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If you don’t believe it, send for our hand-Jr some catalog and book of testimonials and learn why. THE RUSTLESS GOLF CLUB CO. C / 1055 Old Colony Building, Chicago_____________ Farwell Trust Co JJ HAS FOR SALE, AT ALL TIMES, MUNICIPAL, RAILROAD, PUBLIC UTILITY, AND IRRIGATION BONDS SUITABLE FOR CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS, YIELDING 3.80% TO 6%. CORRESPONDENCE • INVITED CHICAGO 226 LA SALLE ST. 4s= Third prize, $250—W. L. Losee, chauffeur for G. W. Frost, Verona, N. J.; 10,595 miles, no expense. Fourth prize, $150—J. W. Tracy, chauffeur for T. N. Barnsdale, Pittsburg; 15,669 miles, expense $31-15• Six other prizes of $100 each were awarded to Arthur Donovan, New York; L. Avenmarg, Cleveland; William Richards, New York; John Wilson, Cleveland; Miles Fellers, Cleveland, and Harry Rosander, Chicago. The total mileage of the prize winners was 118,503 miles, and their total repair expense $127.30, which makes the average expense per car per 1,000 miles $1.07. Bank’s Deposits $360,000,000 London, July 23.—As the result of prolonged negotiations the directors of two important banks, the London and Westminister Bank Limited, and the London and County Banking Company, Limited, have agreed to amalgamate, subject to the consent of the shareholders. The two concerns have a combined capital of $110,000,000. Their deposits on June 30th, aggregated $360,000,000. The amalgamation is regarded as one of the most important mercantile combinations ever recorded in London. The banks together cover some 106 branches in Greater London, while the London and County Banking Company maintains nearly two hundred branches in the provinces. The Chicago Banker on Land and Sea '7C Readers of The Chicago Banker may be interested to know that when traveling at home or abroad they will find copies of the paper on the following railroad trains and ocean steamships: Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited, Lake Shore Limited, Pennsylvania Limited, Northwestern Overland Limited, Northwestern Los Angeles Limited, Northwestern Colorado Limited, Northwestern North West Limited, Chicago & Alton St. Louis Limited. Cunard Line Steamships: Lusitania, Mauritania, Campania, Caronia, Lu-cania and Carmania. North German Lloyd Steamships: Cecelie, Kaiser Wm. der Grosse, Kaiser Wm. II., Frederich Wm., Prinz Fred-erich Wm., George Washington. American Line Steamships: St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis. The Mount Ilammill State Savings at Mt. Hammill has filed articles of incorporation and starts out with a capital of $12,500. The officers are W. M. Irwin, president; I. Clyde Bell, vice-president and C. D. Foltz, cashier. Mr. Irwin lives at Danville. Several business men at Barber have organized a new bank to be known as the Farniers Savings. The capital stock will be $iO,ooo. Articles of incorporation have not yet been filed. The Gowrie Savings has let the contract for a new building at Gowrie to be modern throughout. The Cedar Rapids National at Cedar Rapids is taking bids for the erection of a new three-story addition to its building. Frank T. Wells has acquired an interest in the Citizens State at Bristow and was elected vice-president at a meeting of directors last week. J. F. Jungkunz was elected cashier to succeed FI. A. Foote, deceased. Mrs. Cora R. Foote and W. E. Needham are still interested in the institution as are also W. F. and F. J. Ray of the State Bank of Allison. Mrs. David E. Evans, wife of Cashier Evans of the Citizens at Williamsburg, died at her home in that city last week. George Pearsall, cashier of the Citizens National, Des Moines, has been visiting at his old home in McGregor, where he was engaged in banking before removing to Des Moines. Winners Announced in Winton Automobile Contest The $1,000 first prize in the annual Winton upkeep contest was won by G. W. Butler, who drove his Winton, 1909, 6-cylinder car 17,003 miles without spending a single cent for repairs. Butler’s record is all the more remarkable because his car was also a prize winner in last year’s contest, when it had a score of 5,155 miles without repairs, and also because the car carries a limousine body. During the contest, the competing chauffeurs were required to file monthly reports, attested by their employers, and at the end of the contest both chauffeurs and employers were asked for sworn affidavits. The list of prize winners follows: First prize, $1,000—G. W. Butler, chauffeur for J. E. Clenny, Chicago; 17,003 miles, no expense. Second prize, $500—J. J. Boyce, chauffeur for Isaac Bacharach, Atlantic City, N. J.; 11,000 miles, expense 30 cents. Homer A. Miller, president of the Iowa National, has returned from Milwaukee, where he attended the meeting of the directors of the Northwestern Mutual Life. Mr. Miller was elected a trustee at the meeting. H. N. Silliman of the Citizens National at Cedar Falls has been chosen treasurer for the State Teachers’ College by the state board of educational control. Iowa bankers are extending congratulations to John Fletcher over his selection as vice-president of the Drovers Deposit National of Chicago. Mr. Fletcher is but 29 years old and is the son of Charles Fletcher at Williamsburg. Friday, July 23d, is a tough combination but that is what the Dunbar Savings has to combat, for that is the date of the charter issued to the new institution by the state banking department. Bankers over Iowa are extending condolences to James R. Mackey, cashier of the First National at Sigourney and chairman of Group Ten, over the death of his father, Col. Cyrus H. Mackey, at Sigourney last week. Col. Mackey was 72 years of age, a pioneer politician, prominent attorney and leading resident of Iowa. Benjamin Barrett, a leading pioneer of Polk county and father of cashier William E. Barrett, of the Valley National, Des Moines, died recently at his home in Newton. The Peoples Savings of Garrison has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital stock is $15,000. The incorporators are Harry J. Tiffany, N. E. Cable, Carl F. Bos-trum, J. W. Bostion and Christopher F. Irons. John Whiting, aged 6, the son of James T. Whiting, a Mount Pleasant banker, swallowed a Chautauqua button and an operation was performed to save his life. It is thought that he will recover. L. Carmichael, formerly president of the old Tama countv bank, slipped and fell while walking along the street near his home at Tama and sustained a dislocated shoulder. He is 82 years old and it is feared the injury may be serious. Col. T. L. Ashford, cashier of the Boone National, has sold the famous Meadow Brook farm near Boone for $15,200. He purchased the farm in April for $13,000. Le Grande Sutcliffe, formerly bookkeeper of the First National at Estherville, has gone to Porto Rico as bookkeeper for a wholesale sugar house.