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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
King t1OnOrs an American Singer

In contrast with his former penurious habit King
Georges lavish expenditure he grows older and
richer is akin to that OF the American millionaire
He will come here in magnificent railroad car built
for him. 1t will meet him and the Queen at Aix-les-
Baines and convey them Paris 1t said to be the
most magnificent car constructed.
Every inch of the wall is hung with watered silk
in faint lilac tint painted by the French artist,
Gerard, with tangle of lotus flowers The furniture
is OF mahogany, walnut and ash, with light blue silk
upholstery and the ceilings again Gerards work.
represent pastoral scenes in Watteau style an orr
entail orchard of laden fruit forming the appro-
pirate ceilings OF the dining-room.
Apropos of royalties, a French singer, describing
a short time ago the strain of figuring at a private
audience where the after-dinner mood OF monarch
must decide the fate of the singer, told of being
summoned by. Queen Alexandra TO sing before her
brother, King George of Greece
Even though they were friends, the ordeal was
sufficient for Tostoi the composer to comment upon
it to the singer, who, after her return home threw
herself upon the bed in complete exhaustion wholly
dressed as she was and slept for tweny-four hours
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SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL.

T ONDON, July 2S.-In a room the Bird
in Hand a small saloon in Londons Long
IL Acre, twelve met night in July sixty
four years age They were sturdy British working
men, and had as leader John Hadley, carpenter
The men formed themselves into sick benefit club
that is a society from which any OF them
could draw money in case of illness They called
it Hearts OF Oak" that was the general term of.
the period for the British sailor Arnold in his
Death OF Nelson" immortalized the term:
Our ships are British oak
And hearts OF oak our men"
4 dozen men pledged themselves enroll as
many friends as possible The room over the saloon
was rented for one night each week and by the time
year had rolled along the membership of dozen
had grown to one OF I54 and reserve fund of
nearly $500 had been established.
Today the Hearts of Oak" has 100000 members
and the reserve fund is over SI6oooooo The annual
income is over S37oo,ooo, and $500 is paid in
sick and other benefits every working day of the
year
The benefits received by the members of the
society nowadays are not merely the sick benefit
originally planned The member pays an entrance
fee OF 90 cents, and doctors examination fee of
80 cents and then quarterly dues OF sag He must
be between the ages Of IS and 80 when he joins,
and his wages must be not less than S. per week.
The sick benefit IS $3.50 per week for twenty-six
weeks and then half-pay for another twenty-six
weeks. If more or less permanently sick the mem
Der would be put the pay roll at d dependent
on his years OF membership.
On the death OF a member, SIoo is paid to his
family for his funeral and if married $50 is given to
his wife Should his wife die, the society provides
$50 for the funeral
The society is affiliated with forty-sx convalescent
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Burglar Caught by BuQ Oil.

PARIS, July 2S.-Piteous cries forshelp aroused
worthy Partisan tradesman from his slubers in the
dead of the night and ~pn descending his shop he
behed man writhing in agony on the floor He at
once called in some policemen who were passing
down the street and inspection of=the premises
revealed the further distressing fact that burglars had
been work and that valuable goods had been
carried away As the sef-invited visitor no bet
ter, doctor was promptly sent for and it soon
ascertaned that he had mistaken bottle containing
fluid for the destruction of certain obnoxious in
sects for one of wine and had taken a good gup,
which had led to the trouble.
1t appears that as the gang the point of
leaving the establishment the individual in question,
being very thirsty, helped himself to a drink. His
cries his companions off in doube-quick time,
and the police have their work in the effort
to trace them. The burglar who, perforce had to
remain behind is lying in quite desperate condi-
ton at the nearest hospital
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RdY Restores Hair.

PARIS, July 28-Professor Bouchard read paper
before the French Academy of Sciences setting forth
that X-rays infaible agent for restoring color
to whtened hair and beard and turning light blond
hair to fast black
He showed pictures OF professor of Montpelier,
one side of whose beard was iron gray the other,
after treatment, gstening black. A later photo
graph proved that the richness of color
black
While revealing this wonderful successor to the
many dyes the market the professor was not alto
gether sanguine to the great gain to the old who
would be young to the prematurely white. He
said it would be time before he could make
sure that the result might not be permanent harm
which would than compensate for the rejuve-
nation
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Springs Discovered in Forest.

The glory of the monastery of Tep had begun
to fade somewhat in the eighteenth century. when
the discovery of the wonderful healing properties of
the springs situated the monasterys lands in the
vicinity of Tepl and Eyer gave the monks oppor
tunty of gaining worldwide fame not militant de-
tenders of the faith, but the proprietors of a
health center which sufferers from all parts
of the globe.
These springs were discovered in wilderness of
almost mpenetrabe forests and virgin land in an
entirely unpopuated region of Bohemia. Some of
them contain Gaubers SALT others iron and others
alkaline ingredients of great healing powers, and it
found that they brought relief sufferers from
all sorts of diseases The monks of Tep realized
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and seaside homes of all descriptions and denomina
TONS and the convalescing member can go to any
one he chooses for two three weeks free, and
have his travelling expenses provided In case of fire,
and his tools or other necessaries destroyed the
society reimburses the member up to SIS.
When the working man becomes too old and
infrm to work he gets practically od-age pen
sion in the form of permanent sick benefit pay.
The members children also taken care of, for
they can join the juvenile department, from years
OF age to 70, at cost Of from rs cents to ST per
quarter.
The society has corps OF doctors in every locality
who have agreed to examine applicants the
socetys behalf Except for this all work is attended
to by the secretary and his staff of 200, which is
divided into many departments. The secretary is
Charles w. Barnes, and he has for private secre-
tary S. H. Godfrey, the Englishman from Devon
shire who in April last captured the championship
of the world at Baltimore, Md, in stenography.
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English Army Circles Stirred by Big Divorce Scandal

honesty of his intentions.
Please don't make lot of public inquiries, let
this get into the newspapers. don't ask this for
your sake or NINE but for the sake of both your reg
ments.
Il went with him as his wife to the Royal Oak
Hotel, Sevenoaks There names in the book,
we arrived late having traed over from 4 shford,
where he hired trailer. He left On bicycle at 6
o'clock in the morning
The writer to say that she had LETT Gloria,
their child, with her aunt she would be great
comfort to her. The letter concluded:
May beg one favor of you-not to Sue for dam
ages and not to try take my money, as it would
mean Starvation to BOTH and this | cannot believe
would be your wish. Good-by Please try to forget
and forgive as quickly you can. VIOLET
The story told by the mauve colored letter explains
why the major was seeking divorce from his wife
the ground of her misconduct with Captain
Wright Neither the wife nor the correspondent put
In an answer.
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Wife of Major Deserts Him and
Takes Flight With Captain.

And the letter in the mauve colored envelope,
sealed with the great red splash, ran as follows:
My Dear Tommy: lam afraid am going to give
you very great shock greater because don't think
you realize how unhapp Ifhave been for years.
Il have left you forever because | simply cannot
bear life it is any longer, and because love an
other deeply. l have been wronging you far
longer than you think, and l leaving because it
would be better than remaining with you, that
would be absolutely living lie.
Il don't want to hurt you your more than
can possibly help and for that reason and for the
sake of your family and mine l beg you to divorce
quickly and as quietly you l have gone
away with Captain Wright but he has given me his
word of honor that he will marry me as soon as he
can And l have not the slightest doubt as to the
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Balloon Life-PreSerVeI..

LONDON, July a8-Why be drowned? Carl
Julius Schwab, who visited the Lord Mayor yester-
day, very emphatic the point He wore what
appeared to be rather neat blue waistcoat with
small white spots. But by taking tube~fron his
side upper waistcoat pocket unscrewns the top.
and blowing into the tube, he able to initiate
himself "wsiby."
The other end OF the tube he explained, entered
inner lining of air proof rubber, which enabled
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that these waters would be new source Of wealth
and power to them and they Immediately took the
exploitation of the springs in hand. They named
the place Marenbad, meaning the watering place of
the Virgin Mary, and the first Of the springs, the
water of which was used for medical purposes, was
named Marienquelle meaning the spring of the
Virgin Mary.
Similar indications of clerical ownership notice
able throughout Marenbad. The most important
spring the waters of which are drunk by tens
of thousands of persons every year, is named the
Kreuzbrunnen, meaning the spring of the cross
Another spring is called Ambrosius, after the saint
of that The Ferdinands Brunen is named after
the devou Roman Catholic Emperor who did his best
to extermnate Protestants in Bohemia The Rudolfs-
quee is named after of the patron saints of
Tepl Monastery
Marenbad is built in the shape of pear, the
main street. which represents the stalk starting
the station and gradually widening and branching
off encrce the charningly lad-out gardens which
form the of the town, On the right of these
gardens lie the Coonnade the Kursaal and the luxu
rious bath establishments On the left is the main
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SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL.

T OAD0N, July 28.-Asking that the damages
against the correspondent be settled on the
IL wife who deserted him. Major Thomas Masters
Usborne of the shorncife Field Artillery received
the decree Of divorce, and closed scandal which
has stirred the English army.
Captain Ernest Trevor Longebear Wright,
Der of an exceedingly old and honorable English
family, is the other He was formerly under
the command of Major Osborne.
A mauve colored envelope dainty, innocent
looking scrap of stationery that had been sealed with
great red splash OF wax the only witness
either side except Major osborne himself
Standing in the witness box, quietly dressed in a
blue lounge suit Major osborne, tall, handsome,
sun burned of 40 straight of limb and stern in
expression, took the mauve colored envelope from
the usher, drew out the letter with a mechanical
movement and, after glancing at it quickly, said in
low voice:
eyes. received that from my wife,"
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE Fl, COLUMN :.
it is tucked out of sight. and then little of the monk
or priest is discoverable, for the headgear is an
ordinary tall hat, the gray Homburg of the
tourist
The abbot of Tepl is a very important parsonage
indeed, not only in ecclesiastical but also in poiti
cal and social circles in Austria Enthusiastically, he
ranks as Bishop and in church his miter. staff and
throne proclaim the fact He is the head OF the
wealthiest church corporation in Austria and has
the appointment of all the parish priests in several
hundred Bohemian villages. Politically he is life
member OF the Austrian House of Peers and exercises
great electoral influence the peasant populace
OF Bohemia Many of the candidates who are elected
10 the Austrian Legislature from Bohemia little
more than his puppets.
As a member OF the Marenbad Town Council his
vote counts as FIVE, which gives him the balance of
power in the municipality, and that, judging by re-
suits IS no bad thing for Marienbad There is
nothing better than despotism, Carlyle maintained,
when it is benehcent-
There is no affectation of simplicity about the
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Simple Life at the Resort.

Life here is simple, for the cure is Strict. BY 6
o'clock Marienbad is wide awake. The band is in
possession of of the two kosks situated either
end of the Cofonnade, and two long lines of would be
drinkers Of the by no means unpleasant waters are
waiting, glass in hand, to pass the springs. From
to 80 the crowd grows; row of supereilous look
ing maids and Wallets stand waiting to present mon
seur madame with first second or third glass;
those folk who servantess employ of the
many blue -bloused, bue-capped messengers TO fill
their mugs while the more economically minded take
their place in the long and cosmopolitan line and
wait patiently to be served,
By $50 the Coonnade is deserted and the drinkers
are vending their way in every direction to break
fast at the many cafes in the town or among the
surrounding woods. If the morning is and
sunny breakfast is taken out of doors, served by
smiling mattresses and grinning boys who hasten
to provide the visitor with wooden footstool and
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George of Greece Desires
to Hear Mary Garden.
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL.

n ARlS, July 28--King George of Greece, who is
due in Paris soon, has expressed desire to
meet Mary Garden, the prima donna of the
Opera Conlique, and if possible hear her sing the
role of Aphrodite which she has made famous.
The King and the young American singer have
been acquainted some years. Miss Garden having
been summoned to appear before many royalties.
But the monarch's especial delight in her most recent
triumph lies in the fact that by her charming Greek
draperies quaint jewels and her poses of apparently
unstudied grace, she has revived Hellenic with
furore among the Parisians. He will confer some
signal honor upon her in recognition of his appre
citation, undoubtedly will decorate her. and it is
thought may induce her to visit Athens there pre-
sent te opera what may be regarded its native
heath 81 -
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him to convert his wastcoat into effective and
comfortable air balloon.
He offered to submit to any reasonable test, but
declined the Thames at Blackfriars being too
dirty and an early appointment will be made for
thorough experiment in or London
Large-orders may therefore be expected from pas
sengers by steamships, and the excitement of
mshap would be greatly enhanced by the passengers
rantically putting away at their inAaters.
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Dance TO- Cure Sultan.

,TANGIERS, Morocco, July 2S-The Sultan Oh
Morocco is seriously ill of typhoid fever. Singers
and dancers executing symbolic songs and
dances before him to drive away the evil spirits.
Kaid MacLean, commander of the Sultans k6dy-
guard is also i'll with the same disease
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and pair with liveried servants proclaim his high
rank and great power When King Edward arrives
at Marienbad the abbot is always among the little
crowd of. notabes which gathers at the station to
greet him, and looks by far the most imposing per-
sonage there. In fact, the royal visitor in mutt
presents nothing like so impressive an appearance.
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street of shops snd top of the town the chief
square with its pretty garden North, east and west
the town is surrounded by thckly wooded hills.
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the Bohemian Woods Prosper Under the Wise Guidance Religious Ord

coNrrNrEp FRoM PAeE p, coLUMN :.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20
Tier in Sic Be.t3 Holly.

a ~ now lbs six saloons. The
sixth license WAS granted to Charlie
v Cline. Two extensively signed
ctitinnS were ire entcd TO the Cit,
council one by the Women's Club,
and the other by the business men,
but the town needed the money and
they thought the public would buy
the goods Of this new resort 10 All
extent that would make the deal sat
i factory all round
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Notice.

All "~opcrty holders, OF the Town
Of Holly are hereby notified to GU,
down all the weeds on their property
within ten days after the date of this
notice; otherwise the weeds will be
cut down by the Town and the cost
assessed against the property,
]. S. McMurtry, Mayor.
Hallp, Colorado, July 20, 1906,
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Religious Services.

Salvation Army meetings every
Sunday at 3 and p. m.
Prayer meetings on Tuesday and
Friday evenings at 8 p. NJ.
Sunday school a, go p, III.
All are cordially invited.
The Unity league meets fortnightly.
Town Officials.
J H. Newman, Justice OF the Peace,
l. A. Doblc. Phil Ewing, Consta-
bles.
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Amity Department

Amity Department
From Observer.
Sam Carrico and family were visit
ors in Amity Tuesday.
Mrs Joe Miller and children visited
in Holly last Saturday.
John Davy is making arrangements
TO move into the Baldwin building
Miss Myrtle Harms and Mr.. Kirk
uatrick OF the north side are reported
on the sick list.
D.. Miller OF y, nth Granada was
in Amity thi, weeh visiting his sons
George and Joe.
II ~. Na"nin one of the success
III 10th e,'c tarncr was in Am'y
~. ~ re- t'is wees.
i Ri Ola}l wEo has been Wis
is.~~ ia y N--.to the I"st wee, return
; - I.aaor Wednesday,
vi or~,r ! 2. :.ern arr'nged for
Y, Sun lay between Amity and Sun
~ila on te rt.rr's @-onnds.
f'v,an' nd Mr. Cummins, OF
r=,l ~ =, are ex ected 10 ar
rive toi~y TO- cyn k mon'h5 writ
N t'c colo"y.
Tie count commissioners, last
week pon'cd J. H. Childs. Phil
Frcwing and w H. Smith election
Judges for Amity precinct.
Architect Crantz OF La Junta was
in Amty couple Of days this week
drawing plans for the second story
OF the schoohousc
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Frewing went to
Lamar Tuesday for couple OF days
visit with Mrs Frewing's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas.
J. H. Newman was out in the Am
ityville section Thursday with party
of commercial men. He reports crop
prospects, out there better than ever
before
George Nico finished the work on
the new cantaloupe shed Tuesday and
now everything is in readiness for the
crop, a carload OF crates having ar
rived last week.
Gus Swanson was doing busir>ss
in Amity Monday. The Holly and
Swink railroad runs through Mr..
Swanson's place and it is reported
that town will be located there
Louis, the sixteen-yeah-old son OF
VIM. Black, has been sick the past
week and for a time was in very
serious condition He is considerably
i'm roved at the present.
Frank Nc Nbee has secured the con-
tract to furnish the Holly sugar iec-
tor; Wit line tore during the CON-
ing can,pairn. ard ha, five teln5 buy
2u.ing stone from lis qnarry.
FED rai~' -ot'crs returned Tuesd
ron EN- o-iH k7ns where he ent
Fr,,rIs
! re.>tivts He re ort5 things on
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

John Davy is making arrangements
TO move into the Baldwin building
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Mrs. Joe Miller and children visited
in Holly last Saturday.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Work on the railroad bridge has
been considerably retarded the past
week because OF an accident to the
large derrick, and it will probably
take two weeks longer to complete
the Mnrl.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Miss Myrtle Harms and Mr.. Kirk
patrick OF the north side are reported
on the sick list.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Dr. Miller OF n, nth Granada was
in Amity this wee' visiting his sons
George and Joe,
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Sunday school a, 80 p, III.
All are cordially invited.
The Unity league meets fortnightly
Town Officials.
J. II. Newman, Justice OF the Peace,
/. A Doble. Phil Ewing, Consta
bles.
Work on the railroad bridge has
been considerably retarded the past
week because OF an accident to the
large derrick, and it will probably
take two weeks longer to complete
the work
l. K Darby was in town again first
o: the wc"r setting IL another bind
- 10 IT, Newman. The machnc
was urchased by X. +. Palmer and
i the second sold By Mr. Newman in
the pa molth.
WI, Gs Alai'v sccIan g-ng waa
.n. inc II llDlly lat Saturday one
miscreant entered tNe hou.c occupied
y tc Mcvicaus Of tie gang anl
nrp-o ri7ted two sacks OF hour
rorp'a cans Of llrd and all other rro-
-:ol in light
II ! Gi wa5 cverell injured
Iln sday eite.noou OF la wcch BY
'~"rr scrl er fall Oh him while At
..a~,' in the Rafferty, grading can.
~rTos, the river While hi: injuries
a"c quite i9infrl no serious results
ere feared. and the doctor in charge
says he will be as good aS ever in
a week
Capt and Mrs REGISTER who have
had charge OF the corps work here
for the past three months, left Tues
day. the CAPTAIN going to Munden,
kans, and his wife to Greeley. Colo
After short visit in Kansas Mr. Re-
gcster will join his wife and together
they will visit his parents i'll the
southern part of the state.
They are having all kinds OF trouble
out in the Amityville district 1t is
reported that one farmer out that
way lost two teams OF horses in his
alfalfa field couple of weeks ago
and has been unable to find them
He is afraid to cut the hay for fear
he will injure the animals. At an
other place a cantaloupe rolled down
a hill and killed valuable cow.
A meeting was held in the Amity
schoohouse Monday evening of last
week for the purpose Of organizing
the Amity Dairy and Produce asso-
citation, the object of which is to
provide market for the produce
raised in this community. An organ
ization OF this kind has been badly
needed here and now that it is
started slorld be Helped along by
everyone interc ;tcd in the tow
whether producers or not. The as
sOriatiOn tartcd ont with a member
slip OF fifteen and the following OF
iiccrt were elected: s. Stirson. pres
lie. t: C. T. Gaylord. secretary; n. A.
EriIson. treasurer and J. II. Har
.,rcaves. director.
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II " Na"nn one of the aucce5S-
ii 10th g. e farmer. was in Amty
r. ." irc- tlis weel..
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FED Eni~' -ot'crs returned Tuesday
ron EN- oria k0ns.. where he ent
"r- "o;oya,l, week vi,i'ing friends
ra.otivts He re ort5 things on
{ : bopn in tie sunnower state
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Louis, the sixteen-yeah-old son OF
VIM. Black, has been sick the past
week and for time was in a very
serious condition. He is considerably
i'm roved at the present.
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i'. Z = , O1,'l wlo has been Wis.
i...- ia y N-.tv the rrst wee, return,
d, q .I.aauor Wednesday,
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Frank Nc Nbee has secured the con-
tract to furnish the Holly sugar lac
tory Wit lio2e tore during the con-
ing canrDairn. and has five tcl7l5 buy
lau,ing stone from lis qrarry.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

! VI "o~-n 2. '.ern arr 'ngcd Tor
II " Sun lay between Amitg and Sun
n = ln on t'a lattrr's g-onndS.
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From Observer.
Sam Carrico and family were visit
ors in Amity Tuesday
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Gus Swanson was doing busir>ss
in Amity Monday The Holly and
Swink railroad runs through Mr..
Swansons place and it is reported
that town will be located there.
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f'r.an' md Mr. CumminS OF
r=.l 'lrA =, are ex ected 10 ar
rive t, 10y ip~ cyr k m0n'l:5 vi II
N + @ colony
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!. K. Darby was in town again first
o: the wee setting II, another bind
- 10 ! H. Newman. The maci'ne
was urrhased by X. +. Palmer and
Is the second sold By Mr.. Newman in
lie pa I mo It'll.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Frcwing went to
Lamar Tuesday for a couple OF days
visit with Mrs. Frewing's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-07-20

Tie CONT conmiss'0ncrs, last
week a po.n'cd J. II Childs. Phil
Ercwinq and w II. Smith election
Judges for Amity precinct.