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TO cat. " they don't come directly"
As n In answer to this remark. Mrs.
Burritt Mt that moment re.entercd tho
room. She was flushed and agitated.
and. as was apparent to the most OBJ.
tusc observer. on the verge OF tears.
Really. cook has been most trying"
she sighed. Us she sank into the near
est chair. she almost intimated that
had done 1t on purpose. She says.
she has never been used to such ways.
and that flesh and blood won't stand
1t. let alone legs OF mutton. She says
she can give us another ten min
utes. but no more"
The ten minutes passed. as the pre-.
vious thirty had done, and at the end
OF that time three very dispirited peo.
pie sat down to their spoilt dinner.
May soon noticed that her brother,
whose attention had been obviously
wandering for some time past, appear.
cd to be listening to something from
without. At first her heart bounded.
Could 1t be that they had arrived at
last? Was it the click of the gate that
he was straining his ear to catch?
or the sound of footsteps upon tho
gravel drive without? So she. too,
listened In her turn, hoping to be able
20 distinguish one or the other of
these welcome but long delayed sig
nails. But the only thing she could hear
was the faint sound of voice which
seemed to be shouting something
In the distance. May also perceived
tnat the voice was drawing gradually
nearer, and resolving itself into that
of peripatetic ncwsboy, who was
vending his wares and shouting out
the most sensational headings at the
top of his voice. Was that all? Still.
he was not yet near enough for her
10 distinguish the sense OF the sounds
which caught her ear from time to
time. as she absently crumbled her
bread, and thought to herself over and
over again, IF only father would come
| homei"
Mrs. Burritt as though the thought
| had set in motion some electric cur
rent which connected the two brains,
remarked at this juncture. 81 sup
pose they are quite certain to be here
some time tonight"
Almost before the words were out
of her lips. her son, who was sitting
on her right, started to his feet with
a cry. mo- ....r .H
What is 1t? Oh what is it?p ask
| ed his sister. as a sense of something
terrible about to happen fell upon her
He made no reply, but, with dilat-
ing eyes, stood there with every facul-
ty absorbed in the one effort.
Then he raised one hand-the other
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panie.Proof Theaters.

In an article on the iroauois horror
the Globe Democrat says: The Chica.
20 thcatcr was nrc-proof. This sounds
like bitter irony now. II needed but
one sheet of famc from the blazing
scenery TO bring TO nnu.ht all the care
Of builders in constructing Its walls.
floors and balconies SO that they would
resist nrc. But Il IL not hreproof
theatcr that will save life: II is one
which the audience can leave freely
and instantly at the cry of firc. The
sides OF q thcater from parquettc to
gallery should be practically all doors.
Reliable employees should be there TO
throw them open the moment the audi.
ence takes fright. To calm the terri.
Ned people is best. Of course: but all
the doors should be flung open at once
whether they are calmcd or not. II Is
not to provide against fire alone that
theater construction must be planned.
bu, to provide for panic. THE people
ought not to get frightened" What
nonsense! The people will get fright
ened. and the only safety for them
then is n perfectly free egress.
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CHAPl ER v.
The s:3O Train.

Dinner at Magnolia Lodge had been
ordered for n quarter to eight. in or
der to suit the convenience OF the trav.
about that hour.
As the time drew on, Mrs. Burritt
suddenly became troubled again in her
mind concerning the soap dish.
II do wish. after all, had ordered
the best spare bedroom to be got
ready, though I've generally consid-
cred the second best good enough for
a single gentleman, and ! suppose he
rs a single gentleman. But for all
that"
Here they are!" suddenly cried her
daughter May, who was watching from
the window.
well, it's too late to make any
change now" sighed her parent, half
relieved Mt having the matter sum.
marily settled; ''and perhaps he won't
on straight"
The said cap was, as usual, consid.
erably out of the perpendicular; but
ms It happened, its lack of rectitude
was, in this instance, of no particular
consequence. for the alarm proved
false, and the cab, which had at first
appeared as though about to draw up
before the house. resumed its snail.
like crawl and gradually disappeared.
Then came another spell of waiting.
"They must have missed their train
at London Bridge" said Ted Burritt
perhaps the other one was late. I've
looked in Bradshaw and see that it's
due in town at seven O'Clock. If So
they ought to be here by this time"
The next half.hour slowly licked
itself away without bringing any
change in the position of affairs
They were all vacantly conscious of an
increasing seuse of anxiety and de-
preston within. Why did they not
come? Surely, If they had missed
one train, there had been plenty OF
time to catch the next? Then the
clock chimed the half-hour, and, at the
same moment, an interruption took
place The message ran:
IF you please. m, cook wants tc
know what she is to do about dinner!
Mrs. Burritt started nervously. I'm
sure. don't know Jane" Then. ap
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A. She Understood u.

He was telling poker story. but
she only caught this sentence: And
then. of course. I called. and
She interrupted him rcproachfuliy
and also with some aspcrity.
"i'vc caught you. John Henry" shs
exclaimed. Here I've been trying to
get you to call on the Joncses for the
last thxcc months. and you wouldn't
do it-said you didn't like 10 make
calls. then you 20 out and make ono
by yourself. or else you 20 calling
with someone else. Yes: that must
be it? What is she. John Henry?
Who is this person who can get you
to make calls when you won't make
them with your wife?'
John Henry looked at his masculine
friends and winked slyly.
Shall tell her?" he asked.
Might as WELL" they said.
"In this case" he then told her.
three ladies' induced mo to call"
"Three?"
"Yes; but" he hastened to add. III
you came across them in the pack
you would probably call them queens"
II was a great joke-his masculine
friends assured him Of that-but he
hasn't succeeded In explaining tho
matter to his wife's satisfaction yet
Chicago Post.
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pealing To her son. Il suppose there 5
no mistake about the day. Your dear
father didn't mean tomorrow
Her son produced the telegram.
which Ls had about him. and repeated
the contents aloud:
Am returning to-day by the f;so
train. Shall he home 10 dinner.
Friend accompanies me"
We'll. I'm sure I don't know what To
do about H." exclaimed the poor lady.
almost wringing her hands
Hadn't you better 40 and speak To
cook yourssif7" said her son. making
the proposal without tho slightest
comprehension Of what il inyoiSed.
Il suppose had" murmured his
mother: very well, Jane. you can say
I'm coming" And she left the room.
leaving the young people together.
Aren't you tired OF standing. May
asked her brother. addressing tho siri.
who had scarcely varied her attitude
an inch in the last half hour.
Tired" sh. exclaimed. half turn
Ing round. What has that got Ia do
with III want to be the iifst 10 see
them" Then she added. Tell me
what you meant 10 say. little while
ago. when you began ~ish.' and
stopped"
why" he answered sioomiiy. Il
was Eoins to say wish the governor
had never started on this journey:
though" he added. in a hurry. "of
course he's ali rish,-misEed the train
or else there's block on tho line. or
Eomsthins-oniy-" lie broke on
without bringing his sentence TO a
conclusion and asked. Was that
what you wished. too"
~" sh. exclaimed. Il wish that
and more. wish he had never had
that letter. I wish his friend. who.
ever h. iK had never come back from
whore h. was"
"oh. come. now" was tho wouidbe
comforting response. now you're so-
Ing ahead too far. OF course. lis ves'
In. and NIL that: but, after all. tho
only thing that will really suffer will
be the dinner. and that won't be d,
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WORRY
A Sure Starter. for ~ Health.

Useless worrying "a form Of ner.
vousness) is indirectly the result
(through the nerves) of improper
feeding. A furniture man Of Mem.
phis says:
About year ago I was afflicted
with nervous spells, would worry 80
over trivial things.
81 went to consult one Of the best
physicians in Memphis and he asked
among many questions II I drank cof-
fee.
His advice was: Go to some pro-
vision store and get a box Of Postum,
drink it in place of coffee and as you
are confined to your desk to q great
extent try and get out in the open air
as much as possible I followed his
instructions regarding the Postum.
AT that time my weight was 142
and l was taking all kinds Of drugs
and medicines to brace me up, but all
failed; to-day l weigh 165 and all OF
my old troubles are gone, and all the
credit is due to having followed this
wise physicians advice and cut off the
coffee and using Postum in Its place.
81 now consider my health perfect.
am willing to go before notary
public and testify. that 1t was all due
to my having used Postum in place
of coffee" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There's reason for quitting the
druV drink coffee. and there's rea-
son for drinking Postum. Trial 10
days proves them all.
Look in each package for copy
OF the famous little book, THE Road
to Wellville."
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s.,..r.. H.ms asllass csss.

So named because 20 acres produe<d
90 heavily that its proceeds buLt
ioysIy home. see saizsrs eatalog,
Yielded in isas in Ind, isT bu,. Ohio
iso bu.. Tenn. - bu.. and In Mich. ~
bu. per acre. You can beat sh's RECORD
ia ls9t
sHAY Do loU rBIsE OF THESE fIHLDs
FEA ACEEf
ls0 bu. BsaTdless Barley per acre.
$40 bu. saIzeE's New Nat oats-psr A.
- bu. Haizer speitz 4 Maearoni Wheat
i.oyo bu. Pedigree Potsloss per acre
IL tons OF rich billion Dol. Grass tas'
%, ,cSo lbs. Victoria itape for sheep-asfe,
100 oss lbs T-osints. the fodder eondsf,
ss.eo9 lbs. Saizer's Superior Fodder
corn-rieh. juicy fodder. per A.
Now such yields you can have, M.
Farmer. in 1894. II sou will plant Bal
GERS seeds
ygsr sESD yHis soiich AsD ioe
In stamps TO John 4. ssaizsr Seed Co.
Ia Crosse Wis, and receive their
gres. eatalos and lots Of farm sod
samples (w. y. VI
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CHAPTER VI.
.rhs search for . Father.

Ths Search for . Father.
What happened after this no one
ever knew exactly. Before Mrs. Bur
ritz had begun To grasp the idea that
something Was ~rong, her sou had
rushed from the room.
After what seemed an age OF walt
ing. but WAS really very short time.
he returned. In his hand he held =
copy OF the newspaper which he had
Just bought. Mother" he said. put
ting a strong restraint upon himself.
u am afraid there has been an aeei'
dent on the line. You mustn't be
alarmed. for though some people
have been injured. there is no reason
why my father should not have es-
capped. and very likely the affair has
been greatly exaggerated"
Ted said his sister. In voice
almost as calm as his own. though
her face had lost every particle OF
color. and seemed To have suddenly
become years older. 'i.st US know
the worst" And she held out her
hand for the paper.
The wossl.T he answered. with .
sound like strsnki-d sob In his
Npts's why hAuusb su'ss ~ sAF
worst. And as for tho paper" crump'
ling IL up In his hand. you can't place
tho slightest dependence upon that.
Tm-i'm soins up to town by the next
train. so as To DO on the spot. and
I'll. may be hurt In some way. you
know he added. slowly. by way OF
preparing their minds for whatever
mirht be the result. .-Hc may have
come OF with broken Les. or some
thing of that sort. You can hardly
expect him to have got OF scot free.
Hut whatever II Is. In going 10 md
him out and bring him back home.
Take care OF mothcr"-this to his sis-
tcr-and he was gone.
hut before he could leave tho house.
while his hand was yet upon the latch.
he found himself confronted by tho
slrl. Goodbye" she said. slowly and
sadly. You will do your bcst-but
I have no hopc-nonc'
He caught train which was on tho
very point Of starting. and icapcd
into the nrst carriage he came To.
Then h. took out the paper which he
had kept so carefully from tho sight OF
thos. others ut home. and began TO
study more earnestly tho brief but
terrible announcement which it con
talncd.
ITO be continucd.)
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eiutehed the edge OF the table. Lis
ten." he gasped.
And the voice without. now close
To their very gates. made itself plainly
heard. as IL shouted out the latest bull
letin-
.'Speehul hedishun. Heyenin' Stand
ard. 'orrible railway haeeident' Over
twenty killed and hiniured. The four
thirty from Dover wrecked BY z down
train earryin' petroleum. barrels. Tue
line on fE., Hoffui seenes' 'ArireH1'
in details."
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blades. Durins the interval which
has elapsed have had occasion TO
resort TO Doaa's Kidney Pills when l
noticed warnings of an attack. On
each and every occasion the results
obtained were Just as satisfactory as
when the pills were nrst brought TO
my notice. Just as smphatieaiiy en-
dofse the preparation today as ! did
over two years ago"
Poster,MiibuFn Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
propristors. For sale BY all druggists.
price 80 cents per box.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ hs.l .ssis.its., a. tssy eaHas, r-.Eh tks az,
essfn1ss ssi thsG 10 - se.iaiiesi f<hsssi<s-
b-sfa<ss !. ssss<s ~ tas.Hlsa sensiiksa - lts
hssxse. hhinf 81 tks fasgsshisa Isb~s WAS tkis
tas< B. fnfshsxa 80 have sransblias sssza - tz-
s~ff~st k<arfns kat vh~a % 70 rL,irrlI s<s Deaf
tr.s ttr fxs4 saa snl<ss tk~ ieeskl slt9n -
t.Gsn sn. tts tat~ rvssafv; ~ ia s9fia essi'
ttlns t~ssa< vtt Be s<ssfefei fasxs<fl nt.< gAs-s
sat "a tEa sia.<d ty saIssft. ~tirA 10 bsltt-<
t4t ss lee sazst raetissa % th< assaas ssrfsx~ss
Nc stu xisv oes hss;'sa tNasisi. fof s~y ess~ q
~ HAIRS Csl.Ert Csrv. seed fsr eifgslsrs fx~-
ssls ~ p,zSz.st. -
I.Xs HsIF. I.ziiJ ft.ls sss ssas,is.iise-
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that, instead OF dwelling upon the
past. he was merely repeating over
and over TO himself the words which
the former had spoken only n few
hours beforc-"The secret lies be-
tween MS two' The secret lies be-
tween us two."
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ALL DONE OUT.

Veteran Joshua
Heller of 706 \.
wainu, street. ur-
bsna. Ill. says;
In the fall Of
1888 after taking
ID os MS Kidney
Pills I told the
readers of this
paper that they
had relieved me
Of kidney trouble.
dtspos s G d Of =
lame back with
pain across my
loins and beneath
the 8 b O u ! 4 er
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French People in Britain.

There are 26,6OO French in Great
Britain and Ireland, more than three
fourths of the number being in Lon.
don. The business most followed
among these is cookery. AS English
laundresses are priced in France, so
French cooks are valued in England.
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Cooperation In Germany.

The cooperative societies in Ger.
many are desirable customers. The
annual report for 1902 OF the German
Confedera:ed Agricultural Cooperative
Societies puts the amount OF goods
purchased by them at $16,66O,O0 The
cooperative unions of Neuwied, Wach.
enheim. Trierm Ausbach, and Tubin.
gen purchased in the aggregate about
S11 .90O, 900 worth of merchandise.
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Tn. Kitchen RANGE.

A fine housekeeper says since paint
ing her kitchen range she has never
blackened it with stove polish. Every
spring when cleaning house she buys
a can OF enamel from druggist and
paints her stove with 1t. The stove
looks like new, does not rust and
needs no cleaning except dusting and
wining off.
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Don't Rsn, . Farm-euy,

Colorado farmers can set good mn
gated land, best Of water rights. spien.
did crops. and pay about the usual
rental for the use Of the land. In three
years they'll o~n IL clear. The bss,
shanee to get u good farm ever offered
In the state. Write to-day TO Th-
Colorado bureau Of Immigration Zsph
:has. Felt. president. Majestic build
Ing, Denver. Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22

Dealers say that ~ soon a. . Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch u fs im'
possible To sell thea any other colo
water starch. II can be used cold
or boiled.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22

shs-And am I really and truly IN"
irSt girl you syer made love ioF He
sure. Heretofore ! confined my love
making TO widows exclusively.
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ri.os Cure for coasaHp'isa 10 an isfs:'fhas
sse.iseisr fos coughs sssa colsS-S. w. sAsrsss
Oss.s Grow. n. j.. feh u. fsso
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22

Shea ~oman's weapon Is the pin:
IL IL mi.ht!~r than the sword. He
you are right. The ha,-pin has become
aimos; as formidable in public AZ III.
foIilng-pln IL In the home.
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When Brigham Young read about
Lots wife being turned to salt. he went
to Salt Lake and found lots OF wives.
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ssos,sis 1evssksspsrs

viii have Defiance Starch. no, alone
because they get ohe',hird more for
tho same money. but also because Of
superior quality.
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Catholic Immigration.

Nearly half the immigrants arriving
In America come under the fostering
care of the Roman Catholic church.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22

.it heats aiI'' how good a eiEar you can
buy for cents u you buy the rtshi
bfand- Try a ''nuilhead."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22

The bos.-s don't all come from BOs
ton nor ths hobo-s from iiobossn,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22

The Chicago giri. I'D have you 10
snow. has the whole world al her feet.
Yes: and they cover a eohsih-fabiS
share OF IL
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tn. me., some people do for a living :.
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mans life Insurance policy IL pali
after he L. dead, hut his nF- Insurance
j. OF no uss .eyvn though he should need
L.
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A smile of satisfaction goes with one Of
Haxtsrs "'iiaiihrad'' s-s-nt eisarr.
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JUNE TINT BUTTER COLOR
makes top Of the market butter.
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THE FATAL REQUEST
O II F O u N % O u II

Nv A L. Mine Familiar T.end"
0sS,StsII. q - 4.
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Oxford Hotel. .
Hereford and Shorthorn Bulls

d tn F-ri-la ..I and high erndr; also range br~d
calves ,r sale. Andres THE WESTERN BREED.
EIts' ASSOCIATION. A. J. BoihwcI. General Man.
ascr. Union stock Yards. Denver. Colorado.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-13

The name of Arthur Il. Allen will
appear on the primary ballot for the
Republican nomination for clerk of the
district court. He is better known as
ED Allen" and he has been familiar
figure around the municipal court for
many years, filling the position of
clerk in Il creditable manner. His
friends are numerous and they say
that they are going to land the NOM
illation for him. The city comptroller
vouches for him as follows:
Office of City Comptroller.
TO WHOM III MAY CONCERN:
Il hereby certify that as city comp
trcller l have caused the office of A.
Il. Allen. clerk of the municipal court,
to he carefully checked up on the first
day of each month during my term of
office: that during all that time I have
found his accounts absolutely correct.
and / believe that the expenses of the
office have been kept by him at the
l%west possible figure.
(SigneO "JOSHUA ROGERS,
City Comptroller"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-13

reelection. His principal opponent
will be A. E. Allen, for many years
clerk of the municipal court. Messrs.
Dickey and Allen have their friends
in large numbers and the race for this
particular office is going to he lively
one.
For the district bench, Messrs. Har-
rison and Cray, whose terms will eX-
pire January 1 next, will both be can
didates for reelection. There seems
to be but little room to doubt that
both will be renominated by their
party, but there are four judges to be
chosen this fall. and for the remaining
two places there are IL great many
able attorneys and some that are not
so able who would like to fill them
OF these, the name of Charles G. Law
bOurn deserves the consideration of
the voters. He is IL capable and c,,-
Scientious attorney who has lived in
Minneapolis Il number of years and Il
man who is well liked by the bar of
Hennepin county. For IL place OH the
supreme bench, the Republican state
convention honored Judge CE,s. II. FL
lott, of Minneapolis. With Il nomina.
ton. He is we'll qualified for the OK.
allied position.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-13

wealthy mountain city home.
Messrs. Murphy and Sullivan of
Butte, Mont, were in St. Paul and
Minneapolis last week. While in the
capital they were the guests of Mike
Mullane, the we'll known st. Paul Hi
| bernian.
Division No. 3, A. o. H., of Dakota
county, and located at South st. Paul,
held their annual picnic at Inver
Grove OH last Sunday and had a large
crowd and fine time.
Dan Kennedy, eX-president of Divi-
sion No. Z, A. o. H., located on the
west side, has just purchased fine
residence on high, dry and very
healthy location overlooking the Fa-
Their Of Waters, where the genial good
Irislman enjoys himself evenings with
his good family at home.
The A. O. II. state officers have
planned to have Ramsey county ban
quet National President Dolan in st.
Paul on the evening Of Monday, Sep
TENDER IL, at some hotel not yet
named.
a large A. O. II. initiation class is
expected in EIks' hall on Sunday after
noon, September II, at which President
Dolan is expected to be present.
NJ. s. Courtney, the news dealer of
4S2 Wabasha street, has sublet his
large store and one side of it is now
occupied by painter and decorator.
Still Mr.. and Miss Courtney have
plenty of room for their book and
news depot. They are also headquar-
tiers for The Irish Standard.
Pete Carroll was in st. Louis, too,
and it is said the handsome bachelor
and wealthy policeman chaperoncd the
Minnesota ladies all through the pike
and over again to the Irish village.
Jack" Brady, of the c., NJ. & st.
T. railway local freight office, is prob
ably the most popular man next to
Pete Carroll in st. Paul with the
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NJ. c. BRADY. ''oa'
Attorney for Administrative.
PROBATE NOTICE

PROBATE NOTICE
SLATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY or
lENNEPIN.. PROBATE COI,RT VT
IN the Matter of the Estate Of 1oh, n
Graves, Deceased ''uu ~.
80 Letters of administration on the e.tata
OF John D: Graves, deceased. LATE ~ ahe
ISo,untS OF liennepin and State of Minnasot.e
Deins granted to William S. Martin nf soia
county and state vi saio
,,d 1T is ORDERED. That six month, ba and
th he SUM S.,le IS hereby allowed from and nfter
hnr; "'ate oi this order. in which all person.
Ian ,ins elalms or demands against the saii1
u|see' H are required to file the same ~
ane lrobate Court OF said county fnr a ~
red. 'iee' UT oe forever bar
\, 1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That tho e...
", m"nuaS IN February. 1905. at 10 O'CLOCK
~ ~ " meld at the Court House in the Civ
e ON minneapolis. in said county, be and ~
su 1i is hereby appointed as the tima a .ns
i p.ice when and where the said rro,nta
.onrt VIII examine and adjust said cin;nee
AND IT Is FURTHER ORDERED. That malta.
Oh s',ch herring be given to Mi cradito m's,es
persons interested In said estate n" fos nuu
win publishing this order once IN cnoh WILL
LOT three successive weeks in ;rtIr 1m,s's
in, aisi ,l. a newspaper printed and nmh
llshed In said county. anu puo-
i'hted ut Minneapolis, this LIST DIV NJ,
August, 1904 s Ast uav OF
BY the Court
II. c. HARVEY,
1o,,x =, Judge Of probate
attorney for Administrator.