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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
NOTICE OF TAX DEED.

Notice to the owners and 10 the persons
IN whose namHs the following h"scribs d
Lands and lots are taxed that Tax Deed
viii issue.
TO 'fe hei-s of ! j Smith. deceased. rs "a
lot %. block 20, Corporation Add. To the
hairs az " =. Ensign. deemed. M To lots
s"n,s 80 1T t. Ct To- 10 block H. Geo
lots ~ End 32. block 4. johnson & Rray
tons Add. 10 W W. Buttcrfeid ns to lot
-. BLOCK I. J ohnson & Rraytou's Add. TO
81. block 2. original. To F. e. clayton M
to lots and >. block =. johnson & Bray
tons Add. Ts W, ". Buttertield ns to lota
=. !. 3, 6. IL. IL, Is. Is. II. IL. 10. 20, 21,
a id. To n. VI. weiser ~ % lot z, block 4,
Johnson X Rrnyton's Add. To W. l.. Har-
ris a, Ia lot :, blork II. Johnson & Bray
block Is johnson 4 Brayton's Add To =.
+. Parish as 10 lots 10 and IL. block Ia.
Johnson Brs,tan's Add. To $, II. Ed
Rravton's Add, To the heirs Of j. j. smith.
deceased. as to lots IL To %, In block 4,
corporation Add. to Rec Heights.
All Of the above lots are situated in the
town oi Rec Heights. in the County of Hand
and state 81 South Dakota.
Take Notice. that regular sale OF lands
and lots for delinquent taxes held In and
for the County of Hand and state Of South
dakota on the 9Th day az November 1900.
MI the above described lots. tracts, and par.
eel = Of nd were separately offered for sale
for the taxes due and unpaid thereon for the
year 1899. and were separately bid In by
the treasurer Of said Hand County In the
name 81 said county for the full amount Oi
the taxes. interest, penalty and costs due
and unpaid thereon Tor said year 1880. and
The certificates OF purchase were thereafter
duly assiE aed by the treasurer o.
raid Hand co. to +. Il and W. Il. Card
rer who Gre now owners and hold
trs Thereof. and more thnn two years
having rlapard since said sales. and
no redemption having been mndp of sail
lpndS. lots. trccts or llarccls OF laGd. ar ~. =
tleIeof, yea ARE further notified that the
time for redemption will expire and deed
or deeds will he made for Said lands, lots.
tracts and parcels 81 land in sixty days
iruin the completed service OF this notice.
Dated this 18th day of April 1908.
h. X. * ". Y. GARDNER.
Owners Holders Of Certificates OF Purch use
By ). V. GHRisT, Attorney.
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CA9asssssNiSxsss
ne ias- n
Afch 1otT
Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, George g. Firestone, and Sara
f., his wife, mortgagorn. mortgaged to
Henry Young and H.. Austin Clark. mort
gagees, the following described land situated
In the County OF Hand. then In the Terri
tory OF Dakota. and now In the state OF
South Dakota, to-wit: The North East
hundred and twelve 112t North Of range
siXty-nine (69l West. and which said mort
gage IL dated jane 2ist. 1883, aad was re-
corded la the register OF deeds once OF said
Hand County on the 23d day Of June 1883
In book 2 OF mortgages on page 122, and
was aiterward duly assigned by said mort
cages to Asa \. Potter. and thereafter was
assigned by Delphine A. Potter aud Edwin
A. Booth, the executors OF the last will and
testament Of said Asa n. Potter to Seth X
Humphrey: and both OF said assign ments
have been duly recorded In said Hand Coun.
".
And whereas partial reiease OF said
mortgage was made by the then owner
thereof, on Feby. 25rd 1885. whereby that
Lot OF the North Enst quarter of said see
ton i've TOD was released from the lien of
shlu mortgage, and whereas default has
been made in the payment of the money sp-
cured Dy SAID mortgage. and the amount
claimed 10 he due theron at the date OF this
notice - the sum OF Twelve Hundred Dol
lars; principal and interest besides the sum
OF Fifty Dollars attorneys fees stipulated
therein, and no action or proceeding has
been had or commenced to recover the sum
secured thereby or any part thereof
Notlce II hereby given. that by virtue OF
the power OF sale In said mortgage and OF
the statutes of South DaSota. the said
mortgage viii he ioreclosed by a sale of all
OF the said inortgaged premises, except Lot
of same, heretofore released from the said
mortgage, at the front door Of the Court
House Ia the town OF Miller In the County
oI Hand ana State OF South Dakota, on the
fourth day OF Nav 1903 at ten O'Clock In
tnt forenoon OF said day, at public auction
70 the highest bidder for casa That por-
ton oi the said mortgaged premises To be
sold Is Lot and the south hall OF he North
Ehst quarter OF section tive (JD In township
IL, range % ia the county of Hand and
Sthte oi south Dakota, and being all Of the
Norih East quarter of said section >, except
that part described az lot one Ia the c. ;.
Government survey thereof
Dated this 18th day of March 1908.
SETH X. HuMPnREY.
Assignee Of Mortgage,
by :. V. CHRIST. his Attorney.
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Mch 26t6
Timber culture. Final Proof.-Notice
for Publication.
United States Land once, Huron, So Oak
March 40, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that John NJ
Walsh has filed notice OF intention co
make final proof before the Clerk OF Courts
the 9TH day Of May 1903. on timber
culture application No. 1912, for the
Southwest quarter OF section No. %, in
Township No. 10. North, Range No 40
W. 9TH i. M. He names as witness es /:
James II Burke, Joseph Butler Alfred
Crnekei. Frank Butler, all of Cedar, s. ID.
The personal testimony OF claimant VIII
be taken before the Clerk OF the Supreme
Court Of the District 81 Columbia al his
Office Ia Washington, ID. c., May T. 1908.
CA. BLAKE. Register.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
MchaGtG
SUMMONS.
stateofsouth Dakota,l In Circuit Court,
County ofHand. islxth Judicial Circuit

County oiHand. isixth Judicial Circuit
Charles q. stark. Plaintiff.
VS.
Edward Dewitt. Mag lie Dewitt his wife
Iri"lerhk L. Day, aud Alley j. Day his wife
William VI. Monlse1 Asssigne, for IN q
benefit OF creditors al Frederick r. Uay aud
Hand Comfy, corporation, Defendants.
SUMafoNs:
The State OF South Dakota sends oraot
Ing 10 the above named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned aud required to
answer the complaint OF tho plaintlIf In the
above entitled action. which said complaint
was fled In the Office OF the Clerk of the dir.
emit Court. Sixth Jadiciab Circuit within and
for County OF Hand, State of south Dakota
at Miller. In said county and state on tile
md day of March. A. D.. 1903 and to serve
a copy Of yonr answer to said culnpIuin
n"Cn the subscribcrs at their Office In the
city OF sioux Falls, South Dakota, within
30 days from the date of the service OF this
summons upon yon, exclusive OF the ,iay 81
such service, and II you fail To apppar and
answer within the thirty 600 DAYS
Aforesaid, the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the RELIEF demanded In his com
plant.
Dated ut Sioux Falls. South Dakota. this
Fad day OF March, A. D., 1908.
KIrrRIpoE WiSANs n scorT.
Plaintiffs Attorneys. sioux Falls, q. ID.
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March 5t7.
Mortgage Foreclosure snle

mortgage Foreclosure sale
Whereas. Default has been made I'm ,h.
payment OF the interest on the nota ar honnn
secured by mortgage or trust deed dntsi
September End. 1899 executed NV b"vI11
Tryon and Mallndn NJ Tryon. bis w,sa
mortgagors. parties Of the first part, 70 T.
W. Tulleys. Trustee. party OF the secon5
part, and The Anglo-Amerlcan Mortpas.
and Trust Company, Darty oi the third nss,
mortgages, which mortgage or trust danS
was recorded In the o flee of the Eegfstsr -;
Deeds OF the County Of Hand. south DaEn,oo'
on the +th day % dc tober 1880 at thu hon,
of ten o'clock A. NJ, in Book ~ Of Mort
Cages. az page 3l9. Whereas, no action or
proceedings ut law, or otherwise have been
instituted to recover the deb: secured bv
said mortgage, or any part thereof: AMI
whercns, IL was stip nln ted In said mortgngr
or trust deed. that n default be made In t5e
payment of principal or interest, or II de-.
fnnlt be made In payment OF the taxes as
scssed. or To be assessed. against said
premises, the whole amount was to become
due and payable AZ nIcp. Hnd the holder 81
said mortgage or trust deed was therein EN-
powered tn paw such taxes That after
wards, and for a valuable consideration. the
proInissory note. stcurc'i ' said lnurtruo,.
or trust deed, was day assigned transferred
and delivered tn Charles BHttelle aud saiI
trust deed or mortgage was also, by an I'm.
strumeht In writing, duly assigned. trans.
ferred aud delivered unto said Chnrlrs lat
tcl,r, and the same was duly ncknuwipdpad
20 ~ to enitle IL o be recorded AMI after
wards, and prior TO this foreclosure. the
Sdiic W iN ulth WI iOtOIu in tHc once Ot the
Register III Deeds In and for said County.
Whereas Default has been made In the
payment Of the Principal and interest nov
past due. GnI there IL no " due and claImed
To- be due und der he terms Of said MORTGAGE
or trust deed. the sum Of Seven Hundred
Four and l5-1oO Dollars.
Now, Therefore, Notice IL hereby given
that by virtue OF the power OF sale contain.
ed IN said mortga &c or trust deed, aud duly
recorded ~ afOre said. and In pursuance 6f
the statute In sui b case mPde aud provided
the said mortgage or trust deed will be fore,
closed by sale oil tn mOrtgaged premises
therein described. at public auction, by the
Sheriff OF said county, AT the front door of
the Court House In the town OF Miller, State
OF South Dakota, on the 18th day Of April
1903, at the hour OF two o'clock T. NJ OF
that day, TO thu highest bidder for cash.
The said mortgaged premises being sit.
uated in tne County Of Hand ana state of
South DakOte, Hnu described as follows to-
wit: The Northeast Quarter OF SECTION
Twenty (2O), ia Township One Huadred
and Thirteen q l3) North, az Range Seventy =
tTol West -. the FIFTH lr.nciDHl MrrIGIaI
cont aiming / 10 acres.
Dated at Clark. South Dakota, February
18th, 1908.
CHARLES BATTELLE.
Assignee Of the said Mortgage
or Trust Deed.
:. A. KEENAN,.
Attorney for Assignee, Clark, s, d.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16

Money to loan on real estate
at 8 per cent interest. Address
j. II. KING, Huron s. d. Or call
on ]. l.. kEYEs. Miller, 5. ID.
27tf
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Alch 26t6
Notice for publication

Notice for publication.
Department of the Interior. Land Office at
Huron. South Dakota. March Is. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that the folio wing
named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
ton TO make final proof in support OF his
claim. and that said proof viii be made be-
fore the Clerk OF Courts at Miller, $. d. on
May 3. 1908. viz:
PERCY NICHOLAS.
III. T.. No. 1900. for me So NEhsud
y y Il "a Sec. 30, +. H., N. X. 60 w. 9Th
i. n.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuftiva-
tlon OF said land. viz
james h. Berry. OF Rec Heights S. D.
Frank Conan. ban Parkhurst aud John
Ruggenburg, Of Miller.
Z. A. BLAKE, Register.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
Rec HEIGHTS.

Mrs. Fred l5urman visited Mrs,
Watkins u few days last week.
Mr.. Ioeman and family moved
to their Homestead in Spring
Hills Tuesday.
Salveson Bros. are building
new chimneys about town, which
the hard winds OF the past win
ter destroyed.
Mrs. Huntley was quite sick
last week at her home in High
more. Mr.. Huntley supplied the
pulpit last Sabbath.
The C. Il. box social was held
at the home of Mrs. Hill. The
attendance was not large, but
the financial part was a success.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
sIch 2GtG
Notice for Publication.

Mch 2GtG
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior Land Office al
Huron. South Dakota. March Ia. 1903
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has died notice OF his inten.
ton To make final proof in support Of his
claim and hat said proof VIII be made he.
fore the Clerk OF Courts at Miller, :. ID. on
May ., 1903, viz:
SAMUEL L. THOMAS.
III. Il. No 1927. for the W a See. IL. T..
l15, ~, X. GO, W., 9TH l.. NJ.
He names the following witnesses toprove
his continuous residence nron and cultiva-
ton OF said land viz
III Is. Porter. A. A. Miller. and J.. l.. Sis
son, OF Burdette. 5. d., William Baker. OF
Helmick, S. D.
G. A. BLAKE. Register
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
CA % II q H Z .As
Bear, Tia >,Ihs Kind You Have slsays Bought
Hs, a. I<HzzlM<
Land Wanted.

/ want to buy some good
quarters of Hand county land
cheap for cash. Write or call on
me at Miller. If
q. ii. CARROLL.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
Ve:y Low Rates to California and
Return,

EcIuTN,
Via the North Western Line.
First-class round-trip tickets on
sale May 3D. and 10th to 18th TO
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Favorable limits and stopOver
privileges and choice OF routes.
The Overland limited, most
luxurious train in the world,
leaves Chicago daily 500 p. M.
Less than three days Ell route.
Drawing room and compartment
sleeping ears, observation ears,
dining cars, buffet libraro cars,
(barber and BATH, electric light
ed throughout. Three trains a
day from Chicago to the Coast
through without change. Daily
and personally conducted tourist
car excursions to California,
Washington and Oregon. For
particulars apply to ticket agents
Chicago 4 North Western Ny.
16t7
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
April ots
rim Der Culture. Final proof.-Sos.,

April ot6
Tim Der Culture, Final Proof.-Not,o.
for Publication.
United states Land office Huron g.,
Dakota, April 2. 1901. '"uth
Notice is hereby given that Alfred Rr...,,
has filed notice ~ intention To mnka ena,
proof before the County Judge Mt hIs n IRM
In Miller. y. d., on Saturday the l6th Set
ofMay. 1903, on timber culture applIca,iass
No. 10453. for the Northeast Guarte,
Section No. II. in Township No. ia Nar,,
Range No. 20 W.. 9Th y. NJ N
lie names M witnesses: Robert Wars,n.
John Oleson. Richard J.. Smith. Ciaranssa
!. W. Smith, all OF Rec Heights. S. u. INV
9 A. BLAKE, Register
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
Notice of Election.

Notice of Election.
Notice - hereby Givea that the annual
City Election Tor the City az Miller, x. ID /,
Will he he d at City Hall Miller. =. D. on
Monday. May 9Th, 1903 for the election Of
the following officers:
One Assesso-,
Three Trustees
One Clerk,
nne Treasurer
One CITY Justice,
One Marshal
The question 81 granting permit to sell
Intoxicating liquors ut retail within the
corporate duits ~ said city will be submit
ted To ths legal voters upon "A seperate bal
lot upon which shall be printed: ''Shall
Intoxicating Liquors pe Sold at Retail
The polls shall be kept open from clock
=. NJ. to O'Clock r. NJ
PERT CooriLLErTr, Deputy city Clerk.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
e NJ. DIVER,
|. L. KEyEs.
OFFICIAL ABsTRAcTER.

Lands Bought, Sold and rented. Loans
negotiated. Abstracts Guaranteed nv So
0p0 bond.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16
HAND COUNTY LAND
For Sale or Rent.

109-67-N ELL
1O9-67-S WIS
110-67-N VIII
I10-67-S EGO
111-67-N Ell
116-67-N EDO
11O-6S-S WHO
115-6S-S + II
11l-69-N VII
115-G9-N E-33
l09-7O-N E-2
1l4-70-S W.2T
115-70-N W-5
115-7O-S E-15 27tf
See JOHN II. King,
Huron s. d.,
Or j. l.. kEYEs, Miller, $. D.,
local Agent.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16

T heSt
convent
AlDerdee
The pee
we'll sa
his is
CUnterl
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-16

Attorney for Assignee, Clark. s d.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-03-04
.Mittppdb ben 4. Mara 1908.
conOoner Oer6red6er.
3nnabme Der GAIL frimineaer @uss
lanber nnb bic ltriadem.

WufTfdje Sasen ats OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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uns gtabreder-2iberaIe emeltide 9essse.
gtarfe 3uuabme Der Gintpanoerer.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-03-04
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SustnoIanoen, @eia3.s1ts saranfbeiten, arampf.
aberbrud {Waricoeelel, foiuie pieie auoere, ieoer irs
ufriiheu 8ebanoIuug troBenoe Xeoeu auf tiiltu
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Die neueftt Auflape hities Isbrrsi9em Buhes lift
flu rs Gents ~Driefmarten 3a be3iebem BON Der
Yribat9Iimif, 1915. Mbe., Neiu Dprf, y. y.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-03-04
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ben. Der @runo oieieS Gbihiebss
eeiuhes lieat in Der @mpfiuolihfeit
beS &bmirals oariiber, oaB man ibnt
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-03-04

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morb gu begeben. oils iie gum 9Ola>
trasen beorbert tpurben, ipuBten ie it9
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hinge fanben slethaeitis ben Sob.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-03-04
@runeetaenthums uebertraautaer.

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mig, 40 Nder 2ano, J Weile 6itlib
BON Sulphur @elIS, $1,000.
s.. .. Sarreu an Marp Seit,
sec Gder 2anb IL Meilen liiolih
BON Der Staot, IS, 900.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-03-04
S Cd n B C.
Merlei S%mtereKantes aus aaerlei @es
biet-Tir Seben etnas.

5 u len lsbt mebr als bic
babe 8en0lferunq Der Welt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-15
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Aaron Hayden of Charlotte, has on
his farm 1000 hens and 1000 chickens,
this season.
E. G.. Burnham of West Franklin
has about ten acres of oats which
makes the prettiest piece of green stuff
to be seen on top Of the ground in that
section and he hopes to raise a thou
sand bushels of grain.
A West Rockport correspondent
writes: I'VE hear some complaint that
the cut-worms are destroying many of
the cabbage plants, and we would say
that we have had good results by US
ing quite literally dry ashes when set
ting the plants.
John Avery of Fl. Fairfield, bought
a sprayer last year Of p. H. Reed, and
says 1t paid him $500. He had IL acres
of potatoes, and experimental by leav-
ing a few rows unsprayed, from these
latter obtaining a yield that would not
even compare with that from the
sprayed portions.
A. B. Stantial of Belfast, reports this
season poor one for strawberries and
that his crop will not be third OF
what it would be under favorable con-
ditions. The frost blighted many va
rieties when they were in blossom;
then came the drought and dried up
the vines, followed by wet weather IN
picking time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-15
FLAYED ALIVE.
Another Inhuman Pays Penalty of His
lnhunan Crime.

Wheeling, w. Va, July 14.-No fur
Their details have been received here re-
garding the lynching at Devon, Mingc
county, this state. Friday, of a negro
who had most brutally assaulted a A.
year-old white girl. The negro took
the child into a forest and kept her
there for several days. bound to tree
When a searching party found her she
was almost dead, but she was able to
tell her story.
The enraged whites lay in wait for
the negro near where his crime was
committed. In a short time he reap
peared. The white men caught him
and dragged him back to the village
common, where, after torturing him by
driving tacks in his body, and sticking
pins and needles into him, his almost
lifeless victim was brought before him.
and while she was held UP for him to
look at, his tongue was torn out by the
roots and he was f1ayed alive, pieces of
his skin being distributed for souvenirs.
His heart was cut out and his BODY
hacked to pieces. His mangled BODY
was soaked in oil and burned
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GROWS WEAKER.
Continued from page ~
changed. Periods of restlessness sue
coed periods Of drowsiness.

The Pope's condition, Tuesday, devel-
opcd features which the doctors regard
as the most alarming since his illness
began. Their judgment was based up
on the patients brief but frequently
recurring spells of delirium. Mondays
hallucination was not considered as Of
the same character, that delirium be-
ing clearly the effect of nerve pros
ton. Tuesdays alterations, however,
convinced the doctors that the disease
had advanced beyond the nerves and
had affected the brain, as during the
periods of delirium the patients mind
wandered and he muttered incoherent-
ly. He insisted that shadows were fit
ting about the room.
In his lucid moments the Pope for the
first time showed complete realization
of the gravity of his condition. He
asked for the Franciscan benediction
which was given by Cardinal Wives y
Tutor. He especially asked to see Car
dinal Rampolla to whom he gave what
was thought might be his final word
The increasing gravity of the situa-
ton becoming generally known the
Vatican was beseiged during the morn
ing by anxious visitors, comprising
practically all of the leading figures in
the ecclesiastical world of Rome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-15
CHARGES AGAINST MASTEN.
Terry Says He Demanded Money to Sc
cure Reinstatement.

Washington. July 14.-The post office
inspectors are investigating charges made
against John M. Masten, now assistant
superintendent of the, railway service and
formerly chief clerk of the first assistant
postmaster generals office. A man named
Terry. now in the government service
has made an affidavit before the inspec-
tors alleging that Masten, while chief
clerk to the first assistant. proposed that
Terry pay him S. down and S. or $40 a
month to secure reinstatement in a for
mer position in Mastens bureau.
Terry charges that he was originally a
$500 employee in the dead letter office
that he was removed under an order of
Masten and put into the city post office,
that he protested and finally that Masten
suggested his getting an outside person,
close friend of Masten and a former
employee of the postal service, to help
him. The affidavit alleges that Masten
gave Terry assurance that If he paid the
amount mentioned he could get back. that
he went to Masten's house about tbs KAT
ter but did not pay the money.
Terry charges that subsequently he
made an affidavit making these charges
and handed it to Masten to present to
First Assistant Postmaster General John
son and that the affidavit did not reach
Johnson. According to the charges Mas
ten subsequently was asked by Terry for
the affidavit and refused to return it and
Terry thereupon placed the information
before the civil service commission, who
took up the matter with the President.