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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
Gen. otls' Casualty List.

Washington. Dec. 27.-Gen. Otis at
Manila sent to the war department to-
DAY. the following iist OF casualties not
previously reported:
Killed In action: Engagement near
Banna. Dee, 10. Third cavalry. a, Harry
Sweger. Charles w. Frazce. Action
against Romblon Panay, Dec. 10. Eigh-
tCenth infantry, G. Charles j. Feley.
Wounded. VIM. j. Shecrcy hospital
corps. abdomen and head. slight, wound
cd and taken prisoner during attack
on train near Angeles. Sept. 20. escaped
during the enlargement near Manga
taren, Nov. 2S; action near Alimodian.
Panny, u. l.. Nov. 20, Twenty-slxth in
fantry. 4. Thomas Russell. foot, slight;
II. John Nadcau. thigh. severe; Tenth
infantry, A, William Hicks. arm. severe;
action La Granii. Samar. Dec. 9TH. Sixth
Infantry. NJ, Payton NJ Womack, But
took, slight: Reed NJ. kceney, shoulder
slight: attack on Ginigaran. Samara,
Dec. 0, Sixth Infantry. Raymond D..
Burbee, thigh, slight; Vim. Huggard.
both wrists, slight. Advance on Slbula,
Dec. 10. Fourth cavalry. H. Iofczo a.
Declnirmont, corporal, chest. moderate.
II, winthrop Richardson. corporal,
thigh. severe. action, Two, Dec. 49,,
Twenty-nlnth Infantry, -. q. Wade. leg.
slight Action near Tarlac. Dec. 10.
Twenty-hfth Infantry. II, Burt Mccoy.
corporal thigh severe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
Hodges & Co., Bankers and BrOk-
ers, Go to the Wall.
U. $. MINING SHARES DO 1T.
othcr Ranks would Not Accept These
as sccurity-pirm One of the
Largest In Boston.

Boston. Dec. 2s.-E. G. Hodges & Co..
bankers and brokers. OF 50 State street.
suspended business today. The arm Is
one Of the largest In the city. Its deal
ings have been principally In municipal
bonds. II II member OF the Boston
and New York stock exchanges and the
Chicago Board OF Trade.
Mr.. Hodges said today that the trou-
bic was caused by the refusal OF the
Boston banks to give the firm credit on
United States Mining shares.
we have Ave thousand ahnroa Of tina,
stock ON hand" said AFR. Hodges, and
when tho banks refused to accept u
as collateral. there was no course for
US but to protect our creditors"
q. e. Dickson. Of the firm OF Dickson
and Knowles, has been named as as
signcc.
Those Interested say no statement
OF assets or liabilities can be made to-
day. The firm was composed OF Ed
ward g. Hodges, +. +. Lowrcy and
Frederick Swift,
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Or Beatty viii Send a Physician
to Wayne and Emery.
DOCTOR GARRISON MAY GO.
Have Been sent 60 the AZ.
nicscd Families.

DR.. Beatty stated this afternoon that
he would probably dispatch physician
TO Wayne county to investigate and
treat the smallpox cases there: that Or.
Garrison, who n going TO Emery coun-
~ on a similar errand. would probably
be chosen to 30 on to Wayne. The
whole Journey It Is expected will con-
sumo about ten days or two weeks and
probably more.
The situation Of the Wayne county
people u more alarming than any other.
SAYS Dr. Beatty. Tor the reason that
IN are 100 miles from the nearest doc
tor. In the meantime written instruc-
tons rs 90 treatment have been for
warded. There are ten children In the
family ~ the widow In whose home the
disease appeared. The first one OF the
family TO be attacked by the mnlndy
was a young man who had been on
business 20 Emery county. As the mall
to ar1 from Giles Is n scml-weckly ono
DR. Beatty does not expect 10 hear any,
thing further OF the case for a couple Of
DAYS vet
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JUDGE TIMMONY's COURT.


Is. W. JcnuenG..
An old fellow who looked as though
he might b. cousin TO Santa Claus
stood up and In voice trembling from
emotion asked. Docs me name az tn
be published III the papets?"
Were you drunk2'' asked Prosecutor
Delhi.
II suppose 50. but only 'nd a little.
Its most 'umlliatinR position to DO
placed In. so Ills. so 'tis. he he hn."
We'll. don't como back here again."
remarked the court.
I'm very grateful TO YOU. sir. and
you VIII never see me again"
John Rance--"t 'avcn't been well an
yer onncr I'll never be ere agln.'
with that understanding | will let
You 60"
Tho name OF Ed. Kelly was called. but
as there was no complaint against him
he was told to vamooss.
y man named Morris said h. had been
drinking and go; full too qulc;. to suit
him. but would not object to taking his
leave. He was allowed 20 %.
The case against Sid sidney. charged
with using profnne and abusive Ian
guagc. was continued until tomorrow at
y. IN.
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COAL AND COKE COMPANY.
The Utah Incorporates With County
Clerk Today.

Thes Utah Coal and Coke company,
by J. d. Wood. II. @. Wilson. +. w.
Duncan. II. Parnett. Mrs. G. Barnett,
and ] n. Wood trustee, nlei articles
Of Incorporation with County clerk
Dunbar today The object Of the com
pany IL Ia carry on the business OF gem
cral coal mining and coke making tn
Utah. or territory adjacent thereto. The
general oficoa OF the company viii he
established In this city. The amount of
capital stock has been fixed at S25 600.
with shares NJ 10 cents each. The OFF,
GERS are: President. j. -. Wood vice
president. n. q. Wilson. treasurer. II.
W. Duncan; secretary, N. Barnett Toe
compnnya property consists OF 100
acres % coal land near schohcld. Em-
cry county, more particularly described
na follows. North half OF the south
east quarter OF section 10. township Il
south. range cast. and the northwest
quarter ~ section II. township II
south, range east. salt Lake meridian.
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RAILROAD NOTES.

General Superintendent a. T.. Wclby
II out inspecting the Western.
General Agent 81 Clair OF the o. II.
a n. company at Butte was here yes
tcrday.
The Rio crande Western has de-
clarcd n dividend OF si.2s per share ON
preferred stock payable Feb. LIST.
The Idaho supreme court has decided
that the oregon Short Line must pay
taxes on abandoned shops at shoshone.
on January lat Mr.. james Carlton
win leave the Chicago y Alton for
which line h. has been acting as gem
crul passenger agent.
Engineers are out for the purpose Of
projecting u stralghtcr line on the
Union Pacific between Cheyenne and
Atkins. nftccn milcn east. II iH also
sought to avoid the heavy grades on
Archer hill. about midway between
those two points.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works. Of Richmond. Va. has
received from the Chesapeake a ohio
Hallway company on orler Tor 25.g2 by
~ In. consolidation frciaht locomotives
wclghin. $4,000 pounds, each In work.
Ing order
The administrative council for rail-
roads IN the southwest OF Russia has
decided IN principle 20 adopt coal In
stead OF wood for firing locomotives.
but. ms a sudden change would entail
too great expense. the Substitution will
only he effected by degrees In such a
manner. however, as 10 be complete
about 1903.
II IL not likely that any considerable
number OF people VIII move from Flor
encc. Colo, To Canon city on account
OF the extension OF the Florence and
| Cripple Creek ruilwa. to Canon city.
The report that the railway company
had ordercd ATTY families 20 move is
unfounded. The Denver News says
that a few employees OF the road may
some time be Transferred to Canon city
IN probable. but Il IN not likely that
more than dozen men viii be affected
by the building OF the Canon city
branch
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BIo sNowsLiDE.
Rotary On white ras. A Noukon Rail-
road Completely buried.

News OF a big snowslidc on the White
Pass a Youkon railroad came by the
steamer Tees. which arrived at Vie
toria. II. c., yesterday. A rotary and two
engines were buried by the slide. and
after they were shoveled out the rotary
ran into rock. knocking out thirteen
Of lis twenty knives. The train. which
was behind the snow-bucklng outfit.
was not Injured.
T.. oregon. one OF those who cndeav-
orcd TO walk to Skaguay from the
Hnowbound train, was found uncOn-
Gus with his face and hands frozen.
The operator at Glacier reported to
Skaguay that the track there was COW
cred for distance OF $50 feet from I'VE
10 twenty feet deep. The telegraph
wires beyond Glacier are down.
August Wiltachkc fell down the
mountain side at Sheep Creek and was
killed.
]. II. Howard who lief, Dawson De-
cember eth. reports the trail In bad
condition. making travel slow, while
Mall Carrier Carr. who " making his
twenty-third trip from Dawson. says
travel on the Ice In the worst In his ex-
perience.
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CONVERSION OF ACCOUNTS
Trial Of Inc Issues Between South Jordan Co.
Op. and z. c. MI.
suit IL 60 Recover the sum OF $4,000
Alleged 10 be owing
Plaintiff.

The case OF the South Jordan Coop
crntivc Mercantile and Manufacturing
Institution VIZ the lions Cooperative
Mercantile institution was called for
trial before Judge Cherry and n Jury
this afternoon, with Daniel Harrington.
g. :. Patterson and G. II. Stewart for
plaintiff, and Richards a. Narian for
the defendant.
This IN an action TO recover on an nj
legged conversion OF accounts amount-
inc to 81. 800.
The COMPLAINT alleges that on ooto-
Der LIST. 1885. .lalntiff was the owner
OF certain unpaid accounta, due from
Alexander Bills. Ellen Beckstcad, David
Shields and numerous other persons,
residing Ia South Jordan precinct; also
that n WAS the ownor OF books and
papers containing the accounts Of the
parties referred to. on the date named
IL " alleged that plaintiff turned over
10 the defendant all the unpaid nc
cudnta and that the same was later
converted to defendant 10 It's own use.
The defense o. a general denial.
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WIN Transmit, Evidence.

\ Washington dispatch 20 the "Ncwa''
this afternoon says; Tho Interstate
commerce commission decided today 10
ounplny with the request ~ the ship
pers OF freight To transmit 10 the at
torncy general NJ the unlfcd States a
transcript OF evidence taken before tho
commission last week, ON the increase
shippcra In their petition urged that
the testimony taken showed n violation
of the Sherman antitrust act. Their
desire u that the attorney general shall
take action by injunction OF otherwise
20 restrain the roads from putting the
classification into eject on January 1.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
Union Pacifc's Cutoff Work In
cludes One 6,626 Feet Long
sNowsLIpE BURlES ROTARY
spicndid cash surplus showing OF the
Union Pacinc Paul Morton Tor
President u. g., q. a q.

a gentleman who has just returned
from the vicinity ~ Piedmont liill on
the Union Pacific railway. says mat
the improvements contemplated by the
railroad people for that point Include
some extensive engineering projects In
order TO escape the big climb over the
Piedmont grade the company Is boring
tunnel through Quaking Asp ridge,
seven and one-half miles northwest OF
Piedmont Hili. which VIII have a
length Of ee?6 feet. The big hlls which
must be made, In addition to this tun-
mel work. will 20 to the making up OF
some heavy construction contracts and
will furnish employment to a great
many mon. II IS expected that work
on the tunnel will be prosecuted all
winter.
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MAY ASK MORTON.


The Chicago Times-Hcrald u today is
responsible for the statement that PAU
Morton. third vice president of the
Santa Fc. may be OsiSed To accept the
position OF president OF tho rcorganlzcd
Kansas city. Pittsburg a. Gulf. His
name was seriously considered ut
meeting of the executive committee
lasting from early afternoon TO nearly
midnight, ana plans were discussed
which. IL carried out In their entirety,
VIII result In a new railroad system
which win reach from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific seaboards and TO tho Gulf
OF Mexico on the south.
The proposed transcontlncntal system
neccssitates a combination between the
Hartman syndicate and James ]. Hill
A man who Is In the confidence OF the
men who aro engineering the deal cx-
planned II as follows.
"As soon ne the reorganization of the
Gulf road aud It's associated properties
~ completely effected, there will un.
doubtedly be a combination with the
system controlled by Jnmcs j. I'M. By
the Port Arthur route the Gulf road
people VIII have lines running from st
Louis to Kansas city ana from Kansas
city south 10 the Gulf. Nm controls
the Great Northern, which runs west
10 the coast. the Baltimore a Ohio and,
consequently, the Baltimore & South
western,
The plan IL to have hin come into
omahn with che Great Northern and
make connections with the Omaha &
81. Louis rad. which In turn connects
with the Gulf road at Kansas city, thus
GIVING n complete line from the Gulf
90 the Pacific coast. Coming east. the
combination would have the Omaha a.
~. Louis road, and AT the latter point
The Hill system would again come In
by means OF the Baltimore & South
western they would get from ST. Ioui,,
20 Cincinnati, and there connect with
the Baltimore a ohio. which would take
them cnat 70 tho ANlnIln omit >,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
80 DANGER FROM sAsrErE.
Teachers Of That County WIN Remain
Away from state Convection.

Special per Dcacrct Telegraph.
Manti, Utah. Dec. 25.-By order OF
School Superintendent Andrew c. Nell
son and advice OF William Allison.
PRECEDENT Of the state Teachers assoc
ciniion. no Snnpete county teachers Will
attend the state meeting this week. 80
salt l.akers need have no fear of get
tlng the fmallnox from our teachers.
But there il less danger OF catching the
Of the State. rs the health officers have
MANAGED 20 Keep the quarantine 20 well
that the plague has not spread. and
those who were afflicted are about we'll
again. At Sterling also the disease Il
almost a thing u the past. People who
have been quarnntined are cleaning up
and preparing FOR their freedom once
moro. All public gatherings are going
on M usual and We expect to open
schools IN Manti Jan. end, 1900.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27

Henry W. Brant. receiver Of the
American Building. Loan a. Investment
society OF Chicago, by his attorneys.
g. Il. and - g. Loofbourow. hled a
foreclosure suit against Susannnh q.
Hansen. Julius Hansen and Russell G.
Woodruff, trustee. In the Third dis
trict court today.
The complaint sets forth that In
March, 1890, the defendant Susannnh q.
Hansen became n shareholder In the
American Building, Loan and west
incnt society by purchasing ten shares.
Later "A loan Of $1,000 was made on the
shares mt a rate Of . per cent aud q
premium rate of per cent. To secure
this sum n mortgage ON real property
In this city was given. Default and
non payment. Il Is alleged. was made
on the loan. and the mortgaged prop
crty has become forfeited to the So
ciety
The defendant Woodruff, It In alleged,
claims an interest In the mortgage,
but plalntlf alleges that II has ne
crued SUBSEQUENT to the lien OF the
mortgage deed given the society.
Plaintiff prays Tor judgment for see
aud foreclosure Of the premises
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
AT PAYSON NOW.
Smallpox Makes Its Appearance In
Another Utah County Town.

A smallpox case has broken out at
Payson. The victim Is Alexander
Thornton. Dr. Robinson. who went
down there from Provo. examined the
patient and pronounced his Illness to be
q severe case Of smallpox.
The stricken man ana his family were
NJ once qusrantlned. and the local au-
ihorities win do all In their power to
arrest the disease before Il spreads.
Thornton IN station agent there for the
oregon Short Line. and the building has
trains being allowed TO stop there at
present
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27

Plttsburg, Dec. 27.-Capt. Jacob Jay
Vandcrgrlft. one Of the wealthlest and
most prominent men Of Pittsburg ana
pioneer or the petroleum and natural
gns producing Industries. died suddenly
In this city. at him home. last night.
lie was u years Of axe and his death
resulted from heart trouble.
Joliet. Ills. Dec. s1.-John Fleming.
well known throughout the country rs
n railroad contractor. died here today Of
paralysis. lie was 70 years old. lie
was a resident OF Dos Molncs. Iowa, for
over 20 years. and has helped construct
many Of the prominent trunk railroad
lines In the United States.
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over about the SAM.
NE sound was hearI ~ 70 the ea.,
IN una q miles, windn,,.,, uiH,anccs q,
~. - mneS. and TO Inc ,e,uhs rattle5
was henrd 10 miles nvev' NO souni
,.os,teu records concernlr.. mere ara
cSpiosions. In the Erin o,ner great
~ !, 1851, two barres a Nplosion ..
zinc and = small one b,s,.' aIse mags.
.essipn' with ?. 30 and 4 up N sue.
powuer respectively, ana ,, ne OF gun.
S NV narns within half \ s house,
.,,tt.' w. windows bclnr e Wet,
ni",im n Z, radius q five miles 'sTntlsref
of 81, ss ~ n"afd and felt al d,',nre e.
hcinn nj, - % miles. the conc,,.,,',
piogion ~, ia w milee away Tho Won
", tieii 81 lao tons OF dynami,i' ne ct.
ni iell Gatac, Now Yof, b""l,hite' etc,
vibrations that were pera,i,. ogf set up
mercury bath and a tsle.c,.eu, with a
lance OF ~ miles. Tho eSh,s.ai Dis.
TONS or black powder n Ap,.o,,hlon Of %
match 0. 1899. IL said an ~ ipulon, on
uohee' TO have been heard Ioo v ,.Inl evl.
Wllea
In the new copying moo.
b'yuinane, which has 49,, OF Jules
~ rtance, one eide OF p,rchn,, PATENTED
inptesnntcd with ,annin NV, paper
~, ~ i.,u upon the writing In convla.. tlls
~ p"p.r y Hhghtly mols,cnoj ~. M
LICK, ana q superficial impr,,. '9in The
We writing H. thus taken. wbl ,jhsi ,loonn u
PIE through the paper. In ,bi a u -.
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can be made. Va we original
ihe ,fnc required for vnri,,.
We produce new generatisn casts
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a.. hqysr, or Vienna, At 6 dss g. q ~;
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n now generation, eyon sf,a, proiuc.
o. - deg. e. one ap Giles rcqnifoi Mex.
III minutes. anothcr totirs 4, hyuis
no 1 ne 'v,n,u,sovetcd electric wires ma,
have seriously dcieriorated Ia ", ,sll
years. J." lhfts
,o a, = recent meeting Of tn, Ru,.i,,
academy Of Science PROF. Du. 80
Gated the use OF English as ,,r,, alyo;
language for men Of science. ''''h
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
SHADoWINc THE JURORS,
Detectives Do !, IN an Offensive Manner in
New York.
No Help for u, as the Prosecution
mires the ,Detectives-Jury-
men Dispirased.

New York. Dee 27.--some of tho jur-
ors In the case 81 Roland II, Molineux.
Who is on trial for the alleged murder OF
Mrs. Kate J. Adams. have complained
to Recorder Con- about being under the
constant and almost painful Survell-
lance OF detectives. They claim that
ever since the selection OF the jury. a
detective has been assigned to each
member OF the jury and has Swallowed
him with annoying persistence. The
complaining jurors say that they are
not only logged. but that their business
places are Invaded and even the privacy
OF home life II disturbed by the dctec-
lives. one OF the Jurors said that he
and his wife were followed by de-
tective to Christmas tree festival on
Christmas night. II he stopped to talk
with friend the detective was there nt
his elbow affecting fnrawny look, bu,
bent on catching every word. To have
his every word and his every act acru-
ilnized and jotted down. the juror said,
was intolerable.
Foreman Martin said that he and his
wife were much disturbed by the de-
tectlves. one Juror objected to the de-
tective assigned to him peerlng over
his shoulder and siding up to him when
he was talking business to his employees,
The complaining Jurors declared that
the detectives made report OF their OBJ
servatlona every morning TO Assistan,
District Attorney Osborne.
Asst. District Attorney Mcintyre said
today that fifteen detectives were chos-
en- for this purpose, n detective being
assigned To each one Of the Jurors.
He said II was not unusual to have
detectives shadow Jurors. II was essen
tlal for the justice and public good that
this should be done II was said Re-
cordcr Con told the complaining Jurors
that he could do nothing for them. and
that they went away dissatisfied.
The proceedings In the trial were re.
sumed today with Daniel I. Ames. OF
san Francisco. the handwriting expert
on the witness stand.
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Welcome, Evh. IF
Thou CONTEST Alone
One evil that cannot come

One eVH that cannot come
alone Is impure blood. IF
this as aAogved. it Is at
tended by kindred ailments
galore. This condition
means that eVery vein and
artery of the body instead
Of Carrying to the organs a
heaith-giOing floSv of life,
Is laden quih a stoqu and
impure fluid that Is harm
ing instead of healing.
Il Is unfortunate qDhen there Is bad
blood" inside Of you. Hoods Sa,sa-
pdrila q0A moi make enemies friends.
bat Il RpN make dad Blood" good
blood. and Blood should be of the best
qualay. Rooi's re9e, dislppoiris.
Grip -"Afier severe attack of grip.
my health mas poor. LOOT no relief m-
III ] used Rood's Sarssparlta, V,,iiieh did
Tofai gvss needed. pg1fed my blood.
W. W. SieWari. Orisahi Mss.
Liver Troubles-"My wfe and !
are aSpmerd n years and haze SctiVcd
great bcFeH from Roods Sa,sAparita
for i'ysr and stomach. We 90 not thdik
Of teiqq egiti,oa arS Eoci's Pills.
Hiram Ae,vey. Biissfeld. Sleh.
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The directors Of the Wabash railroad
company. New York. have ordered n
Eeinl-annuni payment of per cent on
It, dcbenturc Income bonds. payable
January 3 The payment is for the TX
months ending December n. This Il q
special payment. The dchen,urc "A
bonds ARE non-accumulatiyc 6 per cents
with preference ~ to Interest over jun
Tor issue. The last payment was In
July. 1896, OF one per cent.
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roun MILLIoN SURPLUS.
Union Pacific Make. a splendid showing
for Last Year

The annual report OF the Union Pa
clfic railroad for the fiscal year ending
June goth. has been issued. II contains
the following figures; Gross earnings
sie.sii.cii: operating expenses, Ni.ii2.-
les. net earnings. sS,59si75. Interest,
dividends and miscellaneous N,2is,1a6.
leaving balance OF s9.6is.20a, out OF
which was paid interest ON funded debt.
t1S300o0 leaving u balance OF s5.ass.20S,
10 which was added the amount re-
ceiycd from the oregon Short Lane.
ssss.iis, which makes total applicable
TO dividends OF tG.sSa 26s. Of which 81
e25.000 was paid, leaving "A surplus on
hand June a0th OF 81, 95S, 3gs.
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FUNERAL NorICRs.

The funeral services over the remains
OF the late James Anderson viii be held
IN the Sixth ward assembly hall on
Friday. at 1880 u. m.
Friends desiring to view the remains
OF the late Martha u. Taylor can do 80
ut the family residence. 1907 First street
from II u. m. TO " noon. Thursday. the
2lIh mat