Evening times-Republican. [volume], August 21, 1908, Image 8

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Weak Liverpool Causes Reluc
tance^ to Buy, Tho Market
Was Moderately Bullish
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TRADE IN CORN MARKET SLOW
Cold Weather in the Corn Belt Brought
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Out Fair Demand For May—Oats
Market Firm, On Covering by Shorts
—Light Trade in Provisions, Which
i,{. Were Steady.
Chicago. Aug. 21.—iow temperatures
dn the Canadian northwest instilled
moderate bullishness into wheat to
day, but trade was not active, and
many traders were reluctant to buy,
owing to a weak market at Liverpool,
ffhe opening was easy, due to the
foreign situation, but prices soon ad
vanced %c. September started at 93%
to 93%, and advanced to 94%. Minne
apolis, Duluth and Chicago receipts
were 282 cars. v,
Toward midday "prices slumped
sbmewhat on liberal sales by leading
commission houses. Sentiment contin-t
ued bearish, September closing off
34 at 9zy*.
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Corn.
iTrade in corn was slow, especially
September. There was fair demand
lor May, brought out by cold weather
In the corn belt. September was steady,
opening at 77% to 77%. Receipts were
255 cars.
Influenced chiefly by wheat, the close
•was easy, September dowh at 77%.
Oats.
Oats were firm, on covering "by
shorts. Demand was due partly to the
jprivate cro.p report, which estimated
the total yield of oats would be 1X3,
000,000, bushels less than indicated by
the government report. September op
end at 49, and sold at 48%@49.(Re
ceipts were 123 cars.
Provisions,
Provisions were steady, with a very
liglht trade.
..
... Chicago
Chicago, Aug. 21.
Wheat—No. 2 hard, 9o@97% No. 2
red, 96% No. 3 hard, 94@96%
(No.
3
red, 94% @96 Septembervopened at
9*iJ/sp93% highest, 94% lowest, 93%
closing, 93% December 94%.
Com—No. 2 yellow, 80% No. 3, 79%
,'@79% No. 3 yellow, S0580%. Sep
tember opened at 77% @77% highest,
78 lowest, 77 closing, 77% December
"65% @65%.
Oats—No. 3 White, 49@50% Sep
tember opened at 49 highest, 49%
lowest, 48T^@49 closing, 49%@49%
December, 48%@48%. v'.v.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, Aug. .21.
Pork—September, 14.45.
Lard—September, 9.12%@9.15.
Ribs—September, 8.65.
Barley—Cash, 65@68.
Rye—77%@78.
"V Timothy—September 3.65.
^.Butter—Steady creameries,
732% dairies, 17@20.
Eggs—Steady, first, 18%.
19@
Poultry—Steady turkeys, 16 chick
ens, 10% @11 springs, 15.
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Ranae'of Prices.
J§§The foLoving range of prices are
furnished by A. J.. Clark, broker,
member Chicago board of trade, room
8. Tremont blocl:.
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/Wheat—! I I
'•Sept. I 93%! 9*%|
93%l 93^l
93%
'•Dec. 94%| 95%| 94%| 94%| 94%
May ......I 98%| 99 I 98%1 98%] 98%
Corn— I I I I
Sept. 77%| 78, 77 77%| 77%
Dec 65%| 66' 65%| 65 65%
Ma^ 637S1 64%| 63%| 64%| 63%
Oats—
Sept. ...
iDec.
May
I I I I
,.| 49 *9%| 48 I 4§%| 48%
,.| 48%| 49%| 48%| 48%| 48%
..I 50%! 50%| 50%| 50i%| 50%
Pork— I I I
Sept. .....
114.80|14.85)14.42|14.45|14.85
Oct 14.92|15.00|14.52|14.57|14.97
Jan., ,:....|15.87|15.87|15.52]16.S2|15.85
Lard— I I
Sept 1 9.25| 9.271 9.12| 9.12| 9.2o
Oct. 9.35| 9.37| 9.25| 9.25! 9.35
Jan. 9.15| 9.151 9.10| 9.10^9.12
Ribfr— I I
Sept.p \..l 8.771 8.771 8.65| 8.65| 8.72
Oct. #&..[ 8.851 8.87| 8.73| 8.75| 8.82
Jan 1 8.171 8.17|'8.07| 81071 S-1"
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Peoria Grain,
Peoria, Aug. 21.
Corn—No. 3, 79. Y£,
Kansas City Grain.
'Kansas City, Aug. 21.
Wheat—Seiptember, 87% No. 2 hard
©2@97.
Corn—September, 71 No. 2 mixed,
73.
Oats—No. 2 white, 47%@50. p.
I New York Produce.
New York, Aug. 21.
Butter—Firm receipts, 6,900
creamery extras, 23%.
I5ggSi_Firm unchanged receipts,
WO
Poultry—Alive, steady springs, 16
fowls, 12% turkeys, 12. Dressed
Quiet springs, 12@19 spring turkeys,
25 fowls, 13@14%.
"^Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool, Aug. 21.
Wheat—Quiet: spot, 7c 6%il@10%d
September 7s l%d.
Corn—Pjrm spot, 7s 4d September
6s 8%d.
Different Names.
(Washington Star).
"I "understand," said the old-time
friend, "that you are gettin' right ex
clusive."?
"Well," answered Mr. Curarox.
••that's what mother an' the girls call
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"What do you call it?" 1
"Plain 'lonesome.'" .4-, „v
THE SPORTS IN BRIEF
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BASE BALL YESTERDAY.
American League.
At Philadelphia—Philadelphia 6
Chicago 1.
At Washington—Washington 2, St.
Louis 01
Bostpn—Boston 5, Cleveland 4.
At New York—New York 4, Detroit
3.
National League.
"At Pittsburg—Brooklyn 6, Pittsburg
1.
At Chicago—-Chicago 10, Boston 2.
At St. Louis—St. Louis 4, Philadel
phia 0.
At Cincinnati—New York 2, Cincin
nati 0.
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•r'ri:' Central Association.
At Kewanee—Kewanee 5, Waterloo
0.
At Keokuk—Keokuk S. Ottumwa 2.
At Jacksonville—Jacksonville 2,
Quincy 0.
At Oskaloosa—Oskaloosa 5-1, Bur
lington 4-9.
Western League.
At Des Moines—Des Moines 3, Sioux
City 2.
At Denver—Omaha 4-5, Denver 2-7.
At Pueblor-Lincoln 6, Pueblo 4.
Clarion Wins Tournament.
Special to Timks-Republlcan. ^7
Garner, Aug. 21.—Clarion won the
final game of the big base ball tour
nament here yesterday, by defeating
the Hopkins Brothers' team, of Des
Moines, by the score of 4 to 0. The
Charles City, Cresco, Belmond, Clarion
and Hopkins' Brothers' teams com
peted for the championship at this
tournament. The team which should
defeat all the others was to meet the
Hopkins Brothers' team as the mosi
formidable of the five, in the deciding
contest. In the next to the last game,
Clarion defeated Cresco in an excit
ing twelve-inning contest, by the score
of 2 to 0. Clarion was therefore sched
uled to meet the Hopkins Brothers'
team. They presented a powerful
lineup, with players picked from all
the teams competing, and managed t'o
defeat the fast Des Moines aggrega
tion in an easy fashion. Gates, of
Greene, ift the box for Clarion, was
very effective. The tournament was a
great success. Fifteen hundred people
attended the final game.
Annual Conrad Field Meet.
Special to Times-Republican.
iConrad,. Aug. 21.—There is at least
one town in this part of the state that'
has made its annual field m'eet such a
success that it grows bigger every
year, and each recurring meet brings
•bigger crowds to witness the sports
provided by the management. This
annual event is held at Conrad every
sumijner, and the date this year is
August 27th. Big purses have been
hung up for the base ball features,
which will include games by the teams
from Grundy 'Center, Laurel, Liscomb,
and Union. A wrestling .match has
been arranged between Calkins, of
Spirit Lake, and Billings, of Omaha,
for a big purse. Balloon ascensions,
minor sporting events, and other
amusements are included in the pro
gram.
Traer Defeats Gladbrook.
Special to Times-r.epubllcan.
Traer, Aug. '21.—The Traer base l^all
team went to Gladbrook Wednesday
to play the Gladbrook nipe. The game
resulted in a score of 8 to 6 in favor
of Traer. Quite a number of persons
went over from here to witness the
gaihe, among them being Dr. Parson,
who, accompanied by his two brothers,
drove over in his auto. Coming home,
the auto ran off a twelve foot embank
ment, overturning the car and throw
ing the occupants out. Fortunately no
one was seriously hurt, and the acci
dent resulted in only a badly damaged
ir
The Grinnell News Letter.
Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, Aug. 21.—Captain Neely has
received marching orders for forty-five
of his company for Saturday, Aug. 29,
for Fort Riley, Kan., where they will
be in camp for a week. The "march"
to and from ithe fort will be ac
complished in tourist sleepers. There
are fifty-two men now. enrolled in
Company K, and the extra seven will
be detailed to go with' some company
having less than a full quota in its
membership. Charles N. Lewis, com
pany cook, has already left for the
fort, to attend a special school of in
struction for army cooks. Guy Sparks,
who is a member of Company K, but
who has been for some time in Color
ado, has just returned and will go into
camp with the company. While away,
he went into camp with the Colorado
militia, and so is in extra good itrim for
this occasion.
"H. Atkins, living some distance west
of the city, has recently threshed out
eighteen bushels of timothy seed to the
acre of ground, which he seems to
think establishes o. record in that line
for this county.
A letter, from Rev. H. N. Dascomb,
of the Congregational church of this
city written at Malano, Italy, de
scribes the impression made upon him
of attending mass at the immense and
wonderfully artistic cathedral of that
city. He planned at that writing to
spend some more time in Italy and
take a trip to Athens occupying nine
days, after which he will start from
Naples on his return trip t^ America,
leaving that port on Sept. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bortell, of "this
city, announce the birth -Of a son at
their home yesterday morning.
I Enthusiastic praise is awarded the
ladies of the Episcopal guild, for the
production of the beautiful play, "Un
der the Mistletoe Bough," at the Col
onial on Wednesday evening last. There
was a large audience, and the receipts
are very satisfactory to the ladies, who
have worked so hard in the preparation
of the play, and for the betterment of
their church building and contents, to
which purpose the funds are to be ap
plied. Director Stearns, who has had
charge of the play, and who has shown
himself unusually efficient in his work
is receiving the thanks and congratula
tions of air concerned in the matter.
•On Monday last, Ira See. of West
iield, loaded his household goods and
Htoclc on a Rock Island car and started
for his new home in Colorado, 'to be
followed by his wife very soon.
An American King
is the great king of cures. Dr. King's
New Discovery, the quick, safe, sure
cough and cokl remedy. 50c and $1.00.
MuBride &. Will Drug Co.
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Native Cattle, Both Steers aud
Butcher Stuff, Closing Week
Higher, However
TRADE HIGHER ON GOOD HOGS
Prices Up About Five to Ten Bui
Mixed and Common Packing Grades
Were Only Steady—Fair Buying in
That Market by Shippers—Sheep
Trade at Standstill.
Chicago, Aug. 21.—Caittle—(Demand
was tame, but was of the usual Fri
day character, so it excited no com
ment. The market ruled steady. The
market for native cattle, both steers
and butcher stuff, is closing the week
•higher, while range caittle prices were
slightly lower.
.Demand for yearlings .has been par
ticularly good this week, but still the
chief inquiry was for choice strong
weight steers, packers buying numer
ous of these kinds, while a week ago
they were more partial to the medium
grades as against the higher costing
kinds. The improvement in the 'mar
ket has lifted prices considerably off
the 'bottom level of the season, but
whether or not this advanced price
basis will remain long will depend
upon volume of native marketing in
the next week, say the traders. Sup
plies from the ranges will come lib
erally again next week and Should the
advance in native values stimulate too
keen shipping enthusiasm among corn
bo.lt feeders the present higher levefs
for natives are likely to be .hit a rath
er severe jolt which may level them
for under the present basis.
Hogs.
'Trade was higher on hogs, but mixed
and common packing were only steady.
.Shippers were fair buyers, while pack
ers were not in the market to any
considerable extent. Prices were up
about 5@10 cents.
Sheep.
Sheep trade was at practically a
standstill with prices steady.
Receipts for the first four days of
the week were 84,100, an increase of
12,100 compared with the same period
last week and 20,600 compared with the
corresponding four days last year.
Moderate receipts are wanted at the
opening next week, but as the pro
portion of sheep and yearlings all this
week has been small, buyers ought to
have good orders for suoh arrivals.
The Day Before.
(For Comparison.")
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Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Aug. 21.
Cattle—Estimated
receipts for today
25,000 strong beeves, $3.75@7.65
stockers and feeders, $2.65@4.50 cows
and heifers, $1.85@6.00 westerners,
$3.50@6.00.
Hoga—Estiniated receipts for today.
13,000 strong 5c higher light, $6.20
@6.80 mixed, $6.20@6.90 heavy, $6.20
@6.90 bulk of sales, $6.50@6.80.
gheep—EstlmatedVeceipts to! today.
7.000: steady, $2.25@4.25 lambs, $3.50
@6.25.
Chicago, Aug. 20.
Cattle—Estimated receipts for today
4,000 opened strong to 10c. higher
beeves, 3.75@7.60 stockers and feeders
2.65 @4.50 cows and heifers, 1.75
6.00.
Hogs—Estimated receipts for todav
lfi,000 opened steady light, 6.15
6.75 mixed, 6.15@6.85 heavy, 6.15@
6.85 bulk of sales, 6.40@6.70.
Sheep—Estimated receipts tor today
15,000 opened steady 2.75@4.25
lambs, 3.50@G.40 yearlings, 4.25@5.00.
Representative Cattle Sales,
fcV Chicago, Aug. 21.
Below are given a fuw of the repre1
&<mtative cattle sales:
''-v.'-.
Av.
12 steers 924
13 steers 1090
2 steers 1125
26 steers 1127
20 steers 1095
38 steers 1252
33 steers 1263
39 steers 1186
20 steers 1352
37 steers 1387
steers I345
22 steers 1177
Prlca
4.00
4.25
4.60
4.85
5.15
5.60
6.00
6.25
6.50
6.75
6.85
7.25
Representative Hog" Sales.
Chicago, Aug. 21.
Below are given a few of the repre
sentative hog sale3:
Av.
61 mixed and butchers ..229
67 mixed and butchers
70 mixed and butchers
69 mixed and butchers
60 good heavies
47 good heavies
55 good heavies..
67 good heavies ..
55 light hogs
70 light hogs
70' light hogs
77 light hogs
Price.
6.25
6.35
6.42%
6.50
6.30
6.40
6.52 Vi
6.50
6.30
6.421/2
6.52%
6.60
223
.. 254
.208
...326
...293
...310
,..287
...163
1 6 6
1 8 1
,..190
•a stockers and Feeders.
Steers bought this week have been
much above Jast week's prices. Com
mon light stockers are ,the only kinds
which do not show material gain on
last week's prices, but there were few
of ithese here today, and not many
buyers willing to bid for them. How
ever, jnything decent in the stocKer
line met fairly good ou.tlet, better
prospects for corn in .the past week
and improved pastures having stimu
lated a little more lively demand.
Stockyard Notes.
J. C. Gorman, regular shipper from
Anamosa, la., was on the market Wed
nesday with a load of hogs that
brought $6.45. Mr. Gorman is recog
nized as one of 'the most successful
feeder* in his section of the country.
H. B. Whelp, Haverhill. Ia., was on
the market with a load of hogs of his
own raising that averaged 276 lbs. and
sold at $6.52%. He has on hand 205
head of lmgs that he will ship later.
Reports an excellent prospect for a
bumper corn crop in Iowa.
Isaac Bates, Mt. Pleasant, la., a
prominent feeder, was on yesterday's
market. He sold three loads of choice
hogs of his own feeding as follows:
One load fancy medium-weights at
$6.85. one load of choice heavy hogs
at $6.80 and one load of choice light
hogs at $6.75.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Aug. 21.
I Cattle—Estimated receipts Tor Uay,
2,000 strong native steers, 4.50@7.25
southern steers, 3.30@4.25 westerns,
3.60@5.G5 stockers and feeders, 2.80@
5.00 cows and heifers, 2.25@5.25.
Hogs—Estimated receipts for today.
5,000 5c higher heavy. 6.70@6.S0
packers and butchers, 6.50@6.80 lights,
6.10 @6.65.
Sheep—Estimated receipts for today,
4.000 steady 3.25@4.25 lambs, 4.00@
6.25.
Omaha Livestock.
Omaha, Aug. 21.
Cattle—Estimated receipts for today
1,200 steady steers, 4.00@7.2'D cows
and heifers, 3.00@4.60 stockers and
feeders, L\75@4.S0.
H0gS—Estimated receipts for today,
4,600 strong to 5c higher heavy, 6.25
6.50 mixed, 6.30@6.45 light, 6.10@
6.50.
Sheep—Estimated receipts for today.
1,000 steady ,3.00@4.75 lambs, o.60@
6.25. 1:
8t. Louis Livestock.
St. Louis. Aug. 21.
Cattle—Estimated receipts *or today,
2,500 steady steers, $3.75@7.50 stock
ers and feeders, $2.75@4.50 cows and
heifers, $2.S5@6.25.
Hogs—Estimated receipts for todaT,
3,000 10@15c higher pigs and lights,
$5.00@6.75 packers, $6.00@6.S5 butch
ers and best heavy, $6.75@6.95.
Sheep—Estimated receipts 'or today.
1,500 steady, $3.00@4.25 Jambs, $3.50
@5.75.
LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Paid for Cattle, Hogs and Sheep
on Local Market.
Marshalltown prices on livestock
were quoted by Brittain & Co. today
as follows, and farmers are requested
to telephone the packing house before
selling hogs, cattle or sheep else
where:
Cattle.
Good cows and heifers—2.50 to 3.00.
Fair cows and heifers—2.00 to 2.25.
Poor cows and heifers—1.00 to 1.75.
Bulls—2.00 to 3.00.
Veals—2.00 to 4.00.
Hogs.
t'
Premium hogs oyer 200 pounds—
6.15.
Premium hogs, 160 to 200 pounds—
6.00.
Premium hogs, 140 to 160 pounds—
5.70.
Good packers—5.85.
Heavy packers over 300 pounds—
5.50.
Sheep.
Lambs—4.50 @6.00.
Sheep—3.00 @4.00.
ASKS $5,000 FOR SLANDER.
Prosperous Eldora Farmer is Accused
of Making Derogatory Statements.
Eldora, Aug. 21.—At the September
term of court in this city will come on
for hearing two cases of rather sensa
tional nature. The same defendant ap
pears in the petitions just filed, name
ly H. H. Williams, a prosperous farm
er arid real estate man of Jackson
•township. The plaintiffs, Donald Bab
cock and Mary Williams, allege that
the defendant, Williams, at different
times has uttered statements deroga
tory to the character of each and ask
in their petition that they be given $5,
000 each as a balm for wounded feel
ings and for the malicious and false
utterance of such statements. The ease
promises to be of more than ordinary
interest.
Sawyer Favors Cummins.
Sioux City, Aug. 21.—Believing that
Governor Albert B. Cummins is the
logical candidate at this time for the
United States senate, and that his elec
tion to that position will do much to
ward bringing the contending factions
of the republican party in the state to
gether, Hon. P. A. Sawyer, a strong
Allison supporter and a Perkins dele
gate to the state convention two years
ago, and one of the most prominent
and influential republicans in north
western Iowa, has come out in support
of the governor.
In a letter to Governor Cummins Mr.
Sawyer pledges his support and offers
to advance his interests in any way
•possible.
Will Return to Eldora.
Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, Aug. 21.—Charlie Norris,
who has been agent for the American
Express company at Cedar Falls for
the past two years, has tendered his
resignation to the company and will
return to Eldora as soon as his suc
cessor is named, and take full charge
of his father's store at this place, the
father's health having failed so that he
can not look after his business inter
ests any longer. Mr. Norris will also
represent the American Express com
pany here, and his return to his for
mer home and to the business circles
of Eldora affords a great deal of sat
isfaction to the business circles here.
Canny
Upton Sinclair, at a dinner at Lake
Placid spoke scornfully of a very pop
ular novelist.
"He writes for that exceedingly
large class," said Mr Sinclair, "name
ly, elderly and ugly .women who have
an affection, naturally unrequited, for
young and handsome men. All his her
oines verge on forty. They all love in
vain Apollos of
twenty-four
or twen
ty-live. And if you'll notice his readers,
you'll find they are nearly always ugly
spinsters of -forty or fifty.
"Oh, he's canny," said Mr. Sinclair,
with a laugh. "He reminds me of old
Reverdy Scarlett of my native Balti
more.
"Reverdy, in return for a favor of
some kind set ouit one day to give a
young Baltimore business man some
good advice.
'Young man,' lie began, ''have you
got any cash?'
"'Yes sir,' was the reply.
'"And have you got any credit?'
'Yes, sir.'
'Humph,' said Reverdy, and he
blew a cloud of smoke into the air.
Well, my boy, I'll jus* give you this
counsel. Use your credit up first. Your
cash is good at^any time.'"
Could Afford It.
"Our graduating class wore dresses
not to exceed in cost $1 each."
"And what work are you girls going
to take up in the world? Be typewrit
ers and the like, eh?"
"No, sir. Every member of that
class, sir is now engaged to be mar
ried."
A Life Problem Solved
by that great health tonic, Electric Bit
ters, is the enrichment of poor, thin
blood, and strengthening- the weak. 50c.
McBride & Will Drug Co.
^arshallt^iun ItfMKy August 21 1908
Monroe Doctrine and Bankrupt
Treasury All* That Save Ven
ezuela a Thrashing
HOLLAND TO DO THE SPANKING
United States Permits Dutih to Un­
dertake Undignified and Unpleasant
Job—No Booty in the Undertaking
for Any Nation—Castro Might Be
Deposed From Office.
(Special Washington Correspondence.)
Washington, Aug. 21.—Castro will be
spanked by proxy. Uncle Sam has
consented to allow Holland to serve as
the proxy, if she cares to undertake the
task. Castro, however, will not be per
mitted to furnish a proxy.
The American minister to Holland,
on advices from Washington, has as
sured the Dutch foreign office that the
United States has no objection to the
spanking process, provided Holland
will not undertake to infringe on Vene
zuelan territory. Just how Holland
will get blood out of the Venezuelan
turnip without occupying some terri
tory is not very apparent but the
Dutch have demonstrated a most can
ny faculty for getting returns on their
investments, and there is a calm con
fidence that if they send an expedition
to Venezuela they will not make such
a bad investment of it.
It is just possible that the Dutch
would not be enthusiastic over the
kindly permission Uncle Sam has giv
en them, if they knew of some of the
discussions that have taken place in
the foreign affairs committees of the
two houses of congress, in the past
year. It is well known hore that this
problem of what to do with Castro has
been a good deal discussed at the state
department, the White House and in
congressional committees. The difficul
ties seemed so great as hardly to war
rant the effort.
Castro at Outs With Many.
Theoretically, Castro is at war with
several countries ,now that it, he has
severed diplomatic relations with
them. If it were not for the Monroe
doctrine, there is small doubt that the
Castro regime would end with a for
eign occupation and a complete change
of the government. Germany or Brit
ain or France or Italy would long ago
have taken possession of s9me sort of
sphere of influence, from whioli the
government of the turbulent republic
could be watched and kept in bounds.
But as it stands, no country, can figure
where there is any money to be made
out of attacking Venezuela.
The customs receipts of the coun
try are largely \subject to a trust or
receivership, from which claims of
Italy, Germany and France are being
paid. There are some minor ports
Whose receipts Holland might attach
but as the matter is understood here,
it would be a slow process of eking .put
satisfaction. When the castigation of
Castro was talked about by members
of the senate foreign relations commit
tee last winter they were given to
epiphasizing the difficulty of a cam
paign against that country. Venezuela
Is a big region, and it has no really
vital points exposed to attack. The
country which attacks it must be pre
pared for a very considerable military
expedition, in a region whosel topo
graphy is entirely favorable to the. de
fending force. The effect commercially
would be more serious on the attack
ing than on the defending force, be
cause the paying part of Venezuelan
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South Dakota Is No
An Experiment
1907,
Wheat, 30,292,818 bushels
Corn, 54,561,268 bushels
Oats. 36,942,508 bushels
Barley, 20,438,257 bushels
Flax, 5,000,000 bushels
Speltz, 3,500,000 bushels
Hay, 3,150,000 tons
Potatoes, vegetables and fruits
Dairy products
Eggs and poultry
Honey
Livestock
Wool and hides
Minerals and stone
Total for year ...
commerce is largely In the hands of
foreigners, who would be the great
est losers. At the best, a war with
Venezuela was looked upon by mem
bers of congress as a bootless enter
prise which might prove peculiarly un
dignified, and possibly disastrous. Once
undertaken, there could be no turning
back until adequate punishment had
been inflicted.
Washington Doesn't Yearn.
Just how this punishment could 'be
imposed, short of a species of govern
mental trusteeship under American
control—similar to the situation in Cu
ba or in Santo Domingo—has never
been made plain. The Washington gov
ernment does not yearn for anything
of that sort. An expedition against
Venezuela would be certain in the
long run 'to inspire unfriendly senti
ments in other South American coun
tries. They would not understand, and
would fear that some time they might
be made the objects of like attentions.
There is one way foreign interven
tion might produce'-desirable results.
If it should unhorse Castro from his
control of the country, leading the peo
ple to depose h'im and estaiblish a new
regime, it would be most effective.
There is reason to suspect that Uncle
Sam is more than acquiescent in .the
plan of letting somebody else do the
work. Holland knows how. Holland has
a 'big Dutch South American colony of
her own aud knows .that country, Its
climate and conditions. Moreover, Hol
land)) In the administration of her im
mense and very rich colonies in the
East Indies, has acquired vast exper
ience in this kind of affirs. Hardly less
than England, Holland for many years
has almost continuously Jiad some sort
of "little war"
011
her hands, in Java
and Sumatra and charges of the most
extreme cruelty and harshness hav$
been made concerning the Dutch treat
ment of recalcitrant natives.The Dutch
naval force is very respectable, ample
ito any demands of a demonstration In
Venezuela. Altogether it will relieve
a good many minds, if Holland under
takes the task which the United States
seemed for a long time doomed to ac
complish.
INSURANCE FRAUDS UNCOVERED
Arrest of President of Gibraltar Bene
ficial Society Reveals Crookedness.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 19.—With the
arrest of President John S. Fouse of
the Gibraltar Beneficial society of
Pittsburg and the closing of the con
cern's offices the police claim 'to have
run to *earth one of the biggest insur
ance swindlers of recent years. It is
claimed that 10,000 poor people in
Pittsburg have been robbed for t)he last
ten years.
Informations also were made against
William Fouse, vice president, and
Charles Sumner, secretary, but they
have not been located.
The technical charge against the of
ficers is conducting an insurance com
pany Illegally and without a license is
sued by the state.
OZONE CURES COLDS INSTANTER
First Plant for Making of Wonderful
Gas is Erected in Pittsburg.
(Pittsburg. Pa., Aug. 19.—A Pittsburg
firm has just completed for a homeop
athic hospital the first ozone plant
ever erected and successfully operated
in this country.
(Experiments already made have
proven remarkable. Colds have been
completely cured in twenty miAutes by
ozone, and It i? of great value for
fumigating purposes. Ozone forced
•into water .makes the water absolutely
pure, killing evei'y germ it contains.
'Those having the experiments in
charge believe that it will be possible
for cities to use ozone to purify their
water supplies, thereby preventing ty
phoid fever and simiilar diseaser
His Head Was Hard. a
1
(The Circle)
It is a common belief that the ne
gro's head is hard, capable of Avith
standing almost any "blow.
The following story told by a certain
prominent young nran of ville,
Ivy., would seem to indicate something
of the kind anyway. Two negro men
lies in the corn belt and the crop constant- Vj
increases in importance. In
J.
1907
passed the wheat crop in value by $3,000,000.)
The following table of products is taken
from the Annual Review of the progress of
the state for
it sur~
compiled by the State His-
torical Society, and was not intended for
advertising purposes, but to set down
the
Historical facts:
Excursions every Tuesday,
MARSHALLTOWN,
•5 "V i'
-its:*
y.,. 24,234,250.40
.,... 27,280,634.00
14,037,153.04
14,306,779.90
5,000,000.00
1,400,000.00
14,175,000.00
5,000,000.00
,8,000,000.00
5,000,000.00,
25,000.00
34,173,527.45
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7,000,000.00
f160t232,344.79
$10
trip. Arrange to go up and see for your
self. Write for prices and terms. My office
in New Benedict Block.
C. K. HATCHER
for round
IOWA'
were employed in tearing dowp a three
story brick building. One negro was
on top of the building taking off the
bricks and sliding them down a nar
row wooden chute to the ground, some
thirty feet 'below, where the other was
picking tl,iem up and piling them.
When this latter negro was stooping
over to pick up a 'brick tho former
accidentally let one fall, striking him
directly on the head.
Instead of its killing him he merely
looked up, without rising, and said:
"What you doin' thar, nigger, you
make me bite by tongue."
Her Hair.
"And just think! That is all her own
hair."
Wanted—A single .man with some
experience with stock to, work on stock
and grain farm. By the year. Good
wages to the right man. Address B-2-1,
care T.-K.
Wanted—Counter
man to work
nights. Stone's restaurant.
Wanted—Brick and stone mason
work, any size job 'takerv Robert New
banks, Station A, Marahalltown, Iowa.
Wanted—A light, low wheeled sec
ond hand buggy, also a single .pony
.harness. Give description and price,
and where it can be seen. Address A.
J. care Times-Republican.
Wanted—A man to prepare and cook
an ox for barbecue, August 26, 1908.
'Must guarantee. Address R. Law,
Thornton, Iowa.
Wanted By man with small fam
ily, situation, foreman or farm mana
ger. References. Experienced stock
farmer. Geo. W. Palmer, Rhodes, Ia.
Wanted—'Experienced
girl 'for gen­
eral housework. Mrs. C. E. Hatcher,
607 West Main.
Wanted—A fresh cow or nearly so
Fellows with the best please speak first
D. W. Norris, Jr., 411 Jerome street.
Wanted Dining room girl and sil
ver girl. Stoddart ho tel.
Wanted—To buy, apples and pota
toes. E. E. Hood.
Wanted A married farm hand by
the year. Address, giving age and ref
erence. S. B. Packard, Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Wanted Work at soliciting, clerk
ing or dSy such'employment in Mar
shalltown, by young and energetic
married man living here now. C. L.
Suit, Center hotel.
FOR 8ALE
'For Sale A new 7-room house,
partly modern. Plenty of small fruit.
Cheap. 106 South Tenth street.
"For Sale A carload of sucking
colts at Northwestern stockyards Sat
urday, Aug. 22. These colts are, all
good colors and not branded.
For Sale—Until rented .for next year,
I hvil offer my 280-acre farm five miles
east of city for sale. J. M. Hughes.
For Sale—Flour and feed store, In
dianola, la., about $1*500 cash *\\ill buy
a good business conducted in the same
building for five years, on most prom
inent street. Good reasons for selling.
Inquire of J. H. Sweeney, Proprietor.
For Sale—160 acres well improved
farm three miles .northwest of Bel
mond, Iowa. Price $67.50 per acre. Ad
dress owner, C. R. Thomas, Belmond,
Iowa.
For»Sale—Household goods, 508 No.
First Itreet.
For Sale—Modern improved house.
Address "H.-20" care T.-R.,
For Sale or Trade A fine store
building. 24x52. Hall over store 24-52^
Store, hall and residence valued at
$ 5,000. Also seven acres ground part
ly' improved, valued at $1,600. Ad
dress Henry Welp, Haverhill, Iowa.
For Sale—Choice recorded Hereford
bulls also Duroc Jersey pigs, ready for
use. J. W. Kern, Traer, Iowa.
For Sale—A well improved eighty
acres joining incorporation quarter
section one mile and 120, two miles
from town. N. J. Wheeler, Alden, Ia.
For Sale—Residence property at 2ip
North Trtlrd avenue, 8 rooms and bath.
All modern. Enquire Mrs. Jasper
Fisher, 607 -West State street.
For Sale—My home place, 112 North
Tenth street six room house, furnace
heat gas, barn, well and cistern some
fruit Lot 60x180 feet. J. F. Prazak,.
For Sale Gilson res'dence, 106
North First street. Inquire of H. R.
McMahon. __
For Sale A ten acre strip, well
Improved. E. R. Negley, Gilman, Ia.
For Sale—A scholarship In the In
ternational Correspondence school of
Scranton. Address "H-21" care T.-R.
For Sale—On easy payments, bar fix
tures, new and second hand billiard
and pool tables, billiard and bowling
supplies. We lead in cheap prices. Tho
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
FOR RENT.
For Rent—Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. 104 South Third ave
nue.
Rent—The 4 room and hall over
130 West Main street. Will be vacant
and for rent Sept. 1. Modern and pri
vate entrance, front and back. John D.
Vail, 130 West Main street.
For
Rent—Hotel
furnished or un­
furnished also barn. Reason for rent
ing, loss of •wife. iC. W. Aulls, La
Moille, Iowa.
For Rent Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. 408 East Linn.
For-Rent or Sale 155 acres im
proved, four miles southwest of Mar-
-V
Wonderful!"
"When she takes it down she can sit
on it."
"But why should she want to do
that? I should think she'd prefer to lay
it on the bureau or hang it over the
gas bracket."
ONE CENT A WORD.
WANTED.
Wanted—Roomers at Leland hotel.
Wanted—-A woman, to do ironing
and sweeping one day a week. Mrs.
J. & Whinery, 301 South First street.
Wanted—Good bright boy to learn
•barber trade. Address R-4, care T.
ft
Wanted Woman to do washing at
house. Mrs. J. H. Egermayer, 204 North
Fourth street.
Wanted—At once, by the city of
Marshalltown, twenty-five men that
have had experieilce dn sewer work.
Apply E. Z. Mack, superintendent.
•M .. We are so certain that
I Itching. Bleeding and
I I Wrk Protruding Files can al
wayaie relieved and ab
solutely cured by this
ointment that ye positively
guarantee satis
faction or money refunded.
MM Dr. A.W. Chase's
®»8jfc££83.'Ointment
For Sale by McBride
6.
Will Drug Co.
shalltown. Inquire at 1115 West Booas
street.
TO TRADE.
To Trade— Vacant lot for ihorse and
buggy. H. R. McMahon.
L08T
Lost At River
view park, yester
day, black leather purse containing $9
or $10. Finder leave at this office.
Lost—Small gold chatelaine -watch.
Open face. Reward if returned to 1010
South Center street.
Lost—^Ladies gold watch with chate
laine. Engraved C. P. August 3, 1907.
Leave at 704 West Main. Reward.
FOUND.
Found—.Card case, containing mon
ey write giving description to Mrs.
H. J. Pike, Toledo, Iowa.
CEMENT WORK.
To the Public: I am prepared to do*-,
all kinds of cement work and will b«
glad to figure on your jobs. Fifteen
years' experience.
JACOB ARNET,
-..Over 5 East State St.
CUT RATE SHIPPING.
Cut rates on household goods to
Pacific coast and other points. Su
perior service at reduced rates. The
Boyd Transfer Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
Wanted Everybody to Know That
the AMERICAN DISPATCH MES
SENGER CO. DELIVERS Parcels and
Packages.
Reliable messengers furnished.
..Prompt service, reasonable rateia
''Phones—New, 305 Old, 63.
J. F. CROSBY
5 East State. Manage*
3 FOR. SALE
A nice 5-room cottage, fine lot, good
little barn. The owners are going
away and wish to sell.
We have a 120-acre improved''farm
near Marshalltown, which we can sell
for $100 per acre.- See this.
For rent, 106 West Nevada street f"
To loan $600 and $1,000 on good city
property.
City property of all kinds for sale.
We have a large list of fartns for
sale ranging from the small fruit
farm to large and well improved
farms of all kinds. Don't tprget to
come in our office when in the city.
(Write us for what you want.)
J. C. HOLLINGSWORTH tL CO.
108 East Main St.
MARSHALLTOWN IOWA.
For Sale
$12,000 stock of general merchandise
in town of 1,000, about 20 miles from
Marshalltown, to trade for good Iowa
land, also good tirst-class drug stock
of $10,000, in a city of 3,000, best loca
tion in city, will, trade for Iowa land
or east South'Dakota land.
160 acre farm, 12 buildings on' the
farm, under a high state of cultivation,
fenced off into* several fields, .25 acres
hog tight, 40 good winter apple trees,
lots of other fruit, best cattle barn in
Hancock county, Iowa fir3t class six
room cottage house, best stock farm in
the county, worth $100 per acre. The
owner is forced to sell, price $70 per
acre if taken this month.
I also have 80 acres adjoining this
farm all in crops, this will make 240
acres, no better soil in the state, the
price of this 80 is $65 per acre.
$28.00 per acre, clear of incumbrance.
.For particulars write or call on W., B.
Herriman, room 14, Woodbury build
ing, Marshalltown, Ia.
TIME CARD ELECTRIC STREET
RAILWAY.
Leave Depot for Cars j^eav©
Soldiers' Soldiers*
Home. N. 3rd St Home. N. 3rd St
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Soldiers' Home cars—Red signs and
lights.
No. 3rd St. cars—Green signs and
lights.
*. First car .Sunday, a. m.
A. J. CLARK
COMMISSION MERCHANT AND
CASH GRAIN
BROKER
Member Chicago Board of Tradb.
WARE AND LELAND,
Chicago and New York.
CORRESPONDENTS:
EARNEST DAVIS GRAIN CO.,
Kansas City.
We solicit your Cash Consignments.
A. B. Leach & Co.'s Sonds for SWo
'V' -'7-^ at My Office.
Both 'Phones 165.
Office Room 8 Tremont BloeHp I
MARSHALLTOWN, IA.
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