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Barton County democrat., 1905-05-19
Grand Street Fair May juno

nd, May z
| LOCAL NEWS
DR.. Ed. Button is down from Al
bert.
Sheriff DaIziel made a trip to
Claflin Wednesday afternoon.
o. w. Devine is in the city in the
interests of the Farmers Advocate.
Miss Lulu Logan is up from Ellin-
wood visiting her aunt Mrs. B. w.
Ruggles.
w. c. Edwards, former secretary
of state, was in town Wednesday
evening on business.
VIM. Kerr is building a foe new
porch and making other improve
ments to his residence property.
T. P. Fair, wife and daughter, and
A. D. Fair went to Sterling this
morning to attend the funeral of D.
]. Fair.
The "Stetson" packard" & Ham
ilton Brown shoes for Men-you
can't beat them At Lundblade &
Bolinger's.
c. S. Cutler is having a fine cement
walk put in. fronting his main street
property. P. Cooprider has the con.
tract.
The Campbell Scotch Specially
Company presents, CA Modern
Othelo" Friday and Saturday nights
at the Opera House.
Did you ever examine the merit of
a Hart Schafner & Marx suit of
clothes? 1t will pay. At Lundblade
& Bolinger's.
Yes, that rain last night was all
right, if it extended far enough over
the county. In town here it was a
regular deluge.
Frank Kramer has secured the
contract for the erection of a large
farm residence for w. w. Hartshorn,
in Liberty township.
STRAYED-From the Sisters Hos.
pital, small, nearly black mare, had on
a halter, is old. Return to Hospital,
or notify the Sisters.
Mike Daily is now well prepared to
give hack service. He has two new
ones for general work, and one elc-
CANT hack for special work.
Miss Matte Fruit expects to leave
next week for visit with her brother
Frank at North Fork, Cal. and to
spend the summer on the coast.
D. M. Whitehead and wife, of
Crawford county, are in the city Wis
iting Porter Young and family. Mr..
Whitehead is cousin of Mrs. Young.
Miss Edna Cassidy is here from
Oklahoma City, to visit her grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Converse.
She is expecting to stay a couple of
months.
J. Louis Selle and Miss J. Catherine
Wilson, both of Great Bend, were
married by Judge Torrey Wednesday
evening. Here's wishing them
success and happiness.
L. c. Breeden and wife, G. R
Brooker and wife, and Mrs. Ollie
Gilham and son Roger, of Hoising
ton, expect to leave next week for the
Portland exposition and a tour of the
northwest.
FIREMAN, ArrENTIoN-Au mem
bers of the Fire Department are urged
to attend special meeting Friday
evening. the 26th, to complete ar
Barton County democrat., 1905-05-19

J. V. Brinkman is getting along
fine, and recovering in an entirely
satisfactory manner.
Barton County democrat., 1905-05-19

Mrs. VIM. Nero was operated on
Wednesday by DR.. Mcpherson for an
ulcer on the back of her head.
Barton County democrat., 1905-05-19

E F. Very and E. S. Medberry of
Pennington, Ills, are in the county
looking after their property interests.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
Heath Springs to Liberty
Hill.
The News as Gathered Along
Star Route No. l.

MIR. Editor: We have had q
very dry and favorable fall for
harvesting the crops, and in mos.
cases the task is about completed
There is not much CO. ton LETT in
the fields now.
Work is being pushed forward
rs rapidly as possible en- the new
store building of Mr.. A. Cauthen.
We understand that Mr.. J. E.
Greed will occupy it when com
pletei.
Messrs w. b. Twitty d Co. are
now located and nicely arranged
n one Of the new store rooms o.
MIR. NJ Y. CauUoea The other
one is occupied by Mackey &
Cauthen, "groceries and fresh
meats"
Mrs. Essie Mosley, of Rock
Hill, came down last week to
spend some time with relatives in
this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hammond
spent few days with relatives
and friends in Rock Hill last
week.
Miss Mary e Creighton has re,
turned to h>r home in Sumter
county, after spending the sum
mer with relatives at this place.
We are sorry to report that
three other members Of Mr.. w. S.
Blackmon's family aIe now sick
with lever. We extend our sym
Pa'hy to the stricken family.
Mrs. L +. Cauthen of Green
vile, S O., is spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L Bell, at Magill.
Mrs. Hammond Urner and chill
dron OF Frederick, Md, are visit.
ing the parents of Mrs. Urner,
Gen. and Mrs. J. w. Floyd, at
"The Hill" G. r. O.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
Heavy Cotton Receipts.
Wednesday a Record Break
er---More Cotton Sold than
the Public Weigher could
Weigh--Half-mile of Cotton
Wagons.

During the middle and latter
part OF the week there has been
big rush of cotton on this mar.
ket, many farmers turning loose
the staple when the price cot
above ten cents.
The receipts on Wednesday
we're probably the largest wrthis
me history Of the town. As many
as 600 bales must have been sold
here on that day--far more than
he public weigher could handle.
By night he had weighed 40
bales. a number Of TAI mers. see.
ing that they would be unable ia
reach the weiaher's platform, un.
loaded their cotton in neigbbor
ing yards.
AT II o'clock "Wednesday 1876
bales had been weighed and load
ed wagons stood from the cotton
platform to the Church street
crossing on Main street, mile
--containlng by actual count 262
bales.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28

of the Empire except the narrow
section to the northwestward, in.
Guiding st Petersburg and the
Baltic provinces Though the
government has ordered the rail
road battalions of the army to
proceed to Moscow and take the
places of the strikers for the pur
purpose of restoring traffic, the
heVnlutloni 'n, rs sudden and
unexpected h|"N, Have shown
their ability t.. i.,. their hands
on the throat q, ,ne nations
commercial life.
The employee oi l. ur railroads
struck today and u0.v the lines
running over the N,cnJlai Road
to st Petersburg and over the
Wlndau and Rybinsk road to
Rlga and other Baltic ports are
open. Traffic is at staudstill
On tne haZAn Line and on the
line to 4aroslay anu Archangei.
The strik 2rs today forced the
employees of the general offices
and financial departments OF
three lines, the Wlndau and
Rybink, the Moscow and Brest
LItovsk and the Kief ana Worry.
nezh to quiz work. Pas cito is
already feeling tle effect of a
milk and meat famine and a
few days continuance of the
strike will cause serious embar
rassment and even suffering to
population. The renewal of the
factory strikes is not improbable.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
Alleged Pickpockets Cap
tured at the Fair.

Columbia cor. Charlotte Oh
server: The fair grounds con-
stables picked up four alleged
pickpockets this afternoon. Thev
were relieved Of about $500 in
cash which they were about to
carry away. No diamonds were
found There was 10 property
recovered to point corcIusively 10
their guilt. SulI jus before they
were dragged from The street car
at The grounds entrance the off
GERS saw one Of them run hls
HANDS in the pockets Of four peo-
pie IN rapid succession as his pals
assisted his operations. Officers
Ihachholm and Kuox and Magis-
trate REILLY, who made the ar
rests, had been Watching Ne a.
tet tor several hours and, when
they LETT an outbw!ding went in
behind them and found eight
empty pocket books. Onv of the
men escaped from the building
where the four were temporarily
confined, by jumping out Of
window.
All were welI-drcssod. None
would talk after being arrested.
The three men, placed in jail for
a preliminary hearing mex, Mon.
day, gave their names as Joe
Shultz, Joe Beckwith, anu John
Parker. The police also picked
up a pick-poCket suspect to day.
This mar gave his name as John
B1rnett
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28

year and sentenced to the chain
gang. This keeps full force
Of hands at work on the roads
the year round.
The biggest 'hing in town
this week is the fair. The
agricultural displays are fine,
so are the stock and poultry ex-
hlblts. The man with the Ay.
ing machine is here. No mis-.
take about it, he "sho flies"
The S de shows are out in full
blast. Yesterday was "Gover-
nor's Day" and great day at
the fair it was. Great crowds
thronged the fair ground and
had a big time. The cavalry
drill every day is worth a trip
to the fair. Altogether it is a
good fair and every body should
attend a good fair once a year.
1t is interesting and instructive.
Tho man who has never had
any faith in insurance com
panies is certainly iustifiable in
saying 81 told you you so"
when we see such startling
revelations of fraud in some of
the big companies, lhe New
York Life, the Equitable and
Mutual Life. A certain editor
says every man who holds a
policy in the New York Life
Shou d w'ite to President Mc.
Call and demand that he make
good the $3.50, 100000 he mis-.
appropriated. The only obiec
'ionaole 'eatu e we see about
that would be that several hun
drcd dollars moe would be
wasted at their expense in buy
ing the stamps and stationary.
Former Lancastrian.
Macon, Ga.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
Homicide in Columbia.
A Young Man Kills Another
Thursday Afternoon at
Union Depot, in Presence
Of Two Thousand People.

Columbia Special to Charlotte
Observer. of Oct. 27:
James Trotter, Jr., a young
farmer of he LeesvilIe sec'ion,
was shot through the heart at
the Union alton at /. .45
o'clock his afternoon by Wi.
mer Mitchell, abou. the same
age and also Of Leesville. the
two being fast friend,. Dr..
Smith, of Wards, who happ.n
ed to be present at the time of
the tragedy, pronounced life
extinct in less than ten minutes,
death resulting from an inter
nal hemorrhage. Trotter had
been drinking, but the arrest
ing officers say Mitchell was
perfectly sober. He gave as an
excuse for the shooting that
Trotter continued to slap his
face, after he had several times
warned him to quit.
Mitchell gave himself up
promptly to lain clothes man
and was carried to Jail. His
family is about the most prom
inent and influential in Lees
vile he being the son of Mr..
Cromwell mitchell. Trotter was
unarmed. Both bear good rep
utations. The killing occurred
in the presence of two thousand
people who were at the station
waiting for trains.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
For The News.
Happenings in Georgia

AS Reported by a Former
Lancastrian"--Big Crowd
Greets Teddy in Macon, as
well as Elsewhere--The
Danger of Cotton Specula-
ton MAN Loses his
w ife's Money--F i n e
Roads and a Fine Fair
The Insurance Scandals.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
Attention, Farmers!
A Note of Warning from
RarVie Jordan--Tells Far
erS to Hold their Cotton
Like Grim Death"

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 25.-Far
mers and merchants of the
South are warned against cot
ton buyers who are now busy
at many interior points trying
to induce spot holders to sell
them their cotton at market
prices and agreeing to pay any
additional advance that may
accrue within the next 60 or 90
days. If you deliver up your
cotton on that basis aud the
buyers get enough Of the staple
in their hands to fill their or
ders, there is but little chance
For the market to advance. The
only way to force an advance
quickly is to refuse to part with
the cotton until satisfactory
prices are offered. No mid
ding cotton should be sold at
interior points for less than
eleven cents per pound. The
crop is short and all woo hold
will be rewarded as they should
be.
Again, don't lend your cotton
TO local mills on the promise of
settlement ut any time within
the next lew months. With
the staple III the hands of the
spinners prices can never ad-
vance.
Again, don't lend your CIT
ton to whom you ship your cot
ton for storage that under 10
circumstances must your cotton
he loaned or sold to exporters
or buyers on any sort of trade
or contract until you are ready
to sell it. All kinds of tricks
and devices are being resorted
to now by buyers and spinners
to induce farmers to part with
their cotton. Every man who
is led into an of these trades Is
unwittingly playing into the
hands of the buyers and against
his own interest and that of his
neighbors.
Hold your cotton |. grim
death. Tie up the spot market
and stand firm for higher p,ices
and the victory will soon be
yours and the continued pros
perity of the South assured.
Yours truly,
Harvie Jordan,
President, Southern Cotton
association.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28

Mrs. Amzi McNinch, of Ian.
caster, passed through yesterday
on her way to Columbia to spend
several days with relatives -
Chester Lantern.
DIR. @. A. Foster, of TaxahAw,
was a visitor to Lancaster this
week.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28
More Trouble in Russia.
Paralyzing Effects of Great
Srikes---Not a w h e el
Turning on Seven Trunk
Line Railroads From Mos
COW.

Moscow, Oct. 25.-Traffic en-
seven of the nine main trunk
arteries of commerce radiating
from Moscow was completely
paraIyzed today by the railroad
strike, and the commercial heart
of Russia has been shut off from
all communication with the rest
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-28

lhe insurance Scandals.
Mr.. EDITOR: Presi d g n t
Roosevelt passed through town
the other night about ten
O'Clock, on his way from At
lAn'a to Jacksonville. He only
stopped few minutes here, as
Macon was not included in the
different points he had planned
TO visit on his southern tour.
he was greeted at the depot by
over two thousaud people, who
anted to get glimpse Of the
lnlmitabIe Teddy aid hear him
speak a few minutes. He IS a
man of striking personality and
impressed the crowd very much.
lie has d ne a great deal dur
ing his administ alton to bring
about admiration for himself,
no doubt, but one time, sevcr.l
months ago, he dined with 2
black ne@rO, named Booker
Washin ton. How can this
fact be overlooked? %
Just at this season, every
year, the chief topic around
Town among men, especially,
who are engaged in that busi-
ness, is cotton. They are dis
cussing the reports of the crop
that the .armers bring in from
the country, they are talkinE of
the different estimates placed
on the crop by various statistici-
ans and guessing among them.
selves what the crop will
amount 10 and many Of them are
wondering which side of the
market would be safer to specu
late on. The other day l saw a
fellow, a man working on salary
about sufficient to support his
family, approach a man engag
ed in the cotton business and
ask his advice about a deal he
had made. He lad the most
Woe-be gone expression on his
face, great drops of perspira ION
were on his fore. head and he
was, as he himself expressed it,
"scared " He had bought cot
ton futures and the market had
declined. He lost several hun.
dred dollars of his wi e's money
and "closed out"
The finest county roads we
have ever seen are the ones
leading into this city from every
direction. Many a farmer gets
the benefit of these hard level
roads as he brings his wagon
loads of produce to town.
Many an automobilist and
those who like an occasional
buggy ride out into the country,
appreciate there fine roads.
TheY are Kent in this .nlnndih
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
9be Grittfnofn prfss

S. NJ JENKINS Editor and Publisher.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
0POSSUM RIDGE.

Miss Lula Hughc, made her week
ly trip to Weston La, Tuesday, We
wonder what she finds 50 attractive
here?
Mr.. Mamie HUGHES wa, the
guest of Mrs. Flossie Hughes last
Tuesday.
Miss Hattie HUGHES and Mr.. Il. c.
Heath attended the ice cream supper
at Mattoon Saturday.
Services hete were attended by a
large crowd Sunday.
\ large crowd of our young peo-
pie attended children day at Repton
Sunday.
Miss Mint Daniel of Mattoon is
the guest of Josie Smith Monday.
Mr.. J. p. Rankin after ded church
here Sunday.
Rev. John King and wife spent
Saturday night with Mr.. George
Hughes.
Miss Hattie Hughes who spent last
week with Miss Hattie Duvall, repor-
ted a pleasant time.
Miss Lue Hughes spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting friends in Wes-
ton.
Miss Mamie Hughes and mother
visited Mrs. Otis Hughes last Mon
day.
Jim Hughes and wife visited their
friends in Weston Sunday.
Miss Hene Hughes spent Sunday
with her grandmother, Mrs. Sue
Hughes.
Clarence Hughes attended the ice
cream supper at Mattoon.
Mrs. Lizzie Wood is reported to be
up again.
Mrs. Sue Hughes visited her SIS
ter, Mrs. Lizzie Wood.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
CATHERINE The GREAT.
a" odd Woman Was TIT. Empress
of the Hussian.

A recent writer says OF Catherine the
Great. empress OF Russia from the
year 1862 to 1870
"She rose at and III her own fire.
Her table was Ideally simple. From
the reproach Of overeatlng and over.
drinking she was free Though she
could not sing a note. she and Prince
Dashkon, who could sing no better. oc.
casionally performed In n concert. A
sudden burst OF the most exalted and
ridiculous discOrdant tones was the
consequence, one seconding the other.
with scientific shrugs and all the sol.
emn, self complacent airs and grlmaces
OF musicians. From this perhaps she
passed TO cat concert and Initiated
the purrlng OF eat I'm the most droll
ana ludlcrous manner, always taking
care to add appropriate. half comic.
half sentimental words. which she In
vented for the occasion, or else, splitting
like cat In a passion, with her back
up. she suddenly boxed the first person
In her way, making up her hand into a
paw and mewlng outrageously."
When playing whist one night Gather.
Inc could not get her page TO answer
the bell After she had rung twice.
again without effect, she left the room.
looking daggers, and did not reappear
Tor considerable time. The company
supposed that the unfortunate page
was destined TO Siberia or at least the
knout. As matter OF fact. Catherine
on entering the antechamber found the
page, like his betters. busy at whist.
when the bell rang he happened 20
have so Interesting a hand that he
could not make up his mind TO quit Il.
Now, what did the empress do? She
dispatched the page on her errand and
then quietl' sat down TO hold his cards
until he should return"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
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l. b. Hodge, died Tuesday
July 9Th. at 3 clock az his home in
the Crayuc,illc vicinity, in the 10Th
year of hi, age. Mr.. Hodge, ha-
been iu faiiiu. health for several
months. and hi- death wa, due prin-
cipally TO the inhrmities Of old .c.
\ He wa, a native Of Smi,h county,
Tenn. and came Co this county msnv
ycar- ago. before the war. IL mtr-
ricd a Ni,, Ditterline, who preceded
him to the grave about a year 40.
Mr. HODGE, only daughter. Mr..
Lula Darlington. also died last win
ter Four son, survive him Rober.
Of TN. city, Dr. Will V, Of shady
Grove. Don and Thomas, Of the
county.
Mr. Hodges va, a good citizen aud
for many year, was member Of th,
e. =. church at Cayncyillc. TIE
funeral and burial took place We'd
ne,day a, Chapel Hill. at II o'clock
Rev. Jane, +. Price officiating.
Tuesday. word wa, received here
of the de. 81 of j. ". Wallace. who
died in Evansville, Ind, Monday,
after undergoing AN operation for
gall stone in the bladder. Mr.. Wal
lace formerly lived here aud was q
brotherinlaw of the late T. j. Cam
erou. He resided here fifteen year.
aud was blacksmith by trade, aud
was good citizen He moved from
here to Dawson Springs aud after
wards to Sturgis, and ha, since con
Quoted a grocery there HIS remain,
were taken to his residence at Sturgi,
and will arrive here today at II
0 clock and the interment will be- at
the new cemetery under the auspices
of the Masons.
Mr.. Ray Walsh, the night ope,a-
tor at the l. {. depot Of this city,
was taken dangerously i'll wia "
phoid fever several days ago. He
was taken to the hospital at Padoc5h
aud every a,teltIon paid him, bu. 90
no avail. He died the latter pa. Of
last week aud his remains were tshch
TO Oconto. Wis, hi former home.
for burial. He was % yea, old. a
young man of exemplary habits, I'D
a much priced employe of the J.
c. Hi, many young fiiends here
we've greatly distressed when they
heard Of MS sudden death.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
Marion News Agency
JASPER T. RIGGlN. Prop.

Watermcion-. on Zee, at SIthcr-
land =. all hours. day or night
Mi, Bessie Tri-icr left at noon
Wedae-dsy Cor Boa,e- Dam, Ky.
waere she viii 5e .ac guc,, cf ,ac
Misses Bcuae,, for sevc.sI 'ay,-
Mr.. Anna Nmeitler OF Paragould
Ark. aud her Two children. George
Croft and Ollie >mcltzer, are visiting
her mother M, f. VI Frisb.e. ON
BclNil.t street.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06

just uGx the Romanoff dynasty is
in tie throes of desperation to retain
it, grasp on the Russian empire.
When nation through fear of reyo-
luton or regieide is forced to disarm
;ts soldiers and sailors and to call on
foreign aid to restore order within its
own bordss, the end of that dynasty
/. in sight. And thus it is with the
Romanofs. The whole of Russia is
hint a seething cauldron Of revolution
and the laven of mutiny is holly at
work among her soldiers and sailors.
For this state of affairs the ruling
lowers have only themselves to blame
and scant sympathy will they receive
from the remainder of the civilized
world.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06

II the death of Secretary of State
John Hay, which occurred a few days
ago, the United States has lost one
of its most trusted and brilliant
statesmen and the civilized world one
of its most honored aud admired
pacificatOrs. 1t is a fact unquestion-
ed that during his incumbency in Of
fee Secretary Hay has done more,
through diplomatic channels. to Sc
cure peace among the nation. of the
earth than all other factors combined.
During the Boxer rebellion il was al
most entirely through his delicate
hnness as diplomat and his broad
views as statesman that the great
Chinese Empire was saved from be-
ing rent asunder aud parceled out
Ike nations of the old world.
And later, it was through the efforts
of Mr.. Hay that the present war be-
tween Russia and Japan has been
kept within it's present zone, thus
avoiding all danger of general Eu-
pean conflict, which at one time was
seriously threatened. And above
and beyond all this, his statesman
ship has placed the United States
in the front rank of world powers,
both feared and respected Of all ma
tions. With John Hay it may be
truly said that ''the pen has been
..mightier than the sword. Such
men never die. Their forms 20 out
from among US but their spirits live
on foreverl
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
FARM FOR SALE.

Fine Livingston county farm for
sale. Well improved and watered,
good stock water. 800 acres; 1870 in
timber, 200 in grass, 100 acres wheat
100 in corn this year; in mineral
belt near good school and church,
fine community. Four tenant houses
in good condition.
$. NJ. JENKINS,
Marion, KY.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
Notice to Patrons

The bills for Lights OF each patron
Is due with the close Of each month.
Please call and settle. One party
owes for six months lighting.
Marion Flee. LIT. x Ice Co.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06

Old Jupiter Pluvius has been do
ing a rushing business during the
past ten days. What with the raya-
yes OF the deyouring cyclone and the
deadly sweep of the onru,hing cloud
burst, the jolly old god has been ma
king things quite lively.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
MOTTO

The Marion Electric Light 4 lee
Co has installed lightning arrcstcrs
on their lines to better protect their
property and service. The public is
requested to not touch or tamper with
the wires leading to the ground as it
is exceedingly dangerous to do so.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
THURSDAY, JULY Is. 1905.
AN N0UNCEM eNTS.

We are authorized to announce T.
Ii. COCHRAN, of Marion, as candi-
date for Representative from the coun-
ties of Crittenden and Livingston.
subject to the action of the Democra-
tic party.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06

The railroads OF the country have
con tributed their regular supply of
y recks and loss Of life during the
past week.