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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-19
TACOMA PIONEER IS DEAD.
w. n. Fife Formerly One of the
Weaithiest Men In City.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 19.-W. H.
Fife, the pioneer business man of Ia
coma, is dead at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. ]. B. Knowland, at
Alameda, Cal. Mr.. Fife was about 20
years old, and his illness was due to a
general breakdown of the system.
He left Tacoma several weeks ago for
Goldfield. New, where he had extern
sive mining interests. immediately
and George w. Fife. his son. deputy
grain inspector here, left for his bed
side. He was taken to the home of
Mrs. Knowland, but grew steadily
worse until the end. Mr. Fife leaves Il
widow, residing at Auburn: two daugl-
tiers. Mrs. Minnie Fife Smith, who is
also living at Auburn, and Mrs.
Knowland. and two sons, Lieutenant
Colonel w. J. Fife, now living in Los
Angeles, and George w. Fife.
Mr.. Fife was born in Peterborough,
Canada. About fifty years ago he
came west, ainassing a fortune in min
ing at Caribou, California. and in
other newly opened mining centers. He
returned to Canada. and later went to
Michigan, where he engaged in the
hotel and mercantile business, estab-
lished a number of business houses in
different cities. He came to Tacoma
in 1874, being almost the first one Of
the large number of business men that
troOped into the city after the North
ern Pacific determined to make the
place it's terminus. He made money
very fast during the boom days, and
continued picking up city property I'M
til ne was one of the richest and most
prosperous men of Tacoma. When
the hard times came, about twelve
years ago, Mr.. Fife found himself in
very hard-pressed condition. He
stood the stress for several years, but
eral large Obligations ne mad TO meet
several large obligations he had to
meet finally swept him off his feet.
He left the city practically a ruined
man, soon after the Alaska rush be-
gan. He went to Skagway and opened
a hotel aided by his faithful wife. He
remained there several years, return
ing to Tacoma three years ago. He
then located at Auburn.
Recently he took to mining again,
and was very optimistic that he would
again lift his head in the financial
world, when death overlook him.
Lieutenant Colonel Fife, his son, ac
companied the First Washington regi-
ment to the Philippines.
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night and died soon afterward wher
the certificate of death was presented
at the board of health his name was at
once recognized.
Vail came Of good family, but when
ABOUT 10 years Of age he ran away
from home to go to Albany, where ne
Joined gang Of confidence men. His
family disowned him. Success in lur-
ing innocent countrymen into swindl-
ing schemes soon made him notorious
and ne gave the police of many cities
great trouble. Only on rare occasions
was he brought to account in the
courts until recent years, when his
cunning failed rapidly.
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ouoeo THAT INDIAN JOE.
oun NOT MAKE WEIGHT
AND LOST HIS 500.
e~s
Lin. Run Chances OF Going
,.,;rst a Heavier Man-Was .
Bitter Pill.

, oueenan. who was given the
,..;,ion over Indian Joe Tuesday night,
=. stfI figuring whether or not the vic
,,rv he gained over the Indian is worth
.,o 800 he lost for failing to make
,.oiubt Perry had the dope figured out
,s.or the match had been clinched,
,,ot the Indian would not be able to
mako the weight, and as he (Queenan)
,,as not going to run chances\ of get
ring a walloping at the hands of the
Indian he would not try to get down to
,.oigbt Perry argued that if the In
dian failed to make weight the 500
forfait money would be declared off
and they would enter the ring at catch
weights
The Indian, however, went into the
match in good faith and trained hard
for the bout When it came to weigh
ing in at The Schwarz, the Indian
6opped on to the scales and never
budged 1874 pounds. Queenan was sat
isfed at the weight but when he was
requested to strip and get on the
scales he refused. AS the articles pro-
yided that the one failing to make 1875
pounds should forfeit 500 of his end
Of the receipts, Queenan was forced
to sit idly by and see 500 of his good
money pass over to the Indian.
1T was a bitter pill to see my good
money go over to the Indian after l
had won it fair and square, but I
would not have been caught mapping
for 500. Ordinarily the Indian
weighs around the $50 mark and l fig
ured he could not make the weight.
was not going to train down to a low
weight and let the Indian come in at
I43 pounds or so as l would have been
50 greatly handicapped. If had
thought the Indian would have made
weight why naturally 1 would have
Nained down and saved my $780,"
DonneIIy May Come.
The next attraction in the fighting
line may be a fifteen-round go between
JACK Donnelly and Queenan. Fight
laAS would like to see the pair to-
so(her as both men are good mixers
ana could be depended on to put up a
IdS' go. Donnelly made friends in
"aAa Walla by his fine showing
against Kid Parker. At present he is
U" The Sound, but ne has expressed a
"N'hgness to meet Queenan. and the
'E"'pIc club may get the men to-
ga,her
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HERMIT LEADS A QUEER LIFE.
Likes Society Of His Dogs Better Than
That of Human Being.

LONDON, Jan. 19.-Frederick Kru-
ger, the hermit Of Wallasey, is not
regarded with favor in his district.
In fact, he is looked upon as a nui-
| sance and his hut, from which the ur-
ban district council threatens to evict
him, is declared to be umsanitary.
The men and women of the neigh
borhood laugh at him, and the chill
'dreh fling stones at his hut until he
comes out and than they run away and
jeer at him.
Kruger's amusements are misan-
thropy and the classics; his profess
sion is that of a dealer in rags and
bones and old bottles. His income is
supplemented by occasional sums sent
to him by his friends in Germany
A reporter who visited him recently
was greeted by a torrent of abuse
from his dogs, which was promptly
quelled by a word from their master.
Il like the society of dogs better
than that of human beings" said the
hermit, because 1 find them more
faithful and grateful. Treat a dog
well, and you make a lifelong friend
of him; treat a man or woman we'll,
and the chances are you make them
your enemy; if not, they soon forget
their Indebtedness to you, and become
blankly Indifferent, which is rather
worse than open enimity
Love an Unattained Luxury.
The hermit smiled at a suggestion
that his misanthropy was due to love.
THAT is a luxury he said. (which
could not afford. When 1 was young
and foolish l shared the insane craze
which afflicts most young men of
keeping another mans daughter-a
proposal which if put forward as :,
matter of business, and not of senti
ment, would be scorned by the most
amorous noodle-but my means wouId
not allow me. 1 found no young woman
anxious to sample love in a corrugated
iron cottage; they won't do so. except
in novels-those lying perversions of
real life.
::..As / grew older I grew wiser. if not
richer, for if money win not buy wis
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dom, neither will wisdom always buy
money. had less desire to marry
than ever; saw what matrimony
really is-a cunning trap to catch fats
to perpetrate the human race and
amuse the gods with the spectacle of
their agony"
Disappointed ambition. it was sug-
gested. might have embittered him.
Was Never Ambitious.
NO" said Kruger but just disgust
WITH the worn out shibboleths Of the
world. l started life in the belief that
if l was honest and industrious I
would get on. Humbug! 1t is the big
gest rogues and the loafers who pros
per. Honesty is the best policy I
used to write in my copybook till the
words were engraved on my soul-an
old proverb, and, like all proverbs. the
concentrated essence of the folly of
our forefathers. Virtue is it's own re-
ward'-and cold comfort that is for a
man when you have been bond for a
friend, and he leaves you to pay up.
1.-The human race has always been
vile. It's history, written by itself, and
naturally in the most favorable light,
convicts it of all the crimes for which
names have since been invented. There
is no hope for it, none; it is as wicked
since the flood as before it, so I have
resolved to come out from among it. I"
Philosophy No Consolation.
"And console yourself with philan-
thropy?"
"Pnilanthropy!' the hermit sneered
That was played out centuries ago.
How to be happy on nothing is the
sum of Socrates philosophy. I would
rather be happy on sixpence day,
though it would be a tough task.
think I could manage it, though. on.
10000 year. Talk Of the blessings
of poverty! Yes. for it enables the rich
Talk of riches being snare! 1
would like to be shared in a golden
trap. Riches, under the old dispensa-
ton, were a sign of heavens favor;
under the new dispensation poverty
is the blessing from on high. Happy
is the man whom the Lord chasteneth.
Well, I've been chastened,- but I am
not happy. Why should a man be
made miserable in this world to be
happy in the next? Answer me that!
Why not make the best of both
worlds?"
So deeply rooted is the misanthropy
of this Diogenes of Wallasey that his
prototype was, in comparison a CHEEKY
and benevolent gentleman.
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Good Roads Convention,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 19.-The
midwinter convention of the National
Good Roads association opened here
today under the auspices of the Jack
sonville board of trade The conven-
ton has attracted delegates from many
states. Among the visitors are a large
number of northern Automobiles who
are on their way to attend the race
meet AT Ormond-Daytona. Two gov
eminent good roads trains are here
and during the three days of the con-
vention exhibitions VIII be given of
sample road building
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PLEASANT MOST EFFECTIVE.

T. J. Chambers, Ed. indicator, Lib
erty, Texas, writes Dec. 20, 1902:
with pleasure and unsolicited by you,
bear testimony to the curative power
of Billiards. Horehound Syrup. l have
used it in my family and can cheer
fully affirm it is the most effective and
pIeasantest remedy for coughs and
colds l have ever used" 25c, soc and
s1.0O.
For sale by Upington Drug Store. a
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Sheena and registered as illegitimate.
One evening in 1903 the major came
home looking very unhappy. ssThat
woman has come back to Edinburgh
he said, land shall have to mar
ry her.
He alluded to Mrs. Elliott. CON
tinued Miss Macdonald. Il told him
that / considered myself his wife, and
that he could not marry Mrs. Elliott.
Well, cheer up he replied Things
may come right yet"
Eventually, however, Miss Macdon-
aid signed an agreement, relinquishing
all claims on the major upon his un-
dertaking to make a money settlement
upon her and the child. A#
"On the eleventh of last August,
however, she continued, Major Park
inson came to me and said Mrs. Elliott
had given him his freedom on condi-
ton that he marry me. Will you do
it?' said, and he replied, BY =, I
will
"'Go to the house of Mrs. Black he
added, and bring your wedding ring
went, and We all stood together in
the dining room of Mrs. Blacks house.
The major, myself, Mr.. and Mrs.
Black and my little girl Sheena were
present. Then the major said:
81 take Jane Macdonald to be my
wife, and 1 marry her here before you
and Mrs. Black, and that is my child
and I am her father and this is her
mother
The major kissed the child, and
said, Now you have got right father
and a right mother Then he took my
hand and kissed me, saying, I am
married to you, and you are Mrs Park
inson.' 1 replied, You have made me
very happy
Mr.. Black suggested to us that we
should go and get married properly
in church the next day, but 1 didn't
care to. for it was the anniversary of
the death of the majors first wife.
1.-The major repeatedly referred to
only woman he had ever loved
Welded to Both.
lato ho MrC
Elliott's agent called. The agent said
that Maj. Parkinson was married to
Mrs. Elliott. The major said that if
he had married Mrs. Elliott he had
married me, so that he must be mar
red to both of us.
"On September 8 the major came to
me and began to cry, saying he had
gone through the religious ceremony
with Mrs. Elliott the day before
In cross-examination Miss Macdon-
aid said the intimacy between her and
the major began during the summer of
1895. Mrs. Parkinson died in August,
1896. She came to Edinburgh to live
with the major in October, 1899, and
had continued till the autumn of this
year.
In the agreement referred to she had
discharged all Maj. Parkinson's obliga-
tions. What she was suing for was
what had happened since August III.
In the event of failing in her action.
she sought 5000. That was damages
for the way the major had treated her.
Several witnesses were called sup
porting Miss Macdonald's claim, and
the hearing was adjourned. The claim
by Mrs. Elliott, who alleges a private
marriage, before the religious cere-
mony referred to in the above will be
heard today
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For a good laugh hear Cyrus New
ton Friday, January 20.
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To Discuss Rates and the Courts.

DIES MONIES, Ia. Jan. 19.-Judge
J. H. Richard of Webster City, is mere
on invitation of the Grant club to adj
dress it's monthly meeting tonight.
His subject will be Rates and the
Courts" and ne will discuss the pro-
posed legislation on interstate COM
merce now before congress.
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'"o WANT SAME HUSBAND.
1''''n 10 be Welded to Major and Fight
Cor Him.

LONDON, Jan. 19.-The matrimonial
oil Reginald Hope Parkinson,
Urea major of the Highland Light
'-''iuE' provided an extraordinary
0'ie''i Which was submitted to the
Judge in the Edinburgh court of ses-
sion.
Two women, whose names were
SVEN as Jane Macdonald. or Parkin-
-''~ and Emily Getnin, or Elliott. or
N''iSoh' asked for declaration of
marriage to the major. The case
Jane Macdonald was taken first its
,s''ral feature being remarkable
-, 0''h marriage" alleged to have
N7" place this year.
Doflns the life of the majors wife.
~, S''u' she was his cook. and when
H.. -e dled she became his house
''eF' Some time after Mrs. Parkin.
sons death, While they were living
''' she told the major she was
s'sea to be married.
Broke Engagement for Him.
.s,5r 1t on replied the major,
:, WI" marry You myself She did
r,+u, lie furnished her a house at
,5s.. :" and they lived together
brs,. ','u at several other places as
lie o., '-'' Vile. In July, 1902. lit
vas born, whom they named
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FOR SALE-Nery handsome organ; large
mirror top; perfect condition; cost SI35, now
$50 See HOLLYWOOD, Sth and X sts nW.
the who saves you money Jy30-3t
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FOR SALE-AUTOMoBILES

FOR SALh.-Oyicnt blackboard, hrsg-class or
der, tools. top and storH cover, cheap for
cash rs 9th nw. jy%O-St
AUTOMOBILE, cheap Call after pm.
5DS Massachusetts ave my Jy31-3t
FOR SALIs-EauhIeF Casolene runabout ag-
tnnobIle, horsepower. jn very good run
ming order; has wooden wheels brass
lamps, one big gas lamp in front. long colt
"oEl, extra ures tools; newly painted. VIII
sell cheap owner buying larger car; will
demonstrate. can be seen at .O4 Arthur Place
NV. y square from B- < o. station. jy2S-st
FOR SALE-Ihc selling season is over and
N4H sell ou. l9u5 WhtJe demonstrating CA,
At a low price. COOK y S1ODDAItD 60
1u-S Connecticut avs l.I-lH
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WANTED-For the L. 5 Marine Corps
A AbIe-podiedr unmarried men, between
4 ana 30; good character; must speak
read, ana write English: must he Citt-
Hens Of tire United States Marines
serve at sea on men-of-war in all parts
or the world; on land in our island
United States Apply to Marine Bar
racks, Washington. d. c., and Recruit
ing Othce, u. S. NJ c, corner Holiday
and Fayette streets, Baltimore, Nd.
jy26to se30inc
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WARTED-AGENTS. W

AGENTS WANTED Big profits light in yoi.I.
own Town, uur Guaranty name plates for
iEouJ doors sall ol sight. sales made in eight
oar OF every ten homes, handsome alumni
uJga frame holds movable letters; amy name
set ia a minute. plate quickly pat in place
with pocket scrf" driver Viii never tar
ui-s. or crack guaranteed Ior ten years.
everybody wants one. you never had prop
e-itIou iltlr Vc offer, it's a -Ectt-r-
.ra dollar Tor ~t.ap" p!a.", with ua..n.
or -ltfe fng .ar,isalaTs3 money refunded it
taI -Itat.F.- Gt }tA<TN Plate
WORKS. ~ l'eIaDE5Le --Jck. AiaHrHeSyrI,
\, -. IgaJ.aIU
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BR00KLAND, D. C.
LOCAL MENTION.
Unconscious on Street.

Found unconscious at Seventh and /
streets southwest. George Smith, color
Emergency Hospital by police OF the
EOurch precinct late yesterday AFTER
noon. He was treated for acute alcO-
hoIisna,= after the saloons closed at
midnight the physicians allowed him to
80 80 his home 90l Nineteenth street
northeast
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DENTISTRY.

TEETH WITHOUT PLATEs-NO extracting:
no pain, look feel, act, and last longer than
n4 tuIalI teeth. shrunlen faces made normal .
painless filings DIR. j. l.. WILSON. l-U3 r
81. NV. ly2S-3Ut
WE WILL PROVE 20 your satisfaction Ihaf
Atomlzed Air is the best preparation
known for the painless extraction of any
number OF teeth, to be had only at VERO
DEN lists. HIS Pa. ave. opp. Postogice
5y22-tt
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WALL PAPER.

WHEN rs NEED of painter. or pagsrEaf.Eer
csl up phone EasI s-5-A or address
toJAGEE- a0I Nea Jersey aEe. u~
l5S1-al
ROOMS PAPERED. zl.7J up, house painting.
lowest prices. CARLISLE BROS. E4> IT ST.
ne. Phone East I295 jygs-2t
~ = AiAHO%itY. the progfeszly- Paper
hanger. reliable prompt cheap. legal raal-
antrr, send postal fuF tIe- samples and ce-
Innate As-H store. JG3 Pennsylvania at-.
se.. phone East IIt-I'. UF following agencies
l25J -. Sc. 80 Monroe 81. AnacastIt.
AIattlng-s store. Congress Heights tp. <r.,-
York aye. NV Edl8Tifchs store Bowie $40
- IZth 81 NV - Donneus store. s3d 4.4d
u s{s NY jyzy-st
WALL PAPERS. Sc per roll ana up. CAR
Isle BROS. as u S. ue. jy2g-3s
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FOR SALE-Soda fountain; "A syrups Hne
condition; cost $500; VIII take SI25. See
HOPWOOD. Sth and X SITS nv. Jy3O-2t
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aims Spite Work.

warrant sworn out by Howard
an yesterday Clinton Brown. q
--sinIeF. tWenty-One Years old was ar
rested by police OF the Seventh precinct
lasL night lie was allowed 30 deposit
collateral for his appearance n the P9-
nee Court tomorrow morning. He says
his arrest is piece o. spite work. ana
he viii fight The ease vigorously in the
court When he is tried
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I3c Per Gal.
" refund lie ON
cost price 10
Hon. GasUleue
Al or telephone
-~y Iii Delivery. =
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SALE Of manufacturers samples. 1919 18th
ST. nw.i sanitary cOuches s.. 50 and 50. %;
parlor tables. csc and $l.39 3-foot kitchen
table. Sl.9ss extension table So gS. worth
70; brass-iron bed, $3.29 worth 81: shuck
mattress, S2.96. worth So %. jy30-3t
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FOR SALE-Oid window frames, doors iunl-
Der. and boiler and iron. I. PAEARINI at
Police Court building. 9th and sts nv.
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~ ERER R0nE

IS called How Money Grows. and tailz.
How 20 tell a good Investment; h0Tg - -,
vest small sums: how ycu can cont-e7t ia
INTO So"5s3; how TO guard against moor "a
stSttiiehtS, etc. etc II you are abIA =.
save $40 or more month from your fnenuas
you ~ 3n9uIq not fail 70 own q. COPY NOT q
AZ AZ ' E4ffI ISEMENT OF any Investment lse
III I'll 10 tne brim with information that ~
SgIyohe anould possess before they invest a
5tf; ooI4tf; ASK Tor IL on postal card and rII
LRANDER, 6S5 North American bufi4f1z
iinIa ty3O-Su-kS
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'Resilvering Mirrors? Yes. Work Al
ways The best (guaranteed), Frank, 7-g
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SPIRTTUA ALIs3I-Mrs Ii n NOLAN win
Aata religious services every SUNDAY anH
Thursday az pm. al heE home gi0 ID
81. E=u-gr
HOUSE CLEANING and carpets laid $ Il
Ia WsJN, 1864 GREEN'S alley NV jy2=-5,
PANAMA HATS at lowest prices: cal. must
Le sold $40 ST. NV lyts-I5t
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Man AND WIFE, GOOD place; three cooks.
cali ERCH, IsOl Illh ST. NV. No advance
fee It
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Fussel's ice Cream Is the Smoothest.
the purest. Best service. I427. n. Y. ave.
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WANTED Immediately. at 32l Florida ave.
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Assault.

Oh ls his wife. Lo-
rena in RoVer's court
mort coiOred twenty
Two eSted by police
q last night and
la1eT Second precinct
pole Tor hiru,
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BUSINESS CHANCES

ftE KEN Large dIniBg-roon and tsitehsz.
Spie3dla location cNrcfirDt 0ns1rf51,, -,
'' ID 5ae right party 2e4 Indiana ave. M.
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ANAcosTIA.

.URYs PHARMACY. corner Monroe and
Jefferson SITS.
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FOR RENT-TYPEWRITERS

FOR EENT-Ouyer typewriter; a.so SMITH
Premier. cheap. Address BOX ~, This Of
flee. 9y@y-at
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FOR SALE-Uprtght piano: fine condition:
Sl65, See HOPWOOD, sth ana Is SIS.
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W WANTED-ROOMS.

WANTED-By settled woman small unfur-
nished room, with bed, in Northeast section.
Address BOX 6I. this office 1t
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We Store ana Sell Furniture.
Brown s FOLSOM. Aucuoneers. 1903 H S.
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WANTED-BICYCLES.

WANTED. 600 secondhand wheels: highest
cash prices paid 1I3 Pennsylvania ave. NV.
Jy19-30t
wANTED-IOo secondhand bicycles. I728 I'm
81. NV JyT-3Gt
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lied in Bottles

q strictly high
use. For ca Sc
ing Co.
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WANTED-Horse and wagon, or dayton, for
their keep; or viii buy on instalIHent. Ad-
dress BON ST. tlis office. jy2S-3t
WANTED-C Carts. 2.25. MONROE BRICK
CO. 4Oth and 3 SIS. jys-tt
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Hot Tamales and Chile at The Original
Ranch 5J7 r St NV.
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" AM ED-Impr0ved real estate In Norfb-
fs FNl'ai oferE Address BUSINESS this
5y2g-sa
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BIRDS, DOGS, E..

JUST RECEIVED-Youn canaries. Maltese
Kittens, goldhshcs; also Flee Flea Dog soap
kills Ileas instantly keeps skin hearky,
makes cost smooth and glossy. SCHMID'S
EIRD STORE. ~ I3ta st NV lAs25-tf