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KILLED BY EXPRESS
Knickerbocker Bumps Unknown Man
 at Fairfield.

Fairfield. Sept. 2s--As he stepped from 8 bound track, out of tho way of an approaching freight train an unknown man. about thirty-eight ycars old. was struck and almost instantly killed by the Knickerbocker express just west of the station here this aft- ernon. His skull was crushed and his back and arms were broken.
 Part of letter was found in his pocket It was in Italian and signed J. Lazzati, 1I23 Liberty street. Pitts- burg, Pa. There wore also chinese laundry check, and a Hungarian dics tlonary. He was five feet. ten inches tall. and had dark curly hair and a mustache
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NO LACK OF FUNDS
Francis Burton Harrison Says He
 Knows Where to Get Them,

New York, Sept % After q confer ence of State Chairman Corners and Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, democratic nominee for gov ernor, lt was announced today that Congressman Francis Burton Harrison of this city would head the executive committee which will act as an an- oilliary committee with the state com mittee in the conduct of the campaign.
 Mir Harrison said the coumlttee could not lack of funds with which to conduct an effective campaign for Nr Chanler. who he predicted would carry the state by very large majority
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HASKELL AFTER HEARST
Governor to Sue for Charges of Brib-
 cry Made by Editor.

Kansas City Mo, Sept 29.--A special to the Times from Guthrie Okla, says
 Governor Haskell Is preparing to bring suit in the next few days against William R Hearst because of the lat ter's charges concerning Governor Hsskell's alleged connection with an attempt to bribe Frank S. Monnett for the Standard OH company The suit will he brought in Missouri probably at Kansas City. H. C. Simrall of Mex leo, Mo, is here ss attorney for Gov ernor Haskell, preparing the petition,
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WARREN IS BETTER
Student Injured in Football Practice
 Considerably Improved

ren of Piqua, O, who was injured in football practice at Yale field Monday. was reported last night as improved. Warren recovered consciousness early yesterday morning and will he able to leave the inhrmary In a couple of weeks
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-30
GAS METER CASES TO-DAY.

Detective Donnelly and Sergeant Dennehy have worked ID very com plete ease against Albert Trola of New York. Joseph Frrlca and vincense Massa of this city They are held on counts of robhing gas meters and all three on charges of burglary on one count They are to be tried this morning in the city court.
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CAMPUS COMMITTEE NAMED
James R, Grant, Jr., Chairman of
 Body for Coming Year.

The following campus committee has been chosen from the academic senior class to act during the coming year
 James E Grant. ir,. of Denver, chair man; Paul s. Andrews of Syracuse, Frederick Baker of Willimsntc F, Farrar Pateson of New York, Francis D. Butler of Chicago, Robert Fair banks of Indianapolis. Francis E Hamlin of New York James M. How ard of Montclair, Robert Mallory If Brooklyn. Hubert Mcdonnell of New York, and John B Perrin of lndanap- oils.
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FIRE eoMM,ssIoNrns MEET.

The board of fire commissioners were occupied largely with routine business last night The report of Superin tendent Grant as to his vacation at the elpctrieians' convention was read A letter from man in Hsmden asking protection for state street beyond the eIly iine was rea0
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CLASS RUSH INJURIES
Trinity Freshman Suffers Concusslon
 nf Brain.

Hartford. Sept 2o--At the annual push rush between the sophomore and freshman classes et Trinity college to- night. David Arnold. a frshman, whose home Is in New York state was so bad ly injured that he was taken to a hospital suffering from concussion of the brain Ills condition Is said to be serious
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NORTHERN LIGHTS SHINE.

The north wind was accom- panied by the aurora borealis last night. many people in this city and nelghboring towns calling up the Journal Courier to ask about 1t. The Yale observatory said that 1t was by no means an unusual phenomenon. The sky was brilliant, and from the outlying parts of the city was generally noticed.
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DEATH INVESTIGATED
Medical Examiner Performs Autopsy
 on Body of Mrs, Robert $hegrer.

Coroner Mix is examining witnesses in connection with the death of Mrs. Robert B Shesrer of 1A3S Whallay avenue Mrs Shesrer made a state ment before her death which the cor oner has
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SHERRY SENDS WARNING.

Manila. Sept SO.-A telegram has been received from Rear Adngal sperry announcing that the Atlantic fleet Will arrive at Manila Friday aft ernoun.
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DIR. FOSTER RETURNS.

pr. l. P. C. Foster of College street, who was one of the national comn,its congress at Washington, D. C., returned to this city yesterday.
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sronTs--rrRrs q md '. Work a Yale Field. Percy Smith Coaches \, II II 2, EA cliemoni at White Heat Cubs Land First Berth Giants Spllt--=ln Second Place Pittshurg Takes Double Header Tigers Get Two Games. Az Does Maps. White Sox and Browns Bowling About City. Results of Races Football at Harvard,
 EVENTS To-DAy--rngc 2. 'Marcelle" at the Hyperion. The Governor and the Boss"--Grand Vaudeville at Polls
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington. Sept 2e---Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday;--
 For New England Fair wednesdayt warmer in, the interior. Thursday in. creaslng oloudiness and warmer with showers In north portion, fresh west to northwest winds, becoming variable.
 For Eastern New York: Fall Wednesday. fair in north and central portions Thursday, increasing cloudi. ness and warmer, showers In interior, fresh west winds shifting to south Wednesday,.
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NEWS MMARY.
GENEn AL.

GENEH AL,
 Bryan Answers Roosevelt.,.4..,.. Archhold Tells of Theft,.,,....,4... Professor Fisher Answered ,,,,,,., Holding In Foreign Mail,.,t,,..,. Revolver and Candidate ......,.,,.. l Mrs Rice Implicated d,.....,,,,,,,.,,. Yankees Fires out uts.,.,,...,.,,,.. Unable lo Break Bank....,..,,,,. Haskell After Hearst, ,,.,,,,,,.tt., Financial News md ouotatlons,..,. ]
 STATE. LIlley to Re Attacked .,,,..,,.,,., General News of tho state, ,........ I 2 Two Husbands with one Wife.,,,, Lilley Speaks In southington",....
 CITN,
 No Action in Kerriean Case..,.,.. Democrats Arc Optimlstlc. c.D.,,.,.. Financlers Are Busy sy,,,,.,...,.,,.,, For New Railroad Bridge, News ot tho Courts, ,,,,.,..t,..,.,, 1l Campus Committee Named .,,.a.,, lHgth Annual Meeting ,,..,,,.,,.,,.. Death Investigation ,,,..,,.,,.,.,.t To Name Spcrry To morrow .,.,...
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Lived In Vain. if

T have lived in vain if your accusa- tions lose me single friend l chal- lenged you to name 3 trust official who Is supporting mo, and, after searching the country you produce the name of one man, not q trust official but the local attorney of trust Without in- Quiring whether he votes for me bee
 
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FOR NEW BRIDGE

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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15

under one system. New towns are
springing up and making rapid
growth. White Bluffs has grown
since June to town Of about 500.
supporting a newspaper and a S10,-
000 hotel. The new electric line
viii send out enormous spurs and
sidetracks to accommodate the traf-
tic, giving the farmers a short haul
to shipping points.
Within 60 days the gigantic pow
er plant at Priest Rapids will be
completed. capacity 10000 horse
power. The new railroad will re-
ceive power from this plant, and a
contract for power running 50 years
has been signed between the yower
company and the railroad.
Kennewick as the southern ter
minus of the road vii derive i'm
mense benefit. Practically all the
supplies for building will have 10
he shipped through here. and upon
the completion of the road the i'm
mense wheat country of Douglas
county and the rapidly growing irei-
gated districts along the Columbia
river will become tributary to Ken
:ewick.
The steamship lines that made
- IL /.
ing between Kennewick and Priest
Rapids, are taxed to their utmost
capacity, and the owners are all
ready contemplating building new
boats to accommodate rapidly in
creasing traffic. With the COM
mencement CT the work on the new
railroad new boats will De an alb
solute necessity.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
FILE THE SURVEYS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COMPANY MEANS BUSINESS
Great New Electric Line Will Tap
Rich Country With Excellent
Connections.
Herald Special Service.

Herald Special Service.
KENNEWICK, WASH, Jan. 13--
Surveys for a new railroad up the
Columbia river from Kennewick TO
Wateryille have been filed in the
United States land office. Company
officials announce that construction
work on the new line is to be COM
menced early in the spring, long
stretches of right of way having al
ready been secured. ". r. Rust,
Of Tacoma, is president of the COM
pany; NJ B. Haynes. vice PRECEDENT
L. H. CUTE. secretary, and H. K.
Owens, chief engineer.
The road will be a standard guage
track and will be operated by cleo
lricity. 1t will be 1913 miles in
length; is to connect with five trans
continental lines as soon as built
and the building Of the North Coast
railway viii give it still another
connection.
The road will tap thousands o.
acres of irrigated land, the fertility
of which is practically inexhaustible,
and hundreds of thousands OF acres
of unexcelled wheat lands. During
the past summer six new companies
have gone into the district between
Kennewick and Priest Rapids for the
purpose of pumping water and ira
eating lands. $4,000 acres comm Z
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
Make Another Big
Railway Change

will be more for the business men of
the state and will deal with a num-
Der of the problems now confront
irg the association and the business
men and employed officers who are
i'll the work, such as "The Industrial
Worker" 1.-The Soldier" "The City
Young Man." "The Small Town
Young Man." "The College Man."
THE Boy" There will be special
conferences for boards of directors.
educational work, religious work and
physical work. In fact very full
and profitable program is planned
from O'Clock Friday afternoon to
the close of the convention Sunday
night.
The speakers will be men who are
qualified to speak upon the subject
they will present, such as DR.. Pen
rose, president Of Whitman college,
Walla Walla Rev. NJ. A. Matthews,
OF First Presbyterian church, Seat
tie: John p. Hartman of Seattle;
Mr.. Menzes of Roslyn, superintend-
ent of the Northwestern Improve
nen' company; two or three of the
Y. NJ. c. A. international secretaries
from Denver, New York and Minnea
polls, and other business and pro-
fessional men.
Several men of this city are hop
ing to be able to attend, among them
being DR.. c. E. Keller. Fred A. Hall
w. B. Dudley, D. L. Druse, B. =.
Barge, c. H. Human, ]. o. Jeffery,
L. o. Janeck and several others have
1t under consideration if matters can
be adjusted to admit of their alb
sence at that time. 1t is possible the
convention may be invited here for
next wear.
The meetings are to be held in
the fine new Y. NJ. c. A. building in
Seattle, which has recently been
opened, visit to which will prove
very instructive to the many VINO
wonder what the association is go
ing to do with the fine building now
under way in this city.
For further particulars, If inter-
ested, see Sec. Turner in Y. NJ. C. \.
office. who also expects to attend.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
NORTHERN PACIFIC GOES ON
WITH RETRsnCHMENT POLICY
Men Discharged by Great Number
For Period of 60 Days, Some
Permanently.

Thirty-four train crews were laid
off on the Pacific division of the
Northern Pacific Saturday and Sun
day. Some Of the men whom the
company wish to retain have been
granted 80 days. leave of absence
With permission to work elsewhere
III the meantime. Others were told
that the company had no idea when
they would have anything further
for them to do. This throws about
100 men out of employment on this
division outside of those that will
remain with the company and en-
devor 10 get enough extra work dur
ing the winter 20 keep their expenses
from running too high. Some CT the
ilen earned as little as $40 during
the month of December
\ great deal of this wholesale un-
loading may be traced to the open
ing of the Portland & Seattle line.
All freight defined fer Portland
points that has formerly gone
through here and over the Cascades
at Stampede now goes via the p. *
S. This makes a big difference dur
ing the month. A number OF the
Northern Pacific men have zone to
that line and a number of the others
who were laid off We're offered posi-
tons elsewhere.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
roNl MiEKEr on THE wANE.
only $40 Were Shipped From Top
pcnish Last Var.

TOPPENISH. Jan 13.- Only 500
caynses were shipped from the reser-
walton during 1907 This is re-
markable decrease in the pony ship
ment from this place as the two
years preceding 1907 Charles II
Newell. the famous cayuse buyer,
shipped from the reservation To-
600 head. The exact cause OF this
decrease can not Be plainly under
stood as the entire fange country
has never been CHANGED. but it is
probable that as the Indian has never
given any real thought o. work to
raising these horses for market the
market has simply grown beyond
the producing capacity Of wild
country The demand iii the east
has become so great for these ponies
mat thousands Of head could be sold
if they could be found. but as the
Indian gives no time or thought to
the breeding Of these animals, in 3
very few years the Indian pony will
probably be thing Of the past. Just
what viii take his place OH the range
is a hard question, ais The indian
does not take kindly to the trouble
required to care for high-bred stock
It is probable, though. that the gov
eminent win step in and help out in
solving this question.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
BIG POULTRY SHOW
FIVE HUNDRED BIRDS
ENTERED IN THIS CITY
Among Them is Yakima's Pride, n
-Four Legged Chicken--NIany
Fine Fowls.

About 500 chickens are entered
IN the Poulty show, ranging from
II ounces to IS Il pounds in weight,
and four legged hens 10 those that
wear regular Zulu bonnets. One
feature is the caponized spring
chickens that weigh II and II
pounds. There are four of the lat
ter, the most noticeable points about
them being their odd shaped heads.
They are the first ever exhibited
here.
About eighty fanciers are showing
their birds, Sunnyside, Zillah, Top
penish and Sprague being well rep
resented. lac association expected
]. II. Hubbel, of Ellensburg. to have
a good showing here, but for some
reason no entries were made by him
\. L. Blackmore, who has been in
the business for 90 years, has sin
Silver Laced Wyandottes in the
show from Ellensburg. F. w. Num-
and B. f. Mundy with White Wyan-
dottes and Rhode Island Reds ara
the other Ellensburg exhibitors.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
ELECTRIC SURVEYS APPROX ED.
Government Hears of Proposed Line,
WatcryillC to Kennewick.

The general land office at Wash
ington has approved part Of the sur
yeys and maps of the Northern Is
Southern railroad, which is pro.
jected between Waterville and Ken
newick. The approval has been re-
ceived by the local land office for
several townships in this land dis
trict through which the line will
pass. Work will be begun on the
road in all probability before sum-
mer. The president of the company,
w. R. Rust, Of Tacoma, is now in
Europe and it is said he will order
the work to begin as soon as he re-
turns in the spring.
The Northern & Southern rail-
road, as projected, will connect the
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cfic lines with the only direct link
III this state. The Northern e South
ern line will be 1876 miles long, ami
will follow the Columbia rive most
Of the way, being the first road to
build up the Columbia valley. AS
planned now it will be an electric
line operated by the power plant
If the Hanford Irrigation G. Power
Company of Priest Rapids. 1t will
be equipped with ordinary freight
cars, however. Besides the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern.
the Northern G. Southern will con
uect with the Portland and Seattle
and the st. Paul line.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
PLAY SUNNYSIDE.
First Interscholas:ic Boys Game
Here in Two Years.

The first interseholastic game OF
boys basket ball to be played in this
city for two years will be played at
Holstein's rink next Friday night
will meet the local school n a not
contest for the basket bail honors
of the valley. The teams are evenly
matched. The local nine has the
strongest team that has been put
out for the past three years, while
the sunnyside team has not lost a
game this season.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
For Young Men.

Following the Y. NJ. c. A. conven-
ton at Walla Walla by one week is
the state convention Of the Young
Mems Christian association in Sc
attic, which begins on Friday next.
Jan. 18th. and continues over Sun
CAY. January 10Th. This convention
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15
Heard at the
Poultry SA07o

"There was an old hen and She had
wooden foot;
she roasted every night on a null
berry root;
She hadn't any feathers to keep her.
self warm,
And another little drink wouldn't
do us any harm"
it was the big Shanghai rooster
with the wobbly red comb who was
singing.
His beautiful tenor voice roso
above the gossipy clatter of the hens,
at the chicken show, like the clarion,
notes Of a bugle.
Ny, what perfectly grand
voice." said Mrs. Leghorn to Mrs
Shanghai, the proud wife of the ia
nous barnyard vocalist Il didn +
know that your husband drank,
though" she continued.
oh, he isn't what you'd call d
real drinker," replied Mrs. Shang-
lai in somewhat apologize tone.
"A he ever does is to take little
old crow every morning"
At which rejoinder both of the
ladies giggled, for even feminine
pou'tries must have their little jokes.
1T this juncture the fair speakers
resumed their feather-stitching, at
The same time continuing their con-
versation.
Don't that young Mrs. Wyan-
dotte make you sick?" said Mrs. Leg
horn "She thinks just because she
has laid an egg with a double yollS
that she is the whole smear"
Yes, and the next thing We know
she will be trying to break into our
set" was Mrs. Shanghai's reioinder.
1.-THE nerve of some women is fierce.
And they do say that her husband
is very unhappy, too"
"Why, hadn't heard that Do tell
me all about it.
"oh, there amt nothin much 10
tell and you mustn't for the world re
peat it. but Mrs. Buff-Rocl. her next
door neighbor, tells me that she
henpecks him something awful"
Well, that must be what he meant
when he told Mr. Leghorn that his
wife was always laying for him"
Say, don't it beat all the way
some folks that are no better than
others 90 strutting around, unused
Mrs. Shanghai after a moment
pause. "Why not more than ar
hour ago ! heard that stuck-up suoh
OF Mrs. Plymouth Rock telling Mrs
Partridge Cochin in the coop across
the aisle that her great-great-great-
grandfathers uncle by marriage
came over with the Pilgrim Fathers
and was the first one to land on Ply
mouth Rock; that that was where
they got their name"
And what did Mrs. Cochin say
Well, that's the funny part Her
husband overheard the conversation
and he up and says to Mrs Rock:
"'Well. that's nothin to get swell
ed up over. My wife can trace her
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15

the inside shouted the barker at
the door.
and the band played, There Was
! Waiting for My shirt"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-15

ancestry back 70 the Cochin that laid
the egg that Christopher Columbus
stood on end
ut tickled me 70 that cack,ea
right ont loud ana tAe was ina.
Mrs. Rooa pulled in her comb after
that was caution what Coehin
said seemed to stick in her crop
say. girls II was Mr.. shang-
hal that spoke 40 you know what
I've q notion to do"
"No-vhat?' spoke up the ladies
in chorus.
well, sir. for two cents Id sprin :
a shell game on these rubes around
here"
Eyes. and just about the time you
got crowd around you and your
game some old rooster Of cop
would step up and pullet"
Whercupon Mr. Shanghai closed
his yap and retired to the back of
the cage where he Immediately bus
led himself with the last verse of his
new song, Every Rooster Is a Boos-
ter
ooh, Mrs. Shanghai" called out
Mrs. Leghorn in a shru whisper.
did you see that snippy girl oyer
there wearing the big thing on her
head covered with Chinese pheasant
feathers? Well, them amt Chinese
pheasant feathers at all They're my
dear old fathers tail feathers doc
tored up. Why, l could tell them
anywhere on earth. Poor pa"
And poking her head under her
wing she stined a half-uttered sob
and hid her tears.
Don't cry, dearie," sympathetic
ally said Mrs. Shanghai. "Remem-
Der the old saying, Things are sell
dom what they seem. Be glad that
you had a father with such a glorious
bunch Of foliage on his spine"
And being women and somewhat
chicken-hearted they both SMILED
and kissed.
Just as soon as you and yout
husband and the rest Of US get back
home you must come over and see
US said the diplomatic Mrs. Shang-
hal, wishing to change the sad sub
ject. "We'1, have a caterpillar lunch
with some nice gravel sandwiches
and oh, by the way, forgot to as>
YOU what your husbands first name
is"
Just plain Hennery" said Mrs.
Leghorn. "And may ask you
what Mr.. shanghai's surname might
be-"
That's the joke. His folks named
him Chanticleer. but we all call him
Kansas
"Why, that's positively humorous.
Why do you call such handsome
gentleman with such a distinguished
name Kansas"
why? Simply because he always
has such a big crop" naively reptile l
Mr.. SIS better half
Whereupon both ladies laughed f
to kill
well-did you hear what
that disgusting female party said
just then as she passed this COOP"
Indignantly asked Mrs. Leghorn Of
her friend
no. was counting the teeth n
my comb" replied Mrs. Shanghai
"Well. if my hearing isn't off she
had the nerve to say that this poul
try show reminded her Of a female
suffrage convention"
"And what did she base her ny
pothesis on" queried Mrs. s. whose
eyes ~ that time were flashing
said II was because there We're
50 mans old hens around
"What are You laughing at?" saw
agely inquired the ladies' Of N
Shanghai. who vas holding IFS side
end Wheeling with merriment
"oh. nothing. ony only 5aly
"on'y WHARF? they screamed
"only aa WONDERING
they would Pan a0 tho izas in bills
or chicken fsed replied the enbar-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-06-25
Benton City.


Mrs Ed Johnson and Ave children.
OF Greeley. Colo. are visiting rela-
tIyes here.
Miss Mabel Shields has returned TO
her home In Slater after a weeks
visit with Miss Florence Hicks.
FIfty-six ladies from here attended
the Drumers' association In Mexico
Friday.
Miss Laura Brown. OF St. Louis.
visited friends here Sunday.
Miss Tressa Hildebrandt has been
entertaining her friend. Miss Eva
Cummings. OF Parsons. Kansas. Miss
Cummings will visit at Brookheld and
other points before returning home,
Mrs. T. +. Moore spent part OF last
week in Mexico attending the Drum
mers association
Miss Jalle Douglass. OF Dallas, Tex
as. visited friends and relatives here
Sunday.
Joe Jones and family. OF near Mex
leo. visited here Sunday.
VIM. Allen and family. OF Rush
Hill. were guests OF VIM. Day and
wife Sunday
Mrs. Fred SQuires. of ST. Charles, Is
visiting relatives here.