Sparta Youth Sentenced for Burglary at Age 17
Harry Hoffman pleads guilty to burglary in Manston after being caught burglarizing Balwin Mercantile in Sparta Wis. He receives the minimum one year at Green Bay Reform School due to youth and first offense. Sheriff Henry took him to serve the sentence. The Sparta Brush Factory has a receiver, Frank Kern, amid internal disputes. Candidates for county judge filed expenses with R. B. McCoy spending 868.45 and Howard Teasdale 577.51. Chas Jersey of Sand Creek is buried in Leon cemetery aged 60. Dora Jenkins, daughter of Mrs. David Jenkins, is mentioned south of town.
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Sparta
Wis
Harry Hoffman
Balwin Mercantile Company
Manston
O'Neill
Green Bay
Hoffman
Reformatory
Henry
R. B. McCoy
Howard Teasdale
Chas
Jersey
Sand Creek
Leon
Dora Jenkins
David Jenkins
Local News Briefs From Sparta Area
City resident dies Wednesday afternoon of pneumonia. Marriage licenses issued to John Reach and Lizzie Neal Adrian. G W Tadder and Harriett Slater Oakdale. Sparta families welcome newborn daughters to Johnson, Brotherson, and Kowitz households. Dr W G Merrill of Necedah buys Wilton practice from Dr C E Phillips after fire loss. Emory Jones leaves for Briton South Dakota to join Lee Mercantile Co. Mr Newland, former Sparta Melrose Ry president, visits city on business.
Comparative Markets These Quotations Show the General Trend
The article surveys price directions for the coming week, presenting quotations from dealers and market sources. It outlines how a broad range of commodities move, with attention to confidence levels, supply pressures, and anticipated demand across sectors.
Trade Summary at Union Stock Yards May Market Spotlight
Cattle receipts about 5000 with steady prices. Beeves 5.10 to 7.25 dollars, Texans 4.60 to 6.10, western 4.75 to 6. Cattle stockers and feeders 3.60 to 5.65, cows and heifers 2.50 to 6.25, calves 5.25 to 7.50. Hogs receipts 15000, fair demand. light 6.85 to 7.35, mixed 6.95 to 7.45, heavy 7.05 to 7.50, Yorkers 7.20 to 7.30, pigs 5.80 to 6.70. Sheep receipts 8000 slow. native 4 to 6, western 4.25 to 6, lambs 6.25 to 9, western lambs 6.75 to 9.50.
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Union Stock Yards
Western, $4.25 To $6; Lambs
Western
Texas
Lambs
Bangor Woman Dies at Wales Sanitarium
Mrs. G H Jones of Bangor died May 6 at the Wales Wis sanitarium from tuberculosis. Services were held at the Baptist church by Rev J J Johnson with Rev Schaffer assisting and interment at Burns Cemetery. Also notes of visits and movements of local residents in Bangor and surrounding towns.
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G. H. Jones
Bangor
Wales
Wis
Baptist Church
J. J. Johnson
Schafer
Burns Cemetery
Rae Stevens
St. Paul
D. O. Oliver
S. E. Sweet
Durand
Alexander Newton
A. B. Newton
Willard Fulton
Sparta
N. M. Elsen
Winona
J. Crandall
Wausau
Jos
Stintzi
Marjory Stintzi
Sophia Holtze
Norwalk
Waldo Page
Senith
Margaret
Mary Griffiths
la Crosse
Joe Cabot
Tomas
G. Gilbertson
Lucile
Buffalo Springs
N. D
G. Bosshard
Local Notes from Genoa Wisconsin and Nearby
Miss Augusta Riley closed her spring term at Victory and moved to Chamberlain South Dakota where she has a homestead. Mrs Louis Laylan and daughter went to La Crosse. Mr and Mrs Roeppe returned from Reedsburg. May Riley visited La Crosse and returned. Alex Ristow moved Charles Otts house. Thomas Powers moved into James Laylans house. A new churn arrived at the creamery last week.
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Augusta Riley
Victory
Chamberlain, S. D
Louis Laylan
la Crosse
Burton Warne
Roeppe
Little Son
Reedsburg
May Riley
Alex Ristow
Charles Ott
Wm. Hutson
Mr. Koeppe
Gianoli
Fred Morelli
de Soto
A. A. Zykowsky
Chicago
Thomas Powers
James Laylan
Charn
G. Keppler
A. Tulloch
Mr. Marshall
John Moore
Dresbach Bricks Begin Soon and Birthday Cheer
Baker and Johnson will start brick yard work in a few days. Esther Olmstead enjoyed a surprise 20th birthday party last Saturday hosted by friends. Jacob Castle of La Crosse visits Mr and Mrs R Remp. Clergy from Winona Olive Branch and Presbyterian churches with the Yoke Fellows band will lead Dresbach M E services Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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Baker & Johnson
Esther Olmstead
Jacob Castle
la Crosse
R. Remp
Russel
Winona Olive Branch
Rev. Williams
Presbyterian Church
W. M. C. A. Yoke
Dresbach M. E
Livestock Market Summary from May Market Report
Livestock receipts mix shows cattle down and hogs steady. Cattle range from 2.49 to 7.25 with Texas and western loads noted. hogs meet prices from 6.85 to 7.45 with varied weight classes. sheep demand strong with natives 3.90 to 6.50 and lambs rising to 9.00 in places.
Local Scene Notes and Visits in Town
Misses Mayme and Ethel Kerrigan of La Crescent visit Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nagle this week. Mrs. M. Nicoll and son head to Garfield Washington after a brief stop with the Van Sheppens. Baker Johnson ships bricks to Brownsville and Westby Wisconsin. Railroad workers return home from Better due to wage cut. Miss Lealah Holcomb of Richmond visits Holcomb family. Edw Maynard adds to Culver’s store at Dakota. Farmers finish seeding and plant corn. Belle and Maude Boyd of La Crosse remodel cottage. Mrs. Ted Widmeyer from La Crosse visits town. E L Gilbert undergoes eye operation in La Crosse hospital.
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Mayme
Ethel Kerrigan
la Crescent
Sam Nagle
M. Nicoll
Mormon Coulee
Garfield
Wash
Claus van Sheppen
Baker & Johnson
Brownsville
Westby
Wis
Better
Lealah Holcomb
Richmond
Henry Holcomb
Edw
Maynard
Culver
Dakota
Belle and Maude Boyd
la Crosse
Ted Widmeyer
E. L. Gilbert
Seeding Progress and Local Happenings in Homer Minnesota
Seeding in the area is progressing with some potato planting. Milt Hill delivered shade trees to the Riverside summer home of A. B. and H. S. Youmans, trees set along the driveway. Mrs Balzer narrowly escaped injury when a buggy overturned into a creek after the tugs loosened on a hill. she was rescued promptly. Ross Lake visited St. Paul and Minneapolis. Miss Alice Brown resumes teaching after illness. Elmer Tainter bikes daily to Winsan? no, Winona for high school. Miss Daisy Warner visited Stockton home. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised for nerves and vitality.
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Milt Hill
Riverside
A. B
H. S. Youmans
Ross Lake
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Alice Brown
Elmer Tainter
Winona
Daisy Warner
Stockton
Market Opens With Gains Amid Mixed Rail and Coal Activity
New York stocks started May 14 with strength as prices rose in early trading, led by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific each up about a point and Amalgamated Copper near a point. Steel issues showed improvement while Consolidated Gas climbed 2 percent, and later gains shifted to railway shares with Delaware and Hudson up over two points before overall market activity cooled and traded in a narrow range.
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New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Consolidated Gas
Delaware and Hudson
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 14
Cattle receipts 1,000 with strong demand. Native steers 5.30 to 7.00, southern 4.75 to 6.50, cows 3.25 to 5.75, stockers 4.00 to 5.75, bulls 3.75 to 5.25, calves 3.75 to 7.25, western steers 5.25 to 6.75. Hogs receipts 7,900, strong. heavy 7.20 to 7.40, packers 7.10 to 7.35, light 6.75 to 7.60. Sheep receipts 3,000, muttons 5.25 to 6.75, lambs 6.50 to 9.25, wethers 5.00 to 7.75, ewes 4.25 to 6.25.
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Kansas City
Uigs
Chicago Livestock at Union Stockyards Receipts Mixed
Cattle receipts 7,500 steady with prices $5.10 to $7.25 for Texans and $4.75 to $6.00 for westerns. Stockers 3.60 to 5.65, cows and heifers 2.50 to 6.25, calves 5.25 to 7.50. Hogs 10,000 strong with lights 6.85 to 7.35, mixed 7.00 to 7.45, heavies 7.00 to 7.59, pigs 5.80 to 6.75. Sheep 6,000 weak with natives 4.00 to 6.50, westerns 4.25 to 6.40, lambs natives 6.25 to 8.25, westerns 6.50 to 9.35.
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Chicago
UNION
Ill
Texas
Western
Chicago Produce Prices May 24 Milk Eggs Poultry and More
Chicago market summary lists butter at 25c for creamery extra and firsts, 25c seconds 22c. dairy extra 23 ½c. Eggs firsts 20 ½c seconds 19 ½c. Cheese Twin 14 ¾c Young Americas 14 ½c. Live poultry turkeys 16 to 16 ½c fowls 15c ducks 10c geese 6 to 8c. Springs 4 to 6.50 per dozen. Potatoes 8 to 2c.
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Chicago
Ice Cream & Butter Co
Americas
Limburger
Thomas & Phalon
Ake
Hawley Com. Co
A. B. Mofll
Os Howes
Asdgserus
H. M. Sieger
Markets Remain Featureless Amid Mixed Wheat and Corn Activity
Chicago May 14 Wheat opened with fair volume as traders covered shorts, while corn steadied to higher on wet weather expectations. Noon trading saw solid buying by Armour and Patten lifting prices. oats rose as shorts covered. The day closed strong across corn and oats with Patten continuing support.
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Chicago
Armour and Patten
Ministers on the Links Spark a Golfing Parable
A three ball match on our club course ends in laughter when a top golfer trapped in a bunker laments with a Congregational minister on one side and a Baptist minister on the other. The anecdote, told by D. A. P, highlights comic restraint amid sport.
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Scylla
Charybdis
Parsons Shrdjuunu
Parsons
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