The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1920, Page 7

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q WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1926 BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE; \ Ng MARKETS {| —$ CHICAGO \ LIVES Hog receipts, 40,000. lower. Bulk, $14 to $1465, “Top, $15 I Weight, $13.85 to $T Mediumweight, $14 to $14.50. jghtweight, $14.40 to $14.85. 60, smooth, $1: ‘OCK to F0¢ > $14,000, Firm, choice Medium and good, $11.50 to $14.45. 11.50. 50, Lightwei 1d choice, ge. to $16, Common and medium, $ y Cattle, heite Siocker tec . Sheep/ receipts, 10400, Steady “Lambs, S# pounds) down, ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul hog receipts, 8,000. + higher, to $14.10. steady, $6.50 to $11 and feeders, steady receipts, GOO, Steady. Minneapolis flour 25 cents higher in @road lots, Standard flour quoted 10 a barrel in YS pound cotton Shipments, S barrels. ‘REVIEW OF THE WEEK . in which the flour trade had heen for two or three weeks previously was mild compared with the effect pro- duced hy the Senate agricultural com- mittee’s unanimous approval of Sen- ator Gront amang Dill’ to abt te the Lever act. Discussion of, t1 probable fate of this hill, and of its possible effect. if, by some extraordi- nary chance, it were to be enacted: in- Touaw, overshadewed all other trade features during the week. No one of course, 4vanted. to do-much busin with the futare so clouded with un- « ys and while both wheat and flour prices were reported as nominal ly a good deal lower than a week quotations on fleur represented a min-} imum ‘of actual bus s done . The nominal range for top patents. as indicated by ize quotations rv ported to The prthayestern Miller from four representati-e markets, tw western and. two showed” further drop iti the of about sper barrel en suring wheat flour, First class- cleaning, pressing and repairing of men’s suits and over- coats. Hats cleaned like new. Goods called for and delivered. Eagle Tailoring & Hat Works, opposite P. O. Phone 58. Mail -orders given prompt attention. ‘tf R. S. ENGE, D.C, Ph. C. Chiropractor Consultation Free. Suite 9, 11—Lucas Block--Phone 206 BISMARCK ' PURNITURE CO. | 220 Main St. foraiture Upholstery Repaired. Refinished and Packed. x mhedium and Neayy- and prime, $14.75 to + | propaganda accompan x fate of doubt and uncertainty y chuse, “drop out of foreign exchange, and 68¢ for hard winters..soft winter patents showing very . little change The weekly course of prices for short patents during the past three months lis indicated 4n the following table: Hard Soft winter Feb, Feb. dan, Jan, 2 | Jan. Jan, unsettle and di The activ winter wh Fated a con Ne amount of friction Jand ill feeling, on account of the fre quent implication that the millers prices unwar ted and the qual- ity of their flour somewhat of a myth. The actual sales of Grai prporation flour haye probably exercised a very jslight effect on the market, but the them has nty ae | cansed a good deal_of meer to the future attitude of buyer The talk of wheat and flour imports from Canada has likewise had a cer tain amount of influence, totally out of ! proportion to the smallness vf the pos- {sible actual * shipment c dian spring wheat flour ig now mat lv | out of line with the domestic product jits selling price beige antich too i to permit ofany large amount of by ness, even if there were great quanti ties of it available, whieh there appar ently are not. None the less, its pres: | ence has added to the general atmos- i phere of. uncertainty. Mr. Barnes's vigorous warning of at month ago preduced an effect which | instead of inducing an immediate re | action, as sO many of the previous an: | nouncements from Grain Corporation | headquarters had done. has proved lasting. 1f it did not carry full cov} viction that the market was bound t. 10 de it certainly, put an end to the hel stay up. fhe stardin f that prices would certainly \ ¢ collapse in foreign ex i change hist ‘k, virtually prohibiting | {all export buisnéss for the time bein ; With the nations citiefly affected, Tike- | has had a marked> influence. i chiefly in demonstrating j these days a hopeles occumition. Tf the bottom can so denly, and with so little app it enn do so out’ of domestic price | levels. The Gronna bill was simply an add. ed burden laid on top of all the oth- ly uns out his one even now. it to pa No one took it ver Barens hegan telegrams. Hard); to all appearances, expect but the mere fact. that nate com- | mittee could, without hearings or in- | vestigation, report out favor disastrous a Measure has of : been, enough to create additional worry, The, flour outputs ha falling off. largely be heen steadily | wheat mills | 44 percent of their ity: the Kan group of hard winter wheat mills pro- duced about percent, and the cert tral states soft winter wheat. milis bout 50 percent. Despité the virtual suspension of new busine: most of | the mills have cnouzh old or mn their beoks to keep them busy for sev: | eral weeks to come, if cars could Le secured; but shortage shows ho ms of improyément.—Northwest fern Miller, produced about al full capae- | | RESTAURANT FIXTURES i FOR SALE ; Homan’s resttiurant| will be! ‘closed March 1, and I am_offer- | ing all my fixtures and other| restaurant equipment for sale to| the highest bidder. Inspection} is invited. Fixtures and equip-| ment must be removed from! present site. JOHN HOMAN, | Proprietor. February 17-18-19 . . POLICIES ‘To Whom It May Concern: Notice is herehy given that Mer tite Policies Nos, 17127 to 1 ive. of THE COLUMBIA : DERWRITERS, of the National Mmsnrance Company of Hartford, | , Conn. requiring, for their validity the counter. uture of a duly anthor and Hcensed agent.” have been lo; Since these policies haye not heen r¢ ularly countersigned, isSued = or a TIED Iv fed thereunder, they and void in the hands of whomscever they may fall and any claim thereun- der would be ilegan and fraudulent If found they should be returned. to the home office of the Compa Omaha, Neb nature purp pany. The publ tice accordingly. svith two of the fam i his little Looe = MAMA With A DOINGS OF THE DUFFS Fwoutpa'r Go ovr THERE MOTHER- PANSY 15\ KINO OF Fuss - SMELLS Like. PANSY HAS A RoasT WW I Tye OVEN ~ WonDER. } IF SHE” NEEDS, eh ANY HELPP ao eet pos = { ser? ) PRESUME THAT You SEASONED I” Berore “ov Por ‘ounted for\ nor any premiums receiy- ny at No claim of any ng to be based vpon ognized by the Com. vile please take no- them will he re THE COLUMBIA FIRE UNDER WRITERS, Omaha, Neb, of the TIONAL FIRE INSURANCE €O, X of Hartford, Conn, By C..0. Talmage, Manager, F. EL Davi Former At Kinty Agent. Xo. 1 Japanese Rockefeller, A formidable vil field deseribed by William Dietrich in a recent issue of the Petroleum Age lies in the Higashi- yama district on the Sea of Japan. “Coolles dig a hole with a pick and shovel,” s the writer, “and crib or brace the walls as they go down. Their wives pull up the dirt and the shale, Some of these hand-dug wells are ex- ceedingly deep, and the natives. ptunp alr into them with an old-fashioned blower, “The field. covers about square miles, and in this are se producing wells, The gest of these produce about ten koku' (or 480. gal- Jons) a day. Other wells furnish not more than five gatlops s “It is a common practi¢e for the head of a family to go to the oil wells oil-tins hanging from a yoke about his neck, He carvies the titis, filled with crude oil, from five to seven iniles to home refinery, and the whole mily then turn to and help him re- fine it, When that is ‘finished, the children take the oil to residential dist of the LADDER relievedin @ §, Ezch Cap- svle bears the (MID ~, name a © poroure ofcounterfell: NES T OEE SEEMS FUNNY “You CUT Your, FINGERS So uP: TN be valuolesg | = Pansy Needs No Agsistance x GFZ DOES HELEN EVER. Assist You WITH THE CookING, PANSY P C'MON CLEM= EASE OFF JW POSE DE PLASTIQUE! HOW BOUT THAT RIG OF MR. GIMNIC'S, GOTITALL IN SHAPE 2 — HE'S DUE HEREIN TEN MINUTES sont Ser ‘BY ALLMAN | A Have You BASTeD | YASSUM, THAT ROAST, Pansy ?| YAS SUM - You KNOW. THAT Witt MAKE IT Nice AND BROWN * | DONE Kyou! ALL ABOUT ke rts VAS sum, BY KEEPING OUT ~ OF DE KircHeNn /a reputation f Hl just right, di and turning out a “run” of liquor that ie Yer orto, 115 \]| ALL SET=HeED \ |: SPE TEN MINUTES) WEAR AN’ TEAR ON WIS WATCH IF HE | is known the aK, 2-14-16-17 ' five-gallon | { Li 2) UN| ss nearby, and peddle it from house to house in-ong or two sen lots." | SAY! wet TW +2 ALL FIXED EX? ~ LOOK- ~ YoU FORGOT TH’, CARBURETOR I! OCLAIM TOTH" FORGOT To PUT IN TA" CARBURETOR ¢ WOn!-5-SoME MECHANIC! He Knows What He’s Talking Ahout ~ ARE You SURE, » You DIDN'T CUT \T ON PURPOSE ¢ oo ( ~ GEE ~e TL MUFFED THAT: OH, HE'D COME GAWSM ~ BUT You'RE RSE CLEM, YOU'RE xe 7 @ PARTICULAR > ONE FLAT TIRE? t i i CUT IT ON AKNIFE ! STILL AGAIN. WORKS “Mountain Dew” Plant Has Been Buried 50 Years. / United States Marshals Hunt Wilds of Wayne County, W. Va., for Giant Still. Huntington, W. Va—County and {| state prohibition officers and United *States m: | Wilds of Wayne county, hls are rching the where a gigantle copper still is again in oper- ation, after being buried for half a century. Fifty years ago a “mountain dew" w: actured in’ this sec- tion w superior to legalized bran “Wash Farley’s Best” wi famous brand of whisky in this see- tion, Making whisky was then a legal and much appreciated occupation.’ The authorities usually ran a small still in addition to arresting a few murderers: and thieves, It was no disgrace then to ran a copper can and coil, The abil- ity to turn out good whisky was an accomplishment, and many a farmer would employ 2 hired man if he knew nothing else about him except that he could make good whisk: 5 Tt was back in 1859, 1860 and 1861 thac “Unele” John Jones made “100 per cent pure” liquor, He lived on Lick creek, near the Lincoln-Wayne county line, and there turned: out whisky as pure as the mountain dew, sweet as honey and with a kick like a cranky flivver, “Uncle” John had “souring” his mash iling j long enough much in demand. Then came federal legislation put- ting a high license on the-business of distilling, and “Unele” John decided to quit. He buried the still after carefully drawing a maf showing its exact location, A few ‘days afd de- scendants of “Undie” Jobn found this map undey the rafters of ‘fh barn, During the last few ¢ ‘a néw and excellent brand of fiquor has heen ap- y pearing in these parts. Veterans de- clared it) was like “Uncle” John’s, Then the secret leaked out. The old still had Ween unearthed, and with a little -practice the finder vas able to di the famous till a brand just like ncle” John brand, It is said to be the largest, fines Wayne and Lincoln counties. “HAS ANTIQUE FIDDLE still is Tocattd in the reek region, but ‘the officers s yet been Ynable to find it. It 1 and ; most complete whisky making plant fh] West Virginia. The whisky is being put out in great quantities through Insurance. Of the three kinds of insurance, ma- rine is probably the oldest. The object of this insurance contract is to in- demnify against loss of property in the course of navigation, A ship, her ‘leargo, and the ship's earnings are ins sured against fire and the many perils of the voyage. Marine tnsurance was practiced by the Venetians tn the fif- teenth century. In England it was in active operation In the sixteenth cene tury. Early Insurance Company. Fire insurance originated in its mods ern form immediately after the great fire of London in 1666. In 1696 the Hand in Hand—probably the oldest unee company in the world nly the oldest in Great Brit- established on the mutual fire in: and cert ain—was principle, HELP WANTED—MAL= RBER_ TRADES Ww weeks completess THE BAT » big eS ert instruction our method tin ; only r Call or writ catalog. Moler Bawe ber Co B: K, Nicollet Av. _neapolis, CEARN pair vull Los Angeles M. Auto S —State Phiuza, BELP WANTED—CEMALE Northwest. COMPETENT colore a permanent po: ition with work, two in fami M WAN 3 DA gil for general hou: Good home. “Good pa N for gen or call 16 AV at once for 93, Medora, y Night TL. or call 811 I Sle) Geka FOR RENT—Fuinished room, Now 14, care ‘Pribiitie. FOR Yoon €OR BALE OF RENT. HOUSES! AN! ATS mand, would like good family. Write 12, care Tribune, need girl for hou: Vesperman. Phone 142, or call im with kiteh= room in modern 2-16-3t FOR SAT: ‘Striged * complete! bedrdom’s right for ‘quick Ownel city, Posséssion at onee. | I and terms, call Telephone 6 real bargain, Riverview addition, magdern, on pavemont. Three oak floors throughout. Price How OI modern hot corn y east of LE— sion any tim ring and plumbing good, meut one bi from car line. for about ha i to build, land POR SALE ion with good tr “ke possession> € in, with a double on. very - re ion, “Ge OR SALE n d bath, “Close in Thone For quick Todern house, Heating plant ‘On would now cost room modarn house, T. 1, Molihan, east of posto: aie ery new 6 SALE WANTED TO RENT Chinese coolies, who had th the allied armies on the n front, recently arrived in Ce on the way home. Here is cae musical instruments he is tekin: with him, WATER WINGS LIFT Shut’: Besiish Use Canvas When Inflated tion. ~Sunila or We wings,” used those learning to swit toons been im ers, whieh, when suit submerged tons, ‘Two of 4 recently raised the suk bya U-boat iu Drce ts z shire, Seotla Poni ing a lifting capacity soon to be made. It is battery of 50 of thea ww the Lusitania te the WANT three | modern — fur light For ‘com bungalow, fo very "close in. Geo. Ql. Register Sinall cottage furnished or hed Ooms or aye thinking of buy 1-10-4mo3 MISCELLANEOUS _ FOR SALE—1 Columbia Graphonola, nearly new. at A paraalt if taken, . 11 Phone onal Bank N SATII a f ures singers, $7 50. in “full yellow h tee safe arriv does not affect shipping, alogue, Sam Meyer, 3528 ong, r ute while high m We ite listings of bungalows. Phone 314. I Reait ismyeck Bank Bldg. ted amount of D n IETH—We. pa ts. Mail. matter if broken, |W Bloomington, Minois. 1 guaran- Send for cat- Flournoy also Marquis Durum, ern Metal Cc FREE WISCONSIN BULLETINS climate, crops. Immigration Bureau, Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, 71, Madison, Wis FOR SALE CHEAP. forge. Lahr Motor Sales Co. gPhone 1377, WANTE 5 HOWSES WANTED Good blacksmith AVANT TO BUY — Modern Owner only need wr and terms ribune Co, e. Description first letter. Write No. 15. 1D to bu: > v5 to 6 room house, must be modern. Write No. 10 care ‘¥ibune,

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