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The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 10

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Page Ten. THE DECATUJR I Wednesday Evening, August 24, 1904. NEW TIME ON THE Some Slight Changes to Be in Blue Trains. A RUSH OF FREIGHT. Illinois Central Had Sixty Trains.

A new time card will go into effect on the Waba-sh next Sunday The time card which went into effect last Sunday has not shown any signs of wear and tear, but the officials do not quite like the style an'd i and have ordered a new one. Just what changes arc to be made is not definitely known, but No. 14. the blue train northbound, and No. the Chicago special.

are to a places. Train No. 14 will leave iJt. Louis at 15 a m. Instead of at 22.

and No. 10. i now leaves tit. J.ouii at 11! 01, i Ic.ivp on No. 14's present schedule.

PEACHES SOLD BY THE PEDDLERS Fair In Quality, nather Small, nnd Bnshd. Country peaches were being sold the streets today by the bushel. The Were fair not as large a those shipped in. They sold at $1.25 buBhel'. In the commission markets goo peaches -are selling at $1.76 to $2 bushel.

Watermelons are now down $1.75 to $2 a dozen. A carload of extr i melons will be here tor the Sat urday trade. About 250 Gather at Fair view Park--Program of Music and Speeches. SIIOTVF.II TIIJK JVKKDS. Illlnolii frotral Had sixty Trnlnn Throwjcti Dnrafur.

The I i i Central hart i trains Pec.itur psterriav and from i i nf the Pecatnr yards yes- 'errtay aftenoon they must all have ar- 'Ived ere at the swrne time. The np- "pssity for mTe a here was more a a Fcir a blocked tight that a hand car roulrl not he pot out or In. The a yard crew. inrt a dnzen a i tore a i desppratlnn, a i i i tlip Wabash a and road i tonk a i i in the, argument, for the blockade nlnrked the Wabah crossing for some CARS HERE To start i there were 2m i -nr-; in Pccatur ard.s the Dound mam track was filled i these. Coach Exrurolcmff.

The Wabash pas-senccr a a two a excursions ad- 3ition to the regular Tuesday and a coach excursions The i will be on Sunrtas. 'Aug SS. and the afconrt on Sunday. Sept. 4 The regu- a coach excursion rate nf one fare For the round trip i IIP made.

Iladford In Mnrrled. W. Radford. clerk in the Illinois freight offices, who left last week on a fifteen days' vacation, writes tn his fellow clerks announcing that he has been married since, he left here. The was addressed to B.

L. Bowden, but was for the i force at large. He writes from Columbia, Ky. He neglects to state who the bride was or when nnci they were married. They will be at home to their friends after Sept.

5 Got His Thin Tlinr. Maurice Quick, a resident of Wabash, was struck and killed by a Wabash tram nn a crossing in that city yesterday afternoon. Last January on the same crossing Quick and a companion while crossing the tracks in a ilelgh at the same crossing were struck by a freight train. The horse was killed and Quick xvas carried several blocks on the pilot o.f the engine. RAH.KOAJ) GOSSIP.

The Wabash is advertising a home visitors' excursion for Ohio and Indiana points for Sept. S. The total number of tickets to St. Louis sold at the Decatur office of the Wabash yesterday was 305. Each Wabash locomotive l.s to have painted on it in addition to the capacity of the tank in gallons of water the capacity in coal.

This is the i a The seventeenth a a reunion the Garver family was held today a Fairview park, and about 250 of th Garver.s and their relatives were pres ent. In the forenoon there was a shor business meeting at which the follow i were appointed: Nominating--J J. Garver, Abe Hiser Myrtle M. Garver, F. M.

Garver and II. Garver. Condolence--A. H. Garvrr, J.

B. Gar ver and May McKinney. Finance--S. D. Garver, Daniel GoO' and H.

LIchtenbprger. TH63E WHO HAVE DIED Those who a died since the las. reunion are Jacob S. Kollcr of Monti cello. Eliza Garver of Cci ro Gordo, An na a Malone and Julia Malone Monticello.

Sarah Gond Welch of Dcca and Mrs a a i Shock of Fores Ghnve, Ore. Regrets were recphed from Jacob Garver and Mrs Mary Garver Brecken ridge of Springfield. O. Mr and Mrs D. E.

Hummell and a i Lincoln and Miss KIs.sandra Garver A DINNER At nr(, a big i was The was as varied ns there are branches of the family, and there wa enough fnr everybody, and then some Long tables were placed in the form a. square at the west end of tin pavilion, and here 130 were seated a the first tjhle. About seventy-five waited for the second table, while era formed neparato feroups and ate under the trees in park. ADDRESS. In the afternoon there was nn ad dress by Rev.

II W. Trueblonfl, followed with selectinns by a quartet, vocal so lo.s by Mrs George Garver and Orvil Garver, a piano solo by Bessie Girver a piano duet hy Misses Bertha and Lelah Garver and a piano solo by Roe Garver. The weather was perfect for an outing of this kind. The Garvers are. always fortunate in selecting a date for their annual reunion.

In seventeen years they have never been rained on at a reunion. tlon of the dock employes the engines in coaling Charles Jones, who for some time has been a check clerk nt the Illinois Central freight house, has taken a position us fireman and last night went to work on the Decatur yard engine. Traveling Passenger Agents G. A. Hines of the Illinois Central and E.

Wright of the Burlington were in the city today. Trainmaster O. E. Raidy of the Vandalia spent the day in Decatur. Superintendent George H.

Graves of the H. D. was in the city today. Jesse E. Crane, stenographer in the Chicago office of the, Pacific Express company.

Is spending a ten days' vacation In Decatur. Wabash yard engine 517, which was damaged in the collision at Jasper street about three weeks, ago. has been repaired and is again in service. New Wabash passenger engines 002, 604, 606, 608 and 610 have been received and all except the first and last are in service. The 610, the last received, will be out of the Springfield shops tomorrow.

The Wabash will have a baseball special from Decatur to Springfield next Sunday, leaving here at 10 a. m. and leaving Springfield returning at 7 p. m. The H.

D. delivered seven coach loads of Et. Louis passengers to the Wabash at Decatur yesterday afternoon. The train was double-headed over the H. D.

It was sent out as a special by the Wabash, running as second No. 1. DEMOCRATS IN TWENTY-FOUBTH Make Nominations and Select a Senatorial Committee. (Ileilcw Special Service.) Bcmcnt, Aug, Twenty- fourth senatorial district Democratic convention was helci here today In the town hall. W.

K. Whitfleld was chairman, and J. H. Ryan secretary. Nominations were made as follows: State Senator--A.

Meeker of Moultrie. Representatives--J. Marion Peters of Platt and Peter Shaffer of Champaign. The senatorial committee was named as follows: II. C.

Shaw, Piatt; W. Reynolds, Champaign; Arthur Meeker, Moultrie. Speeches were made by the candidates and by Mr. Stevenson of Monticello. MANAGER BACK FAIR Says Band Is An Good As Any On the Grounds.

Manager Carl Temple of the fiooflman band returned last night from the World's Fair. He says that the band Is camped on the site near the Inside Inn used by the West Point cadets It is in a grove which affords plenty of shade and Is altogether comfortable. With the exception of the Mexican band, which is in a class to itself, the Goodman band Is. as good as any other now at the fair. A Boston band of sixty pieces is just about nn a level with the Goodman band.

The band there with an Ohio regiment is distinctly outclassed, and the band there with the United States marines IK no better than the Fourth regiment band. The Fourth regiment outclasses the Ohio regiment in its drills about as greatly as the United States marines surpass the Fourth regimtnt of the Illinois National Guard. Bell Company Will Als Have to Move Its Line. INTERURBAN CURRENT A Dangerous Thing to Tele phone Neighbors. The stringing of wires to furms current for the McKinley I a will cost the Niantlc and Harrlstow telephone company about Tf400, possibl i mrire than that.

On account of the high voltage car ried on the Intprurban wire, the tele phone people rlo not i It safe have their wires exposed in the naigh borhoocl of the crossing. The telephon uses a good iron wire, but this wl rust and some times It breaks before i old Tf a telephone wire shoul break and rorne Incontact with an in terurban wire there would be troubl In the house nf a telephone subscriber UNDERGROUND CABLES. To avoid the possibility of troubl thf telephone company has decided put its wires under ground where th Wabash and Interurban are crossed STiantic and Harristown. Two cables will be laid in i ind one in Hsrristown. It will also necessary for the telephone company some more poles.

This work is tf be done at oncp, a a J. A Cu.fsin WHS in Iieeatur Wednesday to see abou getting material. MOVE FIFTEEN MILES OF LINE Inspectors who have been over th no of the Bell company between 0e and Springfield report that pom will have to move fifteen mile, of poles and wiring. For That distant lie BMl wires are too close- to the In erurban wire: I i i i tin spvicp a it will not stand any fur her deterioration. OFFICERS ELECTED BY THEJDVEITISTS Business Sessions Held by the Conference--Other News.

of the Seventh Day Ad Southern I i i conference ng held in connection with the camp meeting" now in progress in Decatur OFFICERS. Ofl Iccrs fnr tho next year have been I as follows Rccs. Springfield Vice I'reMdPiH--Charles Thompson Itewai dson Secretary--Miys Xcttic Katrm. a i I i i Tract uclety. The secictary or the i society is liss PCtiil lj Hers, i she is vir- ually the trcastiier of conference Auditor--W.

II Edwards of Indian- polls. Missionary Recording Secretaiy--Miss Pearl lees Coi responding Rerretar.N--Miss i i i i a J. L. A. Reed.

A. Haughey, L. agg.ut. Craig Conference Association Board--Pres- dcnt, J. M.

Ree.s. President, P. G. tanley; secretary, Charles Thompson; reasuier, P. Rotlcrock; auditor.

Pearl Reep; councilmen, George M. Hicks nd R. S. McConneil. Sabbath School and Educational De- artmcnt--Supenntei dent, Lt.

A. Reed; orrespondiug sec-rotary of Sabbath chools for the conference, Miss Nettle aton. Executive M. Reos, harles Thompson, Stanley, C. aggart and P.

Rnthrock. DUTIES The executive committee has the sn- ervision over all' denominational chools in the Southern Illinois cnnfer- nce. At present there Is only one such at DuQuoin, but it is planned to schools in connection with eventh Dnv Adventist churches wher- ver it is practicable. The schools are onducted on the same general lines as he regular public schools with the ad- tion of Bible and Seventh Day Ad- entist teaching. At Wednesday morning's session esolutions were discussed.

The two ost important were th'e distribution denominational literature and the ducational work. The camp meetings are being well ttended by the people of Decatur. hey continue until next' Sunday ght. About 200 people are camping the grounds at this time. MARRIED Philip Krichbaum and Mabel Ljrftrlcli, both of Decatur, were married Monday evening by Justice Keelcr at his office.

The groom is a Wabash fireman. MARRIAGE LICENSES. August Schwalbe. Decatur 25 Emma Boltz, Decatur Addison M. Hopper.

Logansport, Ind. .39 Ella Sands, North Grove, Ind 35 August SchmldVSpringfiold ..51 Charlotte Bauerschintz, Springfield. ..51 Eddie Bargeant, Mt. Auburn SI Nan B. Twiford, Mt.

Auburn 23 Almond T. Bailey, Soody 25 Cora Doy! Martin, Boody .....26 Four Crashed. Four Illinois Central switchmen were crushed between their engine and a freight caboose at Freeport Monday. They were MKthews, Jenes, Reardon and Gillespie. Mathews lost both legs and died shortly after the accident JOIJPS lost an arm and a leg ajyj Gillespie a leg.

Reardon was badly hurt but was able to walk after the accident. The four men were riding the foot hoard of their engine which was fol-, lowing freight Sraftn with the Intention of pushing it over the hill when the train broke in two and the rear section came to a sudden stop. Mathews a brakeman -arid had- been advanced to conductor. Re ned to run through Decatur and Was know.n here. People You Know Frank Goode left this afternoon for Washington.

William J. Armstrong went to St. Louis last night to attend the fair. Attorney and Mrs. J.

It Deck are spending the week at the fair. J. E. Saxton, Robert and Will Muzzy, C. O.

Ebel and a 'number of others are planning to attend the Old Boys' and Girls' reunion at Terre Haute next week, Miss Emily R. Davis of the office of W. R. Bresle of the' Pacific Express company in Chicago, is visiting in Decatur. Miss i i and Miss Mary Klnneman of Logansport, Ind, are visiting Mrs.

George Hackett. .1. A. Buckingham and family, Dr. F.

M. Anderson and family, and Mr. and Mrs. P. McCormick of Ohio went to Maroa Wednesday afternoon in Davis' tally-ho to visit S.

Anderson. Frank H. Coleman ot Blue Mound i and son, 15. P. Coleman, of Chicago, left today for Ladoga, to attend the Harshliarger reunion, an a a affnir.

Miss Elf a Hutc-hln went to Mt Sterling this morning to attend the picnic of the Mutual Protective league Mrs. Lee Green has returned to Kenney a a visit with her daughter, Mrs William Miller, on Union street. Wesley Bennett of Columbus, returned yesterday a a visit with Decntur i Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C.

Baker and daughter, Flora, of Auxier, a are the i for a visit of ton days with Mrs. E. Baker, George and Hugh Baker, and Mrs Flora E. Wood. Miss Olive Gentry has gone to Hammond to visit two weeks with home folks.

Mrs. Will A went to St. Louis Tuesday. Mrs, A. Bourne left this i for week's visit i friends at Tolono RaclortiK.

J. M. Gray and family have returned i a visit at Ramsey and Vandalia. Charles James of Mansfield was in the city today on business. Mrs.

Elizabeth Myers is seriously III at her home on West North street. Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis ard chil- Iren of Augusta, Kan are guests of 3eward a and i at the poor Mrs Brown and children and Mrs. Sarah E.

will return to- nionou from "Wamuira, WIs. Dr. 3rnwn ivill Sunday. Finn, who iuiN hccn i i i hiH A t( ni ney J. J.

Finn, will return to Clncjgn i Miss Mllchvjst Kelly of Galva is vis- i i Misses a i a a Deverell inrl i i i Miss I a i Kberle of Tndianupolis i i i her sKtcr, Mis. otto Ilalm- Virher. Miss Pearl i Misb Emma i of i i are guests of Miss mgi mid 1 filster, Mrs. A. D.

Meicer, on ortli i street. Mi'ses A a find Ionise Nohl ot Pitt.s- urjj, 1'a i i A. Keck ml i i on West Wood DAY AT HAMMOND Big Crowd in Town and Great Parade. THE AWARD OF PRIZES A Number of Exhibits Have Been Entered. (Review Special Service.) Hammond, Ills, Aug.

o'clock Wednesday morning 3,000 peo pie were in town to attend Hammon'd' third a a Harvest Home picnic, an more were coming all the time. Th picnic will last two clays, Wednescla and Thursday. MORNING. The following was the program to day: to 10--Entering exhibits. 10--Parade, headed by Hammon Merchants' band.

11--Awarding or parade. 11 by band. 12--Old-fashioned picnic 1 dinner, AFTERNOON. 1 -30--Music by band ---Welcome address followed speech by Hon. Judge M.

Shonkwller 2'4S--Music and platform attractions 4-- Baseball. ascension and para chute drop. 7--Band concert platform attrac tions. PRIZES. Three prizes were awarded for float Scraps of News.

WON'T LOSE ANYTHING Tlie returns on tho Bunn recital Monay night at the Christian Temple are lot all in yet, but the. ladies of the "emple, who had the recital in charge, re of the i i that they will oorne u( a even. Though the re- Ital was well attended, tho expensuu vei heavy. REMEMBERS A FROST. Kaylor says that Aug.

23, 1S63, ist forty-one years ago yesterday, nere was a that killed all the orn In tins part of the country. That fas the earliest killing frost that time, and none so early has een known since. J. 1'ONOHIt, Mayor of Hammond, Who Led the Harvest Home Parade. PUBLIC DRILL.

Tho Forester team of Decatur camp 4, M. W. will give a public ex- ibition drill and inspection Friday ht oti Lincoln square. They will give same drill they are to go through the world's fair. The inspecting of- cers will be W.

F. Colladay and-Ar- lur J. Gallagher. RUSH TO WED. An a rush for marriage II- pnes occurred Tuesday morning.in the clerk's office.

Up till noon four censes had been Issued and two cou- es had beep married by the county idge. CALLED TO INTERURBAN. Samuel Shelbley, conductor on the 'ater and F.iirUew park line, has been lied to Springfield to take, a position the interurban. Mr. Shelbley is the ccond of the local men to be taken vcr by the Interurban.

lie has been the service of tho Decatur street car a nearly nine years and Is con- dcrcd one of the most competent and ellablo men in the service. He goon to pringfield tomorrow. SILVER LEAF. The Silver Lenf Social club entertatn- ent, postponed from last week, will given JU Fairview park Friday eveu- g. Friends arc expected from Lincoln nd Springfield.

The Wilhelmy orches- a will furnish the music. AT LUNCHEON. Mrs- J. E. Rice entertained several lends at luncheon Tuesday atternoon her home, 631 West Wood street, he was assisted by Mrs.

I. G. Dodge. DEATHS AT BEMENT. Spcclnl Bement, Aug.

Grace R. McNalr died here The funernl wlllbe held Thursday at the, Presbyterian church. Mrs. William Dickerson died' at her home In this city on Monday and was buried Tuesday. Social.

An- ice cream social will be given Thursday evening at the residence of a Kramer, at the corner 'of North ytnin and Cerro Gprdo streets, under the kun- pices of the Uhited Brethren church, Tables will be refreshments tfouse also. laced on the lawn, put bo served In the and three for single rigs. Dr. O. Noe won the first prize, $10, for the best decorated J.

B. Worthum won second prize, $7.50., The first prize for hingle rig was won by J. C. Wumplcr, 13; the second by R. Ij.

Brjsnn, anil the third by elf rise Brothers. $1. Dr. Noc's float was decorated with articles from his drug business and J. R.

a represented his general merchandise business. Tho single rigs were decorated with bunting of i colors. THE PAKADE. The parade was a a a mile long. It was bended by Mayor J.

K. Ponder in a decorated carriage, followed by the Hammond Merchants' band. Then came the These were entered by the following firms and individuals: Dr. O. D.

Noc, J. R. Wortbam, W. O. Klnzel.

O. Greer, Courier office, and D. Van Curen. The single rigs came next, there being only three. Wilbur Klzer followed with a two-seated rig.

EXHIBITS. A large number of exhibits were brought in Wednesday morning. They consisted of all sorts of vegetables and grain, butter, eggs, "etc. Prizes for these will be awarded Thursday There Is also a poultry show, about ten entries being made Wednesday morning. The exhibits and show arc i Wortham's park, where Hie speaking and sports took place.

There great interest in the base- 'ball game to be plsyed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon between Hammond Atwond, there being considerable rivalry between the two teams. Most nf the business houses in town were decorated for the picnic and were closed Wednesday afternoon from 12 o'clock to 6. was master of ceremonies. NEW YORKJffAKXETS New York, Aug. unchanged.

Eggs--Quiet; unchanged. Poultry--Alive, steady; chickens. He; fowls, I3c, turkeys, JSc. Dressed, steady; chickens, fowls, 138 turkeys, Chicago, Aug. MINOR GRAINS Rye--August, 24.

Timothy, $2.90. Clover, $12.75. Barley Cash, 37i3Ti6c. -Flax, $1.1814 NEW YORK GRAIN New York, Aug. 24.

Wheat l.0»%. Corn 69 SI LOUIS GSATO St. Louis, Aug. Wheat Sept Corn B.lc. 34140 HITH WILL MAKE SLIGHT CHANGES the Feeling ht Intoranl Revenue Colonel Frank Smith, newly pointed Internal revenue collector for this district, to succeed the late T.

Mills, was In Springfield Tuesday for the first time since he was named for the place. -He went there to see about filing his bond. He will have to glvo bond in the sum of $160.000. NOT IN A HURRY. Colonel Smith did not know when he will take charge of the revenue office, but It will not be before the first of September, and It may be OB late an the flrat of October.

He docs not Intend to live In Springfield, for IIP Is a man of means who has considerable business to look after at Dwlght, his home town. Since the death of I. R. Mllfs Walter Mills has been aellng chief In the I a revenue Before that Colonel J. 8.

Lord was ch'ief deputy, but since he has been a i collector. It Is assumed that when Colonel Smith takes charge Colonel will go back to his place an chief deputy. NO CHANGES VERY SOON. There Is a feeling about the revenue office that no changes will bc In the working force, at some time. least not for WEDDING OF A WABASH MAN Announced to Tnkr I'lncr nt Moborlj In Srn'eiNbcT, The man-lage nf Walter Wright Greenland of this i nnd Miss "Gay Francei Jennings of Mobcrly.

IB announced to a place at Mobcrly on the evening of Kept, (i nt 8 o'clock The couple will leave Mobprly immediately lifter the wedding for eijHl, spend a two weeks' honeymoon. They will fpend a portion of this i at Mr Greenland'." old home. Clarion, W. Vu Mr. Oreerland Is connected i the department nf the the capacity of assistant engineer.

Beforp the reorganization of i department was stationed a Decalur for some time ns assistant resident engineer nn this division. Later he went to the Western i i i nt Moberlv as engineer. A the reorganization of the a i a of way de- a ono head he wan returned to I a as head of the livision cuglnperiiiR stnff. Miss Jennings l.s the tl.iughter of Mr. and Mrs.

H. P. i of Mobcrly. BORN. To Mr.

and Mrs. John 1112 West Eldorado street, Tuesday, Aug 23, a daughter. THIEF GOT Robbed J. E. Gorringtoa While He Slept--Missed $65 More.

Eighty In gold and silver nnd a gold watch stolen from J. E. Corrlngton. 306 North Water street, Tuesday night, A sneak thief obtained entrance to his room In the rear his rommliiiilon store and took a and watch from Mr. Corrlngton's trousers, which Imd been thrown under bed Mr.

Cnrrlngtini and W. M. Smith, employe, sleep In a. little, room in rear of the store. The.

thlaf tore a steel screen from the collar door and entered through left by a broken pnne nf glHss. Mr. Corrlngton had. In a i i to the fSO In hln about $65 under the mattress find the thief did not get U. Smith's trousers were at of ihe thief went through them, but got only B3 cents.

East End of It Sold Wednesday to Captain Kanan by M. F. a a has now bought who'll! i at the nouth- corner of i i a a Morgan DEEDS RECORDED. T. T.

Springer to John E. Strohm, 'Ive feet oft the enst Hide of lot block Bandy's a i i to Decatur; $1. William Blpnz to Margaret K. Keed, fact In west half southeast quarter 30, .6, east; $3,000. Thomas D.

Miller to William Cllf- on, lot 1, G. A. Jlmlson's subdivision of northeast quarter southeast a Iso a tract in northeast quarter; nil In '6. 18, 3 east, $7,000. Daniel H.

a tn John G. Auer, ot 14, K. Warren eighth ad- to Decatur; $535. MEETINGS K. OF meeting of En Ami lodge, No, .193, Wednesday Aug.

24. Work In rank of page and squire. RATHBONE SISTERS--Regular meet- tig of Fern Leaf temple, No. 18, Thursay afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Edelweiss club meets at 7:30 to- ight, second floor, Mueller Post, Culver and Cope.

factory. GOT EAPT ENTV At the Kale Wednesday a ernnon he bought part nf factory. At a previous ho had bid went part. The price lie pnia was 84, the a nf nnd cofitK. The price of the "ae-t part as J1.4S7 ii5 Tho nalr wan rtiaile on an nrtlor oil by Judge Johns at tile a a term of 111" i i court.

M. F. a a a i nn tn a nf Sl.lfl" nnd Judge Johns ordered the snip of part of the fac- ory not a a disposed of. The i naln was made on Fpb 15, 1904. on nn mnde at the October term a a a a i Judg- to Ilie a t.f west end was noM Another Hnnir Sold, A of the I.

R. I string of race Imi-Hcs HUM been wold. Geneial JIowo. trotter. WHS bought I t-prlng by Mr.

Mlllf. E. 1'. Pemlloton East SI. Mr.

Pendlo- tnn btjuglit I htirRC for raring stable In Pennsylvania. THREE YET TO SELL. Thrci' are In Mills string, they will likely be soM before long. They arc Jennie M. paced i a record; Ben Hur, a trotter i mark of and a trotter a Mr.

Mills bnught a short time ngo In Kentucky, tt horao i a mark. Thin The John Daiileln whn engaged In the fight at Mt. A wevernl days ago a Kentucklatj. He IK not related to tho DanlclK a i a nrc well and respected residents of Mt. Auburn and vicinity.

WHEAT PRICES COME DOWN Heavy Slump From the Top Takes Place on the Chicago Board Today. by H. H. Randolph, member Chlcagro board of Chicago. Aug.

oes up must come down sometime. Vhcat prices had a great come down nday. The breuk WHS about 3'Ac for all jonths. There was i like panic a time. There Is not likely to be selling' panic.

The present decided action has come slowly and after everal days of a i from the trade ondltlons. The fact that previous ructions' were followed by terrific ro- ounds made the talent, the very, best them, slow to i this reaction dlf- rent from the others. There was sell- ig of long wheat all day--some a i roflts--some taking losses. As the nrket went lower, stop loss ordei-s roiight out more wheat A breaking inrket at this lime is not the result of ny change of news from tho spring heat country. The cleverest of experts there sent very bullish news con- ucllng i "frost i i ten days 111 complete the ruin, particularly In outh Dakota nnd north and North D(t- ota, because the good wheat of these Is almost all Included In the John IngJIs says yield In le Dakotas run 6 to 20 bun'hpln.

Mln- enpolls Is geHtlng some fine new heat. It Is from southern Minnesota, here the rust did not strike. The icretary of the Grain Dealers of Kanas puts the yield of that state as low 63,000.000. Kansas City receipts ara lllng off fast. Put it down as a gren- ral result that this country will hnvo ttle or no wheat to export nnd you ave the reason for prices welt over dollar mark for the year to come.

his declinelooks to be overdone to- Wheat-- Open. ew September $1.0814 ecember J1.08%g1.09Vi arch Corn-- eptember i ecember ay Oats-- ecember, ay night. It Is a market of great i The man speculates and taken chances i soon nee 0 where tho preHCnt short sellers will be brought up i a round turn. Then It will rain bull news again. The people will resume buying and the big money makerK i bo those who take a i risk and get in first CORN--Corn wits literally dragged down with wheat totlny.

It wits naturally strong early. Liverpool again reported great cash corn demand. Thf shipping demand was felt hen-. The receipts are not weight on the market. The docs not feel secure on the growing crop.

Ench cold night ndds to the chanr of frost demago oarly nsxt month. While fields look i over general stntes, the men who know most about corn raising say the enr formation Is very slow and not heat enough to the corn. Is no time In the year when two days or five days of extreme heat or abnennc of necessary hent will knock corn prospects so AS the last days of August. When a market In unnaturally depressed by some other morkot corn was today It is safe buy times out of ten. OATS--Prices only lost V4c with all the break In wheat.

There Is moderate yield, fine quality, good demand, relatively low prices. things considered and the market will show simp with half chance. OP Prices ranged today SB High. 1.10% Clone, fl.OR 1.04H Mty, 63 as Mi 34U 68 S414 IN SPA PER IN SPA PERI.

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