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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-23
MANILA.

MANILA. &C.
neral Otis mniema, re
W 20 dniach uSmierzy
powstanie ma Filfpi-
mach. mach i, ] zabierze q! Agul-
inalda do niewoll, je-
zeli .przyjada ma czas
pulki regularne znaj-
dujace sic W drodz9
do Manili. w obozie
powstahc6w panuje
pomiedzy poszcze-
g6lnemi szcze pami
niezgoda. = Oddzia}
amerykansklch mary
narzy strzeze kolel
zelaznych. Pier
wszy okret 2 posi4ka-
mi dla generafa Otis
ma nadp4yna6 4 Mar
ca. POWstancOm k0n- :
czy sic amunicya.
G}0wna kwatera Agu
inalda znajduie sic te-
raz W Marlelao, ttylk Q
mila angielska Cd "a
jetego przez Ame-
rykan6w Caloocan.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-23

Tile W roku 1898-ym bylo
mason6w. Czytelnicy WrARU-
sA zadziwia sic mad stosun-
kowo ma}a bardzo liczba
mason6w ma kuli ziemskiej.
Najwiecej mason6w jest W
Stanach Zjedncczych. Rel
miedzy mimi wodza zydz;. ].
Nalezet do lozy masohskiej
jest bardzo kosztowna rzecza.
Pisarz tych slow s]yszal z
ust bardzo dobrego przyja-
ciela-masona, ze tysiac do
lar6w zaledwo rocznie po~
krywa wszelkie wymagania
lozy.
Masoni 50 sfusznie uwazani
przez Kosci6l jako sekta.
Masoni w}asny maja podrecz-
mix ceremonii dla zywych j
umar}ych braci. Masoni, ma
zywajac Boga architektem
wszechswiata (the architect
of the. universel. b ! u z'ni q
B og u, stawiajac m a t Ell "a,
j a k o Q d w e c z n a.obok
architellta. Masoni W Ame.-
ryce ME So Q tyle szkodliwi,
iley Europe. bo Stany
Stany Z)ednoczone So. ich
raiiem.
Prezydent Nc Kinley jest
| masonem.
Masoni W Ameryce.' iako
W kazdym kraJu, staraj4 sic
o ludzi i zamoznych i wply~
wowych j wyksztalconych:
G}upie 6 Q c h TO pa d o
ozy ME wpuszc CA,
Miedzy soba starala sic
utrzymat regu}y grzecznosci
(Be a gentleman). K $ ie ~
k a t oil c Xxi c h masoni
il e d yni e. sic boja. Pred
ksiedzem bowiem. chociaz sic
wygadaja wszystkiego cza-
sami, wstydza sic swojej
masohskiej herezyi. Madry
ksiadz masona zbije ma kaz-
dym kroku. Madry znaczy:
wyksztalcony i cnotliwy.
! Zydostwo przc waza W ma
sonii, mianowicie europej-
skiej. Zyd jest urodzonym
nieprzyjacielem krzyza. Czem
bowiem So zydzi Cd czas6w
| Chrystusa? Wielu Mich, jako
to Apostolowie, uznali W
Chrystusie Mesyasza. Uwie-
rzywszy W Zbawiciela, uznali
prawo Mojzesza jako skoh-
czone. Ola Mich zosta}o tylko
przejsc;e z starego do nowe-
go zakonu pod slodkie jarz-
mo Jezusa Nazaredskiego.
Reszta zyd6w odpad}a cd
WARY W ,,Mesyasza'' Jak
Luter zaprotestowal przeciw-'
ko prawdzie katolickiej, tax
zydzirrebelizanc ukrzyzo-
wawszy Zbawiciela, zaprEo.-
testowali przeciwko calemu
Staremu Testamentowi. y
Mich dzisiajj mamoda i opano-
wanie kuli ziemskiej potega
! hnansoWa, stanowla poslall-.
nictwo J, Mesyasza.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-23

Oloz1 liczba Mason6w ma kuli ziemr
skiel Wlroku obecnym:
Arpenfyl Il krai katolickij loz 60 cz{onkow 5000
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-23
@ Jasiiu ]. Mdrcin:klu. M!'l'dl|| III 4

Dwaj chieagoscy alderman, .Polacy,
sJoaek snuliki / Mdreine;k Wiora, stsra>
ia Sc ponowny wyb6r, poniewaz ich
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

was not the glittering tinsel of the
show, but the solid worth of the most
valuable gem. It was in all truth a
most remarkable occasion
It's success far surpasses the san
guine expectations of those who open
ed their hearts and purses to !: the
praiseworthy enterprise. It was a
dream of loneliness whose actually
was too magnificent to be real
Every one was happy all were fas-
cinated by the luxurious character of
the affair in which, each of the several
hundreds beautiful women and gallant
men contributed to complete the gor-
geous and ever-varying picture. It
was the realization of what the ideal
ball should be.
There was an air of gentility about
it which has never heretofore peryad-
ed a public ball in this city. While
all those who attended were not of the
aristocracy yet they were people of
intelligence and good breeding, and
were just as much at home and had
just as good time as those who have
a great deal more money and are sup
posed to belong to the select circle
whose sacred portals are guarded from
the many who do not move in their
particular set The absence of re-
straint and obbishness was one of
the most commendable features Of the
evening. While it is true that the
leaders of society confined their atten-
lions to the friends with whom they
are accustomed to associate in society,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

creature. Never before had the great
people, blessed with an abundance of
this worlds goods, been willing to in
dulge in the frivolity of the dance for
the sake of sweet charity. It was a
public testimonial to the fact that
goodness predominates and that even
that folly, the may waltz, which
many theologians and church men,
bers abhor, can be turned to the SER
vice of right, and act as a ministering
angel in the hour of gloom and mise
ry.
The impressiveness of former artis-
tic triumphs in the sphere Of music
and oratory have paled into insight
icance before the superb demonstra
ton of The Charity Ball. Thousands
of beautiful women have graced the
great hall with their presence in the
memorable past, but their beauty was
not enhanced by the same marvellous
elegance of costume, the same poetry:
of motion nor the same splendor Of
personal adornment as at the Charity
Ball.
There was a combination of color,
ing> rarity of taste and harmony of
beauty which words can not paint, nor
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

dulging in complimentary reference to
the elegance and elaborateness of the
ball. =. .-s r.. j.
It was a kaleidoscope of hustle,
talking, dancing, promenading and
feasting. There seemed to be no de-
tail lacking to the perfect success Of
the undertaking. The most ardent
authorizations of enjoyment of the
bellies and beaus had come to. pass. 1t
was not like the ordinary hop at. some
private residence, where the selfish
ness of personal enjoyment was not
tempered by the knowledge that the
result of this dance would be some
thing more than tired feet and weary
heads, but the beneficent hand of
gratitude would fall upon them while
they slept and bless them for con-
tributing to the alienation of pain
and distress while pursuing their own
pleasure. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

the music, the lights, the throbbing
in the air that is partly the music,
partly the perfume of the thousand
blossoms, partly that indescribable
something that is as subtitle as love
itself, most women waken into beau
ty that warns and CLOVIS as though
she were a flower expanding under
the vivifying light of heaven.
Just how many proposals have been
made in ballroom it might be in
teresting to know. But no matter
how many the record might show, it
would be wonder there were not
more.
Those who witnessed the grand
march saw a sight to make the blood
thrill more quickly with pulsations of
delight to linger in ones memory for
ever afterward. Down the great hall
they came in stately measured tread,
brave men by the side of beautiful
women, as lovely as the daughters of
the gods, and each as fit to be queen.
To the right and left swept the bril-
liant cavalcade, the air scintillating
with the CLEAN of diamonds and prec-
ious jewels, not brighter than starry
eyes that flashed gloriously. There
was sweep of silk and satin, the per-
fume of thousands of blossoms. 1t
was scene to make an artist rave.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

which was being carried on by: the col
ored people. The officers are:
Preside D. Thompson.
Vice President-David B. Hawley.
Secretary-Robert H. Harper.
Assistant Secretary James E
Knott.
Treasurer. John Thomas.
Some of the leading members pres
ent were:
Lawrence Weir, John Shaw,
Chester Conrad, George Weir,
Carl D. Reynolds, Samuel E. White,
Luther Pollard, Bert T. French,
Arthur 3. Kinley, yelling Greyson,
Hiram Wheeler, Charles Webb,
Ulysses Draydon, T. A. Anderson.
Several of the officers of the hos
pital and the trained nurses attended
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

the most illustrious Inner convey to-
canvas. Chicago's Afro-Americans
have reason to feel proud of their first
Charity Ball, not only because it was
such positive financial success, and
served to show the spontaneity =. Of
their charity, but because no other
city could offer comparison with us in
the charms of it's fair sex, their grace
and elegance and tastefulness. Theirs
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

city and of course was by all odds the
most extensive. The principal charm
of the event was after all the dancing.
While hundreds of pretty girls and
their handsome partners tripped the
fantastic to the perfect z rhythm Of
Armant's great orchestra happy pa
pas and mammas looked on from their
seats in the balcony or stage boxes
Dainty little feet, encased in soft and
elegant slippers, peeped out from the
folds of silk and satins, tempting the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

1t was the first time that the grace
full and fascinating muse, Terpsichore,
had been made to do duty in the glori-
Gus cause of humanity among the
Afro-Americans of Chicago. This was
the first time that wealth and culture
had publicly recognized that the high
est purpose of individual happiness is
to make happier and more comforta-
BILE the lot of an unfortunate fellow
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10
AFTER THE BALL.
Some Thoughts Suggested by the Great
Event OF Monday Night.

Some Thoughts SUGGESTED by the Great
Event Of Monday Night.
The Charity Ball has come and
gone, and fingers only like a. dream
in ones memory-a memory of beauti-
sful gowns, of fair women with daz-
cling smiles, of diamonds flashing
their brilliancy across the ball room
as brightly as stars in winter skies,
of the perfume Of thousands Of flow
ers, tropic in their loneliness all these
and more linger in the mind, radiant
with all the loneliness of the spring
time of life.
What temptation ball room must
be to a man, anyway, for under the
influence of the hour, the witchery,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

It was double purpose that actu-
ated the Charity Ball and it brought
with it. double satisfaction to the
beautiful woman and braye men who
participated in it #, j
A feature of the evening was the
announcement that $12,50O had just
been presented to Provident Hospital
by Nathan M. Freer to build dormi-
tory for nurses who are attending
the training school.
The grand march did not start I'M
til after 9 o'clock. 1t was led by Noah
d. Thompson, president Of the asso-
citation, and Miss Mamie Denny. At
the head of the column were the 9TH
er members of the Young Mems Chart
ty Association with their ladies. The
march was followed by a programme
of sixteen numbers. r.
Throughout the hall American flags
and the national colors were hand
somely draped. These had been sent
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

they did not carry their exclusiveness
to the, extent of rudeness.
Every one was made to feel at ease,
and the reception committee perform
ed it's duties with rare tact and clever
ness. Probably the most interesting
part of the ball to the ladies was the
variety and beauty of the costumes.
The display of toilettes was without
question the finest ever seen in this
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10
BETWEEN NUMBERS.

Bits of Pleasantly Suggested While tho
Dancers Rested.
DR.. Lewis is looking for another
Charity Ball.
Miss Sonora Seldens dress came d.
rect from Paris.
Mr.. S. Laing Williams was cool and
calm throughout.
Mr.. Wespetal was one of the best
looking bachelors.
Mr.. Frank George carried huge
bouquet gracefully. = -, :
Il. - - ~ t.
DR.. Hall had on a brand new"
Prince Albert suit.
Mr.. Brown asked The Appeal to
mention his diamonds.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

merry muse to test their powers of
grace and endurance. s.
There was multitude of bright
winning faces glowing with the hue
of health and the excitement and
splendor Of the occasion. In the gal
lery were many spectators who gazed
upon the scene in wonder or with the
eyes of envy, for the delightful time
in which they were for some reason
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

1t was unparalleled in brilliancy and
splendor. -.. d. ...~... .....,.-. . a.. -
The sublime and noble object of the
occasion added to the enjoyment Of
the festivities. Amid the scenes of
revelry there were tidings of great joy
to hundreds of sick and suffering for
the general aid that would come to
relief their distress and agony.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10

not permitted to take part. A glance
into the boxes revealed the many
prominent citizens. some prominent
members Of churches which prohibit
dancing, watching the progress of the
dance or discussing the affair and in,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10
All this Is Done In the Name of
Sweet, Sweet Charity.
Arlington Presents a Very
Merry, Dancing, CHANGING,
Laughing, Quaffing, Entrance
ing Time of 1t, To Be Sure.
The Story of Chicago's Great
Charity Ball From the
Opening to the Closing
Scene.

ERILY it was a fam
GUS affair. Among
the many delightful
memories that clus-
ter around the nota-
BILE events in Ar
lington Hall the
Charity Ball must
take first place.
Nothing has ex-
celled in grandeur
and will linger long
er in the recollection
of the participants,
%Lo~ tI;~ 1xy1-%
People's voice., 1899-05-04
SEVENTY-SIX
TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION.

While people of the effete East were
of attending the Centennial expOsi-
tiCn at Philadelphia, the boundless
plains of Kansas were filling up with
people. New farms were being opened,
new counties formed and new town
ships organized. Tie grasshOppers
had had their inning; new activity had
appeared as a result of the reaction
and the unlimited promise of match
less western Canaan.
On February -. 1876, We find the
following proceedings OF record on the
commissioners journal of Sumner
county:
"ln the matter OF The petition Of j
W. EDWARDS aud Othels lUr the form.
alton Vi neT municipal township tC
be calico the municipal township OF
"Seventy-SlX,' the board tinGs upon
consideration Of said petition and the
sworn testimony introduced in sup
port thereof; lsl, that SAID proposed
new municipal township contains an
area Of thirtySix square miles; I'd,
that within the llmlts thereof there
are more than 200 b ma tlde inhahit-
ants. and that the petition filed for
the purpose of obtaining the fOrTa-
tlOn of said new municipal township
has been signed by nifty qualified elec-
tors resident within the proposed ter
ritOrial Limits.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

W. R. MOtlit built the first store 10
Milan.
The first school was opened in a
dugOut and 5000 after moved TO the
basement of hillside Claim shanty on
what is known as the Leach claim.
Here it remained for several terms.
The first death was that Of a boy OF
IA by the name Of Garret. He lost
his life 10 attempting TO cross the
Chikaskia during high water, and was
buried on the Ferdinand Wood
quarter. This was the begisning OF
the Woods cemetry.
The first gathering was held at
Fred RObsOn's iD l4xlS foot
house. The entertainment consisted
principally of dancing.
Ferdinand Wood grew the first
peaches and sold them at the rate OF
81 per peck.
The first marriage was that Of Dell
Fisher and Bertha Warner.
f. NJ. Robson was one Of the first
settlers. j. E. Bissell living two miles
east was also an 'oId timer" The
most OF the old settlers have passed
away either by death or removal. A.
w. Shaffer still holds his fine home
half a mile east Of town. A. South
wick, one Of Milan's first settlers has
passed away TO the great beyond.
Those Of the old timers still living
but who have moved to other settle
ments are: John Wilson, r. Hankins,
Peter Warner, Mr.. Plank, J. L. Pitt
and many others. Jas. McCluer aud
]. T. Mcclure still live near Milan on
their old homes.
Another old settler was Uncle Sam
Cox who built three fine houses around
Milan. C. J. Stillwell made some
lasting Improvements: |. S. Alton also
made some fine Improvements.
+. NJ. Shore has walked many
time to Wellington for his mail,
fifteen and half miles, frequently
returning without any. Fred Rob-
People's voice., 1899-05-04
ORGANIZATION.

Ryan township was organized by
order of the board Of county COM
missiOnerS on the 4th day of August
1879. The board was then constituted
as follows: Samuel Balm, II. r..
Simmons and Geo. A. Jewett; Stacey
B. Douglass, county clerk. The order
Of the board was as follows:
Aud now comes W. Il. Brown and
slXty-seven Others by petition pray
Ing for the organization Of munich
pal township tO be called Ryan. Said
petition being in all respects legal, 1t
is therefore ordered by the board that
the new municipal township of Ryan
he and the same is hereby organized
and set of, bounded as follows tOwit:
(The territory described is all OF
township 32, range 3 weSt.) 1t is
further ordered by said board that
the first election in said township Of
Ryan be held on Tuesday the fourth
day of November, A. D. 1879, at the
school house 10 District NJ. 81.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

luldl %, 90, tJO. 10
CONCLUSION.
The Canaan of the HOmeseeker, :"
the Happy Homeland for Every
body" the place where you can find
Health, Pleasure and PrOfi;"-all
these have been said Of Sumner county
and the half has not been told. - a.
preciate how iavishly Nature has en-
dowed this little corner of our great
state, one must not only see it, but
live here.
Kissed into smiles by the sunlight of
heaven, and melted into generous pro-
ducti0n by the dews, with its 1000
acres of fertile land, traversed by
mighty rivers and railroad systems;
with its erterprising, intelligent and
liberal people, and everything that is
essential to the happiness of mankind,
Sumner is truly the Banner County"
She is proud of her schools and
churches; her credit at home and
abroad; her continued increase in pop
ulation and wealth; her rich fields and
fertile valleys; orchards and vineyards;
but above all is she proud of her in
dustrious, cultured, hOspitable citizens
whose labor and enterprise have made
her present position possible.
To the homeseeker Sumner county
does not promise immediate phe-
nomenal wealth; but to the hard
working farmer of the East and North
who labors year after year without OBJ
tanning a competency, she holds out
grand prospect. In return for the
same amount of labor not only can a
man live surrounded by every comfort
in life, but ne can each year lay by
some of his worldly goods so that when
he is in the "sere and yellow leaf of
life" he can res; from exacting toll and
enjoy the results which his labor and
our fertile soil has given him.
Could the writer lift the curtain that
Obscures the future, and could the
bright sunlight be thrown on the view,
1t would display a picture that would
quickly blast all hesitancy in chang
ing your location from other parts into
this glorious country.
Sumner county must advance! With
its wealth of soil and climate it cannot
s;andstill. And although it may not
be advertised. still homeseekers will
find out this fertile country, this
'gem" of the state of Kansas, and,
coming within its borders, seeing the
righteousness of its crops, may we'll ex-
claim
10! I declare deem him blest,
Whose foot, here pausing, fndeth rest"
People's voice., 1899-05-04

them great delight To cut open The
beds and pillows and watch the
feathers float away on the wind.
Horses, wagon and goods were all
list. That night Mr. and MIS-. Shore
each carrying "A chIld started on Their
Iong walk for Slate creek. After d
weary tramp they reached friends
who organized a party tC pursue the
Indians and recover the stolen prop
erty. In this they were partially
successful.
The next year a son, J. A. Shore,
was born who enjoys the distinction
Of being the first white child Tor any
other color tor that matter born in
the township.
The first post Office was established
in 1893 and Mr.. Shore was appointed
postmaster. He has twice since held
the same office.
The first store was owned and
operated 10y J. W. Pitts, aud consisted
of little stock Of general meTchan-
disc kept in a log house three-fOurths
mile south of where Milan now
stands.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

son has made many trip to yelling
ton barefUutCG, aud afOut: hauled
wheat To Wichita with oxen ana
brought lumber back. Bat now he
eau come TO Wellington with his
carriage or 90 to Wichita on the cars,
eat at the Motel instead of camping
on the road side.
Fred High is another of the old
settlers. lie came "the wet spring"
Mr.. High, lafayette OSirander ana
Mr Hankins hauled the timber from
the "black jacks to build log school
house on section /. Two schools were
held in it AID II was afterward sold
To j. L. McCluer who u.ed it for
claim shanty and then converted IL
into a hen house. The building still
stands.
TOPOGRAPHY.
Ryan township Is another slice of
the same portion of the earth of
which so much has already been
written. The Chkaskia river cuts
across the southwest corner OF the
township, leaving many splendid
bottom farms. Beaver creek dcws
People's voice., 1899-05-04
Ryan Township.

Thralls3l, l.. K. Myers u, J. F. Justu,
l3; treasurer, NJ. B. Keagy 2S, D. w
johnson 10, j. ?. Winner u: clerk,
Stacey Z. Douglas 80, John T. Cald-
well IL, II. B. Vasey 10; register, 7
A. Hubbard %, j. r. Hickman 30.
surveyor, S. T. Wood %, j. VI. CorbI1
z: Coroner, John H. Folks 30, Thomas
George l3, E A. Wood II; commiss-
iOner. Samuel Balm -. Richard Nc
Mullin q, A. T. Cross I.
Following is the vote on township
officers; trustee; Victor Drummond q
Charles Shafer %; clerk, AlOnzC
Shafer SO, Charles A. Pitts 20; trea-
surer. Daniel DrummOnd ., c. c
Mckinney, %: (In this tie case Drum.
mOnd was elected by lott: Justice OF
the peace Owen Miller %. Walter
Crockett 2S. Geo. 7. Lee %, L. B.
0,trander 20; constableS, Marion
Skeats a, Samuel BurnsideS 81, P. II,
People's voice., 1899-05-04

saac Alton Is one OF the landmarks Of the
town Of Milan. A skeIch OF Ryan township
without mention Of him would be lncOm-
plete. Mr.. Alton Is a native of Pennsylva-
mia, but was reared fIOm childhood ~ the
age OF majority in Van Burrn county, Iowa.
tits father fell victim at Vicksburg and
Isaac received bis schooling at the Soldiers
Orphans Home. then at Pennington, Iowa.
now at Davenport. Leaving school the
young man first worked at The carpenter
trade In Davenport. In 1873 be came TO
Kansas aod settled on government land In
Morris tuwnsbip, this county. He proved
up his claim aud about that time the rail-
rOdd came along from Wellington west dn
1851 Mayf I'd and Milan were launched
and Isaac Altoa chose Milan as his home ana
went 10 merchandising He first managed
for other partie-, then became owner
lumber and hardware. In 1890 the business
was incorporated and in 1897 the firm broad
ened out and put In stock Of dry goods
and groceries In connecti d with hardware
and lumber. They csrrya big trade. Mr..
Alton was married In 1872 to Miss Samantha
Harlrn and TO tht N have been born five
children.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

was then a part, In passing -:
might state that Ryan's competitors
In that race were: J.B. Fugate I Dem.
Of Newton and Judge Frank DosteI
(Greenback) of Marion. All Of the
parties are still on deck in the politi'
cal arena. In that contest lin 1878
in this county Ryan received l,OSO
votes, Fugate 800 and DOster 692.
At the first election in Ryan town.
ship 55 votes were cast, divided al
follows among the various candidates
for county officers: Sheriff, ]. N.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

The territory composing Ryan
township was formerly part of the
old township of Sumner, which then
embraced the present townships OF
Summer, Springdale, Creek, Dixon,
Ryan and Osborn.
The township was named Ryan 10
honor Of HOD.ThOmas Ryan who wasiu
1878 elected to congress from the
third district Of which this county