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«ifr 10 ft %$•:. f$'y' i® fern 1% •••''•"•'. i, '.19 srK DRAIN TILE fcrrrices and information-writs Morey Clay Products Co OTTUMWA, IOWA Tri-Weekly Courier CHANGING ADDRESSES. Subscribers wishing their address tnanged will please give the nams of the postofflee to which th« paper hat be** sent well ss the postofflet where they desire it to be changed to. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS a home after a few days visit with rela tives in Ottumwa and vicinity. Mrs. G. C. Walker and family, 1248 West Second street have gone to Dud ley to visit friends and relatives. M. B. Ritchie and son, Ralph of Ot tumwa have gone to Los Angeles, Cal., on an extended visit with friends and relatives. Sargent sells ten tor 30c. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Hendershott and Bon, Randolph, 707 Lincoln avenue, have gone to Fairfield to visit friends. Mrs. William Hansell, 505 North Market street has left for Perry to visit friends for a short time. A. V. Parker of this city has left for Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cal.. to make an extended visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. Lynch of Norborne, Mo., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Lewis Parker, 801 Queen Anne ave nue. Ed Leonard of Kankakee. 111., Is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Baer, 409 North Sheridan ave nue. Miss Mabel Vinson, 805 Wabash avenue has returned from an over Sunday visit with friends at Fairfield. Bion Barger has returned to Vicks burg, Miss., after visiting his sister Mrs. J. A. Lukens, 222 South Willard street and friends in Chicago. Rev. R. Ames Montgomery left last evening for Chicago to attend the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church. W. E. Fair of Sheridan, Wyo., is visiting Mrs. Roy Johnston, 521 North Court street. EXTRA For a Few Days Only THIs store is going to run campaign on the Delineator Fashion Magazine Beginning tomorrow \iu& will take a year's subscription at less than half the usual price This Oiler Is Good for a Limited Time Only Come in or telephone for particulars at once Sargent sells ten pounds sulphur for turned home after visiting at the BOc. homes of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Cottrell, ,r„ .. mwif I Miss Jessie Mclntire of Chariton Mrs. E. Morris of Pleasantville, who who has been visiting Miss Celene has been visiting her son, John Mor Barger, 320 North Marion street has ris, 422 Lillian street, for the past lew returned home. I days, has returned home. I Kreso and Kreso dip prevent dis ease. Sargent's. Miss Jane Haven, 331 East Fifth street, has returned home from Svra-1^.. cuse. Ind., where she has been prin-1 cipal of the, high school. Mrs. Thomas Huston of New York City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ralph Bay, 521 West Main street. Grant Copple of Ottumwa, is spend ing the day with friends and relatives in Agency. Kodaks and cameras (Eastman) $1, $2. $3, $4, $5, $G, $7, $10 and $12. Sar gent's. D. P. Curran has gone to Albia, to visit friends for a few days. Mrs. Albert Gustaveson, 513 Camille street, is in Dudley spending a few days with friends. Blacklegoids will save your stock. Sargent's. Miss Edna Dowell of Center avenue, left this morning for Keosauqua to et spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. Lise Cloutman of Kan sas City, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Bolton, 333 West Second street. Mrs. Ralph Fishbeck and little son, Ralph Fishbeck, Jr., are guests at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Osier, 1302 East Second street. Mrs. Mary Dummler and daughter, Lucille of Marion, are in Ottumwa to spend Decoration day at the Hendrix on home on North Sheridan avenue. Mrs. C. L. Chew of Des Moines is in Ottumwa visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, 422 I Lillian street. Dr. Clara Hayden of Hastings, Neb., is in this city visiting with Mrs. Geo. McQuade, 218 South Ward street. Mrs. Belle Davis of Hynes has re- 702 Church street, and Mrs. Nell S 2 8 2 Sargent rells whirling spray health syringes $2.50 and $3.50. I Mrs. W. S. Parker, 540 West Fourth street, has gone to Mt. Pleasant to visit friends for a short time. I Mrs. Ellen Boyd and daughter, Beulah, 405 Lillian street, have gone to Douds to visit friends. F. W. Houston has gone to Center- pounds copperas ville to visit friends for a^few days. Miss Edna Smithburg of Albia has returned to that place after visiting friends in this city. Mrs. R. R. Bradey of Denver, Colo., who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. William Miller. 2322 East Main street, has left for Cedar Rapids to visit friends. Miss Lelah Scarborough of Bloom field has gone to Marion to visit friends after spending a few days with friends in this city. Sargent develops and prints kodak pictures in 24 hours. Mail in your nrms. Mrs. J. F. Elwell of Kansas City, Mo., who has been visiting at the home of Mrs. M. E. Hadsell. 225 North Wash ington. street, has returned. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Grant and fain I ily, 809 West Fourth street, have gone to Atascadero, Calif., to visit friends for a month. Mrs. J. McGowan, 316 North McLean street, has left for Seymour to visit friends for a few days. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sym pathy in the hour of our sorrow at the loss of our beloved wife and mother and for the respect and assistance in C. D. Shadford and children. WILLIAMSBURG. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lortz of Pilot Grove were here shopping Monday. They called on the former's brother, George. F. G. Turner, republican candidate I for representative of Iowa county, was here recently looking after his politi cal interests. Work has begun on the large busi jness house, 22x90, on the west side I of the square. The building is being built for A. C. Moon, M. D. Theodore Jones has returned home I after a visit of several days with his json in Cedar Rapids. James M. Falk of Hedrick is here (this week looking after business inter ests and visiting with friends. Harry Seymour of Buffalo, N. Y., is here for a visit with relatives and friends. tii The list of students in the rural schools of the county, who have been neither absent nor tardy during the month of April, 1914 has been prepared by the teachers under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess, county super intendent. This list shows the names of the pupils, the school by its name or number and the township In which it is located, as well as the name of teacher at the building. The complete list follows: Columbia Townfchlp. District No. 2.—Miss Julia Simons, teacher Madge Newell, Stella Dam, Peter Dam. District No. 5.—Miss Grace Cook, teacher Lawrence Gardner, Earl Cramblit, Dale Stodghill, Havenor Stodghill, Russell Miller. District No. 6.—Miss Sarah Bruere, teacher: Inez Stevens, Opal Griggs, Wilma Vlaswinkel. Annie Vlaswinkel. Keokuk Township. District No. 2.—Mis§ Eda Haiss, teacher: Anna Skinner, Leo Fitzgerald Mary Orman, Clarence Skinner, Sara mie Karsner. Roland Fitzgerald. District No. 3.—Miss Adaline Deit ers, teacher: Esther Ripperger. District No. 6.—Miss Teresa Payne, teacher: Stewart McMillin, Gladys Barker, Harold Barker, Jacquelin Hathaway, Joha Hathaway. Mark Mon ohon, Ray Gruewell, Lois Baum. Lee Roy Fleener, Thomas McMillin, Pat ricia McMillin, Hazel Young. District No. 7.—Miss Hazel Young, teacher Edward Ulmer. Charley U1 mer, Lucille Baker. Clinton Baker. Al bert LaReu. Gladys Logan. Marie Clarl'e. Raymond Bower, Sarah Bow er, Frank Bower. Pleasant Township. District No. 1.—Miss Bessie Whit more, teacher Helen Roberts. Sidney Redmon, Chester Redmon, Bernard Redmon, Dwight Berrier. District No. 6—Miss Katie Wilson, teacher Ethel Morrison, Grace Mor rison, Walter Morrison, Henry Morri son. Polk Township. District No. 1.—Miss Esther Carlson, BURS IN CONTROL OF LIVE STOCK BUYERS AT THE YARDS SEE NO REASON FOR HOLDING UP PRIC13 ON FOOT. CATTLE MARKET OFF Feeders. All three divsions of the Union Stock Yards came in for further prices recessions this week. Hogs appeared to have suffered a general decline of 3o@/ 45c, bringing the top under other west ern market centers. Spots in the market for shorn native ewes show a drop of 75c @$1 shorn lambs off 10@25c from last week while woolskins, though few are steady. Springers in good demand, are the ex ception being about two bits a week ago. There is small change in the basis or prime beef steers or choice yearlings for the week. Under this grade sharp declines of 10®25c are seen. Cattle sales in general were slow in starting owing to heavy water fills enroute, buyers withholding to overcome dead losses in early purchases. Under the nine cent line its a halt ing market, plain heavy bullocks are bad actors, though cattle weighing in the neighborhood of 1100-1250 pounds show the least decline, bringing $S.25@ 8.50. Declines enforced on the Thursday trade were the severest in a single ses sion for many weeks past. Packers having more Texas stuff direct holding that the top heavy condition of the butcher market warranted declines and were sent out to bu^ stuff that way or let it alone. Handy little heifer yearlings of_ very good killing class, eligible to $8.25 and even better bidding on Monday, as well as choice heavy beef cows of value up to $7.50 at the week's opening, were involved seriously in the slump, while declines were less pronounced on the plain grades of butcher 1 cows, canner and cutter stuff in fact, few of the cows selling between $5.25@5.75 on killing account showed more than a 25c break from late last week and 10 ®20c covered the loss on canner and cutter stuff. That something strictly prime in the yearling line was still in fair favor was indicated by the sale of two cars of ripe mixed steer and heifer yearlings, nearly half heifers, at $9, yet yearling heifer stuff that sold here early Mon day within 35@50c of this figure had to be peddled to get within 35@50c of Monday's prices. In the she stock class practically all kinds are closing the week at declines of 10(®15c. Texas grassers coming into Chicago that cost $7.10@7.35 at St. Louis helped break she stock prices as these came into direct competition with cows and heifers costing $7.25@8. The market on medium to fairly good heif ers, especially the yearling stuff. In places is quoted at 35(B50c lower than last Monday and a week ago. Even the choice goods are 25@85c off. Trade has been-going badly since the late rounds Monday and a generous run of yearling heifers has made them the worst sell ers. Hot weather and relatively low east ern markets with liberal receipts were the prime factors in forcing a further decline in veal calf prices. While $10.25 was paid for prime sorts early in the week, closing prices are fully 50®75c lower on butcher grades. Heavy calves are not in over supply and find a ready outlet to country buyers, at $7.75ft8.50. Eastern Demand Light. Short eastern shipping demand and a general desire on the part of the bu ing side to put the market clown to a bet ter basis in line with the other classes of cattle, were instrumental in bring ing about further reduction in the bull MiliiliiB LIST SHOWING RURAL SCHOLARS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABSENT NOR TARDY teacher Lucile Beintema. Harry Bein- teacher Wilber Thomas, Ethel Thorn tema, Francis Engle, Fay Oswald. as, Orval Fite, Clarence Thomas. Past Week Has Been Against Sellers fUso have bought sparingly. Dry weath of Butcher Stock and Helped The Purchaser of OTTUMWA COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1914 District No. 8.—Miss Romola Chls man, teacher Emma Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Merle Lewis, George Smith. District No. 7.—Miss Lillian Wolln, teacher Clara Swanson, Alma Eyre, Charley Eyre, Irene Johnson, Gwendo lyn Johnson. Richland Township. District No. 6.—Miss Jessie Baker, teacher Floyd McConnell, Ruth Mil ler, Hallie McConnell, Truman Mast, Theo. Andrews, Delbert McConnell, El la Randel, Venetta Miller, Katherine Kalen, Helen Miller. Center Township. Oak Ridge—Miss Agnes Leinhauser, teacher Theodore Bissell, Bock, Edna Geiss, Bernico Nina'Simmer, Pauline Streeby, Daisie Terrell. Durward Terrell, Darsie Ter- L98g MAII nltlnnHOAW rell, Carol Leinhauser. Competine Township. Cottonwood Grove—Miss Myrtle Mc Creery, teacher Faith Harrison, Ed ward Harrison, Herald Harrison, Leta Harreld, Everett Sterling. Dahlonega Township. Dahlonega—Miss Rose Payne, teach er Violet Hults, Gladys Slater, Gladys Arandus, Tom Gallagher. Harold Mc Daniels, Marold Denny, Willa Brown lee, Laurence Hults, Virgle Langford, George Logan. Floyd McDaniels, Lil lian Denny, Freeland McDaniels. Highland Township. Ben Butler—Miss Edna Robertson, teacher Howard Estes, Pearl Sauer, William Sauer. Mi. Tabor—Miss Ethel Dowd. teach er Vernle Robertson, Earl Robertson, Lila Bull. Ethel Bull. Highland Center—Miss Sidney Ma lin, teacher Doris McCormick, Marie Bottorff. Freda Clausen, Albert Claus en, Fred McCormick, Violet Primer, Stella Bunting. Highland Center—Miss Lena Bot torff, teacher Eddie Clausen, Harold Jones, Clarence Primer, Roy Primer, Florence Rhoades. Myrtle Jones, Cul len Denny. Washington Township. Dahlgren—Miss Mildred Moore, insr 25P40e lower than a week ago, light and medium bolognas declining the most. Final prices for canners and cutters were affected to a great extent by the of beef cow trade and prices si ." a decline of 15@)20c from the best ratts early in the week and a week ago. Packers have been the chief sup port for what little firmness prevails, few outside orders being executed. Dry weather in the feeding sections has made buyers a little timid about taking hold of stockers and feeders, re gardless of severe slashes in prices last week. Practically everything shows a decline of 15??25e from last week's closin? prices. Some sales were made during the week ior choice weight around $8.50 but $8.35 comes nearer an official top. Eastern orders have slumped hard and Illinois, Indiana and Ohio feeders er in many sections is accounting for the decrease in demand, though the fact that would-be owners are fearful of going against the market on present cost basis Is. of course, a strong point grassy kinds. in effecting recent breaks. Just how the country will size up conditions as they exist now is a matter to be deter mined later. There may be a general revival of demand and strong price re action or a further decline. It depends upon the volume of orders sent into the trade. Order buyers now have a fair batch of commissions for light cattle, but most of them call for purchases at a lower range than pre •vails, even in face of the current wide breaks from high point. Buyers are simply hammering prices all aiong the line, now that they have an opportunity, and the big be fat- market. Everything in this line is sell- have been Bhipping many hogs from h.lfr %y\V\ sreak should have effect In reviving country demand, particularly If a few good rains are had in the near future. Demand Reduced. Conditions locally In beef trade'are averse to a revival of demand in the near future, since idleness in the build ing trades is proving a strong handicap to the public's purchasing power, and hottest May weather in years is a na tural factor in reducing demands. Memorial day holiday, it is believed by many in the trade, will have effect in checking supplies for the market next Monday, but the bearish condition of current stoer trade in itself should be enough to trim down the Monday run. The trade is pulling for 17,000 to 18,000, and a run much heavier at the start next Monday promises to put things In bad shape for sellers. There are indications of a widening of the spread which has been very nar row. The country is pinning its confi dence on light stockers and fleshy feeders in the 1,000-lb class will prob ably be neglected. Quality has deter iorated in conspicuous fashion during the past week warranting assertion that the winter made crop of big steers has been closely marketed. A year ago everbody was hanging on to big cattle and poking corn Into them, confidence existing that the summer market would be a good one. This year corn is high and the future is regarded with dis trust, consequently only a few big feed ers are carrying weighty cattle into the hot summer. By the end of next week the country will have gone on a graz ing basis and all cattle not to be turn ed out on grass will be marketed. Eastern cattle are being cut loose freely and packers are receiving con siderable southern distillery stuff di rect that was purchased some time ago.' asrainst cash oats The bulk of the distillery crop will be in by the latter part of June and while a fair run of cattle is looked for during June and July receipts in the aggre gate are expected to fall considerably below those of the same period of last year. There Is expectations of a gen erous run of .yearlings during theB® months as many people who put in calves last fall are anxious to take any market that lets them out at a profit. The danger lies in throwing too many of these yearlings into the hop per half fat, as it is Retail Prices High. tendance. Current cost of beef, pork and mut ton has reached levels almost prohibi tive to many consumers. That a semi famine condition exists is demonstrat ed by statistics. May cattle receipts at Chicago have been the lightest for the month since 1886, while the hog run Is the smallest since 1887. Chicago's May receipts are 2,637 car loads less than last year. As recently as 1906 Chicago received 264,000 cattle in May. but this month's receipts will be 100,000 less than that number. Although packers 4 other markets to relieve local needs, the month's supply Is but 440,000, or 98,000 less than last year. Kansas City shortage Is even more conspicuous, that market showing a deficiency since January 1 compared with last year, or 7,500 car loads, the catle shortage there being 89,000 head, while hogs show decrease of 165,000. The Texas movement shows stgns of improvement, although packers are not getting anything like the number of cattle from that quarter they ex pected. Fort Worth advices 'are that about 100,000 southwestern cattle have already been marketed and the same number remains to be cashed In this side of July 1. Feed being abundant, Texas growers are pursuing a very conservative course. In the southwest country flies will begin to ret bad after June, and it is probable that the next four weeks will witness the maximum run of grassers. It Is certain, however, that the crop of beef from that quarter is not coming up to early season expec- Goldena tntions, and most of It will be absorb Schaub, without causing a ripple on the ma 0 et f™rpf^e beeves ig 45c this week at higher than a year ago and x. *_ the same as two years ago for the cor responding week. Receipts at 43,368 are about four thousand less than a year ago and a thousand under the esti mates for the week. Killers are Boss. Packers continue to have full sway In the hog market and prices In Chi cago are at a disadvantage to the pro ducer In comparison to East St. Louis and Kansas City. No particular reason Is set forth for the continued decline in porkers but it is surmised that buyers see little profit compared to retail prices prevailing.' Demand for cash products is not at its best and the hand to mouth policy of buying is in effect. It Is logically certain that consumer of beef and pork at. present values over the counter can ill afford a meat diet when eggs provide an equal substitute and at less cost. The prices of the lat ter, while higher than usual at this season of the year, are reported to be selling In preference to meat. This week's decline is fully 35c@45c since last Saturday, coming gradually each day. Unofficial receipts for the week total 129,000 head against 121,731 for the same period a year ago and against 115,000 estimated to come. This week's top at $8.35 is 50c under that for the corresponding week a year ago and •5c higher than two years ago. Marketing Decreased. Declines in sheep values here this week, in the face of a material decrease in the marketing locally, and at other leading markets, have reflected dressed market conditions and packer domin ance of the trade on the sharply cur tailed shipping demand. Prices "show a very irregular basis from a week ago. A slump of from 75cS»$l from a week ago on fat native ewes, with a few ripe tidy weights possibly not more than 50c down, and a wide decline in the buck market, has been seasonable and not altogether unexpected. More of them are coming, they area shrinky, grassy lot for the most part and selling heavy sheep carcasses in this kind of weather is reported by distributors about as difficult a task as would be the sale of fur coats in Hades. Call for stock ewes is developing and it looks like the market for decent ewes has about struck bottom, though It can hardly be expected to improve at this juncture. In the face of this wide break good dry-fed sheep, only an odd load or two of which are coming now daily, are making within 10@25c of last week's prices. This decline is also all that can be figured on dry-fed lambs and spring lambs. few choice fed lambs showing more than a 10@15c break, but Irregular declines are noted on th» and hfilf-fat native Receipts of Tennessee spring lambs at Louisville are swelling, but the run there has not been up to packers' ex pectations this week. Louisville is counted upon by killers for a good crop Monday, however. Supplies of natives reaching Chicago and "river" markets are below normal, but Increasing. It looks like a very short year for native bovine supplies, however. Thus far Chicago has had no range lambs of the new crop from any source and from all indications June receipts are going to be light, with southern lambs forming a large slice of the marketing. But little more fed western stock will come out of the big feeding stations around Chicago this season, hardly more than thirty loads being left at these points. A set of choppy markets with shrinky grassy stuff and heavy sheep performing poorly, hut with desirable killing lambs holding a high June basis is indicated. Buenos Aires reports no dressed mut ton loaded for New York shipment this wefek and it is improbable that any more will come during the summer from that source. Previous importa tions of frozen mutton have been hard to vend in this country, the people of the United States having not yet been "educated" to it. Trading in May delivery wound up yesterday with a big business more than 2,000,000 bu wheat, most of it sold by the Armour Grain Co. to belated shorts at 99c. Deliveries after the close were 300,000 bu, clearing up all trades. During the month of May more than 3,000,000 bu were delivered and receipts exceeded 4,000 cars. Trading in May corn aggregated 1,000,000 bu, about 250,000 bu being at 74c. Deliveries were 500.000 bu of which 250,000 bu were by Bartlett-Fraz ier. For the month 4,475,000 bu were delivered. In oats there were more than 760,000 bu traded in, belated longs selling out at the last, and deliveries for the day were 356,000 bu, and for the month 2, 600,000 bu. The Armour Grain Co. has the wheat, scattered interests the corn and ship ping houses the oats. The story of the May delivery briefly is: "The Armour. Interest lost money on its wheat and short corn, and had a small profit on its short oats, which were put out held in Canada. There were deliveries of 115,000 bu cash wheat at Kansas City yesterday on May trades ,the flrst made this month. TROY. George Steele of Centerville was here last week at the bed side of his mother who is not expected to live. Wm. Garrett of Moulton and Arthur an abundantly Garrett of Kansas City visited their demonstrated fact that .in order to I brother, E. E. Garrett, Thursday night, make maximum results yearlings must w. H. Hamilton spoke here Saturday night. A large audience was in at- Schuyler Tisdale, Wm. Young and John Peebler received new cars last week. Rev. Wilson delivered a memorial address Sunday morning. Berry Parks and family visited at the Clint Parks home in Cantril Sun day. Mrs. Sherman Pearsol accom panied them and visited her brother, Wm. Hillbert, and wife. A number of people, both old and young, went down on Fox river pic- V,., '. .L Cullen's June Sale of Wash All the prettiest things all the things a varied assortment of colorings and designs, exclusive, too* the prices are just as low as we can po#* ?f sibly make them, considering ,tfte exbgt •,,v| quality of these Wash Goods Fancy crepe voiles and embroidered voUeS very high class and exclusive—40 inches wide special price— $1.00 Big line of colored ratines regular $1 quality in this sale •'. "r n#'i 7& y"*' 1 69c Big assortment of dress ginghams 27 and 32 inches wide values not equaled in Ottumwa— 10c and 121c Imported and domestic madras cloth espe cially good values 32 inches wide 15c, 20c and 25c Printed crepes, novelty crepes and plain voiles 27, 30 and 36 inches wide very epecial values— 10c, 15c and 25c Send for samples mail orders filled. nicking and fishing Friday. All report a most enjoyable time. Not many fish were caught. Mr. Nosman and family of Milton visited at the Geo. Roby home Sun day. Wall Grouvnor and family spent Sun day at the home of Mrs. Bunner. Miss Gladdis Bunner is still on the sick list "i"U S. C. Cullen & Co. 126-128-130 East Main $ 1 Mi and Mrs, John Lemmpns ^visit ed in.Hitt, Mo., last week. field Monday. Mr. Lepimons is spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Ray Con ner, in Marion, la. Mrs. Ida Schulte of Sigoirrney has re turned home after visiting friend* la this city. *V3! miBtaam 1