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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
UNION TOWNSHIP.
LYON TOWNSHIP.

All sw of Mo P Rex lots sold.."..:.1 II is 4
Commencing 1856 ftn Of sw cor sec II
10 4 thence Q 430 1t to Cfeechs addl-
ton to Harrington thence n % IT
along side Of said addition thence
W 400 It to W line of quarter section
thence 96 IT to beg LII 10
ba,nU In az ~ 10 4
s7-iOO Of an acre In Sc cor of........,.. IL Is 4
X acre lying Of Mo P Ry and being :.
part Of blk rs In se...........:.......H 10
Beginning at q point 100 IT Of 90 cor
OF ne n 288 It W to line Of @ u N
Ry to point due Of beg to
beg also beg at o point on center OF Il
section line 90 rds Q to center n to
right Of way of r r thence with
said r r SO around "Y" curve t0a
point on right Of way Of Wichita
branch of ORR & where center
OF line OF said section crosses said
r r thence with said center line OF
said section to beginning con-
ISa ~ vide co S acres. ..4 10 4
NV NV ,..,,,,.........16 10 A
ne NV and W and ne ne and b Sc :.
a h ne IS 4
q mn 20 10 4
n = and 40 NJ NV 81 10 4
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
Tuesday, Sept. l, 1908,

and the next succeeding days thereafter be sold by me at
M county treasurers office in Abilene Dickinson county,
Kansas to the county, for the delinquent taxes and charges
thereon for year 9oa unless same shall be paid before
said day Of sales
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20

GRANT TOWNSHIP.

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20

Henquenet's list Sub Division Vacated.
Broad way 66 TO ii3 side Broadway.
HeDquenet,s End Sub Division vacated.
VII "a 90 al NV a SO and ne OF 50 and 49,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
sUTPHEN's MILL.

sUTPHEN'S MILL.
Lots134587SeIO1 II 10 blk i; Its 1873 1877
10 II blk 2; Its 1857 . II 10 Is Il blk 9; Its
81 On On or % % 10 III blk L.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
ENTERPRISE.

BIZ 8; Its 1879 II 10 10 biz o; lh 3 bk ii it, ~
50 bk IL sw q biz 10; Its l 3bk 20 iss46sbk rs
all biz 30 except pit 100 n In ne cor beg 80 # Of
90 cor BIZ 90 100 n W l47i II 100 l4I n to beg
also nh Oh nh nh BIZ % " 90 # 10 10 bk 10
200 II NV 800 feet 200 n 800 n to beg bk 20 ne
biz 81 VIII nh NV q bk %; It's 8M bk H.
senn's Addition.
Lots l2s456Ts biz 10; Ii she biz l; 1t Mbk
/; lts II 10 bk 4; n his . o Of side bk b II h
1918 IA IS 10 biz 8; ksbkS.
Riverside Park Addition.
All bkS ~; Its 468 "a 90 % bk 0; all BIZ
all bk s all bk OK 100 Z il5 end biz; 1t IS bk
all bk&
Prather's Addition.
All biz 4; lts 6se 10 II n % % 2ss0 1881 2sSl II
isl5I7 10 q BIZ 4; 1t 2S bk all bk 10 all bk II
all Blk IA ltsa4 BIZ 16
Cases Addition.
40 II of " end Of NV q OF NV q ex 90 on
Q end hi 2S
DETROIT.
ts57eli IA Is BIZ q; lts6s 10 BIZ b; 1879
IL 10 10 u Il com at pit isl n Of Sc cor Of biz
Q $50 n $50 $50 50 to beg biz o; Its II Is II
q "a bkd.
Lambs Addition to Detroit
Lots 7bk G; shl6bko.
NAVARRO SOUTH.
Lots 2s4567selO11 BIZ O. lts III biz 10 II
BIZ Is
HOPE.
Lots and % n L So n s and 10 n a, An IT'S .
50 n ofs biz l; liz as and n S fte7 and u II BIZ
sBrsv cor and 10 n NV cor 8, As n . end 7
and bkes "a n lni go Blk 4 beg s n Of
NV cor ME cons Is fveo nm Is n 10 beg
Aft ofn q nj sbk6
Thurston and swayss's Addition.
tsis7seIoIsHlBIll 2 biz A: all BIZ Z en-
cent s and q all bks and O ls 5 and BIZ q; 1t
. BIZ K; IL and BIZ L; la . II bk L II II BIZ
MiniFiobk P; lts 10 II IS BIZ O. lt1s7 4se
bis
Growers Addition 10 Hope
Lo,sssel01l BIZ !; lia Is II Is ~ 70 bka IL
lasbk IL NILSSON IL hsbk IL In ianh
% bk "a lnstSstsio1In BIZ ~ IN u hlb
10 MS IN ex ~ ofvsy,
HenqusnssiSs First Addition 10 Hope
LoniSBfsstsb 10 BIZ ]; lhIsabk : lus
tssmiaahGsiibk ElhIssssbfe lueT
sppnhk ahitbkShabk Rltia Bssqnsn-
-, nd sdd; N y aSG0i iahn 1Hn
nHans a HsssusnsaSs srst sub-diEirion-
ShssSs saaiHsa % Hsp&
LasbRn
CHAPLAIN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
Delinquent 2az-LlSt
DICKINSON COUNTY, KAS.
STATE OF KANSAS, S:
Dickinson County
80 M WMoM " MNN SoMcesM:
u AN WHOM " MNN CoMcesM:

Notice is hereby given that the following described
lands and Town Lots situated in the county OF Dickinson
ana State Of Kansas or much thereof may be neces
sary for that purpose will, on
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The new liquor license law in London
has gone into effect and names Of la
bitual drunkards will be posted here
after.
Edward VII. of England was pro-
claimed emperor Of India at Delhi
amid scenes of unprecedented oriental
magnifcence.
Church services in the dark will be
held by Rev. C. j. Parker in London to
prevent women staying away because
their neighbors are better dressed
The past year in Canada, from a
business point of view, was the most
successful year in her history.
Steamship agents are securing
Europe for paupers and sick whose
relatives contribute $25 passage money
and send them to America.
The annual report of the Philippine
commission declares organized insur-
rection 1T an end and recommends that
congress establish the gold standard
in the islands.
French senatorial elections will
strengthen President Loubet's min
istry.
The revolt in Morocco is at an end.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The editor of the Clangton Times had
firmly fixed ideas as to the sort of language
which should be used in the columns of
his paper, and never failed to express them
with force and decision.
Il see here" he said, with an accusing
finger on sentence in the copy of new
contributor, chat you refer to man as
dressed in "a coat of brown Now We don t
pay for poetical turns on this paper; when
you mean brown coat, say brown coat. "
II didn't realize that you objected to a
form which conveys the same idea" ven
tured the young man who had made the
mistake.
at doesn't always convey the same idea, "
said the editor, sharply. Suppose should
say that the property man at the Clang-
ton opera house was a man of property
And what do you think would be the re-
suit if I told Col. Black, who in a recent
interview is mentioned as man of conf
denre, that I had heard he was confidence
man."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
The GaYesburg Sanitarium,

Galesburg, ILL.,, cures cancers, tumors, and
malignant groWths without ~plasters, oper-
alton or pain. No papers to sign or money
to pay until cured. When possible to cure
piles, rupture, hydrocele, and varicocele
without operation it can be done at the
Sanitarium. Goitre, enlarged prostates and
structures cured without medicine OF pain
Rheumatism, dropsy, sciatica, paralysis,
constipation, general debility, opium and
liquor habits, all diseases of the kidneys,
nerves, lungs and mind are treated with
better success than at home or in ordinary
hospitals. 1t is many times wonderful how
soon relief is obtained after failure by all
other means. This success depends upon
the use of hydro and electrotherapy, mas
sage, gymnastics, Swedish movements,
X-ray, the methods of Apostoli, Underwood
and the use of hot air, electric light, sim
usoidal and other baths in addition to or
binary medical treatment
For particulars and booklet write Med
zeal Superint of Sanitarium, giving
full description of your case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
THE WOEFUL WHEEL.
George Thought He Was Doing His
Duty, But Tt Was Labor
Lost,

A young man in a cricket shirt and straw
hat was wheeling baby carriage backward
and forward along the pavement in front
of a small house III Westgate-on-Sea.
The hot afternoon sun poured pltllessly
down upon him, and he was angry as any
man in the neignborhood, relates the
Manchester Guardian.
My DEAR" came a voice from the up
per window of the house.
LET me alone, can't your" he shrielzed
back, and went on wheeling and hopping
his face.
An hour later the same voice came from
the window in earnest, pleading tones:
George, dear!"
he SLOTTED ,l @n" " n eA u the water pipes
5urst?"
"No, George, DEAR" walled the voice
",the water pipes are all right, but you've
been wheeling Amy's doll all the afternoon
Hadn't you better let baby have turn
nOw2''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
FOREIGN.

The report that the German cruiser
Fake is threatening to lombard
Maracaibo is untrue.
The answer of President Castro to
the proposals of the allies to submit
to the arbitration of The Hague tri-
bunal the Venezuelan difficulties
amounts to a general acceptance of
the principles of the proposition.
The maharajah of Jaipur has given
lakh of rupees (about $5O,ooo) to
the Indian peoples famine fund in
commemoration of the durbar.
The Venezuelan blockade is work
ing injury to commerce, and especial
ly to American interests.
Lieut.. de Magnse and his party,
who were in charge of Port Boni, on
the frontier OF Uganda, were at
tackled by a cannibal tribe June IA
last, and the entire party was MUIR
dered and eaten.
Senior Insula, editor of the Sa ntia go
(Cuba) Republica, was shot and killed
by Congressman Corona, editor of Gu
bano Libre, during a dispute over poll
ties.
Fifty-eight lives were lost in fire
in coal mine 1t Bachmut. Russia
China is to be warned that it's action
in refusing to pay the international
indemnity fund in gold notes may have
serious consequences.
Philippine naval maneuvers under
Rear Admiral Evans proved that hos
tile fleet cannot enter Manila harbor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The census shows over 100000 Of
women engaged in gainful occupations
in this country. There are over L.
100000 engaged in agricultural pur-
suits, 100000 in professional service,
100000 in domestic service and T.
100000 in manufacturing and mechan-
ical pursuits The female farmers in
clude laborers, farmers, overseers,
gardeners, florists, fruit growers, milk
farmers, stock raisers, herders, tur-
pentine farmers, wood choppers, lum-
bermen and raftsmen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The United States department of
agriculture is at present Investigating
tho curious behavior Of certain plants
growing on the western prairies,
which are known as locoweeds. 10
CO.. IN Spanish signifies crazy. Cattle
and other animals feeding upon loco
weeds suffer a arrangement Of the
brain that prevents co-ordinating
movements. Several weeds belonging
to the bean family are included in this
poisonous category.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

One of the curious trades of New
York is that of the smelling expert, a
man who earns his living literally By
following his nose. He is employed
by manufacturers of perfumery. It is
his business to judge of the charac-
ter, quality and value of the materials
that go to the making Of perfumes.
Much of the perfumery made in this
country is imported from France in
the form of pomatums, and extracted
with alcohol. The smelling expert
Judges the quality of pomatums.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

ger can be averted:
CASE NO. 15,741-Rev Jacob D.
Van Doren, of 81 Sixth Street, Fond
du Lac, Wis, Presbyterian clergy
man, says: ga man or woman who
has never had kidney complaint OR
any of the little ills consequent upon
irritated or inactive kidneys knows
very little about what prolonged suf-
fering is. I had attacks which kept
me in the house for days at time,
unable to do anything, and to ex-
press what I suffered can hardly be
adequately done in ordinary Anglo
Saxon. AS time passed, complica
tions set in, the particulars of which
will be pleased to give in personal
interview to any one who requires
information. I used plenty Of rem
edies, and, ever on the outlook for
something that might check or ben
eft my condition, I began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills. This I can con-
scientiously say, Doan's Kidney Pills
caused general improvement in my
health. They brought great relief
by lessening the pain and correcting
the action of the kidney secretions."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured the Rev.
Jacob Van Doren will be mailed on
application to any part of the United
States. Address Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all drug
gists, price so cents per box.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Members of a Canadian woman g
club, organized for literary and So
biological study, with a college woman
as president, are said to have become
SO interested in the servant problem
that they have resolved to raise the
standard of domestic service by going
out to serve themselves. The authority
also states that these clubwomen have
found their own town too conservative
to carry out their plan In, and the
president and five members have de.
cided to go TO New York and take
places with some of the families OF
that metropolis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Following the leadfof Ms. Stuyves-
ant Fish, ultrafashionable New York
women are taking to sitting in theater
boxes with their backs to the stage.
Mrs. Fish originated this fad a few
evenings ago, hardly LOOKING toward
the footlights even, much less attend
ing to the play, and keeping up an
animated but subdued conversation
with three friends. Another fad of the
hour among New Workers is to abbre-
viate Thank YOU until it sounds ex-
actly as though the person were say
ing kew"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

There has recently died in Canada,
in abject poverty, Samuel Napier, the
man who discovered the largest mug
get Of gold the world has ever seen.
1t was found in Australia and meas
ured two feet, four inches long; ten
inches wide and two inches thick. So
great was the excitement over the dis
covery that Queen Victoria command
ed Napier to come to Buckingham pal
ace, where the nugget was exhibited
to her
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Mrs. W. A. Clark, Jr., daughter-in-
law of the Montana senator and moth
er of "million-dollar baby died at
Butte. a=.--r-v-
Ex-Congressman J. N. Castle dice
at his home in Saltwater, Mimi, aged
IS years.
Irving M. Scott" the man who built
the Oregon announces his candidacy
for the seat of Senator Perkins, of Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dockery, wife
of the governor of Missouri, died at
Jefferson City, aged SO years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

A dredger, claimed to be in some re-
spects the largest ever constructed,
has just been completed by the Golden
Gate and Miner works, of San Fran
cisco. 1t is designed for building a
Ievee on one of the most considerable
of the islands in the Sacramento river
delta. The boom is of extraordinary
length and describes circle having a
diameter of 80 feet, allowing the EN-.
ployment of material at great distance
from the shore line. The bucket holds
70 tons and the boom is(155 feet long.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian author,
loves to keep his hair in disorder.
This is said to be his one vanity. He
always carries a little toilet case, con-
tanning a looking glass and a comb,
which are attached to the lining of his
gray hat. He will often remove his
hat to look into the mirror to see how
his hair is lying. If it is not rough
enough to suit his fancy he uses the
comb to give it the requisite tangle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The house in Portland in which
Longfellow was born is now tene-
ment inhabited by Irish. A few years
ago a teacher in Portland gave a talk
about the poet and later questioned
her class. Where was Longfellow
Dorn?" she asked. A small boy waved
his hand vigorously. I'm Patsy Ma
gees bedroom" was the reply; but no.
body seemed surprised.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
RY G. &. PETITIONS.

At spot indicated by water di-
viner an artesian well was bored at
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, with
the result that at a depth of $50 feet
a spring was struck that is now yield
664,000 gallons daily.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Col. Henry Wattefson, the veteran
editor of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, is one of the hardest working men
in the newspaper profession Though
we'll advanced in years he gets to his
office every morning at o'clock,
which necessitates very early rising,
az he lives 20 miles from Louisville.
He drives to his Office behind spir-
lied pair of Kentucky mares.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

600 watches and 10000 wedding rings
are deposited every year. The Oldest
object there in 1900 was a suit Of
clotnes, on which 5 francs had been
advanced in 1869. It belonged to a
soluier who fell in the war in 1870, and
whose widow paid her annual due on it
for over 80 years in the hope of being
able some day to redeem it,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

There is s. lurking
danger in the aching
back.
Tie aches and palma
of the back tell of
kidneys overworked.
Go to the kidneys
a S S i S t a nc G when
backache pains warn
you.
A kidney warning
should be promptly
needed for dangerous
diabetes - Bright's
disease-are only a
step away.
Read how the dam
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
Frisco System New Observati on
Cafe Cars

In addition to through chair car and
Pullman Sleeper service the Frisco Sys
tenn operates on its trains out oil
Saint Louis and Kansas City very
handsome Observation Cafe Cars, un
der management of Fred Harvey These
cars are equipped with every convenience
Including large library observation room
and platform; the former supplied with
easy chairs, writing material, fastest news
papers and periodicals. Electric lights and
electric fans add to the comfort of the pas
Kansas City daily via the Frisco System.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
Going by Sound.

An enthusiastic sightseer in London was
telling her friend that she had been for
tunate enough to get a good view of Lord
Kitchener F'Ah!" said the friend, II sup
pose he's a very belicose manw ooh, nc, ;"
was the reply, quite slim, assure YOU
N Y Sun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

The man who endeavors to travel to fame
or fortune via the alrship of revery is like
iy to hit the ground hard.-Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
Cost a Ouarter-Ragged Robert with

Cost Quarter-Ragged Robert with a
mysterious air)-"I saw your husband
downtown, mum, an eff you'll give me a
charter I'll tell you what sort of place
Goodness me! Here's the quarter. Tell
me quick! What was the place." Ragged
Robert-''The post Office, mum. IN. Y.
Weekly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
His Little Sch eme.

paper. ct tells how house was robbed,
and | want to show it to my wife, he ex-
planned.
What good will that do?" friend in
CURED.
"a whole lot," was the reply. "You see,
this house was robbed while man was at
church with his wife
"Say!" exclaimed the friend, excitedly,
"you haven't got duplicate copy of that
paper, have you?"-Chicago Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon cold
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Lots of men tire themselves to death
looking for an easy job.-Chicago Daily
News
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Haughtiness lives under the same roof
with solitude.-Plato
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos
Robbins, Norwich, n. Y. Feb. II, 1900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Glory hasn't any credit at the bank
Chicago Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

There is nothing that costs less than civil
ity.-Cervantes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. &c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Iowa Farms 81 Per Acre Cash,
bal. q crop till paid. Mulhall Sioux City, Ia.
Mammon is the mother of misery
RAMS Horn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10
UNION MAD L

W.. Douglas makes and sells n1ore
mems $3.50 and $500 shoes than any other
two manufacturers in the world, which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-05
Dick Crozier Traded.
Davenport Signs Hines.
POLICE HOLD A WYOMING
WOMAN FOR DISCRETION

Sunday evening the police received
a message from the town marshal at
Wyoming, H., asking the arrest of a
Mrs. Mary Brannigan and her 14-year-
old daughter, Elsie, who came this
way on the afternoon Peoria train.
1t was claimed that the woman was
running away from her family.
About 9:30 in the evening Officer
Pearson found the woman and daugh-
ter at the Fifth avenue depot. where
they We're waiting for train to
Omaha. They were taken to the sta
ton, where Mrs. Brannigan told her
story. She claimed that she had been
conducting a boarding house at Wyo-
ming and supporting a drunken hus-
band. Having tired of the sort of
life she was leading she had engaged
to keep house for a party in Omaha.
and had taken her daughter to go TO
that city. Night Captain McCabe de-
cided that he had no right to lock her
up, and she was accordingly given
lodgings at Mrs. Phillips boarding
house, where she remained till last
evening.
During yesterday message was re-
ceived from Wyoming stating that the
marshal would come to Rock Island
on the evening train. Mrs. Brannigan
was told that she need not stay UNI
less she desired to do so, and she ac-
cordingly resumed her journey to
Omaha after just "a hours delay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-05
FEAR SLIP OF COG
Machine at Springfield Decidedly
Out of Order Just
Now.
IN GREAT FEAR OF SHERMAN
Yates Lorimer Crowd Sees Effect of
Foxy Speakers
Capers.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. Sit developed
at Il secret caucus held last night in
the interest of John III. Miller that
the machine is weakening in its
speakership fight and that instead of
50 or 60 house supporters being as
sured for the McLeansboro man not
more than AZ are regarded safe. \
full report of the caucus was made
public by informants who are ac-
counted Miller men, who probably
will vote for l.. Y. Sherman.
Another evidence of weakness on
the part of the: Yates machine is in
Dictated in the efforts of Secretary
Hay, of the state committee, John II.
Miller and others to draw the Sher-
man men into conference for the
ostensible purpose of agreeing upon
n date and place for the speakership
caucus