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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
ASKOV

Miss Elizabeth Buck, Richard Buck
and Viggo Miller were visitors in Min
neapolis Sunday.
Miss Esther Lindegaard left Mon
day for Des Moines, Iowa, where she
will seek employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred johnson and SON
Werner, and Miss Anna Thomson
were Minneapolis visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred L. Nielsen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Svend Petersen were
callers in Minneapolis last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Olson and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Refschauge from Cedar
Falls, Iowa, visited from Saturday till
Monday at the Jorgen R. Christensen
home.
Fred Steen, Andrew Andersen and
Harry Sparks from near Lisbon, N
d., visited from Monday till Wednes.
day at the Hans G.. Hansen home and
with other friends here.
Edwin Sorensen, Leroy Eriksen and
Russell Jensen drove to Round Lake
Friday; returning home the follow
ing day they were accompanied by
Mrs. Jens Nielsen who had been visit
ing there for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Jensen of Cush-
ing, Wis.,, and Mrs. James Hansen
from Luck, Wis.,, were here Monday
and Tuesday for a visit at the Alfred
l. Nielsen home. Mr.. Nielsen's moth
er, Mrs. L. p. Nielsen from Cushing
also came along and is remaining for
a longer visit
Anker H. Simonsen and his father
Henning Simonsen, motored to Ivan
hoe, Tuesday. for a visit with his
brother, Chris. From there it was
planned that Chris should take his
father on a trip to Des Moines, Iowa
to see the old peoples home. Anker
returned home last night.
Contributions for Grand View Col
lege came in fast over the weekend
and when A. Henriksen's truck was
ready to leave with the load Monday
forenoon it totaled three and one-half
tons of produce of which only a small
portion was rutabagas. Sufficient
cash contributions were also made to
pay gasoline for the round trip. ViggC
Miller drove the truck.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
BIG AUCTION SALE
IN BRUNO VILLAGE

Having sold my business and having
decided to leave Bruno, 1 will sell at
public sale the following described
household goods at my residence in
Bruno on Saturday, Oct. IA, at p. m.
Cook stove, oil heater; kitchen
table, 2 chairs to match; oak dining
table, round, 8-foot, with leaves, 6
oak dining chairs to match; large
sideboard and china closet, combined,
s drawers, doors; Estey organ, good
as new; combination book case and
writing desk, small book case, large
library table, 2 oak rockers, 2 oak
living room chairs, low back wicker,
2 sewing rockers, large mantle clock;
3drawer dresser with large mirror,
Maple Princess dresser and commode
to match; oak dresser, medium size,
with oblong mirror; chiffoniers,
electric bridge lamp, living room and
dining room electric fixtures, 9x12
Wilton velvet rug, 81ax10b Sandura
rug, 10x12 Grass cloth rug, 6 small
Sandura rugs, 2 high back dining
room chairs, dishes, kitchen utensils,
refrigerator, flower pots, jardiniere,
wheel barrow, tools, etc. Silver serv-
ice set, knives, forks and fancy
dishes.
MRS. JOHN STAFFORD, Owner.
]. H. LINGREN, Clerk.
WIN. H. BARNICK, Auctioneer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
| ASKOV SCHOOL NOTES

Last Thursday forenoon the high
school and upper grades had the
pleasure of hearing Robert Miller OF
sofa Farmers Union. He showed how
serious the economic conditions are
and gave some interesting figures and
demonstrations to illustrate the mat
ter. Mr.. Miller dwelt on the subject
of cooperation and brought in the
value of the use of trade checks. In
regard to the strike, he stated that
the strike must be against the specu-
lative market. After his talk a num-
Der of students asked questions which
were answered satisfactorily.
The English III class is now or
ganized under the name of 1.-THE Jun
ior Public Speaking Club" The jun
alton, to give a three act play instead
of three one-act plays. This play,
which will be chosen by the high
school faculty, will be presented some
time this fall
Friday afternoon the freshman girls
and eighth grade girls played game
of kittenball. After very much hard
playing the score turned out to be
to in favor of the eighth grade.
The reporters for the high school
notes for the last two weeks have been
Astrid Nielsen, Walter Krogh, Sigurd
Buck, and Edith Hansen. A new
group will now be appointed to serve
the next two weeks.
The local kittenball team won its
third game of the season at Willow
Rivers expense, Thursday On the
home grounds. The closing score was
II to Z. Substitutes, thirteen of them,
played a large part of the game be-
fore the regulars were sent in to
finish.
The local kittenball team were
greeted with another victory Tuesday
afternoon when they defeated Sand
stone with a score of II to O. The
game was played at Sandstone.
From the Danish Glasses in
the Grades.
The fifth and sixth grades have
organized a Danish club. Every two
weeks a short Danish program is
given for the rest of the class. The
programs have been interesting and
have consisted of Danish songs,
music, readings land short plays.
The pupils in the upper grades are
busy collecting Danish poems. Each
room has a class book in which the
poems are kept.
Little Red Riding Hood was with
us in the third and fourth grades.
The story was dramatized in the DAN
ish class.
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FLEMING TOWNSHIP
tFrom Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tabery spent
Sunday at Sandstone with their
daughter, Philamine, who attends
school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Anderson and
son, Gene, motored here from Mime
apolis Saturday, and visited the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ed
wards. They returned to their home
Sunday, accompanied by Ward Ed
wards, who will visit them for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and
daughters spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Edwards.
A few of the neighbors pleasantly
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Edwards
Friday evening, it being Wards birth
day. The evening was spent in play
ing cards and a nice lunch was served
at midnight. All wished Ward many
happy returns of the day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
CLOVERDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Christensen, Jr.,
and son, Lee, called at the Hemming
home Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Swan spent the week
end at her home in Ogema.
Sunday visitors at the Floyd Gray
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson
Breckenberry and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Lindahl and family, all
of Chengwatana.
Mrs. Frank Cassidy and daughter,
Frances, of Hinckley, called at the
James KelrOy home Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond Sovereign,
Miss Ada Sovereign, Miss Dorothy
Rawn, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Metasche
and Miss Stacia Ryan of st. Paul, Mrs.
Alfred Rawn and son, Winston, of SUI
perior, and Paul Pearson of Cushing,
Wis.,, were weekend guests at the
Pearson home.
Harry and Sylvester Bell of Cheng-
watana, visited Sunday at the Charles
and Earl Gray homes.
There will be a Luther League
meeting Sunday evening, the program
being arranged by Mrs. John Swan
son, Mrs. Walfred Nelson, and Erwin
Chollett. All are cordially invited
to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson and
family of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Pearson and children, and Mr..
and Mrs. Nels Pearson, all of St. Paul,
were Sunday visitors at the Olaf Hem
ming home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Wolfe were
visitors Sunday at James Kelroy's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian S. Baker enter
tanned the local Ladies' Aid last
Thursday afternoon at their home. A
dainty lunch was served by the host
ess and her assistants to a large
number of people.
A parcel shower was given for Lars
Palm at his home Tuesday evening
of last week. Mr.. Palm is now living
a mile north of Cloverdale on a farm
which he recently purchased.
D. H. Keefe of st. Paul, was a Wis
itor at his farm here Sunday. Mr..
keefe was in an automobile accident
several weeks ago, but is very much
improved now.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
FINLAYSON CORNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Monsoon of Fergus
Falls, arrived here last Thursday fol
few days visit with relatives.
Fred Anderson was quite ill this
past week with touch of pneumonia
but at this writing is much improved
Sunday dinner guests at the Hubert
Christopherson and Fred Anderson
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Monsoon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Anderson
and family.
A number of young folks gathered
at the Daniel Miller home last Thurs
day evening to help Miss Edna Miller
and Mrs. Francis Anderson celebrate
their birthdays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
Brook Park School Notes
Tenth Grade.


The tenth grade had a class meet
ing and organized kittenball team
Friday.
We have had much excitement in
the biology class. Monday an ap-
paratus exploded breaking glass, and
getting acid on two of the girls
dresses. Wednesday of last week,
James got his head too near an alco-
hol burner. He put the fire out by
rubbing it with his hands.
The freshmen" will be able to find
their way around the massive assem-
bly, soon.
Ninth Grade.
The ninth grade furnished the pro-
gram for the assembly Tuesday. We
gave two musical numbers, a song by
the ninth grade girls and several ac-
cordian solos by Pauline Kruba.
Talks were given by Clifton Merrell,
Arthur Marsh and David Hoagland.
In business relations we are having
the block form on the chapter on tele-
grams, cablegrams and radiograms.
In general science we are studying
the air. We have also had reports
and experiments concerning the air.
Virgil Nordenstrom is still absent
from school.
The ninth grade won in kittenball
games against the sophomores and
also the juniors.
Eighth Grade.
The eighth grade had several dem
onstrations about the sun and moon
and on the different phases of the
moon, one by Roy Cherrier and Frank
Pitra, one by David Hoagland and
Lester Korch and another by Renter
Locks and Frank Pitra. We also had
several talks on the planets.
The seventh grade challenged the
eighth grade to a game of kittenball
Tuesday night, the eighth grade win
ming % to 10.
The seventh graders are studying
Argentina and Brazil in geography.
The eighth graders are preparing
for our program to be given next
Tuesday.
Seventh Grade.
Two of the seventh grade children
found some blue violets in bloom one
night recently while walking home.
1t is very rare to find violets bloom
ing in October.
The seventh graders have received
the scrap books which Mr.. Scanlon
had ordered. Half of the scrapbook
is to be filled with pictures of history.
Third and Fourth Grades.
The fourth and fifth graders played
good game of ball during the noon
hour last Thursday.
The fourth graders have been di-
vided into two teams to review the
tables. Every day they have races
and scores are kept. At present the
pirates are ahead.
We have made color booklets in
art.
The third grade is working out an
Indian camp on the sand tables.
We are making graph of the daily
temperature for October. We hope to
graph the temperature for November
too, and then to compare them.
First and Second Grades.
The first and second graders have
caterpillar which is spinning CO.
coon about itself. The children are
very much interested in watching it
spin the cocoon.
Mike Murphy brought potato that
had grown around stick to school.
The primary room has completed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12

BIG AUCTION-At Marks Trading
Post, 1 mile south, u mile west
Willow River Saturday, Oct. IA, at
1 p. m. Ten work horses, 10 year
lings and two-year-old colts; ten
sets harnesses; herd of mich cows
five Holsteins and seven Brown Swiss
and a two-year-old Brown Swiss
bull; also 80 sheep and so goats;
800 pairs of ladies' and gentlemen's
overshoes and hundreds of different
articles in clothing; Case tractor
and hay press; wagons, sleds. guns,
watches, and other articles.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The Village Council of the Village
of Askov met in said village October
5, 1888. All members were present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting and two special meetings
were read and approved as read.
A letter from the Federal Emer-
gency Administration of Public Works
giving information regarding the Sc
curing of federal aid for street work
and public works was read and dis
cussed. No action was taken.
Motion made, seconded and carried
to set the tax levy at $1,000 for 1884.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
MINI. Power & Light Co., street
1gnt1nS .S2774
Askov Dray Line, street work 1855
Carl Miller, town hall expense 2.62
T. N. Thomson, lumber for fire
truck 80
Service Garage, repairing fire
truck Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Hans Mosbek, election service 800
Conrad Christensen, election
service ........... 800
j. r. Petersen, election service 800
Thorvald L. Sorensen, election
service $4,000. S.OO
Geo., Lindegaard, election serv-
lCe S.UU
The clerk reported the following
collections: Sept. 8, D. B. S., roller
skating license $1.0O; Sept. Is, D. B.
S., roller skating license. $1.O0; Sept.
Is, Otto Madsen, malt license, 1894;
Sept 20, d. B. S., roller skating Ii
cense, $1.0O.
The clerk reported the following
dance permit for September: Sept.
%, D. B. S.
There being no further business.
the council adjourned.
A. HENRIKSEN,
President of Council.
THORVALD L. SORENSEN, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Village
Council was held Sept. 10, 1893. All
members were present.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried to accept Otto Madsen's appli-
cation for license to sell non-intoxi-
eating malt liquor in his place Of
business, and to grant him license.
Motion made, seconded and carried
to accept Otto Madsen's bond with
A. w. Conway and Hjalmar Petersen
as sureties.
Meeting adjourned.
A. HENRIKSEN,
President of Council.
THORVAID l. SORENSEN, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12

Program for Modet 13.-15. October:
Fredag Aften Kl. 500, Henry Wulff;
Sangkoret synger. Lordag, XII. $3.50
Forretning; 1920, Bibeltime we'd M
Mikkelsen; 2:30, Sporgsmaalet: En-
der wort Menighedsfolk en- religios
Trang, som like finder N@ring i Nu-
tidens Forkyndelse? Indledet af ]. P.
Andreasen. Sondag: Hojmesse Guds-
tjeneste XII. 1000. Mikkelsen pr@di-
ker, Frost tjener we'd Nadverbordet:
XII. 2:30, ]. c. Aaberg; Kl. 500, J. p.
Andreasen; Sangkoret synger. Der
efter Slutningsmode.
"A. e. Frost.
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LOST, FOUND, STRAYED

LOST-Red heifer about two years
old. 1t strayed away Sunday. Find
er please notify me.-Mrs. Katie
Wodziak, Box 145, Sturgeon Lake.
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FOR SALEI120 acre farm, miles
east of Sandstone, or miles south
of Askov; 55 acres under pillow, bal
ance in pasture or brush land;
good house and barn; good water;
school across road, and on mail
route.-Enquire at Askov American
office. 45w4-2t*
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges
etc.. for the purpose of announcing
meetings where no admission Is to
be charged, such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for pecuntary gain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12

FOR SAIE-Three Holstein bull
calves, ~ years, weeks, and 2
weeks old. Price $22, $40 and $40
respectively. Also l want to buy
some 2x6 lumber ten feet or longer,
and 2xSs. ~ feet long.-George Elk
berg, 2 miles east, Rutledge.
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Sangaften for this week at the A. G.
Danielson home has been postponed
until next week.
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WANTED TO TRADE-Tame Red Top
hay put up in July for young sound
breeding ewes or colts one year old
or better.-E A. Richardson, Ar
thyde. 28w4-2t*
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MISCELLANEOUS

FREE DANCE-At Riverview pavilion,
Rutledge, Saturday night, Oct. IA.
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WE ARE BUYING poultry every day
and are paying the highest market
prices Halvorson's Poultry Ranch,
Sandstone. 25w52-tf
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FOR SALE Cabbage, 112c per ID
Please call in the forenoon or after
o'clock Christ Ramm, Rutledge
25w5-1ts
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WANTED TO TRADE Tame Red Top
hay put up in July for young sound
breeding ewes or colts one year old
or better.-E. A. Richardson, Ar
thyde. 2Sw4-2t*
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FOR SALE-Large amount of cabbage,
1c per pound. Also good draft
horse.-Chas. Dockal, y mile south
of Willow River. 25w5-1t*
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FOR SALE-One 1000 Id. churn to
the highest bidder for cash. Bids
must be in by o'clock, Oct. 49,,
1888. Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.-Bruno Farm
ers Produce Co., E. L. Downing,
secretary, Bruno. 41w5-1t
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WANTED TO BUY-Used baby crib.
Must be in. good condition. Write
Helmer H. Nielsen, r. 3, Hinckley,
CO Frank Patrick. 25w5-1t*
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WANTED TO EXCHANGE "A pure
bred Holstein bull, three years old,
gentle, for another of equal quality.
Geo. A. Watson, Bruno. 25w5-1ta'
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DIR. JAMES SLAVEN, the dentist,
will be in Askov Tuesday, Oct. II.
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FOR SALE-Trimmed rutabagas for
feed at my place, So per ton.-Mrs.
Jens Abrahamsen, Telephone, No.
11F13, ASkOv. 25w5-1t*
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health poster about playing in the
sunshine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-12

WANTED-Young Holstein bull of
serviceable age. Call or write Gift
ford Carman, Finlayson, Phone No.
20. 25w5-1t*
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IF l HAUL your livestock you get all
anyone can get. l haul at least
twice week and now charge only
soc per cwt. from your place. Phone
SF12.-Axel Brus, Askov. 33w52-tf
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FOR SALE-Chief No. 1 state in
spected raspberry plants for fall
planting.-P. r. Johnson, Moose
Lake. 25w4-2t
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WANTED TO BUY-1500 Christmas
trees; must be 1870 balsam.-Frank
Novak, 313 Lisbon ST., st. Paul.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Cabbage and carrots at
&c per pound.-John Romanowski.
miles west of Rutledge. 25w5-1t*
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WANTED-Cedar fence posts. Write
Arthur HEIDI, Route 1, Eagle Bend,
Mimi, stating number, size, and
price wanted; or see Chas. Kaler,
Duquette. 25w5-2t*
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girl or elderly woman
to assist with housework on farm.
Polish or Bohemian preferred.
Write Mrs. Thomas Kovarick, Stur-
geOn Lake. 25w5-1t*
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FOR EXCHANGE+Good sound team
of black mares, age Z, weighing
$500, for team weighing $500; or
will exchange one medium fast
horse for a slow one.-James No
vek, FinlaysOn. 25w5-1t*
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FOR SALE-High grade Guernsey
cow, years old. due to freshen
Oct. II; two more to freshen in
December-Henry BlasjO, miles
west, Sturgeon Lake. 25w51ta'
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WANTED

WANTED Work at pulling and trim
ming MISUNDERSTANDING Gibson,
Route 1, Bruno. Located miles
straight east of Askov. 25w5-1t*
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
BUOYANT TRADE
TONE EXTENDS
TO COT TON

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 G.N.SJ.-
The buoyant tone of securities
and commodities in general was
reflected today in a strong cotton
futures market.
Trade houses. Wall Street and
professionals bought. Selling was
scattered and appeared mainly
from the South and spot houses.
Cooperatives were sellers of July.
March liquidation for the first
notice day was much lighter than
in recent sessions.
An extension of the intense cold
wave which had prevailed over
the western half of the cotton
belt to include the entire South
was shown on the weather map.
At midday prices were Up 8 to
IL points with March UP 9 at
6.07, May up IL at 6.22, July up
II at 6.34. october up 8 at $50
and December up 8 at 6.64.
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
INSTITUTE ASKS
CURB ON OIL

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 G.N.S0.
A program for stabilizing the oil
industry was announced today
by directors of American petro-
leum Institute.
It calls for a curb CO.. crude
production so as not to exceed
current demand for refined prod
ucts and making some allowance
for Withdrawals from storage.
Five points emphasized follow:
Restricting production from
new pools to the utmost limit
permitted by law.
Production of stripper wells
should be the last restricted.
intermediate existing flush
pools should be so limited as
to bring total production in line
with market requirements.
Production for each State
should be prorated on. a fair
basis.
Lawful orders of the State
commissions must be rigidly en-
forced.
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
CORN EXCHANGE
BANKFRANK

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 Q.N.S0
The Corn Exchange Bank Trust
Company has made public its en-
tire list Of security holdings, the
first major bank to take this step.
The revelation was contained in
the banks statement of condition
mailed to stockholders to mark its
eightieth anniversary.
Government securities formed
the biggest item in the corn ex-
change portfolio, amounting to
$68, 8,956,077, of which the largest
single item was $35, 100000 Treas
ury 33s per cent bonds.
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
MARKET SPURTS
AS NEWS AIDS
BULL GROUP
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Feb. o QN.SO.-
Bullish sentiment engendered by
two days Of rising prices and by
o series Of favorable news develop
ments brought a squirt in the
stock market today.
Led by such outstanding issues
as American Telephone, U. 8.
steel preferred, Union Pacific, Al
lied Chemical and American Can,
stocks rose to 2 points in short
order, and held their gains de-
spite profit-taking.
All Markets Better
All markets were better. Cotton
rose so cents a bale and wheat
nearly a cent bushel, leading
the whole commodity list upward.
Bonds were strong, and the dol
lar was up against foreign cur
rencies. European stocks and COM
modify markets Joined sthe up
swing.
Telephones strength anticipat
ted its annual report tomorrow
and the expectation this would
promise continuation Of the reg.
ular dividend next week. Steel
issues were higher in the face Of
predictions United States Steel's
untitled tonnage report tomorrow
would show q decline.
Shorts Cover in TObaccOs
The buoyant tone in the rails
reflected better traffic figures and
anticipation Of Union Pacific's
regular dividend, as well as the
National Transportation Commits
sion report, expected next week.
Strength in the general list
brought covering into the tobac-
cos, which recovered some Of the
ground lost recently. Farm stocks
rose with wheat and cotton.