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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12

bled, let us not forget the silent tear In
memory of those buried in unmarked
and unknown graves, and those beneath
| the waves of the sea whose resting
place shall remain secret until tne
resurrection morn, when they snail oe
called forth to enter upon their glorious
| life immortal. Comrades, only lew
| more times can the veterans OF Iool- 90
! take part in the Memorial services OF
of our dead heroes so let US be true TO
our pledges
Per Order, Charles Longley, Com.
Hannibal II. Cross, Adjt.
Mr.. II. 81. Cross, our weather man,
has again kindly handed us report OF
the weather for the previous SIX monthe,
commencing Nov. 1st and ending April
80. November had three clear days;
sixteen partly clear; rained times WIN
a fall of inch; snowed times with a
fall of 10 inches; highest temperature 20
degrees; lowest temperature, below
zero; average temperature Az degrees.
December had clear days; 10 partly
clear; rained 8 times with fall OF Z
inches; showed 7 times with fall OF II
inches; highest temperature 40 degrees
on the 18th; lowest temperature 10
below on the 31st; below zero times;
average temperature 70 degrees. Jan
uary had clear days; Il partly clear,
rained once with fall OF inch
showed 8 times with fall of 30 inches;
highest temperature on the llth, Az
degrees; lowest temperature 30 below on
the 18th below zero 10 times; average
temperature at a. m. III below zero
February had 8 clear days; s partly
clear; rained once, fall Of = inch; snow
ed 7 times, fall of 10 inches; highest
temperature 40 degrees on the Ia; low
est temperature 20 degrees pelow zero
on the 9th below zero Is times; aver
age temperature degrees above zero.
March had clear days; 10 partly clear
rained times, fall of 81 inches; showed
times with fall of IA inches; highest
temperature "a degrees on the oath; low
est temperature 80 degrees below zero
on the 9Th; below zero twice; average
temperature 40 degrees april had 4
clear days; IA partly clear; rained 7
times, fall of 81 inches; showed times,
fall of 20 inches; highest temperature ~
degrees on the 9Th; lowest temperature
10 degrees above on the 18th; average
temperature Al degrees. The total
number of snow storms during the
winter we're SO Total fall of snow 10
feet. Total number of rain storms or
showers Il with rain fall of inches.
At the regular meeting of Somerset
Grange, this week, it is expected that
the trustees of the corporation will
report their findings on the hall question
and the matter will soon be in shape for
the grange to take action upon 1t.
CARD oE THANKS.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends who have
been 80 kind to us In our recent bereave-
ment, and for the beautiful flowers fur
nished. Among the last words of our
dear one was wish that he might have
seen his Maine friends before he died,
And our hearts often return to the old
state hich was for so many years oar
home and In which our dear ones famil y
feel great interest from his descriptions
of the scenes of his boyhood.
G. K. VEAsIE,
Mrs. ALICE T. VEAsIE,
Miss ADDIE VRAsIE.
Norridgewock, Me. Mag 10, 1904.
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DIED.

Mercer-May5 Albert Williamson.
Pittsheld-MAy 2, Mrs. Hattie NJ. Carr, aged
81 years.
Embden-Msy 8, Herbert Thompson.
skowhegan-May 7, indian G. Mason, aged
70 years.
Norridgewock-May 10, william Wallace
Spaulding. aged rs years.
East Madison-May 7, Mrs. Mahsls Witham,
wife OF Ephraim Withsm. aged 80 years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12

to Bucksport to their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Alexander
Mr.. and Ms Cecil P. Kicker Of Clinton
were in town Saturday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12
East COrnViIle.

The Seventh Day Advents will hold
services at the Union church May z6 TO
goth Minister, from abroad will De in at
tendance and all are cordially ini,ed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Tzke Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure.
e. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12
Gard of Thanks.

We take this method Of expressing our
heartfelt thanks to all friends and neigh
bors, who so kindly assisted us 10 the
sickness and death of our beloved mother
also for the many beautiful flowers.
Mrs. ELLA DOLBGER,
Mrs. MAUD WILLIAMS,
Miss OLA CORSON.
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m AR RTE
BORN.

Skowhegan April 10, to the wife OF Adolph
Burkhardt, a daughter.
Canasn-May 10, to the wife OF Charles
Drawn, a daughter.
Skowhegan-Msy 10, to the wife OF william
H. Halves, son, George Holbrook)
skowhegan-May 8, to the wife of Raymond
Kicker, daughter.
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Head Quarters Bates Post No. So De-
partment of Maine G. A. R. May 8, 1904
Gen. Order No. /.
Memorial Sunday will be observed by
Bates Post, May 20, 1904. All members
are requested to meet at G. A. Il. hall at
10 a. m. sharp.
Per order, Charles Longley, Com.
Hannibal A. Gross, Adjt.
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Head Quar- tiers Bates Post No. IS De-
partment of Maine G, A. X.
Gen. Order No2.
Comrades. our Memorial day is draw
ing near, with it comes sacred memories
and sad rites, but pleasant duties which
are performed with glad hearts and
ready hands; it is our day, no other day
in the year is 80 sacred to us Garland
each grave with beautiful flowers that
God has kissed into existence by touch
of sunshine and dew-drop. This is a
National Memorial day for the nations
dead of the war of 1851 -'65, let no grave
be forgotten; 1t signals your interest in
them and your love of country. 1t Ia An
impressive spectacle to witness the bat
tie SCARED veterans and their friends as
sembled, bearing wreaths and garlands
of flowers to decorate the graves In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
YIELD OF GRAINS.
Report OF Mcpherson Station of Tests
Is Issued.

Mcpherson. Kan. Aug. IA report
on yield tests of grains in larger plats
at the Mcpherson cooperative expert
ment station has been issued The
yield per acre of several of the spring
grains is not as high as it would have
been had we been able to harvest 1t
all clean. The yield test given for No.
293 burt oats is only approximately &C
curate. as il was impossible accurately
TO measure the parts of the acre, but
all yield tests were determined by
weight instead of by measure.
Winter Wheats were cut June 50,
Tennessee winter barley June 29. VIM
ter wheat yield per acre currell soft,
2511; Crimean hard, $3.50; Crimean,
% Co. ghirka winter hard. 27-04: ulta
hard. 25.42; gharkov hard. $3.50; Turkey
hard. 1888: Crimean hard, 26.5S; banat
hard. 20.17; Thesis hard. 24-O0; bacska
hard. .. %; Weinsenberg hard. 1858;
pesterbodsn hard, 1875; kharkey hard,
26.54. Spring wheat or maCaroni, 2O.S6;
pelisser, IL 90: kubanka. 1851; balckdon,
11.67: saramolla. 1923; kubank, 1926.
Winter barley, 25.77; Tennessee win
ter. 81 so: spring barley. 10; beldi, $3.50;
tell, 2415: S. II. L, %. IS; 264 from Car
ton Bros, 22.3S; 264 from Carton Bros,
2O.22; 265 from Carton Bros, $3.50; 266
from Carton Bros. 1O.14. Oats, 1876; to-
bolsk, SIS: 165 sixty day, 14.S0; PCS burt,
BOIL; 337 from Algeria. 1886.
A number OF other test plats were
sown, but IL was impossible to get ac-
curate yields from these, owing to ad-
verse weather conditions.
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BYRNE SEES SILVER LINING.
Says Heavy Rains in Arizona Helped
Farmers and Filled Reservoirs.

San Bernardino, Aug. 1--we are
glad it rained,'' said General Passenger
Agent Bryne, of the Santa Fe, in a
conversation about the recent washouts
on the coast lines. There is nothing
like seeing the bright side of things and
Mr. Bryne sees it in this case.
Mr.. Bryne said he could see a silver
lining to the cloud that burst over
Truxton, Arizona, and demoralized
Santa Fe through traffic for the week.
I'VE were hard hit said he, "for all
that section of the line has been re-
built with fine steel bridges within the
past five years and it will cost a lot
of money to replace them. They were
raised above any known high water
mark, but the bridge at Truxton can
yon was lifted off the piers and carried
six hundred yards down the gulcn.
I'm spite of all this loss we are glad
it rained. 1t has saved the country
down there, and we were getting into
a bad way ourselves for want of wa
ter. Our big $125, 900 reservoir at Sulii-
van, built five years ago, has never had
a drop of water in it. Now it is full
and carries a two years supply for
that section. We have been carrying
water into that country so long for
our engines that it was getting to be
serious expense"
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HAY FEVER CONQUERED.
This Obstinate Malady Yields Readily
to New Austrian Drug.

New York, Aug. 17.-Continued evil
dence through consular reports and
domestic investigation all tends to
prove that ascatco. the new Austrian
discovery, is a true specific in cases of
hay fever, asthma and catarrh.
Chronic cases have been pronounced
cured after the patient had taken but
400 drops. Ascatco is an almost taste
less liquid administered in minute
doses of seven drops twice daily. AS
a preventive of hay fever, certain re-
suits are obtained where the patient
beings the treatment several weeks in
advance of the annual recurrence or
the disease. The Austrian dispensary,
Fast Fourteenth street, New York
citv is commissioned to send sample
bottles of ascatco free by mail to per-
sons in all parts of the United States
on application.
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certain ingredients which have all along
been needed and without which cures
were impossible. The doctor seems juSti-
fed in his strong statements the treat
lnent has been thoroughly investigated
ums, etc, and has been found to be all
that is claimed for il. 1t contains moth
ing harmful but nevertheless the highest
authorities say it win positively cure
Bright's disease, diabetes, dropsy, gravel,
weak back, stone in the bladder bloated
bladder, frequent desire to urinate, albu-
back legs. sides and over the kidneys
swelling of the feet and ankles, reten-
ton of urine, Scalding, getting up nights,
pain in the bladder, wetting the bed and
such rheumatic affections as chronic
sciatica, rheumatic neuralgia, lumbago
govt, etc, which are now known to be
due entirely to uric acid poison in the
kidneys, in short, every form of kidney
bladder or urinary trouble in man, wo-
man or child.
That the ingredients will do all this is
the opinion of such authorities as DR.
Wilks of Guys hospital, London; the ed
itors of the United States Dispensary and
cial works; DIR. H. c. Wood member of
the National Academy of Science and
highest terms But all this and more is
explained in 64-page illustrated book
views and goes deeply into the subject
of kidney, bladder and rheumatic dis
eases. He wants you to have this book
cry, and you can get them entirely free,
without stamps or money. by addressing
the Turnock Medical Co.. 2046 Bush
Temple, Chicago, ILL.,, and as thousands
have already been cured there is every
you will be thoughtful enough to send for
the free trial book. Write the first spare
moment you have and soon you will be
It would seem that any reader so af-
fiicted should write the company at once
dorsements are from such a high and
trustworthy source.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

Arkansas valley and thai the balance
of the year it is dry. a third photo
graph was introduced by Judge Ash
baugh, which showed the iron bridge
with three spans gone. The witness
was asked to describe the photograph
which he old to the satisfaction of the
counsel. This photograph was desig-
mated as exhibit c.
In regard to the flow of the water
in the Arkansas river, Colonel Murdoch
said that in certain portions of the
year there was scarcely any current
above the Little river. The two dis
astrous floods in the history ofthe river
were spoken. of as being in the years
1877 and 1904. There was also another
flood before Wichita was plated for a
town. Colonel Murdoch said that the
average flow of the water had mater
tally decreased and that he attributed
it to the diverting of the water by Colo
RADIO. He was asked 10 tell what ne
meant by underf1ow and he described it
very concisely and made it plain to the
understanding of the counsel. In addi-
ton to his explanation of the underfow
Colonel Murdoch told how long and
hard the Eagle had fought for this the
DRY and that his paper was the orig
inator of that idea. In his explanation
of the underfiow he testified that in the
digging of the holes to get water for
his oxen he found that the water run
in the same direction of the water III
the river and that 1T had velocity of
about so to 80 feet per hour He said
that, in his opinion, the underf1ow ex-
6ended from the Platte river on the
north to the Red river on the south
In conclusion he was asked about the
water in his cellar during the recent
flood in Wichita and he said that it
was seepage and that as the river went
down the water in the cellar also low
cred Colonel Murdoch made compar-
isons, proving that the river mad mar
rowed to considerable extent and that
in former years the flow was much
more rapid than at present. The
nucleus of Colonel Murdock's evidence
showed that something had happened
that had practically ruined the river as
far as being of any benefit for Kansas.
and that it must be the irrigating
ditcnes in Colorado In his words, 1.-The
Colorado fellows have twisted the wa
ter into those ditches.''
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MOVES?

friendt uf mine, Herr Cobblestein,
Iss mighty scientific.
He's oop to snuff. und dots no BLUM,
On GRAVITY specific.
He musd intent some dehlment
Err sorrow undiminished.
But strange id ISIS dot all hiss biz
Iss mighty much unfinished.
Ids not pecaus uf any flaws
Dots in his calculations
Dey vas x. O., but don't you know
Dose awful complications
Iss hard to make und Won mistake
viii queer der entire chees.
Fer instincts ven he fought a hen
Should lay poiled aigs NIT easS,
Says Cobblestein; Dis scheme uf mine
Win work. ad leasd ii oughter;
I'll fill der hen oOp now and den
Nit awful red-hot water"
IF course you can see dot dis plan
ISIS a scientific notion,
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Sent nv the Mikado.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 17.-At today
session of the convention of the Ameri-
can Veterinary association a number
of papers were read treating of all the
diseases that come under the obser-
walton of veterinary surgeons. A dis
tinguished visitor to The convention
is X Tsimo, Instructor of veterinary
science in the imperial university of
Toxic, Japan. He was sent to the
convention by the Mikado. NJ. F.
Knowles, of Montana, was elected
president
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BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE.
Two Women. Relatives, of Assaria
Died Within Twenty -Four Hours.

Assaria, Kas., Aug. IA double
funeral was held here Tuesday and
the bodies of Mrs. Hannah Peterson
and Mrs. 1nga Peterson were buried
in the same grave. Mrs. Hannah Pc
terson was the mother-in-law of Ben
jamin Olsen and Mrs. Inga Peterson
was his mother, The former, who died
Saturday, was 81 years, two months
the following day at the age of 50
years, one month and twenty days.
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To AMEND LEVEE LAW.
Residents of Neosho Valley Form Per-
manent Organization.

Chanute, Kan. Aug. 1.-THE perma-
nent organization of the Neosho Coun-
~ RiVeFmen's association was effect
ed at the levee meeting held at Erie.
a resolution asking the county COM
missioners to provide wider openings at
bridge crossings was adopted and a
committee was appointed to recon-
mend amendments for the improve
ment of the present levee law.
The damage done to levees and crops
in Neosho county will amount to $780,
600
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A St. Francis Pastor WEEDS.

Phillipsburg, Kas., Aug 1.-THE
Rev. 1. S. Hall of st. Francis, an ex-
pastor of the Methodist church here,
and Mrs. NJ. e. Mccormick, the di-
vorced wife of ex-RepresentatiYe N.
B. Mccormick, were married Sunday
at the home of her son. j. L. Nc
Cormick. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. J. R. McQuown
of the Presbyterian church, in the
presence of about thirty-five guests.
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Sick in a Leadville Hospital.

Wichita, Kas., Aug. 17.-County At
torney o. G. Ecksteip is lying sick in
the st. Vincent hospital at Leadville,
Colo. He is suffering with an attack
of appendicitis. A letter received
from Leadville by Assistant County
Attorney Ed Dill said Mr.. Eckstein
was slightly better. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eckstein, Judge T. c. Wilson and
Judge George H. Alexander were
spending a vacation in Colorado when
Mr.. Eckstein was taken sick. They
left Wichita two weeks ago.
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Rheumatism.

When pains or irritation exist on any
part of the body, the application of Bal
E. w. Sullivan, proprietor Sullivan house,
Ell Reno, o. T., writes. June 6, 1902: II
take pleasure in recommending Ballard s
with rheumatism. 1t is the only remedy
/ have found that gives immediate relief -
Csc, soc, 90. Sold by Rowley & Snow and
Miller
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But, on my word, dot chicken bird
Refused to drink der lotion.
Ny friendt hat got a house und lot
Down by der crematory.
Der local smell vas worse den-vell,
Dot smell vas oldt und hoary.
Und Cobblestein would ofden pine
To moot to some ware else so
Der atmosphere would be more clear
Und ditnt hat 10 smell so.
Und so he vent oudt to intent
Some way to moot hiss castle
Oof to some spot we're he would not
Nit microbes hat to wraSsle.
He got a square and compass dere
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Und fggered oudt a sysdem
By vich he fought dot he could caught
Der stellar laws und twisd DEM
He knOwss der ground turns vonce around
According Ply ids action
Und so he sayss id Id ISIS my guess,
To hist der shack a fraction
Und hold oOp id fiddle bit
Und let der world roll under
Und ven ! choos, chust cut her loos
IND let her drop, by tunder."
Den Cobblestein he choos fine
Und dandy goot location
Id vas lot-gOot building spot
Oudt close Ply Potvin station
Ids easy yet. dondt you forget"
Says CObblestein nit glatness.
I'll make dis scheme work like a dream,
So rous nit smells und sadness.
Now leds proceed. fer all We need
ISIS to hang Id oop und leaf id
Until der lot oudt close to Pot
Win slides aroundt beneath i'd"
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Think Crnisers Are Safe.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 17.-11:07 a.
m.-Rumors in circulation here last
night were to the effect that the cruis-
ers Diana and Pallada had reached
Vladivostok and not Port Arthur as
at first reported.
1t is possible these reports have
grown out of the receipt of private
kilograms by the families of naval Of
ficerS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
COL. INGRAHAM DEAD.
He Was the Author of More Than
1000 Novels.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Colonel Prentiss
Ingraham, of Chicago, said to be the
author of more than 1000 novels, is
dead at Beauvoir. Miss, aged 60 years.
He was born at Natchez, Miss, the son
of Rev. Joseph Ingraham, who was the
author of "A Prince of the House of
David" The young man served in the
Confederate army as colonel, and after
the war began writing stories. For
years he turned out a novel every few
weeks. His best known book is Land
of Legendary Lore"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17

New York, Aug. 1.-THE japanese
minister at Seoul has. according to a
Times dispatch from Toxic. advised
the Korean government that the fol-
lowing essential reforms must be car
ried out: The functions of the i'm
perial household and the executive
must be differentiated. The principle
of ministerial responsibility must be
enforced. The national finances must
be recognized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
EPITHELIOMA
Covering One Side of
Face and Reaching
to the Eye
CURED BY CUTICURA
Which Acted Like a Charm
After Doctors and
Hospitals Failed.

Here is another of those remarkable
cures OF torturing, disflguring skin hu-
mors daily made by Cuticura Resolv-
ent, assisted by Cuticura Ointment and
Soap, after physicians, hospitals and all
else had failed.
II feel it my duty to try to help those
suffering from skin diseases. NV case
was a very bad one, covering all of one
side of my face and had reached nv
eye. 1 had two or three doctors pre-
scribe without any relief. They said
my disease was Epithelioma. 1 was
then advised to go to one of our hos
pitfalls, which 1 did, taking their treat
ment for some time. 1 had given up all
hope when my husband asked me TO trv
the Cuticura Remedies. NV face being
In such very bad state, | used the
Cuticura Soap with luke-warm water
and small silk sponge and then applied
the Cuticura Ointment took one tea-
spoonful of the Resolvent four times a
day. They acted like a charm. and in
one weeks time my face was cured en-
tireiy and has remained so. / certainly
can recommend the Clticura Remedies
as infallible.-
MRS. A G. SMITH,
2k0o Catharine St.,
Feb. 9, 1908. PhiladeInhia.
The purity and sweetness, the power
to afford immediate relief, the certainty
OF speedy and permanent cure, the alb
solute safety and great economy have
made Cuticura Remedies the standard
skin cures, blood purifiers and humor
remedies of the world.
eoli rhrou<houf tha World C,,4ti---, a...y--. -,
On faFm Of Choeolas Costed Pn 2sc per Wal a. an
0nfmenk @c. Soap. Sc Depotas London n fshmrers
hnma Bqs Paris. Rae de Ia Fnixs Bonton ~ Crnns-
hma Ave. Fsaanr Drug Chen Corp selr Prapriaarrn
m- Send Gnw How 90 CuFN Every Humours
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Seven Million Exposition visitors.

St Louis. Mo, Aug. 1.-THE Louisf-
ana Purchase exposition has entered
upon the second half of its entire peri
cd and the total attendance up to date
in round numbers is seven million. 1t
is believed that the second half will
even more than triple the attendance
so far recorded.
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Sew Church for Kansas City. Kas.

Atchison, Kas., Aug. 1.-THE Ger
man Lutheran synod of Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Colorado closed its con-
vention here Tuesday. 1t was decided
to build a large German Lutheran
church at Kansas City, Kas. The con-
vention decided to meet in 1906 at
Gerardy, Washington county Kas
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Union Pacific s4a.nn

To California and return. final return
limit October 23- Go one way return
another. Liberal stopovers. Tickets
on sale August 16 to September IL,
1904. Try the u. p. j. c. Fulton,
depot agent; +. A. Lewis, city agent,
525 Kansas avenue.
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TRIAL TREATMENT AND s4-PAeE BOOK FREE.

At last there is a scientific way to cure
yourself of any kidney, bladder or rheu-
matte disease in a very short time in your
own home ana without the expense of
doctors, druggists or surgeons. The credit
belongs to DIR. Edwin Turnock, a noted
French American physician and scientist
who has made a lifelong study of these
diseases and is now in sole possession of