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Sore iitU Feet, Pains. Ac. Atalldealers 3? -l CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS . fpft Best Couch Syrup. Tastes Good. Hi M time' by druggists. CUBA'S NEW GOVERNOR. Charles E. Magoon Expects a Peaceful Administration. Collision of Hudson River Steamers. Mississippi Dam at Keokuk Gen eral Wood's Report Marriage of Bertha Krupp - Hearst Accepts Democratic Nomination. Sunday 'was Charles E. Magoon'B first day ut the palace us governor ot Cuba und passed busily but quietly. Governor Magoon said to the press that lie was looking forward with con fidence to a peaceful administration. Ho expressed the warmest apprecia tion of tho work accomplished by Messrs. Taft und Bacon. Tho governor sees no reason to an ticipate further sudden changes In tho situation. He 1b of the opinion that now governmental mutters will he com monplace compared with the exciting and rapid developments of the past two months. Governor Magoon has announced his decision of postponing the appoint ment of the cabinet officers indefinite ly. His intention is to consider thoroughly the conditions and needs of each department. This can be better accomplished at the outset by having the subordinate heads report Ulrcot to himself. By this method the governor believes ho will be better enabled to select the ministers best fitted for the respective posts. There will be a Btrlct accounting of the expenditures incurred by the Am erican army of occupation as chargo ubla to Cuba. American Policy In Cuba. Tl revolutionists' committee, with which the American commissioners dealt in inducing the rebels to cease hostilities and negotiate peace, on Friday at Havana conferred with Governor Taft, Assistant Secretary of Slate Bacon and Charles E. Magoon, who Is to succeed Mr. Taft as pro visional governor, and later expressed satisfaction with the position taken by the provisional government. Headed by Alfredo Zayas, the com mittee visited Governor Taft to re quest him to declare tho policy of the United States toward Cuba and the policy of the provisional governor concerning appointments to public oflice. Tho Americans listened carefully to the representations of the committee and then Governor Taft replied that he could not outline the policy of tho United States more clearly than was done in his proclamation establishing a provisional government for the Island. Heiress Becomes a Slum Worker, Heiress to millions, Miss Margerle Palmer, of Colorado Springs, Col., the eldest daughter of General William J. Palmer, has renounced the fashionable world and become a work er among the poor of the London slums. She has entered the train ing school of a big London hospital, concealing her, Identity, It is said, that she might better pursue her chosen calling. ' Miss Palmer Inherits her philan thropic instincts from her father, one of the pioneers of Colorado. General Palmer has always been identified with tho growth of tho state, and amassed millions in Its progress from the territorial days. A large share of his money has always gone to charit able and educational work. General Palmer Is commonly known as the father of the Rio Grande West ern road and has always taken a greut Interest not only In the property Itself, but in the army of employes. He sold tho road a little more than five years ago for $0,000,000. Just prior to -his retirement he distributed among em ployes of the company $1,000,000 of the earnings of the road in the shape of preferred stock. He remembered everybody, from Colonel Dodge, a high ofilcial, who received $100,000, to the section foremen, who received $2,000 each. Collision of Hudson River Steamers. A large force of men were engaged Sunday In removing the cargo of the steamer Saratoga, which was run Into by the steamer Adirondack at Cruger's island, on the Hudson river, near Tivoli, early Saturday morning nd lies on Hogsback shoals In a dan gerous condition. Clarence Sherman, oiler, had just finished his tour of duty when the col lision occurred. He was crushed be tween the engine and the broken wood work and killed instantly. His home Is said to have been In Vermont. The body ot George H. Horton, tho Adirondack's freight clerk, who vas thrown Into the river, has not been recovered. Coroner Carroll will hold an Inquest et llarrytown Wednesday, when he will take the testimony of the offi cers und members of the crew of both steamers. The coroner lias re quested that District Attorney W. R. Lee of Dutchess county be present dur ing tho inquest. . Keokuk Dam 6,000 Feet Long. Hugh L. Cooper, the Wall street engineer who some years ago solved tho problem of how to harness the waters of Niagara and who drew tne plans which made it possible to accomplish that greatest of all feats In the lino of electrical development, proposes to build a dam 0,000 feet long across the Mississppi river at Keokuk, at the foot of what is known as the Des Moines rapids. Large dams have been built before, albeit uoue so large as the proposed darn at Keol-.uk, which, It la expected, will bo built within the next two years. The great Niagara Falls proposition was so enormous that for a time the country laughed and said that it was not possible to so control tho mighty forces there as to get 200,000 horse power for commercial purposes. But when the world's greatest dam at Keokuk Is completed, the big power house, 1,803 feet long, will contain 47 Immense generators, with a capacity of 4,500 horse power each, or a maxi mum capacity of 211,fiOO, to be utilized In operating the Industrial wheels in many cl!es. Wood Argues Against Reduction. An argument against reduction In number of troops in the Philippines is made by General Leonard Wood, com manding that division, In his annual report. "Tho total garrison on June 30 last numbered 20,043 men. "Wo are far from home," says General Wood, "and In caee of foreign disturbance, even with all our troops concentrated at Manila, the force available would be Lrfrely sufficient to defend It from seri ous attack. Moreover a strong gar rison should be maintained here until conditions pertaining to the civil gov ernment are well established and the animosities and disappointments Inci dent to the building up of a local gov ernment under new and perhaps strained conditions have passed away." Mexican Veterans Crow Few. Tho annual reunion of tho Mexican War veterans of Illinois convened at Pana last week. The attendance showed a large decrease In the line of the old soldiers, as only 25 were regis tered. Many of them have not seen each other In years. The youngest of the number present is 70 years of age and the oldest 87. The addresses of welcome were made by Mayor Schuyler and Dr. J. Huber. The prin cipal speakers for the occasion were ex-Congressman B. F. Caldwell and Governor Charles Deneen. Stirring Political Campaign. The political campaign has become more active and promises to be still livelier from now to election day. In New York stale Charles E. Hughes, Republican, and William Randolph Hearst, Democrat and Independence League candidate for governor, will continue their speech-making tours of tho state. Speeches in Now York state will be made during the week also by Speaker Cannon, Secretary Root and Secretary Shaw. Germany's Richest Heiress. The religious marriage of Fraulein Bertha Krupp, tho richest heiress in Germany and the owner of the great Krupp steel works, to Lieutenant Gus tave Von Bohlen und Halbach, until recently first secretary of the Germm legation at Pekin, was celebrated at Essen, Rhelnlsh Prussia, Monday. Emperor William attended the wed ding. The samo day $150,000 was dis tributed among the employes of the Krupp works. Death of Judge Robinson. Frank Hurd Robinson, former coun ty Judge of Steuben county and for two years grand master of the grand lodge of the stale of New York, F. and A. M., died at Hornell Thursday afternoon. He had been ill for several mouths. The funeral, which was held Sun day afternoon, was attended by Mas ons from all over the state and was exceedingly Impressive. Realty Owners Are Indicted, The grand jury at Pittsburg, Pa., has returned indictments against T. .J. Daly, one of the largest owners of real estate in the downtown district; Jacob Friedman, a wellknown business man, and others, who own property in the red light district. The indictments followed an announcement by the as sistant district attorney that a whole sale crusade was to be waged against the owners of such properties. Killed by Boiler Explosion, William Teeter was killed and Frank Pryor seriously injured on the farm of L. W. Warner at Grovcland, N. Y., when the boiler of a threshing ma chine exploded. The holler was thrown Into the air, turned over and fell on Teeter. Pryor received two bad gashes In the scalp and may have a fractured skull. The cause of explos ion Is not known. Hearing of Crapsey Appeal, On Friday the appeal of Rev. Dr. Al gernon Sydney Crapsey to the court, of review of the Protestant Episcopal church will be beard nt Rochester, N. Y. Dr. Crapsey appealed from the de cision of a diocesan court which found him guilty of teaching doctrines con Sary to those, of the Protestant Epis copal church. Chicago Americans World Champions. The Chicago club of tho Ameri can Baseball league becamo tho champions of the world by win ning Sunday's gamo, 8 to 3, against the local club of the National league. The game was the sixth of the series and tho fourth victory for the Americans. Accepts Democratic Nomination. William Randolph Hearst formally accepted the Democratic nomination for governor of New York state, in a letter addressed to W. .1. Connors, chairman of the Democratic stale com mittee, and made public Friday. Abusive Postal Cards Excluded. Postmaster Wilcox of New York has issued nn order excluding from the mails all campaign postal cards designed obviously to rellect upon the conduct or character of any Individual. TRIAL OF STANDARD OIL State Precluded From Offering a Line of Evidence. Prosecution Admitted State Had No Means of Showing Company Author izd Its Agents to Offer or Give Rebates Witnesses Took Immunity Bath Early Clcse of Trial. Findlay, 0 Oct. 10. The end of the trial of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio for alleged conspiracy against trade came in sight ut tho conclusion of tho court session yesterday. The state was precluded by the ruling of Judge Banker from offering a line of evidence intended to show that the Standard gave secret rebates to re' tail dealers In oil. ' Mr. Phelps for tho prosecution ad mitted tho state had no means of showing that tho company authorized Its agents to offer or give rebates. The court said that It was a fundamental rule of evidence that the authority of the agent must be established. "Then the state will close Its case In ten minutes tomorrow," remarked Attorney Phelps, and the court ad journed. A few witnesses for the de fense wiil be called, but it Is stated that the testimony will be all in be fore tho court adjourns today and that the argument of counsel to the jury can be completed Wednesday, perhaps In time for Judge Banker to make his charge to the Jury and place the case In its hands. An agreement was reached between Prosecutor David and the attorneys for the company whereby the case against John D. Rockefeller wiil not he set for trial until after the pieseut cape has been disposed of. John O'Brien, superintendent of the Buckeye Pipe Line company, and E. R. Curtain, superintendent of tho Manhattan Oil company, both took the "immunity bath" before testifying in tho case. With the exception of the last "witness the evidence ptK In by the state was from officers of tho alleged constituent companies of the Standard, including the Buckeye Pipe Line, the Manhattan Oil company, the Ohio Oil company and the Solar Re fining company. It was testified to by officers of the Buckeye Pipe Line and Ohio Oil company that the Standard Oil company of New Jersey owned practically nil the stock of these com panies. The lust witness, Willis. B. Ulsii, a local grocer, was proceeding to tell the jury that when he first went Into business, several years ago, he pur chased oil from the National Refluliig company, a local independent con cern, but that two or three years ago he was visited by an agent of the Standard, since which time he hud bought oil of that company. He had no means of knowing that the supposed agent of the Standard was such agent, und while Attorney Phelps stated that he wished to show that this agent had offered and paid a secret rebate to the witness since his visit and that the witness had bought all his oil of the Standard since that time, he said the state could not prove that the Standard had givea the agent authority to offer the rebate and the evidence thereby was cut short. Hearst Train Made Record Run. Binghamton, Oct. 10. William R. Hearst's special train made a record run yesterday afternoon from Bath to Binghamton on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the 94 miles being mado at a rate averaging nearly a mile a minute. Leaving Bath at 1.50 p. m., the train rolled into Binghamton at 3.29 p. m. In time to cutch the 3.25 train for Cortland, which was held for It. Some of the miles were made at a rate of 45 seconds. The fastest train on the road consumes 121 minutes between Bath and Binghamton. Forest Underlaid with Coke Coal, Grcensbmg, Pa., Oct. 1G. Thirty five years ago a company of West moreland county men acquired pos session of a timber tract of 27,000 acres In Tucker county, West Vir ginia. The purchase prico was several thousand dollars. Today the tract la worth millions, us It is underlaid with two veins of the best coking coal. Last week an Eastern syndicate bought the top vein under 500 acres, paying $250, 0n0. Negotiations are being conducted Air the purchase of other portions of the tract. The timber has already been sold for $250,000. Street Railway Association. Columbus, O., Oct. 1C With an at tendance of more than 1,000 delegates from all over the United States, the exposition and first convention of the American Street nnd Intcriirhan Rail way Association opened ut the State Fair grounds. An address at tho open ing session of tho engineers, an af filiated organization, was delivered by W. Caryl Ely of Buffalo, president of ihe American Street and Interurb'in Railway Association. Ruling as to Election Advertising. New York, Oct. 10. The ruling of Justice Greenbaum that only tlioso newspapers which support the candi dacy of William H. Hearst for gover nor are entitled to receive election ad vertising as Democratic papers, was sustained by the appellate division of (he supremo court. The declson sus taining the ruling dismissed tho ap peal from Justice Greenbamn's ruling. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Three Men Killed and a Government Steamer Wrecked. Pittsburg, Oct. 15. A boiler of the government boat Slackwater exploded late Saturday, wrecking the vessel, killing three men, injuring six others and creating havoc In the lock on the Ohio river, near Legionville dam at Ambrldgc, where the-boat vas lying. Two negro workmen are missing. The dead: John Brady, 35 years old; Steve Sutel, 30 year3 old; Albert Bishop, superintendent at the dam. Two unknown negro workmen about the boat are missing and are thought to he lying In the Ohio river dead. The cause of the explosion Is not known. One workman on tho boat who escaped attributed the accident to the turning of cold water Into the hot boiler. The men on the Slackwater had Just quit work and were lounging libout the hriat when the boiler burst The report was deafening and the ground in the vicinity of the lock waa shaken. The Slackwater was blown to pieces. Great fragments of timber, boiler Iron und debris were hurled through tho air and bodies of the dead and Injured were blown into the river. The bodies of Brady and Sutel were found in the wreck. Bishop's body has not been recovered. It was blown a long distance Into the river. Prisoners Robbing the State. .Mansfield, O., Oct. 13. The arrest of Leo Pope and Charles Bumpus employes of a local Junk dealer, who have been released on bail pending definite charges and hearing, brings to light the fact that Ohio Reforma tory prisoners have been stealing not only brass, brushes and other prop erty of the state reformatory work shop to exchange with ooutslders for tobacco, the furnishing and use of which is against the reformatory rules, but that valves and various other prop erty have been stolen and sold. The arrested men, it Is alleged, were found to have brass, which had been turned over to them by prisoners, stored In old rubber boots. Stole One Horse Three Times. Columbus, O., Oct. 15. - Edward Raker, aged 00 years, died in the peni tentiary Saturday night, having oc cupied u cell In tho insane ward for some time. Rnkor seemed to have a mania for stealing a certain horse in Van Wert county. He was sent up for a short time for stealing the animal. When ho got out he tool: the horse again nnd was again sent up. As soon as he got out he went to Van Wert county and slole the same horso and was then sent up for 15 years. Pennsylvania's Poor Roads. Washington, D. C, Oct. 12. A re port by Maurice O. Eldridge, chief of records In the public roads office of the department of agriculture, on the public roads of Pennsylvania shows that of 99,777 miles of such roads In that state In 1904 2 per cent were lm proved, and that there was only one mile of Improved road to every 2,910 Inhabitants. The funds collected and expended for road purposes that year amounted to $48.98 per mile of public roud, or 77 cents per inhabitant. Roasted to Death on Slack Pile. . Washington, Pa., Oct. 12. Lew Ran kin, aged 30, a carpenter of Hackett, 13 miles east of here, was roasted to death Wednesday night. While re turning from Finleyvllle ho reached the mines of Hie Pittsburg & Buffalo company at Venetia and lay down on a slack pile which has been smoldering for months. His body was found In the morning in a charred condition. He was unmarried. State May Get $150,000 Estate. ' Lisbon, O., Oct. 12. Attorney Gen eral Wade H. Ellis, through his repre sentative here, secured the appoint ment In court of John H. McNutt of Salem to take charge of $40,000 worth of real estate tiiat belonged to the late General James W. Rollly of Wellsville, who left no will and whose $150,000 estate will escheat to tho state if no heirs establish title. Mr 'McNutt will collect rents for the stuto and keep the property in repair. Wants People to See New Capitol. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 13. Governor Pennypacker bus sent personul letters to A. J. Cassatt, president of tho Pennsylvania Railroad, and George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia & Reading, suggesting that thev nrrantio for periodic excursions over their lines in Pennsylvania to Harrisburg for tho purposo of giving tho neonlo of the state an .opportunity to lnspec. the new state capltol. Church Corner Stone Stolen. Upper Sandusky, O., Oct. 13. Tho corner stone of the new Methodist Episcopal Church was laid at Grant, west of hero, last Sunday. Thursday night it was carried away by thieves. Some of the contents were found strewn on the ground nearby, but those of value are missing, together with the stone. Little Boy Frozen to Death. McKeesport, Pa., Oct. 15. John Rezlnski, 8 years old, ot Scott Haven, Pa., was found frozen to death Satur day near his homo. The boy was clad only in Ills night clothes. Hu was a somnambulist and sometime during the illicit left his bed anil In his sleep wandered from tho house. Members of the Vandorbllt, cup com mission agreed Mint the next cup rano In America must be on private land to prevent crowding of the track. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of the Week's News of the World. Cream of the News Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape For the Hurried Reader Who Is Too Busy to Read the Longer Reports and Desires to Keep Posted. Wednesday. Trial of the Standard Oil Company under the Ohio anti-trust law began ut Findlay yesterday. State troops have been ordered out at Little Rock, Ark., to prevent a gen eral race war following the lynchlns of negroes. British delegates to the wireless telegrapli conference at Berlin, accord ing to a cable dispatch, favor the open door for various systems. Four men were killed and one seri ously injured by an explosion In the dry-house of the Dupont Powder com pany's plant at Tamaqua, Pa. Governor Taft sent Consul General Stelnhart to reconcile the factions at odds in Cienfuegos, Cuba, general am nesty decree being withheld pending the settlement of differences. , The total registration in New York a:ouday was 221,287 against 204,612 for the first day lust year. The Inter esting gubernatorial contest In New York state is responsible for the big registration. Thursday. Adelaide Ristori, a celebrated Ital ian actress, died In Rome of pneu monia, aged 85. Officials formally declared both tubes of tho Pennsylvania railroad tun nel to New Jersey bored. Bloodgood H. Cutter's will makes tho American Bible society residuary legatee to the amount of about $750, 000. Charles E. Hughes opened his up state campaign with a speech at Lyons Tuesday and at Buffalo Wednesday night. The first day of the trial of the Standard Oil company of Ohio closed without the presence of John D. Rock efeller. M. Dubrovin, president of the Union of Rust-Jan People, declaring that ha speaks in the name of the czar, urges slaughter of the Hebrews as rebels. Friday. Heavy snow storms swept Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Western New York nnd Pennsylvania. Authorities ut Providence, R. I., ar rested 18 of tho 42 Chinese who were smuggled from Halifax on the Frolic. The rest escaped. Senator Chauncey M. Depew, Im proved In health, presided at the meet ing of the New York Central board for the first time since lust March. In its report on crop conditions the department of agriculture estimates a decrease in spring wheat of 20,000, 000 bushels, while corn remains un changed. One human life lost, two horses kill ed, some property damage and consider able inconvenience were what Buffalo and vicinity suffered from a remark able snow and sleet storm Wednesday. Saturday. Cuban Liberal leaders nre eager to have nil Moderate officeholders ousted and their places given to Liberals. Three men were killed and five made unconscious by a fire In one of the Pennsylvania railroad tunnels un der the East river. Frederick C. Fairbanks, son of the vice president of the United States, eloped with Miss Nellie Scott of Pitts burg, nnd the young couple were mar ried in Sieubenville, O. According to un order Just Issued by the war department, the fish and game laws of a slate are not operative on a military reservation over which the United States has acquired exclus ive Jurisdiction. Monday. Fate of Standard Oil will rest with Attorney General Moody, who will de cide before retiring whether facts jus tify proceedings. Plans nre completed for a dam across tho Misslsslpp river at Keokuk to cost $10,000,0(10, and which Is ex pected to generate 211,500 horsepower. New York Republicans say their campaign contributions are only a tenth of the usual sum and give as n reason the new law on corporation gifts. Night steamers collide on the Hud son between New York und Albany, hurling passengers from berths 'nto jthe rivor. One reported uead, onu 'missing. Tuesday. Premier Cainpliell-liannerman and his associates nre considering a scheme for the uatiouullzaliou of Irish railroiuls. Governor Charles E. Magoon stated that no more trouble was expected in Cuba, and i-tarled work of organizing civil government. Owneis of wheat ure disposed to hold for further development and have confidence In the government report of a light crop In the Northwest. Hundreds of Chinese died and sev eral Europeans narrowly escaped death in the destruction of tho steamship Hankow at Hong Kong, China. Dr. Frank lirouwer's trial will prob ably be postponed because of tho Ill ness of un attorney, II witness and a Juror, all suffering from ptomaine- poisoning. DR. BROUWER ON STAND. Broke Down and Sobbed While Giving Details of His Wife's Fatal Illness. Toms River, N. J., Oct. 16. Dr. Frank L. Brouwer, on trial for the murder of his wife, took the witness stand and broke down and sobbed while testifying. Later he recovered himself und was examined closely. He denied that ho had told his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Hyer, that he Intended to divorce his wife. He also denied that he had struck his wife or that he had said to Miss Hyer that he had Bo respect for Mrs. Brouwer. He told about building a bouse at LaUehiirst and said It was his own' money that he used for that purpose, lie said he sold the Lakehurst bouse when ho moved to Toms River and the proceeds from the sale' helped to build a new home at his place. The doctor went Into details as to his wife's fatal Illness and sold that when he received an urgent call to attend a patient at Lakehurst he felt it his duly to go. but left his wife In chaise of a trained nurse and two other physicians. Asked whether his wife had ever shown Jealousy, Dr. Brouwer said that as far as he knew she was not jeal ous, although she often showed curi osity about women who came to his ofl'.ce und would ask about them when they had left. Hu said that his wife was some times Irritable as tho result of nervousness and that they had quar rel.'!, but their differences were not of a serious character. Drops Dead in Church. Cieensbiirg, Pa., Oct. 1G. Henry B. George, a farmer, nged 77, fell dead wlille sitting in his pew at the Poke Run Presbyterian Church, Washing ton township, this county, Sunday morning. Mr. George resided at Mara mom und wus well known in that sec tion. He was a regular attendant at the chinch. Twelve children survive. Another Rise in Diamonds. New York, Oct. 1C. To buy dia monds for holiday presents will cost thlii year at least 20 per cent more than a year ago. Wholesale jewelers and precious stone dealers are noti fying the retail trade of the Increased price which lias been made necessary by now conditions in the trade. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market. Now York, Oct. 15. WHEAT No. 2 red, 80c f. o. b. al'.uat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 87'ic. CORN No. 2 corn, 54c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 yellow, 55c. OATS Mixed oats, 26 to 32 lbs., 38Vic; clipped white, 38 to 40 lbs, 39V4i '-'440. PORK Mess, $18.0018.50; family, $19.00 (if, 19.50. HAY Shipping, 6570c; good to choice, 90fi,95c. BUTTER Creamery, extra, 2C 27c; common to extra, 1920V4c; state dairy, common to fancy, 1825c. CHEESE State full cream, fancy, lS'.aC. EGGS State and Pennsylvania, 32 5 3:!c. POTATOES Long Island, per bbl, $1.75(ii'2.00. Buffalo Provision Market. Buffalo, Oct. 15. WHEAT No. 1 northern carloads, 82c; No. 2 red, 78c. CORN No. 2 corn, 5151VjO f. o. b. alloat; No. 2 yellow, 51'Ac. OATS No. 2 white, 38c f. o. b. alloat; No. 3 white, 37',4(i?37VfcC. FLOUR Fancy blended patent, per bbl.. $1.756 3.50: winter family, patenr $4.154.90. BUTTER -- Creamery western, ex tra, prints, 2Sc; state and Pennsyl vania creamery. ic; dairy, choice to fancy, 2 1 W 25c. CHEESE Fancy full cream, 14c; good to choice, 13f 13Vfec. POTATOES Home grown, faucy per bu., 50c; fair to good, 4045c. East Buffalo Live Stock Market. CATTLE Choice export steers $0.00 ffi O.25; good to choice butcher steers, $1.75(5.00; medium half-fat steers, $;!.75'ii4.25; fair to good heifers, $:i.50ii 1.2.1; good to choice heifers, $4.5(15.110; good butcher bulls, $3.50 (it 3.75; choice to extra veals, $8.25(3 8.50; fair to good, $7.75(0 8.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice sin ing. lambs, $8,001?! 8.10; choice year liims, $0,001(0.50; cull sheep, $3.5O(f0 4.25. HOGS Best Yorkers, $0.80'6.90; medium und heavy hogs, $i .907.00; pigs, light, $(i.55!fi 0.00. Buffalo Hay Market. No. 1 baled, $111.00; No. 2, $14.50 15 00; No. I rye straw, $8.509.00; No. 1 wheat stiaw, $0.507.00. Little Falls Cheese Market. Utlea, Oet. 15. Sales of cheese ou Little Falls market today were: Color. Lots. Boxes Prlca Large colored ... 3 250 13 Small colored ... 18 1,220 13 Small colored .... 3 170 12 Small white 19 1,180 13 Snrill white 3 220 Yi Twins colored. . . 11 710 13 Twins colored ... 3 190 1214 Twins white 15 1,152 13 Ta'iiis colored .. 3 100 12 Totals . ...78 5,258 U'.ica Dairy Market. I'tlca, Oct. 15. Sales of cheese on t!:e local dairy market today were: Color. Uits. Boxes Price. Lingo while 0 375 1.1 Large colored .. 20 1.315 13 Small white .... 10 921 13 tiuall colored ... 35 3,450 13 Totals 71 C.C07 Duller, creamery, 10 pncl.ages sold at 2;,,i!c; 25 packages at 27c and 34 crates of prims at ZIMo. f
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