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The Washington times., 1902-01-27
AN INoUIsITIvE PHILADEL-
PHIAN-Mr. Sulzer Questioned in
the Gallery of the HouSe.

the Gallery OF the House.
During the debate on the urgent def
cheney bill. Representative Sulzer of New
York sat in the gallery of the House win
constituent, who was down for few
days visit. While engaged in conversa-
tion, a well-dressed man who sat next
to the New York Congressman said:
Il beg your pardon. but will you kindly
tell me who is speaking?'
Why, that is Joe Cannon. the Chair
man Of the Committee on Appropriations.
He has charge of the bill under consid-
eration.'
THE members don't seem to pay much
attention to what he is saying" continued
the stranger.
NO, but then he is not talking for the
members; he is speaking for the coun-
try, so he doesn't care" replied Mr. Sui
ger.
who is the gentleman in the Chair"
That is Jim Sherman of New York.
He is Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole
Where is the Speaker" enquired the
stranger.
"Oh, he is in his room. You see, when
the House is in the Committee OF the
Whole the Speaker does not preside but
calls one of the members to the chair
The stranger became very much in
terested, and at last said: viii you
kindly point out to me some Of the prom
inent men in the House
Certainly, said the obliging Mr.. Sui
ger.
Where is Mr. Hepburn"
Just sitting to the right of Mr.. Can
non.'s
''And Mr.. Grosvenor?"
HE is not on the floor
Which is Mr. Littlefield?"
He is not in his seat; he is OUT
Where is Mr.. Bingham"
He is also out.
Where is Mr.. SulZer?"
He is out, too" and the member from
New York could hardly repress a smile.
1t seems said the stranger. that
nearly all OF the members are out
At this point Mr.. Suizer managed to
ask a question, and learned that the
stranger was from Philadelphia. and that
he was a tea merchant. Il am here"
said he, Ito protest against the reduc-
tion of the duty on tea. l have small
business. but I've seen enough of Con-
gress to satisfy me. l wouldn't give my
little business for ten seats in the House."
Up to this time the gentleman from
has not learned that he was
talking to Representative Sulzer OF New
FORK.
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ONE ON MR.. MUDD-The Maryland
Statesman Placed in n Prcdicament
by District Attorney Could.

1t is up to Representative Mudd to pass
around the cigars to some of the members
of the District Committee or in some
other substantial way to acknowledge the
fact that the horse is on him.
Several days ago District Attorney
Ashley Gould went to the Capitol to talk
with some of the members of the COM
mitttee in regard to an amendment to the
new District code. He went into the Dis
trict Committee room after the committee
had adjourned and there met Mr.. Mudd
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Increasing the Effect.

Il do admire Mr. softways So" said the
matinee girl to her next friend. He
has such big, mournful eyes"
The rival of this object of admiration
heard the remark, and twenty minutes
later he met the object on the street and
picked fuss with him. 1t resulted dis
astrousle for the object.
Il think" said the next friend. private
ly. when she saw the victim next, that
you made little mistake in your adjec-
tive. His e?es do seem to be in mourn
ing. but they don't look as l supposed
they would"
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Nisiirectcd Energy.

That magistrate is very energetic
man, isn't he?"
"M-yes; but his energy is sometimes a
little unfortunate. The other day he had
only one prisoner in The police court,
and the day before he hadn't haG my. so
he started out to drum up business by
having the first autOmobilist he saw ar
rested for racing"
And what was the matter with that?"
Nothing, only the object of his atten-
tion happened to be the official who put
him in his place
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Impressed With America.

Lieut.. F. H. Meder Won Fintel, of
Hanover, Germany. an officer in the Ger
man army, Is 4 guest of the ShorehGm.
and a fine-looSing. robust specimen OF
the Teutonic stock he is.
Il am enjoying to the utmost he said,
my first trip to the United States.
shall probably take a course at Harvard
before going home, as l want to learn
as much as possible of the institutions OF
this great Republic. Two things have al
dy impressed me greatly-the super
rf your railways and the universal
nd courteous treatment of the
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PERSONALS.

Mr.. Thomas N. Slideli has recently pur-
chased large tract of land in st. Mary's
County, upon which he will build sum
mer home. With his family he expects
to leave Washington early in May to
spend the spring with friends living near
this property, so as to personally super
intend the erection of his house.
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Fame for DIR. McComas,

Boston Journal-We have the pleasure
OF introducing DR.. E. NJ. McConas, of
Washington. D. c.. who has reduced his
weight from Al to 207 pounds in six years.
At first ne ate only one meal a week: now
ne eats one meal day. He also made
some anti-fat medicine of his own -
Blu; enough. Let him advertise. Though
we know his case must interest a great
many, we cannot conscientiously expatiate
on his remarkable achievement.
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PRESS COMMENT.
CT ]


"Puii' in tn r- ... ment.
Philadelphia ! must be
powerful in the at, since
Secretary Root can to re-
sist those eXerter m officers
who wish soft pla ne bat
talions' except b. lie bat
taliOns. His frant "a, . iE ent of
this fact supported as !- U.s. d. % order
to discontinue the S sm nJr th con-
firms all that has been said about the
influence of polite ans in ..r litary
branch of the Cover IuruC
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Settled nt Last.

Philadelphia Press-While Marie Cor
ELI is urging the organization of Shake
speare societies ali over the world with
headquarters at Stratford- on Avon, it
will be discouraging to learn that il has
been authorltatiyely decided at Scranton
-the-Lackawanna that Bacon was
Shakespeare and Shakespeare was nobody.
This must be so. for after some hours
debate on the subject three judges who
knew SO decided.
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Dinner to Governor stone.

Representative and Mrs. Olmsted enter
tanned at dinner last night in honor Of
the Governor of Pennsylvania and Mrs
Stone.
The additional guests were Speaker
Henderson, General and Mrs. Miles, Rep
resentative and Ms. Joy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spaulding, Mr.. and Mrs. Cropper, Mrs.
Bates, and Rear Admiral Kenny.
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and several others. After an informal
general greeting. Mr.. Gould. addressing
MIR. Mrdd. said: WELL how is the
Adonis Of the Maryland delegation
Now 1t happens that Mr.. Mudd is con-
ceded by all the ladies to be pretty
fine-looking fellow. and evidently some
one has been telling him of 1t. for he re-
piled. "Oh, I'm pretty well, thank you
Yes. see you are" returned Mfr.
Gould, But was enquiring about Tcarre
he's the Adonis of The delegation
roar went up from the committee
room, and Mr.. Mudd endeavored to ex-
plain that he did not understand the
question, but it wouldn't go, and the
Maryland statesman has promised to
make it good with all the boys if they
will only forget it.
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W here Ii Went,

Where is all that platform the candi-
date for the 'Steenth Ward started out
with asked one politician of another.
Nobody seems to know; but 4 small
boy up in that region told me that there
seemed to be an epidemic of dyspepsia
among the goat population"
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Color Blind.

What" said the ambitious young poet.
'is more noble than the writing of death
less verse;
Nothing" said the critic, but poetry
isn't always read now"
You mean that
Not when it's like yours. Then it's
green"
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THE YOUNGEST MEMBER-John J.
FecIy, of Illinois. Seven Months
the Junior of Mr. Lever.

The statement the other day that Rep
resentative Asbury F. Lever of South
Carolina was the youngest member in the
House is incorrect. The distinction of
being the youngest member belongs to
Representative John j. Feely of Illinois.
But of the two Mr. Lever is the younger
looking, and is frequently taken for one
of the pages by some of the members
who have not yet met him.
Mr.. Lever was born in January, 1875,
while Mr.. Feely did not see the light of
day until August of the same year.
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Senator Hanna Host at Dinner.

Senator Hanna last night small
dinner in honor of Postma -r tom. i
Payne. Among those preser. -.
and Mrs. Payne. Miss Jones -- ...'s
niece; Miss Phelps, Sem ..-.....
niece, Miss Smith, arr
Churchill.
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Southern Relief Society Ball.

On next Tuesday evening Fashion and
Charity will again unite-this time in the
palm room of the Arlington. when the
ladies of the Southern Relief Society will
give their annual ball.
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Mrs. Adolph Kahn and Miss Hetty Abra-
ham have been appointed from the Wash
ington section, c. J. W, to assist the
local board Of arrangements for the trien-
nial convention Of the Council of Jewish
Women of the United States, which meets
in this city February 10 TO q.
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The Modern Kind.

Eagle eyes may be all very well for
use in novels. but nowadays the man who
really sees things is likely to wear spec
tacles instead.
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ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE.
4 Peculiar ImpIicafiop,

Some newspapers are speaking of Mar
conf as the wireless inventor" which
sounds a little as if they thought an in
yentor was sort of monkey on a stick
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Resurrections Barred.

But you said you wanted important
matt~r put in boz" said the assistant
editor in a bewildered way
II did, and this was important six
weeks ago. It's dead now. | said box,
not cofiin.''
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KING EDWARDS OPPORTUNITY.

Edward VII of Victoria and the that lusr
the ruler of the British has closed the first
year his with the eating
devastating way into the vitaIs of the land.
The King is troubled He anxious for peace and stability
and fearful lest the spectre of continued bood shall be
present at the gttering and ostentatious coronation.
To the nOnpartisan observer would that
peace should be\ab extent
King Edwards power and ruling personality appear
latent.
Will he insist that violence shall
crown? Is his regal individuality enough
despite the opposition of powerful elements POLITICAL
tary, and social?
There who believe that the King will try
he will succeedwth honor The world
interest for the decision of the issue
Anyone who wants argument for filtration plant in
Washington get it by turning the cold water faucet
is understood that the Fault Finders Association will hold
night Prince Henry of Prussia sighted off
New York.
Washington will contain other white buildings and fine sauar
There ample enforcing the smoke law
ting those who fail appreciate the situation the habit
oteying that law.
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Miss Lorine Thomas Porter will sail for
England next weoF to make that country
her home. Miss Porter came to this
country when quite child, and has lived
in this city for several years. The death
of relative has made it necessary to
reside near London, but she hopes to
visit Washington every year.
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Miss Eansburgh to Wed.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lansburgh have invita-
tions out for the marriage OF their daugh-
ter Irma to sir. II. Cohn, of Pittsburg.
The wedding will take place "Wednesday,
January 20, at the home of the brides
parents, on Vermont Avenue.
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Justice Barnard, who was confined to
his home last week. on account of a car
buncle on his forehead, is much better
and will be out in a day or two. During
his absence from the City Hall. Justice
Anderson has been presiding in Criminal
Court No. =, where justice of the peace
appeal cases are on trial
Mr.. y. Carroll Downs. private secre-
tary to Senator McComag, of Maryland.
was visitor at the City Hall last week.
Mr.. Downs was formerly one OF the as
sistant clerks OF the Supreme Court of
the District, and he dropped in to swap
stories and renew old friendships
Miss Mary Middleton Fripp. who has
been spending some time in New York. is
visiting her sister Mrs. Lottie Dabnev.
widow Of Lieut.. Albert Dabney, L. S. "
Mr.. Charles c. Ball. the District In
spectoT Of Plumbing, laid down the duties
OF his Office yesterday and will leave for
New York within few days. Mr. Ball
was overcome with the kindness of his
subordinates in the presentation of a
handsome silver loving cup as a token of
their esteem and regard.
Major Sylvester, the efficient Superin-
tendent of Police. is specially pleased
over the success of the newly installed
National Bureau of Identification. This
bureau is now supported by the police
departments of the various cities OF the
country. but it is proposed to give il ma
tional significance by adding TO 1t the
Postofiice and Treasury Department fea-
lures of criminal Identification. and thus
make IL Government bureau.
Mr.. Sidney Biebcr enters upon the
duties. OF his new Office as Fire Marshal
with energy. He has already learned that
the position is one OF grave responsible |
ity, and is giving 1t his best endeaYors.
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The Whitney-Hny Nuptin

On February will occur the wedding
of Miss Helen Hay and Mr.. Payne Whit
ney, which. as already announced, is to
be simple in its details, owing to the
deep mourning of the Secretary and Mrs.
Hay.
Miss Alice Hay and Miss Dorothy
Whitney, who was born while her father
was Secretary OF the Navy during the first
Administration of President Cleveland,
will attend the bride.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
attend the church service and the break
fast afterward at the Hay residence, at
which the guests will be limited almost
exclusively to rels tives from out of town
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A Tea Mt New Home.

Representative and Mrs, Thropp will
give tea February at their newly
completed home.
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Gun or Pi,rhiorl,

Louisville Courier-iaarla July
l, 1902. the only kind Of i.- Ten r.. IN be
sold lawfully in Sout l-r,.u. aiif be
twenty two inches Ion $50 not
less than three pounds ,s-ac ss.. on
ditions South Carolina Hlarafu.. will
probably continue to pitch
fork.
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The Cabinet Receptions.

The past week kept up the merry pace
that has characterized the season since
it's official opening
The fiutter of talk concerning the
passing of the Cabinet receptions has
subsidized for lack of material to make 1t
interesting-seeing that the majority OF
the Cabinet homes were open to callers
last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Payne, the wife of the new Past
master General. received at the Arlington
for the first time, when she was assisted
by her niece, Miss Louise Jones. who
will remain with her through the season.
Other ladies of the assisting party were:
Mrs. o. II. Platt, Mrs. Quarles, Mrs
Johnson, wife of the Assistant Post
master General; Mrs. Perry Heath, and
Miss Ruth Hanna.
Mrs. Payne made her first appearance
in the White House receiving line at
the levee last Thursday night, when she
wore over white silk a RODE of white
gauze embroidered II scroll design, with
pangles of a dark and vivid blue.
She has a ready smile and friendly
eyes and is the possessor of won
derfully pretty neck that a girl of
eighteen might envy-unless she had a
pretty neck of her own.
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FOOLED UNCLE JOE" CANNON
How Mr.. Gaines Used His sLeave to
frfntv Privilege.

Frinto Privilege.
Hereafter when Representative Gaines
of Tennessee desires to have anything
published in the Congressional Record
under the leave to print, Uncle Joe"
Cannon proposes to see that it is prop
erly edited with a blue pencil.
The other day. during the discussion
over the Philippine question. while the
urgent deficiency bill was under consid
GRAFTON, Mr.. Gaines asked unanimous
consent to print in the Record some
soldiers In the islands. Mr. Cannon want
ed to know how voiupinous the document
was. "Oh 1 imagine a page or two in the
Congressional Record 1t is not very
long.
Mr.. Cannon thought as the statistics
had appeared in the report OF the Secre-
tary of War that it was sufficient. but at
the request of Mr.. Gaines Uncle joe
did not object.
The next day the statistics appeared
The Record" showed that Mr. Gaines had
a very feeble Imagination and was a very
poor hand in estimating space. Instead
of ''one or two pages of the Record
as be had estimated, the statistics COW
cred eighteen full pages, and these were
made up of the most intricate and de-
tailed tabular work. This little request
of Mr.. Gaines cost the Government $432.
Now, when Mr.. Gaines gets anything into
the Record under the leave to print"
privilege, Mr.. Cannon will see it first.
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Miss Mckennn Washington Belle.

1t is generally conceded that Washing
ton girls-or rather the girls of Washing
ton society. for they are gathered here
from all parts of the country-have their
fair share of good looks and brains.
They are blondes and brunettes, and
pretty betweens. and they are found in
side Of the debutante set and out.
OF all the various types however. none
of them has succeeded in winning from
Miss Isabel McKenna the reputation for
beauty which she gained Immediately
upon her arrival at the National Capital,
and which she has maintained ever since
She is not only handsome-really and
truly handsome-but she has moreover a
gentle charm of manner that makes her
a great favorite among her girl friends.
She is a skillful pianist, and the late
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Mckinley greatly en-
joyed the piano recitals which she would
give for them in the private parlors OF
the White House.
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Any person who cannot buy the Morning. Afternoon
Edition OF The Times stand in Washington suburban
railroad ans elsewhere by notifying
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The Wife of the Attorney General.

Mrs. Knox, the wife of the Attorney
General, who might be called a newcomer
in the official family, has made friends in
every direction by the winsomeness of her
smile.
She wears artistic gowns and is so small
and girlish-looking that it seemed all
right the other evening while she was
standing in the line to hear young girl
exclaim enthusiastically: Look at Mrs.
Knox. Isn't she just too cute?"
Perhaps that was not the most formal
way in the world of referring to the wife
of IN official dignitary, but it seemed the
most natural thing to say.
No matter how high on the social sum
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ngrcssiuua. Relief.

.e Xans now in the city Is
lp. editor Of the News" D."
Port Arthur, on the Gulf
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Anyone who wants an argument for filtration ?
Washington get by turning the cold faucet
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1t is understood that the Fault Finders will hole
night sessions Prince Henry Prussia is sighted
New
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SOCIETY I

init woman may live nor how fine her
gowns aud jewels. If she is not lovable
and nice, she will find no other woman in
the world ready to call her cute
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid captured the inter-
est of everybody at the White House that
night because of the splendor of her
Jewels.
With her trained robe of light blue vel
vet and point lace, she wore diamonds
variable enough to have ransomed all the
kings in history-to say nothing of Miss
Stone.
There was dog collar of diamonds
big diamonds that flashed a thousand
ilghts-and loops ard pendants of the
same gems. combined with either emer-
AIDS or sapphires. so iridescent were the
shlfing lights OF green and blue.
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To Go south for Her Health.

Mrs. N. F. Allen, who has been i'll for
the past three months. has been ordered
to Aiken, S. c., by her physicians, and
will leave the first of the week
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-15
FRANKVILLE

From our regular correspondent
Jan. IL, 1901.
The weather has been quite pleasant
for the past week.
Miss Maude Holcomb, of DEBORAH, is
the guest of Miss Cora Mckay.
Mrs. Tom Letchford has been on the
sick list.for two days past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Peck and daugh-
ter Lucille, of Cedar Falls, have been
visiting friends and relatives here for
the past week.
The l.. A. S. which met at Mrs. judi
son Schenck's was well attended, there
being forty-seven present.
The special meetings are to be trans
fered from the Methodist to the Pres
byterian church this week.
Mrs. Jane Todd who has been sick
for about three weeks is nov recover
ing.
Mr.. James Clarity died very sudden
ly at his home on Wednesday and was
buried at Waukon Saturday a. m.
Telephones were put in at f. A.
Hoyt's and John Hardy's last Wednes-
day.
Chas. Beebe, of Oelwein, has been the
guest of Mrs. Miller for few weeks
past.
A dance was held in Kneeskern's hall
Friday evening of last week.
Last Saturday afternoon a fire occur
rel Oh the Geo. Wolf farm, few miles
from town. The barn, hay aud grain
was burnt, bat fortunately the house
did not catch fire.
Teams from Ossiau and Castslia
%came over here 70 help the FrankVilIt
Noodman lodge initiate Germond
BMrill, Jr., last Saturday evening.
Jss Peck, Jr., is commencing to re.
. model Nhe Klondike building and Is
going to'convert it into a store and al
SO living rooms.
Miss Ruby Kneeskern who has been
gone for about three months is home
FOR vacation Of about two weeks
Mrs. Henry Goldman has purchased
,home IN Postvilie and is going to live
flee in the spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-15
FREEPORT.

(From our regular correspondent
Jan. IL, 1902.
Little Mary Harris was quite sick
last week with sore throat and a cold.
Bertha Arneson went to Waukon
Wednesday afternoon and remained
ever night, visiting friends there.
G. R. Tyler came down Saturday
evening to attend the oyster supper at
the hall and remain over Sunday.
Mr.. Eskew, who was reported to
have gone to Alexander to remain, re-
turned Unexpectedly Saturday.
d. Leach and family visited at Tuck
er's in Waukon Tuesday.
There will be debate at the school
house Thursday evening of this week.
A good time is assured.
Nearly two hundred dollars have
been subscribed for assisting Mr.. Dixon
in building new house to replace the
old one that was burned before Christ
mas. The work of construction is now
well underway.
AT the oyster supper held at the
Woman hall Saturday evening large
number gathered and good time was
reported. The amount taken in was
something like fifteen dollars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-15
HESPER.
From our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
Jan. Is, 1901.
Miss Myrtle Casterton is attending
attending the DEBORAH Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Haines of Hes
per N. d. are visiting Mabel and Hes
per relatives.
8. o. Hubbell is on the sick list.
The r. N. A. will hold their socia
at Mrs. r. A. McMillen next Saturday
evening.
Mrs. w. A. Piunkett visited hel
daughters in DEBORAH Saturday.
Misses Dora and Edna Carter return
ed to their studies at Fayette aftel
spending the holidays under the par
entail roof.
Claude Hiatt of Minneapolis is visit
ing his parents here.
J. G. McMillen and family of Hesper
n. D., are spending several weeks
with relatives in this vicinity.
G. B. Pike was late business visitor
in DEBORAH.
Walter Halsey is home frcm severa
weeks stay in the Tribune office a
Mabel.
G. n. Fawcett of Highland twp. ba
rented his farm to Louis GrindelanC
and will move to his Mabel residenc,
in the spring.
f. M. Carter and wife leave the frs
of the week fer visit with RELATIVES
at numerous points i'm Ohio.
Mr.. A. Mervin and wife are VISITING
Mrs. Merwins brother M. Oren anC
other relatives,
The M. w. A. elected officers a
their meeting last Saturday evening.
The b. A. Y. installed officers las
Tuesday evening.
At the annual meeting of the Philo
nathan Association the followin,
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President DIR. Worth
Secretary-Mrs. e. M. Carter
Treasurer r. Ried
Librarian-Mrs.L Lydia Cook