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Show CEDAR MERCANTILE CO. H MAKES GOOD SHOWING. . t H Annual Report Disclosen a Gain for H Year of $30,000 Five Per Cent 'flH Dividend is Declared. ,i H iH The annual stockholder meeting H of the Cedar Mercantile & Live Stock Company was held last Monday, Aug. ' H 2, when the secretary's financial re- , f' H port for the year was read and the , v H declaration of a five per cent dividend on tho outstanding capital of the com H pany was announced. The report dis- " ; ' H closed a net gain of $30,000 for the year's business; the distribution of i H over $20,000 to the people of Cedar . ' H City in the form of salaries and wag- ' :W- ' H es; cash receipts from the sale of v ,,t merchandise of over $85,000. Taken ,f all together the showing is most grat- ,t'- fl ifying to the management, and Sec- " retary Palmer states that two more ' J as prosperous years will see the com- ;.." - 'krH pany entirely out uf debt and with all ry IHI its extensive range paid for, after .-m i which there will bo clear sailing a- tf H head and good dividends can be ex- - pected. .L H |