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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
SEA RAILWAY A MIRACLE.
Crosses 16O Miles of Ocean, and Will
Cost &32, 100000.

Crosses 16O Miles Of Ocean, and VIII
Cost s32,0OO,OOO.
The railroad which Henry M. Flag
Ter and his millionaire associates In
the Standard Oil Company are build
Ing over the Atlantic ocean from the
mainland to Key West, Fla, has made
such progress that 1t Is announced that
the line will be completed by the sum
mer Of 1909.
This railway is the worlds most ex-
traordinary engineering project to-day,
and engineers at least say that when
completed 1t will be a wonder of the
world. The railway will be 100 miles
long. All the way from mainland to
Key West are small islands or keys,
as they are called, some an acre or less
in extent. The builders of the road
are connecting these keys with immense
viaducts, supported by huge abutments
Of solid concrete. At one point two
keys are three miles apart, but the en-
gineers did not hesitate. They found
the ocean only forty feet deep, and they
proceeded at once to construct a great
connecting bridge Cofferdams were
sunk and the bed Of the ocean was
dredged out In places to solid rock.
Then the soil concrete foundations were
laid. The engineers are confident that
the worst ocean storms will not disturb
their bridges.
The railroad will be the most expen-
sive in the world. 1t Is costing $780,
600 a mile to build, which means
total expenditure, exclusive Of termin.
ais, of $32 100000.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

Why Hair Turns Gray.

Why Hair Turns Gray.
Although usually regarded as a sign
Of age, gray hair, or canities, as it Is
called in the language Of medicine, Is
not always so. 1t may appear early
in life, even in the teens In that case
1t usually affects young women rather
than young men.
A popularity about the gray hair of
the young Is that 1t Is almost always
entirely white, and becomes 50 sudden
ly. All the hairs are equally affected,
and one seldom sees the mixed color,
Or iron gray, so common in those Of
middle or advanced age.
Sometimes in the young, even In chit
dren there Is one gray lock like an is
land in the sea of normally coiored hair
about 1t. This Is usually a family pc
culiarity, occurring in one generation
after the other.
The cause Of hair turning gray is
something that puzzles the doctors.
The color of the hair Is due to the
deposit of pigment In the interior Of
each hair, and grayness follows the loss
Of this pigment. That Is self-evident,
but the puzzle is what causes the pig
ment to disappear. Some have believed
that it is due to the drying OF the hair,
which causes a shrinkage of its fibers,
and so allows the entrance Of air bub-
bles, the refraction Of light from which
then gives the white appearance.
The proof which Is adduced in sup
port of this belief is that if gray hair
is put into the receiver of aS air pump
and the air Is then exhausted the color
of the hair may return mole or less
completely.
Metchnikoff, the famous bacteriolog-
ist, says the cause of grayness Is the
penetration into the hair of wandering
cells, resembling the white blood cor
puscies. These cells, assisted by other
cells, the aggregation of which makes
the hair, seize upon the granules of
pigment and destroy them.
Nearly everyone has read Of in
stances Of the sudden bleaching Of the
hair-even in a single night-under the
influence OF fear, grief or some other
intense mental emotion. That such
cases have occurred Is undouDted, but
the explanation by either Of the
theories above mentioned is difficult
There is no cure for gray hair so far
as Is known. The use of curling irons
ls ssid to retard its formation; perhaps,
IL Metchnikoff is right, by destroying
the activity of the cells which consums
the pigment.-Youths Companion.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
Free Employment Agencies.

The Massachusetts, Labor Bulletin, as
digested in American Industries, shows
that fifteen States now have free public
employment agencies in operation, as fol-
lows: California, Connecticut, Illinois,
Kansas. Maryland. Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota. Missouri, Montana. Ne
blaska. Ohio. Washington, West Virginia
and Wisconsin. Eleven of these have
State systems, with twcnty-eisht offices in
twenty-six cities, and five States have
eight municipal offices. The motives ad-
vanced to justify these agencies are the
belief that State competition would drive
unscrupulous private agencies out of busi-
ness, the need of assisting the unemployed
and the bringing together of laborer and
employer with the result Of reducing the
army OF unemployed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
PoR GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
UniOnfsts Urge Consolidation OF Tel
eEraph with Postal System.

egraph with Postal System.
President Small of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union has called on the
United States and Canada to take over
the control Of the telegraph lines now
owned by the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies. At the
same time he began a campaign to Sc
cure a congressional investigation Of
the conduct of those companies in this
country. To this end the union has es-
tabliShed two funds-One for the direct
support Of the strike and the other to
ownership campaign. He asks tnat
trade uniOnists in general and telegra-
piers in particular begin at once to
raise 100000 for these purposes.
The strike was further strengthened
by the calling out OF leased wire OPP
orators in many brokers' offices, and it
was expected that the cable operators
would also join. On the other hand,
the telegraph companies claimed to be
taking care of all business offered, and
say that the strike is a closed incident
so far as they are concerned. Wash
ingtOn heard that Commissioner Neill
was about to submit report regarding
the telegraph strike to the President.
The strikers charge that the companies
are taking most of their business sub
ject to delay, and that the dispatches.
instead of being put on the wires, are
sent by messengers in suit cases from
one city to another, to be copied and
delivered by local messengers.
1t is said that a bill is to be intro
duced at the coming session by Con-
greSsman Samuel Smith. of Michigan,
which will authorize postal telegraph
systems operated by the Post Office De
partment.
Congressman Smith says: I'VE pro-
vide for carrying the mails by the
swiftest known method, steam, electric
railways and pneumatic tubes. Why
deny the right to the use Of the tele-
graph? We carry the mails at a loss.
Why not use the telegraph not only as
CoHNeHleHCe anu DieSSliiS W ali oul
people, but to help wipe out the an
nual postal deficit? Who doubts that
the telegraph is an essential part of an
efficient postal service"
The constitutional right to establish
a postal telegraph system is unques-
toned. The government started out by
owning the telegraph system. In 1S45
the government had built a telegraph
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

line between Washington and B4ltl-
more, costing $4,000.
Two years later, under a notion of
economy, it was turned over to pri-
vate ownership. Among the public
statesmen who protested against this
course were Henry Clay and Cave
Johnson. Prof. s. f. B. Morse also
prophesed the evils Of private owner
ship.
Justice Brown, of the United States
Supreme Court, has said: IF the gov
ernment may be safely intrusted with
the transmission of our letters and pa
pers, see no reason why it should not
also be intrusted with the transmits
sion of our kilograms. as is almost uni
versally the case in Europe
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
NELSON MORRIS DIES.
Pioneer Chicago Packer and Million.
aire Passes Away.

Nelson Morris, pioneer Chicago packer
and multimillionaire, died Tuesday. Nell
son Morris was the third member of the
famous big FOUR packers. Philip ID.
Armour and Gustavus +. Swift preceded
him to the grave, and Michael Cudahy
is the only survivor of the city's pioneers
in the packing industry. Mr.. Norris
death was due to chronic affection of the
heart, with kidney complication, which
had it's origin some time ago.
Nelson Morris was born in the Black
Forest, Germany, Jan. I, 1910. His faith
er originally was wealthy cattle dealer,
but he became reduced to poverty after
joining the revolutionary movement to
unite the Black Forest to Switzerland.
The father was an exile until the son
paid his ransom twenty years ago. Carl
Schurz was a fellow exile of young Nor
ris, who, when he landed in Philadelphia
penniless was II years old.
The young man walked to New York,
where he hired out to haul charcoal in
Lakeville, Conn, for s. a month and
board. Later he worked his way on q
canalboat to Buffalo, thence walking to
old stockyards. Five dollars a month
was his salary the first year, increased
to $40 the second year. All he
saved from his earnings he sent to his
relatives across the ocean. He began to
buy hogs when he was II, making enough
to start himself in the cattle business a
year later. The packer used to tell how
at first he killed and dressed his own
cattle. He slept on the slaughter house
floor at night in order to be on hand early
in the morning with his beef and pork.
His first financial reverse came when he
was IS years old. When he was - years
old Morris suffered another reverse. He
indorSed papers for creditors who went
back on him. Within a year, however,
he had recovered from his loss
He started his packing house in 1862
and during the latter part of the war sup
piled the army of the West with beef.
Mr. Morris was the first to export live
cattle from this country to Europe. He
received the first contract ever given to
supply a government with beef. He OBJ
tanned important and profitable contracts
with France England and Germany.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
FREE RAILROAD FARE AND PASS.
10 the Interstate Fair, Sioux City,
Iowa, Sent to IS

10 the Interstate Fair, Sioux City,
Iowa, Sept. to IS.
Cut this out and mail today to L. H.
Jones, the piano man, Sioux City,
Iowa, together with the name Of any
one who is going to buy a piano now
or within two or three months and you
will receive an order on the North
western National bank, of Sioux City,
Iowa. for a draft sufficient to buy you
a ticket to the fair for any day you
may designate, together with enough
to pay your railroad fare II you live
within $50 miles of Sioux City, provid-
ing, however, we sell your customer a
piano during the fair.
II this should be read by anyone
who is in the market for a piano we
will make you this proposition, in addi.
fion to the above: If you will give us
a fair chance to sell you piano ard
we do not, and you buy during the fair,
we will pay you in cash the amount OF
your railroad fare and hotel bill dur
ing one full day, and buy you ticket
to the fair. Our object in making you
this offer is to get chance to sell you,
and our confidence in our special
prices during the fair is the incentive.
Special sale of pianos and organs,
new and second hand. Read our prices
below:
Chickering piano, almost new, orig
inally cost $3.50, now SITS; Weber
piano, very fine case, almost new, in
fine condition, originally cost $3.50,
now $3.50.
Emerson piano, shows very little
wear, their very finest case and finest
piano, originally sold for $3.50, now
$235.
Good Emerson piano, sold when neVS
FOR 1925, now $3.50.
Fischer piano, in good condition,
originally sold for $780, now $1S5.
Everett piano, interior extra good,
formerly sold for $3.50. now $175.
Very good piano, been used seven
years, now $125.
Very good piano, Kimball make, 500.
Chicago piano, SIS.
New pianos.
Four Of the best piano factories we
represent have given us the privilege
to sell their pianos at factory prices,
only adding the freight and expense
of handling. This is purely an adver.
tising scheme, and will bring four diff
ferent makes Of the best pianos made
in the United States so low the induce
ment to buy will be very great. Prices
are on a cash basis however, we Will
arrange for small monthly payments
or one, two and three years time at
no advance in our cash prices.
Fifty organs and five square pianos
in storage and must be sold at once.
Kimball, Story C Clark, Farrand &
Votey Chicago Cottage, Newman Bros.
and others, SO and up. Every piano
and organ sold bears our personal
guarantee, as good as a farm mort
gage. Our reference, the Northwest
.ern National and First National banks,
Sioux City.
Open every evening during the fair
until 10 o'clock.
L. H. JONES, THE PIANO MAN,
620 Fourth St.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
Telegraphic Brevities.

A receiver was appointed for the big
wholesale grocery firm of Il. G. Hazard
< Co. of New York with liabilities placed
at S260,0OO.
Officials Of the War Department at
Washington are investigating their pow
ers to grant permission to the Isthmian
canal commission to incur deficiency Of
$S,OO0,O0O to avoid partial suspension
of construction on the canal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

20 race suicide. Prof. Ross says he is
with those who hate famine, war, saber-
toothed competition, class antagonism,
degradation of the masses, wasting of
children, dwarfng of women and cheap
ening of men," and asks if the time will
come when the mother of more than three
is regarded as public benefactor and
placed on the pay roll of the State"
Prof. Ross himself is the father of three
children,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
Restricted Birth Rate Desirable.

Prof Edward A. Ross, head of the So
ciology Department of the University of
Wisconsin, in a lecture to the students,
said that restriction in the birth rate is
a movement which at the bottom is sal
stary. and the evils in its train appear to
be minor or transient or self-limiting or
curable," thus taking direct issue with
President ROOSevelt's well-knOwn idea as
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
Had a Feeling of Curiosity.

II was asked to find out when you
would pay this little account" said the
collector, pleasantly.
Really" answered the debtor, "I
am unable to enlighter you. However,
there is soothsayer in the next block
who throws fit and reveals the future
at 80 cents throw"
"Ive no money to waste" growled
the collector.
"Just add the 90 cents to my ac-
count" continued the other, ''for have
a curiosity on the point myself
Washington Herald
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
Preliminary Arrnngements.

Once upon a time two cats were
about to engage in a duel.
"Let us have an understanding ere
we begin" said the one.
"As to what" queried the other.
"Is it to be duel to the DEATH"
continued the one. "or shall we make
1t the best three lives out of five?'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

lloS-SCotS deteateu AT the Dattle OF tne
Standard.
13Sj-Portuguese defeated the Spaniards
at Aljubarrota.
1433-Death of John |. of Portugal.
14J6-IIunyady Janos, one of the great
est war captains of his age, died.
1553-John Dudley. Duke of Northum-
berland, beheaded in the Tower.
162S-George Villiers. Duke of Buck
ingham. assassinated by John FELTON,.
1G42-Charles l. set up his standard at
Nottingham.
164S-prince of Conde victorious over
Archduke Leopold at battle of Lens.
1672-Massacre of the Brothers De Witt
at The Hague.
1710-Battle of Saragossa.
11J0-Oswego taken by Montcalm. -.
Letizia Bonaparte. mother of Ma.
poleon born at Ajaccio Corsica.
17G1-Earthquak on the island of
Martinique killed 1900 persons.
1776-Maryland adopted State consti-
tuition.
17S4-First mail coach in England left
London for Bristol.
1793-Pondicherry taken by the Eng
lsh.
1SOS-British and Spanish forces de-
feated the French at battle of vi
miera.
1SO9-French defeated the Spanish at
battle of Almonacid.
1914 II ~uI
taken by the British.
1S1S-The Savannah, the first steamer to
cross the Atlantic, was launched.
lS33-Irish Church Temperatures act
passed.
1S3J-The Earl of Gosford sworn in as
Governor of Canada.
1S41-British expedition commenced the
ascent of the Niger river.
1S44-Victory of the French over the
Moors at Isly.
lS4G-Mendelssohn Elijah" first per-
formed at Birmingham, England. -.
Capture of Santa Fe by Americans
and annexation of New Mexico to
United States
lS4S-The territory of Oregon organized.
1S49-Surrender of Venice to the Aus
trians.
1SJ1-America cup won by American
yacht at COwes, England.
1S16-First petroleum we'll opened at
Titusville, Pa.
LS31-The new Louvre, Paris, inaugurat-
ed with great ceremony by Napo-
leon III.
1SJS-The Danubian principalities con-
stituted.
1S62-Garibaldi occupied Catania
lS64-Surrender of Fort Morgan, Ala.
bama.
lS66-Treaty of peace between Austria
and Prussia signed at Prague.
1S73-Cholera appeared in Columbus, o.
1ST5-Capt. Webb, on a second trial,
swan across the English channel.
1SS4-French force bombarded Foochow,
China.
1S91-Sixty-two persons killed by COL
lapse of a building in Park place,
New York
1S92-President Harrison issued a proc>
lamation retaliatory upon Canada, by
establishing tolls ON Sault Ste. Marie
canal.
1S93-Destructive storm along the At
lantic coast of North America.
1S96-The rebellious Matabeles in South
Africa submitted to the British.
1S97-President Faure of France visited
the Car at st. Petersburg.
1S9S-The United States and Canadian
joint high commission met at Quebec.
1S99-Anti-government riots and blood
shed in Paris.
19OO-Rehef of Pokin by the Allies.
Fatal race riots in Akron, Ohio.
19O3-The Humbert family convicted of
swindling in Paris. Russian squad
ron withdrawn from Turkish waters.
1905-LOrd Curzon resigned the viceroy-
ship of India.
19O6-Insurrectionary movements in
Cuba began . . . President Roosevelt
ordered a simplfied form of spelling
in the government printing Office. !
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
Short News Notes.

A girl baby was born to Gov. and Mrs.
Charles f. Hughes at Albany the other
day, it being their fourth child.
William w. Prosser, st. Louis. city
passenger agent of the Glover Leaf rSute.
died at Laporte, Ind, while visiting rela'
tives.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

Animals TO the number of nearly TO-
100000 are killed yearly for the sake Of
their fur.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

What Makes Lambskin Costly.
The favoring OF kid gloves by fash
ion has resulted In advancing the prices
Of kid and lamb skins so aer cent
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
y WAY.

New Da~
cate that
Armour
having
electric
projected
Armour,
es, on to
| ted early
S already
| ay Of Sc
ling pow
been for
work Of
ell under
proposed
K and ex-
| b a close
the citS
action on
been ru.
| y fail the
| |DpoSltlons
| |east from
ltoWn and
has been
build an
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ID a very
we'll sup
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

to Stanr
mong the
the first Of
herd of Jas!
esford, and
applied six
be made by
out the dis
e to spread
and out Oh
of the los1
belonging e
in the pas
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

Dokken
he state
years I'M /
rs SO faHl
e SCHOOL,
here waS
.ing idle
& no i'm
e. About
endnent
|lnual in
| It. About
fort was
|here it'll
Ools, and
to work
soon put
ne, with
tate loan
plus, ALI
long be-
| the farm
Tic hi"t
rs have
this aEli
on farm
$10,6o0
into nu-l
securities
| nd Greg
ans were
| Of differ
i -~--Ixn
| TT of the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
NDLE.

ON Farm
bn of Dan,
5 with his
kton, met
lie jumped.
BIS and did,
fork that
und. HiS'
he handle
pix inches.l
BE and Dr.,
found his
i that he'
md placedI
red Heart,
about 200
|e that he
physici
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
County.


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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
AXE.

Bonestea
by a rat
md a sen
!, and foC
|itical con
wards fou
and killed
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
RANCH.
Place Eur4

the r. F..
four miles
ng lightef
power toy
e big arte-l
/ is Of Is
furnishing
| give the
urn. wash.
| grain frOnj
| nd run the
supplies q
| |snty of fish
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
|ysicianS.

y in report
he state lay
unity physi
delinqueH
elected. Nd
as been RI
[rts of LaV
from Doal
of the sta
cs at PierH
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05

well In
DOkken

Wen In-7 4
Dokken
he states B
years in h
IS so far
g SCHOOL, 1
ere wasi
ying idle
& no in
e. About
endment
Lnual in
It. Aboutt i
fort was
|here it h
Ools, and
to work
soon put
ne, with
tate loan
plus, ALI
long be-
the farm
the first
rs have
{ this all
on farm,
$10,6oG
into mu-l
securities
nd Greg
ans were
bf differ
lie nearly
TT of the
. WAY.
New Da~
cate that
Armour
having
electric
projected
Armour,
es, on to
ted early
S already
ay of Sc
ling pow
been for
work Of
ell under
proposed
( and ex-
a close
the citS
action on
been ru.
y fail the
opositions
east from
town and
has been
build an
water to
[p a very
we'll sup
s.
NDLE.
on Farm
On of Dan
5 with his
kton, met
[e jumped
Us and did
fork that
und. His
he handle
ak inches.
Sc and DR..
found his
that he
md placed
red Heart.
about 200
|e that he
physician
RANCH.
Place Fur.
the r. F
four miles
ing lighted
power tC
e big arte'
is Of 25'
furnishing
give th'
urn, wash
grain from
Id run th'
supplies
Bnty of fisl
HERDS.
to Staml
mong tn
the first O
lerd of Jas
esford, an
applied 81
be made b
out the dis
e to sprea
and out o
of the los
belonging
in the pa:
ysicians.
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-05
HERDS.

to stamp
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-04-25
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

The Probate Court for the County of Ionia.
AT a session of said Court held at the Pro-
bate Once inthe City of lonia, in said Count y
IN the sixth day of April, A. ID. 1907.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Webster, Judge
IT Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ELIZA A. PARKER, Deceased.
William F. Sandell, executor of the last
will and testament of deceased, having filed
IN said court his final administration account
and his petition praying for the allowance
thereof and for the assignment and distribu
ton of the residue of said estate.
1t is Ordered, That the seventh day OF
Nay, A. ID. 1907. at ten O'Clock in the fore
1oon. at said probate once, be and is hereby
appointed for hearing said petition. and thai
Ill persons interested in said estate appear
before said court, at said time and place. and
show cause why license TO sell the interest
" said estate In said real estate should not
De granted;
II is Further Ordered, That public notice
thereof be given by publication of a copy OF
this order. for three successive weeks previ-
Gus to said day of hearing in the Belding
Banner, newspaper printed and circulated
in said county. MONTGOMERY WEBSTER.
true copy. Judge of Probate
Montgomery Webster.
Judge of Probate. 44w4
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-04-25

Mss. Alfred Tiffany has returned
home from two weeks visit with
relatives at Bad Axe, Huron county.
John f. Bookey and wife of Grattan
visited last Wednesday with the for
mers uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Bookey.
Will Laughlin lost horse 10 st
week.
Wo'd was received here last week
of the death of John Anderson, who
died very suddenly Apr. 8 in Califor.
MIA Deceased was brother of the
late George G. Anderson, U. S. Pen
sion Agent, whose death occurred
two years ago.
Carl Hartwell, travelling salesman
for an optical company of Detroit,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hartwell.
Mrs. L. f. Tuttle will entertain the
Ladies' Mite society May 8. A picnic
dinner will be served.
Charles Tuxbury and wife spent
Sunday with II. p. SchOomaker and
wife.
Hon. and Mrs. Frank Ladner started
Monday for ST. Louis, Mo, where
they will spend two weeks with their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Waite.