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Sheriff's Sale.

Ey virtue and authority oi n special execution
issued from the oflice Of th. Clek al the ircuit
Court Of the county of Ste. Gsneyicye @, ,Vpurnnhie
10 the April term, 1858 ni saij court. nnd To ne
directed, wherein the State ui Missonr, at the
relsiio and 10 tn use of James + Ferry, col
icctor Of The revenue within aud Tor ste Gene
We've county, state OF NJ issouri, Is pIttntin md
Harriet ~ Osborne heirs unknown or legal
representatives, are defendants
have levied upon and seized the following
described real estate situated in the county 0t
ste. Geneyieve and state Of Missouri. and
charged with the lien Of taN bill on which said
execution Is founded as follows, viz
Part southwest quarter section 8, couta ming
lao acres, also part Ot the southeast quarter of
section g. containing 32 acres, alsn the undiyidr
od oae half part uf the west half, bounded hy
county line of section is, containing l0S 70
arrce, Rll In township ~ range 4, containing In
the aggregate 80 80 acres In the county OF ste.
Geuev ieve aud State OF Missouri. And will on
Wednesday, April 29th, 1908,
between the hours OF nine o'riock In the fore
noon snd hys O'elork In the Afternoon Of that
DAY, at the front door OF the Court House, in the
City Of ste. Geneyievr. state Of Missuuri, sell
at public auction for Cash u The highest bid
der. the above dcScrihed property, or 50 much
thereof rs will satisfy uaid execution and costs
HENRY u KLEIN,
Sherin OF Ste GcHevieyc Count T.
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S.. Pa,r:cK 10 gradually becoming
Americapized.
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Notice of Administrator With
Will Annexed.

Notice is hereby given that Letters OF Admin
stratiOn. de hnnls non, with will annexed,
on the estate Of Louis Aaumann 1ecrascd. were
granted 10 the undersigned on the llth day OF
February, l9tH, by the Probate Court OF Ste.
Genevieye County. Missouri
EDH ARD "a ROIiFR,
Administrator wIh win annexed.
This 18th day of March, 1905.
Fair play., 1908-04-04

Harsh physics react, weaken
the bowels, cause chronic c0nsti-
patton. Doan's Rrgulets operate
easily, tone the stomach, cure
constipation. 25c. Ask Your drug.
gist for them.
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Women Involved in the Hill Imbroglio

easy matter to have u hint dropped
that u continuation of Ambassador
Towers term would please every one
concerned. The trouble Consisted in
the hints being dropped in the wrong
quarter.
Another supposition that seems ten
able Is that hinted at by former
Washington society woman. now n
resident of Paris. She intimated that
social. not political. enemies were re-
sponsible for the supposed rundown.
She is thoroughly conversant with the
secret diplomatic history of Europe.
and asserted emphatically that the
whole imbroglio was social.
According to this authority. there
has been strong feeling in the diplo-
matte set against Mrs. Hill ever since
she became the wife of the then as
sistant secretary of state. Washing
ton social enemies made then. she de-
clared. are striving now to accom-
plish her husbands downfall. although
every one. even her enemies. is fond
of him.
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LTHOUGH the Hill AFFAIR is ap-
"A parently settled it is still the par
amount subject OF gossip in diplomatic
society circles. Two theories are ad-
vanced to explain the opposition TO
Dr. Hill as American ambassador 10
Berlin. and both have to do with wom-
en- and high society.
In some quarters wise ones profess
to have seen In the entire AFFAIR the
desire of Mrs. Charlemagne Tower to
continue In the German capital. where
she conducted Il most successful cam
paign. She is an especial favorite of
the emperor. and Is welcomed in court
circles. For this reason. 1t was pointed
out. u clever woman would find 1t an
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Adulteration of Seeds to Be Stopped

the interests of the farmer. gardener
horticulturist and honest scotsman.
The United States has become the
dumping ground for the poor seed of
the world. which can be and Is used
by unscrupulous dealers for adultera-
ton purposes. Seed that is held over
until the germ is dead and the vital
force is entirely gone. is mixed with
fresh seed of the same kind. The
mixed article Is sold as fresh seed. In
buying seed 1t is usually impossible
for the purchaser to tell the true char
acter or quality of the seed. 1t is i'm
possible for the ordinary purchaser to
see any difference in appearance be-
tween turnip seed worth 40 cents q
pound, cabbage seed worth 81 q pound,
and caulifower seed worth $40 q
pound
The bill prepared by Mr. Mann is
severe upon those who misbrand or
adulterate seeds. A fine Of $500 is pre-
vided for the first offense, $500 for the
second offense, and Imprisonment for
one year, or both.
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VIZ WASiINGTON. - Every now and
w then there's paragraph in a
local paper. or perhaps in dispatch
sent out from here. that has to do with
things political. mention OF ''clOakroom
gossip" AT the capitol. To tell the
truth. It is doubtful whether half a
dozen people. outside of those who live
In Washington or who have been
here in more or less intimate ca
pacity al one time or another. know
what the capitol cloakrooms are like.
In fact. from remark innocently
dropped by friend of mine from
Egypt. Ill. cacc upon time-and who
may be taken as fairly representative
At least Of several million ordinarily
Intelligent folks-l'm quite sure they
haven't an idea.
Il never could understand" said this
simple minded person. aprOpos OF u
comment OF mine on some cloakroonl
brilliancy. how 1t was this great gov
ernment couldn't provide something
better than cloakrooms for senators
and representatives to use when they
are not working. but have to be there
just the same"
have no doubt that this modern
Egyptian had pictured In his minds
eye a cloakroom all cluttered up with
assorted garments In even the best
OF weather. and made uninhabitabls
by soSgy. mud-splattered goloshes
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Truants Worry of "Uncle Joe" Cannon

Il plot" to retard business in the
house is in process Of being Matched.
When the Office building was c.sn-
pleted members made complaint that
they were so far removed from the
chamber they had no way of finding
out what was going on except by
means of telephone. This was unsat-
isfactory. 1t was then suggested that
a ticker such as is used In trans
mitting stock quotations. be installed.
but the scheme was discarded. Then
the house officials discovered a device
that 1t is believed will fill the bill. II
put into use this device will communi-
cate over the wires to rooms in the
Office building every sound and syl-
liable uttered on the house floor.
why not connect the wires with
Washington homes of congressman
said a house leader And then prob.
ably in the process of development the
time will come when measures will be
adopted making 1t unnecessary for the
members to come to Washington at
all.
First thing we know the house will
rejoice in the possession Of an up-to-
date signal service. including wire
less outfit From his home in Homo
lulu the delegate from Hawaii. by
merely touching button or sending
n message by wireless. will be able to
register his vote on a given measure.
Where is it all going to end?
"Dnrned IL I know"
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care OF her. Lockhart. There's Mo,h.
or White beckoning to supper. YomI,
eat before you go? No, / won't take
any supper now. thank you. mother I
will stay with Mary"
And he did stay with her all tbrouyh
the long watches OF that long n,,h,
He never closed his eyes in sleon
Sometimes Mary would drop ofY into
uneasy slumber-always OF short du,
ration. When she awakened suddenly
In wide.eyed fright. he soothed her
with all tenderness. Sometimes whom
he thought she was sleepInp Che
would clutch his arm desperately and
cry out that there was some one ho.
hind the big cottonwood, Again II
would be to ask him In a terrified
whisper II he did not hear hoof beats.
galloping. Salloping. galloping, and
begged him to listen. lie could al.
ways quiet her. and she tried hard r.,
keep from wandering: but after n
short. broken rest. she would cry out
again In endless repetition of the ter.
rors OF that awful night.
Mrs. White and several OF her small
progeny breathed loudly from an ad.
Joining room. A lamp burned dimly
on the table. II grew late-I2 o'cIncL
and after AZ last she rested. Sh.
passed from light. broken slumber to
deep sleep without crying out and
thus awakening herself. Gordon was
tired and sad. Now that the flush of
fever was gone. he saw how white and
miserable she really looked, The cir.
cles under her eyes were 80 dark
they were like bruises. The mantle
OF his misfortune was spreading 10
bring others besides himself into lis
somber folds.
The men were coming back. But
they were coming quietly in grim 81
lence. He dared not awaken Mary
for the news he knew they must carry.
He stepped noiselcssly to the door To
warn them to yet greater stiffness
and met Langford on the threshold
The two surveyed each other grave
ly with clasped hands.
You tell her. Dick. IL can't" said
Langford His big shoulders droopcd
as under heavy burden
Must L." asked Gordon.
Dick. IL cant said Langford,
brokenly. Don't you see?-if had
been Just minute soonor-and |
promised"
Yes. | see Paul" said Gordon.
quietly. Il will tell her"
You need not. said Il sweet clear
voice from across III. room. Il know.
| heard. think | knew all the time
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G PEAKER CANNON and other lead
y ers in the house are concerned
over the growing practice OF repre-
sentatives in being away from the
chamber during the consideration of
important business. 1t always has
been difficult to keep the members
present during the daily sessions. but
absenteeism has become positive
evil this year.
This is due to the fact that the
house now owns large office build
ing. put up at cost of several mil
lions of dollars and containing fine
quarters for every member. In the Sc
clusion of the office building a men,
ber who is not burdened with any re-
sponsibility other than to cast his vote
when signal for him to do so is
given spends his time sending out
seeds .and writing to the folks back
home.
If present plans are carried out an.
other excuse for members who are not
disposed to attend the daily proceed
ings will be provided. What Repre-
sentative Tawney Of Minnesota calls
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A Terrible Appetite For Chicken.

Henry +. DiXey was sneering about
the sQuabble that went on between
two brave young men over q Carnegie
medal.
1T is not a very ennobling thing"
he said. ito see two heroes fighting
and jawing over n medal for heroism.
Mr.. Carnegie should have thought OF
this when he originated his hero fund.
"The taste for medals. once formed.
Is worse than the taste for chicken.
You know what Mrs. G. Washington
White said OF her husband. don't you?
"'My Wash. she said. Is the wust
man for chicken you ever see. Why.
II he can't get chicken no other way.
he'll go and buy one"
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Washington Whisperings
HI Interesting Bits OF News Gathered
III at the National Capital.
Popular Misconception of the CloaLroom

and dank. smelly raincoats on wet
days-as the only place to which
patriotic but pestered statesmen might
resort when tagged or In need OF a
smoke.
The reality Is 30 different. as most
of us who live here are well aware.
for the Republican and Democratic
cloakrooms of the house, for instance.
are furnished with such attention to
solid comfort-not to speak of luxury
as to make the lounging room OF the
ordinary club look like a parlor in
Thrums by comparison. There's a
scrumptiously thick carpet, perfect
flock OF astonishingly comfortable
chairs and half dozen leather-covered
davenports of remarkably form fit ting
qualities.
1t Is In the cloak room that the leg.
islative back unbends and the brow
nnwrinkles. Atlas. having tenn
porary respite. unstraps his world
burden. dumps It in the nearest
corner. slaps brother Atlas on
the back and borrows cigar. Re
lieved from a pose that is oftentimes
physical as well as mental. Atlas be
comes human. He listens. he tells &
story he sometimes laughs. And ir
| the intervals OF "Reminiscences and such
and sometimes there are no intervals
| he broils to turn. with Language
comprehensive and ornate. every per
son and thing connected with the gov
ernment. from the president and thu
constitution down to tho messenge
to the eighteenth assistant secretar,
of state who does not know his place
and the wearing flight OF steps to thu
second floor OF the census Office. Ant
oftentimes they put each other on thu
pan.
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but you were all so good to make me
hope Don't worry about me any
more. dear friends. am all right
now. 1t is much better to know
hope they didn't hang him You think
they shot him. don't you?
Little girl. little girl. cried Lang
ford, on his knees beside her. 1T Is not
that. 1t is only that we have not
found him. But no news is Sood news
That we have found no trace proves
that they have to guard him well pe'
cause he is alive. We are going oh
new track tomorrow Believe me-
little girl and go to bed now won
you, and rest?"
Yes" she said. YEARLY, as one III
whom no hope was left. 81 Will 60 l
will mind-the boss
AS he laid her gently on the peo'
while Mrs. White. aroused from Sleep
fiuttered aimlessly and drowsily ABOUT
he whispered. his breath carress'hs
her cheek:
"You will go to sleep right away
won't you?"
II will try. You are the boss.
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THERE will be no more mixing Of
] cheap, inferior or old seeds in the
packages which will be sold by deal
ers after Representative Mann's bill
becomes law. The measure Is to
prevent the misbranding and adultera-
ton of seeds, and 1t has been favor
ably acted upon by the house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce. The prospects for the passage
OF the bill are good.
Some interesting statements are
made in the report on the bill. which
has been presented to the house. 1t
asserts that .'the frightful extent to
which the adulteration Of seeds has
grown in our country il . menace 70
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Grass Widow Defined.

Presiding Elder G. A. Lenhon OF the
Macon district. says the Macon Herald.
tells this story Of the late Bishop w.
W. Duncan OF the Methodist Episcopal
church:
When Bishop Duncan first went to
Texas to preside at state conference
there he was suffering severely with
hay fever He was OF nervous dis
position and referred to his malady
with such frequency that II became q
bit tiresome to the preachers. A.
brother got up to make a report and
in the course of 1t he used the term
grass widow"
Grass widow" cried the bishop.
i've heard that expression used half
a dozen times since I've been here.
never heard II before. VIII you please
tell me, sir. what a grass widow is?"
The offending brother looked as calm
and as serious as an undertaken dur
ing the storm OF laughter which the
bishops speech had developed. When
things quieted down he said. very
gently:
"A grass widow. bishop. is a woman
whose husband has died with hay
fever.'
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CHAPTER XII.
WAITING.

The man found dead the night the
Lazy s was burned out was not eas.'
ly identified. He was half-oreeo'
but half-breeds were many west OF tne
river. and the places where they iaiu
their heads at night were as shifting
aa the sands of that rapid, ominous'
changing stream of theirs, which ever
cut them off from the world OF their
fathers and kept them bound. put res.'
less. chafing. in that same land where
their mothers had stared stolidly at
strange little boatload tugging up tne
river that was the forerunner OF tne
intimate destiny of this broad nor,h'
west country, but which brought IN
incidentally-as do all big destinies IN
the great scheme bring sorrow 10
some one-wrong, MISUNDERSTANDING
forgetfulness. to once proud 'ree
people now in subjection.
AT last the authorities found ,saSe
NJ him far away at Standing Rock,
through the agent there. who knew
rim as of an ugly reputation-a dls,
sipated, rowing profligste. VINO naa
ionR since squandered his government y
.natrimony. He had been mixed up ~
sundry bad affairs In the past any
hsd been an inveterate gambler. so =
much only were the Ksman county
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rr.nd Of Civilization.

had thought that civilization
meant the attainment of peace and
nrder and freedom. Of good Will be.
twaen man and man. OF the love OF
.n,,th and the hatred Of injustice. and
Nv consequence the attainment OF the
~ oo,d life which these things breed. q
y,e free from craven fear, but full OF
incident; that was what Thought =.
meant. not more stuffed chairs and
,nora cushions, and more carpets ana
rss and more dainty meat and drink
s,d therewithal more and sharper
differsnce between class ana GLASS;
william Morris.
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SYNOPSIS.

NiIllston, a poor ranchman.
s.J and cultured. searches for
,.sins from his runch-thc Lazy
xnod-d spot IN the rivers bed
IA h,y, been an Island hnd the
hc,n al hi.h water, he dis-
Rand Of horse thieves engaged
;rv aver brands on cattle. lie
ssr enough To note the chang
a. .aThr., Bars" brand on on.
The u. 4; brand. Paul Lang
1. rcll owner ~ the "Thr-.
informed Of the operations OF
n a, cattle thi-ves-a band OF
headed hy Jesse Black. who
Is. d.nrd the law and authori-
4 Kemah county. South Dakota,
Is struck with the beauty Of
kommOnly known ns "Williston's
hi" i.nuiSr Dale. an expert
A. Judge Hammond Dale. from
Ia IN. "Dnkotahs. and who
4 with him at Wind city. IL
n BY the county attorney.
Gordon 1" come to kcmah and
k.-,lmony In tn" preliminary
Of less. Black. Jim Munson. In
4, The train for Louise. looks
mi of cattle being shipped by
koHn and there detects old
Ia well known "on"ry'' steer be-
10 his employer Of the ''Thrc.
fanch Munsnn and Louise start
nsh Crowds nsscnbl. In Justic.
In MrAlliSi-r'- court for the
kary h-aring Jesse Black springs
| oi many great surprises. waiving
kiion Through Jak" Sandcrson, "A
o. the outlaw gang. lie had
That the steer Mag" had been re-
and thus saw tn" us"l"ssness OF
against h-lng bound over. County
Gordon accompanies Louise
her r-tufn to Wind city. While
h stands In the light In his door
a shot II ur+d ~ him. The house
Ned and battle .nsucs between
and his daughter. on on" slide.
ogtlnWs On the other. The hous.
! hr. As an outlaw raises his rifle
Willlston u shot from AN un-
source r!"rr"s his arms and the
j. to the ground. Aid has come to
5n, bu, he and his daughter nr.
y and borne away by til. outlaws.
nson lat" AT night heard the shots.
I'D IN" attack On williston's house.
TO the Three Bnrs ranch and sum
lAngford and Ills brave men to the
II was iLingford who fired tho shot
saved williston's life. l.nngford
MARY from her cnptor. L.anRford
NARY tp the home Of Mrs. white.
hns been broken by IA shot. Sh.
tslFiOus and receives medical at
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6HAPTER xI.-Continued.


long day wore along. Mother
was baking. The men would
1enous when they came back.
would stop there for something
before going on to their homes.
ht be tonight. II might be to-
ii might not be until the day
put whenever the time did come.
" the men OF the range coun-
Ne must have something by
Isl came the doctor and Gordon.
up in the doctors top-buggy.
fs'ained. mud.bedaubed with
nud OF last spring. OF many
The doctor was a badly
o. pleasant-eyed man. past mid.
with fringe OF gray whisk.
pc was a sort OF journeyman
and he had drifted hither one
20 summers ago from the Lake
country In this self.same trav.
conveyance with its same
sorfel He had found good
Nc had often jovially remark
'e chewing serenely away on
pa OF vile plug the while. He
ec'ed TO remain. He was part
iee' OF the cattle country now.
an established condition. Peo.
learned to accept him as he
w oe grateful. Haste was a
and physical impossibility to
ne TOOK his own time. All must
&c acquiesce.
nave worked yourself into a
Ever Miss Williston, that's what
uoae. he said. with profession.
urnfulness.
now IT, she smiled wanly. 81
heip 1t. I'm sorry"
,on drew up a chair and sat
Uy her, saying with grave kind.
i',' are fretting. We must not
= ! am going to stay with you
aua shoe the goblins away"
E.,. ore Kind said Mary. grateful.
! tell you when they come +?
'"e speaks to me they go
@ asa you may. dear child" he
heartily. He had been half
@ saeh he spoke of keeping
,h,y' nay' He now perceived that
p"sS We're more serious than
| tS.'or .s. administered medicine to
.,,.s ,ne Fever, dressed the wounded
ha, 1ordon's ready assistance,
i ~ ~ called in Mother White to
Iu.a" ne bed for his patient; but
| su ~ nonplussed before the
'n'reaty in Mary's eyes and
|erro. aon,t." T., she cried out, in &C.
81 oh. Mr.. Gordon, don't
|doxn 'se such awful things when
sn.,n mn. Please! Please! And
|ms 1u said might sit up till
h nr, mr.. Gordon. you wili not
6lnL1 ~. =. me to bed, will your"
Aer w.. !. would be better to let her
Ios way. g. Lockhart.1 said Gordon
!, v,.h !. would, Dick" said the
stss ~ =, ,su.prisins meslnssl.
n n'sat sad ~ tsks !EOed
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Didn't Marry Him.

Howell-When l began counting the
girl who Is now my wife she said that
she wouldn't marry the best man who
ever lived.
Powell-It isn't every woman who
keeps her word like that.
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Iha Wrona Ilne.

Miss Jackson-Mr. Johnsing. All
have hn'lly decided to be yo' wife Il
yo' wants me!
de unsuspicious time to impose yo'selt
to me. All understand yo' just lost yo'
Job.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Leo Murray. 3. and Carrie Y. Filiias. d Rev.
Eugene A. Hannah.
George B. Bray. q, and Rosa B. Bevis, IS. both
Of Avalon, Va Rev. James c. Irvine
George B. Wilson, 26, Of Queens. Long Island
n. Y. and Margaret StAmler ls. Rev T. ].
Keryick.
Jeffres s. Dartch, q, Of South HIN, Va. and
Judith L. Hilliard, g. Of Richmond, Va Rev.
J. ]. Muir.
Marvin H. Tucker, %, and Matte E. Parrish. So
both Of Richmond Va. Rev +. NJ Bristol
Alfred L. Smith. g. and Lucy c. Bowersox, %
Rev. f NJ Bristol
Joseph T. Swetnam, "a. and Myrtis A. Vowel. q
Rev. J. Howard Well
Herman Bealmear, IS, and Lille E. Norman, s
both Of Baltimore. Md Rev. John Chester
Frank H. Bentley, 80. Of Laurel Nd. and Roy
W. Maraman, 80, Rev. w. g. Mcneil.
COLORED.
William Catlett 81 and Ruth Wallace, o. Rev.
Aquia Sayles.
Richard Brown. A. and Maria Duffy. 50. Rev.
John Richard.
Samuel Hart. "a. and Maggie Beans. 10. Rev.
John Richard
John H. Jones, O. and Josephine Jackson, Is.
Rev. J. p. Mclaughlin.
George w. Hall q, and Tenia Hatton. o. Rev.
Cornelius H. Haffier
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
One Cent a Word.
OFFICERS ARE REELECTED.
Columbia Heights Citizens Want
Sidewalks Improved.

The work OF the officers of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association who served
during the last year was indorsed last
night in their reelection at a meeting Of
the association. held in the parlor Of the
Savoy.
Judge c. s. Bundy. upon reelection 10
the presidency. urged the reelection OF
his fellow-officers. that they might fur
ther cooperate with him in the work Of
the association.
He said that $4,000 should be expended
in the next twelve months to lay streets
and sidewalks in the district between
Eleventh and Sixteenth streets in Colum-
bia Heights, where the property had been
improved.
A copy Of a resolution. urging the
equipment Of street cars with air brakes
the extension Of the car tracks 10 the
Union Station. and municipal control OF
the car lines in the District OF Columbia,
will be forwarded to the Commissioners.
An effort TO include in the resolution a
provision for universal transfers was de-
feated.
F. G. Coldren. P. NJ. Brown. A Left
wich Sinclair, and ". z. Harr were elect
ed TO membership in the association.
The officers are: President Judge c.
S. Bundy; first vice president. ". II.
Saunders; second vice president. T. G.
Jeffrys; secretary, w. Y. Todd and as
slstant secretary and treasurer, L. H
Stabler.