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the standard bearers of the great po.
litcal parties.
The department of agriculture pre-
diets a somewhat smaller yield of the
principal grains than last year, yet
they exceed the figures of normal
years. Considering the great shortage
of railroad equipment and facilities re-
sulting from conditions created by
the war, and with a disturbed labor
situation following a period of strikes
that has slowed up the movement of
traffic generally and caused loss of
transportation capacity, the question
arises as to how the railroads of the
country can continue to handle the
almost unprecedented volume of traf-
fic. and then cope with the further
difficulty Of moving a crop of large
proportions at time to its ultimate
destination. Some Of the more pros
porous railroads have been able to fl
nance orders for equipment amount
ing to about $144,0OO,OO0, but most Of
the roads have been obliged to await
distribution of 100000 900 loan fund
placed by the transportation act at the
disposal of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. While some of the cars
already ordered will be available for
this seasons crops, and plans have
been made for rebuilding 10000 cars
and locomotives, yet this addition to
the rolling stock will nowhere meet
the added demands that will be placed
upon the railroads. Last year empty
grain cars were stored throughout the
west awaiting the early grain move
ment, but this year, when the demand
for box cars has continually exceeded
the supply, it has been necessary, in
order to get the cars in the west for
grain, to take them away from east
ern roads and eastern shippers. This
has been accomplished by means of
car relocation orders issued by the In
terstate Commerce Commission and
the commission Of car service, direct
ing the movement of specific numbers
OF empty cars, frequently in solid
trains to specific western lines, re-
gardless of the local demand for cars.
This had the effect Of increasing the
shortage OF box cars in the east but
has been regarded as justified in view
of the nationwide interest in the move
ment of vital food crops as well as by
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the fact that the cars ordered west be.
long to the western lines. During fed
eral control the cars were pooled re-
gardless of ownership with the result
that when the railroads were returned
they were scattered helter-skelter.
Eastern coal cars were in the east
and western grain cars were in the
east, and because of the preponder-
ance of east bound traffic the greater
proportion of the cars were in the
east, and extraordinary efforts were
required to move them westward par
ticularly as the demand for cars for
local movement was confined princi-
pally to the east. The relocation or
ders will diminish the supply Of box
cars for local movements in eastern
territories, but the efforts that are be-
ing made are in the hopes that waste
of transportation will be reduced to
the minimum. Many western commu-
mites are fully alive to the difficulties
of the situation and are working hand
in hand with the railroad officials in
an effort to assist in the solution of
the problem, realizing that it is not
only the farmers, the railroads and
the consumers but all business inter
ests as well. Under present condi-
tions it is not to be expected that the
railroads can provide sufficiently
prompt movement to do away with the
necessity Of local storage at the point
Of production.
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CARD OF THANKS

With gratitude we wish to extend
our sincere thanks to the friends and
neighbors for their help, sympathy
and floral offerings during the burial
of our beloved one Also for the beau
riful wreath from the American
Legion which was much appreciated
We are especially grateful for the
songs by Mrs. J. B. Johnson and the
Sterling church choir
Mrs. Nora Bortness,
Peter Bortness and family.
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the rest Of the country needs for food
An earthquake shock, lasting sew
eral seconds was felt at Hot Springs,
at AIS o'clock, Wednesday afternoon.
Buildings vibrated, dishes ratified, per-
sons were made dizzy. Rumbling
noises accompanied the shock. Guides
in Wind Cave heard sounds like rock
being struck. No other localities re-
ported shocks. This is the first earth
quake there in eighteen years.
While harvest is yet several weeks
ahead. quite a number of young men
are coming in from eastern states to
and fall. Many of these are college
boys who are out to see the country
and earn their way, and the indca-
tions are that by the time the har-
vest is ready to start there will be
good supply of young men on hand
to help handle it.
Walter Stafford, farmer living
south of Wagner, Is dead, and Mrs
Arthur Little, neighbor. is under ar
rest as a result of the elimination of
a quarrel Of long standing between
the two families. Stafford was shot
in the head with a bullet from $500
rife, said to have been fired by the
woman.
Sioux Indians from all parts of the
TOT irn hn
and Cheyenne reservations. will gath
er at a great council of the Sioux at
Bennett on July 81. The council will
continue for three days. At this coun-
of the tribe for loss OF the Black
Hills will be prepared for presenta-
ton to the federal courts. Each Sioux
agency in the state will send dele
gates to the council.
George w. Egan of Sioux Falls, who
Is under conviction in the circuit
court for filing false claims with in
surance companies for insurance on
a building belonging to him which was
destroyed by fire, has instituted an
action against one of the insurance
companies for the recovery of $4,000,
the amount Of a policy he had in the
company on the burned property.
Oil of dark variety has been dis
covered in a boring in an artesian
well on a ranch belonging to Lon
Craven Ave miles southwest Of Belle
Fourche. This strike Is some thirty
five miles southeast of the Rock Ford
district, where several test wells al
ready have been sunk. On the
strength of the discovery company
has been formed and large number
OF loans have been negotiated. The
interested parties are confident good
wells can be srnk in this section.
Courses In public health nursing
will be given in this state this fall
for the first time. The opening Of
this work will mark the beginning Of
a new era in public health education
and the control and prevention Of dis
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NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY ]. E. Jones.

BY ]. E. Jones
Political Washington is really the
most non-political city in the United
States, and the near-up view Of public
men reveals their personal character.
istics and tastes to residents of the
capital in a manner very similar to
that which residents of a large or
small city discover the perfections or
imperfections of mayors, aldermen
and supervisors. The mere fact that
a man is a member Of one party or
another gets him nowhere in Wash
ington, but he may be democrat, re-
publican, or have common garden
variety of political ideas. and if he
has the goods on him" he will be
given full credit for his abilities. In
truth, Washington is alert to discover
the commonplace, the unusual, the
constructive, the conservative, the
radical, and all other qualities that
distinguish craftsmanship. Under this
human microscopic lens there is re.
vealed the true human qualities Of the
leaders in national thought. OF the
nominees at the Chicago and San
Francisco conventions all except Gov
ernor Coolidge have been analyzed by
the capital city. And in a spirit of
absolute fairness, divested of bias or
prejudice it may be said that Senator
Harding. Governor Cox and Franklin
d. Roosevelt represent the highest
type of manhood known to public SER
vice. Governor Coolidge has not fig
ured in the Washington situation. and
judgment concerning him must be
based upon his record in New Eng
land. But In Washington the three men
are known to everybody, and the ma
tional capital takes OF its hat in REQ
ognition OF the splendid selection of
candidates that have been chosen as
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LIVE STOCK MARKET

Porkers have had a bad week with
the exception Of the prime class which
have usually been bought on wide
spread from the bottom Of the range.
! The weakness has therefore been
largely confined to the grades under
the prime class which comprised the
greater part of the receipts which
have been unusually heavy. Begin
ming with the opening of the market
on Monday morning a decline set in
which cintinued until Friday when
| the market reacted suddenly from no
apparent cause. Some dealers are in
clined to believe the advance was the
result of collapse of the pre-harvest
rush of hogs to market that has been
on during the last ten days. 1t is also
evident that the country shipper, who
had readily taken the bait offered
last week when tops over SIS were
the rule, let go before he was landed
in the net, and another effort is be-
ing made through the advance on Fri
day. 1t is pointed out as reasonably
certain that -unless an excessive in
flow Of hogs can be kept moving to-
ward the markets the packers will
not be able to buy them much below
$14 average in the bulk of the good
hogs. Since the present advance
movement has set in it may be neces-
sary for the packers at Chicago TO
raise their top price limit to SIT or
above in order to induce farmers 20
continue, to make deliveries of the
remainder of the summer crop of
| hogs.
At the beginning of this week, how
ever, the hog market took another
jump, and with the days advance ap-
preached the highest point reached in
recent months. The early top went
to $15.75, a 4Oc advance over the top
| Of Saturday. This was within 10c
of the best top of the season, and
with one exception of the $15S5 paid
two weeks ago, the best price paid
since prices dropped under the $500
mark last October
A considerable amount of weakness
| developed in the cattle trade during
the past. week, resulting it is said
| both from a lack of outlet from the
packers and a low quality average
in the volume of receipts on the same
big market The lack of export de-
| mand is also said to be a factor in
preventing the free movement, ex
cept for the domestic trade. Receipts
at the combined centers have been
in excess Of the actual demand and
this together with the fact that the
bulk have been of slow grade has had
a depressing effect on the prime fed
steers and yearlings, The declines in
these have ranged from so to Is cents,
and the packers have been able to
buy to common stuff at practically
their own price and sellers have had
no option since they were compelled
to accept without question.
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ALTON-RICHLAND

Mrs. Lovejoy, wife of McKain's hust
ling merchant, is much improved since
her recent illness.
A goodly number OF guests were
present at the Albert Fricke home to
"trip the light fantastic toe" in the
hay loft of the barn. An unusually
good time reported.
Mrs. Sturgis returned home after
an absence of sev sral weeks, taking
medical treatment
Mrs. VIM. Stewart gave a birthday
party Saturday evening, the guest OF
honor being Miss Celia Stewart. Ice
cream and cake were served.
The w. II. & F. NJ society were en-.
tertained at the home of Mrs. ]. u.
Mcmillan. Nearly seventy were served
Mr.. Gleason made a trip to his old
home returning with bis car
Mrs. Maggie Hendricks of Long
Beach. CAL, was the guest of Mrs.
John Folke Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Lynch of McKain, is at.
tending her daughter, who is i'll at
Aberdeen.
Miss Vera Oleson at McKennan hos
pital, Sioux Falls, Is not recovering
as rapidly as her friends would wish
Several farmers have begun haying
The crop is unusually good.
Miss Freda Chambers of Brookings
Is spending few days with her broth.
er Georges family.
Frances FELTON, Of Bushnell is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. Robert FELTON, this
week.
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CORRESPONDENCE
NORTH BROOkINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Smith visited
the past week at the home of the for.
mer's brother, Frank B. Smith.
Frank Fox of Des Moines, Ia, Wis
tied Wednesday and Thursday of last
week at the home of Mrs. Fox's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. a. Larkin.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McAfee OF
Bruce, visited at the John MaComb
home Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. r. j. Searls called at
the G. H. Searls home Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sloan, Jr, visited
Sunday at the home of the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. Sloan, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Keck and little
children visited Sunday at the home
of the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Keck.
DIR. and Mrs. Frank B. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Smith called
Sunday afternoon at the John Ma.
Comb home
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Searls and little
son visited Sunday at the G. E. Searls
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham and little son
are visiting relatives at Canton
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Sloan called
Sunday evening at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sloan, Sr.
The Prairie Home club will meet at
the John Johnson home Wednesday
evening. July 2S
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sloan. Jr., Mr.
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STATE NEWS

South Dakota purposes to see to 1t
that her immense resources are util-
lied to the fullest extent and that the
state realizes its full shares of pros
perity through concerted and practical
EFFORTS on the part OF all interests to
get its things moving. This was the
object of the recent crop to markets
In due season meeting at Watertown
when the different interests were
brought together for consultation the
solicitation Of the state marketing de-
partment OF which Don Livingston is
the head. 1t was decided that the
right sort OF committees working in
cooperation. could make South Da-
kota independent Of financial aid that
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and Mrs. Roscoe Searls and little son
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Sloan and
baby spent Tuesday evening at the
lake.
Harry Ehlers of Paullina, Ia, Wis
tied Sunday at the John MaComb
home.
The Pleasant View club will meet
at the A. Larkin home Thursday even
ing, July 90
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Iris may be transplanted during
August, September. and even Octo-
Der to advantage. Try growing a few.
Spray cucumbers and melons with
Bordeaux every three weeks to pre-
vent blight.
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n. !. STOCKS

New York. JUiy 16.-'Ch~ s;orN and
money markets. played at cross purposes
aEa:n dur;HC the ErGate- part ~ ,vdaN =
prctcs~luua., session With resultant al
d:;s0ual pr.,c :mpa:rmou. az popular
rh.s ccudtt.vn underwent par;.a' 20
ad,uStmrn; In the last houC. G"W"'cr.
,,i'.u call money relaxed. Instead Z
ton OF II r,v cent or higher. IN, RAJ"
- 10 eight per cent, pl,r'y Of Funds
e~,nE availNb." a. that hEur'.
Ns matter OF rcc"|H. nn>' ~ G,H
DAVIS money was placed a; p"c ccn',
%cuewals also b'.HE mad" AZ that rat..
Interior banks wCr" reported I" nav"
made l,Sau~ vu r"OlwE:v!>. paper ~
~ con; but H. rU@.% quotation mere
was slightly above i"'i prl''. lrtu. .','
n stocks Slightly "\r"cu"d recent ~
r-aScs bu; activity vas most marNeI
When nrtcrs were on the down Sradc.
vatts almost alone rvHcctaE supI"rI =,
ronccs~ruS. The nnal rally was NOR
= tho nature OF short covering than
sry a,rcsS:oa ot buying power. an r.
-oruiar ton" prevailing al the c!oS-.
>,ic~ amounted = $4,000 shares
IN. industrial S.,uaion. particularly
a. ;tffrrt.nE the automobile ;rAHe ana
z:-t-ri i!aes formed the basis '"r IN
savc-ahlc discussion and shares %
those groups, with equIpm'1tS c"nSli,
ICED The weakest issues OF the general
Trans ?ortat,cu conditions were Wis,
h,y better but labor developments ana
fcrcigv trade tendencies seemed to en-
,.r mo tn calculations OF the snort
interest. t.NchanG" on 'eadlns EtrH,
pean crrtcrs showed no appAScIaols
alterations. ,..,
Ra,road. Liberty and miscellaneous
bonds were disposed 70 react m"der-
a.";y with foreign issues. trature!eSS
-otsl SALES par ,aiuc aggregated SIC
.50. 900 O,d |. :. bonds W,Tc uncAanH-
81 On call.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

Chicago. July l6.--raU!O receipts g.
600. steers very dull the f"w snIHs
were at steady prices: quality very
plaln: hulk l@InH IL 90; high At noon
was 10 several l"adS g"$"d aHd
choice n"ld over. ",iGnty COWS, cam
ncrS and calves firm. medium cows
bulls and ~Io"hcrs. SI"w aud stead!
Hog. r"rHIyts l>.o"", "'uI' :" cen, =
aNrrar" heavy AMI medium MP most.
Top 81 -. huIA Iiehr and lIcht hElfh'
crS sl5.inTI - tn; hul" - pounds
higher. bull. Sl3nNE II 90.
Sh..r. r.,rrriS lG.u0m. SOW. steady
t. - r,rlS lower. choice and rr'ine
western Iamhr SIG 25 u IL -; tor nat
,anr~ slI.J0: bulk lrh and huIk liehi
h.rch,rs SIS ~ a !" Sc. bulk. -5o pounds
and or. t:%..Ifi - "".
Shccr. receipts l%."cn: Slow: steady
rn - cents lower. rhoIrc AMI pr'ne
Western Inmhs SIS %aml5 -, 10" nauN1
'a,rue $50. huis SlI.np" J. 80. 'HI ;
r.rf-.k s\urTin uu. ,ho!rr handy
wfirn, owes S"n". nulk $i|Nn Or,
rnu,,.. r,yd.r Lambs 81.
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STATES APPLE CROP
WILL Be DOUBLED
PREDICTS STEWART
- Tho IntclliEcnccr.

Spcc.a! t. The IntclligenCcr.
Charleston. July lG.-Thc features o.
Ihr July crop report for West Virginia:
ISSUED herr today by Commissioncr o.
Agriculturc j. II. Stewart and H. J..
bryant. West Virginia representative
Of the L. s. bureau Of crop Estimates:
ar" the rruSp"C; for an apple crop %
Gel. nOr bushels compared 10 3.4iS,O0h
bushels las, YEAR. and the reduction Of
the states wheat crop 20 4.lC2.O0O bush
els csiurared 70 5.i0O.O0h IN l?lo IN"
d"cr"as" Of wheat - due boia 10 re-
durcd acreage and To poor condition or
ia" crop. ,oo,
oats are now estimated at 4:6S' ;"oo
bushels. compared /" 1850. h@0 bushels
produced last ear; rye about 2't;oHW
bushels. COMPARED 10 30, sM" H"" I nuImI!A
compared "a 5.l%H."O bushels last year,
and swcr; POTATOES "36,O0p bushels.
compared 10 $50. 400 bushels last year
This months preliminary cstimat" OF
arr"aG" and condition OF corn in,.!G" "a
= crop If approximately .l;Ho f.'"o
bushels comna-r,i 10 "I990.060 bushels
last wear Tobacco acreage was re-
duc"d about percent from iaSi E%hi,
hen the final estimate OF production
Wa 0.ION. 0hh pounds
Thu g the first report this season on
corn and tobacco acreage and as hoth
crops have yet 10 make the critical part
80 ih"ir growth. estimates OF them arr
,furcly tentative Estimates on all crops
Wiu be subject 10 change upward ~;
downward If found necessary duriES
tho season. depending on farorah'r 81
unfaNorab!c weather and other oohdi-
uCu=. e..
NpDlcs arc estimated at ~ percent 81
n crop compared 10 A. percent ms time
last year. while peaches are 20 p"rrrnt
Of "A crop compared Ia 4" percent ING
Tine last year. The commercial apple
and pcach s"fcions of this state Tin The
Eastern Panhandlc) rcport good crops
IT hutn APPLES and peaches. both fruits
benz better there than in most other
sections Of tho state. Biackoerrlcs are
unusually abundant everywhere.
The condition Of hay varies. though
GENERALLY good. Some is rank, put
vcrv wccdy. Much OF the crop has al
ready been cut. Corn IS lato nut -
now growing fast and as rue IS
,hririy Melons are about an average
crop and are now growing well.
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BUTTER, EGGS, CHBEss

NV York. July 10 Butter nrm.
creamery higher than extras sc 20 >, Z;
creamery extras coz scorc) 90 IS;
creamery frstS (SS TO 81 sCorrl 5%ls to
soc; packing stock. Currrn. make No.
As to iGl2c.
Eggs. steady: fresh gathered extra
frsts, 20 to jlc; fresh gathered iirsis
As TO 4Sc: state. Pennsylvania ana near
bv wnc,crn whites. nrSts to extras -
10 CSC; do browns extras. - 20 sc;
do. gathered browns and m!Aed "oIorS.
first TO extras. IS 10 53ik.
Cheese. unsettled; state. whole MIX
specials, 275s TO 2Shc; do. Average run
rs to 81; state. whole milk. twins. cur
rent make. specials, 81 10 2I"tc; do.
average run 26 to 26E4c.
Live poultry. steady: fowls So 'ents
dressed poultry steady and unchanged.
Flour barely steady.
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Detroit. Mich. are spending sevfra!
days visiting friends and relatives III
thlS Guy.
charles Long. captain Of tho Warwo"H
hose company. left yesterday On I" 10
days'S vacation Ia points in ONO.
North Side Briefs =
Miss Grace Nichols of flttSpulGh. -
the guest of Miss Alma Long, vi War
v cod avenue. -,
Miss Ruth Cumnjns Of St CIairsNIl!c'
- visiting friends and relatives here.
Miss Nellie Davis lett yesterday Tor
Mrrgdnlown where she Will spend sever
al days visiting friends.
Miss Nary katherine Woods lGtt !'S,,
tcrdAy for Pittsburgh where she VII!
surrG a few days visiting irienCN.
MISC Julia Hermann Of Naynr"nur5'
IA. j, VISITING friends n iMS city.
Mr.. and Mr.. Walter Evans 81 mis-
city are Sp,ud.nE tn" month with iTl'hdS
and Relatives II columbus. ONO.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Montgomery 'c'l
Yesterday si"r Their home in i"uLcr'
i.olo.. after visiting 1T The home 81 MI.
and Mrs Fred ticn:hcr.
MIR. and Airs. Carl Paxton nave re-
turned to their h"n" in Warrington
after spending several days in this city
visiting fritz nGs.
MIR. and Mrs. George Stcadman have
returned Ia their home in Cnion'"wn
after spending tie past few days W."
, friends here.
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6UGAR

New York July 16.-;There were no
further changes IN tho local raw sugar
market today with buyers not disposed
to pay above l7lt cents for ruoas co ni
fugaI on which basis both Porto llco
and outside sugars are available. Out.
mort retinrrs however paid lTn4 cents
for ton thousand bags Of Cnbas for July
shipment. while a local r"iiner pnrcnas,,
ed ten thousand bags Of Cuhas for first
half August shipment at ~ cents cost
and freight. and 10000 bags 81 PORTO
Rico at 1881 elf delivered early IN tina
day and NJ the close iiN" thousand naE'
OF Cuhas for July shipment was sold ~
a local refincr al IL. cents cost ana
freight.
There was nothing new in the refined
situation and only light demand Is re-
ported. Prices wcr" unchanged AZ SI-.Vp
a 80 30 for fine graduated. with three
rcilners stu out of the market.
There was removed LIQUIDATION IN lhe
near months In tho sugar futures muir
ket owing to the liberal offerings IN me
spot market. while new crop deitVeries
were eteadicr on coverings. although
business was light Closing prices "ers
points lower 10 5 points higher.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE

Sew YurH. Lu'y Ii M"rrint:,N payer
-. - ;cAc!augr !rr' guar. Stirring
t"-day nU-. %Ni"s; ""nr'u"r' AZ ""-nhN
h.lls on banks Jsi -; commercial "n-dhE
hills %h3TS. d, naud %ANi-. cables "s9',
Frame demand $50; ,Ahi,s ~. BrlE'an
francs. urmand N>.!; rahlrS 50. Guild
crS. demand "i.9I; cables "ia'. Lire;
demand "hH; cables go" MARKS, GeniIn ~!
~. cables .Gu New York CNChdnE" on
Montreal =" percent discount. Govern
Iu,ni bonds easy: railroad bonds easy.
Tim, JOINS strnAc: 30 days. ," d.! ;
CaIl none, steady. nigh .. low S. rul-
ing rate =: closing h.d \; offered 81 =
last loan ): hanh ac,"ptInrcS b,s.