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y • < ! about the same level as heretofore, j but local mills, it is understood, will ; issue another price list shortly, I which will show some variations as a result of the placing on the market of new crop wheat flour. At the mo­ment, however, patents are still quot­ed at $5.50, with seconds at $3.25.

PREHISTORIC WORKS IN OHIOSPORTING ITEMS MARKET REPORT MINING NOTES3In the State There Are Some Fiva

Thousand Remains of Ancient Civilization.BEGIN TO BOIL Chase Sibley Is still the northwest­

ern three-cushion billiard champion.

A young southpaw hurler named El­mer West, from Portland, will wear a Spokane uniform next season.

Chicago.Butter—Higher; creamery, 23@28c. Ebbs—Unchanged.Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.03@1.10; No.

3 red, $1.04® 1.07%; No. 2 hard, $1.02 @1.04; No. 3 hard, 95 @ 99c.

Corn—No. 2 yellow, 64%@65c; No.4 yellow, 64%c.

Rye—No. 2, $1.01%@1.02.Barley—54@G2c.Timothy—$6@7.75.Hogs—Slow, unchanged to 5c un­

der yesterday's average. Bulk, $0.60 @7.25; light, $6.50@7.40; mixed, $6.45 @7.65; heavy, $6.30@7.55; rough, $G.30@6.50; pigs, $.3.75@7.10.

Cattle—Steady. Native beef cattle, $5.90@10.50; western steers, $G.50@ 8.GO; cows and heifers, $2.80@8.25; calves, $7.25@ 11.

Sheep—Steady. Wethers, $G@G.60; lambs, $7@9.15.

The Fisher placer mines, on the south fork of the Clearwater river, 18

; miles from Orangeville, Idaho, owned j by a Walla Walla syndicate, are to be

beed The strong undertone to the worked again after an idleness of 10 barley market that has prevailed for some time bids fair to continue in­definitely. Supplies are hard to get, I for the apparent reason that growers °"'ns a large «roup of claims in the turned most of their attention to neaver creek district adjoining the wheat with the expectation of getting i 1'iterstate-Callahan and Amazon-Man- high prices for that product. Oats ,ttan grouP8» ^as ad(*ed 10 lode are in good supply and moving fairly claims' three mill8ltea and five placer well. As to price changes, previous clalm8 to its holdings. The new prop- quotations hold good.

On the banks of the Scioto, within four miles of Columbus, on its north boundary, stand two conspicuous ex­amples of the work of the prehistoric peoples of that vicinity. One is on the old Flenniken farm, on the east bank of the river, and on the west side of the river road, about a mile north of the water pumping station and filtra tion plant. The other Is on the west side of the river, three miles farther north, and is on the west side of the road that skirts the west shore of the river. It is on the Shrum farm.

They are mounds of the same typo and of considerable size. They stand on level planes, from which they rise abruptly and symmetrically to a loi .ht of twenty or twenty-five feet, appear to any observer, writes U. J. Galbraith in the Columbus Dispatch, that they are artificial and not natural mounds. The owners of the proper­ties have long placed high values on them and have not been disposed to permit them to be opened. As a mat­ter of fact scientific archeologists aro not anxious to explore these mound3, for, while they admire them amples of the work of the ancient in­habitants here, they know from expe­rience in exploring such earthworks that it is extremely unlikely that they would yield anything worth the tima and labor it would take to make the explorations.

There are several less conspicuous mounds in the county that Doctor Mills, the curator of the museum at Ohio State university, would prefer to open, mounds that the general publia would lightly regard, if Indeed they would recognize them as the work ot prehistoric peoples at all. There is a mound of this kind on the Olentangy river near Worthington that is hardly known at all to the general public that Doctor Mills has been watching for some time. “I know that mound would yield a rich store of treasures,” said he. ‘‘There isn't any sort of doubt »bout it, but I feel sure that anyone who would explore the two Scioto mounds would get little for his pains.’*

Counting them all, big and little, there are probably 150 earthworks of these ancient people within the bor­ders of Franklin county, and five or six thousand in the state of Ohio. No. other state in the Union is richer la the evidences of a prehistoric civiliza­tion than the Buckeye state is.

CALL ISSUED TO NATIONAL COM­

MITTEE MEETINGS OF THE

OLD PARTIES.

years.If the New York state boxing com­

mission desires to permit referees’ de­cisions in pugilistic cantests, Governor Whitman will not object.

The Rey-Jefferson Mining Co., which

Johnny Williams of Baltimore, ban­tamweight champion, and Pal Moore of Memphis fought a fast elght-rouud contest recently, ending in a draw.

East Lansing, Mich.—Smashing the local line by a surprise attack the foot­ball eleven representing Oregon Agri­cultural college defeated the Michigan Aggies Saturday, 20 to 0.

REPUBLICANS OUTLINE PLANSNew York Metal Market.

The metal exchange quotes lead of- ! fored at $4.70. Spelter not quoted.

Copper—Steady; electrolytic, $18. Bar silver, 49%c.

Republican Chairman H II les Tells of Many Favorite Soni to Gather .on December 7; the

G. O. P. One Week Later.

Tacoma.The wheat market has

shown a sharp reaction during the week, both locally and in eastern cen­ters. Bluestem is selling off 6c to 95c per bushel, and club 90c, with a moderate volume of business passing. One of the elements of weakness in the price situation is the continued advance in freight rates, charters having touched new high-water mark during the week at 105 shillings, while there is still a scarcity of available vessels, serving to restrict export operations. The past week’s receipts were a little larger, but still low, con­sidering the season, aggregating about 400 cars each at Tacoma and Seattle, with 682 cars at Portland. Total- re­ceipts at North Pacific terminals to date aggregate 12,976 cars, or approx­imately 15,500,000 bushels, showing that less than one-third of the proba­ble surplus has been moved to this time. Holders are well situated for retaining their stocks, and seem in­clined to do so, awaiting later season developments, although there is at least a reasonable doubt as to the trend of the future.

Flour—Market is still holding quiet. The slump in wheat has caused deal­ers to buy with conservatism, al­though the undertone of the market is still fairly well sustained. Export operations are holding quiet. The volume of business offering is disap­pointing and, while some interior mills are still shipping to central Washington points, operations are a trifle restricted. Export brands still hold at around $4.10 for club straights, but firm at this figure.

Feed—There have been few changes in the feed situation during the week. With the slump in export wheat, feed is quoting off from last week’s ad- vane at $30@3l. Oats are steady at $25@26, with moderate business, and an inclination to hold on the part of growers, which is the only element of present strength. Barley has sus­tained the advance of the week, with some export business passing, but a light demand from the brewing trade. Hay is holding at the higher figures quoted a week ago.

-DemocratsWheat

5 >G. N. FARM EXPERTS WILL TOUR.

Matt Wells, English lightweight, was accorded the newspaper decision by a shade over Charlie White of Chicago, in a sensational 10-round bout Friday night at Milwaukee, Wis.

The “dope” was not upset. The well-trained Washington State college football team administered the most decisive defeat over the University of Idaho eleven during their 18-year-old football feud, at Moscow, Saturday, when they burled the locals under an avalanche of touch-downs, the final score being 41 to 0.

Barnacle II, owned by Charles N. Steele of Chicago, won Saturday the Panama-Pacific exposition free-for-all championship for speed boats, beating the Oregon Kid II, owned by Milton Smith of Rainier, Ore. The Oregon Kid won last week the Pacific coast cham­pionship. The race was over a course of 20 miles in San Francisco bay off the exposition grounds. The official time for the two boats was: Barnacle II, 30:05; Oregon Kid, 31:38.

Jess Willard, world’s heavyweight champion, has finished his engage­ment with a ‘‘wild west” show and an­nounces that henceforth he would give his attention to the pugilistic game. “I have boxed three rounds twice a day and had plenty of outdoor exer­cise and feel in splendid condition,” Willard said. “I weigh about 260 pounds. Just now it seems that Frank Moran probably has the best claim to a match with me, but my opponent will have to be selected later.”

SATURDAY FOOTBALL GAMES.At New Haven—Yale, 0; Colgate, 15.At Cambridge—Harvard, 13; Penn­

sylvania State, 0.At Princeton—Princeton, 27; Wil­

liams, 0.At Ithaca, N. Y.—Cornell, 45; Vir­

ginia Poly, 0.At Amherst—Dartmouth, 26; Am­

herst, 0.At Ann Arbor—Syracuse, 14; Michi­

gan, 7.At West Point—Army, 13; Villa Na­

va, 16.At Champaign, 111.—Minnesota, 6;

Illinois, 6.At Chicago—Chicago, 14; Wiscon­

sin, 13.At Ames, Iowa—Nebraska, 31 ;

Ames, 0.At Salem, Ore.—Un.versity of Ore­

gon, 34; Willamette, 0At Salt Lake—University of Colo­

rado, 3; University of Utah, 36.At Berkeley, Cal.—University of

California, 10; St Mary’s, 9.At Spokane—Lewis and Clark high

school, 33; Wenatchee high, 0.

New York.—Chairmen of both the democratic and republican national committees have issued calls for meet­ings in Washington to select cities for

It mustProfessor Thomas Shaw to Deliver Ad­dresses, Opening at Oroville.

Professor Thomas Shaw of St. Paul, agricultural expert of the Great North­ern railway, will visit the state of Washington during November to hold agricultural meetings under the aus­pices of the agricultural agents of Oka- nogal, Douglas and Grant counties and in cooperation with the commercial clubs.

New York.Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal,

4.26c; molasses, 3.49c; refined steady.Spot cotton, quiet; middling up­

lands, 11.85c.Coffee—Spot firm; Rio No. 7, 7%c;

Santos No. 4, 9%c.

Portland.

Cattle — Steady. Steers, choice, $6.50@6.85; good, $6@G.25; medium, $5.25@5.75 ; COWS, choice, good, $4.50@5.75; medium, $3.75@ 4.25; heifers, choice, $5.50@6; good, $4.75@5.00; bulls, choice, $3.50@4.00; stags, choice, $4.75@5.25.

Hogs—Weak, but unchanged; prime lights, $6.90@7 ; choice medium, $6.40 @6.90; pigs, $6.15@6.40; rough, $5.65

the coming conventions. The demo­crats will meet on December 7 and the republicans December 14.

In addition to issuing his call, Chair­man Chas. D. Hilles of the republican national committee, set forth the prob­able line of campaign to be followed by his party. It will include:

An attack on the democratic tariff.Criticism of the administration’s

handling of affairs in Europe and Mex-

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as ex-$5 @5.25;

Following is the Itinerary: Omak—Nov. 6.Okanogan—Professorrn Shaw has

been invited to occupy the pulpit Nov. 7, at one of the Okanogan churches. Nov. 8 he will speak at the town hall.

Malott—Nov. 9.Independence Grange—Nov. 9. Brewster—Nov. 10.Pateros—Nov. 11.Bridgeport—Nov. 11.Pearl—Nov. 12, 10 a. m.Delrlo—Nov. 12, 2 p. m.Leahy—Nov. 12, 7:30 p. m. Mansfield—Nov. 13.Waterville—Nov. 14.Withrow—Nov. 15.Waterville—Nov. 16.Quincy—Nov. 16.Ephrata—Nov. 16.Grand Orchards—Nov. 17.Wilson Creek—Nov. 17.Krupp—Nov. 18.Odessa—Nov. 18.Mohler—Nov. 19.Harrington—Nov. 19.Spokane—Nov. 20.

ico.Charges that democracy has failed

to keep its promise of an economical administration and has failed to keep its 1912 platform pledges, Including the declaration in favor of a single term for the president.

Attacks on the administration’s gov­ernment ship bill and other adminis­tration measures.

Sheep—Strong. Choice spring lambs $7.15 @7.35; common spring lambs, $5.50@6.25; choice yearlings, $6.00@ 6.25; good yearlings, $5.50@G; old wethers, $5.25@5.50; choice light ewes, $4.50@5; good ewes, $4.25@ 4.50; common heavy ewes, $3@3.75.\

Plenty of Favorite Sons.

Mr. Hilles declared that there was no lack of Interest in the presidential race. Active organizations, he said, are in the field for Senators Burton, Weeks, Cummins, Borah, Smith and Sherman. Others who have strong fol­lowings, he said, are Justice Hughes, Elihu Root, Philander C. Knox, Chas. Warren Fairbanks and Gov. Brum­baugh of Pennsylvania.

Besides selecting a convention city the republicans will arrange for the appointment of various subcommittees and make other arrangements for the campaign. Chicago, St. Louis and Dal­las Texas, have applied for the demo­cratic convention. The two first nam­ed have offered to meet all of the ex­penses of the national committee. Dal­las has offered the use of an audito­rium and a bonus of $100,000,

Democrats Consult President.The date for the meeting of the

democratic committee was set after Mr. McCombs had conversed with President Wilson by telephone. The date was agreeable to the president, Mr. McCoombs said. The chairman al­so issued'a statement saying that he regarded the date as appropriate, in­asmuch as it would come in the first week of a new democratic congress.

In addition to naming a convention city the committee will decide all con­tests regarding membership of the committee and devise ways and means for raising money for the conduct of the campaign both before and after the convention. At present there are only two contests in sight, one from Kentucky and the other from Oregon.

8POKANE WEEKLY REPORT.

General reports are still quite sat­isfactory, indicating that the busi­ness activities of the country are on the upgrade. Advices from the cen­tral west, and, indeed, practically all agricultural sections, indicate pros­perity, while the industrial forces of the country are, in the main, making an excellent showing, in spite of the fact that the condition is not uni­form, as applied to all branches of manufacture.

There are no radical changes in the Pacific Northwest business situa­tion. In most respects the trend of development are of a favorable char­acter, and progress is being made along satisfactory lines, although there is still an element of halting in some import and productive and dis­tributive channels. While wheat has lost a portion of its recent advances, partly owing to the slump in eastern markets, and partly due to the new record mark reached in freight charges for shipment to Europe, the general trend of prices during the week has been in the direction of stronger levels.

Butter—Market is still holding at previous quotations of 30@33c, with adequate arrivals to care for the wants of the trade.

Cheese—There has been no further change in prices, and the market is generally firm.

Eggs—Another advance is noted in the egg market this week, with the price to the producers at $10 for local ranch and $11 wholesale. A slight change is also noted in stor­age at $8.50@9.

Fresh Meats—Trade continues to hold about normal and prices remain at about the same figure as for sev­eral weeks.

Cured Meats—Market is still well maintained at recent advances, and there is a firm undertone to the mar­ket. Local lard is now quoted at 10c, while eastern remains unchanged at 10%e.

Hides and Wool—An advance of lc is noted on kips, making the price 13c. Other items remain as for some time past and business is of a sea­sonable nature.

Apples—Reports from Yakima indi­cate a very limited supply of sev­eral varieties of apples such as Ben Davis, Qanos, Black Bens, Delicious and others. Winesaps seem to be the most plentiful. As to prices, fancy are still quoted at $1.25@2, while cookers are named at $1 flat. A slow feeling is reported in the ap­ple market at Chicago, with best demand for good Idaho and Washing­ton stock.

BIG MONEY TO ADVERTISE STEEL

Chicago Man’s Plan Favored by Mag­nates—Gary for Publicity.

Cleveland, Ohio.—A million dollar advertising campaign, stimulating a demand for steel products and opening new selling fields, is urged as a cure for business depressions by George H. Jones of Chicago, in his address and that of Judge Elbert H. Gary, chair­man of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation and president of the institute, who spoke on ‘‘Publicity in Business Methods,’’ were well received by the steel manu­facturers present at a recent Institute here.

Mr. Jones also urged cooperation among the various steel manufactur­ers, declaring that the day when com­petition was the life of trade had passed and that it now behooved men in the same line of business to “get together.”

Chilean Ties for Italian Railways.It is reported that a definite agree­

ment has been reached by the Italian state railways and a group of Chilean lumbermen, acting in conjunction, with the Chilean state railways, in the negotiations that have been pend­ing tor some time past in regard to- the purchase by the Italian railroads of 10.000,000 Chilean ties. The con­tract dimensions of the ties are: Two meter 40 centimeters (94.49 inches) by 14 centimeters (5.51 inches) by 24 centimeters (9.45 inches), running about 15 tie3 to the ton.

Delivery is to be made at the rate of some 2,000.000 ties per year, to be carried to Italy as a return cargo on Italian steamers bringing Cardiff coal to the Chilean state railways. The nrincipal ports of shipment will be Corral and Puerto Montt.

The contract price is not known, but the obtaining of this contract is 'ooked upon as a marked step in the development of the Chilean lumber industry.

BREVITIES.

Business booked by the steel mills show that the enormous total of near­ly 800,00 tons was contracted for. Orders for projectiles from France and Russia, it is stated, aggregated a value of $40,000,000.

Six officers and salesmen of the de­funct United States Cashier Co., who recently were found guilty of using the mails to defraud, were sentenced in the United States district court at Portland, Ore., to terms varying from one year and 10 days in the federal penitentiary to four months in jail.

Albert Sogard, general dealer at Culdesac, Idaho, says the growing of corn in that section is increasing and interesting farmers more and more each year. It usually runs 40 to 50 bushels to the acre and is of good quality, as shown by the fact that at the 1914 Walla Walla corn show, ex­hibits from Culdesac and vicinity took first, second and fifth prizes.

Representatives of the Luckenbach Steamship Co. of New York have pro­tested to Secretary Garrison against freight rates proposed by the Pan­ama railway across the Isthmus while the canal is closed by earth slides. Should the rates be enforced the ship­ping men told Mr. Garrison, it would compel them to discontinue service between the two coasts until the canal is reopened.

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LUMBER AND WOODWORKING.

The Ramey Lumber Co. of Nez Perce, Idaho, has commenced the con­struction of a building on the site of its former building, which was de­stroyed by fire about two months ago. The building will be used for offices and storage rooms for the company. It is to be 50 by 100 feet.

As the result of new lumber rates made effective by the Southern Pa­cific company between Willamette valley points in Oregon and interior California points, protest has been filed on behalf of Portland lumber dealers with the interstate commerce commission and a hearing will be conducted by an examiner for the commission at Portland November 18. Under the new tariff, Willamette val­ley points are all blanketed under a rate of 17% cents a hundred for lum­ber to California points affected. The rate from Portland to the same points is 21% cents.

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SIXTY ARE NAMED AS HEROE3.POWER PROPERTY 80LD, $1,500,000

Carnegie Fund Commission Announces Awards—Bronze Medals to 52.

Equipment on the Western Side of Washington Sold.

Vancouver, Wash.—All the proper­ties heretofore owned and operated by the Washlngton-Oregon corporation, which has headquarters in this city, were sold at foreclosure sale at Che- halia, Wash., Saturday, and purchased by H. N. Putnam of Portland for $1,590,000.

The properties Involved Include the water system and street railways of this city, the local and lnterurban rail­way system at Centralia and Chehalls, the electric and water systems of Hillsboro and other cities in the Tua­latin valley, Oregon electric transmis­sion lines running from Kalama, Wash., northerly to Tenlno and south­erly to Woodland, with electric distrib­uting systems In the towns of Bucoda, Tenlno, Chehalts, Kelso and Kalama, Wash., and Rainier, Ore. It was said these properties will be transferred by Mr. Putnam to the North Coast Power company, a Washington corporation recently organised, and that the latter company will operate them.

The Silver Lining Appears.The Association of Skirt, Dress and

Suit Makers have decreed that lovely woman's attire shall be more roomy the coming fall season. This is a bright spot on the horizon for the cotton grower. There are said to be 20,000,000 women in this country alone who wear clothes, and should the fashion require a yard and a half more cloth for a dress, it would mean a consumption of 30,000,000 yards more cloth. Figures do not lie Here is a ray of sunshine that ought to dissi­pate the gathering gloom. Now if the Filipinos and Chinese and Cubans and other nationalities that aspire for recognition in the world of civili­zation should require that their skirts be made an inch longer cotton ought to jump like it did when Sully was in the market.—Selma Times.

I Pittsburg, Pa.—Sixty acts of heroism were recognized by the Carnegie hero fund commission in the awards an­nounced at the fall meeting of the commission here Monday. In eight cases silver medals were awarded; and in 62 cases bronze medals.

Nine of the heroes lost their lives, and to the dependents of six of these pensions aggregating $2520 a year were granted; to the dependents of one of these and of three others who lost their lives, suras totaling $2165, to be applied, subject to the direction of the commission in various ways, were granted. In addition to these money grants, in six cases sums ag­gregating $11,000 were appropriated for educational purposes, payments to be made as needed and approved; and in 40 cases awards aggregating $28,- 500 were made to be applied toward the purchase of homes and to other worthy purposes. Payments in these cases will not be made until the bene­ficiary's plans for the use of the award have been approved by the commis­sion.

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INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

A reservoir which will have a ca­pacity of 4,000,000 gallons, is nearing completion at St. Maries, Idaho, and will furnish the water supply for the town.

The new Nezperce hotel, completed this summer at Nezperce, is one of the finest hostelrles in northern Ida­ho. It was built by a company of local business men and cost $20,000, exclusive of furnishings.

The Nes8-Theisen Construction Co. has been awarded the contract for the construction of a new school building at Great Falls, Mont. The building when completed will cost about $70,000.

At a meeting of directors of the Wenatchee reclamation district last week, a bond election was called for November 20 to authorize an issu­ance of $350,000 for the purpose of caring for the indebtedness incurred upon the high line canal and for im­provements on the canal after it is formally turned over to the district.

General Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's says. Save for a prob­able temporary setback to retail dis­tribution caused by a spell of warm weather, progress in trade and indus­try continues of conspicuous propor­tions, with even greater gains appar­ently in store. In the larger lines cumulative expansion is the chief characteristic; retail merchants show a stronger propensity to buy ahead, the steel trade goes on making ground; prices on some finished prod­ucts have been advanced, partly to keep buying within certain bounds; the long-predicted scarcity of railway cars is an actual fact; a paucity of labor exists; payrolls are enlarging; weekly bank clearings are of unpar­alleled proportions; demand for money, the supply of which is ple­thoric at easy rates, is increasing; exports of wheat and flour for the current week establish a new high record; export trade continues un­precedented; meritorious new enter­prises are being launched more read­ily; real estate, long dormant, is re­viving, and farmers in the south are paying off old debts.

Other Fruits—Pears are now of­fered at $1.50 per box and pineap­ples are also firmer at 7@8c. This week will see the close of Concord grapes, and the only change in other varieties is a decline of 10c on Cor- nlshon to $1.50. Fancy lemons are a little firmer at $4.50@5, while choice

Cows Ate Dynamite.A herd of eight cows near Colum­

bus, Ga., is dead, and G. E. Covington, their owner, attributes it to their hav­ing eaten dynamite, and has notified the owners of the explosives that un­less they make good the loss of his cattle they will be sued.

It is alleged that the cows were browsing in the vicinity of the water­works plant north of the city, and, on account of a fence breaking down, were allowed access to a quantity of dynamite stored in a ditch. It is fur­ther claimed that, the animals ate the dynamite, and, instead of being blown up in a spectacular way, died of in­digestion.

U. 8. Steel Earnings.Earnings of the United States Steel

corporation for the quarter ended September 3b last, which had been looked forward to with great inter­est In financial and other business circles, have been announced. They amounted to $38,710,644, an Increase of $10,760,589 over the preceding quar­ter of 1913, when net earnings aggre­gated $41,219,813. The net Income of $30,045,791 shows a gain of $9,734,207 over the preceding quarter, while the surplus of $18,037,241 indicates a gain Of $9,769,596.

The regular quarterly dividend was declared on the preferred stock, but no action was taken toward the re­sumption of common dividends as ex­pected in some quarters, although the surplus for the quarter was almost three tlmeB in excess of such re­quirements.

still hold at $4 @4.25.In the west bronze medals were awarded to: C. Elds worth Carlson, Ev­erett, Wash., aged 19, for having Gail E. Bartholomew from drowning when she fell overboard from a launch at Coupeville, Wash., May 31, 1916.

Charles H. Lawrence, Kalispell, Mont, aged 33, for saving F. Clyde Cobb from drowning, June 8, 1913.

Teresa F. Dolan, deceased, medal to father, 13 A street, Pasco, Wash., for the young girl’s attempt to save Gladys Robinson from drowning at Ontonagom, Mich., May 17, 1911; both girls were drowned.

I. Ray Watson, deceased, medal to widow at Lovejoy, Mont., together with pension for support of herself and children. Watson died attempting to save Luther M. Bershears from suf­focation in a well at Malta, Mont., March 31, 1916.

Potatoes—Market is still holding at 90c for local and $1 for Yakimas, while sweets have eased off a trifle and are quoted at $2. The reaction in the Chicago market last week has been checked and a better feeling now exists. The market is stronger with more active trading, but big ac­cumulation of stock is reported. Quo­tations ruled at 45@55c.

Other Vegetables—Dry onions are a little easier at 85c@$l.25, as is also cucumbers at 60c@$l per dozen. Cali­fornia tomatoes are off 40c at $1, while eggplant is up 25c at $1.25 per crate.

Wheat—As to the price situation, the local market shows a Blight de­cline at the moment, with bluestem quoted at 81c, club 78c and red Rus­sian 76c. During the week the mar­ket has fluctuated up and down, but at that there has been Yery little movement, the holding tactics of the growers still seeming to be in evi­dence.

Flour—The market still rules at

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GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS.

The Missoula Mercantile Co. of Stevensville, Mont., is building a 20,- 000-bushel grain elevator.

It is estimated that the grain yield in the Vollmer-Ilo and Nez Perco, Idaho, sections this year will aggre­gate over 2,000,000 bushels, mostly wheat and barley, about equal­ly divided between the two, with some oats.

Connecting Archangel With Siberia.One of the zemstvos of the govern­

ment of Vologda is handing In a pe­tition concerning the connection of Archangel with Siberia by means of the following water route: Northern Dwina-Vychegda-Pechora-Ob. The es­tablishment of such a water route was planned in 1909, when, by imperial or­der, a special expedition was sent out to make the necessary investigations. This route would be of the greatest importance for the exportation of Si­berian products to European Russl^ as well as to foreign countries.

“Twin Beds.”“Twin Beds,” the laugh festival by

Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo, which Selwyn and company presented for the longest run of the last season in New York, where it has just closed a run of 62 weeks, will be presented at the Auditorium theater, Spokane, for two nights, Saturday and Sunday, No­vember 6 and 7. “Twin Bads” is a distinctly clean farce.

It is

Postmaster Burned to Death. Phoenix, Ariz.—Postmaster C. B.

Wood was burned to death Sunday in a fire which destroyed his country home seven miles north of here.

Preliminary operations have been bgun for the erection of the new postoffice building at Kalispell, Mont., for which an appropriation of $100,- 000 has been made.

An Italian authority says eggs can be kept fresh a year by coating them w^h unsalted lard and storing them in a cool, well ventilated place.

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