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PRIZE TO RETAILERS
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PRIZE TO RETAILERS
FRUITS
Apples-Fancy. barrel apples; seasonable
varieties. SIW II; fancy basket apples,
seasonable varieties. S2.25d3.25 40 lbs.
choice box apples. seasonable varieties.
rapefruit-Florida. s3.75G5.
Grapes-California whites. $3.50 keg.
Lemons-California, S5M625 crate.
Limes-Jamaica, So per 100.
Oranse-California navels, S5a7 crate;
Florida. s6U7.25 crate.
Washington DAnjous. $3.50 hall
Pineapples-Cgban. SO crate.
Strawberries-Florida I0M75c quart.
VEGETABLES
California. $3.50 dozen.
Asparagus-California, Sl.75 per crate.
Beans-Southern, Sc hamper.
Beets-Texas, So bu.; home grown, sl.75.
Broccoli-Texas. $3.50 bu.,,
Brussels Sprouts--356 4oc ID.
Texas, laNsc b.; red. fa4l5c ID:
Carrots-Gal:, $3.50 5,doz. crate: home
Celery california. $3.50 crate; Florida.
celery Cabbage 50 25g25O. ~
CqcumbeT,s-1ndiana hothouse. s2.2503
Eggplant,.,Ha G., s242.5o dog.
Kale-S3 so barrel.
Leek-75c bunch
Lettuce Arizona, mead. 81 i 4.oU per
crate hothouse leaf. so IS lbs.
Mushrooms-sl rs. 5 lbs.
Mustard-Southern. $50 bu.
Onions-Spanish. $3.50 crate: Indiana
red or yellow. s5G5.5O l00-lb. bag.
,OYsterplant-45c doz. punches
Parsley-60c doz. lunches: Southern. 75c
PaTsnips-sI.5O bu.
Peas-Californa telephone. $3.50 hamper.
manEGss $3.50 e5ats
Minnesota Red River Ohios, 1885. 100
lbs: Idaho. S3.75. ll0 lbs; Florida Tri-
umphs. .s4d45O so lbs;
Radishes-Hothouse button. coca 81.
utabagas-Canadian. SO per cvt.
Rhubarb-Hothouse 65m85c lbs.
ShallotS-60ei Csc doZ. punches.
Spinach-TeXas. Sl.25 bu.
ums. s275 bu.: Indiana Jerseys. 81 bu.;
Nancy Hall. 81; hamper; Porto Ricans.
Tomatoes-California, ss.5oG75O six
MISCELLANEOUS
cider-s45O 6-gal. case; s4.75 doz. half
Garic-22c per ID.
Sassafras-25q a 3Oc doz. punches.
SEED STOCK
onions-white sets. So. 2 bu.: red. SO.
bu.; yellow, So, bu. Bermuda plants,
white, s3.75 per crate OF 5000; yellow. 81
Potatoes|Main coolers $3.50 $50 lbs;
Red River Ohios, 50 so, $50 lbs; Minnesota
Triumphs. s4 $50 lbs.
Sweet Potatoes-Selscted Indiana Jer-
Seys. So bu.: Indiana Jerseys. $3.50 bu
By United Press
CHICAGO. March 28.-Green fruits:
Apples. S7d11 per bbl.; strawberries, 60n
zoe per quart.
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Apartments for Rent

-
BROADWAY, 25O8-Reduced rent: rms
ht.. hot wa, jan Wa 1886. Ri 471S.
EASTERN AVE, 215-Modern upper du-
pleX; frst-class condition; 4 rooms, bath:
garages and pprches
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Local Wagon Wheat

LOCAL grain, elevators are paying sl55
for No. red wheat. OJner grades are
purchased on their merits.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March 28.-Foreign ex
change opened lower. Demand sterling.
$4;87 117;16, off ;001-1ec; francs. ,s.3932e. of
.001sc;. lra 05 28c off 0O1s belga. s1394,
off .O01ac; marks .23891ac, off .O0lsc.
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Edi United Press
WASHINGTON. March 28.-The Treas
ury net balance for March 26. vas SAB
804, 151. 50 Customs receipts thfs month
to March 26. were s40.493 935 ,65.
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Situations Wanted Male

FIRST CLASS Window trimmer and card
writer desires Immediate connection
With live concern. Crepe paper artist and
years experience in displaying all kinds
Of merchandise. Al references. Box G
$40. Times.
SALESMAN-Age %. wants to make con-
nection with reliable firm Have been
calling on drug ana grocery trade. VIII
not consider strlcky commission or
houSe-to-hse. p-opositu. Box C 81. Times
YOUNG-Colored man wants job cleaning
up stores or Office and hOUseWork cX-
perienced: reference. Ri 1851.
EXPERIENCED farm nand wants work on
farm 8O7 Lawrence Ave Indianapolis
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Death Notices

BYERS. MRS. SARAH (Nee) Dag. age 81.
wife of Saylor Byers and mother of
at the residence .S3774 Salem St. Funeral
services. Thursday. 2 p. M, from Shirley
Bros. Funeral Parlor. 946 N. Illinois st.
Friends invited.
MAUTER, DAVID RAYMOND-Beloved
little SON of Albert and Ruth Mauler and
brother of Betty Jane. Helen Marie and
Albert Howard Mauler. Passed away at
the home 1872 Singleton St.. Tuesday,
March 81. 800 P. M. Funeral Thursday.
March 30. 2 P. NJ at the above address.
Burial. Crown Hill cemetery. Friends in
Vited
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-o14tSot4 HtOSSlll, upptI. q. oSzO.
SOUTHERN, 1873 rooms modern; heat.
hght, gas, water and phone included;
only SGT. Or. 3l25-J
BROOM. Kitchenette and bath;
Stea mheat and water; $3.50. BOZ S.
West st. DR.. 14l0
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CHfCAGo. March 8.-Butter-Receipts.
8,5l4; extras, 46i &C; extra Ersts. asa 46i4 G.;
firsts. 45l2M4 4524c; seconds Al a 45c; stand
ards. 46l2c. Eggs Receipts. 20, 144; firsts.
26l2 2694c; ordinaries, 26c; seconds. 25c
extras. 29c. Cheese-TWins. 23c; young
fowls. 23c; ducks. heavy. soc: small. zoe:
geese, 15c; turkeys, .25G3Oc; ROSTERS, I8c.
PotatoeS-ArrivalS. las; on track. 493 in
transit, $50: Florida Bliss Triumphs in
crrtes. No. /. $500 3.75; Cuba Bliss Tri-
gmphs in crates. No. l, SO. .75@ 4: Spaulding
Rose on barrels, No. l, Sl3; No. 2, Sll;
Spaulding Rose No. /, in bushel hampers.
S4.25n so; Wisconsin sacked round whites.
Salsa 2.30; Idaho sacked RuSSet Burbanks,
No. l, S2.30N2.50; Commercials, Sl.85G2
Sweet potatoes-S1 .50q275.
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EAST 81; LOUIS. March 2s.-Hog-Re.
ssS Sg stone ec2SCesS sScsSo l5s 5t4 jg@s sgks sS
200-250 lbs, SS:1O@8.50: 10000 lbs $8.SC
q 5SS9; sS7 7lSo-16o 90 lbs ss.75@8.4O; s0-ls0 lbs
Cattle Receipts, $500. Calve@ReceiptS lSem ID IS
1i500; market-steers slow, steady; beef
steers. $lo;75@1225; light yeariings and
low. cutter and cutter cows, $5.25@6.75;
vealers. $l6.25; heavy. calvers. $8@10: bulk
stock feeder steers. $8.50@1050. Sheep
lambs. SIT; bulk fat lambs. $16.75; bulk
Gull lambs, $12.50@l3.50; bulk fat ewes
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Special Notices
Instructions

LEARN BARBERING NOW-Moler has
trained successful BARRIERS for 35 years.
Write for catalogue explaining excellent
possibilities. The Moler System, 5l2 N.
State. Chicago.
LADIES-Learn beauty culture and live in
LUXURY. CENTRAL BEAUTY COLLEGE.
202 Odd Fellows Bldg. Ma. 5748.
ART--Lessons by Aileen Klai-
ber Ch. 1905-R, and Dale Dorset. Be.
l367-W. Indpls Conservatory of Music.
BANJO LESSONS. s1-Uke. SOC. Miss Quis-
ser. 1875 Pembroke Arcade. Ia. 2l25.
lessons. ST. full hour.
Graduate teacher Ri 30R0
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SINCLAIR STOCK STRONG
Activity Ascribed TO Companies
Buying for Control.

Ry United Press
NEW YORK, March 28.-Recent
activity and strength in Sinclair
Consolidated Oil was ascribed today
to buying for control by several
large companies Accompanying
these rumorS were Others relterat-
ing the story that Harry F. Sinclair
would soon step down FROM control
of the conrpany. The reports could
not be confirmed.
Standard ~Oil of Indiana and
Prairie Oil and Gas were mentioned
as purchasers of the stock.
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LIBERTY BONDS
TREASURY STATEMENT

IiT TWILFW f7TFNS
NEW YORK. March 28.-Liberty 3rd
4Hs opened at $100.14, up !; 4th 4H, sl03.-
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Receipts, 1900; market strong.
Beet steers ......4...........SlO $40 O00 I3 so
toCtA NO"S ...-.-s... i.UuM U.UU
Low cutters and cutter cows. $500 SIS
Bulk stocker and feeder steers 1900 $50
Calves
Receipts, 1000; market strong.
Best Yealers .................Sl6 OOGl75 50
Heavy calves ............... 650M1050
Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, 100; market steady.
Iop rat lambs ................Sl7 90
Bulk Gull lambs .............. 750mll 90
Fat ewes ..................... 65OG $50
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Funeral Directors


KREGELO g. BAILEY
Funeral Directors.
2233 Meridian. Har. 055l
F. JOHN HERMANN
Successor TO q. Hermann.
$40 New Jersey. Main 09ll
JOSEPH J. SPEAKS
Funeral Director.
l25 s. Cantol Main 1904
FRED W. YELLING
Funeral Director.
702 Virginia Ave. DreS. 1862
JOHNSON 81 MONTGOMERY
Funeral Service.
1882 Central Ave Main 1890
ROSCOE CONKLE
Funeral Director.
1894 W. Michigan st. Bel. 1884
GEORGE w. USHER
Funeral Director.
230l w. Washington st. Bel. 0l4a
KIRBY & DINN
Funeral Directors.
1901 n Meridian St. Hsr. 0700
NEW UNDERTAKERS
Funeral Home
2455 n Talbot. Har. 1922
FEENY a. FEENY
go Funeral Home.
923 n. Penn Riley 3s43
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P,y United Press

NEW YORK. March -Flour-ouiet
and steady. Pork--Dull Mess $31. Lard
Sugar-Raw, firm; spot 90 test held duty
paid, s4.58. Refined, quiet granulated,
l6lsc; Santos, No. Z. 221s@22c. Tallow-
Easy.' Eiiil,' No l. 81 10; No. 3. 75@S5c Clover
45cGsl. Dressed poultry. firm; turkeys. 500
45c: chickens; l8S@45c; broilers, 35@55c;
2Oc;, ducks, Long Island, 17@2Ic; Live
628c; fowls. 28G3lc: turkeys 500 soc;
ROSTERS. 16c: chickens. 22@33c: capons, 26
29G29Isc. Potatoes@Long Island. S250G
SIS; Jersey $l;l3qI.25: Southern, S7@lO;
State. S360d 385; Maine, S375d5l0. Ber-
muda, $4@12; Pennsylvania So. 75q4.
Sweet potatoesE,Jersey basket. 75c to 81 ss;
47lac; market. 47s4 a 48I2. Eggs-Firm, re-
ceipts, 1881: nearby white fancy. 500
S8c; NEARBY State white. 28@35c; fresh
1rSts, 2712 a 82l2c; Pacific Coasts. 290
37l2c; Western white. 29G32c; nearby
brown, 29Q37c.
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By Times Special

LOUISVILLE, March 28.-Hogs-Re-
and mediums, IT'S lbs. up. So s25Gs SIS; pigs
and lights, us lbs. down, SS5.6O@7 80:
heavy steers. $12@ 1875; heavy y' shipping
s9@1O; fat heifers. $8@ll. IS; good to
choice cows. S8m950; medium to good
cows $6@S; cutters $5.25@5 $50; Gamers,
stockerS, S7G11. Calves-Receipts 200;
market, soc higher; good to choice, $l2
ola: medium to good, $10@12; outs. $40
top lambs. s14 5Od15; seconds. $8d Ii;
sheep, S5.506i7. Tuesdays shipments:
Cattle, "a; calves. 50; hogs, 142; sheep,
none.
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Bu United Press

CLEVELAND, March 28.-Hoqs = Re-
ceipts. $500; holdovers,. 1000; market
lbs s860@875; 10000 lbs. $865Q885;
l3C-16O lbs. $775@885; 90-1SO lbs, $3.50
M7.75: packing sows. $7@7.25. Cattle =
ceipts 1000; market 10c lower: heavies
slow, steady: beef steers. $1O.50@11.75;
beef cows. S7@9.25; low cutter and cutter
cows. $5.25d6: vealers. $l3@l7.50., Sheep
Receipts. 1900: market. clipped lambs
steady to 15c down; bulk Gull lambs, $130
l450; bulk fat ewes, $7.50Q10.
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Banks and Exchange
NEW YORK STATEMENT

EV Uftte6 Press
NEW YORK, March 29.-Bank clearings,
81 All 100000; clearing house balance,
S136.000 600; Federal Reserve bank credit
balance, 1922, 100000.
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Other Livestock
RN Enited Pres s

RU United Press
TOLEDO; March 28.-Hogs-Receipts
$7.1SM8;- mediums, $8.35@85O; Workers
$500 s65,; good pigs. $7@75O Cattle
receipts; light; market slow. Calves-Re-
ceipts light: market strong Sheep ano
lambs-Receipts, light; market steady.
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Bv United Press

CINCINNATI. VAT March 90i3a6ogs asa6ogs 49, Re, Re-
stePpdy sstPtd 55oos5o bs Soo26 ibs
ss 6OS s85; 10000 lbs, $s. s.SSo@S.s5; 1sO-
packing sows $6.5OG7. Cattle-Receipts,
800; calves, receipts $50; market steady;
beef sters, $1O.5O613: light yearling steers
and heifers, $1091225 beef COWS, $86l
$50; low cutter and cutter cows. S5,251
CTS; vealers. $l0.509 1850; heavy calves,
S9@l2; bulk stock and feeder steers. $100
top fat lambs. sic; bulk fat lambs, s136
1880; bulk Gull lambs, S9Qll bulk fat
bulk Gull spring lambs. s15@20.
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Situations Wanted Female
ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES

ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES
CURTAINS BLANKETS
Carefully Numbered Oh i967-R
WASHING-To bring home employed
LADY: references. Hemlock 5433.
NEAT COLORED GIRL Morning or all
dav work by the week. Ii 6ll5.
NEAT COL LORED WOMAN wants general
housework. plain cooking. Hem. 5536.
REFINED CONGENIAL NURs E--3 yrs. hos
pital training Physician as rel. Iu. 1888.
NEAT COLORED CIRL-Housework: week
" or daily; reference. Ii 1856.
NEAT-Colored woman wants general
housework; plain cooking. He. 5578.
NEAT-Colored girl; morning or all-day
work, bv the wk. No cooking II. 59l6.
HALLIDAY WORK-By the week. Wash
ings to bring home. Ir 1925.
EXP. FIRST-CLASS LAUNDRESS - Work
to take home He. 3645.
NEAT. EXP. COLORED GIRL-Wants day
work. reference. Ri. 3503.
LAUNDRY WORK-To bring home refer
ences: also week work. He. 1875.
GIRL Colored; wants general housework.
or halliday work by week. He. 5480.
EXPERIENCED = Colored girl; general
housework: refernce. Oh. 531l.
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BA United Press

EAST BUFFALO, March 2s.--;Hogs-Re-
fS 3S935o ,s6aoo Ss sR4o@s sib4 2S92So
s. 81 packing sows, $7G7.5O. Cattle Receipts,
800; calves, receipts 200, market ct steady;
Receipts. 500; market steady to 25c
down; top fat lambs, $17,5O: bulk fat
iabms. Slf@I7.35: bulk Gull lambs, $3.50
D16; bulk fat ewes, S9M10.
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BH United Press

PITTSBURGH, March 28-Hogs-Re-
lover lover 25c-s5o lbs. S. IS; 2Oo-25o lbs,
i6O lbs, $825@9O5: 9Oz13O lbs. $7G825;
packing sows. $7@7.5o. Cattle-Receipts,
so: calves receipts 200; market steady;
calves unchanged; beef steers. $11613 so:
vealers, sl5G16.5O. Sheep-Receipts. 1000:
market steady: top fat lambs SIS; bulk
fat lambs, $13d Is: bulk Gull lambs. 500
IL; lamb quotations on shorn basis.
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Help Wanted Male

AUTOMOBILE Statesmen
The increasing demand for new Stude-
baker and Erskine cars, places us in
need of a couple of good statesmen over
rs with speciality sales experience. IT
represents an opportunity TO make, good
money selling something in which all
people are interested. provided you have
high grade personality, can show good
record and really want to work. We
provide training and pay salary until es-
tablished For interview call between
8 and a. NJ and and p. m. 1899 Z.
Washington st.
LATHE MEN. 2 MILLING
MACHINE MEN. 2 SHAPER HANDS.
2 GRINDERS. o. E. ROBBINS. HOTEL
LINCOLN.
PAINTER WANTED-Reliable painter can
secure equity in good home for painting
duplex. Call Lin. 1859. Eve. ia. 4702.
2 BOYEFor milk route, IS wk to start.
See Mr.. Wilkinson. 2l46 Madison.
Help Wanted Female
WANTED Experienced alteration lady on
ladies and gents clothing; permanent po
sition. Apply at once. THE HUB, l39 w.
Washington.
WANTED - Immediately:
white. For the Nashville House, Nash
vile. Ind.
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RAILS and OILS
HOLD INTEREST
IN EARLY DEALS
Motor Shares Arc Quiet and
Slightly Irregular; Gen.
eraI at 189 IA.
Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrials Tuesday
was 210.38, up .02. Average of twenty
rails was 14095. UP 20. Average OF forty
bonds was 1927. off 05,
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Houses and Flats Furnished
Houses for Rent

IADWICK 916-3-rm. house: furn.: $3.50
eek. Call 918la Chadwick.
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By United Press

tub lots 4934 4d5I34c; firsts. 4634 a 48s4c;
seconds. 4224 a 4494c: packing stock. 3o@
SIC Eggs-EXtras. 3112c; extra first. soc;
firStS, 2712Q28c; ordinary. 26l2c. Poultry
Heavy fowls 2e031c: medium. 30d3lc;
Leghorns, 25G27c; old cocks. ia l8c:
cocks. 17@24c; heavy broilers. 48@50c.
Leghorn, 400 43c: geese, 226F24c; bucks. q
a 30c. Potatoes-150-lb. sacks round whites
Minnesota, $3.75; Michigan $3.75; Wis
consin S3.75; 120-lb sacks Idaho Russet
Burbanks. SO so; home grown bushel sacks,
81 .50611.75; Florida barrels Hastings No.
/, SI2.25Ql2.50: No. ?. S9@950.
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Help Wanted Female

ELDERLY LADY -- Fir light housework
Small wages No washing. Sunday of
II desired. 1862 f. Kelly st.
GIRL-Or woman for general housework
and care Nj Children On. 0l24-M.
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BANCROFT, N, 5I2-six-room modern
BLAINE, 1925 rooms. with garage; Al
condition; SIS. Ha. 3704.
DAWSON 8l1-Upper duplev, modern, heat
furnished, garage. CAL IA. 6808.
DELAWARE, 2433 NJ ms; bath; mod:
garaRe: Yard; porches. ia. 2l87.
DENNY, 2860-4-room half double; water
paid sic II. 4549-R.
HALL PLACE, 1916 rooms; mod: gar:
good conditions Ill car. Ia 5947.
HARDING, 1912 S.-7-room modern; SOL:
water paid. ia. 1888.
HAWTHORNE, s.. 144-South side double
rooms. seml-modern; Sl8. Iry. 0222.
ILLINOIS. N, 2246-6-room mod. cottage.
yard. Only $50. Ha 4726-R
JEFFERSON. 10 N.--6-room modern; gar:
yard: porch; only S35. Ii. $3.50.
LA SALE, S.. 56-6 rooms. cleo, lights
gas. bath. modern; $50. Or. O445,
LA SALE. N. 2O60-5 rooms. garage
{9lie{i 4qeNr newly JR2s9peredi SIS WHELDoN
lie GRANDE, 1872 -la double 5 rooms, cleo
trio lights, gas, inside toilet water paid:
9I0.2p monlh. IN good shape Or. 5]74
MICHIGAN, 2105 E.--6-rocm mod double;
gar; reduced from $40 TO S35. Ch 40Sl
MINNESOTA. 730 E.-5-room double; M
sac eollet; dandy location, good cond-
Uon; $50 water paid Don't fail to see
NAOMI l245-4 rm double. toilet. garage,
water pd. YARD. $50. Be 1886.
Nu09RTH--6-room modern e double. only
S35. Ha. 1884.
OGDEN, 1607-Colored semi-modorn dou-
ble; 8 rooms. Ma. 35l0.
OLIVE, 2Ols-Is double rooms. electric
lights, gas. inside toilet, water paid 500
month. DR.. 5s74.
ORANGE ST. 52-5-room modern; reason
able rent, Dr. 1864.
QUILL ST l64O--4 rooms ..........S $40 90
Sturm Ave. 1925 6 rooms ..........Sl8OO
F. S. CLARK &, co. MA. 1917
ST. PAUL. ll36-5-rm, modern double: ~
block south Prospect car; $40. DR.. 1898
TACOMA, N. 2O7-6 rms; water, gas, cleo.
inside toilet. Dr. 1882.
TALBOT, 1888 N-6-room mod. double:
garage; ward; porches. Hu. 3l07
FREMONT. N. 55s-Upper duplex. mod.
deco, rms. water pd; S35 Be. O903-J.
VIRGINIA 465-6-room half double: semi
modern; gas. eiec., water; S25. DR.. 6Sl2-W
18TH, 29l4 E.-5-room double; modern;
garage; yard; porcheS: S35. Oh. 4246.
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Chicago Grain Table

DW 7 IWtf6 NUJIIWI
CHICAGO. March 2s.-Cariots: Wheat
Ill. Corn 1872 oats. %. Rye. 4.
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Produce Markets
8utter {wholesale pricel-NO. /. 5OG52c;

Butter Wholesale price)-No. l. 5oG52c;
No. 2, 49@ SOC.
Butterfat (buying pricel-50@51c lb.
Cheese wholesale selling prices. per
pound-American loaf. 32M35c pimento
loaf. 34@37c: brick loaf. 32@35c; Swiss,
39@42c; Wisconsin nat. 27@3Oc: print
cream. 25Q27c: fiat display, 26@27c; Long
horn. .261aG27c; New York limberger. 30
GI32c lb.
Eggs-Buying prices: Fresh. delivered at
indianapolis, loss of, 24Q25c
Poultry (buying price) - Hens, 22624c;
Leghorn hens IsG zoe: 1928 springs. lla
to 2lbs, 35c; old roosters. 12@1Sc; ducks,
16Q18c; geese, 8Q10c; guineas. old 35c,
young soc.
The Kusko times., 1928-01-07
Takotna. Alaska. January 2, 1928.
iFRANK DUFRESNE WRITES
 OF CARIBOU MIGRATION

Forest and Strea mfor September contained an interesting article on the great annual caribou migration of the Anterior of Alaska, written hy Frank Dufresne, game warden for the lFourthF Division. The article is en- titled "The Antlered Legion," as fol- lows:
 To day, almost, the antlered le- igion reached the Yukon river in a .skirmish line five hundred miles wide. From Circle City, in Alaska, to Daw- son in Yukon Territory, all along the winding wilderness of the mighty lriyer, the caribou suddenly appeared ,as though created by the wave of a imagician's wand. Then, for mouth, they came pouring eagerly out of the ;scrub spruce to the southward, swam across the mile-wide river, and were swallowed up into the rolling birch hills to the north.
 Hardly were they across when a Jew struggling animals started hack lrecen the whole herd gradually turned ,on i.seelf, .recrossing the river in a 4eisureiy, meandering fashion and re- turned once more into the mysterious, ihrooding land from which they had 90 spontaneously issued but few weeks lbefore. Thus they completed, in q rough, general sort of way, a loop in their annual cycle of travel.
 At times, during the month of Au- gust, the mountaines seemed fairly to crawl as the caribou legions moved slowly over the slopes. The Yukon lriveer, at favorite crossing places, be- came so thick with swimming animals that you couldn't "throw your hat in without hanging it on an antier" Be- tween each mob of surging animals there were .quieter intervals, when they came dfibbling through in small punches of score or less each. But for approximately thirty days they were in sight along the river. cross
The Kusko times., 1928-01-07

the sinews of life. And as for the caribou taken by man for food and clothing. they are mostly bulls of which nine out of tanaare superfluous in the general scheme of propaga-- tion.
 All along the upper Yukon I re- ceived the most encouraging infor- nation to the effect that of late years the caribou multitudes were on the increase. Not one dissenting voice was raised to mar this good report.
 There's more san'. more. of 'em every year," declared ~the old gray beard at Weodchopper. I hope he is right, for there is not ons the seven continents grsnder heritage of wild life than this antlered legion of the far North. Nor. does there re- main group of animals more fortu- nately situated toshold their4 own into the man-crowded decades ahead.
The Kusko times., 1928-01-07

ing steadily from south 10 north in a wavering belt half 3 thousand: miles wide, and nobody knows howslong.
 We watched them materialize on one side of the siver, as though from a necromancer's haty and vanish like will-o'-the-uisps on the other side. day after day. until we came to feel that anything like an estimate of the whole vast herd was impossible. It was a niind-staggering project, involv- ing the use of so many, many cyphers all in a row, led off by any figure from one to nine. 1 gave up trying to count theru-
 How many are there ?" asked an old trappeer at Woodchopper. "Just give me your idea of a fair count on that herd of transients."
 The object of my query dragged at q hlackened, gurgling old pipe in. sil- ence for so long a time. that l was
 
 the pipe was slowly lifted from be- tween relaxed jaws, and certain other premonitory symptoms indicated com ing speech
 How many7 Hundreds. O. thou sands, l guess Maybe several mil lions Can't no man livin' give fair count on the number of caribou in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. It wouldn't bee, or couldn't be .nothin but a rank. undersized guess. And not only that, my friend'-but"' puff there's more and more of lem every year."
 Having thus delivered himself in one fell speech of the wisdom gleaned in three decades of "pussonal" con- tact, my gray-baarded informant smoked stolidly on. He did not even deign to glance up when round thousand of the Critters" in question came sliding down the muddy slope and took to the water, within a quar- ter of q mile from where we sat.
 The bulls generally took the lead in water, ciisely followed by the does and lawns On the land they do not form sa closely as their domestic cousins. the reindeer, but in the water they moved almost as solid body, the females and lawns taking advan- tage of the eddy created by tre lead ing bulls No matter which way the motheer caribou swung, her fawn seemed to anticipate her every, move and chung like a shadown on the downstream side, slightly in the rear of the parent animal.
 Several timees I3.slowed down our launch until it's speed corresponded with that of the caribou and we were able to reach out and stroke the vel vet-eoated antlers. but no amount of familiarity could stampede those adorable little lawns from their chosen position, fright flank rear"
 These caribou foated high in the water and appeared to be faster swimmers than any other of the deer family that. l. had eveer encountered, not even excepting that aquatic mar vel, the moose When in a hurry they plunged into the Yukon and swan straifht across to the opposite shore, not giving an inch to the swift cur
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The single-track mind is seldom well baliasted,-Shoe sud Leather Reporter.