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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
ROBBED A POLICEMAN.

Anaconda is far from being free of
lawbrs akers as evidenced by the fact that
Police Officer Percy Ingalls, barn at 414
West Park avenue was broken into last
night and his buggy and two sets of har-
ness taken away. The deed may have
been committed by an amateur but the
officers do not think SO inasmuch as the
staple was cleverly drawn, the property
removed II the staple replaced as if to
cast a suspicion that nothing had hap
pened. Officer Ingalls, is on the night
shift but he did not miss his property un-
til this morning. To the best of his
knowledge the theft was committed last
night about 2 O'Clock. He notified Chief
of Police White and the other officers
this morning but they would hardly be-
lieve it until they saw Sheriff Conley
and his deputies securing the city for a
clue which had not been found this after
noon.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
THREE LOADS OF BOOKS.

Two more county officers, County Clerk
and Recorder M. Martin and County
Treasurer P. d. Twohy, are moving to-
day from the old court house quarters in
the city hall to the new court house at
the head of Main street. The county
clerks Office had enough record books to
fill three drays besides steel fixtures
which will be moved this afternoon and
will make three more loads. The drays
on which the books were moved We're
backed up to a window and the books
handed out carefully. At the new court
house the hooks will also be passed into
their permanent quarters through a win
dow. The t~reasurer's Office furnished
only one load of books and another load
of steel fixtures. Mr.. Twohy. the county
treasurer, expects to be settled In his
new quarters by tomorrow night but will
be able to transac business all day. It
will be three or four days before County
Clerk and Recorder NJ. Martin is we'll
settled but he will attend to county mat
tiers at any time. Clerk of the Court E.
j. Corcoran is the only county officer left
at the old place and he will move the lat
ter part of this week or March 26.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the Justices Court, Township of Silver
Bow, County of Silver Bow, State of
Montana. E. A. Nichols, Justice of the
Peace.
D. c. Smith, plaintiff, VS.. c. j. Erickson,
defendant.
The State of Montana sends greeting to
G. ]. Erickson, the defendant above
named.
You are hereby required to appear be-
fore me in my office, No. Al West Granite
street, in the City of Butte, Township Of
Silver Bow, County Of Silver Bow, State
of Montana, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
April, A. d. 1900. at 10 o'clock a. M, and
answer the complaint of plaintiff on file
in an action to recover of you the sum of
Two hundred and fifteen and 75-1OO
H21b.75) dollars, the same being for the
sum Of $57.77 for merchandise sold and
delivered to you by plaintiff at your re-
quest, and for the following accounts.
assigned to plaintiff for valuable consid-
erations before the commencement of this
action. to-wit.: A. Booth, s26; E. Tip
petts & Co, $3.50; C. C. Clark. S5i; Mary
Bradley, $40. so; Andrew Rollin, s32, and
Mrs. I. Reilly, $12.50, the said account Of
$57.77 and the said assigned accounts be-
ing now due owing and unpaid.
And you are hereby notified tina If you
fail to appear n answer the said COM
plant, as above required, Judgment will
be taken against you according to the
complaint and costs of this suit.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
March, A. d. 1900.
p. A. NICHOLS,
Justice of the Peace.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
NEWS OF THE STATE.

the company offers only Acc per ton. The
coal must be drilled, blasted, loaded and
the place timbered and the cars pushed
2'5 feet and the coal screened over a one
inch diamond bar screen. Now the shay
ing OF the coal is of nc material advan-
tage to the miner above the old system. as
the above will show and we have request
ed the company to return to the old sys-
tenn of mining at Is cents per ton or CON
tlnue under the new system at their pres
ent rate of 1925 per day. They offer to
the machin men 30 cents per cut Of ma
chine. In explanation of our rejection Of
TINS price, Will say that the number of
cuts made by the machines has been
twelve cuts for one day and it took from
seven to nine men to handle the machine
TO obtain this number of cuts .
+. Sand all we ask Is that all men
IN search of employment will please keep
away from Red Lodge. until the present
difficulty is satisfactorily adjusted be-
tween the Red Lodge Miners union and
the Rocky Fork Coal Co.
oDG MINERS UNION, NO. %.
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Destroyed Four Buildings Early
Yesterday.
THE LOSS WILL BE HEAVY
Fire Department Did Effective Work
But Had Hard Time Con-
trolling the Flames.

East Front street furnished a good
sized fire early Sunday morning in which
four buildings, a block away from the
city hall and Just east of the Palace ho.ei
went IN in smoke. The fire was first dis
covered in the Merrimac house, a Two
story frame structure owned ana con-
Quoted by Nike LOuth at 4O1 East front
street. Members of the fire department.
a block away, heard some one yelling nre
and rushed below and We're about to cave
the house with the apparatus when a
messenger made known the direction OF
the blaze. AS the department came TO
the scene a big blaze was coming out OF
the top of the roof and both ends of the
building. Four streams of water were
soon playing on the fire which could not
be gotten under control in the Merrimac
house. The building was made of wood
and lined on the interior with canvass
and paper, making finder for such a fire.
The blaze crept west to the Stephens
property and Tapped over to the Peter
Curley cottage on the east. At his juno
ture the chief called the Upper Works fire
department which responded promptly
and soon had two more streams of water
on the blaze. A call for a higher pres
sure of water was also sent to the power
GUS which soon came and all other con-
ditions were favorable for good work on
the part of the departments. The roof of
the Curley cottage was afire before the
inmates, including several children and
an old lady 81 years of age, were awak-
ened and got out in safety with the ma
jority of their effects.
The Louth building which burned down
was insured for $4,000, all it was worth.
Mr.. Curley's property was valued at 81, 900
insurance $1,000. The Stephens prop
erty was badly Quilted by fire and was in
sured for less than 1000. A family NOV
ed out Of one of the buildings the day be-
fore the fire.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office. Helena, Montana,
March 10. 1900.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Elizabeth York
of Silver Bow county. Mont. contestant,
against timber culture entry No. 241O,
made Aug. 31st, 1889, for n. II n. e. u
S. e. n n. e. n and n. e. " S. e. "A Sec.
20, Township l NJ, Range IA w, by Ar
alleged that: said Newton has wholly
failed to comply with the timber culture
laws in regard to sal entry, to-wit:
that he did not pillow or cause to be plow-
ed or cultivate any portion of the land
in said entry during the first year or at
any time or at all, that he did not plant
any portion of the ground to seed, trees
or cuttings or cause the same to be done,
that no trees. seeds or cuttings have eyer
been planted in said land, that said land
is now in it's natural state and no effort
has been mad by claimant to comply
with the timber culture law in regard to
said entry; said parties are hereby noti-
fled to appear respond and offer evidence
touching sail allegation at 10 o'clock a..
m. on April 9TH, 1909. b~efore) the register
venson, a United States commissioner at
his Office at Wisdom, Mont, (and that
final hearing will De held at 10 o'clock a.
NJ. on April eth, 300, before) the register
and receiver at the United States land
office in Helena, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a proper
affidavit, filed March 10Th, 1900. set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence, personal service of this notice can
not be made, it is hereby ordered and di-
directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
GEORGE D. GREENE.
Register.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Mining Application No. 417l. United
States Land Office. Helena. Montana.
January 25th. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that Henry r.
Bartlett an6 Michael A. Donahue whose
postofice address is Butte. Montanas
patent tor 1478.5 linear feet, the same be-
ing for 1886 feet in an easterly and HAS
feet in a westerly direction from the point
of discovery on the Spokane lode mininD
claim. situated in raorganized mining
district Silver Bow and Jefferson ccun-
ties. Montana. the position. course, and
extent. OF the said mining claim. desig-
mated by an official survey thereof, as
No. 5801 township Nc. 3 NJ. range
No. Z W., a notice of which was posted on
the claim on the 18th day of january
1900. and being more particularly Sc. forth
and described in the off1cia! field notes
and plat thereof IN die in this office. as
follows, towit: 8
Beginning at corner No. /. a boulder in
place 2ix12xi2 inches above ground mark
ed 1-5so1 for corner No. / Of this surveys
and witnessed by bearing rocks. from
which Initial Point No. 2 established for
surveys il fractional township 3 N..rango
wv, bears north So degrees s. minutes w
S816.5 feet; running thence N. "a degree9
OF minutes i. 1875 feet to corner No. 81
S. IL degrees IS minutes w 36S feet
to corner No. 3: thence s 81 degrees o.
minutes W. 147s.6 feet to corner No. ~
thence N IL degrees IS minutes e e6s feet
to corner No. l the place of beginning,con-
tanning an area of us acres. from which
LAO acres in conflict with survey numbers
1870 and 5l4S are excluded and NOT claims
ed. leaving 7.A acres claimed by apple
cants.
The location of this mine Is recorded IN
the office Of the recorder Of Siiver Bow
ana Jefferson counties. on g 22s ana
IS in books p and 2. Of Lodes.
h adjoining claim on the north Is surs
vey 40. 2s1e, Mary Ellen Lode, James w.
Murphy ct al applicants: on the northwest
is survey No, 57e2, Josephine 0 n on
the east is survey No. 5!23, Bear Paw
Lode, James Mcbride applicant for boths
GEORGE ID. GREENE, /,
Register !
JOS. H. HARPER.
u. S. Claim Agent.
First publication Jan. 81. 1900
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
MINING APPLICATION NO ATS. UNIT
ed States Land Office. Helena, Mon
fana. Feb. 18th 1900.

MINING APPLICATION NO ATS. UNIT
ed States Land Office, Helena. Mon.
tana. Feb. 18th. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that Alfred N.
Patterson. Joseph L. F. Gervais. Lima H.
Speer, John Lindsay and Francois q.
Gard whose postoffice address is Butte.
Montana, v this day flied an applica.
ton for a patent for 1900 linear feet. OF
the Long Pilgrim Lode being for 1865 feet
easterly and 635 feet westerly. 1881 linear
feet Of the Rose Bud Lode being for CSC
feet northeasterly n GAS southwesterly
, from the point Of discovery on the Long
| Pilgrim AID Rose Bud Mining Claims,
situated in independence (~unorganizedI
Mining District Silver Bow County. Mon
tana, the position. course and extent, Of
the said mining; claim, designated by an
official survey thereof, as Survey Nos.
5SO4 and $500 T. No. 3 NJ, u. 40. s W.. a
notice Of which was postal on the claim
on the mo 2sna aa aay o. r,v vi nv !;,, 1900 a.. and be-
cribed in the official field notes ard plat
thereof on file in this Office. as follows. to-
wit:
Beginning at the 8. w. corner OF the
Long Pilgrim Lode. a granite stone 8x8x2O
inches, set Is inches deep, with mourd Of
/ earth alongside and marked 1-5SO4 for COR
ner No. /, from which the n Sec. corner
between Secs. q and Is, T. 3 NJ. r. s W.,
bears S. 81 degrees SO minutes w. 800 feet
running thence N. Sc degrees 43 minutes
Il 1900 feet to corner No. 2: thence N. IS
degrees 81 minute W. SIG feet to corner
No. 8; thence s. Sc degrees 40 minutes w.
1900 feet to corner No. 4: thence S. 10 de.
grees 81 minutes e. s16 feet to corner No.
/ the place OF beginning. containing AN
area Of 2O.6 acres.
+; Beginning at the s.. w. corner OF the
Rose Bud Lode, a granite stone Sx10x2O
inches, set Is inches deep with mound OF
earth and stone alongside. and marked
1896 for corner No. I. from which the "
Sec. corne. between Secs. q and %. T. 8
n, r. 8 w, bears S.. 81 degrees As min
utes w. 1865 feet; running thence N. Sc
degrees 43 minutes E. 800 feet to corner
No. Q: thence N. Is degrees SO minutes ~.
643 feet to corner No. 8: thence N. 10 de-
grees 54 minutes W. 900 feet to corner
No 4; thence s. 66 degrees 30 minutes w.
1914 feet to corner No. S: thence s. 10 de-
grees 81 minutes e. SIC fset to corner No.
/ to the place of beginn.nS, containing an
area OF 1866 acres. Total area Of these
surveys claimed. 1928 acres.
The location of his mine Is recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Silver Bow
County, on pages Y and III in Books Q
and G. Of Lodes. There are no adjoining
claims known.
GEORGE D. GREENE. il
Register. !
JOS. H. HARPER. ]
u. s. Claim Agent. y
First Publication Feb. 16. 1906. J
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
LOCAL BRIEFS

Only n day more remain in which to
register. :.
The 1 x L clothing store is now located
at 81 East Park venue.
Turkish. electric and medlcated baths
at 21Oh East Park. Popular prices.
Miss Lucy Grannis of Butte was the
guest of Miss Cora Marchin over Sum
day.
For Sale-Three-room furnished house,
$125. James Duane. S111a East CONNER
cial avenue.
Miss Minney Malloy and Miss Leona
Finch of Butte spent Sunday the guests
of Anaconda friends
Miss Cora Jenkins of Butte spent Sun
day as the guest Of her sister, Mrs. D. r.
McRea, on Locust street.
Barney McGinty of Hamilton, super
i%ntendent Of the Bitter Root farm, spent
Sunday with Anaconda friends.
Rev. H. Arts. pastor of st. Peters mis-
sion in Cascade county, is the guest OF
the Catholic Clergy Of Anaconda.
Wanted at once, a first-class bucket
girl at Saddle Rock restaurant, 3O1 East
Commercial avenue Salary $1.O0 per
day.
Miss Jennie Evans. who came over
from Helena to attend the wedding OF
her sister last week, returned to her
SluuleS to-day.
Tomorrow is the last day on which
to register. No voter should miss an
opportunity to cast his ballot for a res
publican which means better govern
ment.
Two events occur tomorrow evening
which should not be overlooked by the
republicans and their friends One il
that it is the last day on which to regis-
ter and the other a meeting of the re-
publican club in Matte hall at $3.50
O'Clock.
Father Toilet, pastor of st. Pau}'s
church. returned last night from a six
weeks vacation. during which time he
~journeyed as far west as the coast and
down to San Francisco. He found CON-
siderable relief for his throat trouble in
a lower altitude. He viii take up active
work at once. Father Pauwelyn of Miles
City, who has been filling his place, will
return to the eastern part of the state
today.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
SUBPOENA TO ALLEGED BANK
RUPT.

In the District Of Montana. United
States Of America.
In the matter of Samuel Nixon. Samuel
NJ. Nixon, Lennuel w. Nixon and James
F.. Lott. cO-partners, doing business as
Silver City Mercantile company, bank
rupts: In bankruptcy, No. 80.
To Samuel Nixon. In said district.
greeting:
For certain causes offered before the
district 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 n xcuse that you personally
appear before our sal district court to
be holden at Butte, in said district, on
the 2Sth day Of April, A. D. 1900, to
answer to a petition fled by Young Bros,
and others. in our said court. praying
that you may be adjudged a bankrupt;
and to do further ana receive that which
our said district court shall consider 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
seal thereof, at Butte, this End day of
March, A. d. 1900.
(seai Of Court.)
Attest:
GEO. w. SPROULE, Clerk.
BY T. B STEPHENS. Deputy Clerk.
Returnable It days after issued. An
swer 10 days after return day. I
A true copy. Attest: Geo. w. Sproule,
Clerk: T. B. Stephens, Deputy Clerk. 90
w. p. Carroll, JIM. aH;akle, r. l.. Clin-
ton. Sanders & Sanders, Alex Laist, 8,
L. & M. L. Wines and w. A. Pennington,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
SMALL REGISTRATION.

Although tomorrow Is the last day on
which to register the number of applica-
tions for registration today Is very
small, only Is persons presenting Them
selves up to 10 o'clock this morning. The
total registration up to date Is 1875,
more thar one-half less than a year ago.
Every voter should remember that to-
morrow is positively the last day on
which to register. Persons who are en-
gagged during the day should register In
the evening. The registration Office is
open until 10 p. III.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
SITUATION BRIGHT.

The new smelter situation to say the
least is looking bright. Manager u. H,
Hyams, General superintendent F.. Kle-
petko, and Supervising Engineer w. ].
Evans and a host of engineers and
draughtsmen are very much in evidence
around the Montana Hotel where they
are donliciled. The brick work of the
annex to the general Office is about COM
pleted. This morning F.. A. Jones. Con.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
CAPE NOME.

II you are going to the new Gold Fields
and it is your desire to reach there as
early as possible, we can book o on any
of the following vessels sailing from
Seattle: Oregon, Geo. w. Dickinson,
Caronne, Ohio. Tacoma, Centennial. San
ia Ana, Roanoke.
For reservations on any of these ves-
sells call at the Northern Pacific City
Ticket Office, corner Park and Main
streets. Butte, Mont. or write to
w. H. MERRIMAN, Ge,n'l Agent.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
GUN CLUE SHOOT.

Members of the Anaconda Gun Club
who attended a practice shoot made the
following scores:
First event, unknown traps, known an
gles-Tuttle. Is; Lewis, Is: Nell. IL.
Second event, known traps, unknown
angles-Iuttie. Il; Lewis, IL: Nell, 16;
Enlmons, Is; Gore, 10.
Third event. reverse tra~s, unknown an
gles-Tuttle, 20; Lewis. 10; Nell, 21; EN-
mons, 10; Gore, 6.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.

A mass meeting of the republicans of
the city of Anaconda is hereby called to
meet at the city hall on Friday, March
%, 1900, ats p. M, to nominate one can
didate for alderman from each Of the
six wards of the city, to be voted for at
the city election to be held in Anaconda
April 2, 1900, and to select a city central
committee. w. W. HARPER,
Chairman Rep. City Central Com.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
ST. PAUL AND ST. LOUIS.

The Northern Pacific Is the only line
operating the Pullman Standard sleeping
cars from Anaconda to st. Paul and st.
Louis. Two sleeping cars are now on the
night train out of Anaconda and Butte;
one from Anaconda via Billings and the
Burlington route to 81. Louis and one
from Butte to St. Paul. nc change Of cars
between these Doints.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

dar streets. She was attended by Drs.
st. Jean and Leahy, who have every rea-
son to believe from present indications
tina her recovery is sure. Her fall was
a terrible one. she being thrown fully 20
feet when the carriage in which she was
riding runaway n collided with a wa
pOn. .hI
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

The ease of Chas. Stanley, charged with
incest, attracted a large crowd to the
court house. The defense would not al
low the wife to go on witness stand and
the prosecution had to depend on the evil
dence of the daughter, who is about IA
years old. and two younger children.
Every one who heard the evidence of the
children were filled with unspeakable in
dignation against the brute and We're con-
WINGED of his guilt. Thu jury were out a
short time, and brought in a verdict of
guilty as charged" He will be sentence
ed onday
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Representatives Of a directory publish-
ing house are in the city working on di.
rectory of the city and county. 1t is not
be ieved that the directory will be pub
lished until the streets are numbered and
the free delivery of mail inaugurated.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Deputy Clerk Charles Virden issued a
marriage license, on Wednesday to Will
liam Banneyer inc Marguerite Mittle-
meyer, Doth of this city. They were mar
ried the same evening by Rev. Father
Van der Brock at the home of William
Herman.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

' tractor D.. d. Twohy James Shields and
another gentleman drove east of Ana
conda and it Is said they have gone down
to the smleter site to look over the
ground which will soon be in the hands
of the excayators. Fl
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Miss Mae Rich will teach on Dewey's
Fiat for the summer term. Her term
will in about two weeks.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Miss Harriet Waldorf has accepted {
position to teach school at the Bircl
creek school this summer. Her schoo
will open about April /.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Judgment was signed against Charles
St. Peters for $500, the amount of his for
feited bond.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

r. d. Steele returned from Billings
Friday, after a few days visit In the
Mage city. He is greatly impressed
with the prospects of the Yellowstone
county metropolis. +.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
OUT OF DANGER.

Mrs. Fred c. Wills, who was so badly
injured in a runaway on last SATURDAY..
Is doing nicely and is now believed to be
completely out of danger. She is at her
home at he corner of East Third and Ce-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Miss Bessie Hall, who has just finished
teaching a term Of school at Chinook, has
returned to Dillon and resumed her
studies at the Normal. Miss Halls
friends were pleased to have her return.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
DILLON.
Dillon. March

Dillon, March Is, 1900.
Announcements have been received in
this city of the marriage of Miss Blanche
Miller, daughter of DR.. NJ. A. Miller of
Dillon, and Mr.. ]. L.. Teal of Butte, which
occurred in Butte on March s. Rev. j.
NJ. Settle. pastor of the South Butte
Methodist Episcopal church, united the
couple in the holy bonds of wedlock in
the presence of a few intimate friends.
The bride for a rumble of years has
been one of Dillon's charming and ac-
complished young bellies. AND has a host
Of friends here, who wish her a happy
married life.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19
RED LODGE.
Red Lodge. Ma,

Red Lodge, March 16.
In the case of he state VS.. George Con-
ley charged with defrauding David. Haw-
thorne out. of his ranch n other prop
erty, the jury found the defendant not
guilty.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

DIR. NJ. A. Miller made a business trip to
Butte Saturday.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

The case of the state against Isaac Orni
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, resulted in a verdict of not
guilty.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-19

Mrs. A. SingeNand Miss Grace Truax Of
Lima, are visiting friends in this city.