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Receiving a Severe Setback In the Battle
Which Followed.
Two Of the Horses Ridden by the
Officers Shot and Two Others
Stampeded, the Officials Being
Forced to Take Shelter Among
the Rocks to Save Their Own
Lives-Now Certain the Bandits
Belong to the "Hole-in-the-
Wal1' Gang.

OMAHA, June ga special to the
Bee" from Cheyenne, Wyo says: The
Sheriff's posse which left Casper yes
terday in pursuit of three of the Union
Pacific train robbers, overlook them
when thirty miles out, and were given
a severe setback in the fight which fol-
lowed, the robbers shooting two of their
horses and stampeding two more
The posse consisted of Hazen OF Com
verse County, Heistand OF Natrona
County, Lee Devine, foreman of the
'Cy' outfit, and seven others. They
followed the trail of the robbers almost
due north and over high, sandy. rolling
pSairie. The bandits had eaten lunch
at Tea Pot Rocks, twenty-five miles
1IJom Casper, where, with field glasses,
Iphey could see the country behind them
FOR ten miles and probably saw their
pursuers approaching. They had been
following high ridges. but after leav-
ing Tea Pot Rocks struck down in a
draw to the head of Tea Pot Creek. and
followed along the creek bottom for six
miles. AT high cliff of rock the ban
dts turned abruptly to the left, and
rode into the rocks. They were seen
by the posse and followed closely, one
man trailing them while the others
rode to the side.
Within 200 yards of the rocks Charles
Hahaby and E. T. Payton were in the
lead. Suddenly two shots rang out
and Payton's horse went down with
bullet through its heart The whole
posse dismounted and ran among the
rocks, under cover. In few moments
other shots Were fired by the robbers
but only two shots were fred in return
as they were completely hidden behind
rocks and could not be SEEN
A few minutes later ]. L. Long of the
posse, who had been some distance be-
hind, came up, and the robbers put a
ball through his horse lengfhWise, and
1ained bullets around him like hail Two
more Of the horses stanpeded down a
draw to the east, and the posse was
considerably demoralized.
The robbers took advantage of this
to beat hasty retreat. and as it was
too dark to follow them. the pursuit
ceased till this morning. When the trail
was taken up. Two of the posse re-
turned to Casper, where reinforcennents
were mounted on good horses ana i'm
mediately started out to take the trail
General Manager Dickinson. Superin-
tendent Harris and Mr.. Buckingham Of
the Union Pacific, Superintendent Dan
iels and Manager Gentsch of the Pa
cific Express and Special Agent Wizard
of the Union Pacific are at Casper di-
Iecting the pursuit. If the robbers sue
coed in reaching the Ho:e-in- the Wall,
the fastness will be surrounded and a
determined effort made to capture them
AT the scene of the ambush one of
the posse this morning found a shot
gun marked Pacific Express Com
pany." which had been dropped by the
robbers.
Frank Webb and J. q Miller of the
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United Daughters of confederacy

WASHINGTON, June o. The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will hold their annual reunion at Glen
Echo. near this city, on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. President
Mckinley to-day accepted an invitation
to be present on the last day, and also
granted the use of the Fort Monroe
Band for the reunion. The President
will be accompanied by Generals Cor
bin and Wheeler
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Griesby Taken Into Custody.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-Ex-Ser-
geant Willis O. Grigsby of the United
States army, who is wanted in two
counties of this State for bigamy and
by local officials for using unlawfulIy
the United States mails, was taken
into custody to-day at Fort Logan, Col,
where he had re-enlisted in the army
under the name of York. His arrest
was brought about through a letter
written to Miss Neva Wood, his tlird
wife, of this city, who turned it over
to Postal Inspector Erwin.
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Dispersed When Militia Arrived.

GRIFFIN (Ga.), June. 5.-The Griffin
Rifles, who were called out last night
to protect the jail against threatened
attacks of the Regulators" returned
to their homes this afternoon. The
Regulators had gathered to release
some imprisoned comrades, but quickly
disbanded when the militia arrived.
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The Speakership Fight.

CHICAGO, June 5. Congressman
David B. Henderson received further
evidence of support tonight in mes
sage from General Henry H Bingham
of Pennsylvania, who notified him that
thirteen congressman of that State
were for him, and that he might Sc
cure twenty. General Bingham was
one of the candidates for Speaker.
Colonel Henderson left tonight for his
home in Dubuque Ia, feeling satisfied
that developments since he came to
Chicago have assured him the Speak
ershiD.
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California Fruit Sales

Porter Brothers Company sold yester.
day at open auction California fruit at
following prices:
At Chicago: Plums-Thssel Japaan1s.
Clymars. s1d12; Yosabe, $3.50; Royal Ha-
tive, 81. 25I1.45. Prunes-Tragedys, 81 %
per single crate. Apricots.Royal. 81 9ee0
loo per single crate: Seeding, sl.409l. %;
Observation-Disclosures 70cQSl-7o per boz ana
81 40 per single crate, Briggs May s1;S9a
/, 45 ner box. Cherries-Royal Anne, $50
per box; Black Oregons, 81; Tartarians,
At Philadelphia: Cherries-Roval Anne
81. 40Ml2.S0 per box: Cleveland Bigereaus,
f RoeTporf Bigereaus. s13s: Black Biger-
eaus, 75c@s1.16; Tartarians, 7sc@SLl2
The Earl Fruit Company realized the
following prices for California fruit Sold
at auction yesterday: .
At Chicago: Bigereau Cherries, 81 30fg
sl.So. average s1.S7; Royal Anne averaged
& a.. Clvman Plums 81. 256t1.40. average
81 as Alexander Peaches, $11541.45, aver
age $780, -Four cars sold.
AT New York: Tragedy Prunes aver
erage s3.03; Clyman Plums,. N.35M2, aver
age Sill: Alexander Peaches, $1.20Q1.65.
average 81 .S6; Royal Anne Cherries aver
aged 81 .3601 55: Centennial. 81. 40G1S5, av-
erage 40; Bigereau, $1.05@1. 40, average
si.2l: Black Republican averaged Sill;
Riack Tartarians average $1.25: Gov.
Wood averaged S110; Il. oregon averaged
l04 One car sold.
AZ Boston Royal Apricots, S.iO42.so,
average s25S; Clyman Piums averaged
Royal Anne Cherries, s1,4o@t2.1o: average
81 q: Bigereau averaged s1.45; Centennial
averaged 81 40; Black Tartarians aver
aged $3.50. Three cars sold.
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Suicide Of a Railway Official.

TOPEKA (Kas), June 81. G..
Hastings, Assistant Treasurer of the
Rock Island Railway, with headquar-
tiers in Topeka, committed suicide just
before noon to-day by shooting him
self twice through the head at his
room in the Hotel Throop. His ac-
counts are said to be in good shape,
but he had been sick for several months
and subject to melancholy
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Closing Grain Quotations.

Chicago, June 9Th.
WHEAT-Julv. 76Ac; September, 775sc
December, 78a4c.
New York, June 5th.
WHEAT-Luly, S21sc; September, S2asc
December, $3.50.
San Francisco, June 5th
WHEAT-December, $121
BARLEY-New, SIC.
CORN-Large Yellow, $1.12la@L liz.
BRAN-$11. 65@17.
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snug little sum for fare, in return
for which you receive q. ticket emitting
you 10 ride to some God-forsaken re-
gion and the. honor of being rated as
a master sucker of the grand and
growing order of tenderfeet. All those
imaginary districts Of rich placer and
quartz claims promise, so the papers
say, to yield big fortunes. and they
certainly will = to the transportation
companies. History shows that those
far-off gold fields get beautifully poorer
and less inviting the nearer you APP
proach them, while the cost of living
and operating multiply at an alarming
rate. We notice that most of the gold
seekers in the distant North make
heavy clean-ups Of snowballs and rheu-
matism, while those drifting to the
negative pole have no trouble in col
Letting plenty of snakebites and fever.
In beth instances affairs are made ex-
citing by a wholesale death rate. The
moral of all this is that it's about time
for those who want to mine to quit
being fools and stay at home. Cali
fornia has a thousand times more gold
day in it's quartz veins than all the
long-distance combination quartz and
placer countries in the world, be they
ever SO vast, nor does 1t require the
brain of a philosopher to come to this
conclusion. If anybody is slightly in
credulous, just let him come to Tuol-
umne, and he'll have no trouble in
discovering that the biggest, best.
purest eggs of gold are laid right at
home. This is the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth and
we only quit sinking on it to do a
little specific drifting on mines and
Mining"
AMADOR MINES.
| Amador Republican: A force of seven
| men are at work on this property, and
things take on bright prospect. The
mine will soon be ready for develop
| ment. The indebtedness of the COM
pany has been liquidated.
| The Ballot mine is about 800 feet in
depth, and some prosecuting is being
done at that level. Twenty stamps are
constantly dropping at the mill.
| The Bellwether mine has been placed
under reorganization plan by Mrs.
Hepburn, who has owned it since the
death Of her husband J. W. Hepburn
| The new organization is by San Fran
cisco capitalists, who have agreed to
pay 10 cents per share as the initial
payment, and an amount not to exceed
5 cents per share per month thereafter.
| Mrs. Hepburn retains an interest in
the property unassessable.
| The Loyal Lead property at Black
Hills, near the Grover mining property,
| is to be reopened as soon as the COM
| pany, which has of late become inter
ested in it, can control it. The prop
erty has not been worked for several
years, and the deepest shaft on it is
only 100 feet in depth, most Of the
working being near the surface There
are eight of the stockholders holding
one-tenth of the shares each, the rest
being distributed among numerous
holders. A mining company of San
Francisco has bought one-tenth of the
shares and has deposited $4,000 in
San Francisco bank for the develop
| ment of the property. Prospecting
will probably start Immediately. We
! understand this new company wants
to purchase the whole property.
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco,

\ San FTanCISC0, julie ON.
Morning session-AA,ndhes ISc 3 s & 3; SIC;
Ssc. Sverman' Ice; Potosi, Acc; Union. 4Sc.
Closing Quotations--Alta. sc; Alpha. 4e:
Andes. i4c: Belcher, ssc: & 3. soc; B9l.
fsbnii1ar 32e: Confidence 81; c G Va. $l.70:
Imuerial. 1c; G Point. &c: Exchequer, &c:
G & G. asc:s II & n. &c: julia, e; Jus.
0nhir sl.i5: sOverman. lie: Savage, Csc:
Seq f;eicher, &c; Sierra Nevada, 7Sc; Sill
ver Hiil. &c; Standard $2.65 asked: Union.
4Sc: Utah, Ice; y Jacket. Ssc.
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Lord Kitchener at London.

LONDON, June 5.-Lord Kitchener
of Khartoum, Sirdar of the Egyptian
forces, arrived here to-day and called
upon A. ]. Balfour, First Lord of the
Treasury and the Government leader
in the House of Commons, with whom
he had a long interview.
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The Oregon Regiment.

WASHINGTON, June 3. : General
Otis advises the War Department that
the Oregon regiment will leave for the
United States this week. 1t will be
sent to Portland, Or, direct for muster
out at Vancouver Barracks
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Weyler's Notorious Agent Lynched.

HAVANA, June "a dispatch from
San Antonio de Los Banos says that
Jose La Brega, notorious agent of
General Weyler. who outraged defense
less women and killed children, arrived
there yesterday. His appearance was
the signal for a gathering of relatives
and friends Of those whom he formerly
prosecuted. The excitement continued
throughout the day and last night
About midnight crowd surrounded the
house where he was and began to
threaten him. He attempted to escape,
and, on meeting the demonstrators,
emptied his revolver, wounding two
persons. The crowd closed in and cap
tured him, and he was lynched in the
public square.
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Hot Day at Toledo.

TOLEDO CO., June 5.-This was the
hottest day in Toledo in the history OF
the Weather Bureau The highest rec
ord is 50, in 1895, but the thermome-
ter to-day reached 951a. One sunstroke
is reported.
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George Trott Dead.

Trott, one of the six organizers of the
Union League here, is dead at the age
of 80 years. Mr.. Trott was born in
Boston, and graduated from Harvard.
He retired to private life about twenty
five years ago.
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SACRAMENTO MARKET.
The Week Opens With Fair Trade
in Produce Circles.
Sacramento, June 5th.

sacramento, JUNE 0tn.
The week opened with fairly good
trade in local produce circles.
Following are the retail prices for the
various articles mentioned:
.FLOUR-Family Extras. 1875 per 100
lbs: 81 for so lbs.
FRUIT--Oranges. 15c, 25c, soc 40c and
Soc per dozen: Lines. 12c; Lemons, 25c !;
Cocoanuts. 15c each: Bananas, soc per
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Brieadier General King.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-By direc
ton of the President, Brigadier General
Charles King, who has just arrived
at San Francisco from service in the
Philippines, has been honorably dis
charged from the volunteer army, to
FOL affaot Anu,,ct Il
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Killed by q Train.

YUBA CITY. June "a laboring
man was struck by train Yesterday
below this place and killed. A memo
randum on the body gave the name of
J. B. O'Reilly.
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole car
cases from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-First quality, 7%@Sc; other
grades, 7@71ac per 10:
vEAL.--s@7c for large and 71aQsc per ID
for small
MUTTON-Wethers. 7Q7hc; Ewes, ego
&c per 10.
I4AMB-7@Sc per ID for Spring.
PORK-Live Hogs. SIC 10 for medium,
55s@5Ac for small, 5Q51ac for large; dress
ed. 7Q81ac per 10.
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Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, June 5. = To-day S
statement of the condition Of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance
$2T0, 615, 0IS; gold reserve, $3.50, 6O4,
40
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A facetious correspondent wishes. TO
know If dogs mouth is his PANTRY
Doubtless: and a goats head must be
his buttery."-L. A W. Bulletin.
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Sonora Union Democrat: Now that
summer is approaching, transportation
companies have their agents at work
heralding to the world through the me-
dunn of bought space in the big dailies
all sorts of gold strikes. These mythical
fields OF wealth are made to suit all
sorts and conditions Of people = gold,
silver or copper, hot; cold or temperate
climates. You pay your money and
take your choice. but in any event pay
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-29
MAY HAVE TWO.

1t is hardly probable that we are to
have two lines OF electric railroads In
operation between this city and Grand
Rapids, yet the promoters of the Grand
Rapids & Bedding Traction Co. are
not slumbering, so says the Grand
Rapids Herald on authority of Chas. f..
Temple, who states that syndicate
of New York capitalists are now ready
to take the bonds and furnish money
for its construction. III. l.. VanBen-
5choten, who has been attending TO
the business at this end OF the line,
says they will begin securing rights
of-way over private property, where
necessary, at once.
Mr.. Temple further says: 1--WE ex-
pect to send out surveying party to
establish the levels, prepare estimates,
determine the exact route, etc, very
soon, and probably some grading will
be done before long, but the iron may
not be laid until this fall. 1t is posi-
BILE that the road between Mill Creek
and Bedding cannot be built this win
ter. That however is matter still to
be determined. J."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-29
LIGHTS ARE ON.

The Chase Construction Co., Of De-
troit, completed their contract with
the Citizens Light Co. last week in
establishing their city lighting system
with exception of adjusting the dyna-
mo which had not yet arrived, and the
lights were turned on Saturday, the
Lowell dynamo being used to furnish
the current. Only a portion of the
lamps were lighted owing to the fact
that the Lowell dynamo is not Of sufii-
cient capacity to furnish the required
candle power. The large dynamo
which the company have had ordered
for some time will be shipped July 2,
and on its arrival will be Immediately
placed in position for doing business.
In the meantime lighting service will
be given the city free gratis. There
are twelve arc lights on the south side
OF the river and eight on the north
side
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-29
RUSSELL FAMILY REUNION.
Five Generations Represented at their An-
nual.-Hsld at Baldwin Lake.

4 Five Generations Represented at their An
nual.-Hsld at Baldwin Lake.
The annual reunion OF the descend
ants OF Josiah Russell, Sr, occurred at
Baldwin Lake, Saturday, June "a, and
there were 81 OF the $50 descendants
present TO enjoy the happy event, re-
new acquaintances, re-kindle the fires
OF family love that might have burned
low by long separation, and partake OF
the bountiful dinner spread out with a
lavish hand and made so palatable by
the many good cooks among the cheer
full company. II was indeed happy
occasion for both old and young and
the day passed all too soon.
Boating, bathing, games and social
greetings were the order and they
were entered into with right good
will. Five generations were repre-
sented, the oldest being r. Lyman
Russell, OF Luther, 70 years old, and
the youngest, "A five weeks old baby of
of young Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips. Il.
Lyman Russell is the only one living
Of the Josiah Russell family.
Among those present from outside OF
the immediate vicinity were II. l..
Russell and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Rus
sell, of Luther; f. II. Clark and sons,
OF Howard City; +. Russell and wife,
Nettie and Nellie Smith, and Mrs. W.
ID. and Miss Reva Crane, of Portland;
Mrs. A. M. Moon, Emporia, Kas.; j.
II. LOOMS and wife, Hobart; Frank l..
Moon and wife, lonia; Mrs. Mary Row
land, Chas. Sanborn, Frank Kathbone
and their wives, of Caledonia.
A business meeting was held during
the afternoon and the same officers as
last year were reelected and the old
committees retained. 1t was decided
to hold the next annual on the third
Thursday OF June, 1900.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-29
NoTICE 10 THE PUBIC.

Series No 20 of the Bedding Build
ing * Loan Association stock is now
open to subscribers. In the past a
large proportion OF the Bedding Build
ing & Loan Association stock has been
taken by outsiders from Massachusetts,,
New York Detroit and other outside
places. Cannot the Bedding people
see good thing equally as well as
those from distance. We prefer TO
give our people chance, chance
that our towns people ought to avail
themselves of, whereby their own money
may be kept at home where it belongs.
On the lst and 2nd series OF stock is al.
lowed 10 per cent. interest and on all
other series u per cent. interest ii
withdrawn before maturity. For fur
her particulars inquire of
ADAM WAGNER, Sec'y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-29
NORTH SIDE NOTES.

Miss Riker left Wednesday for st.
Johns.
j. w. Miner is placing an addition
to his dwelling house.
Waldo Francisco is building inc
addition to his residence.
Miss Margaret Stevens went to Ionia
this morning to visit her sister.
John Hulburt, who has been here
this week, leaves for Petoskey today.
Fred Dorman has bought the Will
Wright house and expects to move
into it soon.
VIM. Hutchinson is pushing the sale
OF his cream balm, which is getting TO
be popular remedy.
Miss Lena Hunt returned Monday
from the Ferris Industrial Institute at
Big Rapids to remain during vacation.
Miss Lovina Walser and Miss Edith
Simons left this morning for Cleve-
land, Ohio, to visit for couple Of
weeks.
A deal is about consumated whereby
John Luck trades his farm in Otisco
for the house and four lots known as
the John Lewis property.
Chas. Brown is having his feed store
building recently damaged by fire re-
paired and repainted. Hudson's groc-
cry store has also been repainted
Miss May Ellis has returned from
Pueblo, Colo, after an absence Of four
years and will remain with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Ellis, this
summer
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-29

The Belding ball team went to Sher-
idan this morning to play game there.
A number of ''rooters" accompanied
them.
A special meeting of Bedding lodge,
F. q A. M, will be held Monday even
ing, July 3D., for work in the Fellow
craft degree. Members take notice
accordingly.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Dollard, Of Stroud Okla
homa, arrived in the city yesterday on
an extended visit to her sister, Mrs.
E. b. Geary. Mrs. Dolard lost her
husband and two children in January
last and will undoubtedly make Bel
ding her future home.
John E. Taylor, OF Eureka, was per-
haps the proudest man in ten counties
when he arrived home from a several
days trip to find that he was papa to a
bouncing baby boy. 1t had been six
teen years since an event OF the kind
had occurred under his roof.
While there will be no public dem
onstration here on the Fourth, Messrs.
Spicer q Page have arranged to open
the race track grounds for sports, races
and ball game, where all who desire
can go for the day and enjoy them
selves. The Grattan and Belding ball
teams are advertised to play.
Mrs. u. w. Gooding and Mrs. II. }.
Leonard are enjoying visit from their
brother, Rev. A. A. Jones, pastor Of
the Second Baptist church OF Toledo,
Ohio. He is on his return from Grand
Rapids, where he spoke Sunday morn
ing and evening, having been sent
there in the interest of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Mrs. +. G. Watkins, of Rockford, a
former resident here, and wife Of Major
Erwin g. Watkins, died at her home Of
heart failure, Tuesday. The deceased
was much respected by large acquaint-
ance which she possessed through this
part OF the state She was member
OF the Washington Club and attended
the last meeting at Hotel Belding,
February I'D
The body of Orlan Temple, son of
Daniel Temple OF Easton, was found
Sunday morning dead on the ID G. II.
& w. track north OF the 5. II. OF G..
and horribly mangled by being run
over by trains. 1t is thought there
might have been foul play and Sheriff
Moon on investigation ascertained that
Dora Case was with the young man
until late hour Saturday night. Case,
who is quite we'll known here, told con
iictipg stories and he was placed under
arrest.
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THE CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

Rev. a. Il. Waterman, OF Nashville,
occupied the pulpit OF the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday morning and
evening
A meeting Of the l.. T. l.. will be
held at the Congregational church,
July 4, '99, at o'clock p. m. All are
invited to attend.
Miss Lulu Holden took her Sunday
school class of boys to Long Lake for "a
picnic, Wednesday, Miss Jessie Pres
ley accompanied her.
Rev. w. G. Burns, of Orchard Lake,
chaplain of the military academy, will
occupy the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning.
Over sixty Maccabee ladies and gen.
tlemen attended divine service at the
M. T.. church last Sunday and listened
to very able sermon by Rev. o. A.
Carman.
A mothers meeting will be held in
the M. f. church, Friday afternoon,
June 30, at 2:30 o'clock, by the w. G.
T. U. All mothers are urged to come
and every one else is cordially invited.
Those wishing a copy of the district
minutes will please bring five cents.
Rev. ID. f. Barnes; d. d., of Detroit,
will be in this city next Sunday in the
interest of the anti-saloon league. He
will conduct good citizenship and
law enforcement parliament in the
Baptist church at 3 p. m. and union
mass meeting will be held at the same
place in the evening.