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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-15

religious practices Of the Indians
and nothing could be more toollsn
than an attempt to do such thing
Won cannot inject Christianity or
Christian practices into heatnen
tribes by statute or executive order
These Sulu tribes had been accuS-
toned to po1ygamous relations lor
centuries; they had never come III
contact with any class OF people
who looked upon it as irreliglous'
immoral or unlawful; their polyga-
MONS relations were fully estab-
1ished when the government OF the
limited States assumed sovereignty
over them, and to have attempted
to disrupt those relations among an
ignorant, uncivi1ized and half bar
barous people, would have been
madness. Every intelligent person
must realize that the United States
government could not undertake 10
disturb the religious practices OF
the Sulu Islanders until peace and Of
der was restored in the Philippines.
We had trouble enough on our
hands with the Taga1 tribe, with
out melting to Instruction the
tribes that were disposed to be
friendly. But to hear Democratic
orators talk, one would think that
all the laws ofcivilized government,
all the practices of the Christian re-
! 1igion and all the customs of polite
society, as we'll as the Constitution,
| follow the flag wherever 1t goes.
We sometimes wonder why tits that
objection is not raised to the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
These people have some practices
that would be very shocking to the
refined element ofAmerican society
For example, the young ladies Of
Honolulu are very fond of brilliant
raiment; they run particularly tt
gorgeous head gear. When thu
I hat of Honolulu maiden is not
veritable flower garden, she is en-
| tirely dissatisfied with it, and whel
she gets one that exactly suits he
taste, she is particularly careful t.
protect it from the vicissitudes 0
that very unstable climate. TIL
Honolulu young lady though, doe
not care so much about the guam
tity as the brilliant quality of he
other costume. Forcovering her bod
she is satisfied with a calico wrap
per with nothing over it and moth
ing beneath it except her natur
unadorned, but that wrapper mus
be in all the brilliant and dazzlin
Colors. It is the habit of thes
!young ladies to promenade on til
principal streets of the capital of til
Hawaiian Islands every afternoon
and it not infrequently happens thu
when bevy of them are walkin
down the street, a suddenrain stor1
comes on, and then these girl
without a thought of improperly
their whole concern centered i
r their beautiful bonnets, raise the
wrappers over their heads to shie1
their hats and stroll on as unconceru
eddy as you please. In rejecting @
this practice of the Hawaiin mai,
ems, we cannot understand how it
that Mr.. Bryan and his follower
who are so shocked over the ma
> t1al 1ndecencies of the Su1us, do n,
denounce the Republican Admin
tration for giving legal recognitio
to indecent exposure in the ISLAND
of Hawaii.
MAPN 1C A A~NssV 49,
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M'KlNLEY's ACCEPTANCE.

President McK1nly' letter 1orm-
ally accepting the Republican NOM
ination as President of the United
States is probably the most COM
p1ete document of that character
ever written. It throws flood of
light on all the important political
questions which are before the pub
lie today. 1t is especially clear
with respect to the transactions of
this government relating to affairs
in the Philippines, and totally dis
proves the Democratic contention
that there was an alliance between
the American forces and the insur-
rectionists; that there was any ack-
now1edgment of Aguinaldo's gov
eminent or any promise of indepen-
dence. The only act which could
possibly have been construed as
recognition of the Insurgent gov
eminent was the proclamation Of
the President to the effect that all
those who directly or indirectly
gave aid to the American forces
would receive the protection of this
government. The President clear
1y expresses his views with respect
to the foreign policy he will pursue
towards these islands. He states
emphatica1ly that it is, "our pur-
pose to establish in the Philippines
government suitable to the wants
and conditions of the inhabitants
and to prepare them for self-govern-
ment when they are ready for it
and as rapidly as they are ready for
it." He also says that this he is
aiming to do under his constitu-
tiona1 authority and will continue
to do until Congress determines the
political status of the inhabitants OF
the Archipelago. This declaration
must necessarily disconcert the op-
ponents of the government who
have been loudly proclaiming that
the President has no policy with re-
pect to the Philippines. In regard
to the trusts he is equally emphatic
in declaring them dangerous con-
spiracies against the public good;
that they should be made subject to
prohibitory or penal legislation. A
remedy is also suggested and fol-
lows the lines of the best thought
of the time. The entire letter is
straightforward, honest and une-
quivocal. 1t is the expression of a
man who is seeking to conceal
nothing and has nothing for which
to apologize. This document
should have the widest possible cir
culation and should be carefully
studied by every patriotic citizen oil
the country. It is complete refu.
tation of the charges of insincerity
which have been made against the
Administration, and it thoroughly
explodes the cry that the admins.
tration has attempted to convert this
Republic into an empire.
From time to time THE tribune
will take up the different subjects
contained in the Presidents letter
of acceptance and make such com.
| ment on them as seems proper. II
is now for the people of the United
States to determine whether the
Government of the United States is
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readily be seen that with improved
farming methods and improved ma
chinery the Philippines will yield
of the fruits Of the earth eight or
ten times more than they are now
yielding. This will furnish sup-
port for fifty OF sixty millions of
people instead of, as at the present
time, only eight millions. You
know we have been told that these
islands are already SO thickly popu-
lated that it would be impossible
for other people to find room there.
Well, that is about the way the
revolutionary fathers talked about
the country beyond the Allegheny
Mountains in their time. They
used to say that the great Missis-
sippi valley, and, indeed, the coun-
try Of Ohio, could never be made to
yield support to more people than
at that time occupied those regions,
but the fact of the matter was that
it took about a thousand acres to
support one Indian, whereas, under
our methods of agriculture, the
same area will easily support FIVE
hundred white people. 1t will be
the same in the Philippines when
our methods are introduced there.
Now the question is, shall we
sometime give the Fi1ipinos an in
dependent government? Why of
course we will. We will give them
a government just as independent
as our own; government as free,
and just, and strong as is the gov
ernment which the people of the
United States now enjoy. If that
is not good enough for them we
will be glad to have them invent
and propose something better, then
we will see that they have the ben
eft of it and also adopt it ourselves,
because if any better government
than we now have can be invented
or discovered we want to adopt that
invention or avail ourselves of the
discovery. It may be objected that
the Filipinos will not care to accept
| the kind of government that we de-
sire to give them. Some of them
no doubt will object, and among
the DIRECTORS will be Aguina1do and
his gang of cut-throats, and the
reason of their objection will be
that they will not be permitted to
rule over, loot, and murder their
fellow countrymen whenever il
suits their pleasure to do so. We
shall not establish such a govern
ment as it is evident Mr.. Aguinaldc
would like to have. If that must
i be done we prefer leaving the ugly
task to Our Democratic friends.
/ You remember the Democrats did
at one time, try to establish a gov
eminent in accordance with the
views blood-thirsty native of the
Sandwich Islands; they went so fal
as to send a Minister Paramount
down there to haul down the Amer
lean flag, and that, we believe, wa:
the first paramount issue ever in
vented by the Democrats. Yor
know the result of that effort of the
Democratic partysto establish gov
ernment in conformity with the
views of dusky tyrant. The Re
+ publicans do not propose to make
E any experiments along the same
lines. We would rather trust thu
President and the Congress of tn,
United States than any copper-col
ored George Washington of this O
any other country. @u
Now, briefly, these are the thing.
we propose to do in the Philippines
This is our policy and our Demo
cratic friends may proceed to tear i
all to pieces at their earliest con
venience. e-s.
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something strikingly touching in the fact
that after years of devotion and love for
their country, ruling the land and mould
ing the Nation, walking hand in hand
over its rugged nights, separating from
home and friends, and in foreign lands
standing for the rights of the New Re
public, that they should hardly relax the
grasp, but pass into the beyond, into the
presence of the Ruler of all Nations on
the same day, almost the same hour, July
4, 1926, the anniversary of the glorious
independence of their beloved country.
Adams and Jefferson, the giants Of our
Nation, will forever divide the marvel.
lous glores of the superb craftsmanship
uc the Revolution
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REUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CONNECTICUT.

22d Conn. Oct. 4, in Robt o. Tyler
Post Hall, Hartford, Oct: 4, at 10 o'clock
n. In. At l. o'clock the line will be
formed and marched to Campfield avenue,
when the monument of the regiment will
be dedicated. II. G.. Woodhouse, Secre-
tary, Wcthersfed.
DELAWARE.
1st Del, in Dupont Post Rooms, 5O4
Market street. Wilmington. Del. Oct. 20.
Maj. Harry Cavanaugh, President, VIII
mington, Del.
ILLINOIS.
Illinois Association of Union exPrison-
ers of War, Mt Normal, ILL.,, Oct. II and
Is. Or. j. Little, Secretary, bloomington,
Ill.
INDIANA.
9th Ind. Cav, at Elwood, Ind, Oct. u.
John G. Holt, Secretary, Spiceland, Ind.
36th Ind, at Spiceland, Ind. Oct. and
ID. JOS. l.. Smith, Corresponding Secretary,
Richmond, Ind.
44th Ind, at LigOnier, Ind, Oct. 16 and
II. Frank w. Willis, Secretary, Water
loo, Ind.
10Th and 1O1st Ind, at Marion, Ind,
Oct. 4 and 5. J. +. Lenfesty, Secretary,
Marion, Ind.
SSth Ind, at Butler, Ind, Oct. a. Capt
Allen ii. Dougall, Adjutant, Fort Wayne,
Ind.
will be held at Oskaloosa, Ia, Oct. 10 and
II. John Il. Baer, Secretary, 7th Iowa,
OskalOOsa, la.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Goth Mass, at South Acton, Mass, Oct.
IS. Business meeting in Congregational
Church at II o'clock a. m: Edwin F..
Gushing, Secretary, Somerville, Mass.
MICHIGAN.
7th Mich. Cav. (Custer's Brigade), at
Battle Greek, Mich, Oct. 10. The date is
the anniversary of Cedar Creek. ]. @. A.
Sessions, Ann Arbor, Mich.
1st Mich. Engineers and Mechanics, at
Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. II. Fay Wyckoff,
Secretary, Lansing, Mich.
NEW JERSEY.
2Sth n. J., at Perth Amboy, Oct. TO-
George A. Seaman, Secretary, Perth Am
boy, n. j.
1st n. Y. Engs., at Red Bank, N. Y,
Oct. 10. The committee in charge of the
reception consists of Charles b. Parsons,
Thomas X. Durham, A. G. Harrison, j.
w. Chandler, and Commander James e.
Sickles, of Arrowsmith Post
9th N. Y, at Utica. N. Y, Oct. IT,
Business meeting at the assembly rooms
of the Oneida Historical Building, at 2:30
p. nj. Campfire, same place, at 8 p. m.
Arch B. Snow, Secretary, Boonville, N. Y.
143d N. Y, at Hurleyville, N. Y, Oct.
~ NJ. M. N. Dodge' PRESIDENT hockiand'
OHIO.
7th Ohio Cav, at Cynthiana, Ky, Oct.
IS. Theodore T. Allen, Pres, 413 Vine
street, Cincinnati, o.
41st Ohio, at Army and Navy Hall, 426
Superior street, Cleveland, O., Oct. II. W.
r; smellie, Secretary, 16 Middle street,
Cleveland, o.
PENNSYLVANIA.
18th Pa. Cav, at Tyrone. Pa, Oct. II.
Lieut.. Lew McMakin, Secretary, 8 South
9Th street, Philadelphia, Pa.
9Th Pa. III. A, at hall of Post 3, 23S
Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Oct. II. J. s.
Goshorn, Secretary, sos Penn Building,
Pittsburg.
10th Pa, at Bellefonte, Pa, Oct. 25 and
26. r. s. Westbrook, Secretary, Altoona,
Pa.
The Reunion Of the 133d Pa. will be
held Oct. 10 on the battlefield at Freder-
icksburg, Va. The comrades of this regi-
ment will be Joined by members of the
123d and 155th Pa. M. d. Barndoller,
Secretary, 1880 Pa, Everett, Pa.
WISCONSIN.
Winnebago County Veteran Association,
at Neenah, Wis, Oct. IL and IL.
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MUSTERED OUT.

ANTHONY.-At Mcclure, o., Sept.
20, Henry Anthony, Co. G, 196th Ohio.
He was member of Shepard Post, 5O7.
BLACKMORE.-At' Rfchfeld, Mich,
Sept. u, Austin Blackmore, Co. Il, 23d
Mich, aged Is. He enlisted Aug. II,
1862; was one Of the best duty and fight,
ing soldiers Of the regiment; passed
through every battle but one in which the
command took part. He was discharged
June u, 1865, and returned to his ma
tive State, where he has remained until
his death. He was a member of Henry
IL. Knapp Post, 2S4. He leaves a widow.
BLOWERS.-At Moline, ILL.,, Charles
Blowers, Co. @, 10Th Iowa, and Co. X, I'd
Veteran Reserve Corps, aged 10. He was
member of r. III. Graham Post, 312. He
is survived by an aged widow and daugh-
ter.
BOTTOM.-At Citronville, Ala, Sept.
Is, James Bottom, Co. A, S0th ILL.,, aged
81. He entered the service Aug. 13, 1862,
and was wounded at Marietta, Ga, July
4, 1864. He was charter member and
Past Commander of Post 1S1, Sparta, Ill.
EARLEY.-At Denver, Colo, Sept Z,
Peter Farley, I'd Ind. Battery, aged 81.
He was buried by Veteran Post with mil
itary honors.
HART.-At New Brighton. Pa, Aug.
%, John G. Hart. He was a prominent
member of Edwin NJ. Stanton Post, 20S.
Comrades Henry Moss, J. 0. Funkhouser,
Luther Barnes and G. 0. Kingsbury were
appointed to draft resolutions.
HIGHT.-At Huntington, Pa, Sept.
49, John L. Hight, Colorbearer and Lieu
tenant, Co. B, 49th Pa. He was crushed
to death between cars while on his way
to work.
MATHEWS-At Poysippi, Wis, VIM.
Mathews, Co. II, Both Wis, aged 81. He
leaves n family.
NEFF.-At Omaha, Neb., Sept. %,
Lewis G. Neff, Co. /, 64th Ill. S. S. A
son and a daughter survive him.
PRIEST.-At Waterville, Mass, Sept.
%, John H. Priest, Sergeant Co. f, 9th
n. III. He served three years.
RILLING.-At Omro, Wis, Sept. II,
John Frederic Killing, aged II. He en-
listed in Co. A, 18th Wis, Sept. II, 1864,
and was discharged June 2, 1865. He
was an honored member of ]. +. Sawyer
Post, Z, which conducted the funeral ser
vices.
SPRINGER.-At Springfield, ILL.,, Sept
IS, John G. Springer, 10th Ill. Cav, aged
56. He was born in Springfield, where
he had lived all his life except a short
time he spent in Arkansas. He was in
the service five years. He was one of the
organizers of the Southdown Breeders
Association, and until his death had filed
the Office of Secretary. He was promi-
nent in the G.. A. r. He leaves a widow
and six children.
WACKERSHAUSER - At Boone,
Iowa, Sept. IA, Jacob Wackershauser, Co.
B, Sd Pa. H. A, aged 20. Comrade Wack-
ershauser was an honOred member Of w.
@. Crooks Post, 329. He leaves q widow
and five children.
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lE EDeEMERE BICYCLES or: sss nssa; o. ,sss p
Missouri Claims Both Youngest and Oldest
Comrads

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: notice in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Sept. 20 an
item under the headline, ''This Post
Claims the Oldest Member" and stating
that Warren Post, 2S6, of Brooklyn, N
Y, mustered in Aug. q ]. p. Carroll, aged
100 years and one month. Now there is in
my Department a comrade who is more
than year older than COmrade Carroll.
Comrade H. 3. Donnan is a member of
McCook Post, "a, Lamar, Mo. He was
born Jan. 10, 1899, and enlisted at the age
of 67 in Co. l., 7th Mich. Cav, in 1863,
and served till the close of the war. He is
hale and hearty and apparently good for
many years.
By the way, we have in this Department
probably the youngest comrade in the
Grand Army. Gilbert Van Zandt, men,
ber of Farra ragut-Thomas Post, 8, Kansas
City. was born Dec. 20. 1851, in Port Viii
liam, Clinton Co., o. He enlisted Aug. 6,
1862, as drummer boy in Co. d, 18th
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.STORIESm|
the heM4ZZGLRAGI
By MARY S. LOCKWOOD.
Thomas Jefferson.
Copyrighted. 1900, by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE

jefferson was the first candidate NOM
mated by a Congressional caucus. The
bitterness of the strife of the previous
election and the dangers which such n con-
dition might lead to brought n change in
the system of each electOr voting for two
the highest to be President and the next
highest Nice-Presdent. An amendment
was offered to the Constitution requiring
the electors to ballot separately for Presi-
dent and FicePreSident.
The caucus convened in Philadelphia
and nominated Thomas jefferson, of Vir-
ginia, for President, and Aaron Burr, of
New York, for Vice-President. Adams
and Pinckney were not nominated, but
ran as National leaders of their party, the
same rs Washington and Adams had be-
fore them.
1t was this contest that broke the Fed
eral party, and from this date John
Adams, who had heretofore been power
in the bulwark of the Nation, ceased to
take part in American politics.
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the internal or excise duties. These were
always unpopular, as taxes in general are
with the people. and as they were no
longer necessary, jefferson protited by
their adjustment, and so offices and ex-
penses were reduced. This drew acces-
sions to the party, and for 60 years, with
some intervals, they held the power.
The paying off of the National debt was
a popular thing: yet readers of history
must admit that it was the financial pol
icy of Hamilton that carried the country
through its darkest days and put it on II
sound financial basis. The revenues for
the payment of the National debt had
been accumulating since Hamilton was
Secretary of the Treasury through the
revenue tax. jefferson recommended the
establishing Of a sinking fund for the re-
demption of the public debt, and Si,300,-
OOO were annually set aside. But the
most important transaction Of Jefferson's
Administration was the purchase from
Napoleon of great Louisiana territory.
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Deaths of Pennsylvania Veterans.

The following Juniata County pa
veterans have answered the last roll call:
Absolom Wise, Co. f, 171st Pa, Patter-
son, Pa, aged 20.
John d. Howell. Co. I, 10th Pa, Pleas
ant View, Pa, aged 81.
Thomas Buccaneer, Co. B, 202d Pa,
Oakland Mills, Pa, aged 65.
John Webster, Co. /, SD Pa, Thomp-
sontown, Pa, aged GA. Served four years
and four months.
William Bell, Major and Lieutenant
Colonel, 18th Pa. Cav, Miffiintown, Pa,
aged 50.
Frederick Showers, Co. B, 202d Pa,
Mexico, Pa, aged 20.
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and was in the Grand Review with Sher-
mans "Bummers" in Washington. His
father served in the same company.-WM.
HENRY, Department Commander, Mis-
souri, G. A. L.
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Sorry He Spoke.

Husband-"My colleague came to see
me to-day and wanted to borrow SIS; Of
course did not give 1t to him."
Wife-"That's quite charming Of you,
hubby; what are you going to buy me with
the $15Y
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This Will Interest Many.

F. W. Parkhurst, the Boston publisher, says
that If any one who is afflicted with rheumatism
in any form, or neuralgia, will send their ad-
dress to him at box 1901, Boston. Mass, he will
direct them to q perfect cure. He has nothing
to sell or give, only tells you how he was cured
Hundreds have tested 1t with success.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-30

This Office gets up nice, up-to-date
readablesale bill in English and German
and at prices consistent with first class
work. lfyou intsnd having sale call
on US and W VIII print your bills.
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A FRlGHTFUL DEATH

Omaha Bee = Bernice Petit, Swear
old son of Fred A. PETIT, zoos Grace ST..
was struck by motor car at Twentl-
eth and Grace at 11:30 this forenoon
and almost instantly killed. The body
was taken in the patrol wagon to the
coroner's undertaking rooms.
The boy was running after coal
wagon which was going south on TWEEN
tieth street. Motor car No. IS also
southbound, was Immediately behind
the wagon, but on the other track, and
the boy being unaware of its presence,
stepped in front of it. Before the
motorman had time to stop the child
was under the wheels. His scalp was
almost entirely torn off and he was in
jured about the body. He was pulled
from beneath the trucks moment later
but was unable to speak.
The crew of car No. 85 comprised
Motorman Otto Wendt and Conductor
William Anderson. The motorman
says he saw the boy as he stepped in
front of the car, but the distance was
so short he had no time to stop.
Mr.. Petit was formerly of Arion, Ia,
and has many friends throughout the
county who will extend their sincere
sympathy to him in this sad bereav-
ment. "a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-30
JOHNSONvILLE.

e. E. Stone was In Denison on bust
ness last Monday.
l. Johnson returned from Akron,
Iowa, last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ellen Stone visited with Julius
Johnson's on Monday.
Oscar Stran was business visitor in
our little berg on Wednesday.
Rev. Sohn Abrahamson and wife re-
turned from Ida last Monday.
Rev. John Abrahamson and family
left last Thursday for Ho. ston, Mimi.
julius johnson has rented portion
of his farm land to Chas. Peterson &
Son.
Emil Erickson, lately Of Colorado, Is
in our midst visiting with relatives and
friends.
Mrs Erick johnson is on the sick
list. Her many friends hope for her
speedy recovery
The N. A. Swanson sale was real
success good price being paid for
everything sold.
E. W. Anderson went to Omaha last
Monday. We have not learned how
long he expects to be away.
Bills are out advertising G. A. Dolk's
sale for February I'd. Charlie intends
to stop farming, having rented his
farm to Josenh Johnson.
David johnson has just received a
learners Telegraph Outfit" and az a
result he is now busy unravelling the
mystery of telegraphy.
Will Ladwig and August Schurke bad
quite runaway last Thursday, when
returning from the sale. When the
horses were finally caught they had up.
set and demolished the wagon, broken
the harness and run down telephone
pole and good many fence posts. The
men escaped being hurt by jumping out
,, of the wagon when the team started.
Today, Thursday, Mr.. N. A. Swan
son holds his sale. We are reliably in.
| formed that unless somethi g unfor.
seen happens, he and his wife intend
\ to depart at once for Sweden, their ma.
/ tive county. Mr.. and Mrs. Swanson
have many friends in our community
4 who are sorry to have them leave us;
in their departure we will lose two true
christians and a good citizen.
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NEWS OF WEST SIDE

F. w. Blackman was a Vail visitor
Saturday.
Peter Hansen & Son are again busy
putting up ice.
a Child Of August .Wllkens is sick
with lung fever.
II. Kuhlmann, of Dow City, visited
friends in this city over Sunday.
Conductor D. j. Felliugham and crew
were tied up here all day Tuesday.
Jas. Richardson and Ed Meyers, of
Boyer, were in town on business Fri
day.
Emil Evers and Peter Schwtzer were
business callers in the county capital
Monday.
l.. M. Young, who is acting agent at
Arcadia, was shaking hands with
frieuds here saturday,
e. J Dannattreturned Saturday from
two weeks business trip to Grant
Center, Iowa, and Omaha.
Fred Ohnsmann's team became
frightened Saturday and took a run
around town, but did no material
damage.
Mrs. Jenkins arrived Saturday from
Oklahoma on visit to- her daughter,
Mrs. Edward Downey,of Jackson town
ship
Fl. H. Petersen, j. Alexander and W
F. Malloy returned Sunday morning
from Nevada, Iowa. Mr.. Petersen
brought home sixty head of feeders and
MIR. Alexander forty head.