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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, July ga heavy
and general selling movement,
which gained momentum as stop
loss orders were uncovered on the
acaIe down, caused a further break
in the cotton market today. Prices
were approximately $1.60 a bale
lower by midday and at new low
levels for the present movement.
THE South and commission houses
sold freely at the opening. There
MS small support. Such factors ms
weakness abroad, improved weather
conditions in the South and a bear.
Ish view taken of the Dallas news
crop summary accounted for the
continued selling.
Noon prices were: October, e0.3S.
down 26: December. 1850: January.
1o.7l. May, 20.59, down %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
BALTIMORE GRAM MARKET

Wheat-Easier No. red winter
garlicky, domestic, $1.34; receipts,
i00,512 bushels; shipments, 1916
bushels.
Corn-unsettled; No. 2 yellow, do
nestle, $1.23@1.24 bushel; re-
ceipts. 72O bushels; shipments. 1.76S
bushels.
tic. old, 76@77 cents bushei; No.
8, white, 1906 cents bushel; re-
ceipts, 13,4S2 bushels; shipments.
1854 bushels.
Rye-Nominal; receipts, ~ bush
els; shipments. none.
Hay-Quiet: little demand.
Flour-Unsettled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, July 2o.-Live Stock.
Hogs Receipts, 81 900. Market

LElCAGO, July zV.--LlVe STOCK.
ogs-Receipts, $1,000. Market
10.15c lower. Top, s11.4O; Bulk.
0.35@11.35: heavy weight, $10.35
@1i.s5; medium weight. $lO.40@11. 40
light weight, $10.250l1.4O: light
lights, $9.75@11.3O; packing sows,
$9.S0@10. 40: pigs, $9.2501O.50.
Cattle--Receipts. 1000. Market
steady. Calves, receipts, 1000. Mar.
ket steady. Beef steers, good and
choice, $15.50@16.75; common and
medium, $10.015; yearlings. $40. a
1875. Butcher cattle, heifers. SO. q
1926. cows. $7@12; bulls, $T@11i
calves, $14@16: feeder steers, 5000
@12.75: stocker steers, $9.50@12.25i
stocker cows and heifers. $7.50@10.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000. Market
steady. Medium and choice lambs
$15@15.S5; culls and common. ITO
13; yearlings, $11@13: common and
choice ewes, $4@7; feeder lambs,
812.75M13.75.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
(Furnished by W. B. Hibbs &
LIBERTY BONDS
Engine Company No "a
Will Mark Graduation

a graduation party will be he'd
at No. "a Engine. Company. D. c.
Fire Department, at noon Saturday.
The station is located at Georgia
Avenue and Rock Creek Church
Road.
dinner with all the trimmings, and
will mark the end of the three
year probationary period of w. s.
Radcliffe, who, on that date, will
become a full.fledged smoke-eater.
The chief of the Fourth battalion,
all the officers and men of the en-
CINE company will be on hand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
COTTON SPINNING

The Census Bureau announced to.
day that there were SS,749,944 cot.
ton spinning spindles in place in the
United States on June 80, of which
38, 634, 488 were operated at some
time. compared with 29,O60, $50 for
May and 32 ,756, 1862 for June, 1927.
The aggregate number of active spin.
die hours for the month was 7,247.
726, 54SL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Machado RenOminated
For Cuban Presidency

HAVANA, Cuba, July 2O.-Presl.
dent Machado was nominated for
the presidency, of Cuba today with
out opposition by the conservative,
popular and liberal parties.
Under the new constitution the
president will serve six years, the
next term beginning May 90. 1929.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
When you reach Paris call at

When you reach Paris call at
the Information Bureau of the
Hearst Press. Rue de La PaiX.
You will find 1t conveniently
located in the heart of fashionable
Paris-right at the Place Ven-
dome. Use IL for your mailing
address. travel Information, home
newspapers, magazines. A meet.
Ing place for Americans. No
charges-no fees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK. July 2O.-Clearing
house statement: Exchanges, $685.
900 900; balances. $106,000, 900; Fed
eral reserve banks credit balance,
sos .00O, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20

huy your next act Of tires NJ the
WHO'S Who" shop selling them - ser
their announcement mn next 10 the last
page OF tOday's Times and, Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, July 20. Spots were
quiet with prices easier here today.
Sales totaled 1000 bales, receipts,
$4,000 bales.
Middling fair was quoted at
12.71d; strictly good mids., 12.26d;
good mids., 12.O1d; strictly mids.,
11.91d; mids., 11.S1d; strictly low
mids., 11.66d; low mids., 11.51d;
strictly good ordinary. 11.3Od: good
ordinary. Hold.
Futures opened quiet with July
at 11.30d; October, 11.10d; Deem
Der. 10-99d: January, Hood; March,
10.99d.
Pets make ideal gifts for small chill
who's who" announcements ON next
tn the last page Of today's Times and
Herald and make Sour selection.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
MAN DRAGGED TWO
BLOCKS-DRIVER UNAWARE

DR.. o. M. Sanderson of Minneota,
the Lyon county coroner, has been in
vestigating one of the most peculiar
automobile accidents on record. When
Melvin Berg of Florence, west of
Tracy, stopped his car he was hailed
by two men who said that he was
dragging something under his auto
mobile. He got out and found the
body of man, his trousers caught on
the crank, dragging beneath the ma
chine.
The man was identified as Esten
Myron, Florence drayman, and he
died almost Immediately after being
taken from beneath the car. A doc
tor was called who found that the
mans neck had been broken. Mr..
Myron was 81 years old.
How Myron came to be caught the
driver is at a loss to explain. When
Berg started his car down the street
he said there was no one in front of
it and added that he had not noticed
hitting anyone as he drove the two
blocks down the street. People who
were on the street and saw Berg
drive away did not see him run any,
one down.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
Sept. 26.

Sept. 26.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA SEC
OND DIVISION.
In the Matter of Emma F. McFar-
lane, Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of the above bank
rupt. In Bankruptcy No. 1857.
Notice is hereby given that Emma
F. McFarlane, farmer, of Springdale,
Township, Redwood County, was on
the 18th of September, 1928, duly adj
Judged a bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of creditors will be held at
POP Odd Fellows Block, Mankato,
Minnesota, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of October 9Th, 1928, at which
time and place creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee
and transact other business. Upon ap-
plication of any creditor the bankrupt
will be ordered. to appear for examin-
alton. I.
Dated: September 18th, 1928.
HORACE w. ROBERTS,
Referee in Bankruptcy
12-1t.
Sept 26.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA SEC
NNn nUVICIAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA SEC
OND DIVISION.
In the Matter of Ed McFarlane,
Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of the aboveAbank-
rupt.
In Bankruptcy No. 1856.
Notice is hereby given that Ed
McFarlane, farmer, of Springdale
Township, Redwood County, was on
the 18th day of September, 1928, duly
adjudged bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of creditors will be held
at 2O2 Odd Fellows Block, Mankato,
Minnesota, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of October 9Th, 1928, at which
time and place creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee
and transact other business. Upon ap-
plication of any creditor the bank
rupt will be ordered to appear for
examination.
Dated, September Is, 1928.
HORACE w. ROBERTS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
12-1t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
WEEDS MUST BE CUT
AROUND MAIL BOXES

Rural mail carriers are complain
ing in various parts of the country
that mail boxes are too often sur
rounded by weeds, making it incon-
venient to get to the boxes. Farmers
who expect service must keep the
weeds away from around the mail
boxes as the post office department
does not require the carrier to de-
liver mail unless the box owner CO.
operates. just now the dust from
rag weeds comes up in clouds when
the carrier has to drive through it to
get to the box. Even if a farmer
doesn't worry about the weed seed
being spread all over the farm, he
should cut the weeds from around the
mail box.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
ISAACSON- HOLZNAGEL

The marriage of Miss Clara Holz-
nagel, daughter of Mrs. Emma Holz-
nagel to Abe Isaacson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ole L. Isaacson of Lam
berton, was solemnized at the Evan
gelical Lutheran parsonage, at New
Ulm, Sept. 9Th, at twelve o'clock
noon, Rev. Islei performing the cere-
mony..
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaacson left i'm
mediately after for the twin cities on
their honeymoon and will be at home
to their friends at Menominee, Wis
consin, where the groom has been en-
ployed the past several years in the
auto trade.
Both young people are well known
to Sanborn residents, the bride hav-
ing grown to young womanhood
here, while the groom is a thriving
young citizen of Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaacson have a host
of friends here who join with the
Sentinel in extending hearty congrat-
ulations and best wishes.-Sanborn
Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
PROSPECTOR BURIED
IN MOUNTAIN SNOW
Former Morgan Man. Well
Known by Pioneers of
This Section

To be buried, temporarily at least
in the mountain snow was the fate OF
James McGinness, former Morgan
township farmer, who left here TO,
the west twenty years ago.
Old residents of this section will
read with interest the following &C.
count of his death, clipped from a
western paper and handed us by Alex
MacMaster:
TO be buried in a snowdrift on top
of Horseshoe mountain at the ex-
. IRENE south edge of Park county and
on the boundary of Yellowstone Park,
was the fate of James Jim" McGin-
mess, mining prospector, whose home
was at Red Lodge.
"McGinness died August 16 after a
long illness from pneumonia. d. f.
Van Dyke is the only other resident
of the section where McGinness
lived, and to him fell the duty of
burying the prospector. He had to
cross Horseshoe mountain with the
body before he could get a wagon
trail
when over the summit of the
mountain and after a difficult two
day journey enroute to the Silver Tip
ranger station, Van Dyke decided to
put the body to rest in snowdrift
on the mountain. This was August
Is.
Saturday Coroner Walter Selby
received word of the unusual inter-
ment and notified Jerry Reardon of
. Red Lodge, a relative of McGinness,
who began his trip from Camp Roose-
welt Sunday morning to recover the
corpse.
"McGinness had been prospecting
on Horseshoe mountain for several
years. 1t was only four years ago
that his partner, miner named Dok-
ka, died in their isolated region.
Coroner Selby and an assistant made
the trip on snowshoes in January to
bring out Dokka's body. Since then
McGinnis lived alone.-Sleepy Eye
Herald Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
GASOLINE STOVE EXPLODED
IN NEW ULM KITCHEN

Mrs. Carries Newton of New Ulm
sustained severe burns about her
neck, arms and face, Friday morn-
ing shortly before eleven O'Clock when
a small gasoline stove in her kitchen
exploded. She sustained her injuries
in trying to extinguish the flames.
The fire department was called to
the scene of the fire, but when they
reached there they found that the
fire had been put out. Damage is
estimated to the residence as being
between $25 and $50. Mrs. Newton
is slowly recovering from her I'M
pleasant experience and her discom-
fort and pains from the burns.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26

What is really needed is some
workable scheme which will make it
possible to win wars as cheaply as it
is to lose them.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
SPRINGFIELD LOSES
TO MANKATO, STATE MEET

The Springfield B. w. R. baseball
team was nosed out by the Mankato
club in ten-inning game to 2, for
the state championship, which was
held at Lexington Park, st. Paul,
Sunday before last. The Springfield
players were runners-up in the B. w.
r. league this year, but as the cham
pionship Sanborn club disbanded for
the season, the Springfield nine was
allowed to represent the league.
They made very creditable showing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
PHEASANTS ARE COSTLY

John Carney and Harry Pratt of
the Window community in Cotton
wood county, were arrested last
Sunday on charge of having phea-
SAINTS in their possession. They ap-
reared before Heron Lake justice
the following day. Carney's fine and
costs amounted to $3.50. In consid-
GRAFTON Of the youth of Harry Pratt,
who was only seventeen, the justice
made it only $14.6O in his case.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26

The mills of the gods grind Slow
ly, but they get there just the same,
as the poet says. Once upon time
a snake put one over on a lady and
now the ladies are wearing snake
skin shoes.-Macon Telegraph.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
GAME NUMBER 7

Answers to the Questions in Game Number will be
Found on Another Page.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26

One of the most interesting sights
in the world is to see dentist out
who has hooked large
fish, trying to get the hook out of its
mouth by saying, "Open just little
wider, please."-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26

Young men who go with girls who
have taken up strict diet are
lucky; when they go out, it won't
take so much to fill the date.-Ex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
Highway Through
Kennedy Assured,
Nat Wetzei States
Especial TO The Herald)

SAN BENITO. Feb. 3.-"The road
through Kennedy county connecting
the lower end Of the Valley in q
direct line to Kingsyille and points
north. is to be paved with or with
out the consent Of residents of that
county, said Nat Wetzel. chairman
Of the Willacy county good roads
committee. who was here Thursday
in the interest of the project.
Mr.. Wetzel said that state highway
officials have asked him and other
Willacy county residents to get an
expression Of opinion from residents
of the lower part of the Valley as
TO whether the direct line is needed.
After a conference with j. T..
Bell Of the San Benito Chamber Of
Commerce Mr. Wetzel was assured
that the sentiment here is in favor
of this direct route. and he was
informed that a letter to this eff
feet will be sent the highway COM
mission.
Mr. Wetzel went from here TO
Brownsville on the same nilsson. He
has secured the endorsement of the
Harlingen Chamber Of Commerce
previously.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
45 REBELS
Slain In Battle,
Mexico Reports

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3.-CP-Dis-
patches from Guadalajara today said
that General Anselmo Garcia, under
chief Of the presidential guards, an
nounced that a Catholic priest,
Crescencio Esparza, and As rebels,
were killed as a result of a clash
with federal soldiers on the hills
near GOTTA, state Of JaliSco, We'd
nesday.
Six hundred rebels commanded "
Esparza and Luis Guizar Morfin
fought with the presidential guards
in a battle lasting more than three
hours. The rebels were forced 10
withdraw, abandoning IS dead and
carrying off many wounded, includ-
ing Morfin.
The priest and II others tried to
escape by crossing n river and were
drowned.
The federal forces captured 102
horses. several guns and some am
munition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
HIDALCO ROAD
CONTRACT LET
Pearson Is Successful
Bidder; Work Starts
In Is Days

f&N8A
EDINBURG, Feb. 3-Preparations
FOR a start within the next Is days
on a road building campaign in Hi
dalgo county road district No. ]
were being made here Friday by the
w. L. Pearson company, which
Thursday afternoon was awarded
the contract for the work at a meet
ing of the Hidalgo county commits
sioners court.
The firm has Is days in which TO
file bonds with the court and as
semble a crew of workmen and get
materials on the scene. All work in
connection with the road program
under which the $3,900,00c bonds
were voted is included in the con-
tract, which was let the successful
bidder at 2 p. III. Thursday.
Five hundred working days, or
about two years, is allowed for
completion of the roads, which will
be hard surfaced throughout, al
though no definite decision as to
the exact classification of the high
ways has been made, according to
Pat Devine. county road engineer.
Data Dr. this subject will be pre-
pared and submitted 20 the commits
sioEers at q meeting Thursday.
Probability that a crew of between
400 and 500 workment will be used in
constructing the system was ex-
pressed by members of the contract
ing firm.
The east and west road, connect
ing with the Cameron county high
way at that county line will be of
the highest type of construction, it
was said. while the type of pave
ment finally decided upon for any
certain locality will depend on the
locality of the road and other con-
ditions, Mr.. Devine said.
The east and west road will con
meet with the Cameron county road
near Santa Rosa, and roads leading
from it north and south to connect
with roads in all other road dist
riots and lining up with roads al
ready being paved or under con-
tract In Cameron county, will be
stated.
The baseline road to Mercedes,
then south TO the old Military road
and east to connect with a Cameron
county road in the vicinity Of Santa
Maria will be included in the pro-
gram, as will the Hargill, La Re-
forma and Monte Christie roads.
Some of the connecting district
roads are the east and west Meal
len roads, the Sharyland. the Mis-
sion. the Morningside and the Ala
mo roads. They will vary in length
according to the outlines Of the dist
riot. but in general will be about
two miles long, according to the
program.
Other roads TO be included in the
contract will be started as soon as
facilities permit. and in time to
come under the 500-working-day-
completion program, it was said.