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SATURDAY. April 1t, KID. Old Phone 251-R. New Phone 664. Not. 209-211 West Mat* Street. OUR PILE OFFER EXPIRE8 |N 15 DAYS. We are guaranteeing a cure on Piles, Fissure, FiBtula and all rectal trouble^ at of regular charge for 15 days yet of the 30 days, as an nounced IB days ago. WE SAY GUARANTEE a cure and this is,, your assurance of receiving the best of treatment for any rental disease. Come In. No charge whatsoever for •xamlnatlon and-consultation. We treat all forms. of Chronic Diseases. it. mil. smeller ft. Breeders, Attention! Ormean (62,422) will be at Fritz and Shea's barn In Blak6sbur&. Ormean is a registered Percheron, imported from Prance, when he was four years old and weighing a ton at that timO. He immediately sold for $2,000. Ormean is a coal black horse, has star in forehead, plenty of bone, is a good foaler and a sure breeder. PEDEGREE—Foaled April 4, 1904 bred by M. Menant, department or Loiret Chev., owned by Singmaster Bros., Keota, la. Sire Martin (46,912) by Boule D'or (19,129), by Grevin 6,846, (6,89£) byLa Grange 8,065, (1,334), by Brilliant 1,271 (765), by BrillUmt 1,899 (766), by Coco 11 (714), by Views Chaslin (713), by Coco (712), by Megnon (715), by Jean Le Blano (739). Dam: Beche (50,258), by Florence llV (5,9^0) by Phillbhrt (760), by Superior 454 (730), by Favori 1 (711), by Views Chaslin (713), by Coco, (712), by Megnon (716), by Jean Le Blanc (739). Second Dam Papillonne (11,933), by Decide (4,569), belonging to M. Yinault. Third Dam Rose, belonging to M. Brieve. Bates $12.50 to insure. Guarantee satisfaction. ELI SWAIM Blakesburg, Iowa. v..'. When you want to save time and trouble in looking for odd sizes and parts of implements, wagon* and pumps, just come here, as it is an old saying that if Shepherd' has not got it, that it is useless to look elsewhere. Repairs for dverythiAg. Incubators and Brooders, too. -v 105 8. Market St. Up stairs. Ottumwa, Iowa. WHEN BUYING FLOUR, IN SIST THAT YOU GET Garden City Cream Flour EVERY SACK WARRANTED. O. D. Wilson Carriage Co., 110 West Second—Masonic Bldg. Harness Harness Harness 4ome people may have concluded that from the number of harness we have been unloading In the last month that we were going out of businesa— selling at Cost, but SUCH IS NOT THE CASE. Our harness Is sold very close to the coat mark, and we still have a GOOD STOCK to select from, tnd are making them all the time, at FORD'S HARNESS STORE 110 South Market Street. FARMINGTON. Hugh McComb, a veteran of the Civil Vkr died Sunday morning after a lin gering illness. The deceased had been suffering from a cancer for several months. Mr. McComb was born in Ohio seventy-four years ago and came to Iowa in 1859. He enlisted in Co. Third Iowa Cavalry and has been a resident of this place for a number of years. He is survived by his widow and two children. Rex. McComb of Farmington and Mrs. Jennie Doud of Los Amgeles, Calif. Funeral services will be JAMES H. SHEPHERD 4 REEVES DISTRIBUTORS. 114 North McLean Street. ILawn Mowers FROM 93.25 TO $12.00 PITTSBURG FIELD FENCE AVERY AND EMERSON CORN PLANT ERS CANNONBALL DOOR TRACKING, ETC. PAY, US A VISIT. held Tuesday morning from SBt 4' "New shepherd's Ranotas." Ottumwa, Iowa. the home with interment at Harris burg cemetery. George Lyons, another old soldier died at his home miles east of town Sunday afternoon after an illness of two years duration. He enlisted in the 17th Iowa Infantry and was prisoner in Andersonville for nine months. A widow, three daughters and three sons survive. Funeral services were held from the hoihe Tuesday, aft ernoon with interment in Alfrey cem etery. Mr. and Mrs. Henle of Keokuk were called here Sunday by the death of their uncle the late Albert Willetts. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Williamson left Monday for their new home in Dover, 111. Mrs. Sarah Christy and Miss Christy visited over Sunday at the B'. F. Ketcham home. Miss Goldie Corns returned to Mys tic Saturday to tesume her school, duties. Miss Maude Proper of Harrisburg visited Saturday with Farmington friends. S. D. Kelsey returned Saturday from a visit With relatives in Chicago. Miss Winnifred Wright left Monday for Seattle, Wash., where she will make an extended visit with her sis ters.. PLEASANT GROVE. 4 4 Marion Hancock and John Parrett were business transactors in Ottumwa Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fine and sons Flo^d and Trenton spent Sunday at the Jim Sloan home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turnt- went to Eldon Wednesday to visit their daughter Mrs. D. E. Hancock. Miss Virgie Brooks was a guest at the Frank Fiddler home Sunday. Lauvelle McVey was a caller at the Herbert McVey horte Wednesday. Mrs. J. Parrett and daughter Mar jOrie were guests at the Albert Brooks home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Harward were entertained at the M. Smith home Sunday. Miss Stella Thomas spent Friday at the home of her sister Mrs. Cecil Brooks. Mrs. Martin Smith and daughter Ion6 have returned home after a weeks' visit with relatives and friends in Drakeville. RUSSELL. George May who is attending State university in the medical department is spending the spring vacation "With his parents Mr. and Mrs. James May. County Attorney Collinson and wife came Saturday evening to spend Sun day with his Mr: Collinson's parents Mr. and Mrs. John Collinson. Miss Edith Boyd entertained a num ber of.her friends to a party on Fri day evening. Henry Timmers returned home Fri day afternoon from Washington, la., where he has beeti visiting his daugh ter Mrs. George Hobson. Mrs. Jennie Pyle returned hom6 Fri day afternoon from Albia where she has been visiting her son Clarence Pyle. Mrs John Goltry and daughter Mrs. Fluke of Osceola spent Saturday in Chariton. /.T Sam Boyd of Moudt Etna is here visiting with his mother Mrs. Ellen Boyd. 1 Dr. Charles Goltry of Westboro, Mo., who was called here by the death 61 his father 16ft the last of the week. A number of the friends of Miss Liz zie Shirer gave her a pleasant sur prise oh Saturday it being her birth day. Walter McKinley spent Saturday in Chariton. Avery Man la Killed in Chicago. Chicago, April 15.—A man who in the rain walked in front of a motor truck and was killed was identified as L. V. Babcock, a wealthy meat shipper of Avery. LOCAL MARKICT» Hogs, 150f5180 Hgs, 180@200 Hogs, 200@230 Packers Wheat Choice corn fed heifers Good heifers Choice corn fed cows .. Rood Choice light calyes Good light calves .. Heavy calves Drain and Hay—Street Prices. Oats *6' rve 55@60 cJ™..\\7... ... J5fS Har. ton Etriw Grade No. 1 cream Grade No. 2 cream •utter and Butter, packers pay Eggs, packers pay case county each Spring chicken* Stags Flour fsd Apple* pfc liemou OnMM. par eVe se Rev. and Mrs. Shenton returned home Thursday from Atlantic where they had been visiting with relatives. George Collinson who is attending Drake university at Des Moines came home Saturday evening to visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Col linson. Joe Plotts and Warren Hanks spent Saturday in Chariton. Lloyd Miksell spent Sunday with his parents at Oakley. Countrv butter lb ..... .... Sept. Creamery Butter, lb.... Eygs per doz Cheesa, ..... crushed TODAY'S MARKET NEWS I PORKER8 FLUCTUATE.' Hog Quotations Show Changes Over Yesterday's Markets. Wneat Drops Two Cents. Hogs aver very unsteady in today reports, some advancing and few drop ping off a few cents on the hundred. The highest price now being paid. i* $9.70. Wheat quotations have dropped off, making the prices range from 92 to 93 cents a bushel. (2 p. m.. April 15.) Hogs. 120®150 .. 8-5U 9.15 9.40 9. 0 8.55@9.30 ... 4.75@5.25 .... .4.25®4.76 ... .5.00015.25 *.J5®3.75 .. .5.5006.50 ... .4.50®5.50 ...4.00@5.00 $5®S HMe'si Woota-d Taller Rides, No. 1 cured No. 2 cured Hides, green No..l .. Hides green No. 2 Wool, cub washed Medium unwashed Course, unwashed Beeswax No. 1 Beeswax No. I ...... Tallow No. 1.. Tallow No. 2 ... 10 9 8 MOBS XI 6% Butter Pat. *7 18 18 1-8 N'iltnr. Hens, lb Cecka ..... ... ... Ducks, white' feathered Ducks, dark feathered Turkeys GMSO, Guineas, ...12% @13% 11 i» '*.!* 11018% IICTA1C KIAHKHTS. Feed. Graham flour, per sack Corn chops, per cwt ... Shorts, per cwt ...... Brain, per cwt Ear Corn per bu Shelter com. per bu Hay per cwt Straw, per cwt Oats aahel Chicken feed, ground a® Oyster shell, per cwt Clam ehell oer cwt ...... Flour, per aack ..... Corn meal. 10 lh caek .. .««»• Corn and oat chop, per cwt.. Oats straw per 100 Kuley Oil meal, per cwt ....... .. 1 W0W MaS Watererefis. par hunch ..u..# Cucumbers, each Tomato**, lb ..... ... ..• Bweet potatoes pec* *. .»» Potatoes, bu °S parsley, hum® .«•••• S Mint, bunch ..... .! Splhasb. lb ..... .. 10 •utter. C««s and Cheee* Pcuflry. Tndctjw ..... ... V9eeae. Ih Live •orlng. lbs ..... Dressed springs, lb ..... ... Old hens", drepsed. lb ... Dooks. dreeaed. lb .. .. toaalala. 22% lOli 18 5 Cocoanuts. each ... Honey, comb ....... i.. Home onions, nunches Rhubarb .... Asparague, bunch Pineapples, each Strawberries, pt Beans, lb 20 New onions 1 Cabbage Carrots,: bunch ju Beets, bunch Onions peck Coffee, lb ....« .»•# Tm. lb ... ... Sogkr 17 lbs. gran.... ...... l-JJ Grape fruit, doz 9o Malaga grapes, lb «o Cranberries, gallon 2a plant ... ..... ... ... .. J® Parsnips, peck ..... Salsify bunch.. ... Onion sets, qt ... 2 for 5 5 20 12% ... 10®IB fimI. Soft coal in single tons 36o ertra Smoky Hollow ..... ... ...... I.W Mystic •••*.. ..... 8.7B White ash..... ... ... ....... 8.50 Rathbun ... ... .... 8.75 Coke, ..... 7.50 Smokeless or Pocahontaa ..... Egg. Coke, carried extra .u. Hard wood 4 7.00 stove ant! nut 10.00 Petroleum coke 9.50 Coal, carried extra Coke, Milwaukee Solvay .. S5 8.00 ft per cord .. Hard wood, extra rer cut ... f.00 -5* Gasoline ..... ... ».. ..... II XATTLE UP 10 CENTS. Good 8teers 10 Cents Higher—Con sumption of Beef Curtailed by the High Prices. Stock Yards, Chicagp, April 15.— Supply of 5,500 cattle moved in fair season, though preference was again given handy, light and medium weight classes. These sold strong to lOu higher than Wednesday, showing 10© 20c advance on last Monday. Heavy, high priced grades, however,' were dull arid unchanged from Wednesday's closing. High retail cost of beef is Stinting eastern demand for heavy classes. Tops sold at $8.40, while the yearlings made $7.90. She stock prices were firm, showing 10@15c gain on fi we^k ago. Bulls went at 25c gain for the week.. Calves met brisk demand at Wednesday's rates, while Teedlns steers also sold at unchanged levels. Prices had the following range: Choice to fancy steers .. .$7.90©)8.65 Medium to good steers .. .. 7.00®7.S5 Inferior to fair steers .. .. 5.65(9)6.75 Fat cows and heifers .. .. 4.503!7.75 Canplng cows and heifers .. 2.75@4.25 Native bulls and stags .. .. 3.760)6.10 Feeding cattle, 600® 1.000 lbs 4.25®6.65 Fair to fancy veal calves 6.00@8.)0 Heavy calves 3.000)5.00 T".rn/-rt steprs fi.KOtfST.Sft Distillery steers 6.75Sj7.85 Milkers, springers, head ..30.00@70.00 OTTTUfWA OOUHEEB DROP IN HOG PRICES. Stock Yards, Chicago, April 15.— After a week to 5c lower start the hog market settled to a 105S 15c lower b.asis and finished on the bottom with 5,000 left in the pens. Including 8,184 Over from Wednesday, 19,000 were in the pens. Receipts were 5,000 below expec tations, or 11,000, against 13,105 a week ago and 23,969 a year ago. Notwith standing the fact that the average is 65c lower than last Saturday, packers Are talking 50c@$l more decline be fore the end of the oresent month. Best grades closed Thursday at $10, or $1.20 below top on March 28, which was high day of the vear Packing droves averaging 220@247 lbs cost $9.93@9.96, and a drove of 733 shippers averaging 220 lbs cost $10.00%. Quality was good. Quotations follow: Bulk of sales .... .. .$9.90@10.00 Heavy butchers, 240@S30.. 9.950)10.05 Light butchers, 1900)230 .. 9.950)10.05 Light bacon, 1600)190 9.800)10.10 Light light, 1300155'lbs... 9.700) 9.95 Heavy shipping, 250@)$50 9.900)10.05 Heavy packing, 2600)400 .. 9.85@10.00 Mixed packing, 20O@25O lbs 9.80# 9.95 Rough, heavy packing .. .. 9.750) 9.85 Light mixed, 1750)200 lbs 9.800) 9.95 Poor to best pigs, 60@135.. 9.25@10.05 Governments and boars 4.000) 7.'00 Stags, 80 lbs dockage head 10.25® 11.00 Sheep and Lambs Gain. Stock Yards, Chicago, April 15.— Trade was active in the sheep house and prices were as much higher.. on Thursday as they were lower on Wed nesday, or 10@25c up. Compared with last Friday, most offerings lOoked 10 015c higher. Shorn Ohio wethers sold at $8.25, while others went around )8, and odd'ewes itiade $4@7.60, with few yearlings at $7.50@8.50. .Some wooied ewes wept at $6.50. Bucks were shorn at $50)6.50. Wooied lambs went at $10@10.20, while clippers topped at $9.60, all classes" reaching that price Other plaih to'choice shorn lots made $7,650)9.50, with ciills below $7.50. Practically everything was sold and weighed up before 11 o'clock. Quota tions follow: Colorado laonbs ...$9,000)10.20 Fed lambs, poor to best'., .. 8.5.00)9.90 Shorn lambs, fresh .. ...... 8.250)9.60 Lambs, seconds 5.500)8.00 Feeding lambs .. 7.000)7.85 Shorn wethers .... 7.400)8.25 Yearlings, poor to choice .. 8.250)9.00 Ewes, inferior to prime .... 6.25@8.40 Bucks, stags and cull sheep 4.00@7.00 Shorn lots went at 500) 75c discount. Horse Prices are.Unchanged. Stock Yards, Chicago, April 15.— There was not much change In horse values, but quality fell off from, pre vious days. Receipts the first four days this week approximated 1,538, against 1,889 same period last week and 1,966 corresponding time last year. On fancy saddler sold at $8.50, a price which stood third highest ever recorded on the Chicago market. Good to prime drafters made $1900)275, while com mercial medium weight chunks went mainly at $1750)200. Farm chunks sold downward from $175. Mules were se cured at $1500250. Chicago Stock Yard Personals. Stock Yards, Chicago, April 15.--M. Callahan of Hamilton county, la., mar keted four loads of cattle Wednesday at $7.25, cows at $6.70 and hogs at $10.10. John Callahan and son accom panied the shipment. Alvin E. Miller one of the thrifty farmers of Des Moines county, Iowa, marketed a car of medium weight steers of his own feedlne on Wednes day that sold at $7.65. Nels Winther of Audubon county, la. was here yesterday with two cars of branded cattle averaging 1134 lbs that sold at $7.75. He also had cows which sold at $6.50. Mr. Winther Is one of Audubon county's good feeders. Ray Clapsaddle and H. P. Jacques, two of Iowa'£ young and progressive feeders were here yesterday with fi'-ee cars of cattle which sold at $7.75 for steers, $6.65 for cows and $6.50 for bulls. They are young in the feeding buriness, but known how to select cattle to make them good. Hans Stoltenberg, an all-around feeder of Hawarden, la., sold two cars of delayed steers on Wednesday's market at $7.25, 34 head averaging 1157. lbs, all of his own feeding. Mr. Stoltenberg reports agricultural pur suits well advanced in his part of th county, with very little stock on feed. A. W. Wagner of Emmettsburg, la., was on the market with a shipment of five cars of cattle and two cars of hogs. Mr. Wagner reports the country never better looking farm work pro gressing very little fat live stock to market within the next few months. M. J. Nolan also accompanied the shlp .ment. Henry DeGroote. a representative feeder from Boyden, la., and regular patrOn of this market, was here yes terday looking after the sale of two loads of 1120-lb steers and heifers good enough to bring $7.60. Henry Berning, a well-known feed er at Mediapolis, la., was here Wed nesday with a shipment of cattle and sold 1115-lb steers at $7.90, with some 635-lb heifers and steers at $7.50. He reports oat's looking fine little pigs coming in large numbers, but says the country is beginning to need rain bad ly. W. B. Kinnick of Adel, Iowa, a big feeder and one of th6 largest land owner in Dallas county was here with four cars of cattle this week, selling 80 head averaging 1285 lbs at $7.90. He says the market will not le burdened with either cattle or hogs from Dallas county until we get another crop of both. The corn is there, but the stock Is nqt there to eat It. Chicago Live Ctoek Market. Chicago, April 15,—The live stock market follows: Cb'cas0? April 15.—The live stock market follows: CATTLE—Market strong receipts, 2.000: beeves, $5,600)8.55 stockers. feeders, $3,850)6.60 cows, heifers, $2,750)7.25: westerns, $50)6.85. HOGS—Market five higher receipts 10,000: liifht, $9.75® 10.15 mixed. $9.75 (J^lfl.lO: hiavy. $9.75010.10 rough, $ .750)9.85 good choice heavy, $9,860) 10.10: bulk sales. $9,950)10.05. SHEEP—Market weak, ten lower receipts, 10.000 natives, $4,500)8.35 lambs, $7,750)9.75. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Range th® past of hog values at Chicago for week with comparisons: Mixed and Light butchers, grades, 5 April April April April April April 1930)255 lbs." 13501195 lbs. 10.300)10.65 10.20010.60 .... 1O.2501O.55 10.200)10.60 10.100*10.40 10.000)10.35 9.850)10.10 9.80010.15 9.850)10.15 9.800)10.15 .... 9.750)10.10 9.75@10.15 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Chicago Poultry Market. Chicago. April 15.—Poultry—Market steady turkeys, 16%c. chickens. IScu springs, 18c. Ssy' ml CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. The following is furnished by I. G. Furman, grain and stock broker. Rooms 7 and 8, Chilton Blk. Ot tumwa telephone 1134 Iowa tele phone 5&9-R. Wheat-—High Low April 15 April 14 May .. 1.09% 1-08% 1.09 1.09% July .. 1.03% 1.02% 1.03 1.02% Sept .. 1.01% 1.00% 1.00%- 1.00%- CORN— May .. 58% 58% 58% 58% July .. 61% 61% 61% 61% Sept .. 6S 62% 62%- 62%- OATS— May .. 43%- 42% 42%- 43 July .. 40% 39% 40%- 40% Sept .. 38% 38 38% 39% PORK— May .. 22.25 21.97 21.97 22.20 July- .. 22.50 22.17 22.20 22.45 SeptT,' .. 22.40 22.10 22.12 22.30 LARD— May .. 12.82 12.72 12.72 12.75 July .. 12.60 12.45 12.45- 12.52 Sept .. 12.52 12.40 12.40 12.47 RIBS— May .. 12.72 13.52 12.52 12.62 July .'. 12.50 12.32 12.32 12.45 Car Lota. CHICAGO—Wheat, 14: corn, 108 oats, 83. CONTRACT—Wheat, 8 corn, 2 oats, 25. DULUTK—"Wheat, 78 last year, 16. MINNEAPOLIS—L CORN—No. 2. 58058%c. No. 2 •vhite, 59%06O%c. No. 2-yellow 68%®) 59c. No. 3, 57057%c. NO. 3 white, 58%059%c. No. 3 yellow, 570)57%c. CORN—May opened, 68%@58%c. high, 68%c. low, 58%c. closed, 58%c. July. 61%c, OATS—No. New York, April 15.—Butter—Mar ket firm unchanged receipts, 6,400. EGGS—Market steady receipts, 22, 400. Peoria Corn Mar}cet. Peoria, April 16.—The corn, market follows: No. 3—57%c. New York Poultry Market. New York, April 15.—Poultry—Mar ket alive steady fowls, 20%c. tlirkCys 140)20c. dressed, market firm fowls. 150119c. turkeys, 17023c. ^EDDYVILLE., Mr. Bacon of Ottumwa has been se cured as manager for the Eddyvllle Tribune by Mr. HalloWay the new editor, Anton Werner Is transacting busi ness in Newton this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kirfman and son of Durfey are visiting at the Fred Wilcox home. Joe Barber departed fOr Kentwood, La., to visit relatives for a abort time. Mrs. William Hestoh visited her son Harry at Grinnell this week and also her daughter Iva at Oskaloosa. Miss Don Welch who has employ ment in Oskaloosa is enjoying a visit here. Thos on the sick list are Joe Derkes, Wm. Edwards and Mrs. Whltsel. Miss Moore of Eldon one of the tele-, phone operators visited her friend Miss Catherine Werner in Eddyville Tuesday. __ Cora Pyatt, Jennie Tune, Mary Pyatt,* Bernlce and Roxle McMahan were entertained recently at the Archie Gray home. The Epworth league will give a musical program and box supper In the room recently vacted by thq Jones meat market. Mrs. Bertha Hayes who has been visiting her parents for some time left for her home at Haxtum, Colo. Chas. Garrett and ChaS. Fisher were Ottumwa passengers recently.: WILLIAMSBURG. Fred Chapman, who was injured last week while endeavoring to step off a moving street car at Cedar Rap ids, was able to return to his home in this city last Saturday night. Mayor J. A. Ogle, who was at Deep River last week attending to some business, is now at home. George Oldenberg purchased last week the Julius Sinn property in the south part of town, and will take pos session May 1. Williamsburg people are glad to have Mr. Oldenberg and family remain here. Mrs. George Hevern of Chicago ar rived here Thursday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. A. A. Hall, and with her brothers. Thomas and Sherman Johnson of Green township. Fred Blythe and sister, Margaret Nellie Jones Hannah, Harry and Ar nold Moon, of the S. U. I., who spent their spring vacation at their respec tive homes in this city, returned to their schcol *. work Sunday morning. Ed Yates, who spent a portion of the winter months at the home of his parents, Mr. apd Mrs. John Yates, left last Thursday for Spokane, Washing ton, where he will resume work in connection with a large construction company. James Keegan "transacted business at, Conroy Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Harris and son, Elmer, went to Keota Sunday In their I'd iiDUCfifti •aiawiiMMiiii 4 Whiat, 187 last year, 132. Estimated Receipts for Ivomorrow. Wheat. 26, Corn, 124. Oats, 116.'' •v Liverpool Cables. CLOSING—Wheat, ,. vi0) corn, unchanged. lower Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, April 15.—The grain market follows: WHEAT—NO. 2 red, $1,100)1.11 No. 3 red, $1,070)1.09% No, 2 hard, $1.09® 1.10% No. 3 hard, $1.06®1.09%. WHEAT—May opened $1,090)1.08% high, $1.09% low, $1.08% closed, $1.09% July, $1.08. 2, 42 %c. No. 2 white, 45 0)45%c. No. 3 white, 43044%c. standard, 450)45%c. OATS—May opened, 42%§43c. high 43%®43%c. low, 42%c. closed, 42%@ 43c. July, 40%c. Chicago Butter and Egg Market. Chicago, April 15.—Butter—Market steady creameries, 26032c. dairies, 22@28c. EGGS—Market steady recetpts, 25, 800 cases at mark, cases Included 17%0)19%c. firsts, 19%c. prime firsti 20 %c. Chicago Provision Market. Chicago, April 15.—The provision market follows: Rye—catpv—780) 79c. Barley—47® 68c. Pork—May—$21.97%. Lard—$12.72%. Ribs—$12.52%. St. Louis Grain Market. St. Louis, April 15.—The grain mar ket follows: May wheat—$1.07%. Corn—60%c. Oats—42%c. New York Butter and F" Market. Have You a Shotgun to Trade for a Watch WANTED. MEN WANTED—TO PREPARE FOR railway mail examinations. Com mencement salary $800. Preparation free. Franklin Institute, Dept. 96 N, Rochester, N. Y. WANTED- 25 MEN TO CHOP WOOD. Good prices, steady work. Acme Ex celsior Co., Harvey, la. SPRING IS HERE. WE BUY SEC ond hand furniture and old feathers and pay a good price. We sell furni ture and know we can save you money. Ottumwa Second Hand ANCHOR WATERPROOF CON crete blocks make a house absolute ly dry and free from repairs. Guar anteed. Everything In concrete. Ot tumwA. Concrete Tile Co., Madison Ave. FOR SALE—S. C. RHODE TC"T \ND r.e* OR SOME BOOKS THAT YOU HAVE READ AND WANT TO TRADE FOR SOME OTHER BOOKS THAT YOtJ HAVE NOT READ? YOU CAN TRADE GOODS BY ADVERTISING WHAT YOU HAVE AND WHAT YOU WANT IN THE COURIER WANT ADS. PUT IT IN THE "EXCHANGE ADS." HALF A CENT A WORD. Read the Courier Want Ads -I Store, 411 East Main. New phone 1192-Y. WANTED—CATTLE AND HORSES to pasture for summer, 187 acres ex tra good pasture, living water, in closed with 4. wire fence. Contract before filled up. Prices reasonable. Phone Farmers Mutual. Bladensburg or address Agency Route No. 2 O. A. Carter or C. E. Carter, old phone 741-B, Ottumwa. WANTED—WORK ON A FARM with board or rooms for two and board self. Address A-7-A care the Courier or call new phone 3050-K or 236 North Weller. WANTED AN EXPERIENCED married man to work on farm by the year. Address A-9-A care Courier. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—GOOD BUSINESS cation, 108 Market street. Will sell with fixtures and stock. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—3 ANGUS BULLS, 1 YR. old, also 4 Poland China males, 9 months old, good ones at low prices. Call and see them or write. F. F. Warner, Bloomfleld, la. THE HOME MILLING COMPANY, 611 Church street. Manufacturers of choice grades of flour, meal, graham flour. W. P. Clifford's process whole wheat product breakfast food. All kinds of chop feed, brand, shorts and chicken meal for sale. New phone 3244-K. Prompt delivery. To the farmers—Custom milling and ex change a speciality. We will pleased to have you visit our mill. eggs, 75 cents setting. $4 ner 100. Mrs. E. A. Hastings. Floris. la. FOR SALE—EXTRA FINE WHITE seed corii. Field's corn planted. Tfes* guaranteed 92 per cent. Per bu. $2.50, graded. Bags free. Asa. L. Fellows, R. F. D., Keosauqua, la. FOR SALE—OLIVER TYPEWRITER as good a* new. C. W. Finney, Eldon. Ia. FOR SALE—HEAVY WORK TEAM. C. N, Christie, new phone 3052-K. LBOA Proof of Will. State of Iowa, Wapello County, ss., in the District,Court. To all Whom It may Concern: Notice Is hereby given, that an in strument In writing, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of J. G. Hutchison, deceased, was this day pro duced, opened and ready by the under signed, and that I have fixed Saturday the 14th day of May, 1910, as the day for hearing proof In relation thereto. Witness my official signature with the seal of said Court hereto affixed, this 14th day of. April, 1910. Geo. Phillips, Clerk District Court. Automobile. Mrs. Harris will remain for a few days' visit with her mother and other relatives and friends. Miss Mary Munn visited recently with a relative at Cqdar Rapids. Leo Smith has accepted a 'position in the City Restaurant. Mr. and Mrs, John Evans, recently married, are spending a few days of their honeymoon at the home of Mr. Evans' mother, Mrs. Ida May Evans, his brother, Albert, and sister, Mir iam, and uncle, the Hon. J. Hughes, Jr. Mr. Evans holds a lucrative posi tion at Minneapolis. Mrs. Harry Manor is visiting with her parents and other relatives at At lantic. Fred Strohlman of Hilton township was In the city Monday and called for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary Strohlman. Messrs. Osborne and Ganagher of the Journal-Tribune are having a new 8-foot cement walk put in about their office this week. This is an Improve ment that will add much to the looks of that part of the city. Thirty-five acres of Mrs. Hannah M. Long's farm adjoining the city on the west has been platted in lots and was 60ld last Saturday to the high est bidder. Prices ranged from $250 to $600. This portion of the city will be known as Hdnnah M. Long's third addition. Arthur Williams of Strawberry Point arrived Saturday for an over Sunday visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. David Williams. Walter Evans of Cedar Rapids ar rived here Saturday night and will be engaged this week in making some improvements in the Williamsburg Savings bank. Henry Kanuck of Sumner attended the lot sale here last Saturday. He •m wis FOR SALS. FOR SALE—SINGLE COMB FOR SALE—EGGS FROM These eggs are from extra gdOd^'^ stock, Mrs. W. C. McMlchMl, N. Elm, New phone 921-X. mi 1 FOR SALE-506 BUSHEL 1908 CpRN^ 't $1 per bushel or will let purchasers .^ pick seed corn out for $1.50 per bu.f Tested 95 per cent. D. cSweyn RoUteK^ No. 3 Ottumwa. Highland phone.1 FOR SALE—ROSE COMB BROWN**' Leghorn eggs that wll hatch. Goou farm stock. 50 eggs $1.50 100 or more, $2.50 per 100. Mrs. Chas. Les ley. Floris, Ia. ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE UNBIAS-' ed information concerning any to^n, project, section or Industrial condi tion in the northwest for one dollar. We have nothing to sell but infol" mation. Anything vou wish to know? Write today. Northwestern Informa tion Bureau, Dept. 6, Spokane, Wasnt^'~- if -ify -KitI BUFI* Orphlngton eggs for hatching. $1.50 -^.£M for 15 eggs. L. J. Goodland«r, Drake-.rW ville, Ia. FOR SALE—PURE BRED ANGU* bulls. Ed F. Oehler, Moravia, THE AGENCY SHOE AND HAR-,.^# ness shop has put in a new dlpplnrv^.5^ tank for oiling harness. Bring ihWj your harness and have them repair-',^4 ed and oiled. Esera Kibler. STOP! LISTEN! GOOD 40 ACRBI\ farm, $585, terms also 80 acre val-v,£ ley farm, near town. $1,250 other -.j-'. farms. McGrath, Mo. Reds. Good hatch, foss, Hedrlck. Ia. II II I W I 1 Lo Geo. R. Giltner. v' $ Ia. 1 —1— tm4 HIGH1 ,, scoring stock. Light Brahma, Whiter Plymouth Rock and Mammoth Toul-rr* ^n ouse geese. Price reasonable consider.-'" erlng quality. R. E. Mowery, Hedtlck.^eifM la. Routfe No. 2. Mountain Vlew.^w^i FOR SALE CHEAP—A MILK COOL er. C. N. Christie. New phone 3055« K. 0^ BLACK?! FOR SALE—EGGS. BIG Langshan and R. C. Rhode Island, Mrs. H. Oster I FOR SALE—5 ROOM HOUSE ANDMl four lots on South Side. About Ofle block from Jefferson school, also I vacant lots in business part of South$sgL Side. C. N. Christie. Now phone^i 3052-K. yj OKDED ANGUS, to two years old. FOR SALE—SEASONED FENCB posts delivered or In timber. Any amount. Call Bi'l phorte. Agency. 1 bulls, from one Good Individuals. Inspecticn Invited. Jm. Caylor, Unlomtlle. Ia. JOHN DEERE AND CASE, OtD Janney and Rock Island com planter repairs. Jas. H. Shepherd. Ottumwa,, Ia. FOR SALE—EGGS FROM PURS S bred Barred Plymouth Rocks. 60fl and 75c per setting of 15, $3.50 per hundred from best pen. Extra well marked large light Bramas 11.00 15. Buff COchin Bantams 50c for 18. 'Hit? Uf S r"J* •Ml" If you wish to purchase cheap Violin from $20 to •, you should examine my lOi ported Instruments, being all reconstruc ed iv myselt. *.,. These Violins have tlw» best tone value which yoti can get anywhere at prices. Strings and all accessories In stotk/vj j. Collin gwood Violin Maker, 235 East Main street, upstairs. Rubber Tires h£lJ$ We ilfce the "Firestone" Tire which we believe to b® "n.e beat tire made. W» tire buggies "»nd sureys in first class shape, and :'o charge. i-'S a most reasonably King Horse Shoeing Co •.. 220 E. Second St. Wm. Visser, AUCTIONEER. Farm and Live Stock a Specialty.' Satisfaction Guaranteed. Albia, la., R. F. D, No. 3. Phone 4S1-J expects to move here in the near future. Fred Klever of Rural Route No. 4 was here Monday and called for a short visit at the home of his father* Dietrick Klever. *S«3 lowans Get Pensions. Washington, April 16.—Iowa pen sions have been granted as follows: Deltrich Beckman, by special act, $*4: John Clary, $30 Johnston L. Hock hart, $15 Zebra N. Howard, 115 Laura I. Hubart, $12 Frederick G. Ms Jarren, $15 helpless child of David & Lasch, by special act, $12 Edwtn Sk Miller, $20 Edmond A. Rawgon, $15? James E. Smith, $15 Edward (k Stevens, 15 Gilbert Stickney. ilriliiVirMfiim 1