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The Western news., 1904-12-14
Limit OF LaZineaa.

Two darkies lay sprawled on the
levee on a hot day. Moses drew long
sigh and said, 'Heeya-h-h! All wish
All had a hundred watermellions!'
Toms eyes lighted dimly. Hum.
yah! Dat would suttenly be fine. An
eff yo' had a huned watermelliona
would yo' glib me tifty?'
mo. All wouldn't glib yo' no fifty
watermellions."
Wouldn't yo' glib me twenty nve?"
mo. All wouldn't glib yo' no TWEEN.
ty-nve."
Seems ter me youse powahful
stingy, Nose. Wouldn't yo'-wouldn't
20 glib me oneY'
mo. All wouldn't glib yo' one. Looh
q hyah, niggah. are 20 80 good d-fer- nuf
nn lazy dat yo' caihn't wish TO- 70
own watermellionsT
The Western news., 1904-12-14


the is the
While
unity and mymakng and has descended through
knowledge
the Of religions peng its beauty until festival
the o
Christianity borrowing
added much
believes
celebrates temporal but the the
the this
bs
his
Great Jehovah king Of
all
all a
Of childhood Its spirit traditions ennobng
stions sainted Under its SELF
friends be drawn closely forgiven
tide gow!-Des
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For Compulsory Athletics.

Rev. DIR. Percy S. Grant. speaking
before the League for Political Edu-
cation. at New York. said that the
coming New Yorker would be 9 feet
inches high and have the chest meas
urement OF prize fighter. Judging
from the increased standard Of mo-
rality and intellectually in our uni.
versities since athletics became univer-
sal and popular, DR.. Grant says that
physical training should be an impor-
tant part Of the public school system.
He had noticed that 25 per cent Of the
national guardsmen were too Door
physically to pass the doctor.
The Western news., 1904-12-14

Norway has beautiful Christmas Gus
tom. In front Of every home ON Christ
mas morning is fixed . pole, and from
It are hung offerings Of corn and wheat
for the winter birds. The Norwegian
system Of gift giving 10 peculiar. Pres
ents wrapped in huge trusses Of straw
are thrown into a house through win
dows or open doors, and the recipients
are left to guess where the offerings
come from till the following Christmas
day, when there is a general confession
all around.
In Spain all work ceases at noon ON
the day before Christmas and the people
make ready for the great midnight mass.
Three hours before this every person in
the land Is visited by judges, accom-
panied by advocates of men confined for
minor offenses, and all Of these are re-
leased with a benediction and a present
OF little money. In the morning the
front door Of every home is left open and
scavengers, postmen and porters enter
and ask for q Christmas gift, which IN
most cases IL freely given.
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CHRISTMAS DINNER TABLE.

Arrangement Of Knife, Forks and
Spoons Around Each Plate.
A bunch Of holly in a cut-glass bowl on
the embroidered centerpiece will beautify
the table appropriately. II holly be not
available. laurel, pine or other green foli-
age will do. Lay a spray Of the holly or
other green OH each napkin, too. The
napkins, as the reader probably knows,
occupy the places Of the plates, being tax
en- into the lap when the latter arrive. 1t
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and butter plate be used, set this at the
left Of the plate and forks, and place the
half slice Of bread ON It instead Of In the
napkin. The butter also is placed upon 1t.
This should be In balls or neat squares.
After-dinner coffee 10 served from The
kitchen, small coffee spoons being brought
In on the saucers. Nutpicks are passed
around with the nuts.
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Couldn's Give Herself Away.

Charley Easyman-Well, Willie, your
sister has given herself to me for a
Christmas present. What do you think
Of that1
Willie-Huh! That's what she done
for Mr.. Brown last Christmas. and he
gave her back to herself before Easter.
The Western news., 1904-12-14
CHAPTER XIX.
A Traitor at the Helm,

The train pulled into Kalama short.
y after dark. It was . special char
tered by the state. The sheriff of Pa.
ciiic county was there to meet it and
had been waiting many hours. Mat.
tsrs managed BY etate are always do.
layed.
Kalama 10 ON the banks Of the Co.
lunbis river and also on the line of
The Western news., 1904-12-14
DINNER-PLATE ARRANGEMENT.

is pretty custom to tuck a half f-slce Of
bread In the fold Of each napkin and
sticking out at the corner, to be eaten
with the soup. The carving knife and
steel are set at the right Of the platter,
and the fork at the left Amy fancy pieces
OF silver, such as spoons, soup ladies and
the like, look pretty scattered carelessly
over the centerpiece. The arrangement
Of knife, forks and spoons around each
plate 10 shown in the accompanying dia-
gram. A simple dinner without multi
plicity OF courses is assumed in this plan
AT the right Of the plate, farthest away,
10 the soup spoon. for the first course.
Then comes the teaspoon, for cranberry
or other sauce, and the knife. The forks,
at the left. are for the salad, the turkey,
and the dessert, respectively. The butter
plate is shown between the plate and the
tumbler, which latter should stand at the
side of the knife and spoons. II bread
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Rather SUSPICIOUS.

Tom-Miss Willing said she'd give me
what was In her stocking Christmas
morning for what was In mine.
Jack-Say, that strikes me a. being
in the nature of leap-year proposal.
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Unkin0.

Miss Komin-What did your brothsa
Georsie give you for Christmas, Liszis1
Little Lsxie-MammA Gays she b
afraid hs gave me the mumps.-Wom,
an's Home Companion.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HATE'ER may be our state in nfe-brght youth OF
age poverty wealth, dogmas beliefs hopes fears
christmas Is the day Of sweetest JOY the day meet
with kin and kind at bounteous feast the gadsome
Of charity the one dear day Of giving gifts and cheer
words and being glad in making hearts of others gad Th
observance Of the day the anniversary the
of Christ Is without historical foundation. The
Christs birth is widely disputed and indeed unknown
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
WORKING CARDS
WILL Be ISSUED
Leadville Mining Associa-
ton to Emulate Cripple
Creek District Employers
BARS FEDERATION MEN
Members Must RenOunce
Allegiance Before They
Will Be Given Positions

LEADVILLE, Col, Sept. 25.-The
Leadville District Mining Association,
which takes in every mine manager in
the district, has decided to issue work
ing cards for the purpose of carry
ing on the fight against the Western
Federation of Miners Notices will be
posted at every mine in the camp to-
morrow, to the effect that no person
will be employed who shall not have
deposited with the timekeeper his
card of recommendation from the
mining association. An office will be
opened in the city, where the cards
will be issued.
Every applicant will be required to
sign a statement that he is not a
member of the Federation, or of any
order controlled thereby. If he Is a
member of the Federation he will
be required to renounce his allegi-
ance to the Federation.
The mine owners here believe that
the Federation is seeking to Secure
foothold in Leadville, large number
of Cripple Creek miners having come
here since the trouble in that district.
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National Park and to the northeast
lies the wonderful mountain country
of the Kern River and Kings River
canyons and Mount Whitney. In this
region are the Chagoopa Falls, 5000
feet high.
The Board of Trade has taken the
best possible way to gain the conf
dence Of inquirers by inserting the
following assurance at the end Of its
official publication:
This is placed in your hands by the Tuare
County Board of Trade. organization COM
posed of the various boards of trade in Tulare
County. Its members Visalia Board OF
Trade Tulare City Board Of Trade. Porterville
Board Of Trade, Lindsay Board of Trade, Din
uba Board of Trade and Exeter Board of Trade.
The Tulare County Board OF Trade has moth
ing to sell you and represents no private in
terest The sole object Of its existence is to
advance the general interests of the county. to
advertise its resources, to encourage immigra-
ton and investment, and to give, free OF
charge, specific and reliable information about
Tulare County. All letters OF inquiry ad-
dressed to the secretary OF the Tulare County
Board of Trade. Visalia, California, OF to the
secretary OF any Of the boards of trade men
toned at the place designated by name of
board, Will receive prompt attention.
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The phantom ship which has been re-
ported to be fitting to and fro on the
upper western coast of North America
and which was sighted from the crest
of Mount Tamalpais Saturday morning
thirty miles at sea taking land bearings
and photographs of the Golden Gate,
and finally disappearing to the south
west steaming rapidly. is not known to
have destroyed any commerce up to
this date, and the water front is
breathing with its customary freedom.
Marine watchers along the coast, the
Government weather observers on
Mount Tamalpais and the State pilots
out at sea have used their long distance
glasses in hopes Of seeing the mystic
rious stranger, but she has been too
Elusive for them. She has gone to the
southwest steaming rapidly, and IS
probably busy in some unknown pOr-
ton of the ocean developing the photo
graph she took of the Golden Gate.
Captain Jordap, who piloted the
steamship Nevadan into this port Sat
urday morning, did not observe any
craft answering to the description or
the spectral stranger, though he was
in the alleged locality Of the vessel at
the time she was reported to have been
seen. Two pilot boats have since been
cruising over that ground and have
seen no flagless warship taking land
bearings on the coast. Eliminating the
bare possibility of the British cruiser
Flora being out from EsQuimalt and
steaming along the coast-and an Eng
lish naval vessels nationality from her
peculiar construction and color can be
made out many leagues at sea-the
probability of a foreign warship playing
hide-and-seek in this locality is too re-
mote for even a water front joke.
The Chilean training ship General
Baquedano, en- route from Yokohama to
Valparaiso and due to call at this port.
is expected every day. But as she is an
old vessel and moreover may be leis-
urely sailing across the Pacific under
no special time schedule, her appear
ance cannot be dated. However, she
will not take any photographs Of the
harbor entrance and her navigator viii
have all the land bearings he needs
long before he makes the coast, and
she will come into the harbOr without
any mystery.
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the fact that they are transported by team.
with all the advantages which present them
selves there seems exceptional future or
prosperity for the investor in Yuba County.
Whether il be mining, numbering, stock rails
ing agriculture. horticulture, whichever
may suit his calling, each man may choose
for himself from Natures bounteous store
house. These grand forests. plentiful streams
and fruitful lands will not, even in the
near future. be they are to-day. for the
tide of immigration will be turned to this
land the welkin will once more ring with the
SOM of the woodsman, the miner with per-
haps a new method will delve for his gold,
the horticulturist and agriculturist will be
working side by side with great and vital
end in view; and he who is wise is he who
early seeks and appreciates that which his
Maker has provided for him to call his own.
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POISONER WEAKENS
AND FAMILY is SAVED
Negro Servant, at Last Moment,
Warns Kentucky Judge Not to
Partake of Deadly Salad.

LEXINGTON. KY, Sept. 25.-The
family of Judge James H. Mulligan,
former United States Consul to Sa-
moa, was saved from death at lunch
con to-day by a negro servant break
in down just as the meal was being
served and asking one Of the members
of the family not to eat salmon salad.
which was ready to be served. Sus-
picions aroused, the State chemist ex-
amined the salad and found 1t con-
tanned enough strychnine to kill fifty
persons.
The negro servant, Louis Mitchell,
had been with the family for fifteen
years and had been pardoned from
the penitentiary through the influence
of Judge Mulligan.
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and beautined. Marysville WILL as Tar as
known be the first city IN Northern California
10 make the most Of its opportunities by add
ing parks, drives and pleasure resorts to It's
premises
The city is we'll lighted by electricity. being
Company of which the Marysvile Gas and
Electric Company is the distributing agent.
In its history Marysville is associated with
some of the most striking incidents of Cali
fornia life some of the nations most promi-
nent men at one time and another having re
mind are Hon. Stephen J. Field. Hon George
c. Gorham Noah Brooks and John O. Pack
ard the mining millionaire of Utah. who will
in the near future erect a new library build
ing to cost SIS 600, which will become the
home Of the public library, established
many years the new building to be a gift
from this public spirited citizen.
Marysville Is also well known for it's manu-
featuring interests The reputation of the
product of its wooden mills built in 1867
is known from ocean to ocean, and the demand
for the superior quality of blankets under
wear dress goods flannel lap robes stea per
shawls and other articles of manufacture Var
exceeds the supply. In 1899 the old plant was
destroyed by fire but in 1901 6he mill re-
built on enlarged basis and was equipped
with forty looms, which had rated capacity
Of 4S0. 600 yards of cloth a year. During the
last year these mills have been extended by
adding ten wide looms Of the latest pattern.
The various industries of Marysville
are described. Among them are -four
mills, fruit canneries and packing
plants and foundry.
The future prospects for dredger mining on
the Yuba, east from Marysvile some fourteen
miles, excellent, much land having been
recently bonded
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storms Menace the Reaper.

The American bark Reaper, which left New
castle, Australia, July IL, arrived here yester-
day afternoon In latitude 80 south and longi-
tude 155 east she ran into gale which lasted
fifteen DAYS High seas constantly went over
the vessel and much damage was done about
the decks everything movable being washed
overheard A number OF sails were lost and
the hull was strained almost to the leaking
poiut Charles Klein was dragged from the
wheel by a boarding wave and violently hurled
against the railing. Fortunately ne was not
W. shed overheard but his arm was broken and
he was otherwise much injured. Carpenter
paul Reiges was washed out of mis- bunk IN
der the topgallant forecastle ana CARED dioils
the deck almost going over the side into the
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Water Front Notes.

The Oceanic liner Sonoma. Captain Herri-
roa,, will sail from Pacihc-street wharf next
THURSDAY for Sydney by way OF Honolulu
Pago Page and Auckland. -
The japanese liner "a tIis mort ana will ar
rive here along the first Of the month OF o Ueto
her she will sail her return the lSth Oi
IT, pensacola football team was oadly
besten in their game with Stanford University
team last Saturday.
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Will Enforce the Laws.

BY order OF the Treasury Department, the
revenue cutter Daniel Manning will be sta
toned permanently at San Diego. Complaints
have been forwarded TO Washington that the
navigation laws are constantly being violated
in that port and the cutter will do guard duty
there 1t is alleged that vessels enter the
harbor at all hours OF the night without dis
playing lights and the simplest rules and regu-
lations governing the movements OF shipping IN
port are set at naught
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Overdue Fleet.

The ship Bardowie. out 165 days from Gee
long 10 Falmouth. 10 per cent reinsurance
Crown of Germany 6s days from Shanghai
TO Royal Roads, per cent - D.,
Moliere-eO days from Shanghai to Royal
Roads, . per cent -,--,-, -. e.
Advance, SO days from Mississippi port 10
Venezuela % per cent. -. =,
Sbakesneare 1913 days from west coast OF
South America to Europe, per cent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
Romaine,s Confession a Fake.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Sept. %.
Sheriff Edward Bell has concluded
that the alleged confession of Edward
Romano, a prisoner at Topeka, impll-
eating union miners who formerly
lived in this district in the Vindicator
mine and Independence depot muir
ders is entirely false.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
OFFICERS AND MEN OF LENA
GUESTS OF VALLEJO CLUB
Programme of Athletic Sports and Re-
freshments Help Russians Spend
Enjoyable Day.

VALLEJO. Sept. 25.-The Vallejo
Yacht and Boat Club held a general
muster at their clubhouse this after
noon. A number of officers and men
of the Russian cruiser Lena were the
guests of the club. An interesting pro-
gramme of aquatic and athletic sports
was presented and refreshments
served.
One of the features of the pro-
gramme was a one and one-half miles
race, straightaway, between two six
teen-oar cutters from the Lena. The
first cutter defeated the second in a
close contest.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GE-NEktAAS
FORECAST.
over the Pacific Slope. and light rain has fallen
in All districts except Arizona Reports are
missing from Eureka, but there are indications
tbat at least a portion OF the storm mas passso
inland. A thunder storm Is reported from sac.
ramSntO. - -,t-Ls - IL
districts. - - fu.--o- and
rarnained nearly stationary In other distriets-
TIRE following are the total amounts OF AN
g. a. present storm uD TO p. m to-day
ped F3iuff 81 Sacramento 10. san franclsco
a 90 san Luis ObispO 3-24. Fresno A.Aos LIS
An0eles 90 san Diego a trace 49,.
E-orecast made at san Francesca TOT UNITY
hours ending midnight. september 20. -.
S-,-tber-, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mondays Iresn
.o,tberiS wind. high on the coast -.
sos.n .r,.~r Caiifornia-Showers Monday. light
west wind. go,
., E~sncfsco and vicinity-ShoWers MohdaS'
rrSsh s,noss.elss-Probaby showers Monday. light
southwest wind. ... eho,,.-. Monday
Tsas,o ana vicinity-ShoWers Monday
q II WILSON. Local FoFecasesf'
Temporarily IN chargA
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
Pioneer Boatman HonOred.

CAPTAIN c. A. Mcneil. the pioneer boatman
and popular launch owner Of Clay-street wharf
was honored by his Tiburon neighhors satur-
day evening It was the tenth anniversary or
his wedding and the joyous festivities OF the
occasion lasted until an early Sunday hour.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.
saturday Sept "a.
stmr South Coast. Olsen. 10 hours frorn
Ca slnr Centennial. KIitgaard IS hours from
Seattle. Sunday. Sept IS.
stmr Prentiss, Ahlstrom. 81 hours from san
Fe Gro Rival Fosen. 20 hours from Westport
sum- t f1lsd' Nelson. 2715 hours from Eureka
stmr Phoenix, Odland. 40 hours from
Eureka. o,, IL hours from
FG Mor stmr Titania, Foyn. days from Lady
smith, pariz Reaper. Brasting. II days from New
ca Bark < B Cheney. Johnson. 80 days from
Na AL harz c,uerveur Corbinais, 141 days from
Glasgow. via Brest 13S days -, - t.or,
Sc5r Newark Reinertsen, IL hours from
st sSbr Allan lam" A. Hendrickson. days from
Eureka. u0
Sunday. Sept %
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander. san D J
Stmr F A KiIburn. Thompson. Port Rodgers.
Stmr Aurelia Erickson, Astoria
Stmr Sam Pedro. Rasmussen. Eureka.
Stmr Greenwood Walvig, Needle Rock
Stmr Eureka lessen, Eureka
Stmr Aicazar, Winkel. Point Arena
Stmr Pomona Swanson. Eureka.
SIM Navarro Weber Needle ROCK
Stmr Gualala Kalnin, Delmar Landing.
Stmr Pasadena Henrickson, eureka.
Schr Challenger Anderson, Roche AarDor.
Schr ida A. Campbell Point Reyes
Schr Jennie Griffin. Gibson, Bohnas-
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS. Sept 20. 10 p m-Weather
cloudy: wind Sc; velocity Is miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
ABERDEEN-Sailed Sept 24-Stmr Contra
liza for San Francisco.
SEATTLE-Arrived Sept 25-Stmr Queen.
he ssfIe as Sept 25-stmr Umatilla. for san
Francisco. Sept 24-Schr F Redheld. for
0a BALLARD-sailed Sept 24-schr Maweema,
TATOOSH@Passed out Sept 25-Schr Ma
weenla. for san Diego; schr F Redheld. for
Passed in Sept 25-stmr Montara, hence
Sept % for Seattle: bark Guy c Goss, from
PORT GAMBLE-Arrived Sept 25-Schr
Mary z Foster. from San Pedro.
PORT LOS ANGELES-Arrived Sept vs.
Schr Chas E Falk. from Grays Harbor.
SAN PEDRO-Arrived Sept 24-Stmr De-
spatch, from Port Hartford. Sept 25-Schr
Comet from Grays Harbor; schr Columbia.
Sailed Sept 25-stmr Robert Dollar. for
San Francisco: schr Admiral. for Port Town
send
PORT TOWNSEND-Arrived Sept 25-Bktn
John Palmer, hence Sept A.
SANTA BARBARA-Sailed Sept 25-Stmr
State of California, for San Francisco; stmr
Coronado for Redondo.
ASTORIA-Arrived Sept 25-Br ship Es-
kasonia from San Diego; FIR bark Pierre
W1NsLoW-ATrivsd Sept aS-sohr Mn
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PHANTOM VESSEL REPORTED OFF
THE COAST FAILS TO MAKE GOOD
Revenue Cutter Daniel Manning Is Sent
to San Diego to Enforce the Violated
Navigation Laws and Port Regulations

doro, from BaTa I'D; bktn Aurora. from San
Pedro.
PORT BLAKELEY-Sailed Sept 25-ship
Joseph B Thomas. for Australia
FOREIGN PORTS
VICTORIA-Arrived Sept 24-Stmr Queen.
hence Sept ID
Passed out Sept 25-Br stmr wyefeld. from
Ladysmith for San Francisco.
Arrived Sept 25-Br stmr Princess May,
from Skagway.
Sailed Sept 25-stmr Umatilla. for San
Francisco
.ADYSMITH-Sailed Sept -. 4:30 D N
Stmr Portland, for Unalaska and Nome.
Sun, Moon and Tide.
limited States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height Of High and Low Waters
at Fort Point entrance 70 san Francisco
Bay. Published by official authority Of the
Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur az
the city front CNdissiou- street WHARF about %
minutes later than al Fort Point: the height
OF tide Is the same at both places
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OTHER COMMUNITIES.

Twelve miles south of Marysville, by grain
fields and stock farms, beautined by stately
oaks, one reaches the enterprising and pros
porous town Of Wheatland. situated directly
the line Of the California and Oregon and
thirty miles from Sacramento, the State capt.
tai. Wheatland is well located a ridge a
little higher than the surrounding country and
has 1000 Inhabitants.
To the south, and tributary to Wheatland.
along the banks of the Bear River stretching
from the low hills Of the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains the east to Dry Creek the west,
the wonderfully fertile lands of the Bear
River. Here located the largest hop-yards
in the world These yards afford employment
to many men, women and children during the
op-pcking season.
These lands are especially adapted to the
needs OF the man with "a medium capital. who
wishes to build home and make for himself
and family a comfortable living a small
farm. Land in this section be purchased
for S12 acre for the red land which is
suited to the culture of olives and citrus
fruits The river land is held at about $14
per acre and is the best in the world for
grapes Bartlett pears and alfalfa An or
chard will bear the third year after setting
out Alfalfa will yield on an average seven
tons to the acre and will produce about five
crops, affording three months pasture. Alfalfa
hay brings in the field 81 per ton This seems
like a good location for a creamery colony,
as there Is already built and we'll equipped in
Wheatland a creamery, which at the present
is closed owing TO lack of milk.
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VOLUME THAT T54RE oUNTs
MIDDLE WEST