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Winchester.

Winchester, July 3O.-Rey Shook of
Ohio, delivered a lecture in the NJ E.
church here last Sunday evening, which
was very interesting. He is acquainted
in the neighborhood, having been here a
few years ago.
home last week gfter spending a month
with friends in Fairfield.
Mrs. S. F. Haw'baker visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Anna Mckee, near Birmingham,
over Sunday.
The Ice cream social was success al
though the crowd was not large. Birming-
ham had social the same evening, so
town.
The pastor and ladies Of the NJ E.
church met Tuesday afternoon to organize
a Ladies' Aid society.
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Abba.

Abba, July 30.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the district
court to the following parties: Henry N.
Campbell, aged 49, and Miss Abbie Jeffer-
son, aged 10. both of Hooking; Charles D.
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troy
Troy, July 30.-Misses Edith and Minnie
Rudell of Chicago, have been visiting their
father the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gilchrist of Bir-
mingham are visiting their daughters,
Mrs. Iva Evans and Mrs Maude Shreve,
this week.
Mrs Mollie Griffin and Elsie whitmore
were in town shopping Saturday eve.
ming.
Roy Russell, May Saylor, Elmer Parks
and Hattie Russell attended church at
Rabbit Ridge Sunday evening.
Rev. Seamster preached at this place
Sunday afternoon
J. II. Fishel visited friends at Batavia
Monday and Tuesday.
Pete Mick of Ottumwa. and Monroe
Mick of White Elm passed through this
vicinity buying mules last week.
Mrs. Ira Evans visited her sister, Mrs.
Maude Shreve, Sunday.
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FOR SALE CHEAP-2OO ACRES GOOD
land in Van Buren, Co., 3ia miles from
station. Address owner, C. w. Harter.
Richland, Iowa.
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Mamie Grove.

Maple Grove.
Maple Grove, July 30.-Several young
people from this place attended church at
Liberty Sunday night.
Miss Chloe Dressler is staying at the
Dodd home.
Mr.. and Mrs Lew Pollard were in Al
bia Monday.
Harry chrisman is visiting at the Hicks
home for few days.
Quite a number from here were sight
seeing in Des Moines Sunday.
The little daughters of Mrs. S. Price,
who have been i'll for some time, are
much better.
]. L. Dodd spent Sunday with friends
near Udell.
Miss Garnet Hobart has recovered from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Alice Neil and daughter, Miss
Edith, have returned home from Omaha,
Neb., after visit with friends and rela-
tives at Unionyiile and this place for
some time.
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TWO GOOD SOUTH MINNESOTA
farms for sale; must sell; half section
good land, North Dakota, only S6.25 per
acre. d. 3. Herriott, Mason City, la.
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Leon, July 30.-Aiss Mabel Allen, aged
20, died in Weldon Tuesday and was buried
in the Leon cemetery Thursday.
w. W. Lee and Miss Bertha Pugh, prom
inent young colored people, We're married
at the brides home Wednesday evening
at o'clock. by Rev. /. N. Woodward.
pastor of the NJ. Il. church. The groom
is employed as engineer at the Buxton
coal mines. The bride is a singer of more
than ordinary ability and graduated last
June from the Leon high school, standing
high In her class. Al.er the ceremony
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BIackhaWk,

Blackhawk, July DIG. A. Burkhart
and wife visited Sunday at the Oliver
Prever home.
Dick Reynolds was Blackhawk caller
Sunday evening.
Will Coop and wife visited Sunday
at the parental Coop home.
A pleasant surprise was given at the
Charles Brown home Sunday evening, in
honor of Mrs. Browns twentieth birth
day, Following are the names of those
present: +. w. Bean and wife, VIM.
Brown and wife. Mrs. I. ]. Morrison,
James Albright, John Morrison and wife,
Miner Barnes and family, Misses Laura
and Navy Swaine, Aida, Lottie and Jes-
sic Brown, Sylvia, Bird and Florence Bean,
and Linnie Chatterton; Messrs. Charlie
Smith, Albert Brown, James Smith, John
Coop, Jesse Albright, Lacey, Luther and
Guy Morrison, and Ira Mcconnell.
VIM. Cross and children visited at Dan
james, home last week.
Mrs. Clay Banks and daughter. Mrs
Nellie Archibald were callers at William
Browns home Wednesday.
T. J. Morrison started Sunday for Chi
cago with cattle.
Clarence Swain and Miss Ada Moore
attended church at Pleasant Hill Sunday
night.
Miss, Linnle Chatterton of Unionville
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Brown,
this week.
Newcomb Smith was a caller at the
Tom Bridgeman home Monday.
Perry Morrison and Frank Bean made
a business trip to Bunch Saturday eve.
ming.
John King was Called to Lexington,
Ky, last week by the serious illness OF
his mother.
Ten Morrison and Miss Rosa Coop at.
tended church at Oak Grove Sunday
night.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Glassburner.
Albert Brown was a caller at the Clay
Banks home Tuesday.
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FOR SALE-FINE 16O-ACRE FARM IN
Fayette county, Illinois; all nice level
land and In cultivation except ten acres
of timber blue grass pasture with spring
of living water; has fine new two-story
eight-room house, large barn and numer-
Gus outbuildings; ten-acre orchard just
beginning to bear. This farm is all
fenced and cross fenced; is one of the
best stock and grain farms in the coun-
ty; lies on public road near school and
church, three miles from good railroad
market town. Price, $45 per acre
Doyle 6 Lakin, yandalia, Ill.
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Yanpa.

Yampa, July 30.-AIrs. Maggie Smith and
Miss Iva Bwrnaugh We're calling on friends
in Abingdon Thursday.
Guy Yeager visited over Sunday
with his paarents, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Yeager.
Mr.. and Mrs, Loradzo Yeager Of Blad-
ensburg, Alb Rifle and family of Agency,
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, July 30.-Mahlon Bren-
neman Of this city sustained painful
accident Tuesday evening as a result
OF horse stepping heavily upon his
right foot, crushing the great toe and
otherwise bruising his foot. During a
heavy wind storm which visited this
\ section Tuesday evening Mr.. Brenne-
man got into his buggy and drove
home. He then unhitched his horse,
and while leading the animal to the
barn the horse became frightened,
jumping forward and landing upon Mr..
Brenneman's foot with the result as
above indicated. The wound, while it
is very severe, is receiving medical
treatment and no serious results are
anticipated.
Willie Wiseman, who has been clerk
ing in local store for several months,
became i'll Monday and went to his
home in Centerville, being threaten.
ed with an attack OF typhoid fever.
Word was received from him yester-
day by friends here and his condition
was thought to be somewhat improved.
Stanley Hathaway, who has been
quite i'll for several days Of pneumonia
lis reported better. Mr. Hathaway,
who owns a farm in Galloway county
Mo-, went down to his farm a few days
ago, and while there heavy rain Wis
tied that section of the country and Mr..
Hathaway contracted severe cold
He returned to his home in Bloom
field, and has since been confined to
his room. His friends here hope for
his speedy recovery.
Hon 1.nt,yr1, I'D Mod
nesday from st. Louis, where he had
Worlds Fair commissioners.
Mesdames j. R. Wilkinson, Fannie
Cook and Stella Teed entertained
6 o'clock at the iced home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Collins returned
Wednesday evening from Ottumwa
where they have been for two or three
days on business.
Joshua Miller from near Eldon, was
looking after business affairs in this
city Wednesday.
Ludwig TONNES, who resides near
Stiles was business caller Wednes-
day in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, for many
years a resident of Bloomfield, died
Monday at the home of her daughter
Mrs. G. R. Wilson, in Des Moines
death being due to disease of the heart
The remains were brought to Bloom.
field Tuesday for interment. While
living here Mrs. Johnson made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. G. r
Wilson Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson removed
from this place recently to Des Moines
Mrs. Johnson continuing to reside
with them until the date of her death
The commencement exercises of the
southern Iowa Normal Institute will
be held at the Methodist Episcopal
church here tonight
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keota.

Verne and Master Gerald are visiting
numerous relatives in Keota. They
came over from Washington last Thurs
day.
Mrs. S. ]. Wilkin went to Ainsworth
Monday for few days visit with her
sisters.
Mrs. S. S. Wright was called to Wash
ington Monday by the Serious illness of
her mother, Mrs. Bush.
Robert Johnson of Mt. Pleasant was in
Keota over Sunday, the guest of Rev. G..
w. Pool. He was representing Iowa Wes-
leyan university, at Mt. Pleasant. and
preached at the NJ. e.. church Sunday
morning.
Miss Aileen Bailey returned to Washing
ton Monday after few days visit with
her cousin, Mrs. Sam Shrader.
Mrs. DeYoe and daughter, Miss Mary,
are visiting Rev. ]. Willard DeYoe in
Lacey.
Miss Sarah Kelley of Williamsburg, is
a guest at the j. f. Clarke home.
o. d. Brown was an over Sunday visitor
in Sigourney.
u. A. Hulse and wife were called home
from their Roseville, ILL.,, visit by the
serious illness of their aunt, Mrs. D. P.
Martin.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. omer
Singmaster last week.
A number of Keota young people, under
the direction of Miss Margaret Stewart,
entertained Wellman citizens with sThe
Merchant of Venice Up to Date last
Saturday evening. They played to a pack
ed house.
DR.. j. f. Richardson was called to
Haysville Sunday to attend the funeral
of his father. He was accompanied by
his sons, r. L., ]. c., and A. H., and his
daughter, Miss Ada.
Mrs. Sue II. Lyttle and daughter, Miss
Vern, were over Sunday guests of the
Glover family.
NJ. s. Russell is quite i'll.
Walter Helscher spent Sunday at the
home farm near Harper.
Mrs. F., NJ. Ritchey returned Saturday
evening from three weeks visit in Gro
ton, S. ID.
Miss Florence Randolph is visiting in
Webster.
George H. Lewis of oskaloosa, was in
Keota Monday arranging for a political
speech by the prohibitionist candidate for
governor.
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ARKANSAS MINERAL LANDS-THREE
excellent propositions, 40, so and 200
acres, containing large bodies of zinc ore.
Demonstrated. Bargains if accepted at
once. Prices will advance 100 per cent
when transportation is established on
railroad now building. $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000. Morgan Jolly, Wynne, Arkan-
sas.
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EsTRAYED OR STOLEN.

STRAYED OR SToLEN-CoAL BLACK
mare; lame in left foot. Finder please
return to police station. Frank O'Brien
owner.
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FOR SALE-TWo HUNDRED ACRE
farm, Kandiyohi county, Mimi, one mile
from town. Eighty acres, Meeker coun-
ty one mile from county seat, 40 rods
from beautiful lake, two most prosper
Gus counties in Minnesota. L. N. Lar
son, Atwater, MINI.
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SHORTY K1LE WANTS TO SELL HIS
farm. see him.
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Batavia,

0dIdNids
Batavia, July 3Ol-Miss Grace Buchanan
who has been attending school at Cedar
Falls, returned home last week.
G. Henderson, operator at Libertyville,
spent Sunday with his family here.
Miss Myrtle Greenland of Ottumwa, WIS.,
tied her sister, Mrs. Clarke Warden, the
first of the week.
Several young people from near Eldon
attended church here last Sunday eve
ming.
Mrs. George lager is on the sick list.
Mrs. y. Il. yannoy of COMPETING, Wis.
tied at G.. B. McNiels Sunday.
Presiding Elder Cooper preached at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. D. r. Henderson and Mrs. Fl. Col
Inns returned from Kansas Thursday.
They were called there by the Illness of
Mrs. Collins mother.
Jacob Mohler went to the Ottumwa hos
pital for treatment Monday Mr.. Mohler
is in very poor health and his recovery is
doubtful.
Helen Beal of Agency, called on her
friend, Miss Lottie Copeland, Sunday at
ternoon.
Farmers in this vicinity are rejoicing
over the nice rain which fell Tuesday
night.
Misses Mabel and Amy Parrett We're in
Fairfield Friday.
Willis Glotfelty and Miss Kate Haden
Were married last Wednesday. They will
go to housekeeping on Mr.. Glotfelty's
farm southeast Of town.
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Butler July 39.--Mrs. Tille Gay of Bur-
lington, visited her sister, rs. Amanda
Shutes, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Gray spent Sunday
at John Browns near Pekin.
Mr.. and Mrs. IS. ]. Burgess were Sun
day visitors at the home of Matt Argan-
bright.
charley MulleniN and family, ]. c. Watts
and wife and J. c. Kennel were at Chas
Nevis Sunday.
Carrie Burgess is in oskaloosa attending
normal
Will Darner, wife and baby were at
the A. ]. Burgess home Sunday.
Charley Arganbright of Ottumwa, was
an over Sunday visitor at home.
Carl Roberts Of Fremont was a caller
at III. A. Watts Sunday.
Mrs. A. ]. Burgess was at Wright last
Friday.
Bert Aldrdge and Maggie Barcus Of
Fremont We're callers ut VIII Darner's
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Bertha Darner was at John Nc.
Micklers Sunday afternoon.
d. s. Shutes, and family were in Ottum-
wa Tuesday
]. Il. Burgess and arle Berkmaine were
in ottumwa Saturday evening.
VIM. Darner was in Fremont Saturday
afternoon.
There were ten tickets sold for the ex-
curson from Butler to Minneapolis Sat
urday evening.
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FARMS FOX SALE-CHEAP; TERMS
easy; write for description. D. a. Har-
per, Benton, Mo.
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FOR SALE.

ARE YOU DOING WELL? ARE YOU
satisfied with your business? If not, con-
suit US. We have an honest, legitimate
business If you have $500 to 81, 900 cash
or have friends, you can make big money
at this business. One man made $4,000
in thirty days. Other men are making
thousands. Write or call and investigate
our plan. W. E. Ashby, Norwood, Lucas
Co., Iowa.
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FOR SALE-MALE HOG DUROC JER-
sey, also "a Shropshire ewes. Geo. NJ.
Lentner, Ottumwa, r. F. D. No. 1.
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Mrs. w. NJ. Robinson will leave Thurs
day evening for Oskaloosa, where she
will visit for several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Ray Cartwright.
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Green Valley.

Green Valley, July 3o.-several people
attended church at Bentonsport Sunday
night.
Carrie Warner started for Abba Sun
day, where she will attend county insti-
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

A San Francisco cable street car
company is introducing seats for its
conductors, to be used on parts Of the
runs where traffic is not heavy.
The production Of steel at pittsbure
in 1901 equaled half that of England,
was more than that Of Germany, twice
that Of France, five times that Of Rus
STA or Belgium, and 25 times that OF
Spain.
The Noah Webster Memorial asso-
citation has been formed at West Hart
ford, Conn, with Gen. Joseph B. Haw-
ley at the head Of the board OF direct
ors, its object being to erect library
building in memory Of Noah Webster,
who lived there and whose home is
still standing.
On newspaper information that Ia
coma and other cities Of the Pacific
coast are short Of manageable WON
en-, Nora Nelson, collar girl, OF Troy,
N. X, writes to the postmaster Of Ia
coma that 500 girls in Troy would will.
ingly go to Tacoma if assured of good
husbands and homes.
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BERLIN AND IT'S PEOPLE.

Berlin's American residents num-
Der 1899.
Berlin's statue Of Wagner Is to. be
cut from block Of Pentelikon mar
bic weighing 3s tons.
Berliners are not satisfied with IL
cents as the minimum cab fare. They
want seven-cent and even three-
cent fares for shorter distances.
In Berlin restaurants oysters cost
from so to rs cents per dozen. They
are small and OF inferior. quality.
Cooked oysters are never seen on
German tables.
There's nothing Like System.
Teacher-In what year was the bat-
tie OF Waterloo fought?
Pupil don't know.
Teacher-It's simple enough if you
only would learn how to cultivate arr
tificial memory. Remember the IL
Apostles. Add half that number to
them. That's 10. Multiply that by
100. That's 1900. Take the IL Apos-
ties again Add q quarter Of their
number to them. That's IS. Add:
what you've got. That's 1915. That's
the date. Quite simple, you zee, to res
member dates Il you will only adopt
ny systsfn.- 11ttH ita. Isl
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FOREIGN ARMY FACTS.

Servia and Switzerland are the
only states absolutely without =
navy. That Of Belgium is extremely
small.
A German marine journal declares
that drunkenness is increasing to an
alarming extent in the German army.
and that it is responsible for nearly
40 per cent. of the punishments in
Cured by sailors.
Gen. Andre, the French minister of
war. Is seeking to improve the head
gear OF the French army. The pres
emit headwear is said to have contrib.
uted in NO small degree to the many
recent cases of sunstroke.
During 1901 The Prussian army took
in 150,961 recruits, Of whom no were
wholly without education. OF these
unfortunates West Prussia contrib
uted ~; East Prussia. 81; Posen, is,
and Silesia, IA, the rest coming in
smaller lots from the other prov
inces. Hohenzollern sent no illit-
crate recruits. Ninety-two recruits
could not speak or understand Ger
man; 4s Of these were from Posen.
and 90 from East Prussia. The per-
centage OF illiterates was OF In the
army; In the navy, out OF 1857 re-
cruits, only one was illiterate.
By way Of illustrating one OF the
differences between Lords Roberts
and Kitchener, they are telling this
story in London: just before "Bobs"
left Cape Town he assigned an Off
Ger to a particular duty and asked
how soon it could be done. The
colonel said in about a fortnight.
Lord Roberts said, pleasantly: II
know you will do the best you can
Later the colonel told Kitchener
about the matter. snow, colonel y
said the new commander, ''if you
can't do It in week we shall have
to see about sending you home"
The job was done in the time set by
Kitchener.
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As1ATIc NOTES.

Inc smallest Towering plant Is a
kind Of Indian duckweed, known az
Wolfia microscopica. Each plant has
two flowers.
Next to collins the greatest use
for lumber in China is in building
boats, and it is safe to soy that the
number of crafts runs into millions.
Water is SO scarce in the Japan
ese island of Oshima that it Is the
custom for bride to take large
tub Of drinking water with her to
her new home as q kind OF dowry.
In East Indian schools mental
arithmetic is vastly more serious
matter than it is in the schools Of
this country. Catch questions are
numerous, and pupils Of ten years
are taught to carry the multiplied
ton table up to forty times forty.
There is o "Reminiscences Of very
old epitaph, says the London Globe,
in the statement Of an Indian news
paper that in northern India tomb
stone stands to the memory of q
good missionary, with these words:
HE translated the Scriptures into
Pushtoo. and was accidentally shot
by his khitmutgllar. Well done, thou
good and faithful servant"
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FOR STAMP COLLECTORS

There are said to be 1928 different
postage stamps in existence, not
counting varieties Of shades, paper or
watermarks.
The first two-cent United States en-
velope was issued In 1868. It had the
words ~. s. Postage" in the label, and
the head Of jackson. In 1864 this was
changed to reed ~. s. Post" in the
upper label. Each kind was printed
on both bun and orange paper, and
there were two dies Of each year. In
1868 one die has the figure ..2" smaller
than the other, and in 1864, one die is
two MN. wider than the other.
Stamps have ceased to be certificates
OF postage paid" long ago. Numerals
have disappeared and an occasional re-
appearance of these artless stamps
has been scorned more or less. All the
countries of the globe contend in beau
tiful artistic designs not only, but let
their stamps speak to the world. They
present their famous men, they tell
us about their change of rulers or the
mode of government, OF Of their
botany or commerce, and they an
nounce to the general public Of the
world great events MS happenings in
their countries.
Our philatelists will be interested to
hear that in France complete new
series OF stamps is to be issued early
in 1903 and that the standard design
will be the same as on the new French
coinage. This compliment to NJ. Roty,
the designer of the new coinage, was
accompanied by the offer of q large
fee for the use of the design on the
stamps, but he was SO pleased with
the tribute to his artistic abilities that
he declined to accept any further re-
Enumeration. It is learned that the
reason for the new series, while based
on the desire for an artistic improve
ment on the present one, has actual
~ been brought about by the public's
constant complaints against the yell
low Is centime (three cents) stamps,
which are used for ordinary letters
in France, be their destination local
OF in the most distant corner of the
country. Vast numbers of the square
envelopes used by French business
people are yellow and the stamps were
OF SO much the same bilious hue that
constant petty annoyance was the re-
suit.
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LEON BROWN
FROM THE FATHERLAND.

The prisons Of Prussia in 1900 har-
bored 45,s24 males and 11,s45 females.
a German lawyer has left $4,000
for the foundation Of q school &
cookery.
As substitute for butter, both at
table and in the kitchen, goose fatl
is largely used in Germany. &
Bavaria has o special Horse ny
'surance association, under govern
ment control. It paid out last yeor
$4,000 to members. s 'gS
Imperial statistics for 1900 shcw
that Germany had 1865, 1926 acres Of
wood; in 1883 there were 34,353,74s
acres, and in 1893 a4,473,298 acres
The figures for 1900 thus show an
increase, as compared with 1853, Of
e16,71s acres,
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THE BRIBERY INQUIRY.
-Lessler Denies Statement
of Doblin.

Washington, Jan. 30. - The house
committee ON naval affairs on Tues
day concluded the taking Of testi-
mony in the investigation of the
charges made by representative Less
ler that corrupt attempt had been
made to influence his vote in that
committee on the proposition to pur-
chase submarine torpedo boats. Mr..
Lessler emphatically denied the
statements made by Doblin in his con-
fession on Monday.
An executive session was held by
the committee at the conclusion OF
the afternoon session and considera-
ton was given to the findings the
committee would report to the house..
After several resolutions had been,
proposed, and discussion had been,
had as to the wording of report, a
subcommittee consisting Of Repre-
sentatives Foss Qll.), Dayton CIV.
Val, Taylor (O), Meyer Na.) and
Kitchin IN. CO. was appointed to
draw up set of findings to be SUBJ
mitted to the full committee for its
final action.