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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
1.-THE SMART SET;
BY SALLY SHARP.

Philippines. and is also a member Of
the University and Unitarian clubs.
No date is yet fixed for the wedding.
Miss Charlotte Wilson was the guest
of honor at a tea yesterday given by
Miss Alice Klein.
Miss Anna Foster. who has been
East. returned for the holidays to her
home at Fair Hills, the beautiful Fos-
ter place near San Rafael.
The Sorosis Club will entertain Mrs
Sarah Beuder de Wolfe as honOred
guest at the next meeting.
Miss Florida Green OF San Rafael
is prolonging her trip abroad to great
er extent than she first planned. Hav-
ing made a long stay in Paris, Miss
Green IS now travelling all through
the Holy Land and is particularly i'm
pressed with the beauties OF Jerusa-
lem.
The Cap and Bells Club will enter
tain to-day in SOrosis Hall. giving a
costume recital. The air of colonial
days will pervade and the prepara-
tions indicate that the affair will be
both unique and highly interesting
Those participating are Mrs. 8. P.
Blumenberg and Miss Ena Lang
worthy In We old time quadrille; Miss
Helen Darling in The Daughter OF
the Regiment; Mrs. Charles Stewart
in ye old time dialect song; Mrs. W. P.
Buckingham IN ye old time romance.
with single minuetto; Mrs. 3. Q. Drift
field, The Puritan Maiden"
The German Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety will hold Christmas festival to-
day at D. m. in Golden Gate Hall to
distribute the donations received every
year for the needy and destitute. The
following are members OF the board:
Mrs. Caroline Roster, president; Mrs.
F. Fehleisen, Mrs. A. NJ. Buck. Mrs.
NJ. S. Grinbaum, Mrs. I. Hecht, Mrs.
L. c. Muessdorffer. Mrs. NJ. Esberg.
Mrs. L. Gottig. Mrs. B. Brommel, Mrs.
T. Habenicht, Mrs. II. Kreutznann,
Mrs. F.. d. Stadmuller and Mrs. e.
Schild.
The Bohemian Club will give its
Christmas dinner In the red room on
January Z. There will be pro-
gramme Of music under the direction
Of Wallace Sabin. organist and choir
master Of st. Luke's. Mr.. Sabin's
ability is so well known that his music
preparation will be of a beautiful
character, including some lovely
Christmas carols.
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new CARNEGIE STORY.

Andrew Carnegie found himself on
a street car in New York the other day
without cent in his pocket. A fellow
passenger offered him the necessary
nickel, which was gratefully accepted
Are you coming back again?" asked
the stranger, who, on receiving the
affirmative reply, said, Then you'd
better take another nickel" The null
timillionaire again accepted and asked
the benefactor's card. This was forth>
coming, and the next day the good
natured passenger received a case of
champagne and a cordial note of
thanks
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distressing to have for husband a man
who could see as far as that"
He caught her hand and drew her
down beside him.
It's not a time for jesting. little
woman" he urged. Il could i'll afford
this moment in paradise. and to-mor-
row must go back to-"
ITO Denver" she completed for him
in the tone of one who mentions quite
another place.
ITO Denver" he repeated with the
accents of one who speaks of home. II
want to take back with me the prom
Use, if not the person, of the sweetest
little woman in all these United States. -
For a moment the love light flashed
into her eyes. but the spirit of mischief
gained the mastery.
Il think" she said with an extra
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I'd HER FIRST CASE D..
BY HARRISON DUPREE.

IN UT YOU have known me less
than month, " protested Alice,
though 1t was evident from
her tones that she did not
make the statement in a spirit Of ac-
cusation.
1T is my misfortune" pleaded
Howell. 1T is less than three months
since I first saw you"
II said a MONTH" she insisted.
And 1 three" he finished off.
She stamped a tiny foot.
How could you have known me two
months longer than 1 have known
you?"
II did not say known" he correct
ed. II said seen
Three months ago you were In Den
ver.'' she protested.
II came as quickly as 1 could" he
pleaded.
But how could you have seen me in
Denver" she persisted, when was in
New York all the time?"
The eyes of love are quick and see
far" he quoted.
Alice tiD-tilted her nose delightfully."-.
I'm that case" she said with a saucy
courtesy, II beg to decline. 1t would be
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THE PRESS OF THE NATION.

falls
dies Lousvi lille Herald. -1
predict will friends under
takes Sun. ~ ~
Macarthur in his Thanksgiving Panama
canal should be renamed the Roosevelt canal Hayoston
equator his will obiect-London Punch
After chamnon
minis IN of
who divorce
of M
,e night nd sNearsh ~ hington Post ~ :"
.orsster Admiral Coghla M York; Herald - ~ sea
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| judicial air. that the plaintif has not
fully pleaded his case"
The defendant pleads guilty to hav-
Ing fallen in love-"
You are the plaintiff" she corrected.
The defendant" he declared stoutly.
THE plaintiff she insisted.
TN be both or won't play"
Cry baby" she commented, surren-
dering. Go ahead"
II plead guilty and await sentence.
he suggested.
plea refused" she cried. 'The court
Will appoint a lawyer to plead for you.
I'll be the lawyer" she finished, with
sudden lapse from her judicial dignity.
IF your Honor pleases." she began.
coming round from the other side Of
the library table. the defendant. while
admitting his offense, pleads not
guilty"
Il admit no offense," he protested
IF you don't let your lawyer do
the talking Ill get the Judge to hang
you," she threatened severely.
plead not guilty, with extenuat-
ing circumstances. You see, your
Houor, this IS his first visit East In
some years. and seeing handsomer
young women than they havs in Dem
YER"
"One more adorable young woman"
he protested
Than they have In Denver" she
went on. ignoring his interruption, ''hs
foolishly lost his head. You see. your
Honor, he had no idea that there
were such attractive young women
as those who throng the streets OF
our city and
IT came East especially because I
knew you were here" he interposed.
She danced around to the other side
of the table. The court will examine
the prisoner" she declared. He has
asserted that he came East because
he had knowledge Of the presence OF
the prosecutor. How was that insor-
nation acquired?"
He drew from an inside pocket
leather pocket photograph case and
handed it TO her.
She opened 1t curiously and gave
little cry. How did you get these?'
she demanded. forgetting the game
she was playing.
Jack Osbourne painted it on an
cENCiODC OIlc night just " SAOW llE
what he could do from memory. and
I-er-I came on to see what his
memory was worth"
She glanced curiOusly at the dainty
water-color her artist cousin had
made. 1t was wonderfully accurate
and true to life.
Il shall mark this exhibit A." she
ennounced. Now, what have you to
say in your defense ?"
Your Honor" he began gravely. It
can say only that the sole witness who
can prove my offense is my lawyer.
4 mans wife cannot testify against
him, and it is her duty as a good
lawyer to marry me. I love her dear
~. and ever since / saw that en-
velope she has filed my thoughts.
await my counsels answer"
Il think" said the counsel tender
ly. that I should win my first case
at least" And she came around the
table again, to be EMBODIED in his
strong arm.
Copyright 1904. by T. c. McClure.)
Time to send Townsend's cal gIace
fruits for New Years presents us Mkt"
Townsends California Glace fruits in
artistic fre-etched boxes. us Market St
and Wakelees Drug Store.
SDeciaI information SunnIfad daily -
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IN A BAD WAY.
Novel Automobile Whistles.
pendix.

A European inventor has converted
the spokes of an automobile into
whistles, which are operated by the
air action. The whistles are controlled
by a series of small rubber balls in
connection with the seat, their release
opening the valve in the spokes and
producing a peculiar whistling noise
which is easily heard above the sound
of traffic.
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WEATHER MAN AND THE DOCTOR.

W. L. Moore, chief of the United
States Weather Bureau, was the sub
ject at a recent dinner of many jokes
about the mistakes that the bureau
was making just then in it's predic-
tions. He took it good naturedly
giving apt answers to all the chat
fing and scored in particular against
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Dog as an EAGLE Catcher.

A French provincial paper tells how
a dog belonging to farmer at Chat
uzandes was swooped upon by an
eagle. But the dog turned sharply
and bit the eagles claws. The bird
rolled over and the dog held it down
till his master came and caught the
bird alive. Between wing tips it
measured nearly five feet.
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a young physician, Mr.. Moore"
said the doctor, I'm glad of one thing
you chaps will at least admit that
you make mistakes" "Oh, as to that, -
responded Moore carelessly, I'VE must,
necessarily. Now, with the medical
profession it's quite different. You
can bury yours, you know"
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THE RUSSIAN REFORMS.

THE Cars demand for repre-
sentative declaration of the dviney appointed
autocracy the for
abeas the discussion OF public policies and
empire government will upon present
foundations The press this document attend to
duty informing people demanded
reasonable and the Immediately proceeded
The Gar refusing what asked pro-
by raising peasants
with his subjects The Russian press upon this
of grace mercy deserving commenda
ton and the Gar is thanked and hattered for
The outside observer accustomed to representative institutions
the judicial safeguarding of the rights of and
" sees no reform at all in this elevation OF the peasants TO an
equality subjects with the classes among which there exists the
keenest discomfort with the rule Of Russia by family of Grand
Dukes headed by the Gar Anarchy nhsm and sedlon have
been the They have known enough
in the bonds of and superstition they have looked
the Gar almost parsonage and if they have
TO overthrow the aocrac The relief Granted by the Car does not
change all the political of 1t mitigate
soften the rule of the Grand Dukes lift feathers weight
freedom thought and
n empire.
intelligent Russia have been refused
intelligent Russia has perhaps been put in the way of some time
smpahzng demands provided grant permits
the mental improvement OF the individuals composing it The
providing that the will be longer when settlement The
refusal OF participation the by the intelligent Russian
empire 1t farther England Magma
1t where when Peter the whipped his son
death and Paul murdered his heir.
that the grant of representation the English govern
5 III 10 m 3 % [ ana & hnay TO TO the the & people, aa & not at once
i've elevation OF all the people The for denying representa-
III government 10 the people they would
not wisely But how they learn wisdom of that
forever denied them? England
eep threading through disorders
have sh been the lead Europe
which larger liberty has radaed She many lessons
the OF her parliamentary history and the greatest that
people constitutional rights and
enmen will die rather than suffer abridgment
Revolution taught that lesson and when precedence
et odr example impressed the people the world The
suit the granting of paramens and representative powers all
Europe Russia and Turkey Those governments
Oriental in form 1t the ancient Asiatc FORM and its maintenance
ErCDe shared by the Gar and the Sultan
there IS nothing choose The Gar thinks
what his empire called the Orthodox
Christianity But judged by the results
that and the Orthodox Mahometanm that
Turkey.
The experience of mankind that government which pot
ic the recognition of the rights his personal political
rights to be considered and absence compensated
by tecare which his takes of his
sctest religious has been all
able political This the rule and
the Sultan The outside world has hope of Turkey did
expect that Russia had been taught something
experience which Japan
would this crisis deserve the helpful loyalty people grant
them their government But the ring
will not have and the intelligent and aspiring
have the violent overthrow of system
VENEZUELA GETS UNPLEASANT
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IN YE OLDEN DAYS.

Johnny (to his Sunday school
teacher) r)-How old did you say Me-
thuselah was?
Teacher-Nine hundred and sixty
nine years.
Johnny-He sure didn't have no ap-
pendix.
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FUDGE!

Wandering Pete-Dis paper says
dat every time a person draws a
breath some one dies.
Slim-Needn't t'ihk for a minute
dot I'm going ter stop breathing on
dot account.
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NOTHING LEFT.

First Burglar-Get anything when
you broke into the Hide and Seek
Bank?
Second Burglar-No; the cashier
had preceded me.
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beautiful American
of
Colonel
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPH-A. S. s..
Sacramento, Cal. The Marconi Wire
less Telegraph Company mas been in
corporated in the East.
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sacramento, Cal. The Marconi Wire
less Telegraph Company mas been in
corporated in the East
CARDS-O. s., Veterans Home,
Cal. Such cards as you desire can be
secured through any dealer in notions.
but this department cannot advertise
such.
JAPANESE DEBT. NJ. Tuo-
lumne, Cal. There are no public fig
ures which give the amount of the
debt of the Japanese Government at
this time.
ENGINEERS-J. H. H, City. If
there Is in San Francisco an associa-
ton of Independent Engineers this de-
partment, after diligent inquiry, has
not been able to discover It.
PUMPS-E. F. r., Oakland. Cal
There are pumps, such as the high dutv
triple expansion, that have a dailv ca
pacity of each engine of 1880 600 gal
Ions daily. One of the pumps of the
Calumet and Hecla mine IN Michigan
has a daily capacity of 6O.O0O,OO0 gal
Ions.
FULL POWER-Subscribe Kelsev-
vile, Cal. In the State of California
when girl attains her eighteenth
birthday she is empowered to transact
business in her own name and at that
time would have the right to sign a
deed for the conveyance of real estate
she had inherited.
cAnOPS, HOSPITAJn C,,. r,
only reference that this department has
been able to discover in relation to
the levying of tax on sailors for the
maintenance of sailors homes is in sec
tion 45S5 of the Revised Statutes, which
declares that the tax upon each and
every seaman shall be 20 cents per
month, the same to be deducted from
his wages.
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Time to send Townsend's cal gIace
fruits for New Years presents us Mkt
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Townsend's California Glace fruits in
artistic fire-etched boxes. 715 Market st.
and Wakelee's Drug Store.
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CARDS-O. s., Veterans Home.
Cal. Such cards as you desire can be
secured through any dealer in notions.
but this department cannot advertise
such
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Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's)s 80 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 10A2
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L think" said the counsel tender
ly. that I should win my first case
at least" And she came around the
table again, to be EMBODIED in his
strong arm.
Copyright 1904. by T. C. McClure.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

Macarthur in his Thanksgiving sermon said the Pans
renamed the Roosevelt canal Hay?-Boston Globe
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Charters were issued today to the
following corporations:
The Douglas Gas and Oil company
of Oohgias, with capital stock OF
SIS 900 The incorporators are: WIN.
scott W. Jeners. G G. Nicholson J.
G Ambrose. H. C. Fennell J. S.
Evans and u. NJ. Diener all OF Douglas.
The Bonebrake Hardware company
ol El Reno. wi capital stock OF
100000 The incorporates are; F.
A. BonebraIse. J. E Bonebrake and j.
II. Nail OF El Reno. II e. Bonebrake
of Weatherford and G e. Johnson OF
sayre
The Cashion Masonic association oi
Cashion. with a capital stock Of IS,
900. The incorporators are. S. w
Hogan, Lew Dawning. C r. King
man. A. H. Wright and G. f Stone all
of Cashion
The National Slot Ma chine com
pany Of Guthrie. and with branch
Office in San Francisco Cal. Tne
capital stock is $4,000 with ihe fol
lowing lncorporators; J. =. Nichol
son. ]. Il, Alexander Of San Francisco
and G " Pattison Of Guthrie.
The First Congregational church OF
Goltry. with the following incorpora-
tors ]. NJ Mcbride VIM. Hunger
ford and S. W. A1gershne Of Alya
retta
The Kay and Kaw Mercan lie com
pany OF NewiSirk notified the secretary
of an increase n capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000
A nolarial commission was issued
TO c. H. Oeskeet Of Ralston. Pawnee
county
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the warning symptoms OF disease, he is
carelessly inviting calamity.
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs Of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect digestion and assimi-
lation of food, which makes strength.
II stimulates the liver, cures biliousness,
and removes bilious impurities from the
blood
II had been troubled with pain iu lower
part Of my stomach for three years 20 severe
thought Il would kill me IN time writes Mr
Aaron Van Dam, Of (ReuEngtonl 1S4o 10Th ST
Chicago. III n could hsrdiy woTk Il felt like
q big weight hanging on sod got - bad that
] had TO take medicine ] used stomach Bitters
for lime. but II did nc good 20 wrote to Dr.
\ v. Pierce for advice Witch he gavs me i'm
in-disteiy ! followed his dtrectioiis used two
thtles Of his medicine An1 vas sUt-d. had a
to; pld liver which was sroGhling me instead Of
crsr.is tAs / thought Dr Pierce told me
have pleasure IN living now have gained in
weight IS pounds since them
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipstion. They do not beget the pill
habit.
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endorsed and nominated by the Re
publicans last night for assessor
A large number of good Democrats
have been mentions ed in the various
wards as suitable timber for school
beard and council
efficient school board is especi-
ally desirable at this time. School
pa rons have grown tired OF seeing a
job-lot of incompetents employing
teachers 60 do nothing) and mapping
out a course of study
In the First ward the opinion is gen
eral that J. NJ. Brooks should be re-
turned to the school board. Sam War
ren is favorably mentioned as s'rong
councilmanic timber
In the Second ward DR.. c. S. Petty
is spoken of fer the school board. The
Third ward will likely present WIN
Patterson for the council and Lou Be
land for the school board. A strong
loyal Democrat is wanted by Four
ward Democrats for the council. Cap
John Taylor will probably make the
race for the council in the Fifth ward
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coMANcAE couNTY poLIrIcs.
Prominent Citizen Voices Prediction Of
Increased Democratic Majority.

X II. May of Rush Springs, l. T.,
arrived In the city this morning and
consulted with Governor Ferguson
relative to a commutation of the sen
tence imposed upon Glen Hays,
Comanche county citizen that was
sentenced 10 term Of one year in
the Lansing penitentiary for hitting
an old man wi the butt end OF re
volyer last year Several Tsonths ago
a petition, signed by nearly every citi-
zen Of the county, was received at the
governors office asking for a pardon
and Mr. May is here today represent.
ing he petitioners.
Mr. May says that the prairie fires
in Comanche county last week did a
great amount Of damage. but that
those persons who suffered losses
from the fire are not in need Of con
tribudons
Regarding the political situation in
Comanehe county he said
"Comanche county has always been
Democratic. This year the county
win roll up the largest Democratic
majority IL has ever given. All inter
est now is in the county convention
April A. at Lawton. at which time can
didates for the county offices will be
nominated Ed Bruce. president OF
the Waurika bank, is likely eandi'
date from Comauche county for one OF
the delegates 70 the 81 Louis con
yention"
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Water Commissioner.

County superintendent Derrick has
Sc the dates for the township educa-
tlonal meetings to be held this month.
The first one was held las night at
Meridian. district Is in Bear Creek
township The others will be held as
follows.
District 90. Guthrie township March
9Th.
District 80, Iron Mound township.
March iOth
District a. Seward township March
1ith.
Distriot So. Woodland and West
Laurie towush ps, March IAN
District s, oakyiew township. March
l5th.
District 10, Crescent township.
Narch 10th
District 49, Cedar township, March
nth.
Dis rict 20. Spring Creek township.
March 18th.
District a. MuIhan township. March
2lst
Distic a. Orlando township, March
22nd.
Distric 2. Marshall township. March
23rd
District as, Bismarck township
March sith
Distric. 81. Rose Hin township
March 25th
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Special TO Daily Leader.

Special 10 Daily Leader.
South MeAiester, I. T.. March TO-
Hen. II. b. Spaulding, OF Muskogee,
Democratic national committeeman
for Indian territory, was here a short
while yesterday. The Creek nation
VIII probably have no candidate for
national committeeman" said Mr..
Spaulding Referring to the presi-
Dental outlook he said: Recent de-
velopments in New York convince me
that Judge Parker now has an excel
lent chance of winning the presiden-
tial nomination. He is sure to pre-
sent greater strength in few weeks
than he has been credited with"
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- "a 81 1 4 a.
s..,. a., a The Kind Y1l Rave NNaYs BOHgt
''1s'''' al L%>1H2AIZs<
Farmers institute.

The next meeting of the Logan
County Farmers institute Is TO be held
at the Commercial club rooms Guth-
rie. ON March l2h Phelps paper on
breeding Corn" will be read and the
subject discussed. Also the advisable
~ OF forming Institutes In The other
towns Of the county win be consider
ed. Everybody is invited
r. e. Freeman.
Secretary.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

W. c. Rogers and wife of Blackwell,
are here today.
Oil Inspector Ashton went to shaw
nee this afternoon
l. H. Stafford. prominent druggist
of Marshall, Is a visitor in the city
today
W. l.. Hilton. the well known banker
of Marshall, is in Guthrie toiay on
business
Banker w l. HeIton and Druggist
T. II. stafford are in The city from
Marshall
Mrs. S. n. Bostick of Coweta l. t.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Rexroad. left today for her home
IN Cowota, T. T.
Chas. McCue, a prominent Logan
county farmer living sixteen and one
half miles northwest of the city. was
here today Mr. McCue reports thsi
there was a heavy rain 10 that vicinity
last night and that today water Il
standing in the road The wheat crol
win now be all right The rain ex
tended as far west as Enid
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yer. Enid and Gulf railroad vs.. the ur
known heirs Of John Kelleher deceas
ed withdrew the demand TO. rial b
jury
The trial in the case Of w. /
Wilker vs.. the Choctaw, Oklahoma an
Western was resumed and the ".
nesses for the plaintiff and the d
fendant entered their testimony. att
which the plaiatiff's rebutSai foilowe'
The trial occupied the greater par; {
the day
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The defeat OF Judge Perkins for
the denomination for councilman from
the Fifth ward was one of the sur
prses sprung at the Republican priIn-
aries Tuesday night He failed OF re-
nomination after serving his ward
faithfully for four years and will re-
tire at the April election with a record
as clean as a crystal Perkins will be
missed from the council and his re-
tlrement Is the cause of much regret
manifested by his many friends
throughout the city.