once.
Forty-two hundred applications
were received up to Tuesday even
ing. Final selection has been cut
down to 2.oso. The other $50 to
bring the total attendance to 2.soo
will be selected as follows: Nation
al Guard. 7I4; Engineers, $50; Re-
serve Corps, ar; Reserve Corps Off
GERS who have. been selected and
whose commissions are in transit. 6r.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Masonic Notice.

There will be regular convoca-
ton of Miami X. A. Chapter No. rs
Thursday evening, May 10th, at 8
O'Clock p. IN.
Business of Importance on hand.
Balloting on petitions.
All Royal Arch Masons are re-
quested to be present.
BY order of the E. H. p.
Jas. A. DeArmond, Sec'y.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Maj. James w, Monroe, only sur:
viving son Of President Monroe, is
IoI years of age and says he wants
to enlist to serve Uncle Sam. He ap-
piled at the Atlanta, Ca, recruiting
station and, although not accepted,
brought several young men as re-
cruits, Major Monroe is a veteran
Of the Mexican and Civil wars and
gave two sons to his country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Captain William A.. Moffett. COM
mander of the Great Lakes training
station, of near Chicago, has issued
orders that any officer or enlisted
man of the naval militia or volun-
teers Of that district who enters a
saloon or place where liquor is sold,
while in uniform, will be court mar
eialed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
conni1atinn

A compilation from British,
French and German official COM
muniques shows that ~ airplanes
were shot down on the western front
during April. The. Germans lost 36o,
the FreHeh and Belgians .zoI. and the
British I47. This 10 e great increase
over the casualties for any similar
period. The highest previous total
was 33a in last September.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Women of Illinois will continue to
wear shoe heels as high as they
please. A bill limiting the heighth
that may be worn to one and three
eighths inches was defeated in the
legislature of that state last week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Sheerburne c. Van Tasscl. said to
have been the last survivor between
the Monitor and the Merrimac in the
Civil War. died at his home in Yon-
kers, ~ y, Friday. He was in
charge OF gun crew on the Monitor
in that memorable battle.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Jacob Z. Crull of Roundup, Mont.
who was defeated in his district last
fall for the Republican nomination
for congress by Miss jeanette Ran
kin, died Saturday at Elkhart, Ind
following an attempt to commit sui
eide.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Though listed on the regimental
rolls as deserters, Stewart M. Wa
thours and Michael Gordon, former
privates in the Eighteenth Pennsyl-
vania Infantry, travelled more than
1000 miles from Liverpool, England,
to re-enlist in their regiment before
II was called out. The men had de-
serted several years ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

The Santa Fe railroad is soon to
build branch line through Grant
and Stanton counties in the south
west part of Kansas. These are the
only counties in the state without
railroads.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Another sport gone The New
York legislature has passed a bill
prohibiting negroes from posing be-
hind piece of canvas while baseballs
are thrown at his head, which is
poked through hole
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

"Hohof the land whose hospitality
you enjoy and in which you earn
your livelihood" was the advice CIV
en- to his countrymen in this county
by Count Adam Tarnoski Won Tar,
now, the Austrian ambassador to the
United States, as he was sailing from
New York the other day.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

A masked bandit Thursday after
noon robbed the State Bank of Red
Oak, Ok, of 500, after having locked
Henry Merchant, an employee, in the
banks vault. In his haste to escape
the robbcr overlooked a package con-
tanning $4,000 in currency.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Gen. Won Falkenhauscn has ar
rived at Brussels to take up his
duties as governor of Belgium. He
succeeds Gen. Won Kissing, who died
recently. 1t was Won Kissing who
shocked the entire civilized world by
his inhuman treatment of the Bel
gians.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Shadow Lawn" at Long Branch,
N. J., the summer White House, is
reported virtually to have been sold
to syndicate, whose object it is to
make it permanent summer home
for presidents of the United States.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Japan may send war commission
to the United States. 1t is said at
the State Department that intima-
tons from an unofficial source has
been made that the Japanese govern
ment was considering the move.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
NOTES..

A message recommending that
Hayti declare war against Germany
was sent to the Haytian senate and
chamber of deputies Saturday by
President Artiguenave.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

The governorship contest of Ari-
xona between ex-Gov. 6. w. P. Hunt
and Thomas E. Campbell, de facto
ecvespoe. who has held the office
6ilee early IN the year on order of
] tn sapseme court, was decided
q r8day IN favor Of Governor
beii BIZ Judge Stanford. who
- be<a hearing The case.