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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
Lancaster at the State Ball.

Lancaster was we'll represented
at the State Ball in Columbia last
Thursday night. We note in the
write up of The State the follow
ing ladies from Lancaster and
descriptions of their costumes:
Mrs James Nj Black
velvet cut low in neck; garniture
of black; white roses around neck q;
diamonds.
Mrs Leroy Springs-White
satin skirt; Dresden silk corsage;
white satin sleeves dccked with
duchess lace and pink velvet; pearl
and gold passementerre.
Miss Helen Connors-White
satin, daintiIy trimmed with
mousselinc dc sole: diamonds.
Miss Rose Jones White silk;
coraa@c draucd with mousSclinc
and earn~hcd with moirc ribbons;
handsome moirc sHsh: corsagc
borau"i Of pink chrySanthemums.
1hc following gentlemen were
i'm aInm'nrr U.om IancaS,cr:
'H luE.. ~.jo.-. DR. 3 j
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
a Call Meeting of the Cotton
Growers of Lancaster County.

Growers of Lancaster County.
To the Cotton Growers of Ian
caster county:
BY virtue of authority granted
me by the State Cotton Growers
convention held IN Columbia, SC,
| call Il convention of all the cot
ton growers of Lancaster county
to meet at the court house on the
22nd inst at II o'clock, a m.
The object of the meeting will b
made known on day of meeting.
j. r. Knight.
Primus, S g., Nov 18th 1897.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
EUer bodU SnUs So.

Cascar cts Candy tsshartic. the most
wonderful medicine discovery Of the
lge. pleasant aud re're~hIng To TIM
aas,e, act gently and positively or
Kidneys, liver aud bowels cleansiue
he entire system, dispel Guilds, cure
headache. fever, habitual constipation
and bilinusuess Pleas buv aud try
H., X of 6 4 toIay; 10. Is so cents
Sod and guaranteed To cure by all
druggists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE f!

Mr. D. H. Carnes assisted by Mr. W. Cauthen and Mr. 7
Cuip are the residing geni of this Department - -
car loads of Flour bought the advance Wo can ~
money. ooFFhfr good Rio, 8 pounds the 81 90
III well known ,,n.
40 per cent We anticipated fact and bought onr C @
90 you can have them at the old price also well knovn f,
tat we carry the only complete Stock Lancaster
Our buyer Mr. T. NJ Fitzpatrick when he left for tho North
was buoyed up by the promising crop prospeo a.a
largest stock he bought The weeks of drv
mas cut the off intend throw price, 10 oe
winds The Goods will have sold no matter a, h as.
we have got to have the money ~ 0'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
Ben Sings ut a Quilting Party.


johnson, Nov 13.-Thc ladies
of the Episcopal cnarch ut Trenton
gave a unique enter tainmcnt last
week, which resulted in a great
success, financially and socially.
1t was an old time quilting. Sen
ator Ben TiIlman was there, and
for the first time made known his
baritone voice in the old-time
quilting songs, .'Ben Bolt. -
"Annie Laurie" etc. Mr. JAS
Bacon's instrumental selections.
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia. "
and Mrs Moss's "Bile the Cabbage
Down." were heartily enjoyed,
and ye o!den time quilting party
was actually resurrected.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
Here are Few Of the Main Articles.
Machinery OF All
Kinds,

EEB~ We make Ginning Outfits spe-
cialty. II you wish to examine one Of
these we refer you to P0ag & Harper.
Here are few of the Gentlemen To
whom we have sold fun Outfita this
season: w. T.. Biackmou, T.. \ Brid-
ges, DIR. T. + Horton, Col. l. & Hough,
and DR. 4 G Welsh. There has not
been but verv little IL any machinery
sold in this section for several years
except what we have sold. Some say
why is this? Simple enough.
We take our time, don't move i'm "A
dash,
Buy where its the cheapest. and pay
the CASH.
We have the exclusive Agency for
all the best makes and will sell for less
profit than anybody.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
FURNITURE AND STOVES J

We sell more Furniture Stoves than all tn. re,, .,
stores IN Lancaster put together. There no use quo
prices on these two articles for Connections ARE
JUST SIMPLY NOT IN IT 1t would he onI,, = ,..tt
space and Printers Ink do
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
WAGONS! WAGONS !

We carry the best line of Wagons
in the Carolinas. Old Hickory. Pied
mont. Tennessee, Sprach orauy other
kind YOU may desire. All sizes-ope,
Two, three and fOur-horse. Repairs
Of all kinds on h2nd Prices not i'm
the way. We have three large dis.
tributing points hence the large num-
Der bought and THE Low PRICE
paid
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
RAaNsSSI HARNESS /!

The hide that covered the old cows
back
IL made 10 whiZ upon The track
In reins sufficient that viii hold
Are manufactured by our Mr. StoiI.
Ofcustomers using !hem there Is no
end
From the Governor down to "Salty
Ben -
All kinds harness. single and double.
Wagon and Buggy Harness from So so
TO $50 90.
"A nice line Of Riding Saddles anI
Brides on hand. Rip Saddles and
Harness speciality.
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Special to The State.

Spartanhurg, Oct. 1l.-Thc horse
and buggy in which the murder
er, Newhold, escaped from justice
yesterday, was driven back to W
r DiIlingham's livery stable this
afternoon at I clock by negro
boy. The boys only statement
about the matter was that the
horse and buggy was given him
by n man named Smith to return
to the livery stables.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
MILLINERY MILLINERY !

MisS Belle nrier. our Accomplished
Miiliner who was with us last Season
ana who gave suCh entire ssti.fnctjon
has returned and wilt welcome all her
o.d Us'omc"s as we ~ the new ones.
she selected our entire At,.k OF Mill.
hcrE snd can give you nil the Latest
'hJa' In regard to coGuTs, trimmL,v.
-" etc. she bought some remark.
ne Bargains ia ladi,.' Felt Walking
Hats REGULAR price elsewhere SI cur
prirr % cents. Ladies eit Shapes
snld eVeryw here tor 80 cent?. our urioe
70 cent
'hildreh's lsns, - cts worth % cts.
Bonnie Doons, 10 cents
worth % cents
lob lot of Ribbon, . inches wide ror
cents per ward
We have She finest seiectiod ofCbu.
oren's hats ever shown in Laneaste,.
We say II without fear of contr.di.-
ton that Miss Garter can trim Won .
Hat In nicer style and for Iess monoy
than you can have il done else vber.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-17
BUGelES! BUGGlES !!

We have on hand and to arrive the
incest complete line of Buggi 8, Phae-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
AN ORDINANCE

An ordinance, providing for the guard
ing of certain Instructions in public
streets, alleys, avenues, or plazas of
the ity,regulating the duration of
such Instructions and requiring the
pair of the portions of streets, al
leys, avenues, plaZas, or squares, so
INSTRUCTED, under prescribed penal
ties.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of San Antonio as follows:
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of
every person or corporation who shall
lawfully, cause to be made any hole,
trench, excavation, or mound, or en-
bankment or other obstruction in any
public street, alley, avenue, plaza or
square of this city, in the course of
any work lawfully done therein by
such person or corporation and it shall
likewise be the duty of the president
and also of the superintendent or man.
ager of such corporation, to carefully
guard or cause to be guarded such
hole, trench, excavation, mound, en-
bankment, or other obstruction, while
the same may exist, and not to suffer
the same to remain there twenty-four
hours after being notified by the street
commissioner to remove the same, and
to repair the portion of such street,
alley, avenue, plaza, or square so OBJ
structed so as\to restore the same to
its condition just previous to the max
ing of such obstruction within such
time after the completion of such
work as may be granted by the street
commissioner.
Section 2. Every person or corpora
ton and every president, superintend-
ent or manager of corporation VIC
lating any provision of section l, of
this ordinance shall be guilty of an
offense and upou conviction thereof
before the recorder, shall be punished
by fine of not less than twenty-five
nor more than two hundred dollars.
Section 3. Each day that such OBJ
stYuction shall be suffered to remain
beyond the time herein fixed, shall
constitute a separate offense.
Passed and approved, Aug II, 1897.
BRYAN CALLAGHAN,
Attest: Mayor.
THEO VINKE.
City Clerk. S-19-1Ot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
AN ORDINANCE.
S-19-1Ot

An ordinance regulating the construc-
ton and maintenance of railways
and street railways in the public
streets. avenues. and squares of the
city. defining public nuisances there
in in connection wi htsuch construc-
ton and maintenance, providing
penalties for the creation and main
tenance of such nuisance, and pro-
yiding for me removal and abate-
ment of the same and for the insti-
tuition of suit for the recovery Of
expenses incident to such removal
and abatement.
Be it. ordained by the City Council
Of the City of San Antonio as follows:
Section 1. 1t shall be the du-
ty of every person or co.,
poration owning or operating
any street, railway upon, across or
along any public street, avenue, plaza,
or square of this city to so construct
and maintain its track and roadbed
that the same shall conform to the
grades of the streets, avenues, plazas
or squares. respectively where in
such railway is or may be construct
ed, as such grade may be determined
by the city engineer under the direc-
ton of the city council from time to
time, provided that nothing in this or
dinance shall prevent the city at any
time from altering any grade when
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
AN ORDINANCE.
S-19-10t

Providing that the San Antonio Street
Railway company give Transfers
going north on Flores street at Lo-
Gust street for Laurel Heights and
also at Locust street and San Pedro
avenue, on cars coming from Laurel
Heights to points on Flores street
and providing penalties for violation
of this ordinance.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of San Antonio as follows:
Section 1. The San Antonio
Street railway, it's conductors,
motOrmen, agents servants and
sage of this ordinance give with
out additional charge upon demand,
to any passenger coming from Laurel
Heights upon its line, a transfer, at
the corner of San Pedro avenue and
Locust street, to any point on the Flo
res street line, and shall also give
without additional charge, to any pas
senger upon demand, going north or
northwanl on it's Flores street line a
transfer from the Flores street line
at the corner of Locust street and San
Pedro avenue to Laurel Heights.
Section 2. If any servant, agent,
conductor or motorman of said COM
pany shall fail or refuse to give the
transfer herein provided for he shall
be fined in any sum of not less than
$500 twenty-five dollars nor more
than Two hundred $4,000 dollars and
the failure to give each transfer de-
manded shall constitute a separate
offence.
IL the president, manager or any
general officer of said company in any
manner order, direct or be concerned
in the violation of this ordinance, he
shall be fined as above provided and
in addition t'GretO may be imprisoned
| for any term of not less than ten days
nor more than twenty days, and all
violations of this ordinance shall be
prosecuted before the recorder of the
| City of San Antonio.
Section 3. This shall be cumulative
| and shall in no wise effect or repeal
the ordinance now in force regulating
the transfers by street railway COM
panies.
Passed and approved lug. II. 1897.
BRYAN CALIIAGHAN,
| Attest: Mayor.
| THEO VINKE,
City Clerk. S-19-10t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19

list from Florida, best known as the
gambler from hell" is in the city
and will deliver some sermons. He is
a Baptist.
Capt. Shardein and Messrs. Dick
Strayhorn, Peter Shields, S. G. New
ton, w. II. Simms and II. p. Drought
have returned from a fishing trip to
Lakeview, where they caught two
bass apiece and putting them all to-
gether, made a very formidable string.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
INDEPENDENT CHURCH.

Rev. William RAIDER May Head 1t In
San Francisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 19.-The move
moi,' toward the establishment of an
Independent church in this city and
the expressed wish that the Rev. VIII
liam RAIDER should accept a call to the
pulpit, has excited considerable inter-
est Speaking on the subject Mr..
RAIDER said:
"As far as my own church and CON-
gregation are concerned, there is real
ly no reason why should leave them.
Should / leave the denomination it will
only be to labor in still freer, wider
field. My views naturally place me
in sympathy with its aims. and may
ultimately be a part Of it, = -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
LIGHT FLASHES
AN excursion of colored people left

al tASulSAoh VI NOiOlOu pCOpiC iCii
yesterday for Corpus Christi.
Health means a perfect condition
of the whole system. Pure blood is es-
sential to perfect health. Hoods Sar-
saparilla makes pure blood and gives
health and happiness.
"A local restaurant keeper declares
he will have fresh oysters for his Gus
toners next week.
Hoods pills are the favorite family
cathartic and liver medicine. Price Csc.
-Ursuline Sisters, in compliance
with many requests, have decided to
open school for boys in the academy
which will begin September the list.
Remnant Sale Tomorrow. L..
Wolfson. S-19-1t
st. Joseph's academy, on Bonham
street will reopen September 9th.
Jest received, the very latest songs
and music at monograph Parlor, $40
East Houston street. S-19-3t
The tailors and gents furnishing
goods men report business as some
what improved this week.
Remnant Sale Tomorrow. L.
Wolfson. S-19-1t
DIR. H. E. Jacobson died this morn
ing at 112 Wyoming street of appen-
dicitis. Deceased was. 80 years of
age. The remains were shipped to
Cibolo Valley for interment.
MIR. Geo. Morgan says he has not
been shooting doves since the fifteenth
of last March and thinks they should
not be shot between March and Sep
TENDER The hens and young birds
should have a chance and not be
slaughtered d..
An alarm of fire was struck at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon on ac-
count of the fire alarm tower bells be-
ing worked ON by the city lineman.
Have you heard Sweet Inscora,
Poor Bridget, Dads the engineer,
Sweetest story ever told, Cast Aside,
Rosy 0'Grady, and all the latest up
to date songs and music at PhOnO-
graph Parlor, 519 e. Houston street.
Henry NJ. Brown, proprietor. s-19-3t
There were only six cases before
the recorder today, two being fined,
one continued, one transferred and
two dimissed.
"A heavy rain fell from Austin to
San Marcos yesterday.
Good rains fell yesterday in Cen
trail and Southeast Texas. Light
showers in the Central valleys and the
east slope of the Rocky mountains
The local indications are for fail
weather.
Mr.. Fred Stone is recovering from
recent illness.
Remnant Sale Tomorrow. L
Wolfson. S-19-1
Cases of whOoping cough on Go
lad street have been reported to the
health office.
Mrs. Francisco Pyka has begun
building a residence on South street
Ward Z.
"A marriage license was isseud Thu
morning to Joe Dunkin and Emm,
Smith.
-L0ST-Ladies gold-flled watch
gold hands. Reward for return to 20,
Fifth street. 1927
Judge Camp granted an injunctio,
to Lizzie Heiligmann this morning il
a divorce case against Louis Heilia
mann and awarded her the custod,
of their child.
The drain of the artesian well a
Lakeview is being extended by Nj
Clark, the keeper of the grounds, (
run the water into the lake throug
tiles. He is doing good work.
g. p. Perry, colored, the evang,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19

X EEP your blood pure, your appe-
IA tite good, your digestion perfect
by taking Hoods Sarsaparills, which
has power to keep you WELL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
PERSONAL MENTION.


his recent illness.
W. NJ. Freeman, an insurance man
of Dallas, is at the Menger.
Mrs. J. H. Burleson and child, of
Cuero, are at the Mahncke.
Mr. Ed Deweese is in the city today
from his Wilson county ranch.
L. B. Fowler, a well known Lockhart
stockman is at the Southern.
f. II. Ray, well known lumberman
of Houston, is at the Mahncke.
Captain George NJ White, of the
Maverick hotel, is down with dengue
fever.
Misses Rosa and Della Heilegmann
have gone to Noonan, Texas, to visit
friends.
Mrs. Hans Brian has returned from
Fort Stockton, where she has visited
relatives.
C. Z. Ticker, a business man of
Greenville, Texas, is at the Southern
with his family.
Mrs. W. J. Page and party of ladies
left today to attend the camp-meeting
at Sutherland Springs.
Aleck Porter, popular colored bar
Der, has gone to Rockport with his
family for short visit.
Miss Carmen Morell Kennedy is at
the Menger from Corpus Christi, ac-
companied by her sister.
H. T. McCabe,an attorney of Karnes
City, has returned from a three
months trip over Mexico.
Mrs. C. NJ. Campbell, Jr., of Temple,
and Miss Lula Leavell, of George
town, are at the Maverick.
Mr.. Otto Wahrmund, of the City
brewery, has returned from a visit to
his parents in Fredericksburg.
Mr.. II. d. Kampmann's sons left
today for his Bee county ranch to en-
joy their last outing before school re-
opens.
August Cameron, assessor of Giles
pie county, is in the city from Fred
ericksburg and is stopping at the
Mahncke.
Mr.. c.. C. Jannin, of the Price,
Booker Jannin Co, returned last night
from a ten days recreation trip to
Galveston.
A. H. Green, of FL Paso, accompan-
led by his wife, passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Little
Rock, Ark.
Captain d. II. Hart, who is visit
ing in California, writes that he will
leave Lexington tomorrow with his
family for home.
Mrs. Hattie Lincoln is slowly re-.
covering from severe attack of dem
que fever which has confined her to
her bed for several days.
Mr.. Vera Moore, of the Menger hotel
has returned from tarpon fishing on
the coast and reports having had a
delightful time at Corpus Christi.
Gus Magadieu has reached Kansas
city on his way to Nashville. He
writes to his brothers here that the
weather is growing very cold there
now.
Mr.. Lon Tatum, a prominent stock
man of Del Rio, who has been in the
city the past few weeks on business
and pleasure combined has returned
to his home
James b. Emory, one of San Anton.
los most popular citizens left last
evening for months visit to his home
in New York City. He will also visit
friends in Buffalo.
Mr.. Charles Blanc has returned
from visit to Kerrville. He report.
that regular gully washing water
spout sort of rain fell in that section
Monday and Tuesday, which put al
the country under foot or two Of
water. Charley brought back thre,
pairs of deer antlers from that plac,
which were found in the mountains
He says he saw a world of wild turk
eys, which will be good news for ou
sportsmen.
lHEEP your blood pure. your anne
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-09
homes OF OLD NEW WORKERS..
Discovered by worIsmen on Ast6Fs Now
building Rlts,

New York. Juns s-A human skeleton
and bushels Of bones were found by
w0rkmon who we're eKoayntinE for the
foundation OF Amor'H thirty-alory build.
Ing on tho site of the structure At Broad.
way ana Rector street. IN whlch jay
uould and Russell Bhgo used 10 have
their offices, Al fpt tho men thought
they had discovered i Glow 10 some great
crime. but u byHtnndcr declared II was
only the overflow from Trinity church.
yard, which embraced what In now Itec.
tor street and the land south Tor several
hundred feet. while 20 the west II ran
down 10 tho Sorth river IN i splendid
iawn.llkc park. These bones. he declared.
may have bcon thoao Of lllusirOns New
Workers. for some Of the nrnt families
Of ths Trinity parish who had Dcvn IN
lcrrcd there worr evidently overlooked
when the contents of the southern por-
tion Of tho churchyard were uakon up 10
mako room FOR Hector street ami tho
pavemsntH Tho skeleton found today
lny facing the cast fully six feet below
the oldest foundation stones Of the old
building II waA below the sewers Of
broadway. lower than the private vaults
u old Trinity, mol ffly feet away.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-09
MURDER, AND
NOT SUICIDE
The Latest View Of the Hoffman
Case Ia Frisco.
THE BooKKEEpER DENOUNCED
Admits that His Accounts Arc Crooked
but Says They We're Made So at
hoiimap's Instance.

san Francisco. June S--A sensational
arrigpment OF Isaac Ilohmhn's book
Keeper Theodore Flgcl. WIS made last
night 10y Attorney Henry Ach. speaking
Tor tbs partners Of the merchant. who.
ho declares. waa deliberately murdered
This statement WIS made In the pres
once Of Achn' partner II, II. Rothschild.
and OF Jos Naphlniy, counsel for Mrs.
Hoffman. # reviews the case. and II nL
argument against the theory Of ouiridc
FlgelH friends fnd cause for congrnt-
ulhtion In the discovery Of a new @it-
ness. whose testimony. they say. tends
to prove an niibi for Flgci. ana Of an.
other witncnH who confirms the assertion
made by Figel 20 chief Lees that he
intended TO sell his zg.callbrc revolver
and buy weapon Of greater poser.
When directly questioned as 20 whether
his books would come out ali righ, Un-
der expert examination, Figel frankly
admitted tha, they would not. lie stated
that he had made false entries In the
hank account Ia the FIRMS ledger on the
nugRcAtion Of Mr. iIonman. NJ the latter
apparently did not want the books 80
show he had been drawing In excess OF
his regular allowance.
when asked n the hooks would foot
up all right In other respects. he aaid
that no one but himself could mac
the books balance, as many entries had
70 bo made o. which he alone knew
Il WAS the intention Of RothSchlli ard
Ach to compare the FIRMS ledger account
Of the London. Paris and American bank
with the FIRMS book oi the same institu.
ton, but u search for the latter proved
frultlcHa and transcript has been asked
FOR
In all his racing affairs Figci employed
Edgar l.. Atkinson. Claude Burllngnm
and WIN Taylor as hts agents They
purchased the horses for him. managed
his stable. and bet at his direction. In
all their transactions they were responn-
bic to Figel
These men claim that Figcl was very
fortunate In his dealings with horse rae
ing and is very heavily a winner on ~,
game II II said that morn than once
thcse agents were commissioned to wa
ger as much as SOD on u single race.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-09
THE CHIEF MoURNER.

Alameda, Cal, juno Sat the head of
the funeral procession of Mrs Julia A.
Perrin yesterday was led Roy" the pet
horse OF the deceased, attached TO the
carriage she was accustomed to ride
during her life time Mrs. Perrin died
Saturday morning. II was In accord
ance with her last wish that Roy" with
crepe about his neck lead the funeral
cortege,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-09
rAMMANY HALL CONFERENCE.
Committees Named to Consider the New
York city Convention.

New York. June A--The Tammhny Hnu
conference, wElch N TO confer with sim.
llnr committees OF democratic organlza.
tIonA OF Kings. queens and Richmond
counties au to the basis Of representa-
ton In the democratic city convention. as
well as to call the convention. has been
named 10y Chairman James j. Martin.
OF the executive committee. The mein.
hers Of the committee are John Sheehan.
James ". Boyle. James =. Heating. Ran
dolph GuggcnhoImcr, James Mccarthy.
Geo, W. Plunkelt and Andrew J. White.
james j. Martin. VIM. sohmer and Az
gust W. Peters are members ex-oHicio.
1t Is stated that seven out OF ten mem
bcrs OF the committee supported bryan
ana the Chicago platform,