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CHOOSING A SITE.
The Postmaster General VIII Make a
Choice in About a Month.

The Postmaster General VIII Make a
Choice in About Month.
The question of poStoffice site is still the
topic OF speculation, and every effort has
been made to arrive at the one most likely
to be favored by the Postmaster-Ge General,
but he left. after visiting several places
offered, without making definite announce
ment.
He visited the PARROT, the HOward-s!reet.
the Mechanics Pavilion and Stockton and
GeaTy streets properties, and he received
offers in writing for many others, few OF
which he visited. Before leaving Mr.. Wana-
maker said that before the end of this month
he would conclude the purchase, and the
p1blic will have TO await the fulfilling of his
promise, as nothing can be learned from this
end of the negotiations.
One of the OutcomeS of MIR. Wanamaker's
Investigations here will be the establishment
of ten Sub-statiOnS-One IN the Potrer0, an
other IN Soulh San Francisco and the others
IN this city in the places most convenient to
the public. They are all likely to be put in
business places, to be run by the proprietoTS
Of the stores in which thew are established.
This Will increase the public convenience,
and, by taking SO much of the business in
stamps and money orders away from the
central Office, will make the delivery of mail
by carriers much quicker than at present.
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CLERICAL CLUBS.
Matters Discussed by the Minis.
terS Yesterday.

The Congregational Club met yesterday
afternoon at I. NJ. c. A. Hall for the first
time in two weeks. There was a good at
tendance and nearly every member gave en-
cOuraging reports of his chosen field. In
one place, N0rtOnville, the church society
was so reduced in numbers that the remain
ing members decided to abandon the enter
prise, and the furniture, communion service
and the Suuday-school library were given to
a new society at New York Landing. In
another place, SteWartville, where the
church had been closed for three years,
enough new members had moved in to re-
open the church with forty members. who
were to be supplied with pastoral care by
Mr.. Hanna, a student of the seminary.
Owing TO the n0n-appearance OF one or
the members there was no discussion. Rev.
Mr.. Emerson was elected President for six
months and Rev. Mr.. Messerve Secretary.
The presbytery met yesterday morning at
Howard Church and in the absence OF Rev.
L. c. EastOn was presided over by Rev. j.
NJ. Thompson.
DR.. Easton was elected Commissioner to
the General Assembly, vice Rev. James
Mathews resigned, Rev. j. NJ. Thompson as
alternate, vice Rev. DIR. Fraser declined.
f. A Doane and q. d. 2. Stewart. candi-
dates for the ministry. were introduced to
the preSDytery ana put through very
searching examination as to their qualifi-
cations, at the conclusion of which they
were granted license to preach.
The Methodist ministers of this city met
yesterday afternoon at their Depository on
Market street Rev S. d. SimOnds read a
paper on Imagination in Religion" which
was largely made up of extracts from Dante
aud Sir Edward Arnold's Light of 1.-The
World to show Lhe influence of imagina-
tion upon those great minds in their treat
ment of subjects contained in the old Scrip
lures. The paper showed much reading
and was listened to with marked attention.
The Baptist clergy met in \. NJ. c. A.
Hall and discussed the proceedings Of the
recent convention at Twin Lakes. Among
the speakers were three Southern ministers,
u Who made bitter references to the irreligion
of San Francisco. all the more striking be-
cause of the godllness of their own particu
lar neighbOrhoOdS
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BARBARoUs NAVIGATION LAWS"

The Examiner thus refers to the naYiga-
tiOn laws Of the United States: alt may
interest the President to know that the Zea-
landia is an American vessel in everything
but in name, She Is owned by an American
company, but she is forbidden to carry the
American flag by the same barbarous navi-
cation laws that have forced the City of
Paris into the British naval reserve instead
Of our own"
When the Examine states that the Zea-
lanGia is American in everything but name
it-suggests the inquiry why it is not Ameri-
can in name also. If it is American in the
sense in which vessels engaged in the coast
wise trade are American it would. like coast
wise trade vessels, fly the American flag.
But in point Of fact the Zealandia is a for
eign-built vessel. Her owners built her
abroad 20 avail themselves OF the cheaper
labor and cheaper material of foreign coun-
tries. Our "barbarOus navigation laws"
do not permit foreign-buil vessels to engage
in the cOastwise trade. These laws have
preserved that trade TO Ameriean-built yes
sells. If these laws should be repealed for
eign-built vessels would in a short time take
tire coastwise trade as they have taken the
ocean carrying trade. President Harrison
does not propose to regain the ocean carry
ing trade through competition with nations
now performing that service. lie proposes
to extend to American vessels engaged in
that trade, or which may engage in it, the
protection that the tariff affords other Ameri-
can industries. The ocean carrying trade is
the only industry which has been conducted
on purely free-trade principles. There is no
way to protect this industry except by Civ
ing American vessels advantages not ex-
tended to foreign vessels. This may be
done through liberal compensation for car
rying the mails and through rate of boun-
ties to be paid on condition that the vessels
receiving them shall conform to certain con-
ditions in construction and shall be at the
service Of the Government in case of war.
While cur "barbarous navigation laws
have doubtless prevented certain foreign
built vessels from flying the American flag
they have preserved domestic trade of
much greater proportions than the ocean
carrying trade.
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of wheat with so much ehaff that the bread
they presented was not good. But out OF
such movements as this come the reforms
which keep public affairs on tolsrably high
plane. Every such movement serves TO
warn the national parties that there is line
beyond which they must not go. In all
probability one of the two national parties
will elect the next President and control the
next House, but the platforms that viii be
presented for the people to choose between
will he the better for existence of a third
party. Popular demands that party poll
ticians would not have given much heed to
if there was no pressing reason why they
should will receive due attention from both
parties. If the Alliance does not carry a
State next year it will have something to say
in the platforms that will be presented TO the
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RECIPROCITY SPREADING.

Referring to the policy Of reciprocity
which has been inaugurated by the present
Administration, the New York Tribune OBJ
serves:
The reciprocity treaties negotiated with Brazil
aud Spain are the nrst fruits of great policy.
These commercial agreements clear the ground
Tor tie cultivation Of intimate trade relations
Hith Tie Two chief coffee and sugar countries Ia
tle South whose produce has been shipped
almost exclusively to the United States. Reel
ur0city VIII establish equitable conditions Of ex-
change BY which the volume Of American eX
I1T.s can be largely Increased. BraZii aud Cuba,
are mol however the only areas OF profitable
tr.O de which are 10 be opened by the new policy
Tic negotiation of two treaties win inevitably be
followed by the establishment Of equitable trade
relations with Venezuela Peru, Sauto Domingo,
uayiL Mexico and other countries whose coffee,
sugar aud hides are tentatively admitted 10
ee ma ket IN the United States. Unless all
lis fan there VIII be a series of reciprocity
ueajies negotiated before the close OF the year,
which. viii largely augment The export trade both
lin food products aud manufactures. Here is a
policy which appeals to The practical intelli-
Eeate OF all classes Of American DrOducers-tO
tae tanners primarily but to merchants, manu-
f4cturers and mlne-owners almost rs powerfully.
Since these lines were written Venezuela
has fallen into line, and, Ia a recent speech
l+4u-Lt III tCbAei1CA4A A@lAAbAuAds la4D
. Congratulated bis hearers that one or more
other Spanish-Amercan States which he
did not name, had signifed their readiness
10 enter the American arrangement
simultaneously We hear from Europe that
Germany and Austria are discussing the
points Of mutual reciprocity treaty, and
that they indulge high hopes that Russia
VIII join them; while on the other hand the
failure of the French wheat crop is in
ducing the Government of N. Carnot to
consiIer the expediency of relaxing the
present high duties on cereals. The present
European tariffs all date from a COMPARE
lively recent period It is fourteen years
since Russia adopted her present prohibit
tory tariff. Italy and Austria followed in
1878, Germany pursued the example in 1879.
France in 1881. and Spain a few years later.
The news which now comes from the
European capitals implies that these nations
are thinking Of following the lead of the
United States. and modifying their fiscal
system by the free admission of non-com-
peting raw materials.
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HILLS WANING STAR.

Governor Hills star is not shining so
steadily as it did some months ago. He has
made three mistakes in about rs many
months. First, he accepted Federal office
without. rendering his resignation of the
State Office he held when elected to the
Federal Office; second, he declared that the
acting Governor of Connecticut was not the
rightful Governor in the face OF the fact that
there was no other person assuming or pre-
tending to be the rightful Governor, thus
depriving a sovereign State of an executive
head; and third, he advised a deadlock in
the New York Senate on the bill to investi-
gate the management of the canal, thus
forcing an adjournment without action on
several important measures. These mis-
takes. following close upon each other, in
dicate the politician rather than the states
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IN THEIR OWN DEFENSE.

The Farmers Alliance members of the
late Minnesota Legislature have issued an
address telling their constituents why they
did not make better record in the Legisla-
ture. The Alliance men say that they did
not control the Legislature, and their ad-
dress is an admission that they had little
influence in directing legislation. The trou-
bic with the Alliance is that like most re-
form parties, they promised too much. They
saw evils which they thought the law could
put an end to. They had theories which
they found themselves Incapable Of working
into practice. They mixed up a good stack
The morning call., 1891-05-05
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
STGSAL SERVICE Z. s. ARWY,O
DIVISION OF THE Pacific,
SAN Francisco. Nav 4, 1873 p. NJ.

STGSAL Service T. s, ARWY,0
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC,
SAN FRANCISCO, May +, 1873 p. NJ
Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours.
The storm Of Sunday is stil central in the vicin-
ity Of Vancouver Island, The barometer has fallen
in all districts except slight riSs in Arizona and
Eastern Nevada. Il is below the normal NJ all sta
tons. The barometer is highest at san Diego
(399S) and lowest at Wslla Walia (29.70). The
winds are southery in all districts except southern
California, where they are westerly. SJorm-sguaiS
continue az north Pacific Coast stations Fort Can
by :. Is miles per hour; Keller. :. 10; San Fran
cisco. SW. Is; Carson City and Wmnemucca, w.
is. Ehe temperature has fallen IN Arizona, ore
c0u and Washington, and has riseu slightly in Cal l.
foGnia and Nevada. Ii is Still above the normal at
al stations except in Western Washington. Western
oregon and Northwestern California. Fort Candy,
l52 inches; Olympia, 50; Portland. 90; RoseOurg,
e s. Bed Bluff, trace.
Forecast Till 2. Vi. Tuesday.
For Northern CalifOvnia-Fair weather, except
Light rain on the northwest coast; south to west
winds cooler in northern portion; nearly stationary
temperature In southern portion.
For Southern California - Fair weather. west
erly winds; nearly stationary temperature.
Tor OREGON ana neutrality-suspicious. rains; winds
generally s0uJherly brisk to high OF the Washing
tom coaSrf cooler in thu ca tern portion and at
Roseburg and slightly warmer in Western Wash
iugton aud at Portland JOIN 2. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Nineteenth Infantry, in charge
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the seals. If this portproves to be correct
the London Times can hardly do less than
TO retraet its intimation that Mr., Blaine was
conducting negotiations on the seal-ishing
question 10 the interests OF the North Amer
lean Company.
The morning call., 1891-05-05
NO sEAL-FIsHTNG THIS YEAR.

The latest report from Washington is that
there win be no seal-fshing this year. The
lessons Of the fisheries will be put upon the
same footing as the poaehers, or rather the
footing that either may have had will be
taken from them. 1t is assumed that the
British Government will really agree that
seai-poaching may be stopped il legitimate
sealfshing is also put an end TO. There is
talk also Of an international commission to
determine what should be done to preserve
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Stabbed In the Neck.

Charles Hanson OF 100 Bay street ran
into the Receiving Hospital yesterday after
noon and asked to be treated for two ugly
gashes in his neck. lie said that while en-
gagged in a fight with a man In front of
saloon on the corner Of Powell and Fran
cisco streets a third person stabbed him
twice. He admitted that he knew his as
sailant, but refused 10 give his name.
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NOTICE!

Anyof our patrons 1cbo fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale By train-5oys
tjii confer a foror By notifying this office Or
Lejact, naming the date and train.
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Montgomery street. near Clay. open until II
osIo,t P NJ BRANCH OFFICES: no Market
ttTrct near Kearny, open until y O'Clock midnight;
$50 HAYES street, open until so O'Clock; COS
isrkin street open until 80 o'clock Pals Mission
street open until 9 O'Clock p. n. and 1l6 Ninth
street ouen until 30 p NJ
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Two petty larcenists were sentenced by
Judge Joachimsen yesterday. George Shell
don, who stole barrels from sugar refneres,
was sent to the House of Correction for
eight months, and George Gimmel, the
cloth thief, was retired to the same institu-
ton for a term of six months.
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PAIIY CALL Gncludlng Sundays}. 81 peryear BY
nail POSTPAID. 10 cents per week, or IS cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL,
fvt copies, three months, 81 20. SUNDAY CALL
(siIteen pages). 81 so per year, postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL aud WEEKLY CALL. 81 so per year. post
aid. WEEKLY CALL eight pages}, 81 % per year
lostlala. CUBS of ten sent To one addresSl, TIo
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To DETERMINE TITLE.-George Davidson.
julia Morrison andsJames Boyd have brought
suit against the city aud against George w. Frink
aud others 10 determine the ownership OF prop
erty Oh Greenwich street. near 0ctavla.
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ELECTRIC RAILWAY SYsTEM-Rapid progress
is being maize in erecting posts along the pro-
posed route Of the electric railway. The
POLES are now IN position as far out as Thir
ty-tirst and Guerrero streets.
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A DRUMMER's C0MPLAINT.-Leland G. En-.
glish has brought suit against j. w. Gum s. Co.
for S4I7 20. balance due him on account OF sal
airy as travelling agent.
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To Be Absent From the State.

John l. Sabin, President If the Board Of
Education, has asked the Board of Super
visors for sixty days leave of absence from
the State.
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INVITED To OFFICIATE.-An invitation has
been extended to Rabbi Messing now OF Chi
cago, 10 oflielate ~ tn dedication OF lie new
Beth IsIael Synagogue in this city.
The morning call., 1891-05-05

DIyoRCED.-Judge Lawler yesterday granted
Anna f. Wolfe a divorce from II. Wolfe for
neglect. aad Lizzie Lewis a divorce from Ed.
ward NJ Lewis for desertioD,
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SENT To NAPA.-Mary COnnOrs 40 years Of
age and Fremont Shredder were committed to
the Napa Asylum yesterday by the Insanity
COmmissiOuefs
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The Palace Salt Wafer Tub and Swimming,
7l3 Hilbert street. are now open for the season.
The morning call., 1891-05-05

THOUSANDS of new patrons will take Hoods
Sarsapariia this Spring and realize its benefits in
blood purified and strength restored VIII you
be one Of the number? 1t costs but little.
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nr-nr1CarInN OEFICE:

PCS larger circulation than any other
reuen. l,er nnblisheh i'm San Francisco.
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LADIES take Angostura Bitters generally when
they feel low spirited. 1t bFightens them up Dr.
Segert Sens. sole manufacturers At all druggists
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CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
Y. LAWRENCE, CARPENTER AND BUILDER
- GIG Sacran St: cabinet work and fitting up
omees promptly attended, telephone 900 mi6Tf
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PRoPos AIS.

GAN FRANOISCO, CAL, MAY 2, 1S91.-SEAEED
~ proposals, IN riplicate, viii be received here
and as Offices of QuarteFmaSterS OF the posts uamed
until IL O'Clock A. NJ, Monday, June l. 1891 aud
then opened, for furnishing during fiscal wear COM
menelng july i. 1891 forage and straw FOR Forts
biaNeil and Saston Cal also at same time az THIS
oce olstv Tor forage and straw for Alcatraz Island
Angel Island, Bentcia Barracks, Fort Mason
Presldio OF San Francisco, and San Franchises
S s government reserves the right to re-
Jset any OF ali olds. Preference given 10 articles
vi uomestc production, conditions OF pIiee
and quality Including in the price of foreign
productions the duty thereonl being equal ana
sueh preference given to articles OF American pro-
suction prod uced on the Pacific Coast TO the extent
VI tue consumption required by the public service
tnefe All information furnished application to
Quartermasters at posts where bids are to be
s OF 70 be undersigned Envelopes contain
ing pluS 70 Endorsed Proposals for forage aud
straw, and addressed to said Qu1rtermast ers or to
=; =. CHANDLER. Deputy Quartermaster-6ener
=. > a. my2 AZ iny2S vt
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.

NAY. 1891.
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BEAcHAM's PILLS cure SICK headache
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CCANDINAvIAN WOMAN WANTS WORK By
- the day: wash, iron house-cleanng; good
lauudress. Address s. s., Box 1922 CALL Branch
Office. my5 ia
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young GIRL WANTS A PLACE FOR
i general Homework aud cooking; best of refer
euce If required. Cali at 526 Natoma St. between
Sixth and Seventh. my5 2t%
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- Divideni Notice-Ofhce of the Pa
l7~S cifc Coast BoFax Company San Francisco,
May l. ls9l-At meeting or the Board Of DE-
rectors OF the aboYe-named company held this day
dividend (No. 81 or one dollar ($ll per share was
Office OF the company, 230 Montgomery st. Rooms
IL and ~. Transfer books close May 3, 1891. at 3
Y. VI. INV lOkl ALTON Il. CLO UH Il. Sec.
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAw
EREE ADVICE IN ALL LEGAL MAFTERS;.
Il marriage annulled, collections, probate, etc. q.
w. HOWE CO.. Attorneys-atlaw 20 kearny 10 II
" T. CASoN AUTHORITARIAN, S0S CALL
II. fornia ST., Room 5. api4 6m
CLARA FoLTz, ATToRNEY-AT-LAw- PRAC-
~ tices State and Federal courts 4l0 kearny IL 6m
A NJ. ARMSTRONG, ATToRNEY-AT-LAw. 331
"a. Montgomery t.,Rms. 1871, Telephone 52l7.1y
NA6LE q NAGLE, Al ToRNEYs-AT-LAw. 51I
IN Montgomery ST., Rooms to 4. fe15 SIN
JENNINGS & HUBS, ATToRNEYS-AT-LAw
u $50 Pine St, Rooms 40 and So fell II
ID A. CRoTHERS. ATTORNEY-AT-LAw. sos
IL. Clay st nos
w w. DAVIDSON. ATT0RNEY-AT-LAw, 47o
w California ST. Rooms l4-l6: advice free d3se
MONEY TO LOAN.
IrRoM $50 UPWARD; INTEREST ACCORDING
Il security. y. Z. O., Box 81, CALL Branch ma Inns
90 000 600 ON RANCHES, AT LOWEST
DO.UUU .UUU. rates; $4,000 lowest amonnt
loaned. RAYMOND. SULLIVAN q CO III Post I'm
TO LEASE.
no LEASE-CoTTAGE AND VACANT LOT FOR
coal. grain or stabling. BIT Seventh st. ms 3ts
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ExTnA mInce pies. swATs's. 2is suffer street.
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south Haven.

Chicago parties are still purchasing
real estate i'm this vicinity for summer
residences. w. S. Brewster of Chicago
lately concluded deal for piece of
property three miles south of town
which possesses some of the most ro-
mantle glen scenery in this section.
Work began last Saturday on the
contract for the erection of a new brick
building for II. Peckham, one of the
losers by the late fire. A contract has
also been made by DR.. Comstock for
erection of brick store in place Of the
one lately destroyed by fire, and negotia-
tions are i'm progress which may result
in another building for George b.
Pomeroy, prominent dealer in agri-
cultural machinery.
The new steamer, j. ID. Marshall.
which had been waiting for her papers
for some time, left for Oscoda, Lake
Huron, yesterday. Her cabins are un.
finished, but she takes along ship car
penters, who will finish her as she pro-
ceeds. Her officers are as follows:
Capt. John Perem; 1st mate, Ed. Stuffie
beam; I'd mate, Chas Mallory; 1st
engineer, Chas. Holmes; cd engineer,
John Gustoff steward, Harry Shular.
Two weeks since petition was cir
ulatcd asking the common council TO
take steps to get water supply for our
village, and many of our citizens signed
it surprising the council would move in
the matter of securing water works.
But at special session last Monday
evening special election was ordered
for Tuesday, upon the proposition to
bond the village for 81 900 to get horse
power engine and build cisterns. 1t
will probably be voted down, as the
people seem to be nearly readily to vote
for good system of water works.
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Youthful Suicide Mania.

The Hospital, commenting upon the
suicide mania among schoolboys in
Vienna, which it attributes to the sense
less mania for over-intellectual culture,
says: In these days the tyranny of
learning is driving the world to mad
ness. Professors of all sorts have got the
upper hand, and their supremacy threat
ems to be fatal to the rest of the world.
Here is an opportunity for medicine. If
doctors were large minded and capable
men like Shakespeare and Bacon they
would see the truth and assert their
scientific authority. But what are they
doing? Nothing at all to guide the
world in the matterl They are the
worst offenders of all in the way of in
fiicting upon young men unlimited intel
lectual tasks, the doing of which is of
no practical service to anybody. Sleep
lessness, nervousness, mania in every
form are upon us, and nothing is done.
The whole medical world itself is in full
cry striving who shall be first to put
salt on the tail of the tubercle bacillus.
1t is as if all the forces of the empire
should be sent to arrest lunatic at
Wick while foreign army was in pos
session of PenZance.
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PrOsDect Lake.

Frank Stoddard, of Lamont, Iowa, is
visiting relatives here.
:, Bert Carris has the letters Nj. ID. at
tached to his name now. 1t stands for
mule driver.
H. A. Carris attended the reunion of
his company, which was in the Goth Hi
nois Sharpshooters, at Paw Paw lake,
last week.
Charles Baker came near losing his
buildings by fire last week, cansed by
sparks from an engine passing along
the highway.
Frank Chase and wife have been en-
tertaining company for some time-an
uncle, aunt and cousin from Calhoun
county, and a nephew from Chicago.
George McCon, of Chicago, was call
ing upon relatives here last week, and
closing the sale of his farm to gentle
man with an unpronouncable name,
from Pennsylvania, who is quite i'll
with typhoid fever at Geo Aliens.
Lawrence grange, by unanimous
vote, passed resolutions favoring the
enforcement of the local option law,
and will aid in so doing with their
money, if necessary. Now, let other
oranges in this county come out strong
in the same direction.