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notice within it a bard Of paper designed
to diminish the internal diameter" you
remark En- PEASANT. it should be re-
marked that a dash of hum0r in the
words Of Captain Wragge. is highly de-
sirable to give a piquancy TO the enter
tainment. We recall the delicious quaint
ness with which Alexander Hermann
would verbally accompany his inimItable
performance.
"uere dey co. he would cry. as mass
Of ghostly arms and legs moved about
The darkened stage.
Some OF you may recognize your
cousins. ard your sisters, and your aunts.
quick now, ladies and gentlemen dey are
moving on to de oder world.
But 10 return.
After having made your remark. you re-
verse the hat so ,Aat the interior cannot
be seen by the SPECTATORS. The paper
Immediately begins 20 unwind Of Itself
and TO fall very regularly and without in
PERMISSION to the right.
PAPER and Live stock.
When the fall Of the paper begins to
slacken. that is, in general. when no more
than a third of the roll remains. the pres
tidigitateur turns the hat upside down.
and with the right hand pulls out and rap
idly rsvolves in the air the paper ribbon.
whose capriciOus cOntCfrs, succeeding
enc another before the first have had
time to fall to the floor produce n very
pretty effect. The quantity of paper eX-
tracted from the hat appears also in this
way much greater than 1t really is and a
length forms pile of considerable bulk.
The trick NAV be completed in the fol-
lowing manner. The operator approach
ing his table. which. upon board sur
rounded behind it. carries
firmly bound pigeon. quickly seizes
80 poor bird in passing. and conceais it
under the pile OF paper. while he puts the
latter back into the hat in order to see,
he SAYS, whether all that has been taken
out can be made to enter anew.
Having thus introduced the pigeon or
any other object into the hat. the paper
is taken out, and it is at the moment that
the hat is restored to It's owner that the
discovery Of its live tenant is made.
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Amateur Conywing Trchs-Peasant
Recreation for OuIet Lezten EUein11gs.

A S coNJURING and tricks of sleight-
II of-hand are becoming fashionable
L at social entertainments. It may
be interesting to describe few
of the simpler of these devices Tor the
benefit of those who desire to play prin-
cipal part in such amusements.
One of the simplest tricks, but one
which. with most audiences, never fails
to make hit. is due to the simple agency
of an invisible thread. In effect, the trick
is as follows:
You take hat and a handkerchief, and
then, after showing by spreading it out,
that the latter is empty, you coOIly draw
an egg from its folds and drop it into
the hat. You then take up the handker-
chief, shake it again. crumple it up. and
find another egg. which you also let drop
into the hat You repeat the process
until it may be supposed that the hat
contains a certain number of eggs. when
you turn il upside down. and. 10 and be-
hold. 1t is found to ne empty.
Only One EsG.
All the eggs from the handkerchief are
reduced to a single one attached by a
thread to one OF the sides of the hand
kerchief While the handkerchief was
stretched out, the egg was behind IT, and
although it was shaken remained sus-
pended by its thread. In crumpling the
handkerchief 1t was easy to seem to find
the egg in it and to put it in the hat
where it did not remain. however. for
lifted by the thread. IT resumed its place
behind the handkerchief.
BY attaching a black thread, sixteen or
twenty inches in length, to an empty egg.
and selecting the egg thus prepared from
a lot OF ordinary eggs. as If by chance,
you have a ready means Of amusing and
mystitying spectators for a long time.
Having hooked the free extremity of
the thread to a buttonhole of the waist-
coat. you lay the egg upon the table.
After apparently ordering it to approach
you 1t only suffces to recede from the
table to make the doclle egg obey the
BY the same means it may be made to
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Only One House.

To the Editor of The Times:
II l was so fortunate as to fall heir to
81 eco the first thing l would do is this:
Pay all my debts. The next, buy a home
which ! hope to own some of these days.
The next would be TO give some money to
the poor. After that l would start some
kind of business SO that l would not
have to work so hard. This is my feeling
on the Si7 eco matter. But understand
me. | only want one house and that TO
live in as a home. This is from sub
scriber to The Times.
HARRY W. BARRON.
500 Street southwest.
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Charity to All.

To the Editor Of Tie Times:
Dear Sir: IL my answer to your adver-
tisement OF what man would do If he
suddenly became possessed of 900 l
state you as follows:
First, as have not got, nor do expect
to be possessed of, the above amount.
could not say what would do, as money
makes the mind change when you sud
denly become possessed with the same.
] think ! would take natures first Law
lf-proteoticn-and after that do charity
for all and have malice toward none. But
! don't know; only think so. As actions
prove better than words l would refer
you to my previous record and character
as l have done in bygone days and in my
youth. Yours respectfully.
LEVI HILDRETH.
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Many Plans Has Mr.. Davis.

To the Editor of Tie Times:
Dear Sir: Were l left an Inheritance
of $4,000 it would be little more than I
would actually need. as | would rather
work at some occupation than trying to
kill time but / would cut loose from the
twentieth century brain racking toll for
an existence and guarantee 10 work for
no one but myself AS | am a young man
with pretty fair health and an abundance
of energy. and OF a good business ability.
were left such a sum, it would be more
than needed and would try to think of
others and I think l can use it in ten
different ways. | would Immediately di
vide it in two equal parts of 1923, 800 each.
/ would keep one part for myself and the
other | would call my gift fund" and |
would proceed to use that fund in the
following manner.
The gift fund of s23, 800 / would divide
into ten equal parts. of $3.50. and use
as follows: o. To my mother l would
give s., $50; ~ to my true friends tout
of about 500 have about threel / would
equally divide $3.50; 90 to the Actors
Fund OF North America | would give
$3.50; "a to the Actors Church Alliance
/ would give another $2.35O; 80 TO the
International Printing Pressman's Union
would give 81, $50 to help TO maintain the
eight hour law and union scale; 80 l
would give $50 to local charity; % |
would donate $3.50 to the free" wards
OF the public hospitals here; tSl | would
subscribe 81 1850 towards the establishing
OF a night trade school to be run by pub
lie subscription and where deserving
youth twho have to work at small sal
aries) can learn trade that Iney can
more ably support themselves ana others
VINO need thelr support; w again "oulu
give ike amount S-'"oV' iowa. u9 20
taDhshing night proiesslohai scnooi '"r
deserving youths VINO nave no means 10
enter colleges to lit themselves lol pro
fessloh' wv / would give SOW IVA 10
the establishing OF hotel ,Saiu ho'oi ~
De sen supporting "hert !iei no u So So
moral chaiac'er, VINO "orh III ueP"i 'iii men
SUI Is oi,,'ea GU d, 'ii-''' 90 -, ~
SECURE hll the conn Vi % 'i Ho' ,,.ia,,,op'
~ VI d ~ a ,yncl
W., W" ~. ,, 9a''s I".! -, roasono[Ia
tHeItpy aiio"'ns mem d nv, la -, do-
ma, s,,,,,-a .'+l, In hnsiness
VI .om ta d" IS COO 90 ,rI,icb aa
- 49, III, ,,,,, ~. ,oiIo,vs.
80 ~ en- "a ~, i, and invest
:, v+,rt,j,,,,,o a,,ta ,nrefrrabJv
~, ,,-iIl1,.,,,,
30, ,,,t,t t.t . epo ia no used rs a
sirLir., ma f''''
al would taxa . trim to some quiet
town for ahout tbroc weeks where could
secnra cornnIeto rog, which cost would
he about sIio
hftar had ,o.,,,l ! would then IN
der,aIre IN r,It ,o, Iaef dtvision OF 81, 500
in : Iarsa .o-o,,,,ti,r theatrical com
nany carr,,i,,, o,,o,. TWO hundred people
p,'Iy ms 49,, ta,. IN manager
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Wanted-Some Warmth.

To the Editor of The Times:
In reply to your query as 20 What l
would buy if l were to possess $47. 600
have to say that the question is oppor-
tune. coming as it does in the middle of
This exceedingly cold snap. ! was think
Ing the other day that if l had any part
Of Tins sum ] would try to buy Tor at
least TO live for one winter in a house
where one could be made comfortably
warm Oh cold day. and We have had sew
tral Of Them lately. or il this is not pos
slhle ] would secure nice quarters in a
fat where d temperature OF seventy de-
s-ees could Zee registered at 7:3O without
ones getting 10 II o'clock to do it.
once The primitive man said that all
he asked tgr nHuulasss was:
q li-r1s wife well Nilled,
A lI3e lard well titled,
s LLiic house well filed.
But We are supposed to have advanced
Tar beyond that point and now wish the
Injuries and refinements of life we'll.
This is NY reply prompted largely by the
eXigencies OF the occasion and l would
wager the traditional thirty cents" that
] express the sentiments of about 200 600
OF our citizens. Before closing ! will add
that ] asked my little girl your question
and this is her reply: Well, l should
Just 70 and buy raglan" You see this
winter has evidently made an impression
on our family. Yours in cold comfort.
DAVID l.. GIFT.
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"ShOW Ne the Trees. ="

To the Editor of The Times:
think my first purchase would be
neat home with bit of green front and
ground enough about it to have some
fruit trees. vines and flowers. thus ban
ishing from my minds eye the gloomy
pictures l so often see of my last DAYS
in an old wOman's home. | do not want
TO see my name in print. but | did want
to give you my idea. l am ffty-four years
old. Very respectfully, MRS. j. LII
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A Home, of Course.

To the Editor OF The Times:
Dear Sir: In answer to your enquiry in
the Sunday Times, l beg to state that
should l come in possession of s47. 900 the
first thing l would buy would be a com
Portable home. l would then proceed to
make those OF my near relatives and
friends who are in need comfortable and
happy. Yours truly.
A YOUNG MAN WITH MOTHER AND
AUNT AND NO HOME.
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lLyY u are so busy not killing, not
w stealing, not coveting our
v neighbor's wife, we have
not time to be even just to
one another for the little time we are to-
gether here"
Do we need definition of terns?"
What do we mean by the word Just"
All OF US, if We dared be truthful, would
place our four fingers between the first
and second buttons of our Goa: and say
look at me. am just to my fellow-man."
Shake your finger in the face OF the fat.
self-satisied man and exclaim: Sir, you
are not just" He will glare at you, flare
at you, swear al you. turn purple, and
swell the cords of his neck until you beg
him to be calm and promise that in future
you will tell him only his virtues.
Tell the dyspeptic. stiagy merchant that
he is not just, and if you are OF medium
size and his clerk is an athletic fellow
you will probably sit on the curbing or
a sewer pipe to ponder over the ways Of
men and the best arnica.
So we conclude, and wisely, that the
mistake is not with us, the other man, or
the word, but with all three combined.
Now there Is one more word | want de-
fned-"Lent." l, poor ignorant soul, have
gone on believing that Lent was forty
days Of fasting and prayer; but alas, how
archaic Dame Fashion raises her lorgnette
and gives me a curious gaze: "Oh! in
deed. evidently a churchman!" What an
odd use OF the word, some of their terms
are so quaint, IL is interesting TO note the
change Of meaning that such a word I'm
dergoes. So now ! am in search of the
swell meaning OF Lent
To-day is the beginning of Lent" l re-
marked, 10 society beauty whom l
found looking pale and less animated than
usual. Yes" she sighed, as she sank
deeper amid the cushions. "and l am so
glad. The season has been gay, and am
all worn out, but forty days will be such
rest for the spring calls" Taking this as
NV cue ! called upon a favorite chaperon
and yentured: Il suppose time drags
-.her slowly these Lenten days" My
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Considers His Family.

To the Editor Of Tie Times:
Dear Sir: If / had $4,000 would buy
lot and build a house at total cost
of not more than $4,000. / would invest
the balance in first trust real estate notes
at or 6 per cent which | would use in
promoting the welfare and happiness of
my family. Yours truly,
". A KINNEL
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To the Editor Of The Times:
Dear Sir: If were to suddenly come in
to possession of $4,000 I would first find
out what my father and mother wished foI
most that money could buy. and which
would brighten their declining years. ana
that would be what l would want TO buy
first. Yours truly, +. c. \.
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Food First.

To the Editor OF The Times:
II were TO fall heir to any money the
first thing l would buy would be some
thing to eat AM then something to make
me comfortable at home. l never would
think of buying patent leather shoes.
would like to be lucky enough to fall heir
to such fortune and would never spend
IL il waste. Yours truly.
ZORIA CARTER.
2l0 Fifth Street southeast
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Buy 5000 ResiienceS.

To the Editor Of The Times:
Easy: I'd put another thousand to 1t.
then buy eight $4,000 residences. rent
them for forty dollars a month each and
thereafter live on the earnings of my
tenants-see? Come again.
T. ]. DAKIN.
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We Think He's Pooling.

To the Editor Of The Times:
Dear Sir: If 1 should suddenly fall heir
to Si1 600 | would rush off to the Congo
Free State and found library for the
benighted natives and have my name in
black marble over the front door.
CON-NAGUR
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What an OIdtashioned Gil THINKS
About the Modem Season of Lent

lkyY u are so busy not killing. not
wv s stealing: not s, so's TIN ,o sSs
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A s CONJURING and tricks of sleight-
II of-hand are becoming fashionable
n at social entertainments. It may
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

DIR, w. 81. Rheinfrank and wife,
returned home Sunday last.
For SALE-Ladies' bicycle. Will
be sold cheap. Inquire Journal Office.
Off
-"Cleanliness being next to Codli-
ness" it is we'll that our street commit
tee are having some OF the open sewers
cleaned. The street corner on the Y
is much improved In appearance.
This spring cleaning is as we'll far as it
goes, but 1t don't go far enough. Per-
rysburg spends thousands OF dollars In
such work which money is but little
better than thrown away as the work
done is not of a permanent character.
What the village needs is sewer and
water works and it would be tar better
to issue bonds to secure improvements
than to continue spending the peoples
money in work that is not permanent,
and which eventually cost as much
money as substantial improvements.
FOR SALE-House and lot on
Sixth street, between Walnut and
Cherry, FIVE room cottage in good
condition. FRANK BoDI.
10c*
Miss Anna Beach pleasantly enter
talned number of lady friends to q
Library" party, at her home on Sat-
urday afternoon last. Light refresh
ments were served and many books
represented, among them being. Bow
OF Orange Ribbon. Wise and Otherwise,
Anne, She, Dora Thorne, When
Krighthood was In Flower. Spinster's
Leaflets, Mississippi Bubble, Under
two Flags, Peck's Bad Boy, Under the
Red Robe, Sweet Glover. Rose in
Bloom, Ben Hur, Man OF Mark, No
Gentleman, The Blue Book and The
Worlds Desire. Those present were;
Mines. w. A. Finkbeiner, G. Hughes,
Braudhuber, e. P. Averill, G. D. Mil.
ler, F. Rider. e. L. Blue, w. Powell,
j. G. and G. Maddy, Roether, P,
Wetzel, w. Escott, A. G. Fuller, A. r
Williamson, Misses Ro oertson. Main
Powell, Guss and Lulu Powers, Leila
and Jean Hollenbeck, Edith, Gertrude
and Linda Chapman. Helen Mason
Adams. Mcknight, Hanson. Hoffman
Chatter, Dunipace and Bertha Hille
brand. The cards were hand painted
authors of popular books. A good
time is reported.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

Mrs. Chas. Wallace and daughter
Lulu, returned on Monday from few
days visit in Cincinnati.
-Chas. Swartz, OF Hobart, Wilson
Kohl and Misses Clara Swartz, of To.
ledo, and Lotta Bench, OF Lime City,
were guests of j. G. Letherer and
family Sunday.
"A novel feeling of leaping, bound
Ing impulses goes through your body.
You feel young, act young and are
Young after taking Rocky Mountain
Tea, 35 cents. Champney's Pharmacy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

Mrs. Edith Maddy and Miss Leila
holleubeck visited the Misses Moder-
we'll In Toledo Thursday.
Ed Fetterman, of Dunbridge, and
Miss Edna Block, of Oak Harbor, we're
united in marriage on Wednesday of
last at the home OF the brides parents.
The township school board is ad-
vertising for bids for the construction
of a new school house Mt Lime CITY.
Perrysburg township schools lead the
courty.
"A city young lady was spending her
summer vacation in the country
Uncle Rasmus, ,'said she, one day, "is
that chicken standing by the gate a
Brahmin?" NO. said the old farmer,
"that Is Leghorn." How simple to
mel" said the damsel; II might have
known that myself; can see the horns
on his ankles now!"
Cures dizzy spells, tired feeling,
stomach, kidney, and liver troubles
Keeps you we'll all the year. Rocky
Mountain Tea taken this month. 35c.
Champney's Pharmacy.
Lulu, the 14-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Mansfield of Rising
sun, while pounding board with a
hammer, was struck in the eye by a
splinter and the eyeball forced out OF
the socket. A doctor was called and
succeeded in extracting the splinter
and replacing the eye. 1t is thought
that the girl will not lose the sight OF
the eye.
Tomato plants from six leading
varietiee. STEVE HARTSHoRN. Sc
Milton Trout, south OF North Balti-
more, is said to be out $400. Some
davs ago man approached Trout and
offered him $1,000 for his farm. He
said he was after oil lands and took an
option on it at this price. A Jew days
later another person offered Trout
$4,000 for his farm. Trout hurried
around and bought up No. rs option by
giving him S400. The $4,000 man
forgot to return and Trout still has his
farm.
Mrs. w. Clifford. Mrs. r. Wilcox,
Misses Gagha and Cuddeback of Tole-
do were in town Thursday enjoying the
beautiful scenery along the river.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
Misses Lizzie Cornelius and Garne

Misses Lizzie Cornelius and Garnet
Shoup visited frienes IN Toledo Sunday
evening.
The will OF the late Nicholas We
dertz, of Perrysburg township, has
been filed for probate.
Sheriff Kiugsbury was in town yes
terday looking after his new home.
This will probably cause tears OF con-
centrated lye to course down the cheeks
of the Free Press editors
WIN. Comstock is not only the pos
SCISSOR of some of Perrysburg's most
beautifully located and valuable resi-.
dence property, but has just picked up
one OF Maumee's best residences, which
he has purchased of Mrs. S. Slade, the
properly being at one time owned by
Joseph Hull.
-Four horses in barn owned by
Henry Goeckerman near Pemberville
were rendered perfectly deaf by bolt
of lightning some days ago. The
lightning struck the barn and set it on
fire, but the blaze was extinguished
without serious loss. Two other horses
ia the barn were not affected.
The new Century club held very
interesting meeting at the home oil
Mrs. Frank Hollenbecs on Wednesday
afternoon, Principal among the lit
erary features of the meeting was q
paper on the life and works of Pope by
Mrs. Edith Maddy and reading from
Pope's ''Rape of the Lock" by Miss
Pratt. The usual questions and dis
cussions were participated in by all
present.
For SALE-Lot on Fifth street
Enquire of PHILIP WETzEL. 4Stf
About one hundred guests were de,
llghtfully entertained by Mrs. Henry
G. Lawrence and her daug hters, Mrs
Rider and Mrs. Miller, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings OF last week, or
which occasion the spacious parlors
were charmingly decorated with spring
blossoms. A sumptuous repast was
served, and favors of carnations were
presented each guest.
For SALE-Two 2-year'old steers
Good condition. Inquire three miles
south OF town OF
OBJ j. w. PHILLIPS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

Mrs. E. D. Hegamaster visited
friends in Toledo Monday.
Miss Florence Davenport visited
relatives in Toledo over Sunday.
F. d. Hegamaster made business
trip to Detroit on Saturday last.
-ReY. Rogers, of B. G., will conduct
services at the church in Dunbridge.
Miss Winnefred Shoup will spend
Sunday with her parents in Haskins.
party in Toledo on Tuesday evening.
-WANTED-A few copies of the
JOURNAL of April %, 1902.
JOURNAL OFFICE.
Mrs. Joe Heilman. Mrs. Paulley
Mrs. Peter Heilman and children May
and Raymond were Toledo callers
Thursday.
H. D. Pitcher, of North Baltimore
attended the I. o. o. F. banquet and
was the guest OF F. 81. Crawford an6
family Wednesday evening.
Mother, yes one package makes
two quarts of baby medicine. See
directions. There is nothing just as
good for babies and children as Rocky
Mountain Tea. 30 cents. Champuey':
Pharmacy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS S

Notice is hereby given that until the 31st day
OF June, 1902, at 10 O'Clock, sealed proposals will
be received at the office of the clerk of The board
of education OF Perrysburg township, for build
ing school house on the lot situate at Lime
City, Wood County. o., and according to the
plans and specifications on file in the clerks of
fte.
Each bid shall contain the name of every per.
son interested in the same, and shall be accom-
panied by n sufficient guarantee OF some disin-
terested person, that II the bid is accepted con-
tract viii be entered into. and the performance
OF IL properly secured. When both labor and
materials are embraced in the work bid for,
each must be separately stated in the bid, with
the price thereof.
None but the lowest responsible bid viii be
accepted, and the board reserves the right to
reject all the bids, or accept any bid for both
aggregate.
BY order OF the board of education
PHILIP WEiZET,
Ice Clerk Of perrysburg Township.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

Mrs. A. J. Witzler and son Charles
spent Sunday In Toledo.
Frank G. Culey, of Kenosha, Iowa,
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. S. Saltonstall, of Perrysburg,
was the guest Of Miss Ida Owens. of B.
G. on Friday.
-Ou Sunday morning, May 25, at
9:15, Rev. G. A. Adams will deliver a
Memorial sermon at the Presbyterian
church. Every body invited to attend
the service.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
@MAv Av.>,

This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO-Q Quinine Tablets
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

Miss Tora Hoffman, has gone TO
Toledo and accepted position in VIM.
Stebel's dry goods store.
The county commissioners have
approved an apportionment OF the cost
OF the McAllister road, in Lake town
ship, through Walbridge.
WANTED Competent girl for gen
eral housework. Good wages. ga
MRS. ]. f. BRANDHUBER.
Rev. j. Fl. Kleekamp is having some
very substantial improvements made
upon his residence, which will add to
the beauty and convenience of the
home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
NOTICE!

BY action of the Council all persons
are warned not to use any portion of the
streets for farming or any other purpose.
The practice OF plowing beyond the
street must be stopped Where same
has been done the street must be up-
land to its former condition. Any vio-
lation Of this ordinance will be prose.
cuted according to law.
J. M. BROWN, Mayor.
Attest:
7. NJ. FRANEY, Clerk. 10c