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The record-union., 1899-08-22
DU MAURIER AND TRILBY.
Riches Came to the Author From
the Success of One Book.

Apropos of money, ''Kiki" Du Maurier
began making a fortune most unex-
pectedly just a few years before his
sadly premature deceaSe. With the
true Frenchman's instinct for saving,
he had carefully husbanded a very re-
spectacle amount when the sudden and
almost unexampled success in Amer
lea of "Trilby" as q book and then as
a play, made his fortune. The dramat-
ic adapter of the novel came to terms
with its author: and from America,
England, and the colonies, the money
in the shape Of percentage on the per-
formances, poured into the Golfers Of
the utterly surprised and overjoyed Du
Maurier. His previous novels had
achieved a fair amount of success, but
this tbeat Banagheri'' How well I
call to mind his boyish delight as, hold
ing his cigarette in one hand, while the
other was thrust into his capacious
trousers pocket, he said: 'sBy Jove, old
boy, if this goes on / needn't do another
stroke of workl'' Then becoming sud-
denly depressed, he added plaintively:
'Ah! but will it go on? Isn't it too
good to be true?" Then, after I had
pointed out to him the usual course of
highly successful modern play, he
plucked up again and exclaimed, Il
must do another novel and have it
dramatizedi Wasn't it good of the
publishers to render me the dramatic
rights, which I would have sold 'em for
ESQ! Heinz" I agreed with him, natur-
ally. But I've got another on the
stocks. They would give me 100000
for it, my boy Fancy!. I must get on
with it, and then I'll take it easy
I strongly recommended him to let
his publishers wait, and advised him
to take his rest at once, contanting him
self with doing just one drawing week
for Punch"
"Oh, I'll never give up Punch" he
exclaimed cheerily, "as long as I can
draw, I'll always do something if it's
only a quarter page now and then.
But he paused, walked UP to the
window, smoked, turned round, faced
me and resumed, mo, I must do this
work first. Et apres, ,"-and he waved
his hand with the cigarette in ii,
struggling his shoulders in the French
lest manner. and laughing sarcastic
ally at his own whimsical mood.
After this interview. except at the
punch" dinner-table, never saw him
again-Pall Mall Gazette.
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THIS MARRIAGE A FAILURE.
A YOUNG WIFE OF Is YEARS
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Sad Fate of Mrs. Maud Barnhart
on a Farm Near Arno
Yesterday.

Mrs Maud Barnhart wife Of John
G Barnhart. died at the home of John
Mckenzie, a short distance from Arno,
at an early hour yesterday morning.
from a self-administered dose Of
strychnine.
Coroner McMullen held an inquest
on and superintended the burial Of the
remains. He returned last evening,
and gave an account of the matter.
Mrs. Barnhart, who was married by
Justice Henry in this city year ago,
but who, owing to family troubles,
lived only short time with her htls-
band, had been employed as a domestic
at Mr. McKenzie's home for some time.
She was always of a cheerful DISPOSE
ton, and never by word or action in
timated that she contemplated suicide.
On Sunday morning she informed
Mr. and Mrs Mckenzie that she could
make more at picking fruit than on
the ranch, and left for Gait, seven or
eight miles distant. She walked to
Gait, but in the evening returned with
her mother and was reinstated.
Some time after she had retired for
the night Mr. Mckenzie heard her fall
to the floor, and entering the room
found her in spasms.
DR.. Montague of Gait was called, but
arrived too late to be of any assist
ance, and early in the morning she
breathed her last.
Shortly before her death the unfor-
tunate woman told Mrs. Mckenzie that
she had taken dose of strychnine-
that she had had it with her for some
time, and that she took it with suicidal
intent, but she failed to give any rea-
son for her act.
The supposition is that she was dis
couraged, and decided to end her
troubles. 1t was rumored that on Sun
day she had met and talked with her
husband. with view to settling their
differences, but the Coroner could learn
nothing to corroborate the rumor.
The jury who heard the evidence
brought in a verdict that the deceased,
who was only IS years of age, came TO
her death from strychnine, taken with
suicidal intent.
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FRUIT INDUSTRY.
The Cool Weather Retards Ripen-
ing and Drying.

The fruit shipments to the East on
Sunday and yesterday amounted to 115
carloads. Peaches and pears comprise
most of the fruit. but the shipments of
grapes are increasing daily. In the last
two days 10 carloads were sent out.
The cool weather that has prevailed
for several weeks. while very accept
able to people generally. does not suit
the growers of certain fruits. 1t has
been good for grapes. enabling them to
fill out well, and the quality is excel
lent, but larger fruits have not ripened
as rapidly as usual.
Again, the cool weather and moist
atmosphere has not been suitable for
fruit-drying, and this branch of the in
dustry is quite backward. Warm wealth
er has its discomforts. but to certain
extent heat is quite a factor in the
fruit growing business.
A prominent railroad official yester-
day stated that the seasons deciduous
fruit shipments to the East will reach
1000 carloads, probably something
more than that number. or say 1000
carloads more than the best previous
season.
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wHEELMEN AT THE FAIR.
Permission Asked for Rack Near
the Park.

At last nights meeting of the City
Trustees the following communication
from the Capital City Wheelmen's Club
was read:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
Gentlemen: The Capital City Wheel
men to aid in the success of the COM
ing State Fair, and anticipating the
presence of many visiting Wheelmen,
has agreed to arrange for the care of
bicycles of those who visit the Pavilion
or the Park. Such an arrangement
has been effected with Secretary
Shields. There is nothing in it in a
money sense for this club. Indeed, it
may involve outgo in excess of income,
but we propose to render that much of
aid to make visitors satisfied with the
Fair. AT the Pavilion sufficient space
has been laid off on the outside for the
purpose Indicated At the Park we
find it impossible to secure space out
side the grounds (and wheels cannot be
taken through the turnstileS on G.
street, except we use a portion of the
sidewalk Immediately north of the G
street gate. The street gate is too
distant, and is used for carriages and
horses, and there is no space inside it
for the purposes needed. The racks
should be, if at all next to the main
entrance, where tickets are sold. The
narrow sidewalk along the grand stand
wall running to street is little used.
We therefore respectfully ask permis-
sion to use fifty feet, longitudinally, of
that walk to place racks for checking
wheels. Were it possible to find an
other place without heavy loss by rent
al, we would not ask this concession.
If it be absolutely necessary, we can
place one line of planks outside the
edge of the 30 feet for such pedestrians
as may use the walk.
Kent moved that the request be re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
Bentley said the chairman of the
Street Committee was away and he saw
no reason for refusing the request, in
order that the wheelmen might know
what to expect.
The matter was referred to the SUI
perintendent of Streets, with power to
act.
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or so at the Ames Iron Works in Oswe-
go, and was about as large and heavy
as an ordinary fat-car. 1t was built
for a Mr.. Smart, who was the inventor,
and after whom the village of Smart
vile was named, in the town of Boyl-
ston. Smart owned large mill in Boy1-
ston, and the settlement grew up
around it. The wagon was designed to
haul the lumber from the mills to this
village of Lacona, the nearest shipping
point. For a long time it served this
purpose, not only carrying a load itself,
but hauling a wagon train behind it.
1t had but three wheels, two in rear and
one in front. These were ponderous af-
fairs. The steering gear was attached
to the forward Wheel by means of
which the movements of the wagon
were easily controlled. 1t carried a
boiler and engine of considerable power,
located in the rear and housed The
wheels were fitted with great iron
"cleats" or shoes-I do not recall the
technical term-to aid it in climbing up
hill
The wagon was given several trials in
this city, attracting thousands Of peo-
pie, and was then started for Boylston,
about thirty miles away After break
ing down numerous bridges between
Oswego and Sandy Creek and frighten-
ing all of the domestic animals nearly
out of their senses, as we'll as some of
the rural inhabitants, the thing finally
reached Boylston and began business.
1t was the wonder of that part of the
world. I saw it many times in later
years at Lacona Station with its wagon
train Of lumber Whatever became or
it 1 do not know, but if it could be res
urrected and sent to the Pan-American
or to Paris, to illustrate the evolution or
the horseless wagon, it would be one OF
the features of the show.-Oswego On.
Y.) Palladium.
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CITY CRIMINAL COURT.
Five Gamesters Plead Guilty to
Having Violated the Law.

In the City Justices Court yesterday
A Estrada c. A. Bohen, John Dustin,
Charles La France and J. A. Moffett
pleaded guilty to charges of gaming.
Sentence in Moffett's case was post
poned until Monday next while that in
the others will be passed this morning.
w J. Harlow, charged with battering
Adolph Cavier, pleaded not guilty. The
case will be tried this morning.
Viola King, charged with vagrancy,
entered a plea of not guilty and her
case will be heard this morning.
S. r. Hart, charged with embez-
zling $40 from Robert Cook, was given
until Monday next to enter plea.
Clarence Phelps, who recently
pleaded guilty to striking his wife, was
fined S.. Justice Anderson said If
Phelps had pleaded not guilty he
would have discharged him, as the evil
dence showed that he was really acting
in self defence when he struck the
blow
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PERSONAL MENTION.

c. H. Gilman went to San francisco
yesterday.
Jesse D. Carr of Salinas is at the
Golden Eagle.
A. Rodegerdts has returned from
Wilbur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. P F. McMorry are
home from their mountain trip.
Mrs. ]. E. Contner and daughter,
Leslie, have returned from Santa Cruz
City Trustee H. n. Brown has re-
turned from his sojourn at Pacific
Grove.
Miss Libby Schaefer is spending a
few days in San Francisco and Oak
land.
r. B. Dickson and wife have returned
from two weeks sojourn in San Fran
cisco.
George B. Katzenstein has returned
from his visit to Pacific Grove, much
improved in health.
Miss Bertha Hall of Los Angeles is
spending a few days with her aunt
Mrs. John A. McIntire.
Police Officer NJ. A Pennish and fam
lily leave this morning for a ten days
visit to San Francisco.
Mrs Thomas Fitzgerald of ogden
Utah, is visiting in this city, the guest
of Mrs N NJ. King, 1851 K street.
Corporation Counsel J. B. Devine has
returned from a pleasant visit at the
home of his sister in Santa Barbara.
w. r. Hall has returned from his out
ing in the mountains. and as a conse-
quence many of his friends feasted on
trout.
Mrs. John 7. Whitney and daughter
Beatrice, are sojourning in San Fran
cisco, and Mr.. Whitney will join them
in a few days.
L. w. Mahoney and c. d. Hastings
have gone to Santa Cruz as delegates
to the Grand Council Of the Young
Mems Institute.
William Johnston of Courtland has
returned from visit to Paso Robles
Springs Mr.. Johnston has been suf-
fering the past year from rheumatism
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OFF FOR vANCoUvER.
Four Young YoIoites Go to Join a
Volunteer Regiment.

BY last nights Portland express train
four young men from Woodland, F. w.
Miller, w. G.. Knox, E. Feeney and F..
Miller departed for Vancouver Bar
racks, where they will be assigned to
one of the companies of the Thirty
fifth Regiment of Volunteers which is
being organized there for duty in the
Philippines. they having already been
sworn In.
These young men were all members
of Company NJ of Woodland, which
volunteered last year. and was for a
time in Camp Barrett. near Oakland
but was subsequently mustered out F
W. Miller later enlisted in the Third
Artillery and was a member of the
company sent to Rampant City, Alaska
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THE BABY SHOW.
One of the Special Features at the
State Fair.

Among the many special features at
the coming State Fair will be the baby
show Baby shows always draw well,
and the many prizes to be awarded at
this one will no doubt bring out a large
display of mothers darlings.
The Citizens Committee having
charge of the coming baby show, of
which Herman c. Fisher is Chairman,
has announced its program in a gem
eral way, but those who desire further
information on the subject must con-
suit Mr.. Fisher.
Prizes will be awarded in the follow
ing classes:
Best girl baby, under 3 years old;
best boy baby, under years old; cutest
girl baby, under 3 years old; cutest boy
baby, under years old; best pair of
twins, boys or girls, under years old;
best triplets, boys or girls, under s
years old; best decorated baby carriage,
second best decorated baby carriage.
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|BEEGHAM'S
NNWH ~ q Cure indigestion,
SHHN consfJpafion.
q @ dE0 Sick headache.
10 cents and IS cents, at all drug stores.
Articles Of incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation were yester-
day filed in the Office of the Secretary of
State as follows:
Southern Realty Company. Principal
place of business. Los Angeles. Direc-
tors, Emmett II. Wilson, George H.
Parker, John w. Kemp, s. Monlux and
B. Hanlin, all of Los Angeles. Capital
stock, 100000; subscribed, $50.
The Gilt Edge Oil Tank and Develop
ment Company. Place of business,
Fresno. Directors. J. j. Grumdahl
Fred Hance, Matt Kirch. Jess Wolton
and Will Mack. all of Fresno. Capital
stock, $4,000; subscribed, S15, 900.
Marysville Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany. Place of business, Marysville
Directors, Paul Heilmann, Marysville;
Edward Heilmann. e. Heilmann S. P.
Yergason and F. Yergason, San Fran
cisco. Capital stock, $4,000; sub
scribed, $50.
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STATE LANDS.
Big Batch of Patents Signed by the
Governor

Governor Gage has signed land pa
tents as follows: School lands-Eliza-
beth A. Hibbard, 120 acres, Mendo-
cino County; Francois Gerard, 40 acres,
Monterey County; Silas Hovious, 40
acres, San Mateo: r. E Jack, 81 acres
San Luis Obispo: Frank Shaw, 100
acres, Mono: H. L. Titus 120 acres, San
Diego; fhos. Sterling, 240 acres. Siski-
you; f. V. Lever, 800 acres, San Diego;
J. J. O'Brien, 600 acres. Tulare; F. NJ
Sherman, ! $50 acres Tulare; julius
Fergenbaum, $40 acres. Riverside; c. K.
Crawford, $40 acres. Los Angeles; N.
r. Harris, GAO acres. Fresno; F. y.
Hyde, $40 acres. Tulare; e. Fl. Richard
son, $40 acres. Kern; w. Symmes, ,2S0
acres, Kern; Fannie Wilcox, $40 acres,
El Dorado; A E. Hyde. so acres, Kern;
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Hotel Arrivals,

Following were the arrivals at the
Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday: Geo. T.
Becker, Y. S. A.; S. F. Grissim, c. Pey-
ser, w. L. Howard. w. H. Powers, K
Lyons, J. A. Bell. c. r. Coulter, A.
Bnber, Geo. Mcnamara. San Francisco;
Verge Perkins. Red Oak; James M
Leszynisly, A. r. Katz. New York; T
0. Toland, Ventura: r. A. Cowing Gin;
A. Brown. Milton; J. D. Carr, Salinas
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THE SEWARD CASE.
1t Has Been Finally Thrown Out
of Court

After three trials the case of Bud
Seward, charged by Amelia Chadwick
with battery. was dismissed in Justice
Henry's court on Saturday on motion
of the District Attorney.
The first trial was on the 25th of
May, and the jury disagreed. One week
later there was another trial and an
other disagreement. A third trial took
place the next week, resulting as be-
fore. From that time until it was dis
missed last Saturday the case had been
on the Justices docket
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Escaping From Herself.
new self /; literally aHoFHer 6efhg


NV wife is up and walks about mile every
pleasant day; she feels like anoth n person,
writes H Todd Huguley, Esq, Of Mount Jack
pierce of Buffalo N Y. When first saw your
book referring to the cure Of consumption
thought / would try DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery and 'FavoTite Prescription, as the
doctors had given her up, and so thought 1t
could do no harm if it did no good.
- When try to describe the results fail TO do
so IN words We shall never forget to thank
God for giving us this means of relief. know
If my wife had not taken DR.. Pierce's medicines
she would now have been in her grave. You
can ask any one who is afflicted thus to write to
me for more particulars. +"
This only serves to show that what
ordinary physicians of merely local
and limited practice will often fail to
accomplish, may become entirely posi-
bic to a thoroughly sci Antific and radical
treatment, based upon lifelong and
worldwide experience with the severest
and most obstinate forms of so-called In
curable diseases. Do not despair, but
write to DIR. Pierce He will send you
the most authoritative advice III plain
sealed envelope free of charge. His
splendid thousand-page illustrated Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser will be sent
Daper-bound for 2I one-ce1t stamps TO
pay the bare cost of mailing, or in
heavy, handsome cloth binding, for 81
stamps. A whole medical library III
one Iooo-page volume.
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INDIAN INVASION.
Captain Sides Red Men Come on a
Peaceful Mission.

The annual Piute invasion is now on
in Sacramento. Chief Johnson Sides is
over from the sagebrush country of
Washoe with some 200 Indian hop
pickers, and they are being assigned
in wagon lots to the various hop
ranches
The Indians are about the handiest
hop -pickers in the business, and each
season they take home with them con-
siderable coin from Sacramento, besides
spending a good portion of their earn
ings here for supplies, clothing, etc.
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New Code Commission at Work.

Code Commissioners w. C. Van Fleet
A. c. Freeman and George J. Dennis
met in the State Capitol yesterday and
started on their labors. Their first work
will be on the Code of Civil Procedure
which their predecessors did not reach
+ When this shall be completed the
Commissioners will revise the work Of
the preceding Commission on the other
codes
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Furniture at Auction.

At 6OS Tenth street, at p. m. to-day,
the Pacific Auction Company (by l..
Bell, auctioneer) will sell all the choice
furniture, carpets, bedding, curtains,
ETC., in the lower fiat. The articles are
nearly new
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Word From Joliet,

Chief of Police Dwyer has received
from Captain L. c. Hall of the Illinois
State Prison at Joliet number of ex-
cellent photographic views of that in
stitution. Captain Hall visited Sacra-
mento about a month ago, at which
time he took back to Illinois the notori-
Gus criminal, "Ohio Fatty" He writes
that the prisoner made a desperate ef-
fort to escape in the mountains near
Ieadville, but that they landed him
o1f -;erb
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The First Horseless Wagon

Why would it not be a good idea to
send the old Smart steam road wagon,
if it is still in existence, to the Paris
Exposition, or to the Pan American, to
be put on exhibition alongside an auto
mobile as the first and the latest horse
less wagons?
1t was built about twenty years ago
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John G.. Davis Estate.

Walter S. Davis has petitioned the
Superior Court for letters of admins
tration on the estate Of John G. Davis,
which consists of real estate valued at
500 in this county, five lots in Kansas
valued at $100 and personal property
valued at $780,
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Petition for Letters.

S. B. Smith, Public Administrator,
has filed in the Superior Court his petit
ton for letters of administration on the
estate of George Elwood, deceased,
which consists of S175 in cash.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hlL--JdCksOH. sac
rffice hft-Campbell. First base on errors
S. A. c. 4; Colusa 4. First base on
balls-S. A. c. 2: Colusa ). Left on bases
s. A C. s; Colusa 10. Struck out-By
McCaffery 4; Beviele s. Hit by pitcher
Hoagland Conway, Pace, Winters. Dou-
BILE plays-Campbell to wilkins: Bender to
wilkins: Pace to Bender to Wilkins
Passed ball-Conway. Wild pitch-Mc-
Caffery. Umpires-Franks and Stetson
Time 80 Scorer-Will H. Young.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Office Of the State Board Of Examiner

Sacramento, August 21, 1899.
c. F. Curry, Secretary of State and
Daniel Kevane, Secretary of State Board
of Examiners members of the State Board
of Examiners in accordance with the pro-
visions Of Sections 676 and 677 of the Po-
htical Code, do hereby publish and say,
that they have counted the money in the
State Treasury including the transactions
of the said department to the close of busi-
ness on August 19, 1899, that they ascer-
tanned the amount required to be on hand
b. an official statement of the Controller,
and that they found the condition of the
State Treasury to be as follows
I Amount of money that ought
to be in the State Treasury
Gas shown by statement OF
Controller) 49,. ....... -. s2,6ss,S47 %
Amount and kind of money
actually therein (as shown
by count:
Gold ........ ...... so, ,450, $50 90
SILVER S,066 40
Nickels and pennies 70 SO
Currency .... :. 2,9S1 90
Warrants paid since 162,956 IL
County Treasurers
certificates 1885, "a
EXCESS 20
Total ........ ...... ........... 81, ,639, ,347 AZ
c. F. CURRY,
Secretary of State.
DANIEL KEVANE,
Secretary of State Board of Examiners.
State Board of Examiners
Subscribed and sworn to before me, the
21st day of August, A. D. 1899:
]. HUESCH,
1t Deputy Secretary of State.
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Money Saved.

"rhe medicine the doctor ordered me
to take costs so cents and the stuff to
keep it from tasting bad was 80 cents. :
"Well?"
II am taking only the stuff to keep it
from tasting bad"
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Shot in the Hand

While at Tallac last week Charles
Rood, formerly of Sacramento, acci-
dentally shot himself in the left hand
while examining pistol. He went to
San Francisco hospital for treatment
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Photoeraph of the Champion.

Officer Anthony Greene yesterday re-
ceived from fistic champion Jim Jeffries
an 1Sx24-inch photograph of the big
fellow, taken just before he left for
England
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Paid Her Fine.

Anita Sequard paid her fine for dis
turbing the peace and was released
from the County Jail yesterday.
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Wants a. Divorce.

John G. Castera has commenced suit
in the Superior Court for divroce from
Bertha Castera.
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CITY PROPERTY.
Auditor Young Reports It's Valua
ton at Close on $16,OOO,OOO.

The valuation of city property, for
taxable purposes, is placed at 1885,
025, according to the following report
of Auditor Young, made to the City
Trustees at last nights session of that
body:
Sacramento, Cal, August q, 1899.
Honorable Board of Trustees of the
City of Sacramento.
Gentlemen: Herewith please find
statement of amount of property in the
City of Sacramento subject to taxation
for the purpose of revenue for the year
1900:
Value of real estate. 81 ,13l ,250
Value of improvements. 5,S4l 40
Value of personal property. 2,911,300
IOtal ValudtlOn ..............-... slo,95o,U2a
This includes the $350,000.00 assessed
against the stockholders of the Bank Of
d. o. Mills & Co., the legality Of which
will be tested in court. Consequently
the assessment roll for this years pur-
poses should be considered as being but
So. .606 025. J. D. YOUNG,
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You know what that tired feeling Is,
and you may know what will cure it
by giving Hoods Sarsaparilla fair
trial
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FOR SALE CHEAP.

The nearly new modern Furniture,
Carpets, ETC., of a 5-roOm cottage,
all ready to move into. Rent OF
house, S16. For particulars, ETC.,
see w. ri. SiERBURN,
323 K Street.