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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
STATE BONDS WILL RETIRE.
Out of This Years Revenues ST 900, 900 Of
Bonds Will Be Retired.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 26.-Out Of
the revenues for this year the state Of
Tennessee will buy and retire 81, 00O,-
900 of the interest bearing obligation
Of the state. The highest expectations
of the members of the funding board
will be realized and they will have the
satisfaction OF cancelling in one year a
larger amount of bonds than was ever
retired during any previous year in the
history of the state. Out of last year s
revenues over $500, was paid, so
that from the revenues of 1906 and 1906
nearly 50, 900, 900 of the states interest
bearing obligation Will be met, and in
addition 5000, 900 has been appropriated
by the state to the counties for the
promotion of the public schools.
At a meeting of the state funding
board held in the office of Gov. Cox on
Monday the purchase of $7O5,OO Of
bonds for delivery in New York to the
states fiscal agents was authorized
The bonds will be delivered on Jan. a
and the state will pay SO 1-9 and &C
crued interest for them. This amour
of bonds together with those purchased
during the year and what will be pur
chased during this month from tn
amount on hand to the credit of tn
sinking fund will bring the tota
amount retired during the year t
q 81, 100000. The bonds were bough
, from New York bankers.
, 1t is regarded as fortunate that tn
members of the funding board wer
. able to purchase the bonds at the pric
stated, as there has recently been a
upward tendency in the price of Tel
r nessee's interest bearing obligation
o The board was firm ana finally tt
A holder took its offer. The retiremeI
a of 81, 900, 900 Of bonds will mean an al
il nual interest savings alone of $50, OO
@ This for the six years until the bono
% are due will make savings of $3.50, 90
This saved interest during the s
years will be used to retire other bond
IL Early in the year Comptroller Di
J. rell predicted that from the revenn
v of this year the state would be able
< pay off 81, 100000 of bonds, and he
i naturally very much gratifed that th
20 has proven to be the case. Treasur
20 Folk, always conservative, some da
F." ago confirmed this prediction, statil
u that he was satisfied that the sta
would be able to accomplish the reco
" breaking feat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
Are Submitted in the Biennial Report of
Comptroller DibrclI.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 27--Many
prominent recommendation are sub.
mitted by Comptroller Dibrell in his
biennial report, transmitted through
Gov. Cox TO the tifty-Afth general as
|sembly, Probably the most important
Recommendation made is the sugges-
tion that the interest bearing debt of
the state be refunded, provided it can
be done on a basis of three per cent in
terest. Comptroller Dibrell strongly
urges that an adequate system of state
bank examination and supervision be
provided.
He also recommends that there be
established q uniform system Of public
accounting and official reports from
revenue collecting officials.
Attention is called to the splendid
results which have followed the enact
ment of the law at the last session o
the legislature requiring all accounts
of state charitable institutions to b.
audited and paid from the comptroller
office. Comptroller Dibrell recon
mends that the present system Of elect
ing district tax assessors be abolishe,
: and instead that one assessor for tn
3 county be elected in all the counties q
the state.
| Mr.. Dibrell thinks that Toilet law
D wise one and recommends that it b
t unchanged, unless the change shoul
be in the way of increasing aid &c
e schools in the poorer districts. He fl
9 vors increasing the pension appropril
g tions for both old soldiers and widows
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

We got an invite the other day frum
friend Of ours to go over to Moon
Lake with him a.fishing; and very
remarkable thing happened. Every
time we got a bite and ierked the line
we pulled out a snake that had blue
eyes and red whiskers; so we quit.
But we noticed that our friend was
catching snakes the same way and put
ting 'em in bucket. When he got
through he strung EN- on line Just as
if they had been fish. "What you go.
ing to do with all them snakes? we
asst him, what snakes?" says he,
"Whv what you have got on that
line " "Why them amt snakes" he
says, "they air bass" OF course we
didn't say nothing more as we didn't
want to make him feel .-Harde-
man Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Senator Taylor has chosen wis ely in
selecting Laps D. McCord for his Sec.
rotary, a man with superior ability,
wide acquaintance and a familiar ex.
perience with the duties of the position.
Laps is an old editor; that is, he was
publishing the Sugar Tree Gazette
away back yonder when Davy Crockett
was spending portion of the winter
in the Reelfoot region to bag his years
supply of bear meat, but age does no,
dull his wit nor custom stale his poly
syllable variety.-Nashville American
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

We enjoyed our nogg all right yes
terday; ard we kept close watch to see
that no hen laid an egg in it. We tied
strings around the bottom of our pants
and hung 'em up, not having contract.
ed the sock habit and when we got up
yesterday morning we found the old
cat in EN- with litter of kittens. 9th
erwise we had very eniyable Crismua.
-HMdeman Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Young Fissick's got shingle out
Proclaiming him NJ. d;
But from a. m. to late p. m.
His office is M. T.-Com. Appeal
Pointed Paragraphs.

A mans particular friedds are often
those who are not too particular.
There is usually lot of brass in the
makeup of the silver tongued orator.
About three-fourths of the things
you put off till tomorrow are never
done.
The spinster has strenuous time
trying to make herself believe that she
is a man hRter.
Stake the'average man to a drink, a
square meal and gopd cigar and he
cares not how wags the world.
No man is ever too busy to be polite.
A CRATER by any other name would
still be thief.
Flsttery, when Rracticed as a fine
art, is called tact.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Maxheld Barber, Eureka Springs,
Ark, has just celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday and is still hale and
hearty. He accounts for his longevity
by saying that he has used whisky
and trusted in the Lord" Ii Cy Lyle
would only take to trusting the Lord, q
ripe old age may come to him, Chat
tanooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

We seen where old farmer at Wav-
erly soaked match heads in water and
drinked it, then he drinked copperas,
carbolic acid and laudnum, and then
he died. Another Teller down to
Temphis tried to commit sueycide by
drinkin' bottle of alcohol, which he
went in drug store and lifted off'n the
shelf. If we really wanted to die we
never would try to commit sueycide by
drinkin nothin'. Sich stuff as that
enoome Grated above wouldn't be nothin'
mTe'n mild tonic fer US, as we have
lived in dry town long enough to git
our innards used to most any kind of
substitoot. -Hardemau Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

We have been drinking blind tiger
Ticker and other similar brands SO long
that we can't stand any other kind. A
misguided friend sent us some of the
smart set booze the other day, and it
ware so good that we air now suffering
from blood poisoning. --Hardeman Free
Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

No4l, Pullman Sleeping cars Bristol to Chat
tanooga Memphis and New Orleans and from
Chattanooga TO Shreveport and Morristown
to Mobile; also Chattanooga to Jacksonville,
and Atlanta to Brunswick and Charleston.
Dining car Bristol to Alfalfa and Atlanta.
No S5oarries Pullman Sleeping Car Bristol to
Knoxville, Knoxville to Memphis and Chatta-
nooga to ChafleSton.
No II, Pullman Sleeping cars Morrstown to
Chattanooga and Morristown to Memphis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Redd-I see they have a new dance,
called the automobile dance.
Greene-Is it breakdown ?-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Anew CURES on wELL-KNoWN PARTIES.

Cairo, H.. Oct. Q. 49,
For over 25 years was afflicted with perncious
eczema of the hands. The skin would become dry i,
scay, itch, crack open bleed. become swollen and
times very painful it WAS with difficulty could write
letter. For years tried everything suggested to
me spent hundreds OF dollars for doctors and medi
cines without receiving any benefit. Finally Herman
z. Schulz recommended that cry D. d. D. Eczema
Remedy Said II it would not cnre be would refund
the money. tried it. The first application gave me
relief after using or hotties my hand entirely
cured i. S. HAAS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27
Eastboun

No.12 Pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping
car Chattanooga to New York via AsheVille,
and Chattanoogato Ashevlle
No ~ Pullman Sleeping ears Chattanooga
to New York via Bristol Dining car Chatta-
nooga to East Radford Va
No 30 carries Pullman Sleeping car Chatta-
nooga to Salisbury and Salisbury to New York
and from Knoxville to New York via Bristol.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Nos. IL and 10 carry Pullman Sleeping Cars
between New York and Nashville via Ashevllle,
also between Richmond and Salisbury Norfolk
and Salisbury, Asheville and Memphis.
Nos. IS and 30 carry Pullman Sleepers be-
| tween Chattanooga and Salisbury and SAILS
bury and New York.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-12-27

Nos. Ill and liz, Pullman sleeping car be-
tween Asheville and CincinnatiA X knoxville and
Louisville, Knoxville and Nashville,
Nos 15and IS Pullman sleeping cars between
Asheville and Knoxville, Bristol and Knoxville,
Hartman Jot and Cincinnati and Danville
and St. Louis. Through coach between Knox
vile and St Louis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
WELLS, STEVENS 8 co.
Robert E. Stevens Has Purchased
Interest in Wells and Co.'S
Grocery

w. c. Wells has sold to Robert
E. Stevens, of corsica1a, Tex, an
interest in the business of Wells
and Co.. grocers. next to the Early
Hotel.
Mr.. Stevens is an experienced
grocery man having been in this
business for a number of years at
Corsicana. He comes with his
family TO Chickasha and will make
this his home and take an active
part in the business with Mr..
Wells.
The new firm will continue to
do business at the same place and
will add to their already large
stock of staple and fancy groceries
and will leave nothing undone to
please and satisfy their many
patrons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
RAILROAD FATALITIES.

Washington. July 24.-The ac-
cidsnt bulletin which has just been
issued by the interstate commerce
commission for the three months
ending March 81, 1906, shows the
total number Of casualties to pass
engers and employs to be S,296
(I,'26 killed and 1870 injured).
The number of passengers aud
employees killed in accidents was
I24, the total number of collisions
and derailments was 3,4oo (I,92I
collisions and 1860 derailments) Of
which zSo collisions and I67 de-
railments affected passenger trains.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

CANT six O'Clock dinner last even.
ing ard beside the regular boarders
covlrs were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
S. W. Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed F j..
Johns, Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Finer
son, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. H. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Light. Miss
Kate Fraser and Miss Ella Williams
after dinner the guests were enter
taided with a Whist period.
Miss Vera Sherwood returned
today from a two months visit with
her parents in Elk City, Oklahoma.
Miss Irma Rose will leave next
week for Colorado Springs to spend
her vucation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
SOME FINE COTTON.

A stalk of unusually fine cotton
was brought to the EXPRESS Office
this morning. 1t is a specimen
stalk picked at random from the
field of w. w. Thomas, who lives
in the Tony Hollow neighborhood,
eleven miles west of the city. The
stalk is three feet tall and has
ninety forms, some of them already
in bloom. Mr.. Thomas has
twenty FIVE acres. in this long staple
cotton and twenty-five in a slight
ly inferior grade.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
SOCIETY

Mrs. w. II. Jandt and children
Carroll. and Helen, of Souix City,
Iowa are the guests of Mrs. Jandt's S
mother, Mrs. Aldridge of Iowa ave.
Mrs. FrankIyn Ridgely and
daughter Miss Mary Jane left to-
day for a visit with Mrs. Ridgely's
sister in Guthrie Oklahoma.
Mrs. Grant Hodgedon is enjoy
ing a visit from her mother Mrs.
Harold, of Cleo, Oklahoma.
Miss Fern Williams will go to
ElReno in few days to visit Miss
Kathleen Hoberg.
Messrs Harry Price and James
Remington have returned from a
weeks camping trip in the Wichita
Mts.
Messrs Grant Hodgedon and
Walter Buckbee are enjoying
sojourn in Colorado Springs.
Miss Vera Yost is comtemplat-
ing trip to Rock Island H., in
the near future.
Miss florence Corbett, OF New
York City, is the guests Of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. J. S Corbett
Miss Ora Fagan will return short
ly from a visit with Miss Mary
Brown of Dallas Texas.
The Kensington Club was enter
tanned this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Wallase Hendriks.
Mrs. Redford Bond will enter
tain the Adagio club tomorrow
with one all day session
Miss Leila Laughlin re turned yes
terday from Sulphur Springs Ind.
Terr.
On Sunday last Mr.. and Mrs J.
w. Light entertained at dinner
Mrs Franklyn Ridgely. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. B. Louthan, Miss Mary
Jane Ridgely aud Mr.. Dick Lou,-
han.
Mrs. 7. II. Williams gave an ele
CANT twelve o'clock luncheon. Mon.
day in honor of Mrs. Ridgely and
Miss Mary Jane Ridgely, covers
were laid for, other than the guests
Of honor: Mrs. N. M. Williams, NJ.
B. Louthan, Mrs. Ed F. Johns, Mrs.
J. w. Light. Mrs. f. Z. Riddle,
Mrs. J. H. Griffin. The place cards
were dainty little pen and ink
sketches, appropriate to the names
OF the guests, and were the work
of the hostess, An elaborate menu
was served.
Miss NJ. S. Miller gave and ele-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR oowELS

Many serious diseases arise from
neglect OF the bowels. Chaber-
lain Stomach and Liver Tablets
are a pleasant and agreeable lax
ative. They invigcrAte he liver
and regulate the bowels. For sale
by All Druggists
Geo Kemp and Co are still
selling furniture and all kinds of
household goods at greatly reduced
prices. Remember that the sale
will continue the balance of this
month. COME NOW and get a
GREAT BARGAIN.
Geo Kemp & Co. 7Itf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

A new carrier boy has been put
on Route No. 2, the old carrier
boy quitting without showing the
new boy the'route and if any sub
scriber misses the paper please
notify the EXPRESS Office and it
will be corrected,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Robert Owen, Of Chicago, came
in yesterday te see his sister, Mrs.
Meller, of North Sixth Street, but
she and her children had lett on
an earlier train for Chicago to
visit her brother and they passed
each other on the road. Quite a
number of people living in Chick
asha are friends TO MI. Owen and
it is to be foped they will get him
to remain until his sister re-
turns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
SKATERS ATTENTION

Morgan & Crib have just re-
ceived a line of Ladies Shoes Built
for Roller Skating,
They have Them in Gun Metal
Caff In Pat Kid in Both Lace and
Button. Ico-tf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

The Ladies Anxiliary of the
Baptist church owing to the bad
weather have decided to pospOne,
serving at The Owl Drug Store
until Saturday night week. Aug.
22nd. All tickets sold will be ie-
at that time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

WANTED-White man to cook
in camp, apply at w. H. Bryant
In tent at Ball Park in south part
of city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Miss Marie Buckingham, of
Washington, d. c., is expected to
arrive this week on a visit to her
uncle, VIM. McMurtrie, of AT
Colorado avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Ladies Auxiliary of congre-
atioal church will meet with Mrs.
A, A. Humphrey 227 Washington
avenue Thursday afternoon at 2
o clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Theo Proctor, bhse cart driver
for the FIRE company, is on the
sick list with slow fever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Co to Geo. Kemp and Co.. for
bargains in all kinds of QUEENS.
WARE. and GLASSWARE
they are making. a big
reduction on this line and you can
save money by buying of them
now. Geo. Kemp & Co. 7Itf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Don't forget to patronize The
Ladies Auxiliary of the Baptist
church at the Owl July 26. 70 IS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Arthur Thomas. rI3 Psnusyt-
vania avenue is quite sick with
slow fever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Ladies Auxiliary of Baptist
church will have charge of the Owl
soda fountain Thursday night July
20. Tickets only 10 cents Proceeds
for their new church. 1875
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Miss Margaret Windham. Read
ing and Physical Culture, s27
South Fifth. Phone 3o1. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Mrs. Felson and children and
Miss Estelle Wilson of McKinny
Tex. are the guests of Mrs. courcier
728 aud Kan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

Peter Kilduf. the salaried chair
man of the B. L. E. of the Rock
Island System is in the city from
Chicago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25
CARD OE THANKS

I wish to thank ell the people of
this city vnd country who in any
manner assisted me in the Piano
Contest. assure them their help
was appreciated.
CORA LABoON.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-07-25

chicago.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-30
FAST OCEAN

An inventor has designed a ship, or
rather he has applied a system of
electrical propulsion to his invention
which he believes will cross the At
lantic in three days. Whether it will be
a success or not remains to be seen.
The success of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters as a family medicine has been
firmly established for over 50 years, so
that when you take it you rest assured
that 1t is the best that science can pro-
duce. 1t is a specific remedv for poor
appetite, insomnia, sick or nervous
headache, belching, bloating, heartburn
1a%tulency, dyspepsia, indigestion, cos,
%tiveness, female ills, or malaria, fever
and ague. Therefore we urge you to
try a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters at once. Good health will be
your sure reward. The genuine has
our Private Stamp over the neck OF the
bottle.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-30
Continued Wet Weather,

The present wet weather brings to
mind a prophecy or prediction of an old
Sioux Indian several weeks ago., "that it
was always a sure sign to see the sun
lying on its belly and absorbing so much
water, which meant an almost continual
downpour for seventeen years, and each
succeeding year would outpour its pre-
decessor."
Tribune: An old Indian was in Bis
marck the other day from Standing
Rock agency and told a story that will
be pleasing to all the people of the Mis-
souri, Slope. Being asked how he liked
the weather, he said it was cheap good"
and then in broken English said that he
had been told by his elders that every
thirty years there was a change of
weather in this section; that for thirty
years there would be wet years and then
for thirty years there would be dry&years
He said that three years ago the last
cycle of thirty years of dry weather had
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-30
The Best of the Year.

Sports A6eld comes to us this month
considerably enlarged in size and
dressed in a very attractive, illuminated
cover. A brace of very interesting arti-
Giles describes the fishing resorts near
Chicago and their local notabilities-re-
sort keepers. guides and bait boys.
Frank l.. Stick offers a delightful little
study of a boy fisherman in "When For
tune Smiled" S. D. Barnes gives US a
breath of plains ozone in 1.-THE Merging
OF Two Brands" and there is a touch of
e%xhuberant mountain humor in "The.
Way to Red Knob" by William Perry
Brown. Chas. A. Moody, M. D., finds
occupation for his pen in a most instruc-
tive study of our poisonous snakes.
Unquestionably this is a record break
ing issue of a magazine noted for gen
eral excellence. Your newsdealer can
supply you; if not, send to Sports A6eld,
1853 Dearborn ST., Chicago, Ills.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-30

The advertisement Of Paris &
Co., the we'll. known Chicago stock
yards commission company, in
this issue of the Press brings to
mind that the cattle shipping sea-
son will be on in four or six
weeks. Cattle are doing we'll and
owing to the splendid condition
in which they came through the
winter shipments will be ready
early, notwithstanding the heavy
rains and backwardness of the
season. The present prices are
not very tempting and this fact
may retard shipments somewhat.
Dickinson shipped So4 cars of
beef cattle in 1905, but the num-
Der this year may be a little less,
owing to the fact that many
ranchers were cutting down their
herds last year, their range having
been reduced by the large num-
Der of new settlers.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-30
Sentinel Butte.

Mrs. Watson and daughters, Ruth and
Gertrude, of Yule visited in town Tues
day and went to Dickinson Wednesday.
Landlord Barnett is raising enough
vegetables on his claim to supply his
hotel.
Mrs. Kitchen left Monday for a visit
in Horse Cave, KY.
A crew of men is now employed in
lining the water wall of the town dam
with stone and widening the road across.
The nearest town in which to celebrate
the Ith will be Belfeld.
Mabel Gilbert is staying with Mrs
Tomamichel during Mr.. Tomamichel's
absence.
Three parties have found good water
west of Sentinel Butte at a depth of q
and 80 feet.
A gentleman from Belfeld has bought
the store and stock of the Sentinel Butte
Mercantile Co. and will take charge in
three weeks.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-30
For Sale.

Cheap, Gomez 24,331, my pure bred
P%ercheron stallion. sired by Thompson
and closely related to Brilliant; dam
Louise 24,1Io, by Major Clark 2,573
Gomez is a large, fine fellow, foaled
July q, 1893. weight 1900 lbs. Also
Robin w. 3o,I35, a dark bay stallion
with star in forehead, weight 1900 lbs,
foaled 1897. He is very stylish and a
good knee action; shows lots of speed.
His breeding is among the best; he
carries the blood of the great sires,
Nutwood Onward and Dictator, and has
a double cross of Geo. Wilkes 2.22, the
greatest progenitor OF speed that ever
lived. He is bred right for a good sire.
Also two registered Hereford bulls, :
years old. and W registered Shorthorn
bulls. The above stock will be sold
cheap as l have used them as long as |
can, or | will trade for anything worth
the money My ranch on the Knife
river is for sale also.
" H. B. ScHAFFNER,
3-17-tt Hebron, N. D.