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Helps Brother Catch Thief.

Miss Edith Cockefair, daughter of
Sylvanus Cockefair, a farmer of
Upper Broad street, Bloomfield, was
awakened at 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing by a noise in her fathers chicken
house. After assuring herself that
some n vas stealing the chickens,
she awoke her brother Alfred and
told him of her discovery. Miss
Cockefair and her brother dressed
and ran to the hen coop. They got
there just in time to see a man leave
the place with a bag over his shout
der. They followed him across the
swamp of the old Morris millpond,
and caught him after a long chase
and a fight
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In All Parts Of the State

Miss Geneva Burt, of Wenonah.
has been elected a teacher in the
Glassboro public school.
Falling from a stepladder while
picking cherries, at V~ineland, Mrs.
Jennie Fs-e broke her left arm.
The funeral of DR.. James Mcclure,
of Wiliamstown, was attended by a
large number of prominent medical
men.
Mayor Adamson, of Paulsboro, or
dered all baseball playing on the
streets stopped, as several residents
have been hit by balls.
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The Field Of Sports.

Stanley Ketchel received the deci-
sion over "Billy" Papke in a twenty
round fight in California.
Yale will be particularly we'll on
for swimmers next season, with much
veteran material on hand.
Edward Morley, one of the In
an eight-oared shell participating IN
the regatta Of the New England Anna
teur Rowing Association, was drowned
after the boat capsized.
The varsity letter at Lafayette is
presented to any track athlete who
makes twelve points or more IN the
seasons meets.
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Among the Workers.

The Nottingham (EngIand) lace
makers strike ended recently. the
employers conceding the terms de-
manded.
Representatives of the furniture
trade societies of New South Wales
Victoria, South Australia and Queens.
land recently met in Melbourne to
form a federation.
The New York Central Federated
Union recently adopted a motion
granting full privileges of voice and
vote to the delegates of the Women's
Trade Union League In the central
body.
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Sinh Ends of News.

Rutherfurd S~tuyvesant died sud-
denly in Paris.
Feeling in Turkey Is growing more
bitter against the Greeks.
1t is expected that the Tariff bill
will have been enacted by August /.
The German-American sharpshoot-
ers from New York arrived in Berlin.
The communication Ct the Powers
note on Crete was delayed for modih-
cations.
Ground was broken on Spuyten
Duyvil Hill fo- the Hendrix Hudson
monument.
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ROCKEFELLER GIVES $1,000, 900
Ills Benefactions Now Amount to
S112.655.O 900.

New York City.-The General Ed
ucation Board announced that John
D. Rockefeller had contributed S1O,-
100000 more to carry forward the
general education plan for the endow-
ment of colleges and universities
throughout the United States. This
additional gift brings the total sum
contributed by Mr.. Rockefeller to this
special educationfundto $4,000 600.
He has now given away $112,655.-
900, more than ninety-fiye per cent.
Of which has gone to the general
cause of education.
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Wins Farm and a Wife.

William Skellenger went to work
as a farmland five years ago for the
late William Medaugh, of Branch
vile. BY marrying the daughter OF
his former employer he has become
master Of the estate. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Jonathan
Greenleaf.
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Major ]. W. Long Killed.

Major ]. w. Long, U. s. A., re-
tired, IA run down in Washington,
by an automobile, carried to the Rus
sian Embassy and died in the Emerg-
ency Hospital. The automobile was
driven by J. w. Lawrence, who was
learning to operate the machine.
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Coffee Planters of Hawaii Had Hard
Luck With Shipment of Workers.

Washington, D. C.-The immigra-
ton bureau will send an Inspector to
Portugal to obtain workers for the
coffee planters in Hawaii. These
planters have found it difficult to OBJ
tain hands and enlisted the assist
ance of the immigration authorities.
Some time ago the bureau secured
about two car loads of men in New
York for the Hawaiian planters.
When the train arrived at San Fran
cisco the force of men had dwindled
to three individuals.
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BosToN's POPULATION ea4, ea1.
Passes st. Louis and is Now Fourth
City in the Country.

Boston. Mass.-Boston now ranks
as the fourth city in the United
States in point of population, with
G24,921 persons, according to figures
compiled by the city's Board of
Health. In Greater Boston there are
1~,195,663 people. Previously st.
Louis stood fourth, but now goes to
fifth place.
Chelsea, despite the great fire of
last year, now has 40,080 persons,
against 37,2s9 in 1905.
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Indiana Postofice Will Have to
Go to a Democrat or mosa

Limedale, Ind.-For thirty-two
years W. J. Steeg, a Democrat, post
master at Limedale, has hoped in
vain that some Republican would
move into this town and get the Job.
The Office didn't pay much anyhow.
and on the Fourth Of July Steeg de.
cided to assert his independence and
threw up his job. Steeg was an
pointed postmaster here by President
Hayes. A Democrat will be his suc-
cessor, because Limedale is still with
out a Republican voter.
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Father Dien OF Grief.

Louis Gentiaello, of 80 Lake street,
Belleville, died, according to his fam
lily, of grief ove the disappearance
of his ifteen-year-old son, Antony,
who had been missing for six weeks.
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Old Boot Was His Bank.

At st. Mary's, Ohio, Jesse Hudson,
while helping to tear down an old
house on the P. ]. Rice farm, north
of st. Mary's, picked up an old boot
and was about to throw it on a pills
of rubbish to be burned when it's
weight caused him to investigate.
In the boot he found a small box con-
tanning $500 in gold. The money had
been hidden by Mr.. Rice's father, who
died some years ago, without telling
where he had put his money.
Ivory From Ecuador.
Ecuador exports 10000 tons Of
vegetable ivory annually. s
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Taking Her Down.

my ancestors came over in the
Mayfower," said the naughty lady.
"Oh, yes," rejoined Mrs. Cumrox.
with interest. Mine didn't. None of
my family aver cared for those big
excursions. Washington Star.
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Child Wins Paris Prize,

Aline Van Barentzen, an American
pianist, eleven years of age, won first
prize at the Conservative de Musique
In the Woman's competition at Paris,
France. She is the youngest person
who has ever received this prize.
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Her Choice,

"Can he sing we'll"
well, I'll tell you. He offered to
sing the baby to sleep the other night
and his wife said, No, let her keep
on crying Cleveland Leader.
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More Than Likely.

what would you do if you had a
lot of money!"
II s'pose I'd begin to worry about
how I'd get along if I hadn't."-Kan-
sas City Journal.
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Two Killed in Auto Race.

c. K. Batchelder, Of Newport, VT,
and j. Twohey, of Montreal, were
killed at the second annual races of
the Canadian Automobile Club at the
Blue Bonnets track at Montreal, Can
ada.
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Had Him There.

what are you talking about? A
thing can't be a great help and a
great drawback at the same time"
Il don't know. How about a mus
tard plaster?"-Boston Transcript.
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The Next.

II understand you can buy a good
aeroplane for $4,000"
Keep it dark. My wife will be
wanting n next to wear as a hat. "
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A Cruel Girl.

Said Cholly-"Speech is said to be
the means of concealing thought"
Said Dolly-@Well, you have moth
ing to conceal. louisville Courier
Journal.
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Making Friends.

"Say something to the little boy"
said Boobies mother.
Say, kid" said Bohbie, obedi-
emily, @"kin you fight yet?"-Buffalo
Express.
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As to a Friend.

"He says there's no such thing as
luck"
That's because he's never had
anything else."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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His Wise Plan.

II never have no luck"
Neither do l." responded the other
citizen. Therefore 1 keep out of
enterprises requiring gobs of luck to
be a success. louisville Courier
Journal.
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Shot Nv Son.

Mistaking his little son, Herbert.
six years old, for a burglar, Fred
klopp, of Gallon, Ohio, shot and
killed the boy The boy was walking
In his sleep.
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At the TaiIor,s.

"And how shall I make your suit,
sir?"
MAKE it as unlike those fashion
plates as possible. louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
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A HERDS Reflections.
Achilles unused.

Achilles unused.
Strange" he cried, shat my only
vulnerable spot is where l didn't put
my foot in it."
Here indeed was hope for blunder-
ing humanity.-New York Sun.
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Discharged

"They say Jones helps his wife
wash the Dishes"
used to; but he got foxy and
smashed a cut glass cream pitcher"
st. Paul Despatch.
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What He Meant.

your novels will not endure"
said the critic.
II know it." said the author.
They are not literature" said the
critic.
Correct" said the author.
We'll, then, what do you mean by
them?"
Money" said the author. Wait
er. fetch me a porterhouse steak
Atlanta Constitution.
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An Uphill Fight.

ANY parlor socialists at your
boarding house?"
Yes; but they amt making much
Roadway against the dining room
2 a Washington Herald.
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On the Stage.

He-"Did you know 1 had become
an actor"
She-"No. All I heard was that
you had gone or the stage."-New-
ark Call.
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More Exciting.
A Mean Thrust.

Washington" exclaimed the ora.
tor. First in war, first in peace"
"And last in football" interrupted
a low wretch.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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The devil knows a lot more aho,,f
the attractiyeness Of the Old Testa-
ment than some modern preachers do.
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Interest Aroused.

II think I shall retire from high
finance said Nj. Cumrox. II want
to take things easy"
II didn't know" answered Mr..
Dustin Stax, that there was any
easier way of taking things."-Wash.
ington Star.
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cENTERvILLE, IND.

Centerville, Ind, Aug. 5-The Ep-
worth League and the choir Of the
Methodist church will conduct an ice
cream festival on next Saturday even
ing in the new business room of T. G..
Dunbar.
Several persons from Centerville are
in attendance at the Friends Bible In
stitute at Earlham College this week.
The enterprise of oiling the streets
is developing in Centervilie. The cit
liens on Main street are having oil
poured on the troubled, dust from Main
Cross street eastward, determined not
to be outdone by west Main street.
The Sunday School Of the Methodist
church held the annual all day picnic
on Tuesday at Jackson Park. A very
delightful day was spent, not least
among the features of the occasion
was the sumptuous dinner.
An automobile party from Hagers-
town visited Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Lashley on Sunday including Mr. and
Mrs. John Worl. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Worl and Miss Eva Worl
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MILTON. IND.

Milton. Ind. Aug. 5.-Mrs. Charles
Wanley. nee Miss Mamie Barker, OF
Oonnersville. was the guest yesterday
OF Mrs. Adam Snyder.
Miss Minnie Working who is suffer-
ing from blood poisoning caused from
an abscess on the back of her neck is
not much improved.
Mrs. Homer Williams, who has been
with her husbands parents here. Mr..
and Mrs. w. e. Williams, returned to
Indianapolis yesterday.
Mrs. Frank DuGranrut is sick. She
is not much improved.
DR.. Fisher. who is at his daughters
Mrs. Spell. was at Huntington and 9th
or places in that vicinity yesterday.
The Misses Hazel Moore. of Rush
willie. Ruby and Blanche Moore, were
at dinner with Mesdames Homer Dow.
oil and Needham Tuesday.
William Draper of north of East
Germantown. spent yesterday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wolfgang.
Mrs. Martha Slower who recently re-
turned home from Indianapolis. states
that her niece. Miss Leila Helm OF
that city is spending the summer with
her aunt Miss Lena Helm at Seattle
Wash. Miss Helm is well known here
whore she frequently visits with her
aunt, Mrs. Slower.
Miss Pearl Nickens of Connersville
who spent several days with her aunt
Mrs. Madison Swisher. returnde home
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. v. Brown spent
Tuesday with their daughter, Mrs. Rot
Beeson and. family south of town.
Eugene McConley of Elwood is visit.
ing Mrs. George Filby and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Lowery and fam
ily returned to cadiz yesterday after q
few days visit with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. M. e. Hubbell.
The Misses Ruby and Blanche Moor.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Aug. 5.-Dr.
and Mrs. J.. B. Allen have returned
from a visit with relatives In Hagers-
towns and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs o. L. Galloway and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Galloway and
Mrs. J. B. Routh spent Sunday in Day.
ton, O.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. e. Coffin went to
Bloomington Tuesday morning to
spend a few days with his mother.
Mrs. Caroline Coffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bent Wilson and
daughter Mary. spent Sunday with
friends in New Castle.
Miss Flora Freeman Of New York
City, superintendent Of the Florence
Crittenden mission is the guest of her
brother, Fremont Freeman and family.
Attorney John Dodson has gone to
Tell City to,spend a few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dodson.
MIR. and Mrs Charles Marson and
Miss Nellie Wood returned from Gin
cinnati Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Earle Steele, who have
UcCH lAC III LlCl . pal heNs
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Steele have re-
turned to their, home in Indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Wagner have
taken into their home. as daughter,
little eight year old girl, named
Margaret.
Don't Tell MY Wife, the comedy
recently produced so successfully at
Milton by Earl Atkinson of The Cap
tain Clay of Missouri" company, and
Harry Manlove, local favorite, will
be seen at Hurst's opera house. Aug.
10. Reserved seatst can be secured at
Scott's shoe store.
Mr. and Mrs. Benton Wagner OF
Milton, were in this place, Tuesday
.enroute for New York.
There will be no services at the st.
Elizabeth's church Sunday. Mass will
be held at Laurel.
Mrs. Roscoe Griffith and daughters
returned to their home in Muncie to-
day. after visit of several days with
friends in this place.
Miss Ellen Ault of Greenville. Ohio,
came Tuesday evening to spend some
time with her brother, Lee Ault and
family.
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The nt1oir:s @
[4llllaitaDG11lt1lzRll
BY
ROBERT HERRICk
~ Gs%keHH1fZHI5iixts eSs,1S x4

This is the story Of q vofnry
Of the great god Success. TAX
ing the familiar form, Of an auto
biography and told with such an
air Of reality that every charac-
ter seems a real person. it traces
the career Of a modern captain
Of industry from, poverty and a
bed with hoboes in the sand on
chicago's lake front to millions
and seat in the United States
senate. OfheHo's injunction
Nothing exfenuote or aught set
down in malice" Is strictly OBJ
served by the gifted author. No
attempt is made to throw a
glamour over the achievements
Of this Napoleon Of commerce,
whose ambition halted at no OBJ
sfacle and hesifafed before no
scruple. He succeeded accord
ing ia the modern business
standard - every man for him
self What II all cost in the for
fixture Of things money cannot
buy is faithfully recorded, sub
serving the ends Of poetic jus
tics and pointing with force the
moral Of the tale. Some affairs
Of love and snisn,afed couples,
with glin,pses Of what can never
be, increase the human inferes,
and add to the extreme fascina-
ton of the sl0vrdfive-0 narrative
so absorbing that it will hold the
readers interest with hooks Of
steel. &
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TEMPERANCE LEAGUE

Cambridge City, Ind, Aug. s. The
Woman's Temperance League will
hold its regular meetingsat the M. E..
church at half past two. O'Clock, Friday
afternoon. An interesting program
erbeck will read paper. The Law on
Temperance" Miss Ella Smith, ''The
Law on Cigarettes" The Ladies'
Quartet composed of the following la
dies will render special music, Mrs
John Combs, Mrs. Laurence Ogborn.
Mrs. Charles Hageman and Mrs. Milt
Gaar. Mrs. ]. T. Reese will give a
select reading.
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SEEING IS BELIEVING

Milton, Ind, Aug. 5.-Oran Bragg
tells the last snake story. He states
that recently while he and party were
out in their auto they returned by the
old Bayard BALDWIN, farm. two miles
west of Milton. Something about the
machine suddenly went back on him
and for moment the machine was al
most stopped. In that time something
long that proved to be snake glided
over the running board. His wife saw
it and quickly. asked what it was, and
when informed that it was snake
hastily arranged to get out of the way,
but the snake had long gone. Mr..
Bragg states that he has no idea where
the reptile came from.
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News Of Surrounding Towns

were hostesses at dinner yesterday for
Miss Inez Doddridge in honor OF their
cousin Miss Hazel Moore who returned
to Rushville yesterday.
In writing up the history of the old
Bible in possession of DIR. Sweeney OF
Milton an error as to names crept in.
It should have read the family rec
ord of Franklin v. and Theodore Brad
ford Rust. The marriage OF Franklin
". Rust and Theodore Bradford took
place January %. 1898"
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triumphantiy.
Il know it because when I firstsbe-
gan to look at you you didn't IKE 1t.
show it,
You know too much. young man."
the manager remarked. You'll. prose
cute him?' he added. turning to the
old man.
Prosecute? Why. yes. Of course"
he stammered. though II he hasn't the
purse
''Come on. m'boy." the detective. said
to me- you and I'll take a.stroll down
the street and find q good nights lodg-
ing for you"
That was before the day of patrol
wagons. So the detective locked his
right arm securely In my lett, and in
this intimate fashion we walked
through the streets to the police sta
ton.
When We reached that foul smelling
pen We were kept waiting BY q large
order that had just been rounded up
from q gambling house in the neigh
borhood. There were about twenty
men and women in this nock. They
were filing. one by one. before the desk
sergeant. / had never heard such q
family gathering Of names. They were
all Smiths. Browns and Joneses, and
they all lived a good way from town.
out in the fifty-hundreds. where there
are many vacant lots. At the end Of
the file there was q little unshaven
Jew. who seemed very mad about It
all He was the only one who had any
money. He gave up . fat roll Of bills
that took the officer some time to
count.
II know who did thisr' the Jew sput-
tered at the man behind the desk, land
I can make 1t hot for some of youse.
all right"
That's good" the sergeant replied
pleasantly. Another time you'll have
the sense to know when you arc well
Off,
thought this was fatheriy advice
addressed to the Jew for his moral
health. congratulated myself that /
had fallen into clean hands. So when
my turn came I said to the desk SER
geant con6dsntially:
II am quite innecent!'
''Is that 50. m'son?" he remarked
pleasa.-.v
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HAGERSTOWN. IND

Hagerstown. Ind, Aug 5-John
feeter made q business trip to.Ander-
Don Tuesday.
Harry Dolley Of Ontario, Cal. arriv-
"a Tuesday ,for visit with hiss grand
mother. Mrs. Lydia Rowe and, other
relatives.
Mrs. L. F. Patten returned Tuesday
10 her home at GAINESVILLE. Ind, after
. weeks visit with her sister, MRS.
Carlos Burton.
Miss jeanette Mathews went to tChi-
cago Tuesday evening on q business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parsons of TAT
ianta, Ind, are spending several days
among friends here.
Mrs. MahaIa Huffman has purchas-
ed the residence property of Milton
Adams for 5000. Mrs. Huffman twill
improve 1t and occupy it herself.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebert Wycoff are plan
ming to take an outing at Tippecanoe
Lake in a few weeks.
Misses Dorothy Rheingerr, Nellie
Brant, Edith Pratt, and Mess.s. Dor
win .Durbin. Rome Day and Elmer
Moiar attended the old settler'sspicnic
at Economy Tuesday.
Mrs. John Sells and children Leona
and Jesse are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Emory Stewart at Logansport.
James Brown has been appointed
road supervisor OF district No. to
succeed Monterville, Miller who has
resigned
Miss Lulu Maier and Miss Martha
Gohring who are visiting here spent
Wednesday and Thursday with their
aunt, Mrs. Dave Harter at Cambridge
City.
H. G. Knode of indianapolis made
business trip to his farms. north of
town Tuesday
Economy visited Chas. Petro and wife
Tuesday.
Walter Sells OF Anderson who has
been visiting his uncle. Theo Sells had
the misfortune to cut his foot to the
bone with an ak. He was taken to
his home at Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs Ozro Weaver and
daughter of Chicago are visiting his
brother Nelson Weaver and wife,
north of town.
Theo Sells received $3.50 as damages
for four colts which were killed on the
railroad.
Miss Alice Thornburg is improving
after a severe illness at her home on
North Elm street.
John Teeter Is having his barn NOV
ed from his residence property to his
tenant property. east.
Mrs. Rachel Waltz and Mrs. P. H.
Davis were entertained Wednesday at
. quilting at the home of Mrs. Peter
Hatfield. southwest of town.
Mrs. Theo Sells and daughter Thel-
ma went to Indianapolis Wednesday
to spend few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Knode.
Ben Brumley has returned and will
operate the picture machine at the
Davis theater
The Light Inspection Car company
viii give their annual picnic to the
employees and families Saturday, Aug.
z. It will be held at the Mounds Park
near Anderson. Over ESQ people will
be entertained by the company.
Mrs. Chas. Porter who has been SO
very III 10 slowly convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Newcomb will
move from the Knapp property on
North Perry street to the property re-
Gently purchased by George Smith on
West Main street.
Hugh Allen and son Mark went to
kokomo Wednesday and returned in
their new automobile which they ord
cred several weeks ago.
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State OF Ohio, City Of Toledo.
Lucas County. ISIS

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Cheney & CO.. doing business in the
City OF Toledo. County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum or ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the usc of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK y. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence. this sth day of Deem
Der, A. ID. 1856.
fSNal.l A w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls CatArrh Cure ID taken inter
nAlly, and acts directly on the blocss
And mucous surfaces OF the system.
Send for testimonials free.
r. ii CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
sold ~ all Druggists, 15c.
Take Halls Family PILLS TOR consti-