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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-08-30
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FREE TRADEIs
Trade your old home and |y Ss {
hard lot in the East for Red 90
nc River Valley farm, where in SEE-
few years you gain compel. S--aS
ence, which in your old age gs
awill be a sure @Eo
PROTECTIONS Ssss
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hsstar.,spsnsisa panaer,
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It will all come on,
In the wash"
x,.. US. Pearline

never been written to by NJ. Thlebault
at Havre. Of whose existence he was
ignorant
In what anxiety, in what u horrible
dilemma poor Henriette found herself
For two DAYS, escorted by her inter
prefer. she secured the whole town.
visited all the abogados, lawyers, nota-
ries. courtiers, business agents. But
no Anibal Guastella. no Bardonnel prop
erty, nothing.
NJ. Aanoel Alvarez undertook to intro
luce her 70 the French Consul
~ regret exceedingly, mademolselle."
replied this functionary 10 Henriettc,
ito dispel such an agreeable Illusion, but
II there had been here an unclaimed
French property | should have been the
first to know II, and there is none. You
have been made the victim OF hoax"
Henriette, when she returned to the
hotel followed the consurs advice by
exploring in her memory to find some
one who had personal interest In ex-
patriating her ana in getting rid
of her.
And che found some one without great
dlficul,y, 1t was LcOuce'S father, the
OH scamp ~ a papa Lecarpentier Not
doubt uf II.
on her account LeOnce had let slip sew
eral good matches. a Mile. Coutois, OF
Lisieux. among others. Now they were
schsming to make him marry Mile.
Henneqvin. daughter Of q merchant OF
the Rue st. Sever.
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dinner all her neighbors at the table. as
well as the proprietor and three SER
wants. who spoke French, were already
informed OF the motive and the object
OF her journey.
one of her neighbors, the one on the
right. was an elegant and seductive
Spanish gentleman OF thirty years. who
murdered French dreadfully. He an
swered to the name OF Manoel Alvarez
and lived at Montevideo. where he was
in the cattle business.
Like gallant hidalgo. he offered TO
aid Henrlette in her search II she need
ed him short, he was at the service
OF made moiselle.
The following morning early Henri
cite, with an interpreter. went 10 Boil
!ar street to the address OF the advo-
cate Guastella.
No Guastella was at the number men
Toned. not even an abogado In the
ruildlng. Nor was he in any OF the
.eighboring buildings.
At No. l25 was a business agent
Iamed Carlos Figueras. They sought
n'm. but 81 Senior Figueras knew no
advocate Guastells. lie was sure, even,
hat there was nobody OF that name In
he whole city,
There IL commission merchant
juastella, 80 San Martino street. You
might 10 and see him."
Quickly they departed for this 0uas-
ella. He assured them that he knew
nothing Of what they asked him; had
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ROW N 4 B0ARD|hG-HOUsE.
The Landlady, Her Brother and O
Tenant in q Fight.
All Three Are Wounded and Ar.
rested 40 Well.

Policeman Whitman, the Ajax Of the
j Department, attached to the West For
! ty-seventh street station, arraigned
three prisoners in Yorkville Police Court
this morning. They were Mrs. Ellen
Mccarthy. widow, forty-eight years
old, who keeps a clearinghouse at 500
West Fifty-sevsnth street; her brother,
Peter J. Quinn, forty-four years old.
an Inspector In the Department. Of Pub
lie Works,and a boarder named Charles
Reck, painter by trade. aged forty
five years.
! The three made countercharges OF as
sault. Mrs. MoCarthy's face and hands
were bruised and cut. her brothers face
was literally covered with slashes, and
Reck's head was swathed In bloody
bandages, which covered about half a
dozen scalp wounds. He received them,
he said. from Quinn. who beat him with
a broomstick.
At 9 o'clock last night. while patrollins
bis post In the neighborhood OF Mrs.
man heard cries Of "Murder! issuing
from the house. The next instant he
saw Mrs. Mccarthy coming towards
She was bleeding from several cuts on
her face and hand a nd excitedly told him
that a boarder had attacked her and
her brother. because they refused to al
low him to take his things away with
out paying his room rent which
Il escaped from him, but he's killing
my brother" she said. whitman, on
reaching the house, found everything In
general disorder and bespattered with
blood. but no signs Of Mrs. McCarthy's
brother or boarder. On making In
quiiies, he learned from the other ten
ants that both men had rushed out to
the street, but few minutes previous.
Fastening to a near by drug store. the
officer found Reck having his aead BAN
dased. a few minutes later Quinn came
drcnched In blood from half a dozen
slashes on his face and mock. His
wounds were also dressed by the drug.
gist. A police surgeon dressed Mrs. Nc
Carthy's wounds 1T the station-house.
whitman, on their counter complaints
arrested the trio and they were locked
up for the night. In court this morning
Justice Mcmahon only entertained the
complaint against Reck, and he was held
for trial In 81 900 bail.
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YES, am going TO. OF course. Nine.
Dufresnss. right on" said Henriette.
The following evening, in reply to her
letter, Mile. Bardonnel received word
from NJ. Thiebault asking her to come Mt
at once TO his office.
To pay current expenses a check for %
francs was Enclosed. Decidedly things
were looking well, and Nine. Dufresnes
remarked upon 1t.
"You were born with silver spoon In
your mouth, my dear. 1 have always
said so. And NJ Leonce-he' too, Is very
happy, IL he not? Is he going with you
to Havre"'
N. I.eonce, or Leonce LecsrPent'er'
was the son OF linen draper on the
Dual aux Meules, promising yoEne
bachelor Of twenty-elght. blond ana
hearty, but as gentle and timid az
lamb.
Employed IN HE fathers shop FOL
Papa LecaIpsntisr did not believe an'
more than was necessary In throwing
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him-never. Ny mother has been dead
six years, and have no living relation
except II cousin at Elbeuf."
your father. Miss. died on Jan. "a
1879, In South America, leaving a fortune
valued at 10000 piasters. or 6JO,OO,
francs. OF which you are the sole heir
To enter into the possession OF the whole
OF this fortune II will be necessary for
you TO 20 there In person In order that
you may see my colleague. NJ. Guastella
who Ia the executor"
Go way down there? But, monsieur
r."
We shall advance the necessary
amount. Have no fear on that score"
And when must / gtartY'
Let US 'see-tha Eurydice-the Meuse
Friday. Saturday. All. here II ls-tht
Iberie, for Buenos Ayreg. You VIII sal
next Monday. That's rather soon. You
have just time to get back TO Rouen and
make your preparations. ! shall expec
you then. mademoiselle. on Monday next
without fail"
Twenty-Five days after Henriette Bar.
donnel, fortified with NJ. ThiebSults In
s,ructions ana suggestions ana With the
address OF NJ. Guastella. Anibal Guastel,
Ia. Ubogado. ls2 Bolivar street. In her
pocket. landed at Buenos Ayres, and re-
paired. with ner trunk. TO the hotel. &C
favorabiy named Dc Ia Bonnie soupe.
Within an hour after Henriette's ar
rival and before she had finished her
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RIOT IN WARREN ST.
Striking Ggar-Makers Qu-rrel
and Bullets Fly.
Edward D. Fairchild. a Spectator,
Wounded In the Leo.
The Cuban Who Fired the Shot Held
in 81, 900 Bail.

There was small riot in front of
Garcia 4 Co.'S cigar factory. at so War
rem street. at 10 o'clock this morning.
occasioned by two Cuban negroes en-
ployed In the shop.
Two pistol shots were fired and a
passer-by was wounded In the leg.
Charles Nisto. twenty-five years old,
Of 16e West Thirty-sixth street, and Leo
Quito. forty years old. OF 129 Macdougal
street, are two men who have gone on
strike with about forty others. They
are all c!gar-rriakers employed by Garcia
4 Co.. and have been out about two
weeks.
There was q prospect OF getting work
this morning anu Quito went to the shop
about 10 o'clock. He met Viato and a
number Of Cubans standing In front Of
the place. Visto wanted to go to work,
but after Quito had consulted with the
strikers, they decided not to let him.
Viato became excited at the taunts of
the men, and In a bit Of rage he pulled
a Ss-callbre pistol. and declared himself,
~ viii go to work, and you cannot
The sight Of the pistol enrased the
Niato. Quito grabbed the pistol by tne
muzsie, but not unit two shots had been
fired.
Edward d. Fairchild, OF 156 Belm ont
avenue. Jersey City, employed as book
keeper by Richard d. Young, the cologne
MANUFACTURED. had been in the Office OF
the BARRIERS Supply Company at 81 War
rem street.
When he came downstairs, he saw
the excitement and stopped. One shot
had been fired and he started to walk
away. when a bullet struck him In the
feshy part Of the right leg.
Policemen Lane and Carmody, OF the
Leonard street station arrested Niato
and Quito on a charge Of fighting I'm the
street, but when the Tombs Police Court
as reached Quito swore before Justice
Martin that Viato had attempted to kill
him.
Vlato was held In 81, 900 bail for trial.
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MRS.. CR0KER'S DEATH.
Her Son Richard Had Been with
Her since Last Monday.

Her Son Richard Had Been with
Her Since Last Monday.
The arrangements are not yet complete
for the funeral Of Mrs Frances Laura
welsted Croker. mother OF Richard
Croker, who died lost evening at the
residence Of her sonIn-law Health ON
Ger Jenkins, At Quarantine. Burial.
however, will be at Woodlawn. and Rev
DIR. Rainsford, Of whose church she was
a member. will probably ofIiciate.
Mrs. Croker was eighty-seven years
old. and has been Ill for nearly two
years. Her death was due to general de-
bility. Two years ago she fell and frac.
tured her thigh, and had been confined
to the house since.
Richard Croker had been With her ex-
Her early home was at Bally Walter.
Ireland, the country residence OF her only
surviving brother. Richard Weistsd. she
married early In life Eyre c. Croker,
who. having no profession. on arrival In
this country, adopted that of veterinary
surgeon. for which his general knowl-
edge Of horses fitted him. He served
with Gen. Siekies's brigade during the
war in that capacity.
leaves three sons and four dasshtsrs-
Warren, OF Great Neck. L. l.; Mrs Har-
riett acAnana, Of New York, Mrs.
Montague, Of San francisco, and Mrs
william +. Jenkins. She has resided
with the latter since her daughters
marriage to the Health officer.
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his money into the gutter, Leonce could
only indulge rarely his passion for the
pretty little milliner. A bracelet or a
gown on her birthday or al New Years,
few picnics on Sundays during the
Summer and a few parties occasionally,
and that was all.
Restrained, therefore. by paternal and
business exigencies, Leonce had to let
Henrietta take the journey alone from
Rouen to Havre.
The lawyers office was In the second
story OF an old dIlapidated structure at
the end OF a courtyard.
NJ. Thlebault, thin little man. with
bent figure, sharp eyes under his large
copper-rimmed spectacles and II black
velvet cap on his head. motloned to the
young girl 10 take a scat on his left, OPP
posite the window.
Mile. Bardonnel, 1 supposeT'
"Yeg, SIR"
"You have taken care 10 bring your
certificate OF birth, as l suggested?'
Here II is, sir"
The lawyer unfolded the paper and
carefully read the statement.
pierre Auguste Bardonnel-so far, so
good Correct! Your father left France
about 1866, did he not, Miss
Yes, sir was then Ave years old. We
we're going to meet him In New York.
My mother has often told me the story.
He wrote us three or four times. as
nearly as ] can remember. But we
never received any further news from
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WHO FURNISHED THE RAZOR7
Investfgation Throws No Light on
the Tombs Suicide.

Although have made q very careful
investigation" said Deputy Warden
John T. Mcmahon. OF the Tombs. to-
day, when seen by an Evening World"
tain the slightest clue that might en-
able me to find out where Charles Miller
got the razor with which he killed him
self yesterday.
II have questioned Annie Grimm and
Mary Hoffman, who called on Miller
last Monday, closely. They both deny
any knowledge Of how Miller got the
razor. and both tell very straight
II also questioned a barkeeper at
Franklin and Greenwich streets, who
called on Miller q few weeks ago. Like
the two women visitors, he denies any
knowledge OF the razor.
AS to the published statement that
one OF the prisoners heard Miller say
You can get anything In the Tombs for
money OF course, II 10 not true, Even
II such was the case, Miller had no
money with which to bride any Of the
employees r. II were possible TO do such
q thing, which doubt. I have made q
report to the Commissioners OF Chari-
ties and Correction"
Mrs. Anne Grimm. OF ga East Thir-
teenth street. with whom Miller lived
before his arrest. has engaged Under
taker Duffy, OF East Twenty-slx'h street
to take charge Of Miller's remains and
give them decent buriai. Duny va. inter
the remains In Lutheran Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon.
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Real Estate for Sale -Westeheste

For how many sous did he buy the
completely OF that Havre lawyer. But
wait, just wait, old wretch! There are
judges in France. They give damages
there. He laughs best who laughs last.
And boiling with Indignation and rage
Henriette went back to the consulate.
and though without funds asked to be
sent back home.
They promised a favorable reply to
her request. but she must wait fort
night. No boat would leave for France
before the end Of that time
one evening. as she was walking on the
arm OF III. Manoel Alvarez and telling
HIN OF her Notifications that wealthy
ana seductive Spanish gentleman muir
INJURED tenderiy:
"Enriquetta. mignon, suppose, Instead
Of returning TO Europe. you should stay
here with me-"
Five years later. one morning in May,
Nine Manoel Alvarez, nee Bardonnel,
stepped from a train at the Rouen sta
ton and directed her way towards the
Rue des Cigarettes.
She did not wish to so through France
where she was travelling with her hus-
band without seeing again her native
city.
Nine. Dufresne kept Henriette 70 din
ner and brought out for her the very
best.
"oh. deary. l always told you that you
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BOMB IN THE STOCK YARDS.
Chicago Packing District Startled
by an Explosion.
Wagon and Boxes Destroyed and Ne
Clue Found by Police.
INV Associated, Pres,)

CHICAGO, Aug. l0.-what is supposed
to be an attempt to blow up part of
Packingtown occurred last night. A
bomb was exploded near Armour
packing house, at Fortysecond street
and Packers avenue. right In the heart
OF the stock-yards. The explosion &C.
CURED In one OF Goodwillie IL Co. q
wagons. which was filed with empty
boxes. which are left every evening for
the benefit Of the packers
The report was like that of a cannon.
but the only damage to property was
the destruction OF the wagon and the
load Of boxes. which were reduced TO
kindling wood. A search was made for
some portion Of the supposed bomb or
anything else that might throw some
light upon the mystery, but without
avail. and the police were compelled to
postpone fuller investigation until
morning.
II is thought by the officers that one
of the men who have been hanging
about the yards for several months, In
hope of getting work. became desperat e
and tried to destroy a portion Of the
yards. but that when near the packing
houses his courage deserted him and the
bomb or whatever II was was placed In
the load of boxes.
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GUESTS IN 4 PANIC.
Little Fire Causes Great Excite
ment in tho Palace Hotel
Lace Curtain Caught from a Gas
lat In q Soubretts's Room.
Aha Screamed and the Halls Were
Filled with Actors and Trunks.

A small sized panic was caused by q
Ore this morning In the Palace Hotel al
~ West Twenty-third street.
At SIS people passing through the
street observed smoke and flames issu-
ing from o third-story front window.
A policeman near the corner OF Sixth
.rsnue was notified md turned In an
alarm. while the bartender In the base
,nent cafe rushed upstairs to notify the
forty or fifty occupants of the house.
They are principally theatrical people.
The household had been previously
alarmed, however. by the screams of a
voubrette. who occupied the room where
the fire occurred, and who was rushing
about en- deshabille. waving her arms
frantically and crying for help.
II 10 said that she had retired. leaving
the gas jet near the window burning
The early morning breese had blown the
lace curtain into the flame and It caught
quickly. causing the blaze.
The awning Of the window also caught
FIRE, makins 1t appear for an instant as
II the whole interior was ablase.
When the flrefnsn arrived they found
II dificult to make a passaseway to the
FIRE, the halls being strewn with trunks
and other baggage.
The blockade was made more complete
BY the guests, who were jammed to-
ssthsr so closely on the stairway in
heir frantic efforts to reach the street,
that the firemen had to wait until
nearly all had escaped.
The blaze was extinguished with q
few pals Of water. An inspection of
The room showed that an expensive mo-
quat carpet, two valuable pictures and a
portion of the furniture had been badly
damaged. George p. Shotwell, the
manager Of the hotel. appraises the
damage at $500.
II was long after z o'clock before
order was restored anq the guests re-
ON the west. II Is an old structure, four
stories high. Had the flames had a start
Of few minutes more 1t is possible that
the theatre might have been burned.
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the LEGACY WAS a MYTH.
b~t the Divinity French Maiden Found u
Rich Husband in South america.

me nth Of June. 1ss-, was an impor-
' gay for Henriette Bardonnsl. MILL
her, at Rouen.
""e was seated at about 10 in the morn
o VI 'front.' Of her window. which faced
~, "e i'ue des Cigarettes. busy shaping
NJ trimming superb bonnet, when
,ha purresnes, her employer, opened
n.r SOor suddenly, and fiourishing a pa
..,, purs' into the room.
,o,a snnette! Henriette! Haven't you
out w Don't you know?" shouted she
VI oraeth. Look! Seew
son' she thrust the paper-The Petit
A.. "'"sie'-under her eyes. pointing out
,aI He' on the fourth page as follows.
duarH, ns!rirtte Emiienne Bsrdonnei
In. ~. VI Pierre AuSupte HARDENED
Am,. 'ho tuner Ruu de Grand Pont, a,
10 n requested 10 send her address
Wan, hiebault, lawyer, 60 Place du
s an HAvre property"
~ a.. must wTlte the lawyer at ono.
ar-at once"
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we're born lucky. Don't you remsmbsP

were born lucky. Don't you remsmbsP
IT."
And the Lecarpentiers and my little
Leonce? What has become Of them?"
What has become OF them? Oh. my
dear Henriette, the good God has givse
them their punishment.
The linen business ran out. 1t 10 tW0
years since the firm OF Lecarpentier y
Son failed and gave up business.
-Four months after you went away
Leonce married Mile. Felicite Henne-
quin, whose father kept a large shop"
, ~ know. And And didn't the marriage
You can't really say that II did. NJ.
ard Mime. Leonce left Rouen when ths
failure came. They are probably living
wretchedly somewhere, In Paris perhaps.
S hs for PsRs 6% pc ss r9Ss Re
second childhood. He Is begging, when
you go, you have only to turn up the
street tn you get in front Of the thea
tire, and there you'll see him"
Arrived at the end OF The street
an old babbler who handled feebly .
wheezy old accordion.
carpentierY'
The poor wretch interrupted the ter,
on the young woman stony, hxed
stare. - .m., 40.
In your day. With your story u the
property In America. But that's Al
over nov &c C9 sn. OLD scamp AsFsp
'1 %ss sSs tsI i KY ,a,e the s.sssrs cap
the French OF Albert Gina. - s,.si .sst
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TROOPS OUT IN OMAHA.
Two Companies Sent TO Protect
Packing Houses.
,By Associated Press. }


OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 1O.-After a con-
ference lasting ten hours between the
State, municipal and city authorities and
the packers. In which the situation was
thoroughly canvassed, the packers re-
fused to continue business without the
presence of State troops. and the Gov
ernor issued the necessary orders. The
Omaha Guards and the Thurston Rines,
which have been under arms for several
nights, were at once started to the scene
of disturbance,
strikers with their revoivers. Two men
and a boy left the Cudahy packing
house about 0 o'clock and started for
their home. A gang Of the strikers SAY
them coming, and when the men reached
Q street the gang began to close In on
them. Drawing their revolvers they
pointed them directly at the head men
You come another step nearer and
I'm blow your head off," said one His
partner also levelled a revolver In the
same direction and the strikers halted
and called for policeman and the crow
| stopped.
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THE VOSBURGH VETERANS.
They Have Taken New Quarter
and Are After q Charter.

The Vosburgh Veterans. the remnant
Of the famous American Guard" of
the Seventy-frst Regiment, who served
under the late Col. Abram 8. Vosburgh,
are making great preparations for their
annual dinner. The organization has
Just taken new quarters In the building
at the southwest corner of Third ave-
nue. and Fifty-fifth street. although Geo.
w. Wyckoff, the Corresponding secreta-
ry. still receives his mall at "a Pearl
street Meetings are held the second
Wednesday Of each month.
The new quarters have been elegantly
furnished. and at the last meeting, when
hfty-odd veterans answered to roll-cail,
after Chaplain sentis had offered up a
prayer, Capt. Andrew NJ. Copeland pre-
scented valuable collection of trophies
OF the battle OF Bull Run. A fine crayon
portrait OF Col. yosburgh, life size, and
elegantly framed, was presented by
Lieut.. II. j. Moore.
A committee WIS appointed to secure
a charter and another to revise the by
laws.
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WHOLE FAMILY POISONED.
Three Children Dead and Other
Members In Critical Condition.

(By Associated Press)
OELWEIN. Ia, Aug. 10.--The members
Of family named Walker were poisoned
Wednesday night. Three Of the children
are dead. ana the others are barely alive
at last reports Mr.. Walker, who lives
near the city. came here and had a pre-
scription containing tartaric acid and
1t was designed 10 be mixed with water
and used as a cooling Summer drink.
Mr.. Walker prepared a pitcher Of the
beverage and the family partook of It..
less than ar hour the whole family were
unconscious. Mrs. Gardner, a neighbor,
happened to call at the Walker residence,
and DR.. Patterson was summoned, but
he arrived too late to save the lives of
the three children. II Is by no means
certain that any OF the family will re-
cover. The trouble seems to have been
due to the quantity of acid used.
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NEGRO COOKERS MAY STRIKE
VIII Demand, IL Is said, an Ad-
vance To-Norrow.
NV Assoriated Prsaal

CONNELLSvILLE, Pa, Aug. 1o.-The
mass-meeting Of striking coke workers
held here yesterday was one OF the
greatest demonstrations OF the kind thai
the region has seen since the strike be-
gar. More than three thousand men
were In the procession which preceded
the meeting
Among the speakers was Reuben
Wilson, a negro, who came from Meyer.
He said the Southern negroes employ ed
plants have orEsniEed q movement to
lay down their tools next Saturday and
demand an advance of wages. The
strikers left the meeting jubilant.
The evening world., 1894-08-10
WINE TRUST IN CALIFORNIA.
Seven Merchants Have signed Ar
ticirs of incorporates.
lBy Associated Pre-,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.-At q
meeting OF wine-growers, II. f. Preston
President Of the association recently
formed to organize a trust embracing
all the wine-growing interests OF the
State. reported that seven Of the leading
wine merchants had signed articles oil
incorporation and forwarded them to the
Secretary Of state at Sacramento.
The company IL now prepared to treat
growers recently appointed TO secure
options on the grape crop OF the State.