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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
u, S. WINS CANAL SUIT.
Federal Supreme Court Decides Title of
French Company at Panama Can Be
Paid for-Other Decisions.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. The
case of Wilson versus the secretary of
the treasury, in which Wilson challenged
the right of the secretary to pay the
money necessary to secure the title of
the French company to the Panama
canal property, was decided by the SUI
prcmc court of the United States today
adversely To Wilson.
The court decided the Cleveland street
car contest, sustaining the lower courts
which tied UP Central avenue for both
Mayor Johnson's and the corporations
lines.
The court upheld thc New York stock
transfer law in \. J. Hatch versus Ed
ward Rcardon. The court dismissed the
five Canton. o., bank wrecking cases, in
volying 'wenty-four indictments, and
leaves the cases with the state court.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
THIS VIRTUOUS SEASON.

Resolved TINT Jones this coming year
Tobacco shall forswcar.
And when he takes his walks abroad
Less costly ramcut wear.
Resolved that Smith the next twelve month,
shall poker games abiurc,
And on his homcward path shall steer
course both straight and sure.
Resolved that Brown shall run no debts
But live within his means
Nor when the Great White Way shines forth
Look In upon its scenes.
Resolved that while the others seek
perfection more and more
That | myself shall plug along
Exactly as before
McLandhurgh Wilson in New York sun
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
FOREIGN NOTES.

Emperor William IS sending Waldcmar
Won Setback TO the United states to study
the commercial and financial situation. The
Emperor also Is sending AT his own cN.
pcnse, six army officers 90 the United
States for their general benefit.
Lords Charles and Marcus Bcrcsford NAV
come to the United states soon TO realize
OIL the estate OF their brother, Delnypl
Beresford, who was killed IN rairoud
wreck In North Dakota The estate. valued
+. Sl,voooo. ~ claimed w ncgrcss.
Iinat, Raisull's stronghold. Ia Morocco
vas virtually destroyed hy fire aud fell
INTO the hands Of the troops OF the sultan
sunday after 4 short ANA almost hlootlrss
tlEht Raisui and his iop followers sue
,coded in Guiding capture and reaching the
mountains,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
Milk Famine in England.

BY impoverishing pastures the remar,..
ably dry summer has so diminished the
flow of milk rs to cause almost n famine
in England. The problem Of supply is i
very serious one in the large cities
Prices have been advanced. ut the lea>..
to winter rates-nhout - per cent. a'or.
the ordinary and only regular cus;o u
crs can get sufficient milk, and thay i.,;
always. In some localities prices have
nearly doubled. Cheap adnlternnts ur
often used 70 increase the quantity di,.
pcrscd BY milkmet
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
FRANCE TAKES S1,00O,00O
Confscates Treasure Store in Versailles
Seminary and Gives 1t to Charity
No More Peters Pence

VERSAILLES, Jan. Local au-
thorties who took possession of the
seminary here under the church and
state separation law found bonds and
other securities amounting TO $1,000, 900.
Municipal authorities VIII devote the
money to charitable purposes.
The Pope viii no longer accept Peters
pence from France. All donations from
French Catholics will be devoted to
the clergy in this country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10

garding her age. He asked her:
"Aunue do you remember George
Washington"
Does | remember George Washing
ton? Laws II massey, mistah. / reckon |
does for done nusSed him when he was
chile
''WcII, l suppose You remember the
Revolutionary war;
YES. indeed. | does, honey. | stood
dar lots of times an seen de bullets flynn
round ms thick as hailstoncs."
"Wel, auntie, how about the fall Of
the Roman EmpireE DO you recollect
anything about that
DE fact is, honey. | was pretty young
about dat time. but | does member, now
you speaks oh it, dat | did hear de
white folks tell bout hearing sompin'
drop bout dat time. Ilarper's Weekly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
MAYOR dunno ON RACK.
Chicago Judge Hales Him Into Court for
Pardoning Convicts.

CHICAGO. H., Jan. 7,-Mun.cipal
Judge Cleland today ordered subpoe,as
for Mayor Dunno, City Comptroller Nc.
Gam, and Aid. II. l.. Flick, and James
Bowler. They are cited to appear IN
cases regarding which the judge asserts
that Mayor Dunno unwarrantably par
doned certain persons convicted in his
court. The mayor claims that the judge
sons.
Gov. Charles S. Deneen appeared as
the first witness in the Shea trial today.
He was subpocnaed by the defense to
show that efforts were made by the labor
leaders during the Transfers strike to
settle matters by arbitration
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10

been 1925 oil, 4S9, 534,976 births to
bring one of us into the world. And
this Is only from the time Of Christ,
and not from the beginning Of the
world.
According to one authority, If from a
single couple for five thousand years
each husband and wife had married at
the age of 81, and there had been no
deaths, the population Of the earth
would be 2,199,9l5, followed by la
ciphers. To hold such a population It
would take several worlds the size of
ours.-Sunday Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
Our Billions of AnceAtOrs.

Has anybody ever stopped to think
how many male and female ancestors
it took to bring us into the worldi
First, Of course, it was necessary to
have a father and mother, and our
father and mother must have had a
father and mother, and so on back
through fifty-siX generations to the time
of Christ.
A careful calculation Of all these an
cestors shows that there must have
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10

excellent manner. My gude-who, like
many Chinese, can not negotiate a word
beginning with the letter y-proudly
drew my attention to the fact that these
boys were lung soldia.' 1t is notorious
that this sort Of thing Is going on
throughout the empire. Whether any
significance can be attached to it re-
mains to be seen. The boys were all
dressed in jumpers and pants Of rusty
black. Their drill was watched by n
mandarin, who was dressed in silk
robes down to his heels. He wore also
q silk tunic OF dark cholocate color dec
GRATED with many trinkets and he had
an embroidered pouch hanging from a
girdle underneath his jacket The drill
instructor wore n white uniform
These and other signs indicate military
awakening.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
MILITARY TACTICS
IN CHINESE SCHOOLS

An Eastern correspondent writes ::
while visiting the native city | en-
tered the courtyard of the yamen, or
magistrates official quarters, and saw
a number Of youngsters being drilled
by an Instructor in uniform. They
RED out the simple movements In an
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
DYNAMITE AIDS CONVICT.
Records in Dougherty Case at Peoria,
H., Stolen and His Bondsmen
May Be Released

PEORIA, H., Jan. THE safety
vault at the public library was blown
open last night and all records Of the
\. G. Dough"rty case were stolen and
afterwards burned in the furnace in the
building
Doughcrty is now in the Joliet pontcu-
tiary and the destruction of these rec
ords may be the means of releasing his
bondsmen.
The police have no clue, but believe
expert cracksmcn assisted by some one
famihar with the huilding did the M0r...
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
Vine Hard Yet Flexible.

The tantalum wire used in commerce.
largely for electric lighting, is drawn
through diamond points to an extreme
state Of tiueness, This Is, perhaps, one
II the most remarkable characteristics
* the metal. more especially when its
hardness is considered.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
A Lost SubaCriher.

The kedah postotlice authorities
have Il somewhat blunt way of putting
things Copies of Penang paper post
ed to subscriber were the other day
returned marked "Addessee hanged for
Murder. Bangkok Times
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
To Study Railroad Wrecks.

The German government has taken
possession of short strip Of track near
Berlin and is planning to execute 4
unique series Of railroad accidents"
made u order. Every variety Of mis-.
placed switch will be tested, every pos
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
Finishes Ii.

"When you have written story do
you not go over it and give 1t finish.
Ing touch?'
NO; the first editor / send 1t 10
usually does that."-Houston Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
BEACONS.

Like n lighthouse of the sky,
overlooking there on high,
Hangs the moon and flashes out
Once month. or thercahout.
Lest the earth should run ashore
on some rocky meteor.
isabella Howe Lskc in Lippincott's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
Chinese Mourning Custom.

During thirty days after death In
China the nearest relatives OF the de-
ceased do not shave nor change their
clothes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10

government officials to devise safeguards
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10

If Il man can afford a motor boat u,
doesn't have to paddle his own canoe
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
OBSERVE QUEER CUSTOM
HOLD A MOCK FUNERAL
Purdue Students Entertain Fifteen
Hundred Juniors Under Classmcn
And TownspeopIe With Their An
nual "Mechanics Burning"

Lafayette. Ind, Feb, 27.-Follow-
ing a tradition established by the
class of 1908, Purdue seniors yester-
day afternoon held their annual me
chanics burning" and entertained
more than fifteen hundred juniors,
under classmen and townspeople with
their mock funeral and cremation
ceremonies in the armory and on
Stuart field. The annual custom has
grown to be one of the most impor-
tant events of the college year at
Purdue, and this year it was observ-
ed in a more elaborate fashion and
on a larger scale than ever. The en-
tire senior class took part in the ex-
ercises which began with the funeral
procession and ended with the war
dance around the fire which consum-
ed the mortal remains of the me-
chanics book.
The ceremony of mechanics burn
ing marks the completion of the
study of the most important subject
in the engineering courses. The
textbook used is REGARDED as the most
difficult in the schools of engineering.
Its author is Irving p. Church. The
completion of the subject is the oc-
casion for much rejoicing on the part
of those fortunate enough to make
the required grade and the burning
follows.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
STUDENTS At HIGH
SCHOOL GET JOBS
Graduates of the New Com
merciaI Department Are
Quickly Employed.
FAVORABLE REPORTS MADE
FIRMS EMPLOYING THE YOUNG
PEOPLE SPEAK HIGHLY OF
THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY
DO THEIR WORK..

Louis Dingley, Raymond Quin1ivan,
Lena Thompson and Fern Owens who
finished the required work in book
keeping at high school last term have
| asked for an extra terms work in
this subject and Mr.. Jones has kind
ly consented to allow them to come
into the regular Al class. While
they Will be in the Al class they will
do advanced work. The individual
instruction that each pupil receives
in book keeping makes it possible to
do this. BY this laboratory method
each pupils progress depends upon
his own efforts.
There will be many interesting fea-
lures introduced in this advanced
course, such as the complete analysis
of the merchandise stock account in
which the pupils will find the gain
or loss per cent on merchandise the
gain or loss per cent on capital;
whether they have been doing a pay
ing business or not; what per cent
the different loss or expense accounts
are of the gross sales of merchan-
disc; what per cent their liabilities
are of this assets; and many other
business mems questions" will be
answered by those doing the work
The continuous trial balance ledger,
order book and other new book forms
will be used
All the graduates except one have
accepted good positions and are hap
by at the opportunity they have of
putting into practice the business
course they have just completed.
Louck & Hill report that they are
very much pleased with the work
Miss Nellie Bulach is doing for them.
Myron Hill is doing well at the Penn
sylvania station. Ralph Cain is
keeping books for the Richmond
Candy company and Elwood SLIDER
man is doing similar work for the
Richmond Mfg. Co. Miss Mary Mey-
ers will begin work at the Richmond
City Mill Works this week.
The high school orchestra will fur
nish musical program for recep-
ton to be given by the teachers of
the Finley school Friday night 1t
is for the parents and patrons of the
school.
When the high school orchestra
holds its Y. NJ. G. A. concert next
month they will have an addition in
the shape of a bass drum Howard
Hunt. who now plays the tenor drum
in the orchestra has made arrange
ments by which he will be able TO
use the bass drum and this will add
a great deal to the music
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
ARE REUNITED AT LAST
WERE MANY YEARS PARTED
Whom She has not Seen Since
They Were Little Children Two
Decades Ago.

Greensburg, Ind, Feb. PA reun
ion of a mother and two daughters
who have been separated for TWEEN
ty years, will be held at North Yer
non, March 10. On March 81, 1888
Nora and Lulu White, age respective
~ five and seven years, were placed
in the orphans home, this city. Lulu
was taken into the home of Mrs.
Ayres, near ST. Paul, Nora was adopt
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. James Gnose
The girls grew to womanhood and
Lulu married NJ. r. Heron, of Sharp
Lulu married NJ. r. Heron, of
Sharpsville, while Nora became the
wife of William Samson, of North
Vernon. Meanwhile, the mother had
married George Boyce, of this city
After leaving the orphans home the
children were never able to communi-
cate with the mother Recently Mr..
Heron wrote to a friend in this city,
in an effort to reunite mother and
children, and his letter was published
in a local newspaper. This led 10 a
correspondence between members OF
the long separated family. and ar
engagements for the reunion at the
time indicated were agreed upon.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
Shown in Mortality Report for
1905 Just Issued by Gov
eminent Census Bureau.
DREAD PNEUMONIA SECOND
REGISTRATION AREA CONSISTED
OF STATES WHERE REGiSTRA-
TON OF DEATHS is REQUIRED
BY LAW.

Washington, Feb. 27-According to
| a mortality report issued today by the
census bureau for the year 1905, the
greatest death rate was that from pull
monary tuberculosis, amounting to So
/ TO, while pneumonia follows with a
death rate of 39,06S, exclusive of bron-
chiaI pneumonia Cancer was sew
enth in the list, showing a steadily
growing death rate, the figures being
24,330
The statistics are restricted to cit
les and states where registration of
deaths was required by law.
This registration area consisted of
ten states, the District of Columbia,
and 123 cities in other states. The
ten registration states were Connect
cut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, Rhode Island and Yer
mont
The total number of deaths reported
from the various kinds of disease in
1905 was $40, 533 and those for the pre-
ceeding year amounted to 551,354. On
a per centage basis the death rate in
1905. was 1872 in each 1000 of popu-
lation.
This death rate is lower than that of
Ireland Germany, and Italy for the
same period, but higher than that of
England and Wales, Scotland and the
Netherlands.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
BURNED OUT A FUSE
AND CREATED A PANIC
School Children, Thinking Building
is on Fire, Dash Down the StairWays
Causing a Stampede in Which Many
Are Hurt.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Three hundred
and fifty pupils of the Garfield School
fled, panic stricken, from their rooms
today when a number of children play
ing on the third floor of the building
machine and ran down the stairway
into the main hall.
Many of the children, especially the
smaller ones, suffered cuts and bruises
none were seriously injured and there
was no fire in the school,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
C0OLLY SOUGHT DEATH
Clifford lurchin, Spanish War Veter
an Placed Himself i'm the Way
of Train.

Greensburg, Ind. Feb, 27.-The
coroner has received a letter from
Mrs. A. NJ. Coburn, of Chicago, stat
ing that Clifford Lurchin, killed by a
train on the Big Four bridge at ST.
Paul, was a Spanish-American war
veteran, and that papers establishing
this fact would be found in his effects
at Mitchell, Ind. The Spanish-Ameri-
can Veterans association at Chicago
will look to the burial. 1t is now
believed that Lurchin deliberately
committed suicide by placing himself
III the way of the train.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
Deaths and Funerals


Deaths and Funerals.
HAYDEN-Helena Hayden died
yesterday afternoon at the Wernle
Orphans home at the age of four
years. of consumption. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon
at two o'clock sun time from the
Home. The Revs. Feeger and Beck
will officiate.
DOYLE-William, the young son OF
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Doyle died yester
day morning at home of it's parents
1886 North | street The funeral will
be this afternoon at two o'clock and
the interment will be in Earlham Gem
etery.
GRIMES-Mrs Alice Grimes, wife of
James Grimes Monday night at the
home at the corner of West Seventh
and Main streets at the age of 80
years A husband, three sons and
three daughters survive her. The flu
neral will be Friday morning, short
services being held at the home at ten
O'Clock, further services being held at
Elkhorn church about II o'clock. The
interment will be in Elkhorn cemetery.
MORAN-The funeral of Michael
Moran was held at ST Mary's church
Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. The
burial was in st. Mary'5s cemetery.
WOODS-The funeral of George
Woods was held yesterday afternoon
at the home of his mother. Mrs. Liz
zie Woods, $50 South Sixth street, at
2 o'clock The interment was in
Earlham cemetery.
PENNER-The funeral of Mrs. Hat
tie Penner, wife of Reuben Penner.
will be held at the home, 429 South
West Third street, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. The interment will be in
Earlham.
LOHMAN-The funeral of Delford
Lehman will be from the home, 1916
Main street, this afternoon at two
o'clock Friends may call at any time.
Disease.
Gene, the little daughter of Harry E.
Penny, 323 North Fourteenth street,
has measles.
Paul, the four-year-old son of Will
liam Quigg, III South 18th street, has
scarlet fever.
Eleanor, the four year old daughter
of Clarence Joliff, of Al South Ninth
street has scarlet fever
Board of Works.
The resolution confirmed for the
building of a sewer in Fairyiew.
The resolution confirmed for the
building of a sewer in the alley be-
tween North Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets and North and G. streets
Resolution adopted for cement
curb and gutter on South Sixteenth
street from Main street to A street.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
THEY SOLD CHOP CREAM"
But the Sheriff Arrested Owners of
Paramount Joints for Running
"Blind Tigers"

Marion, Ind, Feb, 27.-The first
arrests under the blind tiger law
in Grant county were made last night,
when Sheriff j. b. McGuffin and dep
uties surprised the proprietors or
three hop cream resorts at Fair
mount Luther Morris, Albert Venitz
and Edward Oldfather were arrested
70 violations under the blind tiger
law. They gave bond and We're re-
leased.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
ARE NOW GOOD FRIENDS
Howard Nesbit and His Sister Mrs.
Thaw Have Secome
Reconciied.

New York, Feb, 21.-Howard Mes
bit and his sister. Evelyn have been
reconciled, according TO a report pub
lished in the Evening Journal this
afternoon. They met says the Jour
nal at the hotel Lorraine this morn
ing. Attorney Delmas being present.
The meeting was their first in two
years. 1t is said that as result of
the conference. Howard Nesbit's tes-
timony for the prosecution will not
be damaging TO Thaw.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
Pure Food Bill.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 27.-The Nebras
ka legislature is under heavy bonn
bardment in an effort to defeat the
pending pure food bill, provision OF
which requires patent medicine manu-.
facturers TO print on the label all in
gradients. The bill, however, is like
Nv TO pass.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
THEY MUST GET IN LINE
Other States Will Have to Follow In
diana With Two Cent
Fare.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 27.-Railroad
officials comforting in Chicago today,
practically decided that the Iowa and
Indiana two-cent laws will compel the
same rate in adjacent states without
laws.
Des Moines representatives of the
trunk lines agree that this situation
will follow.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
Army Appropriation Bill.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The house
this afternoon agreed to the confer
ence reports on the army appropriation
bill and the bill granting TO the federal
government, the right of appeal in
criminal cases.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. DOan s
Ointment cures itching, bleeding OF
protruding piles after years OF suffer.
ing AZ any drug store.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
Prominent Broker Dies.

New Orleans. Feb 27-Henry w.
Conner. president of the New Louisi-
ana Jockey club, aged 73 years, died
this morning He was one of the
founders OF the Boston club and the
oldest living member.
He had been prominent in cotton
and stock exchanges for 80 years and
was once rated the richest man in New
Orleans.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

Moses Harris, contractor living in
Fairview, has taken out permit to
build a house on Charles street. IT is
thought this house will be just small
starter for those that will go up in
Fairyiew this spring.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
Appointments by President.

Washington, Feb, 27-The presi-
dent this afternoon sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate:
To be L. s. district Judge for the
eastern district OF Missouri, d. P.
Dyer.
Postmasters, Indiana-Elos Coffin,
Carthage.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

With the coming of spring, new ac
tfyity will be noticed in Benton
Heights. Several new dwellings viii
be erected and the place will begin 10
take on the appearance of the modern
dwelling section that ii will be.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

Free advice given On the germ dis
eases OF domestic animals Write
the National Medical Co. Sheldon. Ia
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28
THE CITY IN BRIEF
Telephone the Richmond Steam
Laundry to get your laundry Il

Lawrence Davis and family have
moved into the house on Hunt stree'
owned by Mr.. Frank Miller
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

Among the indianapolis men who
have given $1,000 or more 10 the Y
N. c A cause at Indianapolis are
two who are well known here. One
is c. c. Perry. formerly Of Richmond,
and the other is Addison G. Harris, a
native of Wayne county. The former
gave 81 .G0s and the latter $4,000.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

About May i it is expected the
statue of Governor Morton at Indian
apolfs will be finished. The dedica-
ton Of this statue will be Of special
interest 10 Wayne county.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

John L. Owen, painter, 1914 Norti
Ninth street. 2s-5t
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-28

George F. Ward, who has been a
resident Of Richmond for the past
three years, purchased farm one and
one half miles North Of Webster som 2
time ago has moved his family there.