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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-03
%IRREVERENT INSECTS.
How Flies interfered With the Signing
of the Declaration.

of the Declaration.
Congress on July 10. 1116. ordered
the Declaration passed OIL the Fourth,
fairly engrossed on parchment. with
the title and style OF The unanimous
Declaration of the Is United States of
America, and that. the same, en-
crossed, be signed by every Der
of congress-"
1t was a sultry day In August JEFF
ferson, when in a genial, reminiscent
mood, was accustomed to say that the
signing was fastened by swarms OF
flies that came into the hall through
the open windows of the statehouse
from a livery stable near by. The
days business had been arduous. 1t
was hot inc sticky, and the flies as
saulted the silk stockinged legs of the
honorable members with Yigor and real
Tory vindictiveness. With handker-
chiefs and all available papers the ia
Tiers of liberty dashed the flies, but
with no avail. The onslaught became
uncomfortable, and the members, capitu-
lating. made haste to sign n bring
the momentous business to a close. OF
the fifty-six signatures not all were at
tached even at this date.-Washington
Star
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may ship the exposed cattle to mar.
ket centers without such a permit.
provided the cars containing the cat
tie n he billing are properly mark
ed .uninspected exposed cattle" How
ever, should a shipper forward cattle
interstate which he knows to be af
fected with scabies. such action would
not only be a violation of the regula-
lions, but also OF the Federal statute
upon which the regulations are bas-
ed, n would render the shipper liza
BILE to a fine Oh Imprisonment or
both. All interstate cattle arriving at
market centers or stopping for rest
at public feeding stations en- route
are subject to Bureau inspection, and
if scabies be found to exist, the ship
fected.
The present regulations are some-
what elastic. While the interstate
shipment of diseased animals with
out dipping is positively forbidden,
yet provision is made for all cattle
which are free from scabies and
those only exposed to his disease
to be sem to market for just what
they are, as soon as transportation
companies Ear carry them and with
out waiting for inspection. 1t is true
that some inconvenience attends the
shipment of uninspected exposed cat
tie On account of their having to be
yarded at markets in what is known
as the exposed division of the yards.
However, the owner has the alterna-
tive of dipping his exposed cattle be-
fore shipment and forwarding them
as clean cattle. This is no doubt the
better and cheaper plan, and it is
found that after an experience of
shipping exposed cattle and paying
the bills incident thereto, dipping be-
fore shipment is more frequently adop
ted than it would be as the result of
persuasion or long arguments by fed
eral or state inspectors.
1t has been shown that Bureau en-
ployees can be of greater benefit to
both the cattle industry and the Blu
reau by working all the year making
inspections of cattle in the e lots,
in pastures, n on the ange, than
# there work was confined to the in
spection of shipments presented at
points of loading. In this way the
condition of all the cattle of the
herds is known, whether they are
shipped interstate or not. This infor-
nation is given to the owners and
to the proper state officials as we'll
as to the Bureau. All parties inter
ested have full information of the
conditions as the result of inspections
made all the year around. In addi-
ton to the advantage of this know
ledge in permitting cattle to move
interstate on permit, the Bureau as
well as the state has absolute know
ledge as to the existence of scabies
in each county in the different states,
and should any county or number of
counties be found as the result of
the range inspections to be free from
cattle scabies infection, they can be
released from quarantine without
waiting for the whole state to show
freedom from disease, provided the
Governor of the state will maintain
the quarantine line described within
the state.
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SOh ~
al to his petit
ton. At t b i 8
point the road
took a sort of
long loop so as
to touch at a GER
tain n~eighboring
village, so that
it was possible
for Jack by cut
ting s b a p
across country
to come out ahead
of Petronchka'S
lum bering farm
w a e o II t w o
versts farther
on. Across coun-
try went Jack,
skimming t b e
borders of the
forest and en-
countering noliv-
ing being until
he once o
leaped into the
hard, white road
way on the op-
posite side OF
the loop.
This IS a great
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only once a year!
hat ! in patriotism Iack it never shall
be said.
he baby has some crackers now that
might blow off his head.
somewhat dangerous; they're
filled with dynamite, | hear.
|ut shoot them off, my darling chiIds
tits only once a year.
70 heard that rockets have been
known to put out children's eyes.
\ course in every childish Sport some
danger lurking lies.
fenl ave to take our nance of that
they mustn't stand too near
|pr we must celebrate tho Fourth; tits
only once a year.
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The Chesapeake a Flour Mill.

The Chesapeake's final fate was a
curious one. She vas taken to Eng
and and in 1920 was sohd to one John
Prior, a miller of Wickham, for old
timber. Prior tore down his old flour
mill and built another one out of the
Chesapeake's timbers. man of which
still contained solid shot from the
Shannon's guns.
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20 salesladieS wanted at once
Jaffa, Prayer & Co.
TWO LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
SHOCKS AT LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, Cal, July 3.-Two
slight earthquake shocks were felt
in Los Angeles and vicinity at $40
awakened, and some clocks stopped
but the shock produced no other eff
feet. The records of the weather bu-
reau show hat the motion was from
east to west. 1t is believed the mo-
|tion vas a wave from a distant shock
w. T. Davis and bride came in on
auto today from Lockhart. Tex, where
they were married Moaday. They are
visiting his father. w C. Davis. OF
South Hill.
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20 saIesladies wanted at once
Jaffa, Prayer & Co.

Although the celebration of
the Fourth of July is nonlparti-
san, we cannot refrain from re-
C ,lling always on this date that
the Declaration of Independence
was drafted by the great Demo-
crat, Thomas Jefferson.
One of the worst things about
a storm is the talk one hears
next day.
The breaking of electric wires
in various parts of town last
night put the Records madhin-
cry out of commission the great
er part of the day, forcing us to
depend upon hand composition.
Accordingly, much matter had
to 90 over.
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The Patriot.
-
! Gun For Little John and
Dynamite For the
Baby.

his is my coun-
try's natal
morn. My
heart with
q p I u r e
ShriIIs.
70 bought a
gun for little
John, the
kind that
sonnet m c s
kills.
Susie has a
pistol too.
She'll burn
herself, | fear.
what's the
difference If
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up their packs
and go to meet
the old peasant.
The p e O u S
boxes We're load
ed into the wag-
on, he saw non
ey change hands,
and then Uncle
p e t Il C b k Il
rove Off toward
ais farm, while
the three men
passed The little
wood once more,
walking at a
quick pace to-
ward the north.
II a rdly were
they out of sight
t b a ] a C k
sprang to his
feet and set off
along the road
il the wake OF
Uncle Petronch-
ka.
Late thatnight
a score of police
surrounded the
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20 salesladies wanted st once
Jafa, Prayer & Co.

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20 6
q People who read the Daily q
@ Record subscribe and pay for Q
% II. and have money e buy the q
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Russell dos norsesaoeang. 1ou
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$500 900 to o ON irrigated farms.
long time loans. interest payable an
7ually With privilege to pay on loan
before due. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent sos N. Main. opp. r. o.
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So, though the
baby's blown
to bits and
~Johnnyis lost
his sight,
Though Susie's
hair is all
burnt off by
time that it
is night,
pIl sing .'My
country, 'tis
OF thee" in
accents loud
and clear,
For ! have kept
the glorious
s o u r t h =,
( which m
but once a.
wear.
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RECORD PUB. co. {
Notice.

NoffCe.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
An instrument Of writing, pufporting
to be the last will and testament of
George r. Rueker, has been filed in
the Probate Clerks office in Chaves
county, New Mexico.
1t is ordered, by the Honorable
J. T. Evans, Probate. Judge for Chaves
county. that the first Monday In Aug
ust. 1908, be the day fixed for the
hearing and probating of said will.
Witness my hand and seal of the
Probate Court for Chaves county
New Mexico. this 18th day of June,
A. D.. 1908.
F. P. GAYLE,
tSEAL1 Probate Clerk.
6Wed. July 1. 3t.)
FOR SALE A secondhand 1e-
horse power portable Fairbanks
Morse gasoline engine. Inquire At
Roswell Hardware Co. S5tf
FOR SALE Celery plants. Apply
r.. C. Nisbet. Box 413. Roswell
s6t15eod.
Rubber Tires.
II have all kinds, from q butgy tire
70 a cab tire.-R. F. Cruise. 04tf
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CASH FOR SMALL ADS.

. CASH FOR SMALL ADS. q
2 Small ads, under one dollar, q
3 must be paid in advance. We @
3 do this in order to avoid the d
3 keeping OF many petty &C q
3 counts. tt. o
3 RECORD PIJR @CO n
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IN OUCH THE BABY's ""'Sh So"es
b JOwN TO BITS" but once q
year.
+ Elsie Duncan Yale in Lippincott's.
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(SEAL1 Probate Clerk.
eWed. July 1. 3t.)
Rubber fires.

HubbeF INS1.
II have all kinds. from q butgy tire
20 a cab tire.-R. r. Cruise. 04tf
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blow that sank 12 inches OF blade ana
three inches of hit into his own heart
inst Mt the left armpit. A left-handeu
blow was out of the question. A rish.-
handed blow at that point would lack
the force.
Read it Sexton, page 40l of the
scrap book:
For the benefit of science. !. John
u Rontban. hereby declare, that II
am slain. 1t will be by the hand OF
ynatb. half-caste maid of Gurhwai'
whose body have repeatedly materia-
izod IN the flesh from relics In my
nossessiou. have sworn not to write
the secret. Let him who would learn
n seek out one Yangmal. hermit
voci whose cave lies in the foothiils
nf the Himalayas, in the Province oi
skhim, ten leagues north OF the tenn
n,e Of Darjeeling. l have spoken.
"Then we can save the state or I'M
ro,s something by returning him 10
New York" said Inspector SNIP VINO
haJ arrived in time to hear, with star.
ing incredulous eyes the most oi
Clarkes story.
.lSot until have made an expert
,,,oot" said Clarke. "Achmon, you
~ Won have the secret. Prove IT,
and the skull is yours
m know not If the conditions be
r,,ht sahib, but will try" returned
the Hindu. ,,.,na
g suddenly the Hindu began to intone
:, ,,,omntanously and seemingly without
end: a, vrath
comel"
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RENRW

My eyes were glued to the face on
the skull Could it be? Yes, the skull
gradually was fading from view ana
the silver bust was rising and grow
ing, larger, larger, and nearer. until
Then she spoke, doubtless in her
native Hindustani. The. words were
unintelligible, but the sweetness OF the
| voice was as of a maid singing In the
twilight.
"Ynath, l have called thee.' an
swered Achmon. II would question
thee. Answer in the tongue thou
learned in the Feringhee mission.
What hand slew him of the damned
soul. who was called Ranthan?"
81 slew him, Achmon. l loved him
not He lured me with his tales of the
cities of men, as the flame lures the
moth. I followed him and happiness
was mine for a space. And then l
knew | was n woman Of lost caste, in,
but not of the life around me. l pined
for the hills of Mussoorie. l passed
and was free until he learned the great
secret of the Master-knot."
Slowly the vision faded Through
the hazy folds Of the silken robe
again appeared the dim outlines of the
skull on the table. Clarke released
nv hand and the electric lights flashed
nm. The inspector sat as In trance.
his eyes still glued to the skull.
"Didn't you see herr" I asked Clarke
after the inspector had departed with
his prisoner and we were completing
our previous hasty toilets.
Il saw nothing and heard nothing
but the Hindu's one-sided nonsensA" !"
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lnariration VS.. Presentation,

Bishop Potter was n wonderfully ef-
fective preacher" said Brooklyn cler-
syman. His method was reserved
and quiet. He always had himself well
In hand.
Il once delivered n sermon before
him. was young and enthusiastic at
the time, disciple of the methods OF
Tailmage. let myself go in that ser
mon. My voice shook the church. My
gestures shook the pulpit.
"At luncheon afterwards. am
ashamed to say that fished for COM
plimen's. ] leaned over the bishop and
asked him in a low voice to give me
some advice on preaching.
Deer knows what expected him TO
renly-probably that l was beyond any
advice from him. At any rate, what he
did reply was this:
My dear young friend. never mis-
AXE in the pulpit perspiration for in
spira,ion.'"
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HGZNRlUNz5 /7II/RE cID0D

Then I told him what had seen and
what was sure the inspector had also
witnessed.
Now, how can you explain it," l
asked.
"Dr. Hudson has already explained
1t pretty well. At least. he has given
us working hypothesis. Your senses
were under the control of the sub
jective mind while was normal"
After a rather neglected breakfast
and n nap to recover the murdered
sleep of the night before, we proceed
ed to the station to complete the for
malities of the Hindu's arrest. When
we arrived. Inspector Ship met us with
a lugubrious countenance and mys-
teriously ushered us into his private
office and closed and locked the door.
When he had assured himself that
no unbidden ear was listening he
turned to us and said:
Hes goae!'
"Gone!" exclaimed Clarke. "You
don't mean to say you allowed him to
escape hand.cuffed, between our place
and the station?"
We lost no time getting home. The
door seemed to be all right, in fact it
WIS fastened with tumbler-lock
Which would have given the most ex-
perienced burglar a bad half-hour. We
had no fear of the rear door, which
wss secured by chain-bolt.
It was years afterwards and In .
strange land that Clarke and I again
rolled cigarette from the silver skull
but that, also, In another story.
Copyright, by ". @. chapman.l
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Wife Finished the story.

cablegram all the way from Lon.
don says: A well known man in the
atrical affairs In America is telling q
story on himself. He does not wish
his name revealed, as his wife would
not like 1t. This man is n gourmet of
20 mean ability. and prides himself
on devising new dishes. This ls the
story as he told It:
AT dinner the other night at Ro.
mano's, they asked me for something
new in the way of fancy food. When
got home. told my wife what Or
dered. First | said. I had an olive
put In woodcock. then the woodcoclt
put in pigeon. the pigeon put in a
partridge and the partridge put In a
pheasant, then tied up with bacon and
cooked
well said my wife, why don't
You go on and finish?'
That Is all: there was no more.
"'Oh yes there was, she answered.
Then you put that into jackass, then
put the jackass into cab and told
the driver to bring you here, home!'"
The safest way to ask n lady's age
Is Oh nthnr
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TIE employment department of the
Denver Y. NJ. c. a. Is prepared to fur
nish dependable workmen Of almost
any trade or line OF business. They
carefully investigate every applicant
ard recommend no one that is not re-
liable. Several hundred young men
have been placed in good positions by
them during the last few months.
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n tlt GOUl st VI tntSt
narratives to mention
a rather unique tobac.
co jar which graced
oNAv Carlton Clarke's study
uS table | long { ell I
there was n story con-
vhn 1t. and blded In patience
= when Clarke should see fit to
silver skull Is pictured In my
h eye as | write; the delicate
b Of Its ornamcntation: the al
ranny beauty Of the head and
ssleh formed the handle: the
h, always inspired in me rev.
nd awe.
tzs the pure white forehead. just
De eyesockets. was the word
d beautifully inlaid in silver
Looking through the eye.socket.
n BE- seen that the bone was
G through but the silver was
10 Il by some process with
! vas Unfamiliar.
I'D gone TO bed early that night,
sas so insuffcrably hot that
un out Of the question"
Il. -
NE with start. conscious that
fas was wrong. The sight
Tor a moment robbed me
ioEer of voice or motion. A
n,s hgure was creeping slowly
Hne across the library floor with
ssstfetched toward the shining
islll on the table.
sans In Clarke's doorway was
q hsure. white robed. and mo.
y sEt Tor the flashing eyes that
~ every movement of the in
u back.
lsufe In the doorway was
cad In white pajamas. stand
~ MS arms folded. ! was con.
70 notice that he had no
while the intruder carried in
hand stilctto which flashed
dim light.
fly the tableau broke into n
selioh. The intruder's fingers
~ihs over the silver skull.
arm was outstretched, and
'O'a stop! in unrufIled tone
'ie silence.
isure turned and .the stiletto
~ 'he light. sprang from my
dashed through the portieres.
sae s advanced toward Clarke
..pon raised, while crouched
rug al his throat. But the
yes and uplifteHhand of my
h hand. VIC
!, ,'.'e come for it, Achmon,"
y. ."mpanion, pushing n chair
WI caller, who Imply sank
lof her. yes. For what else
Sa'ersed these thousands of
.u' what else have | spent ten
; III your cruel, white mans
bh,, y, Snat else did you do for
, su Interrupted Clarke.
Il. o aoes not know that new
,r, oeeh sent me. You can nut
' Prison but you cannot keen
~, nave left one; l will leave
hdu a.. aug. set the SKULL" returned
~ ~ dossedly.
q and I are old friends. YOU
tald to me, ' e'''s' 'o1
,ssaI, ss'leed that Notwithstanding
n n.y.. y honchalance his eyes
o.. e'ond left the Hindu.
d iIts'on'" ts,oa said Clarke, when he
\. 4.Se u, glasses, while we are
,ss %I snip I'll tell you a little
~ ,,a,. .Achmon here will vouch
p.s,,a. s,a OF 1t. After the fashion
i 'sfs. sn' we will serve up the
a i,~. a course, we have known
g. ss +. Get my scrap-book. the
lsn ,ae ss right on the second
" " ae top in the first tier.
,,,ss % page so2 and read the, tho
,,s,s soa the New York sun Re. Re-
ni,a aed :. newspaper man You
sDss s ne :, head letter"
uS us' the the following:
oi,ass assI,1uDENT Y MYsrERr.
selY KILLED.
l;i's,ala aMannthan, ? 4 graduate.
we hospital. was found
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HAVE had occasion in
the course of these
narratives to mention
a rather unique tobac.
co jar which graced
Carlton Clarke's study
table. | long ( cit
there was n story con-
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Flatterins a Husban

"The biggest idiots always seem to
marry the prettiest women" said o
man to his wife.
Now you're trying to flatter mel"
was the cutting response.-Ex.
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Not Dangerous.

Pat-I hear yer wolfe is sick. Moike.
Mike-She is thot.
Pat-Is 1t dangerous she is?
Mike-Divil a bit. She's too weak
to be dangerous amy more.-Brook-
lyn Life.
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Carlton Clarke, Telepatho-
Deductive Solver of Criminal
Mysteries, Comes to the Fore
with a Solution of One of the
Strangest Acts Known to His
Career How He Arrived at
End of Unraveling Process.
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C A n C R-C Ger

HfD'OIEVM Is a pre-cri, ton d covered and
G, upnut ,lt d physician Of forty yen s. prac-
tice The ,nptny Z, aiant-e- to remove any OK
To- a cancer t,st nnI nlrc absolutely without In
or knife Money due VIXEN Is out Wri'o
to Nr. McIs n:i Co.. E36 L. Q. rpa st. lie .ver.
&. lor do.
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The safest way to ask lady's age
Is to ask some other lady.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-23
American Labor Federation.

Denver. Colo. oct 2l.-One of the
most important conventions of the
year will be held in Denver, begin
ming November .. when the American
Federation of Labor will hold its an
nual session. The session will doubt
less De Of greatest interest, since
II Will follow the national election.
and the result of the Gompers declar.
alton in favor of Bryan will be APP
parent. The coming election Is look
ed upon as a crucial test of the po-
litical influence of organized labor. II
the results of the federation's ven
iurc into politics should not be salts
factory to the rank and file OF the
members, an attempt may be made at
the convention next month TO return
to the old policy of abstinence from
participation in political activity.
The Socialist delegates will probably
make an attempt to oust President
Gompers from the position OF execu.
tive head of the federation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-23
VICTORY FOR MERCHANTS
NEW SCHEDULE ON ROCK ISLAND
GIVES SHOPPERS ONE HOUR
LONGER IN THE CITY

The fight made by Secretary
Spaulding of the commercial club for
another hour on the Rock Island has
ended successfully for the town. This
road recently announced that its
schedule on the line from here to Nc
Alester would be change so the train
would ahrive here at 12:ij and de-
part at 2.l5 in the afternoon. out of
town people who came here to do
their trading, would be given two
hours in the city before their train
left. Mr.. Spauldirg was of the opin-
ion that this was not sufficient
length of time and he began work
asking three hours. His efforts have
been rewarded. Today he received
"A communication from w. S Tinsman,
manager of the Choctaw and Southern
division of the Rock Island, stating
that the schedule would be changed
next Sunday and that the passenger
train would arrive at 1915 and would
depart at 3l5 in the afternoon. The
schedule as arranged will be of much
greater benefit to Ardmore than the
former schedule announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-23
PERSONALS

T. I Nerrick, representing the
Guthrie Leader, is in the CITY 10
dav. MIR. Mcrrick says he has Just
finished a trip over the fourth con
gressional district and finds the Not-
ers everywhere lining up with the
state administration. All admire Has
kelrs fighting spirit
simmer BOYD. a former resident o.
Ardmore. is here today from llsh-
omngo.
w. W. Whiteman of Oklahoma
CITY is here today looking after
business matters.
w. X. Alexander of Little Roc.
Ark, is visitor here today.
Ben Shipman of Greenville, Texas
is among the visitors here today.
Carl Dooley is here today from
Purcell looking after business mat
ters.
A. A. Acherson, postofice inspec-
tor for this district is in the city
today.
J. X Benton OF Oklahoma Cit.
isa b usiness visitor here today.
Deputy Marshal Norvell of Mari
eta is a visitor here today.
Hon. Clint Graham of Marietta
was business visitor here yester-
day.
Z. V. Wolverton OF Mannsville is
in thee lilly today visiting with her
atives.
o. w. Hanna OF Hugo Is here
today looking after business mat
ters.
W. A. McCombs of Staumton, Va.
Is here visiting A. d. Chase.
Mrs. Robert Scheurer of Vandalia.
Ills. Is In the city the guest of her
sister, Mrs. William c. w. Vernon.
w. A. Wolverton Of Oklahoma City
is here visiting with his paren,.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wolverton.
Shelton Tyre has returned from
San Antonio, where he has been
for some time.