The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-05-27

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PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MAY 27, 1915.
NO. r>o.
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STATE NEWS BITS Railroad Work
Various Happenings of the Week l0 Ke^in ^00n
Throughout Minnesota.      Work is to be be*>run |*ortiv
on the  proposed  new   railroad
from Little   Palls   to   Pierz ac-
Whether Dr. H. M. Bracken is to be
retained   as   secretary   of   the   state cordinjr to a statement made by
board of health will be determined at • E   G_   Pottei-     president   of the
the   July  meeting   of  that  body.     At j
that time the board will revise the company, to J. K. Martin, a
salaries for the fiscal year beginning j membe|. oi lhe Ultle Fal| Com.
Aug.   1,  and  in   connection  therewith
Dr. Bracken asks that he be appointed j mercial club's committee <>n the
for a specific term.    In a communication to the board he stated that it has
been repeated in various places that
railroad.
Mr.   Potter said that the com-
the reduction of the appropriation fori .   ,       ■,,,-,.,■, .J:; ,,
the board of healtb by the legislature P;my intended to build its three
was due of the hostility of that body shortest lines first. These are
to  the  secretary  of the board. If the
members are of that opinion, he adds, j the Little b alls to Pierz line, the
and feel that his presence is hamper-' ]ine |rom St. Cloud to Kimball
ing  the  board's  activities,  his  resig- B
nation is ready at any time. an 1 a sbort line out of   Miunea-
*   +   + polis.     Mr. Potter   expects   to
The   legislature   of    1915   cost   the  , . ,.'•-'     ,
taxpayers   about   $23,000   more   than   know ln a fe w days exactly when
that of 1913.   This is shown by a com-1 Worlt will be besfun on the local
parative statement of expenses of the1
recent session  with  that of  the  one,*lrie'
two years ago by J. A. O. Preus, state j Arrangements have beetl made
auditor.    The total expense this year!
was   $306,160.    In   1913   the   expense  by the road    whereby thfey   will
^vas   $284,210^    The   expense   of   the  be firjanced   to    the   extent   of
house   was   $194,513   this   year   and,
$171,990 two years ago.   The expense $250,000 a   month for   the   con-
of the  senate this year was $111,646
and in 1913 $112,220.
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Professor E. V. Robinson, professor
of economics at the University o
Minnesota and former principal of St.
Paul Central high school, has resigned to accept a professorship at Columbia university, New York, effective
Aug. 1. Professor Robinson is now in
Switzerland on a year's leave of absence for research work in Europe
and Northern Africa.
*   4>   *
structioli work.
:; Poison the Gopher;
Protect Your Crops
This is a £ood time of year to
poison pocket gophers, says P. L.
Washburn, University Farm, St.
Working night after night with the paul A    iece of potato, or apple
determination   of   mining   prospectors
drilling for veins of. gold, cracksmen about an inch square, into a cut
drilled and dug their way through the ^Q wllich is introduced a very
brick and concrete roof of the vault i J
in thef rear of the Northwestern Fuel ( little   powdered   strychnine, ma
company's    offices     at    Minneapolis   fc excellent bait.   If not   ah,
dropped into the vault and plundered,
the strong  box  of  all  it  contained, ready open, the branch   gopher
+   +   + | hole which comes to the surface
Joseph H. Beak, secretary of the should be opened with a trowel,
St. Paul Association of 'Commerce,'and the b.lit sllould be thrown
■was awarded a verdict of 1  cent in
his   $25,000  suit  for  alleged  slander down as far as it will go. Strych-
against Dr. J. C. Nelson, Danish vice ni f cour       is a deadly       ,.
consul in St. Paul.    The suit grew out J   K
of criticisms made by Dr. Nelson at son and should be kept   out   of
School Examination
In District 14
-
a hearing on  street paving over  Mr.
Beek's   interest
pavement.
in   creosoted   wood
the reach of children.
Striped gophers can be killed
at this timeof year with poison-
The recount of ballots on the license question In Waterville, recent- ed wheat or   poisoned corn, bully ordered, has been completed.   The  thLs s]lou]d be kept out   of   tlle
special judges find that 189 votes were
cast for license, 176 against license,  Way of chickens and other crea
tares of the farm.
and that of sixteen other ballots eleven should be thrown out. They recommend that nothing further be done.
•j. .5. .4.
Crow Wing county will vote on
county option .Tune 28. A petition
bearing 1,174 names was filed by the
dry committee, R. F. Michael, R. ;R.
Livingston and D. D. Haggard of
Brainerd and W. S. Pitt of Crosby.
The names included petitioners from
every part of the county.
* *   *
Andreas    A.     Haller,     eighty-eight -,
years old. father of the late Judge |bilem the city will, beginning
Axel Haller, died at his home in Wa-; today, be arrested and punished
namingo,   Goodhue   county.     He   was!       .''"!), .    .      . . .   ,   f
one of the first white settlers of that1 under the state law which for-
township, having lived at Wanamingo ! bjds this practice. Children Ull-
for fifty-one years.    He was born in ' "~ '* '
Sweden, der lb are forbidden from dnv
* *   * ing unless  accompanied   by the
Timothv L. Donovan, fifty-five years i „   ,      ' , isL___j
old,   former   mayor   of   Preston   and ; owner of the car or by a hcened
sheriff   of   Fillmore   county,   for   the' chauffeur,
past    year   rental   manager   for   the '
Children Not to
I    Drive Automobiles
Any person under 16 years of
age who unaccompanied by an
older person drives an automo-
The following program of examinations will be given in District 14, Pierz, Minnesota:
Program for the May Examination of 1915. Examinations
must be taken on the day and at
the hour named or not at all.
No examination shall be prolonged beyond the two hour
limit. This rule applies to individuals as well as to classes.
Monday. May 31—Commercial Geography 8 a. m, Higher Algebra 8 a.
m. Physiography 8 a. m. Commercial Arithmetic 10:15 a. m. Caesar
10:15 a. in. Vergil 10:15 a. in. Physiology 2 p, 01. Senior Arithmetic 2
p. m. English Composition—Junior
year 2 p. m.
Tuesday, June 1—Elementary Algebra 8 a. m. Cicero' 8 a. in. Senior
Geography 8 a. m. German Grammar
10;15 a. m. German Literature 10:15
a. m. Bookkeeping (2 1-2 hours) 10:15
a, m. Latin Grammar 2 p. in. Cheni-
estry 2 p. m.    Physics 2 p. m.
Wednesday, June 2—American History 8 a, m. Plane Goometry 8 a. m.
Solid Geomery 8 a. m. Civil Government 10:15 a. m. Political Economy
10:15 a. iu. Zoology 10:15 a. m. Spelling (30 minutes) 10:15 a. m. English
Grammar 2 p. m. Ancient History tc
800 A. 1). 2 p. 111. Senior Grammar
2 p. m.
Thursday, June-3—Arithmetic 8 a.
m. Commercial Law 8 a. in. History
of England 8 a.m. Eighth Grade Composition 10:15 a. in. Senior American
History 10:15 a. ill. Botany 10:15. Geography 2 p. m. Modern History from
800 A. D. 2 p. m.
Pork Thieves Locals of Pierz
Are Buzy Again j And Vicinity
The  pork  pickers are again      Torpedoes cost from $3500
coming  into   evidence.     Christ'to $5000 each.
Faust had five hams stolen from i
him one night last week.    Ford '     Thea Blisk is a^ail1 3 ***k
auto   tracks   leading   into   the iliar fi^Ure about towu-
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field between John P. Langer's F. E. Hall of tlie North-
and Christ's place point the western Telephone Co. 811-
guilt  to a Ford  owner.    John perintended here Monday.
Langer's folks heard their dogs
,    ,      t ,   ,     .,       , .    .       Mel Wennerskirehen made
bark and growl about two o clock
.   ;, '•'. , .. .   ..       , ,  a business  trip to  tlie Twin
in the morning, and it is thought t
,,,.,, ,,    ,. ,      ,,     Cities last Tuesday,
that that was the time when tlie
j
thieves were carrving the booty Tlie Farmers' creamery paid
to the car.    Lock your smoke- 31 cents a pound   for butter-
houses.       (Because   the    thief fat the last half of April,
drove a Ford  car that night, is
no evidence, that  the Ford's are
not good.)
	
Try And Keep
The Star Route
Robbed of Roll
On Train
It is the intention of the
Postoftice Department to discontinue tlie star route between Pierz and Little Falls,
the first of July. This will
cause great inconvenience to
the patrons of this office
with reference to county seat
mail, especially when the R.
F. D. carriers leave in the
morning. After the above
date, letters mailed from the
courthouse, will reach the
route patrons the third day.
Perhaps nothing can be done,
but an attempt should be
made to have this service con-
H. W. Verniers, tlie cigar-
man of Little Falls was a
business caller in Pierz yesterday.
Theo. Ortniann and family
motored to   Greenwald  Mon-
'day   to   visit   among friends
and relatives.
Barney Ellering of Stearns
county, the owner of the old
John Kraemer place, spent
Sunday in Pierz.
Steve Bayer and family
went to Sauk Centre Monday
to attend tlie wedding of Mrs.
Boyer's aunt.
The 11-nionths old baby of
John Crowell, a farmer living
near Brainerd, choked to
death while eating a piece of
bread.
He is Not Afraid
To Feed
M. J. Kounter of Galesburg,
111., is here visiting his brother-
in-law John Paulsen. Mr. Kounter savs that crops were good
in Illinois, and that corn was
up. Laud is worth S200.00 an
acre near Galesburg. One fanner, he says, has a 4,000 acre
farm, 5 miles from Galesburg,
who does not market one bushel
ABOUT THE STATE
News ol Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
OUSTS  MOORHEAD  SALOONS!
Clay County Goes  Dry by 700 at  Op-;
tion   Election—Yellow   Medicine
and  Roseau Also in  Line.
	
Clay  to'Mity.  in   which ;i(3  Is;
of shelled corn, besides what he
raised on his land-
. , . i     .      , 11    Uie   princi11.1l   town,   w: 1   by:
ot his   products, but   puts it all   the drys by abollt , rity
into cattle and hogs.    Last year,     The result of this first real fight mi-;
' der the coiintv option law was watch-:
he bought and fed four carloads   Pll witn int(,rPSt Miiimfriid U
Although it is admittedly dry terri-;
tory. despite the saloons at Moor-j
head and Barnesvtlle, thirty-seven In I
all. the wets put up a hard fight, but:
failed to make any headway In the;
rural districts.
in Moorhead the I  weti
and "I." dry. This was the only en-;
ConraKempnt the license people could;
a get of the election, for tln'y carried|
the city by 71. as against 14 at the
local option contest Feb
The election means that all saloons
in   the  county   will  close  by  June 30,
Meyer-Bares
Nick  Meyer and   Anna Hares
were married   in      St. Joseph's
church last     Tuesday morning.
Peter H. Bares and Mike Meyer
brothers of the groom and bride   when the II I that the
ten big brewerv distributing plants in
were bestmen; Kate Bares   and
Margaret Meyer sisters to the
contracting- couple, were bridesmaids.     A quiet    wedding   was
Sullivan News
Moorhead must go out of business at
once
Fargo   was   as   much d   In
the rcs'Mt as was Moorhead and great
crowds from that city journeyed across
the river to get the returns,
celebrated at  the bride's home. _
Saloons in Roseau county were voted
cut in the option election and the
final returns will show the drys victor by a count of at least :i to 1. War-
road, the conntv seat, is the onlv
town In the county having saloons,
eight being licensed ttv
Sperry Realty company of St. Paul,
was found dead in his room in the
Capital  City.
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State Auditor J. A. O. Preus has announced that auction sales of state
lands will be held at Bemidji on June
0, July U, Aug. 11, Sept 8, Oct. 13
and Nov. 10. About 8,000 acres in
Beltrami county still are to be sold
by the state.
.5.   •!>   4.
Oscar J. Griffith, a pioneer of Minneapolis, died suddenly on a street
car .in that city. Mr. Griffith reached
Minneapolis in 1865 and for more
than -fifty years was engaged in the
carpet business.
*   +   +
Hastening to respond to a burglar
"call Motorcycle Policeman Otto Ostby
of  Minneapolis collided with a street
car and suffered injuries from which
he died about two hours later.
+    -r    +
Walter Behrends, fifteen-year-old
son of Herman Behrends of Kiester
township. Faribault county, committed suicide by hanging himself after
being  reprimanded.
A notice to this effect was pub
lisheTd before, but has beendisre
garded and the practice of allowing children to operate automobiles has been continued, and
arrest of the offenders seems to
be the only way to stop it. Friday an accident very nearly resulted from the incompetent
driving of a child.—Transcript.
Glenwood, Minn, May 21.—
A trunscient on the Soo east-
bound train No. 112, was robbed
of a purse containing $60 while
about one-half mile out of Broo-
ten yesterday. Three men surrounded him in a car vestibule
and robbed him of his money before the train had gathered its
full speed. Then they jumped
from the train, returned toBrot •
ten and bought tickets for Glenwood, coming up on train No.
Ul.
A jewelry store was visited in
Glenwood, but the three holdup
artists secured nothing of value.
They boarded the evening train
for Morris, where they began
operations by robbing another
victim of $10 by the pocketbook
route.
Glenwood authorities telephoned Chief of Police Stanley
Ryan of Morris, who had the
suspects locked in jail in a few
hour. The Steams county authorities will prosecute the case.
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Buttermilk Makes
Poor Butter
A crew of 8 or  10 men are
here  remodeling  the  N. W.
tinned .To this end petitions ^efiOo^tftreetflySteiH o! wir-^^^
have   been   prepared,   which ing.    This crew  will be here the Waller ho
should' be   signed   by every
patron.    One will be left and
circulated   in   the   following
places:    Lower Town, Upper
Town,   New  Pierz, Lastrup,
about six weeks.
South Agram News
Joseph, Angola and Lorotta Kippley
and Mr. and Mrs. August Meyer visited at .1. J. Brummer's Sunday evening.
William Bnuumer is employed by
Lotoia Bniniiner of Lastrup, for a few
days.
Cecelia Terhaar visited at John Langer's  Sunday.
Fred Smith was in Pier/. Sunday.
August Mover will build a house on
liis old farm near Peter Tlioinines'
Brummer  will  do  the  ce
Art   Ropers,  a   young;   man   employed   in   the   flour  mill   at   Fairfax,   was place.    J.  .1
crushed   to   death   in   the   machinery ment  work.
alter he had heen caught and drawn \i,-u  Staub   closed   a   sucoesful   term
in. of school Friday.
*    *    * Mrs.  Theodore  Stumpf  and   daughter
Mrs.   Caroline   Gruger,   eiphty-eight will    leave   this   week    to   visit       her
years   old.   who   settled   iu   HaycreeK daughter.   Mrs.   SteTe   But.:,   in   1
township. Goodhue county, sixty years jj, 1).
ago, is dead.
Yesterday morning Math.
Thommes went to early mass
and lett his can of milk on the
Pierz Mercantile Store porch.
'"If you get a chance, send it to
the creamery" said Math, to
To.iy Wolke as he hurried to
church while the last bell was
ringing. Finding the can in the
same place after church, he took
it to the creamery. '"This can
was here once before this morning,'' said the buttermaker, after
he tested the contents.
Joe Kies returned from his
automobile trip to Montana
and back. It took him just
Buekman and Platte. The two weeks. Hesays the roads
time is short and it is impar- were muddy all the way
ative that something be done
at once. With the aid of
Little Falls and a favorable
word from Congressman Lindbergh, who understands the
situation, we may be able to
keep the route. While the
mail on the route may not be
bulky, it   is always  of more j Steve Bayer.    It is  probable
or less importance.    Sign !
The local creamery shipped
102 tubs of butter last week
and took in over 7,000 lbs. of
cream last Saturday, siys
buttermaker Bayer.
Wenzel Munzhuber of Kl-
rosa   is   here,   the   guest   of
Ole Christiansen  wns a  husiuoss caller   in   Pierz   last   Tuesday.
Bert   Sanborn   was   assessing   in   our
neighborhood his week.
Mr. and Mrs. .lohn Britten are happy
over the arrival of a hoy, horn Thurs
day,  May   20.
Mrs.   Tom   Smith   visited   with    Mrs.
Frank   Sims   Thursdnw
Miss   Florence   "Wilmot    visited   with
Mrs.   Ole   Christiansnn   Saturday.
Mrs.   L.   P.   Ford   spent   the   week end ,
with   her   sun's   family,   Mr.   and   Mrs.'  Woman   Perishes   When   She    Rushe*
T. s.  Look. Int0  Building to Save  Boy.
Miss   Julc    Mitrhcll   and   Merle   Look Mra.       ()|,0 -,.       thirty-five
attended the dance   it   Marshall Loop's    years of age. and her son, Esco, aged
ht   and    spent    Sue death
nine.
Onamia       visitors    Saturday       were
Uoht.   Adkins   and   wife,   .lohn   ISritton,
D. W\  Sims  and   Mrs.   II.  C.  Smith  and
son F.arl.
With a vote about two-thirds normal
Yellow Medldne CoUnty decided to
oust saloons at the option election,
the drys fcinnfog i to 1. Two saloons
at Woodlake are erffeeted.
MOTHER AND SON DIE IN FIRE
; in   a   lire   which   destroyed   the
.men    home    at Six    per-
with
is     Two children
I      John itrusou. who lived on the low«.
er   Moor,    saved    his    wife    and    nil
Callers    at   the    Pint    home    Sunday     „K,1)th;, „|,[    li;li,v     |usl    before   escape:
were   Mrs.  "Raymond   Sims,   Dolly  Brit      )rom  the build cut off.
ton  and  Bote  Adkins.  "Col" Siebert       The fire is supposed to have started!
and  Mrs. Peter Adkins. from sparks  from  the kitchen  stove.j
Maggie   Atlkius   and   brother   H.llic,    Mrs.    Xyssonen    and   her   son   were;
visited   w.th   Mrs.   Will   Britton   Satur-     »SleeP   in   ""'
dav and Sunday.
Julius   and   Perry   Van   KnrVn   spent
Sunday in Backer.
If' Kruest    Brand.   Willie   Marn-
lin   and   Harry   Tomplnno   of   Sotiwitz
visited   art   I'.   K.   Look '-  Sun,lav. '
Mr.    and    Mrs.    Robt.    Adkins       and
daughter Ruth called at Henry Pierce's    *« roof erashed In and it Is supposed!
Benson beard
and   wb.-n  he   i
ihe  build-:
infj   was   doomed
back  into  the  bou
I hls^
wife and  baby  into
Mrs.   N":
into the:
■  in save  hei
heirs   attempted   toSW*UV her,   but;
Rucker News.
George .lohnsou has bought a piece
of land from Asbury Wood of St.
Cloud. We are hoping good things for
George—that is that he will secure a
nice young housekeeper and settle
down oil his farm. We like all the
good neighbors we can get.
' There was a dance at Marshall
Loup's  home  Saturday   evening.
Mr. and Mrs.  Geo.  Wood   >vce  vijit
ors at the Ferguson home Sunday.
Mr.  and  Mrs.   Vie.  Bruber called  on
Keep posted   by   reading  the
t'ournal's    "Business    Loads''
column.
that he will be employed in
the creamery as second man.
A. C. Seifert  closed a sue-
#
cessful term of school in district 129, better known as the
Frank Konen district, last
week Thursday. Mr. Seifert
was again hired as teacher
for next year.
Mrs.   Augusta    Andersin
was   given   damages  against
the city of St. Cloud aniount-
pl ing to $1,500 by a  jury  in
their   daughter,. Mrs.   Irwin   Drews,   of 1      ° In.
district court. Over a year
ago she slipped and fell on
an icy sidewalk, injuring her
left arm and hand. She
brought suit for $5600.
Monday.
Mis.    Tom    Smith    visited    at    Peter
Adkins Mondav.
GENERAL
MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Produce
she  was carried  in  the  eellar as thol
wall  collapsed,
CAUSES  LOSS OF  $300,000;
230,000!
Fire   Destroys    Elevator   and
Bushels of Grain.
Fire   starting  In   the   cupola  of  thej
operating house ,,i  th,- Sheffield
•ator i ompany's plant at  Minneapolis'
resulted in the  i stmctlon of 230,000
riarket Report of Kra,n and an estimated loss
I ,  " ! of  $300,000.
Vlieat, No. 1,  k   nlgh    southwest   wind    quickly
Wheat, No- 2       1-86! spread   the   lis the   storage
Fla*i  J   7- i building,     which     n
'    • Roofs    of    nearby   | -ntly
Hurley   ._     oO|were  anre   ,),,. mu   from  the
Rye    L.Oii j UurniiiK  elevati
(j.lts   _ .        Fourteen  concrete  prain  tanks eon-
' ..    talning   H"                 els  of   wheat  did
K,ar Corn  rn an<1 thc. Kra|n )s not believed
Hay   - be damaged.   The cause of the flr«
Butter, Creamery .
"        Dairy ,
fttfgfl	
37 I Is not known.
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AUDITOR    PREPARES   TABLE
Hillmau,   Sunday   afternoou.
Our school closes May 28.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson, John
and Willarcl Brown and Mr, ami Mrs.
F.rnest Goble had quite an exciting
time while returning from the dance
Saturday evening. They had Mr. Ferguson's young mule team and in driving down the .lohnsou hill one of them
became frightened and they started to
run. Mr. F. had presence of mind
enough to keep them right ahead out
into   the  field   and   a   spill-out   was   nar-
rowly averted, ami they reached home   Monday    to   visit    with    their
without   further   mishaps. .    " _.
Ceo.   Kelley   and   family     ami     Geo.   1'elatlVeS. Ml'S. JOS.  H.   \■ iruig   T|mrsday
Waller   were   1'ierz   visitors   Monday.     and Ml'S.    CliaS.   LllSt.      They ] 1/rJdaA
Miss  Leigh     of    Hillman  and     Miss ■    ,i • ,
...   ...    f a ... . .    returned the   same   evening.  Saturday
Mitchell   of   Sullivan   were   the   guests ° •»
of Miss  Elizabeth Waller Sunday.      !Mr. Sfhebei'l is   well pleased  Monday .
I'Mour, Best	
"    Straight	
Low grade Hour	
Bran    	
Shorts  	
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40
—.1.80,
...1.40
Figures   Show   Minnesota   Legislative
John Seheberl and family
and grandchild Miss Mamie
Casper came out in Frank
SchebeiTs    new    auto    last
Th- innesota legislature ap
propriated a total of $1 o, ac
cording to a table prepared by J. A.
 1.4; auditor
1     This is  II." ors than the
1913   appropriations   and    J402,699.73
. i Ground I«eed       14"   -ess than the total for 1911     The fig'
[Beans    I.      •J.OO'trre*  for  !»13   ar-  $i'< and
for  1911. $1-
jOnions _.'.        60
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
In his
Hammond   urjjw I
prppriatioos
IjM* JSovernor
NKMstivc ap-
the   1911
mparatlve
not  only  was
t   that   nearly
•d off.
PIONEER    JUDGE    IS    DEAD
Tracy   Waller   got   his   corn   in   last with Mp 116W llOUie.                          i Tllesda
Monday: ^lay
Mr. and Mrs. Hans .lohnscn visited As a means of  exterminating
at  11. Ferguson's Sunday. Forester   South   St.   Paul
Messrs.  Filler   and   Winkley  of  Hoi- umDel      WOtTW   Daw    loiesier
stein  Park  visited at  the Waller home Cox Advocates a    bounty Ot  -
Sunday and were accompanied on their He says    yfe   woh-es   kill   ,nore
return by Miss Julia Leigh. Miss Elisabeth   Waller.  Miss  Julia  Mitchell  and &■**&, especially  (leer,    than   nil
Wesley Waller. the hunters combined.
Minnesota Jurist Succumbs at Age of
Eighty-three Years.
Luther U Baxter, eiKhty-ikree years
ot age, wbo was 'udge of the district
court,  Seventh district, from  1885 to
died of apoplexy at Fergus Falls.
Live StockMarket.
Steers 'ldKe Baxter was a lieutenant rolonel
,-,   " , r, -.   in  the  Minnesota  beavy arttllerv
Cows ami H .»   Jng ^ Civl,
rom Scott com :d a
Feeders, stead v £4.30 to 7-00  member of the house tor many years.
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The DANCE at FAUST'S HALL Tlonday evening May 24th, postponed to Monday, May 31st,