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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
CONVICTION TAX SALE.
Town Of Covington vs.. Delinquent
Tax Debtors.
List of Property to be Sold for Take
On December %, 1913.

By virtue of the authority vested
in me by the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana and ordinances of the said
town of Coyington, La. l will sell
at the principal front door OF the
Town Hall of the town OF Covington,
within legal sale hours. beginning at
IL O'Clock a. M, on Saturday, Dec.
2S. 2e18, and continuing each sue
ceeding day until sales are complet-
ed, all immovable property upon
which taxes are due to the town OF
Covington,, to enforce the collection
of taxes assessed for the years 1915.
1916 and 1917. together with all
costs and interest. The names of
said delinquent tax debtors. the
amount of taxes due by each on the
assessment of said property assessed
to each, to be offered for sale, as
follows:
Armstead, Mrs. A.-Lot 10 square
26O1, lots 2, 3, square 1905, and
improvements. Taxes for 1917, 81.
Costs $1.2O.
Armstrong. Mrs. Riots :, 3.
square 1905. Taxes for 1917, $1.0O,
NOSlS, ~ CSuLS.
Barelli, p. So lots in square SO,
Weaver Addition, and improvements
Taxes for 1916. $3.50; 1917, 1904.
Costs $1.20.
Drumming. Mrs. As lots in Flori-
da street, and improvements. Tax
es for 1917, $6.67. Costs 80 cents.
Baudean, T.-Lots l to 10 square
Isl. Sulphur Springs. Taxes for
1915, $3.50; 1916, $3.50; 1917,
$50. Costs $1.20.
Barbazan, John-Lots 9, 10, sqr
2510. Taxes 1917, 40c. Costs COO.
Boudreaux, r. A.-Lots /, 2, sqr
|27O2, and Improvements. Taxes for
1915, $1.75; 1917, 1924. Costs
1920.
Bates, c. C.-square 102. Taxes
for 1915, $1.00; 1917, $1.0O. Costs
80 cents. .
Curry, Jas Jr.-A parcel of land
in Florida street. Taxes for 1916,
$500. Costs 80 cents.
Covington Amusement Co.-1m-
rovements on lot 6, square 8. Tax
es for 1917, $1,000. Costs 80 cents.
Cormega, w. B.-4 lots in square
l28, and improvements. Taxes for
1916. $3.50; 1917, $4.67. Costs
$3.50.
Duval, Rose-Lot 5 square 3005.
and improvements. Taxes for 1915.
$3.50; 1916, $3.50; 1917, $500.
Costs $1.20.
Everett, J.-square 8, Oakridge.
Taxes for 1915, $500; 1916, $3.50;
1917, 1894. Costs 80 cents.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Square 2410. Taxes 1916. $3.50;
1917, $500. Costs 80 cents.
Fitzgerald. NJ Lot 4 square 2906.
Taxes for 1915. SOC; 1915, 60c;
1917. SIC. Costs 90 cents.
Fremeaux, Hy.-Lots 6, Z. 8. g.
10, square 1902, and improvements.
Taxes for 1915, $3.50; 1915, $3.50;
l1917, 6s67. Costs 1920.
Fitzgerald, w. To lots in sqr
2S04. Taxes for 1915, $1.00; 1916,
800; 1917. $2.67. Costs soc.
Currow, Felix-Lots I, 2, 3. sqr
Is, Sulphur Springs. Taxes for 1916,
75c; 1917, 800. Costs 80 cents.
Cook, Mrs.. 4. W.-Lot -, square
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
PREPAREDNESS

This is the slogan Of tie wise
man. Stock are Continuity exposed
to cuts, wounds, scrat ;hes. etc. he
man who Is prepared mas his healing
remedy on hand to STOP al! chances
of blood poison. Far:is' Healing
Remedy is highly antiseptic. It is
economical. One SOC rotiie makes
$500 worth of a nea ng Oil Or ONT
ment. Money refunded if you are
not satisfied. St. Tammary Hay &
Grain Warehouse. Jas. Connaushto1,
D. l. Addison, Gov;ngtoa: Wells
Johnson & Afford, Madiacnvl.la
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
A Good Business Man.

~ SVVo 00OstVOO UU0ubs
A commercial traveller had taken j
large order in Scotland for a consiGnr
ment of hardware and endeavored b
press upon the canny Scottish man
ager who had given him the order =
Christmas gift Of box Of Havana q.
gars.
'''Naw," he replied. Don't Try b
bribe a man. cudna tax them and
I am q member of the kirk"
But will you not accept them 80
Christmas PRESENT."
II cudna," said the Scot.
swell, then" said the traveller. sup
pose sell you the cigars for Q merely
nominal sum-say. sixpenceI"
"Weel, In that case" replied To
Scot, "since you press me. and. not
liking to refuse an offer weel meank,
I think I'll be taking two boxes"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
n13-6t
NOTICE TO MORTGAGE CRED
ITORS.
Covington, Louisiana.
November 81, 1918.


November 81, 1913.
In conformity with Section 81.
Act IS of 1888, notice is hereby CIV
en- to all parties holding mortgages
upon real estate lated in the town
of Covington, La, on which taxes
for the years 1915, 1916, and 1917,
have not been paid, will begin the
sale of same at the Town Hall in the
town of Covington, La, on Saturday.
December %, 1918, at IL o'clock a.
M, and that a number of pieces OF
property of delinQuents are now be-
ing advertised in this newspaper in
conformity with the law, preparatory
to such sale. The attention OF mort
gage creditors is especially called to
these advertisements of tax sales and
they are warned to take such steps
prior to sale as may be necessary to
protect their rights.
L. A. PERREAND,
Tax Collector.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
State Of Ohio. City OF Toledo.
fnNAA rnnnty Un

State Of Ohio. City OF Toledo.
Lucas County. &C.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm Of F. J.
Cheney & Co.. doing business IN the City
Of Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh tt 1t cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine ia taken In.
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
TRESPASs NOTICE.

All persons are prohiaited from
trespassing upon tho lands of e L.
Baker. known as the DIETRICH tract
about one mile northwest of Slidell.
and from cutting any trees or tim
ber on said lands or hauling any
wood therefrom. or lacking or nail
ing any adveftisenents -r notices on
any Of the trees. Ten dollars re-
ward will be paid for information
and conviction of any one trespass-
Ing ON said lands.
C.. L. BAKER.
nov24-1S Slidell. La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
Charter of
LAKE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish OF
Washington.

Be it known, that before me, Magee
W. OFT, a Notary Public in and for
the parish of Washington, State of
Louisiana, on this day, personally
came and appeared:
E. r.. McCreary, resident OF
Bush, St. Tammany parish, La,
Jno. Afford, a resident of Bush,
St. Tammany parish, La,
Mrs. jamie Irwin McCreary. wife
Of D. H. McCreary. and
Willis Jenkins, residents of Frank
linton, Washington parish, La,
who declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of Act No.
267 Of the General Assembly OF the
State Of Louisiana Of 1914, they do
by these presents form and consti-
tute themselves into a corporation
under the corporate name and style
Of Lake Lumber Company, Inc.,"
and fix the domicile Of said corpora
ton at Bush, St. Tammany parish,
Louisiana.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be Fourteen Thousand
($14.OO0.00D Dollars. divided into
One Hundred Forty shares, with q
par value of One Hundred ($1O0.0O
Dollars, each share.
The purposes of this corporation is
to own, operate q saw mill, own,
lease, buy and sell timber. ttmbered
lands and all kinds of property, real
and personal, and to do and perform
all other acts necessary and incl
dental to the conduct of its affairs.
The Board of Directors of this cor
poration shall consist of three 60
members. The first Board Of Di-
rectors shall be E. r. McCreary. Jno.
Afford and Willis jenkins. Said
Board Of Directors shall exercise all
such corporate powers as are pro-
vided for by the said Act No. 267 OF
the General Assembly Of 1914, and
any future amendments thereto.
Unless sooner dissolved this cor
poration shall continue its corporate
existence for a period of ninety-nine
years.
Thus done and signed by each OF
the said appearers, who indicate
their stock subscriptions opposite
their respective signatures, on this
21st day Of November, 1918.
E. r.. McCreary. .... 40 shares
Jno. Afford. ....... 20 shares
jamie Irwin McCreary 40 shares
Willis Jenkins. ..... 40 shares
Witnesses:
DELOS r. JOHNSON.
F. NJ. BROWN
MAGEE w. OFT,
| Notary Public.
A true copy OF the original.
This 21at day Of November, 1918
| MAGEE w. OFT,
| Notary Public.
l hereby certify that the within
and foregoing is true and correct
copy Of the original charter of the
Lake Lumber Company, Inc" which
is of record in Charter Book /, page
1877. of the records of St. Tamman>
parish, Louisiana.
This Sd day of December, 1918.
HOLGER KOHNKE,
py. Clerk OF Court for st. TAM
many Parish, In. DIS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
NOTICE 10 PROPERTY HOLDERS

By reason of the fact that COM
oLance with the new law has made
it impossible, under existing condi-
tons, for the Assessor to complete
tax rolls, the usual notice that taxes
become delinquent with collectable
costs and penalties after December
81, 1918, has not been published.
Due notice will be given when the
rolls are made out.
This does not in any way apply to
the poll tax. Poll taxes must be
paid by December 81, 1918, or you
will not have the privilege Of voting.
T. E. BREWSTER,
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
MILK IN WINTER.

Why do your cows give less n Y
in winter than they do in summer
Just because nature does not sunp'--
them with grasses and green food.
But we have come to the assistance
of Dame Nature with B. A. Thomas
Stock Remedy which contains the
very ingredients that the green grass
supplies in seaosn. only, Of course,
in q more highly concentrated form.
We guarantee that this remedy will
make your cowa give more milk, and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
OFFICIAL NOTICES.


All persons are hereby warned and
prohibited from cutting. burning
ueadening. carrying or floating away
or otherwise injuriAg or destroying
any trees. timber or wood growing or
lying upon the 'ands OF tho under
signed. Tho re also prohloat "a
from 6shin AuCting % trapping
With dog. or torch or treepASe
l>1 in any nv On lands belolRtA6
to the W. e yneG.
Y. p. ROBERT.
Il. h. AAYf'lELD.
"A. /. nAYFiELD.
4. 4. ORR.
JAn. PROVOST.
.o4l.s, <fEO. n. 0AUbD.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

All persons are prohibited from
trespassilg upon the lands between
AMI Abita Sprlngs former
II known a. the Bossisr-Herwik
Lands, xAd from cutting any tIees
or timber on said laads. or hauling
any WOOD tLerefrom. or lacking o.
aailnR any advertisements Oh notices
On ANY CT the trees. Ten dollars re-
ward viii be paid for Information
and con yictiea Of tresp 6slAg.
CHARI ES T. BRADLEY.
THOMAS 4 PARKER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
NOTICE.

The public Is hereby warned not
to trespass in any way on the prop
erty of the undersigned. located
along the line Of the N. o. G. N. and
the Y. & NJ: V. r. r. and the Penn
Mill public road, Immediately north
and northwest of Covington, La.
Trespassers will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
n1tf HARVEY e. ELLIS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

batter mrk. with the Same feed. St.
Tammany Hay & Grain Warehouse,
Jas. Connaughton and D. l. Addison.
Covington; Wells, johnson & Afford,
Jacksonville.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD.

The next regular meeting OF the
St. Tammany Parish School Board
will be held at the office Of the Par
ish Superintendent on Friday, Feb
ruary 10, 1919.
ELMER E. LYON,
Superintendent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
nov24-16

The undersigned forbid all hunt
ing. trapping or trespassing on their
lands. Anyone caught doing 80 will
be punished to the full extent of the
QUEEN & CRESCENT CLUB.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

We. the underuigned. forbid a
uniting. trapp;hg and trespassing On
ur lands. Anyone caught 80 d0int
will be punished to the full sxtsn'
" the law
JAMES RARRENADA,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

Whereas Louis Pea has petitioned
the Court for letters Of administra-
ton in the above succession,
Notice is hereby given to show
cause, IL any they have or can, why
the prayer of said petitioner should
not be granted.
BY order of the Court.
=. ]. FREDERICK,
d14-1t Clerk Of COur.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

recorded In Charter Book No. l. page
1859, OF the oh1cial records OF st.
Tammany parish, State OF Louisiana.
w. E. BLOSSMAN,
d14-6t Dy. Clerk of Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28
SUCCESSION.

Succession Of Mary Pea.
No. 81.
judicial District Court,
Parish OF St. Tammany,
Louisiana.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

n lrUV copy.
HOLGER KOHNKE,
n30 by. Clerk of Court
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

A Necessity
"0opd will among men II . primo
necessity Of reasonable nving.@Aror
old Bennett.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-12-28

]. S. WATERMAN.
d. Secretary.
The Washington times., 1918-02-08
SAY BRIDEGROOM
FLED.ARMY;; THEN
GAVE BAD CHECKS

bridegroom OF only three weeks.
Albert Herman EzeIl. % years OLD. a
first sergeant in Company II. Two
hundred and Fifteenth Company. In
fantry. Camp Meade. whose home is at
Chesnee. :. g.. is being held at police
headquarters today on charges Of de
sertinE from the National Army and
with passing alleged bogus checks in
Washington.
According 10 Inspector Grant. Ezell
deserted from the army on December
q and the Government authorities have
been searching for him since then.
Wed Three Weeks Ago.
Three weeks ago, according TO Ezell'
he married at Charlotte. y. C. Miss
Enie Smith, to whom he had been
engaged a year before he is alleged to
have deserted
After his marriage, Ezell. who is said
10 come from a well known South Car
DINA family. came to Washington and
with his wife lived at a Pennsylvania
avenue hotel He is alleged TO have
given a check for food and lodging
which turned out TO be bogus. His
father. however, detectives Kelly and
Morgan assert, made the check good
Later. EzelI is alleged TO have passed
TWO other checks which il IS stated
were worthless.
Wife Distressed.
Ezell is locked up at the first pre-
cinct police station. His wife is greatly
distressed over his arrest and has ap-
pealed to Inspector Grant TO release her
husband. Inspector Grant will turn
Ezell over to the Government authori-
ties this afternoon Ezel claims he did
not desert from the army. that he had
been released on sick leave and that
he and his father had a joint bank
account and when he passed the checks
he believed the money was on deposit
in a national bank Of South Carolina.
The Washington times., 1918-02-08
MUZZLED DOG BRUISES
LEG OF YOUNGSTER

While playing with his companions
IN Fourteenth street near X south
east, fourteen year-Old Andrew Han
cock, of 1878 X street southeast. .'was
attacked and bruised on the right leg
by a dog.
The dog. belonging to Raymond
cooper, 2OS Eleventh street northeast
leaped at the boy while he was run
ming from his companions. The dog
was muzzled at the time, and it is
thought that the wound would have
been much greater II the dog had
been unmuZzled
The Washington times., 1918-02-08
BAKER LAUDS LAR.
VETERANS AT BANQUET

Grand Army men are today dis.
cussing the tribute paid them by
Secretary of War Baker at their
annual reception and banquet in
honor of their commander-in-chi
Orlando r. Somers, at the New Eb-
bitt last night
Men OF the Grand Army said the
Secretary, 81 want to thank you for
the great part you are playing in
this war. Our boys going to France
are inspired by your splendid spirit.
They are buoyed to higher heights
of determination because of the glow
ing example you, their ancestors,
have set
Senator Reed Smoot OF Utah, Con-
gresham Ernest Lundeen OF Mime
sofa, and Henry NJ. Rose, Assistant
Secretary of the Senate, also spoke.
The Washington times., 1918-02-08
GRAND JURY RETURNS
Il INDICTMENTS

Housebreaking and larceny, assault
with a dangerous weapon. bigamy,
assault to kill, murder in the second
degree, setting up a gaming table, ac-
cessOry after fact to grand larceny,
receiving stolen goods, embezzlement,
nonsuppcrt, and other crimes are
charged in a list of twenty-Seven in
dictments reported by the grand jury
today.
Lsfornia Henry. a colored woman,
Is charged with murder in the second
degree in connection with alleged
abandonment Of her infant child in
a wood near the city. the exposure TO
the elements causing its death on
! January 3. There are eight non
support cases, and eight grand lar
Ceuy and larceny indictments.
The Washington times., 1918-02-08
TO GIVE PIANO RECITAL.

Miss Mabel Linton viii give a
piano recital TINS evening at the
Washington Y. 81 Z. 4. She will be
assisted by her pupils. Miss Georgia
Long, Miss Frances Chalk, Miss Ger
trude Phillips. and Miss Gertrude
SmalIwoOd. and by Miss Helen Dodge,
violinist, and George +. Anderson,
tenor
The Washington times., 1918-02-08
ADVERTISEMENT
MUSTEROLE-QUICK
Relief NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like
a Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white ONT
nent, made with the oil of mustard.
1t does all the work Of the old-fashioned
mustard plaster - does it better and
Goes not blister. You do not have to
bother with cloth. You simply rub
it on-aad usually the pain is goneI
Many doctors and nurses use Muster.
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They Will gladly tel you what re.
Let It gives from sore throat, bron-
ChitiS Group, stiff neck, asthma, neu.
ra.gia, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma-
tism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles.
bruises, chilblsins, frosted feet, colds of
the chest (it often prevents pneumonia.
3oc and 6Oc jars; hospital size $3.50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-08
PAPERS WILL DISTRIBUTE
LIBERTY LOAN HONOR FLAGS

washington, D. C., March S.-Nearlv
every Sunday newspaper in the United
states will carry q special supple
ment insert showing the honor flag
Of the third Liberty loan on April 4.
the day after the opening of the cam
Daign- These inserts, printed in COL
ors, are to be supplied by the treasury
and more than 1000. 900 have been or
dered.
In answer to the message of Frank
R Wilson, publicity director for the
loan. asking newspapers whether they
would distribute the flag posters as
supplements. practically every paper
has replied affirmatively. Some pa
pers which had rules against carrying
extraneous supplements made execp-
tons for the Liberty loan advertise
mems.
Special Liberty Loan gold buttons
have been distributed to the 1000 men
and women who have devoted their
entire time to directing Liberty loan
work. In addition. Liberty Loan Vol
unteer" badges have been prepared
for the several thousand persons who
devote part Of their time to the cam
paign.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-08
Banks Ready
To Assist
In Planting
Bassett In Favor Of County
Demonstration; Appoints
Other Assistants.

Four Ell Paso banks have under
taken the work of financing worthy
farmers, by providing them with
funds to purchase necessary seed for
the coming season, according to a
statement by district food admins
traitor c. N. Bassett- The work of CO.
operating heartily with the agricul-
turists of the district and aiding them
to produce the greatest possible
amount per acre will be started i'm
Eediateiy. Efforts are being made by
Mr.. Bassett and his assistants to get
the county authorities and the cham
Der of commerce to provide a farm
demonstration to further the work al
ready started
Mr.. Bassett has appointed George
LeBaron assistant food administra-
tor for the district, in charge of seed
ing and planting. Mr.. LeBaron will
deal entirely with the farmers Of the
district.
Intends Organizing Farmers.
Il intend" said Mr.. LeBaron. @im-
the district, along the lines, which I
suggested several days ago. and which
were approved by Prof. Fabian Garcia,
Of the New Mexico Agricultural col
lege. The extraction Of every pound
Of farm products possible from the
soil will be or object"
Mr.. LeBaron has appointed Charles
B Stevens and William G. Roe a COM
mittee to assist him in his work.
Ramsey on Publicity.
W. K. Ramsey has been appointed
assistant food administrator by Mr..
Bassett to look after the distribution
Of publicity. W. D. Wise has been ap-
pointed assistant district food admin
istratOr his duties being to inspect
and referee shipment controversies In
some instances local consignees of
foodstuffs have refused to accept
of goods on various
grounds. and the matter has been re-
ferred to Mr.. Bassett- Mr.. Ramsey
viii inspect such shipments, and in
vestigate the cases, reporting 10 Mr.
Bassett. who will adjust the matter
according to the rules and regulations
Of the federal food administration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-08
AUTO CLUB MEMBERS CALLED
FOR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT

Notices have been sent to 400 mem
bers Of the recently organized FL
Paso branch Of the American Auto
mobile association. of the meeting to
be held at the chamber Of commerce
officers and directors will be elected
and policies of the new organization
outlined.
Local automobile owners have been
approached, it is said. by a man at
tempting to organize a branch Of the
Auto Club Of America IN FL Paso- This
organization is in no way connected
with the American Automobile assO-
citation, with which the recently or
ganized local club will be affiliated,
IL was said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-08
APPEALS TO Ell PASOANS
TO CONSERVE WHEAT FLOUR

c. n. Bassett. district food admins
traitor, is distributing several thou
sand hand bills among the house
keepers and other residents Of E
Paso. appealing for more care in the
conservation of flour and the Obser-
walton of food administration rules
The imperative necessity for con-
serving wheat flour is brought out by
the statement that the 100000
bushel shortage in the United States
wheat contract with the allies is in
crossing daily. and that the only pos
sible way in which the nation can
meet this deficit is by absolute self
denial at home. Nh Bassett makes
a strong appeal to the people Of FL
Paso to conserve wheat, and next
sugar and meat
"A press telegram Of this morning
states that Mr.. Hoover has revoked
the order allowing exceptions in some
cases 10 the rules requiring that sub
stitutes be sold with flour" said Mr..
Rassett Il have received no instruc-
tons TO that effect myself vet, but !
am not at all surprised that such
steps have been taken. I have con-
stantlv been urged. both by telegraph
and mail TO decrease this districts
consumption OF flour, and the federal
administrations order was to be ex-
Dected-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-08
Eggs Drop to IS Case
But Rebound, In War
Between Local Dealers

There was considerable trench
work among wholesale egg dealers
and commission men in Ell Paso
Thursday in efforts put forth to find
bottom" on egg prices by the case.
with the result that some cases of
fresh eggs were offered as low as SIS
a case. Before the day was over the
price rebounded back to SO case of
80 dozen This resulted in retail
stores offering eggs as low as IS
cents dozen Friday morning. pre-
vious prices having been from IS to
50 cents a dozen These facts were
reported by solicitors moving around
among commission men Thursday,
who said that market conditions may
force prices of eggs back to about S13
a case by Monday.
Several butchers reported that there
had been a scarcity of fresh meats on
the wholesale market for the past few
days.