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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-15
WITH THE ODD FELLOWS.
Preparations for the Entertain me mt
Of Grand Ledge Members.

me committee Of ladies' which was
esesfed 20 assiss the representatives In
rakins arrangements 10 entertain the
Grand Lodge and 10 give an entertainment
ana ball on Monday evening. April Is. the
ssvsafy eighth anniversary of Odd Fell
hssAl9. met last Saturday evening at
old Fellows hsii In the Stevens block
Ms Z Cooling. OF Ridgely Rebekah. No.
{ vas elected president; Mrs. Charles b.
Hathaway. OF No. s. secretary, and Mrs.
L. Rupkie. OF No. 49, treasurer. The
president appointed the following commit
tees.
nas.c-Mrs. Bailey. OF No. 20; Mrs. Hath
sszy. OF Ne. 6. and Mrs. Mcpherson. Of
Ne N
Distribution OF tickets-Mrs. Barnes. OF
Ma G: Mrs. JamIson. OF No. G.. and Mrs.
Frsnkiand, Of No. 90.
sstarine haii--Nrs. Kelly. of No. 6; Mrs.
Brewer. Of No. 40. and Mrs. Phelps. Of
Nee
fraxramme and entertainment-Mrs
Kaor Of No. 6. Mrs. Barnes. OF No. 6.
AL Mrs. FARMLAND. OF No. 40.
NEXT Saturday evening this committee
sia meet with the representatives at s
s'eiock AZ the Hotel Stevens. In the odd
FsllowR hall
last Monday evening Lake Washington
fndge. No. 81. conferred the Second de-
sres upon one candidate. and VIII confer
tae Third degree tonight.
Golden Link Lodge. No. i5A. conferred
~ FRS, degree last Tuesday evening. and
Kiil confer the Second degree tomorrow
evening.
Seattle Lodge. No. I. is working hard In
aSlliag for the Second degree, and last
Taesday evening Drillmastsr Hazard as
- ~ he
respective places. Tomorrow evening they
al drill again. and viii also receive one
applicant for membership by initiation.
hsdsely Rehekah Lodge. NO. 8. will hold
- regular monthly social next Friday
evening. No degrees will be conferred.
Mystic Jewel Rebekah Lodge. No. ~.
conferred the Rebekah degree upon one
candidate last Friday evening and re-
sssed three applications for membership
Anlty Encamrment. No. 3. held It's regu-
hs meeting last Saturday evening. and a
eenrlttee Of three, consisting OF Y. G. r..
A. Johnson. J.. c. +. r. r. Farr and
fstriArch A. r. Partridge. were appointed
g confer with a Ike committee from Sc
sitie kncampmsnt, No. 81 TO take some
sriion toward consolidating the two en-
eAmpmeats into enc. The committee will
Beet next Friday evening 81 the regular
resting Of Seattle Eneampment. No. y. at
s'ssei stevens. Every member Of Unity
khcanrment. No. 3 IL earnestly requested
= e present at the meeting on Saturday
evening. March =.
Ire ssneral RELIEF committee Of Seattle
IS enSngcd its Nights Of meeting 90 the
seroad and fourth Fridays Of the month
FAST Grand +. A. Johnson. OF No. J. has
'.'afnet from California after an absence
y 81 weeks. greatly improved in health.
Fast Grand Alfred Thurlow. Of No. Z.
NAe hss been on the sick list FOR nearly
year with broken leg. IL much I'M
sEeNed, sna with TIRE aid of a cane Is able
y % en' ard attend lodge aud encamp-
-sat regularly. Tie has recently brough;
a. against the railway company for dam
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Church work and workers.

The men OF 81. Marks WIN meet Fri
day evening II the rectoTs study. 81
Spring street All men interested in ST.
Marks are invited.
Tho Chancel Guild % ST. Marks
church will meet THURSDAY next at $50
n IN a. the residence of DR.. Sanford ].
Martin. zo24 Fifth avenue
The decorators are st work on the IN
terror Of the new St Marks The opsn-
ing services VIII be held on April {. or
a. the latest April II palm sunday.
AT the las. meeting OF the wenatches
W. G.. 7. U. IL was decided 10 establish
a press department. ana Miss Clara La
nam was elected superintendent OF the
new branch OF work.
At the English Lutheran church yes
.arsfay morning Pastor Eeatss continued
his series Of sermons on Places Hsilowsd
BY tbs Savior. Passion" followed thu
go-pea history OF 81. Mark. His subject
was 'Gethsemane"
Thursday evening Rev. .. G. Garrett
VIII conduct q cottage service az ms
rexisencs OF Mrs. Bosrdrnsn. Renfon
Heights. AL the people living n tnst
neigh oorhood are specially invited AL
others vescouaa.
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The rlacDougall
& SouthWiCk Co.
TOday's Attractions.


re popularity os the Taiior-gnAas
suit promises 10 % greater thAR isss
season. We have made extraordinary
preparations for the seasons trade
Never eesers have we been shls 10
place CT sale such nsas and natty
suits SO moderately priced We make
1t possible for yeu 70 buy . ready 20
wear suit equal IN styie. Ct and hnssn
TO the very best efforts Of ths most
skilled dresssr aker, ct lass Wics
than yea would have 20 pay TOR cha
material. Innings and trimmings ard
40 going 20 the cressEnakor's half q
dozen tines to be fitted: no chance OF
. garment being spoiled We can
mention but 3 few OF tire extr2ordi-
nary values in this department.
LADIES' Tanor-nsace suit made OF
black or navy caevios. fly front Jacket.
psrcal;na lined skirt four yards vida.
ss.1A
Ladies Taglor-mads Suit. made OF
cheviot serge In navy and black. ny
iron; Jacket e inches long, coat collar.
Zap pockets, lined with black sersa.
peToalins lined skirt four yards wide.
Ladies ranor-rnace Elton suit. made
OF cheviot serge In navy. gray ana
green, silk lined jacket, neatly trim
med vita braid. percalsns lined skirt
four Yards wide, sls.oo.
Ladies' Tailor-mads Suit made OK
tan covert, ny front JACKIE. lined With
tan serge. pcrcaiine lined skirt four
yards wide. $500.
Ladies' Talior-made SUI. made OF
mixed sniting IN light tan. brown or
gray. fly front jacket = inches long.
fined with changeshls silk. psrcsiine
lined skirt four yards wide. 1850:
Ladies. Taiior-made Suit. made or
handsome Scotch mixtures or brown
or tan. fly front jacket lined with
chsngaable faneta. sleeves capped
with same, perc2llns lined skirt IA
yards wide. s9o.oa.
Ladies Tailor-mads Suit. made or
black canvas cloth. fly front Jacket.
full silk lined, percalins lined skirt %
yards wide. This makes = beautiful
suit for mourning wear, 5000
Ladies Tailor made Tton Suit. made
of chavict In plum and green. tight
fitting silk lined Elton jacket hand
someiy trimmed with braid. percahns
lined skirt ~ yards wide. sso.eo.
Ladies' Tailor made suit. made or
finest quality navy blue chevtot ssrsa,
fly front silk lined Jacket, skirt "a
yards wide lined with percaline, jacket
and skirt braided. szs.oo.
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WEDDING At CHENEY.
Two weIf-Known Teachers United
I'm Holy Hatrimony.

CHENEY. March n--Speoiai.-Pros. w.
J. Sutton and Miss Nellie @. Hutchinson
wsfs married az the residence OF w. >.
Iovt wednesday evening, Rev. IT. V. Hoyt
offcfating. The wedding was very quiet.
only a few intimate friends being present
The foral decorations were beautiful. con-
sistfnr OF banks OF palms snd graceful
vines. with profusson OF roses, earna-
tiona hyac.nths. etc. also . uniaus design
consisting OF floral yoke under which
~. bride ana groom stood during the cere-
rnouv. After q wedding supper Mr.. ana
Mrs. Sutton took Their departure for tss
West amid the congratulations OF innum-
erabIA friends.
Prof Sutton IL ons of the ablsss and BEST
knovn educators in the eastern part OF tina
state. To him more than any osher per-
son Is due the existence OF tbs state nor
nal school az this city. ara he has been
teacher or principal vntil recently. Alss
Hutchinson has been principal or TIA
training department OF the normal school
during the past I'VE years Tnsy viii make
their home In Cheney.
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ITS SOCIAL WORK.
The Salvation Army and Its Labor
for the Poor.

The citizens OF Seattle have responded
with their usual readiness to the request OF
the Salvation Army for aid in maintaining
It's food and shelter department, and with
a continuance Of the patronage now en-
joyed By the wood yard another month OF
existence Is assured for the shelter. In the
list Of names published OF the contributors
TO the army those OF Mrs. III. w. Mcneil
and Miss E r. Little. each giving s.. were
Inadvertently omitted.
The officers OF ths army are always glad
TO be notified either by mail or telephone OF
any gifts IL the way OF old carpets. mat
ting furniture, old iron or anything OF use
that is not wanted. A number OF people
who are thoughtful In this are OF great as
sistance in carrying on the work OF the
organization.
The farm Is at present requiring much
attention. Seeds and tools are needed 10
put in a crop. One OF the red-shirted off,
GERS went UP the Skagit river last week on
n foraging tour. He received q cow. sew
erai pigs and chickens and some oats. The
army now wants building material, hinges.
nails and hardware. II also needs 30 sacks
OF seed oats and % sacks OF potatoes
Tire monthly report OF the army from
February Is 10 March Is Is as follows:
Meals, S.s5S: dodgers. aai5: baths. 3S; re-
sources. silafe; liabilities. Si.35.
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AID FOR ARMENIANS.


The national Armenian relief commit
tee. with headquarters az us Bible house.
New York. is doing noble work for the
dcwn-trodden and suffering beings in
Turkey and Russia. and in the perform
ancs Of this work - receiving valuable
assistance from every part OF the eoun-
try. Brown Bros & Co. bankers
Of 50 Wall street. receive al funds and
act In the capacity OF treasurer. Hon.
David j. Brewer. justice of ire United
states supreme court. Is president. and
the following representative New York
eTs and loyal Americans comprise the
executive COMMITTEES: Spencer Trask,
chairman: Chauncey NJ Depew. Alex. Z.
Orr. William Hayes Ward and Everett
p. Wheeler. With such Americans as
these a. the head OF the relief committee
nought but great good can be accom-
plished. From circular letter recently
issued the following regarding contrihu-
tons and other work Is taken:
Through the efforts OF Rev. W. H
NcDougal, OF Claremont. and Charles J.
Service. president OF Southern Calisor-
MA Christian Endaavor Union. OF River
side, Cal. the national Armenian relief
committee last week received car load
OF oranges. which We're donated by ths
fruit growers Of Southern California to
the orphan fund.
Through the kindness OF Brown &
Seccomo, auctioueers, the car was adj
yertised and sold at auction free OF cost
10 the committee. David A. King. truck
man. also favored the cause.
Msssrs. II. Ruhiman Il Co., the Wash
ington street fruit dealers. who have
kindly attended 10 the disposition of the
oranges free OF commission. have sent
to Brown Bros. & CO., treasurers. se.S 90.
the proceeds OF the sale. and state that
they may have Sl24 more TO add TO this
amount
The fruit sold at a high figure on ac-
count OF the object for which II was con-
tributed. there being much spirited bid
ding.
The Young Peoples Societies through
out the United States and Canada pur-
pose supporting an orphanage az Har-
poot. Turkey, TO care for the orphans
left In that center as a result OF the Ar
menian massacres. and this Gift of $1,000
VIII be the first amount 10 be credited 90
the fund. There are more widows and
orphans needing aid in Hsrpoot province
than in any other portion OF Turkey and
generous response TO the call for funds
is hoped for.
Much interesting information regard
ing the work and needs there and in
other centers can be obtained by writing
70 Rev. K. u. Greene. general secretary.
lis Bible house, New York city. All
funds intended for the work should be
sent 10 Brown Bros. & Co, treasurers,
50 Wall street. New York city,
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MidaayLepten Services.

The midday service OF tho Episcopal
churches OF the city at Riaito hall are
q pronounced success. The attendance
increases as Lent goes on. The subjects
this wetk. with speakers are as follows:
General Topics Man and His Home. !"
special, "Unseifshness," Rev. George
Buzzells: Family Worship Rev. ID. C..
Garrett; children" Rev. II. Il Gowsn:
general topsc, MAN and His Business
Honesty" Rev. ID. c. Garrett: indus
try" Rev. II. II. Gowen: Business Temp
tattons" Rsv. George Brzxsile.
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Mr.. Charles +. Ehret was pleasantly sur
rrtsed wednesday evening AZ bis apart
rnents IN the Boiyoke block by the mem
oers of Queen City Circle, No. Us, Com
ranlons OF the Forest. OF which order ne
is the honored Chief Companion. A moss
ENJOYABLE np-to-date time was had. re-
freshrnen,s being elegantly served and
partaken OF with avidlg. Among thoss
nrsssnt were: Mr.. r. w. Barnes. Mr.
Chandler. Mr.. O. IL. swanson. Mr.. Ed
williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Carstens,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Carstsns. Mr.. and
Mrs T. II Andrew Mrs. C. II. Liebiy. Miss
T. Sohwab. Miss II. Schwab. Miss McNui-
~. Miss Murray. and other members OF
the Queen City Circle
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ST. PATRICk's DAY.
Celebration at Church of the Sacred
Heart Next Wednesday.

ueart Next Wednesuay.
The festival OF the glorious apostle o,
Ireland VIII ne celebrated solemnly on
Wednesday. March Il. In the morning
high mass VIII be chanteA at . o'clock:
after this the devotion OF the way OF the
cross will be held in the church, at which
the beautiful hymn. The Sabat Mater"
WIZ be sung. In the evening at o'clock
there win be short address in the school
hall. and after that the Sacred Heart ORA
matte Club viii render a drama, entitled
ireland as 1t Is. or. the Curse Of Eyic-
ton" II will be a At celebration to the
day. as the morning IL given TO Divine
worship and an innocent entertainment in
the evening.
The Lenten devosions as they are held
IN tho church this year are as follows:
Every wednesday evening al 7:45. Lessons
OF the Cross and oeuediction: on Friday
evening at 745 sermon on THE Passion
OF "Our Lord" followed by bsned ctioD
An extra course OF moral sermons IL
preached on Sunday evenings at TO, also
followed By bensdtction.
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GEN. BOOTH TUCKER.
THE COMMANDER OF THE SALIVA
rroy ARMY To VISIT SEATTLE.

a~rompani~a by Col. holland He
VIII Arrive I'm This City March
20 and Remain TIVE Days-Locai
<>ixsstenists Are Making Extern
sfv~ Preparations to Welcome
ufm-Hf. Advent VIII Be Re-
GREETED Only Because Ii Marks
the Departure OF Maj. Parker
From This Department..
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be at homo to their friends In Collar after
April is.
Marriage licences were issued this week
20 G.. NJ. Miller. OF ColIax. and Ella Kern.
West Grafton. ". Va: j. ID. Finn, OF Spo-
kane. and Miss India Harris. Of Pullman.
A number Of music lovers OF Colfax went
20 Spokane the first OF the week to attend
the concerts 10y SouSa's band.
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ssHtNaeS&1sS&0ssSSsSSSSSs s
y SOCIETY. e
. s.
ss.ssa&9SNlsSl!N.9cS2asSS.cs. q;

HE Woman's Cen
tury Club held its
regular meeting
March i2 in the
cllfs, rooms in the
Seattle National
bank building
The feature OF
the afternoon was
the meritorious pa
per Of Miss Hen
rietta Becker on
Methods In Edu-
cation.
A number OF
visitors from the
Everett Book Club
enjoyed the paper
with the Century
Club. and partici-
pafed in Its dis
clissiou. Current
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n. -. I. ".
"T'esatcs Elected so Tacoma Com
fentton-f1e injury Mark Reached

TIE reTo'sr meeting OF the Knfshts %
lae Maccahc<s aas held last Monday
eaihs ~ith very good attendance.
tat principal h-iss-cs= ~ the evening was
~ election 81 tWo represent attves TO the
,eeseation 80 Re head ~ Tacoma March
ms hoacr feU e. SIR knights Davis
aha boaney.
4s tent BE- rapl3iv srov3ny IA number.
- aHF3iea'leHT being received So Mon
naeviing. TsC degree % knixht hood
-, - eoHfssre1 on three candidates tn an
.'sslNe ua~asr ewing 80 tae prompt
* - katrhi Holden. Of shs Supreme
Aa' el NschisaG. " he 81 drilling che de-
"Am As tte meeting tonight the
'sh' will celebrate enc centurs, marx IN
resnhershir
Tasrs 49, p, sn t-.r.~+.rs ,--.a.a-,- -
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take charge CO . Christian seaaen's home.
aac urgsag tho churches. societies and
Christian psop.s % the state % Washing
ton 20 aid him n his work. Rev. A. "
Thompson. d. d. OF Tacoma. delivered
an Inspiring and practical actress on
Young People and Home Missions" The
conservation service. led by Rev. Thomas
Csyie. 81 Everett. was q fitting close % 3
sacess<fai and helpful convention.
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Mr. GsO. Wols, clerk Of the court Of this
(SAsszG) county, cane IN = fsw 6zys ago,
and volunteered his testimonial - tie good
qualities Il ChsEahsrisin's Cough Remedy.
lie xsvs That An chlAArun are crowpy and il
gives immediate relief. 0EO. sEEKEG
IxExxsssx EeEsxz.11-a. -
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Bargains for To-day
Oniy.

For today only We wiz sell LADIES'
AI-L2zeu H&nd-Erhroidsrsa. Scef-
.ore6 and EEaerolSersa and Hem
stitched aanSkerehisfs. eur regular
soc quality. for this day only. Sc each
Ear today only we VIII place on
sale eur regular 80 quality writing
paper IN boxes. envelopes 70 fnasch. st
10 box
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The ladies OF Stevens Corps. No. !. gave
a very pleasant social dance at Ranke hall
Wednesday evening. The feature OF tho
evening was prize waltz and two-stcp.
Miss Flora Burke and Mr.. N. Spauiding
were awarded the prizes for the two-step.
The dance was success. both socially
and financially.
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Tent No. at g. A. P bail. II .he Stevens
nofsl fontght. the attraction beng an Of
ct2l visit by Supervising Department So
preFns Commander Luckenbscn. Of Tcs
Angeles. Cal The commanders visit 10 for
the purpose % exenplifying the work and
70 lecture on the BENEFITS % the ORDER
Al members and sotoarnsng EnigAts are
invited 70 attend.
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AFarevw~Ii Party.

WEN ATCHEH. March A-SpsciaL-Ar.
John Miller Was rendered . farewell party
las, evening By q number OF his young
friends. Dancing was the order OF ire
.vsngng. Mr. Miller left this morning for
~, Nethov 20 ts absent during the sum
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Julius r. Hartwen. division superintend-
ent OF the Fgtchburg railroad, whose con-
troi covered the line and branches from
Fitchhurg 10 Boston, has resigned. after
having served the road IN various capac-
tiles for forty-three years.
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A. fk@ y e.sne@*Av @30atng servtas Rev
n = EArT<ts I'll sps@k o. sk~ '-Tsst y
tF~Sesa - Prayer" 2n TIE cossrss o. Tbs
Prayer Raek- A. tA@ FFf31F rs s-o.s.ck
ssrs-ses a. s. &Axks Zev. II Il GSxsn
Nj. spzak 90 SCI rsac4A-' a. lzs Sa-.-ss
-. ~1tzS~.--- LS-..a-~~
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KNIGHTS o. PYTHIas.
Aaxnsne~nf Reception In Homer Of
Col. LeWIs-ofher Lodge Nsua

W. 1S0ss-otnSt Hoo&e SsWa
The reception rendered 80 Col. James
Hamilton Lewis lsst Thursday evening
by Harmony Lodge No. surpassed any
event IN Pytblan circles ever given In IN,
Castle hail. The hall was vel filed with
knights. who had gathered 10 DO honor
20 prominent citizen and mern5er OF the
fraternity. The compliment 10 Col Lew
fs was not Of political recognition. but
rather the appreciation OF a conferred hon.
Or By united band of Brothers. once
again demonstrating the bsauties OF
fytniar friendship, a plane where men
meet IN common concourxe. where ali co.
htical lines and religious distinctions are
osii;erated
The reception was ably presided over
% A. Il, Ambrose. chancellor comma rssier
OF the lodge The programme. consisting
Of musical numbers addresses and rect-
tations. was as follows.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-22
A SYNDICATE To PURCHASE KLoN.
DYKE CLAIMS.

Late advices from London confirm ru-
mors that have heretofore reached this
side OF the Atlantic that a financially
powerful syndicate Is In process OF for
nation in England. France and Germany
to buy al the paying claims OF miners
in the Klondyke region. OF course this
lead TO vast amount OF speculative
valuation, bu; there is a claim in the
Klondyke, a. elsewhere. which Il is I'm
possible to underestimate. and that is
the claim OF Hostetter's stomach Bit
tiers TO the foremost place among Amer
ican remedies FOR Nver compl!nt. The
bilious and cons,ipated derive prompt
relief from this genial al:era tive. which
remedies nausea. yellowress Of the skin
and eyeba,ls. fur upon the tongue. and
unpleasant odor Of the breath thai char
acterize briousness. II also remedies
and prevents nlalarial and rheumatic
ailments. kidney trouble. lack Of s:am-
ina, dyspepsia and nervousness. Like
az standard remedies that have estah-
iished themselves in popular favor. II
deserves a fair and persistent trial.
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THE "CINCH" IN ASTORIA.

There is no city in Oregon, or on the
Pacific coast not excepting Seattle
where there is a boom, in which the res
idents are more Systematically "cinched"
than Astoria Rents, insurance, pro-
visions and nearly ali the necessarieg OF
life are sold at exorbitant rates but
perhaps the water rates lead in the ex-
tortion. People in the ordinary walks
Of life cannot stand such taxes on their
incomes, and they cannot Be blamed for
making an effort for relief.
So far as concerns the water rates. a
study of the facts Will convince any one
that there can be no good excuse for
the high rates consumers are now pay-
ing. Without going into detail, it is safe
TO say than in proportion to population
the Astoria water system cost no more
than Portland's new Bull Run system,
but in Portland family only pays ,1OO
per month for two fawcets, while in As
toria the average family rate for one
tawoet and closet is 500!
Whatever may be the controversy be-
tween the water commission and the city
council as to an allowance for the fire
hydrants, It is poor policy TO force the
consumers to stand in the breach. II a
tax is 10 be imposed for the use OF the
hydrants, why not shut off the hydrants.
Il the rate is not paid, just as a family
Is shut off when it fails to come to the
scratch? Does any one believe that IN
der such conditions there would not
soon be a settlement Of the difficulty?
Living rates are all the consumers asl;
and their demands are certainly just
The interest on the water bonds must
be paid, but there is no chance Of a fall
nre In this respect, If reports are cor