Pork Demand in
U. S.Far Exceeds
Estimate. Shown
Over 100,000 Wheat Farmers
in Di stress. Report Says j
—1923 Good Year
for Cotton.
Washington, Oct. 2.—Agriculture
showed continued improvement dur
ing September except in the wheat
belt, the Department of Agriculture
announced today in its monthly agri
cultural review.
"A significant development is the
atrengthened demand for cotton and
pork," the review says. "Consumption
of cotton in American mills and export
movement have both increased, al
though the south has had to scale
clown Its expectations on the size of
. the new crop. The domestic and ex
port demand for pork has absorbed a
record run of hogs at better priees
than were prophesied by the most
optimistic earlier in the season.
"In ths wheat belt, the situation
is different. More than a hundred
thousand homes in the wheat country
are In distress. Debts which have
been accumulating for five years are
now coming due and farmers are un
able to meet their obligations. This
has been one of the main factors
that have brought to a head the
acute situation in the farming, hank
ing and business community.
“A serious phase of the situation is
that exports of wheat have fallen off
36,000,000 bushels during the first
eight months of 1323 as compared
•with the same period in 1922. Kx
pnrts during the 1923 period were
105.664.000 bushels as compared with
141.300.000 bushels in 1922.
"The general Index of purchasing
powpr of farm products in terms of
other commodities advanced one
point during the month to 73. The
index of 79 farm prices were un
changed while the index of industrial
prices dropped slightly. The agri*
cultural index, now 73, is at the
highest point it lias been since June,
1922."
Bank Clearings Show
Big Gain at Fremont
Fremont. Neb., Oct. 2.—September
bank clearings In Fremont showed
an Increase of $106,162.97 over the
month of August In the three local
Institutions, according to a report
made public. The September clear
ings showed a total of $1,649,235.00.
This sum is compared with $1,534.
072.03 for last month and $1,546,
593.66 for September one year ago.
The year 1923 has seen a steady in
crease In bank clearings excepting
May, July and August. The largest
amount was recorded in March, when
the total passed the $2,000,000 mark.
Bank officials of Fremont are op
timistic over the financial siqtuation.
The fact that Fremont has fully re
covered from the financial depression
that hit this section two year* ago
is evident in the clearing house re
turns.
United Presbyterians
W ill Hold Institutes
Pawnee City, Neb., Oct. 2.—Each of
the five United Presbyterian churches
In this vicinity will hold a missionary
institute at the respective churches
this week and next, at which foreign
missionaries will tell first hand ex
periences in foreign mtaeihn work.
The churches Included are at Pawnee
City, Burchard. Done drove. Mission
Creek and Sumrperfield.
The missionaries included are Rev.
Raymond Edle, who has for several
years been In charge of a hoys' school
in the northern Sudan, in Egypt; Miss
Jeanette McCrory, who has been in
charge of a girls' school at Benlia.
Egypt, and Miss Hazel Bennett, who
has been In the Gujranwala district in
India.
Physician Improves.
Table Rock. Neb.. Oct 2.—Word
comes from Kansas City that Dr. E
D. McCrea of Table Rock, who wus
operated on at a hospital In that
\city recently, is rapidly improving,
and will soon be able to he brought
fcome again. _
Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding
• Mli. .Wit AIKS. JAMKS IIAKKR.
Bloomfield, Neb.. Oct. 2.—Mr. and Airs, .lame* Baker were entertained
by II relatives at their golden wedding anniversary.
A large assembly tent was pitched on the lawn to accommodate the 150
guests. The Bloomfield band played during the evening.
Rev. A. Spieckermann gave a short talk.
The couple came to Bloomfield 20 years ago. They were married at
Grinnell, la.. Ill 18*3. Both are pioneers of Iowa.
Their children are: Peter Baker. Rodney, la.; George Baker, lies Moines;
Mrs. Martin Fytnbo, Onawa, la.: Mrs. Soren Raunsborg. Turin, IiC; Kdward
A. Baker, ynrdmaster of the Sioux Pity stockyards; William Baker, also of
the stockyards: Charles Baker, Wayne, Neb., and N. N- Baker and Mrs.
WMliam Hoerner of Bloomfield.
pHlCHAEIi^f
CftlALLORAN
BY GENE STPATTON PORTER.
NV NOft*8I$.
Mfctinrl O'Hallor’in. an orphan n*w*bny.
it clout a a little crippled girl. l>onglu«
Bruce, a young corporation lawyer, i* In
terested In Mickey anti In turn Interest*
hi* fiancee. Leslie M inton.
Leslie and Bouglas t:ike a trip to the
gr*y»t swanip ami become fascinated with
the one- of the birds. Leslie decides to
make another trip and Invites Mrs. Min
ium. wife of a prominent attorney, to
accompany her. On their return Mr.
Minturn breaks all relations with hla wife
and Mrs. .Minturn disappears.
Douglas Bruce and Leslie Minton are
stunned by the happening and center their
attention on Mickey whom they have de
termine! to adopt.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
“Pshaw, now!” cried J’eter. “Why
bring her out! You bring her right
out! That's what we been wanting to
know. Just what a city child would
think of country things she'd never
•seen before. Bring her to see us!"
"She's a little bit of a thing and
she can't walk, you know," explained
Mickey.
"Poor little mite! That's too bad."
lamented Peter. "‘Wonder if she
couldn't be doc tored up. It's a shame
she, can't walk, but taking care of
her must be easy!"
"Oh she takes care of herself," said
Mickey, “You see she Is alone all
day from six 'til six; she must take
care of herself, so she studies her les
son. and plays with her doll—I mean
her Precious Child."
"Too bad!" said Peter. "By Jacks,
that's a sin! Itid you happen to speak
to Ma about her?"
“We did talk a little," admitted
Mickey. "She was telling me of the
visitor hoy who didn't come, and your
son who didn’t think he'll want to
stay; so we got to talking. She said
just what you did about wanting to
see how a city child who hadn't ever
seen a chicken, or a cow, or horae
would act—"
"Ooodf Lord!” cried Peter. "Is
there a child In Multlopolis who hasn't
ever seen a little chicken, nr a calf?"
"Hundreds of them!" said Mickey.
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"I've scarcely seen a cow myself. I've
seen hens and little chickens In shop
windows at Kaster time—”
"But not in the orchard in June?"
queried Peter.
"No. 'not in the orchard in June’!"
said Mickey.
“Well. well!" marveled Peter.
"There's nothing so true as that 'one
half doesn't know how the other half
lives.’ I've heard that, hut I didn't
quite sense it, and I don’t know as I
do yet. You bring her right out!”
"Your pleasant lady talked about
that; but you see bringing her out
and showing her these things, and
getting her used to them is one thing;
then taking her back to a room so
hot i always sleep on the fire escape,
and where she has to stay all day
alone, is another. I don't know Wit
so long as she must go back to what
she has now it would be better to
leave her there.”
"Humph! I see! What a pity!" ex
claimed Peter. “Well, if you’ll be
coming this way again stop and see
us. I'll talk to Mi about her. We
often take a little run to Multiopolis.
Junior wouldn't he satisfied till we
got a car, and I can’t say we ain’t en
joying It ourselves. What was that
you were saying about my boy not
thinking he’ll slay?”
"She told me," said Mickey, “about
‘he city bug he had In his system.
Why don't you sWat It immediate?”
"What do you mean?" inquired
Peter,
"Turn him over to me a week" or
two,” suggested Mickey, “I can give
him a dose of working in a city that
will send him hiking back to home
and father."
“It’s worth considering," said
Peter.
"I know thnt what 1 got. of Multl
opolis would make me feel like Von
Hindenherg if I had the Jbh of han
dling the ribbons of your creamery
Wagon; and so I know about what
would put sonny back on the farm,
tickled most to death to be here."
"By gum! Well. I’ll give your just
*100 if you’ll do It!” exclaimed Peter.
"You see my grandfather and father
owned this land before me. We've
been on the plowing job so long we
have it reduced to a system, so it
comes easy for me, and I take pride
and pleasure In it; I had supposed my
boys would be the same. Do you
really think you could manage It?”
“Sure,” said Mickey. “Only, if you
really mean it, not now, nor ever, do
you want son to know it. See! The
medicine wouldn't work if he knew he
took it.”
“Well I'll be Jiggered!” laughed
Peter. "I guess you could do It If
you went at it right."
"Well, yr>ii trust me to do It right,”
grinned Mickey. "Loan we sonny for
a week or two and you can have him
back for keeps."
"Well, it’s worth trying," said
Peter. "Say, when will you be this
way again?"
"Most any dav." said Mickey. "And
your lady said she'd be in Multiopolis
soon, so we are sure to have a happy
meeting before long I thlflk that Is
Mr. Bruce's car coming. Good-bye!
Be good to yourself!"
With a spring from where he was
standing Mickey arose in air. alighted
on the top rail of the division fence,
then, balancing, he rt^ced down it to
ward the road. Peter watched him
in astonishment, then went hack to
his plowing with many new things on
hts mind. Thus It happened that
after supper, when the children were
in bed, and he and his wife went to
the front veranda for their usual eve
ning visit, and talk over the day, she
had very little to tell him.
As was her custom, she removed
her apron, brushed her-waving hair
and wore a Jresh dress. She rocked
gently in her wicker chair, while her
voice was moved to unusual solicitude
as she spoke. Peter also had per
formed a rite he spoke of as "brush
ing up" for evening. He believed in
the efficacy of soap and water, so
his body, as well ns bis clothing, was
clean. He sat on the top step leaning
against the pillar when the moonlight
emphasized his big frame, accented
the strong lines of his face and crown
ed his thick hair, ns Nancy Harding
thought it should he. with glory.
"Peter.’’ she said, "did you notice
anything about that hoy this after
noon different from other boys?"
"Yes," answered Peter slowly, “I
did, Nancy. He didn't strike me as
being one boy. He has the best of
three or four concealed In his lean
person."
"He's had a pretty tough time, 1
Judge,” said Nancy.
"Yet you never saw a boy who took
your heart like he did, and neither
did I," answered Peter.
Mickey holding his basket and
clover flowers was waiting when the
the car drew up, and to Bruce's In
quiry answered that a lady where he
stopped for a drink had given him
something for LHy. He left the car
tn the city, soitght the nurse and
luckily found her at leisure. She
listened with the greatest merest to
all lie had to say.
"It's a problem," she said as he fin
ished. “To take tier to such a place
for a week and then bring her back
where siie is would be* harder for her
than never going."
"I’ve got that figured,” said Mickey,
"hut I've about made up my mind,
after seeing the place and thinking
over the folks, that it wouldn't hap
pen that way. Once they see her,
and find how little trouble she is,
they're not people who would send
h»r bark 'til it’s cool, If they'd want
to then. And there's this too—there
are other folks who would lake her
now. and see about her hack. Have
I got the right to let It go a day.
waiting to earn the mony myself,
when some one else, maybe the Moon
shine Lady, or Mr. Bruce, would do
It now, and not put her In an
orphings' home, either?"
"No, Mickey, you haven’t,” said the
nurse.
"Just the way I have it figured."
said Mickey. "But she’s mine, and
I’m going to keep her. If her back
is fixed, I’m going to have It done. 1
don’t want any one else meddling
with my family. You haven’t heard
anything from the Carrel man yet?"
“No.” she said. t
"My. I wish he'd come!" cried
Mickey.
“So do I,” said the nurse. “But so
far, Mickey, I think you are doing all
right. If she must be operated on
she’d have to he put in condition for
it, and, while l suspect I could beat
you at your job. I am positive you
are far surpassing what she did have.”
“Well, 1 know that, too." said
Mickey. “But surpassing nothing at
all ish't going either far or fast. I
must do something.”
"If you could bring yourself to
consent to giving her up—” suggested
the nurse.
I’Well, I can’t!" interposed Mickey.
‘'Just for a while!" continued the
nurse.
“Not for a minute! I found her!
She's mine!"
"Yes, I know, but—” began the
nurse.
(Continued In Mornlns nee. tomorrow.!
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