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Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03

The next number on the program was a
song without words by J. T. Murphy Of
? Nowhere and Dan Patton of Freeport. The
ksattention of these men was arrested Fri
day evening by Patrolman Halterman, who
placed the charge of drunkenness and beg.
glng on the street against them at the
city Jail Patton said he might have been
In a state Of excessive elation, but could
not remember asking anyone for aims.
The men made such hit with the police
Judge that they will be retained at the city
Jail for an engagement of Ave days each.
:. Charles Graham. whose personal liberty
Twas temporarily deprived by Detectives
Dunn and Ferris Friday night, was dis
charged when arraigned on the charge Of
drunkenness and being a suspected person.
Graham said ne was looking for Broad
faced Dan" When arrested,
Ernest Wilson made such an earnest hit
before the peoples bar that he was given
a thirty-1ve-day engagement with Jailor
Roach at the county Jail. Wilson, who is
coiored. was charged with slapping Miss
Lulu Patterson on the wrist and eve with
nut due .provocation. Wilson boarded with
the Pattersons at 1909 Dodge street and
was told by Mrs. Patterson to take his
clothes and skidoo, which. It appeared,
Wilson was loath to do. His love for Miss
Lulu suddenly turned to hate. Miss Pat
tcrson testified Wilson tried to prevent her
from lnhaling the ozone necessary TO sus-
tain life by placing his two hands around
her neck She claimed she did not like such
actions.
Alexander Morgan. colored, was engaged
for thirty days without pay by the man.
agement OF the peoples bar. Morgan was
charged with vagrancy. Morgan said he
aid not have enough money to buy ticket
out of town and claimed the weather toe
cold to ride the bumpers or blind baggage
At the conclusion OF the performance
Louis Berka. who played the role of polic'
Judge. held q levee with his old friends u
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03

At the conclusion OF the performance
Louis BerlSa. who played the role of police
Judge held levee with his old friends in
the boxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03
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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
THE MAS0NS ELECT
G~RANDLODGE OFFICERS
J. G. Fitch, of SOcOrrO, Sue.
Ceeds Geo. ". Ward. as
Grand Master.
GRAND LODGE FEAST TONIGHT

The New Mexico Grand Lodge, A.
F.. and A. NJ, which began its sessions
yesterday, will complete its work to-
night. During the morning the fol
lowing officers were elected to serve
the ensuing year:
Grand master, j. G. Fitch of Socor-
TO.
Deputy grand master, A. N. Pratt, of
Carlsbad.
Senior grand warden, w. E. Dame,
of Albuquerque.
Grand Junior warden, j. w. Wilson,
of Roswell.
The appointive offices were to have
been filled this afternoon. Other work
that consumed the afternoon were the
adoption of resolutions and the adop-
ton of reports of committees, and the
installation of the newly elected offic'
ers.
Work in the Blue Lodge, in the Mas
ter Mason degree, is on the program
for 1880 this evening, with a banquet
by Temple lodge to the Grand Lodge
following and closing the meeting. :
The Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, will meet tomorrow.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
MAN SHOT BIZ OFFICER
OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
RUMoR SAYS GEORGE ELLIS WILL
BRING CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST OFFICER CHARLES
MAlNZ.

George Ellis, who was shot at Is
leta one night last week by Special
Ohcer Charles Mainz, of the Santa Fe,
pital today. Although able to walk
with the assistance of a cane, Ellis
is still suffering much pain from the
wound inflicted by the officers bullet,
which entered his back near the hip.
Ellis tells an entirely different story
of the shooting from the one related
by Officer MainZ. Ellis says that he
did not resist the officer, but was run.
ming at the time he vas shot. Eye
witnesses to the shooting also confirm
the negrO's story, which would seem
that the officer was too hasty in using
his gun, and shot without due prov,
ocation.
1t is rumored that Ellis will bring
a criminal action against Mainz.
charging the officer with assault with
intent to kill. No warrant has as yet
been issued for the officer, but there
is likely to be one at any time. 1t is
said that the cOlored people of this
city have taken up Ellis cause, and
have employed Attorney Thomas n,
WilkersOn TO look after the defense of
Ellis, who, while he was lying In the
hospital, dangerously wounded, was
arrested on a warrant sworn out by
Mainz, who charged him with assault
with intent TO kill. This, and other
things, nave led many people to be-
lieve that such action on the part of
the railroad officer is bordering on
persecution.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
SANTA FE CUTOFF WILL BE
COMPLETED BY JANUARY

As evidence that work on the Santa
Fe cutoff from Belen to Abo canyon
at least, Is about completed, a Lantry,
Sharp Construction %company's work
train Of four engines and sixty cars,
carrying a steam shovel and other
bodybuilding appliances, and about
POO labOrers. passed through the city
this afternoon en- route 10 Willard, on
the Santa Fe Central, where work or
the cutoff is still going on. Conduc-
tor BledsOe was in charge, and he
stated that the moving Of the train
from the Belen end of the cutoff to
the eastern end was the beginning of
the end of the cutoff.
The grade work west Of the canyon
is completed, with the exception Of a
little smoothing up in a few places
ana the taking up Of some light rails
and replacing them with heavier
steel, The American bridge company,
which has the contract Of placing the
bridges i'm AbO canyon on the cement
piers, has a force of engineers and Ia
borerB on the ground and this work
viii be in progress in a few days.
This work train will 90 10 Kennedy
where IL will be transferred TO the
Santa Fe Central and run 20 Willard.
where &C. win leave the Central on a
portion Of the Santa Fe cutoff al
ready constructed at that point. Mr..
Bledsoe said that he thought the cut
of would be in full operation from
Boleu 10 TeXico, its eastern terminal.
by January /.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
new MEXICO DEMOCRATS
FAVOR JOINT STATEHOOD
Col. ". 5. HOpeweII Says That lie Realizes That
it is the Only Possible State
hood 0btainable.

the utter impossibility of single state.
hood and consequently he favors that
which Is possible-iointure with Ari'
IONA.
In speaking of the tour of the con-
gressmen in Arizona and the numer'
GUS interviews p%urporting % come
from them contrary to the joint state
hood measure and favoring single
statehood for Arizona's 1913 900 people.
Mr.. Ho1ewell said that he did not
take mach stock in any of the stories
s,rt ...t by the Arizona press. He ia.
vors Joint statehood because he real
ICES that single statehood is impossi-
BILE and because he realizes that II we
don't get self government at the com
ing session of congress, it will be a
dead issue for many years to come.
Mr.. Hopewell believes, however. that
the 0owers at Washington have made
up their minds to pass the joint state
hood hill and it will be given to the
southwest territories whether they
want it or not.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
THE WINDMILL CITY"
IS PROSPECTING NICELY
THUS SPOKE COLONEL JOHN COR.
BETT, WHO is A MASONIC Wis.
lTOR.


Among the Masonic visitors who
favored The Citizen office with a call
today, none are more favorably and
well known than Colonel John Cor
bett, the soft drink manufacturer Of
Deming. ~ am not here to talk about
joint or single statehood, because ev-
erybody in my section of New Mexico
is for jointure," said the colonel, but
to tell you that Deming is the coming
city Of southern New Mexico and
on looking toward Messrs. Walton and
Turner of Silver City. continued by
saying: 81 mean every word Of it,,
and furthermore, the time is not far
distant when il will out travel Silver
City as fast as Dan Patch out PAGES
all competitors. Deming has all the
facilities for a great city-climate.
wafer, and broad producing acres, and
mark my prediction. will add several
thousand more people TO its popula-
ton in the near future. Substantial
improvements are going on i'm all sec
ton of the town, and corporations
from the outside are seeking invest
meuts I'M the town and vicinity
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
METhODlSM AT
SILVER CITY
Ministers Return from Con.
ference Held in That
City.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE BlSROP

The annual conference of the Eng
lish Methodist Episcopal church closed
at Silver City last night, after a well
attended meeting from last Wednesday
until Sunday, and appointments of the
conference were as follows:
Rev. A. p. Morrison, of Ell Paso, is
returned as superintendent of the New
Mexico rsylish missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
AlbuqueI ,ue-Rev. j. c. Rollins, for
merry Of Tempe, Ariz., Who exchanges
with Rev. Wilbur Fiske, former pastor
Of the Lead Avenue Methodist church.
FL Paso-Rev, c. b. Dalton, re-
turned.
Clayton-Rev. j. s. Freeman, re-
turned.
Las Vegas-Rey. r. A. Morley, OF
the Rock River conference, formerly
pastor of the Oak Park church, of Chi
cago, exchanges with Rev. A. c. Guyer.
Raton-Rev. H. Van Valkenburg,
returned.
Roswell-Rev. William Reace. re-
turned.
SANTA re anu hSpduOld INSNs D. IL
Shively, returned.
Santa Rosa-Rev. A. NJ. Hardness,
returned.
Silver City-Rev. j. G. Harshaw, re.
turned.
Belen and Estancia-Rev. J. G..
Ruoff, who accepts these charges after
a period of rest, during which time he
has recovered from a spell of sick
ness.
Rev. Wilbur Fiske, of the Lead Ave
nue. Methodist Episcopal church, who
returns to prepare for his new charge
at Tempe, Ariz., said that the confer.
ence was interesting throughout. Dur
ing the time while the conference was
in session, the new First .ðodist
church of Silver City, was dedicated
by Bishop Berry, of Buffalo, N. Y, who
was the most distinguished membS
Of the clergy present at the confer
ence, and who presided over its de-
alterations.
DR.. H. X. Carroll, of New York, ad'
dressed the conferences on missionary
work, and Mrs. A. N. Bodkin, of Los
Angeles, delivered an iEGTess before
the Woman's Home Missionary so
ciety, which was also in session dur
ing last week at Silver City.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
JEFFRlES SPARRING PARTNER
ARRESTED FOR CROOKEDkESi
c. w. HARTER ARRESTED LAST
NIGHT FOR ISSUING A NUMBER
OF WORTHLESS ~CHECkS-lS
TURNED OVER TO THE SHERIFF.

-
C. w. Harter, of San Francisco, Cal,
and who claims to be the only man
who can stand up and box James j.
Jeffries, worlds champion heavy.
weight pugilist. was arrested at a late
hour last night on the charge of OBJ.
taining money under false p%retenses.
The complaint was made by f. w.
Switzer, proprietor of the Oak bar
Der shop. It is alleged that Harter is,
sued a number of worthless checks
and victlmiZed local merchants out OF
a sum said to exceed $3.50.
Little is known here of Harter. He
came to Albuquerque a few week.
ago and has been posing as a prize
fighter. He is a big, we'll built fel
low, and looks the part. He seemed
to have plenty of money and appeared
to be quite a sport. During the las
few days he has been issuing checks
on a San Francisco bank for small
amounts, and his troubles commenced
when some of these checks came bacl
stamped mo funds"
Halter was much surprised wher
he was arrested and Insisted tina
there was a mistake somewhere. II,
claims to have wealthy relatives il
California, but up TO a late hour thii
afternoon kilograms sent these sup
posed relatives had not been answered
He was placed under guard last nigh
and today, but this afternoon Consta
BILE James Smith, in whose custody h
has been, decided to turn him over t
Sheriff Armijo.
There seems to be no disposition
to prosecute Halter If he can settle.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
Special Masters Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned special master, appointed
by decree Of the court I'm case mum
bered GS4S, Albuquerque Land Compa-
ny against W. 5. Stricken, ct al, to
advertise and sell the property here
matter described, will on the Sth day
of November, 1905, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, at the front door Of the
county court house of the county of
Berualilio, n. NJ. offer for sale and
sell to the highest bidder for cash
the following described real estate, to-
wit.
Lots twenty-five C22) in block elev-
en- on of the New Mexico Town Com.
pany's Addition TO the town, now city,
of Albuquerque, as the same are
known and designated on the map Of
said addition made by NJ. J. Mack, c..
T., ON file in the office of the probate
clerk and ex-oficjo recorder of said
Bernalillo county on the 29th day of
December, 1882.
w. Il. DAME,
Special Master.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
SALOON KEEPERS PLEAD
GUILTY TO INDICTMENTS

Joseph Barnett and Graham Bros,
indicted at the recent session of the
grand jury for running gaming tables
and gambling without a license, ap-
peared before the court today and IN
tered a plea of guilty. Judge Abbott
assessed a fine of 500 against each
of the defendants.
Indictments were returned also
against Geo. X. Neher and Fran kE.
Sturges, charging them with the same
~offense, but their cases have not as
yet been heard.
The court today had not rendered
any decision in the demurrers filed to
the pleas of abatement in which the
validity of the recent grand jury was
attacked. The court has not as yet
made any ruling on the request Of the
counsel for Hubbell that they be al
lowed 10 remove the records Of the
t~reasurer's office from the court
house.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
FEELS JUST LIKE A Y0UNGSTER'
DIR. W. NJ. MACBETH RETURNED
THIS MORNING FROM HAYWOOD
HOT SPRINGS.

DIR. w. N. Macbeth, the well known
dentist, returned, this morning from a
week or ten days s%oiourn at the fam
Gus Haywood hot springs in southern
New Mexico. The doctor was fascin.
ated with the location of Haywood and
its climate, and feels very much bene,
fitted as a result of taking the hot
mineral baths and drinking the water.
For some weeks | had that tired feel
ing" said the doctor, ION getting up
in the morning and | finally made up
my mind TO visit Haywood. / return
feeling just like a youngster, and be.
lieve me, am as good as was twenty
years ago"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
BOGUS CHECKS
AND LEAVES TOWN
ERSTWHILE BLACKSMITH FoRG-
ES EMPLOYERS NAME TO
CHECKS WHICH HE EASILY
PASSES AT SALOONS.

One Tom Mullins, who for the past
two weeks has been employed as a
blacksmith in the shop Of w. II. Smith
on Copper avenue, is missing, much
to the sorrow of his employer, who is
loser to the extent of about SAP. The
police are looking for Mullins, who is
wanted for forgery.
Mullins did not show up for T
yesterday, but Smith did not suspect
anything until a local bank telephon-
ed him that two checks had been pre-
scented to the bank with his signature
attached, but had been thrown out as
forgeries. Smith at once investigated
the matter and had a warrant issued
for his erstwhile employe.
So far two checks have turned up.
One for $21 was presented late Satur-
day night at Balling's saloon on Rail
road avenue and cashed, while anoth-
er for the same amount and signed
w. II. Smith was presented at Badar-
acco's saloon and cashed.
The police are inclined to believe
that Mullins went to Colorado and a
description O. him has been sent the
police of towns in that state.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
ANOTHER SANlTARlUM
FOR new MEXICO
NEW YORK PHYSICIAN FAvoRS
DEMlNG AS PLACE FOR LOCA-
TON OF BIG INSTITUTION FOR
TREATMENT OF TUBERcULoS-

Plans are on foot for another big
sanitarium in New Mexico for the
treatment of tuberculosis. This time
DR.. G. o. Pelgram, of Newt York, pro
poses to establish such an institution
at Deming.
The doctor and his wife have been
in Albuquerque for the past several
weeks, but left last night for Deming,
to look over a proposed site for the
sanitarium. It is his intention to build
an institution hat may even exceed
in size the National Fraternal sanitar-
ium that is to be located at Las We
gas. 1t has been known for some
time that eastern physicians have been
considering Deming as one of the most
favorable locations in the territory for
such an institution and the trip of
DR.. Pelgram is believed to be in the
interest of these eastern parties.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
FAIR MEETING
WAS ADJOURNED
From Last Night to Tuesday
Night, Oct. "a, at
$3.50 O'clock.
ALL SHOULD THEN ATTEND

No special business was transacted
at the fair meeting last night, up
stairs over Zeiger's Cafe, for the rea-
son that both Messrs. Greer and Sci
lers. president and secretary respect
ively of the fair, desired a much lar
ger gathering of the cash subscribers
and creditors of the last fair.
The cause of the small crowd, last
night was due principally to the short
notice given for the meeting, and 9TH
er causes were that it was pay night,
keeping the merchants at their stores,
and the local Masons, some of whom
are annual fair subscribers, were at
tending Grand Lodge duties.
Realizing these conditions n feel
ing that the meeting should be largely
attended, w. T. McCreight moved, Sec
onded by d. A. Macpherson, that the
meeting, called for the purpose of de-
vising ways and leans for paying all
accounts against the late fair remain
ing unpaid, be adjourned until Tues
day evening, October "a, at $3.50 o.
clock, and in the meantime the daily
papers would prevail upon the people
to attend.
President Greer offered an addition
to the motion, to the effect that at the
approaching meeting new officers for
the next annual fair be selected, he
stating that the present officers had
been accused of mismanaging the last
fair, and he thought it necessary that
new officers should be chosen, follow
ing the arrangement for meeting the
deficit.
The mover of the original. motion
accepted the suggestion of Mr.. Greer.
after which the motion was put and
carried.
Several present thought the new of
ficers should not be chosen until the
regular annual meeting in November
but they did not press their sugges'
lions, and the meeting adjourned after
adOpting the above motion.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17

Col. w. s. Hopewell. ex-chairman OF
the territorial democratic central com
mittee. left this morning for Denver
where he is called IN business sup
posedly in connection with the Albu-
ouerdue Eastern railway, OF Nhlch he
is general manager
Nj. Hopewelt said that he wuGiu
like to be in the city toa.orrow to
meet the returning congressional par
ty, now in Arizona, but his business al
Denver was so urgent as to call him
away.
Although NJ. Hopewell makes his
home in Sierra county, down in the
southwest part of the territory, his
business affairs keep h.n a greater
part of the time at Santa Fe and In
albuquerque, ana in speaking on the
statehood matter or any other public
matter. he represents the democratic
party of the territory as a whole. Col.
Hopewell is one of the statehood ad-
vocates of the territory who realize
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
INTERESTS OF TERRI.
TORIES ARE IDENTICAL

X. NJ, Turner, district attorney of
Grant county, who is in the city at,
tending the grand lodge of Masons,
said 10 The Citizen this morning:
we have a very strong, healthy
joint statehood sentiment down
through Grant county. The business
interests of our county are strongly I'm
favor of joint statehood. l have talk,
ed with the leading men of the cOun-
~, representing every industry and OF
both political parties, and have rare.
ly found anyone who is opposed to TO-.
We have exactly the same conditions
existing in our county Is those exist
ing in eastern Arizona; N interests
are identically the same, and ! can
see no real reason why the politicians
of Arizona should be opposed to it,"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
1.-THE ROYAL SEXTETTE"

held forth last night at the Knights
of Pythias hall on Gold avenue, a ben.
eft dance in their honor being given
by the colored people of the city. The
boys are all musicians each playing
on his particular instrument, and the
music they have rendered at several
functions during their stay here re-
fleets credit upon them as hrst-class
artists. AT the Graham-Healy wedding
the other night the "SiXtette" rem
dered a fine ~sereuade, and at the Elks.
gathering the boys delighted the local
Antlers by playing several lively
tunes.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
GROWING BIGGER
AND BETTER
EVERY DAY, so SAYS W.. A.
McGREW, ABOUT NEW MEXICO.

w. A. McGrew, the we'll known
western agent of the Hartford Fire
Insurance company, with headquar-
tiers and home at Denver, is in the
city, coming up from the south this
morning, and was among the visitors
who called at The Citizen office during
the day. Mr.. McGrew stated, in his
conversation, that New Mexico is
growing bigger and better every
day. and that in his tours through
The Pecos valley section and in the
southern counties he found the people
prosperous and noticed many substan-
tial improvements on all sides. Mr..
McGrew also states that while he ia.
yors single statehood for New Mex
leo. believing that the people of this
territory are entitled 10 that ]recogni-
ton from congress, he, nevertheless,
would like TO see j~ointuIe come, be-
cause he thinks that congress is de-
termined TO pay more attention to
j~ointure tnan to single statehood.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
albuquerque
Hardware
Company
lJRTH ct. AND RAIL ROAD AVE
ANNOUNCEMENT!

EYealnht speelallst.

Miss Viola kremer and Miss Agnes
Stillhorn announces the opening of a
studio in rooms 35-36 Barnett block.
Miss Kremer is a graduate of the
Michigan Conservatory of Music at
Detroit, Mich, and will teach voice
and piano. Miss Stillhorn is a recent
arrival from New York n will take
a limited number Of pupils in drawing
and water colors. Studio hours from
$3.50 to u, : to 1870.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
WHERE TO DINE WELL.
SANTA FE

MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Quick
time, good service, at reasonable
prices. The nearest place in Albu-
querQue TO Santa Fe depot. open day
and night. Bar I'm connection.
LYNN, HAVEN BAY AND BLUE
POINT OYSTERS in any style. First
street and Silver avenue, opposite de-
pot. Meal ticket, q meals for So.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
Kansas CIV LINZ stock

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 17--Cattle-
Receipts, $4,000, including 5000 south.
ems; market 10c lower; native steers,
$4@6; southern steers, $2.50G3.75;
southern COWS, $1.75@2.75: native
cows and heifers, $1.75@4.50; stock
ers and feeders, $2.50@425; bulls,
sos; calves, $2.50@6.25; western
cows, S2.S0G4.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market was
strong; muttons, $4Q5; lambs, $3.50
OBS; range wethers, $4.5005.25;
fed ewes, $3.50Q4.60.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
RAILROAD TICKETS.
rttN RafaG

For reduced rates TO and from all
points, go TO Paulsen's Association
Railroad ticket office. Railroad tickets
bought, sold and exchanged.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17
chioano Live Stock.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Cattle-Receipts
20, 900; market 1Oc lower; beeves,
S3.65@6.30; cows and heifers. 1880
4.40; stockers and feeders, S2.15@
430; Texans, $3.40@4.50; westerns,
1925 @4.S0.
steady; sheep, $4Q5.30; lambs, $4.75
as.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-17

Special sale Of fine Bath Robe
Blankets, just the thing for your win
ter Bath Robe. Choice, 81 each. See
window display at the Golden Rule
Dry Goods company.