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The Irish standard., 1907-06-15
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman
brought with him recently from Rome
another mark Of honor to the Very
Rev. Henry Mensing, P R.. of Web
ster. appointing him a Domestic Pre-
late, also with the title of Right Rev.
Monsignor. The newly-createf mon
signor was ordained over 20 years ago
for the Sioux Falls diocese, and since
that date has been pastor of st. Ottos
church in the above city, where he has
built up t1ourishing congregation and
fine parochial school, Mgr. Mensine
was administrator of the diocese after
Bishop Martyrs transfer to st. Cloud,
and until the appointment of our pres
emf worthy bishop the RI Rev. Thos.
OC;orman.
Died-Mrs. Anna Windus, for we'll
nigh thirty years resident of Brook
ings county. breathed her last on Sun
day evening a her home in Elkton,
and her remains We're laid to rest in
the cemetery at that place on Tuesday
forenoon. Deceased was born i'm Ger
many in 40. and at the age of years
crossed the ocean. She first settled at
Portage, Wis., and there she continued
to make her home until the year 10,
when she moved to Dakota with her
husband. viz, Caspar Windus, who
preceded her nearly eight years afo.
For some time the old lady had not
been in good health, and last March
she was removed to Rochester, Mimi.
to be operated upon for a cancer. but
she returned as incurable, Monsignor
Sheehan celebrated requiem high mass.
Con O'Leary. Dom Shuler. Dan Bairey,
John Schweickert. n. Wiskur and B.
klees We're the pall-bearers.
The new ST. Marys church at Salem,
one of the finest and most imposing
edifices in the Sioux Falls diocese. will
be solemnly consecrated on Tuesday
next. The ceremony will be performed
by the Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman,
assisted by the Rev. Bernard Weber,
pastor, and many of the diocesan
clergy. The Salem congregation, COM
posed chiefly of Germans, is one of the
largest in the diocese, and as thew
have now one of the best parochal
schools. too, the parish is one of the
| most important. Father Weber has
n in 80
work which he has accomplished since
assuming charge of ST Mary's,
The sympathy Of many is extended
to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas LAWN Of Par
nell township Brookings county. in the
loss of their little s-year-ol darling
whom God called to Himself after a
short illness late on Sunday night at
the parents home. six miles west of
| Elkton. Maria was operated upon for
appendicitis on the Friday previous
and notwithstanding that the best of
medical skill was consulted she was
called away. The remains We're taken
to the Church of Our Lady of Good
Counsel on Tuesday, where appropriate
services We're conducted by .Monsignor
sheehan. latter which interment was
held in st. Mary's cemetery.
Dominican Fathers Ripple and Eek
ert of the Holy Rosary church, Min
neapolis. will give weeks mission in
ST. Thomas church, De Smet, Very
Rev. Dean Hogan, pastor. opening on
Sunday next.
The fifth annual closing exercises of
the Academy of Our Lady of Good
Counsel, Jefferson. was held at the
Fountain Opera house at that place
on Wednesday evening last, and 50
The Irish standard., 1907-06-15
CLOSING DAYS.
Fine Program Rendered by Students
Of tho Winona Seminary,

Fine Program Rendered by Students
Of the Winona Seminary.
One Of the most delightful and en-
PERTAINING recitals of the gradua ting
exercises of the Winona Seminary was
that Of Miss Edna Irene Cosgrove on
Monday evening, says the Winona In
dependent of the 18th inst.
Miss Cosgrove has an exceptionally
fine mezzo-soprano voice and a charm
ing appearance. Her program was
varied, an effective group of Lullabies
being very enjoyable, while a Romanza
from Tannhauser, schumann and
Schubert songs and Guonods magnif-
icent 30 Divine Redeemer" showed the
wide scope and f1exibility of her voice
Miss Resamond: Gainey. gave most
successful reading from MRS. Wiggs,"
and Miss, Davenport some delightful
violin numbers
On Tuesday evening the Glass Day
Exercises were held. The class of
nine young ladies marched into the
hall bearing the flags of OF in the
class colors of purple and white. Miss
Pearl Shearer, the class president, de-
livered very appropriate address.
Miss Mary Cieninska gave the class
poem, a graceful ode to Alma Mat
err The literary portion of the pro-
gram was composed of an essay on
Tendencies in Modern Art" by Miss
Laura German, and an essay "Pur-
poses of Culture" by Miss Cieminska,
both well and creditably prepared and
given. Mrs. Charles Biesanz' brief
lyric of selections on Yesterday, To-
day and Tomorrow" in her finished
and dramatic manner. The exercises
pertaining especially to the class WIRE
arranged as little dramatic sketch,
EVERY Senior in Her Humor." Miss
Verna Anderson gave the explanatory
prologue. Then. while the class DON
ned caps. Miss Cosgrove as the Muse
of History. told of eacS and all in
pithy verse. ...
In the second act. Miss Alma Peter
sen read the will of the class, followed
by the ceremony of burning old text
books, etc, while singing dirge
The third act showed Miss Gather
inc Craddock as a sibyl and prophet
ess. "Winona,''. a song of farewell to
the school. was sung by Miss Co.'S
grove very beautifully, A fine piano
selection by Miss Craddock and an adj
dress of farewell by Miss Loretta Neu-
man closed the program.
The Irish standard., 1907-06-15

Minnesota, Minn.--MrS. Patrick La
mey. a pioneer resident of this county
died Saturday. June 1. at the family
residence in Minnesota township. at
the age of seventy-four years. Her
funeral was held the following Nom
day morning from ST. Felix church,
Father Koegel her pastor Of Nsnne-
iska. officiating. The interment was in
the family lot in ST. Felix cemetery.
The funeral was we'll attended by her
old friends ami neighbours. Deceased s
maiden name was Bridget Coney. She
was born in Ireland seventy-four yea rs
ago and emerated to this country as a
mere girl She was married in Massa-
chusetts and came to West Newton
with her husband in. 1856. In 1887
they settled upon the homestead in
Minnesota township. where they had
resided ever. since =
Faribault Minn.-At s o'clock Tues
day morning. June T. at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception. Rev.
Father Slevin Joined in the holy bonds
of matrimony. Miss Theresa o'Brien,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
oRrien of this city. and John Max
milan Thonet. also of this city.
Red Wing. Mnn:-St. Joseph's
church was the scene of pretty we'd
ding at s O'clock this morning. says
the Red Wing Republican of the Sth
inst, when during, the celebration of
high mass Miss Catherine. T. Doyle of
this city and George e. Bagan of lie
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great was the crowd that many people
were unable to gain admittance to the
hall. The program was we'll rendered
and the good Presentation nuns might
we'll feel proud of their pupils.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
Extra Defeats Nicola

Thursday afternoon, Nicola and
our local ball team put up as inter.
esting game of ball as has been
played on the green this year.
Neola started off in the first by
getting one score. The second was
without result for both sides. In
the third the visitors had batting
streak, bringing in four scores
We tried to follow suit but missed
by one, getting three. The score
now stood Nicola 5, Extra 3. Both
sides failed to score in the fourth
The first of the fifth was fruitless
for the visitors, but in the last OF
the fifth our rooters got busy, our
players got scared and the score.
keeper put down three runs. Nicola
failed for runs in the sixth, Extra
getting two. From then to the
finish of the game neither side
scored, the fiual score being Nicola,
5 and Extra S.
NOTES OF THE GAME
McCarPs running catch in near
left field brought applause from
the grandstand.
Hicks played good ball with so
little practice.
Bluffing the first part and bat.
ting rallies in the last of the game
are tads of our players.
Come in boys; don't stand out.
side and look in. We need your
presence,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
A GOOD DOCTOR.
The German Physician, Dr.. Bair,
DeS MOineS, has Hundreds of
Testimonials from Cured
Patients.

Positive proof that Incurable ESQ
called) diseases las Consumption, Par
alysis, Cancers, Fits, Psychics, Rbeu-
matism, Tumors, Appendicitis, Gall
Stones, have been and are being
cured. IF YOU ARE AFFLICTED,
TAKE COURAGE, EITHER CALL ON,
FULLY OF YOUR CASE. After thirty
years of hard study he is q leader in
the treatment of Special Pathology or
Diseases often given up as hopeless by
the Emergency or Family Doctor.
Consultation is free, either at the
Office or by mail. If you can not call
on the Doctor, write him. Address
1922, 9Th Ave., Des Moines, Ia. COS
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
The farmers in the saddle

The farmers in the saddle
And when he comes to town
The rest of us by right should go,
Away back and sit down.
His corn brings him fancy price,
It's rising every day
And he rakes in all kinds of chink
For load of hay.
Buffers on the upper grade
Veals higher than kite,
Pork is climbing up the scale,
And beef is out of sight.
The eggs he gathers every day,
From his chicken coop,
Are almost worth their weight in
gold
And we are in the soup.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Alain Leroy Locke, a Philadel-
phia negro has been awarded two
hundred and fifty dollars as the first
of the three Bowdoin prizes given
annually at Harvard for the best
literary essays of the year. II is
considered the most notable prize
which Harvard stutent can win.
MIR. Locke also won the Rhodes
scholarship for Pennsylvania. He
will have fifteen hundred dollars a
year for three years to support him
self as student at Oxford.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

A boy sat on rail fence enclosing
a corn field. A city chap passing
by said:
Your corn looks kind of yellow,
yep" replied the boy, Chats
the kind we planted"
ut don't look like you'll get more
than half crop"
Nope. we don't expect to; the
landlord gets the other half"
The stranger hesitated moment
and then said:
You are not very far from a fool,
are you, my boy?"
"Nope; not more'n ten feet" said
the boy and the city chap moved
on.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Some of the "boys" seem to feel
hot under the collar because Uncle
Toms Cabin show paid five dollars
for license and took out several
hundred dollars of good coin of
the realm and when they (the
boys) wanted to have a little wrest-
ling match, the privilege was first
granted them upon payment of
twenty five dollars, which they say
was afterwards reduced to ten
dollars, but, owing to the rough
weather Thursday evening, they
concluded not to pay; but boys, the
ordinance for amusemeuts, ETC.,
provides license of not LESS than
ten dollars nor over twenty-five; so
there you are,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. Will Crissman went down to
Atlantic on business last week and
was taken quite i'll. obliging her to
stay couple of days before she
was able to return and since her
return has been obliged to keep to
her bed most of the time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The body of George Geggner, who
was buried at st. Joe nine years ago
was exhumed and taken to Des
Moines recently, Geggner weighed
but little over 100 pounds but the
body now weighs almost 1000
pounds having become solid stone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY

The muffied drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet,
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tints are spread
And Glory guards, with solemn
round,
The bivouac of the dead.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mr.. Nick Bintner has two hun
dred sixty-three little pigs in his
1907 flock and all are doing we'll /.
Now don't understand by this that
Nick is little piggish, tor more
liberal fellow don't exist. There
are hundreds of farmers that envy
the company that Nick is keeping.
No offence Old Bow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Travellers in certain districts of
Victoria, Australia, find it difficult
to get their horses to face the
swarms of caterpillars that fill the
country roads. They are eating up
all vegetation and an excursion
train came to stand still recently
because dense masses of the insects
blocked the rails.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

On the southern declivity of Mt.
vesuvius, tissure suddenly opened,
from which flow of poisonous gas
escaped killing a peasant and nine
others who rushed to his rescue fell
and were saved with difficulty.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

In France potatoes are used in
the manufacture of billiard balls
and imitation meerschaum pipes.
After lying for thirtysix hours in a
solution of sulphuric acid, they are
dried and pressed, when they be-
come SO solid, articles made from
them are mistaken for marble in
many cases.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

It took negro jury just fifty five
minutes to find another negro guilty
in trial at Chickasha recently.
The Judge decided to try a negro
jury as an experiment with the re-
suit named.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

John w. Peterman returned home
Sunday, after attending the funeral
of his brother in law MIR. Melville
Duff who died from being kicked
in the head by horse and linger-
ed three days in an unconscious
condition before death came to his
relief. A remarkable fact connect
ed with his sudden death is this
makes the fourth death in the Duff
families, all being by accident.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
REGRETS

To all who are my friends, 1 wish
to express my regrets that circum.
stances were such that l was OBJ.
liged to disappoint them by not
appearing with my class at com
mencement. have too much re.
gard for my fathers name to sub.
NIT to being made another's
stool pigeon.
JACK HENsLEY.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Halmer Peterson west of town
was the lucky guesser at Lohner
d Jensen's on the number of seeds
in the jar, his guess being eight
thousand by which he received the
hundred piece dinner set. He is
about seventeen years of age.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Duncan Mcdonald, now veteran
in the employ of the Southern Paci-
fc, pulled the throttle of the first
railway train in Japan 35 years ago
and he had the honor of drawing
the present Mikado, then a young
man Of scarcely 20 years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

They had stew for dinner with
mashed potatoes and six year old
Tommy found he could use his knife
to advantage. His older brother
said: Il am ashamed of you Tom
my; use your fork"
Tommy looked up in astonishment
"My fork leaks" he answered.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Do you advertise? The mail
order man
Never grows weary,
Nor says he is leary,
Of putting his coin in an ad.
So while you are shaking
Your heart he is taking
The chink that you ought to have
had.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

A Jefferson City, Missouri man
has been missing wood from his
woodshed lately. A few mornings
ago he found nice gold watch on
the wood.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Charles Dickens was label stick
er in shoeblacking factory, Daniel
Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe
was the son of butcher and John
Bunyan author of 1.-THE Pilgrims
Progress" was q travelling tinker.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The "State Encampment'' is held
this year at Dubuque, from the 1lth
to the 14th of June inclusive.
Those veterans thinking of attend.
ing from Extra are H. F. Andrews,
]. +. Lair, j. B. Connrardy and
Peter Tarnish,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The Misses Bruner and cousins
dress makers, who have rooms in
the upper story of the Cotton store
are having all the sewing, they can
possibly do at this time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

About one million negroes in the
United States are farmers and more
than one hundred eighty thousand
own their own farms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Raymond Herrick was again quite
i'll with his old complaint, rheuma-
tiem, but his many friends hope
he will soon recover,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
SLEEP

When he is chap we call him nap,
When he older grows, we call him
doze;
When his age by hours we number
we call him slumber.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The old soldiers are falling rapid
~, according to statistics about four
thousand a month drops off the pen
sion roll.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Chief Chemist Wiley of the de-
partment of fagriculture says: ''It's
a rank disgrace for any man to die
except from old age"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

A cubit is two feet, space three
feet, fathom six feet. A span is
ten and half inches, hand is four
inches and league is three miles.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. Esther Crane of Hubbell, !,
Nebraska, is reported to be getting
a little better now and hopes are
entertained of her recovery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. Bermina Sarras, a Mexican
Indian woman, recently sold mine
near Hawthorn, Nevada, to an
Eastern syndicate for ninety thou.
sand dollars.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The National Baptist Publishing
House of Nashville, Tennessee, has
two hundred sixty hands employed
daily, all are negroes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

F. L. Anderson sold his dray last
week to George Milliman and is in.
tending to move to one OF the Da-
kotas where his brothers reside.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Japan has bought and is buying
large numbers of Normandy horses
for the new cavalry regiments of the
empire.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The church was packed. Just
before the benediction the clergy
man said:
''In passing out, please remain
seated until the ushers have removed
the chairs from the aisles."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

1t is estimated that about four
thousand acres of cedar trees are
cut down annually to furnish the
material for lead pencils.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Fred Bartlett of Audubon town.
ship drove in Monday with car of
hogs which he sold to our buyers
Hensley Brothers and Thielen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

County Superintendent Miss Ella
Stearns visited our public schools
and the Art Exhibit Friday and
speaks very highly of all she saw
and witnessed,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Happiness goes Haunting by,
As gaily as butterfly;
But when we catch the lovely
thing,
Alas! it has a broken wing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. VIM Delahoyde was suffer
ing the first of this week with heart
trouble to which she is subject,
having had several attacks within
the past few years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Charlie Woodward aud wife of
Atlantic arrived here Wednesday
on visit with their old neighbore
and many friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The bat looked up at the player bold
And its smile was good to see;
Then it turned quite red as it softly
said,
You have made hit with me.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Will s. Wiseler of Atlantic pass.
ed Friday night in Extra and par
ticipated as one of the singers at
the graduating exercises.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The Extra and Brayton Kid teams
played ball on the grounds of the
latter this week. the former being
winners by to 5.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. Jane Bennett of Casey ar
rived here Wednesday OF last week
on visit with her son, John Ben.
nett and wife, and old neighbors.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
Rapid Wing.

The pacing stallion of Powell
and Harvey at kroeger's Livery
Barn every day in the week, charge
of Date McClain. Call and look
him over.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

AL Voorhees,, Master of the Ma
comic lodge here. left Sunday for
Clinton, Iowa, where he will see
the third degree work exemplified
Monday night and attend Grand
Lodge the three following days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Editor II. E. Moffatt of the Grun-
dy Center Times, wife and two
children arrived in Extra Friday
morning on visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Sturgeon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

DR.. w. T. Lynn, of Pana Illinois
celebrated his one hundred and
second birthday anniversary May %
BY entertaining five hundred guests
at dinner. He is hale aud hearty.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. ]. B. Conprardy left Thurs
day for Hubbell, Nebraska to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mre. 6. T..
Poage'and may establish a class in
dreesmaking which she has been
solicited to do.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

]. G. Powell is now the proud
possessor of fortythree registered
Hereford cattle and thirteen more
on the road between here and Blk
Horn
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Cotton return.
ed Saturday from Vinton where
they were called to attend the flu
neral of his mother.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

j. w. Jensen wife and two child
rem left Monday for Des Monies to
spend the week in attendance at
the Advent Camp meeting now in
progress in that city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Fred Wilkins, the clerk in the
First National Bank, passed the
latter part of last week IN Atlantic
with his parents.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

William Smith who formerly
lived in Greeley, is in the Iowa
City hospital undergoing treat.
ment after an operation for some
internal trouble.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Madrid lies two thousand and
ninety feet above sea level. 1t lies
higher than any other European
capital.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Earl kilworth returned from
Wyoming Saturday to go back
there this week with his mother, as
her daughter, Mrs. Bert Hamlin. is
ot1ite ill
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

J. w. Jensen of Hamlin town.
ship had eleven head of prime corn
fattened cattle on the market Mon
day, which our local dealers pur-
chased and shipped to market the
same day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Owing to the want of a regular
program and the threatening
weather, but few people were in
town last Thursday, consequently
there was hr.t very little stir.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

N. P. Christensen, wife and chill
dren passed Thursday at Oakfield
at the 1. P. Hallock home and at
tended the decoration exercises.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Miss Rachael Rabson came up
from Atlantic last Wednesday and
remained until Sunday at the pa
rental home in this city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

The Audubon township and
Louisville base base ball team tried
conclusions on the diamond the
first of the week with the score of
80 to in favor of the former.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Frank Pfeiffer and wife, residing
near Viola Center, were visiting
last Saturday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baumgartner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06

Mrs. Walter Delahoyde of Allan
tic arrived here Sunday on visit
with his parente, William Della
hoyde and wife.