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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11
YOUNG BECKETT
IS RELEASED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-At
the request of District Attorney
Langdon, Captain of Detectives Kelly
today released from the City Prison.
George Beckett, the young man who
was arrested at the time of the death
of Edna Needham at the maternity
house of Mrs. Wilhelmina Wegener
on New Years morning.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11
COSLETT CASE
COMES TO AN END

The Coslett divorce case came to
an end yesterday. All the testimony
was in, and the defendant in the case
was also in. He was given twenty
four hours in Jail for contempt Of
court. Judge O'Brien has taken the
case under advisement, and will not
render his decision until sometime
next week.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11
DaStdrdIy Attempt
AT Wholesale Murder
With Dynamite


committed redight
the fault of daardly
five sticks dynamite
the sill the houses
which attached about feet length and setting
n a few the crib"
fuse sputtered o paper
which possibly wrapped the sticks The fire
of the that the Incl
him the He
from the bed and grabbing coal shovel the
stick dynamite
the sidewalk
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11
MONEY MUCH EASIER in THE EAST
New York Market is
Still Sensitive
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= NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-After .
. opening with a buoyant up =
= shoot of prices which gave ma y
= terial extension to the rise of .
= yesterday, then maintaining an =
= appearance of great activity for .
. time, it began to be manifest y
q that the professional operators y
. in the stock market had been y
. busy taking their profits in the =
= hurly burly of the days trans .
= actions. The early market =
= showed some expansion of the =
= commission house demand also, =
= attracted by the appearance of =
= a reviving interest and strong .
. recovery iARthe market. Later, =
. the market became dull and hes .
= itating in tone. The financial .
. news of some railroad system, .
= the credit of which is high, gave =
= rise to renewed misgivings. .
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Prosecution Will Prosecute the
Former Political Boss on
Enough of Charges Against
Him to Practically Make
Him a Prisoner for Life
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(By Associated Press. }

II
SAN FRANCISCO, 10That in
graft will itself Abraham
Mayor
Schmitz the
tion indictments Schmtz Ruef refusing
muniy the political prosecuting
of the hundred odd indictments
what would practically Imprisonment
though
statement the Associated
identified prosecution charged
breaking faith with Ruef and
toneys Office endeavong
political companion Schmitz making
promised
information
1t announced tonight by F.
would morning.
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but were not long in locating it. On
the sidewalk in front of the crib,
there were four sticks of gelatine
which had not gone off, and there
was the burned fuse That was all
of the evidence of the crime; not a
mark to indicate who the dastardly
wouldbe assassin was. The stuff
was taken to the police station, and
all day yesterday the police were in
vestigating, without result. The crib
has bad name, but it is hard 20
conceive what sort of man it could
be who would think out and attempt
to execute such horrible vengeance,
for the possible loss of money. Hang
ing would be too good for such a
fiend.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11
RIDE TO DEATH.
tBy Associated Press. J

VINEGAR BEND. Jan. 1O.-Five
persons were killed and two seriously
injured in wreck on the Alabama
and Mississippi railroad. between q
passenger and a logging train.
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BrddStreet Says that
Money is Plentiful
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CBy Associated Press.D

. NEW YORK, Jan. To- .
= Bradstreets tomorrow will say .
= that financial affairs show a .
= further market Improvement =
. and money more plentiful and .
. easier to obtain, but that the q
= gain in trade and industry prop .
= er, is still largely one of senti- .
y ment, because business is quiet =
. the country over. Railway .
. earnings and bank clearings are .
. below year ago, collections =
. are slow. though better than a ,
. month ago. Industry on the =
= whole is improved over that of .
. the past few weeks. Business .
= failures in the United States for y
= the week ending January 9Th. .
. numbered 434, against S45 for =
= last week. Canadian failures .
= 65. against % last week. =
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11

The Inlay mine. formerly known
as the Morrison, near Humboldt
House, has it's crosscut in 240 feet
and is nearing the ledge which gives
shipping values where cut in the
shaft.
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Dun Says Loans Are
Freely Made
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(By Associated Press. J

. NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-R. G.
D Dunn C Co.'S Weekly Review of 4
. Trade will say tomorrow that
. the sentiment has improved in
. response to a brighter outlook.
. Loans are being made with
. more freedom than at any re-
. cent date, and an easier money
D market encourages the expecta- 4
. tions that postponed contracts 4
. will now be placed The per-
. centage of idle machinery has
= perceptibly declined. 4
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11
COUNTY will
o GET MONEY
FROM BANKS

The County Commissioners yesterday the
tons of District Attorney McCarran
Regarding
Nye and Ormsby County Bank and the State
Company the Commissioners McCarran
desired in the
wanted the the
be expiration of
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11

The old Cumberland mine at Os-
ceola will soon be steady producer
of the yellow metal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-11

The Wilson quartz lease OF Combi-
nation ground. Round Mountain dis
trict, is turning out some spectacular
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sFhis paper u als-
ferenf from OthaE
newspapers, and d
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Verse and Prose 1hm9
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ed their home here and will spend the
interval until their departure at the
st. Francis.
Many Of the tennis enthusiasts who
went down to Del Monte for the tour
nament are still lingering there for
even now. when that has closed, the
gayety of the hotel is still at it's height.
Any number of bridge parties are TAX
ing place as well as luncheons and din
ners, and every evening there is an
informal dance in the ballroom there.
where the hosts of army people from
the nearby Presidio are always very
much in evidence.
Mr.. White, young Englishman. who
with his brother has been at Del Monte
for several months, gave delightful
luncheon on the lawn last week among
his guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Ryer Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Bruguiere
and Miss Doris Ryer. Miss Ryer was
one of the girls who took part In the
recent golf tournament.
Mrs Robert Farquhar. Mrs. Bruce.
Miss May Sutton and Miss Florence
Sutton were entertained at dinner by
A. c. Blumenthal
Mr. and Mrs. James l.. Flood, accom-
panied by j. w. Twiggs spent few
days recently at Del Monte. where Miss
Jennie Flood and Miss Sale Maynard
have been since the opening day of the
golf tournament The entire party re-
turned to San Francisco Monday morn
ing, and Mr.. and Mrs. Flood are
again established at their home at
Menlo Park.
Miss Janet Won Schroeder is also a
guest at Del Norte. where she is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Genevieve Har-
vey. Miss Harvey makes her home at
Del Monte, but recently spent several
weeks In town with, her sister. Mrs.
Oscar Cooper. She went back in time
for the dog show, where her. pets cap
tured some of the finest prizes and rib
bons Miss Won Schroeder has spent the
greater part of the summer at the
Won Schroeder ranch at San Luis
Obispo, with occasional visits to San
Rafael Like her cousin she is lover
of country life and out door sports,
being an unusually fine horsewoman,
as well as quite champion at tennis
and golf.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnet, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Miller and Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Reed made up pleasant
little party that motored down to Del
Monte last week from Oakland, and
remained for few days. Others who
went down In this same delightful
fashion were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e.
Bowles, who were accompanied by
Miss Amy Bowles, Miss Helen Jones,
George Bowles and Paul Jones. They
spent the week end there, returning to
town Monday.
Two interesting brides also spent a
few days there. one of these being Mrs.
James Paulding Edwards. whose mar
riage was an important event Of last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards were
there for two or three days, and left
San Francisco Tuesday for the Ha-
waiian islands, where they will take
two months wedding trip. On their
return they will live for some months
at Chico, where Mr.. Edwards has large
business interests.
The other bride and groom treated
Del Monte (and incidentally all their
friends) to surprise in the announce
ment of their marriage Alexander
McKeigan was among the players in
the golf tournament. and while his en-
gagement to the popular Miss Randall
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of the state who took part in the ten
mis- tournament were: Mrs. T. H. Dud-
ley and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Ryan and Mrs. Robert Farquhar, from
Santa Monica. Mrs. Farquhar was
formerly Miss Marian Jones. and at
one time held the championship of the
United States. She is the daughter of
Senator and Mrs. John P. Jones and a
niece of Mrs, c. ]. Bucknail Since her
marriage to Mr.. Farquhar, prominent
architect of New York, she has made
her home in the eastern city. She has.
however, made FREQUENT visits to San
Francisco, where she is always extern
sively entertained Miss Genevieve
King, who is one of her closest friends.
is now at Del Monte for three weeks
visit.
Percy Selby and dainty little Miss
Jane Selby are spending a couple Of
weeks there. Miss Selby will be num-
bered among the debutantes of the
winter after this, when it is expected
that she will be extremely popular, as
was her sister, Carmelita, now Mrs.
Frank Johnson Jr of San Rafael.
Frank Matthew, accompanied by Mrs.
Matthew. went down last week to super
intend the play, 'As You Like IT.
which is to be given an open air per-
formance on the lawn there on the
10th of October, under the auspices OF
the Monterey civic club. Mrs. ]. r.
Dobbins will take the part of Rosa
lind and Allan Dunn will portray Or
lando. Others who will take part are
H. Macdonald Spencer. Mr.. Carruthers.
Maurice Shortridge and Harry Kill
patrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Welch. accom-
panied by Miss Elizabeth Newhall
motored up from Santa Barbara and
spent a few days at the hotel on their
way to San Francisco.
Other late arrivals at this resort are
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chambers. Mr.
and Mrs. Nj. E. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Whiting, DIR. and Mrs. Love
grove, Judge and Mrs. John F. Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Green and Everett
N Bee, all of San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Mills Easton and
their charming daughters left this week
for the east. where they Will remain
until after the first of the year. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Oxnard will also go
east in the near future and later to
Europe, when they Will probably be
accompanied by Mrs. Sarah Stetson
Winslow. Louis F. Monteagle has also
gone east for brief stay. and Mr.
and Mrs. Emory Winship, accompanied
by Miss Patricia Cosgrove. will leave
shortly after the 1st of October for
Georgia. where they will spend the
winter visiting relatives of Mr.. Win
ship.
Mr. and Mrs Sylvanus Farnham will
spend several weeks at San Mateo,
where they will be guests at the PENN
sula. They have closed their Oakland
home and will go down shortly. ac-
companied by Mrs Farnham's mother
and sister. Mrs James Clifford and Miss
Elsie Clifford.
Mrs j. Parker Currier will leave in
about two weeks for the east. where
she will remain for a months visit
On her return she WILL as usual spend
the winter at the Fairmont. Others
who went east this week are Mrs
George McNear and Miss Ernestine,
Miss Marian and Miss Harriet Stone
left Tuesday, and will spend the year
at an easten finishing school, while
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is again in town. She was one of the
guests at the wedding of Miss Phyllis
Moulton and Charles Merrill Thursday
evening. Mrs. Langhorne's daughters,
Mrs. Richard Hammond, who was Miss
Maizie Langhorne, and Miss Julia Lang
horne, will arrive shortly from Europe.
charming little dinner was given
at the Fairmont Wednesday evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Buck. Their
guests included Miss Edith Mau. Miss
Grace Harmon. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hill Stoddard. Miss Alma Thane, Har-
vey Kindt and Frank Buck Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duplessis Beylard and
their attractive daughter. Miss Sophie.
who recently spent several weeks at
Lake Tahoe. have returned to San
Mateo. where they will as usual pass
the winter. They had as their guests
at Tahoe Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Appelton
of New York, who with their children
are established for a few days at the
Peninsula. hotel, San Mateo. They will
start for their eastern home toward
the end of the week.
San Mateo seems to become more and
more popular all the time, and many
of those who went down only for the
summer have decided to remain during
the winter months. Among those who
vii be there this year are Mrs NJ p.
OConnor. who with her daughter and
son In law, M. and Nine. de Gazette.
and Miss Frances O'Connor has oc-
cupied the Wellington Gregg home for
the summer months. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
}. Moore have taken one Of the pret-
tiest places in San Mateo and plan to
stay there for two or three years.
Mr.. and Mrs Norris Davis will also
hAr ft~f-Iyv q &c
who expect to be in that interesting
little town for at least year. are
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lombard of
PORTLAND, Ore. They have taken
the house that was formerly occupied
by George Cameron In Ell Cerrito.
Mrs. Charles Ellsins. who, with her
son. FELTON, Elkins, has been visiting
her father, Charles N. FELTON,, at his
home In Menlo Park, left last week
for her home in Philadelphia. They
VIII be Joined in New York by Miss
Marie Louise Flkins. Mrs. j. Leroy
Nlckei has also deserted Menlo for
the time being, as she has gone to place
her daughter, Miss Beatrice Nickel at
an eastern finishing school. Mrs.
Nickel will be absent several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton OF Fair Oaks
have come to town for the winter and
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent de Laveaga will
close their home at Menlo Park the
latter part OF October, this being the
iirst winter In several years that they
have spent in town.
Mrs. Mills and her attractive daugh-
ters, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Ardella,
VIII remain here only about two months
more as they plan to pass the winter
months visiting friends and relatives
on the Atlantic coast. They have rent
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been set for the wedding, but it will
probably take place in October.
From Palo Alto comes the news of
wedding which will interest many in
this city. w A. Manning, assistant
professor OF mathematics at Stanford
university. and Miss Esther Crandell, a
prominent member of the university
set, were married at the brides home
at Palo Alto, Friday noon. Only about
so people witnessed the ceremony,
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Miss Natalie Hunt. who went on the
same train. will visit relatives and
friends for several months. Miss AL
berta Touchard. who was Miss Hunts
guest during her stay here. will go to
her home In Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bernard Ford re-
turned to town this week after a most
enjoyable summer spent at Ross. They
have rented their home at San MateO
for several years 10 Herman .Shain-
wald.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. Nieto are now settled
in their new home in Clay street be-
tween Cherry street and First avenue.
and viii be at home to their friends
every Wednesday afternoon and even
ing.
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these being for the most part relatives
and very few close friends. After
short honeymoon, which is being spent
in southern California. Mr.. and Mrs.
Manning will make their home at Palo
Alto.
An enjoyable little tea was given
Tuesday afternoon by Miss Marian Mar
vim, in honor of Miss Natalie Hunt,
who left for New York that evening.
Only about 90 of the younger set
were present at this pleasant little
affair. which was informal in the ex-
treme. Among Miss Marvin's guests
We're Mrs. Roy Somers, Mrs. Hugo
Mansfield, Miss Alberta Touchard. Miss
Elena Brewer. Miss Harriet AleXan-
der, Miss Constance Davis, Miss Helen
Jones. Miss Bessie Whittle, Miss Mar
jorie Shepard, Miss Laura Smith Miss
Katherine Metcalf, Miss Emily John
son. Miss Gladys Brigham and Miss
Dolly MacGavin.
Evan Harry and Arthur Evans were
recently hosts at most enjoyable
dance at their home in San Rafael.
Only about 40 of the younger set across
! the bay were present and the evening
was a very merry one. Among those
who were present were:
Miss Lucille Winkins Miss Marie Louise Fos-
Miss Louisiana Foster
Miss Martha Foster James Jenkins
Miss Mildred Wood MILAN Grifeth
Miss Bertha Savage Harry wilkins
Miss Edith Jones John Cushing
Miss Gladys Jones Spencer Davis
Miss Beatrice Hewitt Hall Roe
Miss Eleanor Cushing Evan Evans
Miss Louise Boyd Paige Monteagle
Miss Leslie Page Kenneth Moore
Miss Constance Davis Harry Evans
Miss Margaret Belden Duyal Moore
Miss Claire Nichols Kenneth Monteagle
Miss Margaret Nichols Bernard Ford
Miss Minna Van Ber- Arthur Evans
gen Arthur Ford
Paul Foster Eyre Pinckard
Miss Laura Smith, who, with her
mother has taken house in Webster
street for the winter, entertained at an
Informal tea for Miss Marian and Miss
Harriet Stone a day or two before
those popular maidens left for New
York. Her home was attractively
decorated with masses of sweet peas.
Among those who enjoyed Miss Smiths
hospitality on this occasion were !:
Miss Floride Hunt, Miss Natalie Hunt
Miss Ysabel Brewer, Miss Marie Brewer
Miss Elena Brewer, MRS. Hugo Mans
feldt, Mrs. Milton Bailey, Miss Eliza Nc
I Mullen, Mrs. ]. ]. Johnston, Miss Har-
riett Alexander. Miss Eleanor Landers,
/ Miss Eloise Gebhardt, Miss Amaffa
Simpson. Miss Elena Robinson, Miss
Alma Thane, Miss Wood. Miss Marian
I
Marian Marvin.
Mrs. Edwin Newhall and her two
daughters, Miss Virginia and Miss
Frances. also returned this week, hav-
ing arrived in San Francisco Sunday
night, after six months spent in New
! York Mrs. Newhall went to collect
/ bric-a-brac for her handsome new home
IN Pacific avenue. Miss Virginia and
Miss Frances have decided to make
their debut this winter, and will come
out at an elaborate tea.
Among the delightful card parties of
( the week was that given Wednesday
afternoon in San Rafael at the home
/ of Miss Elsa Draper. The players were
all members of the little card club that
meets every week IN the different
homes. Mrs T. VAIN Morgan Draper
and her younger daughter, Miss Dor
othy. returned recently from a visit TO
santa Barbara The Drapers will prob
ably remain in San Rafael for the
winter.
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farewell to the Volkmanns when they
sailed Tuesday on the Mongolia for
China. They will spend several months
in travel in the orient. then on through
the Suez canal to Egypt. where they
will remain some time before proceed
ing to the Holy Land and Constanti-
nople. Before their return, which will
not be for at least year and half,
they will revisit the scenes of a great
many pleasures on their former trips.
Among those who went down to see
them off were: Mrs. Orestes Pierce,
Mr.. and Mrs. A Schilling, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cesar Bertheau, Mr.. and Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. A. H. r. Schmidt, Miss Florence
Henshaw, Miss Elsa Schilling, Miss
Beatrice Simpson, Miss Marian Wright.
Miss Edith Treanor, Miss Anita Davis,
Miss Helen Bertheau. Miss Bertheau,
Rudolph Schilling, Herbert Schmidt.
Ralph Lohman, Kenneth Macdonald
and Rudolph Bertheau.
Among those who have returned this
week to San Francisco are Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. Mendell Jr.. who spent
the summer months at Napa Soda
Springs. They are again established in
their home on Pacific avenue. Miss Ger
trude Ballard is also in town again
after thoroughly enjoyable outing in
Sonoma county. Mr.. and Mrs. Sigmund
Stern have reopened their Pacific
avenue home. having been all summer
at Fair Oaks, where they plan to
build in the near future. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Pickering and Miss Rhoda
Pickering have concluded their motor
trip to Santa Cruz over the holiday. and
are at their home in Broadway Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Kruttschnitt and their tiny
daughter will arrive shortly in San
Francisco for visit to the Pickering
home. And Mr.. and Mrs Washington
Dodge. who have been in Europe for
several months, are expected back this
week.
Miss Jennie Crocker and her brother
Monte for the dog show and the tourna-
ment, came to San Francisco this
week and remained for a few days at
the st. Francis. Tuesday evening Tenn
pleton Crocker was host at an informal
dinner at which he entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Martin. Miss Jennie
Crocker and Duane Hopkins
Another little dinner of this week
was that at which Mrs. Frederick Sha-
ron was hostess at the Fairmont Her
Mendei, Miss Florence breckenridge,
George w. Pelham and Rev. Edward
Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sadoc Tobin are
at their home at Burlingame after a de-
lightful visit of several weeks at the
Mccloud country club. They Will be in
town after the middle of october.
Mrs. James Potter Langhorne. who
has been at ST Helena for soma vaeks
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sadoc Tobin are
at their home at Burlingame after de-
lightful visit of several weeks at the
Mccloud country club. They will be in
town after the middle of October.
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Mrs James Potter Langhorne, who
has been at st. Helena for some weeks.
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Another little dinner of this week
was that at which Mrs. Frederick Sha-
ron was hostess at the Fairmont. Her
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mendel, Miss Florence Breckenridge,
George w. Pelham and Rev. Edward
Morgan.
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Mrs. Mills and her attractive daugh-
ters, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Ardella.
VIII remain here only about two months
more. as they plan to pass the winter
months visiting friends and relatives
on the Atlantic coast. They have rent
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of Los Angeles was a known fact, it
was thought that the wedding would
take place with all the usual formality
a couple of months hence. However,
they decided to take time by the fore
lock. and as Miss Randall was visiting
friends in San Francisco. Mr.. McKeigan
made a hurried trip there last week.
returning to Del Monte with his bride
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Peters. with Miss
Miss May Murphy and F. E. Mayhem,
motored to Del Monte last week for a
short stay. Mrs. A. Lochman, Miss
Dora Chapman, Miss Lou Miller and
James Matfeld were guests there from
Los Angeles.
Among those from the southern part
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San Francisco bade . very reluctant