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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
is NEW INDICTMENTS.
Final Result of the POstoffice
Department Investigation.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 6.-Fifteen
new indictments have been brought
into the supreme court of the District
of Columbia today as the final result
of the investigation in the postofice de-
partment Several of these findings
were against persons who have already
been indicted. The indictments involve
James n. Tyner. the late assistant at
torney general for the postoffice de-
partment and his assistant. Harrison
j. Barrett. James T. Metcalf, super1n-
tendent of the money order system OF
the postofflce department; Norman
Metcalf son OF James Metcalf; Harry
c. Hallenbaclz, president and general
manager of the Wynkoop. >dallenback
& Crawford company, of New York,
the firm which for several years sup
piled the department with its money
order blanks, and William Doremus,
who is connected with the house which
has been supplying the stamp cancel
ing machine. There were additional in
dictments against August Machen, for
mer superintendent of free delivery;
Geo. Beavers, former chief of salary
and allowance department: w. Scott
Towers. who was in charge of sub
station of the Washington postoffice,
and State Senator c.. a. Green of New
York. In some cases there were sew
seral indictments against one person.
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TERRORIZED THE COUNTY.
The Arrest at Gerardy of Three Men
on That Charge.

Marysville, Kan. Oct Crank Nc
Grath, United States marshal. and Dep
uty Fesler arrived in Marysville with
three prisoners, whom they captured at
Gerardy, Kan. Fred Whiting is the only
one whose name is known. One of the
others goes under the alias of Monday"
and the third refuses to give any name at
all. They are suspected of knowing some
thing about affairs in Washington county,
where all kinds of robberies have been
committed. Deputy Fesler said the Uni
for several years. The officers were on
their way to Leavenworth with the trio
where they will be given a preliminary
hearing. Last week Grand Island brake
man was held up and murdered at Han
over 1t is supposed that the prisoners
may know something of the crime.
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New Yors stocx.

Wall Street, New York. Oct 6-STOCKS
Prices declined quite uniformly a small
fraction. There was some special pressure
against r sklyn Transit. which carried
it down about point. Wabash preferred
and Missouri Pacific were the only excep-
tons to the depression and hardened a
shade.
A further decline in prices occurred be-
fore the selling ceased Lack OF offerings
rather than any evidence of demand seem
ed to be the factor in checking the down
ward movement. Prices stiffened some
what later under the lead of Brooklyn
Transit and United States Steel. which
recovered their losses. Hardly any of the
railroad stocks fluctuated more than a
slight fraction and the market was prac-
ticatly a standstil at II o'clock Oper-
ators were inclined to await the action of
the United States Steel dividend.
Some added pressure developed against
the hard and soft coal carriers BaIt:-
more and Ohio's decline of Il point marked
the maximum of the movement. Kansas
Citw and Southern preferred fell rs points
and Rock Island preferred, Metropolitan
Street Railway and St. Louis and San
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HAD FAIROF THEIR OWN.
The People of Richland Are Not Bit
Slow.

o. c. Wyatt. of Richland, Kan, was in
Topeka on business Monday. Mr. Wyatt
reports the conditions in the vicinity of
Richland to be the best in the history of
the community.
IN fact we feel so prosperous down
there that we all got together last Sat
urGay and gave a street fair at Rich
land.'' said Mr. Wyatt. "Of course the
fair was d small one but from a finan-
cial standpoint it was a bowling sue
cess The large crowd of people who
came into Richland on that day were
intent upon having a good time and
they certainly had it. The horse races
were the feature of course but the agri-
cultural display was equally as good In
the display of corn. W. H. Coultis won
the first prize and William Wulfkuhl
captured first place in the wheat dis
pIayi'
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THREE CEREMONIES.
That Number Necessary at Wedding
of Princess Alice.

Darmsta1t. Oct.s.-The civil marriage
of Prince Andrew of Greece and Prin-
cess Alice of Rattenburg was celebrated
here at noon today The King of Greco
and Prince Louis of Battenburg. father
of the bride, acted as witnesses at the
wedding.
The ceremony took place at the old
palace in the presence of an assemblage
of 200 sovereigns. princes. diplomats and
cabint ministers. DR.. CHASING, a state
official performed the ceremony. The
church services took place first in the
chapel first according to the evangelical
and then in accordance with the Greek
church rites
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KANSAS WOMAN AIDED.
Pinkertons Are Trying to ImpIicate
Eta Barnes, Late of Winfield.

Denver, Oct. 6.-James Mcfarland, gen.
eral superintendent of the Pinkerton Ma
tional Detective agency, declares that Mrs.
strenuous effort to hide a life of crime.
The woman's husband is still confined 70
St Anthonv's hospital where he is bat
Ting with life. and if he wins it will be
but to go behind prison bars. He has con-
fessed to Superintendent Mcfarland his
mail robberies and check forging expedi-
tiosn that have covered a long series Of
years.
The Mrs. Bell who is living in a house
on enty-second street was Eta Barnes
daughter of M A. b Barnes of Winfield
Kan. where she was born about % years
ago. AT ,the age of Is years she married
Frank Sharpe. a barber of Oskaloosa-
Kan. One daughter, Nora. was born
who is now about years old Some time
after her marriage she left Sharpe, who
tracked her to Kansas City. and persuaded
did, but left him again in a short time.
Sharpe secured divorce on the grounds
of desertion, with the custody of his child.
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Chicago. Oct 6.-CATTLE-R Receipts to-
day, 7.000 head. Market steady. Good to
prime steers, IS. $4,000; poor to medium,
So. 65a490; stockers and feeders, S225Q4.15;
cows, 81. 400425: heifers, s2.00d5-00: can
ners, 81. 40d2.58: bulls, 81. Goa 430; calves,
$3.50d725; Texas fed steers, 50. 75d3.50;
western steers. s.. 00d4s50.
HOGS-R eceipts today. 10000 head: esti-
mated Wednesday, $4,000 head. Market 10
G20c lower than early yesterday. Mixed
and butchers. s5.606t640; good to choice
heavy. S5.65u6.G0. rough heavy, $5256f5.66;
light s5.S0M6.30; bulk of sales S5.60d5.s5.
SHEEP-Rece-p ts today. 10000 head
Sheep and lambs steady to lower. Good
to choice wethers. $s-s5d4.35; fair to choice
mixed, $3.50 %: western sheep, $2.25d4.35;
native lambs, S3.53u5.S5; western lambs,
81. 40ll5.4O
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RUSSIA WON'T GO.
1t Is Now Certain That Will
Not Leave Manchuria Oct 8.

Paris, Oct 6.-Of1cial advices show
that the japanese fleet is in the harbor
of Ma-San-Pho, south of Korea. No
troops have yet been landed.
e. 1t is accepted as practically settled
that Russia will not evacuate parts of
Manchuria October 8, the date fixed for
the evacuation. The Russian ambassa-
dor to Japan, Baron re Rosen, having
plenary powers, is now negotiating with
the foreign minister at Toxic and there
is reason to believe that the possible
basis of a solution of the difficulty, hav-
ing some prospects of adoption is Rus
STA conceding Japan a foQthold in Korea.
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Cause of Lockiaw.

Ioclzjaw, or tetanus, is caused by a
bacillus or germ which exists pientifully
in street dirt. It is inactive so long as
exposed to the air, but When carried be-
meath the skin, as in wounds caused by
percussion caps or by rusty nails and
when the air is excluded. the germ is
reused to activity and produces the most
virulent poison known. These germs may
be destroyed and all danger of lockjaw
avoided by applying Chamberlain's Pain
Balm freely as soon as the injury is re-
ceived. Pain Balm is an sntiseptic and
causes cuts. bruises and like injuries %
heal without maturation and in one-third
the time required b. the usual trea tmen :.
For sale by all druggists.
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City, No, Oct. 6.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today. 5000 head, including 25e9
head of Texans. Market steady. NatiX Q
steers, $4,000 $40; Texas and Indian steers,
$250q3.25; Texas cows, $1.45d2.20; native
cows and heifers 81. 25@3.6O: stocl1ers and
feeders. 81 25t 4.00; bulls, $299d4.00: calves,
S2.5G1t 6.23; western steers, $3.50. Is; west
ern cows, 81. 4GGt4.25.
HOGS Receipts today. 5000 head. Mar
ket weak to sc lower. Bulk of sales, s.. Is
$3.50: heavy. 5.G5a5.95: packers. s5.Sflkd
Goo: medium, s6.00m6.05; light, S5,S0d605;
workers.. s600d6.05.
Market steady. Muttons, $2.60d400: lambs,
s2-9ea5.50; range wethers, $2.20d3.25; ewes,
81 25H350.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Oct. WHEAT
Receipts today, 169 cars. Quotations
Dec, 6614c: May. 6SlG6S7sc. Cash: No. 2
hard, 70a7e1kc; No. hard. 661a@6S79c; No.
4 hard. 6Oqf5c; rejected hard, 59Q601Ac; No.
red. Sic; No. red 766179c.
CORN-Oct., 3S14c: Dec. 3714G37ssc; May,
3714d379sc. Cash: No. mixed. 3913c; No.
white, 40c: No white 3s15c
OATS-No. white 37Q39c; No. 2 mixed,
25636o-
HAY-cRoice timothy, ss.5oa1ooo; choice
BUTTER-creamery 1s74a1s1zc; dairy.
fancy. lie.
EGGS-Fresh, 171Hc.
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Made Punch of Wood Alcohol.

Philadelphia, Oct. 6.-F'rank and
Thomas Helms. brothers. aged 43 and
"a years respectively. and William Conn,
aged Al years, died today from the eff
fects of wood alcohol. According to the
police the three men had been drinking
heavily since Saturday. They procured
punch of the extract. Of this they inn
bibed freely Saturday. Sunday and yes
terday- They were taken violently i'll
early today and almost Immediately be-
came unconscious. remaining insensibfe
until DEATH
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat 14d
lower: corn I'D lower.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat I'D
lower: corn unchanged
Grain receipts al Chicago: Wheat, 113
cars, graded 0. Corn. 545 cars: graded 81.
Oats, 290 cars: graded. 36.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
ap0lis, 339 cars; Duluth, 742 cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis. 479 cars Duluth. 761
cars.
visible supply: Wheat INCREASED $50, coo
bushels. corn increased $1,000 bushels;
oats increased 29T 900 bushels.
Total visible supply: Wheat 19,O25.00
bushels; corn, S,9SS,000 bushels; oats, 6,769, j.
000 bushels
Grain receipts at Kansas City today:
Wheat. 422 cars. corn, 43 cars; oats. 81
cars. A year ago: Wheat, 229 cars; corn.
30 cars: oats 10 cars.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat sd
lower; corn I'd higher.
Estimated receipts of grain tomorrow
at Chicago: Wheat, So cars; corn, 2S5
cars: oats. $50 cars.
Bradstreet's worlds visible supply:
Wheat increased r. $4,000 bushels.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: De-
cember wheat-Futs, 1880; calls. 1850. De-
cember corn-Puts, 441c; calls, $3.50.
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et. Louis Livestock Mark...

ST. Louis, Mo, Oct 6-CATTLE-Re-
eepts today. 5000 head, including $500
steers, s.. 70d550; stockers and feeders,
| 81. 50d AGO: cows and heifers, $3.50. Is:
Texas steers, S2.50d400; Texas cows and
heifers. 260a2.40.
Receipts today, $500 head Mar
ket slow an. and sc somewhat lower Pigs and
eTs' and best heavy, s.. 65a6.25.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1900 head.
| 81. 4GlI54
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Annual Meeting Adjourned.

New York. Oct. 6.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company called for to-
day in this city was adjourned, as I'M
der the injunction granted by the JUS
tees of the circuit court of appeals at
ST Paul on April 9. the Northern Sc
curities is not permitted to vote its
Northern Pacific stock at any meeting
of the stockholders of the company
Pending the decision of the United
States supreme court on the appeal
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New York Monez Market.

New York, Oct. -MONEY-Money or
call steady; lowest 2 per cent: highest 21s
toap ne, cenf GIosi1s Per pe ea dal
Time money steady; 60 days, 5 per cent;
so days 50512 per cent; months, 512 per
cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 6N6iz
per cent: sterling exchange firmer, with
actual business in bankers bills al $4.S5ea
for demand and at s4.S2A for SO days;
posted rates. $4.s21564.s3 and $4.S612d4.S7;
commercial bills. $4.S1s.
lars. 45Nc.
BONDS Government bonds weak.
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Price of Whisky Advances.

Peoria, Ill, Oct 6.-After remaining
unchanged for several weeks whisky
was today quoted S1.24 on the board of
trade, an advance of one cent per gal
lon The trust has started the Atlas
distillery with a capacity of $500 bush
els per day, and arrangements have
been practically completed for the
starting of the Monarch with capac-
ity of 5000 bushels.
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Why the Fight Failed.

Philadelphia, Oct 6-The six round
fight between Jack Munroe of Butte
Mont, and Jack Mccormick of Phila-
delphia, scheduled for the Washington
Sporting club last night, did not come
off because Mccormick refused to fight,
owing to the light attendance of spec
t*4tOrs.
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Chicago. ILL.,. Oct 6-BUTTER-M Market
weak. Creamery, 1515620c; dairy, 14a19c.
CHEESE-Market firm Daisies HE;
Twins, lie: Young Americas. 111ac
,EGGS--aMarket easy. At mark, cases in
Guided 1S6l19c.
POULTRY-Market weaker Turkeys,
lie: chickens, fowls, 101z@11c; springs, 101A
011c.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, Oct s.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. basel
on Boston quotations.:
GREEN SALT CURED FLAT. .........75ac
NO. / TALLOW. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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TOO LATETO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Invalid chair, good condition,
household goods. iron beds, cots, S-day
clock, new mating. rocking chairs, left.
extension table. window curtains, rare
bargains private sale. $50 Lane ST.
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+ Galveston Tex. Oct 6.-CoTTON-
Market steady at CSC per pound.
New York, Oct. 6.-COTTON-Sales to-
day. 100 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
Quotations per 1l9 pounds: Middling up
lands, $3.50; middling gulf 1915.
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Range OF Prices on ssocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, MOI
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GRAIN

GRAIN
No. MHEA Z .....- Sc
YELLOW AND MIXED CORN -. $50
NJ. 9ArS .5,c
No : F Ra5f AND VEGETABLES. z'e
o Anderson & CO.. 210 Kansas ave
nue.1
California ounces, per box............. 81 s.
Colorado peaches. per box. ..s...........$I1 IL
Colorado Pears, per box .----...-...... 2.0J
Idaho Idaho Italian pPnnes per craze =
ORANGES-Late Valencias, per box,
oNs-California per box, s275ds. so:
Messena S425
BANANAS Fancy Port Limons, s225Q
GRSAPEsNc Concord. 25G27c per basket
PPI4Es-New York. 50 so. per Dbl.
VEGETABLES.
POTAToEs-Ka Valley. Csc per bu.;
celorad Do, E 4sGlg ohie 771zc per bu.
$3.50; Oklahoma, in bu- boxes, per box.
$1.10 Muscatine, Ia. sacked, per bu:, 10:
Museatine; Ia, barrelIed, per bu.. s1-25.
ONIONS-New Colorado, per bu., S067S5c.
CELERY-Fancy Michigan Blue Ribbon
Eer doz-, see; Colorado Jumbo. per doz.
SSAANSTTAALIsq}ggPEss- 50 T, per crate.
DATES-51~c per 1b.
COGoANUTsE Sl0a per sack: SOC per doz
HONEY-24-rack cases. 335
OYSTERS-New York Extra Selects, per
can 35c: New York Counts. 45c.
FULL CREAM CHEESE.
Kansas Y a, per 10. ..--......-. l3c
New York State, white. per lb........... lac
Brick. per AZ C
Limburger, per ID Observation-Disclosures. .14G
Block Swiss. per .151as
BITTER. EGGS. POULTRY.
BUTTER-Country. 1214c
EGGS-Case count f61kc.
POULTRY-Hens, TIC h.; roosters. 1=c
each; ducks. sc ID; geese, 4c ID; turkeys,
Sc ID. broilers, Sc ID.
Market very dull and weak.
NEW PRAIRIE, HAY-Loose..- sc. 0067. 90
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-Baled... 6.50d a ]
NEW ALFALFA HAY-Loose.. 7o0GIS. 81
STRAM-Ealed ...--......:....... 5:00sl5: a1
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New York Butter Market.

New York, Oct. 6.-BUTTER-R Receipts
today. 13.6f4 packages. Market barely
steady. State dairy, 15@ 19c; creamery. zoe
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from this decision the directors who
have held office will hold over until a
meeting of the stockholders for the cleo
ton of directors can be held.
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Furnished by j. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 11e West Sixth street Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
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scarlet Fever in Labette.

of health has received notice of an cpl
demic of scarlet fever at Oswego, La
bette county Eight cases have thus
far appeared, and all are under quar-
anime.
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Wool Market

ST. Louis. Mo, Oct. -WOOI-Market
nominal Territory and western mediums
17d1Sc; fine medium, 15d17c; fine, 156116c.
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Sugar and Coffee Market.

New York. Oct. 6.-sUCAR-Raw sugar
nominal. Fair refining, 3ssc: centrifugal,
So test, sac; molasses sugar, 31sc. Refined
sugar dull. Crushed, $40. powdered, $3.50;
granulated, $3.50.
COF'FEE-Market nominal. No. Rio,
Sac.
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Chicago. Oct. 6.
Kansas City Grain

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. COMMISSIONS
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
ass. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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Kansas CITY. Oct
Market Gossin.

FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin Commits
sion Company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain.
Room No. 3, Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1913.
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Cotton Market

MOLAssEs- steady.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-08

SUMMONS.
In the Superior Court OF the State OF Washing
ton, In and for the County Of Adams.
Pearl Sherman, Plaintiff,
vs..
Gus II. Sherman, Defendant.)
The State OF Washington to the said GUS. H.
Sherman. defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days Of the the first publication Of this
summons, to-wit; within sixty days from the
End day Of July, 1908, and defend the above
entitled action In the above entitled court,
and answer the complaint Of the plaintiff
herein, and serve copy OF your answer upon
the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff at their
once in Ritxville, wash, and In case of your
failure 80 10 do. judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demands OF the
complaint which has been hled with the clerk
of the court Of Adams county. Washington.
The OBJECT Of the above action 10 to secure an
absolute decree of divorce from defendant on
the grounds Of desertion and failure to pro
vide.
TENT. LOWELL & LINN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
p. o. address: RitzvilIe, Adams county, Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-08

Hon. w. X. Kennedy was called to
Spokane last week by the illness of his
grandson. little Marcus, who is there for
treatment of typhoid fever.
Birney NJ. Snyder, a pioneer farmer of
the Fletcher neighborhood. is here today
and reports favorable conditions in the
southern part of the county.
Mrs. N. H, Greene left the fore part of
the week for Hot Springs in the western
part of the state for few days change
of climate.
Chas. E. Preston has disposed of his
interest in the steam laundry and is again
at his old situation at the N. p. depot as
night telegraph operator.
David Richardson. former we'll known
resident Of this place is here to-day from
Quincy where he is heavily interested in
land and mercantile pursuits.
L. R. Kuster. manager of the Empire
State Title-Insurance and Trust Co.. So
journed Saturday and Sunday trout fish
ing at Silver Lake.
Roy ellison is spending part of his
summer vacation at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. P. Smith. eighteen miles south
of this city.
Patrick McCrath to-day sold quarter
section Of land south of town. the SW x
of Sec. g. 1895 to VIM. Teske for s., $50.
d. c. Barronett and wife spent the 4th
at Dayton with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gull
bertson. returning yesterday.
Mrs. A. w. Amick and children are
visiting relatives on Rattlesnake fiat at
Fletcher Tor couple Of weeks.
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"OUEEN ESTHER"

The daily rehearsals for the produc-
ton of the cantata, Queen Esther, at the
opera house on Saturday evening, July
II, are progressing satisfactorily. and
everything points to a successful rem
dition. Tickets are on sale at Thiers
drug store. Seats should be secured
early. Reserves;soc; admission csc and
3sc. Benefit high school library fund.
BY common agreement all the stores will
close at p. m. this Saturday evening.
The cast is as follows:
Esther, the Queen-Mrs. RIA. Chitten-
den.
Ahasuerus, the Kirg-Mr. Albert A.
Snowden.
Hannah. the Kings Counsellor and
Overseer of the Realm-Mr. F. Weiand.
Mordecai, a Jew-Mr. Herbert y. Bell
Zeresh, Humans Wife-Miss Alice c.
Dormen. Mrs. c. f. Shipman.
Mordecai's Sister-Mrs. o. r. Hol-
Tomb, Mrs. Matte Martin.
Prophetess-Mrs. w. H. Martin.
Median Princess-Miss Emily Koch.
Persian Princess-Miss Kathleen Hal
lin.
Scribe-Mr. R. c. Kennedy.
Beggars-Mr. r. A. Chittenden, Mr..
Walter Staser.
Hegai-Mr. David w. PettiJohn.
High Priest-Mr. Clifford Phelps.
Herald-Mr. Ralston c. Holcomb.
Harbonah-Mr. T. w. Brewer.
Captain of the Kings Guard-Mr. F.
F. Davenny.
Persians, Jews, Guards, Pages. Maids
of Honor, Slaves, etc.
SYNOPSIS.
Esther was born in Persia 500 years
fore Christ. Being an orphan from in.
fancy she was adopted by her uncle,
Mordecai. who. recognizing her great
natural beauty. trained her in the accom-
plishments of highest womanhood. She
was chosen by the King of the Realm to
be his wife and Queen. She did not dis
close her nationality. Haman was Pre-
mier and favorite of the King. Haman
hated Mordecai because he would no.
worship him as the King had command.
ed. He did not know Mordecai's rela.
ton to the Queen. To be revenged he
obtained a decree for destroying all the
Jews in the provinces. Mordecai dis
covers the plot and charges the Queen
to petition the King for the safety of heE
people. which she does at the peril Of
her life, on account of the law that no
one shall 20 unto the King unbidden
The King hears her petition and Haman
is defeated. Haman has prepared gal.
lows for Mordecai. An attendant informs
the King Of the fact. The King orders
Haman to be hanged from it and pro
claims Mordecai Premier in his stead
After this the people rejoice.