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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

The bill Of the New York state legis-
lature to save harmless pigeons from
the slaughter and mutilation Of trap
shooting and to relieve sportsmen Of
the od1um which few of them seem
ed so anxious to bear has become a
law by the prompt approval Of the
governor. 1t is creditable to the legis-
lature that. though the committees
We're unnecessarily solicitous to hear
all that could be said in defense of a
practice the cruelty of which is obvi-
GUS, the opposition to the bill had lit
tie strength when it came to a vote.
Magnanimous sportsmen will be glad
that this sort Of diversion will be un-
der the ban of the law as we'll as re-.
spectacle public opinion, and marks.
men will turn to some other methods
Of sharpening their aim. They can
shatter clay pigeons and glass balls to
their hearts content.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

Church Topics * *
!. j. :. Sunday and Weekday
Announcements.
CONGREGATIONAL
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CONGREGATIONAL.
Topics for next Sunday: Morning,
1.-THE Supreme Inspiration;'' evening,
1.-THE Meaning of Opportunities"
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of
the Minnesota branch of the Womans'
Board of Missions of the Interior will
be held at the Congregational church
at Little Falls on April 16, II and 49,.
The women of Little Falls will be
hostesses.
METHODIST.
The missionary society met owith
Mrs. Libby Tuesday afternoon.
Morning topic: 1.-The True Method
of Knowing God;;" evening: "Moral
Color Blindness"
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. Rose Patterson Wednesday AFTER
noon. Next week Mrs. E. M. Farnham
will entertain the society.
CATHOLIC.
fatner Levlngs Will exchange pull
pits with Father Welp of Padua, Mimi.
next Sunday.
Next Sunday morning the members
OF the Catholic Order of FOresters will
attend the services in a body. The
quartet that sang at Easter services
will be present and furnish the music.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

The announcement is made that the
torch Of Liberty will cease to blaze at
night in New York harbor with the
transfer Of the custody of the statue
from the lighthouse board to the war
department. The change in admins
tration may shed official illumination
upon some questions of authority. but,
as The Mail and Express observes, it
ought not to quench the beacon in the
uplifted arm Of the figure that con-
fronts all who come to the principal
port of this land of freedom. Mariners
assert that a very bright light in the
torch is confusing to navigation. OF
course a fainter light is neither an
aid nor a detriment, but it does ex-
press a certain sentiment in accord
with the eternal vigilance" that is the
price of what the statue typifes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
CHATS ! i
o o Q WITH FARMERS

Q. N. Parks who lives east Of town
over in Wyarett township, was talking
the other day with neighbor on
farming topics, and he made the re-
mark that he always planted his wheat
and oats together and found that it
paid. He got better quality OF both
grains and fine straw as we'll. IT
remember down in Mower county years
ago the farmers when they found that
wheat was deteriorating the soil, COM
menced to SOW the two crops together
with the best of results. On my old
land SOW about bushel and peck
of each to the acre." Mr.. Parks has
farm of 120 acres and besides raising
the usual farm crops keeps a good
many head of stock, at present having
forty head, fifteen of which are good
dairy COWS. His COWS are all Short
horns and he uses a Polled bull, the
cross making both an animal with
meat and milk producing qualities.
His milk which he brings to the Prince
ton creamery, never has went below q
3.9 test, and has gone as high as 45.
From eleven COWS he has got as high
as $3.50 for butter fat in q season. He
sells his steer stock as two-year-olds.
Mr.. Parks says he will plant a few
more acres to potatoes than he did last
year when he had ten acres to spuds.
He intends to plant a few acres to
early potatoes, and have some planted
to Rose and Burbanks, besides several
acres to late Ohios and Triumphs. He
says farmers in his section have not
commenced seeding to any extent as
yet, and he will not do any seeding for
about ten days.
M. Northway of Blue Hill, who is
regular patron of the creamery at
Princeton, is now bringing in the milk
from ten COWS. He uses a Durham
bull and claims to have type of dairy
COW that give good rich milk and also
makes good beef animal. Mr.. North
way does not fatten any of his steers,
but turns them off to the local buyer
when two and three years old. He
has farm of 200 acres in a good stock
country.
Gus Hoeft is one of the progressive
farmers in the Germany section. Mr..
Hoeft has farm of 120 acres, forty of
which he has cleared and under cult
walton. He finds time too look after a
small herd of dairy COWS, keeping most
of the time ten head, and his dairy
strain is Shorthorn-Durham cross
which is Mr.. Hoeft's favorite
type of useful and general purpose
COW. Last year he raised six acres of
potatoes, but will increase his acreage
this year to ten acres, and he intends
to plant one acre at least to early pota-
toes, with the balance to a late crop.
He will put in his early potatoes as
soon as possible. Besides potatoes
Mr.. Hoeft raises about five acres of
corn every year, and some small grain
besides.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
The Man without Reserve.

The Man Without Reserve.
He had no reserve" might be writ
ten on the tombstone of many man
who has failed in business and in life.
Without reserve a man goes to the
wall when anything happens to him.
Like baby he is all right as long as
nothing comes in collision with him to
expose his weakness. With the re-
serve power of perfect health that
comes from drinking ''Golden Grain
Belt" beer, a man is strong enough to
stand reserves. AS a common phrase
expresses it, The can take his medicine
without a murmur.'' Such men in
spire respect and win success. This
beer makes strong men because it is
pure and refreshing and is brewed
from the purest barley malt and hops.
Order of your dealer or of Henry Veidt,
Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
Dalbo Farmer Dies Suddenly,


Monday afternoon farmer by the
name of Andrew Ostberg living in
Dalbo died very suddenly. He had
been working around the farm getting
up. hay in the forenoon, and in the
afternoon was saving wood. Feeling
faint he went to the house where after
taking drink of water he dropped
over dead. Ostberg was forty-two
years of age and leaves a wife and
three children. He had lived in Dalbo
about fourteen years. Ten years ago
he met with an accident, having one
of his eyes shot out, and many people
in this vicinity will remember how he
was shot full of lead by Fred Young
about six years ago, and the latter
served term in the penitentiary for
the deed. " '........ g.. 1.~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
Voted Against Bridge Bonds.

Last Saturday the people of the
township of Milaca held a special cleo
ton on the proposition to issue 50, 500
bonds for the purpose of build;
ing bridge across the Rum above
Milaca, near what is known as the
"big eddy" There were sixty-four
votes cast, twenty five for and thirty
nine against, and so the proposition
was defeated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10


at the sale. Among the buyers we're:
j. G. Cliff of Oskaloosa, Iowa, one of the
heaviest shippers of horses in the
west; II. Schraum of Sandstone, who
bought twenty head of Galloways, and
also 100 head of young stock to place
on large ranch which he is opening
up in Pine county; Cloquet Lumber
Co., who took few heavy horses; Gus
Parent of Parent Station; Andrew
Kramer of st. Cloud; w. r. Williams
of Barnum, liveryman who with Will
Tomlinson of Moose Lake, took twelve
head of horses; Nathan Orion and Mr..
Day of Mora, who bought horses for
livery service; Pat Carey of Duelm,
who purchased fine stud; W. C.
Prouty who took mules and horses
Andrew Westling of Wyanett, who
bought good farm horses; Geo. G. Yes.
conte of St. Cloud, who bought the
Galloway bull, "White Oak Lad"
Mr.. Mark has sold every animal oil
his Galloway herd, his sales of Gallo
ways amounting to over $4,000. The
big sale was a record breaker for this
time OF the year, and total sales
amounted to between Sc, 900 and 81, 900,
He intends to hold another big sale
the first Saturday in May, at which
time Mr.. Holland will be here to dc
the selling.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

Two rather fierce Canadians are
ready to shoulder arms at any time
for the purpose of whipping the Yam
KEGS. They are wrought up over the
boundary question, and if they can't
get satisfaction any other way they
propose to annex the United States to
Canada. This would really be very
cruel on the part Of the Kanucks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

up to town to show the farmers who
were in attendance at the sale. Mr..
Grant had the goats trimmed up with
red and blue ribbons and with their
long silky fleece they could not help
but be quite an attraction. Grant is
the pioneer Angora goat man of this
section and was one of the first men in
northern Minnesota to say good word
for the long fleeced animals that are
now becoming so popular.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
Aforementioned soc1etv NJ eet,np.

A meeting of the shareholders of the
Mile Laos County Agricultural society
will be held at the village hall on April
18th, at p. M. for the election of Off
GERS, and such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
All who are in any way interested in
the society should not fail to attend.
1919 T. F. SCHEEN, Sec'y.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

this district there has been no d ran
tine and no attention has been paid to
the health regulations. One trouble
has been that the towns in that section
are not organized and there are no
properly authorized health officers.
Mr.. Sinks says that he has fullv in
structed the town board of Erickson
Vile as to the proper measures to be
taken and they have promised to follow
his instructions.
1t is very evident that Mr.. Sinks is
not we'll posted on the country around
the lake, and furthermore it is very
evident that he stood on the bridge
that spans Rum river at Jacksonville
and INDUCED in pipe dream. The
UNION has interviewed several parties
from that portion of the lake and not
one can be found who will substantiate
Mr.. Sinks story, and as matter of
fact there were few cases of smallpox
in that vicinity, at least not any more
than what one might find travelling
through the State, where there is
scarcely a county or section but has a
few cases of smallpox. 1t is shame
to have such reports sent broadcast
over the country. Emory Norton who
worked all winter at the mill at Ona-
mia, says that he never heard of any
such condition of affairs and brands the
story as one of absolute falsehood.
E. w. Cundy, who was down from
Onamia this week in attendance at
court, says that Mr.. Sinks deliberately
misstated the condition of affairs
around Onamia and at the lake. He
says he met Mr.. Sinks at Milaca, the
latter being on his way to the lake to
make an investigation. DR.. Bacon
had reported to the State board of
health that there were a good many
cases of smallpox at the lake, and the
inspector was going to inquire into the
matter, which he proceeded to do forth
with. he left Milaca at 8 A. M. and
drove to the lake and back to Kim
balls, twelve miles this side of the
lake by 5 P. M. This made drive of
nearly fifty miles which the inspector
made in eight hours, and then he
claims that he stopped to investigate
matters. AS matter of fact he could
not have driven that distance in so
short time and made very thorough
Investigation. Mr.. Cundy says it is an
outrage on the public to have such mis-
leading reports 60 out by officials of
the State board of health.
Mr.. Cundy called attention to the
statement of the inspector who said
that in a neighboring lumber camp
there had been eleven cases of small
pox and that the men had scattered.
las matter of fact" said Mr.. Cundy,
this camp referred to was located up
In Aitkin county forty-five miles away,
and that furthermore the camp where
the disease broke out quarantine
station was built and all the patients
were kept in there until fully recov-
ered."
w. A. Wallace, chairman of the
town board of South Harbor, who was
in Princeton this week, said he met
Mr.. Sinks between the lake and Ona-
mia, and the inspector who was driv-
ing in his buggy, asked Wallace if
there was any smallpox in that vicin-
ity, and before Wallace could answer
him the inspector had driven on, evil
IDENTIFY fearful that some smallpox germ
might overtake him and climb into
the buggy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
Observation-Disclosures.

The wedding Of Harry Plumondore
to Miss Louisa Lessard, occurred on
Tuesday morning at the Greenbush
Catholic church, Rev. Father Levings
officiating.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10

W. E. Fenley Of Garrison has moved
to Brainerd and expects to engage in
the work Of building telephone line
between that point and Vlneland. ~
Milaca Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
AngOra Goats.

Last Saturday E. Grant, brought
two of his thoroughbred Angora goats
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14
WHICH DO YOU PREFER? II IS TO YOIIR
INTEREST TO HAVE MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP.

Inc proposition before the property oe
voted upon at the election be held Tuesday,
deep Importance growing little CITY, is the opinion Of
many OF our leading citizens that municipal ownership far the
BEST In order to throw much light the possible
EEcoD representative called upon Mayor and that
gentleman, in the course Of a conversation said:
"Ihe lowest bid that the Council received for 30 v,
calls for $4,000 which would 100000 in thrifty
years which the taxpayers would have pay general
1und leaving very little other purposes, of thirty
years would have paid twice of Idfn
system 10y public ownership and be in the position that Lake
Charles is today
Under municipal ownership the property holders viii find ot
(shouId they vote that way) that they better svef
than private ownership and expense in taxes
Whereas vita private ownership Will pay $1,000 the
amount realized from water would pay running , s
and after the first year the pay run
nln3 expenses and leave 90 in the treasury.
''s DOODLE that Mr. Shaw speaks the Times last
evening" that gentleman should consideration Jt this j.
not Iammany affair." aad that the present look out and
see that the public money - property oXpended'
''IneCtnG of the
by and the council will awarded to the la
responsible bidder and no chance for
'lf the present proposition namely municipal
Defeated the council have pledged themselves grant p fran
chise they realize that need system give fire ~
'People voting against municipal ownership eoar aa:n
tir interests, and they will fully rcizs Tong should
they defeat the proposition before them Iuesyuy next
to1orrows issue tiie viii publish lnfona
or, this ali important subject -EDITOD.
For the information publish
the ordinances calling the suaac Of
bonds for the waterworks, and public buildings:
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14
Proclamation Cf Election.

Wl,arpaS at q 1.pr1,llr e,rsSioN
49,, ,,,,',,,ro,l l,,',,,l of oIl,,,.
VI 'lIe ii''E VI '''4>' "''''t " "a
men Ol tiC tON IL % JSHHl'IE0,
held On January I, 1902. the lul-
l,,,l3.. ordinances Wnrn adOIIri.
,,,,, ,,r,-,,,,-,.nI-,,
ois =, = .7..
an orIlnaL'e prov lT1IuE loF an t.'.
tloh 70 ne htt" N''"tI 'IIt prov '7' ,''.7 Il"
ArIlCIe 90 o. 'itI C"ll'L /, "'ioh ~. t.'
NG1 0I io'' "'l,' ~ ii' % l.',. ,'
take me sense OL ClIt Pr"P''1S w." pay
e. o. tnG lo'>L oI Ic,i'.1l'E = l'','. ''..-
ihvW "S @4eSs"'N "','>o' '"I ga. -ll... a.
ana laws OF the 9'"-'' a. 20 MH-'.'.
nc lnuiiIcIP@l coz PoL'r-ou S''''I 49,
tnorl"ed 70 it''"F "ooI I"F.'Iy e.. ~ T.'.-
tIoh o. t.. % ~ fS 81 ,..,:, ,'''
tor the sal! Town t"' llt.' OF "'I', "
snail vest IN ';'e 9a'| lhuni@' pJ'A>' 80
issue hc-oIld'4C 'O''a ~ l''''' '".'
TO leFE ana uses 9i,|'IaI '':>'''
the property 9"o.G- ~ l"N",t '1 49,
SaIu 'O"H I"i l"r tII '"' W. ~ 7-''''
Doiu9 ana Il!o ny 60. 49, 'o,.'
DE ~ cI'''i 'L4S" "@ .I'r '''" VI 60
"oard OF aldermen ol me IOWA o' cen
nl4ss, III reg ui&r sS7s'rii r4'ln 'il'S'
Sectloh l. l"G an e'tH.iC" i li'. e
by ordered 70 be HcId WI't'lh ana i"f
the corporation OF She town o. 'tI-
n!ngS, unuet lie pro- L9,UH9 $50 % ~ -
OF lhc cons ~ uHloii oi L9'a' VI ->N' " %
1893 ana ol NcI ~ oI l"Jo' on
ICESDAi' r f-it. - ~,
from the houf9 OF SIN SlO'A III li''
forenoon unIlt seven o CLOCK III 'llI
afternoon at Ile clIS hdI!, 'lic I'oI' I ~
place estapl'Sheu aScoFuiiE 10 ia" Ior
the purpose OF taxing tLe sense ol
property laH payers ol aHlU 'o" H.
qualified as electors under lhe consul
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14

BY using the Baking Pow
der named 'Pcrfect" you will
show appreciation of pure food.
Always use the perfect. A.
-. McUarlain. IL d&w1m
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14
E~White girl wanted for
hOusawork, Callat RECORD office.
Auction Sale.

On Saturday, Feb. l5. 1902, 1
will hold another sale of hats and
shoes. [ am moving to Welsh,
La. and wish to close out all the
goods | can, to save removal.
Come and get goods at prices
that can't be beat, Ladies' in
vited. $50 p. m. w. CASE,
20 1t Huber Bui ding.
sR-EXamination blankS al the
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14
Advertised Letters.

AGNSrIlSs3 LETTERS.
The following letters reuafn
uucallcd for in the postoftice at
Jennings, La, for the week end
iu@ FEB. II, 1902:
Alexander, j y Allemond, Cnesim
Auhert, L & Bushop, Mrs w
Beaslay, Walker Bay, George
Barker, Clyde Bowdish, Earnest
Bruce, Herman Brown, Silvine
Bristol, c II Clark. Carrie
Dueham, ohm L DOhuD. AOnGy
DOucS, Martha Dance, Dock
Daniels, G V > Davis, Anie
Denny, Bertha t'ugler, Captain
Groves, ) Il Emily, Gibson
Hepler, Harvey w Haddock, } l.
Jones, George Jackson, T
NeeVer, Mr.. kennedy, Sims
Livern, ReOgest Levergin, Bertha
Lemon, Aathuc Levergin, Alice
Moutergne. Rawel Bourgeois, Ellis
Malone, John Miller. NJ.
Mawuer, Addie McLaskey, c B
NewcOmb, Geo Noewel, n
Perkins, VIM Powers, DR. Chas
Peterson, Kinny- Sheumaker, Chas
son Starlis, Jack
TheliN, Wicktor Taylor, Mann
Cetervey, Visitor Wood. Otis
Louise Wilder. Harry
Ward, Charley Walker, Alison
When calling for any Of the
above letters, please say ''Adver-
tised,"
II. S. FERREE, 2. NJ.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14

(u) TO incur debt oi fifteen thou
sand (Sl5, ,000) dollars for the con-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14

Union Oil and Development Co., Ltd, /
Jennings. Louisiana
Capital Stock, 100000


aaues
southern
: sprodus . z
li1nited shares in this company =:
sale per share,
81 90. Fully paid and non-assessabe.
ub1te
cfrm2a acres o a .
orunnvto togeta dl
An hr Pres
R, ryT Urea p
Iofna asher tzB Bk
NJ E c FrenclJ J.
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The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-14
rAyoRIT. ~EAHLY EyERywHERE.

Constipation means dullness, de-
press. s.ou headache, generally disord-
cred health. De Wits Little early
Eisers stimulate the liver, open the
bowels and relieve this condition.
Safe, speed and thorough. They new
er grippe. Favorite pills AT DR..
Terry S Drug Stors.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-11-28
Cautious ~Ejephants.

Capt. Owen Wheeler. a British Of
fcer, writes of service in India: Il
once had to pass a number of ele-
plants over a river across which
there had been constructed a strong
bridge of boats quite capable of bear
Ing the biggest elephant. Very near.
ly the biggest in Asia happened to be
then in my charge and this particular
monster tested the bridge and went
over without any fuss, and so did
forty-five others out of forty-eight.
But three would not take on tie
bridge at any price and had to be
swum over, n o. them getting so
angry at being asked to walk where
bigger elephants than he had gone
over quite happily that IL rushed vio-
lently into the wate.. al tried to
drown r.: ;:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-11-28
RELICS OF AN GENT DAYS.
Interesting Finds Made at Bergen in
Norway.

interesting Finds Made at Bergen in
Norway.
st. Johns convent at, Bergen Nor
way, was situated on a slope near the
present Strandgaden street, where,
till within six years ago., still existed
the garden, the knights hall, whose
walls were covered with pictures rep
resenting the chase, and a large vault
ed cellar. the ceiling OF which was
supported by massive columns, but
these relics from a bygone time were
obliterated to make room for modern
1our-story brick buildings. An ada.
cent street still bears the name of
Faarnsmug (Tower lane). The story
OF the convent of st. John was re-
called a few days ago when in exca-
waiting the site of a building recently
destroyed by fire on Strandgaden
street the ancient cemetery of the
convent was exposed to view. A large
number Of skeletons were disinterred
and several objects of interest we're
found. Far below the surface Of the
ground vas discovered a stone wall
OF enormous thickness, the remnants
OF q cellar. As the convent was abol-
ished about the year 1900, the skele-
tons found must be at least 400 q
old.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-11-28
MULE SOUNDED A WARNING.

Instinct Told the Animal There Was
Danger. in the Mine.
In one of the mines in the Pittsburg
district an ever-patient mule proved
himself possessed of an almost hui
man sense of coming danger. A
chamber had been closed on account
OF gas, and the men were thinking of
what that might mean, when sudden
ly there came a clatter of hoofs, and
a: mule; appeared-its. long ears quiv-
ering, and it's intelligent eyes full Of
terror. 1t gave:a shrill bray, and then
was gone down the entry, broken
traces flying after it. The men, with
one impulse, dropping picks. made a
headlong dash for the open air. With
scared faces other miners joined, and
while they were wondering what it all
meant, a dull, deep explosion went
rumbling through the hollow back of
them, followed by wave on wave of
noxious vapors. When the bodies of
the lew poor men who had been
hopelessly %entrapped were recovered.
another was tenderly carried out with
theirs-that> of the little gray mule
that sounded the warning.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-11-28
Testing a Baby's Mind.

In an experiment whose purpose was
to trace the stages of development. of
q baby's mind the infant was placed
before a mirror daily. During the
earliest stage of the test he simply
looked at his reflection. as birds do.
He next showed fear OF it, as do many
of the higher animals. He then
grasped at: it with his hands. as cats
and monkeys have been known to do.
But on the 420 day of his life he delib-
erately turned the glass at different
angles to obtain required reflections.
an intelligence not possessed by any
animal other than man.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-11-28
How the Fight. Began.

N old woman living some distance
HER Manchester, KY, was sum-
1Ured as a witness to tell what she
fr-w about a.: fight at her house sew
srz4 nights before, in which: three or
zur people were killed. She. mount.
st the stand with evident reluctance
azk many misgivings, and. when
qnstioned by the court as to what
AXE knew about the matter, said:
We'll, jedge, the :fust' thing l knowed
afhuzt it was when Bill Sanders
ezsRsd Tom Smith a liar en-: Tom
z:zneked him: down with a stick of
Nsa.d- One of Bills friends then hit
Kax with a:knife, slicin' a big piece
aztk at him. Sam Jones, who "a a
Msnd Of Toms, then shot: the other
neftEsw, en- two more shot him, en-
shrx= or -four others got cut right
sarx1t by somebody. That caused
sxz1tement, ledge; and then they
commenced ftin'."'.