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I DECATUR HERALD ftASDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1930 OECATUR HERALD Live Stock Stocks Rise; Grains Up Y. Stocks Finance STRONG MARKET FOR CORN AIDS UBT ADVANCE I Heavy Buying By Commission Houses Brings Rally as Pit Closes WEATHER FAVORABLE I i By I'niled CHICAGO. March 18-- Aggressive jujjaj by locals and commission iffaa firmed wheat up in the latter of the trading on the board of Tuesday, alter a setback Just fejort noon, enabling the market to higher. Lack of pressure was CHICAGO FUTURE MARKETS BT JAMES K. BBNNvrr ca Open High Low Cloee Bbv.17 YrAfo Wheat: Mar.

104 104 10SI 104 1031--J 124i May 108i 1064 1075--i 1071--t July 105J--t 1041 1051--5 131 I Sept. 107i-08 108i 1061 1071--3 1321 Corn: Mar. May July Sept. 82J-J 831--i 84i-i 821 841 849 821 831 821 831--J 841--i 79 SJJ-1 881-1 941 981 1011 1021 Oats: Mar. May July 421-i 421--J 42 42i 421 411 421 42 43 il 421 411 421-1 421--1 481 48 Hye: Mar.

May July 6U 65 621 621 661 61 611 621 63 661 601 63i 109 1101 New York Stock List AMUSEMENTS IN LATE SPURT TO LEAD EXCHANGE Rapid Rise Climaxes Day of Steady Gains in All Departments CARRIERS TURN UP I FORMER MATTOON MAN DIES IN IOWA HOSPITAL MATTOON--Andrew Chezem, for- mer'Mattoon lawyer, died In the hoi. pltal In Davenport, Thuraday evening, after a two Illness from heart trouble. He had been aJllnjr for several weeks but not to keep him from hit office. The funeral wai conducted Friday afternoon in Davenport where burial was made In the Davenport cemetery. Mr.

Checem was married twice. About 20 years ago he married Miss Birdie LaCIalr. To this union two children were born. He leaves hla widow and two daughters, Mrs. Freda Crane of Chicago and Mary Chezem at itome.

He also leaves a daughter by his first wife and brothers and sis tera, ail In the West Tues. Close. Kef Tel Anaconda Cop Mine Co Andes Coy A Fft Atluntlc Auburn Auto Baldwin loco Bendlx AMI Beth Steel cong corn market was a good in- Weather was favorable I tioajh the snow and rain was light ij rarts of Kansas where good soak- are needed. Conditions sur- corn are very encouraging i-d there was an active short cov- I mag and commission house support. fcts advanced with corn.

At the close wheat was 1 to ic iizher corn was Ic to higher oats was i to Sc higher. Provi- 1003 were higher. Wheat Bears Wary A a Liverpool was slightly lower than cda Dry Bpectid and had an uncertain trend of the morning, but fell to 5c ccrro On IMSCO COP tax Jhortly after noon. Monday's -believed to have reduced the st ft I fc I'ac Chrysler Mtrs the weak holders, created i Tstrong short Interest and placed cormv sou fheat in a position where there is gTM to be gained by pressing the tort side. Corn has been receiving more at- tntlon and has developed a stronger than for some time past.

The weather, an active cash market td lighter supplies at terminals are ie chief bullish influences. Alleghany G'orpn 32 I I a i I 'ham ''77 factor but the extremely Allied chem Dye A Ills Chalmers MfK Co Amn. Cull Co Amn Cur FJry Amu i Fur Pow Amn Loco Amu Kad Sid Amn Kmelt Kef ADI 1 Amn Amn Tel tt'A .144 78i Man. Cloae. 270 2 4 7 ,248 64 237 Tk jir.

3:131 "(8 4 5 101'i jdination to press the market on fcclines. The recent declines have IMC PHI: I'M to 1 4 55' 28 Kennecott Coo Kresfe 8 Lehlgh Valley 74 Mack Trucks Miami Cop 28V. Mid Cont Pete Mo Tex Mo Pac 94-H Monty 44 i. Mash Mtrs 48 Null Bisc Co 217 NiMI Cash Reg 77 Null Dairy Prods Natl Pow Lite Ncv Com Coi 27U NY NY 123 No Amn 1JH 80H 44 'i 41 4 Packard Mtr Pnc Gas A Elt'c Pan Amn 6 ParafFam Lasky P. It People's Gas i 67 ity.

75'i a7 i 3V: ol I Pure Oil Co Prte of 3S 97 24 A Radio Keith Orph Reiulinp RomlnBton-Pnml Rep Iron Steol Reynolds Toh Rio Clrande Oil Seara Roebuclv 17 18111 USTi 5V 70 VJ Jt 2SP! sr, J6 VI 12S Dupont De Nomours Co PRICE OF CORN THREE CENTS UP Corn advanced three cents Tues- Jiv. closing at 63 cents. Oats ad- tiiced one cent. Lower grade of pain were quoted at a wide discount from these prices, and figured more imaged grain than on moisture. Klec Erie P.

Cen Amn Tank Asphalt i Geu liltc 1 Ceil Foods lien Mtrs r.imhel Itros 'Gold Dust loo'lyear GroiU Pfd Groat Northern Ore CtR tutors (By Eram Elevator Co.) white wheat. 14 days yellow shell corn i white shelled com .11 Jn-mte oats. 30 days Old beans. No. LIVESTOCK 'By Drralur racking Co.) Tr.ighigs, 16S to 2(1 hoja, 225 to 350 .10 .63 .110.15 JS.Si H.ary low belter T.T Calve.

113.00 J6.00ff8.0i: Irbj lanibs POCLTII1 PortrfS, 4 pounds and over Wnsa under 4'4 pounds Hra. and up 4 and f'1 rooste-s hens HIDES (D Inc.) hides, .27 .09 .14 .15 .13.00 Beef Hide? fair Calf IIMos .07 4 3 111 Howe Sound Hudson Motors Hupp Motor Car Curn Indian i i Inspiration Cons fop International Harvester International Nickel Intl Tel Tel Johns Jianvllli! Southern H4 43 4 8 83 Ti i Shell Simmons Co Sinclair Cons Oil Sou Pan Standard GBR Vllyc Standard Oil of rallf Oil of Standard Oil of Btudebaker Coryn Tex Corpu Tlmken Roller Bearing Transconll Oil I'n Car Oar rnion Oil of Calif Pac Kn Aircraft I Corpn Frt Rubber Ptecl Utll Lite A AVarner Brof; Wcatligse Brake IVesthBse Elt-'O Willys Ov Woolworth Yellow Truck Coach S714 34', 12 Hi 941; 38H 364 (By VnUei Prns.) NEW YORK, March 18--A spurt in the amusements enlivened the last few minutes of trading on the stock exchange Tuesday climaxing a session of gains in nearly all departments in one of the most active days of the year. Warner Brothers pictures began the advance with a sale of 10,000 shares at 74, a new high for the present stock, and a gain of 21 points. Later Paramount came out 10,000 shares at 72, up li and a new 1830 high. Radio Keith Orpheum waa active and more than a point above the previous close.

Demand was good for all other issues of the group with the exception of Fox Film A. Rails Rise Late Railroad shares picked up in the afternoon when profit-taking came into the industrials where steel was the favorite in the early dealings. The carriers rose 1 to 5 points, featured by Union Pacific, New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio and St. Louis Southwestern. Before profit-taking, set In, steel common was lifted to a new high on the move at 188, up 2J.

It saggel more than a point and held steady around 185 notwithstanding announcement the corporation was now operating at 80 per cent, of capacity, against 82 per cent, a week ago. The steel industry as a whole was at 74 per cent, down 2 per cent from a week ago. YOUNG GIRL DIES IN CHARLESTON Miss Kathryn Carroll, 13, Victim of Scarlet Fever and Pneumonia CHARLESTON Miss Kathryn Gertrude Carroll, daughter of Mr and Mrs. F. W.

Carroll, died In th Carroll home, 1415 Tenth street, at 11 o'clock on Sunday night after a short illneia of scarlet fever am pneumonia. She was first taken II on Thursday, and was forced to leav SALEM RESIDENT OIESJGED 95 I. Van Buren Swalley, Early Settler of Marion County, Succumbs SALEM-M. VanBuren Swalley, 85, ne of the earliest settlers of Marlon county, died Saturday noon In his ome, nine miles east of Salem, near uka. Mr.

Swalley was well known hroughout the county. In politics was always a loyal Democrat He was born near Tiffin, Nov. 1888. In 1856 he was united In Miss tydla Anne marriage with Holt at Tiffin. -1254 71 39 90 74 Ti 48 1.4 9 65 21T 21 HOG MARKET WEAK; CATTLE PRICES FIRM her cchool duties.

Funeral services, which will private, were conducted in the Car roll home, at 11 o'clock on Tuesda morning by Rev. H. L. Hayes, paste of the First Christian church. Burla was made In Hound cemetery.

The girls leaves her parentc, thre brothers, Mareese, Winston, Kdga Wilson and two sisters, Lela an Melba Jean Carroll. She was bom In Charleston on Nov. 18, 1916. FLAMES DAMAGE TWO HOMES IN MATTOON MATTOON--The home of D. 720 Lafayette avenue, wa at 2 cars do at $16.

4 cars ilo at SI prairie. 1 car good No. 2 at SH. St. Louis Wool, Hides, Etc.

dlum (si light 'fine, lair. 16 to 16.2 Hands, J130 to 1165: col- rnules, marcs, (at, good hair, 14.3 to 15 SL'D to cotton mules, mares. ush-liatred, J.6 to 15.2 hands, to Sllj; tton mules, mares, rough-haired, 14.2 to li minis, $45 to $85. Horse mules. $15 to J20 per head less an above quotations.

l''srm mules, broke, od bone, ones, 16.2 to 16 hanris, $100 to 50' medium farm mules, to J100, mules, thin, half broke. 1C.2 to Southeastern-Clear, medium: silently burry. hard burrs'. Fine wool us above. Minnesota.

Dakotas. Kansas and t-e- brasUa-Brleht medium. daiU, ISSv Wry. ISSjlSc; hard burry. 12c.

LlKht (Inc. I heavy fine. l-ifUc. nr i i Tubwashed-- No. 1, burry.

discount. HIDliS--Quotp. I'urrtnt receipts: salK-d--No. 1. -15 pounds and less, -TM pounds and i pound.

7c: No. 2 45 pounds. bulls. No 1. Sc; bulls.

No. 2. -Ic: glue hides. 4e. i Kllnt salted, 12c; waited i.ac-x, 18 i culls Tc; culls salted, lie.

I'ncured hide's 1C less. No. horsehldes, mane and all on, S3; small anil No. 2: glue and pony HOB hides, 20c: glue and pig half .40 .14 CASH GRAIN Tnteoa Cash Seeds iBu I'mtriJ ''LOVEII- riiBh. old.

mw. Ilii.Sd; March. S10.SO: choice. Importeii: cash, old. $9.00.

AUlKE-Cash. March. $10.40. old, cash, new. Uan-h.

Chi' SPO Cash Grain I'nttrd 'HEAT-- No. r. red. 97c; No. hard, JRX--Xo.

3 mlsert. 77 Vic; No. 4. 'w; Xo. 5.

No. f. No. f. S.

No. P. Xo. 4 No. Sample grade, "S-Xo.

No. .1. PRODUCE Chicago Produce Vnited Press.) Receipts. 25.6!7 narkct extra firsts. seconds.

extras. 40c: firsts.ETAOINI'U Market "rm: receipts. 11.. O'ras. 4tlc; extra firsts.

58H1J 1 1 3 7 1 1 kids SI1EEP PELTS--Each: Wool pelts. 35C0 a shearlings. 25SJ60C; clips. 15c. SI 25- lambs' pelts.

25 Soc. Dry stocH, iiOAT SKINS--Per skin: No. 1 common. 35c: No. 1 ancora.

full haired 60c: No, do. short haired. 30c; clipped, loc; TALLOW--Country run In barrels at and In tubs at Be per pound. 30c per pound. New York Produce (By Vnitei FLOUR--Market steady and spring patents.

pork. .1 mes, $30.50: lard, i Middle spot J10.40W10.EC: tallow. Quiet: special to tra 6 3 potatoes, dull and Long island. 11.0095.50; southern. (S.1000: Maine.

SWEET POTATOES--Southern hi 11 southern barrels. Jersey baskets. DRESSED POBLTRY-Martet turkeys chickens. fowl. durlts.

LOUR Island. 20IS21C. tlVE POULTRY--Market quiet; 3 ducks. fowls. turkeyV chlcli- capons.

broilers. 35c CHEESE--Market steady: state whole milk, fancy to spoclal xfiung Am- flrn.er; easy: 405; crcameiy extra, special market, stea.ly: receipts. 54.971 nearliv white fancy. state whites. 30c; fresh firsts.

25 Pacific coast jfSSc: white westerns. i browns, LIVE STOCK k'--Market steady to i re- 'o rars: fowls, 25c; springers. -ic; durks, 20'i'23c: geese. 14n; 20c; 38 A1 OE track. cars: arrlv- rs: shipments.

BC." cnrs; market ar Wlsnmnn sacked whites. Rckfrt River OhioK. sacked russets, 13.0051' St. Louis Hay 54 cars. Including IS 19 clover mixed.

3 clover, 3 al- P'alrle. Low erades gulet and 801 nualltles are wanted at prices. Quote: Timothy--No. 1, No. 2.

$16 to 18: clover 7 7 No 14 to 1 No. 1 $16 to $17: No. Prairie Ji; to 516, No. 2 if Xo. 1 to stand titttVV 2 S11 to 8 lee 1 car a ji 4 i car No.

Peoria Livestock (Bw United Press.) 00 aroul1 JS.OOSS.T 9.50: HO 10.3r.; pocking S7 200: slow at reals. tll.OO down. Mor, -draft. $50 to i 5 small common mules, IIS Indianapolit Liveslock best $40. (Bi United Press.) HOGS--Receipts.

5,000: holdovers. eucniUy 15c lower than Mondays 160 to 225 pounds, J10.aoWJU.ij.; to pounds. I10.3581o.i5; 275 to oO pounds. I10.00010.2S: 110 to 160 ounds 100 to 130 pounds, packinif sows. i8.00g9.*».

C4TTLE--Receipts, 1.200; calves JOB; ow Welos. trade on all clnssesi ardy enouuh early action to define mnr- et position; most bide off or more, heifers. some cows 6 5 0 0 1 vr cutters and lamhs, around 5c oin earl'- top lor 87-pound west- .11. Springfield Livestock IBii Press.l Receipts 000. Market steady; mediums, heavies.

J9.25® 10.50; pacKers. 18.00 slow; Ifnrr. Vealer. iteadj-; top. HI.00.

Chicago Livestock (By Unitei E-25c HOGS-neccipts 13,000, Includ Ing l.tOO direct; uneven, mostly strong to higher than Monday, 9 7 fc "fch ri 1IMS1075; 160 to 10 is" packinB dtt cho)c! I By Vntted Press.) CHICAGO, March continued to lag Tuesday and despite fairly light hog receipts prices were again weak. Chicago was uneven but mostly strong to lOc higher than Monday's average. The top was J10.75 with bulk of good to choice 160 to MO pounds weights $10.00 to $10.65 and 300 pounds butchers down to J9.SO. Cleveland was. slow with desirable kinds 15 to 25c lower and the others steady.

Pittsbyrgh was mostly steady with heavier kinds weak. Cincinnati butchers over 160 pounds were mostly lOc lower while the lighter weights were weak to 25c lower Totals were 18,769 aa follows: Chicago Cleveland, Pittsburgh, 300; Cincinnati, 2.659. Cattle were mostly steady with light receipts counteracting the light demand. There was an early attempt to force steer and yearling prices higher because of the very small run but it was unsuccessful and the market was slow and weak on most killing classes. Cleveland was steady.

Pittsburgh was nominal. Cincinnati was steady. Of the 4,525 total Chicago had Cleveland 200; Pitts burgh, 25; Cincinnati, 300. Sheep were mostly steady but some weakness was apparent. WESLEY CHAPEL CLUB HAS REGULAR MEETING Wesley Chapel Community club held its March meeting In the home of Mrs.

Mary Bushey with Mra. Vashti Dennis and Mrs. Lydia Aydelotte assistant hostesses. Twenty members answered the roll call. The club had as Its guests the Pleasant Ridge Social Union, of which eleven members were present.

The devotlonals were led by Mrs. Mary Bushley. The program leader was Mrs. Gladys Boyer. Two new members, Mrs Rhoda Hawkins and Mrs.

B. M. Petty were added. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. E.

Jones. ('areaged to the extent of $500 Mon day about 9 clock, when klndlln against the furnace caugh The Dlaze gained considerabi her dway befjie it was discovered. The wiring waa destroyed in th basement and the ceiling and flon were charred. The upper part of th was saved. Ihe loss is partly covered by au ance.

The home of Mrs. Mary Reed 2409 Richmond avenue, wa. damaged by a fiie at 6 o'clock Fr dv evening. She was cleaning som iraterial In a of water and gaj In hei- rifort to remove tb pita from the range fre ml rule ignited, the flames spreadln over the room luining a congoleu rug, a table i.id chairs, besides dam ag.rg the walls. Damage is thought to be $50 je.

No insurance was carried. The reslde.tue is the of Ray G. Real, he having purchasjd it about two ago. In 1861 he and his wife moved to Marlon county, Illinois and bought land, building on a log house which in later iras replaced by a nice farm home. He lived on this farm until his leath.

Mr. Swalley was the father nine children. His wife died in 1908 and since that time he has been cared for by his children. Six Children Mr. Swalley was one of a family of 12 children.

He leaves a sister aged 86, and a brother aged tt. He also leaves six children, 30 grand children, and 36 great grandchildren. children are William Swalley of California; Sam Swalley of Omega; Jay Swalley of Salem) Mrs. Julia Rogers of Hueg, Mrs. Mae foung and Mrs.

Rosa Purdue of Funeral services were conducted the family home Sunday afternoon with burial in luka cemetery. VILLA OKOVE Df C. 3. Cunningham, local osteopathlc ohyscHUi, addressed hte Camarso ub Saturday afternoon In hi. lalk he discussed child welfare.

He spoke of th. three factors In the proper devslopment of th. body, namely phssi- al, mental and chemical. Dr. Cunningham IJ a (or CONDUCT JOHNSON RITES IN VILLA GROVE MONDAY VILLA GROVE--Mrs.

Mary Addie Johnson, 68 yean of age, wife of B. P. Johnson, of Advance, 111. died Saturday morning at 10:40 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul McCoy, after a lingering lUneee of heart trouble.

Mrs. Johnson had been a sufferer for several yean but had been bedfast for five months (pending most of that time IB Villa Orove with children In Terre Haute. She came to Villa Grove for the last time March Bth. After a short funeral service Monday the body taken to Advance for burial. Leave, live Chlldrea the husband survived by five children.

Mrs. McCoy, and Mrs. O. W. Bally of Villa Owe.

Mrs. W. E. Houran and Claude Johnson, of Terre Haute and Joe Johneon of Perrysburg, Ohio, also abt grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Rev.

E. R. Berry, pastor of the Christian church had charge of the prayer in Villa Grove. SIX WIN DIVORCES IN MOULTRIE CO. COURT Six divorces were granted last week by Judge D.

H. Wamsley in th) Moultrie county circuit court: Mart W. Johnson was awarded a decree against Goldie Johnson. Blanche Huston was divorced from Homer Huston and was restored to the use of her maiden name, Blanche Cracraft. Mrs.

Tbelma Hudson won a decree upon her cross bill against Vlrgi Hudson, after Mr. Hudson's original petition was dismissed. Hud son secured custody of their children REPORT LARGE OATS ACREAGE Some Marion County Farmers Have Crop in: Others Finish This Week BALEM-- There a considerable acreage of being aown In this riclnlty. Somi are done eowlnf but will several days. before all are nlshed.

Owing to toe hard In Janu. rjr. and the amount -of rain falling after the ground thawed, etjr the ground ii working better than It hai for eereral yean. and they are able to get It In fine condition for planting. Several care of white for eeed have been In.

Wheat Good Wheat and young meadows are looking fine and dww very little ill effect from the hard freetev there i usually enough snow to afford protection. It Is going to be bard to get seed corn and according to Farm Bureau Information some seed corn ably will be snipped in and the price will be high. Many fanners say they will pot depend wholly on hand sorting for seed but will also use the germinating process, as It Is feared much of the corn froze after it wai cribbed and will not grow. Winifred Welshlmer Esther Jones were In Champalcn Sntui countries this Bummer. with an order upon the cross-defend ant to pay $20 each month towan their support Wllford Gaddls made proof of desertion to win a decree against Dora L.

Gaddls. The mother has custody of their child. Bonnie Franklin was awarded a decree against Bratton Franklin. The case of Lena England John England was set down as a default action when the defendan failed to file an answer. She ma secure her divorce upon presentatlo of evidence supporting the allegations In her petition.

ed. WINDSOR Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

Tull were visitors in Springfield Monday. Tha Thimble club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. William Armstrong. Mra. D.

H. Morris continue, unlmprov- Mln Helen Turner arrived from Stafford, Thursday for an extended vl.lt with her uncle, T. C. Wallace and other relatives. Miss Mary Annnbelle Garvln given tt blrtlidoy party Thursday night by a number ot her girl A potluck wan served.

Word ha. been received In this city of the Illness ot Elmer Harris of Cairo. a former resident of Windsor. He Is now a patient In tho Illinois Central hospital In Chicago. The club gave Mrs.

Ttobert Sprague a surprise party commemorating tho 31st wedding of Mr. and Mrs. flprague. On Sunday tbey entertained a number of relatives at dinner. Mr.

and Mrs. Vern 'f at erCll ana taughters. 1 and Mrs. GIImerd nlWlt he Gll- Mlller of the High school BWS M- with appendicitis. GREENUP unJ Mrs.

Lora VanDylt. of Danville spent Sunday In Greonup at the home of thfir erandparents. Mr. and Mrs. J.

w. VanDyke. Oakley Outright and Mr. and Owen cutrliht went to Terr. Haul.

Saturday to visit Oakley CulrlKht who 1. In "hi Union hospital recuperating from an op.ratlon for stomach trouble. Berlin Kline and Noel pzitr who are working In Chlcaro came Saturday to rand a few day. In Qreenup with rel- atlvea and friends. Vcrnon Hohr and family and Elvis Matteson of Flora spent Saturday In Iht home of Mr.

and Mrs. Oscar Mattoon. Mr. and Harold Bright of Mar- tlnsvllle were guests In the home of Mr. Bright', mother, Mrs.

Sarah Rowe Bun- dS Mrs. Helen Miller of Chicago arrived In Oreenup Friday for visit with her mother. Mrs. H. S.

AllentharjJ. and her THREE FILE FOR SCHOOL BOARD JOBS IN MATTOON MATTOON--Three petitions been filed for the annual schoo board election. Those filing are V. Bratton and Frances Thatche who seek re-election and Robert Bills, who seeks election to fill tb vacancy caused by the death Herman E. Neal, who had served but one year of the three year term.

The judges, will W. E. Orn dorff and Dr. C. E.

Morgan, mem bers of the school board. Cra VanMeter, secretary of the boar will serve as clerk. The election be in the Mattoon High school Apr 12. The polls will be open from 11:50 a. to 7 o'clock p.

m. Holdover members of the boa are Dr. C. E. Morgan, Craig Van Meter and W.

E. Orndorff. According to the present la March 22 is the laat day on which petitions for membership on the board can be filed. daughter, who li mother. 'i staying iiere with her Plan 4-H Ctab Meet There will be a meeting in the Farm Bureau office Saturday afternoon, March 22 of leaden of boys' 4-H clubs for organization.

District Club Leader J. H. Hafer. and County Leader Glett Jones will be in charge. ALTAMONT BOY HURT WHEN STRUCK BY AUTO ALTAMONT--Robert, seven years old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Stroblc was seriously Injured Sunday afternoon when he was struck by an automobile as he crossing the street. He received a fractured collar bone and cuts and bruises. The lad was given first aid here and later taken to St. Anthony's hospital in Efflngham.

The car was driven by Edward Rehwaldt, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Price of Robinson, Mr.

and Mrs. D. O. Pilcbc-r, of Brownstown, Mrs. Lewis C.

Spelman of Olney and Miss Nellie Besse of Altamont passed Sunday with Mrs. Henry C. Pickett. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Brauer are the parents of a son born to their home the latter par tot last week. Orvllle Lewis of Detroit. motored to Altamont on Saturday to visit at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Odd. gtettbacher.

Byron Piper of Effingham visited his mother. Nancy Piper on Sunday. Dr. George Van Dusen and Miss Blanch FriU of East St Louta passed Sunday in Altamont with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Fritz. Mrs. Herman Yago was surprised ie when a number of TUSCOLA The C.

Waddlngton ambulance wfi called Friday to take Lawrence Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. to hli; mind her vcrsary- of her birthday anni- moiner. son r. Mra.

B.rtha Freeman left the last of hom( solltll of Ue Mt. Gllead church. The Mm week for Denver, on account of Pltiell i Born, a Frandsen. son, to Mr. March 15.

and Mrs. Frank 'oo- to mon BO vcai-Unm good an choice, to to sun ISO Iba, down. TMTM: mon'and medium. cow. lood ei common and low cutter and cutwr.

14 75 06 00' bulls, food and choice cutter to medium. J'iS! veate'rs, milk fed. nodI medium, tl.toejl.oo. mmon. stock.TM and steera.

good and choice, tl0.7St» i common and medium. SHKKP-Becelpts 15.800: market weak to 25c lower: early bulk lambji Lambi. good rmd choice, downward, cull and i 0 0 0 medium to choice JtO IbV downward, cull and common. Cincinnati Livestock Prws.) bulk tows, Minn Edntk arrived from Chicago Saturday night Tor a few days. On Sunday, ahe and her father, John M.

Smith visited her mother who I. a patient in the St. John', hospital In Springfield. R. M.

Shelton and son Wayne have gone to Northern Indiana where they will do hardroad work this aeaaon. Mrs. Carrol Davidson and daughter, Dorothy nave been vl.itlng her daugh ter. Mm, G. E.

of Madison. Mr. and Mra. J. B.

Horn, Mr. and Thurman Horn and Tom Horn went tc Qulnry Wednesday to attend the funeral of Wllllsm Poe. Mr. Poe wa. born In vicinity about TO year.

ago. He leaves his widow who wa. Mix Dlcle ot Windsor. Mrs. Kmma How ai.d daughter, Mns Bene of Lovlngton spent the weekend at th.ir home In Windsor, J.

J. Curry and family moi'ed to Miss Vina farrn In Prove. SALEM condition of C. D. Morrltt.

who ben seriously 111 th pact week, I. unimproved. HI. daughters, Mrs. Fai Atchley, ot Knoivllle.

Tenn. and Mrs. C. B. Dtcatur are hartt helping to him.

Charles Rose, who wa. by car Thursday haa been taken to the Cc-n- trallla ho.pllal. has the death of her son, Richard Freeman. Mr and Mrs. Carl Brockman und children' and Miss lola Loving Tmt Haute spent Sunday here with tneir parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. R. loving. NEOQA Mr.

and Mrs. Hobcrt Clabaush and left Friday lor a visit with relative. In Waukcaha. Wls. Worlds Dav of Praye- for the mission- i the P.eBbyterlan church as observed by the members here, the e'tlng being held at the parsonage.

At o'clock a "omblnatlon dinner was held ith a program following. Mrs. Tumner, esldent of the society, had charg. of meting. Thirty women were prmnl- Dr.

Homer HocUett and family of Co mbu. spent the weekend with his Tier, Mrs. Harry Fisher near here The amlly wer. en route from California Dr Kockett ha. been doing re- wo'rk for Ohio University the past Mrs.

Hlsglns Is under care at the home r.l Mrs. Jennie olTLE-necelpt. 300 receipt. 300 Market: steads', odd head atrlctly nod up to 113.90: bulk plain nod a up cittU. 119.00im.00: row, i i I 5 0 low rutters and cutters, JJ.vi bulk bulls.

realer, top. J13.60: bulk less desirable. 51.00 down to IS.OO or under. SHEEP-Recelpts 80. Market- good and choice wool lambs, m.OO; com- narabl.

grade, sliorn klad, tlO.OO; common ana midlum. Iteht ISO mostly ICc lower; lighter weights down. cull and common, 10.35. Enl Si. Livciloch (Bv VnlteS HOGS-- 13 500: market, slow, steady 130 to 150 1.050- 131) bulk Liberty Vnitet Prrn.) Liberty 100.3.

Flrat 101.11. 4th 101.30. 4th regf, 101.2,. Treasury 414.. HS.JL Treasury fours, 108.2,.

Treasury 106.4. man Mr. B. Swengel. and th.

ho.toTM. raaM of Chloago. came and scalp Injuries, but Is repotted to and ttlr It. and Mrs. F.

B. Kacg of Danville, rlslted with Wi parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.

sJ.Ks.iir.ov.rthJ weekend. Dr. and Mrs. A. C.

Housh of East St. Louis, cam. out and aunJay with Transatlantic telephone service between the United States and Italy was inaugurated August 28, when members of the New York banking firm of Werthelm Co. talked Milan. Service to all northern Italy and to Rome Is available now to th entire United States.

The largest library in the world is the Blbliotheoue Natlonale, In Paris. It contains over one billion volume. 10t to 131) early bids calv.a, 1.500: m-ulet lower on steers. Fat oady. TOP heifers.

mhr.d ''low me dlum bulls. 17.55 downward. Good -choice vealers. $13.00. market, no sales, asking wool NBW FIUEBB STOCK MAKCET QUOTATIONS JAMES E.

BENNETT CO. and all COMHBVriNO ALt OITICKS MARKCTS DECATUR, ILLINOIS Life BM- IM Set W.tei (tt. Meptioim 4428 reene Knight entertained ir weekend. MlM Jennie Condlt leriVthe. C.

I. P. her dur- employtd a. here. P.

Pmmmer of Mattoon visited William been recov.rlng from a rec.nt operation for acute appendicitis at 'he Sarah A. Jarman Memorial hospital. Katherlne Walthall. who ha. bwn taking the business census of the cltr of Tuscola.

has about completed the work. The distributors ot any and all merchandise, both wholesale and com under thl. branch of the census and there are about 90 firms In Tuscola that had to oe Interviewed by censu. taker. Mr.

and Mrs. Owen Taylor were cnlleS to Webster City. la. the early part of tb. week hy death of a relative of th.

latter. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor drove through and expected to return Sunday or Blgelow of Chicago arrived Thursday to spend several weeks with relatives In Tuscola and vlBclnlty. Blgelow Is a sister of Mrs.

Golda Patlon and Mrs. Reeder of Tawiota. Mrs. George of Newman ha. been the guest of her and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Tressenrlttr ih. and'.

Mrs. Uonroo and win, Bobby, of Chicago, are spending the weekend with Mrs. Mr. Ur.i. C.

E. Treasenrlwr. Mrs. G. H.

Fuller, accompanied by her mother. Mrs. F. P. Howard of Decatur.

returned Friday afternoon from a two weeks' stay In Martlnsvlll. Ind. Earl VlnWnt and Richard, of Washington Court HOUM. Thursday for their after a visit at the of Mr and Mra, E. F.

Tbonpron and family. Earl Vincent went to Kansas City to buy feeding rattle while his wm remained at Tuscola visiting, with his Mr. and SIOEL Mr Mrs. Otto Springer and daughter Marvelle and son and Mr. und Mrs.

Frank McCormlclc and Mary Rchwerdt were Sunday Mr and Mr-. Anthony Kaufman In Green Crack. The ladle, aid of Lutheran church enjoyed an nil day QArtHinK In the lioma of Mr. A. V.

Blgler In city day. At noon a covered dish dlnntr wa. Kirn of Decatur Mr. ard John Kirn. served.

Ulu Pauline her parents. Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Arden Mtyr and son Billy of Oblong vlelted friend. In tills city Sunday afternoon.

Joieph Slemer wa. taken to Anthony's hospital in Effingham for treatment. Thursday. Mrs. Emma and lltU daughter of Stewardson visited Un.

i liam Springer Saturday. Ed Memw of Chicago and lilts Eleanor of Salem vlinted th.lr puenu. Mr. and Mra. Henry MenM.

Sunday. Ister. Charles and huj wlft went to ott Ftfld Sout MONEY TO A Mrs. Will HcCarty. SUFFERS STROKE CHARLESTON Jack Anderson, 80," one of the oldest and best known harness horse trainers and In Illinois, Is seriously ill from a stroke of paralysis which attacked him on Saturday.

Sir. Anderson, who has lived on the local fair ground for was In cottage when the stroke seized him. Next to Los Angeles, Berlin covers surface than any rther city to to the world. PURKEVS UTILITY 110 DAY SEED CORN Blonr Fulton. Heyworth.

11L PURKEY'S UTILTTY 110-DAY CORN GRADES NO.4 PURKEY'S UTILITY 110 DAY CORN Has bc.n for It. High anjltttts now of for paat tw.lv. We 'own year If a-nwr of a of mm tluin would (trow tt. that w. cmnnel afford to aaTthtaa- tat bMt.

Can you? Purkey Seed Co. HEYWORTH, ILL. ofaHonwt Then start oa the road to pPMHilort now. of people have built with our Milt. the fame.

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