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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-09
MAINE SCHOOLS.
BowDo1N COMMENCEMENT.

BowDoIN COMMENCEMENT.
The annual commencement OF Bowdoin
College will begin June 49, the following
being the program me for the week
Sunday. June 19-The baocalaureates
sermon by President in the Coheroe ''''--"-
Monday. June 2O-The junior prize oeo-
lamatiop in Memorial hall at z. H.
Tuesday, June 21-The Glass Gay eA ni
cises of the graduating class IN ~ me Thor -n
hall at 10 q, IN. and under 5he ano,
dixie Oak at p. IN. Promenade ooAso-'
in the evening. 4,,,.
Wednesday, June 22-The gradu.aassin ,gg
exercises of the Medical school Oh .s,arnI
IN Memorial hall at 8 a. m. me anL nhn
address will be delivered by heV. JUN
carroll Perkins Of Portland.
Inc annual meeting of the Malno LIS
torIcal Society, Cleveland Lecture rooin'
at p. m.
The annual meeting of the PM beoa
bappa fraternity in Adams hall at p
m.
The commencement concert IN Inc
Town hall at p m.
Thursday, June 2S-The annual meet
ing of the Alumni Association in Memo
rial hall at o. m.
The commencement exercises in the
Congregational church at 1880 o. %. !,
followed by commencement dinner IN INC
Gymnasium. :,
The reception by the president ana
Mrs. Hyde in Memorial hall from to ~
p. m.
Friday, June 24-The Examination OF
candidates for admission to the College,
at Cleveland Lecture room, Massachusetts
hall at s. 30 a. M
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-09
WORK ON THE ROADS.

The road machine has been used to
good advantage on Stanford street, in
rounding up, grading, etc., and in turn,
Kincaid and other streets will receive at
tention at the hands Of the road commits
sioner, Mr.. j. P. Chaplin. The travel
to the Town house has just been improved
by stretch of new sidewalk at Brewery
corner
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-09
CAPE ELECTRICS.

An important business meeting of the
Universalist parish was held Tuesday
evening and committee was appointed,
made up Of Edward Paige and W. e.
johnson, to wait upon Rev. Mr.. Kim
NELL and invite him to continue his pas.
torate for another year. The committee
will report at an adjourned meeting to
be held in fortnight. 1t is understood
that Rev. Mr.. Kimmell will consent to
remain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30

about the things which most closely con-
Germ her future happiness If she is sub
ject to any weakness of the delicate, spe
cial organism of womanhood, make it your
business to see that this is properly cor
rected, and that she starts upon woman
hoods career with full wonanly strength
and capacity She will bless you for 1t all
her life.
There is no need OF examinations" and
local applications" Sound professional
advice may be obtained free of charge, by
writing to DR.. r. " Pierce, chief consulting
physician to the 1nvalids' Hotel and Surg
ical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y, whose
thirty years occupancy of this position
has made him recognized among the most
eminent of living specialists in the treat
ment of woman's diseases.
Every case submitted to him by mail re-
ceives careful consideration. Efficient and
inexpensive home-treatment is prescribed
whereby delicate, feminine complaints may
be promptly alleviated and cured. DR..
Pierces Favorite Prescription is the only
proprietary medicine i'll the world designed
for this special purpose by regular physi-
cian-an educated, experienced expert
Miss Cora l.. Russell of I,eemont, Accomac Co
Va, in letter to Dr. Pierce SAYS: From April
1896, until the following October / suffered Sc
verely from painful menstruation For about
twelve hours before the appearance of the menses
/ would feel giddy, have severe headache pain
in my back in fact felt as if every bone in my
body was breaking. Nothing did me anv good
wrote to DR.. Pierce and he recommended his
Favorite Prescription and after using three
bottles OF it l am glad to say ain cured"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30
THE GIBSON PICTURES.

This evening Chapter No. 4, st. MarXs
School Guild will present the Pictures
from Life; after G. -. Gibson" to watch
the public has been looking forward for
some days past. Friends of the guild
have kindly promised to lend their aid in
making the venture an entire success.
The programme, which will have must
cal selections interspersed, is as fol
lows:
/. The Night Before the Wedding.
>. Love Will Die.
>. Their Presence of Mind
1. That Delicious Moment When YOU
Take in to Dinner the Girl who Yes
terday Refused You.
!. Lenten Confession.
6. No Respect for a Widows Grief.
Z. That Delicious Moment.
s. An Old Tune.
o. When Love Goes Out.
10. Reading the VIII.
II. Find the Girl who has just been
Kissed.
II. Golf is not the only Game.
Is. The Last Day of Summer.
II. The Last Guest.
IL. III 30"
Seats are on sale at W. III. King and
Company's The price of admission is
fifty cents to the floor of the house, and
twenty-five cents to the gallery.
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school. S5,95597; Road, $6,s50.96.
Total, Sill ,061.19.
AMOUNTS COLLECTED AS PER
SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
Ex-Sherir Page, 1896: State, SO
1929. (In the State taxes is included
Schedule b. School. SOC 962.3o; County,
Road, $5,257.20. Total, $72,97S.1S.
Jones. 1897: State. S2S,2l493. TN
the State taxes is included Schedule
r. School. S2G,713.9S; County, S2T,-
.5O5.16: Graded School. St3.593.7S; Road,
S5.S3J.99. Total, S73, 6iS.o1.
AMOUNTS ALLOWED FOR INSOL-
VENTS, DEAD AND RE-
MOVED.
Ex-Sheriff Page, 1896: School, 81,
G7L79: County, $727.SS; Graded School,
S393.65; Road, $1G2.O1. Total, 80
0G1 80.
Jones. 1897: School, $2.4S5.10; Coun-
~. SG13.05; Graded School. $J32.GO;
Road, $243.59. Total, $3,934.34.
ALL ALLOWANCES. INCLUDING
COMMISSIONS.
Ex-Sheriff Page, 1896: School, 81
42S.42; County. 81 ,473,G7; Graded
School. S760.64; Road, $30S.76. Total,
$3.967 40.
Jones. 1897: School $1,4171S; Coun-
ty, 81. 463.7 Graded School, S14I6l;
Road, $4,000. Total. $3,94S.S0.
TANES LISTED BY SHERIFF OR
By ORDER BOARD co. COM.
AND COLLECTED.
Ex-Shcrim Page. 1896: School,
S2G4. is: County, $193.S4; Graded School,
500. 10; Road. S36.14. Total S5S4SG.
Jones, 1897: School. $596.2l; County,
S5SIS3; Graded School, Sl93.5o; Road,
$3.50. Total, $1,470.00.
AMOUNT UNCOLLECTED, CIIARG-
ED AGAINST THE SHERIFF..
Ex-SherG Page, 1896; Page going
out of office made full settlement.
Jones. 1897. Total, S2.6J1.4S.
| certify that the above statement is
taken from the official record on file III
my office, and is correct.
JOSEPH j. ROGERS,
Register of Deeds, and eX-OfficiO Clerk
Board of County Commissioners,
Wake County.
We may later on analyze these figures
and discuss other phases of county
finances.
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Sheriff Page also has credit for
amounts collected for the years 1894
%, of $15643, which cannot be proper
ly credited to 1896 taxes, though in
Guided in the amount.
My settlement with the State
Treasurer ................S2 SOS, 24i .93
And Sheriff Pages settlement
is ....... ......... 2G.S92 30
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h'."i - - P"'f'
Evidently the reporter who furnished
the above figures to your paper was
led into IL great error. Let us be fair
and reason on the figures you print; !
you state Sheriff Page collected as fol
lows, in 1897:
General School Fund. s. b Do. %
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Total. ;. :. .SS1. 5S3.S2 SS4. $50 80
These figures show Registcr of Deeds
Rogers certifes to their correctncss) that
Sheriff Jones ought to have paid into
the county treasurers hands S3.27S71
more than Sheriff Page paid in, less his
commissions and the proportionate allow
ance for insolvents. etc The commits
sions on that additional amount would
have been S1G3.93. Let us say that the
insolvent list made it in round numbers
$4,000 more that Sheriff Jones ought
10 have collected and accounted for on
the first Monday in May. 1898, than
Sheriff Page did collect and account for
on the first Monday in May, 1897. Now
let us see from the Register of Deeds
statement. given nuder the seal of his
office exactly how much was collected
by each:
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HE OUGHT TO RESIGN.

Governor Dan Russell,
He's had many Il tusscl,
First, the Wilson's he threw,
Next, Caldwell he tried to do.
.sEavfs
Hancock walked the plank,
For this the press is TO thank,
For the crime, Dan cared naught,
But was mad, when his man was
caught.
-stSs.sT
Now. Norwood's resignation
Will furnish another sensation,
And if Dan as a real reformer would
shine,
Hc himself, will surely resign.
j. G. Kennett.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30

When Sheriff Jones desired the fore
going published, we requested him to get
an official statement under seal of the
Register of Deeds of the amounts We
desired to have the Register of Deeds
officially to certify to his figures. He
has furnished the following statement
for publication:
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SOS, 244.93. As schedule "B' Is included
land as we are discussing county fin
ances) no comparison can be made, each
sheriff paying in what the law requires.
The State tax is therefore omitted from
the comparisons made below, both sher-
ifs apparently having collected and pail
over what they ought to have collected
and paid.
In the other taxes we find that there
was charged the following to the two
SheriffS.
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TATEMENT BY THE REGISTEE
OF DEEDS.

Raleigh, n. c., June %, 1898.
Editor News and Observer:
] herewith hand you, as per your re-
quest received IL few hours ago, a com
parative statement regarding taxes for
1896 and 1897 This was the first init
nation | had that you wished this
statement from me. Will you please
correct the published statement that
the figures you published Il few days
ago, touching this matter were furnish
ed by the Register of Deeds. The only
connection ! had with the matter was
that Mr.. Daniels came in my office and
asked to see the Sheriff. settlements for
several years back. / showed him my
minute docket where they are recorded
He never told me that he wanted any
statement nor did | furnish any. | am
sure he will bear me out in this.
Respectfully,
JOS. j. ROGERS.
Register of Deeds.
(Mr. Rogers was asked to furnish the
amounts paid by Sheriff Jones and bv
Sheriff Page. The figures published
were the exact figures given by him.
Edtor.)
AMOUNTS CHARGED ON TAN
BOOKS.
Ex-Sheriff Page, 1896: State
S25,S3O.67; School, $30,554S3; County.
500, 494.31; Graded School S15,316. IL.
Road, $6217.S9. Total, $107,414.49.
Jones, 1897: State, $26, 1886: School
S31 ,627.02; County, $3O,42S.5S; Graded
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$40 o7S 7S S-o ele ot

Total .$72.97S.7S $73.6IS.91
That is to say that with S3.27S71
more due the county for 1897. under
Sheriff Jones. than was due under
Sheriff Page for 1896, the Treasurer of
Wake county was paid by Sheriff Jones.
only 500. Is more than Sheriff Page
paid him for 1896. Where is that
$4,000 Ito give round figures) that Sher-
if Jones ought to have paid to the Coun-
~ Treasurer, provided the figures Of
Register of Deeds Rogers are correct :?
In the statement of the so-called settle
ment with Sheriff Jones, he is credited
with S2.651 rs of il under the strange
title of "Amount uncolected charged
against the sheriff. AS II matter of fact
the law specifically requires the Sheriff
to make a full settlement with the Coun-
ty Commissioners on the first Monday
i'll May. There was no pretence of a set
Element on that date. but at the June
meeting we are told that Sheriff Jones
complied with the law and made set
tlement with the Board of Commissions
erS. Upon investigating the facts, we
find that he made no settlement, but that
Il transcript was made which shows
that Sheriff Jones owed the County
Treasurer $2,651 As. Why was he not
required to pay that money? The Coun-
ty Treasury is bankrupt. Its county
orders are not paid, and in order to keep
the warrants from going to Il point much
below par. the County Treasurer, by
and with the advice and consent. and
at the request of the County Commits
sioners, has used something like $500
of the sacred public school funds of the
county to pay county orders. Accord
ing to the statement of Register of Deeds
Rogers, if the sheriff had paid this 81.
Col .4S. amount Hncollected, charged
against the sheriff" there would have
been no need for the County Treasurer
to have used the sacred school fund to
hide the bankruptcy of the County
Treasury.
This paper wants nothing but facts.
1t will print no figures except from
official sources. 1t will make any cor
rections that the officials make when
they have made mistakes. but it will al
ways give the source of its information.
STATEMENT BY SHERIFF JONES.
To the Editor News and Observer:
In your issue dated June 22nd. you
published n statement of Wake county
taxes and charged that there was 50
473 10 less collected in 1897 than in 1896,
and to substantiate the statement print
ed the following:
"The tax rate is the same this year
as last, and the amounts collected by
Sheriff Page in 1897 and the amount
collected by Sheriff Jones in 1898 for the
various objects are given as follows:
GENERAL SCHOOL FUND.
1897 by Page. .S332, 20. 70
1898 nv Homes 2S,343. Is
Excess in 1897. ............S 3,SS90S
County Fund:
1897 by Page. .so l.oIo.ii
1898 by Jones. 29,274 "a
Excess in 1897. ...........S 113S47
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You Owe IL to Her."

You Owe II to Her."
If you are the
mother of a young
girl who is APP
preaching t h e
time when girl
hood nerges into
womanllood do
not hesitate to
speak freely and
frankly with her
The record-union., 1898-12-04
LITTLE MASKERS.
They Had a Great Time at Pythian
Hall Last Night.

The childrens masquerade party,
given by Professor O'Malley at Pythian
Hall last evening, was an enjoyable af-
fair and called out quite a large gather
ing of the friends of the little people
who have been learning their first les
sons in the art of terpsichore.
And the maskers made a merry party
and enjoyed themselves equally as well
as would their elders. The maskers
were: Lawrence Wizard, "Darkey Girl';
Willie Cox, yellow Kid; Idalens and
Lottie O'Malley, "Minuet Costumes of
the Sixteenth Century; Pearl Platt,
Butterfly; Alma Grady, Hearts;
Edwin O'Malley, Farmer; Jessie
Shore, Night; Ethel Friend, Fairy; /;
Edna Farley. Demon; Delphine Far
ley, 'Minuet Costume; Edgar Allen,
'Hod Carrier; Emma Farley, Fairy; /;
Harley Grady, Clown; Roscoe Platt,
Colonial Costume; Maiden Neff. Co
lonial Fancy Costume; Pearl Ray,
Fairy"
Among. the special features of the
evening were: Dance Coming Thro' the
Rye, Edna and Erma Farley; minuet
of Louis XIV days (exact steps repro
duced), Idalene and Lottie O'Malley;
Spanish tambourine dance, Jessie
Shore, and an act by the O'Malley sis
ters, introducing number of drolleries
and song and dance specialties.
The little people throughout the even
ing acquitted themselves with remark
able cleVernesS.
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mittee was to tell the committees
just what to do, he did not see the. use
of having any subcommittee Are
they not gentlemen who can do their
work properly? Their duty is to gather
facts and report them, and they do not
need censorship.
The motion was laid on the table.
J. w. Wilson moved that the price of
the tickets for the ball be fixed at $40,
to include one lady, and that single la
dies tickets be fixed at $3.50. Car
ried.
W. A. Anderson moved that compH-
mentary tickets be extended to the
heads of State Departments and the
judiciary only and not to deputies.
Emmett Phillips thought that they
would be acting hastily and usurping
the functions of the Invitation Com
Inittee. IT. may desire to issue more
or less complimentaries.
After some discussion Mr.. Anderson
withdrew his motion.
Tom Fox moved that. each member of
the Executive Committee subscribe
for at least one ticket.
Hugh Casey moved that each one be
1N~~~~~-
T. w. Sheehan moved that if there
be any deficiency, it be assessed to
members of the entire committee.
Mr. Anderson said that at the last
ball there was surplus.
The original motion was carried.
A discussion ensued ON fixing the date
for the ball, General Sheehan moving
that it be fixed for the 9th, when the
Legislature would be organized
Senator Aram thought that would be
premature. They must have the use OF
the hall, and it was customary to grant
that by resolution. 1t would be neces-
sary to consult the Legislative Com
mittee, and get resolution passed.
After more discussion the matter was
referred to the Capitol and Decorations
Committee, to report at the next meet
ing.
Chairman Fox of the Finance Com
mittee was elected Treasurer.
The meeting then adjourned till
Wednesday night.
The record-union., 1898-12-04
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports SHOW
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 50 and 3S de-
grees, with gentle to fresh northerly
winds and partly cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The barometrical readings at 3 a. m
and ) D. m. yesterday were 302S and
1923 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 5S and
SO degrees, and one year ago to-day 81
and SO degrees.
The average temperature was IS and
the normal 50,. showing yesterday to
have been 2 degrees cooler than usual
for the 3D. day of December.
River, 8 feet 6 inches, and falling.
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THINGS NOW UNDER WAY.
MEETING OF INAUGURAL BALL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Various Sub Appointed
and Will Get to Work
Immediately.

The Executive Committee for the In
augural bali. appointed by Mayor Land.
met last night in the City Trustees
room, the following citizens being pres
emit:
T. w. Sheehan, D. w. Carmichael,
Eugene Aram, Herman Grau, Thomas
Scott, Dwight Miller, D. Mckay, w. H.
Govan, Talbot H. Wallis, j. w. Wilson,
G. C. Simmons, j. NJ. Henderson, Jr.,
George F. Meister, Emmett Phillips, H.
E. Yardley, T. W. O'Neil, James B. De-
vine, Thomas Fox, F. B. Adams, w. A.
Anderson. J. N. Larkin, AL Lindley H.
C. Bell C. w. Haub, Hugh Casey, l..
B. Mohr, F. IT, Dwyer, E. c. Hart, Gus
P. Turner.
Mayor Land, in calling the meeting
to order. expressed his qualification at
the large attendance. He said that
many had expressed surprise at so
many being left off the committee who
had been prominent in former years,
but this is progressive age, and ne
had put a much larger proportion OF
young men on it than has been custo-
mary. The ball of four years ago was
looked on as not being just what 1t
should be- and with this new admins
tration coming in he hoped that all
would unite in making this the finest
ball that has ever been given in Sacra-
mento. He was sorry that so many
of the committee were in San Fran
cisco, but was glad to meet those VINO
were here.
On motion, the Mayor was added to
the committee, and was made its Chair
man. S. Luke Howe was elected Sec
retary.
J. 3. .Devine thought the bulk of the
work in preparing for the ball would
have TO be done by a number of sub
committees. He had investigated those
appointed for the last ball and found
that they were as follows: Finance.
printing, Capital building and decora-
tions, music, invitation and reception,
banquet, floor and auditing committees.
He moved that finance committee
Of six, a printing committee of three,
a Capitol building and decoration COM
mittee of four, a music committee of
three, an invitation and reception COM
mittee of six, a banquet committee of
five, a floor committee of five and an
auditing committee of three be ap-
pointed by the Chair Carried.
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A Real Santa Claus.

Those who visit our Toy De-
partrnent in the annex 1across the
bridge) will find therea real Santa
Claus to receive them. His ice
grotto is like a bit of fairyland, and
we have no doubt that all who
come to see him will be highly en-
tertained.
Besides, there is a vast room full
of toys to look. at. No one here
abouts begins to have nearly as
many. II you are not ready to
buy now, come in and enjoy sim
ply seeing the feast of Christmas
things.
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recess was taken in order that the
Chairman might Select the various COM
mittees, and he announced them as fol-
lows:
Finance-Thomas Fox (Chairman), T..
w. Sheehan, j. W. Wilson, VIM. Beck
man, Dwight Miller and c. K. Nc
CATCHY. fs
Printing!. B. Devine (Chairman),
VIM. Mclaughlin and c. w. Haub.
Capitol Building and Decorations
Talbot Wallis (chairman), VIM. II. Go
van, Eugene Aram and Peter J. Shields.
Music-D.. w. Carmichael Chairman,
w. A. Anderson and C. M. Beckwth.
Invitation and Reception-H. Wein-
stock (Chairman), r. t. Devlin, E. R.
Hamilton, Emmett Phillips, AL Lindley,
H. c. Bell, F. B. Adams and John N.
Larkin.
Banquet. w. Hughes (Chairman),
Thomas Scott, Herman Grau, F. F..
Tebbets and j. M. Henderson, Jr.
Floor Committee-George H. Clark
(Chairman), F. D. Ryan, E. w. Hale,
w. j. Hall and Frank T. Johnson.
Auditing-E. c. Hart (Chairman) f.
T. Dwyer and ]. II. hatcher.
7. H. Wallis moved that a special
committee Of five be appointed by the
Chair to gather up the threads of va
rious matters and report to the Chair.
Such a committee, he said, can investi-
gate the errors made in the past and
report on them so that they can be
avoided this time.
T. w. Sheehan thought that would
not be necessary at this time 1t would
1o,o Io1%+ - "A Of fho, <~F
previous ball meetings.
The Chairman said that those of four
years ago had already been secured and
he had drawn his conclusions from
them in arranging the present one.
Mr.. Aram thought it a good way
All kenw the errors of the last ban and
the difficulty in managing the crowd.
There were many hoOdlumES who got in
through the windows and monopolized
the tables to the exclusion of the
guests. He thought it would be a good
thing to have such a committee.
AL. Lindley also thought it a good
idea.
w. A. Anderson thought it could be
attended to later 1t will be best then
to have such a committee. It must
be firm in standing off the crowd and
would not be able to see much of the
ball. Such a committee should consist
of about fifteen
Mr. Wallis said he proposed the COM
nittee because dit had been found a
good rule in conventions. 1t was not
to watch the doors, but must look after
things and make rules by which the
subcommittee can be governed and
to protect the Executive Committee,
which is responsible. No sub-commit-
tee should have power to do as it
pleases. He did not want to hamper
them, but to look after things.
T. w. Sheehan thought If the COM
The record-union., 1898-12-04
4 five Good Kinds
of Children's Shoes.

MISSES and children's school
shoes of pebble grain leather, solar
box tips.
Sizes S15 to IL. $1.10.
Sizes 11h to ,, $1.35.
Button kangaroo calf shoes,
heavy soles, square toes, spring
heels.
Sizes S1a to IL. S1.25.
Sizes liz to 2, $3.50.
Tiger kid lace shoes, wide coin
toes, spring heels. Kid tops.
Sizes o1a to IL. $135.
Sizes 111a to 2. $1.75.
Seal goat lace shoes in round
toes, spring heels. Neat toe caps
and heavy soles.
Sizes S15 to II. $1.35.
Sizes 111a to 2, $175.
Fine kid button shoes in coin
toes, stylish patent leather tips,
spring heels.
Sizes S11a to IL, $125.
Sizes 11h to 2, $1.50.
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DESERVES A LAsHING.
A Man Who Had Been Annoying
Little Girls.

Yesterday afternoon three little girls
from 6 to 10 years old ran into the
Sheriff's office and asked for police
man.
They were asked why they wanted
one, and replied that a nasty man had
accosted them two or three times on
the street and had followed them
around for several blocks, and they
were afraid to go home.
Deputy Sheriff Hinters accompanied
them to bag the fellow, but the latter
caught on" and ran down Eighth
street and out of sight before Hunters
was able to get a good sight of him