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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
instantly killed.

Baraboo, Wis, Feb. ga freight
train crashed into a switch engine in
the Northwestern yards, instantly kill
ing Fireman John Donahue, of Bara-
boo, and fatally injuring Fireman Law
renee Aalloy, of Escanaba, both of
whom were on the switch engine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
A Costly Fire.

Frederick, Nd, Feb. 26-Fire of an
unknown origin early Wednesday
morning practically destroyed the
business section of Mount Airy, thriv-
ing town of 5000 population 20 miles
east of Frederick. The loss is calculat-
ed at $10O, 900 with small insurance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
DOMESTIC.

II. G. Dun & Co.'s review reported
railroad freight congestion again seri-
Gus because of heavy snow fall. Febru-
airy earnings were 17.6 per cent. great
er than for 1901. Enormous orders for
raw silk imports are given.
Fire and panic at night in the Clifton
hotel at Cedar Rapids, Ia, resulted in
the death of at least nine persons and
injury to AZ. Guests finding escape
cut off, jumped from windows to the
frozen ground or sank back into the
flames.
After deadlock which has lasted
since the beginning of the term, repub-
Leans of the Oregon Legislature united
and elected c. w. Fulton United States
senator. The decisive ballot was taken
only few minutes before the expira-
ton Of the legislature.
The Kansas house of represent tives
has recommended for passing a strin-
gent law against lynching.
Both houses of the New Mexico legis-
1ature have passed the bills creating
Roosevelt and Quay counties Gov.
Otero will sign the bills.
The president has signed tine Elkins
rebate bill. With the signing of this
measure the administrations anti
trust programme for this session of
congress is completed
George Stone, who ten years ago
murdered Robert Nelson, fed to Eng
land and was finally brought back by
Chicago detectives, was found guilty
by jury and sentenced to IS years in
the penitentiary.
w. H. Van Curt, an ordnance man,
who was severely injured at Fort La
fayette Thursday, is dead, making the
fifth death as the result of the accident.
Three children of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Ransom, near Scio, O., were burned to
death in fire which destroyed their
home.
Attorney Edward Knight, of Lori
mer, Ia, was shot and killed by man
named Wilson as result of quarrel.
John A. Nordgren was found guilty
in Chicago Of numbering his wife with
poison and was given a 30 years. SEN
tence.
Arthur Parr lost his life in an at
tempt to save his coat during fire
which caused $50, 900 loss in the factory
Of Sturges, Cornish & Burns, Chicago.
Six men have been arrested at New
York charged with violating the lot
terry law, and are said to have victim
lied thousands of persons in tho last
two years.
Over 1000 students have left Cornell
university owing to the epidemic of
typhoid fever in the city of Ithaca.
Many students have died and hundreds
are sick.
=. Horace White has retired from his
position as chief editor of tho New
York Evening Post.
E. Pending disputes between the United
States and Canada will probably be
taken up soon by high joint commits
sion.
\ European powers have united in a
joint note to the sultan >on tho sub
iect of reforms in Turkey. !
Both houses Of the Wyoming legis-
slature adopted joint resolution
strongly indorsing woman suffrage.
Albert w. Wishard, of Indiana, So
ncitor Of internal revenue, has re-
signed. >= :s.%. !: .z .:.=
Mrs. James Garrett and her AZ
year-old daughter PATSY were indicted
ut WhitesRurg, KY, on charge Ct scald-
Ing to death Jason Z. Craft ter pr.
lsses q robbery.
sssE
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Troops for Philippines.

San Francisco, Feb. 26.-One bat
talon Of the Fourteenth infantry,
which is to depart for the Philippines
on the transport Fitzpatrick, has ar
rived here from the east. The Kill
patrick will sail February % and will
carry the troops direct to the Island of
Samar. The Logan will sail for Ma
Mia on the same day, carrying 200 mea
of the Thirteenth infantry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Shot, ut q Dance.

Cincinnati, Feb. 26.-While a dance
was in progress at the home of Sarah
Anderson in Covington, KY, q fight
arose among the guests present, and
James England was fatally shot. Shell
by Without and Harry King wereslight-,
ly wounded. ~ "><.s -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 25.-A bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for life-size
statue of the late Frances E. Willard,
to be placed in the National Statuary
hall, Washington, was passed Tues
day by both houses of the legisla
ture.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Fatally Crushed.

Middletown junction, O., Feb. 90
!. Charles Carter, freight conductor, Of
London, o., and August Hershifer,
brakeman, OF Columbus, O., were fatal;
" crushed by striking q freight car
while on switching engine. 0 5=..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Noted Painter Dies.

New York, Feb. 26.-Henry Farrer,
one of the best-known water color
painters in America, is dead. He was
born in London in 1843, came to this
country in 1861 and for many years was
secretary of the American Water Color
society and a constant contributor to
it's exhibitions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Anarchists to Meet.

New York, Feb. 26.-The Evening
Telegram prints a story to the. effect
that anarchists from all over the world
are about to meet in secret conyen-
ton at Paris to devise plans that may
radically affect the crowned heads OF
Europe. 1888 &
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Hosiery Plant Burn.,

St. Joseph, Mich, Feb. 26. Fire COM
pletely destroyed the hosiery factory
Of Cooper & Wells, causing q loss Of
100000. The plant was the largest in
the state. # sz < =3s =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
FOREIGN.

A force OF ladrones under Gen. San
Miguel captured three detachments of
consta bulary near Manila Scouts are
in pursuit. H. s. +. ~ss.s. ==sz s r -.s s.
One thousand of the poor Of Rome
were. guests Of the pope at dinner in
honor Of the papal jubilee. Z. 81
The Island Of Guam has been raised
sig Inches by : series Of prolonged
earthquakes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
MAIL CLERKS CR[MA|ED.
Four Men Meet Awful Death in
Their Car, Wrecked Near
Berea, Ohio.
TWO TRAMPS ON FREIGHT ALSO KILLED
Passenger and Freight Trains on Big
-Four Road COlllde-Several Train
men Injured, in Addition to Mail
Clerks Who Met Death-None of
the Passengers Injured.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 25-As the result
OF head-on collision between west
bound passenger train and an east
bound freight train mile or two east
of Berea, O., on the Big -Four railroad,
Monday night, four mail clerks were
burned to death and several trainmen
were more or less seriously hurt:
The dead: w. H. Blackwell, head
clerk, Cleveland.
+. w. Kriessman, Cincinnati.
G. w. Smiley, Cleveland.
L. M. Walworth, Cleveland, the
fourth victim, was not killed outright,
but was so badly burned that he died
within a short time. He was unable
to make any statement, and had life
enough only to give his name.
Two men, names unknown, ssup-
posed to be tramps.
The injured: William Fish, Cleve-
land, passenger engineer, bruised, cut
about head and right wrist broken,
will recover; John Ferguson, freight
engineer, bruised in jumping. ILL
juries slight; Joseph Coulter, ex-
press messenger, crushed; not Sc
rious; E. E. Geesman, Linndale, pas
senger fireman, bruised about body
and head injuries slight; Michael
White, passenger conductor, cuts on
head, thrown against door of coach,
slight.
The bodies of Blackwell, Smiley and
Kreissman were burned to crisp in
the fire that broke out in the
wrecked mail cars soon after the ac-
cident. Walworth was so badly
crushed that he died en- route to the
hospital. - The mail cars were en-
tirely consumed, together with a
large quantity of mail, mostly des-
tined for Columbus. Cincinnati and
other southern points. None of the
passengers was injured. The acct
dent, it is stated, was caused by a
confusion of orders.
The badly charred bodies of two
men, supposed to have been tramps,
were found in the ashes of one Of
the burned stock ears. The bodies
were almost entirely consumed, and
nothing remained by which they
could be identified. 1t is said that
two tramps boarded the freight train
as it passed through Berea.
Educators In the Wreck.
The passenger train was quite heav-
lily peopled, and many of the passen'
gers We're school superint endents and
teachers on their way to Cincinnati TIC
attend a meeting of school directors
and teachers in that city.
The unfortunate mail clerks were
caught like rats in trap within tn ell
car, which Immediately caught fire
and, being locked in, were unable to re,
lease themselves.
The scene of the wreck is but few
miles west of the city Of Cleveland anc
relief was started out Immediately or
hearing of the wreck from this city.
The injuries to the train crews con
sisted mostly of cuts and bruises, ant
are not considered serious. All but
two of the cars of the passenger trai1
were destroyed by fire, which probably
started from the overturning and ex
plosion of oil lamps in the express
and mail cars.
Traffic on the Big Four line was
blockaded until early Tuesday, owing
to the wreck.
Fair Fura Fraud Investigation
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Fatal Freight Wreck.

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 26.-One man was
killed, one fatally injured and -four
others more or less seriously hurt in 4
freight wreck on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Kittanning Point, seven miles
west OF here. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Elected President.

Cincinnati, Feb. 26.The department
of superintendent of the National
Educational association has elected
Henry b Emerson, Of Buffalo, presi-
dent 80.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Baseball Seaa0n.

Chicago, Feb. &c. is announced
!. that the National league season will
open April Is, and the American April
g. Both will quit on September q.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Says He Slew Her Sister.

Toledo, O.. Feb. 25.-tThat's the man
who split my sisters head open; that's
the man who killed my sister; that's
the man, there, there" cried aged Jo-
hanna Sullivan in court Tuesday when
Al Wade wac brought into the court
room to be tried on the charge Of mur-
dering Kate Sullivan.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Biz Fire at St. Louis.

st. Louis, Feb. 25.-The car sheds and
81 street cars OF the St. Louis & Sub
urban Railway company at De Hodia-
mont were destroyed by fire Tuesday,
entailing loss estimated at nearly
100000. -. ! !
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28

Paris, Feb. 25.-The investigation
into the mysterious change of the
furs of the late Mrs. Charles L. Fair
was resumed before Consul General
Gowdy Tuesday. The investigation,
which was still in progress. has al
ready fully established the substitu-
ton, and has shown that the Amer
lean consulate never had possession
of the articles, thus vindicating the
American officials. Mr.. Gowdy also
considers that the evidence also vim
dicates the forwarding companies.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
Ru..o-Persia. Bank.

81 st. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-IAe Russo
Persian bank is being organized. with
branches at Moscow. Hflis, Bak. Fri.
van, Tabfiz and Tsheean
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
AT THE BEGINNING OF LENT.

through his breast. The father of the
boy is dead, and it is said his mother
and sister cannot recover from their
wounds. The sheriff and coroner have
left for the scene of the crime.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-28
no give starvinx People Work.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-The car
has ordered the. immediate construc-
ton of the proposed Idensalmi-Kayana
railroad, SO as to give employment to
the Firms who are suffering from fam
inc. 49,, s. IS . Is 49, ss s.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
SMALLPOX IN DAWSON. N
Negro Preacher Brings the Dis
ease from ALBANY.

Considerable alarm was; caused in
Dawson Thursday morning when it
was learned that Rev. G. K. Saunders.
pastor of the G. NJ. E. church in Daw-
son, had well-developed case of the
smallpox. He attended the annual
conference OF his church in Albany a
short time ago, and it was there he
caught the disease.
The city council took prompt action
as soon as the presence of the disease
became known, and established pest
house near the lower culwsrt,, to W iShA
Saunders and about a dozen parties
who are known to have been exposed
we're taken. There are now about If
teen persons there under guard, and
others who are known to have been
exposed will be taken there as soon DO
they can be found.
A quarantine officer in the employ of
the council goes down as far as Arme-
ma on every Seaboard train to see that
no one coming from Albany gets off at
Dawson.
The council has required compulsory
vaccination, and the. physicians are
now busy scratching arms at the. ex-
pense of the CITY,.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
THEY CONE AND GO.

Mr.. Dave w. Oxford, who is attend.
ing Gordon Institute at Barnesvilie,
spent Christmas week with his parents,
Captain and Mrs. w. B. Oxford.
Miss Annie Paschal. who has been a
visitor at the home of her uncle, Dr.
w. @. Paschal, several weeks, will
leave for her home tomorrow.
Miss Mary Addie Murph, who has
been visiting Mrs. j. r. Mercer, re-
turned to her home in Marshallville
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Whitchard of
Albany spent Christmas with the
formers mother, Mrs. Laura Witch
ard.
Mr.. Elliott Loyless has been hero
from Augusta several days visiting his
parents, Captain and Mrs. S. A. 10y
less.
Miss Deanie Noyes of Acworth has
been visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. FL. W. Pittmau, several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Davidson have
spent the holidays in cambridge, Wis.,
iting the parents of the latter.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Simpson are
here from Birmingham visiting at the
home of Mr.. w. l.. Simpson.
Mr.. r. P. McClung has been at
home several days from the North
Georgia College at Dahlonega.
Mrs. G. A. Powell and Mrs. q. G.
Dozier have returned from a visit to
their mother in Georgetown.
Miss Mary Shields and Mrs. w. B.
Edwards of Senoia are visiting the
family of Rev. J. NJ. Long
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Saunders O
Edison have been visiting relatives
ear Dawson.
Mr.. John Davidson of Stewar
county is visiting relatives in anC
near Dawson.
Mrs. r. A. Wooten of Cuth bert il
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. A
Baldwin.
Mr.. Haley Johnson came home from
Emory college to spend Christmas.
Mr.. w. o. Johnson was here fror
Eufaula Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. w. Collier of Balm bridge j
visiting relatives in Dawson.
Miss Almyra Short has been visit
ing in Cusseta several DAYS.
Mr.. G. M. Adams has been visitin
in Alabama several days.
Wiley Baldwin has been down fror
Colum bus visiting homefolks.
Mrs. O. B. Stevens is here from Al
lanta visiting relatives.
Mr.. w. P. Hornady is visiting i
Ellayille.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
CAUGHT ON The CURBSTOKE.

The smokeless powder loaded
shells of the Peters Cartridge Co. are
perfection itself with strong, sensitive
primers, evenness of load, latest and
best wada1ng, toughness of fibre of pa
per-Ideal, New Victor, Premier and
High Gun.
The county commissioners will
soon have changing at work on the
roads. IL is understood they will use
for this purpose the parties convicted
in the city court last week.
A fresh shipment of dates, figs,
citron, crystalized orange peel, cur
rants, raisins, spices, Bakers choco-
late and shredded cocoanut at Wall
Bros.
The fertilizer and oilainspeetors OF
the state gave Commissioner Stevens
a handsome Christmas present in the
shape of silver service.
Notwithstanding the big Christ
mas eve crowd, the police made only
four or FIVE arrests that day.
-"Have you been vaccinated?" il
now the greeting between acquant
ances.
We will have something to tell yor
about Moffett's store next week.
Have your homes newly papered
Tony Lavely will do it for you.
Use Peters loaded shells and your
birds will not get away.
Joe Wheeler is the best for thu
price the dispensary sells. tt
Presiding Elder Smith filed the
Methodist pulpit Sunday.
Try bottle of Planters Maryland
Rye.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
The Lone Star State.

Down in Texas at Yoakum is a o'g
dru Goods firm of which Mr.. j. M.
Halter is the head. Mr.. Halier on que
of his trips east to buy goods, salo u, d
friend who was with him in the pslace
car: Here, take one of these Little
Early Risers upon retiring and you
will be up early in the morning. feellng
Good : For the clark brown" TASTE
headache and that logy feeling De-
Witt's Little Early Risers are the best
pms W 49, DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
MORE SMALLPOX IN COUNTY
Commissioners Held a Session
Christmas Day.

When the last smallpox patient was
dismissed at Herod some time ago il
was thought that Terrell county was
rid OF the disease, but two or three
cases came to the knowledge of the
authorities last Thursday, and since
then still others have been reported,
all in different sections of the county.
The board of county commissioners
held special session Christmas morn.
ing to consider the situation, and It
was decided to vaccinste everybody
within radius of half mile of every
case OF the disease and all others who
are known to have been exposed.
The smallpox was brought to this
county and to Dawson from ALBANY.
and In view of the lax manner in
which the authorities of Dougherty
county have dealt with the disease, or
their utter failure to attempt to sup.
press it at all until after it had become
epidemic, the commissioners came TO
the conclusion that it would be useless
to adopt any other measures here.
With the negroes of the two counties
visiting back and forth it would be i'm.
possible for Terrell county to confne
all of those who are exposed, and it
would be almost impossible to enforce
general vaccination throughout the
county.
The commissioners, however, urge
that everybody be vaccinated. The
disease is of mild type, and if this is
done it is believed it will soon run its
course.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
Married Last "Wednesday.

On last Wednesday afternoon, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Kennedy, Miss Lollle
Kennedy and Mr.. Robert Allen were
united in marriage, Rev. Rufus Jen'
nings performing the ceremony. Mr.:
Allen is a prosperous young man or
the eastern pare of Ethe county, while
the bride is young lady of many low
able traits of character. The pest
wishes of many friends are extended
the happy couple.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
Good for Children.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives imme,
diate relief in all cases of cough, Group
and lagrippe becau use it does not pass
immediatele into the stomach, but
takes effect right at the seat OF the
trouble. 1t draws out the inflammation,
heals and soothes and cures perma
nently by enabling thelungs to contrib
ute pure life giving and life-sustaining
oxygen to the blood and tissues. Dr.
Armstrong of Della, Tex, prescribes
it daily and says there is no better
cough remedy made. Sold by
DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
DUD MINIS GOES TO THE GANG
Gets a City Court Sentence of
%TWeIVe Months.

The city court adjourned Christmas
eve morning after a session of three
days and half, during which Grim
inal cases were principally tried.
There we're sixteen convictions for va
rious offenses.
bud Minis, the well known white
character who has been in numerous
scrapes before, was given a sentence
of twelve months in the chaingang for
stealing blankets from the guard
house. Jim Holland, convicted Of
stealing cotton, was given a sentence
of twelve months or $780, His attor'
neys have made motion for new
trial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
CLEANED oUT,A RESTAURANT
Vagrant Out Under Bond Raised
a Rough House.

Jim Andrews, a negro who is under
$500 bond as a vagrant for fstHre in
dustry and good behavior, loaded up
on corn juice Christmas eve and raised
a rough house at the Escrldge restau-
rant. He ran all of the employees and
customers from the establishment but
in the melee he received a scalp wound
from pistol ball fired by Bully Stat
ham,.
The officers are anxious to find An.
drews, and get an explanation from
him as. to why the conditions of hi
bond have been violated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
ACME OF PERFECTION
INF FOUNTAIN PEN CONSTRUCTION
QUAKER CITY SELFFILLING FOUNTAIN PEN
FOUNTAIN PEN PERFECTION.
Quaker City SeIf-FiIling Fountain Pen Fills
Itself and Thereby Fills Long Felt Want.

Quaker City SeIf-Filling Fountain Pen RUS
Itself and Thereby Fills Long telt WANT
Any reliable time saver is eagerly
welcomed by the modern business man.
Probably the most forceful lllusCraCioh
of this condition OF Things IN receuU
wears was the enthusiasm with wElch
the fountain pen was greeCeu'
seemed to mean the saving OF SO mucn
time and annoyance for SO MANY people
that it's sale was simply phenomenal
But the fountain pen was not oy any
means perfect and its users soon us
covered that the bother was only con,
centrated, instead of being ulspehseu
with The finest fountain pen "oulu
write indlfferentlY well as long as Cnere
was ink in it, but when that gave ouO
orr busy man had to stop, unscre" aI
inkv cap. hunt around for nller ANU
the particular ink recommended oF
the manufacturers OF that particular
men and so on through a long process
of annoyance. - o,ol,on
The manufacturers of the QUAKER
CITY Self-Fllliug Fountain zen nave
overcome all this bother ana proouceu
a nractical writing tool wnlcn Is as
nasv to use as if one were simply writ,
inc with the filler needed for the old
men. There is nothing TO unscrew'
nothing to squirt, nothing 10 lose Or
oct out of order. It's CONSTRUCTION Is
Simple and substantial and the opera
tion of filing it so simple tnat you
Wonder won nobody thought of it before,
Tt is merely necessary TO dlp Ghe
Den pressing it slightly, lift up as
psual and 90 on writing. Its capacity
isno less than the bothersome kind.
We W. feel that we are not oyer-Prais'
;,r tba7Ouaker City Self-Filling Foun-
toin Pen when we say that it repre-
sents the acme of fountain pen achieve
nent.-Free Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
Nh, E, E. KaIgIer Dead.

Mr.. e. F. Kaigler died at his home
near Parrott Friday evening after
long illness, and the remains were in
TERED in the family burial grounds
Saturday afternoon. MIR. Kaigler was
a brOther of Capt. William ,kaigler of
Dawson. He was rs years of age, was
a man District integrity, and possessed
the esteem OF all who knew him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
The ParrOtt Election.

In the municipal election in Parrott
last Wednesday E. S. Pinkston was
elected mayor and J. G. Whaley' .. d.
Williford, G. w. Lee, w. f. Avera
and w. r. Pinkston aldermen. These
are all well-known and popular cit
izens of the north Terrell town. ana
their administration will be enterprls'
ing and progressive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30
CHRISTMAS TRADE
Merchants and Dispensary Had
All Thew Could Do.

Thousands of people from Terrell
and adjoining counties were in Dawson
Christmas eve day, and an enormous
business was done in every line OF
trade. The merchants had all they
could do to wait on the vast throng OF
people.
The dispensary did its usual Christ
mas business, taking in S1,629.15,
This is about 500 more than was taken
in on Christmas eve of last year.