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July b. 4 May 8, 1913. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD. Latest Market News EXPORT DEMAND ADVANCES WHEAT Bearish Crop Reports in United States and in Russia Cause Early Weakness. CORN PRICES HIGHER Large Speculative Buying of September Lard Helps Provisions.

CHICAGO. May 8-Good export sales of wheat Wednesday gave strength to previously weak market. Closing figures showed a net gain of le for July and September, but May was at net of Corn scored a net uplift of Rile to 20 2c. Oats finIshed at a net advance of 14 ic to tc, but provisions closed irregular 24c our 53 up. The change from weakness to strength in the wheat market came in the final hour upon reports of large export sales.

Early weakness of the wheat market was the outgrowth of continued bearish crop conditions in this country and because of improved Russian crop prospects, which weaksned foreign markets. Primary wheat receipts Wednesday 703.000 bushels: last year 355,000 bushels. Seaboard clearances of wheat and flour equalled 276.000 bushels, Speculative buying lifted corn. Reports that Argentine corn harvest was hindered by rains was an additional bullish influence. Fears of injury to oats by dry weather in Illinois and Indiana caused the upturn noted in that market.

Provisions. after a weak opening, Improved somewhat, being helped through the whole list by large speculative buying of September lard. COMPARATIVE QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO. May is the range of prices Wednesday with Tuesday's close.

WHEAT- Open. High. Low. Close. Yes.

May 583. 89 891, 4 89 $5 881. 894 Sep. 8 8 8 34 59 4, 891 89 CORN5t Jar 543 July 55. Sep.

OATSMar 35 July 311 4 34 3134 Sep. 031 313 31 PORKMay 1917 1922 1922 1922 July 1917 19.0 1915 1930 1025 LARDMar 1085 1090 1085 1090 1085 July 1917 1930 1913 1030 1925 RIBSMay 1137 1137 1137 1137 1140 July 1095 1097 1095 1097 1097 CLOVER MARKET. (Reported by C. A. King Co.) TOLEDO.

May Tuesday: October 7.55 Dec. 7.52 1 0 7.47½. Prime 13.85 Prime and May timothy 1.80. Septainber 2.00, closing that sellers. Prime aleike 13.60.

Low grades Timothy No. 2. 1.6214 No. 3. 1.35 1.60.

Rejected 1.371 0 1.57½. N. E. G. 40 12 Range of Prices.

High Low Close Jon. Triago Oct Clover 7.65 7.60 7.50 10.90 Dec. Clover 7.47 7.47 10.80 Sept. Timothy 2.00 2.00 0.00 2.00 6.00 Cash Markets NEW YORK. NEW YORK.

May 8. Wheat Wednesday, spot steady; No. 2 red. nominal: No. 1 northern, Duluth.

o. afloat. Futures were easier at first on cables and crop news. but recovered on a better cash demand and strength in coarse grains. May July 971c: September, 968c.

Corn- Spot. firm; export. 629c; nomInal. f. o.

b. afloat. Oats--Spot, quiet. ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. May Wednesday-! ted. $1.01 1.05: No. 3 red.

90c0 No. 4 red. 89c: No. 2 hard winter, 80 No. 3 hard winter, 870 90e.

Corn-No. 2. 56c; No. 3 yellow, No. yellow 541, 56 1c: No.

3 yellow 056c: no grade, 50e: No. 2 white, 59 No. 3 white. 584e. Oats--No.

2, 35c: No. 3, 34c: No. 4. 33c; Na. 2 white, 437c; standard.

No. white, 35 No. 4 white, PEORIA. unchanged: No. 3 vellow.

No. 2 mixed, 551e; No. 3 mixed. 551c; 4 mixed. Bite.

Oats- -Unchanged; No. 2 white. 36c: standard, 334c: No. 3white, 35e. MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS May S--After selling early Wednesday at new lows on this turn, there was a natural reaction in wheat. Trading was onlv of modecate May closed lede higher than yesterday. July higher and September, Amie higher. May 864e; high, 869e; low, SGe; closed, 861 Rc. Jul;" opened, A high, 887e; low, 88c; closed, SAc.

September opened, sale: high, site: low 885 4 89e; closed, Sate. Cash--No. I hard, 90c: No. 1 northern, to arrive. 88 he: choice to arrive.

89c: No. 2 861 871e; No. 2 hard Montana, 891c; No. 3 wheat, 85 tc. CHICAGO.

day: No. 2 red, No. 3 red. CHICAGO. No.

1 hard, 901092e; No. 3 hard, No. 1 northern. No. 2 northern, 89090c: No.

3 northern, 4 89c; No. 2 spring, No. 3 No. spring. 870 98e; No.

4 spring. 89 6: 90e; 3 spring. 87 89e: No. 4. 91 98c.

Corn--No. 2, 551 554c; No. 2 white, 57 578c: No. 2 vellow, 551 A No. 3.

541 4 545c: No. 3 white. No. yellow. No.

No. 4 white, 56 561c; No. yellow, 4. 541c. Oats--No.

No. 2 white, No. 3. 34c: No. white.

354c: No. 4 white. 31 00 Rye--No. 2. standard, 64c; barley, 68c: timothy $2.85 3.65: clover.

$16.00021.00: pork. lard, $10.921: ribs, $11.123 11.75. Produce Markets. NEW YORK. NEW YORK.

May 8. Butter Wednesday barely steady; creamery, seconds, 264 27c. Cheese--Easy; state whole milk. fresh. colored, specials.

13c: do. white, specials, 131e; colored, average fancy, ic; white, average fancy, 121 fresh, undergrades, fresh gathered, dirties, No. 161 No. 2, 15 16c; fresh gathered checks, prime dry, 15e. Raw Sugar Steady: Muscovado, $2.86: centrifugal, $3.36: molasses, $2.61: Refined Sugar-Quiet.

Spot Coffee---Quiet; Rio No. 7. 118c; Santos No. 4. 134c.

Mild Coffee -Dull: Cordova, ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS. May day current make: creamery extra.

28c; firsts, 25e: seconds, 24c: ladle packed. 211e; packing stock (average receipts, roll included) at 218c. Eggs---Current receipts at 171c. ineluding cases, 17c in good second hand cases and 164c cases returned. Duck eggs quotable at 18c and goose eggs at 35e.

Live Poultry Turkeys Choice: dressing. 16c; culls. 10e; fowls (hens), 15c; chickens, young. 21 pounds, 18e: staggy young and old cocks. rounds, 9e; spring chickens 14 pounds, at 30c: ditto.

pounds and over 35c. Geese-full feathered, Te; poor or plucked. 5e. Ducks--Good run, 12c: poor or plucked, less. Guinea chickens, round, per dozen, $2.50.

Pigeons and Squabs--Live pigeons at 750 per dozen. Squabs--Fancy homers. pounds to the dozen) at $3 per dozen--large homers pounds to dozen) at $3.75: small at common live squabs and dead pigeons at 60c per dozen. CHICAGO. CHICAGO.

May Wednesday steady. Creameries, 25 271c. Eggs--Market unchanged. Receipts 26.801 cases. Fresh.

18e: at mark (cases included). 170 18c: ordinary firsts, 17e: firsts, 179 18c. Cheese--Generally lower. Daisies. 141 0 141c; twins.

123 00 13e: young Americas, 1314 140; long horns. 130 Potatoes--Market steady. Receipts. 37 cars. Michigan.

43 45c: Minnesota, 28. 0 43e: Wisconsin. tic Poultry- stronger. Chickens and springs, alive 174c. Cattle Markets.

CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May close. Receipts, 28,000: market weak. 50 10e lower; light, $8.20 mixed, $8.10 8.45: heavy. $7.85 10; rough $7.85 8.05: pigs.

$6.40 8.35; bulk of sales, $8.30 8.35. Cattle--Receipts, beeves. 20c lower: butcher stock steady to 10c lower; calves, 25c higher; beeves. $7.20 Texas steers. $6.75 7.75: weststeers.

$6.90 8.10; stockers and ern feeders, cows and heifers. $3.90 8.15: calves. a $6.50 9.25. Sheep Receints. 22.000; market steady.

native, $5.90 4 7.00: $6.35 western. 7.65: $6.00 7.00; yearlings. lambs. native. $6.40 8.50; western, $6.50 8.60.

Wednesday, 7000 head. including 600 southmarket steady to lower. Native erns; southern steers, steers, 1.85: southern cows and heifers. $4.25 7.50; native cows. 84.25@8.55; stockers and 8.25; bulls, $5.75 7.25; calves, ers.

10.00: western steers, $6.75 8.35; $6.50 western cows. $4.25 7.25. receipts, 13,000 head: market 5 cents Hog Bulk of sales, $8.30 8.35; heavy lower. KANCAS CITY. CITY.

May receipts We Frame Pictures Right and save you money Spring ne Now Compete CHODAT'S Book Store 143 North Water $8.20 8.30; packers and 8.40: light $8.30 pigs, $7.27 7:50. Sheep receipts 7000 head: market steady, Muttons, $5.00 Colorado Jambs, $6.75 0 8.40; range wethers and yearlings, $5.25 1.25: range ewes, $5.00 6.25. ST. LOUIS. ST.

LOUIS, May Wednesday. 2.900: market steady; choice to fine steers. $8.50 9.00: good choice steers, $7.00 8.50; dressed and butcher steers. $5.75 7.50: stockers and feeders. cows and heifers.

$3.50 0 8.75. 8.600: market 10e higher; pigs and ligat, $7.00 0 8.60: mixed and butchers. $8.50 4 8.00, good heavy. $8.45 Sheep Receipts. 3.200: market steady: muttons, $6.00 7.25: yearlings, 8.00; lambs.

$7.00 8.70 Local Markets. LIVE STOCK MARKET. (Corrected Daily by Danzeisen Packing Heavy sows $7.75 Pigs $6.00 Choice hogs $8.00 Butcher al 6.00 Shipping steers $7.50 Heifers $5.00 6.00 Sheep $3.50 Cows 3.00 01 5.50 Lambs $5.00 6.00 Veal calves $7.50 GRAIN MARKET (Corrected Dally by American Hominy Company.) Wheat 80c White Corn 53e Yellow Corn Mixed Corn White Oats Mixed 32c Rye DOC POULTRY MARKET. Daily by Max Atlass. Hens Springs Cocks Young Toms 14c Old Toms 140 Hen Turkeys F.

Ducks Geese 7c WHOLESALE BUTTER AND EGGS. Corrected Daily by Max Atlass. Fresh eggs Packing butter HIDES AND WOOL MARKET. Corrected Dally by Max Horse hides 060 Green hides, per lb. 1 10c Cured hides, per lb lamb pelts 80c Choice medium wool, lb 16 Sight burry wool lb.

Hard burry wool, GROCERY MARKEI Corrected Daily by Leading Grocers. Potatoes. bu. .60 90c New potatoes lb 10c Cabbage head lb. 25 lb.

bag sugar $1.20 Apples, peck .30 260c Sweet potatoes. peck. Grapefruit Lemons. doz 40c Florida oranges Carrots 5c Beets Endive Radishes, bunch .5 8c Pineapples a 15c Head lettuce 10 15c Leaf lettuce, bunch 3 for 10c Honey, Ib 263 Rhubarb 2 for 5c Asparagus cachi Mango peppers. 5c Strawberries, quart 15c Tomatoes.

lb. Cucumbers each 15 New turnips, 8c Cauliflower, head 20 25c Celery. bunch RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS. Corrected daily by leading grocera). butter 40c Country butter Fresh eggs NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May mercantile paper Wednesday per cent. Sterling exchange weak with actual business in- bankers' bills at $4.83.25 for 60-day bills and at $1.86.50 for demand. Commercial bills, $1.829. Bar silver, Money on call steady: 220 3 per ruling rate, 22 per closing bid. offered at 3 per cent.

Time loans easier: 60 days, 3104 90 days, centrer 6 per months, 44 00 4 per S. BONDS IN NEW YORK. 2s, registered 1001 8. 2s. coupon registered 1021 3s, coupon 1021 U.

48. registered U. S. 4s, coupon 1331 Panama 3s, coupon 021 IN THE HOSPITAL. James Cheney, a at the Wabash car shops, was 17 to the pital Wednesday forenoon.

He is ject to fainting spells and was thus attacked Wednesday. Rest of days will restore his normal condition.I PANA HOSPITAL WILL BE STARTED Ground Will Be Broken Monday for Huber Institution to Cost $100,000. PANA, May will be broken next Monday with appropriate monies for the new Huber Memorial hospital. The program is arranged and the event promises to be well observed. The fact that Pana is to have a new hospital has been known here for some time.

The proposition has been hands of Father J. P. Moroney, rector of St. Patrick's Catholic church. He has been assisted the work by Warren Penwell, president of the Pana Commercial club.

The Huber Memorial hospital when completed will cost about $100.000.00. Ground was purchased near Kitchell park, it being on the plot next to that. purchased by Captain Kitchell and which he laid out as an addition to the city, known as Kitchell Park place. The new building will be at the foot of South Locust street, and will be one of the most handsome buildings in this section of the coluntry. A program has been outlined by Father Moroney, in which forty automobiles will participate, and a march will be made from East Second street to the site of the building.

The program will consist of a concert by the Pana M. M. "History of Hospital," Corman: by Fr. Moroney; address, Mayor breaking the ground, by Mrs. Amanda Huber, wife of the late Dr.

J. H. Huber. who made it possible for this building to be erected: "America." by the band. The line of march extends from the Hotel Frances to the hospital site.

who has worked diligently. He is one Great praise is due Father, Moroney, of Pana's much to men, and admired by all creeds. Elect City Court Judge. A total of 57 votes cast in all of the five wards in Pana Tuesday when Attorney E. A.

Humphreys was nominated as the one candidate for the office of judge of the Pana city court. The cost of holding the election was about $225. making each Vote worth $5.00. The regular election will be held on May 27th. Commencement in Park.

The Pana city schools will close May 27. The event will be appropriately observed by a program of exercise in Kitchell park. There are 65 graduates in the Pana city schools and this class will have the opportunity to hear Prof. H. B.

Wilson. superintendent of the Decatur schools, who will make the principal address. These will be the first graduating exercises held in the auditorium in Kitchell park, as heretothey have been held in the opera house. Pana Briefs. Calvin Burns.

one of Pana's oldest residents was taken to the Deaconess home and hospital Wednesday. He is in very feeble health. The case of the City vs. the Illinois Central railroad for blocking a crossling here, which came up in Judge Springstun's court, Wednesday. was dismissed by Attorney Fitzpatrick.

The case of the City vs. the Telephone company will be heard on Friday by Judge Springstun. The company is charged violating an ordinance in making a charge for their 'phone service. ANARCHIST PLOT FAILS TO ALARM PARIS, May by the discovery of an alleged anarchist plot to assassinate him, King Alfonso of Spain, arrived here yesterday for a state visit of three days to President Poincare of France. It is the first time that the Spanish ruler has officially visited Paris since 1905, when he was the guest of President Loubet on which occasion an anarchist hurled a bomb at him that missed the king, but injured twentyeight persons in the crowd watching his carriage.

In view of the recent attempts on King Alfonso's life in Madrid and the Montpellier discovery of two days ago that resulted in the arrest of six men in Barcelonia and Bordeaux, the police and. secret service men are taking extraordinary precautions to guard the king during his stay. While in Paris, King Alfonso and President Poincare will talk over a proposed commercial and industrial entente between France and Spain which it is said. will in a way be like the triple entente now binding France with Great Britain and Russia. A military review.

a state dinner the president's palace and a night at the opera are among the entertainments planned for the king. COMMITTEES NAMED IN TAYLORVILLE TAYLORVILLE. May -Mayor Walter M. Provine has announced the following standing committees for the ensuing year: Finance -Bourne. Bradley Bailey; police, Finley, Osterkamp, Daigh; walks.

Mallach, Bourne. Bailey; buildings, Miller, Daigh, Mallach; printing, Daigh, Bourne. Bradley; fire, Miller, Bradley. Daigh; ordinances, Bailey, Miller, Finley: water works. Miller.

Daigh, Bradley: paving, Finley, Osterkamp, Bailey: lights. Bourne, Osterkamp, Bradley: streets and alleys, Bradley, Miller, Bourne, Mallach: er and drainage, Osterkamp. Mallach. Finley. The following bonds of city officers have been approved: Walter M.

Provine, mayor: bond. 000: sureties, W. M. Provine, W. R.

Calloway. E. E. Adams, city attorney; bond, 000: sureties, J. C.

Hunter. J. N. Nelms, J. B.

Walker. A. $50,000: O. Murphy, city treasurer; bond, sureties, J. B.

Colegrove, F. W. Anderson. L. D.

Hewitt. Quigley-Bennett. A marriage license was issued to Carl Quigley, 18, and Miss Maye Bennett 18, the former of Shelbyville and the latter of Windsor. The couple will be married today. Ward-Allbright.

Patrick Ward of Clarksdale, 39: and Miss Anna Albright of Taylorville, aged 24. were married Tuesday at St. I Mary's Catholic church by the pastor. Rev. J.

W. Merscher. Miss Anna Ward of Decatur, sister of the groom, and Walter Albright of Taylorville, brother of the bride. attended the couple. Taylorville Briefs.

Edward Green was arrested Monday night on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Joseph McManimee making the complaint. As proof that Green had tried to end his life McManimee played a wound in his abdomen which it required 14 stitches to a close. The two had a row over some trivial matter and Green, it is alleged, used his pocket knife 011 McManimce. The wound is not serious.

In the circuit court Tuesday Charles Young brought a suit for $600 against the estate of the late William Jester. He asks for the this sum for services as inanager of the Jester hardware store. A daughter was born Monday night to Alderman and Mrs. Frank Mallach. Mrs.

A. Merry will entertain at whist Thursday afternoon in honor of her sister. Mrs. J. J.

Bullington, who recently removed here from Vandalia. County Superintendent of Schools H. L. Fowkes Tuesday received notices of the appointment of the following country teachers for next term: Rosemond. William Schafer: Maple Grove, E.

Durbin; Row, Clyde Nelms; Nebraska Workman: Randallville, Bessie Stephens; Pleasant Hill, Flora Lockwood. Real Estate Transfers Charles Longdon to William Adamson, lot 10. block 13, Wilkinson's addition, $350: John Jeisy to John Minto. lots 12 and 13. Jeisyville.

$680: Levi Whitmer estate to A. E. Whitmer. 100 acres in section 34. South Fork township.

377: John Perry to Lon on Tolle, lots 7 and S. block 1. Vollintine's addition. $850: Regal Tayhill to George Bateman, lot 4. block 2.

Pana: $600. EDWARD DUNFEE DIES IN MORRISONVILLE MORRISSONVILLE. May Dunfee, 74 years old, died Tuesday morning at his home in Morrisonville. He was born in Illinois and had always resided in this state. He formerly lived on a farm near Morrisonville, but 20 years ago retired.

He is survived by his widow and four children. Funeral servies at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at the Methodist Praise This Remedy For Lung Trouble It the voluntarily written words of grateful people, living in all parts of the country, praising Eckman's Alterative. a remedy for the treatment of coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles, are to be beleved. this medicine is certainly doing a of such sufferers. This vast amount of good is a sample taken trom many: St.

Mary's Academy, O'Neill. Nebraska. "Gentlemen: About seven years ago I was attacked with Tuberculosis. I coughed unceasingly, could not sleep nor eat, even could not speak out loud and could do no work. I had three hemorrhages.

raised blood most of the time and suffered with night sweats, fever and chills. A specialist of Columbus, Ohio, pronounced my case hopeless. "Nearly five years ago. I heard of your Alterative and prooured some at once, with the result that I soon found myself restored to health. I consider your medicine, it faithfully taken.

a most excellent remedy. Mother Superior permits this testimonial." (Signed) SISTER MARIE. Sisters of St. Francis. (Above abbreviated: more on request.) Eckman's Alterative has been proven by many years' test to be most efficacious in cases of severe Throat and Lung Affections, Bronchial Asthma.

Stubborn Colds and in upbuilding the system. Does not contain narcotics, poisons or habit-forming drugs. For sale by Decatur. Drug Co. and other leading druggists.

Write the Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, for booklet telling of recoveries and additional eviI dence. Episcopal church in Morrisonville. Rev. Jefferis, pastor of the church, officiating. Mrs.

Louis Adams, a prominent resi dent of Morrisonville, died in her home Monday night in her 91st year. She was born in Fulton county, New York. and lived there all her life until three years ago. when she came to Morrissonville to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Erastus Black.

Her husband, George Adams, died in New York 23 years ago. Three children survive, Mrs. John Barnes of Cloverdale. Mrs. Morrisonville.

Mrs. Black of Morrissonville. HARVEL RETAINS GOOD PRINCIPAL, C. A. TULPIN HARVEL.

May 8-The Harvel schools closed Friday. Prof. C. A. Tul-, pin treated all the pupils to ice cream and cake.

Mr. Tulpin was re-employed as principal to teach the coming year at a salary of $100 per month, this making his twelfth year as teacher in the Harvel school. Several of the farmers have begun to plant corn. Mr. and Mrs.

W. F. Zimmerman passed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Huber.

Miss Rena McCannon was in Morrisonville Saturday. Mrs. Cecil Spinner, of Pana, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

T. Doerr. Henry and Willie Huber, of Granite City, uassed Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Maurice Tulpin, Miss Clara Hitchings.

Bertha Harper, Bertha McCammon and Dent Koger attended the Sunday school convention at Blue Mound Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Huber. May 1.

a daughter, Helen Louise. Mr. Huber is the cashier in the Harvel bank. Mr. and Mrs.

M. McCannon and P'. FT. Furness visited Saturday and Sunday with the latter's mother, Mrs. Kate Lipe.

at Irving. Mrs. 11. H. Hitchings, of Raymond, visited Wednesday with her daughter.

Clara Hitchings. Miss Bertha Harper passed Sunday in St. Louis. I. D.

Koger was in Raymond Tuesday. Miss Etta Hilt of Raymond passed Saturday and Sunday with her friend, Miss Nelle McCannon. Mrs. Fred Reinke, Mrs. Maurice Tulpin and Miss Bertha Harper were in Litchfield Thursday.

Mrs. M. McCannon and daughter, Mrs. Phil Furness, were in Morrisonville Thursday. ARCOLA.

ARCOLA. May and Mrs. George Todd, left Tuesday morning for spend several months, hoping the Rogers, Arkansas. where they will change may benefit Mr. Todd's health.

Harry Crews is planning to make extensive improvements on his residence. the coming summer. The workmen are already putting in new foundation, preparing to install a furnace and bathroom. Miss Docia Woodard of Baring. has arrived in the city to spend the summer in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. A. B. Sease. A Sunday school social was held in the parlors of the Christian church last Friday evening.

There was a large attendance and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weseli made a visit to Terre Haute to consult an eye specialist as to the condition of their little boy, whose eyes have been affected, almost from birth. It has been feared that child would be totally blind, but the specialist expressed hope.

An addition is being built to the office of the Farmer's elevator this week. Busby Bros. have purchased a threshing and corn shelling outfit. Mr. and Mrs.

W. L. Snyder were visitors in Champaign Thursday. Miss Lena Hawking visited in Kemp Saturday. Mrs.

Emanuel Garber visited her daughter, Mrs. D. C. Kaga, of Filson, Saturday. Mrs.

Zella Hatabaugh and daughter visited realtives in Filson Saturday. Mr. Nick Beasley of Kemp visited Arcola friends Sunday. The Westminster reading circle will meet Thursday evening of this week in the Presbyterian church. The quarterly meeting of the Free Methodist church was held in Arcola from Friday to Sunday.

Miss Mattie McDaniels of Urbana was in charge. assisted by Rev. Joseph Smith, the pastor. If You Appreciate Vision And want the best. we have it fer you.

Notice. please the style and quality of GLASSES NOW. Neat. and vision superb, are a few of the many qualities our work bas demonstrated. A call is all we ask.

we can and will show you how it is done. Remember, high class work at THE OPTICAL SHOP is yours when you call on Wallace Y- THE OPTICAL' SHOP 109 EAST NORTH ST. DECATUR, ILLS. Barbey Cooper WHOLESALE. Both Phones.

RETAIL. Just Received A Car of Extra Large, Fancy Pineapples It will pay you to buy this size pineapple now at these prices as the pineapple market is going higher and will dozen go higher. 24 to the case, $1.50 per We don't think that you will have an opportunity to buy as fine a pineapple again this season at that price. Plenty of Extra Fine Strawberries Today, 10c Quart Saw 10 Cords on 1 Gallon of Gasoline It is not an unusual record to saw 10 cords of wood on 1 gallon of gasoline with a LAUSON "FROST ENGINE. We have records of far bigger runs, but we advertise what can be done under almost any conditions with any of the "Frost King" Engines.

The Lauson "Frost King" Gasoline Engines BESIDES SAWING, THE ENGINE CAN BE USED FOR PUMPING, GRINDING, CUTTING, SILAGE, BALING; IN FACT ANY WORK REQUIRING POWER. NO BATTERIES- -NO COILS- -NO SPARK PLUGS The Lauson, Gear Driven, built in magneto entire eliminates batteries and their expense. Throws a big hot spark in any weather, and connot burn igniter points. STARTS EASILY- The "FROST KING" starts on the magneto without turning over. Requires no cranking.

Never overheats. Perfect cooling. TAKES LESS FUEL AND OIL and delivers more power because of special features and design. Replacements due to wear and breakage are all but eliminated by having the parts case hardened or fitted with adjustments. outfit owned by Thomas PERFECT BALANCE.

-Every part is accurately ground and fitted. Engine This picture shows the eight Riley at horse Ray power Illinois "Frost King" sawing County. stands perfectly quite even under full load--another proof of durability. W. TAIT Illinois 242 E.

William St. DAN Distributer Decatur, Illinois.

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