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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29
Liquor License and Tax Notice

Liquor License and Tax Notice
Notice is hereb given that a gov
eminent tax receipt for special tax
on the business of Retail Malt Deal
er, was ISSUED to j. H. McGilvary &
Co. Of Blaisdell, N d., Sept. %
1908, which tax receipt is posted in
the frame building occupied by said
company at lot z and block 1, Of the
original townsite of Blaisdell. N. D
Dated this 9th day Of October
1908.
J. H. McGilvary & Co.
Holder of said Government Tax
Receipt.
109 1112 pd..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29
Auction Sale.

l will sell at public auction at my
home 2 miles south Of Des Laos, N.
D., the following described property
on Saturday, Oct. 81, 1908,
Five work horses and 1 2-year old
colt, 2 mich cows, 9 head Of hogs,
| new Mandt wagon, 1 other wagon
and hay frame, / Monitor double
disc drill, 14-inch gang pillow, line
of farm machinery, 2 2-year old
heifers, all household goods. Other
articles too numerous to mention.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29
After Nov. 3rd.

We. have the report !! unofftc'ially
that Swanson has Withdrawn as in
Independent candidate for sheriff
Of Ward county. That is probably
better than TO wait until after Nov.
3rd and be withdrawn officially.-.-
Douglas Herald.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29

Miss Tillie Peterson of brady is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. N.
Metcalf. She is preparing to leave
for Wells Mimi. soon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29

c. A. Johnson's campaign over the
state Is vote getter.. He doesn't
make any spread eagle speeches but
his quiet work appears to be effec,
tive. Mandan Pioneer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03
Rome StatnI zpray.

Aberdeen, S. D., 2. zaff. -Osob
nj vlak jedoucf re St. Pau ma "a
pad, sjel S koleji dnes rano, asi Is
mil vSchodne cd mesta a ~strojveda
Taylor, borrower v Minneapolis,
seredne opafen unikajfci parou.
Topic Sc uchranil 1razu tim. Re V
cas- seskoeil. Parostroj totiz W.
jel S koleii a spadl do louie poole
trate. Postovnf vGz a VIZ pro "a,
vazadla, tez sicily, avsak ~neutrpely
skody. Mfsto nestestf je vzdaleno
asi pdl mile Cd mfsta, kde pred
nekolika t5dny byl zvrakovan ma
kladni Walk.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Velk5 v5prodej prsciho a bile
no zbozi, je nvnf v plnem proudu
We storu Vaukove, a potrva do
kud Sc zbozf ono nevyproda. Zbo-
II Dude prodavano daleko pod &C.
nu, a kazdt je Evan, chceli usetfi-
ii pence, ably Sc dostavil CO nejdff-
We, nezli latky budou rozebrany.
Jest to ffdka pfilezitost koupiti
dobre zbozi "a nfzkou cenu.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03
Ornament Dlutaikdm.

Upomfnam tfmto naposledy sve
dluznfky, ably Sc vyrovnali do Is.
zaff, 1908. KazdS nezapravenyy
dGet pc onom dni dam kolektovati
pravnfkovi a pfipoGtu k tomu in
terest, nebot jsem Sc jiz nabazil
bezv5sledne upomfnat nektere ne
ktere neplaty, kteff dluhy neplati
Lee kdyz isou soudne donuceni.
Frank J. Barta.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Phi besede a v5letu star5ch. osad
nikd jenz Sc odb5val minulou So
botu v Tyndall, Taborska devitka
porazila Tyndallskou, v jedne nej-
dovednejsi hire letosnf sezony. Ac
Tyndallstf 81 zjednali hazece re
Sioux Falls a nekolik jinSch z j.
ntch NEST, v domence Re S takovy
mi silami must zviteziti, vSsledek
hry dod&zal opak. Ovsem pfede
hrou kazd5 Sc sazel ma Tyndallske
i nasi hosi sami videli svojf poraz-
ku al do sedmeho nastoupeni, av
| SAX karta ma to Sc obratila a nasi v
tonic nastoupeni pfinesli ctyry
bshy. PAX jiz byli al do konce v
popfedi. Baker Sioux Fallsky ha
zee pro Tyndall fenoval sedm a
Charlie Cole tel sedm. Skor die
nastoupenf:
Tabor 010Oo040O3-8
Tyndall 30o0O00O2O-5
Cole a HOSTEL, baterie pro Tabor
Baker a Taplett pro Tyndall.
Odvetna hra byla sehrana zde v
nedeli odpoledne pax, S v5sledkem
op&en5m. Hralo Sc dvanacte mas
toupeni 3 skor byl 8 a etyry We
prospech Tyndallskgch.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Otevfenf Trip okresu vyda BIZ
lynn osadnfkIm million akrI tax
dobreho pozemku, jakeho lie vi
bee kde nelezti, Krajina je mfrne
vlnita a pokryta buvolkou a SOL
nou travou. P1da jest hluboka
bohatS Gerna hlina; jest velmi plod
ma a schopna vydati obrovskou
6rodu. Okres jest hojne ovlazo
van mnoh5mi potoky, mimo fek
Keya Paha a White, a tez east5m
destem. D5dovany pozemek Sc
tam jill nyni prodava "a $18 az $50
akr, be- v5stavnostf. Cena vlad-
mich pozemku, ienz mali b5ti otev
feny, Dude S. do Tho Gervna pfis
tt rok. Jest jisto, Re naval domo-
vinafd Dude ohromny, nebot jest
to temef poslednf pfilezitost pro
chudeho eloveka X dostanf fanny,
ktera mu pfinese jmenf v kratke
dob9.
Soueasne, vl&da dava vymefiti
polohy pro mesta, z nichz jedno
ma b5ti okresnfm sfdlem, a Lofty
v Mich Sc prodajf drazbou. Vseo-
becns Sc nahlfzf, re polohy tyto
budou vybrany POOLE zam5slene
drahy Northwestern, smerem k
Cern5m Vrchnm. Ocekava Sc, ze
to vezme nepatrn5 cas-, kdy tam
budou velka mesta.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Obdrzel jsem balfk prvniho eis-
la noveho tasopisu "Ceska zena''
jenz Dude vychazeti nakladem Ca
sopisu Has. Pfedplatne je
81. 90. Jest to list pro katolick6
zeny, a zadal by je by Sc Timed
pro Oslo pfihlasili. FIR. Welt,
iednatel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

SkvelS v5let uspofada Fad Hvez
Ola Jiz. Dakoty- v hail p. Karla
Nedveda 2H mile zap. "A mile
jizne cd Utica, v nedeIi 30. srpna.
Hudba cd TSborske kapely. Kaz
df lie uctiys Evan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Ze vsech stran tohoto statu pri
chazi zpravy o zdatne drode letos-
nj. AG v nekolika mistech krou-
by. potloukly, a rez trochu skody
nadelal, droda vseobecne je Una,
menita-lepsi nezli kdykoliv pied
tim. Korna jiz pokroeila tax, Re
"a tSden Dude v bezpeci pred mrs
zem. Ma mnoha polich je jiz nyni
uzral&. V jiznfch okresech, jake
je Bon Homme, kde korna je hlay
nj plodinou, 6roda je Gzasna.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Pamatujte, Re usetffte pence
kdyz koupfte farmerske stroje u
Hrusky a Trunce. o tom Sc nej.
lepe p~fesvedGite kdyz Mich stroj
koupfte.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

We Scotland Sc minulS tyden cd
bSvaIa schuze obGanu, ohledne "a
vedenf elektrickych svetel AM
jedinf obGan proti tomu mic nena'
initial. ObGane m9sta hodlaji "a
loziti akciovou elektrarnu ma Wy
rabsni elektriky.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Skorpfk a Kulis mali iednatels-
tvi vehlasn5ch Shims bleskosvodG.
Hodlate-li chranit sve budovy pro-
ii blesku, dejte Sc poucit mimi O
techto svodech. Jsou to ty nejdo-
konaleisf.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Kupte barvu ma stfechu uQuea-
la "a 75c. gallon. TEE kauGukove
pokr5vanf ma stfechu rubber roof
ing) "a $1,75 "a 10s GtvereGnich
stfevicn, V Gemz zahrnuty hfebfky
kapsle a cement. +
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-03

Jste pojisteni ma zivot7 Zdali
ne, ~nechybfte kdyz 81 koupite po-
jistku u U. S. Annuity and Life
ms. Co. Of Chicago. Pfeptejte Sc
~ v. j. Wagnera ma Taborske
bance 0 dalsi yysvetleni.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
MINING NOTES.

Valparaiso-The annual meeting of
stockholders of this company was
held in jackson on the 9th instant.
-The following were elected as the
board IF directors for the ensuing
year: e. Garibaldi, ID. Boro, Il.
Quilici, A. Cassassa, S. Bar bagelata.
The directors organized by the cleo
tion of Emanuel Carl baldi as presi-
dent and William lam secretary. An
assessment Of one cent per share was
levied upon the capital stock, de-
linquent June 10. The prospecting
operations at the mine are being
pushed ahead as vigorously as possi.
BILE, IN the hope of running across
one of those rich pay streaks for
which this property is noted.
Argonaut--Twelve men, ali foreign
ers, we're laid off at this mine on
Wednesday for an indefinite time.
This Is the beginning of the policy
of retrenchment started by the man
agement of the company. The ore in
sight at present is not sufficient to
keep the large body of men at work.
1t is necessary to carry on the pros
pecting to a greater extent than here
tOfore.
At meeting of the directors Of the
Argonaut held early this month, w.
f.. Detert, who has held the presi-
dency ever since the organization,
resigned his position. He has been
anxious to surrender since he sold
the bulk of his stock, and has simply
held the Office at The request of those
principally Interested. W. S. Mat
thews was elected president in his
stead. Mr. Matthews has been here
for two weeks, and expects to per-
sonally assume the oversight of the
NINE. b. f. Taylor, also one of the
original directors, resigned as such at
the same time.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Left for Ireland.

Father Gleason, head Of the Roman
Catholic church of this place, left
here Monday morning for Roscrea, in
county ripperary, ireland, to visit
with his brothers and sisters in that
place. After spending some time
there he will go to Europe, and will
tour the continent before returning
to this country, reaching here about
the first of November. On his way
back he will visit with a brother in
the state of Idaho, who is also
priest. One of his brothers in Ireland
is also a priest of the Catholic
church.
Father Gleason came to this country
about eighteen years ago, the last
twelve Of which we're spent in this
town. Before that he was a few years
in San Andreas, gong to there from
Marysville. Since that time he has
seen none of his relatives living in
Ireland, though he took a trip to
Idaho a short time ago and visited
with his brother there. During his
absence from here rather Kearney
will have charge of the church.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Looking for Timber Land.

Chas. Erickson and j. +. Moffett
and their wives, and Gustave Peter
son, all of Portland, arrived here last
Sunday evening. and the following
morning left in a couple of surreys
for the saw mill of the Amador Lun
ber Co. on Tiger creek. Ihey went
up with the intention Of inspecting
some OF the timber in that section
This is the second trip that they
have made into those parts within the
past couple of months. 1t is sup
posed that it is their intention to
start another saw mill in that dis
trict. They took along some poles in
the hopes that they could get sume
trout fishing while there. Erickson
and Peterson are the contractors who
built the lone and Eastern railroad
into Martell station. They returned
to town last evening.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
AUSTRIAN pHEASRNTS.

Elk senator h. &. VOORHEES, of Sutter
Greek, last Monday received a con-
signment of two dozen Austrian
pheasants, just from their native
land. On the following day he turn
ed them loose on the ranch of E. S.
Barney, below Drytown. From
thence they are expected to extend
to other sections of the county, and
in a few years become so numeI Gus
as to permit of limited amount of
shooting. These game birds are rigid
lY protected from tine hunter, and
will be for several years. They are
imported solely tor propagation, and
severe penalties will be meted out to
persons caught in the act Of hunting
them.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Death Claims Frank L White.

We copy the following from the
sacramento Bee of last Saturday con-
cerning the death of former jackson
resident, and who was we'll known
here between 30 and 40 years ago:
Frank L. White, one of Sacra-
mento's we'll known citizens, died
last evening at his residence after a
long and painful illness. He has
been confined to his home for many
weeks. For more than thirty years
Mr. White was one of the owners of
The Bees carrier routes and during
the past eight or ten years he owned
all of those routes and employed a
small army of men and boys to deliver
papers in this city, in Broderick, and
to various small towns within a
radius of fifteen miles of Sacramento.
lie had the business worked down to
fine system and there was rarely
any complaint from subscriber that
he had missed his paper. White
always made it a point to employ
bright and honest boys and he always
paid them we'll for their services,
with the result that they idolized him
and would work hard, early and late,
to please him. Some Of the brightest
and thriftiest young business men of
Sacramento got their early training
on Frank Whites newspaper routes.
He had a heart in him as big as an
OK and was always planning some-
thing to aid his boys and give them
some of the pleasures of life. At
New Years time each year White gave
his employees great banquet, where
they not only feasted upon the best
things which the market afforded, but
where they listened to words of wis
dom as spoken by prosperous and
influential men who had been invited
to be present for that purpose.
Mr. White was a native of Jackson,
Amador county, aged 81. When a
boy he learned the printers trade,
which he worked at for short time
|
ward he became commercial traveller
for local wholesale house and later
engaged IN the grocery business, final
Iy giving that up to take The Bee
routes. Deceased is survived ny a
wife and one daughter, the latter
being Helen M. White. He was a son
of DeIlIah and the late Dewitt G..
White, a brother of George May and
Dewitt q. White.
| Deceased was a member of the
Knights of Pythias and the Ancient
Order United Workmen. Ihe funeral,
which will be private, will take place
at o'clock next Monday afternoon
from the family residence, 2l01 j
street.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are inc pest.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN.

Among the visitors in San Fran
CISCO at the feet reception from ANA
dor county last week, there was one
who is entitled to special mention.
We refer to f.. M. Farwell, who for
the last two years has been conduct
ing mining operation at the Jose
Gulch quartz claim near Butte basin.
While perhaps he cannot be claimed
as an Amador county man, as his
family home is in Oakland, still he is
identified with Amador interests, and
has been and now is an actual resi-
dent here.
He left jackson on the Sunday pre-
ceding the arrival of the fleet On
account of his relations with the
army, he could not think of foregoing
the pleasure of meeting some of his
old comrades in arms, who battled
for the perpetuity of the union in the
days long past. He knew the grand
army veterans would participate in
the military and naval parade, and as
one of them be of course wanted to
be there. And he was there.
Mr. FarweIl has remarkable his
tory. He is not a seeker of notoriety,
but rather the reverse, always modest
and unassuming. lie is now about
seventy years old, but remarkably
spry and active for his years. lie is
native of Massachusetts, and was a
resident of that state when the war OF
the rebellion broke out. When Lin
coin issued the first cali for volun-
teers, he was among the first to
respond. He was in the regiment
under Ben Butler that first started for
the front. and that was fired upon
when marching through Baltimore by
rioting rebel sympathizers, when
several union soldiers were killed,
and a number wounded. This was
the first shedding Of blood in that
tremendous struggle. He was with
and speaks in the highest terms of
that intrepid soldier. He was wound.
ed more than once during the war;
and at its close was honorahly dis
charged. lie has shaken hands with
every president of the United States
from Lincoln down the line, except
Cleveland.
Since the war he has been engaged
in the building trade, principally in
Oakland. One fact further should be
mentioned. Although entitled to a
pension for military services, he has
steadfastly refused to apply for one
for conscientious reasons. lie has not
been disabled from earning his own
living, and hence could not satisfy
his scruples against applying to the
government for assistance when such
was not absolutely necessary. That
is patriotism of the highest character.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
A Relic of EARLY Days.

We have been shown document in
the shape of an express order issued
by Adams & Co.'S. express and bank
ing company, at their office in Stock
ton, CAL, in favor of Cynthia Half ord
for fifteen dollars. 1t is dated
February IA, 1866, and made payable
in New York The order was pre-
sented for payment in New York on
the 23rd of March, 1855, and payment
refused and the notary's protest is
attcahed to the order. Adams eX-
press was at that time the leading OK
press company, and failed about the
time this order was held up.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
THE OLDEST SOLDIER.

A special dispatch to the Chronicle
from Santa Rosa dated May 13, says:
William o. Clark, who is the Oldest
living American soldier, is spending
some time in this city as the guest of
his nephew, Lewis Cooper. Clark is
a resident of Drytown, in the foot.
hills OF Amador county, and IS 81
years of age. He was born in 1877,
and while yet in his teens, in 1882,
enlisted in the army of Uncle Sam
and fought under the stars and stripes
against the Mohawks or Sacs in the
volunteer service. Recently the war
department was informed of his exis-
tenoe, and investigation of the re-
cords showed that he was the oldest
living American soldier. Senator
Perkins interested himself in the aged
man and secured for him a pension
from the government.
Clark is man of unusual vitality,
and while be has exceeded his three
score and ten years by nearly fifth
of century, yet be has not given up
active service and is going about de
livering lectures to the young men of
the country. While General Grant
was president of the United States
CLARK made a tour of the world, his
mission being to preach temperance
to the nations of the earth.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
The Uniform Rank to Los Angeles

Tomorrow morning and Sunday the
greater part of the Uniform Rank X.
of Z. will leave for Long Beach to
take part in the competitive drill to
be heldsthere on next Thursday, the
twentieth, between the various ranks
which convenes there. The local
rank has been drilling for some
months and has progressed very
rapidly in the manual. DIR. Gall
will be in command if he can possi-
bly, get away, while if he cannot, DIR.
Carl Schacht will have charge of the
boys. The rank raised sufficient
money to pay their expenses there
and back by putting couple of plays
ON the stage, the actors all being
town people.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Unclaimed Letters.

Giovanni Battalia, Anton BuzuIich,
Miss Elsie Clark p. c., A. IL. Crane,
h. l. Leake, Ernesto Marutti, Leo.
Ray, Achille Rosa, Vukadin Sekich,
Miss Joy Stayton p. G., Santo Troi,
Franciszku Wezberku.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Boys Will Be Boys

and are always getting scratches, outs,
sprains. bruises, bumps, burns or
scalds. Don't neglect such things
they may result serious IL you do.
Apply Ballard's Snow Imminent ac-
cording to directions right away and
it will relieve the pain and heal the
trouble. Price 25c, SOC, and 81.
Sold by Ruhser's City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
The End of the World

should it come tomorrow would find
fully l-3 OF the people suffering with
rheumatism of either slight or serious
nature. Nobody need suffer with
rheumatism for Ballard's Snow Lini-
ment drives away the trouble, re-
lieyes the pain instantly and leaves
the user as we'll and supple as a two
year old. Sold by kuhser's City
Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, ETC.,
FOR sale; also mining signals on
cloth, graduation diplomas, at the
Ledger office
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15

AS TO E Il a.
P..,..b. ,Ihs Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature si GZtMAzzMN
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15

For one week this line will be on display
in the Sample Rooms of the NATIONAL
HOTEL, where | will be pleased to have
call my friends and former customers.
Respe eCtfuIly,
II. WINEROTH.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
This Seasons newest Styles in
Linens, Piques and Khaki

Being samples is assurance of superior values, anG
prices for the about onehaf the regular
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15

You can get your Billheads,
Letter Heads, etc, printed att
the Ledger for less than you
can buy blank stock for else
where.
TRY 1T.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Five Cents Per Copy.
Dry Goods.

White figured Lawns,
Mulls, Nainsooks, ETC.,
are sold at reduced
prices.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-10-01
Dancers of RrXanisnn.

Will Mr.. Bryan please inform all the
people to what particular class of peo-
pie he refers when he assumes the
people do not rule? Is it the poorer
classes and those largely infected with
socialistic and anarchstic ideas and
theories with whom Organism greatly
sympathizes professionally at least, or
is IL the farmers, merchants, manu-
facturers and the great national rail
roads and their employees? Were Bry-
anism with his superficial and wild
cat ideas of banks. currency and
finance; his hostility to all corpora
tions and his determination to destroy
all manufacturing industries, which ho
denominates as trusts, by inaugural
ing another German and Wilson tariff
bill for revenue only, and strike down
the protective principle) to dominate
the country, surely the majority of the
people would not rule. The admins
tration, with his extraordinary views
of his powers as president, and with
his vagaries and chimerical theories
of government, would be in state of
chaos; and the collapse of all indus
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-10-01
party and its candidates be sung

party and its candidates be sung upon
all appropriate occasions.
Get the First Voters those who
will, in November next, cast their first
presidential vote, to form in line and
march to the meetings, if only with a
fife and drum at their head, and with
Old Glory always carried proudly in
the van
'Let us have enthusiastioS satrictic
Republican rallies everywhere end
roll up an unprecedented majority ~
our gallant standard bearers, Taft m
Sherman, and the full Republican
ticket
Let the spirit of the days of Lin
coin pervade the entire party, and a
record-breaking victory will be the
result. Respectfully,
WESLEY r. ANDREWS.
Chairman"
There was very successful gath
ering of active Republicans from all
parts of the state here yesterday, in
attendance upon the meeting of the
Republican state committee, which
was called primarily to fill a vacancy
upon the electoral ticket, but which
was principally valuable for the op-
portunity it afforded men of the sew
eral congressional and senatorial dis
tricts to get together to confer upon
plans for the closing days of the can
vass.
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