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Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
80 CATTLE W,'

Consisting of 20 head Of mich cows,
IA yeariing heifers, and | registered
Ho!stein bull. His sire is Lieuwk i
Cornucopia 6th, owned by f. c. du-
Pont, of Wilmington, Del. purchased
this bull of Mr.. DUPONT direct, and his
breeding is the best to be obtained IN
this country. lie was calved in 1913,
and is a fin specimen of the HOlstein
family, and his markings are fine. |
have his full breeding and papers to
show and hand over tC his purchaser Oh
day of sale. VIII be GLAD to show these
papers to anyone bef re day of sale.
NV herd Of milch COWS has been care
fully selected, are home raised and their
good milking qualities will be made
known on day of sale My herd con
sists of Is head of grade Holsteins and
2 Guernseys. Eight of these cows will
have calves by their sides on day Of
sale and all of these fresh cows will be
three years old this coming sprlug. The
other II milch cows range in age from
to Syears and four of these will be
fresh by day of sale, and | have just
sold the calves from the Others. One
yearling bull sired by ny registered
| bull and cut of one of my best grade
Holstein cows, that will milk as lbs
per day, during the winter season. My
registered bull is the sire of twelve Of
the Ia yearing heifers and all OF them
are out of my very best grade Hoisteins
! and nicely marked. The other two
heifers are grade Guernseys.
invite the public to come and IN
spe ct these cattle any time previous to
day Of sale, and IN, positive that any
, one Of them will be credit to its pur-
| chaser and a good addition to his herd
3OGS-Si brood sows, five of Whioh
are thoroughbred Rerkshires. One Of
these sows is registered and will likely
have pigs by her side on day of sale. !
have the papers for this sow and they
will go with her on day of sale. pur-
| chased her at the st. Joseph's indus
| II iai School, Clayton, Del, and she is a
beauty Another of these sows will
| farrow about March 1st, and is equally
| as fine a brood sow as her mother She
| is also entitled to be re gistered One
| Of my sows is Poland China stock and
will have eight pigs large enough to
wean by dav of sale. Will weigh 300
lbs. Three Berkshire boar hogs al !;
them entitled to be ragistefsa.~ Also i
! Berkshire p,gs large enough to wean by
! day. Of sale, entitled to register. Dur
| ing the five years | have resided on this
farm | have not lost a single hog with
cholera or any other contagious disease
One-half interest OH oS acres of
! wheat in ting ground.
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&Horses, Colts

No. !. MINNIE, black mare. 10
years old. good brood mare worker and
driver.
No g FANNY, bay mare, years
old, good size, fine worker in every way
you harness her.
No. 3. SHELA, bay mare, mate for
No 2, Z years old, excellent wherever
you hook her, true and kind
No. a. ETHEL B bay mare, years
old, fine driver with some speed, never
has been trained, see her at this sale.
No. s. CHARLEY, bay horse, II
years old, a good old standby on the
farm, always ready and W ling to go
anywhere.
No. 6. PRINCE, bay horse, years
old, a worker, good enough for any man.
No. Z BROWNIE, bay horse, 8
years old, good size, safe and sound,
will do days work all the time.
No. 8. DAISY, dun mare, Gilt Edge
stock, 13 years old. no blemish on her.
she can stay there with her mate No. 9,
No 9. HARRY. dark dun horse, a
mate to No and will deliver the goods
when called on to work.
No 10. MAUD, bay mare, some
age, but good for ner size and age.
No. IL. TOPSY, brown mare, ID
years old, good all around farm mare,
safe to drive, fearless on the road
No. II. SUNDAY, bay horse, 5
years old. all right for farm work, has
not been broken to single harness, very
easy TO handle
No Is. DARK Grey Colt. fine size and
good to look Il. i months old Come
see him.
No a. Bay Colt. little smaller
than No. l3, but just as well bred
Don't pass it bV.
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Farming Implements, &c,

Three Farm Wagons nearly new,
Green's make; l Yor! Calriage, l
Milk Dearborn l Mccormick |irwer,
feet; l Bickford and Huffman Grain
Drill hoes; Iron Age Suily Gultiva-
tor, good as new; l Hyland Roller;
Oliver Riding. Single Plow No. 1.', New
Fall 1916, 2 Oliver Plows No IS and 10,
l Walking Cultivator, ! Spike Truck
Harrow, l Johnson Corn Harvester
Binder, nearly new; Spring-'ooth Iron
Harrow, l Splke-tooth H rrow, l
Hoosier Corn Planter, nearly new; 2
Hay Riggings, | Whee!hArrow, lot
Forks, Shovels and others ton!s necess-
ary on the farm.
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Is HORSES, COLTS, MULES

No. l. DUDE, bay horse, eight
years old, will weigh about 1000 lbs,
will work anywhere and good driver,
perfectly safe for lady to drive, would
make and excellent family horse.
No. 2. MIKE, sorrel horse, 9 years
old, an excellent road horse and cannot
be hooked wrong on the farm. Per-
fectly safe for any one to drive.
No. 3 SADIE, brown mare, II years
Old, weigh 1900 lbs splendid work
mare any place you hook her, and in
foal to Earl Shahan's percheron horse.
pair of brown mules. age IL years, will
weigh from 100 to 1900 lbs, well mat
ed, will work anywhere you hook them,
and make a splendid looking team.
Anyone wanting a good pair of mules
cannot afford to pass these by.
Nos 6 and 7. JENNIE and SUE,
pair Of black mules, ages s and 9 years,
we'll mated, quick and will work any
where you put them ] consider this
pair of mules as good as any man owns.
and they will prove this to the man who
| buys them.
Nos. s and g. JACK and JERRY,
pair OF mul.s, will weigh from eleven
hundred to twelve hundred lbs. This
is a good heavy work team, and you
cannot load them to heavy.
Nos 10 and II Pair bay mule colts,
coming 3 years old, fair size, quick and a
very promising air of youngsters.
| Have never been hooked.
No IL. MYRTLE, black colt, com
ing years old, will weigh 1000 lbs. !,
sired by Alhon Dewey. This will max g
someone splendid all around horse,
come see her.
No. 13. BILLIE, bay colt, coming 8
years old, will weigh about 1000 lbs.
This colts sire is Albon Dewey, and
she has the qualities that will make q
splendid combination mare. a half
sister to No. II. This pair will make a
! srlendid team for someone.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
FOR SALE-Dirt Cheap

Two Syplier iEcubhtorS, on
holding 56 d'znn eggs, one !
d zen, ho'h nearly new; 4 fine
china closet. glass front, etc ;one
iron sink, % By e inches, : Inch
deep. Particulars at
THIS OFFICE.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
PUBLIC SALE!

At Klair Bazaar Every Saturday,
75 to 100 horses cf I'll kinds. Anyone
having horses to sell, bring them in and
get the cash, need not make any special
arrangement. More wagon and harness
than any other place in the State. Sale
every Saturday.
VIM. H. KLAIR.
9Th & Tatnal ST., Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
y Head OF Cattle g.

Twenty head of Cows, Heifers and
Bull. This is a nice herd which | have
selected and raised Some close spring
ers and others will be fresh by day of
sale. II Cows Holstein and Guernsey
Stock; Heifers, coming 3 years old,
some of these are springers and prom
isiug; l Bull Holstein, High Grade al
most thoroughbred. perfectly quiet and 2
wears old
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Twelve Head Of
Cows & Heifers 49, !.

Graded Guernseys, some will be fresh
by day Of Sale, others close Springers
These cows are the kind to make gooc
milk and some Of it.
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Household Furniture

One Cook tove. l Hazel Heater No.
Ia, 2 Kitchen Tanles, Benches. | Bed
room Suite, furniture and other house
hold goods,
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Farming Implements

Three Farm Wagons, Hay Riggings,
2 Mowers, Deering and Osborne; 60
tooth Drag Harrow, ! Keystone Hay
Loader Keystone Side Delivery Rake,
good order; l Osborne Binder, 1-horse
Phosphate Distributor, | Van Wlckle
Fan, section Iron Harrow, Osborne
make; Randall Harrow, Black Hawk
Corn Planter, / Bickford & Huffman
Drill, Il hoes; 2 Iron Age Cultivators,
| Lsnl Roller, | Corn Cutter, l 20-ft
Ladder, 3 No. Oliver Plows, No. 10
Oliver Plow, l-horse'Hiow | Disc Gang
Plow, 60 inch Disc good order; Weeder
Cahoon Grass Seeders, Corn Marker,
good Farm Bell, 2 Corn Shelters, SO
Cotton Bags, Grind Stone, | Wrought
Iron Wise, lot single, double, 3, A and s.
horse Trees, lot Forks. Shovels, Hoes
and other goods to be sold.
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HOGS

Three Graded Jersey Sows, l Graded
Jersey Boar. IA Jersey Shoats, months
old, weigh about GO to 70 lbs, in fine
condition.
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ness, l set dearborn harness. l set car
riage harness, II sets plow harness, 10
work collars, 9 work brides, 2 pair
brides, 2 pair reins, Schuman make; fly
nets, halters and l3 horse blankets,
new.
Terms Of Sale.
All sums of $40 and under, the cash
will be required; over that amount a
credit of II months will be given by
purchaser giving bankable note with
approved security, interest added from
day of sale. Positively no goods to be
removed until terms are complied with.
GILBERT S. FARRELL.
ID. P Hutchison, Auctioneer.
R. L. Price, Inside Clerk
Maurice Eiiason, Outside Clerk.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
Farming Implements, Etc.

Three farm wagons, 3 in goo, condt-
tion: 2 good iiay rlggings, dearborn, in
good order, Green's make; 2 york car
riages, ! iabhcr tire, new; | McCor-
rnlck binder, good order. ! Superior
grain drill II spouts. gaed as new:
t,ree-s section Iron roller, new; / Deere
corn planter, new, with wire: / Clark
cutaway harrow, used only 3 days; 2
single Deere riding plows, II inch
shears, good as new; 2 Iron Age riding
cultivators, in good order; 3 hand cultl-
vators, 2 three-horse Oliver plows, No.
40; 2 two-horse Oliver plows, No. 20; 2
seed sewers, one new; l siXtytwo tooth
drag harrow, Aspril make; 3 spring
tooth harrows, new; / grindjstone, z
branble scy thes, 4 hedge knives, b yor.,
knives, ) three b.rae trees, 2 4-horse
treas, i tWo-horSe trees, l new five
horse tree, 10 one-horse trees, l cross,
cut saw, axes, 8 wedges. l farm bell,
set barn trucks, nearly new lsra.
horse trough. barrel c...ape, ! hog
trouehs sa,erai neat barrels 1Cyphers
incubator, go eggs; % milk cans,
milk cooler, good order; and other milk
fixtures, butter rchurn, in good ORDER,
forks, shovels, hoes, lo4 good grain
J bags; ] faIr: horse eXener for McCor-
| nick binder, never been used; ! carri-
| age pole, ] Deere mower, good order,
and 2 mower blades; sled levaler, IL,
of hen boxes and chicken wire, chicken
eoops, ls haiters, new 9 log chains,
sets of wagon chains. also 3 sets ol
breast chains, wire stretchers,
wagon jack, hay rake and numerous
other articles not herein mentioned.
POULTRY About 80 good hens, now
LAYING; 8 Muscovy ducks and 2 large
brakes. These are fine lot for any.
one wanting breeders, Also ! pAdGk
| ducks and Q dral e.. =
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Household If II Furniture.

Consisting Of bedsteads and mat
tress, | large extension table, 2 kitchen
tables, l Laurel heater, burns coal; !
large range, nearly new; 2 chunk
stoves. All Of the above articles are in
excellent condition.
HARNESS-Three sets wagon har-
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Monday, FEB. II, 1917

At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Sharp
The following described Personal
Property, tO-Wt:>
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Terms Of ale

All sums of $50 OF under cash, all over
that amount a credit of 9 months will be
given by purchaser siviag b nkable
note with approved endorser, interest
added from day of sale. no goods to be
removed until these terms are complied
with
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
Carriages and Harness

One York Carriage, Low Wheel
Speed Cart, High Wheel Sulky' 1
Dearborn, l Dearborne Pole, l old
Carriage, ! Wheebarrow, 3 sets Wag-
on Harness, 8 sets Plow Harness, 10
Collars, 10 Prialea. lot Halters and
Blarkets
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HENRY L. NEFf.

D. P. Hutchison. Auct.
R. l.. Price, Inside Clerk.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
Terms Of Sale

All sums of $50 and UNDER the Cash
will be required, over tnat amount a
credit of s months will be given by the
purchaser giving bankable note with
approved endorser, interest TO be added
from day of Sale. No goods are to be
removed until these terms are complied
with.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
Public Sale

The undersigned having decided to
discontinue farming will sell without re-
serve all of his stock, farming impIe-
ments, ETC., on the "W. A. Cochran
Farm" now owned by A. P Corbit, on
the road leading from Odessa to Middle
town.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
POULTRY AND NEAT.

Forty Chickens. Muscovy Ducks to
be sold for Cash; 16 pieces Side Meat,
well cured and in fine aqnaition. Lot
Chicken CcOra
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

One Oak Bedstead, Chairs. l Small
Stove, Desk, 3 Kitchen Tables, !
Sausage Grinder, Lard fress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14

FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Tradel
Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE Herald says: A
large short interest is said to exist in Sep
TENDER oats with concentrated holding on
the part of foreign interests who have
them bought with expectation of getting
the cash oats. More are said to have been
sold by hedgers here and in the country
than can be delivered owing to the scarcity
of cars. Spectators have many sold and
are showing uneasiness. There were big
buyers yesterday and sellers of December
which widened the discount for the latter
to y cent. They also bought them out
right while commission houses who were
long were taking profits.
Some time ago many traders in view
of the immense crop of oats expected a free
movement from the farms in September
and predicted prices for the latter would
go to a full carrying charge basis. They
of IA cents yesterday with 21ac more for
the cash on track made them 4 cents over
December.
This is unusual and attracted more oats
from the country at the last.
A great deal of talk is heard about the
probabie removal of the maximum price
said to have been discussed in a casual way
among the directors but there is no in
tention of removing it at present. Compl-
cations in the trade might result from
such action and until the legal points in
yolved are settled nothing will be done.
1t is claimed by some that to remove the
maximum will require trading in new
and old style contracts and make a mixed
situation. Shorts who sold prior to the
removal did so under the protection of
the maximum which would have to be con-
t1nued. Longs with corn bought under
the same conditions would get more than
the maximum. All trades made after its
removal would be without restrictions as
to prices.
The Chicago Board of Trade cannot be
used by spectators or exporters who de-
sire to manipulate tie markets. said Pres
tdent j. P. Griffin. mo manipulation OF
fro ods is n to be it If
1t is said the next frost scare in corn
is due September 90 The same party who
predicted it for September 10 and IL is
responsible for it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
MILLION VOLUNTEERS
1881 in Army; 234, 265 in Navy
Doesn't Include Draft Army.

Washington, Sept. 14.-In the be-
lief that the country does not under
stand the real strength of the Ameri-
can military and naval forces, Chair
man Dent of the house military COM
mittee today submitted to the house
for publication in the Congressional
Record a statement prepared at his
request by the committee on public
information from government records.
ION September 6, 1917" the state
ment says. there were in the regular
army, national guards and reserve
corps of the army 1898 officers and
741,053 enlisted men.
I'm the navy there were 141,s67 en-
listed men, 41,473 naval reserves and
1880 of the naval militia in the fed
eral service. There were five thou
sand in the coast guard and $500 in
the hospital corps, making a total of
210,34O.
Enlisted men of the marine corps
numbered 29,971: reserves in the serv-
ice, 1,070; national naval volunteers,
104: retired men on active duty, IA.
There were approximately 1900
officers in the navy and 1,166 in the
marine corps.
I'm other words, on that date the
army had including officers and en-
listed men 819,SS1 and the navy 234,-
265, making a total armed strength on
that date of 1,O74,146 men, all of
whom are volunteers. Prior to that
time there was not a drafted soldier
in a single training camp. The draft
law was approved May IS, 1917"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Sept. 14.-CORN-Corn prices
rallied today after an early decline. The
initial weakness was due to prevailing
warmth and sunshine but was later offset
by a forecast of cool cloudy weather un-
favorable to the proper development of the
crop. Every day of adverse weather at
present was regarded az increasing the
chance of severe damage ny frost Open
ing prices, which ranged from sc te &c
lower with December at $1.19H to S119%
and May at $1.161a to $1.16A, were follow
ed by upturns to well above yesterdays
finish.
Persistent reports that crop injury has
been greater than the trade in general
had believed, led afterwards to a material
fresh advance Subsequently peace talk ac-
companied by profit taking on large scale
brought about sharp setback. The close
was weak, sc to 1Ac net lower, at $1.1S%
to 81 S7% December, $1.16A to S116ss May
OATS@Oats duplicated the action OF
corn bulls had the advantage owing to the
scantiness of the movement from first
hands.
WHEAT-Farmers appeared to be send
ing wheat to Minneapolis more literally
than has recently been the case. On the
other hand, latest estimates of the spring
crop in the Dakotas and Minnesota put the
total at six million bushels less than was
suggested by the government September
report
remained disappointing Millers continued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
FAIR FOR FAIR END


clouds-but no rain, according to s.
D. Flora, local meteorologist. It will
be not so fine as Thursday but The
closing days will be good fair weather
Threatening clouds may come up
tomorrow, but the chance fol- rain is
slight, the forecast promises
The official forecast reads Partly
cloudy and partly unsettled weather
for today and Saturday; cooler Sat
urday and cooler Friday in the west
portion" The mercury tonight will
fall to the SIS stage again and vii. not
go above the so mark.
The highest temperature On record
for this date was 9S, in 1887, aHC The
lowest, 40, in 1890.
The river was still falling this
morning, reading 40 feet
The wind was blowing 10 miles an
hour from the south at o'clock this
afternoon.
A few light showers fell over the
northwestern quarter of the state,
within the last twenty-four hours
Temperatures are now ranging con-
siderably above the normal stage for
this date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
KAISER SlDESTEPS
Argentine Plot SWeden'S Affair,
German Version.
Luxburg's Private Advice
Wasn't Needed by Berlin.
BY JOHN GRANDENs.

Berlin, via London, Sept. 14.-Ger-
many holds the American revelations
as to Count Luxburg make the matter
Sweden's affair exclusively.
The official attitude here is that the
kilograms cited by the American state
department as to the Argentina nat
ter show that the messages were not
inspired by the German government
and were merely private proposals,
indicating the initiative of a single
German diplomat.
The further fact was pointed out
that the German government had not
followed the advice given in the Lux
burg messages but on the contrary
had settled its differences with
Buenos Aires.
'Wilson's Latest Offensive"
Amsterdam, Sept. 14.-The Cologne
Gazette under the caption Wilson
Latest Offensive discusses the Swe-
dish incident and sees in the disclo-
sures merely another Wilsonian
method" to put pressure on the neu-
trails. "even by means of -heft and
the interception of dispatches"
The Reinish Westphalian Gazette,
under the caption, 1.-The Last Card -
meaning of the entente, thinks that
the disclosures show that the enemy
realizes that the game is lost and
is now making final attempts to drag
the last neutralS in"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
FORCED IN U. S. ARMY!
Mexican Newspaper Spills Sensation.
but Government Says It's Untrue.

Mexico City. Sept. 14.-El Demo-
crata prints a story to the effect that
ten thousand Mexicans have been
forced into the American army and
that President Wilson has ordered
these men sent to the front before
any other contingent. The paper de-
clares that these Mexncans were seen
aboard transports before the latter
sailed. According to the story, Next
can consuls protested but were told
the men were citizens of Tsxar and
New Mexico. This answer, the paper
says, seems unlikely, as relatives Of
the men claim they are Mexican citi-
zens.
Responsibility for these statements
is placed by Ell Democratic on Gen.
Martin Espionsa, who recently re-
turned to Mexico from the United
States
The foreign office last night issued
a statement declaring that published.
reports concerning the sending OF
Mexicans as part of the American
army to France were untrue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
TIE UP BABES MILK
X. G.. Dairymen Refuse To De-
liver During Strike.
Strikers in Pitched Battle; 20
Saloons Closed.

Kansas City, Sept. 13.-The strike
situation here was further complicated
Thursday when seven of the largest
diaries in the city ceased delivery OF
milk, asserting that the striking rail-
road freight handlers and drivers have
threatened to interfere with the de-
livery of milk and even its sale. The
combined output of the seven dairy
companies is estimated at 10000
quarts daily.
The dairy operators say they will
not send out their wagons until they
are assured Of adequate police protec-
ton 1t is reported the dairy com
panies are refusing to sell milk 10 per-
sons Applying at the the plant. The
striking freight handlers deny they
have threatened to hinder the deliv-
cry of Certified milk, saying they made
a special exception to the companies
of milk for babies and for the sick
The wagons of the A. Morrison COM
pany started out this morning but
were stopped by crowd of approx
mately 400 freight handlers and the
horses were unhitched.
Federal Mediator Arrives.
None of the dairymen admit that
any of their employees have struck 1t
is reported, however. that twelve
drivers of the Morrison company are
out.
Frederick l.. Fe1ck, the FEDERAL
mediator who brought about settle
ment of the Omaha packing house
strike, arrived today to work in con-
junction with Patrick c. Gill, federal
mediator, who arrived Monday in set
Ting the local packing house strike
situation. Negotiations between the
strikers and packing house officials
were baked following a conference
today when the officials would not
agree to a clause in the CONSULTATION
plan which provides for a guarantee
to the strikers the right to advocate
the principles of unionism.
Close Many Saloons.
Seventy saloons in the stock yards
district were closed today following
last nights battle between strikers and
employees of the Armour plant in
which four men were so badly injur-
ed they had to be taken to hospitals
and many more were bruised and
beaten. Extra police were keeping
order in the district this morning.
The rioting occurred when 500 men
, and women in the Armour plant were
besieged by more than 1900 strikers
early last night. A general fight fol-
lowed and bricks and clubs were used
freely. Many of the workers were
unable to leave the plant and spent
the night there.
The situation was generally quiet.
More than 5000 men are out in the
packing and allied industries.