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Chss, VIII T-scy : improving Sow ".
He : new sale to 81 1p short time.
Mr. Everett Young hss been spending
a few Gays with her daughter II Nj
bridge.
Mss Ina GuP;ilI returned from PITTS
aeld Saturday. She : attending the Pi,s.-
aeId academy.
A deer crossed the read between Chss.
Gsmphe.t's and wili!sm Sowlefs last week
and seemed quite tame.
Mrs Preston GuP;aI returned from
Boston Mondsy. STE has been speua.zs
ssye-sl weeks a. the Hub"
There Mas some smelling down the esy
lsst week but with poor success. some
asts were badly torn by the strong cur
-en; caused BY the hish tides.
Marx Hovsy, Lynn Campbell, willard
Young sad Harvard T-scy went to Tunk
Pond. Thursday. They returned ss;ur
cay reporting ane time but no d-a.
M-- EdsIh Hovsy. With Mark and " -
Helen Eovey. : visiting friends here d1r-
ny The vacation. They VII return 70
Buckspo-t IN a few day. and the yoazs
people Ill enIer upon another term Al
the seminary.
Msrca 2. ?
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>Ait-hG-y Cove
The sudden des;a lzst Monday week
., " - Minnie Young, 6s1ghte- c. Csp;
I'D Mr.. PeteE Yoaag. wAs shock 10
thls community. Ms Young has oevn Il.
~ so-e tine, ana n spite Of the patient :
weak phyescS. condition, su-gsSI
operation wSs deemed wise. TIE ogs-s-
ton VA. performed by Dr.. Philips. A.
s1siec y Dr.. Manning, both O. Els
worth. No serious results were spp-e-
hsace,c =; The time The Surgeons EFT;
TIE not be- soon u.eczEue spp-e Aensive, a.
me p&;!en, did not recover from the
Effects e the ether as rapidly a. Wa
anticipated. Dr.. Morrison. e Bar HA--
~. icing the nes-e-; physician. was sen,
to-. bat death occurred before - A--.ysl
Mss Ioapg rsc~nily graduate from
p.tts6etd seminary, and wSs beloved
- al 10 knew her. Her .a;h : on
Is vessel n south American water
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North LSuaoaz--
M Aoel-ze Cosg-1= : -. very l.
Eez-y S&.->eu-y sd NsEel Tr2p az
pressing lay a. SG-y.
Les Rie1z-a>on = II Is e~e1 ss'ea1-
:ng Sc1oo. :. Casino 2sS -st1-aec aoze-
Ms. Lzxss McFsr.znd wao azs been
visiting M->- :. y ,4-lsoa-y. returned Il
ner 1ozae II Le~ 49, w~k
Clarence Host returned home :roz Ire
Pa-a5e. pA-z deatzl eo-.ezs a. Saturday,
where n E-st-stet rssoently. lie I'll
star to- Lov=- thl= morning NH a
v.sx 70 setting ias-e. Nay succe>s t0l
low hin : taz w-sA G Is many trends
Nara y.
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DEER ISLE NEWS.


e-r~eH'> laHdiH@,
Mr. +. l. 9z.alie continues TO i'm
a-9Fe.
Mr.. Matthew Holland, ct Merchant :
Island, : reported dangerously Eli.
Ne hsa- lt tae osrta 81 daughter 10
NJ. sad Mr.. r. :. Warren. A. We>i New
ton, Mss
Alv5a :. Ea=H #er = seeu 80 >.z-: = a-a
market IA tlv Basement q; she Lufs.u
s4l.-
F.u-a Belle saith. aas La. t.ea IT.
4e3t.. ,s.s-ss..ls fs.- 49, .,.ss. = - +,
improving.
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a.
''o' Anderson : al home Tor Il" osy-
s.o-h haek-i>25t. aat intends 10 return
next "etN iof iae ping term A. / be ss'n :
lNsfs
VII Pickering ana Rife sre to have
charge = Ocean V.sw 5ctei daring tn
month snd longer x s5s.r- prove ats
isc:o.y = a. parties.
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oe-snsIIie.
F. VI. Trandy RS had $ aew mast for
a. lobster boat
Capt, Seth webs hs- beea II the past
week with cold
Mss Vols Hatch : hesd cook in the
heiel on Tsl.son-- hsrt Roekland
Mss Mildred Baeksn.a.,er CANE 'ron
Bsta Saturday. .or few weeks, 7l-.;.
{ NJ. Cross : bsvias - tast repa ed
\ man from North Haven :. Doing sAe
work.
Ebea G-eea.ss came rom Boston sat
ardsy, here lie has teen on three
week. v.s.;
Qui,e g hunter q young people Al
tended tie lesp yesr u&.t al Green Land
ing FRIDAY evening.
NJ. Laa5ss Backnin-ter VII NOT run
the ucesn View note. q; Green lAnatp :
r. sp..HE. =, oeto-e reported.
Steamer ''SaTe- s;z-" toacaed here
Moncay snd took 80 case. @, c1a-ll7
shipped ~ seth L {. H : Wehp.
Misses Gertrude Gross. Carrie T-undy.
and Leaus joyce arrived hoase wednss-
dsy from the C4stine normal school.
March : EuoExx
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E-xSr ~@rry.
yes-s eleven months. s1G ten days, died
a. 1e- ao1s II S1-ry Ms-en : Sic bad
e=~n aas o: car very s--2-; atd people. not
asv-ng neeos-d re al ots physician .or
z9-= E@sE I1s-ty yes--. 80 .esves Two
cs1E-.e--. NJ. Ma-y Weoo%- and NJ.
DORSEY Coo4-y. Q: th.s toN1. sa1 one
81. John \ Floyd. Of California Sae
a. KIND I'd; aer sn1 ne.ghu-or, and
f. = Eres:.y missed Tie dA1s a;e-s
~-a . thank CAPT. Pa-5p st-nson and
NJ. Ate.ik G-zy. Nh o;1e-s. y 10 -
k.z1.y 7ssr@5 t5ez tz--zE thsz- zoz- =
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buCk-pOrf-
Capt Amos Arey died Sunday morn
ing, IN the slxtieth yesr e A. az. Capt.
Arey was born in Buck.po-t sad hss
been ses captain during lsrge psrt of
Ms life. He wss a memt~- q Central
lodge, y. (. o. P. he leaves widow and
TWO sons. Charles \. ana Frank H. 10th
# BueksporI Centre.
March 2 -pv-
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trends
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s-o-1 -. - - soa WA-;e- Bake.
recently.
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The Baptist sewing circle VII. a, .he
sanus. town meeting, Moucsy. M2rch :,
serve dinner a. usual s, -easous oIs
price Ia the evening a oone-r. VII x
gwen ~ the besE ma-.cz. taIeai II
Franklin. a. the close q N1.ca tae yo1ng
!adies circle Nil hsye a So q fancy
articles INSIDE IS them. / go time :
anticipated.
March 2 -rFr.
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The rels;tve> ana friends q NJ. Gym
this Gfsrk p.snned $ surprise party !5r
he- 81 ner 6.ty-eecond tsrt hdsy. Fea. =
Ahout st;y we're present. leaving many
pretty snG uSs'u! presents. !; wS- .ucee1
surprise sae Eui knowing y hsi i;
meant for some tI1ae stle- he guests had
arrived.
Muse = organ snd violin, singing.
plays snd stories formed the evening
ents-ts .uzsent. Iee-eresua and cake were
served snd snd a. 5scls -sNi = 81 eu .cyso4e
occss scn. I: the n Ii had been pleasant,
many more would hsve been present.
Mrs. Clark ssks THE AMERICAN L sx-
press her thanks - a. Tor ise.- rsnsr1 :
b-sncs q her.
The following verses, written Tor the
occasion. were read by NJ ~ Bert "a Clark
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>o9th BIu-h5u-
Ms & Cz-;@- : gate IL.
NJ L Eaton : On TIE s.ek -.
Ms Rose Henderson : - home on .
vl.-;.
Ms. Mary Dow : visiting friends IN
O-ssn5
Rev. James Macarthur cane On the boa;
yeste-1xy.
Ro-deriek Csndsge ana wife are visiting
friends N Bangor.
March {. u.
Hali's Cove
Miss Aims Richardson Ia gone to Bar
Es-5.sr &c wu-k.
Roy Hsuaor snd Mss Cara Leland
spent S1no.y n L4molne-
Elmer Bcewe- : confined % the hoase
oy severe attack q sry-ipe4as
R=lpa SABINE and ~ite. Of walthau.
Rave moved INTO i1s house .. Mrs.. Mar
HlackeT.
Mr.. and Ms. Joseph Jordan we're made
happy lsSt Monday n.gh1 oy he sr.lvsl
Of : liEt.e tsuzsIe--
Msrea :.
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South Hancock.
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t<ez zz--.-1s -eIss-vs- Il TOM.
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term e :, 40. $; C&ss-ae Ms " o,s-se-
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March 9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
THE COUNTY FARM.
Visited by the Judges of the County
Court Last Week There Are Fiji
teen Inmates and Things Are
Well Kept Up.

Judges Flynt, Smith and Alexander,
of the County Court, visited the
County Poor Farm, 4 miles west of
town, last week on a tour of inspee-
ton. They found the farm and build
ings in excellent condition and every
thing well kept up. There are at
present fifteen inmates and they are
as well fed and clothed as could be
wished for. Superintendent Horace
Mundy, of whom the members of the
court speak in the highest terms,
keeps the inmates rooms neat and
clean and gives them good wholesome
food.
The great beauty of the Audrain
County Poor Farm, aside from the
fact that it is one of the best kept in
the State, is the small cost to the
county. Superintendent Mundy rents
the farm of about 100 acres from the
county for $500 a year, the court
keeping up the buildings and fences,
and boards and clothes each inmate
for $l.25 a week, making the total
cost to the county of each inmate S65
a year. Audrain people have a right
to be proud of the way in which their
County Farm is managed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
JEFFERSON CITY THEIR CHOICE
The Northwest Missouri Editors Are
Unanimous in Their Choice for
the State Capital.

Last week the Northwest Missouri
Press Association held their annual
meeting, after which they spent a day
each in Jefferson City and Sedalia.
They were royalty entertained in both
cities, visiting Sedalia last. After
leaving Sedalia a vote was taken on
the train to find out their choice for
State Capital. This resulted in a vote
OF II to 5 in favor of Jefferson City.
After Warrensburg was reached an
other vote was taken and this time
there was not 4 single vote for Sc
dalia, the entire 50 being cast for the
psesent State Capital, the beautiful
City of Jefferson, which rises malesti-
cally on the banks of the great river
which bears the name of the grandest
State in the Union-Missouri. Hur-
rah for Missouri and her Northwest
ern Press Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
HERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue and authority OF a general
execution Issued from the Office OF the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Andrain
County, Missouri, reiurnable at the
June term, 1896, of said court, and TO
me directed in favor of J. G. v. Bas-
kin and against Mrs. NJ. b. Crews, |
have levied upon and seized all the
right, title, interest and claim OF the
said Mrs. NJ. Il. Crews of, in and TO the
following described real estate. to- wit:
Twenty acres, being the middle part
oil the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter of Section ., Township
81, Range 8, west, bounded az follows:
On b west by Jefferson street ex-
tended; on the north by ten-acre tract
OF land formerly owned by John
Schumacher; on the east by Land
owned by e.. NJ. Barnes and John
Schumacher in November, 1885, az
shown by Records of AudEain County,
Missouri, now owned by Richard
Moore; on the south by Orange street
In Duncan addition to Mexico, all lying
q being In said County and State OF
Missouri; and / will, on
Friday, the 9Th Day of June, a. d. 1896,
ut being the 9Th day of the Circnit
Court OF said County, between the
hours OF nine O'Clock IN the forenoon
and five O'Clock in the afternoon OF
that day, at the Court House door, In
the City of Mexico, County Of An-
drain, aforesaid, sell the same, or 30
much thereof as may be required, at
public vendue, to the highest bidder
for cash in hand Subject to al prior
liens and Judgments, TO safety said
execution and costs.
J.. y. STEPHENS,
Sheriff OF Audrain County, no.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
aM2Msszsa,,
Wz15G1-
HOW TO TRAP CHINCH BUGS.
First Catch Your Bug by Driving Him
Into a Post Hole-The Bar
rier" Method.

WICHITA, KAN, May o. Chancellor
Snow of the University of Kansas
gives his method of trapping
chinch bugs. 1t is to be used just be-
fore the bugs leave the wheat for the
fields:
Turn a double furrow between the
fields with a pillow, thus forming a
ridge. Smooth and pack down the
top and sides of the ridge.
Along the top of the ridge pour from
a watering pot a narrow line of coal
tar. Where coal tar is not available,
crude petroleum or kerosene mixed
with common coarse salt may be sub
stituted and a line of the mixture be
strewn on the ridge with the hand.
These substances are offensive to
the bugs and they seldom attempt to
cross them or even come close enough
to touch them. However, they will
turn and run along the ridge in
evident hope of finding a gap through
which they may pass. If post holes
broadening toward the bottom be dug
at intervals of IS or 100 feet on the
edge of the ridge towards the small
grain the bugs will crowd one another
into the holes where they may be
killed, when the holes are nearly full,
by earth being thrown in and packed
down or by pouring in a little petro-
leum.
If the salt and petroleum mixture be
used on top of the ridge it will need to
be renewed after each rain, but the
coal tar will require no renewal for
several weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
NINE DEAD, TWO MISSING.
The Boilers of the Pittsburg Towboat,
Harry Brown, Exploded Sank
Within One Minute.

VIcKsRuRG, MISS, May 1.-THE
boilers of the large towboat, Harry
Brown, up-bound, exploded 25 miles
below this city at 1870 O'Clock last
night, and she was a complete wreck
in less than q minute and sank out OF
sight. Eleven persons, all white, were
lost. Three bodies were recovered.
The towboat, Wash HonsheIl, brought
the bodies and the survivors to this
city, arriving at 6 O'Clock a. m. Six
injured men are in the hospital.
The Brown was bound up with a tow
of empties. When her boilers ex-
ploded she broke in two. The Hon
shell picked up and landed the tow.
The towboat Honshell was SO near
the scene when the explosion hap
pened that her yawls were lowered at
once, and were promptly manned and
many lives would have been lost
if it had not been for their prompt
service.
Captain Kline, the master of the
Brown, although seriously injured,
remained on the after part of the
cabin roof of the Brown, where he
had beer blown by the explosion. He
was e this morning by n reporter
and said:
"The after part of the cabin ioated
off from the hull, and as it sank to the
bottom of the river directed the ef-
forts of the men who were at work
rescuing the boats crew.
"Myself and Pilot Dan Kane were
in the Browns pilot house when the
explosion happened. 1t would be inn
possible for anyone to tell how many
of the boilers exploded, as the dark
mes prevented anyone seeking any
thing. 1t seemed that the hull went
down in less than i minute. ! have
no blame to attach to anyone, as the
cause of the explosion will never be
known, as the chief engineer, William
Dougherty, who was on watch, was
lost"
The officers and boats crew speak
most grateful praise of the officers
and crew OF the steamer st. Joseph,
who contributed clothing and other
substantials. Captain Kline expects
to send the crew of the Brown to their
homes by rail. The o here held
an inquest on the dead bodies and re-
turned a verdict of accidental death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

command on the day before, and while
going through the streets he had
caught several citizens, and had forced
them to take the oath of allegiance.
One of the men so caught was Mr..
Alexander, and he had in his pocket
at the time he was talking to the SER
geant the certificate, given him by the
Colonel. So Mr.. Alexander answered
the sergeant promptly:
"'Yes, sir, I am a loyal citizen, and
I always carry the proof of it with
me- With this he drew from his pock-
ct the certificate he had received the
day before. The sergeant read it YER
carefully, and then looked at Mr..
Alexander.
"'This is all right, and you can pass,
Mr.. Alexander he said, 'but | must
state that your loyalty is of n damned
recent date.'"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, William M. kingcade
and Sophia Kingcade, his wife, by.
and recorded October 10, 1887, in va.
ume 4 of trusts at page III, in the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds OF
| Audrain County, Missouri, conveyed
to Edwin E.. Wilson, al trustee, the
following described lands and prem
ises, situated in Audrain County, Mig
souri,, to-wit:
The east one half (18) of the north
west quarter 90, and the west one
half % OF the northeast quarter %
of section eight (s), township fifty
(50), north of range eight (8), west OF
the fifth l5thl principal meridian,
containing one hundred and sixty
(160) acres. Which conveyance was
made in trust to secure their one
promissory ncte for seventeen hum
dred ($1700) dollars of even date with
said deed OF trust and due July /, 1892,
together with interest thereon; and
WHEREAS, or July 1, 1892, the time
for payment of said note, was ex-
tended for the term of five years from
the maturity thereof, upon the writ
ten agreement of j. Frank Crockett,
the then legal owner of said premises,
to pay interest upon said note from
July i, 1892, at six (6E) per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and
in case of default in payment of in
terest ii being optional with the hold
er Of said indebtedness to declare said
principal debt Immediately due and
payable, and said deed of trust was to
remain in full force and effect In
every respect; and
WHEREAS, default has been made
in the payment Of said interest and
the holder of said indebtedness has
declared the whole of the said in.
~debtedness due and payable; and
WHEREAS, Edwin +. Wilson Is alb
sent from Audrain County, Missouri,
and the holder of said Indebtedness
has, by an instrument i'm writing duly
recorded in said office of Recorder OF
Deeds of Audrain County, Missouri,
In book 40 at page 345, appointed the
undersigned, George Robertson, SUBJ
stitute trustee, to act under said deed
of trust.
NOW, THEREFORE,, public notice is
hereby given that /, at the reanest OF
the legal holder of said note and in
accordance with the terms OF said
deed of trust, will sell said premises
or any part thereof, and all right and
equity of redemption of the said VIII
liam M. kingcade and Sophia King
cade, his wife, and j. Frank Crockett,
heirs, executors, administrators
or assigns therein, at public vendue
atShe door of the Court House in the
County of Audrain, Missouri, on /
Saturday, the 18th Day of May. 1884,,
between the hours of IL O'Clock In
the forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, to satisfy the
said debt secured by said deed OF trust
n the cost of executing the trust.
GEORGE ROBERTSON,
Substitute Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
SILVER MEN CLAIM IOWA.
Believed They Will Instruct For Hor-
ace Boles and Free Silver.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, May 10.-Demo-
cratic conventions have been held in
sixty-six of the nInety-nine counties
of Iowa, and decisive caucuses have
been held in two others. The result is
al overwhelming victory for the sill
Yer element, which will u~nauestion-
ably control the Democratic State
convention at Dubuque May 20, and
there declare for silver at 16 to 1 and
elect Horace Boies delegate at large to
the national convention, presenting
him as the candidate of the free silver
wing of the national party for the
nomination for President. In the sc
counties holding conventions to date
the free silver men have elected and
instructed 1856 delegates, the anti
silver men have elected and instructed
202 and the position of twelve dele
gates is doubtful.
The decisive caucuses held in Pot
tawatomie and Dubuque counties as
sure a silver victory there, increasing
the number of silver delegates select
ed in the 6s counties to 437. There are
$40 delegates in the State convention.
The leaders of the sound money wing
of the party have given up the fight.
They do not hope to prevent the in
dorsement of Gov. Boles at Dubuque
or the declaration for silver. In a
number of counties they have refused
to take part in the aucus or con-
ve%ntions. In Cerro Gordo and in
Monroe yesterday they walked out of
the convention. In this (Polk) county
they did not attend the caucuses. The
Des Moines Leader, organ for theState
central committee, a majority of which
is composed of administration men,
comedies the victory of the silver ele-
ment and predicts overwhelming de-
feat for the party in the coming State
convention. The silver leaders are
confident of not only victory within
the party in Iowa, but in the national
convention. They only fear the two
tirds rule.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
live Stock Market

ST. LOUIS, May 13.-About fifty cars
of native cattle we're on the market
yesterday. Trade was slow. Prices
ruled as follows: Steers from $3.5 to
$3.50, feeders $3.50 to $3.50, stockers
1925, heifers 1896.
Hoes The run was heavy and prices
lower. The bulk sold at 49, 20 to SO. 25,
against 1928 to 1890 Monday showing
a sc decline from the average sales
yesterday. Heavy hogs and pigs did
not sell above 1925, but the top for
lights and mediums was $3.50. Hogs
were good at S3.15 and $500. Liberal
numbers of heavy eulls sold at $3.50.
Graham's gallery-the finest rooms
and finest work in town. Cabinets,
S1.99.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
BENJAMIN T.. Holt. Dead

FULTON, Mo-, May 10.-Benjamin
+. Holt died at his residence in this
city this forenoon, aged So years. He
was ill only three days and his death
was quite unexpected. He was a
guard at the Missouri Penitentiary for
three years, and on the police force
of st. Louis for five or six years,
and was an employee at the Lunatic
Asylum here at the time of his death.
He leaves a wife and a o and a
daughter. He was a member of
the I. o. o. F., and will be buried at
the new cemetery in this city at 4
p. m. tomorrow by that order.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Great Cash Purchases

Bring low cost. Small profits
on low cost bring low prices
and many customers.
Our Sliding Wire Screens for
windows have at last arrived.
Price, 45c. We could get
only four dozen.
We received Monday morning
800 yards of Mating, Cot
ton Warp and Carpet effects.
Price, zoe.
We are strictly in it on Millin-
cry. Our sales in that de-
partment are more than dou-
BILE those OF 'o5.
We have a nice line OF Window
Shades worth I5c to soc.
Cotton and linen buggy robes
at 20, IS, so, IS, As & 6oc.
We handle a full line OF Tin
ware and sell it cheap.
The Racka<
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
tBridge Letting

On Friday, June 8, 1896, at 1870 p.
M, It the east front door of the Court
House in Mexico, Missouri, ! will let
to the lowest and best bidder, the con-
tracts for building the following
bridges:
One 40 foot span with Il foot APP
proach in Sec. Is, Twp. So, RING. IL.
One "a foot trestle in Sec. 80, Twp.
So, RING. IL.
One 40 foot span with two 10 foot
approaches in Sec. 9, Twp. SO, RING. o.
One 30 foot span with one IA foot
approach in Sec. p, Twp. 50, Rng. s.
One "a foot trestle in Sec. 80, TWP.
81, RING. s.
One IA foot trestle in Sec. 80, Twp.
IS, RING. 8.
One brick culvert at railroad cross
ing in Sec. 81, Twp. 81, RING. s.
Also rebuilding one so foot span with
approach, situated one mile east of
Benton City.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids. Plans and specifications
may be seen at my office.
G.. K. ALLEN,
Road and Bridge Commissioner for
Audrain County. Z till June 5.