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No. 5, r. \. Chaplin. q. W. Bothwell was chosen to represent the north end of No. 5. s. J. Ulrey and C. s. Lombard were chosen to represent the valley at large. r. G. Ravens was made mem Der by virtue of being the original organ izer of the association. Shirley c. Ward was employed as the attorney for one year.
 The association was then incorporated with capital stock of t6,OOO,0OO. Im- mediately after incorporation the Water Users Association opened negotiations with the California Development Com pany to purchase the canal system own ed by the latter, and also with the Uni ted States government to procure loan. The company and the Water Users Association locked horns and a disagree ment followed that lasted for sometime.
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were here since the idea of government ownership was first conceived, will not mind a review of the past in view of the fact that government ownership is now the paramont issue. It would take many pages, in fact, it would fill book to tell all the transactions that have oc- cured, and the book would be quite in- teresting; but the PRESS desires to put before the public the following short history:
 The first beam of the bright light of government ownership fell upon the peo- pie of Imperial Valley when in the early part of May, 1904, w. F., Smythe gave an address on the streets of Imperial to about POO citizens of the valley in advo- cacy of government ownership of the Imperial irrigation system, and made
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That Social

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Chris tian church will give a social in the new brick building by the bank next Wednesday evening. They will serve good lunch for which a charge of fifteen cents will be made. They will have large booth and offer both useful and fancy articles for sale. An excellent program will be rendered during the evening. A charge will be made for ad- mission. The proceeds will go for the new seats for the church.
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G. Ravens to select seven men as direc- tors to organize the Imperial Valley Water Users Association. Mir. Ravens appointed w. F. Holt, c. S. Lombard, $. J. Ulrey, w. A. Van Horn, l. w.. Gleason, F. N. Chaplin and served as a director himself.
 Mir. Gleason and Mir. Holt then form ed plan, which was agreed to, of hav- ing the board of directors of the mutual water companies choose the directors of the association, and the number was in- creased to eleven. Then the men who now form the Imperial Valley Water Users Association were chosen by the respective water companies as follows: No. 1, |. w. Gleason, W. A. Edgar and k. D. McPherrin; No. 1, k. F.. Wills {; No. :, W. F. Holt; No. 8, J. J. Miller;
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Meat Market Sold

Thing Brothers have sold their meat market in Imperial to Ed Ingram X Go. of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, who will take charge about January lst, 1905. Thing Brothers are truly pioneers, having been here when Imperial was unknown. George Thing, who has been in charge of the market, is we'll known in Imperial and his smiling face will be missed at his old place of business. We learn that he will remain here for the present.
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A mass meeting was held in July and the company agreed to arbitrate. The company offered the system for 5000 900. The Water Users Association of- fered the company $l,25O, 900. Finally the conservative element of the associa- ton agreed to purchase the system for $3, ,OOO,0 900, subject to the approval of the United States government.
 Messrs. Holt and Lombard were sent back to Washington to hurry up the deal and they have returned. The latest move of the conservative element of the Water Users Association was partially stated in the last issue of the valley pa peTs.
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five took part. The program was on the occasion of Rally Day for home missions. At the close collection was taken for that purpose.
 The church was crowded and many stood at the windows and some left, not being able to see.
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Cantata

The cAntata at the Christian church last Sunday evening was exceptionally we'll rendered and reflected much credit upon both the children, and those who trained them. There were about thirty
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Many people now in Imperial Valley do not know of the early history of the Water Users Association and many who
The Imperial press., 1904-12-03

The PRESS is n paper published for the people without fear or favor. It is the paper for all.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-03

an appeal for the organization of water users association.
 That meeting authorized Chairman F.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-03
A BRIEF HISTORY
Of the Imperial Valley Water Users As
 sociation
Soclatlon

An Outline of the Organization and Some of the Workings of thu
 Association Up to the Present Time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26
END OF THE FAIR.
Work of Dismantlement to Begin at
Midnight December 1.

ST. Louis. Nov. 26.-Promptly at
midnight, December 1, force of rs
men employed by the General Service
company of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition will shunt two hundred
freight cars loaded with empty pack
ing cases into the several exhibit pal
aces and the work of dfsmantling the
Worlds fair will begin.
Piled at different parts of the ex-
position grounds are 1900 car loads
of empty packing cases, while outside
the grounds are others, aggregating
100 car loads more. These will be
distributed as rapidly as possible and
the packing of the exhibits will be
rushed.
AT daylight on December anoth er
large force of men will begin to tear up
the walks that conceal the tracks
about the exposition grounds. They
rear of the stadium and lay tracks
connecting the main line with each of
the exhibit buildings.
A bond has been filed with the
United States government through the
treasury department by the Worlds
mon carrier, which will facilitate the
removal of the exhibits as freight cars
can be dispatched direct from the ex-
position grounds to their destinations.
With the exception of Germany, in
which case special permission was Sc
cured, not a single exhibit has been
withdrawn, nor will be allowed to be
withdrawn until December 1. Only a
few of the German exhibits have been
taken away from the Worlds fair
grounds and they were shipped direct
to the imperial palace at Potsdam.
P. E. Phennenger of Seattle has
been appointed general superintendent
of the General Service company and
declares that all the exhibits will be
out of the exposition grounds by
March l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26
A SPLIT AvERTED.
Arbitration Brought to Bear ON Steel
Rail Pool.

New York, Nov. ga threatened
split in the steel rail pool caused by
differences between the United States
Steel corporation and the Lackawanna
Steel company of Buffalo has been set
tied by arbitration, according to the
Herald. After each interest had en-
deavored to arrange the dispute 1t is
said a mutual agreement was made
for adjudication by an arbitrator
named by both companies 1t is
stated that the umpire has just hand
ed down his decision, practically Ia
voring the steel corporation and the
other members of the steel rail pool
The question at issue between the
Lackawafna Steel company and the
other makers of rails is understood to
have been in relation to the tonnage
to which the Lackawanna company
believed itself entitled. The Lacka-
wanna demanded liz per cent. of the
entire tonnage of the country. The
other manufacturers, after confer
ences to effect a compromise, finally
agreed to allow a tonnage of Is per
cent. to the Laekawanna- The latter
stood firm in its demand, pointing out
that it's rail mill capacity was prac-
tically 600, 00o7 tons a year, or about
20 per cent. Of the country's output.
to the extreme limit in lowering their
tonnage demands to 1Tk per cent.
1t was at this stage that arbitration
was suggested and both sides were
agreeable.
The Herald claims semi-official au-
thority for the statement that the UNI
pire decided to allot the Lackawanna
company 10 per cent, and that the
finding is acceptable to both sides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

Kansas City, Mo-, Miss Elizabeth Kohl
meyer, Miss Sophia Theuerling, Miss
Katie Adams, Miss Marguerite Theuer-
ling Mr.. Cornelius Leonard, Mr. Lee
Strause, Mr.. Taylor Brown, Mr.. John
COPYRIGHT, Masters William Sherwood,
John Higgins, Ernest Jewell of Kansas
City, Mo, Jacob Kohlmeyer, George
iTheuerling.
AT a dinner given Thanksgiving day
| by the Isis Literary society at the home
of Miss Vera Olney, the following mem
bers of the society and friends were
present: Miss Heer, Miss Mabel Ander-
son, Miss Mary Coulson, Miss Nellie
White, Miss Ethel Anderson. Miss Vera
Olney, Miss Minnie Duff. Miss Edythe
white, Miss Ethel Irwin, Miss Edith
Apologize, Miss Meta White, Miss Mat
| tie Anderson, Mr.. Sam Atwood, Mrs.
Edd Johns of ottawa, DR.. Ben Beam,
Mr.. Everette Miller, Mr.. Leigh Mat
lthews, Mr.. Heron Williamson. Mr..
Chas. Wood Mr.. Ransley Miller, Mr..
Sam Irwin, Mr.. Roy Mcknight of Te-
cumseh.
Mrs. c. E. Purviance has opened
dressmaking parlors at 727 Quincy,
and would be glad to see old patrons.
Engraved Cards and Wedding Invita-
lions, finest productions, newest styles.
Adams Bros. 9TH and Jackson.
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WOULD STOP FOOTBALL.
Father OF Son Killed I'm the Game
Wants Legislative Action.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-State legislation
forbidding the playing of football in
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wis
consin is urged by James F. Rowley OF
Chicago, whose son James F. Rowley,
jr., died of injuries received in a game
on November 5.
Parents of sons who have been killed
in the season just closed have been ask
ed to cooperate. Through the enact
ment of a similar law in the four states
named, at the same time, Mr.. Rowley
hopes to secure the aid of all education
al Institutions, no state profiting from
the abolition of the sport in neighbour
ing institutions.
Mr. Rowley has consulted members
of the state legislature and has been
promised that a bill prohibiting the
playing of football will be one Of the
first introduced at the next session OF
the legislature which meets at Spring.
field on January 4, 1905.
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dinner at their home, 1119 West Tenth
street. The invitations were in rhyme
and written on cotton cloth. The in
vited guests were members of the i'm
mediate family and included the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Pattison,
Captain and Mrs. w. A. Pattison, Mr..
and Mrs. r. M. McGaw, Misses Marion
, McGaw, Ida and Laura HoSack, Mr..
Stewart McGaw, Mr.. t. l.. Pattison,
Mr.. Tyler Blasdel and the Misses Gates
of Dennison.
Thanksgiving dinner at their home 236
German avenue to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Rake and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Wetling, Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Rake
Mr.. Scion Kieffer, and Mr.. Desmer
Confer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Hemphill enter
tanned at a family dinner yesterday for
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 1. Shaffer and j. B.
Shaffer of Kilmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Dickinson and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Kious and sons, John and Merle, of
Meriden, Kan.
The ]. F. girls entertained at a
Thanksgiving dinner in honor of Mr.
Arthur Boyd of Ottawa, Kan, at the
home of Miss Jennie Stewart, 1884 Lane
street. The table decorations We're red
attractively decorated with large ferns
and potted plants. The prizes in pro-
gressive conversation were awarded to
Miss Mabel Smiley and Me. Charles
Zella Mitchell, Miss Grace Pinkerton,
Miss Mabel Smiley, Miss Pearl Pinker-
ton, Miss Jennie Stewart. Mr.. Arthur
Boyd. Mr.. Arthur Smiley, Mr. Charles
Brimer, Mr.. John Benson and Mr.. Carl
Henderson.
Mr.. Frank Davis, Mr.. Leslie Lyons
Mr.. Fred Nelson, Mr.. Joe Cole. Mr.
Carrot Hooper and Mr.. Frank Sherer
gave a leap year party Wednesday
evening, November %, at Harrison s
hail. Oakland. Miss Minnie Sfeber.
Miss Matte Parsons, Miss Jennie Curry
and Miss Edna Davis assisted the
hosts in entertaining their guests.
Those who enjoyed the evening were:
Misses Elsa Buff, Lena Buff, Lulu
Stone, Maude Wilson, Ina Davis, Grace
Lilies, Lily Lilies, Essie Waite Fave
Richard, Bertha Disney, Evart. Anna
Issacson, Mabel Cramer, and Gilmore,
and Messrs. Tommy Parsons Charley
Curry, Jake Reese, Clarence Hooper,
George Stone, James Cook Raymond
Brown, Lawrence Bissell, George Rake,
Fred Issacson, Pete Issacson, Walter
Anderson, Hobert, Will Owens, and
Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Theuerling were
pleasantly surprised by their friends
at their home, 2O9 East First street,
Friday night. These present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Higgins, Mr.. and
Mrs. william Sherwood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Codting ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Parr, Mr..
and Mrs. William Kohlmeyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad Mahoney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Leonard, Mrs. Katie Jewell OF
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RICHARDS TO TESTIFY.
Commissioner of Land Office Enroute
to Portland.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 2e.-W. A.
Richards, commissioner of the general
land Office. is enroute to this city from
Washington to appear as a witness in
the land fraud cases now being heard
in Judge Ba1linger's court. 1t is de-
sired to prove by Mr.. Richards that G.
E. LOOMS, formerly a special agent
of the government, and S. B. Ormsby,
also a government official, were en-
powered to administer an oath, a
right which the attorneys for the de-
Tense deny they possessed. Commits
sioner Richards will report to Prose-
cutor Henry and sensational develop
ments involving officials high in the
counsels of the government are looked
for.
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OFF FOR PANAMA.
First Men Engaged for Work on tho
Isthmian Canal.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Two dredgemen,
the first engaged for work on the 18TH
milan canal, have left Chicago for PAN
anna They were William Bates, dredge
engineer, and Philip Bates, his brother,
craneman. They were engaged through
the office of the International Brother
hood of Steam Shovel and Dredgemen,
the members of which organization will
be hired for the work
The engineers will receive $3.50 and
the cranemen $165 a month on the
canal. The men will be furnished free
transportation from New York to Colon
and return. While in the government
service they will be provided with
board and room free and will be cared
for in government hospitals If sick
within eighteen months" said Sec
rotary T. J. Dolan, jr., of the brother
hood, 81 expect that 200 dredgemen will
be working on the canal on sixty steam
shovels."
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NODES and Personal Mention.


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnes are
the parents of a son. born last night.
Miss Gertrude Reed, who came
from the university to spend Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. S. Reed, will return to Lawrence
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brinton Woodward
will be UP from Lawrence for the
Elks' minstrels Monday.
Miss Edna Corbett and Miss Hattie
Embree are home from the univer
sity at Lawrence for the Thanksgiv-
ing recess.
Mrs. Wallace McGrath of Lawrence
visited her Topeka relatives Thanks
Mrs A. A. Scott, Miss Dorothy Scott,
Miss Gussie Fuller and Miss Berenice
Fuller are in Kansas City for the
day.
Miss Nellie Armentrout has been
seriously i'll at Mrs. c. N. Nelson's
house at 1918 Harrison street since
last Saturday, but is somewhat better
today.
Justice and Mrs. A. L. Greene spent
Friday in Kansas City.
Mrs. \. f. Herbst of Kansas City,
f. A. Herbst and Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gustus Zahner, has returned home
Mrs. J. A. Tice of GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
is the guest of her granddaughter,
Mrs. David Gossett.
Mrs. John e Frost has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Charles s. Stewart, Elmwood, Ill.
Mrs. Day K Smith has returned to
her home in Kansas City after a visit
TO Mrs. B. f. Criswen
Mrs. D. A. Gilpin of Fort Leaven-
worth is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Thrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O'Neill will
return Sunday to their home in Chill
hcothe, Mo-, after a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. O'NeilI.
Mrs. George L. Miller of Kansas City
will visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Cole, next week.
Mrs. Matte J.. Lydick and Mrs. H. d.
Condor of Johnstown, Pa, are in To-
peka to visit Mrs. John E. Mccullough
at POS Jackson street for a month
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. w. Peyton cele-
brated the first anniversary of their
marriage by family Thanksgiving
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Weston Postrlasters Named.

Washington, Nov, 26.-The following
western postmasters have been APP
pointed: Indian Territory-Hewett,
District 81 William B. Fulton, vice
Benjamin F. Ward, resigned. Kansas
fBelvue, Pottawatonlie county, Della G.
Craig, vice r. n. Craig. dead; Pa
donia, Brown county, Elbridge- Chase,
vice E. K. Grim, removed. ?
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welby Goes to Rio Grande.

Denver, Nov. 26.-Arthur Earl We'll
by was today appointed general SUI
perintendent of the Rio. Grande West
ern railroad to succeed Joseph H.
Young resigned. Welby formerly held
the position to which he is now reap
pointed, but retired about three years
ago and has since been living on a
ranch in southern California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

Capital Ark No. 60 K. P. A. will give
a tacky social Tuesday evening, No
vember 49, All members and their
friends are cordially invited. r. K.
Graham. secretarY.
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Equal Division Of church Funds.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Delegates to the
annual educational conference of the
United Presbyterian church held here,
have decided that the appropriations
to be made hereafter by the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
be equally divided among the seven
institutions of the church, with educa-
tional advancement as a basis This
will give three-fourths of two-thirds to
the colleges and one-fourth to the
seminaries, the latter sum to be di-
vided according to attendance.
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4 Beautiful wedding Present.

A piece of Libby cut Rlass-every
one knows that the word Libby on
cut glass means superiority in every
particular. We carry by far the larg-
est line Of fine cut glass in the city.
SANTA FE WATCH CO,
log West Eighth
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Spencer, Thanksgiving night The
guests were asked to take part in a
discussion of the Russo-Jap war and
what Makes a Book Worth Read
ing to which the evening was de-
voted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

The Chaminade Music club will have
it's Mendelssohn meeting Saturday,
December 8, at 8 o'clock with Mrs.
Morton Albaugh, 1923 Harrison
street, instead of Friday, with Mrs.
Finley as previously arranged.
The Ninde Chautauqua circle will
meet Tuesday evening, November 20,
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Beach, 631
Tyler street. The programme follows:
Roll call quotations from Highways
and Byways;" Handel and His Music
Miss Katie A. Ellinger; French Revo-
luton. chapters and 10, Mrs. w. S.
Miller; reading, Mrs. A. o. Beach;
music.
The Vespuccian club will have a So
cial evening Tuesday, November 90, at
the home of Mrs. J. J. Wehe, 110s
Van Buren, street.
The w. r. K. club will meet on
Tuesday, November %, with Mrs.
Mathews, GA Madison street.
The following was the programme
of the Travellers club on last Saturday
with Miss Gertrude Morton: Joan of
Arc Miss Quinche; Renaissance in
French Art: Poissin, lie Brun," Miss
Ne1lice Chambers: poets of the
Renaissance Miss Dean; "Henry Of
Navarro Miss Farnsworth; "Rabelais
ington.
The Froebel Mothers union will
meet with Mrs. D. NJ. Hoover, SO
West Ninth street. Friday, December
2, at 2:30.
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$3.50 to st. Louis and Return,
Via Rock Island System. Tickets on
sale daily. except Friday and Saturday,
good z days in st. Louis.
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The Nautilus club will meet OF
Tuesday, November 20, with Mrs
TraFer, SIS West street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

The Lakota club will meet Monday
with Miss Villa Rodgers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

The CaHdorean club will meet Mon
day with Mrs. John Bradley.
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Thou, my friend, would like to know
WHY fair twin Roses hl1lsh and hlnvz


In baby's checks? I'll tell thee:
They're nouris he'd by 'TEETHINA.' See,
'TEETHINA'' CTeething Powders) over
comes and counteracts the effects of the
summers heat, aids digestion regulates
the bowels and relieves much suffering
and dread.
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wooIens washed in distilled water.
Topeka Laundry Co.
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The Wednesday Whist club wi
meet with Mrs. David w. Norton mex
Wednesday afternoon.
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Family washings that please, al
Topeka Laundry Co.'s.
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Miss Dolly Curtis is entertaining the
Bridge club this afternoon.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Fox will give
an informal reception Monday evening
at their home. 716 Buchanan street
for Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Biggar of
Hutchinson. No invitations Mr.. and
Mrs. Biggar are stopping off in To-
pella a few days on their way to their
home in Hutchinson from a ten
months tour of Europe.
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People sending items to this department.
of the State BURIAL will confer favor
by giving the fun first name or two
initials with all proper names. Items
must Re accompanied Jy the name and
address of the w1iter or they can not
be puhlished-l
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Miss Bess Kelley of Cleveland, Ohio
and Miss Ann Ryan of Leayenworth
are guests of Mrs. Drechsel.
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The Vignette club had an evening
meeting for the husbands of the men,
bers with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +.
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The Atlantean club meet Monday
with Mrs. J. c. McClintock.
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The w. r. K. club will meet on
Tuesday, November %, with Mrs.
Mathews, ga Madison street.
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Mrs. William z. Drechsel. 900 Blu
chanan street, will be at home in
formally Monday afternoon from 8
to 5. No cards.
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The Vespuccian club will have a So
cial evening Tuesday, November 90, at
the home of Mrs. J. ]. Wehe, 1903
Van Buren, street.