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singular condolences
It Developed Through the Death 81
Representative ]. D. Salmon,
Of New Jersey.
THREE DESKS DRAPED IN MOURNING,
Mr.. Otey Had Been Designated TO
Attend the Funeral of Mr.. Cum
mings, and MIR. salmon Had Been
Named to Perform Like Service nj
MIR. Otey's Funeral.

Washington, May THE house
Tuesday, adjourned Immediately after
the reading of the journal, out of re-
spect to the memory of Representa-
tive j. S. Salmon, Of New Jersey.
This is the third consecutive leg
islative day on which the house has
paid similar tribute Of respect to
one of its deceased members. Never
before in its history have three
desks been draped at the same time
1t was a coincidence remarked on by
members in connection with the
deaths of Messrs. Cummings, Otey
and Salmon that Mr.. Cummings was
appointed on the committee to at
tend the Rosecrans obsequies at Ar
lington; that Mr.. 0tey was appoint
ed on the committee TO attend the
funeral of Mr., Cummings, and that
Mr.. Salmon was designated to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Otey.
The chaplain, in his invocation on
the assembling Of the house, referred
feelingly to Mr.. Salmons death and
Mr.. Parker On. j. then announced the
death of his colleague. In doing SO
he paid high tribute TO the char
acter of Mr.. Salmon. He offered the
usual resolutions of sorrow and re-
greet, and they were unanimously
adopted.
The speaker appointed the follow
ing committee to attend the funeral;
Messrs. Gardner, Loudenslager, How
ell, Fowler, Stewart, Parker and Nc
Dermott, of New Jersey; Graft Qll),
Ball (Tex.), Lloyd (Mo.), Nevin (o.)
and Claud Kitchin On. c..
As a further mark Of respect, the
house then. at 1910, adjourned
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
INTERNATIONAL COURTESlES
The KinshIp OF BritOns, American
and Germans illustrated In
the Arctic.

DR.. Robert Stein describes an inter
esting incident in the Anglo-Americsi
Magazine. With two companions, ID,
narrator had spent the winter Of lSA
1900 at Cape Sabine, and In March b,
and DR.. Kann came down to Cape York
on the Greenland coast, They were N
a rather destitute condition when, ID
June three Scotch steam whalers an
rived at that point The masters u
these vessels wed with one anothd|
IN extending practical relief to ih'|
two explorers. In DR.. Stein they saw
both German and an American, WIFI
a native of Siesia, he Is now attacht|
TO the United States geological survey
His companion, DR., Kann, Is an Ame'|
lean, and at that time was cagerl
looking for n chance 10 return to vi
emma, The Scotch sea captains not onl
,eft ample supplies Of food and clois
ing for "shipwrecked mariners" bT|
entertained them Hospitality in theiI
cabins, Dr., stein says;
"lhe captains related with evidH
pleasure that the intelligent portci
Of the American public had been ei
Enthusiastically on the side Of Gra
Britain in the Boer war. The sendH
OF the hospital ship Maine, the gift \
h. n. Baker, Of Baltimore, and outfits
Ivy committee Of American womd
under the leadership OF Mrs. Whltel'
Reid, seemed 10 have touched thea
deeply, as they referred to II at lesi
dozen times. They seemed to M
special satisfaction in describing "
gallant conduct Of the Irish troop
and the queens graceful net Of we'N
Ing the shamrock elected their "
thusiastic applause, They spoke VIII
admiration Of the statcsmpnlikc polrE
81 Emperor william, and recalled viii
evident approval his allusion to 'cn
common race in his kipling tclcgran
Carlyle, they said, had long ago mao
~ fashionable in Scotland TO adm0
Germany. The prospect OF an AnsI
Gcrman'Americ0n alliance was 'no
discussed. and had II depended onp'c
ent company, the alliance would m'
been concluded then and there"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
Receipts Little Rock Police Court.
Biz Fire at GrRvette.

One.half Of the business portion Of
Gravett was destroyed by fire on the
Sd. The loss is estimated at $4,000;
insurance, $4,000, The principal los
ers are: Odd Fellows, $2,750; post.
Office, $3.50; News Office, $500 II.
M. Pyle's secondhand store, $500;
telephone exchange, $500; Simon
Good $4,000; Keet Roundtree Shoe
Company, $500; J. p, Paul, hotel and
residence $4,000; Dorset & Fudge,
produce, $500; Mills meat market,
$4,000; II. p. Lewis, photographer and
jeweler, $500; T, e. Leonard, $500.
1t is the fifth fire in five years. The
Odd Fellows hall was burned last
fall and had Just been rebuilt.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

The extension of the New Orleans
and Northwestern railway, part of the
Gould system, from Bastrop, La, to
the Arkansas state line, distance Of
seventeen miles, was opened on the
LIST inst. The stations on this extern.
sion are Wardville, Vaughan's, Ste
vensons and Whites. The system is
now constructing connecting line
between the state line and FL Dorado,
distance of forty.fve miles. When
this connection is made the line will
be open to Camden, where connection
will be made with the st, Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern.
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Deaf Mute Institute.

The school season Of l90l.02 Of the
State Deaf Mute Institute will close
June d. Superintendent Yates says
1--WE have had good season, one Of
the best in the history Of the school,
considering everything, and the going
UP Of our new buildings gives us
bright hopes for the future, Our next
session will open the first Wednesday
In October, and In our splendid new
quarters
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

The st. Louis Cotton Compress
Company, at a meeting Of Its direct.
ors, held last week in st. Louis. voted
to call a meeting of the stockholders
to increase the capital stock from
s625. 900 to s1,5OO,OOO. The purpose IN
view is the purchase of all the com
presses and property of the Union
Compress Company Of Little ROCK.
The contemplated deal is one OF i'm
mense importance in the cotton trade.
The Union Compress Company owns
a press at Little Rock. two at AT
genta North Little Rock and TWO
at Newport. The Union Compress
Company is controlled by julius Les
ser and j. d. Goldman, Of the Lesser
Cotton Company, and Joseph Taylor.
of the George Taylor Commission
Company. These gentlemen have no
intention of withdrawing from the
business of buying cotton, notwith-
standing these sales. They will &C.
ouire interests in the st. Louis Cot
ton Compress Company, as stocknolu'
ers, and the transaction is in reality
more of a consolidation than trans
fer. The deal has been financed by
.Ae Mississippi Valley Trust Company.
acting through Mr.. Breckenridge
Jones. The st. Louis Cotton Com
press Company is about to build in
East. st. Louis the largest compress
establishment and warehouse in the
United States, the plan being to com
press the cotton in Arkansas and store
it In st. Louis. At the meeting 1t was
also announced that the company
would soon purchase the Hope COM
press and warehouse properties at
Hope.
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Dnstnrdly Act,

Some INSCRIPTIONS person made an
attempt to blow up the home Of Jack
Williams, an engineer, in North Little
Rock. Two sticks of dynamite were
placed underneath the house with a
regular dynamite cap attached to a
fuse, The fuse burned up " the cap,
but fortunately there was a defect in
the cap, Had an explosion taken place
Mr. Williams, who was the only occu.
pant Of the building, would have been
instantly killed.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

Andrew Thompson, young negro
convict, has been granted a pardon by
Gov. Davis with an unusual condition
attached thereto. The governor slip
ulates that Thompson shall become a
citizen of the state of Massachusetts,
within thirty days, This is the first
instance on record where a pardon
was granted on conditions that the
prisoner become a citizen of any par.
ticular state or country, and 1t is Ques.
tionablo whether the decree could be
legally enforced.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
IN THE SUpERLAT1VE DEGR''

Mozart holds the record among y
sicians of having written GA comp"
tions, "a
Nicaragua's latest purchase iO' ~
navy is the obsolete German war ".
sci Arminius, which, being " .s|]
old, was about TO be broken Wy
Hamburg. ,,J
The Detroit river IN the outle' u"
greatest bodies Of fresh water ~ .,1
world, aggregating $4,000 squafe,.,.Is
Of lake surface, which II turn W.
10000 square miles Of land.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

Chicago, May samuel Wendell
Williston has been chosen by the
trustees OF the University Of Chicago
90 become head professor OF the de-
pOrtment of paleontology, Prof, VIII.
liston is new head professor OF gcol,
oRy and anatomy in the University
Of Kansas lie Is an authority In sew.
oral departments and IL the author
Of more than l5o scientific papers
and books,
Mr., WillIston was born In Boston In
1887, For several years he was pro.
fessor OF anatomy at Yale
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
Cioudburst Nsnr Harrison,

A cloudburst along the course OF
Crooked creek near Harrison raised
that stream out Of the banks and
caused serious damage. A construc.
ton camp Of the st. l., & n, A, rail
way was carried away crops were
washed away and considerable prop
orty destroyed, The flood was accom-
panied by high wind and very de-
structiye hail.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

John Harrison and Fred Wright,
prominent business men of Fordyce,
engaged in duel which resulted in
the instant death Of Harrison and the
fatal wounding OF Wright, Harrison
was standing at the postoiice door
when approached by Wright Wright
carried heavy cane and with It at.
tackled Harrison, who drew a revolver
and fired, the ball entering Wrghts
abdomen. Thereupon Wright drew a
revolver and succeeded In firing three
balls into Harrison.
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Wrecked ON n burning Bridge,

FlOgstNN, ArIz,, May 7--The cast.
bound Santc fc limited was wrecked
yesterday afternoon two miles west
Of Flagstaff by running into burn
ing bridge. None Of the passcn-
gers or troinmcn was seri.
ously injured, One Of the dining
ear walters had his thumb broken
and two passengers were slightly
hurt The train was signOllcd ~ II
trnckmnn, but the train was on a
short curve and the bridge too close
to stop In time, The composite din.
Ing and two pullmNn's were de.
stroyed by Are.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

A disastrous accident was miracu-
lousy prevented at the White river
railroad bridge near Newport. The
bridge keeper started to open the
bridge to allow steamer to pass
through and Engineer Blakely, who
was crossing on the railroad track
with an engine, failed to see the sig
nal. When he saw the draw was open
ing he jumped, narrowly escaping in
slant death. The engine rolled to the
edge of the opening and was left hang
ing over the edge Of the bridge.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN.
The End of the Famous American
PreIate Came In the silent
watches OF the Night.

New York, May Most Rev. Mi
chacl Augustine Corrigan, archbishop
of New York, died at l1:05 o'clock
Monday night at his residence, Fiji
tieth street and Madison avenue,
Twenty-Five minutes before that he
was reported as feeling better than
at any time since his illness. Grouped
around the archbishop when he
passed away were his two brothers,
each holding one of his hands, and
the priests of the cathedral,
obituary.
Michael Augustine Corrlgan, successor
Of Cardinal McCloskey as head Of the
youngest wearer of the purple when he
was consecrated bishop of Newark in
1873. He was born IN that city G2 years
ago At the wish Of his mother he was
sent to st. Mary's sollege at Wilmington
Del, then conducted by Vicar General
Reilly. From there he went to ST Marys
college at Emmitsburg, Nd, and at once
took leading place In his classes. In
his junior year he made a tour Of Eu-
rope with his sister, whose influence had
much to do with his choice Of the priest
hood as an aYoCation.
lie was graduated in 1859 and soon after
he sailed for Europe again with the IN
tention Of entering the North American
college at Rome TO study for the priest
hood, lie was one Of the twelve students
who entered when the college was
opened. His progress was 50 rapid that
AS soon as the doors were thrown open
he won a number OF medals IN competi-
tion, free to the students Of the prOpa-
ganda and the Irish and Greek colleges.
lie was ordained by Cardinal Patvi2i In
the Lateran Basllica on September 49,,
1865, "A year before the close Of his thCO-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
RIVERS OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
Workmen busy Trying 10 Save linz
nerIIIcd UridRes.

Guthrie, okla, May 5.--The heavy
rain which began falling Saturday
night continues undated The
Cimarron and Cottonwood rivers are
out of their banks, the highest water
since the food OF 1898. Gangs Of
workmen have been busy all day at
tempting to save the railroad and i'm
portant wagon bridges, The weaker
structures have already been swept
away.
The same conditions are reported
from the Arkansas, North and South
Canadian, Washita, Blue and Deep
Fork rivers, Citizens in the lowlands
are moving TO hills,
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]. S. SALMON, OF NEW JERSEY
The Representative Of the Fourth
New Jersey District In Con-
gress Dead at 8Oonton.

Morristown, N. j., May 7-Repre-
sentative j. S. Salmon, of the Fourth
district of New Jersey, died suddenly
Ut his home in Boonton, Apoplexy
was the cause Of death. He was So
years old, and was serving his second
term in congress as democrat. A
widow, two sons and daughter sur
NiYe him.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
Peace situation Encouraging.

Pretoria, May THE peace situa-
ton Is developing encouragingly. Ac-
cording 20 reliable information which
has reached here, several Of the near
or commands have received the
burghcr delegates In IN amlcoble
spirit. II IL understood that Com
mandnnt ]eyers has announced his
willingness TO abide by the decision
reached by the Trnnsvaal govern.
mcnt. Considerable opposition to the
peace movement, however, IL deycl %.
Ing among the irreeoncilables of Gen.
DelHreys force.
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WITH THE WRITER'S.

"Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight"
was written by Mrs. Rose IIartwlck
Thorpe when she was schoolgirl.
The poem first appeared In 1870 In q
newspaper published In Detroit, Mich.
IL was Miss Ellen Thorneycroft
Fowler, whose engagement was re.
Gently announced, who put the follow
ing remark upon the lips Of one Of her
characters Husbands IRE like new
boots; you can't tell where they ars
going TO pinch until II ~ too late TO
change them"
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Murdered by Hishbindcrs.

indianapolis, Ind. Mny High.
binders, Monday morning, slipped in
20 the laundry Of Dock Lung and bru.
tally murdered him. His head was al.
most entirely severed from his body,
merely u string remaining of the
neck,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
Urging o state Fair.

The Arkansas Demicrat Is urging
the necessity Of state fair, and says:
"A fair in our state means more than
a celebration. Unless state fair as.
ISOLATION is organized 1t means that
the state is going backward. II we
are content, then there will be no fair.
The progress of the state and the i'm
provement Of our people, the success
of the efforts to bring desirable people
and capital all these, and many other
considerations cry out for the fair"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
Court OF Inquiry Ordered.

Washington, May 7.-At the sugges.
tion OF Capt Dayton OF the Chicago,
Secretary Moody has authorized that
officer TO convene u court Of inquiry
10 examine into the matters connect.
ed with the arrest aud lmprisomcn,
Of officers Of the Chicago NJ Venice.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
A Chance 10 win.

care you going 10 the church far
asked the deacon.
The unregenerntc man smiled |"
donically as he replied; Il,
mol ! think I'll have some Of v
fellows come around TO my house"
start a little poker game"
Now, had the good deacon known
much about poker as the unregenu
0te man assumed TO know opO'
church fairs the sarcasm would "
have been lost,-Bnltimore AmerN''
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shooting At Tsstrkana.

J. Z, Shut shot and seriously
wounded Capt, ], c. Whitener at Tex.
arkana, Both parties are prominent
business men and old citizens OF Tex.
arkana, For many years Shut was
In charge OF an undertaking establish.
ment belonging to Whltoner who
runs a livery stable, The men have
been at cuts for some time.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
THE PORE WAS DISTRESSED.
HIS Holiness Panied At the Death OF
Archbishop COrripRn,

Rome, May THE pope was great
~ distressed when Informed Of the
death Of Archbishop Corrigon, OF New
York. His holiness had been con.
slant inquirer for news throughout
the Nrchbishop's Illness, sending daily
to the American college for informa-
ton regarding tho sick prelate's con-
uitiou
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
The Urnnd Jury May Act,

Chicago, May lit is said that the
federal grand jury, which meets in
Chicago ON May 10, will take an In
dependent part in investigating the
methods Of the packers, and'partieu.
larly that part OF their lusiness hav.
ing to do with the acceptance Of re.
bates from the railroads,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

The following appointments have
been confirmed by the senate; Re.
ceivers OF Land Onces-J, Il. Bush
OF Little Rock. c, M, Greene, Harri'
son; J. g, Chitwood, Dardanollo, u,
A. Schicker, Camden, Registers Of
Land OfAces--J, /, Worthington, Har'
rison, j. II. Battenneld, Dard0nelle,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

City Marshal Sam Weaver, Of Eng
land, was shot and killed by W, T..
Allen, Arthur Young, by'stander
was struck In the arm by stray bull.
let. The killing was the outcome Of
Weaver arresting Allen and keeping
him locked UP for several days. Az.
ter receiving mortal wounds Weaver
drew his pistol and shot Allen in the
hin
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

Cotton Belt Fireman George Hum.
phrey Of Jonesboro was Instantly kill.
ed at Randall's, Mo. Humphrey was
on the engine which was pulling q
passenger train. The engine struck
COW and Immediately overturned, The
engineer escaped.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

Washington, May ',-Gen, Chairec
has cobled the war department that
he has rcsclnded the order for the
establishment Of recommendation
camps In Loguna and DutOngas Prov
inceA,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

llewiit-Well, u dumb man mas y,
advantage, he doesn't have 20 blW'
lip to keep from speaking A
Jewett-No, all he has 80 do s'VF'
sis hands In his poeLetu-Judge
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GAINESVILLE, O., May7'-llcnry c. Van
Voorhees, was rcnominatod here yes.
terday for his sixth term, by accloma'
ton. NJ the Fifteenth district repub.
lean congressional convention.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

Elijah Lefore has been appointed
postmaster at Bcntonville,
w, II, Dushart, u well known Frank
lin county citizen, was found dead In
bed, ApopleSy was the cause Of death,
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Deliberate kuipide,

Toronto, Ont, May 7,--Arthur
ewactman, son Of Bishop swaetmnn,
aged 30 years, deliberately threw
himself In front Of Grand Trunk
railway train and was killed.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

A construction company, with cap,
ital OF 100000 has been organized to
do business at Mona, Il, M, Quigley
and others are interested,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

Crockett Boiling was found dead
by the roadside near Fayetteville, lie
had been 10 market and II Is sup.
posed was stricken with heart trouble.
Thos Appleby, switchman. was
crushed TO death beneath q locomo.
tive at Fort Smith.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
Chopped His Legs on.

A man named Head. living at Marian.
ma, suffering from mental alteration,
chopped of both legs to prevent, as he
says, his going to his brothers house
q short distance from his home and
numbering the entire family, Head
ut last accounts was still alive.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10

VIII Barnes, charged with assault
to kill and George Askew and Or.
ange Smith. charged with grand lar.
ceny escaped from the Miller county
jail at Texarkana April 80, Jailer
VIII Nix was knocked down by them
"a he entered the door He fred ut
the fugitives, but did not hit them.
The State Bnr Association will meet
IN annual session at Little Rock on
the eth inst.
Capt +. W. Tucker has been Mp.
pointed internal revenue collector to
succeed Hon. II. l.. Kennel
The oasis., 1902-05-10
NogaIes Town Board.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
April 9, 1902.

chamber at 3 p. m., and assumed the duties of their office by taking and subscribing to the oath of office before Notary Public Eb Williams
 Regular meeting of Nogales Town Council called to order by Earl l.. Griswold, Clerk.
 Present - Councilmen Kelsey, Burgoon, Marsh, Hogan, Peck and Neumann.
 k. B. Hogan was nominated chairman, pro tenn.
 H. w. Kelsey was nominated for mayor. There being no other nom- nations, the nominations were closed, and Mir Kelsey declared elected by exclamation
 Motion made that Clerks bond be fixed at $2,000. Carried.
 Motion made that Marshal's bond be fixed at $l 900 and S100 as pound master Carried
 Moved that meeting stand at re- cess until Saturday, April l2, at s D. m. Carried.
 Saturday, April l2, 1902
 Council met at p. m. Present Mayor Kelsey, Councilmen Marsh, Schuckman, Hogan, Burgoon, Peck and Neumann.
 Bond of E. L. Griswold, as Clerk and Treasurer, presented. App proved and ordered filed.
 Bond of Philip J. Clark, as Mar shal and Poundmaster, presented. Approved and ordered placed on file.
 Committees appointed as follows:
 Finance-Burgoon, Hogan and Neumann.
 Ordinance-N Neumann, Burgoon and Marsh.
 Fire and Water-Hogan, Schuck man and Neumann.
 Street-Hogan, Peck and Bur- goon.
 Licence-Peck, Schuckman and Marsh.
 Sanitary-Neumann, Marsh and Schuckman.
 Cemetery-Hogan, Peck and Marsh.
 Police-Neumann, Schuckman and Burgoon.
 Moved that meeting stand in re- cess until Saturday, April l9, at s p. m. Carried.
 April 19, 1902 Council met at s p. m. Present Mayor Kelsey, Councilmen Schuck- ! man, Burgoon, Hogan, Neumann and Peck.
 Motion made that Eb. Williams be retained as Town Attorney at a salary of $25 per month. Carried. Motion made that Dr. Chenoweth be retained as Health Officer with out salary. Carried.
 Motion made that Marshal Philip Clarke, J. Turner and NJ. A. Bartle- son be appointed as members of the health board. Carried.
 Report of outgoing Clerk, F. L. Kiel, read approved and ordered placed on file, and his bondsmen released.
 The fixing of rate of commission to be paid the Clerk and Treasurer referred to Finance committee with request to report.
 Motion made that Philip Clarke be appointed night watchman at salary of $50 per month, to take effect May i. Carried.
 Motion made by Hogan and se- conded by Burgoon that the con tract for printing of proceedings of Council be let to THE OASIS at the