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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11
ELiAzlNG HALF Al CENTURY AGO I Ns

How students at West PoinS MhS
Academy Used 10 Practice 4. IN.
col Joseph Stewart entered the mill
4arv academy at West Point, July III
AK ana HIS recollections concerning
tbe cnston, at that institution over hall
: century ago are fresh and vivid.
| ..There vas the case Of Benham'
savs cd. Stewart. "Benham comes TO
nv mind because he was hazed more
severely than any man in the academy
during the four years y passed tnei
You have read about the hazlng -
i Cadet Edwin G.. Davis, OF Idaho, Dy
i cadet Cant. Patrick A. Murphy, the
4 champion boxer Of the academy, rs
GENTLY. / wish to say that IN former
Il fines there was no such brutal hazlng
IL Davis experienced. In fact, Tor a
captain Of the first class to engage -
slurging match So years ago Wonia
have been considered disgraceful, ana
m too much Of an old-timer to under
!. stand how such brutality has come -
pass. !,
.Hazing? Yes, of course, there was
hazinr at West Point So years ago, bnt
Z the first class had nothing to DO WIZ
! brutality hazing lower classmen. Ben,
: ham. of whom spoke, afterward wen
: to the engineer corps. tie was ms
fellow and spirited, too, but perhaps
little too credulous. He fell IN Wit
one Of the self-elected and bogus 'boare
of officers soon after he arrived az W e.
! | Point
!, "Sitting in their borrowed liner
= these mock official boards. wot'ld "a.
down all sorts of absurd regulations TO
The newcomers, and have a great dea
Of fun. The novice in turn took dellgh
in hazing the uninitiated, and got eve
lin that way. / was hazed. So wa
lanes Longstreet, afterward lieutenan
general of the confederate army Wn
was in my class, and who ana YET
few others are the survivors OF a clas
Of Sc. That class, perhaps it will lnte
est Won to know, was represented IN On
: civil war by 10 general officers, ten p
| ing in the confederate service ana MI
= in the United States army.
|. "The bogus official board whlt
caused Benham to be hazed brougl
him before them in due military for
- and caused him to undergo physlc
= examination. They frowned, locke
wise, criticised and condemned, az
wound up by informing Benham tn
his legs were crooked and that he mu
lwear splints, extending pretty near
the whole length of his legs. The spin
,R. were accordingly fastened on at nigl
Benham could not bend his knees, Al
us matter of course, restrained by 7
splints, and so the next morning WI
on he tried to go downstairs he fell
broke one of his legs and was laid up
some time. But that was an acclde
all No one supposed that he would attem
,ed to go downstairs stiff-legged' and
he men were genuinely sorry that such
accident had befallen." From the Ill
his py Thought.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11

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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11
Their Conclusions.

Two scientists of the Twenty-frs
century were examining with deep,in-
terest petrified body which had just
been discovered.
at is quite Old" said enc. =
"Yes," replied the other, "but; not
more than $50 years, should say .You
will notice that It has the bicycle fac
and the telephone ear. Tablespoonful.
tiles did not Develop until near the clof
Of the pineteenth century according I
the best aSthoifties-"-N. Y. World
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11

IL music " AAJ
violins throbbed on
the perfumed air,
7 h 9 we1l-dressed
crowd 5 ] Q W ~
emptied itself out
Of the vast audito-
rum into the
d oi sy, populous
night. Men threw
wraps over the
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11

:. "A. New York florist was stung
the tongue by 3 small insect The
iurv was 50 serious that surgeon v
Compelled 10 cut the mans tong
In order - save - Life
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11
GOES 10 cHURF WITH NELLIE
Hbw One Woman Taught Her husD'n"
NeededIL Lesson.


1T had never occurred 70 niln .n"t
he was tremendofs egotist. NO. nc.
he was bad at heat, not al az, he m ad
simply thoughtlessI he haa away : n h;s
hissown.way in all fhlngs. Az noino n
v;fe ever toiled INCREASINGLY and cheer
f,,lly, ~ b;s comfbrt, never complain
ing. happy, joHs, Fdgood comraus ,a nt
Sunday being so prlght anu Pieasa
a,,t5oo,s ~ decidd to take a long spin
q, Ma wheel through the park and on
the boulevard. III hurried 'nious
breakfast, donned his plcycie SUI. -
withont % much hs saying good-by TO
III wife who wal just yearning to go
along, left the ho9se. d
= s,,.s IAN o'clock when he returned,
and b;s wife haJing Strengthened the
house up was dfsslng ~ ne 800. a.J
best. He had moi yet snaseo non !, !.
the Sunday pape1 Now oruinaln $50 10
wife would have paid something auou
the toilet preparations she Mas ,.ast
1.s,.-a - herself she decided not to
say a word. He stood IN siieneo -
awhile and then gently inquired;
s.Going out thismorning' gear :, 80
eyes" she said thousn'
'o sGoips to churahg'
Eyes, think sd " -.
Pause. and. few moments wv,
"Anybody going with you
mo, Iguess not u,a,
Another pause during wnicn he 49,
3, resnme the reading of his paper
ssyve,l ya,,,re not going way downtown
to church alone, NellieY
.sWbv not?v answered his wife. An u
I not progressive and enough o. q ne'
woman to go to church alone ~
silence again and resumption OF =
newspaper reading. Barely two MIN
sutes bad elapsed when she heard ne
husband come humping in her room
acusss ri shave, Nellie" he said.
Ten minutes later he was dressing
and in half an hour he stood beside ne
as she was putting on her hat.
"Are YOU pretty near ready, !"
desr2" he asked. m
An ready. Have you car rare
And together they tramped downtn
stairway and soon were in a cable ca
borlnf cityvvard and to church, the mr.
fin,E he had gone there in years. we
there any special influence at work .ni
notning on his mind to effect that II
suit? If so. what was it2 = chicsg
-ch3onicle.
IL t,,s coIoniaI days of New Englpr
: he'll orc found in many locaiHl'
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11

| way. but was got on aga
| aoe. Az Kurmalxul, Prince
| Russian expedition, paid a. Ill
George Baden-Powellss party ~
,a+tar learning that there was smalh
island near by which would pc favolas
HE for observation, went there ah
1 ava5 their tents. Here some days were
snent in preparing for the eclipse.
skv for the most part presented 9 au.ls
aT,nearance, So that there was ne posi-
i bil;tv III making trial photogra pas
II The day before the eclipse, noWesel's
was better, and everybody who was VIC
n ing to take part ia using the 49,
merts went through kind o. rs heaIs7
al Of his duties.
a. Tie morning Of the eclipse, aDon1
: -.1s the moon was seen to be cuttng
out 4 little 81 the sun. Then the iig ~
anneared to fade away until all at once
$ Everything seemed to be plunged lnt'
: darkness anflxthe eclipse really pega ~
a Nben HE eyes Of the observers han re'
! covered the shock. tt was found tnat'
I altar alI. it was comparatively hgnt'
e lin ~ sun obscured by the moon,
{ round which appeared magnaic -
= !, ring Of purple light crowned py -.
9 lie streams Of coronal rays before
i M had time I'd realize what had rap
ncneds the rays of the sun again sno
y fortrs ana the eclipse was, over
y photographs taken of the corona
y elf ana the spectroscope Pl1otograr
a. of The corona and promine Y
y Very satisfactory, ana 5s 1t ri
= he investigate n IA mn change ct 4
as Of the corona viii respec N fo ne ~
~ nun ana minimSiin sun pot per
y The spectroscopic res ults are almos
y valuable, and will throw some ligh
: the vexed question AZ to the positio
= the absorbing layer Of the sun y
ne piyes rise to the Fraunhofer lint
solar spe ctrum.--L London Graph
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11

lin the colonial days of New Eng No
he bon ore found in many Localities
was most commonly employed IN ths
na5nfscture Of iron.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11
,TALY,s TOMB SPlE
A Thing So Odd That 1t IL p
Exist only in Imagination

A Thing So Odd That 1t Is p
Exist only in Imagination
The people of Italy believe in tn,
istence of a wonderful creature VIII
for the want OF better name, isc
the tomb spider. The entomole
know nothing of this queer beast
declare that it only exists in the
of the superstitious persons and q
whose curiositysor business makes
necessary for them to explore old ru
to,nbs. catacombs, etc. According
the popular account the tomb spid
of pure white color has wings
those of bat, a dozen horrid GRO
legs and a body three or four time
size of the largest tropic
tarantula.
The az
his ou'
| by n
coun'
hirp
ECU
| wi
isl
ally
he
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-11
THE LOVE OF MONA.

HE music Of many
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
Rifle Scores.

= A III
Some excellent shooting wasdone Sun.
day morning at Hunters Rest as the fol.
lowing scores will indicate
Regulation Target, possible $50.
Pfaender, 1879; ANIME, 1876; Voss, 1853
Chas. Hauenstein, 1871; Lila, 100; Krau.
Sc, 60; Emil Setter, 100; Grebe, 145.
Gebser, 142;; Gales, 1876; Toberer, IL
John Hauenstein, 108; August Brandt
1O7; Petry, 106; Koch, 1O2; Anmueller
IS; Chas. Toberer, go.
Man Target, possible 1907 Pfaender
~; ANIME, 40; Voss, 63; Chas. Hauen.
stein, Sc Lila, r.; Krause, 81; Setter
IS; Grebe,. 36; Gebser, IS; Gales, 80:
John Toberer, IS; John Hauenstein, 30
Brandt, 81; Petry, 90; Koch, 2; Au.
mueller, 80; Toberer, T..
On the three ring target, possible Is
Pfaender, r.; ANIME, 4: Voss, 6; Chas.
Hauenstein, Q; Lila, 8; Krause, 5; Sci.
ter, 4; Grebe, 3; Gebser, s.; GALES, 8
J. Toberer, 6; ]. Hauenstein, z; Brandt
3; Petry, 7; Koch, 6; Aumueller, 4.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
Death of Wenzel Schotzko.

WenZel Schotzko, who has been dan.
gerously near the point of death for sew
crl weeks, died yesterday afternoon
shortly after one o'clock. MI. Schotzko
was born in Altstadt, Austria, on the
22nd of September, 1852. He came to
America in 1869 and located for the first
year ill New Ulm. After that and up to
1885. he was employed in farming near
Springfield, Returning again to New
Ulm he accepted position with Phillip
Gross and during the late few years he
rented and operated the Union Hotel.
This spring he again retired frem bus
mess and spent his time previous to his
! sickness in handling the government
mail bags.
Mr.. Schotzko was married in, 1885 to
Lena Fay who survives him with four
small children, the Oldest being only 8
years Of age. His wife is still a young
woman and to her the sympathy Of the
community will 60 out. with genuine
sincerity. :+-". ..--
Mr.. Schotzko was also connected with
several. lodges, having joined the Sons
of Hermann many years ago. He also
was amember of the I. o. 0. F. and Mod
ern Woodmen, carrying insurance with
the Woedmen and Sons of Herman.
The funeral will be held under the di-
rection of the latter society Friday after
noon at o'clock FROM the residence.
Albert Steinhauser will deliver the adj
dress. ..- .......' d, :.
The attendance will certainly he large.
for the deceased was we'll known man
and his disposition was such as. to make
for him many friends. u =
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
,Ehe Local Cycle Cranks.
81 ; ;:; :::;.;# NV:

s::a:s I: ~ 4 I: s:s:s
Club meeting next Thursday evening.
Johnny Fenscke and Henry Kaschau
wheeled to Sleepy Eye Sunday afternoon
to witness the ball game.
The larger the tire on d wagon, the
less the tire Of the horse. 3
If bicycles should go to war, ~
Could they withstand, alack!
The awful brunt, nor quail before
!. The fierce point Of at--.'''tack''!
Mr.. and Mrs. Manderfeld left Monday
afternoon for three days tandem trip.
They will visit Mankato, Minnesot City
and Madelia.; d S'
E Bicycles require but little cars vet
they do need that little.
The bests time to join the Leayuesof
American Wheelmen is any time.
There will be two bicycle races at the
Driving Park Thursday lvening at I o
clock. The first event will be acne
mlle match between Johnny Fenscke
and Cllas. Kickusch, and the second event
a onesmlle race, open to members Of the
local dub, for the club med riera
viii BE no admission charg and every
body isscortlially invited 70 attend.
The ca.eless rider, who starts on y
trip, minus Z tire pump, finds, when
his tire needs initiating, that he IS IS like
4 bankrnpt lie cam raise the wind.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
RAISING ASSESSMENTS
The County Board Of Commissioners Make
Many Important Changes.

The County Commissioners were in
session last week as a Board Of Equal
cation. All members were present and
p. G. Koch presided.
The following are some Of the chang
es made in the assessment returns.
Peter Christensen's personal property
assessment was reduced to $685..
Wesenberg s Co.'s stock assessment, was
also reduced 1926, while that of M.Kief-
er and Nelson & Riedel, all Of Sleepy.
Eye, were raised 1926 each.
The assessed valuation of the nerchan-
disc Of Mrs. H. Laudenschlaeger of this
city was raised 100 per cent and that of
F. H. Retzlaf 335 per cent. B.
It Was agreed to raise the assessment,
both real and personal, of the Albin
Creamery 25 per cent, of the Sigel
Creamery SO per cent, and the Stark
Creamery 26 per cent. Also to reduce
that of the Golden Creamery Is per cent.
Land valuations were raised in the
different towns as follows: Albin and
Stark, per cent; Bashaw, Cottonwood,
Eden, Mulligan and Stately, per cent;
Lake Hanska, Linden and Sigel, per
cent; Home, a reduction of 5 per cent.
Structures in New Ulm. Sleepy Eye
and Prairieville were raised per cent;
in Springfield, 10 per cent; in Albin, 1870
per cent; in Bashaw,50 per cent; in Null
ligan, 80 per cent; III Burnstown, Eden,
Lake Hanska and Linden, 20 per cent.
Cottonwood, Home and Milford were
allowed reduction of 30 per cent on
buildings and Stark reduction of 80.
The assessed personal property valua-
ton of the various banks was raised as
follows: Citizens Bank of Springfield,
SO per cent; State Bank Of the same
place, 20 per cent; Merchants Bank of
Sleepy Eye, 25 per cent; State Bank of
Sleepy Eye, 20 per cent.
Some Of the individuals in New Ulm
who were raised were: O. NJ. Olsen on
goods and merchandise, $500; Van Duscn
grain elevator, $1,000; Bingham Bros,
on personal property, 81 900. The per-
sonal property valuation of II. H.Buess-
mann as returned by the city board was
reduced s3a per cent.
The elevators caught it again as usual.
They we're raised as follows: R.H. Bing-
hams and T. J. Murfn's in Sleepy Eye,
each $1,000; Sleepy Eye Mill Co., $500;
Bingham Bros. In Springfield, $3.50 Van
Dusen & Co, in Springfield, 5000; John
B.Schmid, 5000; and .G.Anderson,$ 1895.
Household and Office furniture was
raised so per cent in Albin, Eden and
Leavenworth, SO per cent in Mulligan,
Sigel and Stately and 40 per cent in
Prairieville and Stark. In Home it vas
reduced 20 per cent and in Milford 80.
Agricultural machinery and nipple
mcnts, in Albin and Null gan were raised
100 per cent,in Bashaw, Eucn and Home
so per cent, in Linden and Stately 80
per cent and in Sigei reduced 10 per cent.
VIM. Biermann's assessment in Spring
field was reduced $500. ~.
The structures on Lots 8 and and
on the Northwest portions of Lots and
7 Of Block 105, North of Centre Street
in New Ulm, were all raised 5000.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
Down at the Lakes

A contest between the Albin and Hans
ka base ball clubs last week resulted in
defeat for Albln. Score, 4S to IA.
An infant child of'Ole Loekke. died
last week and was buried at the Hanska
cemetery on Wednesday.
GA. Selmer's wite's mother died on
the 23rd aud was inferred at the Unitari.
an cemetery in Linden on Monday.
Miss Lena Brode will teach school this
fall in the Broste district, Miss Anna
Wage in the Thormedson district, Ed
Shelly in the Bergom district and NJ
Frederickson in the Hovde district.
Rev. Norman concluded his work with
the Unitarian congregation in Linden
last Sunday, confirming sixteen young
people. Mrs. Norman and her sister
have conducted a school Tor the children
Of the parish during their stay here the
past three months. ..z.
a partnership has been formed he.
tween John end Martin Thorgremson
Andreas Brndeli and Guttorm Grove
They will. operate a Minneapolis thresh.
ing outfit this fall.
Mankato Journal How extremely SO,
licitous the Republ ican papers are as t
what Hon.J Ohm Lind proposes to do thi.
fall. just the same Nj. Land will y
the next governor Of the State. While
he is in no sense Of the word . candidate
yet he IS patriotic enough TO make ii,
canvass when il: is the united demand o
| the people that he should do so.s Nj
Lind would max . model governor. AMI
litscertainly could be said of him,
wears no man; s ollars'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29

number Of Tracy wheelmen passed
through the city last Sunday on their
way home from the Twin Cities.
We've all seen. him. His morals per-
1haps may have been very good. He'd
likely not murder or steal. But be wore
g silk hat and a robert tailed coat, and
he rode on a bicycle wheel Z. Is. We.
Bulletin.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
Silks, Silks

Z I have still a few patterns left
which I sell at 28ct.;; it is all silk.
Better goods at Scots. and. UP to a
dollar. These goods can not be
beat in price and quality.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
apd
Mi|.tts.

Fast black Gloves at Is cts. and.
up to IS cts. a pair. 500 pair silk
mitts at very low prices. Try a
pair of our rs ct. mitts. They are
cheap.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
Hosiery

rightly claim to have the lar
gest and best selected as well as
the cheapest line in the city.
Fast black and seamless Hose
for ladies and children, only 1eets.
The goods are worth Is cts. w.
A very heavy ribbed goods, Is,
cts. apair.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
)1otiop5.

Best brass pins, S cts.
Good pearl Buttons, line 1924,
5 cts. a dozen.
Dress Buttons, 5 and 10 cts.
Horn Hair pins, 10 cts. a doz.
Lace and embro idery cheap.
We defy competitor on tEeaboye
named goods and invite your in-
.spection Of the sgoods, whether you
buy OF not.
C.A.0I ulFR
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
UNDERWEAR

We carry the largest stock IN the city.
Nice Rockford Ribbed top cents,
Z worth more moEey.
A leather stocking for misses or boys.
Is cents sold everywhere for 80 cents.
! We have Corsets in Summer styles or
the other from IS cents up.
We are agents for the celebrated
Thompson's Glove Fitting Corsets I'm
derwcar.
cts. worth 5
10 cts. worth 10
Is cts. worth 20
25 cts. worth 35
IS cts. worth so
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
C.A||.
0 ONE

Low prices mean more IN this
store, for the very reason that they
l,,v 'sa1E represent the highest
class Of goods Here you can save
without sacrificing quality.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29

apd Paraso1

We invite you to see cur line.
Now is the time to buy them, we
can save you money; IS cts. will
buy you a fine Parasol.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-29
Wbite! Goods

Victoria lawn, s cts; it is 10
cent quality.
India Linen, 12a Cts; it is Is
cent quality.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-01
The Art of Being Patient.

1ne Art OF Being Patient.
Awise man in an address to young
men advised them to learn the hard
est lesson in the world-the art of
being patient. He said:
DO your duty and leave success
to take care of itself and: then YOU
will see the wisdom of the old prov.
erb, Everything comes to the man
that can wait. You know, for in
stance, how hard it is to learn a diff
,ficult subject. All the ideas are I'M
familiar, all the words are unfamll-
lar. We go on laboring and seem to
make no way. Now this disheartens
nine students out Of ten-the nine
out of ten that will always be OBJ
'scure people-but the tenth man
goes on He works harder and hard.
or, he lets his mind play around the
subject. he let's the IDEAS of thatsub
ject into his brain, he is deter:
mine! inat nothing can possibly re.
sist persistent effort, and one flnse
day a great food Of light comes ii
he suddenly sees all about it. His
work is easy, his work is delightful.
Everybody says of him, What an
amazing amount Of ability that
young man has. No, it was not
ability it was patient perseverance:
The man had learned to labor and
to wait. 8" change. IS .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-01
CHEERED. CLEVELAND.

Unusual Occurrence at the Banquet Of
Boston Home Market Club:
BosroN, Nov. 25:2For the first time
in the history of the Republican party
in Massachusetts,, thoroughly Rephb.
ican organization, the Home Mar et
club, bound to the cause of protection,
eheered Grover, Cleveland. The ban
Quet Of the club at: mechanics hall was
one Of the largest in it's history. Nearly
1900 members, representing the indus:
-tries Of neafly every city and town in
the state: gathered sabout the tables,
and when the feast was over listened
with the 1000: morein the. galleries to
speeches by some of the: generals who
toured the country in the interests Of
the gold standard, and by; Senator Hoar
and lieutenant Governor Woloott.
:: President w. A. Stott of Lowell
opened the proceedings by reading. q
letter from %President-elect Mckinley
and then introduced Lieutenant Gov
ernor Wolcott, who welcomed the
guests from other states. Toasts were
responded to by Senator Hoar, General
Alger, General Howard, General Stew.
art and Corporal Tanner. General
Alger closed his remaiAs- by paying an
eloquent tribute to President Cleve.
land, and for the first time in Boston,
by a Republican body, three cheers
were given for that official.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-01
WORST III MANY I'M. YEARS.

Recent Storm in the Northwest Almost
::=... Without Precedent. ~.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 38. The storms which
swept over Northern Minnesota, North
and SOUTH Dakota and Northern Mon
tanathe past few days, were the worst
experienced in the last Is years. T a
railroad official, who has handled
blockades for the last IL years, said
that the blockade surpassed anything
he had experienced during his entire
service with the road Traffic on the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
was at a standstill, most Of their trains
having been abandoned. The 500 and
Canadian Pacific were in fully ais bad a
condition. This was the first time in
IS years, with the exception Of few
days during the strike Of 1894; that a
westbound overland train was aban-
doned, which significant fact speaks
more plainly than words of the serious
nature of the storm: It is believed: that
cattle and stock generally suffered all
over the Northwest:
Reports from North Dakota are tc
the effect that the storm was the worst
in many years, the. snow being from
one to twenty feet deep and the tenn.
perature far below. zero. At Huron, s
D.; the wind blew 45 miles an hour and
the air was SO full of snow that objects
afew yards distant were hidden from
view. Telegraph poles and wires ar
down and communication with the out
side world was cut of for 4S hours. Ii
Northern Minnesota practically thu
same conditions prevailed, although
| the snowfall was not "a heavy.