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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-06
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horses would we require. if any.
What time do you think it would be
best for us to be there ready to start?
presume we can get what tools will be
required at Meadows at reasonable
price. Please mail me map
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The ladies of the Baptist church
will give a chicken dinner at the X.
P. Hall Thursday afternoon, COM
mencing at p. m. March 18TH 27-l
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Ohio Interest Continues.

Cleveland, Ohio.
r. e. Lockwood, Dear Sir: Repre-
senting n party of flour contemplating
making trip in the Thunder Mountain
district would like to ask few ques-
tons. First, can horses be obtained at
Meadows and at what price? And also
the price of saddles. How many pack
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Mining Books.

Idaho Mining Rights, by o. E.
Jackson, 75c How to locate and
Hold Mining Claims, by j. G. Watts,
S1.00 Sent post paid by mail.
Address the Signal.
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To Cure a Cold in One DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. + w.
Groves signature is on each box.
25c.
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1t is very likely that party of several
may accompany me on the trip. AS for
my part, | am going there 10 stay until
| make strike if it takes me ten years.
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Suspicious of the Other Routes.

Colorado Springs, Col. March LIST.
Editor Weiser Sgnal:--I have your re-
cent issue of the Signal containing the
article of r E. Lockwood and wish
some more information as | am intending
to make the trip to Thunder Mountain
and have been advised to go from Black
foot through the Stanley Basin but am
of the opinion that that is mistake.
Have you some more copies with infor-
nation on the subject of in crest TO us, AS
there are several of US to go in from
here. Shall probably go in via Weiser
and will call on you Yours truly,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-06

M. & R. gives special prices on
coal in carload lots
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Boise. Idaho.
Dear Slr:-Please send copy of article
you wrote for Review" of Spokane.
also the literature you distribute to the
public. 1t strikes me that you are the
liveliest and most forceful Thunder
Mountain boomer" IN the state. Keep
up the good work. More power to your
elbow. Yours truly.
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Thunder Mountain has Reached Cuba.
The Arsenel. Havana. Cuba.
Feb 49, 1902
P. p Shelby
Sir:-.Wouid be obliged for any printed
particulars as to Thunder Mt District
issued by your r. r. or ocal paper.
Very Respectfully.
Capt. j. G. BLOOM.
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They Reach Boise and Then Strike fol
Weiser.
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Coming to Locate.

Coming to Locate.
Rushville, Neb.
Editor Signal;-Will you please send
us sample copy of your newspaper, the
Signal, We are going to look up a loca-
ton near Weiser. Yours truly,
f. G. Kohout.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-07-10
Good Hearted Busybodiea.

There are thousands of good people
In this world who having very little
trouble in managing their own affairs,
spend their leisure hours in making
plans for their neighbors and cOnsti-
tute themselves self appointed general
managers of other mems lives.
Anything more positively aggrayat-
ing than the disclosures of these
schemes can hardly be conceived when
they are made to reticent, thinking
persons who are using every effort to
control the circumstances which sur
round them to the best advantage. To
have concentrated every energy to the
amendment of adverse influences and
then have some eager, energetic friend
come upon you suddenly and ask you,
much rs If waking you from lethar-
gy, "Why don't you do thus and so"
Is a severe test Of your temper and
your affection for the speaker.
But, after all, II was kindly meant,
and these good hearted busybodies,
whose fad" is the regulating Of their
friends families, meant to lend you o
helping hand. We are taking away
what stands to them In the place of a
full purse and the use of an uplifting
lever when we refuse to listen.-New
York Post
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FRS and rcyolvcrs had a disturbing ef
feet upon foot soldiers hand and eye.
Our advantages and precautions be-
ing so many, we felt entirely secure in
the scout of which | have begun to
tell. Yet things did not turn out at all
rs we had expected. We struck the
enemys outpost during the middle Of
the afternoon and drove it in without
any casualty on our side We dis
mounted, took cover behind some trees
and exchanged shots with skirmishers
across n small river, and we had our
horses far enough to the right and left
to avoid the round shot or two that
were fired down the road by cannon
which guarded the bridge. Then we
rcmOuntcd, retired through the woods
and fields until out Of artillery range
after which we took the road for home,
with the cheering hope that we would
be out of camp only about half the
customary time.
Just about sunset, as we were ap-
preaching a long bridge over one Of
the wide, high banked, but shallow
creeks peculiar to the tide water re-
gion Of Virginia, the word was passed
back from the advance:
CLOSE up! Quick! Send the major
upr
The major commanding the battalion
dashed toward the front, and the rest
of us followed rapidly. AS my COM
many was the second in column we
soon saw what was the matter, and it
didn't please us much. A body of the
enemy's cavalry was approaching the
bridge from the other side.
This was something we had not
counted upon. 1t was enraging. 1t
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the company were so profoundly i'm
pressed that no one but the cook, who
hoped to be Hamilton's successor as
commissary sergeant, had the sense to
propose three cheers for the colonel.
But the prospective lieutenant did
not leave his pans. 1t took an hour of
time to fry and deal out that half bar
rel of batter. Besides, Phil was teach
ing the cook. Finally the supply was
exhausted. Hamilton threw his greas-
er into the fire, turned the tub upside
down and sat upon 1t to rest.
Suddenly one man exclaimed:
"Well, by thunder! The cakes were
so good that we've forgotten all about
our coffeew
"Thanksl That's a bigger compli-
ment than the colonePs," said Hamn-
ton, raising his hat. He was right too.
The coffee cups were filled and emp
tied, and we went slowly back to the
quarters In little groups instead of sim
gly and in haste, as was usual In cool
weather There were not as much scuf-
fling, swearing and horseplay as we
generally had between supper and tat
too. The quarters were quiet-so quiet
that we were almost startled when
Mick McTwyny's grating voice and
thick broguc were heard in an attempt
to sing. The words were merely
"Thra-lah-lAh," but the music, In spite
Of some eccentric sharps and flats, was
finally recognized as that of Home
Sweet Home" Some one hummed the
bass, another fellow helped Mick along
with the air, others dropped in, singly
or two or three together on various
notes and bars, and when the last note
was touched it seemed as though every
voice was I'm It. Then Brainard start
ed us all off again, with oil the words
and notes distinctly enunciatcd.
The effect was not what would
have expected. Everybody looked seri-
Gus. Some men fixed their eyes on the
ground; others looked at the shingles
| overhead as If trying to pierce them
and see the stars; more than one fell
low drew his hat over his eyes, and
married man sitting on n bottom bunk
suddenly turned and buried his face In
the pillow. AS for me, though my
gaze was fixed on the little black stove
in the center of the room, | saw our
house ut Summcrton, my father and
mother, little Ned and Cousin May,
the dog Rover, the horses, cows. pigs
and chickens, my room and everything
on its walls. | felt my face twitching,
a lyaaU hot T.oN Nriutr my fapliDpG
l hastily began looking about the room
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we can fours about, come on the left
into line and drop half of them from
their saddles before they can fire more
than once"
NO" said the major, 81 don't want
to show them our rear. They'd never
stop blowing about it if they got away.
We've twice as many men as they We
ought to be heavy enough to press
them back. If we can cross first, we
can drive them into our camp like cat
tie"
They're ms close to the bridge as
We" said the captain.
"We'll try, anyhow" said the major
"No sabers, men-revolvers onlyw Then
the major put his hand on his revolver
and shouted:
"Chargew
We were within 100 yards of the
bridge, so we easily heard the COnfed-
crate commander, n grayish brown man
from top to toe, who rode to the front,
dropped his bride in his saddle, drew
two old fashioned horse pistols from
holsters and yelled
oCitru
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ness at the same old stand and unwill-
ing to be interfered with. We always
could reach them in days march, con-
sumo another day in passing along their
entire front and still another In return
ing to camp. They seldom returned our
attentions In force, probably because
they had not large enough force to
feel safe when far from home. Be
sides, they could learn all they liked
about our post and its camps, for eV'
cry farmer and planter in the county
was a source of information to them.
We never got into a big engagement.
1t wasn't our business, except when
we were accompanied by large force
of infantry and artillery, to worry the
Confederacy by making believe that
the ION to Richmond" movement of
tho Potomac army was to be made
from our direction. When we went
alone, the enemy did not worry much,
for they had O broad, deep stream
along their entire front They could
quickly take up the planking of the
only bridge within ten miles, so they
exchanged shot and shells with us
across the river with the calm conf
dence Of the card player who holds all
the trumps.
Our colonel had been quite right in
saying that the first scout was worth
moro to US than a month of drill. The
men learned to sit In their saddles and
not to be afraid Of their horses, so we
were able 10 begin mounted drill In
good shape and progress rapidly. Man
ranks lower than his horse In all good
we had completed the stables that our
own winter quarters were begun. By
this time, however, we learned, to our
delight, that we were too valuable to
consume our time In common labor. A
number of the "contrabands" Fugitive
slaves) who had made our post a place
of refuge were sent into the woods to
cut trees and split shingles. and just
before Christmas each company had a
great log house, about 10 feet by 80,
for it's winter home. A small contribu-
ton from each man enabled us to put
up q stove, which tempered the winter
air, and one new member, who had al
ways lived In the tenement house dis.
trict In New York, said he never before
had known 80 comfortable a home
Killing time IN the winter season
was almost as hard as killing the en-
emy, for there was such an appalling
lot of time ahead of us. Some men
played cards all day, except while eat
Ing and sleeping; others read incessant-
ly; still others did nothing but smoke
Some seemed to spend much Of their
time writing. ! liked to observe these,
for they had more heart I'm their faces
for the time being, and as knew soma
OF the people to whom the letters were
going l amused myself by imagining
the scenes when the letters were re-
ceived.
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was also ridiculous. We were between
the Johnnies and their camp, the John
niCs were between us and our camp,
and the bridge, which both parties
agreed in wishing anywhere else at
that particular moment, remained just
where it was and looked as dark and
threatening as if 1t meant to make no
end of trouble. 1t would be foolish for
either body to ford the stream, for
those tide water creeks invariably have
one bank which is too steep for horses
to climb or descend, except through
occasional tributary gullies.
The major began to think. So, evi-
IDENTIFY, did the commander Of the John
nies, while | INDUCED in wild hope
that they would both keep on thinking
until one or other got tired and took
his men away.
I'VE can reach the Blue Church road
for camp by making dctour through
the fields at our right" suggested n
prudent captain. Meanwhile, as soon
as they cross the bridge and show fight
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Really, when we halted about noon
my hunger had made me mean spirited
enough to go deliberately in search of
my friendly enemy who owned the ba-
con and frying pan. Fortunately for the
poor fellow, he was eating his last bit Of
food apparently. for his haversack was
inside out and lying by the fire to dry.
He recognized me, and as the guard al
lowed me to speak to him he said:
ut seems too bad to waste the little
fat that's left In the skillet, don't It.?
Wonder eff thar amt an ear of corn in
that field that we could roastY
IT'S all too hard" said |, shaking my
head sadly as remembered my search
Of the day before.
THE harder the better" said he.
1 never was more willing to be con-
vinced. In n single minute | was back
from the field with several ears. The
Johnny selected the hardest, shelled 1t
in his pan, shook it little while before
he put it over the fire, then parched it
until 1t was a deep brown and poured
II upon the top of his hat to cool. Not
q bit of the bacon fat remained 10 the
pan, but each grain of corn was as
glossy as If vanished.
Thar said he, after a moment or
two, as he poured a full half of the
corn into big husk and passed 1t to
me. Just hist yerself outside that
an see ef you wasn't wrong thinkin'
the corn too hard"
Bless that rebel! l do believe that
parched corn saved my life. | resolved
never to go on a scout again without q
little frying pan In one of my saddle
bags and a lot of shelled corn In the
other. But what was half an ear of
corn to a raging hunger like mine? II
was too late to parch more, for the call
to mount had sounded. AS | hurried
down the road TO rejoin my company
/ met q veteran of the older troop on
reached the regimental camp, and he
hailed me kindly with:
well, young feller, how does scout
ing agree with you?"
well enough" l replied, 'If wasn't
almost starving"
1T always strikes greenhorns that
way" he replied. "Now, | amt bit
sharp set. Say, mebbe a piece of pork
would help you out. Here"
He handed me what looked like n
dirty wad of wet newspaper, in which
found about half pound of pork. 1t
was solid fat, dingy looking, and on
one side, where the paper had lain
closely against it, several advertise
ments had transferred themselves in
reverse, with the general head Help
Wanted" at the top of them. The
words were eminently appropriate, SO
didn't scrape them off, but ate pork,
advertisements and all.
About the middle of the afternoon a
general buzz of satisfaction ran along
the column. We were passing one of
our picket stations, which meant that
we were within an hour or two Of our
camp. When finally the march was
ended, my horse was so glad to get
into his stall and be relieved Of bride,
saddle and blanket that he gleefully
kicked the empty air for several min
utes. Several minutes later his owner,
lying on the bare floor of his tent, his
head pillowed on the rain soaked blan-
ket, was slumbering as sweetly as If
his couch were of down, and the ugly
CALCULATIONS Of the weary men who
struggled in one by one were SO many
loving lullabies.
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possible many a bright faced bride
would shrink from the revelation of her
self, stripped of all her loveliness. If
there is one thing which would make
woman shrink from marriage it Is TO see
the rapid physical deterioration which
comes to so many wives, The cause is
generally due to womanly diseases.
Lost health and lost comeliness are
restored by the use of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. 1t cures irregular
ity and dries weakening drains. II
heals inflammation and liberation, and
cures female weakness.
ut is with the greatest pleasure that tell
you what Dr., Pieroe's Favortte Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery have done for me-"
writes Mrs. Emma l.. Bankes Of 1852 North 9TH
Street Harrisburg, Pa. "They have done me A
world Of good. had female weakness foT ak
years; sometimes would feel so badly did not
know what to DO, but found relief at last,
thanks to Dr. Pierce for his kind advice. have
this medicine still in my house and will always
keep It,"
II you are led to the purchase of
UFavorite Prescription" because of its
remarkable cures of other women, do
not accept a substitute which has none
of these cures to its credit.
Free. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of III one-cent stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Or
for cloth-bouud volume send 81 stamps.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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GTO BE CONTINUED .
Dry Matter and Protein In Alfalfa.

Dry Matter and Protein In Alfalfa.
1t IS claimed that the yield of dry
matter per acre in alfalfa far exceeds
that of any of the other crops, while
the yield of protein, with the exception
of red clover, is more than five times
that of any other crop included, besides
possessing the further advantage that
it requires less labor to produce it, the
expense after the first year being lin
tied to cost of manures and harvest
ing; also that q ton Of alfalfa hay,
when carefully handled, contains more
dry matter and protein than red clover,
timothy or oat and pea hay, although
that in the red clover hay is nearly
equal
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PHILADELPHIA
READING RAILWAY

AhnAANo AA1h IL IAN ALi>IA
For Philadelphia 1924 a.. m.
For New York 1l:H a. IN.
For CatawisSa 1l:2i a. IN, and GOA p. m.
For Bloomsbury IL: "a a. m,
For Milton SOB m, and 400 p. m.
For WilliamSport SOB q. m, and 400 p. m.
Trains for Baltimore, Washington the South and
West via B. IL o. K. K. leave Reading Terminal
Philadelphia at 1855, 1l:26 a. m 3:46, 7'27 p m
Sundays $:2Oa m, 7:55, l1:26, BAG, 727 p IN:
Additional trains from oath and Chestnut street
station, week days, 1:35, Sal, 1913 p. m, Sunday
1876, S:23 p. m.
TRAINS FOR DANvILLE.
Leave Philadelphia 1921 a. m
Leave Williamsport 1000 a. m, 4;30 p. m.
Leave Milton HOO n. m $40 m.
Leave Bloomsbury 7:l0 a. m $3.50 m.
Leave Catawissa 7:l6 IN 1886 p m.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street Wharf and
South street Wharf
For ATLANTIC CITY-Week-iays-Express 900
10t5 a. m. (l.O0 Saturdays only,) 200, 400, 4:30
500, t5A0, 7:l5 p. M. Local GOO a. m. t5.40 p.
m Sundays Express 7:31, $780, 1000 a. m.
7:I5 5p. m, Local 600 a. m, 500 p. m.
LEAVE ATLANTIC CITY-Week- eek-days-Express,
700, 7:45, $50, 900, lOl5 a, m, $50 $50, 7;SO
p, m. Local 6:25 a. m, $50 p. m. Sundays Ex-
press 1915 a. m, 40, $50, 730 p. m. Local
7.l5 a, m, 4.05 p. M.
ParlOr Cars on all express trains.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE Y-Weekdays-S30 S As a, m. (Sat
urdays only sl40l, *i.l0, t5.40 p m. Sundays
Sl5, 9.15 a. m, 500 P. IN.
For OCEAN -Weekdays-s,45 a m. (Sat-
urdays only 2l40), tl.N, t5.4O p. m. Sundays
S.45 9.15 a. m 5 90 p. m.
For SEA ISLE CITY-weekdays s.45 a. m (sat-
urdays only s1.40) t4.2O, t5.40 p M Sundays
s u.s. a. m. 800 p. m, fSouth st, AIS p. m,
tSOuth St, $50 p. m, sSouth St., l.30 p. IN,
*South St., 4.0Op m
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS
Leaves NEW YORK ILiberty Street, $40 a. m.
Leaves ATLANTIC CITY,-S:3 a. m,
Detailed time tables at ticket offices
w. A, GARRETT, EDISON ]. WEEKS,
Gen'l Supt., Gen'l Pass'r Agt
Reading Terminal. Philadelphia.
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CHAPTER Y.
WINTER QUARTERS.

JR first scout did not
differ much in dura-
ton, accidents and re-
suits from scores
which followed it. Go
out whatever road we
might, we were al
ways sure to find the
Johnnies doing bust
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Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia *
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua,
Northumberland with and T.. Div. +. X. x. for
Harrisburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren
Cory, and Erie.
Daily. : Daily except unday. fStop on
signal.
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CHAPTER NJ.
CROSS PURPOSES.

,UE to his custom, our
colonel ordered n scout
promptly at the begin
ming of one very cold
spell. The roads, never
Travelled in wet wealth
or, had frozen as hard
as any pavement, and
we and our horses
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ONE DAY ONLY
Wednesday, Aug 6th,8a. m. to 9 pm
PROF. j. ANGEL,
THE EXPERT
EYE SPECIALIST
OF WILLIAMSPORT

will be at Hunt s Drug Store, he needs
no further introduction as to his ability
and workmanship in his profession. He
is we'll known in this vicinity and he
can offer the names of many prominent
citizens of Danville and community,
whom he has successfully treated.
Those who suffer with headache, weak
eyes or defective eyesight, will be we'll
repaid to call on me- Hundreds of peo-
pie are going blind daily from the want
of the properly prescribed glasses, and
from delaying attention to the eyes,
from time to time. Nothing will de-
stroy your eyesight quicker than cheap
glasses or glasses not properly fitted to
your eyes, / can examine your eyes at
home, by appointment, without extra
charge. If you need me at your home.
drop line to Hunts Drug Store.
Reading or sewing glasses $1.O0 and
up.
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again, but | was a second too late-l
couldn't see anything distinctly.
And all this merely because of sup
per of pancakes!
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z Weekdays. Daily. t Flag station.
Pullman ParlOr and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between SGcbury, WilIiamspOrt
and Erie. between Sunbnry and Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
For further information apply to Ticket Agents
LIZ. HUTCHLNSOE, D. Il. WOOD,
CENT Manager. Gent PaSS'n'r Ag
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JORDAN
Famous AAA1
CUTLERY

only The tried
and true. II
won the first
prizes Mt the
Paris Exposi
ton in 1900
The JORDAN
AAAl Pocket
Knives, Old
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Pitcher Kni
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WINNEMUCCA TOWN FUNL
Winnemucca Water mad Light Com
pany, street lights ...............$ 81 o
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BILLS REDUCED.
BILLS LAID OVER.


Bill of H. A. Killebrew for ........$ 80 90
State of Nevada, County of Humboldt
SIS.
l., ]. T. Dunn, County Clerk of said
county and ex-oficio Clerk of the Board
IT County Commissioners in and for said
county and State, 10 hereby certify the
foregoing to be a full, true and correct
statement of bills passed, bills reduced,
bills laid over and bills rejected by the
said Board at it's meeting held Monday.
October 6, 1902.
In witness whereof, / nave hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
county this 18th day of October, A. ID.
1902.
]. T. DUNN,
(Sea1.) Clerk.
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RlnpaMucca luGQe No. 10. +. & A. NJ.

st"ted communication of Winnemucca Lodge
80. IL, A NJ, will be held at their hall In
he "silve* tase' biocl. until further notice al
~ r. m. on first saturday evening Of each
latth. All Master Nasons In good standing
" cordially invited to attend.
w. A. BROWN. W. NJ.
CHRIS WOLF secretary
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nhus lodge No. IS. (. Of P.

Regular conventions every Monday evening
u each week at their Castle Hall in the "SilveI
block AT 80 O'Clock.
J. ROUGON G. c.
g. B. BROWN. x. Of r as.