TT1E OMAHA DAILY T3EE4 ( MONDAY. FEttRI'ARY 18.
PRACTICAL ROAD BUILDING
Paper Rend bj Commissioner William ? Before -
fore the Farmers' ' Institute.
FAVORS AN EIGHT-FOOT BRICK ROADWAY
A r.Mnon rroin AiiHrnt Itoinr-Miicitdani
Jtimdft ruiinil Imprncllrnlilr Coin-
piirntltu Cunt fiCVnrlmi * KlniU
of l ( < md ny Mntcrliili >
Whatever 010119 up remote ( sections
for easy hnnling to the ralhvny Btutlnn ,
or brings an additional aero ( if arable
land nearer to the city , cheapens the
market for the poorest and Increases the
volume of trade and commerce for all.
'This ' principle of political economy
Las been recognized for years by the
nations of tinropo and the farrcachtii } , '
mid splendidly maintained road wyf tern of
Kuropo has distinctly favored the sue-
: OHS of the small landed proprietors and
lias contributed in no small degree to
the prosperity of those nations.
These road nynleins have been of greater
value to the country as a means of
raising the value of lands and putting
the farmer In ca y communication With
the market than have the railways.
It is a common mistake that the
farmer reaps all the benefit from good
roads. While it is unqucationrbly true
that the farmer is benefited in hundreds
of ways by good roads , it must bo brirno
in mind that anything which benefits the
farmer benefits tiie entire community.
Our farmers have to compete with
fanners who have the very best , facili
ties for haul ing their products to the
markets and to the railways. Highways
in Kurnpo enable the farmer to carry
immense loads to the market with one
horse , which our farmers cannot do in
Home Instances at all , borau-o the road
is himply impassable. Our farmers can
perceive the odds against them when a
rtogin Kuropo can draw a ' load to the
market , which a horse cannot do in the
United States.
This is a day of competition In every
thing , and the farmers of our country
nro reali/.lng this. They have an immense
mense- advantage over the Kuropean
farmers and have reduced the latter to
tuo practice of the very strictest econ
omy in order to live at all. With econ
omy and tlte advantage of the excellent
highwayn , the European farm
ers eke out an existence , but
they have learned by stern necessity
that which our farmers must learn
for protection. If a highway can be
provided by which a farmer can haul an
increased load to the Inarket with one
horse that at the present time requires
the services ot two with a larger and
stronger wagon , and if this can bo done
in a few hours instea-1 of two or three
days , its as palpable as a proposition
can oo that he is benefited in just that
proportion , and when it is considered
that at certain seasons of the year our
roads are absolutely unpayable and
four hordes cannot draw a load to our
markets that one horse could draw in
Kuropo it will bo seen how much greater
Is the proportion against the farmer.
I will not occupy any moro time in
discussing the advisability of having
geed country roads , and believe that
you will all agree with mo on that prop
osition.
The matter next in importance Is the
question of the material to bo used in
the construction of the road bed.
I can say , without fear of contradic
tion th'at no kno'irn system of road or
Btrcot construction can bo compared
with that of the Romans. The Roman
roads , the via Appia , the via Aurelia ,
the via Fhuninin , the roads to the
Rhino and the Danube and the 4,000
miles of road from the wall of Antoni
nus , in Great Britain through Rome to
Jerusalem , still reveal lessons of con-
Ktruction worthy of the study of the road
builders of the nineteenth century.
Their method of construction was to
remove the soil to the full width of the
road until a solid foundation was reached.
This soil was replaced by moro solid
material well packed and made
thoroughly compact and every precau
tion was taken to have the body
of the read hard and strong.
This strength was made perfect by four
layers of material , the lower layer con
sisting of largo Hat stones , if convenient ;
if not , other stones were used and these
were laid in mortar. The next layer waa
of small stones or coarse concrete ; the
third of finer concrete , ion which was
laid stones of several angles joined nicely
and solidly together , which was tlio top
layer , . Those four layers constituted a
thickness of from three to sometime
Bovon feot. Many of\ the roads con-
ptmclod by the Romans remain in good
condition at this day after a lapse of
fifteen centuries , during which most of
thorn have had little or no repairs.
They stand a monument to the engineer
ing ability of their builders and u worthy
example for the most able engineers of
the present century to follow. No system
of road building has been devised which ,
in point of durability and smoothness !
approaches these works of the eon-
quorors.
To be sure , the cost of construction of
such roads was enormous , but they were
built for military purposes , and largo
armies of men were available in their
construction.
In these times wo must device some
cheaper method of roadmuking , but it is
evident that a system which is based
upon the same fundamental principle.1'
which governed in the construction o
these old roads will give the best re-
suits.
In this section of the country , where
there are no stone quarries and no place
where stones of any si/.o or in any quan
tity can bo obtained , the question of the
material to bo used Is ono of primary
importance. The item of expense Is th
most vital one , as the amount of money
available Is limited ; therefore , we must
seriously consider the question of wha
kind of material should bo used.
In most Kuropean countries the conn
try roads are constructed on what lm >
come to bo known as the macadam priiv
ciplo. That Is , a layer of broken stone
from eight to ton inches in thickness ,
covered by another layer of slightly
smaller stones about four inches in
thickness , the whole covered by a layer
of gravel two inches in thickness.
A road constructed on this principle
requires constant repairing. Unless the
ruts and holes are constantly repaired
and filled up the road soon goes to pieces
and will last but a short time. In
Franco It Is estimated that the eosUof
repairs per annum equals one-twelfth of
the first cost of the road ,
i The cost of repairs would bo much
greater in this country on account of the
higher pay of laborers , and also on ac
count of the greater cost of material. It
is safe to gay that the cost of repairs per
minium would amount to at least one-
fifth , with the chances greatly in favor
of the cost amounting to nearly ono-
fotirih , of the first cost of the road.
Lot UH take , for example , a macadam
road built with a buke of broken stone
four Inches in thickness covered with u
layer of peanut gravel two inches thick.
Tfils IH a very light road and it Is ques-
tlouublo whether it would prove bet-
vlceable. but It will servo as n basis of
calculation. Hitch a road could be built
for about To emits per squam yard.
If a roadway Is made twenty feet wide ,
ns In urged by some , thin kind of a road
would cost $ HROO per mile. The repairs
on such a road would cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000 per annum for each
mile. While It Is an Indisputable
fact that a macadam road is ono of the
host obtainable , It Is also a fact that the
road requires constant attention. If al
lowed to stand for any length of tlmo
without repairs It Is soon destroyed and
is no better than a'common dirt road.
On the other hand , a stone block pave
ment otTers a solution of the question by
durabllltv , but here , again , wo are eon-
fronted by the enormous expense. A
road made of granite blocks on a con
crete b.aso would need no re pa Irs for
years , but such a road twenty feet In
width would cost at least $ i",000 per
mile , and Is therefore lmfrnotleablo. |
It seems to mo that the solution of this
all important problem lies in the use of
vitrified brick for paving. A pavement
made of such brick laid on six inches of
concrete , with a cushion of two inches of
good Kind , can bo built for $ ' .t0 ! per
Biiai'o | yard.
In my opinion It Is not policy at this
time , and with the limited amount of
money to bo Invested , to attempt to
make roads twenty feet wide. I am in
favor of building roadways eight feet in
width , with "turnouts" at regular in
tervals , on the theory that it is bettor
to have ten miles of narrow road than
four miles of wide road. I believe that
an eight-foot roadway is sullieient for all
practical purposes , and turnouts , or
sidetracks , if you please , could bo con
structed at such distances as to not ma
terially Increase the cost. Such a road ,
made on the specifications I have men
tioned , would cost $7i > 00 per mile , not
including the price of the curb. This is
$ l.'iOO less than the first cost of a mac
adam road twontv * feet in width , and
the cost of repairs would bo almost
nothing in comparison , while , for all
practical purposes. , the narrow road
would answer just as well as the wider
one.
one.It would bo necessary to determine
upon some sort of curb. This should bo
'sot Hush with the surface of the roadway
and should bo of some durable material.
Colorado sandstone would make an
ideal curb , but the oust would bo in the
neighborhood of1.000 per mile. Three
double courses of brick set on edge in
cement would also make a durable aiid
practicable curb and could be laid much
cheaper than sandstone.
Thet-o figures quoted on brick are
based on the present prices of paving
brick in Omaha. These brick are all
shipped here from other points , thereby
increasing their cost somewhat. Soy-
oral attempts have been mudo in this
vicinity to burn brick for paving , but all
liave failed up to this time. It was an
nounced u short time ago that a ledge of
clay had been discovered near South
Omaha which would make a good vitri
fied brick , but as yet no results have
been attained. It remains to bo seen
whether this section can produce a clay
which will make a good brick for pav
ing.Ueforo
Ueforo closing I wish to say a few
words about keeping our dirt roads in
repair. Until wo have all our roads
paved it is important that the roats
leading to the main artery of travel
should bo kept in good condition. It
will do us no good to pave the main
roads if the feeders arc allowed to get in
uch a state that it is impossible to get a
oad through them.
It is not sullieient that these roads
should have a few loads of dirt dumped
: > n them at long intervals , allowing it to
I'emalu In a pile until worn down by
travel. Those having this work in
; hargo should do their work in a sys-
ematie manner. The road bed should
bo shaped in such a manner that the
ivater will run off at the sides instead of
remaining in the roadway until absorbed
> y the soil. Wherever possible the
oad should bo rolled so as to present a
mrd surface to travel and moisture.
Alittlo care ut short intervals is much
> otter than a week of careless work
inco each quarter. The art of making
'oads ' ranks among the sciences and
should bo carefully studied.
MITCHELL COUNTY , KANSAS.
tit HonndlrsH Woul'li anil Resources nnil
rruanurimM , Crowing Towns.
Mitchell county , Kansas , is located
.ibout 180 miles west of the Missouri
Ivor and thirty miles south of the
Nebraska state line. It has 720 square
idles of territory and ranks as the forty-
second county In the state in point
> f population , its population being a
little over 15,000. The surface of the
county Is generally undulating , about 20
per cent being bottom land. Tito
co.mty is well watered. The Solo
mon river Hews from west to cast
through the county , and affords fine
water power for all needed purposes ,
The valley of the Solomon river is
among the most famous and richest val
leys in the state , and is covered with
beautiful ami well tilled farms , which with
their line residences , largo barns and
granaries , orchards and groves present
a most pleading sight. Ono can stand
upon the hills bordering the valley and
look as far as the eye can reach up and
down the valley and behold as rich and
as prosperous a farming section as can
bo found anywhoro. The soil of the
county is a dark loam , rich
and deep and suitable for
all kinds of grain , vegetables and fruits.
The principal streams in the county besides -
sides the Solomon river , and which How
into the Solomon from the north , are
Kust and West Abhor creeks , Plum
creek , Mulberry. Brown , Limestone and
Oak creeks , while from the south How
the following creeks : Carr , Walnut , In
dian and Labor crooks. Along each oi
the creeks Is rich bottom land from one-
half to two miles in width. The banKs
of the Solomon river and creeks are
fringed with timber , consisting of oak ,
ash , hickory , walnut , box elder and cot-
tonwood. Salt creek Hews through the
south part of the county fron
west to east. 'Tho upland prairies
lying between the river and creeks are
very productive and are well bottled
with Intelligent and energetic farmers ,
some of whom are still living on the
original homesteads which th iy took as
government land from the Indians in
the early settlement of the county am'
which , through their own ellorts' , have
been converted from the once wild am
virgin prairies to the beautiful country
homes of a happy , prosperous and con
tented farming community. Magnesia
limestone and bands-tone abound in al
portions of the county. The qnar
rles are principally in the blutTh
and on the banks of streams
The limestone Is used for building pur
pobes and for fcnco posts. It is found li
layers averaging about eight inches
in thickness. The sandstone furnlsho
excellent building material. Potter
clay exists In several parts of the county
There are a number of salt springs am
marshes throughout the county. C'oa
Is found in several localities and I
mined to a limited extent for homo con
sumption only.
The principal crops are wheat , oats ,
rye and corn , while broom corn , millet
and cano do well. Mitchell county belongs -
longs to the central belt of Kan
sas , which gives the largest average
yield of winter wheat per aero
of any portion of the state , the average
yield for the north hulf of the central |
in-It of Kansas as given hy the poorotury
of the Htnto Hoard of Agriculture being I
UO.OS bushels per aero. There were In
.Mitchell county in IWU , 70KK ( )
acres in winter wheat which
.yielded 1,514.180 bushel" . There were
18,4120 acres in oats which gave a vlold
of , * ) IIOXX ( ) bushels. There were a flttlo
over Il.OOO acres In rve with u yield of
01,000 bushols. There were 81,010 acres
n corn with a yield of I.OIIS.OSO bushols.
This section is a splendid stock and
lulry country as well as a great grain
iroducing country. There are in the
ounty over 10.000 horses. 11,000 cows ,
ivoril.OOO cattle , about 0,000 sheep and
hero were about 50,000 liead of hogs.
The yields of grain vary very much ,
wing largely to the time and man-
icr of cultivation. Wheat yields from
If teen to llfty bushels per acre , oats
roni thirty to sixty bushels per acre ,
yo from llftccn to forty bushels per
tore , and corn from twenty to eighty
mshels per acre. The best of all crops
or pasture and forage Is alfalfa. On
jottom lands it makes an enormous
growth. It can bo cut four times during
i year , and the yield of hay at last cut-
in } ? Is from ono to two and one-half tenser
> er acre , making u total yield
Airing the season of from four teen
on tons per acre , Hogs or cattle
will live upon and fatten on the green
ilfalfa pasture or upon the mired hay.
'logs have been raised and fattened on-
Iroly upon alfalfa without ever being
ed a bushel of corn. Tlio farmers who
mve tried alfalfa and raised hogs on it
laim that for making moroy there is
lothing equal to a good Held of alfalfa
vitli a sullieient number of hog.s to out It :
hat the expense and cost of raising and
aring for bogs is reduced so much that
ho money derived from the sale of hogs
aihed and fattened on alfalfa Is nearly
ill profit. Theio are men in the
jounlry who have bottom land
arms , and have tried alfalfa
or a few years as an experiment who
ire going to f-ecd their entire farms to
ifalfa , and raise hogs and cease to plow
mil cultivate corn , that the prollt on
ifalfa is so much greater than on any
other crop that can bo raised. It is n
splendid crop for- all lazy people , as
bore is no harvest ing to be done in mid
summer. The hogs will do the harvost-
ug while the farmer sits in the sluidj ,
md the prollts will be greater than if he
vorked hard early and late to raise u
jrop of corn or wheat.
Tbero are many people who have the
mprehsion that central Kansas cannot
'also ' fruit. Central Kansas , they must
ecollect , Is comparatively a new coun-
ry ; that it takes a few years to plant
md grow an orchard ; that the first sel
lers in a new country are mostly poor
> eoplo and require all the money they
uive or can make the llrst few years to
upply their necessities ; that the land
mist llrst bo subdued from Its wild and
terile condition and subjected to civil-
nation. There are many fine orchards
n .Mitchell county. K. A. Taylor is
irobably the first and largest fruit
grower in the county. He mar-
feted in 1801 over 4,500 bush
els of line peaches , 11,000 , bushels of
ipplcs of the best quality , (100 ( bushels of
tears , 200 bushels of cherries and eight
or ten tons of grapes , besides large
imintltics of apricots , plums , straw-
K > rries , blackberries , raspberries , goose-
jerries and currents. There are many
ino apple and peach orchards jiist be-
, Inning to bum * throughout the county ,
ind many small vineyards.
While Mitchell county has a fine ,
: iealthful climate , excellent water , a
i-ich and fertile soil , the things tliat are
necessary for the physical and temporal
welfare of humanity , , its people have
not been unmindful to provide for the
welfare of all. There are J14 public
schools and two denominational schools
; n tlio county , and lifty-ono church or
ganizations , with twenty-nine church
jiijldings divided among the various-
denoniinations , so that no matter what
one's religious preferences may be lie
can be suited.
The county has two railroads. The
central branch of the Union Pacific ,
which is operated as u part of the Mis
souri Pacific system , enters the county
near the northwest corner and runs eas't
and west. The towns of Souttsville ,
Uololt , Solomon Rapids , Glen Elder and
Cawker City are all located along the
line of this railroad. The other railroad
is the Solomon branch of the Union
Pueilio and is a part of the Union Pacific
system. The road runs in a northwest
erly direction from the east line of tlio
county to Beloit , which is the terminus-
of the rord. On this road are located
the thriving towns of Ashville and
Simpson. These two railroads furnish
adequate transportation privileges and
the cities and towns are all good market
points for all the grain , stock and other
products raised in the county.
Beloit , the county seat of Mitchell
county , is the best city in north central
Kansas , all things being considered. It
is beautifully situated upon the north
bank of the Solomon river. The
ground slopes sullleicntly to afford ex
cellent drainage. Beloit is a city
of 'l.r > 00 inhabitants , having excellent
schools and churches , there being four ,
large school buildings which have an
average attendance of 000 pupils. Tlio
following church organizations have
good substantial church buildings : The
Methodist , Presbyterian , Baptist , Chris
tian , Reformed Lutherans , Catholics ,
Episcopalian and Adventists. There is
a line opera house which affords the
citizens a place for public gatherings.
The business houses of the city are built
principally of stone with iron and plate
glass fronts , which gives them
the appearance of compactness for
which the city is noted. There
are about fifteen miles of
stone flagging sidewalks in the city ,
made from the native limestone found in
layers of about four inches in thickness
in various quarries around 1)19 ) city. The
Hugging is neatly dressed and compactly
Ittted ; it makes 'a beautiful anil per
manent walk. These walks are all
bordered with shade trees , and the
lawnb are covered with fruit and orna
mented trees and tihrubj.
There are three solid and substantial
banks in tlio city , all doing a good busi
ness and having deposits ranging from
$100,000 to fcJOO.UOO each. There are
two exclusive clothing houses and three
merchant tailors which supply the people
ple in that line. There ute live general
merchandise houses which carry stock
of from $15,000 to $50,000 , each , two ex
clusive boot and shoo stores , and two
exclusive grocery stores , and numerous
other small htores carrying various
kinds of merchandise.
There are two largo jewelry stores ,
three harness shops , six blacksmith and
carriage shops , i'hero are three largo
hardware stores , four agricultural im
plement houses , two furniture stores ,
two lumber yards , three grain elevators.
The far-famed Beloit milla supply the
Muff of life. The milling company finding -
ing their business rapidly increasing
and their room too biiuill for their busi
ness are now erecting n largo , commodi
ous building which will bo fitted up with
tlio best and latest improved machinery ,
which will enable them to supply the
Increasing demand for their brands of
Hour. Tliero are three feed htores and
six livery and tale stables. There are
live hotels. Tlio city has an excellent
system of water works and a splendid
electric light plant , all of which gives
the city u metropolitan appearance.
The country around Bololt is quite
thickly bottled , and land is worth
from $10 to J50 per aero ,
cording to location and improvements. 1
The ' average pr/h- / for fnnm would bo
abiut i $20 per lai re , which Is very low
considering < lhe-tm luotlvoiossund ! near-
icss to markets1. jiWhllo there nro not
so many straiijjtfl i'omlng Into this , see-
Ion , owing to the fact of there being no
hrougli line of rAllroad running through
he country , yet there Is a good demander
or farm lands ; the resident farmers
) olng , In most . .cases , the purchasers ,
-and Is steadily Increasing In value.
To any seeking IfiVmes where good ell-
nate , good schools , good land , good
imrkets , good soclbty , church and social
irlvlloges are ( m-abjoot. they can find
hem all by coming to Mitchell county ,
vansas.
>
\urvous Ucadnclics promptly cured by
Uromo-Soltzor Trial bottle inc.
FOUH-FOOTED COP.
Wonderful Inlelllgt > nco Dhipliiyril by n lion-
ton .Muntlir.
East Boston has a four-footed police-
nan in the shape of a largo black dog , a
cross between a umstlfT and a Now-
'oundland , which , according to his mas
ter , understands every word that is
spoken to him. lie earned his title of
"the four-footed policeman" In the fol-
owing manner , says the Boston Herald :
Living in the sumo house with the
log's master was another family
: lmt owned a small dog called
Fanny. This animal and Nero be
came close friends. One day Fanny
was not to bo found. All the morning
icr mistress watched in vain for her ro-
urn , but at noontime oho was still miss-
ng. Nero walked disconsolately up and
down the yard , sniffing at the ground.
"Nero , do you know where Fanny is ? "
isked his master.
Nero barked and ran to the gate.
"J.i ) you want to go and bring Fanny
) uek ? "
Nero gave another bark , and began to
scratch at the gate.
His master opened it.
"Go find Fanny and bring her homo , "
ic said , and Nero leaped away.
He was absent about two days , and on
ho morning of ( he third ho returned ,
joyfully wagging hfo great tail and ac-
jompanied by poor Fanny , who was look-
ng lean ami hungry , and bad a short
lieco of clothesline tied about her nook.
LJnth dogs were covered witli dry earth ,
md the piece of rope around Fanny's
lock was frayed and chewed , while
shreds of It were found sticking to Nero's
teeth. It was apparent that ho had dug
i hole under u fence or wall and had
then bitten his companion's bonds until
she was free , afterwards guiding her
ionic.
A short time airo Nero was walking
i ] ) Border street , East Boston , limping
badly. When he got to Mason's lumber
nills , the doors of which are always
> pcn , ho entered , approached ono of the
non , and hold up his injured paw. Nero
ms not a very pleasant looking face , and
the man did not olfor to touch him , but
called on him to "go out. " The dog
walked as far away as the door , and ,
.urning around , came back and again
iicld up his wounded foot.- The man
stopped his work , and , gently taking
liold of the pa\vfound ; a safety pin cm-
ucddod deep in the flesh. Ho extracted
the pin , the dog wincing at the pain , and
'
when ho got it'out the dog licked his
iww anil then fawned abjut his surgeon.
Shortly afterwards ho took his departure
is if nothing bad 'Jiappcned. Money can
not buy that dog7. ' '
You don't war\t \ a torpid aver ; you doa't
want a bad comploKioli , you don't want a
bail breath ; you don't want a headauho.
Then use Do Witt's Llttlo Early HUurd , the
unions little pills. v ? ,
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WOOLSEY'S SPLENDID SHOT.
A Mnn Who \Viis rum cms with 1IU Illllo In
the West.
"The finest rifle shot that ever walked
the soil of the west was a man named
King' Woolsey , an old timer , who lived
near Yuma , Ariz. , in the good old stage
days of the west. " said Wallace Mo-
'
La'urin to the St. Louis Republic re
porter. "Tills man Woolsey was orig
inally from Ohio. Ho moved to Ari
zona in his early childhood. When ho
was about the ago of 10 his father and
mother were killed and scalped by the
Apaches. Ho hid in the rocks and es
caped. Five years later , when ho was a
mere boy. he went on the warpath for
the Apaches and ho never spared ono.
Ho could not count exactly how many ho
had killed in his life.
"The last time I saw him was ono day
while the stage stopped to let the horses
rest near Texas Hill , on the Glla river ,
in 1872. His fame as a rifle shot had
spread all over the west and the men
tion of his name filled the Apaches
hearts with fear and trembling. The
passengers persuaded him to give an
exhibition of his marksmanship , and ho
consented. Ho nailed u board up to the
side of a little shanty and put 100 balls
at a distance of 100 yards in the same
place , without the difference of a six
teenth of an inch in 100 shots. Ho then
drove the nails fur into the board with
ten moro shots.
"Every ono applauded. Then ho took
a common bullet , tied it to an infinitesl-
mully small thread , fastened the
thread to the limb of a tree twenty feet
above the ground , placed a small neck
bottle on the ground and started the
bullet swinging to and fro. Ho walked
back fifty paces , wheeled suddenly
around and fired.
"Well , gentlemen , you may stuff mo
with sawdust and exhibit mo at the
World's fair as. the biggest liar In the
universe If Woolsey didn't cut that
string in twain with his rillo ball and
make the bullet drop into the mouth of
that bottle. "
FiREPKOOFJNO A POSSIBILITY.
Comhuntlhlo Muti-rlnl Ilrrillnwly Used In
So-C'nllcd "I'lrcrodf" ItullcllliKi
Scarcely a wwk goes by , writes
Charles II. Bobb in an article on "Firo
Losses in Fireproof Buildings" in the
current number of the Engineering
Magazine , that ono or another of the
journals devoted l' ' to architecture does
not contain some article by experienced
and able writer's1 , ' bearing upon the firo-
proollng of buildings , and without doubt
there could bq formulated from these
articles a system of principles that
would bo Uiorbflyiily efficient to meet
the requirements.- the attempt to
discover right principles the advice and
assistance of thtuiuw noted liroprooilng
companies should'Tiot bo neglected. The
demand was nosooner created for a
science of HropMofing than It was im
mediately inoti.JJy . the formation of
companies for the very purpose of sup
plying It. Tho'j\e\v industry , with ex
perience as its teacher , bus developed
year by year , until at the present
moment tnero Is not a first-class archi
tect or engineer In the country who will
deny that an absolutely fireproof bullit-
Ing can bo built , anil at a reasonable
cost. Vet fires of the most disastrous
character are constantly occurring in
buildings advertised by their owners as
fireproof. It is not suprlslng , therefore ,
that a largo oiment probably H vast
majority of the entire community doubt
the possibility of omstrueting an ub-
s.lutoly lire-proof building. It is an in
controvertible fact that every fire which
lias taken place in a J"firoproof' build
ing has been duo to the indiscriminate
use of combustible material in its con
struction : moreover , it may bo demon-
bt.uted that fireproof material could
have been substituted for the material
burned at a cost not exceeding 20 per
cent.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Trading Was Active in All Pits with a
Break in Oorn ,
STAGNATION PREVAILED AT FIRST
( lotrrniiioiit Itrpnrt on .Hwlno W.n tloiuld-
ci'pd llcurMi at Tlrit liy tin , ProvMon
Croud hut They .Modlllfd
Tlu-lp VIcn-B I.iiti-r.
111. , fob. 11.-A in-oak of li- tools
place In corn today. Trndlnc was uotlvo In till
pits. Compared with last night the decline at
tlio close was 'ic for nliont , 9 1In corn , ( io In
oats , 22'jo In pork and I'JVie In ribs.
Thu slldo In corn did not begin ut.tll after a
period of stagnation. ] ' , It. Itoam appeared on
tlio lop platform ofitlio pit mill , without any
preliminary shouting , began lo sell corn al the
prloo the brokers were then bidding for It.
The crowd Immediately ceased bidding. Cap-
ttiln Phillips about the same tlmo put brokers
Into the pit to .sell and Mr. T. M. ltu\ti > r , along
with a crowd of hrokor-t from the wheat pit
rushed Into Hie melee as sellers. There was a
speedy slump In the price \ilth MI much
unanimity among Iho speculators ,
The duy's receipts wore 270 cars , or 40 over
lhoesllmat "i. There were o-ily III ) ears of
ronlrael corn In the above. Tlio reeelpts at
Chicago for the week iiliiniinted lo 1,0 < J7,4&0
bu. mid Iho shipments to ri.r > 3uui : bu , , showing
only moderate receipts , an mvnmulallon of
543,621 Int. , and that was considered one of
the weak routines of the present situation.
The milder weather was likewise expected to
release a good deal of corn which was loaded
on ears but sidetracked at conn try stations
during the recent severe weather. Tlio close
was unsettled at Me from bottom prices.
Conflicting crop nd\lees , buying outers from
St. l.oulsand reluctance to--ell shorl kept the
wheat market steady for a time , hut as the
day advanced Iho market began losbow weak
ness , Inllueneed largely by Iho deelded hioak
which situ-led In corn and oals , while tlio liner
and milder weather and more assurance that
Hie wheat had been unlujiiiod aNu helped lo
weaken values. Holders got discouraged and
sold fieely , while there was also a growing
disposition to short the market.
The opening was about clowerlban vostor-
day's closing , ruled easy and prices fiirtliorde
clined ' ( , held hteady and the closing was
about V lower for May and ' c lower for.ltily
than yesterday. Oirerlngs were liberal and a
good deal of shoit selling was Indulged In.
This , combined wllh the depression In corn ,
made ( lie market weak and prices leceded VAt -
At the decline there was good general buying ,
but prices only rallied slightly.
The government report on Mvlno was consid
ered buntIsh al IIrut by tlio provision crowd ,
but they modllled their views a Illtle later.
I-or about half an hour It looked as If a con
siderable break would occur. There was a
liely rally at the end of the tlmo named , but
pork and ribs were too freely ulToiedfo hold
up , l.urd was held with a firm grip after Its
early break and was bid up by the speculalor
who Is thought to bo the most heavily Inter
ested In seeing It decline. A..I. Wright ap
peared on Iho floor and bid for May lard until
It had bounced to Jl'J.OO , but the close was at
a reacllon of lU'ic.
Kstlmated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
120 ears ; corn , 200 cars ; oats , 100 ears ; hogs.
21,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
Aimci.E'iT i.nw. i CI.OSK.
Wheat No 2
rcliruurjr. 75 %
.Mny 3 ( . > < ,
July 7b)4 )
Corn No. t-
Pubrunry. 43Vi
Mny MI 4GS4t > ! t ; 4H ,
.Inly 4C (
OnM No. 2-
February. ,11 31
Mny ,113I ! ( 3134K
Moss Cork-
May 20 o : > SO U 3 10 73 19 SO
I.nril
Mny n GO 12 ! )3 ) 12 CO 12 77 H 12 70
July 13.41) ) 12 45 12 10 12 2U 12 41) )
Short ItlbB-
May 1055 10 10 25 1035 10
( 'ash quotations woro'as follows :
KI.OUH Lifeless and nominally unchanged.
CORN No. 2 , 4 24(7'.4'Jsc ( ; No. 3 cash , 30c ;
NV ! .aycl'Pw.ai ' < U.N" . 3 yullow. 39WC. . .
No.1. . f. o. b. , 40Q4HC.
I'lAX9Eii-No. ; 1$1.22'J.
TIMOTHY SKKU Prime , * 4.GO.
Point-Moss , per bbl. . JlUl ! ! > Jm.25 ; lard ,
ner 100 Ibs. , $ ii > .77'J ; short ribs sldos , ( loose ) ,
$ 0.304610.40 ; dry Milted shoulders , ( boxed ) ,
y 8710.00 ! ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , tlO.OO
® ' . ( ) .00.
WHISKY Distillers * finished goods , per gal. ,
iR Cut loaf , 0'5 ' < 35 ic ; granulated , r > Uc ;
standard "A , " 5c.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments for todav :
On the I'rodueo exchange today the nuttur
market was quiet ; creamery , 20Q38C : diilry,20
@ "Co. KSSS , unsettled ; strictly fresh , -'OH-Cc
> , " < York Mnrkitt-i.
NEW VOIIK , I'eb. 11. 1'Youu Kenolpts , 25- ,
138 pkjjs. ; exports , 3,400 bills. , 4,01)0 ) sacks ;
sales , U.OOU plcgs. ; market dull , llrm ; win
ter wheat , low urado.s , J2.10W.2.05 : fair
to fancy , t2.&r > a2.75 ; patents. Ja.H&B-l.'O ;
Minnesota clear. * 2.0I > 5T.3.60 ; Minnesota
straights * 3.G03i4.00 ; Minnesota patents , J4.23
© 0.00.
C'OUNMCAi. Quiet , steady ; yellow western ,
f2.76ft2.HO.
Kvi : Nominal ; western , ri8(202c. (
llAlll.KY Dull , ( Inn ; western , GOttSOc.
llAitixv MAI.T Quiet , steady ; western , 05 ®
80c.
80c.WIIKAT Kecelpts. 13,1751)11. ; exports , 00-
072 bii , ; sales , 010,000bu. . futures. Spot
market dull , lower , closing stead } * ; No. 2 red ,
In store and elevator , Bl'jc ; alloat , 8P.'c ; f. o.
b. , 8H381jC ; No , 1 northern , 8.1'ic ; No. 1
hard , Olc ; No. 2 northern , 83'sc ' ; No , 3
spring , SO'.e. ' Options were veiy dull and
without particular feature , closing steady at
! ( < ( ( . \iMindur yesterday. The decllno Is duo
to I ho weakness west and local realizing ; No. 2
red , March. 8ilU < 3.a03 c. closing at 80'4c ;
May , 82 7-I0t82'.ic. closing at 82'ic ; July ,
8P.Q83'8C. : closing at , 83 Bc.
t'oii.N Uecelpls , 04,300 bu. ; exports COO
bu. ; sales. 110,000 bu. futures , 21,000 bu.
spot. Spots dull , easier ; No. 2 , G3ft&3lir In ele
vator , 5-tit04'.iC ( ' alloat ; No. 3 , &lc. Options
'odfUo lower on easier cables , with trading
very slow ; I'ebruary , 53ao3l8c , closing at
03c ; May , 02 1 l-lG02 , dosing at & 2.io.
OATS-Kecelpts , 27,300 bu. ; e.xports. 81
bu. ; nosahis , fuliires , 40,000 bu. spot. Spots ,
tlrinor , dull ; options dull , nominal ; Kchruary ,
38c ; May.3Uc ; spot No. 2 white , 41'jc ; No. 2
Chicago,3US4C ; So. 3 , 37'ic ; No. 3 whlte,40'5e ;
mixed western , 3813U'ac ' ; white western ,
3'J'j@40e.
HAV I'lrm ; falrdemand ; shipping , 0S,70c ! ) ;
good to choice , 70a'Jc. ( )
HOPS Quiet , easy.state ; , common to choice ,
21 ( < t24e ; Pacific coast , 21Q.24C.
II ll > is : Moderate demand , steady : wet salted
New Orleans selected , 40 to 00 Ibs. , 4'iiiCc ;
Texas selected. Ml to GO Ibs. , 07e.
I'IIOVISIONS Pork , moderate demand , ( Inner ;
old mess , * 10.70Q20.00 ; new mess , $21.00. Tut
meats , scarce , wanted , llrm ; pickled hollies ,
11'ic bid ; pickledshouhlorsvlOc ; pickled hams ,
1-lf'CM'iC. Middles , ijiilet , stronger : short
clear , il'fc. Iaril , ( inlet , higher ; western
steam closed at $13.00 ; sales , none ; March ,
J13.ll ) ; May. $13.10 : .July , $12.00.
lll'TTKK I'nehanged ; western dairy , 18 ©
24c : western creamery , 23&3U ; western fac
tory. 17ffi23'c : Klgln , 30e.
CIMISI : : : I'alrdemand ; part skims , -KSlO c.
Kuos Moderate demand , stiongor ; rcccluls ,
B.309 pkirs. : western fresh , aoUHU .
Hici : I'lrm , good demand ; domestic , fair to
extra , 3V30c : Jtinun , 4J45i5c.
JIoi.fSKSNew Orleans , open bottle , good
I 'ft Onrci Coldi , Coujhi. Bore Tbroit , Croop. Influ.
tnia , Whooping Couh , Broncbltli andAitbmt ,
A certain euro for Contumction In flrit itatti ,
and ture relief In idTineed itei. Uit t OHM ,
You will ice tht excellent effect after Uklnr tht
fliit dou. Bold by deiltri eterTwhtre. Lut
Uttlti 00 ttaU IB * tl.OO.
llKlit oupply , In good demand , flrui nt
Hnw , iniiot , Ktendvi fair rollnuiff ,
3 ll-irn'i contrlruuaK DOto'st. 3 , i'l refined ,
dullMciidyi oir. iti.itkctivi " > lu A , 4 ir.-in
ftoV ' ; standard A.4 ll-HWM > , ei confection-
fist' , 4 U-lOttlVct cut loaf , 5 ffllMftVtp'
Crushed , 0 ti-liVftOUoi powdered 15-tita
O'.cigranulated ' , 4 U-104tOo ! cubes , 4 IS-10
1'rodnco Pointers
The Chlcaso Times m commenth\it 'ipon
the local produce market si\.s ; : At the
present tlmo South Water street would bear
off nil the prizes In a competition for the
( 'reatest number of loiiR-faceil men. All the
faces In question belong on the shoulders of
commission men whose Minis predomlnato
almost entirely from Fifth avenue to the
lake , niul tire like the s.iuds of the se ; In
number. Kverythmjr Is scarce , and this In
cludes not only | irodii"e , but money and
buyers as well. In consequence the commis
sion men standout with their coats buttoned .
tlKhtly to their throats , their hands In their I
IKM'ketsaml their opinion of the weather i
man unspeakable In the public print of the I
day. The milk of human kindness supposed '
to bo In their souls Is fnv.cn also , like their
JVKS , cabbage , opossums and Jack rabbits.
I hey have little else to do save to talk , and
not a few of them talked vigorously and vi
rulently yesterday. They blamed everything
on the railroads and the men who run the
weather for thd balance of trade just now on
the wroiij , ' side of their books.
A peed many hides are received on this
market and a local buver Issues the follow !
ing Instructions to shippers : D.iriiur . warm
weather It Is necessary to have green hides
salted promptly , or they will spoil , but hi.tes
ean bo shipped green In the winter season In
a frozen state without s-iltinp. To euro a
hide propei-l.v It Is lirst necessary to trim H
b.V cutting off what docs not belong to the
hide , such as horns , tail bones and r.inews.
then spread the hide on thelloorand sprinkle
salt evenly and freely over the flesh side. In
this way pile one hldo on the other , llesh
side up , head on head , tail on tail. Stretch
out the flanks anil legs so an to give the hides
a chaiico to drain. It will take a week or
moro to cure hides thoroughly. When hides
have lain over a week in salt' they will then
do to tie up and ship , aft-r having shaken off
the surplus salt. For a large heavy hide it
will take about a pail of salt , anil a less
quantity for smaller hldo or calfskin In pro-
ixn-tlon to sl/o. ( liven butcher hides shrink
in salting from 10 to'l.'i per cent , consequently
quently salted or cured are worth Irom 1 to
2 cents more than green.
There Is something very fascinating about
the commission business , especially that portion
tion of it pertaining to fruit. The commission
man's mind is always tilled with hoiio. Ilo
Is aware of the breakers in the p.ist. out the
future always looks like plain sailing. That
being true of a man who is in the business
and understands all the disappointments
incident to the business it is not surprising
that the outsider , who can sou only the
bright side , should be tempted to try his
hand. Kvery little while some large llrm in
the city that is engaged in some other line
of business .suddenly discovers that there are
millions to be made in fruit and they buy up
large quantities and put it in store. Ono
year a local grocery house put in lemons by
the car load. How they came out with them
is not known to the general public , but it has
been observed that they have not been In
the lemon business to any great extent since.
Last fall people were sajlug that there were
no apples in the country. It looked like such
a snap that a largo wholesale house con
cluded to take H in. Accordingly they put
in apples without end and have been pushing
apples all the winter.
i.ivi : STOCK M.viucirrs.
Ciiltlo Tnulo Itiitlier Deniorall/ril Hogs III
Nil-one Demand : nul Higher.
OMAHA , Keb. 11. Itecelpts of all kinds show
very little change compaied with last week's
supply , t'ompaied with tno same week last
year receipts of both cattle mm nogs snow a
marked Incioaso. while the hogs continue to
decrease. The olllclal figures are as follows :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Kecelpts this week 17.4H5 22,108 0,411
Itecelpts last week 18.H02 21,247 4,420
Same week last year 13,388 34,230 3,008
During the early part of the week the cattle
market was In excellent shape. Receipts were
not too heavy and wlthun Increased shipping
and export demand prices i tiled stronger on
nit useful grades 1 hero was an advance In
prices of 10c ; 10 25c up to Thursday. Friday's
trade wasjho worst that has been experienced
heroin many a day. Eastern markets were
very bad , and as receipts were fairly liberal ,
buyers proceeded to uound the llfooiitof the
market and Jump on It after It was
dead. The best neitvv cattle that suited
tlio export trade did not suffer
so much as the medium grade steers , on which
dressed beef buyers had It all to themselves.
The advance of tlio early part of the \veek was
completely wiped out and the pens bad plenty
of cattle In them at the close.
Today's trade was little better than
that of l-'rlday. The run was not by
any means heavy , but as eastern
markets were weak the offerings were
snlllcluntly liberal to enable buyers to fill
their orders with-.vhat suited them at barely
steady prices and take olT a shaving or
two where the quality was not ex
actly to their liking. Some 13,00 and
l,5Gil ; | > , beeves biought J0.1010.30 , but cat
tle of that kind are scarce enough here lo sell
well at any time. I'alrto very good 1,000 to
y,200-lb. steers sold at from $1.00 to S4.GO , with
sales of poor to fair stun scattering
at .from $4.00 down. In general ,
on all but tlio ripe heavy beeves ,
WANTED
. TotM le in ot CITIES ,
J COUNTIES , SCHOOL
--J WATER
DISTRICTS ,
BOX w y B * * * - ' -
COMPANIES , ST.R.R.COMPANIES.etcv
Corrrnpomlcnco solicited.
H.W.HAHRIS &COHPANYBankers ,
(03-165 ( Dolirborn Stront , CHICAGO.
IS Wall Street , NEW YORK ,
7OStntn1t. . BOSTON.
prl.'os . dropped fully 30V In ( lie past two days
and tin ; week closes with 11 very weak feelliur
pervading thnlrado. K
In biiiehoiV stock and caimcrs the fluetim.K °
t ons have-not boon so greal.but they followed'
t ho samolliiivs , ta the better grades of cow ami ill-
helfoM prices have been parllally sustained
by liberal outside orders and an acil\o specu- , _
latlvo bin ness , btiMho ordinary grades have ?
rcllned 10c lo tr.o In the past two days.al
Iho iii'irkol today was all right as '
far us good to choice stulT was con-
certied , with -wlos at from M.a : . to $ .1 H ) . , „
I air to good sluir was slow and easier at from ,
I.MO to M.J.V wilh common and canningtr ,
grades scattering down as low as JI.7.V Hulls. "
u\eii mid stags worn In good demand and about HI
steady at from S'J.OO to $3.7i ( , Oirerlngs of
Piilvc * weto moderalo and jirlces iimifuljly
uni i
changed at from IJ.in to JI > .7 : > .
Notwithstanding the wild Iliicluatlons In fat > no
cattle iho course of feeder values has been 1"
sle.iilily upward , and tliechxo of thiMU'ok'M )
llmls prices imotably as high as at anv time re : v
ocntly. with the demand far exceeding tba
supply. Trading today was somewhat re-
strlctcd on account of Iho limited offerings , '
.but the general tone to the trade was strong , > o
Niles were at from * 2.fil ) to M.'Jli. wllh notlilmt'iu
at all desirable under M.dO , . , , .
lloil.sTlio most iiollceabli ) fcalutes of tlin , , ,
market the past week have been the contlnur-il
light receipts and light weight of tne offering *
and the Improvement In the demand from x-
eastern packers. As a result of those clrcum- -
stances pile.es have advanced fully ; UK : 4i.
on all grades. In spile of this ,
the situation Is Inirlnslcally fully , )
: is strong as a month ago , when hogs weie sell-1
Ing nearly Jl.oo per hundred welghl less than
now. Local fresh meat houses conflnun to
buy freely and Iho supply east must bo very .
shorl , as shippers are apparently anxious , "
for the hogs , oven at war prices. Packers , ' .
however , are doing lime more than trying * >
to keep their fresh meat tiailn supplied and * >
cxnlliuie to pound prices on every pussllilii opd
piirlunlly. „
The market loday , looked at from the
'
solids' standpoint , was a very satisfactory
one. On the early market wllh shlppets , a
speculators and fresh meat men buying freely , r
trade was brisk and prices were fi.m , 5 , > to Uj ) 0
higher lliaii l-'rlday. ( iood to rlmlcc medium
and heavy hogs sold al from H.i j , , u , . , , . JM 'n
with light , aiiij. mixed stulV ut $8.05 -
and $ n,10. vVckris. as usual held *
back until urgent orders h.i.l . been >
lined , when they pounded prices somef f
what , and the clo-ewas weal ; wllh tlieadvanco
nearly all losl The pens , however were
cleared by the middle nf the forenoon , the
bulk of the fair to gond hugs of all weights '
M'llliigal JS.10 to fs.ir. us against Ji Oil to
JH.KlKrlilay and7.7rto n.H.'i last Saturday
Sliiii- : : Karly receipts were billed dlteotlo
Swlfl , V Co. Thai house has killed an averagu
of 700 sheep per day the past week , the best
leconl the house has yet made. The demand
Is very acllvo for bulb muttons and feeilcts of
the right kind and prices are iiintahlv | firm ,
ralrlogood natives , ifil.7fnji.iin ; ; falriogooil
wesleins , fU.riOiri.oi ) ; commut , and sto , It
sheep , f2.2.Vti.75 : ; good lo choice -lu lo lUU-lli
lambs , $1.00165,70-
llerelplsiiuil DhpiullIan itt SturK.
Olllclal roeelptiand dlsp.Hlllim of sro U as
shown by Iho Imnksof Hil'ol'mStnYards
company for the twenty-four hours en luigatO
o'clock p , m. February 11 , lau.l :
44T
447
THE irOJMA' II7fO WOltKS ,
mid Is tired , will Ibid a
special help in Doctor
ricrco's Knvorito Pro-
Fcriptiou. I'orfeetly
harmless in nny condl-
tiou of tlio funinlo sys
tem. ItproinotcHnlltho
natural functions , mid
btiildH up , strengthens ,
regulates , mid cures.
For women ni > proac.h-
.Ing coulbieiuent , inirs-
'l\\K \ \ mothers , and every
weak , run-down , dch-
eato womin , it is nn In
vigorating , biii > i > ortlli
tonic that's peculiarly udapted to tojIT
-
needs. '
But it's moro than that , too. It's the only
( juarantecit remedy for nil the functional
disturbances , painful di&onlorn , mid chronlo
weaknesses of wonmnhood. In "fcmala
complaints" of every kind , periodical pains ,
bearing-down sensations , internal inflamma
tion , and kindred ailments , if it over falls
to benefit or euro , you have your money
back.
Something else that pays the dealer better ,
may bo offered as " just as good. " Perhaps
it u , for him , but it can't be , for yon.
SOUTH OJMA.HA.
Union Stock Yards Company ,
Soutli Ornalia.
( ! c t Cattle Ho nnil Sheep markut In Ilio noit.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
Wood Brothers.
I.lvo Block CcminilTslon Mcrchuntn.
foiitliOiuslin Tolcphono 1137. U'tilcnzv '
JOHN I ) . IJAWSMAN , I , , . _ . _ .
W.\JTiit : I ! . WOOD , j-Manaisori
Mnrkct Itcporti Itf mall ant ] wlro chccfftillyt
nlnljLMl upon application
OMAHA
AWHINQS.\M3 TENTS
Omaha Tent-Awning
COMl'ANV.
HOI18K COVKHS ,
III. ! Knrnimi St.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Morse-Coe Shos Company ,
llonrard Slreit.
Factory corner lltli anil Douglas Slro ii.
WearoniaklimoloMiirloM to oath Import , nnl nro
oiling aclisi of ifooil. which I. vorr unloiblo
wllh merchant ! .
Klrkendall , Jones & Amer. Hand-Sewed
COMl'ANV. IVIuilinftlo HIIOKCO. , buott.ilinoi
mfri. nuonti Itiiiton nnil rubtii'r nooili. IJJi-
Kublior Shoo Co 1104- 13IU llarnejr al.
llOI-HOtillnrney St.
COAL , OOXc. CORHISE ,
Omaha Coal , Coke & Eagle Cornice Works
L1.MK CO. . hard and uft Mfr > . KMvnnliet I run
coal , K K cor. lUlti and cornlco , window caps . ,
metallic ulirlluhti , utu.
1110-1112
DRY GOODS.
M. E. Smith & Co. , Kllpatrlck-Koch Dry
HOODS CO ,
Drr goodj , nollons , fur- Notloni , it ! < nli' furnlih-
nlihlnit uou.n , oJriur lngood , cur. llth nnd
llth anil llD
FURNITURE.
Omaha Upholstering Beatw & Runyaa
CO. , uphoUtnrod furnl- KUUS1TUUK CO. , Uraco
lure. I1J3 1101 .Nlcluilat
HI. Wholmalaunlr. and 13th Bts.
HARDWARE.
Rector & Willielmy Lobeck&Liai ,
COMIM.W ,
lonlorn In hnriltrnronnd
Corner 10th nail JacUson luecimnlon' loolH
dtr ejo. ll'JI Doiulai it-
HATS , EH.
W.A.LGibboa&Co. Omaha Safe and Iroa
Wlioluciln WOKKS
] IatRiH | , Mr.iw xo i li , Fufoa.Tiiiilti , jnll work.
k'lim'i. mUloiu. 'll\\ \ Iron > hutlcr nut llruut
unit Humor M . tuiiet. An-lrojn , V liar
11 , Htli nnil JnckHiin ,
LUMDE3.
John A. Wakeflald , Charles R , L93 ,
Imported , Amurlc.inl'i > rt Ilardirou.l l'.i a'lir WJO
Innil oonunt. Mlliiu- c.trpeti .i'i I pir ) u'
keauuiiiRiit triilijulno/
wnltulliuu. Dill anil
LIQUORS. HILLIHERf.
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Mall orders prompt.
1001 rarnam St. 2J1-2K d. Hill -it.
PAPER. OILS.
Carpenter Paper Co. Standard Oil Co. ,
Carry a full iioclt of
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PRODUCE C3MMISSI3I.
Branci & Co. , Jas. A. Clark & Co. ,
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poultry and hrarnu ,
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STOVE REPAIRS , SASH.DOOS
Omaha Stove Rapilr M.A.Dl5bra/Y&C )
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and water attashmiit I door i , DM mil anl
for Hiir kind of Hurj moulding" , brmi' li ut
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