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hel Ge at ev Ne ha ing an Mr ter of ol fer eh bit th: ne mt m of re ox on PAGE, TWO. MONTANA SLAYER SENT TO DEATH ON GALLOWS FERENT TO FATE BILLION ADDED INDIF TO GHAIN CROP VALUES, REPORT Recent Market Gains Of Few Weeks. Time Mean Fortune. CHICAGO, July 18,—Upward of @ billion dollars has been added to speculative values of the grain crops of the United States and the Canadian northwest as a result of the advance in the last few weeks of oximately thirty cents a bushel in-wheat prices in the United States and an in ents | ¢ @ bushel in Canada, July wheat, which sold at $1.03% on June 9, touched $1.30% yester: day, gaining 4% cents for the day $1.40% while an futures excep ember co quoted here yesterday at new Bigh prices for the crop, Speculative trading on the Board of Trade Wednesday reached its highest level since May 1, 1928, with anaggregate of more than 110,000,- 600 bushels of all grains, of which 69,000,000 bushels were wheat for future delivery. Six weeks ago trad. ing was around 20,000,000 bushels a day. July corn has advanced from 78 cents to $1.13 im about six weeks und cash No. 2 yellow corn brought $1.16%4 here yesterday, the highest in several rs. Oats sold at 61 cents and are up ten cents of late and rye brought 87 cents, a gain of ents a bushel in the same time. rn and oats dropped in sym Winnipeg was up to advance ¢ Trap Sprung at Bozeman Early Today Marks Closing Chapter In Cruel Murder of Dakota Woman BOZEMAN, Mont., July 18,—Maintaining until the last an almost indifferent attitude as to his fate, Seth Orrin Danner, formerly of Coffeyville, Kans., was exe- cuted on the gallows in the county jail here at 2:15 o’clock this morning, for the murder of Mrs. Florence Sprouse of at Centra] Park, twenty miles west of here, Britton, S. D in October, 1 He was officially Pronounced dead four minutes after the trap was sprung. Danner was arrested thirteen months ago, charged with the mur- der 8. Sprouse, after an alleged confession, by his wife, Iva Danner, which led to’ the finding of the bodies of John and Florence Sprouse in a shallow grave in Central Park more than two ‘ss after the crime was committed. hortly after the purported confession, Mrs. Danner © and testified as state at the trial he testimonies at Danners, with thelr ed to Montana from Dakota in October, 1920, and t nner the camp Novem: over trap lines and hunt prouse failing to return, ted confession stated, and when Mrs, Sprouse asked about her husband Danner is alleged to have killed her with a hatchet. That night, the confession continued, Danner placed the bodies in the Sprouse tent and the next night burfed them. pinta ene USE ES fa of the extreme loss, and later sagged again to a Hmited extent. Oats started %& to cents off, Sopember 48% cents, and later showec litional declines, but not such decided fall as in wheat or corn Higher q to. counte % ns on hogs helped in the provision y with wheat. After -opening % to 4 cents lower, September $1.03 market t Gasolirte Price In Wyoming Holds Up CHEYENNE, Wyo., July Reductions in gasoline prices in neighboring cities of Colorado*have not been reflected in enne, where the price remains 21% cents per gallon. Of this price, 1 cent in the state tax. Local dealers say there is no price reduction in pros- pect here. At Longmont, Colo, 80 miles from Cheyenne, gas is sell- ing at 15 cents a gallon, which is 5% cents under the Cheyenne price | } less the state tax Anat ISS Peoplé From Afar Going to Cheyenne CHEYENNE, Wyo., Many people are coming from a-far. to attend the Frontier Days celebra- tion opening here next ‘Tuesday, but none, perhaps, will make a longer Journey for that purpose than Mr. . Simpson and ved ‘Thursday cted across the July 18. — from Atlantic and the g: RENT—Three-room furnished ment apartment in - modern ights, cas and water furnish- der. Phone 6R. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1924. Mumford, dean of the college of ture, University of Illinots, today told members of the Montana Bankers’ association in convention here, “Banks can help in restoring agr}- culture to a healthy condition by giving their moral support to farm- educational projects and particularly PORTLAND, Ore., July 18.—Two by extending their interest in the|unmasked men entered the Bank of farmer's welfare beyond the mere|Oswego, at Oswego, a suburb, at sofety of a loan,” he asserted, noon today, locked the cashier, bookkeeper and a woman customer in the vault and escaped in a wait- ing automobile with $1,500, —e—__ Recently displayed at a trade ex- ers’ organization ‘and agricultural .| hibition in England was a boot meas- uring 85 inches from heel to toe, T. Now— Which ig claimed (0 be the largent | Westen your stomach Cooler Breakfasts : ‘Tomorrow’s breakfast prepared with tonight's WE'LL CALL dinner—a QUICK QUAKER delight iy Tabs ncarracioe Pay Day and Saturday A DELIGHTFUL COMBINATION “ewe SPECIALS breakfasts, Made of oats, New Potatoes, 100 Jbs._-_---.-.-----------$4.50 Red Raspberries, case_ e+ ------ nn -~$4,50 Plums, basket ~----_-- ae Si ee ae Peaches, basket -~.- Milk, 2 quarts__ Watermelons, Ib. ~-_-. Cantaloupes, 2 for_._-__ Fresh Killed Spring Chickens, Ib. Stewing Chickens, Ib. . PEOPLE’S MARKET New Public Market Phone 2627 The men of ancient Rome regarded it as an effeminacy to wear any gar- ment of silk. OUR STOMACH Always CHAMBERLAIN’S “TABLETS TANK WORKER BADLY INJURED Joe Fiche had both legs broken and also suffered a fracture of the left arm yesterday when a scaffold- ing fell with him while he was working on @ tank in the Salt Creek oll field. He was brought to the Cas- per Private hospital. So far as no further injuries, ~~. The library of the British museum contains 27,000 volumes in Chinese, 12,000 in Hebrew and 13,000 in other Oriental languages. known he Judge Rose Files His Declaration For Primary Race ¢ CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 18. Judge Robert R. Rose of Casper late Thursday filed in the offices of the Secretary of State here his declara- tion of candidacy for the democratic nomination for United States sena- tor. BIG DAMAGE IN STORM ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 18-—-Dam- ~>-----~-~-256 Se ee vere electrical storm which disabled telephone and 20,000 electric connections, The 54-mile wind de- stroyed thousands of trees, The telephone system waa inter. rupted more than in any storm since the tornado of 1896, officials said. —————-———— Farmer’s Dollar Staging Steady SENSATIONAL STORE-WIDE CLEAN-SWEEP Comeback Now | CLEARANCE! BOZEMAN, Mont., July NOTHING RESERVED. DON’T MISS THIS! tries, from post-war deflation, indi- CLEARANCE OF WASH DRESSES in all Hnes of busin: Regardless of Former Prices sequent return of th lar to its full buying powet Just a Limited Quantity CLEARANCE OF SILK DRESSES Georgette, canton crepes, silk voiles, roshanara and sport silk. ' Values Up to $22.50 ei CLEARANCE OF SILK DRESSES Values up to $12.00 : *6.00 CLEARANCE OF COATS AND SUITS Choice of the House Extra Sizes Up to 52 Values Up to $45.00 15 SILK BLOUSES Made in crepe-de-chine or jersey. All colors and sizes. $10.00 values. SALE PRICE, - $4.50 SKIRTS Tweeds, flannels and Silk Skirts, tail- ored and pleated in a big assortment of colors. Values up to $10.00. SALE PRICE. $4.95 vAcoOBS 122 W. Second St. SILK HOSE Ladies’ Silk Chiffon Hose, all colors. Values up to $3.00. $1.50 WHILE THEY LAST. Dove Undergarments Gowns, Teddies, Step-ins and Bloomers, in nainsook, dimity and voiles. All col- ors. Regular $2.50 values. SALE PRICE. _ Just Around the Corner Off Center