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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-27
THE BANK CLOSED DOORS
EXHAUSTION OF FUNDS is THE
REASON GIVEN,
w. II. Westfall & Co, OF 5urnet Were
Capitalized at Sixty Thousand Dollars.
Deposits About 5000.

Burnet, Texas. February 26.-The bank
OF w. Il Westfall 4 Go. closed its doors
yesterday morning Cause given was that
the funds were exhausted. Both the pres
ldent and cashier being absent on business,
no further particulars ere obtainoble and
nothing can be uscertuincd until one or
the other arrives and makes q statement
Austin, Texas February 26.-The closing
Of the private bank Of w Ii, Westfall a.
co. at Burnett yesterday was a great sur
prise.
1t is rumored today that the bank had
on deposit between $4,000 and 100000, os
ali OF the merchants aud business men OF
Burnett and the surrounding country were
depositors. The capital Of the bank was
Up to six years ago the bank operated
uI.dcr z CHARTER from the Fedeiul govern
ment, but since that time Il has been con
Quoted as a private institution.
DIT. w r. Westf0ll. the head Of the
firm. is said TO be In the State Of Wash
ngton whore he has been for some time,
and Cashier Bocgess has been away from
Burnet for the past ten days
The closing of the bank bit Burnett county
pretty hard as the tax collector and cuun,
~ treasurer had the county funds deposi ed
In the bank one Of the hondsmen OF the
treas urer had ell Of his money Ia the bank
and one Of the other bondsmen Was the
banks cashier.
The farmers living around BurDet are
hit hard as they he'd all OF their savings
In the bank and needed all he money they
could get 20 assist them In attending to this
years crop.
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COULDN'T DO IT.
Milk Diet Failed.

Food that will actually lift Que out OF
sick bed is worth knowing Of, A Chi
cago lady writes, II want to tell of posi-
tive cure Grape.Nnts Food has made in a
case that was considered almost hopeless.
| know you do not look upon Grape Nuts
os a medicine but. inasmuch as the food
certainty does build up worn out systems
It seems to me that II is closely allied to a
tonic. Now about the cure,
Last spring dear girl friend fell iii
and was takcn 10 one oil the hospitals, but
" eeks before entering the hospital she had
been able to take nothing but milk to uour-
ish ner, all other foods distressed the stonl-
ach so much that she tried to live on the
milk alone.
1ne doctor in the hospital endeavored 20
keen her alive with broth and other food,
but milk, and very little of that at a
time
| worked away at the resident physician
until he consented to my taking her home
to see what the change would do for her
The poor child was 50 very weak and ner-
vous and so frail that ! felt quite dubious
about the outcome nevertheless J knew
CROUCH about Grape Nuts Food, which ! in
tended 10 give her, TO feel that It would
bring her out. After she had rested a little
while ] warmed some milk and poured It
over a tablespoonful of GrapeNuts and per
suaded her to take il. She did so with fear
keep the food down. After giving her the
food | started 10 read her story, and al
though il was an interesting one, she fell
asleep. When she finally awoke her frst
words we're, Did l really keep the Grape
NutsP
She had kept them but could scarcely
believe Il, After two or three hours 1
gave her little more with the same good
result Gradually aud cautiously l increased
the amount until after few days she was
able 10 eat q saucer full with no bad eff
fects.
she lived on Grape Nuts entirely aud
gained strength so rapidly that she soon
recovered, and now recommends Grape
Nuts 10 all her friends She says she
would he glad TO have anyone who is sui
fering from stomach trouble write her, and
she win tell what GrapeNuts Food has
done for her and how grateful she is to
tho man who had the forethought TO manu-
facture a food already digested so that
weak stomachs can take II. Her name Is
Lille NJ Gestabt, 4416 Wabash Ave, Chi
cago.
4 clergyman Of our acquaintance eats a
dish Of Grape-N Nuts before preparing his
sermon. / asked him once II he got lnspira.
tion from the food He said Not only that
hut Ii setms 90 clear my mind and make my
.thrdlys' aud 'fourthlys' come much more
quickly lust think about ones stomach not
having to think about digestlng Grape-Nuts
nj ali, they have done the digesting them
selves. ana all we have 10 do Is to tickle
the palate by swallowing them This
same gentnan assured me that he would
rather dispense with any article OF food
on the table than Grape Nuts.
We eat the food regularly with some
times a little fresh on canned fruit added.
We call IL our tonic. My husband joins
In thanking you heartily for Its manufae-
ture." Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich
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MISS LULIE LYONS.
Miss paftan,a Maids of Honor.

Ennis, Texas, February 2G.-Miss Katie
Daffan, sponsor for Texas. at the general re-
union to be held in Dallas April 22-25 has
used excellent judgment in the selection OF
her maids of honor TO attend her during the
festivities They are all representative
young women of the State daughters or
granddaughter of brave Confederate heroes
and will do their sponsor great credit on
this magnificent occasion.
They are as follows:
Miss Nena Blake of Sherman daughter
Of Hon. ]. w Blake.
Miss Alice Kittrell Of Houston; daugh.
ter of Hon. Norman g.. Kittell
Miss Mary Stone of Brennan; daughter
OF Hon. Heber Stone.
Miss Edith Gibson OF Calvert; daugh.
ter of Hon. John Gibson.
Miss Annie Halbert OF Corsicana: daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Fannie Habert.
Miss Myra Wrinkle; daughter OF the late
Colonel c. NJ. Wrinkle of Hoods Texas brl-
gade.
Miss Edna Dafian of Ennis; daughter of
Colonel l.. A. Daffan.
Miss May Wilson of Sherman; daughter
of Dr. Wilson.
Miss Daffan has appointed Mrs Gone
johnson of Tyler as her chaperon for the
reunion.
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The oUARTET1E SMOKER

~ LAST Night Complimentary to It's
Honorary Members.
~ euartette smoker at Saengerbund
=" night tenuered by the Houston
.'''''e society complimentary to It's non
~einpers, WAS a most ENJOYABLE al.
long table was spread the entire
! Tue hall, accommodating over 100
u. IVY seat was occupied by members
'geiety and their invited guests. Al.
.O~e inspiring gees rendered in a ro.
sfain by the society, President
ersaNn as master OF ceremony raped
louncea anu after Welcoming the guests
! IL tuat the purpose of the smoker
rss ~ together In closer social inter
the ora eellVe and honorary members
le bes,e' atlon, that they might be-
ilrs ~ ~ acquainted and talk over the
d M tne society in which he felt tnat
alIv ,e.lNe and honorary members were
ns ~ .u crested. He spoke OF the future
NAM vIsanlzatlon, announcing that
shin spphcations for honorary mem
saes,ie on nle for next season that
lcerts would have to give all OF It's
pr N neAt year at the Auditorium in
es accommodate the increased audi
y Xxx ppseehes We're Made 10y Messrs
~ Ca1ns Harrisc n Il. MacGregor,
Gu r. B9d ,2Andoph, j. c. Gold
Ia Wba., hled, L. "A. Chadwick. nearly
'sizsa.igass s are honorary members. each
3 a3Ile most complimentary way
Il, 4I1.a,nn work being done by the
@[ IN encouraging taste
\ 6<I1lt r or music in the com
I'S - - ts..sf one Of this local
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CITY BRevITles.

Sunshine circle of shcarn church will
meet with Mrs. Delery. 1907 Dennis avenue,
TINS afternoon at & o'clock
:, There are undellvered kilograms Mt the
Iosta! telegraph office. lis Main street
Tor VIII Thompson and II. d. Ferguson.
An alarm Of lire from box Ga at 5:25
Yesterday evening called the department
to the property of J. Yeager on Center
street. occupied by II. c. Black. The
alarm was caused by fue fire; no damage.
Parel Bobb, arrested on charge of as
sault TO murder WIS taken before Justics
Matthews yesterday for a preliminary ,ex-
animation. He waived hearing and was
held to answer the charge against him
before the grand jury in the sum of $500.
There are uudellvered kilograms at the
company for Nat e. Dean. w. 7. Asbury,
X. L. Rich, Mr. Scher. Isham Davis, A. y
Johnson, VI. l.. Clark. n. VI. Briggs. Harper
II. Orahood, Harry Meyer and John Beard
QmportanN.
Post c. Texas division of the Travellers
Protective Association. will hold Its annual
meeting for the election OF officers at the
rooms of the Business League next Sunday
morning March , at 10 o'clock. Other
business OF Importance. which Is demand
Ing the attention of the post, will come
before this meeting.
A very quiet, vet pleasant, wedding oc-
CURED at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
u. y. Shepherd last evening when the
niece OF the host and hostess Miss Anna
Neal White, was married to Mr. j. Alyah
Mcfarland. The attendants were Mr.. Mel
son Mcfarland and Miss Olivia Lockhart.
The Ladies' Aid society of Temple Beth
Israel will give vaudeville entertainments,
to be followed by a Mexican supper and
dance at Moutehore hall this evening. An
excellent, interesting and attractive pro
gram has been arranged and the ladies
ask full attendance Of their friends,
surfing all an enjoyable evening of pleas
urc.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
81 Galveston Not Responsible for
o...artv Seized After Storm.

u, Il Galveston Not Responsible for
~ property Seized After Storm.
a. Antonio. Texas. February 20 BY a
L.4dn Of the Fourth court of civil APP
i. todar !he city OF Galveston is re-
[.red of responsibility for private property
|pl,d,tor public purposes Immediately at
y, Ne storm Of September s, 1900, Tn !
|.sdsbn is tar-reachng in Importance to
~ Nv as following the storm property
N pne6 value was pressed into public
|,,yp BY the city authorities and If the
IN, were financially responsible for the
L,sgsn obligation would he created which
|r,al cost the city hundreds of thousands
N hlafs. In the case in point Il pair OF
s,rss belonging TO A. A. Brown We're
|srI by the mayor and chief of police and
|vsr driven until one died. Brown sued
I'M zoo, the alleged value, and the lower
,orIfound for him. The court of appeals
ttathat the seizure was without author
hi the city council and that the city
d b liable.
0lf proceedings were as follows:
prmed: Stephen 4. Eaton VS.. John
ca, from Harris; Alfred Wisely ct al VS..
Haton National Bank, from Harris.
Milon for rehearing overruled: fnterna.
ai and Great Northern Railroad Com
MI VS. Breuda G. Vinson ct al, from
|sdE, Long Madison Us. 4. Matthews,
h9BeIar.
ston for finding Of additional facts
estled; Theodore Mumme VS.. Catherine
asbskey. from Atascosa.
AlOn TO affirm ON certificate refused:
WI Caps vs.. Gertrude Wooley, from
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ed one Of our leading newspapers IN make
Inquiry into the facts
The follow ing Written statement from the
Judge himself sets forth the Facts.
Greensboro, Ca. March I'd. 1000.
"Somc time ago contracted a severe
cold which settled on my lungs and in
my head, ! tried many remedies, all
Of which gave me no relief. con.
cuded that my case was catarrh Of the
head and lungs. and seeing Peruna so
highly recommended began using II,
experiencing the very best resuIts from
the first bottle.
81 continued using Peruna for short
while and have never felt the least
symptoms OF eatarrh since. Peruna is
certainly a good medicine, and de.
serves the high praise which is given
it by the general public"
Judge Durham has beer Secretary mud
Treasurer OF the city Of Greensboro, Ga,
for the past three years, aud has been
local Judge for ten years.
Dread Consumption.
There are three roads which lead from
health to consumption over one OF these
roads pass an of that great multitude "
pC oIic who die every year of consumpt on.
Each route begins with health aud nap
piness and ends with disease and death.
First road: a slight Cold-ueglected
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NUMBERS Colonel o. T Holt. an bo,or,rv
nenper OF tho society entered tbe hsii
ne1 1ne enthusiasm that greeted his AZ
pealanee stopped for the time heinz tbs
continuation of the program r,ser,s ~
% course wanted 10 hear from Colonel rTos,
snn.s aAter the enthusiasm incident to his
d dppessranae mad subsidized. he was intro.
uuceu ana, though candidate Tor ,navor
opserVlng the proprieties Of tho occeston
ne studiously avoided all reference ~ noii
lies ana spoke simply as a member of the
organization. He Congratulated Inc sociefr
upon the excellent work it was doine 4,
the canse of education. because no REGARD
ca music and It's cultivation as an sdinnrt
10 INC highest order Of education. no
lhought the good work Of the ounrtetta
society should be encouraged and that II
was the duty of every citizen to lend aid
70 IT'S efforts In establishing In this com
nuhlty an institution productive Of so much
The. quartette sang several choruses dur.
lhs the evening, the best rendered being
Loeb Lomond" and My Old Kentucky
MIR Aldrige Kidd presided at the piano.
rendering several brilliant solos aud vocal
numbers were contributed by Mcssrs Jones,
sus9 eat N e, Mnuger J II Taylor. II.
An Interesting incident of the evening
Was the presentation to Mr. f. i. Dexter.
the musical director Of the society. of
souvenir In the shape Of hand. artsticaliy
chisel?d IL marble. and hearing n golden
baton, the design being typical Of his "a
fetal position as musical director The Do
sign was executed by Mr.. Randolph and
by him presented to the society.
In accepting the pretty testimonial Mr.
ID xter spoke feelingly of his connection
with the organization Of the cordial relk
lions existing between him and THE mem
bers of the Quartette and spoke interesting
ly OF the future work of the organization
and what was expected OF both its active
an honorary members in accomplishing re
suits
It was after midnight when the happy
gathering dispersed with the unanimous
verdict that 1t was a supremely enjoyable
evening, all wishing for many more of a
similar character
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Catarrh of the Lungs the
First Stage of Com
sumption.
So All Medical Authori-
ties Agree.

Judge Durham, a well known local Judge
Of Greensboro, Ga, had an experience with
PciIna well worth rcclting, A report mad
become current among the Judges friends
that he was threatened with consumption,
u was feared for q time that Georgla was
to lose ore of It's most prominent and in
tucntial citizens
It was also reported that thc Judge had
failed To got any RELIEF from any of the
medical aid at his command, that he had
made use Of tho now world famous remedy
perunG. aud made prompt recovery, The
affair created quite q sensation In medical
circles especially. and the many friends or
Judge Durham were not only exceedingly
Eratitcd at his recovery, but were enthusi.
asiic Ia their praises OF the remedy taat
had brought him relief.
The public importance Of the Judge to-
rether with the prominence Of his many
friends. as well ne the startling and dra-
matte features OF the unexpected cure caus-
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Third Court OF Appeals.

'tuiu SOuIt OF Appeals,
PIN Texas, February 26.-The follow.
proceedings were had today In the court
gu appeals, Third district:
rned' Mont Somes VS.. Pearl Aims.
\ ct al, from McLen2n; L. B. Black
Z Black ct a. from Bastrop; n. L.
'fnghan ct al vs. Kellett Chatham Ma
nv Company, from McLennan: Il. z.
Is. b ', Morgan ct al. from Bell;
an spence, Jr., administrator, VS.. T. H,
toh et al, from Tom Green.
felSeo and remnnded: Parrish & Pot.
y; K. Halves ct al, from Travis.
Fearing refused: Henry NoWlin VS..
NJ Hall, from san Saba; r. II.
,msnn VS.. Jacob Heidrlch ct al, from
y Gallagher, administrator, VS..
rGgh d Co., from McLennan: First
F1a Val, BANK NJ Itasca VS.. J. T. watson,
nil also motion to certify questions
Ersme court; Thomas Renfro VS.. f.
PARTS, from McCulloch.
,lens granted; W. e. Fulcher VS.. W.
ave, D. y: Sims VS.. 7. ], McGill, from
XIII 70 withdraw original papers.
I@ltteo Tor rehearins: Matte r. vii
~ r n Bradley ct al from Milan
i,Ilman vs.. Tom Peoples ct al, from
W. T., Markham VS.. r. NJ Worth
Igm McLennan; American Freehold
nortgage Company VS.. Antoine Dulock
from McLennan.
pp motions submitted: Sam Clark VS..
[ aeese, from McLennan, to issue man.
| upon paupar's oath; Gulf, Colorado
Sahta Fs Railway Company VS.. Alice
t,on et al, from Bell. for resubmission
IsaN' state Of Texas vs. Shippers Com
ana Warehouse Com oany, from
paM 70 dismiss appeal.
'SuV "a eyerruled II II. Habermann VS..
hslorich ct al, from ComaI, to GER
guestlohs h Szpreme court.
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First Court of Apneals.

eteston, Texas. February %. Proceed.
lnHn the First court OF civil appeals:
Hons for rehearlng submitted: Gulf,
Cdtdo and Santa Fc Railway Company
" ". Clay. from Burlesou; Calvin Mil
lIHv Texas and New Orleans Railroad
rTany from Liberty; Sam j Drake VS..
est3on Is galley, from De Witt.
,bns for mandlte submitted: Houston
4exas Central Railroad Company VS..
klW. Gee, from Rrazos; Fire AsSocia
rti Philadelphia VS.. II. j. McNerney,
HHaTis,
lions e postpone granted cad case
fFof March 8, Gulf Colorado and
n Fe Railway Company VS.. Isabella
hleI al; from Harris; for March Is,
VI NAVIGATION Company VS.. George An.
tf from Harris; for March 90 Howe
X and Mercantile Company VS.. Sam
" from Anderson.
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WaI!isyiIle Items.

walisyille, Texas February o5.--ouar.
terly conference VIII be held at the Meth.
odlst church IN Walllsyllle next sunday.
the presiding elder, Rev. johnson Of Beau
mont, VIII preside.
MIR. c. Il. Cummings OF Houston was
IN our town last week.
MIS-. G c. Davis ana Mr.. Robert Wallis
were visitors to Galveston last week.
Mrs. Harris visited Houston a few days
ago.
Mrs.. sam Holmes is In Houston visiting
relatives.
Dr. Hanna, dentist Of Lynchburg, has
opened an ofhce In Walisyllc.
MesSrs ]. II. uugles. John Campbell
and Ceci, OF KentpcEF rglltiyes OF Sheriff
j. l.. Frost, deceased. aro here looking
after Mr.. Frost'g land Interest. which for
rice purposes Is valued % $4,000,
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lures and lessons yesterday were better
attended than on any previous day Yes
terday Mrs. Rorer gave the ladies' very
spirited lecture on economy I'm the matter
of cooking and of getting things to cook,
In "ong TO market and the lection n
what is wanted for the meals and showed
them how these things can be done ca ilv
at one-balf the expense thar Is usually
gone TO- \ number Of points ana CUES.
tiOus were made by the ladies' hut Mrs.
Rorer was ready in every instance with
a satisfactory reply At the morning tee
ture and lesson to the negro cooks there
wAs a large attendance and the negroes
seemed 10 take great interest and watch
every movement and listened attentyey
to every word Mrs Rorers talk was
a plain and practical one. She told tic
negroes that she realized they had NO id
yantages Of training aud all they do is in
q crude state, but they should take advan-
tage Of every opportunity and Improve
their work She viii give the negro cooks
another lecture and lesson this morning
NJ 10 o'clock Her subject viii he the
different kind Of sauces and fried oysters.
The program for this afternoons lecture
and Lesson Ia the ladies Is.
Spi iect Soup. both Clear aud Cream;
Boui.lon; Clear Tomato; Cream OF Celery
CrOutonS.
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Calvert camn S. c. V.

Calvert. Texas. February 26.-The Sons
Of Confederate Veterans OF Calvert and
from other part. Of Robertson county met
at the city hall last night and organized
camp Tom Green. FortY-eiglt members
were enrolled and the following officers
elected:
Coy Townsend. commandment; Edward w.
Roberts. first lieutenant commander; Joe
w. y. Hooper, adiutnBt Rev. C.. =.
Carol chaplain; Robert W. PurdOn, quar-
termaster sergeant: Dr. w S. Parker, sur
gecn; c. o. Garrett. treasurer; VIII WISER,
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Wharton Locals.

wharton, Texas, Fehrusry 26-pr. B. R.
Walls has been absent several weeks at Car
ri2o, where he was ca led TO attend tho
sick bed OF his only brother, AIR Peter
Wallis who Is very III
Mrs Kate Blakely has been very III this
week at the Nation hotel.
Roy. A. D. Sparlmaa preaced his farewell
sermon IT the Baptist church last SUNDAY.
he has accepted a call TO Valley Mills. ReT
DR. King of Arkansas Will shortly take
charge OF the Wharton ehurch.
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MoyEMENT oE ooEAM vEssELs.
Especial 10 The Post.l

ISpeCIaI 70 IuE IU7IsF
Baltimore. February 2g.- Sailed: schooner
Independent for Galveston.
New Arrived: steamer Comal from
Galveston.
fort Eads. La.-Arrlyed; Hugonia (Am.l.
from Porto Rico ports; Olympia tHr.), from
Port Limon; I'll Alba iAml, from New
York: Utsteln iNorD from Bluehelis; An.
selm (Br.) from Port LimQn. sailed: III
sud fAn J, for New York; Hierde sGer). for
Hamburg via Newport News; Dnnamore
Nti, for Genoa. via Galveston and Nos-
folk: Comus tAml. for New York; Condor
(Nor), for Bluedelds: Ogono tSpan.) Ant
werp. via Barcelona and Hayrc.
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New Monoarams.

The old style plain letter monogram Is he.
ing superseded and the woman who would
be thought artistic and up-to.date in dunty
tribes is using the new monogram some
what after the japanese style The more
subtle the design the better Il is liked The
idea is to have something graceful in ont
line, well balanced In parts and altogether
artistic, Il monogram perfectly clear when
once decphpred, but which to ire casual
observer seems to be merely q pleasing,
fanciful sketch or n symbol rather than
combination Of letters.
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Marlin Matters.

Marlin. Texas, February 26.-rhcre was
hed In the district court Monday fortg-4ye
suits for taxes against city tax pagers by
the city attorney. These suits base II
been continued by operation 20 aw till
next term OF the district c0d-
A contract has been let by t. j. kemper
for two-story residence on as lot Ia tls
northern part of the city
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. B. McKeen. who mas been visiting
her son, Mr. A. c. McKeen, of Oklahoma
City. o. T. for the past two weeks returned
home Yesterday and will be the guest Of
Mrs. r. NJ. Johnston for afew days.
Mrs NJ. H. Foster the society editor Of
where she will be the guest Of Mrs. Ira
II. Evans. Any one having Items for the
society page of Sundays Issue will please
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VIII Not Lake Him Raok.

Chief Blackburn viii not reinstate Of
hcer Gus Albers as directed by the council.
Albers called on the chief yesterday and
had an interview. AZ IFS conclusion Chief
Blackburn said me- would not take Albers
back. 1t is not known what the next move
will be-
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Brooks Cases Continued.

Liberty, Texas. February 2s.--rha muir
der cusc of the state vs.. III A. and A. =.
Brooks was continued on tho application
OF the State
Branch Will be called for trial ON the -Itn,
and both sides are expecting 10 90 20 tr'sk