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was very red and his stubby mus
tache seemed stiffer and more
wire-like than ever. He was
in the difficult choked
manner Of fat men in their rage.
Now, I want you to tell me some-
and square. I've got to come right
down to brass tacks with you and I
want you to tell me the Gods truth.
How much Traction has Billy Porter
got?''
Wheaton grew white, and the lids
closed over his eyes sleepily.
Come, out with it, puffed Mar
grave. IF you've been making fool
of me want to know it,
II don't know what right you've
got to ask me such a question" Whea-
ton answered coldly.
mo right-no right" Margrave
painted. "You damned miserable fool,
what do you know or mean by right
or wrong either? I can take my med
icine as well as the next man, but
when a friend does me up, then ]
tell me you knew what Porter was
doing, and lead me to think"
"Mr. Margrave,' said Wheaton, II
didn't come here to be abused by you.
If I've done YOU any injury, I'm not
aware of it.
..I guess that's right" said Mar
grave ironically. What want to
know is what you let me think Por-
ter wasn't taking hold of Traction
for? You knew I was going into it.
I told you that with the fool idea that
you were a friend of mine. You told
me the old man had stopped buy
ing
"And when I did 4 betrayed a con-
fidence," said Wheaton virtuously. Il
had no business telling you anything
of the kind
When you told me that" Margraye
went on in bitter derision, shaking his
finger in Wheaton's face--.'when you
told me that you told me damned
lie, that's what you did, Jim Whea-
ton"
You can't talk. to- mes that way
said Wheaton. sitting up In his chair,
resentfully. When told you that
I believed 1T" and he added. with a
seconds hesitation, Il still believe it,
Don't lie any more to me about
it. I can take my medicine as well
as the next man, but g swaying his
big head back and forth on his fat
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BUYING, SELLING
/ AND BUILDING
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Thomas vessey to William j. Holman, in sec
John A. sStoneburg and wife to Eben Y. Giles
pie, undivided u lot .1s. block 81, Case and
others subdivision, -$1,25o.
lot 80. block Z. Brimhalrs Second addition,
way s. Co.'s addition. $685.
Minnesota Debenture company to Harold P.
ssSsn0W' ssss lot 49, block T. Island Park addition
Minnesota Debenture company to Harold P
Goodnow, lot 4s. block 2. Island Park addition,
Minnesota Debenture company to Harold P.
Goodnow, lot "a, block 2. island Park addition,
Minnesota Debenture company to Harold P.
Goodnow, lot 47.%5block 2, Island Park addition,
seednow. lot IS. block !, Island Park S addition,
Frank H, Wadsworth and wife to Harold p.
G Goodnow' od ten lots in Island s. Park addition,
Alexander taefee to Harold P:G Goodnow, eight
Tits in Island Park addition. $3.50. 80 =
10 lots in Island Park ssd ADDITION atI $3.50
lot s, block. 1913, Town of Minneapolis. $i,so6.
lot 8, block l.. A. G. Lorings addition 81 200.
Katherine Hoffman ct al. to John Bofferding,
lot lot g. Q, block 10, Bassett Moore & Cases addition,
John Bofferding and wife to Peter J. scheid,
lot 8, block Is, Bassett, Moore & Cases addition
Church Of st. Peter and ! Paul p to Peter Koch
and Sanhfe wife in section section 1l1ls-24 IL $3.50
5000 :
sioo s1ts : anu y anu pafs ol '0' : Maplewo0d'
Cornelius Collins and wife to Patrick Collins;
Ole @. Rognas and wife to Lennie Olson; lot
Z, block 49, Walton Park, 5000. = {
Gust Gnstafson to John Gustafson; part Of lot
81 ANTHONY d
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CHAPTER XIV.

James Wheaton Declines an Offer.
Margrave hung up the receiver of
his desk telephone with a slam, and
rang bell for the office boy.
sCall the Clarkson National, and
tell Mr.. Wheaton to come overnight
away"
on had, been unusually busy with
routine work and the directors had
taken an hour of his time. He had
turned away from Fenton to answer
Margrave's message, and went toward
the sTranscontinental office with a
feeling of foreboding. He remem-
bered the place very we'll; it had hard
'ly changed since the days of his own
brief service there. AS he crossed the
threshold of the private office, the
sight of Margrave's fat bulk squeezed
into chair that was too small for him
Impressed him unpleasantly; he had
come with mixed feelings, not know
ing Whether his friendly srela ions with
the railroader were to be further em-
phasize i or whether Margraves was
about no make some demand OF him.
His doubts were quickly dispe1led by
Margrave, who turned around fierceIy
as the door closed.
sit down, Wheaton,, he said, indi-
Gazing a. chair by his desk. His face
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1,1telv on NV iudgmen+ Tn r,,ined
man if I.fai1 to, sshow-1n at the meet.
ing to-morrow With q oaioritv of
these shares. = II won,t mt make % anv dtf-
ference TO RilIv Porter .yVIether he
wins out or not. He's got plenty Of
irons in the fire. II 77on't know as a
matter of fact that need these
sharas. hn+:-I wan. tho ~, Tho sese
, s;da nnas porta,. Nc ,tot nh ,,osS'-,e
eoton 'Ao" "A"s WV
Wheaton shook 1is head
..Them what's the harm in selling
t,nen, where vo,,,ve got chance even
If Won wasn't under anv ohlipa tions
to 'mee IF Won didn't know Until r I
told YOU that the old man was on the
still HINT for this stuff T don't see
that you're bound to- wait for him to
come around and ask YOU to Sci. 10 i
him. How much shall make it for %
He opened a drawer and pulled out
his check book. - 6as
..They tell naas Partar,s pretty sick %
Margraye cord 9fintIeitss running thel
stubs of the ei%zssN % Nook thru hisI
thick thumb and @forefinger. "BiilvL
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shoulders--"When a man plays dir
ty trick on Tim Margrave, want
him to know when Margrave finds it
out. I never: thought it of you, Jim.
I've always treated you as white as
l. knew how; I've been glad to see
II. don't know what you are driv-
ing at. but want you to stop abus-
ing me- said Wheaton, with more
vigor of tone than he had vet mani
tested. Il never said a word to you
about Mr.. Porter in connection with
Traction that I didn't think true. The
only mistake made was in saying
anything to you at all; but I thought
you were friend OF mine. If any
body's been deceived, I'm the one.''
Margrave watched him contemptu-
ously. lss3,s.s - /
Let me ask you something, i'm, ),
he said, dropping his clustering tone.
Haven't you known all these weeks
when I've been seeing you every few
days at the club, and at my own house
several times''-he dwelt on the sec.
pitality on Wheaton's part had been
the grievous offense-.'h haven't YOU
known that,the old man was chasing
over theScountry in4llis carpet slippers
buying all that stock he could lay his
hands on?
On my sacred honor, i have not.
When we talked of it Z knew he had
been buying some, but thought he'd
stopped, as I let you understand I'm
sorry IL you We're nlisled by anything
I said. .sz q.
Wel,that's all over now, said Mar
grave, in a. Sconcilatory tone. i, m In
the devils s own hole, Tim. I've been
relying on your information; in fact,
I've had it in mind to make you treas
urer Of the company when we get re-
organized. That ought to. show youw1lat
a lot of confidence I've been putting
in you all this time that you've. been
watching me run into the soup clear
| up to my chin.
sI'm honestly sorry''-began
Wheaton. i had no idea you were
depending on me-. You ought to have
known that I couldn't betray Mr.. Por4
ter" =ss@zssa
you ought to be sorry said Mar
grave dolefully. But lok here, jim
| I don't believe you're going to do me
up on this
/ "I'm not going to do anybody up;
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its waters thru Browns Valley. War
rem Upham has traced the shore lines
of this lake far down into British
America on both sides, proving that at
one time it covered an area of fully
100000 square miles, which Is several
times that of our present great lakes.
This great temporary body of water
has been appropriately named Lake
Agassiz. Mr.. Upham we'll remarks:
"As we stand upon the bluffs. over
looking Browns Valley and the long,
narrow lakes on either side
we have nearly the picture that was
presented when the melting ice sheet
of British America was pouring its
floods along this hollow. Then the
entire extent Of the valley from one to
one and a half miles wide was doubt
less filled every summer by a river
which covered all the present areas Of
f1ood-plain." Surely truth is stranger
than fiction
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Success.

Success.
One Of the most common defects of
a recently admitted lawyer is a striv
ing for oratorical display. A success
full older practitioner endeavors, on
the other hand, to give the jury a
heart-to-heart talk. The ways of an
eagle in the air, of a serpent upon
a rock, of a ship in the midst of the
sea and of a man with a maid are as
A, B, G compared with the methods
usually pursued by the twelve good
men and true. 1t seems a trif1e odd
at first that a dozen individuals who
separately are shrewd, sharp business
men should collectively be guilty Of
the most absurd performances, but
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HE JUST ExPLA INED TO THE JURY.
the fact must be reckoned on, never

the fact must be reckoned on, never
ttheless.
A story is told of two farmers who
were returning home, one of them
from jury duty in neighboring town.
Lawyer Smith is a great orator."
said one-"a perfect Daniel Webster.
My, how 1 hated to decide against
him in the three cases he triedH'
How about Lawyer Jones, who was
on the other side ?''
"Oh, shucks Why, of course, he
wins all his cases I. heard every one
Of 'em, and they were the simplest
things. He just explained things to
the jury. He didn't have to do any
hard talking at all. You couldn't
help but agree with him.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS
FOR THE NORTHWEST"


~
South Dakotasnow
I "a gsl# l.s Sa
northerly S,3s
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MARRIAGE LICENSES,

IIyman Block and Fanny Friedman.
Louis ]. I1anden and Emma Karlander.
Nels J. Rasmussen and Effe G. Wood.
Nels Weberg and Georgiana johnson.
Edward c. Geesaman and Ida B. Hewitt.
William S. Hubbard and Addilla Brooks.
Carl o. Franzen and Alma NJ. Brown.
Henry O. Doeltz and Elizabeth Nuremberg.
Howard H. Ashby and Julia G. Hanson.
George A. Boeke and Della Fewell
Edward Rank and Blanche B. Martin.
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THE MAIN CHANCE
BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright. 1908. by Bobbs-Merrill Co.

dinner He paused, deliberating.
Fenton was careful man, who rose
to emergencies.
tI'll come directly back here said
Wheaton. mo doubt the papers you
want are in one of Mr.. Porter's private
boxes
Can you get into it to-night?''
Eyes; it's in the vault where we
keep the account books, and there's
no time lock-
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-01

countries producing steel in 1902 the United
States ST. led with an output Of Is. 900 tons.
These 1 figures @ s, grow ~ In Importance when it is
was only 12,S SOL 900 tons. Germanys production
in 1902 was 7,7SQ.O0 tons. one-half that of the
United States. while Englands was only 5.OOO,-
GOO tons. or one-third the production Of the
United States.
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BUILDING PERMITS.

j. l. Case Threshing Machine company, 5o115
William Pert 3o1 Washington avenue N. a1.
terations and REPAIRS 81 500. - :: -
-Four minor permits, SS75 5ssE
Total, six permits, $6,S75.
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DEATHS. /.

Bergper-Mrs. Ida, 1912 Fifth street NE y
Strand-Donald. 1900 r Twenty sixth street.
.JensenMSils 4, Norwegian Lutheran Deacon:
!. .Taucnln .Josept, Northwestern hospital.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-01

Professor Currie now announces the, amasins
fact that the change In the rate Of heat
short distance Of absolute zero is exactly In
the opposite direction to what might be
on ordinary chemical action, fof at the TEN:
perature necessary to liauffy hydrogen, the
greatest cold yet secured BY scientists, the heat
augmented.
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GREAT RED RIVER VALLEY
ONCE AN IMMENSE LAKE

Extended Over Great Area in Canada Embracing Altogether
100000 Square Mles-Was Drained Southwark in Glacial
Period During Stage Of Rapid Ice Melting.
By g. FREDERICK WRIGHT A. NJ Author Of The Age
Of North Anaerica,' "Mom and the Glacial PERIOD Etc
by Joseph Bowls. St a.aia
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27

just Breathe fiyomel -Four Times 4
Day and be Cured.

II a few years ago someone had said
you can cure catarrh by breathing air
charged with healing balsams, the
idea would have been ridicuIed and II
remained for that eminent investi-
gator, II. It. Booth, to discover IN
Hyomei this method OF cure.
Breathe Hyomei through the in
haler for q few minutes four times
a day and IL win cure the worst case
OF catarrh. 1t soothes and heals the
mucous membrane Of the air pas
sages, prevents irritation, and effects
a complete and lasting cure.
In Vinita there are scores OF we'll
known people who have been cured OF
catarrrh by Hyomei. II 1t does not
help you the Peoples Drug Store viii
return the money you paid for Hyomei
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27
DECORATIVE COFFIN PLATE
II Was a F.ne Piece Of Work, So Also
Was the One for Whom It
Was Made.

Its In the drawer with the colin
plate, mother called the laundress
from the ironing board.
"Conin plate2" asked the woman yis-
ltor. IN astonlshment
Yes. miss It's ny FIRST husband"
The little girl On the visitors knee be-
longed 10 the big woman al the ironing
board BY virtue Of adoption. and the
document proving Il had six seals. The
laundress was 50 proud OF the document
that she had sent her old mother to show
II. relates the New York Sun.
That intrusive eofhn plate. however
slipped out Of the legal paper. and had 10
be seen.
That's the plate explained the laun-
dress.
But thought said the visitor that
oofin plates should Be- left on for" She
was going to say for purposes Of iden-
tifeation, but thought better of IL
Most people 10 leave 'Cm on. ex-
planned the proud possessor. but Il vas
20 pretty. I wanted II I'm going to have
Il framed IN one 81 them deep frames
soon ~ can AFFORD Il and hang ltin the
parlor Itll be awful pretty ! want n
wreath Of white roses set about H. an
a big black velvet how put AZ the bottom
oi The wreath
But doesn't your husband object"
Goodness No. Hes proud Of the first
one Re vas a fine educated man He
travelled IN his business an he didn't
let me Wort This man goes with me 20
bis grave every Decoration day. can't
AFFORD A stone 70 have hls picture set
10 AZ the head u the grave II loohs
awful pretty"
Was YOUR Il hHsbsnd good look
lne?"
"oh yes miss lie vas very plump
and bald. he was very handsome See
bow solid Il f."
The conn plate had lntruded again.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETING
Members are Sure That Katy
viii Build New Depot.

The regular meeting Of the CONNER
clal club was held last Friday night
at the club rooms There was an at
tendence OF about twenty members.
The proceedings were largely In
formal and wide range OF topics we're
discussed.
Encouraging reports Of the prospec-
tive new depot at the Katy were
made. The general belief now is that
vlnita will get a fine new depot in-
stead OF the old shack that has done
duty for more than thirty years and
which Is about rotted down.
On motion of G. s. Avery, the sec
retary of the club was instructed to
purchase $40 worth OF halftone cuts
for use in advertising the city In a
booklet soon 20 be printed.
The necessity Of enlarging the pub
school facilities OF Vinita was discuss
ed at length by President Lahman,
and motion prevailed to refer the
matter to committee TO be named
by the president later.
The matter OF bonus for railroad
to be built westward via Centralia
was presented and discussed at length.
The meeting then adjourned until
Friday night of next week.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
Will be Held at Oklahoma City
October 20 and 29.

Friday and Saturday Of this weeE
Twln-Terrltorial Good Roads conyen
tion will be held at Oklahoma City
The local committee Of that place has
sent out the following general invit.
alton:
At the request of w. II. Moore,
president Of the National Good Roads
Association, you are invited 20 attend
the Twin Territorial Good Roads con.
ventIon, to be held at Oklahoma City
Friday and Saturday, October 2s and
N. II Is proposed to make this con.
yention the most representative ever
held In the two territorrities and an
attendance OF thousands is expected.
A round trip rate OF one fare plus 25c
will be made from all points within
100 miles Of Oklahoma City. The
special ''Good Roads train furnished
By the Frisco System will arrive the
morning OF the 2sth prepared to give
demonstrations In the art OF good
road building. A two days program
has been arranged by the Chamber Of
Commerce OF Oklahoma City In con-
nectlon with the program of the az
rlculturai convention which Is am
nounced for the same date. The OBJ
iect OF the Good Roads convention Is
10 educate the people, countygcommis-
sloners, road overseers and farmers In
the art OF constructing and maintain.
ing good roads. The county commits
sioners OF Oklahoma county, mayor,
city ofilcials and merchants OF Okla
homa City are taking vital interest
IN this proposition and are extending
a general invitation 10 the county
commissioners, road oyerseers and
other county and township oficials OF
the territory and to the mayors and
councilmen Of the cities and towns
and TO the farms and business men
generally Of every locality in the two
territories 10 be present
Please advise your Official colleagues
whom this invitation may not direct
ly reach, that their presence and co
operation in the convention is desired.
ED.OvERHOLsER,
Chairman commissioners court.
oklahoma City;
LEE VAN WINKLE,
Mayor Oklahoma City,
GEO. b. SoHLBERe,
President Chamber OF Commerce;
TON JARBoE,
President Traffic Association;
5. {. HEYMAN.
President Retail Merchants Asso-
citation.
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Where Millions are Cured.
interesting Letter That riay mean
riuch to Residents OF Vlnlta.

Probably there Is not n reader OF
the Chieftain who has not heard OF
the fortunes made In the Beaumont
oil fields. While the tales OF fortunes
quickly made are interesting, they
are really not half as valuable to our
readers as the following letter from
L. X. Preston, president Of the Gas
we'll Preston Drug company, Of Beau
mont, one Of the largest wholesale
and retail houses In Texas.
Mr.. Preston writes: Enclosed you
will find a letter that came to US un-
solicited from J. G. Reeves, TO Pearl
St / have known Mr.. Reevss for
several years He Is a reliable man
and very happy over his fortune.
"About four years ago., writes Mr..
Reeves, al lost the hearing In my
right ear and about three or four
months ago my left ear became al
most as bad. In fact, was so bad
that people had TO shout at me to
make me hear. had about given up
in despair all hopes Of ever recovering
my hearing when saw that you re-
commended Hyomei. / used two
bottles and can now hear my watch
tick with either ear, and my hearing
Is now all right. This deafness must
have been caused from catarrh, for 10
is now cured. HYomei certainly does
what you claim for IL"
Hyomel has cured many cases Of
eatarrh, and In combination with Hy-
omei balm, of catarrhal deafness In
vinlta and nearby towns. Peoples
drug store give their personal guaran-
tee to refund tho money should IL not
give quick relief. The complete Hy-
omel outgt costs but one dollar, while
extra bottles can be obtained for SOC.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27
TRY TO SEE. HUSBANDS.
Whom Tired of Single Life Russian
Maidens Resort tc so-cailed
Divination.

Russian girls frequently amuae them
selves by attempting to discover what
sort OF q husband will eventually lead
them TO the altar. A favOrite manner
Of doing thia Ii by so-called divination,
says Cassell's Magazine.
The girl who IL tired of single life
sits In the mystic hours OF the night,
hotweon two large mirrors. On each
side she placeA candle, and then eager
ly watches until she can see IL reflected
llghts. II the fates are propitlous. she
ought also 10 discern the husband she
desires portrayed In the glass before
her.
Another method OF divinatica is to
have supper laid for two. II the young
lady Is In luck. the apparitson OF tho
future husband will come and sit down
beside her; but In order 10 secure sue
cess the girl must not dlvulge 10 any
one her intention OF thus attempting to
dive into futurity.
There 10 story told to the effect that
the daughter Of rich farmer was In
love with young lieutenant, and he,
suspecting that she would probably
have supper laid for two, climbed the
wall of the garden, and. sitting down
by her side. partook OF the prepared
banquet; the girl being under the i'm
preston that Il was his apparltion, and
not the real simon pure.
On leaving the room. the oiiicer for
got hls sword. which he had unbuckled
before he sat down to supper. The girl,
finding the weapon after his departure.
hid II in the cupboard. as q memento OF
the visitor.
Eventually she married another
suitor. and be, fancying that there was
some rival who supplanted him In his
wife'a affection. and one day discover
ing the sword. was confirmed In his sus-
picions. and killed her in a AZ OF pas
sion.
Sometimes the lnQuisitlve husband
seeker will take a candle. and. melting
the wax, pour II on the snow, after which
she strives TO discern In the hardened
substance the likeness OF him she seeks.
A very fayorlte amusement when sew
eral girls are congregated under the
same roof is to divine by the aid OF a
cock. Each girl. taking some corn.
makes a small heap ors>the floor. and
thcle conceals ring The chantleleer
is then introduced, and is let loose beside
the corn. Presently he begins to peck
at the heaps OF grain. At last one Of
the rings is exposed to view. when its
owner. according to the popular belief.
will outstrip her companions in the race
for matrimony.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27

John safranek. John Britt and Bur
ME Burns returned last week from
the Spayinaw hills where they have
been In search Of deer and turkey.
Their intentions were TO stay IN the
hills until they found large game but
Britt became III and the party was
compelled 70 return. As great many
deer are reported IN that country an
other party. will be organized and 4
two weeks outing planned in that re-
gion.
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Cheap Home viuisor's Exour. on.

On October 26. November aud 20
the NJ. X. & 7. Railway will sell home
visitors excursion tickets to points In
northern Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, northern Michigan, North
and South Dakota and Nebraska at a
rate Of one fare plus 81 for the round
trip, good returning thirty days from
date OF sale Stop-overs allowed at
Kansas City and st. Louis. For fur
ther information see Katy's agent
II. A. FARTmNG, Ag't.
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Flushed the Guttsr.,

Last Friday night The iiremen at-
tached tine hose q the fire plug at the
corner of Wilson street and Sequoyah
avenue and gave The pavement and
cutters a thorough washing. The IRE
boys win hereafter practice handling
the hose two evenings each week until
they become thoroughly proficient in
its use. As soon Is fire station IS
built the horses viii be subjected to 4
thorough course Of training
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27

We have just received our winter
stock Of CeFlals and YOU can bur az
these prices:
? pkgs Quaker Rolled Oats, he two
for 25e.
? ID pkg Premium Rolled Oats. l0c
three for PC.
5 10 pkg Pan-American Rolled Oats,
each package contains cup. saucer
or plate, PC.
? ID pkg II. O. Rolled Oats, l3e Two
for PC.
? ID pkg Cream Wheat, lJc two for &c.
2 ID pkg II. q. Buck Wheat, self ris-
ing, i0c three for pc.
Force. lie two for 25c.
Grape Nuts. ilc two for PC.
y. T. HALL.