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Decatur Herald from Decatur, Illinois • Page 13

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14 DECATUR HERALD EVENING, AUGUST 1,1928 DECATUR HERALD Live Stock Grain Markets Corn Steady as Wheat Slumps; Stocb Range Upward farm News finance EXCELLENT CROP PROSPECTS SEND WHEAT TUMBLING Corn Slightly Higher as Oats Range Within Narrow Limits FOREIGN MARKETS WEAK (By CHICAGO, Aug 1-- Weaker Liverpool quotations and bearish private reports sent wheat sharply lower Wednesday on thc Board of Trade Corn showed strength and scored Irregular Oats was little changed Wheat closed to lie lower, corn up 1 to 3Jc and oats was unchanged Provisions were slightly lower The reports of private rxpcits a groat improvement In yields Traders are of the opln Ion that nothing except frost ran injure thc Canadian crop Harvesting begun in the Uakotas Alberta Although the experts' indicated an enoimou 1 coin tiop thc estimate was not so large as expected Offerings were light most of the day Cash corn was unchanged Receipts were 167 cars Oats had a dull day Inci casing ar rivals were repotted at most terminals Receipts wore 64 cms with the cash market Jc lowci CASH GRAIN Toledo Cash Seeds (By tilled i 1 i iish $1" 75 Oct I 6 3 tush I i JM A i SI 2 -U 111 2 Indianapolis Cash Grain tteii I it 1 cr I i MI IN $1 oo i 01 i 99 SI "1 0071 "3 Sf 1 i SI "I 3 inUxl 1 It 1 9 li Men i i Sou So 11A1 I I 1 i I St. Louis Cash Giam inn ntr 1 i i A Sn 1 Ini I SI I 1 1 2 $1 li 'i. No 3 lur 1 1 1 i 1 i 2 i 1 0 1 2 So 1 39 Pcoria Cash Grain iriv iiic-i TIC-TM ITS i ins i 4 1 He 1 0 1 $1 I 1 1 $1.01 i 1 0 0 i IP gT i tes 9" 8 I Imn f. cl i Chicago Cash lllU ttClI 1 1 Cl 1 11 No Im 1 1 'i 1 1 No 3 i $1 1 i $1 1 No 2 III tell 1 tl 01 1 0 11 in 1 1 1 9 i 1 No 5 i $1 00 1 i A i I8c i (1 51 i 1 0 1 1 i 1 0 1 0 1 ll" 4 i $1 So I 5 New 4" 1 j- i i 4 i -91 re 1 i simple, i Vi a I 1 II i 1 ro-fi i i PRODUCE CHICAGO FUTURE MARKETS (Bv PnlHeJ Prni.) Open tow caose Wheat. Sept.

12( Corn Sept. Dec. I Mar. 7 1181 981" 81 76J 771 761 9i 78J 303 3 )i 38S O01 Oat8 42 425 411 42 Sir' 4A 43i 44 TM '-Toxn 1247 1235 1237 1Z4Z 1 Sept. 1240 1250 Oct 1260 1255 1255 1260 ec 1295 1292 1292 1300 rfiha Nominal 1242 ST-JS jst i'o'a NEW YORK STOCK LIST Quotations of New York Exchange tBu United Prtai 1 Tuen eel Lloso Close The market closed Irreguliu i Allla Uunii Ainu Biot -sugar Co JJ Mini mn 9 Ainu cui I 9 For Pomr Jj UIIM Smelt cS.

Kef "U'T' 5 i i i Hcf i 1 I i Uh 1 1 0 7 I i fMiiclt i Mm oncl i opper Mill Me 1 5', -I a i lilnt, cln Tn 1j I 1 is 1 i i ll 10 do 1 i i st Pn 1 si I'n P'n i i Wic i i ties (. ons I I olill 1 7 1 i i i rllr Stpi 1 DocUe (A) I cle i 1. I I I I 1 A i 9 i A a "1 MI Ir i 1. 1 I 1., Out lool tTs 1 i niliain Pals i fcl 3 i rt it 1 i Oi c. tfs 1 1 aimnea 1J1'.

I 1 li i i a I I i i steel I i 1 i i ester i 'i 1 'i 1 i i 1 i 1)s I i i mil ci lot Inn 11' 1 i 1 4' i 1 1 i H- 11 1 on 1" Fru Mn Kan i I I I I I i 1 111 i 11 I mil i 1 i i i i on li 1 i 1 1 i re 11 a i 4 i i i i i 1 fr nh i 1 1 i 1 fi Tin I COG ts I 4 i 3 4 St. Louis MiKstuffs, Hay i 1 Ml 1 s-- he-it for 1 ul low rs to sell I ire 1 ran 11 50 li Inrcl i lit nncl shorls at I i i i i Ot lo 1 not ne ir 1 ulecl) I a it $2 i i at hut a mills reported ilrs to out 2 irs i i fit $2" 1 cir I ilxecl fee 1 nt tlo 0 mixed nr bran it in 1 ml lit $1' and 1 mixed ir brin at 27 unit i i i feed i at tills i nt and nt $1380 August September i hominy feed sic.kcd) Hint 1 nf $37 Ml lo $38 Tues ed close Closu 11 67 'i 67 i I i i i Mot us Jl, 1 i Uns A. Met trie. 41 1 an A i II ruiamoinu 1 nmolia 1 i i i 4J I Mnrciuettc, 1-J 1 i I to 2 llo I o( A i i i 4 1 a 1(l1 i a Iron slocl ItOtlo (In Tollarto J' searn i shell llnl (HI C.IIH nil i i a i i 11 6 5. stnndnicl 1,111 1 i studebakoi I 7 Col i i i i i a i i 1 Igi 1 i i i i hash i i c.

J' i AS a i rli.ht ro 1 Chicago Stocks 1 i i 'll inn a 1 llsot A 1 111 111 10 11 Her 1 1 om "0 i 1 nk i i Ik i in Id i ck I 1 ind i t. i al 1 om 1 i lib rd om Kellon. i Pf I KoMUime om ft 47 sto ie st I f- om -i ii I i I I I i 1 I Lorn i 1 1 i 1 11 i i 1 3 I i i i I I i 1 lass A Ss 1 mi i KM 1 i on A Mn 1 I Ra llo A $1 i i 7 0 0 0 met i a SS 00 1 I 1 "00 i a tr, fit 1-iml i mnn $1 1 I I I a 10 oO I I I $4 Chicago Livestock a A i i i Hni.s He elpts 1 0 0 0 a mostly 0 i. on uralliiK 160 pounds i stench to 1(lL a i HI 10 nnlel for holro IS lo 210 i hut hers rnttl urn to i 0 to jO pounds $10 I 0 60 tr, 0 po.in.ls 1 0 i i to 200 l.oimN i i 110 to pound- i i i i i i to I i ounds $9 pnrklnr- sows $9 i 0 4 0 pltw i It jm to choke 10 to 130 pounds, 5 rnUea 2000 nmilcct renernlly steady trade a ides srnrce ill Brnclo" a ro to STOCKS ADVANCE AS MONEY RATE BECOMES LOWER Mail Order Shares Reach New High Ground on Report of Good Business MOTOR SHARES STRONG Mattoon Rotary Meets Hereafter in Grant Hotel (By Press NEW YORK, Aug; 1 --Easier call money brought resumption of the upward trend in atock prices Wednesday Mall order shares soared to new high ground as Sears Roebuck reported a 254 per cent increase in sales for July as compared with July, 1927, and Montgomery Ward sales rose 1641 per cent Thla Indication of a better condition in rural communities brought heavy buying Into such Issues as Case Thresrlng Machine and International both of which Soared. Motor shares were buoyed up by further reports of heavy production Hupp shipments Increased, and Hud son, while showing a slight falling off set a new mark for the seven months period Special Issues like Union Carbide and Owens Bottle, and the like, made wide gains Oils were strong under the lead of Atlantic Refining American Telephone and Telegraph fea lured utilities on thc practical completion of Its additional financing Steel and General Mote eased fractionally but were not under pressure Amcilcan Can was depressed In early dealings but later advanced fractionally Rubber advanced 10-DAY CORN UP TWO CENTS Wheat Continues to Go Down; Quoted a Cent Lower Corn for 10-day delivery was up wo cents In thc local markets Wed nesday and closed at 92 cents Vheat continued to fall and closed at $105 one cent lower than Tucs day's price Oats was up to 31 cents again Other markets remained un changed Decatur dealei" made the follow- ng offers Wednesday CHAIN BT Elcrntor ro Sr 4 old rl-n dc! IV No 2 reel 3 i "1 4 old 1, a del 92 I (llj Drrnlnr St.

Louis Produce i fly ited rt csi tf a I I L.XI i i 30i in I' 1 i i I I I I ki 1 TIH HOIIM i i 11 Jo, a 2 2 i i i i i i .1 he a iipi Ini. I' Rh bla.k A SQL oo, i- Chicago Produce I ntlril I I I I rs lrtfhor is 20 flllf kH i 1" 11 1 I I I I I I I 10 osiers Hi 1 i 111 A i i i is ror OF i (0 on Jfi" 1n trmiilt i HI I Irish 1 JilPs i I HU I Irish oh Mnrs SO i 01 i kc I Irish 3' i i i i Irish lob Hers 12 olpt 1 A 2 In a HI piloted 2 6 I at 127 an 1 lu I at $10 1 7 a I i 1 2 1 i ami 2 a VI rk a steady and a i dcrmn I lo I I sales I uir sample gradn at llo 50 1 oiiri do at 4 i a 3 at 812 1 dn Rt M3 3 if No 2 at J13 do at 5" I car 1 at J15 I car do at 17 LIVE STOCK firsts (1MO olid" in rrru i 4 i Jl i i 1 21 1 in I i i Hi Ih fl tuxm New York Produce (Zly II 1 i 2I i il VOl 1 Tm I Id I 2 2 0 2 a Long till MK-- Sli-mlv whole milk i Amcrlin 1 frenh 2fi1i 2i Uj I I'OT tOO I miu- I 1 5 0 i 2 0 0 Southern II 0(1 Til I ri 1 i lrti tfi 64i We Buy Everything You Dent Want RAGS PAPER AUTO RADIATORS BATTERIES ALL HINDS OF JUNK See or Call Us Before You Sell SIMON BURSTEIN CO. Main 1351 Ml Wabash Ave. Kansas Cily Livestock tBy tnitrrl Press UOr.s; 7 0 0 0 mailipt pencil 10 to 15 cents ilosln lull top 111 I -i oil 200 tc J( to 350 iiolliuls 2 5 8 i ,00 to 250 I i IS ID lo pounds 111) 11 IS. 110 to Ih i 1 0 0 0 00 to 110 pouiuiR.

$9 25 .0 '0 puililllK 10 00 i 6 100 a 1 DOO market hotter gridon bocf rs and low other rlasaoH ileady to strong beef steers V) I i i I steers anil lieltois J10000 1150 boef cows 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 low Ul I eowa 6 7 5 0 7 0 0 i i 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 hulk sto ker fejoder steers. i I P--Receipts 700 a lamhs to 0 a sheep stend i I 1 5 0 0 bulk fat I 5 'i 15 00. hulk mil Ijmlis 9 0 0 9 SO, fat 5 0 0 7 5 East St. Louis Livestock (By Department of Afcrlrultiire) HOGS -H e.cliits 11000 3 I market strong to lOc higher to 50 pounds 1 0 7 (0 800 to 0 Ibs $11 160 lo -00 pounds $lt 1150 130 to I pounds 9 7 5 2 III to HO pounds 8 0 0 1 0 5 packing sows 2ii10 00 V1T! t- 1 000 Olives ro celpts 1 500 a stcera st aelv bee $11 1' SO light nlie i $11 Uljjl'. 0) beef cons 000 leiu and cutter oci 7 5 0 vuileis $1 00 a $9 12 01 hulk stock and feeder steers si (if 10 50 SHLH.P-- nccelpts 2 0 0 0 market slow Indications stc-id to strong shorn basis lop fat lambs 1 4 5 0 hulk fat lamhs 5 0 tnilk uill lambs hulk, fit cncs $1 OOO6 50 $11 bi pigs Toledo Livestock (Bu Press HOGS-- receipts 000 a a 1 0 7 5 1 1 0 mi (Hum 7 6 lorkcrs i goo $10 75ia 11 5) A llffht a it ach lahcs i i a light mirke atroii (r SHFLP-- Recelpta market steady Indianapolis Livestock (By Lnftfil Prtss ItOOS-- rjecc-lpts 500 holdovers Z4S marl et 2 10 hlRher 250 to 3 0 pounds 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 "00 to 260 pounds $1160cl 1 1 7 3 160 to 201) po mils $11 Slijill "5 to pounds 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 80 to 110 pounds.

75 10. 50. packing sons $9 10 50 Receipt! 1 4 0 0 calves 800 market steers steadv to lower she stotl nnct lealers moni; to hlfth boi steer 4 i i 10 heef and i cou-i 1 1 0 i lov classes 1 1 '00 leeri good an 1 i 1 00 lo i $11 i 1 1JO lo ounds JH 000 1 6 7 5 9oO 1 100 poun 8 7 4 0 0 and medium 6f nniindjc $14 OOeci 10 76 fed a Rood and choice. ,0 to 150 pounds $14 0 common nnrt medium $1 6 9 1 0 0 kood and chol 12 0 com non and medium 7 6 1 0 0 low cutler ind cutter cows 007 good ind choice bee-f cutter to iiedlum 7 2 i i 8 9 0 venlers i fed Bond nncl i $14 5 0 7 medium 1 2 0 0 1 4 cull and common OOO I 00 stockers and fceclei flteeis Rood I eholco all nelghts $11 jO com mon iipcl medium $1 50011 "5 SHEEP-- Keccllts 1.000 flit lamlis ac tive nathes mostly stendi ranrers itrong a i i on i i centeriim fcoc 1 kin Is at 1 0 0 to 1 4 2 fheep steadj feedhiK Inmhs a i firm nmhs jpood and choice 12 pounds down 111 3 medium $1" a 7 and common $1 5 0 1 2 0 ones medium choice loO pounds clown $4 40 cull and common 5 feeder lambs good and he I 2 Pcoria Livestock Illy Vntlcrl Prrs? Uci clpts 1500 market 110 to 250 pnuncln I i onnds i a i in un to hlRher to 150 $1" 1 0 4 0 packers 0 no stain oo CATTT E-- Receipts 200 mirket steadj 50 doun Springfield Livestock Bjj ttnitcd Press --Tlocelpts 500 market 10tg40r hlffhei top 1 1 2 0 lights $102 'S'1100 i "0 heavies 10701i 10 10 i okers 25B10 on VTTLE--Market steady vcnlers $14 00 St. Louis Horses and Mules Ts'-xtho TInrse Good to rholei a medium to Rood a good to holce chunks medium to Rood $75(R $100 i Southern horses, 4 0 5 5 to Kood Southern horses $25fif15 smooth mouthed Southerners, 1 5 2 5 plugs $5 15 Isiithe Mule Quotations--Draft mulps 16 to 17 hands mine mules 15 to 1 hands sugar mules maies i good hair Ifi to 1 6 2 hands 175 cotton mules mares fat goof hall 15 to 1 5 2 i cotton mules maies fat.

good 1 4 2 to 15 hands $SOPM15 cotton mulPB mares rough haired 15 to 152 hands $6ficfr9D rotton mules mares rough haired 1 4 2 tr 15 hands $45efr65, horso mules $15fjj)2C per head less than nbOMS quotations farm mules broke good hone 15 3 to 10 Hencls medium farm mules $8 farm mules i half-broken 15 lo a 75 small common mules FELLOWSHIP CLUB MEETS IN VANDALIA VANDALIA, Aug 1 --The Ford Fellowship club of the Ford Roofing Products Co of Vandalia held their regular monthly meeting Saturday night In their club rooms in the city hall with their president, Moore 1 nnnj; I i sows ll I CO COWB Veal hoi helferft Medium cowl holce a'eerft i Itimha Medium atecrs nulls ruttori Cannera to "oO poum 1 to -oO 59 004) 1 )l) 15 '(. It i 5r MATTOON, Aug. 1 The Uet meeting of the Mattoon Rotary club to be held In the Association of Commerce rooms was held Monday noon with the president, F. Kelley, presiding The leader for the day, W. T.

OB- borne, who was introduced by the president. Mr Osborne then Introduced M. A Lies, representative of the Feleral Reserve Bank In Chicago He made a talk on the operation of the Federal Reserve bank and Its part In the banking business There were Rotarians In attend- nce. The next meeting of the club will be held Monday, Aug 8, in the room furnished for them In the Hotel Grant in 1617 Charleston avenue MATTOON WOMAN DIES MONDAY Funeral of Mrs. Margaret Phelan Will Be Conducted Thursday MATTOON Aug 1-Mrs Margaret Walsh Phelan, widow of the late John Phelan.

died In her homo, 2404 Western avenue Monday evening, at 7 15 clock after a several months Illness from complications She was seriously 111 but two weeks Mr? Phelan was a daughter of UK late Mr and Mrs Michael Walsh and was born In County Clare, Ireland Sept 10, 1847 She came with her parents to America In 1863 and lo catcd In Mattoon where they resided for many years on the site where the First Baptist church was built on corner Nineteenth Richmond avenue Later they purchased the home in Western avenue She saw Mattoon grow from a vll lage to Its present size She was mar ried to John Phelan in this city in 1870 Seven children were' born to the union four of whom preceded her In death Mrs Phelan was thc last of a family of six children She was a member of the Catholic church all her life and a member of thc Altar society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception She is survived by two sons Leon ard and Robert Phelan and one daughter Miss Florence Phelan, all at home Funeral services will be conducted at 9 clock Thuisdiy morning in the church of the Immaculate Con ception by the pastor Rev Fathct i Cusack Burial will be in Calvarj cemetorj VILLA GROVlTCHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL PICNIC NEOGA VETERAN DIES SUNDAY' Funeral Services for Thomas P. Hank 'Held Tuesday NKOGA, July 31--Thomas Htank veteran of the Civil war and for many years a resident of Neoga died at the family home here Sun day afternoon at 12 40 from Infirmities due to advanced age. Functa! services were held In the residence Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock Burial was In Neoga cemetery Mr Hanks was born In Athens county, Ohio, Aug 2, 1847, the son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Hanks He enlisted In the navy June 1, 18M and was later transferred July 1 the same year to the Regiment 129 Co Ohio Volunteers In 1870 he was married to Miss Eliza Hughes at the home of her parents In Athens county; three children wcie born to this union, Geoige A and both deceassd and Mrs Grace Moxley of Fisher III Mrs Hanks died May 25 1902 He was united in marriage to Stella Conley In 1906 who died July 3 1914 One daughter was born to thin union, Mrs Alice Thomas, who with her husband and littlo daughter have made their home with Mr Hanks besldp the 1 two daughters, Mr Hanks is survived by three grandchildren Donald and Dale Moxley and Jua nlta Thomas He was a member of the I lodge and the A R. KINMUNDY MAN HURT IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH DECATUR HERALD DECATLJH KVENINO HERALD Served by Fill.

Wlrt. of and UalU4 Bnurad at In Demur tiii.nl. mteont claw gubier'pllon prices: In Illlnoli Mctpt Chicago br mull: uiwrn Hi iwr In advance I 7 month! In a-Svance 1 1 month in advance n. carrier IP Deealur WOMAN BADLY CUT BY MOWER Mrs. James McGee May Suffer Loss of Foot Following Accident LOUISVILLE, July 31--While cutting weeds Friday forenoon snd gathering them up about the cbi' yard, Mrs James McGce EUS- talncd serious Injuries, and Is now In a critical condition James McGee, her huaband a- cutting the tall weeds with man is atl ln thc hospital buffering scvpr cuts abnit the face end mowing machmc drawn by gcn(ral na CARS COLLIDE NEARMALIA Two Automobiles Wrecked in Head-On Collision Near Hagerstown VANDALIA, Aug 1 Don Force driving a car owned by hli father collided Sunday with a car frorr Idaho owned and driven ey a Hr Williamson enrouto to Indianapolis The Foro cir was going west and Just of Hagarstown wan met by a roadster followed by a bus and bus pulU-d out to fass the Ford and the Idaho car followed The bun passed the but the Idaho car ran head-on Into the Force car Both cars were badly wrecked the Force car almopt beyond repair Tho occupants of both cars were taken to thi Mark hospital in Vandalia for and treatment Don Forco was cut and bruised badly but not seriously His father Force sustained aome minor Injuries Th- othir occupants of the Force car re Everett Grant of St Louis, Orvillc Forre and Herman Loar of Vandall-i In the Idaho car Mr vVi! Harrison werp two young men he asked to rid with hiri one I DAIRY DIVISION OF FAIR LARGER Pat Jamt-B wa 1 painfully injured Saturday cvc nlng when his car was run into by a heavy truck, north of town His face was cut and bruised, severa stitches being required Monelay morning Mr James went to Cm tralia and an ray examination re vealed a broken jaw bone Tht engine of his car wai badly damaged Miss Mary Maxey left Tuesday for Indianapolis, I to visit htr slstci Mis Clyde Slpes Miss Thclma Boyd who is attending nurses training school in Olncy came Sundiy to pass her vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Me! vln Boyd and family Miss Alice? Ballanco left Saturdaj night foi Chicago where she is vis i friends and Mrs McGee was gatheilng up the weeds and rubbish alongside of the mower Having stopped she removed something from In front of the sickle Mr Mc'rrc thought she was standing beh nd the sickle anJ started thc machine The sickle out through one ankle across the front and almost severed I it leaving only the large tendon at thc back while the othet ankle M6D was almost as seriously jagged 'end rut Amputation may be necessary Mr and Mrs McGe-e live west of Bible Grove Mis Maud Culbcrtson and Mrs Ben ntchison her daugh tcrs, living here are at her bedside Elrrer Frazier MiddietoAn Ind Fire sparks from thc chimney! wno -showed holstems at Macon falling on the rcof causrd 6 omo ount fair last year has sent entries 33 Macon Fair--Pulling Con- tfiSt I AGED RE! Mrs.

May infif KENNEYj tittrlnn died Sunday everi Illness tion. She WE 12, 1654, and I weri Rachel She was Scott of four child Mrs Helen Gladys Gib Turner of Besides he Mrs. brother Lee other relative She all welfare of abe lived Mrs. Kearlng association ago She was acj Bebekah lodg in the Christian chu failed. damage to the home of Hal Pulli Saturday Sarah Boa I Dies Sarah 72 years of age ho wife of I Bcal died rt her home north of Loulsvlllp early Her last illness was of only about for 19 holstpins to be shown this jcar and Forncman Damille has sent entries for 19 guernsies it was announced Tuesday by Ash secretary of the fair association Since most of jears exhibitors The funeral wan held at Old dairy I proirsts to be unusuallj large this Un I year ion church at 11 clock Monday A i of the that forenoon conducted by Rev Waif- promlse ot unusual mt erest is Fasnacht of the west side Christ an the horse contest whlch church Louisville Burial was at S10 purses are offered in both the the Old Union cemetery nearby Be heavy and light classec sides her husband Neivt Beal thrtc Mrs Dora Wakcfield of Chicago Is vHitlng at the Bingamcn Zimmer and Parnsh homes Mr and Mrs George Barbee of Hoaqmn Wash arc visiting here here i relatives and friends oosii: 01 It 01 1009 00 oo'm o( It 4 00 2 0 0 3 01 50 POUT mil in? lick PuDllrj Co,) 3 'j up 1 oghorn springs Hemc 4 pounds.

Hens ul dc 4 1 po mels LeKhornn Hens Old roomers i plRpnna el Green Beef Hlden III DBS 1 A Wnlllni. Inc) Horso Hides, 1 irge Cured Beef Hides Oieeil II i Hlde.s G-ilf hides HUT run AM i.cua i elaffl lluttor. inconcT claaa Milpplui butter MARKET ON HOGS RANGES HIGHER VILLA GROVE July 31-Mem hers of the Christian church motoi- cd to Chrystal Lake park Sunday for their annual picnic Flthlan accompanied number of the Eoy Scouts to Flth- lan park for a week outing Mr Titliian is scout master of the Villa tioop Ethmer Hazen visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Tohill from Sunday evening until Monday morning while enroute from the Shuej reunion at Westfleld to his home in Cnyuga Ind litril PICT: CHICAGO Aug 1--Hog maikjts generally were higher Wednesday the market here showing a 10 to 20 cent advance Cleveland and Pittsburgh were 15 to 25 cents higher, East Buffalo was steady Receipts at these points totaled 14,900, as follows Chicago, 12,000 Cleveland, 1000, Pittsburgh, 800, and East Buffalo, 1100 Cattle markets were steady to strong Receipts were Chicago, 8,000, Cleveland, 300, Pittsburgh, none and East Buffalo, 375, total, 8,875 Trade at sheep markets wis steady Receipts totaled 13,300, as follows Chicago, 12000, Cleveland, 500, Pittsburgh, 200, and East Buffalo, 600 BIRTHS MATTOON, Aug 1--Born, to Mr and Mrs William Tayor of Chicago In the Jackson Park hospital, a son Mrs Tayor was formerly Miss Marjorie McFadden of MattoAn Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Heacock, 116 South Twenty-sixth street, In Memorial hospital, a daughter, Joyce Lea FINANCE Foreign Exchange (Bv United Preee Demand ntcarllnE 85 3-18 5 rinca Llia, 05 IVd up OOOOW Bel gas, Mai Its, off 0000 Liberty Bonds (Bv Halted Press I Iberty 1(9 25. Mr.t 10031. Third 100 Fourth, 101 10 Treas in 9 0 8 2 3s.

'42a 08 20. in charge. After the regular business session the evening was spent socially with refreshments served by Humphrey's drug store. UNDERGOES OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS HILLSBORO, Aug 1--Owen Merlwether, former county treasurer of Montgomery county, and the present assistant cashier at the Montgomery County Loan and Trust company's bank in Hillsboro, underwent an operation for relief from an attack of appendicitis The operation was performed on Monday by Dr Jesse McDavid at the St Mary's hospital In Decatur The patient Is reported to be Improving following the operation COWDEN PREPARES FOR CAMP MEETING COWDEN Aug 1 --The camp ground is being put Into condition, the dining hall is being enlarged, and general preparations are being made to entertain the Central Illinois conference of the Free Methodist church which is to be held In conjunction with thc camp meeting which begins Aug 15, the conference convening Aug 22 and continuing over Sunday. Rev Robert Warren of Los Angeles, Cal, will be the evangelist at camp meeting Bishop Walter A Sellew will preside at the annual conference SURPRISE MATTOON, Aug 1 Edward Kastle was given a surprise Sunday afternoon In his home, 2820 Champaign avenue by a party of relatives and friends who called unannounced.

The occasion was his birthday anniversary The afternoon was passed socially with music and visiting, after which the refreshments taken along by the party were served There were 20 in the party. DRAIN CRA'PPIE POND MATTOON, Aug. 1-The crapple pond of the state hatchery at Paradise lake was drained Tuesday afternoon by William R. Teece, state superintendent of hatcheries, assisted by members of the local Izaak Walton league. League members from neighboring cities were present and joined in a picnic luncheon served on the ground.

daughters survne They are Walter Tucker Mrs Pearl Pier on and Mrs Harry Lewis, all living in the community near Surprise Party County Clerk Albert Beard rntl wife had forgotten that they had been married 25 years and that they should celebrate until their relatives came In with baskets and them a surprise at noon Sunday Mr and Mrs John Beard family of Alton their son Mrs Beard's mother Mrs Keller and Mr and Mrs Krug, also of Alton arrived Saturday night for the anni versary The affair was planned bv the couple sons John and Harold DOUGLAS SCHOOL TO HOLD REUNION MARRIED HILLSBORO, Aug 1--Michael Godfrey county clerk, issued a mar rlage llcsnse Monday morning July 30 to the following parties Ernest Otis Short, of Hillsboro township Mrs Lucy Cook of Linton Green countj Indiana The couple were married in the office of the county clerk at the court house In Hillsboro on Monday morning by County Judge Samuel Kcssinger Wit nesses present at the marriage were TUSCOLA Aug 1--Thc Dr Pome Mr and Mrs Charles Short of school near Hugo will celebrate its past there has been complaint from faimers that their horses did not a fair chance when pitted against horses used transfer and construction companies in the city pointing out that the city horses become accustomed to constant heavy pulls while farm horses do that sort of work only a few months each year But though there mav be some theoretical grounds for complaint in actual tests with the dynamometer at the fair last year a team belonging to Jonas Winegarner Macon county farmer won the contest SELLERS RITES HELD IN COWDEN Hillsboro relatives of the bridegroom Thc newly wedded couple plan to live on a farm near Hills boro Tests of Dairy Calves Postponed By Dr. Leahy Tuberculosis tests of calves in Macon county 4-H dairy calf clubs were postponed by Dr Leahy, county veterinailan, Tuesday because of rain Dr Leahy will prebably test the calvps Wednesday There are 17 dairy club calves In the county and most of them will be shown at the Macon County fair fourth annual reunion of former. pupils and teachers Sundaj Aug 12 These affairs have proved very popular in the past many coming fiom long distances to enjoy the picnic dinner and program afterward visit ing with old schoolmates and teachers Miss Geneva Williams Is the secretary and she has mailed out a large number of invitations In the last few days Dinner will be served cafeteria style and all patrons and ex pupils and teacheis arc cordially invited to come and enjoy the feast Billy Flack son of Mrs Bertha Flack was reported ill at his home Saturday RADIO PROGRAMS BY THE CLOCK TODAY'S "CHAIN" PROGRAMS NBC--SYSTEM--WEAF 4.00--Waldorf Astoria Dinner Music to WRC, WCAE, WTAG Regis Orchestra to WTAG, WMC, WFAA, KSD, KOA. Quartet to WEEI, WTIC, WTAG, WLIT, WRC, WGR, WCAE, KSD, WOW, KOA Nights to WEEI, WTIC, KOA, WLIT, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, KSD, WJAR 7.00--Ipana Troubadours to WEEI, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG. WCSH, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, WLIB Hour to WEEI, WTIC, WCSH, WHAS, WTAG, WWJ, WDAF, WSM, WBT, WRC, WON, KPRC, WGY, KSD, WOAI, WGR, WJR, WOC, KOA, WCAE, WHO, WTMJ.

WTAM, WOW, WCCO, WLIT, WSAI, KVOO. Opera "Princess Ida" to WLIT, WCAE, WRC, WSAI WGR, WWJ, WHO, WOC, WGY WHAS, KSD, WOW, WFAA, KPRC, WSB, KOA, WCSH, WEBC. Orchestra to WHO, WOW NBC--SYSTEM--WJZ 8 '00--May Breen; Peter de Rose to KDKA, KYW, KWK Foresters to WBZ, WBZA, KDKA, KYW. "Debautante" to WHAM, KYW, WBAL. WBZ, KWK, WBZA.

KDKA, WHAS, WJR, KOA, WREN, WBT, WSB, WMC, WSM WOAI, WHO, WOC, WCCO, WTMJ, KPRC, KVOO, WOW. WBAP Music to WRC COLUMBIA NETWORK and Sunbeams to WOR, WNAC, WEAN, WFBL, WOWO, WMAK, WCAU, KMBC, WJAS, KOIL, WADC, WAIU, WKRC, WGHP, WMAQ, KMOX, WCAO, WSPD. Military Band to same network. "Martha" to same network. Buccaneers to same network.

BEST FEATURES 5iW WCAB--Plttsburgli German Male Chorus of 75 15 WMAQ--Cl 'Starved ftaclc Trails i-30 NBC SYSTEM (WEAF) Venetian Nights. WOBS--Now York. Flghta from Ebbetts Field. WNYC-- York Goldn NBC an Bnnd i Phllco Oper- etta 'Debutante' 7:30 NBC SYSTEM Hour Columbia Network Band 8:00 WBAL--Baltimore. Band Columbia Network Open (WEAF) Palmolive United Military City colored Martha' NBC system (WEAF) I.l»ht Opera 'Prlnress 00 KOA--Denver ColorndeJ gram.

pro- Sunday for Well Known Resident Who Died Charleston COWDEN Aug L--The funeral of Mrs C. Sellers, who died in Chsr- leston, July 27, was held In the First Methodist Episcopal church in Cordon, Sunday afternoon, July 29 Mrs Sellers who was 62 cars old. wss born in Fairfield county, Ohio but came to Shelby county at the age of two years and until the last four years has lived in the same countv where she and her husband are widely known She leaves her hui- band and one child, a daughter, Mrs Reynolds of Pana. Herschel Hunter, city editor of the Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwooa Mich, and sister. Mrs Lamson.

and chlldien of Charleston, have returned to their homes after having passed their vacations In the of their mother, Mrs Milton Huntn A son was born July 26, to Mr ana Mrs. Con Shlels, In the home of Mn- Shlels' brother, Lewis Frye J. Harrington, agent for the and R. here, wife and daughters left Saturday for an automoww trip through the southwest Mre Addle Lawson of and Mrs Retha Bulllngton of Shei- byville, 111, attended the funeral 01 Mrs. Sellers Ernest Wyman and Malcolm Gd- lup left Petcrboro, N.

at an o'clock Sunday morning and back in the same town at 10 tnw night after completing a 383 miles to show that it Is for a motorist to visit every In New England during the of one day They carried doe" 01 11 which were signed by each of the six states to voueB their presence They spent four In Boston, one hour In and varloua stops for a limited were made along the route. A lake in Glacier National so surrounded by towering cllfft the sun -bines on it only a time in the year, and Icebergs now on the water all the I I I ROSAMONC FING ROSAMONI youngest son Wllcox, mashe Saturday even finger Mrs. Marga dren returned Park Sunday with her A. Hwkct Hr. and Mi children of old in week.

A picnic wa quite numbei mates of Mr. Murray 1 day waa pazsec quaintancei Carl Weaver Sunday where 1 Myrtle and I taking a trip will meet their, the will return The ladies' Thursday work after whit waa held. Bu care of that will be no raee Classified A Effective MORNING ASD BOTH TOR to IS words --I to Is words to wordi to II to 3 IT to 42 43 to wordi 41 to If (O word. wonta LIBERAL CASH WITH ORDER IN DATs PI.B1 CLASH) PUBLIC Ptrionaii. i Card of Tran Funcm Nolle, Loti i Tail JJ 'ana Dri JJ Trade School! wtnied to Bu Kotwhold Goo Musical Inrtrui rs-trr-" Up Jl bolt ond Tom Holp Wanted- or CjUt4mcn and Situation! Wa 11 tiltuatloni Wa BOARD i.

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Trmkli for Rent--Mix or Dt Wanted to Rei REAL HoUKa for Sal luburban Propi Vacant AB itntM Propel to LEGAL for portable nlcachwi at Wc.lorn Jlllnoli State ToacMri Maromb. Ill and for lBf at OhtcBiro Stale Honpltil III. will be recelxed by faolto' Architecture- and Sprinnfleld Jll, on Tueidaf. i at 2 clock p. and i WNASCl IIMM Prcpo.

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