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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mrs. Flowers of Chicago was visiting
in Taylor Ridge Tuesday.
Mrs. McKege and two daughters of
Harlan, Iowa, have been visiting with
friends in and around Taylor Ridge
the past two weeks.
Miss Alkaline Bowes was Rock Is
land caller Tuesday
Harold McEntire, who is i'll, is re-
covering nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. P Eckhardt went to
Rock Island Friday in the auto.
Allie Eckhardt and family from
Texas are here on visit for few
weeks.
Mamie Miller spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. L. D. Nudge in Rock
island
Quite a number of little folks gave
Everett Corsepius a surprise last Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. C. Johnson was Rock Island
caller Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Rouse spent a
few days in Rock Island last week Wis
iting friends.
Mrs. C. Buck spent Tuesday in Rock
Island and Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moffett left or
Monday to visit with their son Minor
who resides in Oklahoma
Miss Emily McEntire is at the home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

trio crane ran over and crushed one of
his hands, The man was taken to
Mercy hospital where one finger of tho
injured hand was amputated.
Sane; Had Cause for Fits-At the
instance of her husband Lulu Wilson,
colored woman, was brought before
the insane commissioners yesterday af-
ternoon. The husband testifies to var
ious threats against him and of suicide
made by Mrs Wilson, but she proved
herself rational by her own testimony
and that of friends who showed that
her husband gave her good cause fol-
showing anger at times.
Obituary Record.-The death CT
Clara Hofeldt. the 13-year-old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hofeldt
occurred at the home, 902 West Fit
teenth street, Wednesday. Typhoid
fever was the fatal sickness. She is
survived by her parents and eight
brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Forah eastman died at Mercy
hospital Wednesday night. The re
mains were taken to the Hill under
taking parlors and relatives from Mon
mouth arrived last evening to take
charge of the body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
SHERRARD

Quincy Farrow left Wednesday as
a delegate to Peoria on business for
the miners.
Miss Mae Plummer of Moline came
Tuesday for visit with her sister,
Mrs. James Dodds.
Mrs. Henry Rhode and daughter.
Agnes, returned home Saturday after
a weeks visit with her daughter
Mrs. Gustafson in Rock Island.
Mrs. Henry Irwin and two chii-
dren, Adeline and Wilmer, returned
home Wednesday after 10 days visit
with relatives and friends in Viola.
Miss Maud Volk. who has been
working at Independence, Iowa, in
the insane hospital is home visit -
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos
eph Stevens.
DR.. W. S. TODllinson and family
of Galesburg. visited with his broth
err, William Tomlinson and family.
Thomas Simcox returned home
Monday after a three months vi II
with relatives and friends in Ens
land
Miss Mary Flaherty of Rock Island
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Barney Flaherty.
Miss Lila Tomlinson is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. ID
Tomlinson of Cable.
Miss Mildred Haddick, who ha
been visiting with friends and rela
tives of Rock Island returned to he
home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Spaenhowe
| left Saturday for their home a
Stockton Cal. after a two months
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haigh
| at Jacksonville, ILL.,, and relatives an,
| friends in Cable and Sherrard.
Mrs. Quincy Farrow and son, Johl
left Monday for a visit with relative
| and friends at Des Moines and 81
| Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
FOSTER

Owing to the township Sunday
school convention at the Pine Bluff
NJ E. church Sunday, Aug s. there
Will not be Sabbath school or preach
ing services at the Foster Baptist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sloan from
Aledo visited this week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Vanatta
Alta and Adell Brogan. who have
been visiting at the home of their
grandfather. J. H. Foster, departed
last week TO visit relatives in Iowa
and at Rock Island for short time.
Thomas Watson received a telegram
Monday conveying the sad news ofsthe
death of cousin. Mr.. Scott of Peoria
ILL., Mr.. Watson departed Monday to
attend the funeral.
Dave Bendle. who visited his brother
Dr. J. H. Bendle and other relatives
departed Tuesday for his home in Mo
line
D. A Kleist departed Tuesday for a
visit in South Dakota and Nebraska.
Miss Amelia Finton of Aledo visited
last week at the homes of +. p Gil
lett and J. Morse.
Melvina Dusenberry, daughter 81
David and Lavina Dusenberry, was
born at Fairport. Iowa, Sept 80, 1883
and died at her home near Illinois City
July 81, aged 25 years, 10 mouths and
2 days. She was married to Elmer
Reeves March z. 1900. She was tht
mother of four children. three of whom
are left Also the husband, father ant
mother, three sisters and one brother
The funeral was held at the Methods
Episcopal church at Illinois City Sun
day, Aug. 1, at 2 p. m, conducted b!
the pastor and the remains were laiC
to rest in the cemetery at that place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
YUMA

Charles Edwald is enjoying a visit
from his mother and niece, Miss Dor
othy Peterson of Rock Island.
Mrs. Jane Wainwright made bust
ness trip to WATERFOWL last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Sandwelder finished his thresh.
ing Monday Henry Knockamus did
the threshing.
Frank Scarf was injured by being
struck in the stomach by the feet OF
hay feeder while cleaning the hay
from it,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Filbert and
children are visiting relatives in Iowa
and will be gone few weeks.
Holmes Mumma and Frank Scarf
were business callers in Moline Mon.
day evening.
There will be an ice cream sociable
at Rose Hill Friday.
Mrs Sadie Warren of Watertown is
visiting her brother Jud and other rela
tives.
Mrs. Walker and children of Anita
Iowa, and Mrs. George Wake were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wake
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Anna Eipper of Port Byron and
Miss Fannie Franklin of Barstow
spent Thursday with their classmate
Miss Edna Mumma.
Mrs. Bessie Karr of Rock Falls is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel.
Miss Pearl Mumma visited her broth
er in Watertown Monday
Miss Ruth Learme and Goldie Vain
wright departed for Iowa City to at
tend the chautauqua at that place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
ANDALUSIA

Mr. and Mrs. S. r. Kenworthy, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Wenks and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Brtton spent Wednesday
at C.. J. Searle's summer home.
Mrs. S. Z. Cole, Mrs. Louis Stroh-
meier, Miss Freda Martin and Miss
Irma Wenks were in Rock Island
shopping Monday.
Carl +. Brusso, ST., died here Friday
of old age. He was born in Prussia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

of her brother Sam this week, and in
tends to stay at least until Mrs. Nc
Entire can bring Harold home.
Miss Jennie McAfee of Rock Island
called on Mrs. Sam Fox Monday even
ing.
Mrs Thomas and baby were Rock
Island callers Monday.
Rev. Mr. Mccormick and wife were
in Rock Island Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
Cures Dyspepsia;
Trial Is Free

It is a popular mistake that only
wealthy people who eat rich and
highly spiced foods suffer from dys-
pepsia, or, as it is also known, indi-
gestion. The laborer in the street,
the worker in the field also finds him
self victim of this disorder. Among
the very greatest sufferers from it are
women.
Dyspepsia is indicated by a constant
feeling of laziness, by loss of appetite and
troubled sleep, by sour stomach and dis
tress after eating. by bad complexion and
lusterless eyes.
There is no surer and speedier cure for
this trouble than DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
successfully for twenty years. This great
herb laxative compound cured Capt. Clark.
Of Buffalo. Ia, of dyspepsia and sour
stomach that he had had for forty years.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. 1t cured
Joel Adams, of Montgomery, Ala. after
suffering continuously for sixteen months.
These are only few of the many. But
1t Is not expensive to be cured with this
grand remedy as it can be bought at any
drug store in 50-cent or 81 bottle.
Your very neighbors are probably life
long users of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsi1.
but II you want to know without expense
what 1t will do for you personally, send
your name to DR.. Caldwell and he will be
glad to send you a free trial bottle. He
Is actually anxious to have you make g
test of his remedy.
Thousands of families everywhere keep
1t in the house against such an emer-
gency as constipation, sour stomach. in
digestion, biliousness, dyspepsia, heart
burn. torpid liver, etc, which may come
on member of the family any day It
is pleasant to the taste, acts gently and
does not grippe. 1t is the great children's
laxative tonic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
DAVENPORT

Grocers to Have Outing.-At the
meeting of the Davenport Retail Gro
GERS association held Wednesday eve
ming at the Owl club rooms, it was de-
cided to hold the annual picnic this
year at Schuetzen park on Thursday
afternoon and evening, Aug. 26. All
the grocery stores in the city will
close during the afternoon of the big
picnic There will be music, dancing,
baseball, tug-of-war, sack races, prize
waltz contest and various other kinds
of amusement. The well known repu-
tation of the grocers as royal enter
tainers, always assures big attend
ance at their picnics and other social
events.
New Pennies Here.-A barrel of
new money, bright as gold. at the
First National bank, attracted lot of
attention yesterday afternoon. Il
would have Geen a lot of money if I
had been gold. AS it was, it was
worth good deal 1T was the first
consignment received in Davenport of
the new Lincoln pennies.
Nabstedt Honored.-J. n. Nabstedt
OF Davenport was elected yesterday ct
Omaha as second vice president OF
the American National Retail Jewel
ers' association
Crane Crushed Hand-Barney y
Carney, employed at the Bettendori
Axle works, was rather badly injured
while at work Wednesday. An cleo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Aug. 6-Following are the
quotations on the market today:
Wheat,
September, 991a, 1oO1s. 991s. 997s.
December. 9SA. 9S1s, 97A, 9S.
May, 1011s, 101%, 101, 1919.
Corn.
September, 621s. GSsl. 623s, 6S5s.
December, Sis. 521A, 513s, So.
May, 52as, 53A, 52H, 53A.
Oats.
September. Sc, 367s. Sc. 36%.
December, 1914, 367s, 96h. 36&.
May, SSas, 3S7s, 9Sas, SSB.
Pork.
September, 2O4O, 2O.55, 2O4O, 2O.55.
January, 1857, 1850, 1857, 1647.
Lard.
September, 11.25, 11.37, 1127. 1872
October, 11.22, 1892, 11.2O, 11.27.
January, 9.77, $50, 9.75, 9.77.
September, 1105, 11.12, 11.O5, Hoy.
October, 1912, 1880, 1912, 1912.
January, SIS, S.97, SIS, S.97.
1874. oats 16S, hogs $4,000, cattle
1.500, sheep 5000.
Estimated receipts Saturday.
Hogs 10000.
Hogs left over 300. Hog market
opened strong. Light 1900 sos,
mixed and butchers 7.40@S.15, good
heavy 1900 SIS, rough heavy 7.3O
07.5O.
Cattle market open strong.
Sheep market opened steady
Omaha-Hogs 1000, cattle 1900.
Kansas City-Hogs 1000, cattle
1000.
Hog market closed for best strong.
Others steady. Light 7.6O@S.1O.
mixed and butchers 7.45@S.2O. good
heavy 1900 $50, rough heavy 100
@75O.
Cattle market closed strong.
Sheep market closed steady.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat 81
to d. lower, corn "a lower
Liverpool closing-Wheat IL to Ia
d. lower, corn 1s to u lower.
Northwestern receipts-Minneapo
lis, today II, last week 122. last year
108. Duluth, today %, last week AZ,
last year 284.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

| Peek Honored by Governor.-Gover-
nor Deneen has appointed b. F. Peek
of Moline one of a committee to inves-
ugate the matter of creating d surgical
institution for children to be conducted
by the state. The committee is ar-
pointed in accordance with bill pass
led by the last legislature. 1t is pro.
POSED to establish at some point IN
the state a hospital to which crippled
children can be taken for treatment 1t
state expense. Modern surgery is able
in many cases to correct physical de-
fects existing from birth, and which, If
iuncorrected, make the sufferer Grip
pie for life. DR.. John Ridlon of Chicago
is made chairman of the committee
The other members of the committed
beside Mr.. Peek are: DR.. Frank S
Churchill, Chicago; DR.. r. L. Near.
thur, Chicago; Rev. ]. j. Shannon, PEG
ria. This comittee will report to the
governor and its findings will be trans
mitted by him to the next Legislature
Speed Test Picnic Feature.-The
program of events for the d. M. Sech
Ter Carriage company picnic to be held
/ tomorrow ON Campbell's island has
! an all day affair and the events are
scheduled for the afternoon. Prize;
are to be given the winners, the prize
| committee being at work now select
ing the trophies. What promises to BE
the feature event of the day is the
talleSt and slimmest man in the plan
! and the shortest and latest man. J
| Ellis represents the Jack Spratt type
of man and F. o. Canedy Represents
the corpulent type. A ball game viii
cap the climax of the days pleasure
Employees of the carriage and nipple
ment departments are to settle an n
gument as to supremacy. The car
riage department announces the fol
lowing lineup: Decker IS: Canedy
CT; Gesenberg, c: Hedeen. 3b; Mills
1b; Aldredge, If; Hughes (manage-
2b; Greaser, IF; Fox p. Implemen
men, Dye. 2b: Lindell. CT; Donlin. SIS
Larson, 50, Burger, c. 1OunSren imam
ager) ID; Johnson, If: Tunnicliff, IF
Abramson, p.
Obituary Record.-Earl Emanue
lOberg. age months. son of Mr. ant
Mrs. Fred Oberg of 312 Seventeenth
avenue. died yesterday afternoon
bringing sadness into the family home
1.-The little fellow was ill four days
| o
Death of CoIored Woman.-Mis
Susan Brown, colored. died yesterda
at the home of her brother, Johl
Brown, 3119 Fourteenth andthra5
fourths street. following an Illness O
three weeks, with typhoid fever. Sh
was born in Dixon, Oct. 6, 1861. Sh
is survived by four brothers and fou
ir,rt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Aug. 6.-Following are
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry - Hens, per pound,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
MOLINE

Eagles Have 10 Bids.-Ten bids
have been received by the Eagles
building committee on the propose
new home TO be erected on Sixth ave
nue. and Fourteenth street. The com
mittee meets Monday afternoon to tall;
over matters and will open bids in the
evening, when the contract will be
awarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
EDGlNGION

John Simpson is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Floyd Reynolds of Aledo
Mrs. Wenks was in Rock Island Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geordge Vaughn CT
Lyndon are visiting Mrs. Vaughn 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John MaBerry.
Hope Hayes is staying with her sis.
ter. Mrs. Lee Baker.
Agnes and Sarah McCarty are visit
ing their sister. Mrs. Meehan of Aledo.
Mrs. Leonard Titterington of Rock
Island visited Friday at C. r. Car
penter's.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
church are planning to hold bazaar the
last week in August.
George Parmenter of Iowa is visit
ing his brother. Willard and family.
Agnes and Maggie McCarty spent
last week with their brother, Jim, IN
Iowa.
Professor f. s. Kindley will have
charge of the Silvis schools this year.
Clyde Ruisch is visiting relatives ut
Hannibal, Mo.
i Lester Holiday and family of Swe
dona spent Saturday and Sunday at
Charles Gould's
Leonard Carpenter of North Dakota
is visiting friends and relatives here.
A great many from this vicinity will
attend the exposition in Rock Island
next week. :
Fred Hofer expects to start soon fol
Canada.
C. D. Wheaton and wife of Rock Is
land are staying with Joe Gould.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
II there is anything about

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or IL you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. 5oa Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

In buying cough medicine, don't
be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from it,
| and relief is sure to follow. Especial
ly recommended for coughs, colds and
whooping cough. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
New York Stocks.

New York, Aug. 6.-Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

Newest and best! cyclic" corn
fakes are the largest, richest and
most delicious, because they are
made from yellow corn by special
processes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

Children are quick to find the good
things to eat. They prefer CYCLIC"
cornfakes because there's really taste
OF corn in them; the rich, delicious
taste of yellow corn. Try them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

lie; spring chickens, $3.50 to $3.50 per
dozen.
Butter-Dairy, 20 to 21c; creamery.
&c.
Lard-12kc
Potatoes-60c. !
Onions-75c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn. rs to soc; oats, 55c.
Forage-Timothy hay, $40; straw,
81.
Coal-Lump, per busheI, lac; slack.
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
.x7y25Hzh'
Health

YOU'LL BE SURPRISED TO SEE
HOW YOUNG YOU LOOK WHEN
YOUR HAIR IS RESTORED TO
ITS NATURAL COLOR.
There's no excuse for unsighty gray or
faded hair. 1t makes you look old when
you're uot-it's unsightly and embarrassing.
Hays Hair Health will bring back the natu-
raj color and beauty. and make your hair
bright. luxuriant and full Of youthful vitality.
Stops dandruf and falling out. Purely veee-
table and harmless mot a dye.
ST AND soc. BOTTLES. AT DRUGGISTS.
Hays Harfina Soap cures Eczema. red.
rough and chapped hands, and all skin disea ses-
Keeps skin fine and soft. 25c. druggists. Send
2c. for free books THE Care of tho Skin, }" 1.-THE
Care of the Hair"
fhilo Hay Spec. Co.. Newark. N. J.
For Sale by 7. n. Thomas and w. Z,
Hartz, Druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

The only toasted cornAakes made
exclusively from yellow corn are
"Yello" cornhakes. The kind with
the rich corn favor. Try them. You'll
not go back to the old kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

Northwestern receipts-Minneapo
lis, today II, last week 122, last year
108. Duluth, today %. last week AZ,
last year 284.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

Liverpool opening cables-Wheat 81
to d. lower, corn "a lower
Liverpool closing-Wheat 1 " to Ia
d. lower, corn 1s to u lower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

Obituary Record.-Earl Emanue
Oberg. age months, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Oberg of 312 Seventeenth
avenue. died yesterday afternoon
bringing sadness into the family home
The little fellow was ill four days.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-04
ATTEND FRUIT :
|. JOBBERS MEETING
N. q. TIBBTTS LEAVES SATURDAY
FOP THREE DAYS SESSION IN
MINNEAPOLIS MAY GO To
EASTERN SEA COAST.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 0. TibbIts left
Saturday for a months trip to the
east. Mr. Tibbits will go first to
Minneapolis, where he will attend the
session of the Western Fruit Jobbers
Association, which will be in session
three days, commencing January 5
Mr.. Tibbits is taking with him about
25 boxes of as perfect apples as can
be found in the valley. These will
be served at the annual banquet OF
the association and it win be dandy
chance for some good advertising for
the valley, as the men who will be
at the banquet are men who handle
tie greatest part of the nations sup
ply Of apples.
From Minneapolis Mr.. and Mrs
Tibb'ts will spend some little time
in Chicago and then go to Toronto
and Montreal and visit Mr.. Tibbits
parents. Later they will go to New
York and Washington, D. c. They
will be gone about one month.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-04
RATE IS
LOW IN COUNTY
CLERK CAMPBELL REPORTS 40
ED AND BUT Fl DIVORCES
GRANTED FOR PAST YEAR.

County Clerk j. L. Campbell, has
compiled a brief summary for the
work in his Office for the past year
1t makes very interesting reading
ard shows but little criminal bust
ness in the county and that but few
divorces have been granted. The re-
port is as follows:
Number of civil cases filed. .133
Number of probate cases filed. :. so
Number of criminal cases fled. 80
Number of declaration of inten-
tiOn papers rs
Number of final papers granted. 16
Number of marriage certificates
recorded ITO
Number Of divorces granted. -. 81
The divorces granted are IL per
cent of the marriage certificates re-
corded for the year 1908.
Number of tax foreclosure cases. 8
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-04

rested on the committee on appropri-
atoms, under the leadership of Chair
man Tawney (Rep. Minn.), Smith
(Rep. Iowa.. Sherley dem. Ky.),
and Fitzgerald (Dem. N. ~.
The beginning of this agitation the
president says was a 5000 word let
ter sent to the Chicago Inter-Ocean
in 1904 by L. v. Busbey, private Sec
rotary to Speaker Cannon. At The
time this letter assailing the secret
service was published, President
Roosevelt points out. these govern
ment detectives were working on the
great land frauds /, the west and nd
ing in the beef trust investigation.
"But all OF this" continues the
presidents message, ''is Of insignia
cant Importance compared with the
main, the real issue. This issue is
simply, does congress desire that the
government shall have at its disposal
the most efficient instruments for the
detection of criminals and the pre-
vention and punishment of crime, or
does it not? The action of the house
last May was emphatically an action
against the interest of justice and
against the interest Of law-abiding
people, and in it's effect OF benefit
only to iawbreakers. Is the house
now willing to remedy the wrong?"
The president quotes from let
ter he sent to Speaker Cannon April
80, protesting against interference
with the secret service, in which he
said: There is no more foolish out
cry than this against Spies; only
criminals need fear our detectives
The message reviews the opera
lions OF the secret service men since
1901. They uncovered system for
the fraudulent acquisition and fenc-
ing of public lands. In this work.
one of the detectives was assassinat-