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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Md. December 10
(SpeciaD.-New potatoes, 100 pounds,
200a425: beans, bushel. 2O0a4 90
beets 100. 2.50a3.00; brussels sprouts,
quart. sails; cabbage, ton, 30.00a35. 90;
sweet potatoes. barrel, !. 50a j. so: vans
barrel, 1.50aS.75: carrots. 100. 3.00a
500: cauliflower crate. 2.0Oa35 50: eel
cry, crate. 2.00a3.25: cucumbers. crate,
3 50a6.00; kale. bushel. 30a4]; lettuce
basket, 1.OOaS.O0; peppers. crate, 3.o0a
400: onions, 100 pounds, 2.25aS.00
oyster plants, 100, 5.00a6. 90: pumpkins
100. 4.00aS.06: tomatoes. crate, 4.J0a
700: spinach. bushel, 85a1 90: savoy
cabbage, bushel, 4Oa50; turnips, bas-
ket, 20a30.
Apples. barrel 2.5Oa Z 90; bushel, 75a
200; cranberrieS, box. 5.50a6 90;
grapefruit, box, 3.25a425; oranges,
box. 3. 50a4.50; satsumas and tan
gerines, per one-half strap, 3.50a4.oo.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter. spot. do
nestle. 1.S3; No. 2 red Winter, gar
licky, 1.79. -..r
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new, spot. 3.65a3.70 per
barrel. as to delivery; domestic, vel
low, No. 2, new, 80 per bushel
Sales-None.
Oats-No. 2. 5sa5s1a; No. 3. new,
52a52Ea.
Rye-Nearby. new 90a95: No. 3
rye, spot. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. IL tons. There is
only a limited demand for the better
grades of timothy, light clover mixed
and No. l clover hay, and general
stocks of hay are ample for trade
wants OF the medium and poorer
grades of hay the stocks on hand are
more than ample and slow sale at
irregular values.
Quotations. per ton, today-No. 2
timothy, 24.50a25.00; No. timothy,
%. OOa23. 90; No. | light clover mixed,
23. 50a24. 90; No. light clover mixed,
q. 00a22 90; No. | clover mixed, 23.00a
$3.50.
Straw-No. 1 wheat, II .00a13 800; No.
oat, 12.00a13.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
WHEAT PRICES DROP
IN CHICAGO MARKET
Recent Heavy Buyers Change Posi-.
tion-Corn and Oats
Also Weak.
By tho Associated Press.

CHICAGO. December 10.-Heavy
selling turned wheat prices downward
today after an early advance that re
suited from reports of increasing crop
damage in Argentina. Selling on the
advance was largely in the nature of
profit taking. Houses that Of late
had been aggressive buyers changed
their market position. The opening,
u off to q cent up. new style.
December i.7S and May i.13l4 to
1.733. was followed by d general up
turn to $50 December and 1.147s May,
but then by an irregular descent to
1.74I for December and 1864 for
May.
Corn and oats were swayed by the
action of wheat. Pesides. protit-tak-
ing sales were a feature not only in
wheat. but in corn as we'll After
opening unchanged 10 q higher, May
S712 to S73s, the corn market scored
some gain all around and then
receded. May touching S57s.
Oats started shade to IS higher.
May 461p to 465s, and later under
went d material sag.
Provisions were easy in line with
nd lin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
TODAY's MONEY RATES.

NEW YORK, December 10 P).--
Call money steady; high, 5; low, s.
ruling rate, 5; closing bid, s. offered
at 5l last loan, s.; call loans against
acceptance, Az. Time loans steady;
mixed collateral. 5000 days, 47sa5
AS months, 4Ha5; prime mercantile
paper, Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
'uotatIcns furnished hv w. b. Hibhs & Co. }
Nominal Selling checks
NEW YORK. December 10 OP).-

NEW YORK, December 10 P).-
Foreign exchanges steady. Quotations
lin cents): Great Britain, demand,
4S44: cables. 4S51s 6o-day bills on
banks, 4S09s. France, demand, 3.S;
cables, 1882. Italy, demand, 4.O2; ca
bles. 4.021a. Demand-Belgium, 4.5272;
Germany, $3.50: Holland, 4o.l4; Nor
Uray 20.35: Sweden, 26.741a; Denmark,
% az. Switzerland, 1928; Spain, 14.24;
Greece, 100; Poland, 1900; Czecho-
slovakia. 2.96; Jugoslavia, LII: Aus
tria. IA; Rumania, 46; argentina
II so: Brazil, 14l2; Toxic, ,43; Shang-
bai. 77.s; Montreal, 80 1872.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
HONOR LATE PRESIDENT.
NEW YORK, December 10 P)

NEW YORK, December 10 P}.-
Funeral services for Percival S. Hill,
president of the American Tobacco
Co., who died here Monday, were held
today in the First Presbyterian Church.
Offices of the company and its
branches throughout the world were
closed for the day. Eight of his bust
ness associates were honorary pail
bearers. Interment was in the Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery at Tarrytown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 10 P).-Po-
tatoes-Receipts, a. cars: total United
States shipment. 375; trading slow,
market about steady; Wisconsin Min.
nesota sacked Round Whites, hest,
2.6oa3.SU; other stocks, 3.25a3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
WALL STREET LIST
! RALL|ESAT CLOSE
General Asphalt, Baldwin and
Other Shares Go Ahead
Briskly.
BN STU ART T.. WEST

Special Dispatch Ia The Star.
NEW YORK. December l0.-A rally
occurred on the Stock Exchange in
the late afternoon and toward the
close a number of individual upward
moves were III progress. General
Asphalt was prominent among these
nj a. new top and Baldwin Locomotive
VAS pushed ahead briSklY. United
States Steel common was active be
tween 1857 and 1856.
Remington Typewriter featured the
SpcCialticS. Strong banking interests
are said t. be buying this stock. The
market was more active and higher in
the late dealings than il had been at
any time during the first four hours.
In the c,SC of General Asphalt there
was talk of favorable dividend action.
Steel Report Surprise.
The increase of AZ .597 tons in I'M
filled orders on the books Of the
nited States Steel Corporation. as of
November 30 was far in excess Of the
average estimate. \ few hud calcu-
lated Il gain of 100000 tons. but Wall
Street had not taken them seriously
The stock markets reception OF the
figures was q Disappointment. and to-
CetheT with the treatment accorded
the Southern Railway dividend an
nouncemrnt. had more than anything
else to do with the conversion of many
bulls 10 the ranks of the skeptiCS. The
total untitled tonnage at the end of
November was the largest since
March. 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

Geisha girls in Japan are prohibited
from wearing short skirts and bobbed
1skS<S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

Tropical birds have extremely short
&ess>. alakiG& them heiplesA ~a AsIHA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half YEARLY declarations.
Unless otherwise noted. extra or special divi-
denos are not included.
Paid this year. no regular rate. b or
optional in stock "Partly stock. tPartIy
extra sPayable in preferred stoc k. fPlus
AZ in stock payable ! 90 quarterly. GPlus
Rea in stock paYable l u Go quarterly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
BONDS
STOCK EXCHANGE
RAILROAD.

Sales High. Low. Close.
Wilson & Co LIST 6s. 3 99M 99h 99N
YounKstn d Go. 9 tO1Ia J0lH 10lh
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Steel Report Surprise.


The increase in the Southern Rail
WAY dividend from SI.25 to SIS. quar-
rcTly. thereby placing The common on
a 81 annual basis. had more effect
upon some of the other railway stocks
reporting roads in the South than ii
did upon Southern Railway itself. The
customary selling on good news took
the year the stock sagsed of on what
WIS obviously real liquidation for the
sake of securing profits
one Of the chief bcnetiCiarieS of ihe
oriS southwestern. This stock reached
Southern Railway action was St Louis
Southwestern. This stock reached a
new top for the year on the idea that
The company was able 10 begin divi-
dcni payments. and would probably do
So soon.
In the proposed Kansas City South
rTn merger. otherwise known as the
Southwestern Consolidation. ST. Louis
Southwestern. is expected 10 play an
important role adVantageously-
DAYS New High Marks
somewhat reduced 1t included Amer
team smelling common and Federal
Mining and Smelling preferred. 1t
was suggested that American Smelr-
Ing WAS buying up the Federal Mining
md Smelling control in the open mar
knt level Tea was quite feature
IA 4 fresh top. Pacific Coast. second
preferred. Bush Terminal. Sloss Shelf
field preferred and Consolidated Cigar
PREFERRED all surpassed their previous
highs Beechnut Packing was quite a
feature for time, close to its best
prices for the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Banks After New Accounts.

The annual Winter drive for new
accounts has begun actively in Wash
ington. Every year a good percent
age of local banks make an organized
campaign for new customers. accom-
plished by advertising campaigns.
thrift lectures. personal solicitations
and the distribution of gratuitous
novelties.
Central Savings Bank reports an
addition of about $50 new customers
III the two weeks period ending to.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
PATCH GROVE

John Ariss was taken to Pra. du
Chen with a broken appendix last
Friday He is still alive but in very
critical condition
G. w. O'Neill had quite an accident
the other day between Bridgeport and
Pra. du CHEN. The steering wheel
broke and he lost control of his car
The car ran into the bank but luckily
did not tip over
Celia Nelson was a caller at the
John Davis home.
Mrs. Stella Toyon visited at the
Parker home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moe, formerly of
Bridgeport but now of Milwaukee, are
visiting at the Selander home. Mr..
Moe was patrolman on No. 10 for two
years.
Mrs. Fred Booth gave a six o'clock
dinner to the school teachers and a
few friends.
The grounding saw his shadow so
we can look for six weeks more of
winter
Charles Wetmore, student at the
Platteville Normal, was home on a
visit over Sunday.
The NJ e. Church is planning to put
on a lecture course. The first number
will be a lecture by Dr. w. w. Moore
of La Crosse, Dist. Supt. of the La
/ Crosse District This lecture will be
given Feb. 20.
! Mrs. Albert Richter has moved to
small farm she recently bought OF
her brother, John Vogt.
R. j. Overlook and family moved
from Gutenberg. Iowa, to the Richter
farm just below the village on the
road to Blooming ton.
This village has passed a dance
hall ordinance. The clerk posted cop
les around town last Wednesday.
Earl Ward sprung surprise on his
many friends when he took young
lady from Pra. du Chen and went tc
Dubuque where they were married
They have the best wishes of all.
The w. G. t. U. met with Mrs. Brad
ley last Friday afternoon.
Two of our young married men haC
an alteration in one of the pool halls
last Wednesday night. 1t ended ur
in fist fight and both parties have
black eyes.
Mrs. Chas Decker of Campbell
Ridge visited Mrs. Ted Patch Wednes-
day.
Thane Parker is quite sick with ton,
silitis and adenoid trouble.
Mrs L. M. Parker had quite an ac-
cident. She ran needle through hel
thumb while sewing on a machine.
On Saturday c. F. Dickinson had {
birthday. He was 6S years old. A few
friends dropped in to help him cele
brate.
Paul Wiseman had one of the large
maple trees in front of his house takeT
down. 1t was an old landmark.
Mrs. Horsfall gave a surprise party
for her son, David, on his birthday
1o-+ U,r;5ox- y,iobt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
BURTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Wilder visited a
few days last week at the Bonnie
Reed home.
A large crowd at the ladies aid
meeting Thursday. Two comforts
were tied. Next meeting at Mrs. Julia
Minks. Bring thimbles and pieces for
quilt blocks.
There was a dance at Louis Keen
ner's Thursday night. Good music, a
nice crowd and a good time reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Retallick visited
Saturday with his parents in Irish
Hollow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ritter and
son, Roy, called at Perry Redman's on
Saturday evening.
VIM. Kitto and Perry Redman
hauled flour from Mccartney Thurs
day for Day & Scott.
The frost has gone out of the ground
to such an extent that the roads are
in bad shape.
Grant River on Rampage.
At this writing, Grant river is very
high, due to the rain Sunday. There
is an enormous lot of ice damned in
the main river which throws the sur
plus water out to the east side. Lucky
for those living near.
The NJ. w. A initiated two new can
didates Saturday night.
1t is reported that federal officers
visited the vicinity Thursday. Sic
'em.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
LIVINGSTON

Mrs. VIM. Wagner of the town of
Clifton has been very sick the past
week with complications following
childbirth. This made necessary the
calling of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Conroy, of Chicago last Monday.
She is somewhat better now. This is
her seventh child
Lee Wilkins has sold his farm on
the edge of town to Thomas Wilkin-
son. Possession will be given March
LIST.
Mrs. G. w. Webb has been quite i'll
with ear trouble following the grip.
She is somewhat better now.
Mrs. VIM. Burroughs entertained
about 80 guests in honor of Mrs. Anna
Marshall whose birthday it was Sat-
urday, Feb. Z. Everyone had fine
time.
The Firemen's benefit supper and
program was well attended and the
program was good. They took in over
500.
August Sandeman's place did not
sell but the stock brought good fig
ure. He refused $125 an acre for the
! farm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
NORTH LANCASTER
Stage Big Wolf Hunt.

Hunters have been having an inter-
esting time the past two weeks trying
to capture a bunch of wolves (there
seems to be six or seven of them) that
are making considerable disturbance
in this vicinity.
A new baby daugher, Geraldine
Pearl, arrived at the Leslie Deak1n
home Sunday morning. Everybody is
fine.
Johnny Clark, who has been work
ing for Roy Luckey, recently went to
Mt. Ida to help at the Gillispie farm
until Mr.. Gillispie is feeling better
Mrs. Walter Burr and children spent
the weekend at the home of her
brother, Wesley Walker.
Miss Urith Leighty spent the week
end at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
Len Griswold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Govier and little
son, of Bloomington spent the Sunday
at the parental Ed. Govier home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Griswold enter
tanned a large crowd Friday evening
at a dancing party. All had fine
| time.
Elwood Huff, Clyde Govier and Har-
i ry Croft, had an enjoyable evening on
Wednesday at the Bloomington rink
The party Friday evening was al
/ the James GarthWaite home. They mad
Lancaster music and danced until the
wee hours of the morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11

Why buy coal that won't burn?
Or burns up quick without heat?
Don't burn money-burn good coal.
We have on hand at all times
Zeigler nut for cook stoves. Zeig-
Ter No. 1 for heaters, and furnace
lump for furnaces.
GENUINE ZEIGLER is a reason
ably priced coal without SCOT or
clinkers.
If you will bank your fire at
night, Genuine Zeigler will hold
fire for at least IA hours. Then open
up your furnace and get HIGH
HEAT-QUICK HEAT.
PocoAontas lump in stock-price
les than ever beforehand another
car on the way.
If you are going to build a new
barn or house let us plan it for
you. We have hundreds of plans in
our library and would be glad to
give you plan books to look over
any time.
Jan. "a, 1925
Eastman Cartwright Lbr. Co.,
Dear Sirs-Enclosed find check for
1870 pounds Zeigler scoal. 1T is
VERY GOOD.
Mrs. Florence Lane.
FOR SALE-SmalI, modern resi-
dence, at a bargain price. $4,000
below present cost.
If your hens laid good all winter
under poor housing conditions
thew would have laid eggs to full
capacity under the right conditions
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11

days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Sprague, returning Friday to
her home in independence, Iowa.
J. B. Ludden returned Saturday
from Chicago where he attended the
r. G. U. convention and bought spring
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Greenfield
went to Blue River Sunday to visit
Mr.. Greenfeld's mother.
Mrs. w. H. Harvey started on the
return trip to her home in Savoy
Mont, this Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Welder of Crooks
ton, Mimi, visited at the Burnell
Oates home Wednesday and Thursday
Miss Ruth Hudson was home from
Monroe for a weeks visit with heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Hudson
at the farm.
Raymond Ludden was home from
the university a couple of days the
/ first of the week.
/ Several motor loads from here at
tended the dance at n Andover Fri
day night, and all report a fine time
! 100 couples were present.
James Sprague, Clyde Fox, Ortor
Cooley and Fred Welsh made a triI
to Dubuque Thursday.
The Congregational Ladies Aid so
ciety met at the Mrs. j. B. Ludde1
home Friday afternoon. About sixt!
were present.
The Willis Edwards family have
moved into the Lee Welsh, home il
Brooklyn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
GLEN HAVEN

w. F. Alderman of Milwaukee came
last Tuesday for visit among friends
and relatives.
VIM. Forck, w. A. Ryan and Chas.
Metcalf were in Madison the past
week.
Andy Welsh has a new Ford sedan.
Mrs. T. S. Metcalf and Ethel, Leo
Esser and Frank Orr were in Gutten-
berg Tuesday.
Mrs. John Thiessa, Mrs. Veda Hitch
cock and Mrs. Leona Orr were IN
Cassville Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Ready of Bagley and
Raymond Klinkhammer were married
at St Mary's church Tuesday.
Julian Metcalf went to Davenport
Sunday where he will take treatment
Andy Welsh visited Sunday at the
Will Welsh home at North Andover
Leo Esser and Frank Orr went to
Dubuque Friday night.
Mrs. M. c.. Weaks and grandson
Gerald Weaks, visited in Dubuque a
few days the past week
NJ. w. Metcalf and A. H. Bennett
went to Madison Sunday.
Oral Brookens is on the sick list.
VIM. Skinner was in P. D. G. last
Monday.
Joe Stockert of Aberdeen, S. D.
came Sunday having been called tc
Bloomington on account of the seri-
osu illness of his mother, Mrs. Anna
Stockert.
Nathan Millin of Bagley was in towr
Sunday.
Miss Martha Kirksiek of Viroqua is
here for a visit with her parents, DR.
and Mrs. Kirsiek.
Dobson and Wright of Lancaster
had several carloads of cattle shipped
in here last week.
Louie Neisses of P. D. c.. was here
! MOndaV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11

1t was the end of the scene-the
heroine was Bread" she
cried. "give me bread! "-and then
the curtain came down with a roll.
won't you come into my parlor"
Said the spider to the fly.
"Parlor nothin'-get a fiivver!"
Was our modern fy's reply.
When goldfish marry is it their
golden wedding-huh?
No, Gerania, the yule tide has
more ebb than flow.
Circus Boss-"Quick-the leo
pard has escaped-shoot him on the
spot"
Helper:-"Which spot?"
Cop:-"Hey, where are you go
ing? Don't you know This is a one
way street,"
Abe:-"vell, I'm only going one
way, amt II"
Guest examining silver; "Tu-
dor?"
Host: mo, Statler."
The butcher found a homeless dog,
A worthless little bum;
And as he led him home, he said,
"The wurst is yet to come
OF Corset Does.
'Why doesn't Dorothy wear cor
sets?"
ooh, just to promote better feel
ing"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
FENNIMORE
Finals in Declamatory.

The final declamatory contest
for the winners among the girls OF
the Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and
Senior classes was held at the high
school auditorium Friday night and
resulted as follows: 1sts Marguerite
KaIile, End, Lulu Bradley, 3rd, Ardyth
Jones.
FennimOre B. b. Team Beats Bagley
The local American Legion team
PLAYED Bagley at the latter place on
Thursday night. The first half of the
game ended to II in favor of Fenni-
more and the final score was Is to FL
| in favor of Fennimofe.
Locals of Past Week.
| Druggist r. S. Williams and Mer-
chant, Geo. Brown, have been confined
! to their homes by rheumatism.
Misses Mildred Rooney and Gather
inc Price of the local high school fac
ulty attended Junior Prom at Madi-
son Friday night.
Fay Ransom is the new bookkeeper
at the V. A. Hetland garage. His wife
is completing Mr.. Hollands school
teaching duties at the Gap school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Mccormick OF
Chicago were visitors in our city last
Thursday. Charlie was formerly man
ager of the Brehm Cheese Co. ware
house here but for the past several
years has been associated with the
Kraft Cheese Co. of Chicago.
Frank Karasek has rented his farm
northeast of Fennimore to his SON
in-law, Vern Eisele, and will soor
move to the city having purchased
the Geo. Peterson home in the seconc
ward.
The Fennimore high school baske1
ball team defeated Richland Center
Friday night by score of Fl to 10
The game was played at R. G.
Charlie Hammond has rented thu
Russell farm south of Fennimore. HI
has been located on the Manning
farm, now owned by Samuel Tiller
for several years
Huston Kreul had business in Mil
; Yankee the past week in connection
with VIM. G. Kreul Co.
Mrs. Henry Wepking was a Ian
caster visitor Thursday.
Ray Roseman, formerly employed a
the Ford garage, is now at home iron
Milwaukee for a few days. lie is EN-
ployed at a garage in that city.
!, John Kujawa, returned Friday iron
S Madison where he completed nj
course in buttermaking at the stat
| university. He is now full Hedge
I buttermaker. He has been employs
}. at the Farmers creamery here for sew
a eral seasons as assistant.
Chas. Manning has taken the loca
agency for the Nash car in addition I
. the HudsOn-EsseX line.
i Alonzo Hahn, local shipper, shippe
t out ITO cars of stock during the l92
year.
e Theodore Fisher and family wi
t soon move back to their farm sout
S of Fennimore in Gregory Hollow, haE
K ing sold their residence in the secon
i ward to Chris and Louis F'reym1ller'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
REETOWN

The Jamison truck took load OF
people from here to Cassville Mon
day night to attend services held at
the Lutheran church.
John eastman is here from Dakota.
The M. w. A. took in some more new
mmebers Saturday night.
Toay Garner is at Madison this week
attending the road school.
]. A. Jamison is visiting in Mason
City.
The Creamery Co. held a meeting
Monday and elected officers.
Mesdames George Vogt, Henry Peak
and Ida Metcalf spent Thursday at
Mrs. Stella Jach's.
Carolyn Sturmer had a party Sun
day night.
There was a sale of machinery Fri
day on the farm above town rented
by the SKATES.
Mrs. Harry Dolphin was very III
Saturday.
Mrs. Claude Rice of Lancaster Wis
tier her mother here last week.
Chas. Thorpe and wife visited IN
town Sunday.