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BLOOmFIELn.

Bloomfield, Sept. IA petition is
being circulated in this city to have
the electric lights burn all night, in
stead of until IL o'clock, as formerly.
Prof r. w. Anderson, of PULASKI,
was in the city Monday, together with
w. p; Davis. editor 81, the Independent.
g 2. HaRnailton was ARRESTED Friday,
Charged with carrying concealed wesap-
ons. He was arraigned Monday bef6Te
Justice, Kelsey and fined $50 and costs,
and committed to Jail. He was bailed
out by his employer and other friends.
w. Fl. Mitchell. made his usual
monthly visit TO this city, Monday.
Mrs. @. G. Mccain received a unique
present from California on Wednesday
In the shape of an immense palm leaf,
such as fans are made of.
Robert Duffield left Monday morning
for Des Moines. where heihas accepted
q position as stenographer in alaw of
flee in that city.
Sigourney, Sept. 1s.-The prohibit
ton party met In What Cheer last
Tuesday and nominated the following
as candidates for county offices: Rev.
Fred Comfort, of Richland, for repre-
sentative; Michael Augustine, Of Delta,
for treasurer; NJ. E. Wallock,sof Rich
land, for sheriff; Mrs. M. Z. Southwick,
of What Cheer, for county superinten-
dent Of schools; /. q. Hicleens, OF Lam
caster, for surveyor; ]. p. Holden, OF
DELTA, for coroner; w. C. Mott, of
What Cheer, for member of the board
of supervisors.
Charley Lippard, Corbin Utterback,
and j. K. Long left last evening for a
months visit in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Needham and
daughter Edna went to Iowa City yes
terday to attend the reunion of the
Twenty-second Iowa, which is Mr..
Needham's regiment.
4 Col. c. II. Mackey left this morning
forPella to attend the reunion of the
Thirty-third Iowa.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Lester A. Smith and Bertha
Morrow and to Frederick Alvin, Black
and Miss Sarah Adelaide Kendall.
County Superintendent Gemmill and
H. +. Wagner went to What Cheer
this morning TO attend the What
Cheer fair for couple of days.
l. Dawson is now clerking in C. B.
Dobie's tin store.
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ALBA.

Abba, Sept. 20.-Dr. Burke Powell
will leave within few days for eastern
cities, where he will attend lectures Mt
all the noted medical colleges. He will
go to Chicago from here and after he
will go on to New York, and after
takine course there will leave for
Germany. He will take in all the prin-
cipal cities of Germany and so through
France. The doctor hasa large aud lu-
crative practice in connection with his
father. DR.. G. b. Powell, and has any
number of friends who. will wish that
he may have a pleasant voyage and
return home safely rich in medical
lore.
Austin Peppers, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Peppers, left yesterday for ST.
Louis. where he will attend the Barnes
Medical college.
Ben Early, of Red Oak, was in the
Ctr over Sunday visiting with old time
friends.
The Monroe County Veterans asso-
cation will hold its annual meeting in
This city this week, and they have made
arrangements to have day that old
timers will remember. Col. John
O'Keefe will be here and will make the
principal address. Other good speak
ers are. on the program, and there will
he amusements for all the people.
The McCarroll Shoe company, of this
city, has decided to go out, of business
and they are now disposing of their en-.
tire stock with that idea in view. The
firm is comparatively n new one here,
having come from Oskaioosa. They
put in a large stock and were seeming
ly prosperous. Another firm that will
quit Business in town is that of Cal
Koont1. Mr.. Koontz is a long time
resident and has conducted a iewelry
store from the very early days Of the
town. He will leave Iowa and will To-
cate in Washington state.
The Abba and Hiteman foot ball
teams had a very interesting game on
the grounds in. this city last Friday.
There We're many good points on both
sides. but the Abba fellows landed on
top with score of to 5.
Emancipation day will be the attrac-
ton for the colored people of this city
on the 25th inst. The Abba colored
folks have made arrangements to cele-
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at "Tanglewood," four miles north of
"Idle Hour" on last Thursday, Sept.
IA.
Mrs. j. A. Lutz, of Ottumwa, was the
guest of her aunt, Tude Thomas, re-
Gently.
Yesterday, at Hopewell church, Rev.
Whitlock preached the funeral sermon
in commemoration of Mrs. T. b. Nc
REYNOLDS.
Mrs. 4. s. Howk, aged 81 years, died
o. The remains We're inferred in the
Ormanville cemetery Sept. 10. A very
large concourse of children, grandehil-
dren and great grandchildren, and
neighbors. followed the remains to
their last resting place. She leaves to
mourn her departure husband, two
sons and one daughter. Rev. Beard, of
Ottumwa, conducted the funeral SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. McNaster are Inc
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. OF Albertsen
today.
Mrs. j. B. Jackson and daughter,
Mrs. j. +. McMaster, were visitors at
the home of John Heckart, last Tues
dav
FRED Doddard was in our city visit
ing friends last week.
Mrs. VIM. Wagner, is in Burlington,
called there to see her daughter, who
is very sick.
Twin Jersey calves are very much
admired by the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas, at the Orphantage.
Messrs. and Mesdalnes Steve Over
turf. JEFF Randall and Frank Hunt
went to the Bloomfield fair Thursday
last.
Ham Downing bought J. W. Hunks
farm for $1,000. j. II. in turn bought
j. Underwooa's farm for $1,000.
Willoughby Watt has returned from
Nebraska where he has been looking
for location. Nebraska is no good.
Jake Overture moves today to his
new residence on the South Side
Miss Jennie Boyce has returned from
Dudley,
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Belknap, Sept. EOS. Mcconnell
and wife have purchased. the A. j..
Nicholson property and expect to move
in as soon as Mr.. Nicholson's family
move their goods out.
Allen Thompson, with his sisters.
Misses Hattie and Ora, entertained u
large party of young people AT their
home Friday evening.
7: Fred Iigler, of Ash Grove, was a Wis
itor at the w. L. Thompson home Mon
day.
j. w. johnson and wife have moved
to Bloomfield. Mr.. johnson. having Sc.
cured employment there in a liver,
stable. We are sorry to lose them
from our midst, but bespeall for them
a kindly welcome from their old
neighbors and friends, they having
moved here from that city. Agent S.
Richardson and family expect to oc-
cupy the house vacated by them.
&. The car of lumber for P. II. Burns
new house is expected to arrive this
week, when G. A: Davis and T. f. Put
man will begin the work of erection.
Rev. G. L. Flowers, of New Sharon,
expects to preach at the NJ. E. church
Wednesday evening. All are cordially
invited to attend.
j. p. Vault dismissed school Thurs
day and Friday for the fair.
g Mrs. Writ Blankenship, of Goldfield,
Col, is here visiting her parents, t. q,
Davis and wife, and other relatives.
Rev. r. Weese preached his farewell
sermon here at the NJ. B.. church yes
terday, Owing to the rainy weather
but few were in attendance. Rev.
Weese expects to be sent to another
charge this year. Yesterdays service
closed his third years work here.
Philip Nicholson left yesterday even
ing for his home at Olney, Ill.
Mrs. Myra Morris, Miss Anna Guile,
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butcher wagon and the horses, being
OF a very excitable nature, became
frightened at the turning OF the neck
yoke and ran down Grand street to
Armory avenue, thence turned east on
Armory avenue to Eighth street, and
up Eighth street to Court avenue
where they were stopped by running
into pile of rocks. Ben lost control
OF the horses, and seeing his danger,
clambered out over the back of the
wagon just before they reached the
rock pile. Aside from a few bruises
he was uninjured. The horses and
wagon We're piled up in such manner
that it took several minutes for the
large crowd of men, who had gathered
to. release them. The wagon was a
total wreck and one horse had his
front leg very badly cut on the stones.
How they escaped instant death is a
miracle.
The old veterans reunion will be
held in Charlton Oct. s, together with
the old settlers reunion which was
postponed and jolly good time is.ex-
pected by all. Beans and coffee will
be served free to old soldiers and their
wives and a basket dinner will be eat
en- in the park. Judge T. NJ. Fee will
be the orator of the day, and Hon. j.
c. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, will speak for
the Sons of Veterans.
Azel Gore, a former Charlton boy,
but now engaged in the stock business
at Chicago, is visiting old friends and
buying stock in this vicinity.
H< It
have opened up their headquarters in
the Dewey block at the southeast cor
ner OF the square and are selling mem
bership tickets.
R. F. Nolan has returned from
weeks business trip to Lamont.
Mrs. Fred Powers and children. of
Ottumwa, are visiting Mrs. Powers
mother, Mrs. W. S. Holmes, for few
days.
Miss Eva Erickson, of the Herald
force, left Monday for few days. vis-
it with her parents at her old home in
Seymour.
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OKMANyILLE.

y Ormanville,I Sept. 21.--Old ST. Peter
has left the fourth addition OF biology
1t the home of John Howk, on Cherry
street. John says it is very interest
ing
wave of humidity passed over us
last Sabbath.
Al George caught q man with fowl
intentions amputating chickens from
his hennery one night last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Thomas We're the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Bailey
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brate the day in a BETTING manner,
and they look for large crowd from
nearby towns to come to the city and
assist them in celebrating.
Abba, Sept. 2o.-rhe funeral of
the late Henry McCahan was held
from his late residence in the
souths part of this city this af-
ternoon. Mr.. McCahan died last Mon
day evening at 1880 O'Clock. He had
been i'll for many months and death
was expected. Mr.. McCahan was coun-
ty clerk of this county, and during his
lincumbancv of that Office his health
failed him to such a degree that he
has been confined to his home ever
since.
Dee w. johnson purchased a bicycle
from a stranger. and yesterday con-
stable from Ottuulwa walked into the
gentleman's store and told Dee that
the wheel had been stolen and he
would have to go to Ottumwa with
him. johnson protested against GO
ing to Ottumwa, and settled the matter
by giving up the wheel and paying the
costs. The wheel had been purchased
two months ago and johnson paid $40
for it.
G. A. Northcut, brakeman on the
Iowa Central. had very narrow es-
cape from being killed yesterday after
noon. He was riding on the side of a |
box car, holding onto the steps, when
the car passed too close to switch
and one of the arms on the switch
caught OH Northcut's trousers. He
was caught in so secure manner that
he was pulled from the train and sus-
pended in mid-air. AS the train passed
over the switch it caused the arm to-
sway backward and forward, and ev-
cry time it would sway Northcut was
thrown against the moving cars. He
was seen by the train crew when about
half the train had passed, and removed
from the position and taken to doc
tor. where it was found he was very
severely bruised. He was brought to
Abba and after few days rest may
be able to resume the run,
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ELDON.


Eldon, Sept. 19.-Last, night at a
meeting of the Eldon school board
Alec Orr was elected secretary for the
coming year.
Miss Celia Donahue left yesterday for
Clarinda. after short visit at the home
of her parents in this city.
Miss Maggie Cox left yesterday for
Cedar Rapids. where she will make a
short visi.
Captain Arthur, of Washington, ar
rived in our city yesterday. He is cap
tain of the Washington artillery, which
is to be at this place during the Big
Foflr old soldiers and settlers re-
Miss Minnie Owens, of Kaholsa, Mo-,
passed through our city last night on
her way 70 Fairfield, where she is at
tending, thu Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. d. DA Webster returned to her
home at Washington last night, after
"a short visit with her mother, Mrs.
Wilcox.
VIM. Flowers. returned home last
night from the southern part OF Mis-
souri,. where he was called py the sick
ness of his sister.
Ed Grail, formerly OF this place, but
now residing in Pueblo, COL, is visiting
friends here. 49,
H.. c. Havdock was called to Qttunr-
wa yesterday by the sickness Ok his
son.
{ Miss Cora .yass left last night for
Kansas City. where she will visit her
aunt.
Eldon, Sept. ao.-D. McHuffey and
Ed. Bradley were Ottumwa visitors
yesterday.
Miss Bertha Amelang, of South OF
tumwa, spent yesterday in our city.
Il p. Smith went to Trenton yester-
day to visit his son.
Owing to heavy business on The main
line two engines and crews were taken
away from this place night before last.
g. j. Whetsel was in Ottumwa on
business yesterday,
Mrs. N. Lutz is visiting in Batavia
Miss Allie Roberts was an Ottumwa
visitor yesterday.
Jim Grey is visiting friends at this
place.
Miss Bertha Hollen left last night
for Ottumwa to visit.
j Miss Alice Marsh returned home
from Kaloka, Mo-, last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sullivan are visit
ing at the home OF E. C. Hellyer.
Miss Cora Hendrickson. of ,Keosau-
qua, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Alb.
Sheridan.
Miss Laura Talbot returned from
Fairfield yesterday, where she has been
visiting.
Miss Fannie Boyer, of Leando, is Wis
iting Miss Lusetta Hellyer.
Ralph Downs is very i'll with the
scarlet fever.
r. Kreamer and wife left last night
for Washington and Columbus juno
lion.
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BENTONsPORT.

Bentonsport, Sept, 21.--Mrs. George
Mitchell, of Valley Junction, visited
friends here on Friday. 4,
Frank Lucas, of Stockport, carries
the mail over the. Star route, from
here to Wilsonville, David Marriott
having abandoned the contract.
Miss Hattie Corus terminated a
pleasant visit with relatives at Ottum-
wa, returning home Saturday, accom-
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FL0fsfs.

4
| Garden Grove has traded his store
room which he purchased of Mr.. Con
ner, for an eighty acre farm, of Mr..
Rushing, near Osceola.
Will Caldwell was in this city Tues
Idav.
Miss Minnie ST. George left here
Monday evening for Des Moines to at
tend school. s
Miss Pearl Strickland left Thursday
for ST. Joe.
Miss Kate Box, of Cedar Rapids, was
here visiting friends Friday.
Miss Anna Smith and her Grand
mother. of Drabesville, moved into the
the Brennan house Saturday. Miss
Smith will begin her school here
Monday.
A number from here attended the
bloomfield fair Thursday.
Oh. j. Swinney, of Bloomfield, was III
the city Saturday.
Gundv Huffstutter and family, OF
| Pulaski. moved here Thursday into the
| house he purchased of Richard John
son. t
Miss Pearl Kreedler left Thursday
evening for her home in Birming-
ham.
Mrs. Flora Hale returned home Sat.
urday evening, after few days visit
ut Bloomfield.
Miss Irma Plank, of This city, is Wis
ting relatives at Pulaski.
| Joe ROUGH, Jr., living four miles
west of here, is quite sickWith typhoid
lever ss
Wesley Thompson is building Philip
| ,ouch&a new house
| Miss Flora Baird, of South OttumNva
IS visiting friends here.
| The Christian folks here gave an ice
cream social and clipping bee Saturday
li"ht. Owing to the rain it was no,
1 erN well attended.
1 Mrs Wesley Thompson was on the
sick list last week.
Iiss Edna Conner spent Sunday al
ira Wares.
Boone Mccormick, of Belknap, spent
sunday here
joseph Grinder is having cellars pu1
cry property
| Willie Strickland returned home from
iilman last week.
/ Mrs. j. Z. Crist is much better.
4 Jimmie Lester, of Ottumwa, is visit
ing at the home of his mother-in-law
Mrs. Hiram Hales. Hill
i. Stephens purchased a forty acre
arm Of Jim Kendriels for $1,000. Mr.
iendriek will start to northwestern
Kansas in the near future.
/ VIII Steckel, of Bloomfield, brought
2T5 head of Cassimen goats to put or
lis farm north of Floris. :.
Jake Allen, from near Ormanyille
4 vas visiting at Mr.. McNuity's Sunday
Miss:Niha Sloan is visiting in Bloom,
lIeld. d.
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81 $40 per cent. copper aud gives a total
value In the three metals in which this
district abounds-gold. silver apd copper
OF $95
The claims are situated on Gums peak
about two and half miles northeas,
from index. Their nearness to the rail-
road gives them great advantage over
properties otherwise good bur more
remote from a transportation depot. The
company constructed "A trail 10 the claims
last fall Mt an outlay OF about 81. GOO and
pack trains were busy all this week taxi
ing In supplies 10 the camp.
Many experienced mining men have In
spected these properties and they uni
formly express the belief that all indica-
tons point "a this being a mine that may
be operated on large scale The com
pany owning TIE properties is confused
exclusively OF Seattle men. G. A. Riddle
and !. n. Crockett OF tho firm of Rohfs
a Schodcr, being president and secretary
or the COMPANY. respectively
Rumor has II that the acme Of conf
denc" IN the proposition and the outcome
contractors IN the taking by them 81
stock IN entire payment on their con-
tract Your correspondent Is not Informed
on this noint. but. however. ~ NAV be the
completion ~ Tho ~-orb s'oHar.oken nv
those gentlemen will without doubt -
feciuaflY prove the prone-'ie~ II IL eS'l-
mated that the work win he rc-->ni~.,.f
IN Ave months and that 'Ne last hunf-ra
feet ~ ore taken ONT will he Of n shin
ping character
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VIII Bc RuiIt Three Miles From
Mouth Of River

Social r's~ateh - the po@.- tntri,lge ncer
UNION CITY. Avg ~ The last ievis-
's'ure made An appropriation - q 400 20
establish s@re~ai flsh hatcherses TN the
state, among them nne on tho SknS0rflsh
s.@o ~ which i~ 10 be used 'hi~ year
EsceTiiv Fish Commissioner Little and
y II blackwell have been examining
several location" within ten nliiss af
N" mouth ~ the river. 'ha neooIa ~
lnio~ CITY tav0rinr ~7e not far frr-u i-s
mouth. 7ra thrTe ~ shelton and the
up0s~ Skoko- rish urging the hatcheriAs
established farther IN
u has. however. been ~ last decided
70 mt II al tn. mouth ~ small creek
which er7pttes into she river above the
hlrr between tho webb and Latham
farms. about three miles above the NV
er'~ mouth, Lumber Is now being taken
10 the mare u is ~NDectei that ten or
twelve rrer will soon he employed build
ing the hatchery
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SUPERIOR Court NOTES.

The against yicis MoFali fes attempting 20
trffe policeman Hubbard June IS WAS
ccntsnUed Until Au-W-i "
Caafntv cicss Hollessys usiee Is b~inS rscNiss
minsd ant tSshsd ny Eeuryaily .he frss tame
ssEes The sslAdins q the court har,se 1870 10
IL learned ~ the ctfwTatF ecrana ssiasserx a.
rcr Yesterday that Jane back iAxes fffgH ts-g
50 1893 sttil unpaid sHsUutiaS "a s. lsS tss =
Thomas Ferksr charged with rothtng Ronald NJ.
h'nslt # 81 sUiy y also entered = plex q
nHf sViity and bis sst for tfl&l octsbsr II
fAefe N~rT Na1t few sTsits tnsfitgseA ycs,er
dAy Ia the ssGgsYtcr rcErs. ard - these the mn~.
important wrie tsrce s'lsts 80 nsosszAsss for tsfs
cio>Ji=s
Tecre vas hEt nae snagss4ss hcense issllei yestsT
&sf. NJ &c thsgsrs r DOZEN iMi e Northwest
Tsf1itagy. aud ieaA ii Mlaaieraas 80. q san
fFazsssta
IN thg s-tmiAN ccTft Heatcriay steve Lyis a-a
Ntts hsgits entered p&ss % Eailsy IN the
case ass,ass their t6- rrhasAs Miller az clDcsTt
~ae fEanss Asiler TAe case vas scs FOE TRIAL
OAc'aAfF Is
the Neiigsn LsAtSs- Df~sssag CornsAny was in-
sf,sAifa EysEesday Nith capital stccs ~ ST.. sf
taessss Neil5Ska and J. r. Bsrnis ~ seag,ls sni
: = 1actr. ~ Itszlsay. are sss inc0yrxstssr~
49, 's~ bHsiues - 20 BE IL. manufacture ans
va 'sAs@ss dsSSa.Rs sa4 10 deal IN .ssiAss
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neighhorhood whether they are approach
fng or receding from one another. even
though no idea OF the direction the ship
IN can be formed When the sound OF the
siren warns the captains the ships are cer-
tsiniy within less than a mile Of each 9TH
er; then they both creep along under u
slow bell or. II may be. stop the engines
altogether until the ships get close enough
for location.
Whistlng huoys are rapidly supplantng
the old bell huoys along the coasts. and
fog horns. which are nothing more than
siren with a megaphone attachment. have
been multiplied hundred fold during the
past Ten years. A more ghostly. grue-
some. ehsslly noise than the moaning
whine Of n fox horn cannot be Imagined.
II sounds Ike the combined walls OF warn
ing of the thousands who in Davy
Jones locker who might have been saved
by just such whistle.
Q q =
NJ OF few OF Seattle's whistles. and
~ some very 11e.nd.ons ones. are FUR
nished by the scores OF locomotive on the
three great railroads centering here. As
with the ships. the locomotive whistles run
the scale u tone from the saw edged
squeak that gives YOU the snsvers TO me
rumble and roar Of the bass cai.lope. Ev-
erythi2E depends or the whistle on moving
trains By Il the engineer warns the train
men behind him % coming danger. az the
approach to switch Or station. Of passing
ira By Il he teizs the traveller % The
coming OF the train, warns this driver Of
pedestrian az road crossings and bridge
and In a thousand WAYS uses the simple
bit, indispensable appliance
\ whistle on and can Re heard only
very short distance compared with
wh site at SEA, twc 20 two ard A half
miles under favorable conditions heing
about IRE distance the sound or a iocomo-
i've whistle carries. Exper and
actaa, have proven that the hoarse
aeayy whistle Hike the callicge IN Use on
she GTeas ScrtAera locomotives can he
heard much farther than the sariller VIII y
ties. ans nesr.y All the railroads are
changing 10 this style II whistle, IL . also
ella med FOR the deeg-toned whistles that
:ae noise they make does rot disturb the
SseNrsng passengers as does ths sNara
sau*al 80 IRE o,d-fashtcGeH whistle THIS
hsc0Fr ms 50 rapidly settled - saa, road
CROSSINGS cScur every few hundred yarfs
and a. a Warning has Z be haawn far each
crossing rhs locomotives whistle 9 con-
ssAnsly sounding
WHISTLES are ott~n costly Affairs,
an tHeh ~ diameter az the bell 70 tea
safheN r. diameter ard ee~i from s. - 90
s5ia @srh TAevs are out few single whis-
ti"s nsasS Sn beats or trains nowadays. com
esn&5.cg whistles having Nssn found much
more effective. \ number % she mills and
fastartss Als0 $50 combination " sites. ot
tAe Ia;teT TIE cAlltopf. whirh consists az
four separate whistles * dsTeren. ssxes-
sFasi e0Gseva 9e1tly different ssues punched
1osesssF q one hlg u atsfie-aeil IS TIRE Ia
ssfsfe. Use effCEx ~ gnts cCTss e{Azstor Is
- prcssses heavy. mellow has
N<xi &c FAVOR comes ~. cannes which
may <sE3sst 80 ore or twenty xh.xstea A.
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THE WHISTLES OF SEATTLE

tached to the same steam pipe and blown
simultaneously. The whistles are carefully
a. once 4 very powerful and a very musical
vh:stIe. some chimes cost ~ high ~ $500
The mocking bird = another favorite
co.nbinaiton whistle. several being in use
"a SexftIe. II u q libel on the knocking
bird OF the worst sort. a. any one who has
heard the scale run up and down on one OF
these whistles can testify. In cost they
run from rs to $780,
The largest whistle IN Seattle II ten inches
In diameter and 10 one OF three on chime.
With q full head OF steam. that II reaches
over the hill and far away goes without
saying
A little insignificant tug, one OF the small
est OF the mosquito fleet n the Sound. car
ries the largest whistle and Ii is = never
endnE source Of delight TO the crew 10
blow that whistle and watch the faces OF
the crowds OF strangers who rush to the