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LET THE GOOD WORK GO on.

RALEIGH, September THE ladies Of
the ten white church congregations here,
the Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, He
hssw, Episcopal ani Baptist, held festi-
val at the capitol grounds last evening. A
e Of Zoe was exasted from all who entered
the grounds. The total receipts were $3.50,
which, with the Sl20 previously collected,
was Forwarded for relief Of the yellow fever
sufferers In-day.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

STATE OF KANSAS,
LEAvENW WORTH COUSTY.
In the Pro1Ite tot;Ttlor sad County and State
In the matter Of the Estate OF
MICHAEL HARDMIAN, Deceased
rREDITORS and all other persons inter.
~ esfed In the Aforesaid estate, are here
by Notified, that at the next regular term OF
the Probate Court In and for said County, To
lie begun and held at the court room in The
city and County of Leav-nwortn state oi
atof esAid, on the dr-t Monday In the montf,
OF october, A. D. 1915. 4 snail apply u the
said court for fu and finsl settlement oil
said estate, and a. the same time I will aD-
Ply TO said court or a Reasonable allowance,
for my services as administrator of said -
tate and for reasonable attorneys fee
MICHAEL JDRDOS Administrator OF said
estate by Nathan A. Mann, Attorney,
Wat
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Notice of Fina; Settlement.

STATE OF KANSAS.
LEAyENwORTH COUNTY,
In the Pro61fe Curt Of said County and Suite !.
In the matter Of the estate Off
EZRA DAVIS, Deceased
rREDITORS and all other persons interes-
u ted in the aforesaid estate, are hereby
mol fied, that al the next regular term OF the
PROBATE Curt, in and for said County, to be
begun nj nd held at the court room in the City
and County of Lsavenworth, State OF sfore-
said, Oh the first Monday in the month of
October, A ID. ISIS, shall apply to the said
court for "A full and final settlement of said
estate
ELIZABETH DAVIS Execu:-ix of the e..
tate OF Ezra Davis, Deceased, by Nathan A.
Mann her Attorney. WIT
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MISCELLANEOUS.

20 CARDS, all Snotrt,dke, l0c., or 10 Best
IhTonios, Toe. with name. samples &c. j. b.
| HCEsTED, Nassau, N "
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Sherif~s Sale No. 81.

DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That unde and by virtue OF a judi GIN ut
rendered i'll the District Court, in he County
of LlIvenworth, in the State o; Kansas, in
an action wherein the Kansas Mutual Sick
Relief society is Plaintiff, and GUsJave tail
and Others are Defendants, and oI an eXecu-
ton issued on said Judgment, to me directed
and deliN cred, will on the SOth day of Sep
TENDER, A D., ISIS, at eleven O'Clock, A. ".
of that day, at the south front door OF the
Court House in the City OF LeavenwOrth, in
the County of Leavenworth, and State OF
Kansas, offer at public sale, and sell To the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, tine follow
ing described tracts OF land situate, lying and
being in the County OF Leavenwofth, and
State of Kansas, namely:
Lots number twenty-four ca, twenty-five
(2Sl. and twenty-six '2J), in block number
thirty.three GiJ, in Leayenworth City prop
eT.
Dated this 9th day Of august. \ ~. 1873.
L. G. LOWE.
Sheriff OF Leavenworth County, Kansas
CLoCGH Il WHEAT, attorneys for J. y.
SpraJley.
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Administrators Notice. e
STATE or KANSAS, l.
LEAyESwoRTH COUNTY. ~

STATE or KANSAS,
LEAyESwoRTH COUNTY. -
Il, The ProJste Court in and foT said County:
In the NIatter of the Estate of
ALAN BRANDNER, deceased.
~ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN, That letters
~ OF administration, with will annexed.
have been granted 10 the undersigned on the
estate of Adam srandue-, late of said COun-
ty, deceased, by the Honorable the Probate
Court of the County and state aforesaid, da-
ted the sixteenth day of August, \. b..
ISIS. Now, all persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby notified that they
must present the same To the undersigned for
allowance, within one year from the date of
said letters, or they may be Precluded from
any benefit of such estate; and that if such
claims be not -Xhi bited within three years
after the date of said letters, they shall be
forever barred.
ELIZABETH KRAFT, Administrative with
Will annexed, OF the estate CT Adam Brand
ner, Deceased.
August 10th, ISIS.
Nathan \. Mann, Attorney for Administra-
triN
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned, Pro-
bate Judge of Leaves! worth County have
hereto SET my hand and affixed the seal OF
the said Probate Court this 18th day Of Au-
gust, \. ID. 1875. NEWTON MANN,
Probate Judge.
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A FEVER PROCLAMATION.

SPRINGFIELD, Septembr Gov. Cullom
to-day issued a proclamation urging the
necessity of further liberal contributions
for The suffering Southern cities, and parti-
cularly recommending that churches, chart
table institutions and fraternai societies
contribute and forward to points where
there il the greatest need.
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ATCHIsoN DONATES $500.

ATCHIsoN, September The con;ribu-
tons in this city for the benefit Of the yell
low fever sufferers of the South have reach
ed over $500 and that sum has been for
wardei. Subscriptions and contributions
sill continue. Boxes for donations were
placed in the post Office to-day and gener-
ously patronized. 1t is proposed to solicit
subscriptions in the county also.
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EIgh Authority.

So high an authority as the late lanen-
ted eminent chemist Prof. Jas. '. Il.
BIaney, says, in his letter OF December 4th,
1874, "Since | became satisfied, by. my
analysis, with the purity OF DIR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder, Of its freedom from
adulteration, The care taken in Its prepare
ton, have had it used in my own house.
can cheerfuIly recommend it as being
pure, wholesome and undulterated baking
Powder. Itd%"
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$500 FROM SANTA BARERA

SAN FRANCISCO, September IA Santa
Barbara dispatch says that five hundred
dollarswas telegraphed, to-day, to the Mem
pbis Howard Association.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, September THE
Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows OF Tennessee,
have addressed letter to the Grand Mas
ter of several Grand Lodges Of the United
States asking aid for Memphis.
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OEFas hioaab!s Visiting Cards-no two alike
SOwith name, DC. Nassau Card Co., Nassau,
W
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Probate Matters.

The following is the record OF proceed
ings for yesterday in the Probate Court:
In the matter of the estate OF Henry
Gronheim, deceased, William Shepherd, adj
ministrator, ordered 10 sell personal prop
erty of said estate at private sale.
In the matter Of the same estate claim Of
the Adam Carthaus probated and allowed.
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SheYiTS Sale Nc. so,


DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That under and by virtue of AN ex ecu
ton issued on d judgment rendered in an ac-
ton in the District Court, IN the ounty OF
Leaven worth, IN the State OF Kansas, where
in owen Duffy is Plaintiff, and Thomas p.
Fenlon and others are Defendants, TO me
directed and delivered, / will, on Monday,
the thirtieth day of September, \. D., lS1S,
at eleven O'Clock A. M, OF that day, at the
south front door OF the Court House, in the
City of Leavenwor,h II, ia the County of Leav-
enworth, in the STATE OF Kansas, offer al
public sale and sell to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, separately, each of the follow
ing described tracts OF land, situate lying
and being in the County of LesivenwoTttI,
in the state OF Kansas, EPmely:
Lot number twenty-five (I5), IN block num-
Der seventy (1O), and lot number three 81, in
block number sixty (ogJ, all in Leayen-
worth CITY proper.
Dated this 29ih day OF August, ISIS.
4. q. LOWE,
Sheriff Of Leavenworth County, Kansas.
CLoUGH & Wheat, Attorneys for PLAIN
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GOOD FOR OREGON.

SAN FRANCISCO, September "A Port
land dispatch says THE citizens commit.
tee to-day canvassed for funds in aid of the
yellow fever sufferers. and in few hours
81 600 was obtained
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CONTRIBUTIONS GENEROUS.

New YORK, September 7.-Contributions
Tor the sufferers from yellow fever continue
generous. The fire department of this city
has sent l,772 to New Orleans The In
ternational Young Mems Christian CON-
mittee to-day appealed to the 7S6 Associa-
tions in the United States to collect and
send money to all the stricken cities.
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Resolutions.

Tho following complimentary resolutions
were passed at a special meeting OF the
Democratic club, last night
BY Willard
Resolved, That we hereby most cordially
endorse the action of the Dem ocratic Congress
sional and State Conventions In putting be-
fore the people of Kansas men OF ability and
integrity for the several Offices TO be niled
this fall. That We heartily approve OF the
platform of principles adopted, and that We
hereby pledge Leavenworth county to stand
true TO the grand old principles OF Democracy
and to roll up an increased ma oIity next
November for the whole ticket.
BY Castle
ResOIued, That the thanks of the club are
hereby rendered to Messrs. p q. Lowe, John
+. Richards, Thomas Moonlight, II. &. Hol-
lister and VIM. Shepherd, for their energetic
and successful work members of the fl
nance.committee-to the ,citizens OF Leaven-
worth, and members of the police force as a
body for their generous contributions-to
Colonel Anthony, of The TINES and Messrs.
HaberIein, OF the Free FreSSe, for their kind
cooperation, and friendly Lotlces. To Mayor
Immethun, for the use of the Opera House
during the day and evening. and hr. Frank
Lynch, our kIce-President and to Mr.. +. W.
Wi lard, our Secretary. and Mr.. Eugene
Chaplin, our Treasurer, and also, to i r.. Eat
on, H. Miles Moore and Ed Carroll, MEM
beers of the tate Central Committee to the and
officers OF the conventions for their constant
and untiring efforts to make the delegates 10
the conventions feel perfectly at home, while
they were in the city.
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asylum, forty of whom are sick with yellow


SAN Francisco, September The citi-
zens' relief committee Of Sacramento. to-day
telegraphed 5000 to the Governor of Louis
lana, the same to the Governor of Miss,
and S445 to the Governor of Tennessee, to
be distributed by them for the benefit Of the
yellow fever sufferers.
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AT CANTON.

CANTON, Miss, 1:5O p. m.-Twelve new
cases and three deaths in the last twenty
four hours.
The weather is cloudy, and the prospects
are very gloomy. Refugees are taking the
fever in the surrounding country. There
were eleven cases in one house, seven
miles east of here. We have FIVE hundred
persons in the coperate limits Of town, over
one thousand in town and suburbs are I'M
der our Gaze. (Signed,)
ROBERT POWELL,
Mavor
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ERIE, September Am entertainment
given by the Knights of Honor, of this
city, Melted $500, which will be sent to the
relief Of the yellow fever sufferers.
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u. S. Marshal'S Sale.

DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
II That under ana by virtue of an order of
sale and execution issued on Judgment
rendered in an action in the Circuit Court OF
the United = ate~, for the District at Kansas
wherein Richard King IS Plant II, and Fer
II IndO &. Buckley is Defendant, to me direct
ed and delivered Will, on Saturday, the 2lst
day OF September, A. d., ls1S, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, of that day, at tie south front door of
the Court House IN the City of LeaNt nwprth,
in the County Of LeavenwOrth, in the Stale
of Kansas, offer at Pubic Sale, and sell TO the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, the follow
ing described tracts OF lard. situate, lying ana
being in the County of LeavenwOrth, in The
State OF Kansas, namely The undivided one
half of OTIS numbered one a. and two t2), in
BLOCK number one ~, in LeaveuwOrth city
proper, and, also, iHe undivided one-half of
lots numbe..d THIRTY one 81 aud thirty-twO
81 III block number iCTty-eIght Us in Leav-
cuwOrth city proper. Il. r. SIMPSON.
L. =. ar, al for The District of Kansas,
By ASHLEY -. -FALDING, Deputy.
II. L. Green, Plaintiffs Attorney.
80 f-NK
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WASHINGTON, September The Treas
ury department has directed custom officers
to hereafter rigidly inspect the effects
brought from abroad by our naval vessels,
to break up the practice of innocent snug,
Cling. The Secretary of the Treasury
directs tina: on and after the 10Th inst. the
Treasury in Washington and the several
suh-treasuries exchange standard silver dol
Lars for United States notes.
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THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss
LEAvESwoRTH COUNTY,
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BALLOT BON CONTRIBUTIONS

MADISON, Wis, September ballot
boxes will be put up during the fair here
for yellow fever contributions. Nearly a
thousand dollars has been sent off alre ady.
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GOOD FOR THE CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, D. C., September 7.-One
thousand doollars was realized by the tour
nament here yesterday. which will be
equally divided between Memphis, Grenada
and New Orleans.
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sAYANNAu'S DONATION.

SAVANNAH, GA, September THE Re-
lief Committee of Odd Fellows appropriate
$1,000 for Memphis and $50 for Greenville.
The Savannah Rifle Association sends $50
to Memphis.
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THIRD WARD.

Messrs Charles Stevens and 4. B. Pink
stop, those streets running north and south,
north of Three Mile creek and Filth street,
south.
Mesdames George Ummethun and Chas.
Stevens, Miss Lizzie Clark, the east side OF
Fourth Avenue and including the west side
of Fifth street.
Mrs. J. c. Douglass and Mrs. W. F. Hew-
lit, the west side Of Fourth Avenue to and
including West Seventh street.
Mesdames John GRANGER and Robert J.
Brown, Broadway and those streets to West
Seventh.
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1T CONES FROM EVERY SECTION.
5000 FROM CLEVELAND.

HELENA, Mont, September The Hell.
ena board Of trade to-day telegraphed $3.50
to Memphis.
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MORE TO COME.


MEANWHILE, September Z. - Contribu-
tons for the benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers amount to $4,000, and more to
cnrnp
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A New Dress.

The Pawnee County Herald has put on
new dress and is otherwise much improved.
1t is a good paper, and Larned is good
town.
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oNFancy Cards, Snowflake Damask. As
\ Nassau Card Co., Nassau, n. Y. Aloctwly
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A MYSTERY.

A Man and Woman Commit Suicide
Their Burial Outnss-Boah Of Kan.
sas.
MUscArISE, Iowa, September BE
tween noon and one o'clock, to-day, the
dead bodies of F. A. Teak, a German aged
twenty-six years, and Carrie Myers, aged
twenty-five, were found near the corner of
Oak and Eighth streets. They both reside
in Kansas. leak in Kansas City, and the
girl near Cherokee. They came here last
night. This morning they made come pur-
chases of
WHITE SLIPPERS AND GRAPE,
and when found the slippers were on their
feet and the Grape on their arms. 1t was
undoubtedly a premeditated suicide, al
though it is not known that anybody saw
the act. A small Smith & Wesson revolt
yer, with two empty chambers and
small
HOLE IN THE FOREHEADs
Of the victims told the tale. The woman's
head rested on leaks shoulder. There
were no signs of struggle and pain.
Teak had some friends here, but the woman
is a stranger. leak left letter to a Kan
sas friend which may throw come light on
the matter.
AT THE INQUEST
this evening, 1t was learned that Zeak had
become entangeled in q matrimonial ALI
ance with a woman whom he declared IN
faithful, and from whom he attempted to
procure divore in order to marry Mis-.
Myers. Failing in that, he came here,
where he has lived most Of his life, bring
ing the girl, and they have been deliberate
ly planning all day means OF making them
selves presentable in appearance for
FUNERAL RITES.
The fatal shots were fired in the house Of
a friend, where they had beer staying. Let
tiers written to their friends say they love
too deeply to live apart, and preferred
death TO that fate. The murderer and sui
eide always bore good character here.
Secretary McCresry Gone TO Iowa.
WASHINGTON, September T. Secretary
McCreary left this evening for Iowa He
will speak at Keokuk on Monday night.
He will be absent from the city shout ten
days.
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CLEVELAND, September The sub
scriptions for the relief of the yellow fever
sufferers amount to 5000 up to noon to-
dav
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THE RELIEF FUND OF ST. LOUIS.

1T. LOUIS, September The Merchant
Exchange fund now reaches 5000, and
the collections from other sources amount
to about $4,000. Bishop Ryan to-day
sent Mayor Oyerstoltz four hundred
and eighty dollars, being an addition to
the 81 900 check sent him a few DAYS ago,
the whole being one-half Of the collections
taken up in the Catholic churches OF this
city last Saturday The other half has been
sent to the Catholic Bishop at Memphis to
be distributed through the clergy there to
the Catholic societies attending the sick OF
that desolated city. Eight sisters of st.
Mary's left this evening-ive for Canton,
Mississippi, and three for Memphis. This
makes
TWENTY FEMALE NURSES
who have gone from here "a nurses. Two
priests OF this diocese also volunteered
their services.
The steamer "City of Vicksburg" ar
rived at quarantine from the lower river
about one o'clock this morning, ard three
Cases OF sickness we're taken from here and
placed in the hospital, among them Billy
Maxwell, steward OF the boat The
"Nicksburg" had about eighty passengers
who were brought to this city tonight by the
quarantine steamer and requiered 10 leave
town by the night trains. About sixty
of them went North and the remainder
started East.
TWO DEATHS
occurred on the "Vicksburg" on the way up
one of them Maj. Burnes, of Greenyille,
Miss.
THE PEABODY SUBSISTENCE ASSOCIATION,
of this city, is fully organized and have got
to work. Contributions of provisions, cloth
ing and all sorts OF supplies are coming in
rapidly and the association promises to be
OF great service to the needy and destitute
in the fever-stricken districts.
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GRENADA 40 LONGER A CITY.

GRENADA, September u. &. -Four tain,
the Herald" correspondent, and A. +.
Ball, railroad agent, were striker to-day.
Since last report there has been eight
deaths and four new cases. The malignity
of the fever surpasses anything in the pre-
vious experience Of the Oldest physicians.
Very few escape who are attacked. Grena-
da is no longer city-it is morgue.
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@00nN YEAR. How To Make Il.
\ ~S4S&E ID SS-sts'Rq 4ia<sss-
ScoVOC COG & iO.GE. s. I,oGis, Ne.
l nnNSIlNr
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SECOND WARD.

Mr. John Wilson, ChoctaS street.
Mesdames, Nelies, Hurd, Niehaus and
Edmonds, all the residences in The ward.
DIR. Weed, the business houses in the
ward south OF ChOctaw and east OF Fifth
street
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FOURTH WARD.

The accurate detail of the Fourth Ward
is not yet made, but the following ladies
will take an active work in soliciting sub
scriptions:
Mesdames L. T. Smith. Bigle-, Egers-
dorff, Brady and Matthias.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Publication Notice.

TIE s. STATE OF taA-SsA IS.
In the District Court Of Ledren,0orh County:
MARY J. LANDER, Plaintiff
WILLIAM NJ. PLEAS, AR
celia Pleas, his wife, John
Lamber, Jasper 5. hice, anu Publication
Maria G. Rice, his wife, The Notice.
First National Bank of Leav-
enworth, william r. Gordon
and Leonard 7. Smith,
Defendants.
NyILLIAM N. PLEAS, ARZELIA PLEAS
w and William +. Gordon, defendants
above.named will take notice that they have
the above entitled Court and that said de-
PENDANTS must answer the petition filed by
the plaintiff on or before the 10Th day of Oc-
tober A. d., ISIS, or the petition will be taken
AS true and judgment rendered for the disso-
luton OF partnership firm mentioned in
cry of the debts OF said firm and that the
amounts of the claims of the defendants
on the partnership property of said firm,
consisting OF lots one, two, three. four, i've,
six and seven in .oiock number four. in
Leayenworth City, ,ity proper, in Leaven-
sonal property thereon heretofore used
otel property by the firm of J. >. nice
& Co., be ascertained and pad out of
said partnership property of said firm and
for the distribution of balance among the
partners of SAID partnership firm, according
as he interest Of each may pear therein
and for other and further relief
Dated August "a. A. d. 1873.
STILLINGS & STILLINGS,
aus2swit Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Respectfully,
SWAIN AND EISAR BACH
fI nTurNG

SWAIN AND EISAg BACH.
CLOTHING.
The ladies OF the committee soliciting
aid, desire us to request all persons who
have clothing that they can contribute
pecially under clothes-to have the ssme
in readiness when the members Of the COM
mitiee call. Everything in the wy OF
clothing and bedding l. mnch needed in
many places. Thousands If poor people
are UT, rly destitute, and no ar icie that
can be used will come smis-.
HIS LAST LETTER.
Tn following letter, written tn Mr. j.
Y. Eilari. ii thi4 city, frrsn \. j. Waerier,
Secretary 81 the Masonic Il ii,i Board, "I
Meml.h Tenn, wgs The last letter that
gentleman ever wrote, he being stricken
down shortly after by he deadly fever and
dyirg in the harness. 1t acknowledges
the receipt of aid sent to { Ma-Ons
of Memphis by Leavenworth Chapter 30.
=:
OFFICE OF THE
MASONIC BsARD OF RELIEF,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, September :, .o's.D
j. J. E7iard, Esq, II. p. Lelren'c1Tth Chapter
No. ?, IL. A. ", Len entcO n, HaHs1s-LIr. Sir
and Comp:
Your dispatch OF the IS IA was duly rec. ived.
We had hoped TO pass through tins struggle
without calling for help, but fear the sorsi
As matters now stand there seems no END 10
the horrors upon Us. We make the drait on
you as you request, but hope not 10 be forced
To spend It'll not, after we have eXhau>t-d
our own resources. we shall Use II. Acce
our heartfelt gratitude for Ibis generous do
nation and believe me ever,
Yours iratr rLaiiy.
A ]. WHEELER,
Secretary OF the Masonic ReiIcI board If
MTinph.s