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La Grippe In sonom,.

The climatic conditions in SOnOma
County, or at least the southern half of it,
appear to have been very favorable for de-
velopment of the grip and cases there
have been very numerous. We learned
from very good authority few days ago
that there were at one time from 400 to 800
cases in Santa Rosa alone, though extreme
ly few were serious. Also in the town oil
Souoma and valley surrounding cases OF
the disease have been very numerous. or
the grip there the Index Tribune of the
Goth says: In some cases whole families
are Frustrated. Tie disease however, is OF
a mild type with proper care and attention,
and so far no deaths have been recorded
from the disease. The grip was heralded
into this valley couple OF weeks ago with
a most horrible stencil, which made It's APP
pearance in the morning and greeted the
olfactory organs of early risers. Whence
this disagreeable smell came or whittier 1t
went no one knows, but it was Immediately
followed by the grip, which attacked its
victims with headache, shooting rains in
various parts of the body, chill and then a
fever, aud finally ending in severe cold.
Several cases have developed into pneu-
monia, and the patients are very low. Fully
twO-thirds of our population have so lar
been attacked with the disease"
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o'clock when she came; it was after when
she left, and all that time l was prisoner
in my bed.
Imagine my surprise when, at the moment
we were alone, my visitor opened the hand
bag and took therefrom policeman's club
ana loaded revolver
You see that?" she demanded angrily.
Little chlls like an icy spray were run
ming up and down my back, but. forcing a
smile, answered, 81 believe | dow
Il mean to use them. too, see; it's loaded"
pOking the revolver in my face Now /
have come 10 tell you to give that barber
ten days to leave town. or as sure as l live
i will shoot his head off"
j gave sigh OF relief. / was glad it was
the barber. decided at once that my WISH
tor was crazy, and / prepared myself TO
listen to her Imaginary tale of woe. In the
days Of I1umpty Humpty, some twenty years
ago, she said, she was a famous ballet
dancer. She was brought to this country to
dance in Hunpty Dumpty, and some years
later married the ballet master, a man now
70 years old, and about twenty years older
than herself She told me that after she
went to sleep at night the barber, whose
shop was three doors distant from her
home, drngged her ana carried her around
TO the different saloons. She heard voices
everywhere laughing and talking and
whispering about it. The way the barber
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A FATAL FALL.
William Neuman Killed in Odd Follows
Cemetery.

William Neuman Killed in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
New Years day brought mourning and
desolation to the house of William Neu-
man, on johnson avenue, near Point LobOs.
Neuman was a labOrer, who for twelve
years has been employed In the Odd Eel
lows Cemetery.
Yesterday morning he was olling the
shaft of windmill in the graveyard, when
he lost his balance and fell to the earth,
where he lay for some time in an unoon-
sciOus state He was found by employees OF
the cemetery, who had him taken to his
home, where he died an hour later.
Neuman slipped from the upper staging
Of the mill and fell to the ground, a distance
Of forty feet, iujuring his cad and chest
Neuman was native of Germany, Al
years of age. He leaves widow.
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X. AND L. OF III.

Tho Grand Officers to Officially Visit Star
Lodge, Sonoma.
On November 1st New York had 14,S67
members and Illinois l0.6S0.
Pao Alto Lodge gives an apron and
necktie party on Friday evening, the 18th
inst.
Members must not forget that suspension
from tho Relief Fund now means suspen-
sion from the order entirely.
The order is growing in Oregon. Two
new lodges have been instituted in Port
land recently and another is we'll under
way
The forty-eighth hop of Excelsior Lodge
occurs next Thursday evening at Odd Fell
lows Hall. and viii be no exception to the
former enjoyable affairs given by this lodge.
I. Ii. Berkey, G. r.. and S. b. Carleton,
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efieotually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it ON hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAY FRANCISCO. cAl.
LOUISVILLE. Ky pew YORK, nv
seq ThsaTutt
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FOND OF LITERATURE.
Juvenile Thieves Arrested for Stealing
Toy Books.

Juvenile Thieves Arrested for Stealing
Toy Books.
John Cation and John McQuillan, boys Of
tender years and vicious propensities, spent
their happy New Year in tho City Prison,
where they were booked to answer charge
of burglary. preferred by Thomas Richard
son of 1882 Vallejo street.
There is playhouse at the rear of the
Richardson residence, which on December
2lst was we'll stocked with the gaudilycOl-
ored- picture books that delight the eye of
blissful childhood. During the night fifty
the two youthful prisoners were suspected
Of having had some connection with their
absence.
The books were found by the police In a
secondhand store on Montgomery avenue,
where they were sold by the culprits, whose
arrest followed
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ONLY SIXTEEN.


a Pretty Girl Arrested for Burglary on
Polk Street.
Hazel Herring, pretty brunette, 16 years
old, occupied cell in the City Prison,
where she was placed yesterday morning on
a charge of burglary. HazeP5 home is at
1882 Polk street. She was released from
the Magdalen Asylum on November 1st.
On Thursday evening She took off one of
her shoes and smashed a window in Silver
mans dry-goods store, Polk street, between
Pine aud California, from which she helped
herself TO all the F6ndkeTchIefs in sight
She was arrested by Sergeant Harter early
yesterday morning and booked on the
charge of burglary
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Order Scnttish Clans.

Hugh Fraser, r. D., viii install the new
officers of Clan Fraser on Thursday even
ing next and those of Clan Macdonald on
Friday evening. Members of the two clans
will exchange visits en- both occasions.
Clan Macdonald, No. 70, will celebrate
Burns night, the 25th prox, in Elite Hall
tDetz Opera House,, Oakland. with a fine
concert and donce.
Jose will be installed by Hugh Fraser,
Royal Deputy, and an effort is being made
to have a number of cansmen of Clans
Fraser Of this city and Macdonald OF Oak
land pay the San Jose clan visit at the
titua
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NAVAL JOTTINGS.
The Marine Band Coming West as Far as


The Marine Band Coming West as Far as
San Francisco.
The naval retirements this year will be
Rear-AmiraIs L. A. Kimberly, on April I'd,
and W. P. McCanu, on May 4th. For 1898
there will be only one retirement. Commo-
dore J. II. ellis.
Passed Assistant Paymaster l.. c. Kerr is
under orders to leave by the steamer on tn e
22d from this city to relieve Assistant
Paymaster NJ. X. Calvert of the Alert, at
Shanghai.
The Marine Band has been granted leave
from March 10Th to May 9TH. with permits
sion to give concerts as far west as San
Francisco.
Lieutenants j. w. Stewart and William
Y. BrOnaugh were ordered to the Thetis to-
day.
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PAID FOR AN OFFICE.
Pioneer Bailey's Compl amt Against MAJ
in I'll

Pioneer Bailey's Complaint Against Mar
tin Kelly.
George Bailey. a pioneer, has brought
suit in the Justices Court to recover $50
from Martin Kelly, who thinks he is
political boss. Bailey alleges that he paid
$40 to Kelly for position as road overseer
on the streets. He says that Kelly then
told him he would have to pay 81 80 per
day Of the 81 per day which he would re-
ceive to his (Kelly's) account. He agreed
to pay this tax, but the job that was
promised him never came. Kelly. he says,
returned him after much solicitation $40
out of the $40, and despairing of ever obtain
ing the remainder from tile boss he had
to resort to the courts
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co.

THROUGH LINE TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA.
Steamers will sail at the 5th, Es%4
18th and Z5th Of each month. IH
DEPARTURES OF CALL AT
5th and 26th........ MazatIan, La Libertad
9Th, 18th and 25th. Acapulco
18th. Ocos, Ii Union
5th and 18th. ...... IChampericO, san Jose de Qua
18th ........... -. AGA iutla Cornto, z. Arenas
Through line sailingS-January 5th, SIS. san Juan;
18TH, S. City OF New y oTk; 25th, SIS San Bias.
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
STEAMER SAILS AT NOON 18TH OF EACH
MONTH, calling at Mazatan, san Bias Manzanillo
Acapulco Port Angel sana Cruz, TonaIa San
Benito, Ocos. ChampertcO. San Jose de Guatemala
Acaiutla, La Libertad La Union, Amapala Corinto
San Juan del Sur and Punta Arenas.
Way line sailing-January 18TH, SIS. Acapulco.
JAPAN AND CHINA LINE
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HONG-KONG
Connecting at Yokohama with steamers for
Shanghai, and at Hong Kong for East Indies,
Straits, etc:
City OF Picking. Thurs, Dee. 81 1891 at P. NJ.
City of Rio de Janero, sat. Jan. 3D. 1892 at p
China Wednesday. February II, 1892 at 8 p. NJ.
Rouud-trlp tickets to Yokohama and return at re-
duced rates.
For Freight or Passage apply at the ofiee, corner
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Branch Ofhce-G02 Front street.
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FOR PORTLAND & ASTORIA, OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY ke1
i Ocean Division-and PACIFIC COAST <IESY
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Spear
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their Al iron steamships viz:
COLUMBIA-January z. IA. %.
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OREG0N-January l0.s22, February g.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Paclds
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lines for all points In Oregon. Washington. British
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Fare to Portland-Cabin, SIC; steerage So round
trip cabin, $50.
Ticket Ofices-1 Montgomery ST., and Palace Ho-
tel New Montgomery ST.
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InternafinnaI Prass Learue.

Miss Minna V. Lewis, Assistant Core
spending Secretary OF the p. c. w. r. A.
bas been appointed by the New York Press
Club a delegate to the International Press
League, which Is to meet in this city from
the 18th 10 the 10Th inst
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The womenJ Journalists.

A special business meeting of the Pacific
Coast Women's Press Club will be held in
Union Hall next Monday at o'clock, at
which matters of special interest will be
discussed in view of which a large attend
anCe is eXpected.
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN Es<g7.
~ Francisco for ports In Alaska A 4 4SAIX
Decem Der g. January = %. February 3, %.
For British Columbia and Puget SOunI ports,
December "a 81, January g. and every Friday
thereafter.
For Eureka. II humboldt Bay, Wednesdays, A. NJ.
For Santa Ana Los Angeles and all way ports every
fourth and fifth day. a. NJ.
For San Diego, stopping only at Los Angeles Santa
Barbara and San Luis ObispO, every fourth and fifth
day at II A. NJ.
For ports in Mexico January 29th and first Of
each month thereafter
Ticket Oftice-Palace Hotel, New Montgomery st.
GOODALL, PERKINS Il co, General Agents.
! If 10 Market St, San Francisco.
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FRATERNAL INDEX.
Regular Operative Masonic
Lodges in Scotland.
Net Gain of Membership 1. o. o. F., Illinois,
for Last Fiscal Year-Degree Of Honor, A.
o. U. w, Started in New Mexico.

I'm order 10 secure insertion all matter IN
tended for this column should be handed In
addressed to The "Fraternai Editor" All COM
munIeatOns must bear the name and address OF
Tie sender; if not, The matter VIII not be pub.
lished.l
Official Assessment Table
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X elIy Was Cold.

Edward Kelly was arrested yesterday
afternoon for stealing an overcoat from the
saloon of Is. ID. Lacazette at 631 jackson
street
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street is IN my opinion non cOmpOs mehlis.
But that was not any funnier than her
slap"ing man in the face because ne
'called her terrible name" lie called
her " fascinatingp
One day she heard the voices say that a
married woman, her frOnt-roOm ledger, was
in league with the wicked barber; So meet
ing the woman's husband in the hall, she
told him that his wife was running around
with the barber, and that together they had
drugged her and taken her out at night.
The angry man flew down into the base
ment aud setting upon the crazy woman
poor old husband, beat him and knocked
out all his front teeth.
| was forced to listen to these and hun
dred other stories from my visitor, who
never relaxed her grip on the revolver and
the club and showed decided indications OF
dangerous excitement whenever | attempted
to rise from my bed. For seven hours, as /
have said she held me captive, and then her
within changed and she left me just as had
made up my MAD to brave cold lead rather
than endure the situation longer.
NELLIE bly,.
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accomplished this dreadful crime, she said,
was by mechanical device by which he
could lower her parlor floor and then come
up through the opening. He always had q
flash light, she said TO turn on to see II
she was sleeping.
What does your husband say to all
this ?' 1 asked
'He says 1 am crazy" she replied. with
tears in her eyes "What do you think?"
l looked at tile revolver and | ans wered
evasively: "What if L said that y0n are
ill-that you imagine all theSn things Pr
prove it to me, and you will make me
ore of the happiest creatures on earth. she
cried vehemently with flashing eyes. But
you can't do 1t! Don't | hear people talk
ing these shameful things over everywhere
If | 20 into a store to buy anything. the
clerks nudge each other and L hear them
say, That's the woman the barber drugs
and carries around to saloons. Yesterday
when | was sweeping the stoop saw man
wearing a silk hat coming toward me, ana
heard him say to himself: That's the
pretty little thing | saw in the saloon win
the barber last night. She lust pretends 10
be asleep and to be drugged.' L walled UNI
Ill he got close up TO me, and then brought
the broom down over his head, crushing his
hat Take that for your lies l SAID lie
rau and jumped in cab aud drove away.
Now, if | was crazy and Imagined IL, why
didn't he have me arrested for hitting him?
p" am suffering from a terrible dlsease-a
most frightful disease" she continued,
weeping. II have a doctors certificate that
| am suffering from horrible disease. III
is not Imagination and / hear the voices
talking about it. / take carbolic acid night
and morning to purify me"
She took out sheet Of paper when she
f10uriShed before Inc, repeating that this
was proof of her frightful malady | took
the paper. 1t was doctors certificate ana
was as follows:
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Michael Green, nostIer. was found dead
In chair in p. l.. Arehibald's stable, 1929
Market street. yesterday morning. He had
been employed in the stable. and for some
time had complained of pains around his
heart. Green was native OF Ireland,
about so years Of age.
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THF PACIFIC TRANS ER COMPANY
residences Inquire OF ticket agents for time cards
and other information.
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There Will be no assessment for January in the
Dung Mems Institute and Young Ladies Institute.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-02

Take simmons Liver Regulator in youth and you
will eljoy green old age.
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COMpRGNlE 6eNERaLs

IRA TLANT IQUE
French Line to Havre.
COMPANY'S PIER (NEw). AZ NORTH Rxa.
Y River foot of Morton st. Travellers by SezkzAs&
this line avoid both transit ny English railway aud
the discomfort of crossing the channel in a small
boat
LA NoRMANDIE. De Kersabier.. :.,...,.........
................... Saturday, January 9th
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..................... Saturday, January 18TH
La BOURGOGNE, Frangeul ...............,...,.,
..................... 800. Saturday, January 23d
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kS- For further particulars apply 10
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San Francisco.
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iAUSALIT0-sAN RAFAEL-SAN QUENTIN
WORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
TIME TABLE.

Commencing Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1891, anS
nntil further notice, boats and trains will run as
tollows
From SAN FRANCISCO for sAUsALITo, ROSS
VALLEY and SAN RAFAEL week dsysl-7:3A
$3.50, IL 100 A. NJ; AS. 1926. 4:55. 6:10EM.
tsundayS)-S:0O 1000, 1880 A NJ; l:3O, 300
5 200, $3.50 P n.
From SAN FRANCISCO for MILL VALLEY (wees
p. NJ.
(sundays)-s:00 1000, II: 80 A. NJ; / 80. 8 200
500 p N. Extra trip on Saturdays at AS p. N
From SAN RAFAEL for SAN FRANCISCO (wesk
days)-6:25. 7;45, $3.50. l1:l0 A. II; as. $3.50
4 55 NJ.
lsundays)-s 100, $50 A. NJ; 1900 N; $780, $3.50.
800 P. NJ. Extra trip on Saturdays at 6:2S r. NJ
Fare, 50 cents, rouni trip.
From MILL VALLEY for SAN FRANCISCO (week
days)-6:40, 7:55, $40 l1;0o A. M; 3:35. $500
p. NJ.
lSundays)-s:1O, 1910. l1:4O A. NJ: I:45, 500
b;l5 P. NJ. Fare, so cents. round trip
From sAUSALITO for SAN FRANCISCO (week
days. 100. 8;15. 1905, 1855 a. NJ 1880. 4:oA
8 80 NJ.
6:45 p. N. Extra trip on Saturdays at :05 p. n.
Fare, rs conta round trip.
TIs
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Official Assessment Table.
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for Morning. Pfor
Sundays excepted
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Mackintoshes and Cossamers.

now offering entire balance stock Ladies and Misses
Amer Waterproof Outer Garments In all the latest shapes col
materials AT HALF PRICE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-26

Canoes are now built for special pur-
poses, and one canoe is not expected to
i'll every need. The open Canadian
style is used for pleasure padding
either with the single or double blade,
and even the sailing men bring these
boats to camp, in addition to their rae
ing canoes, for general use-and girl
ing" Open canoes. built light and
sharp, are also used in the padding
races-the trophy, tandem, single blade
event, and the club fours. The superb
ority Of the double blade paddle over the
single was clearly shown in the race of
club fours. The Springfield and New
York crews came in first and second
with double blades, and the Pointe Claire
(Canadian) and Puritan (BOston) crews
were third and fourth with single blades.
This event gave a fine exhibition Of
padding, the Springfield crew winning
easily simply because it had trained to-
gether and kept perfect time. The
others were somewhat ragged. The
padding events were well contested
and showed renewed interest in this
class of racing, but the sailing men do
not paddle, nor do the padding men
sail.-Harper's Weekly.
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Taking Dickens Down.

81 am a great admirer OF the works OF
Charles Dickens, bat l had very poor
opinion of the man, said L. 6. Court
ney, now stopping at the Laclede.
Dickens was a crank of avery offen-
sive class. Many peculiaritles may
properly be excused IN a man OF genius,
but boundless egctism and bad taste are
not of the number. When the author of
the 'Pickwick Papers visited America
he succeeded, by his boorish manners,
IN disenthralling thousands of his wor-
shippers on this side Of the Atlantic. he
dressed loud and his manners were
even more stunning than his dress. He
was a great pedestrian, and took long
tramps every morning. When he was
in Washington met him one morning
on the steps of the Capitol. With me
was a young congressman from Tennes-
see, whom the great novelist had
offended by his boorishness.
'sThat morning Dickens was in great
good humor and full of talk. / have
said he, found an almost exact counter
part of Little Nell Little Nell who?
queried the Tennesseean. Dickens looked
him over from head TO foot and from
foot to head before he snorted out, My
Little Nell Oh said the Tennesseean,
L didn't know you had your daughter
with YOU L am speaking Of the Little
Nell of my fiction. SIR retorted Dick
ems flushing. Oh said the imperturb-
able Tennesseean, you write novels, do
you? Don't you consider that rather
trifing occupation for a grown up man?
Dickens snorted like a quarter horse and
went down the avenue like Colonel Bill
Sterrett on his bicycle. st Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-26

DR.. W. S. Howell, brother of the
editor Of the Vienna Progress, had a
skeleton in box. One day he pulled
out the ugly, ghastly, grinning skull
and began to handle il. Finally he de
cided that he wanted that skull opened
so that he could study the inside struc-
ture. There being several seams in the
skull he decided to fill the skull with
peas and soak them in water, thinking
that they would force the seams apart.
He asked the editor to help him, and
the latter poured peas and water into
the hollow bone and cOrked up the eye
and nose holes 10 keep them from run
ming out. Some time after the editor
was startled to see that peas had sprouted
IN the skull and the vines were of most
wonderful growth. Out Of the hole
where the backbone Is joined to the
neck an army Of little vines had grown,
and by some unknown instructive power
they had twined in and through all the
bones Of that body.
The young tendrils had wrapped
around the stovepipe and table legs and
the whole skeleton had been reared up
ward in the middle of the room. From
the nostrils and eyes vines were stream
ing that had clustered around and upon
the presses, stands and tables, and from
each joint hung a pod in likeness Of a
small skull, the exact counterpart of the
large one. 1t is rumored that when the
editor beheld these things he left the
Office by the window route, and the
skeleton is still in full editorial control.
Chicago News.