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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21


We ~ere both surprised ana GriercA
when re read in yesterdays issue u
the Sestis<L. the following: Fred.
Armer. ar Gid resident Ut Mineral Hill.
died ut Nevada City. CAL. on the 18th
instant. He removed to that place
about Eve months since. On the I'd in
staat he developed symptoms of insanity
and continual in that state sp 70 che
time Of his d~ecease. He vas cared for
by the Odd Fellows. of which Order be
wns n member and was buried under its
auspices. Mr.. Artner was esteemed By
all of his acquintances. aud his many
friends will regret to hear Of his untime-
~ DEATH"
The deceased was an oid.time ac-
quaintance and just prior to his depart
urs oil the visit to his old home ut New
ada City, DO passed several days among
friends here, mud was apparently in
perfect health. he was interested in
sone of the prominent mines of Tus-
carora, and his intention was to return
here sometime in the early SUMMER.
Peace TO his ashes.
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From Mondays Daily
An tEtE,rE..

\ shmt time since, Mr. Bccchri
wiotc To a fellow Clergyman ia Chicas"
~ fuil"wS:
Ny D,"r Brohr:-I am tired OF
Brooklyn. Theodore aud Elizabeth
have kissed AMI made up. aud | iud
but littic 'Ins iuwariuc"N' here. !
hnI anNions Ia ''stcp down aud out
for ~ few weeks. long for .prsturrs
new" and naturally tuin toward Ia,
iroad, green pruiri"s of the great and
bcaute0us West. IL you thiHk 1 eau
there ind something fresh To enjoy.
something Ia divert n mind weaIie ! ami
overtarcd. please telegraph me-, stating
tho most desirable route to take. As
sure the ladies' Of vour congregation of
my piHtonic love. aud That | awe NOT
forgotten the golden hours ! spent
with them OF nay last visit in Chicu, O
believe mo, your true friend,
HIS Y wAGD DBEcnER.
In n few days No. Deechor received
tho following telegram from the Chica
20 parson:
"P. +. W. * G. II. W. Co." intend
lug TO indicate which route Mr. Beech.
er should take, to wit: "Piltsburg.
Fort Wayne aud Chicago Railway Com
psny."
But these letters conveyed no meaning
"
to the distinguished pulpitccr. AS II
last resort no returned to tho Telegraph
Office. "Can yoH tell me the meaning
Of these letters" said lac, handing the
Dispatch To tho clerk. Tho clerk stud
led the telegram for a fow moments
aud thon admitted his inability. 'Yuu
wee" said Dir. Deecher, chat I wrote
to n brother Clergyman, asking hir, to
advise mo In respect 10 making a trip
west for recreation. aud as this message
b" signed by him. I presume II to be
IN answer to my letter" care you
Henry Ward Boechor," asked the
clerk. frightening mp with MI idea.
Mr. Beechor admitted his identity.
"Then II Is perfectly %cloar,'' sail the
elerk. "Thcse letters, being interpret.
cd, mean Plenty. -"
But wo will allow u readers TO puz
zis over It for n while before giving the
"IplacAtion. The gentleman or lady
who saGll Arst sond III n correct sofa,
ton oil this dispatch, will. receive a
deed for forty foot in tho Frank Moul.
ton Nine.
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The OId-Codxer-IasL-

Bsse ball with its accompanying
pleasures, has reached II degree Of pop
ularity among US amounting TO almost
= mania. hmm -. short stop, fielders.
etc. are the most familiar expressions
Lasrd on the ~Etreets, aud fTam the ten.
year ~juveile 10 the yeritaUlo old f'sy.
all hands appear to have become affect
sd. The lutest attraction upon the ball
ground was u Little uIsIiueo yesterday
10y the Old. Coigor club, the 6ald.head-
eL members OF which sweat as profrselS
ia their vigorous efforts to '-catch EN- on
the Hy" 40 their more supple Juniors.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21
what 40. Minin. stock.

Notice is hereby given that the GER
titicates Of stock in tho above named
incorporation ars o ready for de-
livery TO all persons entitled 10 the
same, upon the paymen. of ussessuen
No. |. in the amount OF ono cent per
shnre, nnd the further payment OF 10
cents per foot-by those TINT did not
heretofore pny tho same--for assess-
ment work for the year 1871. by or
der of the Board of Trustees.
JONI $. MAYnuGu, Secretary.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

At the druS storc Of DR.. Muller, II
attention waa attracted by an odor as il
an entire casc containing the balm Of
ten thousand flowers had met with un
accident, or some violent %convulsion Il
nature hal wrecked u horticulturist in
the vicinity, when IL eyes and nose
were directed 10 nh elegant automatic
fountain near by, upon a stand, for n
solution OF the question as TO from
whence cmautted those ravishipp
Odors." by an ingenious c~ontriynnce.
II tiny jet Of liquid ''smcll.sweet" is
forced up by atmospheric pressure. and
'al!s back into HLeautiful glass receiver
TO again spread its perfume upon the
oppressive mir Of that scluestered shot.
i~micarypop. Descending TO business.
vc were, without tho slightest hesiia.
lion on the part OF the polite COM
FOUNDER Of pills aud potions, informed
OF tho exact amount Of amalgam re.
quisite TO procure the institution. but
with the view Of securing II corner on
The little beauties. We propose to give
no luther information.
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from Thursdays Dnily.1


Twelve tons Of copper bullion from
Railroad district arrived here by teams
to-day, and was unloaded at the depot.
II will DO shipped at once TO Baltimore
and the whole product OF the lato run
Of tho furnace will be forwarded TO
TINT city, "a fnst M IL arrives here.
The bullion Is very pure; the ingots
giving forth n clonr ringing sound whom
struck. Their sizo IL too great for ccn.
venient handling q, some Of them weigh.
ing as high as four.hundrod pounds to
the bar. Tho copper mat will DO the
last brought in for shipment.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21
The Ease Hail s..ne.

The game of baseball between the
Elko Boys aud the Tsscarora Nine
was the all absoLing topic Of to day.
The population Of tho entire town. in
Guiding a majority Of the bssiness men,
repaired to the grounds 10 witness the
playing. aud although no large amounts
Of money were pending. the interest
manifested was both general and en-
thusiastic. COairsry 10 general er-
pectation here, the game was closely
contested.
Tho fact that the Elko nine is COM
posed principally Of boys, while their
opponents are all grown men, induced
the belief that the former would fall
far i'll rear. but as the game progressed
it became evident hat the match was
more evenly balanced thar was antici-
pated. After the first inning the Elko
nine took tho lead, which was main
tanned up TO the close Of the sirth inn
ing, being then three ahead. Daring
the seventh inning. Elko made four,
and Tusearora. owing to a eommotion
oecasioned by a dispute and prospec-
tive row, over n question Of foul"
succeeded la scoring eleven, those up
on bases, making the walk home
At the close OF Elko's ninth and last
inning, the score stood 81 each. with
Ii inning still in favor Of THscarora.
After the frat score in the last inning.
by the latter. Tie game beng then in
their bands, no further contest was
made; and the money Wa surrendered.
The game having closed just as We
were going to press. Nc had time for
nothing but the brief synopsis OF the
proceedings. given above.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21
The Committees.

Following is q list OF the committees
attending at the church festival as furu.
ished us last evening:
Cake and Strawberries-Mrs. Ed. l..
Seitz md Mrs. j. l.. Tonkins.
Ice Cream-Freddy Mason.
Flowers-Miss Cady and Mrs. yoll-
mer.
Jacobs Wsll-Mrs. Van Duzer and
Mrs. Craighead.
Post.ofice -Addie Hunter and Emma
Litton.
Sybil "Meg."-Miss Ross.
Candies and Nuts-Mrs. F. Smith
Mrs. L. Hunter.
Prize Cnke-Mrs. Talbot.
Fancy Goods Table Mrs. Len. Wines
and Mrs. Ennor.
Supper Table-Mrs. Hurd, Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. Rood. Mrs. Il. Dorsey
md Mrs. +. Wilson. -....r
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For safe NJ t,n,tccL> station.

Thirty heaj Of good American horses;
4 a Buckeye mower and rake; q good
farm wagon. also n number one sub.
s%,antiul spring wagon and oibor farm
utensils md machinery. arc offered for
salo CHEAP ron CASH, by 81. Heffron, ct
Hallcck Station. Mr. Heffren has sold
his ranch near that place. and desiring
10 change his residence back 10 Cali
fornia, good bargains may bc had
with him for ready cash or negotiable
paper.
Among the horses offered. IL q fine
tvo.ycnr old colt from the welt known
mare Minnie by Tom. Shorts thor.
ough.brcd Norfolk Stallion, A rare
opportunity to secuto good bargains is
herein presented.
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RcHDpup.J.

The well known Humboldt Saloon,
which since the demise Of l.. BiscbofI.
has remained closed. was reopcncd TO
tho public this morning under tho
benign auspices Of Of tho stoutcsl
teams on Humboldt's classic banks,
Tho "Old Democrat" with four sheets
OF tissue paper beneath his heels and
O bosom establishment like n head.
Hight stood firmly up to tho racket dur.
ing the entire day. dispensing tho in.
MIGRATING cordials with n grace that
invariably brought down tho coin and
"thc house." Notwithstanding an OK.
tensivo ''outsidc" practice, comment.
upon tho inside acqnittnl Of the junior
partner, will DO deferred until illustrat.
cd. SEQ Adj
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LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
IFrom Saturdays Dailyl
RcrrOnal.


Jack wor,heimer. formerly Of Elko.
now Of ..Pnsco," made us a friendly
visit. today. He had just returned
fcom q business trip to the Wells, and
ID about to visit Tuscarora; he Is
healthy aud hearty, as usual. and says
Jake Marks seads his particular re-
CARDS TO his old Elko friends.
One OF the old time Austinits, ''Shel."
Davis, whom we had no met o rtwclre
years, came down from Zion. where
his family is residing, the other day.
aud went Oat to look ut Tuscarora.
Although n 1t 10 older than in those
palmy days. he hss changed but little
md We knew him ut first glance.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

The elegant aItsres sdorning the in
terror of che Senate saloon. has just
been completed by the addition Of a
fhe large Freach plate bar mirror. and
a6eAatiful dexiga in the way Of a GEN.
tral chasdaiier. Referring to the en-
tire fniah aud general appearance Of
the SenaLe. elegant" is the proper
SoCd 70 express the full mead of ad-
nliration.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21
Bullion Received.

TIE stage this evening brought down
and delivered At the office Of Wells,
Fargo & Co., IL bars of Grand Prize
bullion. valued at $40 .66f "A. Last
evening the stage brought, down two
bars OF Hussey bullion, weighing FOG
pounds. md valued at 50, 1888 sc.
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from Tuesdays Daily
TlS- Church Fair.

The fc,tiv al e the ladies' for tho
benefit Of the Chuch, will be held ia
the old school LniIding, Thursday and
Friday evenings next. arrangements
Tor the same being fully perfected.
Following il the list OF highly merit
"rious paintings forming the art gal
iery TO Ice placed Oh exhibition:
The Waysoru Travellers. The Old
Mill by the Waterfall. Shades of Evel-
Iug, Tax on Tea. View Of tho Red Sea
anu Plains beyond, Common Sc nse,
h Bridal. Youthful Impressions, Com
nicntator on Scott. The Belle of
Elko. II&tzkt Alu,p. Modern Tax
List, A Traveller ia Greece, The Flow.
"r OF the Family, BoAEtpatc Crossing
hc Rhine, WruIrOux II Warfare, All
Aiinat, Extracts fronI tIIo French.
departed Spirits, Tales Of the
Sea, A New Musical Iustrume, O.,
I'D FaSLi"naal. Fir. place. Mari .
troupe, H"sso Fair. Pause I'd
tsrI,c;, Choice Fraits and Flow, -,
\ Mighty Situation. i Pacific SOU. II,
Spirits of 10, Lax on Understand ~,
Fancy Neck lies, Portraits of Oar
!'rnuiiuct Citize2S, Tho Green Pair,
Portrait al 4. Burr. An Indian Relic.
\ Bird of Beauty, Gmveu Images. The
Rose al CASTLE, Light Of Other Days,
10! For the West, The Lay Of the last
Minstrel. A Grey Ape. A Modern Spec.
tLtor. Sweet Sixteen, The Four S~eaions,
View OF Match ietwceu t~" Base Ball
Clubs, Two Things GeutleuIcn do not
Like, The last Portrait, A Kuotty
Question, Pillars OF Greece.
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TOOineY Cnnfurel.

Joe. Toomey, one OF the parties re-
Gently arrested i'll Eureka for cattle
stealing. and who escaped from the
officers while out procuring bo~udsmcn,
was c"ptGrod by Deputy Sheriff Byrurs,
nj TOnno. last night, OH IA telegram
from this place. Toomey took the
east.bound passenger train at Halleck
Station. las: night. and his actions ut
that place exciting suspicion. u dispatch
was sent to Sheriff Sciiz here, giving
II description Of the man when the for
mer ordered his arrest Mt Toano. He
wHs brought down by the officer this
morning, when he was ut once identi-
fed ns the party for whose arrest the
Eureka authorities had offered n re-
ward. lie is now in custody here and
will be turned over TO the Eureka OIL
GERS as soon as they arrive. The wes-
tern Union Offices renamed open for
business until n late hour last night,
for the accommodation of tho officers.
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AuGw~r.s Correspondent.

Ephraiui. Tuscarorn: No, nothing
strange about it; Swoll-hevi is the nor
nal condition OF your Lind. The COINS
upon that portion of your anatomy is
partly the result Of uumitigatcd luZi.
n"ss. and turiIy hon being the chief
point Of r,sistailco TO pedal attacks;
get ynur bro"si.wOIks half solod at
tI-.
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Contract for Hauling.

Iessns. Reinhart 4 Co. Of this place
have secured from Messrs. White &
Allen, the contract for forwarding to
T~usearora, all the new pumping ma.
ehiuery for the Grand Prize Company.
for tie adjustment Of which the latter
we'll known firm have tho contract.
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Both brilliant ana Masuanimou,

Both brilliant ana Nagunnimous.
When it is known that the .'Ba Sc
Bawling" head of the Temes- Rerielc had
just got back from the field of conquest
and straddled the Editorial tripod. the
following "witicisms" which appeared
in the Inst issue OF that jour nal, will be
appreciated:
Died-on Monday. April tho 18th,
the Elko base ball club.
We understand that there Is Eome
talk Of another base ball match between
the Elkoites and Tuscarorans for $500 n
side.
As bulldozers the Elkoites are not II
success.
The Elkoitos tried to bulldozc tho
Tuscaro.a boys but il didn't work"
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Departures.

Departures by stage this morning
we're M follows: David Reese, Mrs.
John Barrett, A.. Demmcny. Mrs.
Forgerson. j.. Caloy, G. q. S. Wright,
Burner. Hagerman, Godate and Mes
senger.
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Fire at 'TOnno.

The hotel Of 7. n. Dyrncs. Deputy
Sheriff, who is now here, caught FIRE
to-day, but by the prompt action OF the
neighbors. tho flames we're subdued be-
for my material damage was done. It
was n close call however.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

jog TooNgr was taken TO Pnlisado by
the Deputy Sheriff. yesterday. aud wap.
there delivered to a Deputy from Euro.
kn. who was waiting TO receive him.
The base range officials will probably
hereafter DO moro pfofuse In their at
tentions TO Joseph.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

To FARNERs AND U1BERs.-navipg
assumed Vntiro conual Of the black
s%mithing Tngon-maI nd and machine
shops, l am now prepared tn do any
and all kinds Of work in my line, par
ticularly the repairing Of agricultural
implements, on the most favorable
forms.
A. BIucE,
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Payment or Elko County Bond,

Payment OF Elko County Bonds.
In accordance with the provisions Of
Section IL Of nh Act entitled "An Act to
consolidate and fund the indebtedness
OF Elko County" Approved Feb. 23d,
1871.
Notice is hereby given that IL pre-
sented at my office ia Elko, Nevada, on
o. before Wednesday. the LIST day of
May, 1878. the following ElkO County
Bonds. issued in parsnaaee OF srii Act,
will DO paid together with the jaterest
theieon that shall have aeeafed Mt the
date presented to wit: Nos. SO, &c, 81.
GO. 81, 90 and 90, should the said
Bonds not DO preSented within the
time specified then froIL and after the
dnto named TO wit: Wednesday,, the
LIST proximo, interest thereon will ceuse.
JOHN II. BRADLEY, Treasurer.
April, 9th. 1878. asf
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The harsh buzzing OF the stenm-sau
at the woodward Of Smith X wilsey,
continues to Gssail tho oar, giving no.
tice that stovc-lcngths may be lad in
quantities to suit.
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The Festival Tonight,

At the festival tonight, q first class
supper may be had for tho nominal
sum of four hits. at any time between
six and twelve o'clock. A new feature
in the way Of q cigar stand, will be ill.,
tfoduced to take the place of the ex-
hnusted flower department; it will be
presided over by Miss Bell Cady. The
gallery Of handsome paintings will also
be placed Oh exhibition this evening.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

BILLY SIMPSON, the we'll known gon-
eral utility man, is erecting n dwelling
house out on Idaho street j.st beyond
Stanley Rigsby's plncc.
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Arrivals.

Arrivals by stage this evening were
as follows: A. Dennery. Mrs. Har-
desiy. p. X. Briggs and L. X. Boynton.
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Easms.S. Tean,ster.

FnSTS's. TeanLs,ers
And MI Interested in wagons. The
Schuttler wagon is the best wagon OH
wheels. We defy competition. For
sale only by Is. REISHABr 1 Co.
Agents.
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Tns receipts ut the church festival
last night, amounted To- $3.50.
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FREsH skeh oysters received daily at
tho Crbhies Restaurant, next dovr to
tho ~posiofice.
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Arrivals.

b Arriv.lr by stage this evening were
ms follows: Miss Emma Larsch and
o.. NJ. Roberts.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

WI aro pleased to know that Miss
Fanny Rogers is much better to-day.
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Fresh SHELL oYsTEks received ut til,
Gem dnily. Fifty cents n plate.
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The six inches of SNOW that fell here
the other day has sucoumbed to the
pleasant weather, but it looks az though
another dose was pending to day.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

3. J. SMITH, matchmaker and Jew.
elcr. Elko. Nevada.
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ro.D,,.. s,c.L 49,
6I5 Ophir. 70, ~
10 NeSicrh. 9s.'
Zoo Gould nnd curry, ~, ia
= Best II DsIcher' IL
30s CnAAfornia. z'L.
1S39 savage. 1871 49,
sio Coz: fheaSA 1Sts- l6lS
~ ShoiiHr' %
$50 hale al No.efoss' ~
39O Point. 4Soe, tSse
gu Jacket i,o.S
SOO lmpe'isi' aoe. AUG
~ hentuck siu
2iO Alpha. a..
5oo Deieher, H JUG
fZo Siersa Nevada $780,
UtSh' ~
zls Duliioh' 1'oe, osoo
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FRxsH vegetables Of the season re-
ceived daily; also live and dressed
poultry, eggs, fruit, etc. Fresh butter
at So cents per pound, ut l.. Lesser's.
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ArriNnla.

From Tuscarorn this evening wero
II. Augool md Mr.. Deleman.
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Arrivals.

Arrivals by stage this evening wero
as follows: 4. g. Emerson and W.
Willoughby.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-04-21

FREsH sTnAwnrRRtEs received daily
81 the Gem Restaurant.
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All members OF the orler In good stssdns
a-- .-p- ctfull inyfted 10 S.aenbis q h, Uai
fellDw- Hall. At 10 o'c och a. -. on the 5saA
tnstant. and 4 rm . proce zion In nh F0eAliA
under the direction OF 2. q and 0eJrRe nWu
PRINCIPAL streets OF the town Ia the Churth,
where the following exercises Will TAXA plAos.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-21

Colbert fell into tho fire recently ana
was, il 10 thought, fatally burned "A,
\ Aslon has received the appointments
Of posimasler ~ liellplaln, The ply
council Of Sherman has accepted no
proposition 10 build Waierworks " lhal
oiiy, Jon SUNDAY afternoon WllleA
man named H. n Lewis was playlnlly
teasing a lad Of about fifteen years we
boy became enraged and seltlna UP.
per from table filled with holllng hpl
water, dashed the contents INTO LOWS
face, badly soaldlng han
Walter Cotiaty--Courieri There ~
now S3s7l 80 school money ~ ne
county treasury, and those leaehlhg
publGfree schools can govern themselves
accordingly. ,---Deputy sheriff Man,
ming informs us that eight hundred ana
twenty persons 20 date have come lof'
ward aud paid their taxes for lhil'-,--
The county treasurer, W i, Cole has
received The amount Of school iunds
due Waller county from the state, ana
parties holding school vouchers Gan
have them oaahed on presentation, -
Last Saturday night some one entered
tho sheriil's office with the evident ln'
tentlon Of robbery, but Jerry was TOO
auiok and fired u couple OF shots ~ MN,
| but without effect The party escaped