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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
KAUFMAN COTNry5e .oo

Kaufman.-There is abnt one. fo,,r+,
INC cotton planted, none up. There u,iI ha
ooonl 20 per cent Increase from last wears
acreage e 10 per cont greater than th5t 81
iSo9; There Is no scarcity Of labor Tb,ro
! nlenty Of cotton seed in case Of bovinc
ho,i i' psn,, Tnere Is no apprehension Of the
w 'i nv 1911 n9t much fear Is felt in regards
~ Ine green bug eating up the cotton os
Il ,no comes up. About 4 per conf Of tha
l",r crop Is being hed 'i'
ro tiSeareiI,i--CGtton planting is progressing
LalueI SLOWLY. owing to the late snrin9
md the continued cold wco+bcr SppitnE
inc ground cold. The acreage win nrhphiSS
exceed the aceage Of last year 1ob0 -,
W Wss i reach the acreage of 1899. which
snulcieney Of labor in the conntrv IN
n rnsts IS among q great deal Of II a dis.
roo'rlon TO, to be Idle, especially among
WORK tRot c cer, q t9C negroes II an would
mucn petter, Tor there is lots Of we
on inc farms 10 do The wt-'t Vim "uIh
ne IN IN most Instances, There Is eno mgr
in many inst gruntry bor all replantlng and
pSSsel 10 nave rotted, II Is now coming onP
Wtcr q Few days warm weather rber o" -
r,, Stn"'l pSr cent OF cotton stiN held hut
within the h Iss, pGsn put on the market
NMeeSu Is not attracting much attert,on
~ lhe immediate locality III this Tine hnt
ne , sbeen bugs have about dem ilished
me wheat and oats, though some 5nn 80 ~
nave small crops II the pesky IN, nupe 10
ohly get up and move along, In sn,,,o W." ~,
so eTmee nr 'heS nave ralded the corn that has
Forney. Farmers are nroyross,r 49,
painting cotton seed, some have cn.t n"u Wy
ng i, nc aphis are hurting It. The ,croa up ~
VIII be IN excess of last year. perhaus eS Se
S SSnn. ~ per cent. on account of tbss
90 by the anhls Also In evress u,s, ,r,;,
, neere IS no scarcity OF labor to sffect nc
ersp percepubly. Should REPEATING i hn
scare Fn NECESSITY, SEED win he Father
know what boil wecvll is hSv;nc o nv.
seeH one From two and a hall to ner
e.ssnt OF the crop is held not exceed hI,r
I pnr, mn II otherwise 1t is much less
In THIS terrltnrY. merrhnnts $3.50, .DNn pnles IN
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LiMEsTONE CouNTY-4a,I 49,

earlier than usual and the farmer, , N
pretty well up with their wofs' rssrt 4
about the same ms last yea. ssds 81
plenty of labor for present dsm .rith s1
the community is well supplied lbcut n
for replanting II necessary. hsier vi
bales OF the present crop are psiss 4
Farmers are not at all appllussl, Nh n
boil weevil. The recent cola s sppne erl,i.
Groesbeeck. farmers 10 tsS ,lsp:a;
have about completed their cottu uas tr III
The acreage is 3 to 5 per cent III IL i%
in 1900 and 20 per cent less ln ~ lalm Y
There seems TO be scarcity q s.,.Ient n
some communities, but not SUM-, nrSn y,
perccptibly affect the size or tns Mana ~
farmers have plenty Of seed ohlasrabk u
will not he delayed to any cons 'neesss.t
tent IL replantlng should pecvnl.sred aat
The boil weeyil has not apPggs fen. NJ
apprehension of its coming ~ crop Is y
more than per cent oil pres'D a.
ing held. ors here Va
think that cotton Will nh'e
over because of the frost. hat p
Thornton. Cotton planting Wedacss..:,,
crossed Very we'll up to last W mstsuBrs
when Tho heaviest rain since Tie =.
fell foiloved nv n cold nortnen. sek SCI
viii refnrl plantlng till nexi I'D o. =
cotton may have TO be repia,her. H.
count OF the rain and cool W,snf one ".
is barely enough seed 70 IIsst yesis !;
Acreage about the same u vear 81 W.
increase over the preVious, N boil sf.,f
10 or rs per cent. No lais labor. II
No complaint of scarciiy ,resent ~ &
wears cron unsold. This repvrs r.es
territorv ~ ton 10 fifteen sQuai'
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11RrRrY cnI1NTY-as76.

Dayton.-F are about sso
planting cotton and good crop ! s XII
ed. There will he more acreage 5 81 md
this year than there was In iss..,srs I'd
is no scarcity of labor here. fai'9s n, ~
compelled ia send to other place., 'se;iz|
to plant, as there was not enough s.O Viii
raised here last year to plant the e'T
WORE M Clifton held here.
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KENDALL CoUNTY-1s7s

hoerne'-Ihe farmers In this coun,v
n nsSS SeGst completed cotton planting TSs
little iner esSeV Of 'h isos same as Of 1900 and
NY q labor to AFFECT the Size az M M scarc arc,
anu there Is plenty OF seed on hsnH ns SIop
S ypS,ns DC necessary Farmers are not
weevll. About one.tenth V ~ nee OF boil
crop Is being held. VI the present
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LAMPAsAs COUNTY -.

I.ampasas., Farmers are nro,,
with the planting of the nvrsressins \.
crop, The acreage will excead ,etsssnt I'D
by about per cent, aud ia, 'asI 4
about u per cent, but unless Il p 10
sufficiently to bring wheat out ! Il iiaI y. 4
n ent cpn baat ao, which is not pr ~ y
put In cotton. There Is n p,ywel ~ /;
of seed nor labor. Farmers d. ansi ssc1
boil weevil In this section upat ieir 4
this shipping point 5000 balas ros
D per cent yet In producers w I'd
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F1HIIER COI,NrY-1l1.

Roby. has been no cotton planted
In this county ms yet, on account Of the
dry weather. and acreage for this wear
VIII exceed that Of last year = per cont,
aud should II not rain soon and small
Inst year In acreage 10 per cont. There
Is no scarcity OF labor that Will effect the
SIZE of The crop. There viii be sufficient
seed to plant md rcpant several times IN
this county. There are approximately 200
bales In the county held from last year y
crop out of 5000 bales, the amount OF iast
YrnI'N crnn.
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LIVE OAK COUNTY,

oakville. Considerable c o..p'u srt y Y
ed before the rains the lauvs he ar.ssss'
month. though at Least Ills up
has been planted Since little q
rianting, and fer what rePls ssed. o.
count OF improved gin fsa srcrsist z
Of the county have tnereas
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HOUSTON DAILY POST: THURSDAY MORNING APRIL 25 1901
last season, and perhaps lers than 10 per

last season, and perhaps less than 10 per
ElllRger Farmers are haylns n great
deal OF trouble In securing good stand Of
cotton. The nrsL part III the season was
100 dry and the last two weeks too much
ram and cold weather. Repantng mas
been necessary ~ many instances The
acreage VIII not differ materially from nst
year. There VIII not be any scarcity OF Ia.
por. Boil weevils are already fonnd In
large numbers and have taken M their
abode IN the small cotton. They are cut.
ting on the lcnyes and Killing out much
than last year.
WINCHESTER Farmers generally are prct.
ty wen up with cotton planting. Int con.
siderable r.epantlng viii be necessary 10
insure good stands. as cotton Is coming up
very poorly The acreage planted IN cetto
VIII bt about the same Ms IN 1900 and some.
thing less than IN 1893 probably % per
cent. Labor is sufficient to handle present
crop. unless there Is continued wet 'weath
or to run fhc crops IN the grass There
seems 10 be sufficient seed for all pur-
noscs such ms replantlng IN case It IL gen
orally necessary, Inc boil wcpvi Is al
ready with, us IN great quantities. such as
WAS never known before In quantity Very
little OF the present crop Is being held.
probably not more than 10 per cent OF same
date last year,
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GREGG COUNTY O10i.

kilgore About one hnlf of tho cotton
crop or TINS section has been planted this
Week owing Ia cool weather and heavy
rmlh delay has been made I'm planting
INC acreage will be as compared with
lSfo and 1900 II per cent less Owing To-
lhr prevailing low price of cotton now this
ntIrhge rs being planted to corn Labor liz
Schrce mere this year. Plenty Of seed has
nNeh Kept ny the farmers for planting ana
Trc c ne crop. No apprehension IL
ancc here. There is on hand of the urcs
en- cfop 2Jo bales In this vicinity.
Longylcw.-'The farmers IN this section
nave nbout % per cent OF their cotton
crop planted. The cold weather last week
ma cold rain put Il stop Ia planning
from talking with large number of lie
tiarmcrs, the low price of cotton AT mi;
Tine VIII prevent majority Of them from
increasing their acreage this year. prrbaps
therc VIII be very small increase, saw !
per cent There is not scarcity OF ln6or,
sufficient TO affect the crop. Also ana
that there Is plenty. Of seed There is no
apprehension Of boil wcevi on account Of
late spring The late frosts will destroy
the insects unless thoy come from Tho
southern part Of the state. There has been
iWVn bales on this market last week ami
this county. '' :"
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HOUSTON CoT'NTy-oe ia

Grapeand. planting Is nropross.
ing very rapidly The acreage Is - per
cent greater than in 1000; about same as
Lovelndy,-Farmcrs throughout this sec.
tion are progressing very slow with cotton
planting on account Of too much rain. The
acreage VIII be about the same MS last
year ana 1870. Labor Is very scarce. Inn
hardly enough 10 affect the size OF Tho
crop, Replantlng is being done by nearly
all farmers throughout this section and
seed rs somewhat scarce Great many of
the iarmers are apprehenslve Of tho boll
w"eNil There Is VERY little OF the nrosent
crop being held, all having disposed Of
cotton Nearly all cotton thar was mo bn.
lore the late rains and cold weather will
nave 10 he planted over. as the cold winds
Killed most Of H. especially on the prairies
rockett-Farmers have about 90 nor
cent OF cotton planted; ground prepared
70 pAlance, Acreage about tho same ns
that OF 1000, some less than 1897. Labnr
Is scarce aud hard to get al any nrice
there Is plenty of seed to plant; not n
pound WIN be shipped here. Farmers nrs
s1heWhat apprehcnsiVe of boll veeyu
Annu' per cent Of present crop is heins
held, Recent heavy and washing IoIns
nave damaged the farus in great MANY
necessary. VI sutton
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HrNr CoUN1Y-ao.a11.


Celes,e-Ahout - nor cont ~ ,ho ar..
w. ~ 81, Zoo much rain, The acreage viii
ahoni le' cent greater than in 100 and
n .tl - per cent greater than I'm ISM
.'en M Oh labor to cultivate the land. Plen.
ar " h Sgyu 10 plant cotton crop twice. No
ten crop held W. Ne"e Oh COY
,,, SD,m9erce; rwo.thirds Of the cotton
cent cent from last wear There Is as mb pg,
MI as usual at this time OF the YEAR
IIan, wiz he no lack ot seed In case ~ 70
planting There is no boll VIC, Vii IN pi hi III
part OF the cotton belt 'N'" 'u 'nis
gun IN this immediate serrion u"S Iust De,
Tbe acre us I large, acreage than last wear.
should ttSS s WI be larger than In is9a'
~ s'n ~, Tue damage TO wheat and oats nrc~c
~ ac,e sreat rs ! now seems There i SUI suf'
* uLoir t', y, ier any size crop. but there
~ u essis 20 he shortgae on seed In cssc
Il, f fSlniisnlingi Planting would have been
Wolfe C az. o9S Tor continued rains.
' uaoo~i be about the same ne lss "a , vot.
'A''"' we had been OF the opinion thar
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KENT CoUNTy,so

IN 'ttSbils s time for plant,n, 70,
per s sSgt'0s think the acreage win he
plenty labor and seed i'"o' APPARENTLY
LAMAR couNry-4s.las
sFan'-fne farmers in this section have
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GRAYsoN couNrY-lo,sT1

sherman.-The question OF another cotton
crop Is Just now agitating the farmers very
much. rlSre VIII be hundreds, II not
adjacent indian Territory counties planted
In cotton that was originally In wheat and
oats, but have been devastated by the gfecn
bugs Had II not been for this disaster
the acreage would have been the highest
for many years, and under the circum.
stances q comparative estimate IL hard 10
make, Some farmers are still hesltaiing
what to do while many have alreadS
nlowed and are planting small grain 40
replant with cotton. 1t Is cstimaled thar
The Increased aeS'age over last year viii
q material Increase over lS.u Fortunately
the hie mills and many farmers have ~.
served sufficient amount OF seed to meet
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ELLIS COUNTY Sc, $50.
Ferris The weather is cool and clear.
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almost any demand. Owing 10 the recent
n 'ei,rlNr WEI Weather, tie vfigIiisi acreage
- s s%n DELAYED III planting. mud Az
or me grain land that viii he put Im cot
ton is necessarily late. Many farmers arc
nnupm 70 procure extra labor and are Ia
,u XIX. way sun tunthcr Delayed The "Gfs-
ipn on Don weevil has not yet entered Into
tle cotton crop question; II Is u matter "
hnof ana meaps. Very llttle of this sca-
son crop stu Semains in the farmers pos
Denison. account of the ranges of
lhc hphis 10 wheat and oat crops, the cot
ton acrcagc viii be Increased ahout ~ per
,.nl oncr mat Of last year and the year
hltceulhg. The planting n well under way
Inough some farmers seem TO be waiting
lnt disappearance OF the insect pes. ANA
nMnIhtf weather TO complete the Planting
ILerc ls no scarcity OF labor, the supply
,.,pn,g ample for all purposes. II, on 40
mas Dren marked feature o. this month";
or o,her causes. rcpanting should bcromc
~, ntIcefsariS, inc stock OF seed on hand Is am.
ple, ihere is no evidence Of boil weryi
~ ,m XXI anu farmers are not apprehensive of
trouble from that source. fliOse most com
lSStt,ht TO speak estimate that per cent
OF me present crop Is being held
INTERCHANGEABLE spring hns been unus
unlly cold aud dry, hence cotton planting is
somewhat retarded. Perhaps not more than
~ peT cent or the cotton crop has been
planted. The farmers VIII walt TO sec
whnt the strange bug does with what mas
Decn planted before general planting The
general consensus Of opinion IL tina al least
10 per cent inore cotton win be planted
this year than last or 1879. Cotton seed
Is not plentiful, and should rcpanting
pccomc necessary the seed question would
n99Aune serious aspect In this section
ihrre Is very little Of the present crop on
n ,Id. Out Of ~, 100 bales marketed. M
l his place ohly about 400 bnles remain for
~, ,plnioli, ahI there is very lr..e indeed
iHmnlhlng on the farms. Labor Is as plen.
tiiul as usual No danger from that source
U.s. apnrchcndcd. As to the festive hon
Turm INC farmers are always apprchcn.
SiFc or visit from Them prevt6us ~,
ne1ohre having taught them that they 40
not pattern their visits after the angels
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-03-14
A RUNAWAY WIFE.

George Noble was in the city on bust
ness last Saturday.
Havor Thorson, of Hofflund was
visitor III this city on business the first
OF the week.
The First National Bank is prepared
to loan any amonnt Of money on good
Cattle property this spring.
James Heffernan who took J. Il.
Byers to Bismarck last week returned
home after leaving his prisoner in
charge of the authorities at that place.
Later in the week he left to spend a few
days at his ranch east of this place.
The five weeks-old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Tande, which died last Sun
day, was buried in the Wiliston Gene
terry Tuesday afternoon. About twenty
members Of the Wllliston lodge of Mod
ern Woodmen of America, of whic,
order Mr.. Tande is member, turned
out at the funeral, which was held at
the Congregational Church.
J.W. Humphrey, proprietor of the
Evans Hotel at Culbertson. Mont, de-
sires the Graphic to announce that the
dance advertised to be given at his
spacious hotel on St. Patrick's Day, will
take place tomorrow friday night.
The 18th comes on Sunday. and the
announcement of the dance for that
date was q mistake. The Graphic
guarantees a general good time for all
who may participate on thst occasion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-03-14
A RUNAWAY WIFE.

Ed. Myhr, Jacob Dahl and &C. +.
Dodge. from the south side below Nes.
son. were buying their springs supplies
from our merchants last week. .
Mrs. L. d. Bayrell, her daughter
Ralphine and Miss Lydia Leonbardy
left Tuesday morning for Mrs. Bay rell's
home in Havre, Mont.
John Frisch and Frank Banks, from
the south side, were interviewing our
merchants last Friday and buying sup
plies for their respective ranches to last
them through the spring breakup.
j. c. Stevens, of the firm Of Stevens 4
Swain, who have large stock ranch in
the vicinity of Schafer, over IN old
Wallace county. was il town last Friday
buying their first instalment Of spring
supplies.
Mrs. ]. B. Yuill who has made her
home in this city for the past winter
while her children were attending
school, has returned to the ranch near
the Missouri river about ten miles east
OF here.
Our old friend Jordan, the energetic
proprietor of the Morning Call, has pur-
chased the Fargo Daily Argus outfit
and merged that old sheet with the
newsy Call. Tho paper will hereafter
be known as "The Morning Call and
Fargo Aagus."
Bishop Edsall has designated Friday
March Goth, as the date Of his next visi-
tation to Saint Peters Mission o: Willis
ton. 1t is hoped that all members Of the
parish will keep this date in mind, and
be in readiness 10 give the Bishop
cordial welcome.
The Ladies of the Congregational
Church met at the home OF Rev. Emer-
son Yesterday and organized Ladies
Auxiliary Missionary Society. The
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Emerson. President, Mrs. Maderson,
Vice Presiden, Mrs. Mackersie. Secre.
tary. Mrs. Rubick, Treasurer. The
Society is to meet on the first Wednes.
day afternoon in each month.
The Anniversary banquet and ball
given by the Modern Woodmen at Odd
Fellows Hall last Friday night was
very enjoyable affair. The Hall was
taxed to its utmost to accommodate the
Woodmen. the Royal Neighbors and
their friends. The supper served was
delicious while the dancing part of the
program was 50 ENJOYABLE that the dan
GERS stopped only after the arrival Of
the "wee smaa hours''.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-03-14
A RUNAWAY WIFE.

Adolph Mockel LETT for St. Cloud last
Saturday evening to be gone on busi-'
ness for about ten days.
First take your home paper then sub
scribe for the st. Paul Dispatch. twenty
FIVE cents per month. tf
C.J. Kopps, of the Grand Forks
Music House Of Kopp Bros, Is in the
city looking after the interests Of bis
frm in musical line.
Guy Ennis returned Monday from
a visit at St. Paul, Minneapolis aad
Buffalo. N. Y. He reports : yssy
pleasant time during bis visit.
Quite number Of our young people
took advantage Of the fine weather and
good roads, last Sunday and went for
pleasant drives in the country.
Col. f. L. Moore who has been win.
tering his cattle north Of this city on the
little Muddy, has moved his location
and will have his headquarters ct Span
ish Point, for the balance OF the season.
Presiding Elder Burns preached ae
the Metl,odists Church last Sunday,
both morning and evening. At the
evening services 80 many were present
that many were compelled to stand
during the services. The musical part
- H. .o..,:nou >,.s nvcnIl>uA ak,> 80.
temen's qusrtette deserving much praise
for their efforts.
Fargo Forum.-The owner Of tho let.
tor simply addressed "Hotsl Columbis.
N. d." no town being gwen. has been
discovered bv means OF little item
which was printed in last Tuesdays
Forum. The hotel in question IL ct
Williston and the owner OF the letter
lives there-sll OF which goes to show
that when the reader Of this item wants
to find ANYBODY or anything. notice in
The Forum will accomplish the end Do.
sired.
John Bruegger and Paul Leonhardy ol
the Bruegger Mercantile Co. left the
first Of the week for Chicago for the pur.
pose of buying goods. There object u
to see about the buying Of the soods
personally. and thus know exactly whae
they are getting. 90 - to be better on.
abled to satisfy the demands Of this locali.
ty. The firm is making greater endeav.
ors than ever before to please their Gus
toners, and you may look for line Of
goods that will be sure to suit, on their
arrival
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-03-14
A Fiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on G. F..
Collier of Cherokee. Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through his kid
neys. His back got so lame he could
not stoop without great pain, nor sit in a
chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Elec-
trio Bitters which effected such won
derful change that he writes he feels
like new man This marvellous medi
cine cures backache and kidney trouble.
purifes the blood and builds up your
health. Only SOC at Williston Pharmacy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-03-14
LOCAL ROUNDUP.
A RUNAWAY WIFE,

L. E. Brickley of the South Side had
his foot quite seriously injured last week.
G. NJ. Thomas new hearse was used
for the first time at the funeral of A. N.
Tande's child.
w. E. Hoops, one of the prominent
attorneys of Darlington, was visitor in
this city last Monday.
A good steady man with family is
wauted to take charge OF and work a
farm on shares.
Rey. Father Kauer will be in Willis
ton and hold Catholic services on Sun
day. March 3lst. Please remember the
date.
Miss Amalia Bruegger. Of Culbertson.
arrived here Tuesday evening and is
visiting with relatives and friends at
this place.
See w. H. Denny if YOU want money
to buv cattle with this spring. He will
let you have all you want you have the
security.
Geese and ducks, sure harborings Of
spring. have made their appearance in
this section of country in quite large
numbers. Now, don't get your gun
ready to quick.
During the pleasant weather we have
been enjoying for the past week, quite a
little has been done in the way of max
ing improvements in buildings. All of
the carpenters being quite busy.
Mr.. Wheeler announces that Prof.
Robinson will be here next week to
begin practice in Queen Esther. Prof.
Robinson is acknowledged one of the
best of leaders and Queen Esther is un-
doubtedly one of the first Cantatas ever
produced.
Highest cash price paid for good milk
cows. Stony CREEK DAIRY Co.
WIN. SNYDER has received letter from
Jnlius Nelson. formelv Of this place who
says that he is now at Fort Yukon, Alas
ka. Tt is more than two years since any
one here had heard from Mr.. Nelson and
his many friends will be glad to know
hat he is alive and in good health.
Hon. E. G.. Palmer, member of the
house of representatives from this dis.
trict, returned home from Bismarck last
Sunday morning, having completed his
labors as q legislator for this season.
Ned has developed excellent legislative
abilities, and has made record for
himself which will compare favorably
with that Of many older members, and
his many friends here feel proud of his
career.
While playin. with other children in
Mr.. Sharp's barn last Saturday little
Herbert Metzger fell from the loft to the
floor below, breaking his right shoulder
and receiving it is thought, internal
injuries. DR.. VanDyke was summoned.
and reduced the fracture, and in other
ways administered to the relief of the
child. At present writing the little fell
low is getting along very nicely and it is
hoped the time will he short when he
will be up and around as formerly.
FOR SALE-A comfortable four-room
dwelling house, on Main street. for sale
or rent Inquire of H. V. SMITH, Will
istoB, N. D.