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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-10-14
SUCCESSION SALE.
State of I.ouisiana-Parish of Rapides-
Tenth Judicial District Court.
SUCCESSION OF CnnlsropnER BERGMAN,

No. 7l3.
PURSUANT TO A COMMISSION AND
order of sale issued from the Hon
orable the Tenth Judicial District Court
and to me directed as Sheriff and Ex-Of
ficio Auctioneer of the Parish Of Rapitles,
Louisiana, commanding and authorizing
me to sell for the payment ofdebts, on the
terms hereinafter expressed after due adj
vertisement aud in accordance with Law,
the hereinafter described property. be-
longing to the above entitled and num-
bered Succession, will offer for sale at
Public Auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the premises lately occupied
by Christopher Bergman, in the Town
of Alexandria, La, between the hours
prescribed by Law, on
SATURDAY, OCT. 31sT, A. ID. 1896,
the following described property, to-wit:
One Lot Household Goods.
One Lot Hardware, Tools and Cooking
Stoves.
Terms of Sale-Twelvo months Credit
for what the property will bring, purch-
aser to give one solvent surety and to
pay per cent. interest OH amount of
purchase. All costs to be paid in cash
aud deducted from purchase price.
y. L. STAFFORD,
Sheriff g. Ex-Officio Auctioneer, Parish
Of Rapides, La.
| Oct, Ia, $50.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Rapides- Tenth Judicial
District Court.

SUCCESSION OF No. ZIG. = Probate
VIM. DYER. Docket.
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF SALE
L issued by the aforesaid Court in the
above entitled and numbered succession,
commanding me to sell for the payment
of debts, all the property of the said sue
cession, will offer for sale and sell at
public auction, on the premises last occu-
pied by the deceased, VIM. Dyer, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law, OH
SATURDAY, the 14th day of NOVEM-
BIER, A. D. 1896,
the following described property, to-wit:
100 acres land, being northeast quar-
ter of section twenty-four, TIP. N. K.
W. with the buildings and Improvements
thereon.
! bale Of cotton, more or less,
AZ barrels corn, more OF less,
300 bundles fodder,
8 head horned cattle,
1mule,
lot household goods and kitchen fur.
niture,
2 shot guns,
pair scales,
! lot candy jars,
show case,
lot of meat and stock hogs.
Terms of Sale-Casb, subject to ap
praisement OH file in said record.
LAFAYETTE DYER.
Oct II, 1895. Administrator.
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MARRIAGE LlCENsES.-The fol
lowing marriage licenses have
been issued by the Clerk of the
Curt,
White-Rufus Marler and Miss
Emma Miller; Richard Oliver Sim
mons and Miss Laura Holt An.
drtws; VIM. A. ONcil and Miss
flmemce Fritz; W. ii. Goodman
and Miss Fannie Patlrr; VIM, IL
Bv. le and Miss Linda Tellotlt; w.
NJ. Taylor and Miss Alice Juneau;
q. y Wood an | Miss ~. ID Bruce
Co'ored-Ci,arIey Lock wood aud
Josephine Davis; Peter We'll and
Ros Laii; Clark Mostly and Core
my Bennett.
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Cure For Headache.

AS a remedy for all forms of
Headache Electric Bitters has
proved to be the very best. 1t Ct
ftcts permanent cure and tie
most dreaded habitual sick head
aches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are affi eted to POO
cure a bottle, and give this remedy
fair trial. In Gases of habi.nal
constipation Electric Bitters cares
by giving the nee led tone to
the bowels, and few CASES long re
sist the use Of this medicine. Try
il once, Only Fifty cents at the
Ehgle> Drug S'orA.
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NEUROLOGICAL.

REMBERT.-Chas. q. Rembert,
aged So years, died in Pineville,
La, GU Thursday morning, Oct. s,
1896. The deceased was IL native
of Mississippi, but had resided in
Rapidcs parish for about fifteen
years. He had been i'll for some
time previous to his death. He
leaves a family consisting Of a wife
and several children to mourn his
drreasc.
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john ROBERTS KiLLED.-A DIFF
ficulty occurred last Thursday
night between John Roberts and
ALI Lyles, in which the latter shot
the former with pistol, the ball
entering the right temple, from
the effects of which he expired
shortly afterwards. 1t appears
that the parties, who were cous-
ins, were attending q ball at the
residence of Mr.. Stewart, about
fifteen miles below Alexandria,
had never had any trouble previ-
Ously, but became boisterous, as
well as belligerent from over in
diligence in "Jobn Barleycorn,'
with the above fatal result. Lyles
was arrested by Sheriff Stafford
and committed to Jail. He pro.
tests that he had no intention OF
killing his cousin and processes to
be utterly oblivious of the occur.
renee. Tie parties to the tragedy
are from Winn Parish. 1t IS re
ported that ALI Lyles is now I'M
der bond, charged with cutting of
the tails Of horses belonging tc
some Of his neighborS.
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The Discovery Saved His Life.


Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist,
Beaversville, ILL.,, says: 'To DR..
Kings New Discovery 1 owe my
life. Was taken with La Grippe
and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail and
was given up and told l could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New
Discovery in my store / sent for a
bottle and began its use and from
the first dose began to get better,
aud after using three bottles was
up about again. 1t is worth its
weight in gold. We don't keep
store OF house without it," Get ii
free trial at the Eagle Drug Store.
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! Work Progressing.
Mr.. T. NJ. WEIGH, president and

Mr.. T. NJ. WEIGH, president and
general manager of the AvoyelIes
and Southwestern Railroad Com
pany, was i'll the city yesterday,
leaving for the engineers camp, on
the river, Friday night. MIR.
WEIGH was interviewed by a re-.
porter Of the Advocate before his
departure and he said: 81 go
from here to my camp for II few
days, aud on my return my aim
will be to bring all the people Of
your city to understand that pros.
perity to the city and country will
be derived from this enterprise If
unity of action is had. l have
made some changes in the petition
first circulated for signatures and
want it distinctly understood that
should the railroad tax be voted
by your people, We will give them
a depot III your city and a trans
fer boat large enough to transfer
cars which will be stationed at the
landing. The engineers are get.
ting along very nicely with their
work and have already surveyed
uiIeteen miles of the route through
the parish of West Baton Rouge,
and i'll few days will be III Point
Coupee, and 1t will not be many
weeks before Silnsport will be
reached"
Mr.. Weleh seems to have the Mt
most confidence in the success OF
the enterprise, and hopes to have
men at work very soon laying the
1oadbed.- Baton Rouge Advo-
cate.
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PERSONAL.

vi. CudS. up lSSCi StiiCV AJaO'
urtay to renew his subscription.
MIR. S. A. Hoyt, Of Hemp Hill,
was in town last Saturday.
Mr.. Ben Lewis, of Poland,
was in town last week.
Mr.. T. r. Barker, of Lecompte,
was in town last Saturday.
Mr.. L. Q. Sanford, of Rapides
ward, was in town lastsweek.
MIR. Charles Gerst left last
week for Mississippi.
Mr.. P. 2. Hickman, of'Poland,
was in town last week.
Mr.. Adolph Hartiens, of WEIGH.
ton, was in town last week.
MIR. John Robert, Of Bayou
Rapides, was i'll the city last week.
State Treasurer 4. V. Four.
net was in the city last week.
MIR. J. F. Meyers, of Boyce,
was III town Monday.
MIR. B. F. Roberts, of Wood
worth, was in town Sunday.
MIR. B. F. Pitman, of Poland,
was in town Monday.
Mr.. F. Kelly, Of Poland, was
in the city Monday.
DIR. and Mrs. r. 0. Simmons
returned Suniay afternoon from
Now Orleans.
Mrs. G. w. Crane, of Shreve.
port, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. w. Ashton.
Capt. Chas. NJ. Green, of New
Orleans, Was i'll the city several
days ago.
Mr.. r. II. Murphy, of Lamothe
P. o., called lasG week to renew
his subscription.
Mrs PIeasance Texada, was
the guest last week, Of her daught-
er, Mrs. l.. l.. Hooe.
Mrs. Emeline Seip, Of Bayou
Rapi,ies, is visiting her brother,
Mr.. James I. Flint, of this city.
Col. Jas. G. Wise was in town
Monday to attend the meeting of
the Bryan & Sewali CLUB, Of which
he is President.
Mr.. +. V. Weems, an erst
while resident of Kapides, but now
Of st. Mary, was lii the city last
Saturday.
MIR. Marion +. Gordy, of the
Hineston ward, made final proof
M his homestead claim last week
before the Clerk of the Court.
Mrs. Simon We'll, Of Bayou
Rapides, returned last week from
a bli,f visit 10 friends in Baton
Rouge.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Neal, of
Bayou Rapides, were in the city
last week to attend the Simmons.
Andrews uupiials.
Mrs. Julia Miles. who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. s.
Garner, left Monday morning on a
visit to friends iu MOrehouse
parish.
MIR. Z. Mansherg, representing
the large dry goods establishment
of B. Fellman, Of New Orleans,
was in town last week and gave
us Il call.
DIR. s. T. Meekcr, Mr.. Jos. Fl.
Meeker and Mrs. F. q. Drouet re.
turned Sunday from a sojourn OF
several weeks in Colorado. We
ara glad to learn that MI. Meeker
was much benefited by the trip.
Col. NJ. q. Moseley, a promi.
nens legal light from Alexandria
was in our little city this week On
legal business. We were glad to
meet the gentleman.- Marksville
New Enterprise.
Judge Il. &. Hunter, who will
preside over this term of court, at.
rived Sunday night and is CUES,
of the Adams House. Judge Hun
ter has already made a lumber OF
friends here who gave him a cor
dial welcome Natchitoches En-
terprise.
Premiums Offered.
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RECOVER From HIS

-
WlEL RECOVER From His
WcUND.-Dr~:S.. II. Rushing, who
has been attending the negro VIM.
jones, recently shot through one
Of his lungs in ii drunken debauch
by Me3lains and Hendricks, ill.,
formed representative of the De-
MoCRAT yesterday, that fever had
subsidized, the wound was healing
aud he believed his patient.-barr-
irg uuforeseei! complications
would recover from his wound and
be able to appear against his as
sailants.
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Mr.. Tlios. Il. Treaslway is hav-
Ing il dwelling hoase erected at the
ro.nrr of Tenth and Washington
streets, on the quarter square OF
ground recently purchased by him
from Mrs. IL. st. John.
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The two story building he.
longing to Mr.. 7. NJ. Ward, near
the Union Depot, which was par
TALLY destroyed by fire Il short
tine ago, is being repaired.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-10-14

The menu of Keys Exchange
Hotel j. simply superb aud cannot
be eIaairi, much, less surpassed,
by ANY caravansary outside of the
metropolitan cities.
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Mr.. i. A. Stafford has moved:
his office from the old ware house:
on Front street to the building OIL:
Jackson street formerly used AS:
the Post Office.
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Mrs. ID. Heyman contemplates
the erection of a dwelling house iii
the immediate future on Third
street. opposite the Opera house,
for which "a tenant is already en-
gagged.
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Cards are vut announcing the
marriage Of Miss Carrie Hirsch
aud Mr.. Sidney ScllmaIinski, a,
the residence of the brides fsther,
on Wednesday November 4th at
j y. III.
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Centuries ago, people used to
fear what they called the pestilence
s!Black Death" was the most ter
rible thing in the world to them.
They feared it as people now fear
the Cholera aud Yellow Fever.
And yet there is thing that caus.
es more misery and more deaths
than any of these. 1t is so com.
mon that nine-tenths of all the
sickness in the world is traceable
to it. 1t Is merely that simple,
common thing constipation. 1t
makes people listless, causes diz.
ziness, headache, loss of appetite,
loss Of sleep, fonl breath and dis.
tress after eating. The little help
needed is furnished by DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. One pill is a
gentle laxative and two a mild ca
thartic. Once used, always in ia
vor. If you are careless enough
to let an INSCRIPTIONS druggist
sell yon something on which he
makes more money, it is your own
fault if you do not got well. Be
sure aud get DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets.
Send 81 cents in one. cent stamps
to WORLDS Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y, and re
ceive DR.. Pierce's 1908 page "Uom
mon Sense Medical Adviser" pro
fusely illustrated.
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BORN:

To Mrs. G.. Y. Kelso, of Bayou
Robert, on Friday, Oct. 2, 1896, a
daughter.
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Resolutions Of Bryan and Sewall
Club, of LamOurie.
LAMOURIE. La,

Oct. 8, 1896. !
The Bryan and Sewall Club, Of
Lamousie, met in regular meeting,
President Pickles in the chair
The Secretary was requested to
read the new election law, or that
portion of the law set forth
in Sec. "a to Sec. 70 inclusive.
President Pickles addressed the
Club and was given close atten.
ton.
Mr.. Willie Redman, of Poland,
OH Red River, attended the meet
ing for the purpose Of kindly OK.
tending all invitation to the mem.
bers Of the Club to participate in a
meeting of the voters of Poland
precinct on Saturday, Oct. 10th,
for the purpose Of organizing a
Bryan and Sewall Club.
Mr.. Redman stated that the 70.
tiers at that precinct in favor of
free silver, would have organized
before now; but they have been
quite busy with their crops, and
now, as they were pretty we'll. up
with their work, they are going to
take an active part in the politics
Of their country as they have al
ways done heretofore.
On motion OF w. h. Smith,
Resolved, That the respective
editors of the LOUISIANA DEMO.
GRAFT and ToWn Talk be requested
to publish i'll their papers the form
and outline Of the ballot az will be
presented at the election to be held
November Sd, and the manner in
which each is to be cast.
On motion of Massie Burton,
Resolved, That this Club here.
by ratifies and endorses the action
of the Democratic Convention Of
the Fourth Congressional District,
held at Shreveport, October LIST,
1896, in nominating the Hon. u.
w. Ogden rs it's party candidate
for election to the Fifty. Fifth Con.
gress, and pledges him it's earnest
support at the November election.
Resolved further, That this Club
approves Of and endorses the ac-
ton of the Democratic party in
efccting a fusion with the Popu-
list party in this State.
On motion,
Resolved, That our Club meet
every Thursday night at 8 O'clock
instead of every two weeks.
Having no further business the
CLUB adjourned.
j. b. PICKLES,
w. e. SMITH, President.
Secretary.
In accordance with above re.
request, we will publish next week
the form of the ballot to be used
at the November election and
what the law requires of the voter
as "a prerequisite to the exercise of
the right of suffrage.-EDITOR.
Centuries ago, people used to
fear what thew called the nnAtilpM.e
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up. and the girl wanted to remain with
them, and it was to settle the matter of
the guardianship that the case came be-
fore Judge Clark.
Yesterday morning all the parties in
interest were in the court room. Judge
Clark gave his decision, holding that as
it could not be shown that there was
any duress on the part of the
Hendricks, there was no grounds for
writ of habeas corpus, and as there
was no evidence of desertion on the part
OF the mother and she was apparently
able to properly care for the child, that
she was the natural guardian of her
person. In other words, that there was
nothing in the matter which came I'M
der his jurisdiction, and all proceedings
were dismissed.
Mrs. Cusack had evidently come pre-
pared to take her daughter by force, and
was accompanied by Special Officer ].
M. Methvin The parties sat in the
court room for a few minutes after the
Judges decision, Annie clinging to Mr..
Hendricks, after which all of them
started to leave. Just as they passed
out of the door Mrs. Cusack and Meth
vim attempted to seize the child, but she
escaped and darted back into the court
room. Judge Clark, who had stepped
into his chambers, slipped out and or
dered the sheriff to keep order. All of
the parties subsided promptly. and
there was another wait Again the
Hendricks and Annie left the court
room, and just as they stepped out the
door Methvin and Mrs Cusack grabbed
the child and started for the elevator.
The girl screamed and tried to break
away from her captors, saying that she
did not want to go with them, while the
Hendricks were pleading for help.
quite a number Of people had been at
tracted by the noise, and there was a
movement to interfere, when Sheldon
Borden. who represented Mrs. Cusack.
warned them to keep their hands off,
as the mother was the natural guardi-
an of the child, and could not be inter-
fered with. In the meantime Attorney
Haas. who represented the Hendricks,
had gone after Deputy Constable De la
Monte, but when that officer attempted
to interfere, he, too. was warned to
keep his hands off by Mr.. Borden, as
was also Deputy Sheriff Con Mallory
Of the district attorneys office.
The struggling child was finally
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fighting FOR HER Child
Annie Rogers Mother Takes
Her by Force
SCENE OF WILD CONFUSION
The Like of Which Is Seldom Witnessed
in a Court House
Attorneys and Officers Take Part, but Hrs.
Cusack Carried the Day-The End Not
Yet-Annie Slips Away

A disgraceful scene took place In the
corridor Of the courthouse, on the third
floor, Just outside the door of depart
ment two yesterday morning, In which
quite number of people participated:
For some days past Judge Clark has had
under consideration the matter OF the
guardianship of a rather pretty lo-year-
old girl named Annie Roger, who has
been living in the city for some time
with her foster parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. A. Hendricks. The case is rather
peculiar one and several points are in
volved. The mother of the child was
for number of years in the employ OF
the Hendricks as a servant in various
places in Washington and other states
north, and the child was raised by Hen
bricks and his wife as their own. When
the mother married second time, to
man named Cusack, she wanted to re-
gain possession of her child, and on the
matter being taken into the courts, she
was awarded her custody. In the mean
time the Hendricks had removed to Los
Angeles and the girl Annie ran away
from her mother and Joined them here
Mrs. Cusack followed and again COM
menced proceedings to secure her child.
The Hendricks did not wish to give her
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Fieht Over the Rincon Ditch

Harriet w. r. Strong and julius B.
Cohn yesterday filed a cOmplint against
f. j. Baldwin and H. A. Unruh to enjoin
them from interfering with the work of
cleaning out the Rincon ditch, some
times known as the Banta ditch, con-
Meeting with the San Gabriel river at
a point on the Rancho Puente. The
ditch has a capacity of 600 inches and is
used by the defendants and others for
carrying water for irrigating purposes
to their lands, which are a part of the
Ranchito or Rancho Paso de Bartolo
Viejo. These lands are dependent on
this ditch for water and if it is shut off
great damage will result. The ditch has
been cleaned out and put in proper con-
dition to the line of the lands owned
by Baldwin, who has, by his agent
Unruh forbidden the defendants to en-
ter upon his lands for the purpose of
opening the ditch. If the ditch is
closed Mrs. Strong alleges that her or
chard will be destroyed. causing a loss
to her of at least $35.00O.' The ques-
tion is anlmportant one to the parties
in interest, and the final determination
of the suit will be awaited with inter-
est
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crowded into the elevator by her cap
tors, and she was taken to the ground
floor, where the same scenes were en-
acted. The girl went into violent hys-
terics, begging to be released, and re-
sisting to the best of her ability, being
assisted by the Hendricks as far as lay
in their power.
A hack was waiting at the curb, and
the child was forcibly carried by her
mother and Methvin to the vehicle. The
Hendricks made final effort to get pos
session of the girl, but they were roughly
pushed aside, the girl was forced inside,
Methvin and Mrs. Cusack followed, and
the party drove off. the girl screaming
at the top of her voice.
AS soon as Mr.. Haas and his clients
could collect their senses, a writ of ha-
beas corpus was sworn out before Judge
Smith. who made it returnable before
Judge Clark, and search was COM
menced for the girl, but up to a late hour
she had not been found.
1t was thought that Mrs. Cusack
would go to Burbank to intercept the
northbound train, and an officer was
sent out to stop her If such was the case.
An officer Will also be sent down to San
ia Monica this morning to watch the
steamer.
The fight is not yet ended, and even
If Mrs. Cusack gets the girl away, she
will probably return to the Hendricks
at the first oportunity.
ANNIE GIVES MA THE SLIP
Sheriff Burr received telephone mes
sage from San Pedro last evening from
Mrs. Cusack herself stating that Annie
had given her the slip there and was
supposed to be trudging back to Los An
eeles. Mrs. Cusack wanted the sheriff
to intercept hep, but he refused to act.
as he claims he has no right to inter-
fere.
The suposition is that Mrs. Cusack
\intended to take the steamer at San Pc
dro for the north, with Annie, but the
girl was too smart for her.
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The Injunction Denied

In the case of Wesley Clark ct al.
VS.. P. A. Howard, street superintendent,
ct al, an acton brought for the pur-
pose of obtaining an injunction to pre-
vent the defendants entering into or
executing contract for the paving of
Main street. between Ninth and Thirty
seventh streets, on the ground that the
proceedings for the street work in ques-
ton are illegal and void, Judge Van
Dyke yesterday rendered an opinion de-
nying the injunction prayed for. In
support Of their contention. plaintiffs
attorneys called attention of the court
to five alleged defects. The first. that
the bond act of 1888 is unconstitutional.
and the second, in reference to the pub
lication Of the notices having been dis
posed of by the supreme court in the
case Of Hellman vs.. Shoulders. The
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third and fourth objections. that there
is a defect in the description of the work
ordered to be DONE and in reference to
the posting Of the notice by the clerk
under the order of the council as
immateriaf The fifth objection, which
seemed to be most relied upon by the
plaintiffs. that the contractor was re-
quired to indemnify the city against Ii
ability, is also passed over as imma-
terial, as, under the circumstances. it
could not have affected the rate of the
bid to the prejudice of the property
holder.
This iskhe last of these injunction pro-
ceedings, and, having been disposed of,
the work of paving the street can now
be proceeded with.
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Another Faulty information

Charles Voltaire, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon, was tried
in department one before Judge Smith
and a jury, yesterday, and was ac-
quilted on account of a variance be-
tween the information and the testi-
mony. Voltaire was charged with hav-
ing assaulted a man named j. R. Ham
merton, when the testimony showed
that the man assaulted was named
Haverton. This is the second time in
two days that persons charged with
crime have escaped by reason of mex
cusable blunders in drawing the infor-
nations.
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probate Matters

Addie H. Brown yesterday filed her
petition for letters of administration on
the estate of julius c. Brown, deceased.
The estate consists of $50 shares of stock
of the Brown Nut Lock company val
ued at $500.
Elizabeth H. Fuller alo filed her petit
ton for the probate of the will of Thom-
as F. Fuller, deceased. The estate con-
sists of real and personal property val
ued at $S320