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New York Bank statement.
pecrease.
Ire Financief's Statement.

NEW YORK, Jan. I6.-The Financier this
 week says: The striking feature of the official
 statement of the New York Associated Banks
 last week was the gain of l.3e3, 500 in
 cash reserves. an amount of Sl.744 100. an
 increase which was estimated on the basis of
 the traceable movement of money during the
 week. The difference is accounted for by the bringing over from the previous week of SI.- 639, 900 which was tho sum less that week shown by the official statement. compared with the estimated increase The gain in cash last week makes a total increase of S29. 444, 600 since the week ending Dec. 26, 9o3.
 The deposits were increased last week by the unprecedented amount of S36,555. 800 and con sequentIy the required reserve was augmented by S9, 66S, ,625. Deducting this sum from the gain in cash leaves SS. .494.775 as the in- crease in surplus reserve which now stands
 at S23. IoI.75o, against $2o2I7 l25 at the
 corresponding date last year. Calculated on the surplus is S32, 403. OPS. The loans were that the gain in this item since the week end Ling Dec, 20 has been S56, ,e55,4oo. Another strildn9tfeatur@ Of the statement is loans This l Is the first time this condition has been shown since Aug. last year When the excess of de- posits was $993. 200; in this interval the high est excess of loans over deposits was $39,- 900 900 Nov. 2I. 1903.
 The loans expansion last week was most likely due to syndicate borrowing and in all probability the requiremnts of these bankers have not yet been satisfied. The specie is now
 within SI.oooooo of last years maximum. The daily average of clearings last week was S2 6. GOO 900 or less by S27sooo, GOO than in the previous week. -
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Train Held Up by e Bear.

Altoona Special to New York World.
 A big bear on the track, which the engineer supposed was a man, caused a long. heavily-loaded coal train 10 come to a standstill while a blizzard ragged early Sunday morning at Dunlo, on top of the Allegheny Mountains.
 inspected the locomotive before retreat ing to the mountains. He got in front of the headlight and remained there half an hour. trying to get warm. It was nec- essary for shovelers to get the train out of the drifts before the run could be continued into this city.
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spout unchanged from ypsterday's closing.
 Tne total visible supply of all kinds decreased
 lssVVo. asainst sa fncraase of 4@.o00 last year. and the American visihie during the same
 1000 last year. me total visible supply of eM kinds is 3.els.ooo. against 3,aae.co0 last year. of which the Ainerican is 3.lei, GOO
 senasst 3, l7o 900 last year The tutai Liver Zee 900. against 7se.ooo last year. The spin nerr taktngs of American cotton during the past week were 3o4. GOO. against 2s5,ooo last year end their total talingS from Sept. ist 70 last year. or ie. 900 less. The consumption of Ansrican cotton last year was io,e6e. 600;
 therefore on the face of the talrings the indi- cnHsd consumption this year is l0.e7&.ooo.
 dp of s s s ss ssns ,snss Uss arc s over 5 cents q pound higher than they were for the corresponding peried last year. Those favorable to cotton though, eontsnd that the sn9nts ., 'S sn,, marsssd 70 dsss F misieadins ss spots and the shish, prioss wsre instrumental in having larger proportion of the crop mar kefed than ever before known. These views are shared by the majority of operators and receipts soon, which will confirm their posi- ton. It must be rememheredS that falling on in the movement will be only natural when 1t fs considered that the export demand for several weks past has been practically nomi- nal. Nevertheless 1t is reported that print cloths are firm and advancing at Fall River and that Skocks thsrs are reduced to minimum proportions Advtoes were also received from a large South Carolina mill stating ths* mar row prints were in gcod demand at l-i6 high CT than yesterda's prices. Tn addition to the above favorable features. spots are frmer, and ther Is more inquiry from Northern spinners and for fo.sisn export. Consequently if the acute stage over Sunday, the chances are values may seek 6 higher level.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17

lover Private Leased Wire
 NEW YORK. Jan I6.-There was a fair trade in cotton today. The cables were about as expec1ad end the opening here was firm. There was e noticeable tendency on the part of certain holders to take profss and sellins on this account served to reduce gains before khe day was very old. The light receipts ai nart and interior towns created bullish vieNs but there was some difference of opinion re- xarding the continuance of arnall receipts, There was Q fair demand for spot cotton. while supplies were moderate. Prices throughout the South were maintained. Shorts were inclined to cover on the dips. and under the circuuz- stancaa the market was supported on the lowsE levels. The recognized bull cliques were moi very active. but the advices from inside cir eleg wero gtiIl to the effect that bull compaign- ing may continue as feature. The Liverpool Representatives did little either way, while southern representatives had a few buying or ders Outsiders proceeded rather cautiously through commission house interests and the wire concerns operated on the buying side. On the close there was gtin Father mi1eed feeling. me weekend statistics were about as expactsd and The Chronicle summary attract ed but Htkle attention. The port receipts for the Gay ware 20, 900, against 3o,e72 for the iaaxne day last year
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And when you have got the number of hours in working day down to the mini. mum. what then?' asked the manufac. turer. ''Oh, then we'll go in for a thirty. minute hour remarked the walking dele. Eate.-Yonkers Statesman.
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said the young author, land the oniv thing that pays Is good novel ? ''WrorS 2 again" said the philosopher. What paws oetter?" said the author. "A ba ii novel '' said the philosopher-Life
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z. D. Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

A9y EFIVd'e WltS rTOnI V W A|oe ~ Nol
 NEW YORK, Jan. le-rher is one thine aneut this market more prominent than auy ether and that is the absence of confidence CD the part of the average trader. This is some thing very new for the cotton market of 1908 and 1904. There Is no short ssliinsS- kfia1 is. the confidence shown by the bears 0 lacking. They were whipped and have no courage. This partly accounts for the peculiar market. But this is not the lack of conf dence we mean. It is peculiar that every time the receipts are small and prices get up iikt1a, cotton Is for sale. The stronger the po- gItlan, the more cotton for sale Heretofore the stronger the position the greater the buy ing. This calls for comment and there are sew eFN1 explanations. One is that news has been afraAdy discounted Another is that the out side trade seems to be growing smaller. The hfR men do not care to load up on a narrow market It Is often fatal. New Orles- ap- pears to be selling. It may be that all this cotton win be taken and prices move on up
 But aa long as the situation is as 1t is, we can not aAviss buying Cotton is now in q very Yaculiar position and mistakes will be fatal Tfis market Is to Dc watched very carefully and is not to be trusted until big buying takes pIace and pricea begin to advance easily. Re- celpts appear to cut no figure at the moment
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New Orleans Cotton Futures. NEW ORLEANS Ian la.-Cnttnn fntnr.
1ivsrpool Cotton Futures.
Dailv Cotton 1TarkAt.

NEW oRLEANs-FIrna: sales. 3.7so; ordl- nary. loS good ordinary, I2 S-l6; low mid ding. l3 a-I6: nniddling, IS e-I6; good mid ding. lS%: niddhng fair. l4H; receipts. B. 2o2; stock. 406. GOO.
 GALvESToN-Stsady: middling. 7-I0; sales, I.o2S; receipts 6,SSS: stock. I6A, 2e0
 MOBILE-Nominal: middling, ISA; receipts eI; stock. a, 464
 eAvANNAH-Firm; middling, I3A; sales 67s; receipts. 2954: stock, l06,eII.
 CHARLESTON-Steady: middling, l3A; re- ceipts. 22e; stock. lo,SSl.
 WILMINGToN-SteaAy unIddling. 1928; re- ceipts. oi6: gtock i3.&l2.
 NORFOLK-Receipts. l.5oo; stock. 2I,79o.
 BALTIMoRE-Nominal; middltng, 1875; stock. e,sIS.
 BosToN-steady; middling, 1880: net re- l ceipts. 273; gross. S.S32 PHILADELPHIA--steady niddling I4o5; | receipts. IS: stock. 4.eI3. ST. LOUIS-0uiet middling. I3k; sales. | 345 receipts. s 27o; stock 22 I2o. NEW YoRK-Steady: middling, 1880; net | receipts 800; gross. e.S6l; stock. 7I,I26. Total today and consolidated-Net receipts, | 2o7e6; exports to Great Britain, 45oo; to e3e 3ao wv e|0'' l Total sines Sept Met receipts, s. .ss3 Aes: exports to Great Britain. .e66, oIB: to France. 1 554. 694; to the continent, 1894, ,23l; to Mex leo. ls.5e4.
 NEW YORK, Jan Ie.-coffee-spot Rio. firm; No. 2 invoice 2 l6-l6; mild, steady; CordOvs. e5b@I3x
 Sugar-RaW, nominal; fair refining ozs. centrifugal o0 test, 3&; nnolaSSes sugar oI
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St. fouir Proviaions.

ST. LOUIS, Jan Ie.-FIour-Quiet. Whiskey--Steady at SI.3lk.
 Pork-stea1y: standard mess Jobbing, SI3.So. Lard-Steady; prime stsam, cess.
 Baeen-teady; boxed extra shorts, SZ. %; ;leaF ribs. S7.5o; short clear, &Y.7S.
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Destroys the embryo insects in the soil. Produces wonderful crops-Daybreak. Adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17

The Daybreak Fertilizers are here. See our adv. Marks 6 Gayle. -tu-thu-su.
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Cincinnati Provisions.

CINCINNATI, Jan. Ie.-Flour-F1rm. Lard-Quiet at S6.5o Bulk meats-Quist at S6.5o. Bacon-Steady at S7.TB. Whiskey-ouiet at SI.e7.
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A. B. Raxtss < Co.'S cetton Letter.

NEW YORK, Jan. ie--In the early market today there was . rise of points --e re- ports from many districfs indicate that mills are gradually conforusine to the changed con- ditions by advancing the quotations for the goods It Is time now to interpose objections to the advance in cotton Receipts are fail- ing of every day. It is quite certain that we the expectation is that as the season progresses the deficit will bs Q tow that those who cal culated on a crop like the last will appear in much over 10000. GOO will be disappointsd. Opening prices were about 60 0s points higher. Cables were good enough to bring good buy ing and the selling as . rule was cheerful. inasmuch as the movement next week Is ex. pected ta show . falling olf from last year ' figures of at least 65.ooo and possibly 76.- 900 bales. Expectation was that port receipts would bs about 72.00o, against 3I,00o. The stock is sti1 behind. Interior receipts were considerably behind at most towns today. Spots were firmly held.
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Na.r York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Jan. I6.-The week in dry goods had closed with moro of disposition on goods though purchasing was confined to con servative lots. Jobbing mousse report a steady increase in demand for spring goods with every indication of considerable activity in store trade by the end of the present month.
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Daybreak Fertilizers at Marks 6 Gayle's.
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Mew Orleans surar.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. I6.-sugar-ouiet, open kettle. 2xQ3 l-I6; open kettle eentrifu- gal. 309H: csntTifuRal whites. 4; yellows, 3k@3H: seconds, 2k0Sh.
 Molasses-stsady: open kettle, I7@2o; cen. trifugal dull at 79lS.
 syrup-Dul lat z2@26.
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e. E. Pierce & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

HBF FE4Wat8 WIfS BfOm SlDert & '-lay.I
 NEW ORLEANS. Jan. l6.--rhs visible sup xiy stakeunent possessed the characteristics of a s1rpr4se party and proved to be the most franortart feature for consideration by the cot tois trade today. Owing to the rdnainished F,sssxarrIf. She available supply was expected fo sIow soFna relative reduction. but few were prwaared for the announcement that 10000 balaa had disappeared in excess of the same week of last year. after allowing for the diff feFence brought into sight and the prevailing hisb level of prices which was claimed to be thS fnstigatcs of 90 much short time. Liver poaa took fright and was in Q runaway mood, kuf the uncertainty of developments in the Ypar Elast. over the Sabbath, doubtless had e narhfng influence The same condition pre- Vnfied here Bullish sentiment was stimulated. buIt tradsrs ssmed disposed Co let the last day ef tlsis week take care of itself If during the courae Of next week receipts show a con- tlnusd dimInishipS tendency. confidence mag he Strengthened in small crop estimates and eenelgners may become fesS siEeptfca1 in tha' respect. Stocks of manufactured goods fl America are said to be small and prices have Advanced recently. so that domestic spinneri appear to be getting closer to active bust nesu. though foreign trade is claimed to b' Rtagnant.
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Naval Stores.

6s; sales. 4ss: receipts. 75; exports. SIS.
 Rosin-Firm; sales. 4Ie; receipts 2.7el; A, B. c. D. S2 60; E. s2.75; F. S2.5o; c. $2 95; H, SS.o5;. I, S3.I 10; K. Ss.lB; Nj. S3- 40; N,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17

ContecuonerF 4. 4.3o; mould A, 4 10; cut loaf 5.o5; crushed. sos: powdered 4 ss. granulated, 4.@6: cubes, 47o
 cotfee futures opened steady at an advance of lo1I5 points on e demand from wau Street. higher German cables and continued light receipts at primary points which are run ming under the estimates Sales. 6l 900 bags
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17
Local Cotton Market.
Virgin a Faunce's Cotton Lstter.

Yesterday uaiddIing was quoted in the loc' nctkon market at 4SA@l3 S-l6 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17

Cash quo>a1ions were as follows: Flour-Firm. No. Spring wheat, s4ase; No. 8. s2; No. 2 red, 93A@s9&
 No. 2 corn, 45&; No. 2 yellow. 47. No. oats. 3sA@3sh; No. 3 white, 4o942. Mess pork, per bbl.. Si3ai3.50. Lard. per 100 lbs, S6.72h96.75. Short rib sides Qoose) S6.25@6. 50. Short clear sides (boxed>. s6.62h@675. Whiskey, basis of high wines. SI.27.
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Johnstone & Hammond,
 Warshoussmsn and Cotton Brokers.
-Pr0prletors-

Au1x1R COMPRESS AND coIIIsEuM wARHHcusEA 1pt eassful attention given shipped
  soiid Mghst market 10 maks or f1z1ss For ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17

WILMINGTON, Jan. Ie.-Turpentine-Flrm at 63h; receipts. 72 casks.
 Rosin-FIrrn at S2.25; receipts, l3. Tar-Firm at SI 50; receipts 80. Crude turpentine-Firm at S2 5o94; receipts, 4 barrels.
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IARLEsToN, Jan. Ie-Turpentine-stea

Realistically; A, B. c. D. s2.5 50; E. s2:e5; F, S27o; c, SAYS; H. S2.e5 l, S3; K ss.o5: M, S3.ao N. S3s5: window glass, S3 30: water white, SS 90.
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cridwell. word 0 co's cotton Letter.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Jan. Ie.-Ltverpooi wae higher than expected and were what the cotton trade calls very good Private cables eav Liverpool is exercised because of New Yorlrs small stocks. As they can't see where they wflI get what they need. the New York rnayiRet has been very dull and more marrow than for some days past. Receipts continus nEaMll, estimates for Monday at Houston being Verv neht Estimates for in sight movement next wek being 24o. 900. against 800 900 last gear Spot cotton generally over the South rery strong, good demand and little offering
 There 6 nothing to bear this market on un- ieaa n be sentimentally war news The sit- Satlon in the East is unchanged Nothing ded- Hisa we are favorable to the long side of the market and believe in buying on all soft spotz
 EBy PVlvaks Wire to Caldwell. Ward 6 Col
 NEW oRLEArSB Jan Ie-The buIIish week. fy eEakisticS influenced Liverpool favorabiy, and eur naTiEst in sympathy opened A@6 eo,nGB higher. subsequently eased on colo Gn Eho grAysneas of the war situation in the EnsL Ths Night estimated receipts ct New OFfsans. Galveston and Houston for Monday and the staadtness of spots. established an fuprovsmant of sos from the bottom. later in fha ossSion. making the net loag points Ma January, whereas the other mhnths were
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17
New York Cotton Futures.

NEW YORK. Jan. I6.-Ih efuIin8 prices In the Cotton Exchange today were as follows:
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New York Stock List.
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DEER HARBOR

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Wake
field, October 6, a SON.
Mrs. S. Belshe went to Roche Har
Dor the first of the week to consult
DR.. Capron.
Bert Ward, of Seattle, is visiting
at the Murray home and enjoying q
few days hunting.
VIM. McLachEan has returned tC
his home in Seattle after a three
weeks visit with his brother here.
S. NJ. Pressey has returned from
his trip to western Canada. He is
very favorably impressed with that
country.
A number of young men of this
place went to the north coast of the
island for a few days hunting but
found little or no game and returned
after two days, being out of provis-
ions
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+" NOWHERE ELSE TO GO !"

To the Editor of the IsLANDER:-
Last week the ISLANDER asked if any
one could give ''any practical reason why
any good citizen should cast his ballot for
the candidate Of a party so hopelessly in
the minority that it has not the remotest
chance of success and has shown no evil
dence of growth either in numbers or in
f1uence in many years?''
To do that we must first know what the
to be the criterion of practical" Now,
the political girl that we are "keeping
company with" is very, very small for
her age, bat she has good intentions, and
we have an instructive feeling that a
mans ease of conscience does not depend
altogether on the size of his lady. Ii
practical means capable of being turn
ed to use and if it is any use to have a
quiet conscience, then we have already
complied with the request, for though
things may turn into fiery birthstone, we
shall have the satisfaction of knowing
that they did it ''not by my vote"
No, sir; the size of the lady is not all. J.
huoiu DC'iC tOlio VI q Chdp WIZ GWO
big girls. One time he went to see his
best one, and he found her busy with an
| other fellow. Then he went to see his
second best, and she was busy with an
other fellow. Finally he went to prayer
meeting, and he prayed: 80, Lord, 1
come to Thee for have nowhere else to
CO."
Now, we know very stout lady, and
she is not bad to look at. But o! she is
so busy with another fellow! He has a
red nose. They have been busy for some
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time. In 1850 they used up four gallons
of liquor to every man, woman and child
in the United States, and the amount has
steadily Increased, year by year. In 1880
it was ten gallons and in 1908 it was twen-
ty. According to the New York Tribune
the drink bill of the United States last
year was 81, 40, 236, 702, and all the corn,
wheat, oats, rye, barley, buckwheat and
potatoes put together would not pay it.
Prison officials say that from Is to 81 per
cent of all criminals are such on account
of alcoholic drinks. The state clerk at
the penitentiary at Walla Walla, Wash
ington, writes: Roughly estimating
against the 700 names which now make
up the prisons population it would be
safe To say that at least IS per cent of the
| men are incsrcerated solely by reason of
i an indulgence in strong drink. OF
course, it is only too true that certain
percentage are guilty, due to an inherited
appetite for liquor. The fact is equally
we'll established that large number are
committed to our insane asylums from
the same unfortunate cause-a craving
for alcoholic beverages"
1t is the opinion of scientific authori-
| ties that the habitual use of alcoholic
drinks so modifies the nutrition of the
nervous system that there is transmitted
hereditarily a tendency toward insanity,
idiocy, criminality and craving for
strong drink. Lunacy is said to be iu-
| creasing three times as fast as the popula-
ton. In report on the statistics of
idiocy in Massachusetts DIR. Howe states
that out of 300 idiots AS were known to
have drunken parents, and that in one
family in which both parents were
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Orcas
Hrea 81 So. NJ.
EAST SOUND

G. H. Williams spent few days in
Bellingham last week.
Miss Mary Robinson spent few
days at Olga last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Pike attended
the Whatcom County Fair at Belling-
ham this week.
w. J. Court has charge of the
Orcas Island exhibit at the Whatcom
County Fair.
Henry Drought came over from
Bellingham Friday and spent several
days with his family.
Mrs. w. H. Benson, of Seattle, is
spending week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Waldrip.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. S. Waldrip will
leave soon for a months visit with
their sons at Lewiston, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers and their
two sons left last week for Seattle,
where they will spend the winter.
L. B. Peck, superintendent of the
Sucia Island Quarry Company, left
Tuesday for a business trip to Bel
lingham.
Mrs. John King entertained small
party of children Tuesday to cele-
brate the eighth birthday of her lit
tie daughter Reta
Mrs Chas e. Woods and daughter
Majorie spent few days at Belling-
ham last week They returned Fri
day, accompanied by Mrs. Woods
brother, r. G. Geoghegan.
The Aid Society of the Methodist
churchsmet with Mrs. L. S. Cramer
T Wednesday The ladies are prepar-
inc to welcome the new minister and
his family, who are expected soon
from Oregon.
Robert Moran, of Moran Bros,
ship5ullders, of Seattle, with his
daughter Miss Moran and his sister
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pratt, of San Francisco, were here
the first of the week.
East Sound was we'll represented
at the launching of the battleship
Nebraska ia Seattle. Those from
here who went down to attend the
ceremonies were: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S.
Donahue, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Pike,
Luther Sutherland and Karl Templin.
The International Telephone Com
pany has completed the holes across
Orcas island and has distributed the
poles from Point Lawrence as far as
East Sound The wire brackets
and cross arms arrived Wednesday
and will be distributed in a few days
The camp is now situated near Orcas
The high school girls are again pre-
pairing to play basketball. They
have organized club which will have
charge Of all basketball proceedings
and are planning a series Of games
to be played in the [. O. O. f. hall
during the winter Three teams
have been formed-the ''Trojans,
Guards" and 'Invincibles, . and the
outcome of the games will be watched
with interest.
The Orcas Island Commission Com
pany which was recently organized
by the fruit Growers of this island
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Island
pop. $50

packages, bags and boxes and left a
substantial remembrance Of their
visit. The pastor says come again.
In his recent speech here Mr.. Bal
linger, of Port Townsend, spoke par
ticularly to the young voters giving
many good reasons why they should
support the Republican party. He
was repeatedly app,auded.
There will be a Sweep social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Paine
Friday evening, Oct Fl, for the ben
eft of the league of the Methodist
church. All are requested to bring
some package of the value of not less
than one cent nor more than five
cents. There will be a short pro-
gram, consisting of music, ETC., after
which there will be pumpkin pie. )"
Don t miss the pie, and don't forget
to bring in your clothes somewhere
ten cents for your admission and pie.
All are cordially invited.
Rev. and Mrs. Ireland returned
from Seattle Saturday.
Mrs. Anderson and little daughter
went to Seattle Tuesday.
Mrs. Thos. Graham went to Bell
ingham Saturday to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Burt.
Martin Warner returned to Seat
tie Thursday after a months visit
with his parents.
| Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Blake, Fred
Blake and Mr.. Craig went to Vic
toria Friday to see a brother of Mr..
Craig and Mrs. Blake, who was not
: expected to live.