The Kansas City Gazette from Kansas City, Kansas • Page 5

MARKET REPORT KANSAS BOARD OF TRADE. JOINTS ALL CLOSED IN KANSAS. I A ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKSON MAKES THIS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. Does Not Assert That Liquor Is Not Sold Illegally, but it is Sold Clandestinely The Open Saloon has Been Driven Out. MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Age Elhy Kester, Carrollton, Mo ...22 Eva Williamson, Carrollton, 19 Jay G. Milks, Kansas City, 22 Elsie L. Dean, Bonner Springs, 22 Roy R. Stewart, Chicago, 111. .24 Mattie Cunningham, St.

Louis, 26 RRobert E. Anderson, Hannibal, ..............21 Eunice Wheeler, Kansas City, Mo. .19 William A. Walden, Kansas City, .......28 Nettie E. Walters, Roswell, N.

I i ngifTTr- -f TODAY'S RANGE OF VALUES. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. List of real eiai6 transfers furnished by J. F. Cox f28 Minnesota avenue.

Charles S. Griffin to John Hartman, land in section 18, township 11, range 24, $2,000. John Agan to Thomas E. Starnes, lots 4 and 5, block 10, Pacific Place, $8,000. Robert Seaton to W.

R. Seaton, lot 27, block 19, Argentine, $2,000. A. Eversole to B. I.

Brooks, lot 17, block 76, Armourdale, $700. Phoenix Land and Improvement company to Mary V. Rubart, lot 9, Rosedaleview annex, $200. Hannah Schwab to Dominico Mas-sorotto, lot 2, block 76, Wyandotte City, $1,300. Edward Schwab to same, lot 2, block 76, Wyandotte City, $1.

Silas B. Silvers to B. Olson, lots 33 and 34 and 77 aand 78, block 3, Gray Woods' Central addition, $50. Ida Stewart to E. E.

McCudy, lot 10, block 1, Chelsea Springs, $1. C. Johnson to M. Heim, lot 28, block 4, McGrew Place, $600. T.

J. Ronayne to C. J. Snook, lot 32, block 124, Armourdale, $1,000. M.

Schalley to A. Green, lots 20 and 21, block 12, Edgerton Place, $1,900. The above designs are by The McCall Company, New i York. Patterns may be obtained at any McCall Agency. Attorney General Jackson makes the following report to the governor: "Unless It be in some of the remote mining districts of the State, I feel safe in saying that there are not any open saloons In Kansas.

I am not asserting that- there are no liquors sold illegally in the State, because such a condition probably exists no place in the world. But such liquors as are sold, even in the communities where bitter opposition to the prohibitory law exists, are sold clandestinely, aand there are no greater number of violations of the State law prohibiting the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors than there are in other States which have more liberal laws. "The problem of the last two years has been to drive the open saloon or joint' from the State. The problem for the next few years will be to suppress the places where liquors are clandestinely sold and where the vender hopes by selling in small quantities to escape the vigilance of the officers of the law." In his recommendations for legislation for the more efficient enforcement of the prohibitory law, Mr. Jackson asks the re-enaction of the inquisitorial law providing for county attorneys to hold inquisitions to discover violations of the law.

This law was once on the state books, but was held unconstitutional by the supreme court because it was not passed regularly by the legislatnre. He also asks a law granting complete immunity for persons compelled to testify in liquor prosecutions and the appointment by the governor of county court judges and marshals who will devote practically their entire time to the enforcement of the prohibitory law. In many counties the ordinary work of the district courts is so heavy that the liquor cases are shoved aside. The attorney general desires the legislature to leave the penalties for violations of the prohibitory law alone. He Bays the penalties are sufficiently heavy.

Kansas City Cash Market. Wheat No. 2 hard, 99 No. 3 hard, No. 4 hard, S3 9Sc; No.

2 red, No. 3 red, No. 4 red, 971.01. Corn No. 2 mixed, 560; No.

3 mixed, 56c; No. 2 yellow, 56c; No. 3 yellow, SGoGc; No. 2 white, 58c; No. 3 white.

57 c. Oats No. 2 mixed, 4S49c; No. 5 mixed, 4748c No. 2 white, 49 053c; No.

3 white, 4849c. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Hogs Receipts, 2,000. Market slow sit 510c lower, closing easy. Top sale, bulk, $5.40 5.90; heavy, mixed, light, $3.255.75.

Cattle steady at 10c lower. Sheep Receipts, 3,000. Market slow. Lambs, yearlings, wethers, ewes, $4.75. Chicago Live Stock Market.

Hogs Receipts, 38,000, 510c lower. Light, mixed, $5.45 COO; heavy, $5.456.05. Cattle steady. Beef steers, $3.65 7.70; cows and heifers, Texans, $3.604.45. Receipts of Live Stock.

Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Chicago 33,000 4,500 15,000 Kansas City 20,000 12,000 7,000 Omaha 12,000 3,600 9,000 Fortunate, indeed. Cook.

Taylor was always a fortunate man, but doesn't it seem wonderful that his luck should stay with him to the very last! Raleigh, now was that? Cook. Why, he vas operated on for the removal of a pearl which he had accidentally swallowed while eating oysters, and when the pearl was examined it waa found to be valuable enough to pay for both the operation and the funeral. Judge. 25 CENT GAS St. Joseph 10,000 2,100 2,500 St.

Louis 10,000 5,00 4,000 is now in Kansas a general protest against the poor farm system. Wherever investigation has been made the disclosures were discouraging, and sometimes startling; the average poor house, secluded as it is. and usually free from the scrutiny of critical eyes, is a noisome and squalid den, lacking the most necessary conveniences, and usually overrun with vermin. To herd unfortunate old people and sick people in such a place is something abominable, and it seems more so when one remembers how careful the people aro in housing the criminals. The average jail is -more comfortable than many a laboring man's home, but the aged unfortunates who have nothing worse written against their names than a charge of poverty, are denied the things essential to decent existence.

There is such a strong protest being made that a reform will doubtless follow and while the work of reformation is in progress, why not abolish the poor farm, as an institution, altogether. What is gained by paying a man a salary to neglect a county farm, that might be productive and profitable, if operated by a man who had to make his living from it? So long as this system prevails, abuses are bound to creep in. The paupers being isolated, are forgotten, ind the perfunctory visits of county are not apt to bring relief from such impositions or abuses as they might suffer from. They should be given a decent lome in the town that is the county eat, where people might take some nterest in them, and investigate heir condition at will. If the county must have a farm, it hould have a wall around it, and the ail prisoners should be kept there md made to work; they are usually able bodied, and capable of hewing wood and drawing water, while the oaupers are usually aged and feeble, md the superstition that their labor nay be of value is absurd.

Kansas Board of Trade. KANSAS CITY DELIVERY. Wheat-High. Dec. 99 May 1 01 July 93 Corn-Dec.

55 May 57 July 57- Oats May 49 Pork-Jan. 16 20 May 16 40 Lard Jan. 9 45 May 9 65 Ribs-Jan. 8 27 Close Low. Close.

Yes. 99 99 99 1 004 1 01 1 00- 92 93 92- 55 55 55 57- 57 57 57 57- 57- 49 49 49- 16 07 16 32 16 20 16 40 16 22 16 47 9 47-50 9 72 8 32 9 37 9 45 9 57-60 9 62 8 22 8 22 May 8 60-62 8 55-57 8 57 8 67 CHICAGO DELIVERY. Wheat-Dec. 1 03 May 1 07 July 99 Corn Dec. 57 May 61- 61 Oats-Dec.

49 May 51 July 46 Pork-Jan. 16 30 May 16 50 102 1 06 98 103 100 99 1 03 106 99- 57 60 61 49 51 46 16 17 16 42 9 42 9 62 57 57 Gl- 61 61 49 51 46 16 30 16 50 9 50 61 49 51- 46 16 32 16 57 9 52-55 9 77 8 37 8 72 Lard Jan. 9 50 May 9 70 Ribs-Jan. 8 32 May 8 65-67 -65 9 67 8 27 8 62 27 8 60 -62 New York Stock Market. New York, Dec.

29. Stocks hada good bull start but it was converted into a bear finish. Whole line made fine advances but a quick 3 point break in Smelters apparently started a decline. Nearly all the advances weer offset )v snril.ir dficlliu'j-. With the exception WaK'-u referred and a couple of others stocks c'oied weak, about at the bottom.

Wabash was the leader, rising 3 point? and maintained much of its gain. W. C. advanced 1, N. P.

1 and Northwestern 1. Smelters, I. Penna. and Reading went up a point each. Smelters led the break with over 2 points below yesterday's close.

Northwestern, Texas, U. P. and Copper dropped 1 and Ontario, Great Northern, B. So. Pac, C.

St. Paul, Rock Island and Anaconda fell 1 to 1. No Important news. Call money is tighter. Highwaymen Repulsed.

Two armed negroes went to the drug store of Dr. Thomas Vick Roy at 1027 Osage last night and demanded his money. The doctor, who is 76 years old, opened fire on them and several shots were exchanged. He Is confident that one of his shots took effect. OOtWflHY MAKES CHEAP LIGHT an 80 candle power Gas- Light costs less than one-fourth cent per hour WYANDOTTE COUNTY GAS CO.

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C. MERR1AM Springfield, Mass. ITTE1R Cars Collide in Fog. Two cars collided in the fog last night at Chelsea Park junction. Mo-torman Craig of the Jackson avenue car was cut with glass.

After being attended by Dr. Tenney he was taken to St. Margaret's hospital. Death of Seymour Karl. Mrs.

F. P. Breen, 3002 North Nineteenth street, received word yesterday announcing the death of her brother, Seymour Karl, in Montana. He was 42 years old and was reared in Wyandotte county. He had spent the last fifteen years in the west.

Auto License. The city council passed an amendment to the auto ordinance last night. Every auto owner must have a permit to run his machine writhin the city limits. This permit must be numbered and registered and may be taken out by the owner or chauffeur, providing he is over IS years of age. A fee of $3 must be paid to the city clerk who issues the license, which must be renewed every six months.

Argentine gets Gas Supply. The city of Argentine last night ganted a twenty-year franchise to W. H. Caffery and J. D.

Walters to furnish natural gas for that city. As an evidence of good faith the company was required to deposit $1,000 as a forfeit in case it failed to comply with the agreement. Looking Ahead. Now that the football season is at an end, efforts to conserve life and limb may be concentrated on the same Fourth for a spell. Chicago Record-Herald.

FROM OTHER SANCTUMS. Must Let Off Steam. Detroit Journal: -Austria announces that her patience is exhausted and that she is prepared to do something to Turkey by way of temperamental relief." As a Matter of Fact. Florida Times Union: "The papers that refer to Mr. Taft as presidentelect should know that until the electors cast their votes he is only a President to be elected." Good Luck or Hard Luck.

Louisville Cotirier-Journal: "As the result of an election bet Pete Hedges finds himself In possession of a bride, says a rural Illinois newspaper. Did Pete win or lose the bet?" RockereTrer Got the Re ware. Boston Globe: "The glory of the Oil Trust idea is not Mr. Rockefeller's, It seems, but he got a good part of the money." Out of Date. New York Herald: "Some one has discovered that theatrical ticket scalpers existed in the time of Roscins.

Don't doubt it, but hold that things have changed and the ticket speculators should have disappeared "with the stage coach, the tallow candle and the warming pan.M Cattle strong. Sheep steady. Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, Dec. 29.

Wheat market bullish today and it was a surprise to the bears. A weak Liverpool to help them but all it did was to force the May option down after the opening. Big people commenced buying thereabouts and ev.en Patten helped some. It was soon lifted liic and closed strong at highest close for quite a while. Northwest receipts remarkably light, which is a serious matter.

World's wheat visible increased only 72,000 instead of 1 to 3 millions as heretofore. Brisk cash demand at all western points. Wheat crop reports from southwest are not altogether favorable. Today's clear-aances and export sales very large. Corn rose and closed strong at the top.

Up now about 2c from the bottom. There was fresh buying today and in addition to considerable short covering. But Patten still talked bearish. Tomorrow's estimate light, only half of recent daily receipts and southwest says wet weather starting in also helped wheat strength. Farmers not disposed to sell much corn until price advaances more.

Oats closed Mc higher. Provisions weak. Pork dropped 15c, closing 7c lower. MARKET NOTES. Northwest wheat receipts today, 291 cars; a week ago, 230; a year ago, 355.

Chicago receipts: Wheat, 19 cars; corn, 448; oats, 197. Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 23 cars; corn, 23; oats, 7. MIST THE KANSAS EDITORIAL. Short on Drags. Ottawa Herald: The educational commission of Kansas is in favor of better roads.

The rural mail carriers are in favor of good roads. The farmers' institutes are in favor of good roads, and the newspaper editorials fairly burn with indorsement of good roads. There isn't any lack of good roads sentiment in Kansas what Kansas is short on is split log drags and teams pulling them. Not Harsh Wtth Santa Fe. Leavenworth Times: Kansas, in which a large portion of the Santa Fe mileage is found, will be pleased to note that the Santa Fe earnings increased a million and a half during the month of November.

There have been seasons when the State has felt compelled to place a limit upon what should be the charges for freight and passenger transportation by the Santa Fe, in common with other railroads in Kansas, but it was cautious to allow a latitude of charges which it believed would leave the railroad business properly remunerative. The fact that the Santa Fe has been able to record such a splendid Increase in its earnings shows that the State was not unduly harsh in this matter. The Paupers. It is a fearful thing, alack! for people to be poor, and hen be herded In a shack, upon a lonely moor! With naught their reason to employ, before the Boss to quail, and vainly wish they might enjoy, the comforts of a jail! In truth, it is a dismal fate, a county charge to be, and feel the stingf of public hate, jdisguised as charity; to find that pity as a salve for sorrow, Is but stale; to dream and hope that you might have the comforts of a jail! To find life's promises all wrecked, and life's illusions dead; to taste the flavor of neglect, and gnaw a beggar's bread; to wake in bitterness and woe, to beat the walls and wail, and only wish that you might know, the comforts of a jail! Walt Mason. Why a Poor Farm Emporia Gazette: Some time ago the Lawrence papers began denouncing in clarion tones, the Iniquities which made the poor farm of Dong-las county an undesirable rejtreat, and this led the papers in other towns to Investigate the care of the local paupers, with the result that there SETZ 643-645 MINNESOTA AVENUE Both Phones.

Fine Groceries, Fresh and All Fruits and Vegetables in Season The finest Fruits in the Market for the Holiday Season. Florida Grape Fruit, Fine Fine Navel Oranges, Tangerines Figs, Persian and Fard Dates, Imported Layer Raisins forx the Table, Nuts of all kinds, Pine Apple, Fancy Malaga Grapes, Komquats, everything in fruits that anyone can desire. A nice assort-ment of Candies for the Christmas Season. The finest Vegetables the market produces, Dwarf Celery, Nice Crisp Leaf Lettuce, Head Lettuce, Cauliflower, Cranberries and others. The best Young Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chickens.

You will be pleased if you buy here. Come in and sec our assortment 541-543 MINNESOTA KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, Solicit Consignments of Grain and Orders for Execution in the Markets for Future Delivery. Ucmbors of Kansas Board of Track of Kansas Gity, ansas.