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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-12
ALBERT GIVEN.
THE TAILOR.

Styles and Prices Right
712 Chicago avenue. East Chicago. Ind.
We ready to sell Ladies
skirts and Furs in addition 10 Tailor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-12
HOW TO GET RICH

Rockefeller began as an itinerant mer-
chant; Hartman once section-hand;
Morgan was bank clerk. Comparatively
few men of wealth have inherited their
money. Fewer have attained it by accident.
Americas great fnanciers were once poor.
To strict economy and a prompt grasp
at opportunity Rockefeller, Hartman and
Morgan owe their success in financial affairs.
Opportunity now knocks at your door.
It is accompanied by economy. Get tele-
phone in your home. 1t not only saves car
fare and time for you but it is great
open-door through which you may instantly
learn facts that will be valuable to you
and will bring profits on your investment.
A Rate For Any Purse
CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
Baptist Eneampment.

sulphur l. T.. July l3.-Not with.
standing the heavy rains OF the past
few days the people are still coming
in large numbers to the Baptist on.
campment now in session. More than
400 delegates are now enrolled. and
others expected on every incoming
train for the next three days
The Baptist Young Peoples convcn-
tion has been in session during the
entire day Several excellent addresses
have been made and much business
has been done. Aside from the main
meeting in the opera house there
have been conferences and executive
meetings in several other places.
Prayer meetings will be held in sev.
eral Of the leading hotels OF the city.
Rich things arc in store for those who
attend during the coming week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
new HARTMAN LINE
Rival ROAD FOR COMMERCIAL
SUPREMACY OF PACIFIC
COAST.
Ardmorelte speclal.

Ardmoreite Special.
Portland, July l3.- To Coos Bay.
oregon, which is probably the best
harbor between Puget Sound and San
Francisco, is being built a railroad
which will put this country for the
first time in direct touch with olde-
rivals for the commercial supremacy
Of the Pacific coats. The road is the
Oregon Western row under cunstmc-
tion by the Southern Pacific from
Drain, un its main line, 70 Coos Bay.
70 miles southwest
Here, midway between Seattle and
san Francisco is located the natural
outlet for a thousand miles OF in
terror country whose resources are
hardly known. much less developed.
SIXTY billion feet Of timber, topping
hills under which lay amounted mil
lions of tons Of coal, surround har.
bor that aff1rds the safest haven for
shipping for 400 miles north or south;
climate unsurpassed anywhere and
soil that will raise almost every
thing that grow. These are the foun-
dations on which three thriving towns
Marshncli, North Bend and En-
p!rc CiW-have already sprung up
around the bay.
Lumber is the main traffic TO be
developed along ,e route n ~
oregon Western railway TO the coast.
Experts have estimated that there
are twenty five hundred million feet
Of red fir half a billion feet uf white
and rcd cedar, maple and oak tribu-
tary 10 Ela Creek and the Umpqua
River The road follows this creek
10 It's Junction with the Umpqua then
along the course of the river 20 its
mouth and from this point runs in
a southerly direction, close to the
coast, 20 Marshfield.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
N.n Orleans Cotton L.,,er.

For the first time in about months
new crop deliveries were forced ue.
low the u cent level. October sold a.
lls1. or about l5 points lower than
close OF yesterday The want of ont.
side support i1 the absence Of which
professional operators at New York
took advantage OF 20 further their own
interests was made manifest 20 a large
degree The going into effect today OF
anu-option law 10 Texas. which pro.
hibits trading Ia futures except TOR
the purpose Of hedging actual cotton.
practically removed the buying power
O. Texas and In turn deprived the cot.
ton interests OF state. which produces
about 25 per cent OF the entire crop
OF the south. OF all the information
such as weather in all districts. the
movement OF the crop. as TO the ae-
mand FOR spots and as 10 political and
financial developments, cll OF which
have a bearing on the value OF great
staple and by so doing nave virtually
made New York and Liverpool mast.
ers Of all they serve. There is a prob.
ability OF market being sustained.
however because Of very unfayorable
crop outlook In all sections Of the
belt except IN the south Atlantic
states where the prospects are fairly
good but 1t is altogether out OF the
question TO bring ABOUT an advance,
such as might be justified under tle
circumstances in time for those farm.
ers OF south who usually market their
cotton at the opening OF or during the
first quarter OF the season. A. the
Southern situation now exists, coull
tions have narrowed down TO such an
extent by the removal OF American
speculative element from the market
as 10 make the spinner feel quiet at
ease as 70 the future course OF values
Irrespective Of crop accounts. as they
know full well that the farmer as d
rule has fc dispose Of hts cotton ir
order 70 convert II into cash. and with
speculation In America, especially In
the south. restricted 10 such an eN
tent. they will enter the market for
their requirements whenever they see
III 10 do so. In event in the crop BE-
ing a fair one or not more than an ay
erage yield about 12,5OO 900 bales. II
&, going TO be a hard matter to 5rir.
about desired results without the sup
port OF public namely good advance
before all OF the cotton has beer
bought up by spnners. There is NJ
doubt but that the law will have tn,
desired effect, the restricting Of spec
ulation, but where does the protection
TO the producer come in If he is TO b'
placed at the mercy Of consumer. Si'u
alton Is discouraging 10 the produce
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK.

Among the important news events
scheduled for the coming week are
the following
SUNDAY.
Anniversary Of fan OF the Bastile
will Dee celebrated throughout France.
American Federation OF Catholic
Societies viii begin sixth national con.
ycntion IN indianapolis
MONDAY.
Benevolent and Protective order Of
Elks begins national couclayc e. Phila
dclphIa
National Association of Smuoncrs
opens third annual convention In ST
Paul MINI
Judge Franklin Ferris, Of St. Louis.
VIII begin taking testimony in th,
government suit against the standard
ON company
TUESDAY.
Supreme council OF Ladies' Catholic
benevolent Association conyencs IN
Springfield. Mass
Southern Wholesale Groccrs' assoc.
alton begins annual session m nnlu.
more. lasting three davs
Eleventh annual convention Of the
Association ~ State ard National
Food and Dairy Departments. opens At
jamestown Exposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
MUSINGS
BY THE w AN

Robert Brovu.as could scarcely
dream .. greater crime q, a.
frustsate ghost ha would impute tl.
.iu-tae sin Of the lurrt loin ana
the ul..t lamp
II you just cant add anything IN
the big worlds stock % fun. for
Gods SAX. don't rob d; Of It's mirth
and smiles by eyerlastingly peddlins
your own troubles on every corner.
II We could make up our minds
20 spare your friends an details Of 80
health. of money losses, OF domestic
anuoyauces Of alterations and Of
an1ioles. We should s;n less against
the worlds good humor.
Does the spirit Of the times indi.
cate that We are producing the fe.
male sex without the female charac-
ter9 Something is wrong with the
girl in her middle teens who is not
sentimental and bushy-at times. at
least.
l. your eve annoiuted2 Stand with
me on some city corner. in certain
districts. and read them as the be-
la'ed throngs pass in the gray dusk
Of the early morning hour
There IS nothing in the world that
lowers one Ike being too familiar
a young lady who tries 10 be fam
lliar with every young man hat comes
along IS like a pup and nothing that
Is more often tramped on.
PITY hut what We an could accept
Lonsfellow's sentiment There IS
something sublime in calm enduranc,
something sublime in the resomte
fixed purpose Of suffering with com
planning which makes disappointment
oftentimes better than success.
To hit a good anvil hard enough
Is 10 be knocked down by the re
bounding Of the hammer. So viii
anger and hatred To most peopl,
anger hatred and malice reacts an
does more injury TO the one who use
them than the one on whom they arr
used
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

Friendship remembers. society FOR.
gets.
Pluck will win every time where
.lck falls you.
once you really face your problem
that moment it IL solved
We dread only those troubles whose
proportions We do not know.
The huma nyoice ought to be the
echo Of a coujented conscience
The only way 20 measure gift Is
by counting up what is left in the
pile
The unhapp.ue-s of life lies IN the
fret of st. not in It's work, but IN ITS
worry.
The time is coming 20 every fellow
when he will have 20 make good
o- s,., dow, and ON,
Tho voupg ne-sop who deliberately
-,, --.
Tho .,,oe,ard.pcar affected bv
s.,,. r,.,, g.. raslfy c,rical Th,g
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
Metropolitan Hotel, Sulphur.

Under date Of July u, the ho-
arrivals at the Metropolitan hotel at
sulphur, /. r., we're.
Tallant Dallas. Tex Bette
Crews, Oklahoma CITY. + II. Tn.
holtz, Tishvmingo, l. r. Edith,
Whiteman. Purcell. j. W. Watts. and
wife, Ardmore, Dee Elliott. Ard.
more. l. T.H. l. Winelaud. Boyn.
ton, IT., Jno. Z. Crawford aud wife,
Ada Miss MARY hughta, Ada, Mrs.
Lucy Hughta, Ada T. B Eakins. Ma.
dill, G. l.. Ceeu, Ardmore, T. Il.
Massy. Berwyn, Mrs. Jack Rucker
Hastings, Neb; j. NJ Whitehead,
BerWyn, j. - Nernell. Sherman.
Tex. ~ Simpson, Sherman Tex.
". +. Wylie Sherman. Tex; L. L.
Britain, Ada, Allie Harris, Ada; X.
T. Rosenstine. Norman, Oklahoma,
Mrs. 7. 7. Rosenstine, Norman. Okla;
Lem Rowe. Wynnewood; +. W. Mur.
ray, Purcell. Mrs. Z. G. Carlton.
Muskogee. ". H. McKinstray Mem.
phis. Tenn: c. r. Patterson and
family, Ada. J. Frank Maddox. Ada;
r. L. Parker, Chicago, H.; George
Norris. Oklahoma City, WIS. 4. ID.
Patterson. Purcell Mrs Hugh Boon
and daughters, PURCELL ". r. Kelley
and wife, Purcell; J. A. Miller. Vel
ton, Okla; Sam Kahn and family,
Gainesville, Tex, y. T. Suider, Okla.
homa City; Mrs. ~ 7. snider, Okla.
homs City; II. l. Snider, Oklahoma
. City; Matte II. Brown, Muskogee;
Mrs. r. W. Brown, Muskogee; Mrs.
/ O. G. Williams. MuskOgee; Allie
/ Williams, Muskogee; b. Rounds,
/ Darlington. Okla, d. II. Wade, Fred.
/ rick, Okla Mrs. l. l.. Suttle South
| McAlester; J. Relies, Norman, Okla;
/ Willie White. Norman. Okla; W. B..
/ Osborne, Ark city; Matte Shepard.
Purcell, Matte Seifried Purcell.
Marry Seifried, Purcell, W. l. Evans.
Purcell; \. L. Kirkham. Oklahoma
City; Henry 5. Martin and wife, Ard.
more; Carl c. Jones. Ardmore; J. c.
Benton, BOnham, Tex; Mary J. Pc
arce, Troy, Mo; Mrs. W. 5. Mirgan.
Blanchard; CASTOR DIsmukes Ada;
, H. X. Cline, Tulsa; c. l.. Lyon Okla
homa City; J. F. Smith and wife,
/ Clarksville, Tex. Mrs. NJ. l.. Sims,
and chi dren, Clarksulle. Tex; W.
;. Hemenway and wife, Wheetle
Ark: Mrs j. W. Sinett Tulsa;
Catherine Hassen, South McAlester;
Dr. r. B. Miller and wife, Talihina,
+. O. Leyerctt Hope, Ark
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
NOTICE.

Let us install a telephone In your
residence for three and one-third cents
a day.
Our new 4 party line system so AZ
ranged that your bells ring only when
you are called, giving you the same
service as an Independent line and It
costs you but On dollar GlOOl per
mCnth.
For full particulars and explanations
call the local manager.
CHlCKASAW TELEPHONE co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
THURSDAY

Richmond day win be celebrated az
the jamestown Exposition.
National Live Stock Exchange Will
begin It's annual convention IN Kansas
CITY.
National Industrial Peace Congress
for the purpose Of discussing labor
questions IS scheduled TO begin IN san
Francisco.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
Danderine

works wonders. II produces hair lust A.
surely a~ rain and sunshine produces Crups
II produces "a thick growth of luNurtAnt
hair when an other remedies fatl. We guar.
antee naudtrine. All druggists sell IL 25c
6Ocand 81 .uU per bottle, To proyelts worth
= nd this al with 10 cents In staEps or silver
and We will mail you a large free sample
Knowles Dsnderine CO., Chicago, III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

One of the days we remember with
pleasure as well as with profit TO our
health, Is the ore on which We be-
came acquainted with Or. Kings New
Life Pills the painless purifiers that
cure headache and biliousness and
keep the bowels right. 2jc at W. Il
Frames City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers

Foley's Honey and Tar affards I'm.
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages and II taken in time
will effect cure. Hoffman Drug
Co. and City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14
stimulatIon Without Irri. ion

That is the watchword chat Is
what Oriuo Laxative Fruit Syrup
does. Cleanses and stimulates the
bowels without irritation in any form.
Hoffman Drug co. and City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

New Orleans.
New York.

It's a sure sign a man isn't married
TO the right woman II he sits up and
takes notice Of every noisily dressed
female that passes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

TO say the least. The wonder Is the
market is holding 81 well even If he
crop prospectors be SO unfayorable in
western portion OF the cotton region
Following is range OF the leading ia
fsf~ge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

During the summer kidney irregu.
larities are often caused by excessive
drinking or being overheated Attend
10 the kidneys at once by using
Foley's Kidney Cure. Hoffman Drug
Co. and City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

It viii pay you 20 read the ad OF
smith, Higgins Il West Co. on the
local page OF this issue. l6u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

The best remedy 10" backache
weak kidneys. Inflammation for the
hlaldcrs rs DeWitt's Kidney and Blad.
der Pills. Their action is prompt
ana sure. A weeks treatment for
21s. Sold by Hoffman Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

EAT lMRlE's Cream Bakery bread
and barbecued meat. 2O5 y. Caddo.
Phone 25S. 3O-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

lMRlE's BREAD and .barbecu,d
meat always good. POS y. Caddo
Phone 2j9 3Olm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

CREAM BAKERY will make you
any kind Of cake you want to order.
205 y. Caddo Phone 25S. 30-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

I VIII loan money on Improved In.
side business and residence property.
No delay.
A. c. BURwELL.
2llm Bankers National bank bldg
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

Among the important news events
scheduled for the coming week are
the following.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

That eternal whining IS sure TO
wear ont the staunchest friendship.
and is certain 20 take the light from
The loyeliest countenance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-14

Have confidence in yourself. Yot
know more about yourself than any
one else. and you are best capable
of judging yourself
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29
Advance in Miscroscony.

The wonders revealed by the ordi- nary miscroscope are increased hundredfold by a recent invention, which enc5les the use of a high-power lens as large as six inches in diameter thus bringing the whole of objects instead of details only under observa- tion. By this means common house fly is magnified not in parts, but all at once. till it appears to be as large as an ostrich or condor, and, being iRclosed in an open space, where it is kept directly within the field of the glass and yet has ample room, consid- ering it's size, to move about and en- gage in it's usual occupations, the op- portunity for studying it are immense ly in advance of anything previously enjoyed by scientists. Vast worlds of microscopic life, hitherto only dreamed of are suddenly open to the gaze of mankind, and discoveries of immense value can doubtless be made
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29
METHODS ARE TOO STRENUOUS.
Why Yankee Statesmen Have Not Sue
 ceeded in South America.

In the matter of salesmen abroad, we must have men who not only speak the language but who are also thor oughly conversant with the customs and idiosyncrasies of the people with whom they deal, says the Engineering Magazine. The South American, inI his buying as in almost everything else, is most deliberate person as| well as sensitive one. A salesman who will call smoke a cigarette, talk inconseQuently about the weather, the theater and the races, and answerl auestions-should any happen to be asked-rather than make assertions about his goods, will outsell, five to one, the livelest hustler that ever opened up a sample case. This is thing so contrary to the instinct of the American salesman that, to date, in his wanton disregard of 1t, he has con- stantly played into the hands of his more experienced European rivals. Your Yankee drummers," says the latter politely, are the greatest sales men in the world-in America
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29

commoner. However this may be, 1t is asserted that Princess Patricia is much delighted at the possibility, ana unless royal etiquette intervenes and says she must not she will be charm ed to act in the capacity for her very dear friend. Princess Pat has great capacity for holding her own, 1t is said, is never so happy as when she is doing something which other princesses have not done, so there IS every reason to expect she will use all her persuasion to carry out this unique idea
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29
Why She Was Discharged.

Mistress-And why did you leave your last situation?
 Applicant-Shure, mum, I was dis charged
 Mistress-Discharge An, then, I'm afraid you won't suit me. What were you discharged for?
 Applicant-For doing well, mum.
 Mistress-Why, what do you meanr Where was your last place?
 Applicant-In the hospital.-London (Eng) Tit-Btis. COFFIN WAS A BACK NUMBER.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29
A Sugar Jaa.

When a cargo of sugar reaches port. the matches are always lifted and the hold aired two hours before the stevedores are allowed to enter" said w. c. T. U. woman. This is right" she went on sternly. Other wise these men would get on jag, a sugar jag. The air of the hold. filled with the gases rising from the sugar, would glaze their eyes. cause them to stagger. cause them to sing and shout. to want to dght. to smoke and to mako love. have seen stevedores. riotous- ly unloading . cargo of sugar. as drunk from the fumes as though they had each put away 1s glasses of dark beer"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29
PRINCESS FOR A BRIDESMAID.
English Society is Discussing So-
 ciaI Innovation.

A topic of conversation now in Eng. fish drawing rooms is the invitation extended to Princess Patricia of Con- naught to be bridesmaid at the we'd ding of Miss Anna Breese and Lord Alastair Innes-Ker. brother of the duke of Roxburghe and heir to the dukedOm.
 It Is said that in all the annals of English history there Is no instance of princess of the blood royal acting as a bridesmaid to daughter of .
The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-29
So Pennsylvania Man Sold It and Will
 Purchase Another.

Isaac Coffman of Hatton, Pa, has sold coffin he made many years ago. He sold it not because he felt he would have no use for it. but because his wife insisted that 1t was out of date. Mir. Coffman Is nearing his eightieth birthday. He explained to friend that he constructed the coffin 20 years ago. It was built of chestnut because, as he put it, "Many's the time l have sat beside a cheery blaze of chestnut logs and heard them crackle and burn merrily. It makes such a homelike blaze that I picked it in prefernce to other woods. It was my desire to have the coffin as cozy as possible, and I rejected the frivolities which so many persons affect in the matter of coffins. In order to have it handy I kept 1t In the garret. But my wife tells me that styles have changed, and since I have accumulated a little for tune she will not permit me to die un- less I consent to get an up-to-date casket. To avoid trouble I agreed to sell the old one. But at the same time I think that the coffin which was good enough for me in my poorer days should satisfy me now, and shall always feel out of place in the new-fangled affair"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12

Mrs Elma B. Dalton, National
President of the Ladies of the O.. A.
r. attended the Dept. conven-
ton Of Wisconsin, held at Osh-
kosh. and visited Mrs. Martha Sho-
walter from Sunday to Monday
afternoon, when she took her de-
parture to attend the Iowa Dept.
convention to be held at Dubuque
from Tuesday to Thursday of this
week. VIM. Mckinley circle held
a reception at their hall Saturday
evening in National President
honor, after which very enjoyable
program was rendered of instru-
mental and vocal music and recita-
ton and reading, which was en-
ioyed by all invited guests. Also
a talk by National President. Mrs.
Dalton is an attorney located at
Winfield Kansas, also is lecturer of
considerable ability, and is engaged
by the Cbataqua lecture bureau for
the coming year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
Officers OF Sons of Veterans.

At the state encampment Of the
Sons of Veterans held IN coHjunc-
ton with state encampment of the
G.. A R. at Oshkosh last week, the
following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year:
Commander Felix A. Kremer,
Madison.
Senior Vice Commander E.
Smith, Bloomer.
Junior Vice Commander-W. G.
Cowling. Oshkosh.
Division Council-R. E. Van
Matre, Darlington; J. N. Hays,
Stevens Point; Louis Grasse, She
bOygan.
Delegates to national encamp-
ment at Dayton: o. E. Mattoon,
sheboygan; WILDER Perkins, Jefer-
son. Alternates, G.. Hackett, She
boygan; Jay Lett, Oshkosh.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-12
Cass vile Notes.

CassvilIe is going to celebrate the
Fourth of July; keep this in your
mind and come to Cassviile and en-
Joy yourself in one of the finest
groves in the state on that day.
The rock crusher below our
village is about completed; there
will be double track laid to the
top of the bluff where the rock is
obtained and let down in small cars
by steam power to the crusher and
when running in full blast there
will be 4 engines running at once
and will employ lot of men to run
it.
The steamer U. u. landed at our
burg last Thursday with q large
excursion from Dubuque, Iowa;
while here they gave us some fine
music played on their steam cal
Iiope.
George johnson from Mccartney
who has Eeen working on the
government work at Dubuque, was
in CassvilIe last Saturday. He says
the boats will be up to Cassville to
commence work here about the
both of this month.
Frank Halstad of Mccartney
came to Cassville last week and
crossed the river to Iowa and
bought a load of corn paying 45
cents per bushel. He says corn and
potatoes are looming up good, but
quite backward.
Rev. U. NJ. Jackson who used to
preach as a local preacher in Bee
town some 90 years ago but now of
Sioux Falls, S. D., was in Cassville
last Sunday and shook hands with
old acquaintance and friends here.