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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03
CENTREVILLE.

Our merchants have returned
from the city with choice selection
OF Spring and Summer goods 49,.
L. Hartman made business trip to
Juniata Co. last week H. o..
BowersoX and L. l. Kleckner spent
few days last week in the lumber
region Of fCammal, Lycoming Co. ....
A. l. w. Markle went to Gorton
Heights on Thursday whore he has
secured employment on j. II. Hart
mans steam saw-mill q. . Mrs. John
Mohn and Mrs, w. II. Hartman
visited relatives in Laurelton last
week, I'D, Il. Shinkel Esq. paid
Middleburg business visited, Fri
day DR.. q. G, Mohn and wife of
Laurelton, j. II. Gearhart and wife
of Adamsburg, Miss Annie Stine,
Mifllinburg. G. A. Erdly and wife of
Middleburgh, Harry Mitchell and
wife of White Spring, visited in town
on Sunday Il. b. Hartman has
started upsteam in his distillery and
began operating to-day Thursday.
A. nj. Tschopp of Dauphin Co. is
the store keeper and gauger.
OCCASIONAL.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03
so Worlds Fair Views Free.

The Poultry Keeper has reached the front
aS the leading HutOrty on poultry sixteen
large pages monthly. nftN cents per dunum.
Farm ana preside isa lG-page paper coming
twice Il month ntty cents per annum. We VIII
send both papers one year ana nity photo
graphic views ~ the Worlds Fair. tO new sub
SCrlOcrs only all for ntty cents. sample copy
of the "Poultiy Keeper with particulars free.
send five cents Tor either OF the following back
numbers equal tu 2i.ccnt book Poultry Iluus.
cs. july 1891 has ~ views BroodcrS and In
cubatOrs, August 1879 ana August iSgl. Ad.
dress, "Thc Poultry Keeper co.. Parkesburg,
Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03
s. +. SHEARY,

IHsuTHnCe Agtnt HUU BrOker,
Penns Greek, Il. o. Pa.
Only first class stock COGpanirs represented.
You sign no premium notes, hence you pay no
assessments.
Insurance placed ON all kinds Of good farm
property, dwellings, stores and churches any.
where In SNYDER and Union counties.
ONCE In e. VI. Showers store. .Centrcville, Pa
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I, EGfsrERs NorIcRs.-Notice Is hereby civ.

II EGfsTER's NOTfCEs.-Notice Is hereby Civ.
leen that the following named persons have
hled their Administrators Guardian, and EX-
der County. and the same will he presented for
confirmation and allowance az the Court House
In Mddlcburgh. Monday. May %, 1891.
I. First and final account OF WIN. +. Howell.
executor Of the estate Of sophia Knepp decd.
elso Attorney In Fact for the heirs OF Geo. Knepp,
aeccascd
2. First and final account Of q. $. Kerretter,
Guardian Of Levi Kerln. minor child Of Peter
kerlin deceased.
3. FINAL account II J. H. Hartman. Guardian OF
OliverSampsel minor child Of George Sampsell,
deceased.
4. First and final account OF VIM. Moyer, execu.
tor Of the estate Of samuel Reichcnbach. late Of
Washington township, deceased.
;. Final account Of simon and Thos. IIummel.
administrators OF the estate Of Jacob Hummel,
late OF Monroe township, deceased.
8. First account Of WIN. D. tiemberling. Amos
G. Geinberllng and solomon App, executors OF
the estate OF Jonathan Gcmbcrlng, deceased.
:. First and final account Of Philip Amig. ad.
ministratOr Of the estate OF John Amig late Of
West Perry township deceased.
= s First and nnal account Of samuel f. and
Benjamin j. MaurCr. administrators OF the estate
OF Samuel j. Maurer. deceased.
O. Account Of James j. and Alvin Herman. ad.
illustrators OF the estate OF Peter Herman, late
OF jackson township. deceased.
10 Account Of Levi Beaver administrator Of the
estate OF George f. Beaver, late OF Monroe town
ship deceased.
II. Account OF John Fctter one Of the eNecu-
tors OF the estate OF Jacob fetter, late of Penn
township deceased.
i2. First and fiDal account OF Mary A. and
Robert w. stout. administrators of the estate Of
Joseph ID. stout, deceased.
H. First and final account Of i. y. Ritter, ad.
IuiuiStrntDr pf the estate A .Tphu Npuuu IA nT
Monroe township. deceased.
H. First and nnal account of H. &. FiSs al.
mnistrutOr ~ the estate Of MARY BJush late OF
Monroe township deceased.
q. NJ. SIIiNDEI.
Middlebure, Pa, May 3rd, ~. Register.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03

Snyder Co. Sunday School Association.
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Thursday, May 3, 1894.
Standing Committeeman.

AdamS-J j. Middlcswarth, j. l.. fcttcrOli
Beavcr-Iryin Kinney. Nathan FceSr.
Beaver West-Amus Howell. william Heater.
Centre--J. W. Sampsel. &. =. Berge.
Chapman-JOhn seller. David 4. PurtLline.
Franklin-J. B Enterline, J. II. Bolig.
Jackson-J. &. Klngler, Vim. Martin.
Niddlcburgh-,I II. Rhoads. William +. Fccse.
NiddleCrcck-W. A. kccler u. +. Row.
MnnToe-G. A. Kaufman, G. 4. FarloInan.
penu-1rNiu r. lAudensagcr, David Meyer.
pcrry-H. r. AruOgaSt, irwin Boyer.
Perry Wcst-Ihts. VI. ArbOgnst 7. X. GraNbill
Sprlng-A NJ Auraud. David MiddeSwarth.
Salnsgroyc-J. Is. Focklcr. Ed. H. Geinbering.
Union Hiram Gumby David G.. Stahl.
Washington &. ilillOsh, Philip 7. Meyer.
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nR. J. G. AMIG. ID. ID. s.
DENTIST.

Treating. filling, artificial teeth,
crown and bridge work. Teeth ex-
tracted without pain. Satisfaction
guaranteed Office next door to the
Posi- printing office.
MIDDLEBURGH, PA.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03
Saturday, May u, 1894.

The following Described Real Estate, 10 wit
All that certain messuage or tract OF land sit
uate In Chapman township. SNYDER county, Pa
Wounded, Sorth by ,andN ot PhiNp Ntrstc,ef,
East by lands OF John NJ. Rlne and Geo. SNYDER
South by lands OF J. II. Hall. West by lands OF j.
Ii. Hall and John Price, containing 1i0 ACRES
more or less, wherein are erected TWO HOUS.
ES. BANK BARN and other outbnildlngs.
Seized, taken into execution and 10 be sold as
the property OF Franklin kreltZer.
ALFRED SPECiIT sheriff
Sherirrs ONCE, Middleburgh. April 20 1894.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-03
SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue Of n writ OF FL Ia. issued out OF the
Court OF Common Pleas and TO me directed. |
viii expose 20 Public sale at the Court House In
Mlddleburgh at O'Clock 4, M on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
THE PHILOSOPHERS.

CALL not that man wretched who,
whatever ills he suffers, has child to
1ove.-Southey.
FALsEHooDs not only disagree with
truths, but usually quarrel among them
selveS.-Daniel Webster.
FAME is no sure test of merit, but
only a probability of such; it is an ac-
cident, not a property of man--Car-
lyle.
CLEAR summer has forth wallz'd unto
the clover sward, and she has talk
full soothingly to every nested finch
Keats.
A BRAVE man knows no malice, but
forgets, in peace, the injuries of war,
and gives his direst foe a friends en-
brace.-Cowper-
To JUDGE human character rightly a
man may sometimes have very small
experience, provided he has a very large
heart.-Bulwer.
PRESCRIBE no positive laws to thy
will, for thou rnayest be forced to-mor-
row to drink the same water thou de-
spisest to-day.-Fuller-
LET not the emphasis of hospitality
lie in bed and board, but let truth, love,
honor and courtesy flow in all thy
deeds.-Emerson-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
Minor State News.

Miners at several of the coal mines
in Leavenworth struck again the other
day.
Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, it is said,
cannot visit Kansas and speak at OF
tawa, as had been previously announced
Montgomery county has harvested
and is stacking without injury by rain
or rust, the finest crop of wheat its
farmers ever garnered- 1t is estimated
all the way from 100000 to 10000
bushels
Hugo Brandt, a white employee of the
Ballou house at Ellsworth, shot and
killed William Richardson, the colored
cook at the same house, the other
morning. Brandt surrendered to the
authorities.
Frank Elliott, a Fort Scott boy, re-
Gently took poison with suicidal intent,
but falling shot himself through the
stomach. His father and sister killed
themselves after repeated efforts at
drowning, poisoning and shooting. All
| seemed mentally well balanced. The
boys mother lives in Akron, o.
The village of Keighley, Butler coun-
ty was reported to be wiped out by late
cyclone, and a man named Thurman
killed.
George Dominy. a young man living
| about miles east of independence,
recently was driving a binder, when
the seat broke and ne fell to the
ground, breaking his neck
benjamin J. Gum, the Crawford
county poet and editor of the Arcadia
News, announces that he has written a
life of Gen. Grant in verse and will
publish it in his paper, to run through
thirteen consecutive issues
Rev. C. NJ. Sheldon recently under
took some detective work at Topeka
by going to several drug stores and
| purchasing liquor. He then swore out
| warrants and had the druggists ar
rested for selling liquor in violation of
the prohibitory law.
Democrats of the Sixth district have
nominated Hon. r. G. Hurd, of Mitch
ell county, for congress
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

ssWhat are we to do with our girlsT
distracted parents ask incesSantiy- Inc
answer is easy enough Consider them,
respect the needs of their nature, ana
do not require them to conform to the
exigencies of the day before yesterday
Parents who would do their duty by
the modern girl should recognize the
fact that the average of intelligence is
higher in her sex than it used to be-
that observation is voluntary, and that
silence may conceal thought, but does =
not stifie it The reasoning faculty is
there, and viii work of its own accord,
but probably all awry if not carefully
directed There are a very few girls
who will not strive after an idea of life
if it is only offered to them early. Girls
are of a plastic nature Their inclina-
tons for the most part tend toward re-
fning influences; but influenced they
must be, and il there is an absence on
that which is noble in the shape into
which they are first nodded, then that
which is ignoble is apt to take place
There is no more difficult or delicate
task in education than the forming of
young girls character. If a we'll
judged touch will on the one hand pro-
duce the most beautiful results, so on
the other one that is i'll judged will warp
and disfigure--Sarah Grand, in North
American Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
MUST PAY IN Full

Fire Insurance Companies Where . Loss Il
Total Must Pay the Policy.
JEFFERSON CITY, No, July AT the
recent meeting of the supreme court in
banc, Judge CAN'T fled an important
opinion in an insurance case appealed
from jackson county. Havens sued
the Germania Fire Insurance Co. to re-
cover policies on a building and ma
chinery destroyed by fire Action was
brought under provision of the stat
ute which requires fire insurance COM
panies. in case the property is wholly
destroyed, to pay the full loss called
for in the policy.
Judge CAN'T, with the full concur
renee of five other judges, holds that
this statute is valid.
This ruling will put an end to COM
promising such losses at less sum
than the amount insured for, and will
make fire insurance companies a little
more careful about the risks they as
sumo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE remains of President Carnot ar
rived in Paris, France, on the Goth and
were taken to the Elysee palace, where
they are to lay in state until Sunday,
July 1.
THE democratic congressional con-
vention for the Seventeenth Illinois
district has unanimously nominated
William NJ. Springer.
THE. Republican National league con-
vention assembled in Denver, Col, on
the 26th, forty states and territories
being represented.
NJ. CAsIMIR-PERIER was elected presi-
dent of the French republic on the 9th
on the first ballot of the national as
sembly.
The democratic convention at Spring
field, ILL.,, nominated Franklin Mac
Veagh for United States senator.
CHAIRMAN WHEELER, of the commit
tee on territories, declared that the
committee was anxious to secure state
hood for Oklahoma, and that she would
be welcomed to the sisterhood of states
when the time was ripe for her admis-
sion. There was such opposition, how
ever, to the admission of Oklahoma
without the five civilized tribes that
the committee would not attempt to
secure her admission at present. An
effort will be made, it was stated, to
attach the Oklahoma bill as rider to
the other statehood bills when the lat
ter came before the senate, but there
appears to be little hope for success.
ITwas stated on the 2Sth that as soon
as the tariff bill was disposed of the
elections committee would take final
action on the Martin-Ady contest. Sem
ator Martin has notified the committee
that he would like to have it disposed
of as soon as possible, and the request
will be granted.
THE executive committee of the Ma
tional Republican league held pro-
longed session on the 2Sth at Denver,
Col. John. Goodnow, of Minnesota,
was elected chairman. Hon. E. H.
Harper, president of the Mutual Re-
serve Fund & Life association, of New
York City, was elected treasurer. The
headquarters will be continued in Chi
cago.
REAR ADM. WILLIAM GREENvILLE
TEMPLE, U. S. N, retired, died of apo
plexy at Washington on the 2sth aged
20.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says that
war between China and Japan is i'm
minent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
STABBED AS CARNoT WAS.
A French SchooImaster Accidentally Make
q Realistic Exclamation.

a French SchooImaster Accidentally Makes
Realistic Explanation.
PARIS, July 2--Schoolmaster Gull
1emin, of Bussieres-Lesh, Clermont-on-
the-Marne, was showing his pupils
Friday how President Carnot had been
stabbed. The children gathered
around him as he drew the knife.
A boy named Gerard, S years of
age, fell forward in his excite
ment and struck his breast on the
knife and it pierced his heart. He died
instantly. The children ran scream
ing from the school room
No sooner was Guillemin alone than
he tried to kill himself with the same
knife, but he was saved by two men
who had been attracted to the school
by the cries of the fleeing children
His wounds are not dangerous The
master is loved by his pupils and the
dead boys parents have besought the
authorities not to prosecute him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
South Enid Defeated.

NORTH ENID, Ok, July 2.-The man
damus suit brought against the Rock
Island railroad in the territorial su-
preme court by the town of South Enid
to compel the railroad to establish a
depot at that point came up for hear
ing yesterday and was dismissed on
the ground of non-jurisdiction. This
practically settles all the suits which
are now pending in the district court
against the railroad for the arrest of
emploYes violating city ordinances.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

S. c. BARBER, of Chicago, the mil
ionaire match manufacturer and pres
ident of the Diamond Match Co., has
consolidated the match factories of
the world under one management. He
succeeded in completing arrange
ments for the trust, which will have a
capital of SO, ZOO, 900. Leading match
manufacturers of England, France and
Sweden have joined interests with the
Diamond Match Co., which already
controls the match business in the
United States and Canada. The trust
will construct in Liverpool the largest
match factory in the world, with a
capacity great enough to supply the
entire European trade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

PRESSURE of an unforeseen and I'M
desirable sort is being brought to bear
upon members of congress by the vari-
Gus industrial armies camped about
Washington. The novelty of the situa-
ton has departed and consequently
local donations of provisions have
fallen off until theemen are in pitt
able plight for want of food. Every
day the Hobbies are besieged by de-
serters from Coxey, Fitzgerald, Calvin,
and Frye, who are anxious to return
home. Naturally they go to the con-
gressmen from their states for assist
ance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
ClipPinEs.

Michigan's new senator, John Pat
ton, is regarded in Washington as a
handsome man. He is compactly built
and is in robust health He does not
look his II years He has brown eyes,
a slight mustache, and his hair is iron
gray.
Hamlin Garland has been a farmer
in Dakota, school teacher in Illinois
and literary worker in Boston. He
is now moving force behind the Mid
land Monthly, which is published at
Des Moines, Ia
Spain's educational budget last year
was S.. 500. 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
Pay Dirt

The man who had gone west to grow
up with the country returned to the
scenes of his childhood in less than
three years, wearing good clothes, and
in many other ways giving competent
testimony OF prosperity.
Hello exclaimed an old friend,
meeting him; you must have done
well in the west"
well, rather was the confident re-
ply. Il struck pay dirt before had
been there year"
Pay dirt? didn't know you We're
at the mines"
Il wasn't. I bought farm for fifty
dollars an acre, and sold it in town lots
at fifty dollars the lot That's the kind
of pay dirt to ke.''-Detroit Free
Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

A COMPANY has been organized to
capture wild horses and treat them in
the abattoirs at Troutdale, on the Co
1umbia river, reducing certain parts to
oil, saving the hams for the people of
France to eat and utilizing the hides
and bones in various ways Those
backing the enterprise are well-known
stockmen and capitalists of the north
west. For some time the horses that
have grown wild in the mountains and
isolated valleys have fallen so low in
price that they are worth but So. so to
S. each. The hides will be sailed, and
the hair with the names and tails, will
be used in upholstery work A portion
of the meat will be compressed for use
as chicken food. 1t is estimated that in
Oregon, Washington, Montana. Nevada
and Idaho there are at present > ZOO, 600
half-breed wild horses for which no
market can now be found.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

THE st. Paul, Mimi, Dispatch re-
Gently made startling charges of fraud
in the recent municipal election, by
which it was claimed that possibly
one thousand votes were bought and
paid for and the goods duly delivered.
1t was charged that in each of the pre-
cincts where frauds We're perpetratei
the democratic Judge of election had
managed to secure one of the num-
bered ballots. This was delivered TO
one of the ward heelers and by them
marked as desired. 1t was then handed
to voter whose vote had been pur-
chased. The voter, after securing his
regular blank ballot from the judges,
would retire to one of the stalls. sub
fitute the marked ballot, deposit it in
the ballot-box, then go out to the gang,
deliver the blank ballot and get his
pay. The second ballot would be used
in the same manner and so on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Fairs In Kans1

Fairs In Kansas.
Following is list OF fairs to be held
IN Kansas during the present year:
Allen county, Moran, August 22-25.
Anderson county. Garrett, September At.
Brown county, Hiawatha. September ~.
Chase county. Cottonwood Falls, September
6-2S
Clay county, Clay Center, August 1881.
Coffey county, Burlington September lola
Cowley county, Winfield, September s5-27.
Crawford county, Girard. August 1881.
Ftnney county, Garden City, October "a
Franklin county, Ottawa, September 1871.
District Fair, Franklin county, Lane, Sep
TENDER lila.
Greeley county, Horace. September e5-27.
Jefferson county, Oskaloosa, October 1o-12-
ton. Edgerton, September 25-2S
johnson county, Olathe, August 1851
Linn county, Mound City, September lola.
Frankfort Fair association, Marshall county,
Frankfort, September 1921
Miami county, Paola, Septemb Der 1923
Montgomery county, Independence, Septem-
Der 1921.
Morris county. Council Grove, Septe mber
g-29.
Nemaha Fair association, Seneca, Septem-
Der lila
Neosho county, Erie, September ~
Usage county, Burlingame, September 25-23
Osborne county, Osborne, September 1f-14.
Riley county. Riley, August 21-24-
Saline county, Salina, September 1916.
Kansas State Fair, Wichita. October 2-6.
Wilson UNITY, Fredonia, September lila
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
East Atchison In Danger.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July 2--The situa-
ton at East Atchison is still very Sc
rious, 40 feet having been swallowed
up by the river Saturday. The right
of-way of the Hannibal & st. Joseph
was abandoned Saturday and the Kan
sas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs is
the only line now being used into Win
throp, the other roads having gone in,
To the river
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

A WILD man who created widespread
fear among the inhabitants of London
township, in the vicinity of Beck's
creek, in Fayette county, Ill, two or
three years ago, has been seen again
by a party of berry picl1ers. His APP
pearance before terrorized the COM
munity and an organized band of hunt
ers tried to capture him, but failed to
get within gunshot distance. In APP
pearance he resembles negro and was
entirely nude. Another effort will be
made to capture him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
coLLIDED AT A CROSSING.
A Fast Freight on the Memphis Strikes a
Gulf Train at Arcadia.

Gulf Train at Arcadia.
PITTsBURG, Kan, July "A collision
occurred about o'clock Saturday
morning between a stock train going
north on the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf and fast freight on the Memphis
route at the crossing of the two roads
this side of Arcadia. about Is miles
north of this city. Three cars of the
Memphis train were completely
wrecked, but the cars of the other
train were not materially injured, The
engine of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf train was almost a total wreck.
Eubanks, the fireman on the wrecked
engine, was badly injured and may die,
but Frank Dempsey, his engineer, es-
capped unhurt-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

DR.. d. E. SALMON, chief of the bureau
of animal industry of the agricultural
department at Washington, expects to
visit Chicago and confer with various
officials in connection with the strict
enforcement of the meat inspection
law, including that feature which pro-
vides for the disposition of carcasses of
animals unfit for use by reason of hav-
ing some contagious or other disease.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

In Central City, Col, Joseph P. Ward
has been arrested on complaint OF
United States District Attorney John
son, who charges him with having used
the mails to defraud. 1t is alleged he
made business of selling worthless
government land, to which he had no
title, to people in all parts of the coun-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05

POLICEMAN NEUsCHAFFER, of New
York, bought forty CLANS for 25 cents
of street vender and took them home.
Upon opening one of them he found a
pearl weighing sixty-fve grains, per
feet in form and composition. The
pearl is about the size of thumb nail
and is pronounced the largest ever dis
covered. The estimated value is 81, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
Reduction In Freight Rates.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 2.-The state
board of railroad commissioners Satur-
day afternoon made a general reduc-
ton of Kansas freight rates in accord
with the wishes of citizens of about
fifty counties, who filed a complaint
against the several railroad companies
doing business in the state during the
month of April