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The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13
Potato Culture,

Potatoes may be grown on a varie-
ty of soils; but the most important fac
tor in growing them successfully, az
ter the proper selection of tubers for
seeding, is the selection Of the kind Of
soil best adapted to them. Soil in a
pulverized state, so light that it will
offer but small resistance to the
growth of the tubers, should be Sc
lected. The ground should be we'll
drained, and have a supply of organic
matter sufficient to keep it in a state
of moisture, which is necessary to the
normal growth Of the potato. Plow-
ing under green crops and adding well
rooted farm manures will render al
most any kind of soil suitable for
growing this crop; while newly
cleared lands are adapted to some va
rieties of the potato; as the soil Is in
a mechanically favorable state to its
growth, and has a liberal supply of or
ganic matter. which continues till cul-
tivation exhausts it from the soil. The
mechanical condition of the soil is Of
much Importance; as its natural fer
tility and artificial fertilization will, to
a great extent, supply the deficiency
of this organic quality, if the soil is in
a condition to furnish the necessary
moisture. Experience in growing this
crop teaches that one year, or two
years at most, is as long as this crop
should be without change grown on
q piece of ground, because the plant
food suited to the potato by that time
becomes exhausted, and then the
germs of disease from the scabby tub
ers will remain In the soil, and they
must be starved out by changing the
crop to that which will not support
these particular germs.-Frank Mon
roe Beverly in The Epitomist.
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left quietly alone for a few hours. lie
the chicks nestle under the hen, AMI
when hunger prompts them they vii
come out and begin to eat. Their frs
food should be stale crackers or rollet
oats, moistened a little, and giVel
every two hours for the first few days
Give fresh water or sweet milk tt
drink, but arrange it in some way tha'
they may not get wet. An old frui
can, with a very small hole punched
near the top, filled with water and in
verted in small dish Or saucer makes
a nice and cheap fountain.
If chicks are started right the loss
will be light and We will have but lit
tie trouble with them.-Home ant
Farm.
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= HINTS q
Chickens for Spring Market

In raising chickens for the spring
market it is not necessary that they
should run outside in the cold. Many
breeders who use incubators and
breeders find the chicks may be
Matched and raised to the age for
broilers inside the building exclusive
Iv
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L UP To DATE.

Watkins-Are Dobson's pictures
realistic?
Witkins-Realistic! I should say
80! Why, he painted the picture OF a
confagration so realistically that an
automatic alarm box in his studio
went of and brought out the Fire De-
oartment.-New York Herald.
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srArr OF ONO, CITY OFT oLEDo, a.
IUcis COUNTY.

FRANK ]. CHENEY, make oaththat he ID the
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. CHENEY d
Co, doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, mi that said
rARs for each and every case of cATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CAvARRH CuRE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
-, presence, this 9th day of December,
SEAL. /, D., 1885. 4. W. GLEASON,
t~} Notary Public.
Halls atarrh Cure s taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

CAMBRIA, WYoMrNa.-Previous to taking
the sample Of Doan's Kidney Pills / could
scarcely hold my urine. Now can sleep all
night and rarely have to get up, and that ach-
ing across my back q little above my hips IL
gone.-IsAAc w. STEPHENS, Cambria, Wyo.
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GALEsBURa. liz. March 80, 19o3.-The sam
pie Of Dosn's Kidney Pills came TO hand. /
also got one 50-cent box from our druggist,
md am thankful to say the pain across the
enall Of my back disappeared like o snow
ERMrR WAHFRY.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

Russian journals declare that Japan has
sent spies and agitators in great numbers
to Manchuria.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

Aek Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes; reststhe
feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, SWOLLEN. Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes new
or tight shoes easy. At all druggists n
shoe stores. Is cents. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. 0lmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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FASTEN ACE MARKS.

Sick Kidneys make people look older than they are; hasten the evening
aays OF lie; fasten the marks Of premature old age. The world over
Doan's Kidney Pills Is the recognized Kidney Specific.
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Iiso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
.. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION and all stomach
Ills positively cured by TABER'S PEPSlN
COMPOUND. 10c. size mailed freq to any
address. Write d.. Tsber Mfg Co., Peoria, ~.
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Mrs. Wiaslow's SoothingSyrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma
ton .allaYs paln, cures wind collie. 25c. abottl0
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sewing In Public Schools.

Halifax cheol board wishes to dis.
continue teaching infants sewing, on
the ground that 1t causes defective
NieiOn.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

You al sometimes avoid a lot Of
trouble by not saying what you think
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

An electrically charged wire gridiron ID
the newest fly killer.
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FITS permanently cured. No fits or nsrvous.
moss after first day. use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trialb Observation-Disclosures
Dr.. R.H. Kline, Ltd, 9S1 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

Erysipelas is now classed as a contagious
disease.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

Smallpox costs France nearly 100000
O year.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES produce the
brightest and fastest colors.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

When o poet falls in love with o girl it IS
natural that he should run to metre.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

The submarine cables, if joined, would
reach to the moon.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

There isn't a world of difference between
borrowing money and borrowing trouble.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
Join pains overcome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, excessive pain In pass
Ing, dTibbling, frequency, bed wetting.
Deans Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calcul and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
sion. sleeple8sness, headache, nervousness.
sAIgM. MASS, March 81, 1861 received
the sample Of Doau's Kidney PILLS, and with
the use bf one more box from my druggist /
an entirely cured OF 3 very lame back.-W.
4. CLEVELAND.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

It takes ninety threads Of the spider to
equal in size one of the silkworm.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-13

at her thread to shake the knot on
of 1t.
WELL I shouldn't be sorry if my
father was to de- put in a thin little
woman of eight.
The other looked shocked and asket
why.
ooh, he's too fresh" replied the
thin girl In accents of deepest disgust
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| factory results from the use of Peruna,
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND.
William Adair Tried to XIII His Wife and
She Gets u Winchester and
Kills Him.

Matewan, W. Va, Aug. 4.-William
Adair, prosperous farmer and timber
dealer, was shot and killed by his wife
in front of their home on Pidgeon creek
in this county. Adair, who had been
In Cincinnati disposing Of some timber,
returned home rather Unexpectedly
and found his wife away from home
He went in search of her and, finding
her in the home of a neighbor, became
Jealous and, pulling revolver from
his pocket, fired three shots at her, all
Of which went wild. Mrs. Adair ran
into her house, seized her husbands
Winchester, returned to the yard Just
as he was entering the gate and shot
him. The woman rode horseback to
Williamson. where she surrendered,
and is now in jail. She will enter
plea Of self-defense, as she claims she
saw her husband reloading his re-
volver and she realized that he meant
to kill her.
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NEGRO FIENDS.
rhey Search Sick Youth for Money and
Finding None. Deliberately Mutt
late Him.

Hartford City, Ind, Aug. 4.-George
Hearshey, an invalid, aged 10, while
hunting squirrels on his fathers farm
near here at noon yesterday, was ap-
preached by two prowling negroes.
They grabbed the boy, searched his
clothing for money and, finding none,
tore his clothing from him. While one
negro held him another mutilated him
with q knife. The boy succeeded in
reaching home. He told his story and
his father gave the alarm, mounted
horse and called for volunteers to
wreak vengeance on the fleeing ne
groes. Two hundred men and boys
Joined in the chase. Neighboring
farms and towns were warned by tele-
phone and the country was secured.
No trace of the negroes was found.
The hunt proceeded until nightfall.
Sheriff Morigal, with detachment of
deputies and police, followed the mob
to prevent lynching IL possible.
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ter mas Deen added to the already IA
nous Massengale-Rice calf case. $500
additional costs added, and no verdict
rendered yet. The costs In the case
now amount to about $500. 1t was
thought when the case was brought to
Howard county on change o. venue
from Charlton, that verdict would
be reached, but after being out two
days the jury could not agree. The
case Is over steer, valued at S3b, and
was first instituted six years ago by
John Massengale, Of Macon county,
against Elijah u. Rice, Of Charlton
county. The former claimed that his
calf strayed from home and got into
Rice's pasture among some other
calves. The case will come up for
trial here again at the November term
OF court.
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wEs=s E..a An what quanury.' II scIen-
tiflc reasoning had been employed in
the beginning this land would not have
been comparatively worthless to-day.
"The new fashioned farmer, the
scientific farmer, must study the feed
ing Of cattle. Not a pound Of cotton
seed was fed to the 100000 cattle we
exported last year, although the south
raised 100000 tons Of 1t. That cotton
seed was mostly wasted, or made fer
tilizer Of. Think what 1t might have
amounted to II 1t had been fed to beef
cattle. The trouble with the farmer is
that he don't know how to make the
best of what he has got, and he has
got to learn the science Of agriculture
to know,how to.
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The Earthouake IN Californ,a.

San Francisco. Aug. 4.-Reports re-
ceived from different portions Of Cali
fornia say that but little damage was
done by Sunday nights seismic dis
turbance, although It was quite severe.
The trembling was centered at San
Jose, where numerous windows and
much crockery was broken. Mrs. p.
M. Lusson, sufferer from heart dis
ease, died during the shock. Lick OBJ
servatory reports the shock the heav-
lest in the history of the place. The
indicator Of the seismograph was dis
lodged and no record obtained. In San
Jose the shock lasted from 20 to 30
seconds and was from east to west.
The time of the shock as given by Lick
observatory was 10:49:24 o'clock.
Three shocks were felt In the Yosemite
valley.
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HUNTING A CONVICT.
Ben Starnes Leading a Dozen On.
GERS a Merry Chase.
A DEADLY COMBAT EXPECTED SOON.
Tho Convict Has Succeeded In Securing q
Gun. Revolver and Ammunition and
Will Not Be Taken Alive-Wes serv-
Ing . Life Sentence.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 30.-Con-
vict Ben 6tarnes is leading dozen
officers Q merry chase through the TIM
bered hills Of Missouri. and at present
be seems to have q little the best Of
the situation. Yesterday morning he
was in the vicinity Of orricl, Ray
county. NO., and was making good
time In his flight for liberty.
Etarnes has succeeded in securing q
shotgun. a revolver and plenty Of ann
munition, and II is now certain that he
will not be taken alive. He Is a sure
shot, though possessing only one arm.
and at the federal prison the report
Of q deadly combat between the fugi-
tive and officers is expected at any
time. Deputy Warden Frank Lemon,
OF the United States penitentiary, and
three guards, all heavily armed, are
in the vicinity Of orrick, Mo. A tele-
gram from Lemon yesterday stated
that fresh traces Of the convict had
been found The sheriffs and deputies
Of two counties are aiding In the search
for Starnes.
II has been long time since officials
of the United States penitentiary at
Fort LeaYenworth have instituted 80
vigorous a search for an escaped con-
Wet This is because starnes Is recog-
nized as a particularly bad man. He
was serving q life sentence for rob
binE q train in the Indian territory.
Previous to coming to the Fort Leayen-
worth prison he escaped from the state
Of Colorado and Tennes-
see. He has never failed TO escape |
from . prison where be had been sent
Tor crime. His escipe from Fort Leay-
is regarded ~ the cleverest
md most daring in the history Of that
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
pITTsBURG's STRIKE TROUBLE
indications PoInt to an Entire Suspension
of Building Operations in the City
within the Next Few Hours.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 30.-Indications
point to an almost entire suspension
of building operations in the Pittsburg
district within 4S hours, the result Of a
fight between the Building Trades
council and the Builders Exchange
league. About week ago the Build
ing Trades council ordered q strike Of
all men aftiliated with them who were
employed by the contracting firm OF
A. G. 8. Wilson, because the firm en-
ployed q non-union holsting engineer
on one of their contracts and refused
to sign the scale. This order affected
nearly 1000 men and sffectually tied
up the majority Of the firms contracts.
Last night the Builders Exchange
league, of which the Wilson firm is a
member, took up the matter and, after
q full discussion OF the subject, adopt
ed a resolution which called for the
appointment Of a committee TO notify
the Building Trades council that un-
less the employees Of A. G 8. Wilson.
who are on strike. return to work with
In 4s hours the employers Of all work
men connected with the Building
Trades council will suspend opera
tons until the matter has been salts
iactorily settled with the Builders Ex-
change league.
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ne unlssa reopls,s PnrsE.

Denver. Col, July So.-The national
executive committee Of the united peo-
Plies party has called 3 meeting Of
the nstional executive committee ct St.
Louis February q. 1904 It was also
resolved that Il was the sense Of the
COMMITTEES hat the nomination eonven-
tlon should bs held early in 1904 b.
fore the cg1ventions q either The ~
puhlieans Or ths dsmocF1tA
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PURSUING THE coNvIcTs.
Militia ON the Trail Of Eight Near Green
wood Creek-Oonviets Raid . Chi
ness PPOvisiou Store.

Auburn. Cal.,' July s0.-Word has
Just been received that the convicts
or at least some Of them are In the
vicinity Of Butcher ranch, nine miles
from Auburn. 1t is reported that the
convicts took forcible possession Of
Chinese store near the Mammoth Bar
mine and helped themselves to q guam
tity Of provisions. Miners along the
river are gathering up their little bags
and cans Of gold dust and are hurrying
to Auburn. Sheriff Bosquitt. of Au-
burn, has sent word that the militia
are pursuing eight Of the convicts near
Greenwood creek.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.
The COuntry's Returns of Cereals and Food
Products Promise Better Than
Year Ago.

New York, Aug. 1.-Bradstreet's
commercial report says: Weather,
crop and trade conditions are season.
ably favorable, though irregularity and
weakness In some staple prices reflect
readjustments of consumption to en-
larged production. Copious rains In
the corn belt and In the western cot
ton region have removed some Of the
uneasiness existing as to the out-turn
Of these two great crops and, despite
this backwardness, the outlook for
general trade has been measurably
helped. Iron and steel buyers are still
backward. Prices Of the cruder forms
tend lower, pig iron and billets both
declining this week, though q forma-
ton Of pool to maintain prices in the
latter product is noted. The industrial
situation has improved, the railroads
are having all they can handle, with
talk Of congestion again being heard,
and the country's returns Of cereals
and food products promise better than
a year ago in so far as quality is con-
cerned.
A favorable feature this week is the
reported improvement in foreign de-
mand for our breadstuffs, considerable
quantities of new wheat and old corn
being reported taken. Accompanying
this has been an improvement In the
outside interest In the cereal markets.
Business failures for the United
States this week number 100. against
183 last week.
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FLOOD STATISTICS.
The Recent Overflow Of the Kansas
River and Tributaries.
OVER NINE MILLION DOLLARS LOSS.
fhs Loss Of Life Given % Elsven--A REQ
ommendation of the Weather Bureau
for an Additional Flood serv-
ice for Kansas.

Washington, July 30.-Reports re-
ceiyed by the weather bureau show
that the food which did such greal
damage along the Kansas river and its
tributaries this spring was the most
disastrous in the loss Of property Of
any food for which data has been OBJ.
tanned since the establishment Of the
weather service. There have been far
greater losses Of life, but In the extent
of the food of 1908, covering much Of
Kansas, the Missouri and the Missis-
sippi, the damage to property and
growing crops establishes record.
| Patrick Connor, local forecaster for
the Kansas City station, has submit
ted a report which is very complete,
but will not be given out for publica-
ton until full data has been obtained
from the Topeka station and along the
Mississippi. The Topeka report will
deal only with the local situation at
that city Mr. Connor's report covers
in general way the food statistics for
the Kansas and its tributaries and
treats extensively Of the flood at Kan
sas City Several pictures Of flood
scenes will be published along with the
government report to congress. The
total losses reported by Mr.. Connor ag-
gregate $9,250000 and the loss of life
is given as IL. The tabulated state
ment of property losses is as follows:
Big Blue, $75O0O0; Republican river,
100000; Solomon river, 100000;
Smoky Hill, $1,450,000; Kansas river,
S1,350,000; bridges at Kansas City,
$450,O0O; Missouri river, north of Kan
sas City, $200,O0 Missouri river, east
Of Kansas City, $t,5000O0, The flood
losses along the Mississippi are largely
those to growing crops, but the aggre-
gate will be large.
Accompanying this report will be
the recommendation of the bureau for
an additional food service for Kansas.
Whether this service Is established on
the important tributaries Of the Kan
sas, will depend on the activity Of
Kansas congressman. The advisable
ity of such service, with river sta
tions at each of the important tribu-
taries of the Kansas, will be fully set
forth. The bureau was able to fore
cast a week before the Mississippi
food the exact hour at which high
water mark would be reached and |
within ono iuch of the water mark
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06

While walking on the Kansas City
Southern tracks near Joplin yesterday
J. n. staddeu, q wealthy farmer, aged
"a, was run down and instantly killed
bx . passenger train
Heaesr News About Negro Bsins LEnehsd.
Alto. Tex, Aus. Ian unknown ne
gro who insultsd some ladies By eurs-
ing and firing into their houss Nas
tynched here ysstsrdGT.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06

Palmyra, No, Aug. L-sheriR
Bowen arrested q man at the june
ton perfectly answering the deserip-
ton Of Frank Clark, the negro who,
# is alleged. outraged Miss ollie Hes
at Deditt, Clark county.
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A Haryest Hand Drowned.

Larned, Kan, Aug. 3.-Fred Savoy,
a young harvest hand, was drowned in
the Pawnee river at this place yester-
day afternoon while in swimming. A
companion, Fred Ashbaugh, made
brave effort to rescue the drowning
man, but was unable to do SO. The
dead man was single. His parents live
near Great Bend, this state
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,.,ouor ne.,roved I,y Court, order.

Manhattan. Kan. Aug. 4.-Sherif
Boyle destroyed, by order Of the court,
100 gallons Of keg beer and a large
quantity Of whisky, in bottles and Jugs,
and q quantity Of gin and alcohol, also
q suppIy Of pretzels.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06

CreamsFy CompAuy Complains Of Railroad.
Topeka, Kan, July 30.-The CONT
mental Creamery company has filed .
complaint against the Rock Island rail-
road before the board Of railroad COM
missioners asking that the commits
sioners compel the Rock Island TO put
on g new train between Belleville,
Kan, and Goodland, Kan. to express
milk and cream. The complaint states
that II was at the direct solicitation Of
the road that the Continental cream
ery expended $4,000 to push its ousi-
ness into the company's territory and
that the understanding was that the
company would furnish the necessary
rapid transportation for cans Of cream
A day has been set for the hearing.
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Hartford City, Ind, Aug. 4.-sixteen
persons were injured in a head-on
collision early yesterday between q
westbound Panhandle freight and the
eastbound passenger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06

a Kaness oratn H9Sueur burDsd-
KIngman. Kan, Aus. L-Cheatum'a
eisFstor and s.ooo bzrhslz of wheat
we're burned st ClsEstnn4 us eoznu.
TAnred&y nishL
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THE END IS NOT YET.

cssts IN the Fsmeas HissSuEi Calf cass
Have Bssshsd 80, 500 AftsF alz
Tssn n ths csurn.
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ne iasnfkiT 7EsaSaFY S1stsm

Washington. Aug. 2-The public
debt at the close Of business July 81
1908, lees cash In the treasure
amounted to teso. o.o2S. .Sos. which is an
increase Of ts.O11.s7l during Jaly. dns
TO 9 decrease IN cash.
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Kansas o. a. B, @ support BlaeII.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. S.-The Kansas
delegation to the national G. A. R. en-
campment at San Francisco will sup
port Gen. John c. Black, Of Chicago.
for commander-in-chief. 1t is under
stood that the Illinois delegation baS
secured enough promises to make cer-
tain the election Of Gen. Black.
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a soIdIsfs' Reunion.

Pittsburg. Kan, Aug. 1.-Yesterday
was one Of the biggest days Of the sol
diers' reunion. The address Of the aft
ernoon was delivered by Congressman
Calderhead. Of the Fifth district In
the evening the camp fre was in charge
Of Department Commander w. A.
Smith. The reunion association held
q meeting yesterday and elected the
ofacers and directors for the ensuing
year.