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- n . metal pot. which staln q Mat
aal esbss of bsstrpot sugaF-Ee&ly
soecocdon, In truth. yet preferable TO
tAs spicsd coffee that u the only al
tentative IN land whore the sons d
MAJ appreciate neither alcohol nor
eoaA Arinks Of any sort. and the daugh-
tsrv Of men lend not the grace OF their
presence to the festive board Guam
tity. however, makes up for quality.
and the tiny cups are replenished .
dosen times ere the wealthier visit
has paid his last compliment, and
glanced longingly at his drovsy mule
tAat has Just abandoned its third
attempt to bite the near leg OF the
soldier Numbering Just out Of reach.
And with him the sanity visitor.
gathering up his rag anil clasping his
aims. glides away, assuring his host
that he may. at his special interces-
sion perhaps have the top attic Of .
pavilion in Paradise. and that his re-
ward will thus be great though the
price paid was miserable. lin other
words. he must not rate heaven a.
trashy because It II cheap.)
The Moorish evening follows swiftly
on the day: the night on the evening.
HAWKS and kits are shrisking and
whistling overhead; frogs serenads the
moon from q neighboring ditch. breed
ing place Of mosquitoes: scorpions ana
centipedes meander In languid fash
ion from the foot of crumbling ma
sonry and prospect for plump fest
ftting loosely in their yellow slippers.
and mosquitoes. after having abstained
during the hottest hours Of the after
noon, renounce their ledge as the tenn
perature falls with the light and re-
turn to their drinking troughs with
renewed thirst. The call to evening
prayer sounds plainly from the not
distant mosque-very real. very pene-
trating. "The God He is God. and
Mohammed is Mis- Prophet" And the
piour glide. slippered and silent. to
the mosque. and offer up their prayers
to Allah in the name of their prophet.
The Cornhill.
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JsAa Z 1ssesA = ~ lesis = ~
1sse - 10 naha ! tsip frua =
Laas = Ckjeaeo % ~ aatonohils.
Y H no1e ~ d1stancs n ~ miles IN
tAirty-slx hoafs, notvttAstaadins ths
30 thae ~ eAeoenfsfsd I'D roaAs
~ ~ hSensatly fstardsd by fol-
toufa8 vroag 1irsctinaA He Travelled
v1eheue : shaff. asd did rot ~ to
- H. noee direct routs. H made
~ tpssnsy 70 prove that the horse
- earsiaes could b. ussd satisfae-
tpgily % dirt roads Of the country
aaa that It could b depended on to
clinb hills and to wheel through deep
mua.
TAs autcnobals IN which the long
Arivs was nads b Of phaston pattern
and weights 1000 pounds. It consum-
"a eighteen saIlons Of gasoIins at .
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On. Sig. Told III. Truth.

A oountryman on q visit to GlaIsow.
while walking along Argyle street,
reading the sign boards and the tickets
In the shop windows. said to his COM
panion: Hoo can a. thae ham shops
be the best and cheapest! Evory yin
O. them says that and the same WI the
clothes shops tae: they arc list . lot
O. leean." They continued along the
street until. coming opposite . plumb
er's shop with a big bill in the win
dow with the words. "Cast-iron Sinks"
printed in large letters on It, he ex-
claimed: We'll. Jock. here's yin that
tells the truth at ony rate: but any
DANCED fool kens that castlron wad
sink,"
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GAS NOW DE-
LIVEREDIN CANS.

which the subuFbanite and the farmer
equally with the dwsller in cities msy
enjoy gas lighting all over his housa
These gas fountains-using the word
In the French sense-are long. narrov
metal boxes. standing upright, Of soln
construction. to hold compressed IL.
Illuminating gas. that BY means Of rub.
Der tubes Is led to incandescent burn.
ers by way OF movable lamps like
those that stand on center tables in
America. This Is the story Of the
"fountains"; but simple As 1t Is. how
Il it that no one thought of 1t before,
The gas boxes. sold to the consumer
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HEAVY ELEPHANTS.
ne wAsAs Of Sid Is Given =. s.sss
Pounds.

ne WAgAt Of Sid Il Given at s.s6s
FoundA.
There has been little said about the
size a elephants since the death of
Jumbo . few years ago at st. Thomas.
Canada. It 10 now claimed that "SId." 4"
the giant elephant Of the Forepaugh
Z Sells Brothers circus herd, is not
only the largest elephant in captivity.
but weighs more than Jumbo In his
'palmjsst days. Sid's weight is given
At s.US pounds. while that Of Jumbo
was advertised broadcast ~ being
SITS pounds. The latter wAs taller,
but did not have Sid's massive proper
dons. Readers will recall . novel
race run about = year ago In which
. comparison was made between
the sprinting ability Of an elephant, .
camel. . horse. q bicycle. and an auto
mobile. The race was pulled on at
Ridgewood Park. Brooklyn. and three
heats furnished proof that the ele-
phant racer wSs Sid. whose great
tusks were extended Just in time to
save the day.
But Sid will win no more races with
his tusks. In 1t of rage two wsslrs
ago at Columbus. O.. he killed his
keeper. Patsy Meagher ForepAush.
whereupon he was placed under chains
and the ivories were sawed OF close
to his chin. Sid furnished objection
to the saving proceedings. but to no
avail. The tusks were polished and
gold mounted and now adorn the
home Of Lewis Sells 1t Columbus, O.
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THE CITY OF CARACAS.

Caracas, Venezuela, was again visit
ed by a severe earthquake last week.
Fifteen persons were killed and many
others Injured. Great damage was
done to buildings, including the Pan
theon and the churches. The United
States legation was badly damaged.
President Castro, who leaped from q
balcony on the second floor Of the
government house. had one leg brok-
en-. Mr.. William Henry Doveton Hag-
gard had narrow escape, the second
fioor Of the British legation having
fallen upon him and buried him In
the debris. Reports from the interior
show that the effects of the earthquake
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this canned-gas company At the ex-
hibition, but they are now doing busi-
ness on the Rue Auber. beside the
Grand Opera. and are beginning to ex-
tend their business all over Europe.
Asia and America, writes our corre-
spondent 1t is in the full tourist
quarter, and l fancy there have been
few Americans in Paris this summer
who have not stood in admiration be-
fore the simple-looking device dis
played in those show windows by
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nan-nssas ssr Apartneas Bsgdisss.
Convenisncs OF apartment life in
New York has been yearly increased.
and there seemed to be NO detail In
which It could b improved until the
sntsrpfising builder Of an upper west
side block thought Of feature which
has hitherto been lacking even in tbs
most expensivs houses. Only half .
aoesa New York apartment houses ars
20 built that It D posaibls to entertain
in thsm - any but modest scale.
Larye gathsrinss are, q . rals. out OF
~ question. Now N architect has
fenn1s4 3 hnilAlns which = ~ b SD
efte1 - Nlasus nAn Tuon sni8sisat-
q a41d - eseesnncdats ssypsal
~ ssla1, ma thste ~ -
'fi7II u sSa1lStgI - ~ - ela1csaxl
i1f1u1n, IL AniI4ef wbo ~
5Ii506 r InaA aass ~ .iAis parDeea
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at IS each, require only to be taken
home and set up on shelves. Three
form the regulation battery" for
moderate-sized house. lighting the
three rooms which the French light
brilliantly. the dining room. the ante
chamber and the kitchen. You will
not often find gas-burners in French
bedrooms, candles being considered
the correct thing. The company as
serts there is no other installation OF
gas that can be made so cheaply.
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Whispering together over sometnin1 M
the municipal and house-lishtins aans
that u absolutely sensational. mo
discovery or invention contsmpia&es
the disinteEration At tho burner OF
common air, pumped through the mains
-.,r that costs nothing but the pump
I'M. The great question is which ID
to be the cheapest and the best ass
and electric lighting companies may
or may not have to go into liquida-
,ion-in any case. the honest citizen
may hope at last to come Into MS
sovn at no distant day.
I frst noticed the "fountainr OK
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were widespread. The disturbances
were felt as far as the region of the
Andes. There were many wonderful
escapes.
Caracas has twice been shaken by
earthquakes in recent years. In the
middle OF November. 1896, a severe
disturbance occurred at midnight
Inere were two distinct shocks. There
was q panic in the city and most Of
the Inhabitants tied to the open places,
There was little damage done. how
ever. and no loss Of life.
The city Of Caracas, which has fro
eaently suffered from earthquakes.
was visited last July by a series of
seismic disturbances, which did sreat
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Of Nations. The powerful new Ameri-
can petroleum lamps on the DUAL des
Tuilleries show that old-fashioned
"ooal oil" 10 still to be heard from.
In the exhibition grounds and on the
Paris boulevard the alcohol lamps
with incandescent gas burners compete
with the electric light. More curious
still and full Of vague promise are
the mysterious psychological and lu-
minous metallic lamps. Finally. the
scientists and capitalists Of Paris are
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cost Of q for the trip. Tho average
spssd was twelve miles and half An
hour, and the only accident was the
puncturing Of tire.
when LEFT st. Louis decided to
taks the roads ~ they came" said
Mr.. French, when seen after his ar
rival IN Chicago. "The farmer may
understand ali about the Highways
and byvays Of Illinois. but found the
: roads . psgfsct labyrinth. The per
sons WHOM I ~ On the Journey. and
fron WHOM I hunAay inquired the best
route to Chisago % often misdirected
me that I lot nneA time Owing 70
Tie section aiviGlcns, the roads ara
short and I. foanA that had to turn
. corner every ten minutes. A. the
speed Of the automobile had TO be de-
creased In order TO mako each turn.
could not cover a. great distance ~
n I had been on . straight road.
Am sure that I could make the trip
In much better time II were to re-
Feat II, a. I know the route now.
sLsGving st. Louis at 9 O'Clock In
the morning. l spent the night at d.
vernon. eithty-nve miles away. I ran
13s miles during the day. but lost hf-
~ miles by going out Of my way-ac-
cording to directions given me BY per-
sons oe whom asked Information. I
took luncheon At Staunton. Near
I-itchfleld one Of the tires was pune
tured and had bad time until I
reached Divernon. The country peo-
pls had never seen an automobile. and
my machine created . great deal OF
excitement. Men, women and child
rem rushed out Of the houses to look
At the horseless carriage. was sur
prissd when saw the astonishment
with which the automobile was exam
ined. Even the horses were amazed.
and many times was compelled to
stop my vehicle In order to prevent
runaways. The dogs barked at me.
but they 6ed in terror when tho ma
chins whixssd by them.
EAT Divernon patched the pune
tured tire with rope and went on to
Springfield. After leaving Divernon
the roads were much improved for q
long distance. In Springfield I had the
tire mended. and then I decided to
come to Chicago. came through
Sherman, Middleton, 6an Jose and
Dslaven. From Middleton to 6an
Joss the roads were good. At Pekin
vheslsA into deep sand - far ~
ChillicotAa. Near Peoria was com
PEELED y get out and push my ma
chine.
From Chiliicothe to Henry the
roads we're nne. spent the night in
Henry. Tho next morning I had q
pplszAid drive TO Seneca ran into 4
heavy storm at Ainoka, and the trip
for the remainder Of the way Into Chi
cago was through mud. In some places
six inches deep. Ny brother Joined me
At Joliet. and the additional weight
made little difference with the speed
u the automobile" !"
North Park union., 1900-11-16

Undoubtedly one Of the most ~
markabls features Of the PARK exhHn-
uon Just closed has been the mufu-
plicity of curious and novel systems
for producing Hight. In electricity tne
extraordinary electric lamp that must
be lighted with Q match proved one
OF the triumphs OF the German section.
In gas lighting the portable boxes OF
q Paris company have already found
their way into general use. Acetylene.
that peculiar French discovery and
invention. astoAished the visitor by
its white effvlgsnce all along the Seine,
between the new bridge and the Street
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u.v - A,a..y. A.s>..ss..

UBew ~ Alhaay. Ausesusaa.
Ths change Of the port to can oa
mad steaaers from Albany. Australia.
to Frsnantle practically ruins Albany
and shAAges what has been the mail
port oe tie colony to little side port
for boats OF light tonnage. - It also
much reduces the traalc a the great
eoseAsen railway. owned and operated
BY the government. At lsast q. .6oo. .oo0
Of loas to railway revenue Will result
from the change. A Asavy Aght Il b.
ing made against The government
Poor little Albany dos mot want To
pay part Of her own burial expenses,
but will have b do II through the
customs until that department ID
handed over 70 the federal govern
ment.-James v. James In Chicago
Record.
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r,Ms.a oaowlMo scAncs.

fi.ssss ssasA WIN sspvay cees..1tasa
Ahsst FIFTY Yeara
In the manufacturing Investigation
OF the eleventh census, made in 1880
lumbermen and mill owners were ask
cd how much timber land was owned
by them, and what was the stand OF
timber upon It These questions were
quite generally answered. and the rs-
plies showed that total area Of H.
ss4. .e26 acres, or about $500 square
miles. was reported upon. with an ave-
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o,r.... Cri.ieI.. 1t.ly.. Schools.

OeFAAns Criticlso Ita1y's Bchoola
The German press Is up In arms
against the new Italian minister Of
public instruction. signor Ballo. who
dared to abolish at the intermediate
school the instruction in the German
language which his predecessor Bae-
cslli had introduced. The German
papers think that Italy's commercial
relations with Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, which are becoming clos
e from year to year, make 1t highly
necessary that the instruction Of Ger
man should be continued.
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Prince Henry of Battenberg. and was
promoted brevet-major in recognition
Of his services. He was at Omdur-
man with the sirdar. Latterly he
served with his regiment in Ireland
He was IS years Of age.
The emperor Of Austria always used
to send the late king of Italy annual
ly present of 10000 picked Havana
cigars.
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stein, eldest son OF
the Princess Hell
enc of England and
a grandson OF
Queen Victoria. He
was born in 1867.
and was a major
in the Kings Roy
al rifles. He Joined
the Kings Royal
rifles twelve years
ago. and saw a
great deal of war
service. He took
part in the Ashanti
expedition, which
brought heavy sor-
row to the queen
through the death
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cA,.s,s arln,stsr TO France.

Gu Keng, the Chinese minister "a
France, lives In luxurious house near
the Arc de Triomphe. He 10 60 ysars
old. and has served his country sincs
bis youth. He fought with distinction
under General Gordon In 1854. and, b.
ing descended from an old Nanchu
family, rose rapidly at court he 10
IN advocate Of western civilization for
China,
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ROYAL P.irs Conmo. Birthaay.

Not many couples. and especially
royal ones. celebrate their birthday
on the same date, but that IL what
the king and queen OF Portugal do.
Recently they celebrated their day of
days. the king having been born in
1868 and the queen two years later.
Her majesty is daughter of the late
comte de Paris and she Is evidently
of an energetic disposition. Some
years ago she rescued several children
from drowning In the Tagus and as q
result holds life-saving medal.
North Park union., 1900-11-16

be the only one made up Of working
women that holds annual congresses.
held Its seventh annual congress at
Woolwich in August. The guild has
membership Of 12.s09 and has 37S
branches. Its delegates represent all
parts of the kingdom. Subjects debat-
ed were THE housing problem" Fac
tory legislation" Women and local
government" etc.
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6be Earthquake at Caracas.

damage to property. There were
seven terrific shocks in succession. and
the residents Of the city were terror
stricken. President Castro and his
family slept for several nights under
tents in the Plaza Bolivar, and all tho
churches and theaters were kept closed
for week.
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Colt Cl.b. /. IL. N.tle..

On the LIST Of January. 1899. there
were ss7 golf clubs in the United
States, l54 Of them west Of the Mis-
sissippi river. A fair estimate places
he numbse Of members Of these clubs
q ahout It's. 900.
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NOT a Free cb,nker.
Before his departure for the Malayan

archipelago Profess
sor Haeckel was
invited to become
the president of
the German Asso-
citation Of Free
Thinkers. in place
OF Professor Dodel,
who has resigned.
Professor Haeckel
declined the offer
as being inconsis-
tent with his pres
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Paper Shingles In Japan.

Papor ShinEIes In Japan.
Piper shingles have been introduced
into Japan by an enterprising Toxic
frm as q substitute for the wooden
artitle. The new idea Is q Stag Of
thicR-tarred pasteboard. more easily
managed than ordinary shingles, and
costing only half as much.
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penter. She il
quite an artist in
the carpentering
line and has made
many useful and
beautiful things,
as. for instance. a
perfect pillar box,
which stood in the
hall at Arlington.
She has a class Of
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Long Drive on Automobile

othsss. ssA soas spsesss. lihs ~
black valiant anA the whlts Dlne. are
alrsaAy vsfy nearly exhaustsd-Hsn-
r. NaAnstt In Forum.
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A Trip 10 Chicago from st.
Louis Made In 36 Hours

bslisvss that.it viii bs ~ excellent h.
vsstnant, q the increased rent oe ths
apartments = expected to pay for the
Los Of practically the spacs needed to-
an entire apartment--NewY York 6uA.
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The businsss Of the head Il 10 form
. god heart. and not merely to rlls
n svt one. ~ - generally imagined.
--o1R 4. Hslps.
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0ssat 0aIlA - Woskiagvens..
The women's cooperative guild scf
England. an organization claiming TO
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"A Very CIsxer %culosor.
Lady Colebrooke, the English beau
". Is a very clever SCULPTOR and car
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A heart full Of grace il better than
. head fall Of notions.
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Prince cbrirfian Victor.

A dispatch from Pretoria announces
the death from enteric fever of Prince
Christian Victor OF Schleswig Hol-
North Park union., 1900-11-16

The high price Of coal has so raised
the price of paper that the printers
and editors Of Prussia assembled IN
congress have resolved 10 increase ths
priee Of their newspapers.
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The Maxim-Nordenfeldt Mounted to
rake the Walls Of the Imperial Car
riase Walk, from Which an Attack
was Expected on the Besiesed Le-
sstons at Pekin.-Black and White
Ine Cucamonga. Peaks Of the San
taoriel range Of mountains in Calf
ornia are 5000 test high.
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Admiral Sampson's retirement in
February will not break his family's
connection with the navy. for he has
three Observation-Disclosures Jack
son and Roy Smith and Ensign Clu-
verius-in the service. and his SON will
probably enter the naval academy
next year.
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Lady Colebrooke. women and 81rlB
every week from the surrounding dis
trict, to whom she teaches needlework
and carpentering.
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The late William L. Wilson had
death almost exactly parallel to that
OF Robert E. L.ee. The two men not
only died in the same Office, but in
the same house, in the same room, and
In the same bed, and they were buried
from the same chapel
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ent position as professor at Jena.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-16
BRIBED THE COLONEL.

There Is a game we play at the CAPT.
tai" said V. r.. Smith, of Washington.
yesterday at the Hotel Imperial, (which
for some reason is not sc popular with
us as it was in the days of yore. 1t is
called niger up n those playing take
opposite side of a window and bet on the
humble of darkies passing that point in
either direction. It is a really fascinat-
ing game, and, az you play it at so much
a darby, it can be made as expensive or
as cheap as you please. 1t was a great
with which to entrap the innocent and
unwary stranger, for the resident had a
great advantage in knowing the points
where the colOred race were wont to as
semble and what they We're likely to do
at certain hours. For instance, the de-
partments, al you know, close at 4
o'clock and one second, invariably, fol-
lows a general exodus of the employees.
a large percentage of whom are of the
sons and daughters of Ham. Now. for
any n playing niger up shortly be-
fore 4 to get a window facing one Of the
lines of travel from a department would
invariably be to overwhelm the other
side, and it was such points as these that
made the game a pitfall for the initiated.
There used to be a story to the effect
that q game of 1t was on in a club one
day when word reached one of the play
the n~eighborhood. A messenger, a ten
dollar bill INT a corrupt colonel brought
the regiment. followed by every colored
resident Of h District Of Columbia. by
the club windows his way. Since then
the winner has been enjoying a comfort
able existence out of the proceeds Of that
n game"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-16
SUBPOENA TO ALLEGED BANK
RUPT.

In the District Of Montana, United
States of America.
In the matter of Samuel Nixon. a bank-
rupt: In bankruptcy No. 80.
To Samuel Nixon, in said district.
greeting:
Fol certain causes offered before the
court of the United States OF
America within and for the district Of
Montana, as a court of bankruptcy, we
command and strictly enjoin you, laying
all other matters aside and notwith-
standing any excuse, that you personally
appear before our said district court to
be holden at Butte, in said district. on
the 2Sth day of April, A. D. 1900, to
to a petition fled by the Western
Wagon and Grain company, a corpora
ton, and others, in our said court, pray
ing hat you may be adjudged a bank
rupt ;and to do further and receive that
which our said district court shall con-
in this behalf. And this you are
in no wise to omit, under the pains and
penalties of what may befall thereon.
Witness the Honorable Hiram
Knowles, judge of said court, and the
thereof, at Butte, this End day Of
March, A. D.. 1900.
(Seal of Court.)
Attest:
GEO. w. SPROULE, Clerk.
BY T.. B. STEPHENS, Deputy Clerk.
Returnable Is days after issued. An
swer 10 days after return day.
A true copy. Attest: Geo. w. Sproule.
Clerk: T. B.. Stephens, Deputy Clerk.
W. r. Carroll, J. M. Hinkle, r. l.. Clin-
ton, Sanders & Sanders, ]. L. & M. l..
Wine and W. A. Pennington, Attorneys
for Petitioners.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-16
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
BY REFEREE.

Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
of an order of The district court
Of the second judicial district Of the
of Montana, in and for the county
of Silver Bow. made on the 2Sbh day Of
February, 1900. in the action entitled
Charles Thomas. administrator Of the
estate of Richard H. Thomas, deceased.
plaintiff, against Hattie Thomas, de-
PENDANT (hsing an action in partition).
the undersigned, the referee appointed
by the court therefor, will, on Monday
the 26th day OF March. 1900. at the hour
2 o'clock p. m. on a day, at the
court house in the city of Rutte, Silver
Bow county. Montana, sell the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit:
Lot No. eight 10y. in block No. two
() of the Farrell addition to the city Of
Butte, Montan1.
Terms of said sale will be as follows:
Cash, or one-half cash and balance on
approved security: at least ten per cent
of purchase price to be paid to the rer-
cree on day of sale, n the balance to
be paid on confirmation of sale by the
said district court.
Dated this rd day o. March. 1900.
JOSEPH PRICE.
Referee.