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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
MRS. CLARK
REGAINING
SIGHT.
Made Blind by lightning a
Flash Also Restores Her
Power Of Vision.

Lowell. Mass, Sept 3O.-Mrs. A. E.
Clark, who became blind on August s as
the result OF fash OF lightning, is grad
ually regaining her sight. and In the
course OF a few weeks, IL is believed, her
eyes will have almost their original
strength.
The case is a peculiar one. The after
noon OF Aug. Mrs. Clark accompanied
by her husband, went 10 Lakeview on an
outing. During the afternoon storm de-
veloped In which thunder and lightning
came with startling frequency.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark sought shelter In
Merciers hotel, which is at the entracs
10 the road leading TO Willow Dale. and
had remained I'm the dining hall OF the
place only few minutes. when lightning
struck In the woods nearby. producing
light that was dazzling. Mrs. Clark inn
mediately placed her hands 10 her eyes
and exclaimed that she could not see.
Everything that the surroundings could
AFFORD was done for hsr comfort, but sight
did not return Mrs. Clark was then hur-
rled TO Lowell. where Or, G. f. French,
an eye specialist. performed an examina-
ton. He found that she could not see
thing. and could not even distinguish be-
tween light and dark.
The doctor did not wish at that time
TO make a prognosis, but expressed the
opinion that the case was not without
hope. A short time later Or. French CALI
ed into consultation a Boston specialist.
and as result Of their study OF the case
the patient was informed that her sight
could be restored
The rest OF the story Is told by DIR.
French In the following interview
Mrs Clark first began 10 distinguish
between light and dark about two weeks
after her misfortune. She was seated at
a window during a storm. when fash OF
lightning passed before her eyes. She
noticed the light and called attention 10
IT. BY a singular coincidence. the source
OF ell her trouble furnished the first def
mite encouragement TO her friends. Since
that time Mrs. Clark has steadily inn
proved and now she is able To read the
larger type of the newspapers.
Her trouble has ben paralysis OF the
delicate nerves of the retina. At first
local treatment was applied. but II be-
came evident as time passed that the
trouble was dependent I'm part upon an
impoverished condition OF the genral ner-
yous system, and treatment was given ac-
cordlngly. Mrs. Clark may find II neces-
sary TO use glasses TO assist her sight,
but in my opinion she will not experience
any serious trouble after a few weeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
SEEKS
DIVORCE
3 TIMES.
Mrs. Coffin and Her Husband
Could Not Live Apart Nor
Gan They Live Together

Kansas City. Sept. so.-Dr. George o.
ment the community. He ist he defend
ant in his third divorce suit. now pend
ing. and as a side issue has a matrimo-
NAL career dotted with more separations
than aNcomie-opera prima donna.
His experience in the courts began
wife by deach, the second freed herself
from him by divorce. and his third wife
had barely entered into her state OF we'd
ded bliss before she declared for a similar
summary untying OF the knot.
he doctor not only shared her opinions
OF the failure OF marriage-he was will
ing 10 meet her half way; and so thor
oughly did he do IL that he. not she. was
legally authorized 10 return TO single
blessedness.
That was eighteen years ago. A prac-
tising physician without a wife is handi-
capped. Perhaps IL was this consideration
that moved the doctor TO repent at leis-
ure.
In any case he made opportunity 10 see
his late hslpmeet. Mutual sympathy re-
suited. Old love revived. and after sec
olln tpuIlenlp AHt tntulNdl dboiH
welded his former bride.
Happiness. however. was OF short du-
ration. Suspicion was alive in the breast
OF the wife. Quarrels became frequent
and a separation was shortly decided on.
But once apart this contradictory pair
Immediately began 10 pine for each 9TH
er's society.
Again came reconciliation and happy
household. only TO be followed by the
same dire result. Again they parted: once
more they met and so the story ran
through a series OF years.
Ii was after a disagreement especially
violent that Mrs. Minnie Coffin resolved
that only divorce could satisfy her, and
she forthwith began suit which should
finally sever her from the man she had
twice married. That suit is now before
the courts.
Mrs. Coffin tearfully recounts her mat
rimonial troubles. in which her two chill
dren figure conspicuousy. DIR. Coffin's
son by a former marriage. now nineteen
years old. who was recently made mem
-bef-ef-the- household is said to be the
apple OF discord.
Or. Coffin himself SCOTS az his wife's
suit, but Mrs. Coffin asserts that she will
fight IL out to the bitter end, and adds.
suggestively:
"And therell be no making up, either"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
Interesting Relics.

The modern housewife may with reason
pride herself on the conveniences whlcn
smile supercilously at the thought Of the
rude makeshifts of DAYS Ions. gone by
She certainly would not do so IL she were
the English illustrated Magazine. In the
National Museum. at Naples; ana LOOK ~
the kitchen and other household utensils
that were in use 1000 years ago,
Surely there was very much more COM
fort than We are apt 10 suppose sucn,
az all events, is the impression lsft upon
the mind after an inspection OF the relcs
of buried cities OF Italy, which give 20 the
Naples museum its unique attraction.
Kitchen utensils, not unlike those IN use
al the present day. are 20 be seen there;
although many have an elegance and
costliness that the modern housewife
would consider eXtravagant. Saucepans,
lined with silver; pals, richly in!aid Win
arabesuues in silver. and shovels, hano-
somely carved. figure among the house
hold goods OF those times.
An egg-frame that would COOK twenty
nine egg Is.,i. a. 9nce sss, sna ssuries of the
kitchen of 90oo years ago. Gridirons ana
FRYING pans, tart dishes and cheese graf
ers were in use then as now
When we leave the kitchen ana enter
my lady's chamber, we nnd INJURIOUS
equipments. equally prominent Ihs no.
man ladyis toilet was well supplied. iNoIy
combs bottles OF perfume. pots OF cos
metics buttons, hairpins and even hair-
net OF gold wire figured there.
Bronze thimbles and spindles are TO be
seen among the relies. The Roman lady
even had her safety-pin. for there is a
specimen OF this little convenience, wnlcn,
before the one In the Naples museum was
found. was believed 10 be strictly mod
ern invention.
The Roman lady, however. apparently
lacked one essential She had no hair
brush Neither had she glass mirror.
All the mirrors IN the museum. with one
exception. are OF silver or some other
white metal. The exception Is dark
purple piere of glass set Into the wall or
a bedroom at the house Specchio, In Pom
peii.
In surgical Instruments the world was
rich Those found AT Pompeii deprive
modern science Of the credit OF more
than one invention. Needles, probes and
the present day.-Youth's Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30

Those who desires % Get an excellent
meal and a large room. with a clean bed
and do not want t0 pav q big price for
the SANE can bo accommodated a the
Albany ii2-iIs Orangs street. which was
opened 20 the public SATURDAY evening
on that occasion Mr.. Nota entertained
his many friends and former patrons A
tempting salad supper was served and the
entire building. which has been redeco-
rated carpeted and furnished thr itsh-
out. was open for inspection ana the
new manaGer was complimeried for the
manner IN which he had transformed the
old into the new.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS

NARRAGANSETT Goline Dormier,
Newark: II w Frost. Charleston; r "
Lee and wife, woonsocket; w Clark,
Boston; M ~Pierson. st Louis; VIM
Foster, Boston: G McKinstry Duncan,
Hsverhill; John f. Smith and wife. Bos-
ton: Jos Ppnchon. Geo A Bacon, Edward
II Hall, p Kimberly. Springfield; Geo
NJ Parks, Prov; l. Weber, N Y; Jos Cas-
sadly. VIM B Watts, Boston; III r New
comb, Worcester; Geo G Parker. r p
Parker. Boston; ID d Finnegan. Bangor;
Thos L warsalis, Geo c Cannon. Cam
bridge; c NJ Campbell and wife Boston:
Gertrude snowden, Brockton; c A Moore.
Rockland: Geo Leach, Moosup: r G Law
ton, III A Hall and wife, Mrs G r
Bilden. Boston; Mrs C r Einerton. n II:
Arthur o Watson, Worcester; c w Reed,
Los Angeles: Francis Rawle. Philadel-
phia: NJ w Lindman and wife, w Alb
bott III Chapman, Boston: Chester Y
Stiles. w Leader. Prov; J NJ Lasell.
Whitinsville: r NJ Germane. Chicago; w
NJ CarricK, Washington, d c; VIM r
Hoey, Chicago: A Erleback, Boston: NJ
J Donlin, j II Seymour. Baltimore; w
Bradley. Cleveland: Roger Bresnahan.
Baltimore; Frank Ishell Sam Mertes,
Jack Katon. n w MGR arland, Frank
shugart, Joe Sugden. W " Platt. c Fred
erick. Chicago; w @ Ellis and wife. To-
ronto; J Callahan, Chicago: " IL Davis.
Philadelphia: c + Foster. Chicago: Mr.
and Mrs Bruce. Webster; Ginger
and wife Y: Helene Wintner Brook
Iyn: 8 Fountain. y Y: w Sullivan. Chi
cago: Frank Mcdonald. Marion Berg
Louis Tabor. n Y; X Miller. Boston; ;
r. NJ Edgar. Cleveland Louise Ziegler, J
n Clark. Mr. and Mrs Jack Morton, n Y;
Bert Clark. Chicago; Miss ola Humphrey.
Edwin Mordant Miss X Bloodgood. ] J
Levien. @ r Cozzens. Max Levy. n Y; j
Burton Kimberly, r Pynchon. Spring
field: John T Swift. Miss Snowden. Fall
River: Louis Yakel. Baltimore: c w
Crandsll. Newport: Charlotte Guyer
Georre Pittsburg: Mr. and Mrs VI r Rob-
inson. ~ W J J Fairfax, r ] Andrews, ]
~ Burke. Boston: John A McGregor. New
| bedford; Arthur Gleason. Pasadena, Hon
| A q Van Houten. David Mailman, j +
| Field. ~ Y: G r Beasom. Boston: Ezra
| Baldwin. n Y; NJ Mansfield, Huntington
lee. Boston.
| DoRPANcE-E Esten. Phil: Chas
| p,ncus. A Lincoln Kirk. G II Fonda.
| y Y. A Gleason. Pasadena. Cal. W
Riake. Chicago: r A Lealey. Newport:
| " Hsisey. A p Sherwood. Bridgeport.
| Frank n Y: Al Carney. Boston; John
| + waite. Lewiston; 9 Chapman, PROV:
| Thos r Kilkenney. East Greenwich: Jore
| ouinlan. Narragansett Pier: Y q Mead.
Boston: Thos & Lowell. Richard Pierre.
r-has Kraus u schorsch. Y; Frank
| conion. Boston: Chas simon, J Lichten-
| sfein. n Y. t Hogan. w Gill; j
| Levi. Boston: A n Hunt ~ Y.
NEWMAN Sword. Chas Madi.
son. ~ Y: John Scott Somerville fred
N Jones. John NJ Wilson. " Allen, n
"; ia kcNoonsn. Jr. Rutherford. j
williams. Boston. q NJ Fassett, Boston:
II r. Robinson, Jr, New Haven, Y ~
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NEWMAN Carroll Sword. Chas Madi-
son. ~ Y: John J Scott somerville. fred
N Jones. John NJ Wilson. A " Allen, n
"; ia kcNoonsn. Jr. Rutherford. j
williams. Boston. q M Fassett, Boston:
n r. Robinson, IL. New Haven; Y ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30

purdook Blood btters gives a man a
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,tgorous body-makes him at for the bat
lie OF LIE.
c,oup instantly relieved. Dr. Thor,.
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r-verv family should have it's househots
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.noula he Dr Woods Norway Pine s,,,
rvp. Natures remedy for coughs and
colds.
itching piles7 Never niri N physicians
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No failure there 80 cents at any drug
store.
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PERRIN-F l. Ziegier, Newport: w p
Murray, f A Maetill. New York; Thomas
Carr, Pittsburg; Thomas Hastings. Bos-
ton; c w Grant. John T Ray. New York;
John o Carlson. Proctor. VT: Shea, w
J Moore. New York: Frank Kelley, Jo-
seph Robinson. Boston; T. d Weaver, Bos-
ton; Willard Stanson, agent for May
Fiske" company; Eshee sisters. Fred Eek
hoff and wife. Ed Morbach. Jr, Evans,
Lloyd and wife. New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
THE ALBEE-J B schloss, New York;

THE ALBEE--J y Schloss, New York;
William Tafe, II B Roman. California
Trio: l. Semon, Philadelphia; Fred Wen
eel. Ed Carl Hand. A Chester Taylor.
Peck's Bad Boy company; j M Levy, Mrs
r Morris. Mrs w Berry, Louis Leon Hall,
New York: Francis Justice, j Booth. Chas
A Lunjack. f III Fooks Thomas Lowell,
Heart Of Maryland company; j Rossi, w
DeCourcey, III DeCourcey. Keith's; Mrs.
Louie II Quinten and child, Fatal We'd
ding company; Hill and Whitaker,
Keith's G w Leonard. New York; III ID
Ladd Keith's; Gus Henderson and wife,
Keith's: X Mullen and wife, Rice a.
Barton company; John Sheehan. Keith's
T Kennedy. keiths; Charles Barton, Ed
Marboch. Jr. Ida Moule. Grace Jatten.
John Swope. Jack Hlnchie. frankie
Hsines. Grace Patterson, Rice & Barton
company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30

Mosher, Boston: r r Seeiey, Fergerson,
c.: G. c. Freer, n Y; @ Reynolds. Jr.
Wexford; A Martin. Paterson; l NJ An
thony, Whitinsville: c b Blake. J u Co.'S
tello. c F Boyden, Boston; Feaster.
Y; McCabe, Phil; w T Murphy,
Boston.
Amador ledger., 1901-03-08
The New Century Club.

The young people of Volcano have
organized reading society under the
name of The New Century Club.
The first meeting was held on Jan.
18th last, with membership of fifteen,
at which they made the rules of the
society and elected the officers. Chas.
Cassinelli was elected President, Nellie
Gritton Vice-President, Nellie Bonneau
Secretary, Georgia Gritton Treasurer,
and Winnie Keffer Librarian.
The membership at this date is
twentY-six, namely Winnie Keffer,
Nellie Bonneau. Nellie Gritton, Phila
Huey, Rosa Garibaldi, Georgia Gritton,
Nellie Boydston, Rosa Tam, Bertha
Lucot, Hazel Robinson, Ella Watts.
Florence Grille, Charles Cassinelli and
Richard LESLEY. The honorary mem
bers are Mrs. l.. Cassinelli, Mrs. G, A..
Gritton, Mrs. L. E. Waggoner, Miss
Cody Cassinelli, Miss Mary Grillo, Miss
Myra Miller, P. L. Jonas, W. H.
Boydston, Andy Gillick, Elmer Boyds-
ton, John Delucchi and George Lucot.
The members of the Club pay ten
cents month and this money is ex-
pended in buying books and magazines.
Every two weeks the members meet
and discuss the books that have been
read.
The young people should be encour-
aged as it is step in the right direc-
ton. will now and then inform the
readers of the LEDGER how the Club
Is progressing. A MEMBER.
Amador ledger., 1901-03-08
To Our Patrons.

The LEDGER has decided to place a
representative in the field for the pur-
pose of gathering news for publication,
soliciting new business and adjusting
old outstanding accounts. Mr.. John
II. Moon, who has been in the employ
of this company for nearly three years,
has been selected to perform this diff
cult work and any courtesy extended
to him will be thoroughly appreciated
and heartily reciprocated by the LED
GER. MIR. Moon is a young man, but
he has shown himself competent to fill
the position and we have given it to
him. He will call on delinquent SUBJ
scribers, and we take this opportunity
to inform them in advance so that they
may be prepared to meet the bill when
presented by him. Mr.. Moon will from
time to time visit the various mines of
the county, and we trust the Superin-
tendents will favor the LEDGER by
giving him such information relative
to their respective mines as they care
to have published, and that he will be
courteously received wherever he calls.
Amador ledger., 1901-03-08
Calkins' Bros. Good Work.

From recent editorial in the San
Francisco Call concerning the coming
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo,
New York, we clip the following para
graph concerning the Importance OF
advertising among the counties of this
State:
The counties should wake up. In a
few months the State is going to be on
view at the Buffalo exposition in the
most attractive and effective form of
display. There will be vast crowds of
people there who will want to know in
what kind of land figs, grapes, oranges,
pomegranites, peaches, prunes, wheat;
corn, oats and barley all grow together
and at what price it may be had.
Calkins Bros, of the Pacific Coast
Miner, have appreciated all this and
much more, and to let hundreds of
thousands interested in California know
these and many more things reliably,
and especially the greatness and oppor-
tunities of the mineral resources and
mining industry of California, is to be
the mission OF the forthcoming great
Pan-American exposition issue of this
journal. In the teeming pages of this
splendid special number the mining
counties will be more effectively adver-
tised than through any other single
agency.
Amador ledger., 1901-03-08
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.
DEEDS.

DEEDS.
A Coster ct ux to Mrs Carrie Tinany-Lot
!, block 1, Plymouth; 800
Jacob Newman ct ux to Jacob Fischer ct ux
lone; sos
Joseph Bawden ct ux to Richard and Thos
! BennettS-Lots 3 and f. block 10. Suffer
Creek; $1,000
RV and N Harlan to George Ysger-Lot
Matter of estate of Charles Bamert-To
widow and heirs, money, personally, and
realty. Lands in San joaquin, Kings and
Amador counties
WK Mckenzie ct ux to 1 w Wiuans-Iand
In sections and 10, township NORTH range 10
east; $40
James BENEFITS ct ux to Naomi E Luttrell-
Lot 40 of Hamilton's subdivision of jackson;
$1,000
TRUST DEEDS
Jacob Fischer ct ux to Jacob Surface-Lot l.,
block 2, Newman's addition to lone; $3.50
Richard and Thos BENEFITS to Pacific
States L & Co-Lots and 4, block ID, SUIT
ter Creek; $1,000
Henry and Fred Eudey to Moore ct ux-
Lot 8, block IL, Suffer Creek; 81; reconveyance
E b Moore ct ux to Bank of Amador County
Deed of same, trust of same; $1,000
MINING RECORDS.
Location notice of w L Grey ct al-Black
Diamond quartz mine, Volcano district
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.
Thomas lyman to John H Weddle ct al 8
year lease on Martell'S Station property:
S4S0 per annum
Richard Webb to AdamJ Huberty-Lease of
Pine Grove Hotel and 100 acres of land; S55 per
month
MORTGAGES.
Nv Winans to VIM K McKenzie-Land in
sections and 10, township north, range 10
east; $3.50
r Benefits to Jos E Bawden-Frac lots IS
and 15 block l, Amador City; $1100
Naomi E Luttrell to Rathbone Lodge, K of P
Lot 40, Hamiltons subdivision; $500
CHATTEL MORTGAGES.
R BENEFITS g. Son to Joseph Bawden-Two-
story building and unexpired lease on lot 4.
block IL, Suffer Creek; 800
James E ShealOr to Jackson Dennis-Stock
wagons and chattels; $500
ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE
Francis Martell to Bank of Amador County
Assigns Mortgage "Y,"2
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES
Sat. ack. by ] A Fregulia, MORTGAGE; mort
gage executed by w Bogart-Horses, wagons
and chattelS
Pa;t sat. ack by R Tregloan, mortgagee
mortgage executed by Hartwick-Stock
wagons, etc; paid on mortgage 800
Part sat. ack. by John Muldoon mortgagee
mortgage executed by M Newman-Undivided
one-half of lot 6, block TO- and frac SW1l of sec
tion "a, township north, range Ii east; $1,000
DECLARATION OF HOMESTEAD.
Declaration Of Peter Ehler-On lot 4, block s,
Plymouth
OFFICIAL RoND,
Oficial bond of Il z Kay as Constable-W E
Kent and Marelia. sureties
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
H Higgins and Ray Futter
Geo Hosenfeldt and Edith Slater
John Horn and Eva McKenley
Albert GieSeke and May BaStian
Wesley F Stock and Eda Barney
Dominick Arditto and Nellie O'Brien
Amador ledger., 1901-03-08
FELL TO HIS DEATH.
John Roberts Hurled Into Eternity In The
South Eureka.

About s O'Clock Wednesday morning
John Roberts, whose duty it was to at
tend TO the rollers and shaft track, fell
TO his death in the South Eureka mine
near Suffer Greek.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Coroner GrittOn held an inquest over
the remains and the following facts
were cleaned:
The first suspicion that anything was
wrong was given the skiptender, Albert
LagomarsinO, who was cleaning the
1900 station, when he saw something
falling down the shaft, and hurried to
the foreman, VIM. Pollard, who was
in drift some 100 feet. They came
back to the shaft and stopped the skip
which was coming down, and rode
down to the 1900 level. About fifty
feet below this large door is placed
over the shaft to protect, the men at
work in the shaft below. On this door
the body of Roberts was found.
He had been at work in the middle
compartment at the 300 level, and hear
ing the skip coming had stepped on to
the center brace. His foot slipped and
he fell headlong down the north COM
partment a distance of 1850 feet. The
incline of the shaft at the 300-leyel is
81 degrees. The clothes of the de-
ceased were torn from his body. His
boots were found at the 500 level and
the last pieces of clothing were picked
up at the 1900. The body was SO
mangled that recognition was i'm
possible. Upon examination not an un-
broken bone could be found.
The jury consisting of L. Katz, M. B.
Yocum, Fred Webster, VIM. Oliver,
Henry Eplett and Lorenzo L. Cuneo,
rendered verdict of accidental death,
cause unknown.
The deceased was native of Wales,
aged about SO years and unmarried. 1t
is known that 2 years ago his father
and mother lived in Silver City, Idaho.
Roberts came to California years ago
and worked at the Dalton Copper mine
in MADEIRA county, afterwards going to
Carriers, Tuolumne county. About
four months ago he went to Suffer
Creek, accompanied by j. Staples, with
whom he had been in company for the
past three years.
He was member of the Maccabees.
Amador ledger., 1901-03-08
ROYAL ssxH.s
" ABSOLUTELY Pure
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
AUKUM.

AUKUM, Mar. 6, 1901.-Death has
occurred among two of our life long
friends in the past week. On Satur-
day morning last, Columbus G.. Forbes
was found dead in his bed, heart failure
being the cause.
Mr.. Forbes came to this State in the
year 1852. He mined on Weaver Creek
in Ell Dorado county, with the late
Hon. M. M. Estee. He was also per-
sonally acquainted with the late Ex-
Governor Stanford and traded with
him when he kept his little store in the
early fifties at Diamond Springs.
He crossed the plains with an OK
team and one who came across with
him said: columbus Forbes was a
brave man and cOngenial companion. :"
He had no enemies and it could be
truthfully said of him that he was an
honest man which the imperishable
maxim marks as the modest work of
Cod" He leaves wife, six daughters
and three sons and q host of grand
children to mourn his loss.
On Monday at2 o'clock, at San Fran
cisco, Mrs. Ella Jameson died, where
she went to have surgical operation
for cancer OF the stomach performed.
She was in very feeble health when
she left and her death did not come I'M
expected. She was woman univers-
ally liked, christian woman, a devot-
ed mother. All that knew her knew
her to love, for no venom escaped her
lips to mark, mar or pain any in their
action of life. No human tongue lisped
i'll will against her. She was the
daughter of James E. Bates, now of
the State of Washington. She was
the wife of Robert Jameson well and
favorably known in this locality She
leaves one brother now of Hepner.
Oregon, and two uncles, Sam Bates of
Washington, and Walter Bates of Sac
ramento, two sons and one daughter
and her bereaved husband to mourn
her untimely end. NOME.