State Historical Society
DAKOTA COUNTY
MOTTO AH Tlio News When It Is News.
VOLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1910.
NUMBER 21
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WORLD'S DAILY HEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED
AND CONCISELY STATED
STENSLAN1) SET FREE
BAN K IiOOTEH I'AROI.KD nY IL
L1NOIS PARDON BOARD.
Captured by Two Cliionea Men In Tan
gier, Moroeoo, In September, 1900,
After a Remarkable Chase Cash
ier Ilerbig Also Released.
Paul O. Stensland, former president
of the Milwaukee Avenue State bunk,
of Chicago, and Henry O. Hering. for- '
merly Its eashler, rlio were convicted
In connection with the wrecking of
the bank and the disappearance of
$1,300,000 of its funds, were paroled
Thursday.
Stennland, who -was captured after
a sensational chase extending across
The Atlantic ocean Into Europe and
Morocco, had served three years,
three months and twenty-fotrr days
Tvhen the pardon board, sitting at tbe
penitentiary at Jollet, 111., concluded
be bad been punished enough.
Allowing for good behavior his time
represents a Bentence of four years
six months and eight days. He was
sent to the penitentiary on an Inde
terminate sentence of one to ten
years. Hering -was given a similar sen
tence. The suicide of the bank's paying
teller and three ruined depositors, the
death of another from worry and four
victims adjudged insane from the
same cause, soon added an element
or tragedy to tbe affair. In the mean
time the fugitive bank president had
been traced to Tangier, Morocco,
where he was arrested September 3,
1906. Cashier Hering gave himself
up.
The board ordered Stensland pa
roled to James Keely, managing editor
of the Chicago Tribune, who, aecom
panled by Assistnnt State's Attorney
Ulson to Morocco, effected the fugl
tlve's capture.
FEARFUL CRIMF. IN CHICAGO.
Woman Decapitated and Tier Hotly
Mutilated.
The decapitated and mutilated body
of a woman. Identified us that of .A Tina
Furlong, was found n a room In a re
sort at Chicogo Thursday. - The head
was missing and the police believe It
was carried away by the murderer in
an attempt to conceal the woman's
Identity.
The woman evidently made a ter
rific struggle for life, us the room was
found In great disorder, chairs, tables
and other articles being thrown
about. The body was clad In a nght
gown, which whs cut und torn in sev
eral places. The police think the
woman had been dead for several
hours. The body was disemboweled
' and parts of the hair and scalp were
sca'tered about the room.
The body wus Identified as that of
Anna Furlong, and other inmates say
she Tiad lived there for several weeka
Titrrcn to sr.izrc curtains.
Paris Conrt Dismisses Cane Against
Wife of Ambassador liClsliiiuin.
The court in Paris, France, Friday
dismissed the case growing out of the
attempted euizure of lace curtains
furnished for the residence in the
Avenue du T.ols de Boulogne of Mrs
John G. A. Lelshman, wife of th
United States ambassador to Italy.
The court decided that it was sim
ply a question of a disputed bill and
that the standing of Mrs. Lelshman
dhould have protected her against
seizure.
Not Sheldon Woman.
The woman supposed to be Emma
Farnsworth, of Sheldon, la., who was
found In a helpless condition in St
Louis, Mo., Tuesday night, is not Km
ma Farnsworth, of Sheldon. Emma
Farnsworth, who Its now Mrs. Nelson
a bride of three months, is in Sheldon.
Bryan In Peru.
William Jennings Bryan arrived at
Lima, Peru, Thursday. He whs landed
at Callao from hs steamer gy a gov
ernment launch and was met by a
large number of prominent person
ages, including a representatives of
President Leguia.
Cob. n Gets nail.
Counsel for Ferdinand Cohen, thi
tvaiter who is accused of kidnaping
Roberta Le Janon, the 17-year-old
heiress, appeared in the crlmin;
court at Philadelphia, Pa., Friday und
succeeded in having bail fixed for Co
hen in the sum of $ 2,000.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's untatlons on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Corn-
fed steers, $ G . ti 0 tfj 8.60. Top hogs,
18.50. ,
Railway Sale Conlli incil.
The sale of the Chicago Terminal
Transfer railroad to the llalllmnre
and Oh'o railroad was confirmed ' by
Judge Kohlsaat In the United States
c ircult court Thursday.
Rail Wreck in Franc.
Two persons were killed arid seven
others seriously injured Thursday
when a passenger train toppled from
the track into a ravine neur La Mans,
Frunce.
WALSH'S FIGHT OVICR.
Aged Financier Now on Way to Prison
fell.
John It. Walsh, 72 years old, '.vho
began his business career as a news
boy and later controlled millions In
banks, railroads, newspupers and coal
fields, left Chicago for the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan., at 8
o'clock Tuesday night to begin a flvti
years' sentence for misapplying the
funds of the Chicago National bank,
of which he hod been president, ills
Journey followed a denial of appeals
of his petition for a new trial on the
ground of alleged misconduct of the
Jurors who found blm guilty.
While Mr. Walsh whs" on his way to
Leavenworth In charge of officers, a
rumor was circulated that a desperate
effort would be made to get the pris
oner off the train by a habeas corpus
proceeding. "
The ground on which the writ might
be asked was not revealed, but K was
reported that the altcgatlon might bo
made that other than members of the
grand, Jury were present In the Jury
room when Walsh was indicted.
It was said, as the prisoner neared
Leavenworth action to obtain bis llb-
prty would be brought In the Kansas
district on the ground that Mr. Walsh
was "under Illegal restraint."
By a coincidence Walsh started to
prison exactly two years after be had
been found guilty. It was on January
18, 1908, that a jury 1n Federal Judge
Anderson's court brought 1n its ver
dict. K1DNAPITI) BY RLACK IT ANT).
Chicago Mil Seized on the Way o
Work.
It is reported to the Chicago police
that the Black Hand society Is re
sponsible for the kidnaping of Maria
De Dosi, a 17-year-old Italian girl who
was bundled Into a cab Tuesday when
she left her home to go to work.
Maria's younger sister, Rosa, wns
also seized, but broke away and spread
the alarm. Apparently Maria made
no struggle or outcry. There were
three men in the cab and when the
girls passed they jumped out and
seized both. Rosa said she had never
seen any of the men before, but that
she was certain they were Italians..
According to witnesses, the cab had
been waiting for ten minutes before
the girls came.
Marie Canoraro, 17 years old, who
has been missing from her home since:
Monday morning, was also seized by
three men in a cab. Later she wa
found by 'the police in a house with
four men and one woman. The five
Inmates, all of whom are Italians
were arrested.
lee (Jorge TjOts Go.
The great ic gorge, which for the
past two weeks has held solid the Ohio
river from AVolf creek almost up to
Louisville, broke Tuesday, and dis
patches from down stream Tuesday
night indicate slight damage to prop
erty occurred.
Starves Her Live Stock.
Mrs. Mary Johnson, 60 years of age,
,vas arrested In Chicago on the charge
of starving her animals, which con
sisted of 15 dogs, 1!8 goats, 2 horses
and a number of pigs, cats and chick
ens. Justice W. S. Andrews Tuesday
granted the application of tbe state
insurance department of New York to
have the People's Mutual Life associa
tion and league turned over to the de
partment of liquidation.
Missouri Anti-Trust Case.
Arguments began Tuesday In the su
preme court of M'ssouri in the suit
filed by the attorney general to fine or
oust sixteen railroads for alleged vio
lation of the anti-trust laws in the fix
ing of freight and passenger rates.
Strikers Are Indicted.
The county grand jury at St. Clalrs
lille, ()., returned indictments against
forty striking tin mill employes for
inciting a riot during the recent trou
ble at the Aetna-Standard plant of the
American Sheet and Tlnplate com
pany at Bridgeport.
John R. Walsh Numbered.
John It. Walsh, the convicted Chica
go banker, arrived at the federal pen
itentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., at
12:06 Wednesday and began serving
his sentence of five years. His num
ber as a convict will be 6S61.
Birthday of Icc Obs'rvcl.
The 103d birthday of General Rob.
rrt E. Lee was celebrated throughout
the south Wednesday. Being a legal
holiday In a number of states, it Is at
tended with a partial suspension of
business activity.
Jewelry Firm Bankrupt.
Lapp & Flershem, jewelers, went
Into voluntary bankruptcy at Chicago.
Tuesday. The liabilities were given
at $500 and it Is said the assets
amount to $300,000.
James Middleton, a farmer and prin
cipal witness in a night rider case set
for trial in Mobile, Ala., Monday was
slot from ambush Sunday night und
kl led.
The Wabash milrond has entered
Into a $10,000,000 truHt agreement
with the' Bowling Green Trust com
pany, of New York, according to an
instrument filed in Chicago Thursday.
The agreement is Intended to securo
a $10,000,000 bond issue.
Harry Rife, who on July 8, 1909,
murdered Mrs. Llda Griswold, libra
rian, at Katon, O., was electrocuted at
12:12 Wednesday morning in the Ohio
penitentiary
rACMIAX A WIZARD.
Continue Ills Record Breaking Trip
In the Aalr.
Time, on Voyages About County.
By carrying one passenger In his
biplane on a 22-mile cross country
trip from Aviation field to a point half
a mile out over the ocean, by taking
another passenger on a 12-mlle flight
over the fields and by taking three
other passengers, one at a time, on
short flights, Louis Paulhan at Los An
geles established a new world's record
tor heavier than air machines.
Paulhan sailed at an altitude of
from 600 to 1,000 feet over Redondo
beach, Venice by the Sea and other re
sorts towards Point Firmln. He made
his trip and other perillous flights with
the ease of a run In a taxlcab.
He took up Mrs. Courtlandt Bishop,
wife of President Bishop, of the Aero
Club of America; Lieut. Paul Beck, of
the United State army signal corps;
William Randolph Hearst, a newspa
per publisher, and another newspaper
man.
Lieut Beck, on his trip, took dum
my dynamite bombs to attempt to
throw from a height to a measured
place on the ground. This was a test
made for the .benefit of the army.
While Lieut. Beck was not successful
in placing the bombs within the square,
they did not land far away, and it
was demonstrated that the aeroplane
could be used for such a purpose and
that it was only a matter of practice
to place the bombs where wanted.
The passenger carrying record Is
held by Orvllle Wright, who flew with
Capt. Engelhardt for one hour and
thirty-five minutes at Berlin lost fall,
but Wright did not leave the course.
nKTTKXS HOME PF.NNILKKS.
Former TrcanTer of a Dry Organiza
tion Admits Theft.
William C. Lllley, former treasurer
of the permanent temperance com
mittee of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church and also of the
Pittsburg presbytery, who has been
missing since September 26, appeared
in Pittsburg Thursday night, much to
the surprise of his friends. Mr. Lilley
was found to be short $23,000 in his
accounts shortly after his absence, but
no effort towards prosecution had
been taken by the church.
He went to the Jail, having read the
reports of the case In western papers,
but was refused admittance, as no in
formations had been made against
him. He had no place to go and was
penniless. He made a confession of
his shortage. WlUls A. Booth, chair
man of the legal committee of the
board of trustees of the presbytery,
took him to his home for the night. -
FATAL FIRE.
Four Persons Are Killed and a Score
Injured.
Four persons are dead and several
are dylpg in hospitals, following . lire
which destroyed a factory building at
Second and Chancellor streets, Phila
delphia, Pa., shortly before noon
Wednesday. The known dead are all
girls and three of them were killed by
jumping from windows. About 100
emDloves were in he building. There
are nearly twenty persons in hospitals.
The negro elevator boy employed n
the building was taken into custody
by the police, pending an investigation
into the origin of the fire.
The fire Is said to have started on
the third floor. Those on that floor
were thrown into a panic, and the cry
of fire was heard. When the excite
ment reached tbe three upper floors a
wild rush for life ensued.
Ix-inon Famine Ends.
The end of a lemon famine In New
Orleans and other southern cities was
marked Wednesday by the arrival of
the steamship Marie Mazell, which
was considerably overdue, and Its car
go of 0,000 boxes of lemons from
Slcilly. During the pnst few weeks
lemons have been sold as high as $15
a box on the New Orleans market.
IjiiuIs On Cook Agniiis
The committee of the University of
Copenhagen has completed Its exam
ination of Dr. Frederick A. Cook's
original notes, and Wednesday con
firmed Its previous conclusions that
not the slightest proof that the explor
er reached tho north pole had been
submitted.
Turkish Purllamcnt House Postroycn.
The Palace of Chcragun, where par
liament sits In Constantinople, Turkey,
was practically destroyed by fire of
accidental origin Wednesday. Tho
chamber of deputies was burned out
und the senate hall was so badly dam
aged that It cannot be occupied uguln.
License Tax Invalid.
The Missouri law Imposing a li
cense tax of $100 to $500 on wholesale
liquor dealers and manufacturers,
which was expected to net the state a
revenue of $500,000, was declared un
constitutional Tuesday by Judge W. A,
Taylor.
Excursion Reumor Kinks.
The City of Providence, an excur
sion steamer, was wrecked and sunk
In tho Mississippi river at St. Louis,
Mo., Friday.
TiOiix Island Baker Drops Dead.
Henry Mead, a baker, dropped dead
In Freeport, L. I., Thursday after eat
ing a piece of pie for breakfast. Tho
doctor ascribed death to heart failure,
superinduced by acute Indigestion.
Mead was 71 years of 8 go.
Bishop I'oss Near Deutli.
Tho condition of Bishop Cyrus D.
Foas, of the Methodist F.plscopal
church, who was stricken with puraly-
I sis, was critical Thursday,
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OMAHA St U'lDE
Wm. Welncr Shoots .Himself .While
Sitting in Chair.
Dead In his chair, with a revolver
shot through his head, the police
found Michael Welner at his home in
Omaha Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Welner had heard the shot by
which her husband ended his life and
feared to venture Into the room.
Welner was sitting In his rocking
chair In the attitude of sleep. The re
volver with which he had killed him
self was lying on the floor by the chair.
Welner had apparently died without a
move after the fatal shot.
The dead man left no note or word
of explanation. His wife says that
she knows of nothing that should have
-caused htm to take his life.
Welner leaves three children, a
daughter of 17 years and two grown
sons. He was employed as a cook at
the Murray hotel. The Welners own
their own home and from the tfforts
of tho husband and two sons had a
comfortable income. Welner was 60
years old.
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.
Weight of Know mid Ice Wrecks Im
plcmeiit Sheds.
Two brick, one-story buildings, lo
cated on Main street in Friend, and
used for the storage of wagons and
agricultural Implements, collapsed by
the heavy accumulation of ice and
snow on their roofs. The building
owned by E. Unckless adjoining was
somewhat damaged by the falling
roofs and walls of these buildings.
They are supposed to be owned by Mr.
Fisher, of David City, and are almost
a complete loss, so heavy was the
weight that carried them down.
Cass County In Fine Condition.
The report of the county treasurer
Bhows that Cuss county is out of debt
and has no bonded indebtedness und
has the sum of $11,16249 In the gener
al fund; has $27,221.16 in the different
road funds; hus $40,649.01 In school
funds; $1,147.02 in the bridge fund,
and this county paid this Btate last
year the Burn of $47,626.16.
Section Foreman Killed.
F. C. Cokcr, section foreman for tho
Burlington at Sidney wns instantly
killed while working on the viaduct
which crosses the Union Pacific tracks.
Coker had a flag out, but the engineer
paid no attention to it. Coker then
ran to take his hand car off the track
and was struck In the head by the en
gine, lie was picked up dead. It is
said the engineer will be held crimi
nally liable.
Burglars Rob a Store.
Burglars Saturday night entered the
hardvare store of Babcock Brothers at
Cambridge, and stole knives, razors
and silverware. As soon as the bur
glary was discovered word was sent to
nearby towns to keep a lookout, and
in a short time two BUHpects wcro ar
rested. They gnve their names us Earl
Richards and Joe Owen. They car
rrjed property which compared with
thtt which was stolen.
Stale Historical Society.
The State Historical society began a
meeting in Lincoln, with John L.
Webster, president. An interesting
program was arranged und several of
the pioneers of Nebraska delivered ad
dresses, telling of tho early days in the
state. These will be preserved with
the records of the society.
Organized Agriculture.
Organized agriculture began its an
nual meeting in Lincoln und continued
throughout the week, the various or
ganizations holding separate sessions,
though all tending to the same end, a
better understanding of how to farm
and how to raise stock und fruit.
Wolf limit in Johnson County.
Wolf hunting seems to be tho order
of tho day in Johnson county. Two
hundred men engaged In a roundup
Just west of Tecumseh. Twenty-five
sections were covered, the men trav
eling on foot. Seven wolves were cor
ralled. Heavy Fine for Drunkenness.
Thomas Smith, a young man of 21
years, was fined $25 and costs on con
viction of being Intoxicated at Kear
ney. This is the first victim of the
heavy fine of $2j which was set a few
weeks ugo by .Mayor Patterson, and
only men with means can afford to hit
the firewater now In the city.
Court to Test Bond Law.
Judge T. C. Munger granted an In
junction to the American Surety com
pany to prevent the State Bonding
board from enforcing the r:ew bonding
law of maximum rates fur surety
bonds. This will bo a test suit.
Fanners May Start Bonk.
At the annual meeting of the Su r
ling Grain and Stock company, a
farmers' company whl h maintains
an elevator in Sterling, dividends were
paid for the pant year amounting t
10 per cent
Prof. C. A. M uri-h, of the state nor
mal school at Kearney, died at his
residence of ubsci-ss of the liver. Prof.
Murch Is win of the pioneer educators
of Nebraska.
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COURT HOUSE IN RUINS.
Jailer Crawls Through Dense Smoke
to Release County Prisoner.
Between 12 and 1 o'clock Sunday
morning the court house at Broken
Bow, one of the county's fine build
ings, was totally destroyed by fire.
How the fire orlginatod is a mystery.
Jailer Cooper, w ho slept In tho base
ment, was awakened by a dense smoke
that was pouring from the second
floor. Almost suffocated he crawled
on his hands and knees to the Jail
door and released two prisoners who
were being held for trial.
At one time the wind rose and it
was only through heroic efforts of tho
firemen and citizens that the south
side business portion of town was
saved. All tho principal records of
the county were saved. The building,
which Is covered by $15,000 insur
ance, was built by tho people of Brok
en Bow In 1889. Twice tho Masonic
Temple caught fire, but was extin
guished each time. A movement will
Immediately be made to repluce the
old court house.
YOUNG MAN DURA El) IN HOME.
Henry Liny.'s Cliiirrcd Body Found in
Ruins of Plnce Near Kearney.
Henry Hins, n young man 23 years
old, was burned to death at his home
17 miles northeast of Kearney, Satur
day morning. Hlns' lived alone in o
small house, about half a mile from
his nearest neighbor. Fire broko out
about 7 o'clock and was first noticed
by a neighbor, Sam Ruchman, who
saddled a horse and hurried to the
spot. In the ruins of the building
were found tho charred remains of the
young man. lie had met death In his
bed-room and seemed to have been
unconscious, lying In a sleeping posi
tion. His brother said it was hardly
possible for tho stove in the room to
he hot enough to start the blate nt
that time of morning.
Nehrnska Poultry Show,
The 2,500 or more birds on exhibi
tion In the State Poultry Show at
Hastings next week will represent one
of Nebraska's most extensive and
profitable- industries and ono that has
been growing In the value of products
at the rate of nearly $1,000,000 a yeHr.
The exposition will be tho twenty-fifth
fuinual event of Its kind under the di
rection of the state association.
Editor's Coals of Fire.
Soon after the board of county su
pervlsors at Broken Bow had turned
down the lowest bid for county print
lng, mndo by the Custer County Chief,
and had given the plum to the Bea
con, K. R. Purrell, of the Chief, went
before tho board and in a few re
marks presented tho members with a
box of fine cigars, with an assuranco
of good will and no hard feelings.
Surveyor In Divorce Court.
A rather sensational suit for dlvorct
was filed In the district court at Nel
son. Mrs. Sarah N. McReynolds asks
for separation, alimony and the cus
tody of her three minor children.
charging McReynolds with accusing
her of improper conduct and abusing
her otherwise. Mr. McReynolds has
been county surveyor for a number of
years.
Quarantine Halts Ncfr ("use.
The case of the state of Nebraska
against Dr. J. Q. Neff, of Sterling, on
a charge involving his daughter and
set for trial in the Johnson countv
district court, c-unnot be tried at this
time. Tho complaining witness. Miss
Lora Neff, Is quarantined at the Ge
neva industrial school.
Attempts Suicide.
Harry Llghtner, about 30 years old
"'I'uu BuieiuL- hi t. lay center, lie
was married and worked in a factory.
He had started to work and when
about half way thure placed a revolver
under his right ear and fired, the bul
let passing through his head. His
father Is a doctor and resides in Hust
ings. Gus Company Reduces Prices.
The Gr..n.J Island G.'.n company per
formed the somewhat surprising stunt
of making a general reduction on the
price of gas for Illuminating pur
poses. Th" reduction Is ono of about
0 per cent.
Om. ii-ml School House Burns.
The o.-nioad public school building,
togetlu r with the contents, was burn
ed to th ground Monday morning,
Tho Iok.-! Is $12,0(10; insurance, $7,000
Many people believe the fire of Incen
diary origin.
cv Minister at Dunbar.
Kev. K. K. Love, of .Missouri, has uc
opted the pastorate of the Preabyte.
ij.ui church at Dunbar.
D aui.is Cuiiutv J'loneer.
Thomas McGarvcy died at Ills home,
3:109 Howard utreet, Mmih.i, ufter a
life of &5 years in Doinjlas county, 23
yeurs of which were rpent in Omaha,
Hurry Bridge I t Ileal loo.
1. 1 i , .
' y ""in" ingni i.nu uuy on the
ooncn to foundations of tho new
uwu..,.r ii.nii ...oo-.c ic;-i oi i.oiumnuB
the Union I ih iiu dor n to have the
structure i om l r ., ;-,,ri. tho lee in
ythe Loup river M. a'v up this spring.
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CHICAGO.
Dun's Weekly Review of Chicago
Trade says:
The underlying conditions augment
the prospects for enlarging trade, al
though cross currents adversely inter
fere with current operations. Stormy
weather yet hinders outside construc
tion and freight movements, and In
creasing difficulties In getting coal Is
responsible for temporary lessening of
active factory capacity. The high value
of money also causes decreased Invest
ment, but the volume of payments
through the banks yet shows larger
than at thlB time last year, when the
lecurtty markets were expanded. While
discouraging to transportation, the
heavy snowfall secures further pro
tection for growing wheat and rye,
and the demand is notably good for
necessaries in the leading retail lines
here and at the Interior. Speculative
dealings havo stimulated activity In
the primary markets for breadstuffs
and provisions and arrivals of the
principal grains exceed those reported
recently and a year ago.
Bank clearings, $272,175,060, exceed
those of the corresponding week In
1909 by barely 1 per cent, and com
pare with $221,907,319 In 1908.
Failures reported In the Chicago dlF
trlct number 36, against 28 last week,
33 In 1909 and 47 In 1908. Those with
liabilities over $5,000 number 7, against
5 last week, 10 in 1909 and 19 In 1908.
NEW TOEK.
Reports as to trado and transport
tlon reflect variations of weather lr
regularly affecting sales and move
ment of farm products and coal sup
plies and of spring goods to various
markets. Retail trade in wlntor goods
has been helped by cold, stormy weath
er and the Usual January price revl
Btons. A very fair vol j rue of reorders
Is reported by jobbers, while the vol
ume of orders for spring reaching
wholesale houses from travelers is
fairly good.
The question of higher costs Is be
ing considered by many manufactur
ers, who are finding higher prices for
raw materials and request" for ad
vances In wages.
Business failures In the United
States for the week ending with Jan,
13 were 291, against 271 last week,
319 In the like week or 1909, 331 in
1908, 234 In 1907 and 279 in 1906."
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 44, which compares with
33 for laBt week and 36 for the like
week of 1909. Bradstreet's.
Chicago Cattle, common to prime
$4.C0 to $8.00; hos, priire heavy, $4.50
to $8.85; sheep, fair to choice, $4.50
to $6.25; wheat, No. 2, $1.24 to $1.26;
corn, No. 2, 65c to 67c; oats, standard,
47c to 48c; rye, No. 2, 79c to 80c; hay,
timothy, $10.00 to $18.00,' prairie, $8.00
to $15.50; butter, choice creamery, 34o
to 35c; eggs, fresh, 34c to 38c; pota
toes, per bushel, 40c to 53c.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00
to $7.50; hog3, good to choice heavy,
$4.50 to $9.00; sheep, good to choice,
$2.25 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2, $1.24 to
$1.25; corn, No. 2 white, 67c to 68c;
oats, No. 2 white, 47c to 49c.
St. Louis Cattle, $4.00 to $8.40;
hogs, $4.00 to $8.80; sheep, $3.00 to
$6.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.3l to $1.32;
corn, No. 2, 67c to 68c; oats, No. 2,
48c to 50c; rye, No. 2, 78c to 80c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $0.35;
hogs, $5.00 to $9.10; sheep, $3.00 to
$3.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.29 to $1.31;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 67c to 69c; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 49c to 50c; rye, No. 2,
84c to 85c.
Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $6.00; hogs,
$5.00 to $8.90; sheep, $3.50 to $4.75;
wheat. No. 2, $1.24 to $1.26; coin. No.
8 yellow, 67c to C9c; oats, standard,
49c to 50c; rye, No. 1, 83c to 84c.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,
$1.15 to $US; corn, No. 3, 68c to 70c;
oats, standurd, 47c to 49c; rye, No. 1,
79c to 81c; bailey, standard, 70c to
72c; pork, mess, $22.35.
Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping
stoers, $1.00 to $6.75; hogs, fair to
choice, $4.00 to $8.80; sheen, common
to good mixed, $4.00 to $.".i0; luiubs.
fair to choice, $5.00 to $8. SO.
New Y oik Cattle. $4.00 to $C.S0;
hogs, $4.00 to $900; sheep, $,'i.00 to
$4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.31 to $1.33;
corn. No. 2, 74c to 7Cc; oats natural,
white, 53c to 55c; butter, creamery,
32c to 3cc; egss, western, 3ac to 39c.
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, $1.25
to $1.2G; corn, No. 2 mixed, 67c to
C9c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 49c to ROc;
rye, No. 2, 80c to 82c; clover seed
$8.95.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
Over 3,000,000,000 revenue stamps
will bo required for the cigars, cigar
ettes, strip tobacco and snuff during
the current fiscal year, uccordlng to a
deficiency estimate Bent to Congress
by the treasury department.
Members of John D. Rockefeller,
Jr.'s, New York lllblo class contributed
un average of 10 1-3 per capita per
Sunday to tho collections of the class
during 1009, according to tho annual
report. This is a falling off of 2 cents
from the average of 1908.
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1759 Marriage of George Washlngtoi
and Mrs. Martha Custls.
1777 The American army under
Washington went Into winter quar
ters at Morrlstown.
1781 Benedict Arnold, In the employ
. of the British, ascended the Jams
River and destroyed a large quan
tity of stores ut Richmond.
1785 Blanchard and Jeffries crossed
the English channel In a balloon.
1789 First national election held In
the United States.,
1791 Capt Vancouver exiled on a voy
age of discovery to the northweBl
coast of North America.,
1799 Connecticut ratified the consti
tution of the United States.
1814 An English vessel arrived at An
napolis, Md., bringing an offer fof
t' peace.
1836 Constitutional convention f Ar
kansas met.
1842 Sir Charles Bagot arrived In
. Canada to take ofKeo of governoi
general. .. .British urmy destroyed
In Khyber Pass.
1844 Magnetic telegraph first brought
Into practical use between Balti
more and Washington.
1849 Discovery of magnetic clock by
Dr. Locke of Ohio.
1855 Omar Pasha arrived In the Cri
mea with the Turkish army.
1857 Tho Free State Legislature of
Kansas met at Topeka.
1858 Election held in Kunsas undef
the Lecompton constitution.
1861 United States arsenal at Ap
palachicola seized by Florida
troops.
1862 Confederates defeated In battle
at Middle Creek, Ky.
1863 Arkansas I'ost attacked by the
Federals. .. ,T h e Confederates
made an attack on Springfield, Mo.,
where a largo quantity of army
i to res hud been deposited.
1866 Lyman Trumbull of Illinois ln
troduced the cl.vil rights bill in the
United States Senate.
1875 Political' riots In New Orleans.
1876 Memorable debate In the Hous
of Representatives between James
G. Blaine and Benjamin H. Hill ot
Georgia on the subject of "Amnos-
I ty."
1879 Sir William Johnston Ritchie tip.
pointed chief Justice of Canada.
1880 Albert Institute, Windsor, opened
by the Prince of Wales.
1885 G rover Cleveland,' President
- elect, resigned as Governor of New
York.
1893 William McKlnley inaugurated
Governor of Ohio.
1895 Toronto vlslmd by a million
dollar fire, tho second within a
week.
1896 The President proclaimed Utah
a State Cecil Rhodes resigned th
premiership of Cape Colony.
IS97 Anglo-American arbitration trea
ty signed at Washington. .. .Seven
nuns perished In the burning of th
Ursutlne convent at Roherval, Que
bec. - ' -
1899 Pope's Encyclical -on the- Mani
toba School Question read In th
Quebec churches.
1900 The Greenway government In
Manitoba resigned office. .. .Second
contingent of Canadian troops de
parted for South Africa. .
:904 New Canadian Pacific Railway
offices opened In London by Lord
Struthconu.
CANADA CROP VALUE JUMPS.
One-Eleventh Mure Arras Cultivated
In 1tOI than In lOOM.
An Increase of $100,000,000 In th
value of Canadian crops is shown in
the final estimates of the 1909 produc
tion just Issued by the Dominion cen
sus department. An area of 30,065,
556 acres of field crops has yielded a
harvest which, computed at local map
ket prices, has a value of $532,992,100,
as compared with $432,534,000 from
27,505.663 acres in 1908.
Canada's principal grain crops art
wheat, oats and barley. For 1909
they aggregate In area 18,617,000 acrei
and In value $263,710,000, against 16,
297,100 acres and $:09,070,000 in 1908
Hay and clover from 8,210,000 acres
have a value or $132,287,700, against
8.210,000 acres and $121,884,000 In
1908.
Rye, peas, buckwheat, mixed graln$
and flax, grown on 1,487,311 acrei
have a value or $26,707,000, as com
pared with 1,525,700 acres and $23,?
044,000 In 1908.
The total value of wheat harvested
In the northwest provinces Is $121,i
560,0(10 and In the rest of the Domin
ion $19,760,000, as compared witlj
$72,424,000 and $18,804,000 in 1908.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The estimated production of pig Iroi
for 1909 Is 23.500.000 tons, which Ii
about 10,000,000 tons more than In
1908.
A bill was introduced in the Ken
tucky Senate making kidnaping pun
lshable by lifo imprisonment In Ui
penitentiary.
Four persons were burned to death
In a fire- which destroyed a boarding
house at Fort William, (int., and flvs
others we Injured la Jumping from
windows.
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