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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-01-25
Notice for Bids

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned will receive
sealed bids up to and including Tues
day, Feb. 9Th. 1901, at, 6 O'Clock p. M,
for SO cedar poles suitable for electric
light poles, % of said poles to be 35
feet long and % to be 80 feet long;
said poles to be perfectly straight and
at least inches through at the top
and nos more than q inches rot at
the butt, poles to be inspected by Il
committee appointed by the city
council before acceptance of same:
bids to be opened and read at ii coun-
Gil meeting to be held on the 9Th day
of Feb 1901. The council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
d. BROWN. City Clerk.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS,

Go to the Chicken Walk next Fri.
day.
Miss Aimee Bale spent Monday and
Tuesday in Duluth.
Miss Emma Thesis was Il south
bond passenger Monday.
Thos. PolkinghOrn is now employed
in the yards at Endion.
Ole Berglund made business trip
to Duluth Wednesday.
Michael Hines was up from Mesaba
for few days this week.
Ben. IIorovftz attended to business
matters in Duluth Wednesday.
The night school is prosperous
Institution and is filling Il long felt
want.
Richard Johns left Monday morn
ing for Hibbing where he will be en-
ployed.
j. A. Graves attended to business
matters in Duluth Monday and Tues
day.
An electric tower 39l feet high will
be the centerpiece of the Pan-Ameri-
cln Exposition.
Be sure and attend the masque
carnival and chicken walk at the Mat
lila hall on Friday Feb, /.
Supt. VIM. Park has resigned his
position with Dist. No. p, and will
travel for supply honse.
David Childers arrived home from
Mud creek Tuesday and has accepted
a position with the Pioneer mine.
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Mr.. J. G. Becker, wife of the yard
master of the Iron Range at the
Fayal, died at Providence, r. L.,
| where she had gone to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Becker had been married
only six months. The cause Of death
was pneumonia.
Mrs. Thos. Dyer and daughter took
their departure Monday for BriLton,
5. d., where they will make their
home in the future, Mr.. Dyer being
employed in the latter place. Their
MANY friends in Ely wish Thorn sue
cess in their new home
We regret that our good and genial
old friend Luke Sturm an. employee of
E. NJ. Osborn left Monday in response
to telegram announcing the death
OF his youngest daughter at Du-
luth, MINI. The death was the
first knowledge Luke had of even of
her illness.-Eveleth Star.
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth. Mimi, Jan. 10. 1901
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore George Westcott U. 5. Commissioner at
his office at Ely, Minnesota, on March =,
1901, viz:
Joseph Stoll, as administrator estate of
Charles Stoll, on homestead application. No.
99I7, made Nov. 9Th, 1895, of Charles Stoll for
the west half of southeast quarter and south
east quarter of southeast quarter of section
3and southwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section q township e.. range II west of
4th p m.
He names the following witnesses to prov e
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion of said land, viz:
John Corners. Joseph DeserO. James
Housley, of Ely, and Christ Reinhardt of
Winton. Minnesota.
WIN. f. CULKIN, Register
A. j. Thomos. Atty. LIS 81
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.

STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of st. Louis. SsS.
CITY OF ELY.
Notice is hereby given that application has
been made in writing to the city council of
the city of Ely and filed in the office of the
city clerk praying for license to sell intoxi-
eating liquors for one year commencing
February LIST 1901 and terminating January
3lst. 1902 and to the following named person
tO-wit:
JOHN GLOBE.
In the lower front room of the building
situated on lot 6, block Is original plat
of Ely.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council at the council
chambers i'm the city hall i'm said city.
county and state. on the day of February.
1901.
witness my hand and the seal of said city.
this Bird day of JAM, 1901.
[seal1 David Brown.
IA lis City Clerk.
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Notice for Bids

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned up to and including
Tuesday the 5th day of February, 1901,
at O'Clock p. M, for 500 cords of
mixed wood, said wood to be sound
body wood, bidder to specify i'm bid
the kind of wood to be furnished;
said wood to be delivered at the city
water plant on or before the 1st day
of April 1901. bids to be opened and
read at a council meeting to be held
on the 5th day of FeL. 1901. The
council reserves the right to- reject
any and all bids.
d. BROWN, City Clerk.
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LOST!
A small Gold Cross set with
Garnets. Finder leave at this
Offie and claim reward.

IS~~~~~~~~~~-~~N> ~.o~s~S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)
Misses Bertha and May Congdon
were up from Tower Thursday to at
tend the Goldsworthy-Graves we'd
ding.
City Clerk and Mrs. David Brown
are rejoicing over the arrival of Il
baby daughter at their home Satur-
day.
Matt Gleason, we are pleased to an
nounce has SO far recovered from his
recent typhoid seige, as to enable him
to be out.
Song service at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening. A
splendid program has been arranged
and all are invited.
VIM. Kevern left Monday morning
for Bender where he will be employed
for time at the Petit mine under
Capt. Frank Kent.
Mrs. E. PolkiDghorn left Tuesday
morning for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Jos. Thomas, of the
Clark mine.;lt Hibbing
Misses McGraw of Two Iarbors
were up over Sunday for IL visit with
their father, j. f. McGraw. the engi-
neer on the short run.
Flags are prominently displayed at
half mast on the various poles about
the city in memory of the late depart
ed Queen of England.
G. A. Matilda sold to Mat Routin.
lot 4, block 30 for 500. Mat Routin
mas sold to Walter Ayola, lot 4, block
% in this city for $3.50.
Capt. Frank Thomas of the Hale
mine, Biwabik was in the city over
Sunday visiting with relatives. He
returned Monday morning.
Capt. Harry Thomas, of the Clark
mine, Hibbing was in the city over
Sunday visiting at the home of his
son, j. r. Thomas and family.
Mrs. Henry McDermott. of Iron
Mountain, Mich, arrived i'm the city
last evening for visit with her
daughter. Mrs. M. E. Gleason.
Emma Wilson has sold to d. Witt
enberg Jr. OF the Tower Logging Co.
lands in section 13, GLIB for coh>id-
Grafton of $1,000.
Miss Annie Anderson of Duluth,
who has been visiting at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Knutson the past
week returned to her home Tuesday
morning.
The total cut Of the Knox Lumber
company for the year 1900 was IL 1000,
600 feet. The st. Croix company cut
100000. The Fall Lake company
cut 300 900 feet of lumber.
The smallpox scare at Virginia is
over it is said and the quarantine has
been removed from several places.
The patients who had been confined
to the pest house have been released.
The S. H. & E. f. of A. society
give masquerade at the Matilda hall
tomorrow evening to which everyone
is invited and Il good time is promis'
ed. Tickets so cents for each person.
j Mrs. VIM. Harvey who had been
visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs
John COwling in this city for several
days previous to her departure fol
Crystal Falls, Mich, left yesterday
mornine for the latter place.
Tuesday man mailing from one OF
the lumber camps at Sparta was re-
moved from the Iron Range train al
Two Harbors suffering from very
serious case of smallpox. The Gil
was also set out at the Harbors an6
disinfected.
A deed transferring $4,000 worth
OF pine from the Day Brothers Lum
Der company to the ST. Croix Lumber
company was filed with the register
of deeds Friday. The pine is situated
in COS, CLIP, GLIB, 500 and 500. The
deed was announced some time ago.
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WANTED-ACTIVE MAN OF GOOD
character to deliver and collect in Mime
sofa for old established manufacturing
wholesale house. $500 a year. sure pay
Honestly more than experience required.
Our reference. any bank in any city. En-
close self-addressed stamped envelope.
Mannfac turers. Third Floor. 1874 Dearborn
St.. Chicago.
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to enlarge the present building. 50 that
an assistant teacher may be employed
This district has the largest school
library Of any in the county It con
sists of over 400 volumes. It also IS
favored by having q number of highly
educated residents. such as Mr.. A. L.
Brooke. a graduate of Yale, who are in
teresIed in school affairs
Councils Nos. 1 and ,. T. A A.. gave
a picnic yesterday at Garfield park for
the councils OF the six adjoining coun-
ties. Among those present at the pic
ME were General President and Mrs
Don Carlos. General Secretary Green
lee of Lawrence. Mr.. Johnson, district
organizer, and Mrs Lena Fuller, Of
Ottawa IN the evening a meeting was
held IN the hall 1901 Kansas avenue, Of
which Past General President L A.
Ryder was chairman Addresses were
made by Secretary GreenIee Judge
Clark and Mrs. Lena Fuller 4 pro
gramme consisting of recitations and
music was also given. after which re-
freshments Of coffee. cake and lea
cream were served. and later dancing
was enjoyed
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BOTHA SCORES.
Captures Three Companies Of
British and Three Guns.

London. Sept 1e-The Beers have
captured 200 British troops and three
guns at Scheper's Mex
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener. from
Pretoria, dated September Is, an
nounces that the Beers. September IT,
ambushed three companies OF mounted
infantry with three guns. commanded
BY Major Cough. in the vicinity o.
Scheper-s Mex After severe fighting
the British were overpowered and lost
their guns. the sights and breech blocks
Of which were first destroyed Two ON
GERS and four men were killed and five
officers and Is men were wounded Five
officers ard $50 men were made prison
2s- Major Cough. who escaped dur
ing the night, reports that the Beers
numbered a thousand men. and that
they were commanded BY General
BOtha-
General French reports that Com
rnandant SHUTS, in order TO break
through a Gordon. rushed on squad
ron of the Seventeenth lancers. at
Elandsri veFpoort. killing three officers
and 20 men and Wounding one officer
and 80 men The Beers. who were
dressed in khaki and who were mis-
taken for British troops, lost heavily
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BRAKEMAN INJURED.
James Higgins Has His Legs Cut on
at FIoranca

Florence. Kan. sept 1s--James Hlg-
gins Of EsrnpOrIa met with an accident
at Florence which viii probably cause
his death He was braking on a mixed
freight and was engaged In switching
cars when the accident happened He
attempted TO climb the ladder Of the
car which was being run hack by the
engine and was knocked OF by the car
on the other track He fell across the
track in front Of the tank and the en-
tire engine passed over him up 10 the
front trucks cutting off both legs. one
above and the other below the knee.
The injured man vas put On a green
fruit train. which was passing and
hurried TO the Ottawa hospital where
he now IS II is thought that the loss
OF blood and the shock 10 his system
from the injury VIII kin him.
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Def OF MRS. BRESCI.
Says She Is Not an Anarchist and
Will Not Leave Town.

New York. Sept 19-BErs Bresci. the
widow of Anarchist Brescf who killed
King Humbert Of Italy. says that she
will defy the authorities who have re-
ouested her to remove from Clinsfde
Park N J. She says that she will con-
tinue to reside in her present home
In an interview she said
If President Mckinley were alive to-
day he would repudiate this persecution
of a lone woman and her children Ny
husband suffered enough for his crime.
Why should I be treated as an outcast,
dren TO suffer- I am not an anarchist
I do not advocate anarchfsm and don
believe IN it,
Mayor Neunan doubts his right to
drive the woman out Of the town He
VIII consult counsel Meanwhile the
aroused residents talk OF holding a
mass meeting
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OLD SOLDIERS REUNION.
Smith County Veterans Celebrate
gath Annual Gathering

Smith Center. Kas., Sept 19.-The old
soldiers OF Smith county are celebrat-
ing their twenty fourth annual reunion
here with speeches from prominent G.
A r men. campfire talks from many
others. and reeitations from young
girls. Most OF the tents are dlIed up
with comrades and their families, and
the camp kettles and coffee pots arc
in use A noticeable and comm nd
able action OF the committee in charge
Is the exclusion Of takers. gambling
devices and snake eaters. The reunion
committee was fortunate IN getting
Capt Wilbur F. Henry past delart-
uent commander Of Missouri, to come
and help entertain the old comrades.
Captain Henry is chock fun Of soldier
enthusiasm. and IS never wanting OF
anecdotes of the campfire and march
Rev Dwight Platt. pastor Of the Con
gregat fonaI church OF Smith Center
and Rev Lee Boyce Parker of Belle-
vile, made loyal and patriotic talks
Hendricks military band Of 3 pieces
was q big card for the reunion This
band is a Smith Center ENTERPRISE. as II
is composed of the young business men
and school boys of the place It is just
" supported by the business men Of the
town, and during the entire reunion
they added TO It's success by ElreDlng I'D
the old comrades with their patriotic
music
The Pioneer. Journal and Messenger
ueWSpa Der offices had several bushels
OF home grown Smith county peaches
to which they we're treating their
guests PeacEstones were a bout as
numerous on tire streets as corn after
an Atchison corn carnival
Sycamore camp. No 1871 Modern
NoOdmen OF America, has rooms fitted
up for visiting Woodmen. and hundreds
Of the order are registering and wear
ing the Woodman badge
Lebanon, Gaylord. CedarviIle. Ken
zfngton. Kirw1n. Agra, PhiIlipsburg.
and many other places have delegations
from their G. A. R. posts present One
OF the noted comrades present Is Dr.
H Wallace, of Phillinsburg. who went
into the service at the age Of IA years
and served three years IN the Fiftieth
New York volunteer engineers. His
charming and lovely daughter, Miss
Grace Wallace IS also a visitor
The reunion Is a. big success, the pe0-
pie Of Smith Center doing all IN their
power TO make the stay of the old COM
rades pleasant and comforta Bile. Cept-
J. s Mcdowell and Commander Lair
Dean are a host In themselves when Ii
comes to entertain the old boys IN blue
With them in charge the reunion has
been made a pleasant one.
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HoPEFUL REYOLUTIoNIsTs
Leader Of tbs Colombian Party Thinks
Battle Was Fought

New York. sept 1s--Dr- Restropo.
representativs here fer the Colombian
evolutionary party. said last night
that no authentic report had been re-
eelved as to the result OF the attack on
Rlo Eaeha- Eve believe that battle
has been fought with a favorable r=-
salt TO cur troops. said Dr. Eestropo-
although we know that ave war YES
sels were recently sent out by the Co
1am nIan government for reinforce
nants- Under the command OF General
Troconis. two thousand men were
brought down the Aagdaiena- river
from the peaceful department OF Anti
ocha- Twenty-Five Venezuelan officers
are with chem. including Toroeonis- who
was with RanjAl Cfarbiras at san Girls
tobal and General Emilio Fernandez
Our advices tell us that il successful
these generals with their soldiers. Will
cross the Gcajira peninsula and invade
Venezuela and lay siege to Maracaiho
which place is difficult 10 defend
4 suppose that Il these soldiers reach
Venezuelan territory they VIII De call
81 Venezuelan revoluti0nistss but It
will 1A found that they are wearing the
regular uniform OF the Colombian cIer-
ical army.
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= 90 Z. of q. - &C..

Detroit, Mich. Sept 1s.-The supreme
lodge. Knights and Ladies OF Honor.
elected the following officers Supreme
protector. l. H. Lockard. Toledo su-
preue vice protector. w r McCullagh.
Eriukley. Ark supreme secretary G
w. Harvey. Indianapolis supreme
treasurer. George 4 Byrd Indianapolis,
supreme medical examiner. Dr. L D
WIthAriIl Union City. N T. supreme
chaplain. Mrs Amanda G LOhr. Cairo.
III. supreme guide. Mrs Lillian - r
Harding S0uerElIIA. Mass. supreme
guardian. z " Stone. Memphis Tenn
supreme sentinel. w L Mcintyre,
Stouebc~o Pa
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BLACK CAT STORY.
Earl Swallow = Awarded the Sec
ond Prize


The following story by Earl Swal-
low. OF Carbondaie. was awarded the
second prize In the Warren II Crosby
Black Cat prize competition
THE BLACK STRAY.
once upon a tine there was a poor
widow. who lived all alone except her
only son They were 50 poor that when
they ate one meal they didn't know
where or how they would get their next
The little boy wanted TO go to school,
but had no stockings. although he did
have an old pair of shoes Well. "a
thought entered his mind one DAY An
old black cat mad been in the habit OF
coming to their house. SO he got It one
day and took IL out and killed II. and
carefully took the skin OF il and
tanned It. Then he had his mother
make him a pair OF what he called
Black Cat stockings Wen. to his
great JOY he got TO go 70 the little
country school. then TO college. where
he obtained a good education ~ ell
one day he thought he would start Up
a business Of his own 50 ne went 70 2
town somewhere IN Wisconsin I don
know whare-any way II don't matter
and started a hosiery factory Now
came the trouble Of finding a mama for
them He was about to advertise
when he thought Of his black cat
stockings. the kind that never faded
Well now you viii all know why
Black Cat hosiery is SO called
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ALL TRAINS STOP.
Rock Island Issues an Order For This
Afternoon

In respect to the memory Of the late
President Mckinley the mana ging off,
GERS Of the Rock Island railway issued
orders this morning that all trains on
the Rock Island system should be stop
ped at o'clock. the hour Of the SER
vices Of the funeral Of President Nc
k1nIey- The order also calls Tor the
closing of al the Offices and the entire
SUSPENSION OF All work at every point
on the line The trains are to remain
standing for five minutes The general
Offices OF the road and the repair shops
have been closed during the day
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MOURNING COTTON CLOTH.
A Demand Of $4,000, 900 Yards From
Fall River WORKS

New York Sept 1s.-It IS estimated
at Fail River, Mass. says a special to
the Tribune that 4S,GeO.0o0 yards Of
black cotton cloth viii not supply the
demand during the designated period
Of mourning for the late president This
call upon the print works VIII serve to
relieve temporarily at least, the cloth
situation here and has already caused
a complete reversal OF the situation eX-
fsting during the past weeks. The mar
ket IS now said to be sold ahead 10 At
least January.
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NON-sECTARIAN NETTING
WIN Be Held IN McKinley's Memory
At Waahingron Sunday.

Washington. Sept 1s.-A non-sectar-
ian mass meeting in which the pastors
Of all denominations in this city viii
participate VIII be held here next sun
day in memory Of the late president.
President Roosevelt and Cardinal Glib
bons have been asked TO speak and Ihe
former has telegraphed his approval OF
the purpose Of the union meeting
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London Sept 1a--The Simla CORE
spondenE Of the Times says tire indian
educational conference has ended its
work after being in session for a fort
night Lord Curzon OF ke1le@rO1 the
Ficeroy. presided at every session IN
addition 10 his other heavy work and a
vote of thanks 90 him was passed It
is believed that the results Of the con
ference covering. as they DO, the whole
field OF Indian education. VIII be OF in
future
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ExploaIon KiIIs RIaven.

Tours. France. sept 1s-An explos-
ton caused by a FIRE in a powder fac
tory al RIpault. has resulted IN the
death of Il persons and the Injury OF
seventeen others. q majority Of whom
VII die from the injuries
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PLAGUE INCREASES.
More Deaths in Bombay This Week
Than Last.

London. Sept 1s-A dispatch from
SimIa TO the Times says the plague re-
turns for last week show 6.3S6 deaths.
against 4. So IN the preceding week and
11S6 in the cores onding week last
year Most Of the deaths were in Bonn
bay presidency.
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Earnings Of n. St L Railway.

Minneapolis. MINI. Sept 1s.-Advance
reports Of the Minneapolis & St PAM
railway for the past year ended June
90. are at hand. although the annual
meeting viii not be held until October
The earnings was Sz5255s rs, t1ta.
earnings are S5-z75. 50s-5s: net earnings
s.. so. $500; surplus Sz15.z62-s5-
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OFF FOR CANTON.
West Point Cadets VIII Attend the
Funeral

Funeral
New York Sept 1s.-Resplendent in
their uniforms Of gray. black and gold
zoo West Point cadets arrived in New
York last night on a special train or
the New YORK Central railroad They
were under tine command Of Col
Charles G. Treat
Immediately after their arrival they
marched to the Twenty third street
ferry and went TO Jersey City. where
they boarded another special train an
started for Canton to attend the fu-
neral of the late president The com
mand included ali Of the hrst class and
part Of the second
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JEFF-RUHLIN MATCH.
Harry Corbett Has Been Decided
Upon For Referee.

New York Sept 1s.-The announce
ment IS made on the authority Of Jim
Kennedy. the matchmaker. that Harry
Corbett has been selected as referee Tor
the JeHrfes-RuhIi fight which takes
place in San Francisco some time next
No1-ernt=r.
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Chicago, sept 19.-The Central. West
ern and Southwestern Passenger as
sociatious have announced a rate Of one
fare plus s. for the livestock expOsi-
ton to be held here November 90 to
December Z General Manager Skinner,
Of the exposition. was today notified by
individual lines outside Of these as
s0ciations that they would make an
equally low round trip rate
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Chicago. sept 1s--7 a n tempera-
tures. New York s.. Boston 81. phil
aaelplafa "a Washington 81. Chicago 50.
Ein1eap polls 40 Cincinnati a. St Louis
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Horton Anniversary Sept Goth, 1901
81 as for the round trip. For fun
particulars see A. n Fuller.
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Mrs.. c. E. Woolrsrton entertained q
small party q young people very m
formally wednesday evening At nef
home On Van Bursn street The arra1r
was given for Miss Edith Durnonr q
LeavenWorth who returns 70 her horne
FRIDAY. Music and conversion WsE=
The features Of the evening
The guests were; Mr. and Mrs Hoss
Heller. Mss Dumont- Mss Daisy War
ner. Miss Edna Prescott Miss Marie
en-. Miss venice whitney. Mr. Christie
Speer. 1Ir. Aurel Riding, III Henri
Etrawn. n Walter Lawrence and Nh
49, Co.