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Fear ci Humlong's Carriage Repository
North Center street.
J. M. PARKER,
ATTORNEY ATigsLAW.
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State and Federal Courts.
•oriacj-: oveic sr wkbt main st.
Ojjposlto Trcmout.
MABSHALLTOWN IOWA.
Early Bullish Sentiment Sue*
ceeded by a Heavy Pres
sure to Sell.
Close Was Weak for May, Nearly
a Cent Lower Than
Saturday.
May Corn Firm at About Un
changed PriccS"Most Live
Stock Some Lower.
Chicago. Jan. 13.
Wheat opened somewhat improved un
der tho influence of cables that did not
respond to the decided slump here Sat
urday. World's shipments were also
sc-mewhat bullish. May started \i to
of a cent higher at S2?i,to Trade
was not heavy early and the crowd
.•itemed uncertain what to do. The busi
ness was mixed, with a scarcity of buy
irg orders. May sold down to but
cn covering and continued reports of dry
weather rallied and hovered around the
opening prices.
After the opening bulge in wheat,
influenced by shorts covcriKg, the bull
ish sentiment in the pit began to e\up
orate and selling orders were nunier
'3j ous bot'h for long and' short accounts.
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OVERCOATINGS,
SUITINGS and
•TROUSERINGS
May rapidly slumped to a weak close,
"s5yl lower at SI Vj/p'SHa.
fe Corn had a dull opening. Liverpool
was lower to start with, but soon im
proved, and at no time reflected Satur
cay's weakness here. May started un
changed to IsSfVi of a cent higher at
Gufi to 65%@66. There was almost no
5) cutside business and scalpers did mos
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*3:t ... at**' k,.
cf the trading. May declined to 66^, but
rallied to the opening figures again.
Corn held to its individual strength
May selling to 66'^Ji 661.4. but easing
slightly with wheat, closing a shade"
& lower at 65%@6u?i.
Oats opened rather weak, with nu
merous selling orders. May started
V4 of a cent lower at 45% to 45^ and de
clined to 45l^i, but rallied again to the
opening figures on improvement in oth
er grains.
Provisions opened easier on heavy hog
-j. receipts and lower prices at the yards,
•j*! There was considerable outside selling
a id practically no buying orders.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, .Tan. 13.
4.! Wheat—No. 2 red, S7Vi No. 3
led S20.RG X- 2 hard, 7!V SI No.
3 hard, 78(ri S0»-i January. 77%: May.
•J- opened highest, S2?i Iow
est 81U: closed S1%@S1%.
Corn—No. 3, 61'ii?i61Vi No. 3 yei
low, 62,..j 5 62,.« January, C2^ May,
opened CS^ft/CC highest 66'4 lowest
closed 65'"Hji 65*{J.
Oats—No. 2, 46,»j 4' No. 3 45 V- (f?'
45-?i No. 2 white,
white. 47 '.i f? 45^
47 January, 45, i
45v4 highest 46V»5'-»^
closed 4o?i@43v(i.
4S1A: No. 3
white, 4 6
i!"d 45rSi
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lowest 45'/a
,.v .THE DAT nnroRE
•i (For Comjiai ison
Chicago, Jan. 11.
Wheat—No: 2 red. 86'/..@-SS^ No. 3
red, S3&c7U: No. 2 hard, S0Q82'/L' No. 3
hard, 79SS1 January, 7S',i May opened,
$3%@»83% highest, S37i^i4 lowest, 82%:
cKised, 821i.
Corn—No. 3. 61*j No. 3 yellow, 62@
62^a January. 62V«: May opened, 66&<P
661": highest, 66V.- lowest, 65% closed,
65%.
Oats-No. 2, 4fiVi No. 3. 46 No. 2
white, 484SM9: N\ 3 white,
48@SiJ4:
No. 4 while. 47I£»@4S: Jnnuary, 45V»:
May opened, 46% highest, 46l-j lowest.
45% closed, 45*i@45"6.
The Visible Supply.
hicago, Jan. 13.—Visible, wheat
corn, 11,643,000 oats, 4.
544,000.
I158,077,000
Chicago Prcduc"
17.00®
1: Pork—January, 16.60 May,
17.0214.
T.ard—January, 9.42 Jlay
9.67'i.
!l.65@
Ribs—January, 8.27Vi May, S.57Vi
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Bank of Foxfiome
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Rye—64.
J!:i rley—5S 65 Vz
Kl tx—1.62 M: ©1.65.
Timothy—March, 6.60
•Clover—March, 10.15.
Chicago. Jan. 13.
Butter Steady creameries, 15(ii23M:
dairies, 14ff?'20. ,,
Eggs—Very firm 30.
Poultrj—Steady turkefysf 8i#ll^:
chickens, 7@S%.
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
Liberal Supplies of Both Cattle and
Hogs—Prices Shadtf Lower.
Chicago. Jan. 13.—Cattle—Tho week
starts off with a liberal supply, as ex
pected, only the run exceeds most antici
pations, being in the neighborhood of
26,000, compared with about 28,000 last
Monday. There was a fairly active gen
eral demand, but the liberal supply fol
lowing last week's heavy receipts caused
weaker market, and aside from a few
strictly choice beeves, prices averaged 10
cents lower.
Hogs—Supplies continue on a liberal
scale, today's receipts being estimated yt
43,000, against *19,719 last Monday. With
f.OOO carried over from Saturday, the
bountiful offerings enabled buyers to
force prices a nickel lower.
Sheep—Receipts today were 25,000 and
trade was fairly active. Prices of both
shvep and iambs were steady.
Chicago LivestocK.
Chicago, Jan. 13.
Cattle—Estimated rei eipts for today,
26,000 good to prime, 6.60#7.4'J poor to
medium, 4.00i?i6.25 cows, 1.25(54.75 Tex
an?, 3.25#B.25 stockers, 2.25@4.50.
Hogp--Estimatt-d receipt** for today,
43,000 5 cents lower heavy, 6.25(fi6.50
lltrht. 5.40W6.00: mixed, 6.00$6.40.
Sheep—Estimated receipts for today,
25 000 steady 3.50tT5.00 lambs, 3.50fii
6 f'0.
Kansas Cfty Livestock.
Kansas City, Jan. 13.'
Cattle—Estimated receipts. 9.000: 10(}ii
15 lower native steers, 4.75@6.50 Texan
and Indian steers, 3.75(^5.25 stockers
and feeders, 3.00@4.50 calves, 3.50@'4.00.
Hogs—Estimated receipts, 11,000 5®
10 lower heavy, 6.35(56.43 packers, 6.15
@6.35 light, 5.45@6.10.
Sheep—Estimated1 receipts for today,
steady muttons, 3.75§4.75 lambs, 5.00
@6.00 range wethers, 4.00@4.65 ewes,
The Horse Market.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—S(.-aret ly twenty-five
head arrived in this branch Saturday.
Kusiness again had an active tone, and
prices held steady at the late improved
scale. Last week was a very satisfactory
one for shippers. Not alone were prices
higher, but there was a strong demand
for all classes, and practically every
thing met with ready outlet. The at
tendance of buyers was larger than the
previous week. Many dealers showed
urgency1 in their buying.
Poor. Good. Fx.
Drafters. 1.600^2.000 llis...? SO $135 $2Ui
Kxpressers. 1.150ffi 1,500 lbs. 00 135 160
Chunks, LIUOCTMOO lbs 60 1U0 130
•Drivers and touchers 65 150 375
Jeneral use, 1,00@1,-50 lbs. 40.. 70 !)0
Carriage teams 150 325 775
Sadlcrs 60 100 1^5
Southern tdiunks.900@-t.030 25 40 60
Western rangers 15 _S0 50
Plugs and scrubs 5 .10 1
Market Gossip. k1
Chicago. Jan. 13. Traders lo fov
liiieral receipts in all blanches this
ek.
Chicago packing of hogs Saturday
reached 2.2&5.000, against l.S69,i.OO last
year.
Big sheep that are up to export grade
have fallen off into dlpfavor with local
buyers and have to sell about 25 cents
below the price paid for such as are
wanted for export.
Kyeereft of Bartletl-Prazicr thinks
a permanent bear turn in wheat is due.
lie says the market has been over
bought—bu'ls buying on the bulges—
that, the government report as he tlg
ures it shows a yield of 725,000.000 bu
shels.
Week after week now tho evidence of
unusual scarcity of the good to choice
grades of beef steers becomes more
marked. Local buyers are complaining
that they can not secure half enough
high grade steers to 1111 their orders and
the indications arc that they will be still
more seriously disappointed during the
next two months
There is no use going against such
unanimous change' of sentiment ns took
place Saturday." said L. H. Manson &
Co. "People who were in close touch
with fhe wheat market were wise in
trimming their sails to the brc-eze. This
will not last long. About another day
of such general bearishness and the
trade will be oversold. Any lossvs on
holdings the past two days will be made
good quickly on the natural recovery
which is sure to follow."
New York Proauco.
New York, Jan. 13.
Wheat—May, S6cv
Corn—May, 6!r%.
Butter—Steady. 16ff23,j.
Kggs—Firm: 27@S 3
1 1
Poultry—Alive, steady: springers. 3@
turkeys. lOffill: fowls. 11. D.r« ssed—
Firm springers. 10*-i@ll& ...fo.wjs,.. 10@
11 turkeys, 12W13Vi-
St. Louis Produce.
St. Louis, Jan.
13.
Wheat—Cash, SSVi May, SS',4,
Corn—Cash, 641,i: May. 671j.
Oats—Cash, 4S May, 47%@47"g.
SiisSSaS" Peoria S^ocH-re.
Peoria, Jan. 13.
Corn—Lower: No. 3. 63%.
Oats—lirregular No. 3 white, 47@47J,4.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Jam 13.
Wheat—Cash, 76^2'. May. 77%(f?771A
July, 7S%@75:i. On track—No. 1 hard.
7H* No. 1 northern, 76l,a No. 2 northern,
741-i 'i'751'z.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, Jan. 13.
Wheat—Easy No. 1 northern, 7U?j
No. northern, 7Sfi70 May, Sl'K
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool.
Jan. 13.
294dff?3d
Wheat—Firm spot, 6s
March. 6s 3*4d May. 6s 4d.
Corn—Steady: spot. 5s
February, 5s 4'.id March. I
May, 5s 3%d.
7d? S»id
5s 3'Ad
The Mcnev Market.
New York, Jan. 33.—Money
Prime men ant ile, 4 (!i 5 *4
chout steady, J4.S7I.i('fr S4.S7,4 demand,
$4.84?4.S4V4 sixty days.
firm 4 Vi.
sterling
New York Exchange.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—New York exchange
was at par.
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECASTS.
Chii-ago. .Tan. 13.— For Iowa: Fair to
right and
Tuesday
warmer in the cast
and central portions tonight. Synopsis
of weather conditions:
A disturbance of considerable energy
'.s central off the New England coast and
extends westward to Lake Erie.
An area of high pressure overlies the
central valley.*, accompanied by clear
end cold weather, the temperature rang
ing from 4 at St. Paul, 6 nt Dubuque and
Daveporrt, 10 at Des Moines and Chi
cago, 16 at St. Louis, 22 at Memphis, 24
a'. Montgomery, 2S at Jacksonville and
34 at New Orleans.
The following observations -wm-s
•aken at 7 a m.. central time:
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Hismarlc
Chicago
Denver
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l)ii In lii
Uuiveston
Kans.is City
N'-w Orleans...
Omaha
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IS' 26 SE
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GEORGE M- CHAPPKLL,
Forecast Official.
.CATTLEMEN WILL SUE.
Hope to Recover Millions for Illegal
Railroad Charges.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—As a result of the
testinionty given before the interstate
commerce commission at Chicago, suits
a re a in $ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 a $ 2 1
000,000 probably will be brought against
the roilrw.il companies operating lines
between here and the Missouri river to
recover charges illegally made for the
shipping of cattle.
A movement Is on foot to have the
various cattle growers and shippers' as
sociations! combine with a view of bring
ing test cases against tho railroads. The
suits which are contemplated will be for
the recovery of the difference between
the tariff rates and the rates paid en
packing house products since June 30,
1901, cattle being entitled to equal rates
with packing house products. The cat
tle men base their hope of recovery up
on the rulings of the supreme court that
the same rate must be made for the
transportation of cattle Hint is made for
dressed beef and the products made
from cattle.
Dr. J. W. Hott, bishop of the United
Brethren church, and editor of the ofll
tial church publication, died in Dayton,
0„ his home.
never authorized to or requested to buy
poison for them. In this connection we
will also introduce evidence to show
that. nt a. suhneiiuent time when he was
eiuestioned about the purchase of the
poison, he hedged and said that he had
bought it to cure toothache.
"Another point we will bring out is
that there was chloral ioisoning in the
stomach of Mabel Schofield. After the
remains were interred at Macksburg,
her old home, they were exhumed, the
stomach removed and brought to this
city and given to Professor Macoy of
Highland Park College, who made the
analysis and whose report shows the
traces and evidences of chloral poison
ing. To substantiate the' theory that
death occurred before the body was
placed in the water, we will show that
there was no water in the organs when
it was removed front the water, and
that death was not caused by drown
ing.
We will show that after the poison
ing the body of the girl was taken to
the river in a buggy by two men, that
they had the body on the seat between
them and we will trace it by stages
from a point on West Ninth street to
near the place where it was found in
tho river and where the carriage tracks
were seen in the mud 011 the following
day. W will show that the1 course taken
was a zigzag one, evidently calculated
to avert suspicion and to create the im
pression that a sick person was being
taken to the hospital. We have evidence
that tends to show who the two men in
the buggy were and more especially to
establish the identity of the man who
we know was not Thomas,,
"We have not evidence yet as to the
place where the poison was adminis
tered but will be able to show that 011
the day when, it must have been ad
minstered that the people at the Thom
as home, with the exception of Mabel,
were away from home. We wii! show
that on or about this day Thomas quit
the place where he was employed and
gave a3 a reason for quitting that he
intended to attend a certain funeral.
We will show that he did not attend the
funeral. We will show that that morn
ing Mrs. Schofield', who was in Des
Moines visiting with her daughter, re
turnee! to her home at Macksburg. We
will show that Mabel, who had been
working in a dressmaker's shop :n the
Hunting ThiTUS-HepitMran, TOaxshalltrrwn:, frmm, TOmtricirj, Jaturarg 13# 1902
Arrest Made for the Murder of
Mabel Schofield at Des
Moines. *,
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Charles Thomas is Accused of
Causing Her Death by Giv
ing of Chloral.
Girl's Stomach Analyzed and
Traces of Poison Found
Story of Case.
Des Moines, Jan. 13.—Charles Thomas
of 1010 Woodland avenue has been ar
rested on a warrant sworn out by C. A.
Crawford in the court of Justice Tria on
the charge of murdor. Me is accused of
having murdered Mabel Schoiieid 011 or
about Oct. 21, 1S90, by the use of pois
onous drugs', to-wit: chloroform, chlor
al and knock out drops*. Judge W. A.
Spurrier has been retained to prosecute
and it was he who drew the information
and upon whose advice the warrant was
issued. Thomas was arraigned and
asked for time to prepare for the pre
liminary hearing. The case was set
down for preliminary hearing Feb. 17.
Justice Tris told the defendant that he
would bo admitted to bail in the sum
of $6,000, but in default Thomas was
locked up in the county Jail to await the
hearing.
The evidence upon which the warrant
was issued-, as recited by Judge Spur
rier,-strongly supports the theory of
murder which was advanced at the time
of the finding of the body of Mabel
Schofield in the Des Moines river east
of the public bath house. In short,
Judge Spurrier's is the only tangible re
cital of facts and circumstances that
has been given since Oct. 21, 1809, in
support of the theory of murder.
Thomas, who is accused of the mur
der, is the son of Jasper N. and Mar
garet E. Thomas of 1016 Woodland ave
nue, with whom Mabel Schoiieid made
her home while in Des Moines. It was
from this house that she started with
iter mother to go to the Chicago Great
Western depot the day plie disappeared,
and it was at the depot that she was
last seen alive. On that day Mr. Thom
as was absent from the house working
his trade and Mrs. Thomas, who is a
nurse, was not nt home.
Judge Spurrier said: "We think that
we have a strong circumstantial case
against Thomas, and if I did not think
to I would not go into it. I drew up the
Information and advised Mr. Crawford
to swear to it. Mr. Crawford, with Dr.
I. X. MeCas'n of the Cnlversity Place
Church of Christ, are members of a
committee of citizens organized to re
ceive contributions of money and en
deavor to solve the mystery surround
ing the death of Mabel Schofield. Six
months ago they came to me and told
me of certain eviidence they had dis
covered. Up to that time hr.d taken
it for granted the girl had committed
suicide or met an accidental death.
What they told me caused me to change
my mind and since that time the case
has been worked out under my direction
and with my advice.
"First of all we will prove that Ma
bel Schofield was poisoned. Tho in
formation alleged that death was caused
by chloroform and chloral poison ad
ministered by Charles Thomas. We
expect to prove that on Oct. 19. 1S99,
Charles Thomas purchased chloroform
at Hcnsen'a drug store, then located at
the northwest corner of West Eighth
and Locust streets. We will also prove
that, .-hi the day following one Charles
Themas purchased chloral, or knock-out
drops, at the same place-. The poison
record kept by Hanson shows the sales
and shows they were made to Thomas.
The druggist who made them recollects
the circumstances and we expect him to
testify that the defendant was the iden
tical Charles Thomas who made the
purchases. We will show by him that
he nsked Thomas what lie wanted tl\e
poison for. and that he replied he was
purchasing it for Wells & Antes, under
takers. whose place of busines was five
doors west of the Hansen drug sttne.
We will prove that at that time Thomas
was not working for "Wells & Antes:
thai he did not go to work for them
until some time later, and that he was to work of officers employed
liaker block at Sixth and (Jrand, had
quit her employment there. From this
we will argue that after seeing her
mother off early that morning she
would naturally return to her rooms
in the Thomas house.
"We will show that when questioned
as to his whereabouts oil that day
Thomas accounted for himself by giv
ing the details c.f an appointment he
claims to have had in ills own home
with a woman hose' character will not
bear investigation.
"We will also show that on this day
Thomas climbed en a hack and said
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the man who will be our witness:
-.Mabel Schofield left town today for
good.' We will show that this was the
first remark that he made and that
there had not been previous conversa
tion to draw it cut from him.
"We will also show that the asso
ciates Thomas has kept have not been
of the best to bear out our theory as
to the motive and will prove that at
the time of his arrest he was living
with a woman not his wife in a house
on Grand avenue, near the head of
Fifth street. 0?
"Further than till"? do not care to
go into the case. I have given you an
outline of the back bone of it. From
what I have told you It will not be a
hard matter for your readers to see
what our theory is. Of course, I have
gone over the case ir. detail with the
witnesses, but I do not care to name
them or to give any broader intima
tion as to who they are than I haw
given. There area hundred little things
I might mention that will lit into our
chain of circumstances and nil of which
we expect to bring out in the prelimin
ary."
Judge Spurrier stdted that he has
been employed to prosecute the case by
the self-constituted investigation com
mute and that It has paid the expenses
of officers and detectives to look up the
testimony while its individual members
have done a great deal of work at his
direction. He said that of- the local po
lice officers Officer liockc-rsijKth. work
ing by his direction, has done the most
efficient work.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
On the night of Sunday. October, 22,
the body of Mabel Schofield was found
floating in an eddy ot tne river a short
distance east cf the public bath house
by persons who were passing in a boat.
It was taken from the water and re
moved to the undertaking roorm of J.
E. McDermot in the Baker building. It
was supposed at first that she had been
drowned. An examination s'howed that
there was no water in the body and
Immediately theories of.murder, sui
cide. death from syncopie by falling
from the Beit line bridge, etc.. were ad
vanced. Poiice detectives, newspaper
reporters anil others went to work on
the case and for days dug away in an
effort to solve the mystery. They were
unaible to find a satisfactory solution of
it. Witnesses were found who claimed
to have seen persons driving to the
river with the body of the girl during
Saturday night, but their stories con
flicted as to the time, places, description
of occupants of the carriage, etc. Other
witnesses claimed to have seen Mabel
Schofield on the street the Saturday
night preceding. After a time the po
lice gave over to the theory of suicide
or accidental death, but a few persons
who had interested themselves In the
case would not abandon tne murder
theory and Dr. MeCash. Mr. Crawford
and J. E. Fagen, who has died since
but was thin alderman from the First
ward, formed a committee that raised
a fund to employ detectives and con
tinued to work on the murder theory.
From time to time a number of sen
sational stories of developments, dis
covery of new evidence, etc.. were set
on foot, but upon Investigation none
proved to have foundation. January U,
1900, a private detective named Pierce
created something of a sensation by
Swearing out warrants for the arrest
of Guy Howell, a respectable young
man of this city who was an acquaint
ance of Miss Schofield: Hugh Howe, a
pharmacy student at Highland. Park
col lege, who was a friend of Mabel
Schofieid's sister who was a student
there, and Charles Thomas Howeil was
arrested in Des Moines and Itowe in
Fairfleiel. Thomas was not arrested.
H"well and Howe were discharged al
most immediately after they were
brought before Justice Tris. The
charge aaginsL Thomas was dropped
entirely. There was absolutely no evi
dence against the defendants at that
time, further than that they were ac
quainted with the defendant. Even af
ti'L- this fiasco several flurries were
caused from time to time by would-be
detectives, but Judge Spur. ier said last
evening that none of these were due
by the
committee and that It never took stock
in them.
Mabel Schofield came to De-s Moines
from Maeksburg, a lftt'le town off the
.railroad in Madison county, in lS'Ji), to
learn the dressmaking trade. Her fath
er was a physician at Macksburg and
she went to the home of thi- Thomases
to live because of an acquaintance she
had with them when they lived in
Macksburg. Thomas is a carpenter,
Mrs. Thomas a professional nurse, ard
the son, who is under arrest, has work
ed at a dozen different callings. .Mabel
Schoiieid worked in a dressmaking shop
in the Baker block at Sixth and Grand
avenues on the second floor. She did
not go out a great deal,
"b "BOB" KNEEBS MAY PIE.
Well Known Horseman Very Sick at
Sioux City.
Special to Timt-s-Kepubilcan.
Sioux City, Jan. 13.—Robert Kncfbs.
the veteran horseman, who has a na
tional and international reputation in
the racing world, lies critically ill. He
Is suffering from bladder trouble. For
days his condition has been serious, and
yesterday grave fears were entertained
that he would- not recover. Kneeb?'
case created considerable interest some
years since when he was imprisoned in
Germany charged with racing a "ring
er.
To Fight tho Masons..
Dineoln. Neb., Jan. 13.—William C.
msseii. who died four years ago, left the
bulk of his estate of $25,000 to an anti-
S
H?cret society organization in Chicago,
whose secretary promised to use it in
"fighting the Masons." Mr. Kissel! made
provisions for his widow and gave small
sums to nephews and nieces. The lat
ter began a contest and the supreme
court has just decided the will valid.
New Firm at Harlan.
Specfal to Times-Republican.
Harlan, Jan. 13.—Mr. A. F. Whltlle, of
Vinton, la., has purchased an interest
in French & Hansen's- liardavare busi
ness and the new firm will incorporate
under the name of the French-Hansen
Whittle Hardware Compuny. Mr.
Whittle has purchased the Joseph New
by residence on Court street and will
move his family to Harlan at once.
Rural Mail Delivery Aids Larger
Towns But Damages the
Smaller Ones.
Merchants Must Meet New Con
ditions—Can Compete With
Catalog ffouses.
Salaries of Rural Carriers Will
Inevitably Grow-Individual
ity of Farms.
If the Fort Dodge Chronicle chronicles
the state of affairs correctly, Ft. Doclge
business men are making a fight
against the free rural delivery. The bus
iness men urge that "the establishment
of the free mail service in the country
will have an immensely blighting effect
on the town, and that the growth of Ft.
Doclge and the amount of business done
in the city wiii be seriously stunted. One
reason, for this is that the big mail or
der houses will cut in with their
catalogs and practically control the
business with the farmers, who can or
der goods wiiiie at home and receive the
same at their homes. The second reason
is that the farmers will no longer make
weekly pilgrimages to the city for their
mail, and in this manner discontinue to
trade in the city to a great extent."
It is also claimed that Webster City
business men-complain of a falling off
in business since the free mail delivery
was inaugurated in rural districts. An
Algona paper thinks these very good
reasons for the business men to oppose
rural delivery.
Now it is true that the farmer living
six miles from postollice does not come
to town as often after the mail delivery
is inaugurated as before. He stays at
homo, reads his paper and looks after
his farm. He may buy more at the
crossroads store than previously, but he
does not send any more money to cata
log houses than he did before.
Marshalltown has five routes ramify- I
ing into the country in every direction,
arid Marshalltown merchants are not
bewailing any loss of trade. The fact is
the routes bring trade. Cities like Mar
shalltown are not hurt but helped by tho
mail delivery. The trading point hurt is
the village where stocks are small and
largely staples. The farmer, relieved of
the necessity of going to the village for
his mail, drives to the big town on Sat
urday, selects from larger stocks, sells
his produce at'a higher rate and buys
his sugar and other staples there. The
mail route does hurt the small town
somewhat.
But suppose It does hurt, does anv one
imagine the farmer is to be denied his
mail route? Is he to be obliged to get
mail once a week or drive the long
stretch between him and the postofflee
uftener because some one wants trade?
There Is no goo'd to be found in a sense
less opposition to rural delivery. Mer
chants who fear its effect on their busi
ness might better be employed making
ready to meet the new condition and
cope with it successfully. For the uni
versal rural mall delivery is as certain
as it is that the farmer holds in his
hand the career of every congressman.
There are two sides to the catalog jy
house question, a lew. The writer has no 0
use for the catalog house, but the argu-
ment used by a very sensible farmer in
northern Iowa is hard to get around.
Said he: "Why do I trade with a catalog
house? Well, I use the home merchant
just an he uses me. When I bring in ap
ples, potatoes or produce of any kind to
sell to him, ar.d toll him my apples are
worth cents per bushel, he says, 'Why
man, I can get them from Chicago for 57
cents!' He puts me in competition with
Chicago at once, and that's what I'm S
doing with him. I'll trade with him if
he meets the catalog price." Meeting the
catalog price is just what Marshalltown
merchants are doing. The writer has in
mind a hardware store where Montgom
ery Ward's catalog is handy for efer
ence, and the proprietor offers it to the
prospective buyer to make up his bill
from. He duplicates goods and prices.
Sometimes he cuts the catalog price,
and he tells me his Montgomery AVard
bill* afford him a particularly handsome
profit, goods for gexwis. That's what
every merchant should do. Every Iowa
merchant is up against the new condi
tions. and the one v.ho keeps up with
the procession isn't making much noise
against rural mail routes or catalog
houses. He lias too much else to do.
If the predictions of General Harry
Kingham of Pennsylvania and Mr. I.oud
of Masachusotts are to be credited, the
salaries of rural carriers will rise to!
J1.200. or possibly $l.f00. Mr. Hiil, of,
Connecticut, wishes to see $7."0 fixed for
their annua! compensation. Mr. Foster,
of Vermont, is in favor of a rising scale,
beginning at $700. and increasing by $100
yearly until the $1,000 limit is reached.
A fair compei.salion would be $S00
yearly, the position obtainable only
thru a civil service examination, ar.d
forfeitable only thru a civil service
commission. Five hundred dollars is too
low, $1,000 higher than the same class of
labor would receive in any other busi
ness.
Something farmers o-n rural routes
should do is to name their farms. In
foreign countries the farm name is bet
ter known than the name of its tenant.
"Forest Lavvn" farm has a distinct in
dividuality. It gives the place locality.
The writer has noticed, with pleasure,
painted on the big red barns of south
western Marshall county, the name of
the farm and its owner.
Tt /ahoukl also be made compulsory by
the department for every non-resident
land owner to buy and erect before his
property a rural mail box at once upon
the establishment of the delivery past
hi? place. The mail delivery adds to the
value of his farm, and he should be
obliged to put up a box whether he lives
in the neighboring tewn or In a foreign
state. He usually forces the tenant to
buy a box or go without the service.
F. A. MOSCRIP.
Truman A. Post, one of the best
known lawyers of St. Louis, was found
dead In bed. Hia brother, Dr. M. Hay
ward Post, announced after examina
tion that death was due to heart fail
ure.
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