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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20
Amy and Navy News

At Panama Captain Bostwiek wa;
renewed of command of the Buffalo anf
ordered home. He was succeeded hx
Commander Guy W. Brown. who was
executive officer of the North Carolina
| ne bunaio left Panama April %. and
on the way up delivered mail and said
hoWdy to the Albany, which is
playing policeman at Corinto. and to
the South Dakota and Colorado. which
are diseouraging revolutions Al Ana
pala.
Coming TO Honolulu.
MRS. J. r. Pourie is at Moiave for
prief visit with relatives. but will
return TO town within a fortnight The
new orders at the Preside have chang
co the plans of Captain and Mrs Pourie
since Captain Pourie's eomnanv the
One Hundred and Fifth, is to 90 to
Honolulu, and Captain Pourie left yes
terday for the new station. Mrs. pourie
VIII pass the summer in the Orient in.
s1eaa OF IN Europe, as she had planned.
put the trip abroad is only postponed
Tor year Or more until an expected
ieave OF absence that Cpatain Pourie
VIII receive within that time. Mrs.
Pourie will return here for brief stav
before sailing for Honolulu, and will
De entertained at a series of informal
affairs before her departure Chronicle.
Embezzlement Is Charged.
Ell PAso, May GA special dis.
patch from Washington to the Ell Paso
Morning Times says: Captain Thomas
Franklin, e. s. A., has been ordered
to report to Major General Leonard
Wood at Governor island, N. Y, to
face court martial on charges growing
out of his administration of affairs in
the quartermaster s and eommissary de-
partments at West Point from 1902 to
1908.
The nature of the charges and speci-
fieatlons,- it is said, will make this the
most important army court martial
since Oberlin NJ. Carter was tried.
Captain Franklin was treasurer of |
the United States military academy at |
West Point from 1902 to 1908. and dur
ing that period 100000 in govern |
ment funds passed through his hands. |
He was known as the starmy's best |
businessman, and until recently was
at work perfecting plans for the army |
and navy club at Manila.
The exact amount which it is alleged I
Captain Franklin is short is not known. /
but it is said it will run into hundreds |
IT thousands of dollars.
Franklin is thirty EIGHT years old and
4 native of Maryland His wife is an
Ell Paso woman, daughter of j. A. |
Smith, postmaster at Ell Paso and a |
republican leader in Texas.
Smith received letter TODAY from
Franklin, in which he says he will be
lbie to prove his innocence.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20
Permanent Signal Station.

1t is understood that a recommends
ton will be forwarded to Washington
to make the trig station on Diamond
Head, from which the fire controls to
the mortar batteries of Fort Ruger
and the big guns of Fort De Russy
are directed, as a permanent signal sta
ton for the army. There is no doubt
that, with galleries running in the up
per part of the lip of the crater above
the Diamond Head lighthouse, there
viii be room for the purposes of the
signal corps. The installation of a
wireless station there is said to be
included in the recommendation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20
Site Not Yet Selected.

The question of water supply for
the new brigade post at Leilehua has
not been solved yet, although the army
board is discussing the situation as fire.
quently as possible, and the permanent
site for the post has therefore not yet
been chosen. The plans for the post,
buildings, etc, have not been received
from Washington. However, as the APP
preparation of 100000 to begin the
work is not available until Jul 1,
there is sufficient time to consider the
matter thoroughly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20
Fort Shafter Orders.

In orders of April "a Lieut. Wright
son, goth Infantry, is given leave for
tWenty-one days, about May "a, and
to terminate not later than date of
sailing of transport from Honolulu for
Manila, is granted. y First Lieut.. John
Randolph, Goth Infantry, now on leave,
IS detailed for general recruiting ser
vice and will proceed to Columbus Bar
racks, Ohio, for duty. Lieut. Randolph
was stationed at Fort Shafter, and ex-
pected to return after his leave was
over.
As to Columbus Barracks recruiting
service it is reported that Lieut. Col
Hunter, 9Th Cavalry, sehofeld Bar
racks, may also be assigned to recruit
ing duty there. Columbus is one of
the, most important recruiting stations
maintained by the army, and the post
is an enviable one from the army
man S standpoint.
Lieut.. Case, 10th Infantry, at one
time stationed at Fort Shafter, has
been detailed to the Military Academy
detachment of Engineers for target
practise.
IF another battalion is assigned to
duty at Fort shafter there is a llkeli-
hood of Lieut.-col. Ducat, recently pro-
NOTED and assigned to the Goth Infan-
try being. sent here to command the
post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20
Honolulu Artillery District.

General Order "A, April "a, of the
War Department, gives the informa-
ton that in addition to the artillery
districts already named, the Artillery
District of Honolulu is organized as fol-
lows:
|. Fort Ruger (headquarters); 2.
Fort De Russy; 8. Fort Upton; 4. Mill
tary reservation on Kaakaukukui Reef.
The order is also amended so as to
authorize the transfer to the unassign-
ed list for artillery district staff duty
under the provisions of Paragraph 302,
Army Regulations, of one captain and
one lieutenant in the artillery district
of Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20

The lo5th and 159th Companies,
Coast Artillery, recruited up to their
maximum strength, will leave the Presi-
do of San Francisco and sail for Ho-
noiulu on the July transport. They
Wlil be assigned TO duty at Fort Ruger,
Diamond Head, and will be eneamped
on the military reservation immediate
~ adjoining the mortar batteries. This
camping ground is just to the rear of
the mortars. This does away with the
rumor that the men viii be quartered
at Fort De Russy. Waikiki. However.
Major Winslow has intimated ON sew
eral occasions that he has no quarters
available there and the barracks to be
eventually erected at Waikiki will not
be ready for nearly year.
In recruiting the companies to their
maximum strength the discharges and
transfers of men now with the organ
izations viii be carried out as provid-
ed in Paragraph II, General Orders No.
al, War Department, August 81, 1903,
for troops under orders for service in.
the Philippines. The company com
manders will make every proper effort
to induce the enlisted men to make !
aliotments Of pay in favor Of depend
ent relatives as provided in Paragraph
1866, Army Regulations.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
WHITEsIDE.

Dan Taylor sold his farm recently.
Two more new pupils started to
school here Monday.
Mr.. billiard Jones will move his fam
lily to the McRee farm at an early date.
Rev. I. P Presley preached good
sermon here Sunday to very good aud
fence.
Tate Brothers have sold their farm
and will give possession in a couple OF
weeks. s
John Howell, of Middle Tennessee,
was the guest of his brother and family
recently.
Mr.. Bob Eddings, daughter and sister
spent several days recently with rela-
tives west of Troy.
Mrs. Alice McRee and son, Omer,
Jr., and Mrs. Charley Walker went to
Union City shopping Monday.
Miss Pearl Tate returned home Mon
day after spending the fall season at
Livermore, KY, as trimmer in the mil
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Just A Woman's Way" success
full comedy drama by Sidney w. Pascoe
to be produced at Reynolds Opera House,
Union City, Thursday night, Dec. 80,
tells strong and affecting story of the
troubles of young wife in defending
her hearth and home from the wiles of
a scheming woman who has become an
inmate of her happy home. The time
OF the play is two years, and the five
acts in which it is produced prove an
interesting exposition of the dramatist' s
ability in accomplishing multum in
parvo.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
r. F. D. 5.
Dear Santa Claus:-I want a book
satchel and some hair ribbon and
want doll and boy doll.
HELEN DRUE GARTH.
DVoV IIIOVIU UIW q W.
WILL A. CHAMBERS.

Dear Santa Claus:-I am very little
girl II years old and | hope to have a
merry Christmas, so | will write to you
and tell you what l want Please bring
me a sack of candy and oranges and
some raisins and bananas and apples
and doll with dark hair and dark eyes,
and then | will think you are very
kind Santa. ORA CALDWELL.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa:-Please bring me doll
house, big doll dressed in white in a
swing, leather doll buggy. Please
bring my mama Cannon and Grandma
ma Briggs and Mrs Wade something
NICE l am a good little girl. Santa
Claus, please bring all the poor little
children something too.
ANNE MARGARET MCCLANAHAN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
If You HAVE IT, READ THIS LETTER.
THE RED Cross DRUG STORE
GUARANTEES MONA.

OUARANIEES NI-O-NA.
| was taken last August with a Sc
we're stomach trouble. The doctor sale
it was nervous dyspepsia. He gave me
medicine for that took his treatment
four weeks. Didn't feel any better at
the end of four weeks than | did when
| commenced taking his medicine. |
took anything l heard of. The first day
of December, 1908, | got a box of Mi
o-na tablets. I took them that after
noon and the next day, and haven t had
one bit of pain in my stomach since the
I'd of December. / took five boxes.
Feel well now; sleep good-that is son: :
thing | haven't done in a number of
years. Mrs. M. E. Maxfeld, r. f. D.
9, Avoca, NY, June 9, 1909.
Mi-o-na in the form of tablet is the
best prescription for indigestion ever
written.
1t relieves after dinner distress, belch-
ing of gas, foul breath, heartburn, etc.
in five minutes.
1t is guaranteed by the Red Cross
Drug Store to cure indigestion, acute or
chronic, in any disease of the stomach,
or money back.
Mi-o-na is sold by leading druggists
everywhere, and in Union City by the
Red Cross Drug Store at 80 cents large
box. Test sample free from Booths
Mi-ona, Buffalo, N. Y.
Red Cross Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:-I am little
curly-headed boy only four years old,
but l want you to bring me wagon,
horn and bicycle. have moved to
Missouri, but will be at Pa Yates s
Xmas. Now please bring what l asked
for and l will give you a curl.
Your little boy,
RALPH RICHARDSON.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:-I am little boy
8 years old. | go to school every day
and am trying to be good so you will
bring me lots of good things. | have
two sisters and one brother-in-law, and
the smartest little nephew you ever did
see. He is visiting away up in the
mountains of East Tennessee now and
for fear you don't get up there you can
leave him a Teddy bear and a rocking
chair at my house | want a saddle
with a horn to it, suit of clothes and
a big sock full of good things to eat.
My little sister, Lucille, wants brace
let and ring. | hope you will be good
to everybody and make all the little
folks have a good time.
am your best friend always,
WILL A. CHAMBERS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS

Dear Old Santa CIaus:-I am a little
boy five years old. Please bring me a
gun, some frecrackers. Roman candles,
a drawing knife, some candy, oranges
and apples. Bring little brother Melvin
something nice too
Your little friend
ANsEL HAROLD DoNNELL.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Will you please bring
us some candy, apples, oranges, mixed
nuts, raisins, bananas, two bales of fire.
crackers and all of the Roman candles
you want us to have and story book.
HERMAN AND BETRoN DOUGLAS.
Troy, Tenn, Route L.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus;-I have been a
good little girl since last Christmas ]
want doll and | want train fol
Thomas. / want doll buggy and doll
trunk with key. Please bring me a
rocking chair | am five years old.
Don't forget my little brother.
Your little friend,
MARY HOLMES GREER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
Troy, Tenn, Route g.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
the following fireworks: Eruption vol
canoes, 5-shot Roman candles, 10-shot
Roman candles, negro chasers, No 5
firecrackers. | do not want any little
bales of frecrackers. Get larger fire.
crackers and less number instead.
MARSHALL GARTH.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa;-I am a little boy five
years old. live in Tennessee. Be sure
and come | want you to bring me an
auto, train, gun, some frecraekers,
some bananas, oranges, apples, nuts
and lots Of things to eat. Be sure the
gun you bring me will shoot, and don t
forget my little brother Chester. He
wants little harp, some Roman can
dies, some .frecrackers and candy and
lots of good things to eat Well, that
is all for this time, so bye bye to you.
FRED REID.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa;-I am boy five years
old | would like to have some nice
books, raisins and candy. l hope you
will have a nice Christmas and get
around to see all of the little boys and
girls. Yours for happy Christmas,
JoPPY GLOVER.
Minnick, Tenn, Dec. IA, 1909.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
horse, engine, AUTOMOBILE, street tar and
tain. I'm T T. B., name Tom Deer.
THos. B. GREER.

Dear Santa Claus:-I have been a
good little girl for long time and |
want you to bring me doll tone that
can go to Sleep, doll buggy, some
little dishes and anything else you think
will please a little girl six years old
MARY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
bed and stove that you can put fire in
and wash stand and set of dishes and
baby buggy and dresser and two
straight chairs and rocker Bye bye.
SIDNEY GLOVES.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
a big doll with blue eyes and golden
hair and a nice little trunk for her
clothes. Don't forget to fill the stock
ing with everything good to eat.
Your little girl MARY HARRIS.
Corner College and Try streets.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
Troy, Tenn, Route 3.

Dear Santa;-Will you be 50 kind as
to bring me an air gun, a good story
book, a harp, lots Of good things to eat
and lot of fireworks.
Your little boy, Dick TAYLOR
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa: have been a good lit
tie girl and | want you to bring me a
washstand, a table and dishes, two little
pictures, a doll and doll buggy, rock
ing chair, lamp, tub and dashboard.
Your little girl,
MARY WAYNE MAYOR.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
doll, set Of little dishes, kitchen set
and a box Of candy. Goodbye.
MADGE McANALLy.
Troy, Tenn, Dee. - ID, 1909.
Dee. IL. 1909.

Dear Santa Claus;-I want you to be
sure and come and bring me an auto
and a little train and some firecrackers
and Roman candles and nuts Of all
kinds and please don't forget my little
brother. Be sure the weather don't get
too bad for you. CHESTER REID. Il
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
some Roman candles and firecrackers
and rocking horse and a knife and a
watch and some candy.
CLAUDE SPARKMAN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
an auto, signet ring, knife, shooting
gallery, bride, a good story book, plen-
ty of nice things to eat and fireworks,
and anything else boy might wish for.
Your little friend,
HAROLD JERNIGAN.
Beech Wood Farm, Terrell, Tenn. !,
Il, F. ID. /.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
linery business.

Mr.. Bob Irvine moved his family to
the JAS HUTCHINSON farm near Prote-
mus, where he will reside next year.
Christmas will soon be here. Just
another week and the little folks are
eagerly looking for Santa Claus to come.
There will be Christmas tree here in
the new schoolhouse for the Sunday
School children. Everybody is invited
to attend. ScRIBBLER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
a big doll and trunk and anything else
you want to. Please be sure the stock
ing is full of good things to eat. Bring
my two brothers what you think would
be nice for boys. Your little girl,
LOUISE HARRIS.
Corner College and TRY streets.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
little set of tools and some apples and
some nuts and firecrackers.
CLYDE SPARKMAN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17
Corner College and TRY streets.

Dear Santa Claus;-I will tell you
what I want you to bring me. Please
bring me some oranges, apples, nice
candies, a knife, and want a book and
some fireworks and pair of gloves and
overshoes and post card album and
some toys. And say, Santa, have an
old friend | want you to come to see
Well, good bye.
LITTLE CLYDE SHULTHs.
Troy, Tenn, Route 3.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Old Santa Clause: Please bring
me for my Christmas presents a little
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Old Santa Claus:-I am little
boy seven years old and | want you to
bring me little wagon, little saw and
hammer and lots of apples, oranges and
candy. will be good as l can be-
Your little boy, CARL DoNNELL.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Taus: Bing me wock-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-12-17

Route 3
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Mark Thomas is wholesale agent 70,
Schmidt's Beer and Drurys Soft Drinks
Leave orders a, Eagle Saloon, phone SO.
44,f
Dick Mutt was up from Mondak Toes
day to attend the Steve Scott funeral r,
]. Stiehl and ]. ID Siiehl and Mr.. Nut,
assisted in the Masonic ceremony.
FoR RENT. -4-room frame house with Ia
acres under cultivation. u miles from Gull
bertson. Rent reasonable. Inquire a,
Searchlight Office.
NJ. Cosier and X. z. Patch were in
town Tuesday to attend the stockholders
meeting Of the Montana Star Telephone
Co.. and also assisted in the Masonic
funeral services of Steve Scott
Prof. L. l.. Brink. principal of the In.
dian schools at Poplar. was in Culbertson
Tuesday to attend the stakeholder meeting
OF the Montana Star Telephone Co. He
also attended the funeral Of Steve Scott.
Z. S. Andrews. Jack Bugg. lanes Mel
son. ]. II. Pepply. all of Darlington, Nd.
arrived here las, Saturday and are calcul.
ating to take up land in this vicinity and
may settle on the South Side. II satisfied
about IS more people will come.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Rev. Hamilton Wigle, Pastor Of the Zion
Methodist Church. Winnipeg. Canada.
says: The Swiss Hand Bell Ringers played
in my church last night to the largest aud
fence we have had At any entertainment
since the Church was dedicated. There
was universal appreciation Of the artists
and before the evening closed the Ladies
Aid requested me to engage them for anoth-
er entertainment as soon as possible. Their
masterful manipulation Of instruments.
new and old. makes US feel like calling
them the modern musical wizards. may
say also that we have never had anything
that 50 completely filled the bill as enter
tanners as they did last night. Don't for
get the Musical E-kards appear here on
Tuesday, April 40 at the Opera House.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Honor Roll.

The following persons have paid in ad.
vance for the Searchlight during the past
week and are on the Honor Roll.
G. w. Mccoy. Plentywooi: w. REIN.
ers. Medicine Lake: p. ]. Bennett. Home
stead: L. L. Brink. Poplar: Conrad Gus.
tafson. culbertson: Geo. E. Hurd, Glas-
gov: Mrs. w. B. Shaw. Seattle. Wash.
Mrs. A. D. James. Tonah. WIS.,: Ole Gil
bertson. Towner. N. D.: Lee Cornwell.
Glasgow: H. p. Peterson. Denver, Col.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Lumber Talks.

Don't delay building. You know the
tendency Of prices on lumber is upward
not downward.
Let US figure that house bill. barn bill or
repair bill.
Our splendid stock and unlimited buying
capacity are at your service.
We want YOUR business.
s7t4 IMPERIAL LUMBER YARD.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Notice..

have sold my interest in the Valley
Drug Co. to A. w. Huxsol. and all bills
due the company should be paid to Mr..
Huxsol and all bills due from the company
are assumed by him. 52t3 c. S. STAFFORD.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Notice to Teachers.

A Teachers Examination will be held in
Culbertson by Prof. |. w. Dale on Friday
and Sat-, April 80 and May I. 1909. The
examination will be held in the publ;
school building. LILLIAN ID. HARRIS.
Superintendent OF Schools,
52i3 Valley County, Mont.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

FoR SALE -Presbyterian Mission build
ings at Poplar. Mont. including Manse.
barn and other out-buildings. Enquire OF
E. ]. Lindsey. Missionary at Pop'ar. soto
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Go to d. r. Brockman Resident DENTS
Office in First National Bank building
Culbertson. Mont. off
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

The Embroidery Club met last Friday a,
the residence OF Mrs. ]. 7. clapper. This
being in the nature Of farewell entertain.
ment by Mrs. Clapper. a full meeting was
the result. and all enjoyed the occasion. A
bounteous repast was served. after which
Mrs. c. h. Tyler. on behalf Of the Club.
presented Mrs. clapper with a beautiful
cut glass bowl IS slight token of their
love and esteem for their departing menu
bel. Mrs. clapper responded in heart
felt manner with thanks TO her loving
friends. The Club will meet with Mrs.
Mark Thomas on Friday afternoon. April
goth. two weeks from today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-29
AT THE GEM

Lancaster and Miller, presenting
their dainty Domestic comedy, "a
Disseminated Woman" will be the;
chief attraction of -he change of the
vaudeville. tonight. The act comes
directly from the eastern circuit and
it is recommended as one of the best
comedy sketches on the road. :
Danny Cheeru calls himself the hu.
man Bird Whistler and will introduce
a speciality in his whistling never
heard here before.
This will be the last night of me
showing Of the feature film, Wash
inston Under thes American HI. Flag"
and all who have not seen this beau
tiful picture, should not miss seeing it.
for it, alone is worth the admission
price. d.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-29

for their home at Lisbon Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Jones came to the
city Tuesday afternoon and was WIS.,
iting with friends in the city. Mr..
Jones came in from Kidder county
where he had been plotting number
of land seekers through the high
wheat fields and showing off the re-
sources of the state in general. The
party was shown over the country In
two automobiles. Mr. Jones is one OF
the most successful land men in the.
state and it is saidpthat he has sold
more than 1900 acres of North Da-
kota dirt in The past two weeks. He,
will operate in this part Of the coun-,
try this summer and fall and will un-
doubtedly succeed in getting a mum.
Der of new settlers in here &c."