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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
6
Stocks and markets update from Chamberlin Bros. Co at Rentschler Building notes wheat prices in Conn and Chicago quotes for open high low and close. District data shows small changes in grain and cotton futures as the market digests Dec. 27 trading.
Wheat prices show No 2 red around 1.00 to 1.02 with various class values No 3 red near 0.98 to 1.01 No 2 hard winter around 0.98 to 1.00 and No 3 hard winter about 1.04 No 1 northern spring near 1.10 to 1.14 No 2 northern spring near 1.07 to 1.09 No 3 northern spring about 1.02 to 1.09 Corn prices list No 2 around 59 to 60 cents No 3 around 54 to 55 cents No 4 about 50 to 52 cents Oats show No 3 white near 47 to 48 cents No 4 around 46 to 50 cents Standards at 50 cents.
The Mathes Sohngen Co Burnham will host a demonstrator in this city at their store from December 16 to 18 to teach ladies how to use Burnham's Toilet Requisites with success in home privacy. The program mirrors the quality of Burnham's Chicago parlors at 70 and 72 State St.
Demand fair and receipts moderate kept markets steady. Corn and oats showed limited volume with general ease for shelled stock and mixed ears. hay prices firm for clover and timothy, with several grades quoted across barley and other grains.
Butter prints and various cheeses price quotes listed with New York full cream at 15 cents and Ohio at 14 1/2. Poultry supplies are light but demand not urgent with steady prices. turkeys, chickens, geese, and ducks show activity and steady quotes. receipts moderate. Eggs continue liberal with fresh stock at 24 cents per dozen, country held at 15 cents. rabbits priced 1.10 to 1.25 per dozen.
Receipts were light but offerings ample, Friday markets quiet with prices steady for fat cattle and milk cows, weak for common stock. Hog prices rose about 15 to 20 cents per 100 pounds on fair receipts, while sheep and lambs showed a weaker, dull market with lower quotes.
Some dealers push substitutes claiming equal quality to increase profit. Seek the honest dealer who will provide exactly what you ask for and not upcharge by substituting inferior or different items.
Special to the Democrat Sun from Oxford Ohio reports a nighttime social disturbance at the A M E church with a gun claim by Garnett and Corbin's interim detainment. Mrs Cyrus D Cross dies in Brownsville Indiana with funeral plans. Local exams posts clerks carriers at Oxford post office January 18. A masked holdup near railroad box cars but no losses. Funeral of Robert H W Harris from Chicago. Eastern Star installation. G A R and Relief corps indiction. Cincinnati visitors and regional travels noted.
Miss Ruth Wehrman spends holidays in Columbus while Miss Mattie Hemp entertains Miss Jennie Potters of Eaton. Mr and Mrs John Huber visit Middletown relatives on Xmas day. Edna Bollender returns from Cincinnati to visit. W Snoderly guests H Lout in Middletown for Christmas. Shelley Millikin home from the U S O at Columbus for New Year. Monroe Mack of Dayton visits Walter Confer on Monument avenue. Dr Merle Flenner returns after a two week Peoria trip. Eva Wooth and Mrs Harry Kavox visit Cincinnati guests of Miss Ella Barrowcliff and attend the Honeymooners at the Walnut. Orpha and Nellie Curtis of Vincennes visit current residents on North Numth street with James H Conner. Anmadine Williams, training nurse in Cincinnati, holidays with Dr Georgetta Williams.
Miss Ethel Apgar of West Elkton visited with her cousin Mrs. Lee Mann and families over the weekend. Elbert Huffman and others spent Wednesday with Edward Mann and Erma Idella. Mrs. Edward Mikesell visited her parents in Eaton. Jennie Burns and Jennie O Leary visited friends and family. Clay Felton and Walter Clawson returned for holidays. The community shared visits among Button, Felton, and Dwire households in a weekend of family gatherings.
Notice to subscribers that Bell Telephone Co will relocate its Oxford exchange on High Street opposite the public square. Service may be interrupted between 10 P M Saturday and 7 A M Sunday. patrons are asked to limit use during those hours. FP L Van Arsdale.
Emma Barnett of Middletown files for divorce from Joseph C. Barnett on grounds of cruelty and gross neglect. She alleges daily abuse, jealousy, and confinement since their marriage on March 6, 1907, with a request for alimony. a restraining order bars sale of jointly owned property.
Chas. Hetzler returned home last Friday from Otterbein University in Brown's Run Ohio where residents note his homecoming.
Lindenwald notes Christmas week activities with church events, Santa Claus visits and children receiving treats. Local families, guests from Cincinnati and Indiana, and decorations are described along with holiday dinners, games, and bean prize contests.
Germantown High School pupils from the community enjoyed a two week vacation while several township schools dismissed early for an inter-class debate at Germantown High on the topic Are Trusts Beneficial to the People of This Country The negatives won with judges A A Maysilles Rev Peschau Mr Reiter Rev Seibert D D presiding officer Senior students defended the affirmative while a sophomore and two juniors spoke for the negative.
11 00 FEM sends to Dwyer while 12 00 M moves to Middletown as Lebanon news circulates.
City officials including Mayor W F Thomas and committee members met Friday with Hamilton club leaders and gas official Judge Miller Outcast of Cincinnati to plan a conference with Columbia Gas and Electric Co. The aim is to set a date before next Monday to discuss obligations and economical operation of the gas department.
Judge Outcalt of Cincinnati, attorney for the Natural Gas Company, met Hamilton officials yesterday. The Columbia Gas and Electric Co. franchise expires December 3. He said gas from West Virginia fields cannot yet reach Cincinnati, delaying supply. The company seeks an extension of the franchise.
A dated timetable lists No 2 Lima Tol Erie and multiple daily express and accommodation trains with times for trains leaving going south and west and arriving from the north. Notable services include the Detroit Erie and Northern Limited daily runs and special Sun only and ex Sun services to Cin City and Middletown.
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