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are black with flies, which so irritate the animal
that his life is one of misery One word about flies:
They are another pest, and so numerous in the
forests that have seen persons back perfectly
black with them. The natives oil themselves and
then carry brush made like the switch of a cows
tail to keep them OF. Hence they never out Of
employment The diseases incident to man are
dysentery and elephantiasis. The former is some
times very severe, and carries off its victims with
cholera speed and fatality The latter prevails there
in its most fearful aspect Very few foreigners
escape 1t generally comes on with chill and fever,
and then the feet and ankles commence TO enlarge
until they attain fearful dimensions. measured
one mans feet, which were FIVE inches through at
the nstep and nearlyas thick at the toes. His ankle
was twenty-one inches around, and at his knee his
leg WINS of the natural size. 1t sometimes attacks
the arms, neck, and other parts Of the body. have
seen natives and foreigners the flesh of whose arms
would hang down six inches or more, and shake
like bag of water. One native had an operation
performed, in which the surgeon removed thirty
five pounds of this cxcrescent growth. 1t is not
confined to such foreigners as adopt the native
habits Those that take the best care OF themselves
are equally liable Several of the missionaries have
had to leave in consequence of its attacks. You
Will often see persons ABOUT
with their legs larger than an elephants; yet at
times they suffer the most horrible and excruciating
pains 1t is said that emigratiDg TO a colder climate
generally relieves them, but If they return it comes
on again 1t is the most fearful disease that eveT
came under my observation.
On the whole, consider the future prosperity of
those islands very uncertain, considering the rocky
character of the SOIL the thieving propensity of the
natives, their inclination to drunkenness, no re-
straining laws to protect life and property, that
almost every trader is armed with cheap Dutch gin,
and that the natives are not Inclined to form any
stable government. The prevalence Of those fearful
diseases incident to men and horses, will prevent
Americans from emigrating TO those islands when
these Objectionable facts become known For my
own part, consider that they were the most de-
sirable place to emigrate from, that in all my wan
derings had ever struck. And here dHl-with no
desire to return to Samoa. W. K. FRINK,
Honolulu, March 10. 1913.
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instantaneous!

Meersehaum Pipes, Pearl Shirt, Coat and Vest But
tons, supr Pins Hair Pins, Linen and Cotton Tapes,
Sleeve Buttons and Studs, Looking Glasses and Hand
Mirrors, Linen and Cotton Thread, Pen Knives,
Butcher Knives, Sail Irvine, India Rubber Combs,
Dressing Combs, Fine Ivory Tooth Combs Letter and
Bill Paper, Blank Books supr Playing Cards, Silk
Ribbons. Corded Silk Beltngs, Travelling Bags. Me-
rino and Alpaca Bindings, Feathers and Flowers,
Feather busters, Opera and Spy Glasses, Violin
Strings, Cotton Irvine in skeins and balls, Ladies'
Corsets, Tailors Shears, Water Monkeys, Hooks and
Ewes Settler Water, &C., &C., &c.
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cIothing, Hosiery, Hate, &c

supr Black Doeskin Pants, dozens of Buckskin
Suits, cold Moeskin Pants, Pea Jackets, Cotton
Flannel Undershirts and Drawers, Merino Under
shirts, White Linen Duck Suits, Waterproof Goats
AMI Ponchos variety of Mems Felt Hats, Ladies'
White Cotton Hose of various qualities, Boys heavy
Brown Cotton Socks, Mems Brown and Lise Thread
Socks, Kid Gloves white and cold for Ladies and
Gents. Doeskin Riding Gloves for Ladies and Gents,
Lisle Thread Gauntets, Italian Cloth and Silk I'm
brellas, Linen and Paper Collars, Paper Cuffs, &c.
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WHITE MOLESKIN, Grey and white
w Long Cloth, Blue Flannel, Corduroy, Ulaliis,
Fancy Prints, White and Dark Ground Prints, Main
sock, Tape Checks, Jaconet, Chambray Lawn,
Printed Marseies, extra heavy Ticking, Cotton and
Union Drill, Blue Cotton and Blue Cotton Drilling,
heavy Cotton Shifting 30 and 100 inch, Black and
Cold italian Cloth all wool and cotton Plaid Shawls,
Towels and Towelng Russia Crash, Cotton Blankets,
Horse Blankets, Mernos Baratheas, fine Black CO.
burgs Table Covers, dark and TedHdkfs, white cot
ton Hdkfs hemmed Corah Hdkfs Blue Twill, supr
Blue and Brown Cloths, MadapOlams, Veil Barge in
silk and wool, Grenadines dotted white Swiss Mus
lin supr Siesias for Tailors use, Tailors Trimmings
Paper Cambrics, Brown Hollands, white, red, blue
and black Bunting, &C., &C., &c.
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ApMINIsTRAToR,s NOTICE.

THE undersigned having been appointed
Il Administrators Of the Estate Of the late APO
(Chnese). Of Hilo, Island Of Hawaii hereby notify
all persons indebted to the said estate make mme
diate payment and all persons having claims against
said estate hereby notified to present the same.
KAHUE WI.
L. SEVERENCE.
Temporary Administrators.
shorif's Once. Hilo, February .. 1873. ST
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Executors, Notice.

THE Undersigned having been ap-
Il pointed Executors Of the Will Of Hiram FTeden
berg, Of Kol0a, requests all parties having claims
against the said Estate to present the properly
authenticated. within SIX months from this date or
they viii be forever barred. And all parties indebted
to the Estate will make immediate payment % the
Executors. P. ISENBERG. Of Koloa,
W. H. WRIGHT, Of Lihue.
KOlOs, Feb 81, 1s73-S 81 Executor
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Tar following named persons have been appointed
By the Board Of Education to act as its authorized
agents to represent the Boards interests before the
Commissioner Of Boundaries for the Island Of Hawaii
in determining underlined boundaries Of lands in which
the Board Of Education is interested and which may
be brought before the Commissioner for adjustment
Mr.. S. c. Wiltse for Kohala and HamakuA, Mr..
J. 6. Hoapili for North and South Kona.
BY order Of the Board Of Education.
March II. ls7s. W. JAS SMITH, Sec'y.
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To Let" Kahehuna p

TIME Residence Of Thomas Brown on
i School Street. Enquire AZ the Registry Vl''%'
5l-Sn
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ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Honolulu. Feb. IS. 1873.


without comment:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Honolulu, Feb. Is, 1873
To HIS Ex. RoBr STIRLING, Minister Of Finance
SIR My opinion is required on the question
whether the duty of fifteen per cent can be le-
cally RENTED to Messrs. HOLSTER g. Co., Of this
city on = charge Of 5000 freight from New York
70 San francisco on an invoice Of tobacco
bought in New York and transported to San
FranciscO BY rail.
Section 5l7 of the Civil Code reads =
There shah be levied. collected and paid on goods
wares and merchandise imported from foreign
countries, the following rates Of duty 5.
"A duty Of fifteen per cent ad uaIoreaa on
tobacco, opium, and al manufactures thereof
Section $50 requires the importer TO furnish
the collector full statement Of the goods with
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BOSTON AND HONOLULU PACKET LINE
Executors Notice to Creditors.

TN THE ESTATE OF MARTIN BECK
i of Honolulu, deceased.
Notice hereby given to all persons having claims
againstthe said MARTIN BECK, deceased to exhibit
the same with the necessary vouchers duly aufhenti
Gated. whether secured by mortgage otherwise to
Charles w. Clark in Honolulu, within six months
from the date Of this publication. and if not pre-
scented they will be forever barred.
CHAS. w. CLARK,
Executor Of the VIII Of the deceased.
Honolulu, Feb. %. 1873. 74t
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horse cart is stuck rut and are crying out to her we
are ruined and to help she might comfort
u.s." &C. she suPerhuOus.
sour condition is bad but what industry might
remedy &C. But Tat industry is more correct.
The obituary notice Of the Ven. Archdeacon Mason, in No
under the head Of Personal Is very touching and will
probably amuse the reverend gentleman himself.
These are only few Of the inaccuracies
we have marked, not to speak of the incorrect
spelling seperate for separate; buIlock's for
bulIocks; soulder for shoulder anunciation for
annuncation notice for notice mechanics for
mechanics Isthmus Of Daridn for Darien void
for would sucotash for succotash tomatos for
tomatoes Therefore for therefore; groupe for
group; "je ne seals pas" for je De sails pas; diff
ferGnce for difference, &c. &c.
These are sufficient to satisfy the public, if not
the editor of the Nuhou that the least said
about giving gratuitous lessons in grammar
the better We surely do not wish to see the
experience of the Vermont schoolmaster repeated
in the case of the editor of the NI1hOu but
would mildly suggest that his own language
" Shepherd, thou art in parlouS state"-may
apply in this case Editors of all writers, should
remember the old saw, that "those who live in
glass houses should not throw stones"
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OUPREME COURT of the Hawaiian Is
- lands January Term, A. d. 1878. kAILA-
KANOA (WJ Vs. ISRAEL FISHER, before HartEsil
J., Widemann j. Libel for Divorce. In ne above
entitled Libel for Divorce. nor,
1t is ordesed, that a Decree Of Divorce from TIE
Bond Of Metrimony be entered in favor Of the said
Kailakanoa (w) Of the cause Of the dessrtion and
adultery Of the said Israel Fisher 20 be maes aio-
lutte after the expiration Of six months from the date
Of this decree upon compliance with the terms there
of-unIess sufficient cause shall appear TO The cor
tTary;
And the Lbellant Is ordered to publish an atissisd
copy Of this order in the Government Gazette red
Ke AZ Osoa for six successive weeks, The hrst rgo-
LEGATION to be within ono month from the date u ths
order that all persons interested nay within *
months show cause Why said Decree should nee %
made absolute. By order Of the Court,
WALTER 4. SEAL, Clerk
Honolulu, Oahu, s.s. January ". A. D. 1873
hereby certify the foregoing u Be tine and cor
rect copy Of the original order in the above eniise
cause, now on the files Of this Court
Witness my hand and The seal OF the suprcn''
Court, this 18th day Of January, A. d. lsSS
4-6t WALrrR r. SEAL. ClsrE-
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AT THE request of the Minister of Finance We
publish the subjOined opinion Of His Ex. the
attorney General. on matter of public interest,
which, as It lucidy explains ITSELF We insert
without comment:
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G,UPREME COURT Of the Hawaiian
- Islands. January Term, A. d. 1878. Honoluu,
Feb. /, 1873. ALEXANDER McDUFF ". LOUISA
McDUFF. Before HartWell. j., and Wdemauu. }. 1,
In the above entitled Libel for Divorce,
It's now ordered that Decree Of Divorce from
the Bond Of Matrimony be entered in favor Of tho
said Alexander McDuf for the cause Of the dessrtion
and adultery Of the said Louisa McDua, 70 be made
absolute after the expiration Of six months from the
date Of the decree, upon compliance with the
thereof unless sufficient cause shall appear % ho
contrary;
And the libeant is ordered 10 publish an aitested
copy Of this order in the Government Ggzsfe and Bs
An Okoa, for six successive weeks the FIRST pubiea-
ton 10 be within one month from the date Of this or
der that all persons interested may within six months
show cause why the said decree should not be made
absolute. By order Of the Court.
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Since the above was in type, No. of the
Nuhou has made its appearance and its editor
has commenced apologiziug for its errors. But
he only notices two quite immaterial ones Now,
brother, as you are at the confessional, make a
clean breast of it; don't lay your sins all on the
printers devil, but own up that you can not issue
a paper free of errors in grammar as well as ty-
biography. Here, only in yesterdays issue, we
find the editor saying" the beauty Of its marks
and coloring are marvellous and again, before
the poor fellow could haul in and make taught to
the rock" Verify the Nuhou is marvellous
Sheet and Its editor must be taught how to spell
tn,n
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LEGAL NOTICES.
IE1E COURT OF THE HAWAIIAN

SUPREME COURT OF THE HAWAIIAN
- ISLANDSIn Probate In the matter o. the Estate q
j. L. DESHA late Of Honolulu. deceased Oider q Notice
q Petition for Allowance Of ACCOUNTS Discharge and fna
Distribution Of Property, at Chambers beore Chief Jusie
On reading and filing petition Of William
parke Administrator Of the Estate Of j. L. DEcuA, late
Of Ionouu deceased wherein he nsks to be allowed s7ig5
charges himself with Sl7o75 snd tks that the sao
may be examined and approved, and that final order may
be made OF distribution Of the property remaining In his
hands to the persons thereto entitled and dsrhaTgng him
and his snrees from all further responsibility as such Ad
It is ordered, that WEDNESDAY the 2dth day Of March,
d. 1873 o'clock A. before the said Justice, az
Chambers, IN the Court hoase, at uonoIuul 9e III
hereby Is appointed as the time ana place Tor % Pc
on and accounts and that all persons interested may then
and appear show u any they have Why the
should not be granted and may present evidence a. 70
who entitled to the said property And that this order
in the Hawaiian and English languages, be published u he
shed Honolulu for threeueeeve weeks previous 70 the
time therein appointed for said hearing.
Dated at Honolulu, ILL, this 2st day feb, A. ls71
ELISHA n. ALLEN,
Attest: Chief Justice Of the supreme Court
WALTER r. SEAL Clerk sup. Court I-dt
CsUPREmE COURT OF THE HAWAuAs
- ISLANDS, In Pfobate.In tho matter Of the Estate
OF WILLIAM FETTBtS. formerly d Honolulu, deceased
document purporfiDg to be en- exemphcaiiou q ne
win Of the WILLIAM FETrERs and letters testament
airy thereon from the Probate CouFs Of the City and County
q Ph.=epha @ J. g. Rosengarten Executor having On
the 24th day q February A. D 1913 been presented % the
onorables Elisha H. Allen, Chief Justice u the supreme
Court sitting 10 Probate and petition hled from The aid
Rosengarteu BY Lawrence McCuy bis Attorney In TACT r
the issuance Of letters testameny thereon from the su
preme Court.
Il Is hereby ordered that SATURDAY the 22nd day Of
March, A. D. 1873 10 o'clock Of said day. al the Court
Of said Court the Court House IN Honolulu BE- and
the is hereby appointed the time or proving said will
hearing said application when and where person in
teresed may appear and contest tho said will and granting
Of letters testameutary.
II further ordered that notice thereof be given By publ
weeks the Haaitdn Gascs
newspaper
Dated Honolulu II. L. February 9th, 1914.
ELISA 70. ALLEN.
Attest. Chief Justlce 0f the Supreme Court.
JoHx r. BAnSaHD Deg. Clerk sup. Court. 7-5t
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WALTER r. SEAL,
I'll .nn..u.n


hereby certify the foregoing 70 be true and err
rect copy o. the original order in the above entitled
cause, now on the files in this Court.
Witness my hard and the zeal Of the Supreme
Court, this LIST day Of February, A. d. 1873
46t WALTER r. SEAL, Clerk
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couRT on NE HAWAIIAN
.,UPREME COURT Of the Hawaiian

ELISA 70. ALLEN.
Attest: Chief Justice u the Supreme Court
JoHx z. BARNARD Deg. Clerk sup. Court. 7-St
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9rum Clifton Jlilk.

Nov 2Oth,- Geo. A. llambin gave
us short call few days ago.
Levi CALDWELL has returned from
the east where he has been visiting
friends.
Lewis Hardy and WIN. Cheney
are on tour in Minnesota, looking at
the country.
The Clifton School commenced a
week ago aud it will prosper with Mr..
Case as Teacher.
WIN. c. Potter was down from
Minneapolis; he remained but few
days. He is at work on the big mil
At that place,
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\ gentlemen was chiiug his son
Tor staying out late Of nights or rath-
or early Of next mornings and said.
-" Why when was Of your age my
father would not allow me to 90 out OF
the house after d ,rk Then you had
a deuce ola father-you had, " sincere |
the young proilgatc. Whorcupon the
father very rashly yociforated: II had
"a c1pionndcd better one than you have
von NOung laseaL.'
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Pour counties in Iowa recently elect
OF women for school superintendent.
The man who ran against Abby Clifford
and got eight votes to her two thousand,
says it was all a mistake -that he was
not running ,-ouy walking at a very
quiet pace
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

Is r, Preston, of Olivet, made US
call last Friday. He reports things in
q furnishing condition ia that locality
Frem him We learn that the Odd Eel
lows at that Lodge number nineteen
members.
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Babcock Fire Extinguisher Agency.

These useful machines have already saved Millions of prop
and destined to be every Store Hotel Mill Shop
land They always ready warning under no
until wanted for Already farmers nquirng price
purchase No property without
Samples can be seen by calling at thiofce.
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IGsii.uN Nnlica..

Found and taken ur ~ me the urder-
signed, On land owned by ne and ou which
| live. in section H., township q range Is
being The town Of River Falls, Wis., on or
SCOUT he fifteenth day Of November, 1873
ens red heller supposed 20 he one year oil
The owner i. requested 10 prove property,
pay charges aud tale the same away.
ALBERT CHArtN
Dated Nov 2lst, 1878 25-in
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Sioux City, Of which wa hear SO
much Of late, is on the left, or eastern
bank Of the Missouri river, about two
Miles below the Big Sioux; aud the lat.
ter divides Iowa from Dakota. Just
above the Floyd river. Sioux City is
said 10 contain FIVE thousand lnhabit.
ants, and has the regulations Of being
the Sveliest city of its size IN the Uu.
Jon. Shanghai Chandler ought to go
there
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Taken Up.

Found and taken up by me, the under
81 gned on land owned by ue aud on which
/ live, in Section 3, Township %, Range IS.
being the town Of Trimbelle. on or about
the sixteenth day Of November, 1873, one
red OK, about thirteen years old, with large
turned up horns and a small white spot IN
his forehead The owner is requested TO
prove property pay charges and take the
same away.
Cyrus n. Howg
Dated Nov 2lsi, 1878. % In
There was n man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise"
lie visited Reeds jewelry store
70 feast his hungry eyes.
And when he saw those handsome sets
OF amy,hist and pearl
lie hauled his leather wallet out
And bought them for his girl
lie started home with many smile,
All curled about his face.
Aud swore he never would forget
The bargains at that place.
MORAL.
"Be wise in time but never swear
For Reed still has lots more of ihos,
goods aud any amount Of ladies anC
gents watches, chains, gold aud silver
ware, and more coming every day.
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Oh Probabilities and the city repor,
er, have played the deuce with cur
weather statistics Of late Prob was
always bad enough, but the old fellow
and the reporters combined have laid
Us all out as cold as a weigc.
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Jack aud Gill are occasionally seen
these days but Jack and [a) Quart are
seen much oftcner
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

Mrs Nathaniel Wales is lying seri-
ON Is III at the present time
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That stolen trout must have been a
sweet . morscl. Whcw,
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bigrus Mckay aud wife returned
INN their bridal tour to St. Louis last
week
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NoIis...

Al persons indebted 10 me by note or 80
account nos duo OF past dne arv hereby
notified TO call and pay The same without
deay
G. I 81 EogEEqs
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q Rasmussen is again on duty, but
rather feeble lie was confined to his
room by sickness for several weeks.
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w 7 Knowles has been appointed
deputy sheriff
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Under the new law IA Illinois, which
makes women eligible 30 tho office Of
County School Superintendent, eleven
were elected to that Office on the fourth
day oil this month
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The Sociable last Friday evening at
Mr.. l. Pomeroy's for the benefit of the
Episcopal Church was very pleasant
affair. Several gentlemen aud ladies'
from Hudson were present who added
much TO the pleasantrios of the occasion.
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Paper -four barrels are the latest in-
vention. They are said to possess all
the merits of a wooden barrel, though
different in shape. A factory for their
manufacture is soon to be established
at Boloit. This is a good point for an
other, What next? We don't know
unless they commence making sleigh
shoes Of gutta percha
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70 George Kinney, IL q Wood aud
several other gentlemen from Ellsworth
We are indebted Tor friendly calls. with
III the past few days
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The report that has been going the
rounds Of the papers for ten days past,
TO the effect that the Captain and crew
Of the Virgnius, anu twelve more Of
her Cuban passengers were killed at
Santiago dc Cuba, by the bloodthirsty
Spanish authorities, has sent thrill of
horror 10 every American heart
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Sec stray notices of Albert Chaplin,
9. K. Howe and others.
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M AIR IsIICI).

RUBNETT-CON. AT the house OF the
brides father, on the morning Of Nov. q
by rev WIN, iill, MI ELL.woRru Bun
NErr to MISS AMELIA Z Cox.
The happy couple stated immediate
" on visit to Western Now York.
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Circuit Court Is now IN session. As
there were but sixteen civil, anu no
criminal eases on the docket, there is
some hope that il al! adjourn this week.
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Senator Carpenter has seen the hand
writing on the wall, and, consequently,
he will introduce bill at the opening
Of Congress to repeal the law authoriz.
ing the five thousand dollar salary grab.
a good idea, but even that will not
save his bacon.
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Brother Stothard will preach the
Iuiou Thanksgiving Sermon at the
Baptist Church at ten o'clock, A. NJ.
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Is hereby given that O. c. Hicks & Carl
ton are prepared % do all kinds of Carpen-
ter, Joiner, and shop work, on short no.
tee. Plans and specifications drawn to or
Ger shop near the Congregational Church,
River Falls. Wis. 1912