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The Forrest City times., 1905-04-14
LOCAL ADDENDA.

MT. George Littlefeld and Mr. Tom Halbert, of up the ridge, were trading in town Wednesday.
 Judge H N. Hutton and Hon. F. R. Andrews, Were in the city short time Friday, enroute to Marlaana.
 Hon. J. H Hinemon, State Superin- tendent of Pubic Instruction, was in the city couple of days the first of the week
 MT. Peter Grasmick, of Memphis, father of Mrs. l.. k. Grobmeyer. Is in the city for several days on visit to his daughter and family.
 Capt. j. P Mcdonald, of Fulwood. was down Wednesday on business, and to attend the funeral of MT. l.. Roll wage, as brother Mason.
 MT White IIeustess, of Franks was Tn town Wednesday and participated Tn the Masonic ceremonies at the fun eral of his brother Mason, MT. l.. Roll wage.
 MT. w. Y. Barker, of New Orleans was in town Wednesday, on business and visiting hls brother MT. Percy Barker, and family MT. w. Y. Bar. kef IS selling sugar.
 Mir. Horace Bartee, representing the W. B Mallory X sons Company, of Memphis. was calling on hls custn- mers aud shaking hands with friends Tn town Wednesday.
 John Y. Roberts, the defendant. and E. E Watkins, his friend. We're rrgIs- tered at the Marion Monday. They were euroufe tn Marlanua where Rob erts Is being tired for grave robbery.
 Mrs. T w Barrow returned Wed nesday night from Helena, where she had been 10 attend the bedside ul her sister, Nh S NJ Burgess. who has been quite ill, but k now e6nvalssciug
 Attorney NJ. r. Huddleston, of Para gould, member of thr State CRarGa bic Board by the grace If Governor Jeff Davis, wee Col. Bill Williams. promo ted, was in town d few houls Tuesday, between trains.
 Farmers are in q discouraged st tle over the uutaYOlahl- crop cOndltlon~ cauN-d bN lhe excessive |, ins during the present month, many claiming tha' The planting seas6n ls d month iater than any for the past decade ttere be Ing very httlr p.owing done and pract- ically uU plAutlHg, the water n0N standing ln many ii-lIs
 MT. John GinHoehIo, the able mana ger et the Atkau~as Burean of thr Commercial Appeal was in town Wed. nesiay for several hours between fralas, enreufe to Mariana to rpport the celebrated John Y. Roberts case. MT. Al Chichester. the sl-nth who has been prominent in working np this ease. was also here, and both gentle .nen gave ns 4 very pleas mt s3ea visit. We have known them for aio 4 twenty yeals. and were glat to give them cordial welcome L. our sane tHm
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thanks to the following persons for past favors and present cash on sub. scription. Each of these has paid something on that account since our last publication:
 R II Humphries, John Young,
 Ed Stovall, col. Warren Harris, G " Bowman, W \ Iitmenway, T NJ short, T l. Simpson, Rev Wm Collier, col, C T Moore
 J r Cox, Il W LewIs, Mrs W W Rainbolt, Geo Johnson, Mrs Della Adair, Jacob Shaul. S II Clark, Mrs NJ. Delano, Joe White, Dr II T Wood, Hugh C0ffev. \ D Boyle, Martin Bloant, Juo W Alderson, Wash Posey. Mrs $ ] Hill, W : Alley, W l. Kirby. Mrs c Mflon. Mrs ! D. Mays, Mrs J II D n1Yant, ] l. Hughes, k Brinkley, A A AShworth, r N McClendon, Robert Brown. Mrs J D Mcknight, J R Walker. Mrs J " Moore. Dr II Dooley.
 E. B. Ball, col, appeared twice on our roll last week, due to the fact that he made two payments. MT. T. l.. Simp- son, of Clarks, Louisiana, appeared on the list last week and again this week fos the same reason, caused by an oversight.
 w have added sixty. new sub. scribers to our list since January lst. 1905, and are gradually moving toward the l500 mark
 We want i5o0 subscribers by Janua- " 1St, lg06
 Ask your neighbor to subscribe.
 Send us the names and addresses of any persons whom yoa think would take the paper and pay for il, and we will send them few sample copies.
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Democrat Times.

We have almost recovered from the fright We had last Monday We thought a detachment of the Japauese army had swooped down upon us They came in about one o'clock and sayagply attacked our dinner table Alter they Lad been in possession about aa hour. We pucked up courage enough to re>ear one of them. who was Ill imminent danger of swal. lowing plate, when 10 our amazpment We disc yered that Il was Bia Johnson. from Forrest City. Our discovery ted Us to look further, and we found that Fred PreWett had brought hm and Jtm South down to assist htm on ah extenslve survey that he has to make for the Monmouth Realty Co. We think {, If Fred. but We have to haul cur groceries from Heth and We are bound to blame hun for hting ing Bnl Johnson along. Fred is bad enough himself.
 We are not looking for a job, because @e can Use our knowedge to our own ad. Vantage better than we could 10 some body $ else, but We tlatter ourselves that We are the best salesman in this section of the country. Jim south wanted to buy pair of ieggins, and, while we had the smallest that are made, stHl they were too large for him We talked to him in ouI usual smooth way and succeeded in con Vnclng him that they ft him like the paper on the wall Jun Is one of the brayest men we know.
 The last time we went to town it was only about miles from here to Heth, but Bill Johnson tells us that 1t is now IS. if not further. this ie source of much annoy auce to Us. as We don't know where Heth will be by the time we get ready to go to town again. SILVER BITr
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ART SOUVENIR SUPPLEMENT.


 our Art Supplement which we ex- pect to issue during the sumner ust as soon as we can do the large amount of work required. We are writing the book and securing data and pictures every day. It is a big undertaking considering the time we can spare from our other duties but when we get started on the mechanlcal work, we will rush It. We earnestly invite your pat ronage for this souvenir, which will be printed on fine paper, with new type and finest halftone inks. All illustrations and portraits will be halt-tones-eXact reproductions of photographs. We want DOT traits of prominent men and wom- en, clubs, club women in groups, officers of corporations in groups proprietors and employees of stores, etc, in groups, school houses and groups of pupils, residences, mills, shops, store buildings, hotels, In- terior views of stores, offices, etc., and any other suitable views for which you will be wiling to pay from S5 to S25 to have inserted. We also want your advertisement. II you are merchant. There wllI be an edition of about 5000 coples. II will be an excellent and lasting advertising medium, and it will be a credit to this city CT your money back. Call at our office if you are interested, and let Us give you d comprehensive idea of what we contemplate, and we feel sure you will give us your hearty moral and financial support. All to whom we have unfoIded our plans have expressed surprised and pleasure at the extent and scope ot the work. We have not begun outdoor canvassing for orders. but have al. ready secured quite number, and pictures are beng made Mr. Moose made several fine views fol Us Tuesday both here and at Madi. son. See Moose for photograph and views. Have him make good picture ot yourself, your wife, youI baby, your office, your favorite horse, your fine stock, your chick ems, your premium products. etc We will haze many beautiful stree views, landscapes, pubic bulIding, We want yours. When completed it 1t IS not the finest work of tn, kind ever issued from any printin. office In Eastern Arkansas, it won cost you cent. It will be worlI more than We can estimate 10 this city and county. Indeed it vii supply q long-telt want.
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In another column in this paper may bt seen an advertisement Of Ife lev nim Of Bum X GiltIand. Plumbers Iinners, SteamGUers, etc t0 which We direct yonr attention. They have recently opened in the Long block in tne room formerly occupied by S C. Williams, the tailor, and havr 4 nice. clean stock, which ts utat.N disp A, ed. aud tastetn#lN arranged Mir Bum js thr iathtr-l4-I"w of MT. GlIHland and k rom ot Joseph, Missouri He k thoroughly comuetput plumber in ner, steamAtter aud goo1 meehanIc They luvlte yonr nqniries when in netd of anything in their hne. and VIII appreciate your patronage Read their advertisement, give them 4 call. and tell them you Saw Il Tn the Times. We extend them cordial welcome, and wish them success.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-14

Deputy sam Swan returned Tuesday from Texas, where he went to get Joe Carter, charged with forging an order on The J. W. Beek Company. and for whom he secured requisition papers.
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PrrrssURa, KAs.. March a5. 1s,

PrTTsRURa, KAs., March 25, 1904. have been using your Black -Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine on my stock for some time. have used all kinds of stock food but I have found that yours is the best for my purpose.
 J. s. HASSON.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-14

mere ts uo ttuuo.e n. ...,.,..... whether street car will stop or where 1t will stop. Al certain points along
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was quite frigid when called. but she became more pleasant the longer I
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-14

Mrs. k. G. Lighlle, of Searey. who returned nearly all of about S2l0O0 Life Insurance money pald by the companies upon the supposed death of Der husband, was Tn the city Monday enroute to attend the trial of Jno Y Roberts, who IS implicated in the grave robbery III the case.
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Roll of Honor.

We want to return our sincere thanks to the following persons for past favors and present cash on sub scription, Each of these has paid something on that account since our
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MT George Litteheld and MT. Ton Halbert, of up the ridge, were trading in town Wednesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
BEATRICE MOSS,
/. GRA,NDMA's DONKEY 'o,Nl>[l|''. ?

,r,aro vare once two little boys cal I,,a
11arrv and Arthur, who went mo 70. ~, NJ
country to pay Il visit to thell, !, = e,,t = 4
mamma Nov. g IA i,nd I'm eddy, and
uohk ,,s.a 70 draw little donkey carl carr,
IN and Arthur were delighted VIII,
Haddy and used to go out every ~ u Wy
riding him, or driving IN the cur cur = h,,r
n One day a. funny nhppehu va - Walk nix
was on the donkey a 1,,,s iaar, he, Sudden
10 Master Neddy lay down on me tsto q
-, n,,y,se had only time to pull FArtlua
orr r. before the donkey began 70 roi on oT Mt
and over In the dust. e, Arl i. urhnd very
. nurt, a 1.,en they saw Neddy rolling qn
t ti,a> .,ro,,nd When he had had enough
~ ret ,r, and heganto eat some th ~ ~
that were growing .by me slne to, ,h
road, for donkeys Will eat sa MAMMA
. soor1 what he had done she said Harry
and Arthur must not ride him any nlG =, :
as some day they might get hurt, ol llt
tI'oy might 20 IN the donkey car {, .., 1,
Tho next day they went OUT al.vl f,n ~;
thescart and Neddy dia a1 he cart and
nurse e and Harry and Arthur were insl }. !!
,,hen Neddy began to gallon. and !, nv ! ~.
dnn;ey-cart was overturned into I. aiec !
f,,li'of brambles and prickly bushes, : 4, !.
They were not much nu lls. ~. ~ 1hey
az ana (. not IlaugI so much this time.
vi In 'splto Of Neddy's pranks, he was g
vcry funny Gonkcy--don't# you think So!
f Hayry ana Arthur were fond Of him ana
used TO feed him With carrots, a am. W b..
r,a ID MANI ma said they must come agar
Soon e. on ana see her, when she hoped Mccoy
would behave better ,, ,or.
Neddy's pranks were. someone's s,n - S ~,
vice. x gypsy tried to steal NM NJ ~ ~
when Neddy came TO the sue s+ae az lie
made "a sudden stop, and the thief ~ vent
over his head into the water. y, .,,,n,.
Grandmnmma said people would $t u, ~,
they had been teasing the cat when tn il,
saw their scratched hands ana laGfs' t pni
Hnrrv laughed and said he would tel'
gthem'' II vas grandmamna' donkey:
49, - = - nv IIOGE Fl. WILKINSON.
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sKI'TTERKINS.
cuApT1IR II.

1 i
uwo,,l Ldlgt that be Il better than being
drowned? I'll find a good homo for e i.c,,
n ~ wni1r k.ttcns and III keep you, you
II ~ thlnrn!"@ And she began to stroke my
rnother.s :" fur and mother ansWerea
NAV" y DWELL come little one. sald
~ 0.,nd looking man. "Thank our neiGh-
t,nr fnr .hn!nr SO generous with ms CATS;
Van took nossessionS of them before ne to .,a
,,o ~ tint You could have them" ne sa,9
smiling. II don't want 'em honey, SUN -
fne farmer; ,.No thanks at az, IhaL ~
right: all right And the little glti an q,
swered: "lm sure you dldn,t Mant sii ,',,1 :
I m saving their dear lives" and she n lui,
INA thor" She said ut last please take {,
1s,o 1Sjttv: i've more than can manage.
Jer IN ther was a very kind man anu ga
everything he could to please ms .tit.l =
one,H She chattedya all the way holle ati y.
when sho entered the house sne si.oWeu, 20
to the gentleman who had come 70 see ny
s'.oh, such a nice gentleman" whispered
orr mother to us: .he looks as II ne y
from tho city, Then the little gir! took
us to her mother. who petted each o. us
in turn and who (our mother sald) WE
willing 10 keep MS all. But we soon iou n,
and my brother was given to the gentle.
man in the parlor. ~ want this one f0t
+ pollyn he told the child, who Willingly
gave him to the gentleman.
7 1--WE a good notion 10 take ne rest %
Won and run away, said our other Whcl
She saw how things We're. ITS m!gnlS
bad To nave your family scattered, Bl
We Kittens wanted to sec the world an(
have adventures, and we were willing e
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GEORGE WASHINGTON,

George washington was bern J, n W \ vS ~
mgreIana ~ f in I7S Ills fahers name
Augustine Washington ana 'ldI = MS H A'
MHE sgshIng st took military drills when
~ Wns r. bow II Q also learned surYcyt,,s
land When at school. w hen Sieorge. W s,1,1
about sixteen years old he y, Wh l..s, sent oue
snrweying lands for Lord Falr ta;x.. -
X q eorga when lie was q scnool, !. ~ ~,
cess, Would play like he Was Isl, q i gehetrhn a
in the war, and another p9S lof ma
n,tther side, He was always l9o1n a,, hn ~
truthful,T One time he cut uaoWn tc .i,s
ia! When V his father asked hn,Wh t
~ do avn he said Father, eannot te!s
y ug y liz: did ltiwith my little hatfhat,
ii aad tss y Was
French claimed al the l9 1.la MssL ala
not like to be fenced ~ s!lks 9, z, meEa -
cattle, so he began 70; flght t2r t,lG 1I hni
washington saw that the tIensm4 lay LAZY
n,ora men than ha Odd, so ne sent o "
SCENTS to spy the enemy. rhe5 inotl ~ "
were FOR tbs French. too, and we're n!d,
Ten IN linN HE trees. Waship st on SWan nv
General Braddock TO hide hs men . ~ hlnt
the trees, TOO. hut General 1, lsraqg 1 ps,,
s soaSd 30 tas easily aii skot'dqwn. ,.,,,aa
ana Mofafa e q othets ned After thls Wash!nE-
tap declared be- v olld psSss Is = = at't
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q am living With h my Z unit and uncle
on a farm In the good old FREQ county 81
,Lunenburg, three miles east Of Fort Nit
3chell d station on the r edmond and DUR
ham SRailroad. "A We raise corn, wheat and
Era as, but find tobacco Is our gmaln money
crop. I tmado nice little crop ast;
year. think the farm Is a fine place Tor,
boys. T 70 TO school during tho fall and.
winter months and try TO learn all 4 can
at homo. / have a nice pct dog her name
Is Daisy. n She III $ real good and very
lsmart..SI have made q. good house VII =
a nice bed In 1t for her to sleep in. she
Is a good guard at night. Now, mtnRs
are very destructive to- fowls IN the coun-
try. and as my aunt raises a great many
she is constantly uneasy about 7 heln. !, q
short time ago q. large mink came to her
hon house late at night, but before It got
iin&Daisy heard It's We heard her attack
something, but did not 4 know what i
was until we found the mink dead q short
distance from the hen house Swhere she
had killed Il. "a few VI eAsE so she. failed
one morning to come to- her break st, I
went to her house and there l found FIVE
beautiful little puppies. She seemed very
proud Of them, but as my: uncle did not
want them, he said l must drown them.
j 4 tried 4 to carry them on tthout ne s
knowing It, but she soon m ssed ~ mem
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There once lived a littlo girl. who in in
fancy was stolen by the gypses. She was
about five years old, of u blonde COM
plexion, with light hair. and blue eyes
Her name was Glare Howard. She be-
longed to n respectable family. but with
little means. Though they had enough
to live on, yet in social life, they would be
called poor. Her home was IN thes coun-
try, and she lived In house OF small d.
1neIsions. One day, little Glare was al
lowed by her mother to 60 and play In
the yard. but not any further. AS the
steps ofIthe house werc rather high, she
caught the child In her arms and carried
her out, for fear OF her falling. and Just
rosy lips. unconscious that that was the
last time she would ever press hers to
those Of her little darling. She 5re-cntered
the house and commenced her work. care
went to play and like all little children,
walked on the nowei~beds, instead Of the
path. and pluckel ssll the blooming roses.
Presently c,.sa,W a bretty bird flying
across the fields, and &innocently wishing
TO catch It, she set off in n chase. but.
( OF course, as she neared the bird, 1t would
pick at the golden grains Of the ripe
wheat, until feeling a little tired, she
dropped down 10 amuse herself by play
ing In the dirt she was now surrounded
z on ono side by tho wheat fields, and on
the other by the forest. Her homo was
" littlc ~ tie cehtSi' <I',u liioe psHtS 10,
enough to know that 1t was lmprudcnt
to remain so near the forest, she was in a
place, which soon proved itself to be dan
gerous. She had not been playing long
before woman, dressed in fantastic
colors, with straight black hair, and
piercing black eyes. came creeping UP
10 where she was playing. She asked tho
child If her mother was at home, but be.
Ing frightened, Glare only arose, ant
commenced to run: but this gypsy, wish.
ing TO get white child, before Glare
could get q few steps rushed forward
and picked her up roughly, and ran al
fast as she could across the field. anf
soon entered the woods. Although Clare
screamed as loud as she could, Fate hat
it arranged, as it seems, that no ont
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here Is d mile bet weer tire first and last u.
letters. 4. &. Z, !. Y 4, I, !, Z, ~ n
III ~, " IL 5 N Oh oo4 South Pine 8 trcet,
THE FIRST SNOW. 81

~ M ~ a1 the ONO i River experlereed
tia INST snow. 1t was late ~, the evening
az 4 cold day In Dccenbe wien the sntuw
bcra 4 ~ fall ana how ~ beautl ful N the
finEas came down and SOON the ground
hnraes 4 I'd trees were barely covered anu
looked MS ore mighty blanket sPrend ve g.
tho whole region. And az q was llo'W
nj n, I'VE went to bed. When we y WOKE IS
deep, MS it had been falling AL nlgi,tt,i,.
n riiost, While the riding post To- ked IKE
a ma Il With a. loose flying coat and hlg 2
cooked Nal and the window was, tull. OF o.
snow. Thet1 otirs:ather shil that we r. Wy
ont n, pl tn SO we drew our boots upon
air. . Feat pnd pulled our hats over our
enrs to pr1tect them from tile colo ana 70
snow. Ne first cut the patti to the Dn RI.
and as we got near 1t the horse tnI ~ ~
His head out Of the small stable wind0 y
and gazcd around az ~ thc ~ SFll wee S
not tile same az the day ~ tore. n y. !.
wood III md billed in the box blythe chim,-
nav. 4 nd we were shut III from the out.
side world entirely. Then I'VE passed e
nother}5 nj sht In the same manner ns the
ono before, but when we awoke TN next
morning, 10 our s1lrprlso,8 the snow nh q
stopped, and It was clear and cold. rms
3tlnyEwo spent in doors, telling storics and
8readlng The few books 1.-the library ~. Bus
as night drew n ear here was q knock a.
our. doo., i went and opened ~ and 10
nv surprise there stood q snow-blo own
traveller VINO asked FOR a night LOGGING ~.
which my father readily gave him, H ~ :
VIZ" ''''sdls9 J" 80 - f # Il. PA an, NfAUCIl,
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be given away rhe gentlenia from !, /. W. ~
citytook ono Of It's to Dolly. MS aang e
and little one" kept mother ant, !. A 4.
Ills q Why sad III liz , bssinn,11,n a h tnt
Hard becn,isei Poll Parrot, "a y l si y
bird Kept ,ls on torns ot,s IN, ,,gt;t FAX aax
Some times when wo would beg OUT On NY "
porcjI Iin tho sui near POLY s.c1ge g ~
would startle us by cry ng, Rili., I, ,t
somebody alIe TIE cats II the sh GREEN eSd,,i,
md that Polly was only hen
Noions ny vas the dog e o tGn ane y AID
Polly d, y. bIrd w ss Oh fry wee sc
en, Notions e and Notions actually obey icy
cd Tie rude thing On, was ter +, !, !,
i'Littlc One" (ns hor. parents a !, sl;sa
called iei) was very kind TO US, put sn :,
went to school most OF the time. Ono day
tn it s!x months ago. Little One got Y
letter from tho city gentlemen saS sg
spare another kitten? And Eafter g goo1di
II was sent to the little glrl
In Tie city AS / said, i Ike 1t hero be
cause dear Miss Dolly nice t9 me:
ID 2't Vi 81 rs 1,lNTE1IsltlNS d s&
(. III NJ i5.} RE35i, CIouise Kennedy
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IL j. y i / . L
Once upon time there was a little poor
girl Her mother and father were both
dead, and she lived with her Aunt Emma,
Ono day as she was out selling her pins
She rang the hell; the mans wife came
10 the door, and the little girl said:
ANY pins !o-day?' The lady bought q
iit tn gill: Wont you come III and gel
wnrm?" for 1t was cold and snow was on
the ground, She went In and set her
basket down, and then went through q
whore a man sat eating, He told her 10
sit down and have some dinner She sat
down; the lady brought II large plate. OF
good things IN, and after she had finished
eating she thanked them all and went
on her way, and every time she had any
thing new. to sell she would always go
to this lady's house.
BONNIE lItISNE THOMAS.
Az Il. Twenty-sixth st.,
Richmond, Va,
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4 About two Or three; years 2 tier This y
England put o. heavy tax on the people.
Once d shipload OF tel Wns sent 3 9 yer
to America from England. AS soon R n ls
1t reached Amo RIGA the peopleS overtulr n ne
the.shir and tho ocean was a gre tea,
pot. That stirred up England and caused
a war. The people sent for Washington
to come and fight, and no !. came The,
people we're cele brnting Oh rlstmas as
they used to do In F,ngla and. washington
celebrated Christmas by taking nifty. Of
sixty Eof Cornwnllls's men. That night.
CORVALLIS said he was going to bag the
fox IN the morning. But MI night WASH
ington was surrounding CORVALLIS. n Corn.
wallis surrendered to " ashlngt ton D. at
After this England declared Amerlen
elected nrst President Of the United
States. There was no way OF telegraph
ing Washington, and they sent a. r.essen--s
ger boy to tell him that he was elected
president. !. II Q was elected \ President on
the Goth OF "A pril I 7S9. 35A AS !. he came
through tho arch five girls dressed in
scented him n bouquet Of flowers. He8Wns
elected The second time as President in
1902, III Flo was elected the third time. but
refused Ito serve he gave up In = 7s7. He
80 h y Il. 'S1'' RUTH HARRIS,
B35s 33S N; 1916 West Clay St...S city,