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Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16

gether the interior is to be Of modern and
up3to date style. The plans arr tor a free
from the Work room Of the re regular q ar empioSes % YES
in the local Office. 80 as to facilitate the work
and avoid the present crowded condition.
The fixtures will be placed in such q position
room and the lobby at the same time. All
call boxes will probably be replaced with
lock boxes SO that patrons can secure their
mail at any time, even on all holidays at any
hour. The lobby will be open at all times In
order to carry out this plan. There will OF
course be only certain hours for the accom-.
money order windows. This plan viii be in
accordance with that carried out in other
cities: There will be plenty Of boxes to sup:
be provided to which more can be added as
the demand increases. The vault will be 6xs
feet inside and will contain a burglar proof
Mr.. Johnson expects to have the place
ready inside OF thirty days, so that the new
Office can be taken possession Of at an early
date. He estimates the cost Of reitting the
be ii the neighborhood of SO 900. y -
There were three bidders in all in the city
the department. Besides that Of Geo. W.
Johnson, John Bergquist entered a bid for
his brick building on the corner !, Of Third
and o. H. Westberg for the present location
on the corner of Fourth Street and Benson
avenue. of which building they arejoint own
ers The bid id Of Mr.. Bergqnist for each
of Westberg & Carlson was $72O. Mr..
Johnson has not made his bid public as yet.
1t will be necessary for Mr.: johnson to re-
move his candy and bakery departments out
of the building. The candy manufactory
and baking rooms are on the second floor
and they will be removed to the Bergeson
building on the corner of Sixth street and
Benson avenue, upon which Mr.: Johnson
has secured an option. The candy-ma aking
department will be removed Immediately af-
ter the holidays and the bakery will occupy
the new quarters in an addition to the Berg
eson building later in the spring.
There are two other apartments on the
first foorfn addition to the one leased as a
postofiiee. They both face the Fifth street
side. The one furthest south is at present
occupied by the California Fruit House and
the inner one is used by the Willmar Jobbing
1t is probable that both of these apartments
will undergo some material changes and
they may be transformed into Office rooms.
1t is possible that the second story may be
transformed into office rooms Also
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16
DEATH OF Old RESIDENT try TO SOLVE MYSTERY
n. N. Mossbsrg Suoeumbs to Brain
Fever st His Willmsr Home
Aftsr . Drlef .Illssss. -

The community was startled yester-
day upon receiving the sad news OF
the death Of Nels M. Mossberg, who
passed away at his home In this city
1T IL. O'Clock q. m. The immediate
cause of death was rheumatic fever.
Mr.. Mossberg had been i'll for q
period of about ten days with inflam-
matOry rheumatism. The attack be-
came so severe that he was obliged to
return home from Amelia, N. D., to
be cared for by the family, arriving
here last Thursday. This coupled
with the fact that he Vas suffering
from q compile alton of diseases made
the case serious one. The intelli
gence Of his death came as great
surprise to many who had not learned
OF his illness. @.$ss =
The deceased, was among the old
yesidents sWillmars and WasS. O. man
Who lhad gained unlversaI respect.
HeswAS engaged Ia bus y Hi ithiS
city until about twelve years ago,,
when he accepted the position of man
ager OF the business OF the Amenla
Mercantile Co., but continued to make
Willmar his home, where the family
las always resided. Previous to his
departure for North Dakota he was
the senior member of the drug and
grocery firm of Mossberg Bros. The
deceased also served as postmaster in
Willmar under President Cleveland's .
the expiration of his term of office
Nels M. Mossberg was born in 1874,
In Vermland, Sweden, being SO years
~ q Spn xvhon m He'd a1uov hv 1oofh
He came to America in 1859, settling
in Illinois. In 1873 he as united iD
msrrisge to the wife who now survives
him and whose ~ maiden name was Miss
Annie stamm. They were located at
Rushville, H., and removed to this
state in 1878. The family took up
their residence in Willmar and have
lived here ever since. & ...<
The following children are left to
mourn the death OF an afectiouate
father: Kathryn, John and Vera,
and Mrs. M w. Spioer, all OF this
city. Deceased 10 also survived by .
brother, A. E. Mossberg, and sister,
Mrs. Anna G. Dickey, both residents
Of Willmar, and brother, John F.
Mossberg, living In Minneapolis.
The absent members of the family had
been summoned home and all were
present when the end came. The sin.
core sympathy of the community is
extended to the bereaved widow and
children. 5>7:% 80: 's:st< = = =
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at two O'Clock from the
family residence. Rev. Horatio Gates
OF ST. Luke's Episcopal church will
conduct the services. The interment
viii be In Fairview cemetery.
Al Miss Tillie Moline haa been snand.
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
beiefly Relalei

Remainder the concert tonight st tho
NJ. E. church. rs s53
The children's Christmas trss lesti- {
val for st. Lnkes' church will be held
on Saturday evening, Dec. 26. .5s lss: .a
The w. C.. T. q. will meet q the
home of Mrs. Ekd shl next Thursday
afternoon st three o'c.ock sharp.
A. J. Olson Of >Gennessee drove in.
,ruesday with load of household
effects for Mr., Wlcklund who hes
moved to the city from Atwater.
Mrs. J. J. Henderson returned 70
her home near Sp1cer last Friday,
after spending q week in this city with
her sister, Mrs. Peter Henderson.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
aext Sunday morning the pastor Will
speak on ''The Miraculous Birth, ~
and In the evening ON 1.-THE Man
tiness OF Christ. .,s5 d. s.
Hans Seland, the famous Nor
wegian lecturer, will interest WillmAr
oeople at the Seminary Hall next Fri-
day evening In his story ON 1.-THE
Land of the Midnight Sun.'' g
The Christmas tree exercises for the
Presbyterian Sabbath School will be
held on Christmas eve. Arrangements
are being made for IN interesting
program by the children. 4
The coming week will be IN exceed
tDgly busy one for our merchants,
and the clerks In the different stores
will have their hands full attending TO
the wants of holiday shoppers.
The Osseo Society gave an sx-
cellent entertainment at tho Seminary
Hall last Saturday evening. The In
clement weather prevented number
from attending who had planned to
be there. -.
A breach of promise suit WAS settled
about week ago In this city, which
promised to develop some sensational
features II the suit had been carried
into court. The parties are residents
of the town of Fahlun.
Attorney Lyndon A. Smith, of Mon
tevideo, ,wss in the city last Thursday
in consultation with his clients,
Messrs. o. Bsrnstad and A. J. Ek-
ander, who are the bondsmen for ex-
City Clerk Osmundson. - - #
The girls society OF the Synod
church, known as the "Busy Bee'' 60
les at the Seminary Hall on Saturday
evening of this week. Lunch will be
served for fifteen cents. Everybody
is invited. - -
The local lodges Of Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors are planning for .
joint session on the evening OF Dec. 30,
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16
Diet IL ,chieaRo,

Swan Streed died at his home in Chicago
last Sunday from pneumonia. Deceased
leaves a brother, Herman Streed and two
sisters, Mrs. Emil Ogren and Mrs. Gust
swanson of New London to mourn him.
Mr.. Ogren passed through Willmar yester-
DAY en- route to Chicago to arrange for the
ehipment of the remains to New London.
He expects to be back about Friday this
week, 81 7-,.,r-I
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16
Ere Operated Upea.

Allen Sather returned last Wednes-
day night from 81. Paul, where he had
gone g undergo An operation upon
'Shd f6e nuSI z6perss fon proved no
csssful. II will Be- good news to his
many friends to: learn that his ey @
sight may be fully restored to him..
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16
esys Birth ts Twlas. # =,

eave Birth = Tslas. Il: Il. Il X
66olna Ql M. md MrS.t ,Ole Pet.
80 ffld1y Mornlnf 81 .s6s sfrdvsisol
tain girls. Both OF thes new arrivals
ate healthy little younRsters and
mother, and bsbes are doing we'll.
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16
$OniNa1y items.

The jolliest days of the term are
now being spent-in the examination
rooms.
The enrolment for this term Is 81,
and the prospect for . large enroll
ment during the winter term 10 very
promising. ,-. y,
p. School closes at noon on Friday Tor
tho Christmas vacation. Some of the
students will lesve for their respective
destinations on Thursday evening, but
most OF them will remain here till Sat-
urday. - -
Hans Seland, the famous Norwegian
story teller, will give . lecture at the
Seminary Hall on Friday evening OF
this week. It will surely be q treat
no one who understands Norwegian
can afford to miss. Admission, IS
cents. !
John Enestvedt, of Renville, left for
his home on Sunday evening. He had
to leave school on account of weak
eyes, and will be unable to attend
school for some time to come. Before
he left some Of the boys rendered him
. farewell party ut Ole Klovstad's g
room and they all report . good time.
The cold weather kept most people
from coming to the entertainment
given by the t'Osseo" Saturday even
Ing, but nevertheless come sturdy
pioneers ventured out into the "beast-
y" cold and came to enjoy the pro-
gram given by the ssOsseo." The time
for the next entertainment was set for
January 16. = IL ~
r. We hope ell students will enjoy q
merry Christmas, but would caution
them not TO overdo II. To the student
the vac alton should be primarily the
occasion for rest and drecuperation, 20
EthAt he mkJ return &C. als tudies5 Nith
more sired than when he won't home.
Remember that school opens again
January s.. Z. - ,5s-E s.
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16

uou s6S 70 tn0 COQQlG1OQ OF the OO0y
after its arrival here and % TO the
belongings found upon the person .ot
the dead man. He had assisted In the
removal of the body from the depot,
At the adjourned, session on Thurs
day Conductor Geo. Monk, Jr., and
Brakeman Oscar o. Hussey were
heard. Frank Gnshannon was the
rear end brakeman, but was unable
to be present on account of illness,
which had detained him at Brecken.
ridge. The train crew had been sum.
moned here by the G.. N. officials in
response to the urgent call for their
presence az witnesses. i.5.:!!e:sss TIL! IF !:
Conductor Monk testified that he
had been approached by Bergstrom
just before the train left WiIlmar and
was asked for ride, which was re-
fused. Monk replied that he was not
allowed to take passengers except
with special permission from the sup
erfntendent. This was the last seen
OF Bergstrom, he said, until he viewed
the remains at the undertaker's that
morning, and he identified him at
once. He further testified as to the
speed of the train about tho time OF
the accident, which was about twenty
miles per hour. ~.rs =, -.
Brakeman Hussey was on the front
end OF the train and testified that he
had seen no one riding on the train.
BE had not seen Bergstrom. After
leaving the top Of the car he had gone
into the cab, where further view OF the
top OF the train was ehut of. :~ ::
Peter Hanson, q laborer In this city,
cOrr0h0rQfa6 tho koskimonv ~ 0Io
Nelson as to seeing Bergstrom on TOP TOP
OF tne traln. he saw MIN on top OF
sae d' tn'ro or 1ourtn car from the en-.
gi9e. 49, ~
-. -. ~. Downs' tne Hverymen, nea
III us1h Dus,o Dus 90 t9s scene OF sne seciaens
= %.!a DepIsy Coroner FROST ana both
- we're found ie.dine - tha ~ r,.cs .s ~
cam ~ hcsa "a a. =. 80 sas p s.sic
Willmar tribune., 1903-12-16

B Miss Tillie Moline has been spend.
ing the past week in Minneapolis. =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-09

department In coping with the erin
inals.
E.asson was one OF the 10 emerE-
ency men. lie began work Dccem-
Der and has been acting as night
clerk at headquarters since that
tune. when chief sullivan sent In
his pay roll for December Easson'H
mar was on II.
The pay roll first went 20 the civil
service commission That body in
atructed Secretary Circuit TO draw n
big black line through EasHon's
name.
Next the finance committee Of the
city council went over the roll An
other black line was drawn through
the name o. Enaeon, and the comp
troiter Instructed 10 draw no war
rant for him. Hence E.aason viii re-
ceiFe no wages when he calls for
them tomorrow.
On account Of the fact that George
W. Dickinson then general manager
OF the Seattle Electric Company,
was one Of the ngxrieped parties in
the EasH0n affair, u II said that that
company uHef IT, Influence 70 have
Eaaaou dismissed from the force.
contrary to the wishes Of chief sui
Ivan.
Nov " Il rumoref around the city
hail that this company has again
come TO the front aga inst EaHsan
The rumor may be Investigated by
the council
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ANOTHER ALLEGED "a
4 BANDIT IN JAIL
Police Arrest Suspicious Character Known to
Have Been an Associate OF Three Sus-
pected Montana Train Robbers

and their movements. with the e1-
e.pfion Of Garter and ksnnsdS the
men seldom left their rooms dnrins
daylight hours and all acted In
suspicious manner.
A full tescfiption OF the men IN
der arrest has been wired 90 the
Montana authorities ana II " en-
pscted that wIthin fee dayte soms-
one will be sent here TOT the paf-
pose Of positively Identifying them
An OF the suspects. includins ken.
nedy, maintain "a discrcet silence n
regard 20 themselves and their past
movements.
The detectives feel confident that
AZ least two Of the men nov under
arrest have been implicated Ia some
81 the recent daring rohbsttsH ~
this city and every effort 10 BEING
fnaas % connect them with the
"a me.
me bold affair In which an entire
family NAs bound. gnEFed and
gagged aud robbed near Green lake
Il thought 70 b. one OF the many
criminal acts ~ members OF the
quartet NO under arrest
Anothsf affair With which the po-
lice authnfitIrH rre confidsnt of con
Meeting these zen 'ts frustrated
beld up Of the Neuitif ~ : resort
on Flrff axsnus south. 4 r. post
lively known that the robbery 81
this place Was carefully planned and
only the fact that policeman on
tho beat VAS apprissd of the fact
prevented hs execution.
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The foarth member of the alleged
vans Of train robbers who held ~
NorthsFu Pacific train In Western
"a IL behind the bars Of the city
prtsan.
rhtes ef the Eans ~sr. captured
Yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Adams. Lane and hyrueE Ia a North
seattle lodging house. as told In the
star At &c o'clock thls morning
fAffpluaan Kent arrested the fourth
nsmbef Of the EanS as he Was vn-
tsfins tins house where the men
isaxe made their headquarters since
their arrival In seattle He answers
Ia every way the description fur
nirhsd by the Montana and Mime
satal aathafitisH.
The man arrested this morning
axe@ hls name as Thomas Kennedy
and hts occupation as that OF rail.
rt,ad MAI fIs either canuet OF viii
i,pt sfks az account q himself or
HE mot smentn during the past few
rs,nafhe and maintains silence In re-
shfa a. his connection With John
noyi~. Aurphy and William Carter,
ths nssn arrested yesterday.
The landlord of the ledstng house
ssYs keans.ty 10 one Of the msu
who With Doyle. Murphy and Carter
and ofta other man o-reupled rooms
IN his hause and were known 10 him
ss assesiAtes % each other All
csue 10 the housr ~ the same time
and all have since maintained the
.zne seervsy regarding themselves
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HONOR To
DEAD KING
A Great Anniversary
Demonstration

ROME, Jan. o To-day IL the abth
anniversary ct the death Of King
VI tat Emmanuel Thousands 81
usnnle have gathered IN Rome from
thf provinces. ana there has heen u
Nieady procession ~ visitors to the
Tomb Ia the pantheon.
In efder that tho government may
nat have greater honor than the
church. the N~'ican " putting
a characterization ON the gath Anni-
YrfaAff Of the coronation Of Pope
tao that Will far exceed that OF to-
day
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to believe that he would etve them
valuable tnformb tiob. IN this ID IL
thought however. they Nere mis-.
taken.
A. 10 10 Per Cent
Ferguson was asked primarily
abVui the 20 per cent demand Fer.
susan told the Jurors that no demand
had been made upan hinl and that
hr did not know anything ahout the
clancy Kraft except b. hearaay. IL
Il very probable that the question Of
xvfoltant rents IN the nrs tender
iesn Was Also Eane into when fyrKu.
son Was before the jury. The quen-
iion ~ moving all gambling into a
district where property Was rons
tfuiicd BY a few tnen aud where al
moat any rent euuid be demanded
has always been an Important one.
and q h very probable that the
Grand jury viii liak into a.
Zen f1ncuN. " no has been gam
hiauk In Seattle foe years. WAS next
called. lie u politician aud Nae
once considered quite a power la the
First ward. nuFtns tire term OF Of
ftce OF chief sullivan he has been
Out II the public eye. That he IN az
oats with the present police adminls-
tratton n common fausor itncuz
had been identified with black jack
gaines. and Il u said was pat out Of
business by tlHef sullivan
ftncus. u IL thought. told the Jury
that thu order that ne should not
conduct a black tsek game came d.
Fectly FROM John Clancy. WHISTLER
Clancy sent his orders through the
chief u police IL something the Jury
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NAMES OF
the DEAD

NFsAH Ray. Jan. s.-The bark
Prince Arthur. from chrtstisnn,
Norway. which was wrecked two
miles north % Paine Rock Friday
night. struck az 3 O'Clock three miles
from shore and was a total wreck
b. ! O'Clock iu the morning. The
cfeN stuck to the ship until washed
away. Two survivors from the crew
OF % came In on the higb tide after
being In the water an hour. The
Survivors are Christopher Hanson.
ths second mate. and kuird Larson.
the saiimaker. The names ef the
drowned are Captain Hans Mason.
First Mate Harmon Doll, Lars Lar
sen. steward. Godfrey Olsen. Eagle
Anderson. Guntave Aoeiensen. Emit
HafneseH. Ferdinand Fredefiekscn.
poidsn. Frank Foikendai. Philip Raj
sas Anders. Christian Christopher
son, f-haries Christophsreon. Oscar
Marlin. IorEen and n carpenter
" hose maine IL unknown,
The survivors state that the ship
had no reckoning for three days. aud
that at Z o'clock In the Afternoon on
TN 5as os the wreck soundinen gave
lee fatboms
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SCALDED
TO DEATH

The ycsr-old daughter OF MFR and
Mra. y. NJ worchoster Of ssas Third
avenue northwest, died yesterday
from the effects Of Hcaida received
three days previous. The accident
10 which " due the fatal results oc-
Cured Monday morning
Mrs. Worchester had filled a
bucket with very hot wEfer and
placed II on a low bench beside the
kitchen door. She was called from
the room for a moment and while
gone the baby toddied to the bucket
and pulled Il over. deluging herself
with the Hcatding contents.
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Death BY
VIOLENCE

FAv FRANCISCO. Jan. s-Ths
last manth a the old year shnws ths
usual iarK. number ~ xiolsut deaths
In San Francisco There were ~
the month rhts number Included
fifteen bodies frnm the nYrua train
wreck and seven bodies from tho
steamer f'roEresso esr'osion. There
Aefe = suicidc. eight Of whom took
the poison route severn drowning
i've shaotlnE. sit gas and the ythefn
hanaiaH and threat cutting
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TO REGULATE
TRUSTS

WARRINGTON. u. q. Jan. -
Chairman jenkins of thr haunr
Judiciary committee Yesterday In
trodueed two bills for the nekuihtion
Of trusts Both we're prepared BY
Attorney General kaex and ~
doubt reflect the views Of the Ad-
fnialstHation. One Of the hills pro-
poses To amend the Sherman act.
and the other provides faf the Ap'
pasntmsnt ~ a commission 10 carr
Into effect alt trust legislation.
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OBJECTS
To SMOOT
ROOSEVELT DOES NOT WANT
MORMON SENATOR

WAeufNaToN. -, g.. Jan. q
senator KsarnH OF Utah, IL author
ity Tor the statement that President
Roosevelt II much opposed 10 tbs
election OF Mormon apostle to the
United States senate, The president
has openly expressed the belief that
the election af Reed hmopt would
work harm e. the state ana the
party, hy arouaing bitterness ana
fnctianat contentious, me president
said that the same view had been
expressed Ia him BY members OF the
senate,
Reports from Utah indicate thht
The election Of Anoot IN q certainty
There 10 no other candidate Ihrts
appears 10 he no objection 10 stn1at
except that he IL a Norman Apostle.
Personally he IL Faid 10 stand very
high. aud he IL not poiyEainiHi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-09
SEE HOW THIS WORLD
is GIVEN To LYING
Canard Sent Out That Somebody in South
Africa Had Taken Shot at Chamberlain

favornbly affected Ia the markets
by the uneounfmed report that
Joseph Chamberlain has been shot
At In south Africa. bniclal circles
say they have received no news Of
such an occurrence.
IN the colonial once II Ia believed
that Cnpetown report Of the illness
Of Alfred belt. the diamond king,
gave rise 10 the story % the shoot
ing The cabiegram referred to.
states that Captain Jameson "a hur-
ryiug post haste to Johannesburg.
having been summoned 20 the bed
side Of Alfred Belt. Who IL said 10 be
dying
II h difficult 90 see how the con-
fusion OF facts could have arisen as
Chamberlain " not mentioned ~ hhe
cabiegrnm. Stock specuiators are
probably responsible for ~
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OIL WELLS
BURNING

VIENNA. Dec. s.-Twsnty petro-
ieum welis in the Oh fields OF Galteia
were set on FIRE this morning. The
eunfisEratiou spread 20 the town ad-
joining. and many houses were dec
tfuyed. II u reported here that
lives have been lost in the names
The damage 10 property f. said 10
be upwards Of 81 .e0e. COO. The firr
IN the town has been suhdusd. but
the oil wells are still burning, and
II seems that there IL no immediate
possibility OF checking the rAsneA
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CUMMINGS BODY.
IS RECOVERED
Searching Party Finds Il on Will
lam CoChrane's Farm Near
0'Brien---FIood is Still
Subsiding

IRE body was found BY a ssaTvh-
Inx fsarsy whirh Included tiF. Van
drNanter. 1ehn Costello. and a man
named Washturn- ~ vas In Ensid
state Of preservation. ard Naa Al
s,iIrs taken O. Kent and put la
charge 81 an undertaken.
The water has rwcesied until II iH
nnw shelly confined within the
banks u the river. and l. Htili fall
Ing. Tn. dispaa~esaed ranchera have
al returned a. their homes.
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Kuren boys had been arrested for
creating a disturbance and attempt
ing 10 whip "A policeman IN the
Grand opera house. n was alleged
that the boys were roughly handled
By the policemen on duty az head
uunrterH Easaon and Police Her-
Reaut Leighton were made acupe-
goats by the civil service commits
sion.
EasaOn appealed 20 the superior
court 10 compel the civil service
commisalon 10 reinstata him. lie
won out, but the city appealed the
canp 10 the Fupreme court. where It
iH now pending
During the recent carnival Of crime
CHIEF ~ Police Sullivan aWoro IA 10
emergency policemen 20 assist the
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TO CLOSE
The BOXES

sPoK ANE. Jan. 81 resolution
waa introduced into the city council
last night for the purpose OF clos
ing boxes and side rooms In ra-
loon Of this city. II provides that
notice shall he served upon the pro-
pfistorn Of saloons having these at
taehmentR. TO take them out. ana
that n they fail TO do 50 ~ once.
their licenses shall be revoked. me
resolution was referred to a COM
nittee. and favorable report IN sx-
,taTf.N