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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
Society and Personal

tary of the Woman's Home MIS-
sionary society OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, is at Belling-
ham attending the annual Goa
ference of the Methodist churches.
Miss Slava Balbanoff, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. I. P. Balbanoff
has left with her father for the
East, where she will enter Mt.
Holyoke. DR.. Balbanoff will re-
main in New York city three
months studying on special lines.
The executive board of st. &C.
ella club was entertained at the
home of Mrs. B. B. Broomell yes
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chase and John
f. Aldrich were quietly married
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waist and skirt, will be worn for
dress-up occasions. However, all
the folds re'of the softest variety.
Much drapery is seen, and some
kind of ribbon sash seems newt
able. as this sketch goes to show.
Much ribbon and many folds are
displayed on this gown. which will
be most becoming to slender fig
ures.
The Napoleon hat. too, should
only be worn by the slender-faced
woman. The severity of this one
is abated by the trimming-the
coque feather and the handsome
buckle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

last evening at the home of the
bride, Gil South Thirty-fourth
street.
Mrs. Thomas Folwell OF Phila-
delphia is spending a week in the
city as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Rodman Belts, stopping en-
route to California.
.
Mrs. C. r. Drew entertaines at
an informal luncheon yesterday
afternoon in honor of Miss Edith
Apologize of Gary, Ind, who is
leaving for her home Friday after
spending the summer in Tacoma,
.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Paulson OF
Spokane arrived yesterday for I
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. r. J.
Davis and also with their daugn-
ter, Mrs. Charles w. Mason.
Miss Josephine Chaffee Is visit
ing Mrs. Chas. Black of Seattle.
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One day tiny dwarf sat cry
ing by the roadside. when a
kind old witch came hobbling
along and asked him to tell her
his troubles. The dwarf told her
he was crying because he was
crippled and could not run about
as the other dwarfs did.
Nobody loves me- he said,
land / am very unhappy"
81 will try to help you," said
the witch. Il cannot make you
beautiful in figure, but I'm sure
1 can make you happy II you will
do as l tell you.
mot far beyond the woods
lives a little dwarf who is ill all
the time. Go over and take care
of him, read to him and tell him
stories. Then there is a little
fairy living nearby whom you
must help with her flowers. Do
these tasks for nine days, and on
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Ch ildrc ms NRDH9
THE WITCH AND THE DWARF

the ninth day meet me here and
tell me If you are still un-
happy"
The little dwarf did as he was
told, singing and telling pretty
fairy stories to the sick dwarf
and planting whole rows of flow
ers for the little fairy's garden.
On the ninth day he met the
witch at the roadside again.
How are you today?" asked
the witch.
81 have been doing so many
things to make other people hap
by that l haven't thought about
myself, but l really am much
happier" said the dwarf.
The witch nodded her head
wisely. That's right, little
dwarf. / knew you would be
happy in doing for others. 1t al
ways makes us happier when we
forget ourselves and help our
friends"
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THE INVENTOR PROCURED
FOOD AND FED THE CAPTIVE
PUSHING EACH MoRSEL INTO
HER MOUTH.
the contraption closed about her
the steel bands clasped her fair
form inside the trap, and the PAN
demonium of inferno set up.
"Clang-clang! Bangety-clang-
ety-tangl" pealed the great gong
overhead.
Bang! Cracki Zip-zip-ripi
crashed the glittering pistols.
"Oh, monster! Creature, Fiendl
Release me this Instant" cried
the unhappy beauty, held fast in
the grip of steer.
"Maryelousi Wonderful Stu
pendousi" unused the inventor, abb
stractedly, as he noted the perfect
workings OF the machine.
Geo. Henderson, If you don't
release me from this iron demon
this minute, ! will never speak
to you again." screamed the
charming prisoner.
The inventor aroused to the en-
barassing situation, though q
beautiful CLEAN Of satisfaction re-
manned In his black eyes. Upon
my word. Louisa. 1t is unfortunate
that you should have entered Jus'
At this moment-though you GER
tainly did afford my new Peerless
Patent Burglar Alarm and Home
Defender q beautiful demonstra-
tiost"
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DailYSbor1SforY

I The machine was not really per-
lfected and he had some difficulty
releasing the springs. At the end
of five minutes he stepped back
red in the face. perspiring, avoid
ing Miss Louisa's blue eyes.
WELL" she demanded, "are you
going to keep me here until
doomsday?"
1.-THE springs don't-er--just
exactly-er-release," he ex-
planned. 1.-THE capture was per.
feet, but-er''-
Release me this instant, vile
monster." ragged Miss Louisa, then
suddenly began to weep.
There, there!" soothed the in
ventor. Don't cry, Louisa" He
began tinkering with the machine
and toiled industriously, frantic
ally, while the flood of tears
dripped impartially over his sandy
head and the cruel arms of the
Peerless Alarm. After 40 minutes
of heart-breaking work he desist-
ed. 81 will have to file the ma
chine" he announced. ut will be
a shame-it will practically de-
stroy it.
81 am hungry" sobbed Miss
Louisa.
The inventor procured food and
fed the captive, pushing each NOR
sci into her mouth, because her
own arms were held fast. Some
how it seemed to soothe the pris-
oner wonderfully. and finally they
found themselves babbling incon-
sequental things. The lady in
sisted on the inventor sharing the
meal. Another hour sped by real
ly pleasantly.
"Er-er-the fact Is. Louisa, /
have been wishing to have just
such a chat with you," said the
inventor.
"Oh. Mr.. Henderson," smiled
the girl. About what?"
About you, light of my life
star of the uniyerse!"
The inventor leaned forward
and, clasping the imprisoned girl,
kissed her fervently. Instantly
there was another deafening, rend-
ing inferno. rack-crack; Clat-
Ding-dong-ding!"
For the lands sake!" cried
Miss Louisa; and stood free.
In his love-frenzy the inventor
had accidentally released the lock-
ed mechanism. But he held fast
to his prisoner. 1t was between
kisses that he declared:
I'm afraid Ill have to changeI
the name 20 the Peerless Matri-
monial Agent and Engagement
1. Louisag"
Miss Louisa nodded.
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THIS rs NOT THE
TIME TO STOP

called the matter There
tyranny the of and
authorities In inves
II there is any industrial community in the land wherein
workmen made slaves by systematically
their it is the
authorities
pose furnishing guilty
At the inception of the trouble President
Steel declared, nothing arbrate!"
had thousands of
he did them of the pubcs business little pub
his
investigation made Hoffsto
nferentay admitted the charges granting
determined have the life risk starvation
of the wiv
indeed this is not
closed. Somebody is guilty
will be justice
this
is temporarily satisfied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

A wedding of much interest In
Tacoma society circles is that OF
Miss Mercedes Campbell to Mr..
Silas Croker of Tacoma, which
will be solemnized at the home
of the brides paernts, Judge and
Mrs. Fremont Campbell, this even
ing. The ceremony will lbe read
by Bishop F. w. Keator and the
young couple will leave late In
the evening for a short wedding
trip.
Alpha Degree of Honor will
hold the first of its series of enter
tainments of the winter this even
ing at Odd Fellows hall. Mrs.
H. Nelson will act as hostess and
assisting her will he Messrs. Boil
Hallam, Knuppe and Hinckley.
An invitation is extended to all
members and friends of the or
der.
The Trinity Guild is holding a
meeting at the parish house this
afternoon to formulate plans ror
work of the ensuing year.
A prominent wedding of the
month will be that of Miss Marie
Hewitt, daughter of Mr.. and MS.
Henry Hewitt, to Mr.. Albert SUI
ton of San Francisco, which will
take place Saturday, September
rs, at the home of the brides
parents.
One of the most fashionable
nuptials of the season will be cele-
'brated this evening when Miss
Jessie Nicoll Baillie, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Baillie,
will become the bride of William
Reynolds Ripley. The ceremony
will be performed by Bishop F.
w. Keator at the Trinity Episco-
pal church.
Mrs. H. w. Carr is entertaining
the guild OF Bethany Presbyterian
church this afternoon for the first
meeting of the season at her
home, $500 North Stevens street.
The guild has just been organized
and Mrs. j. e. Winans is presl-
dent.
Miss Carrie Barge, field secre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

"a red ants smaller than a
black ant, but il amt born ter
blush unseen"
is this north pole discussion hot
enough for you?
DIR. Cook should follow the
Wright brothers example and sue
Peary for infringement.
AT THE POLE.
Mrs. Eskimo: Where have you
been for the last six months?
Mr.. E.: Why, / was afraid to
come home in the dark.
Now we know why DR.. Cook
took those 100 hammers along.
Chickens can now he plucked
by means of a special electric fan.
Good thing Cook didn't dis
cover that pole thing on April l..
You've got to pass 1t to the
Danos-they didn't knock DR..
Cook.
A poles a pole for a. that.
In all this polar clash, the
American flag was left at the
post.
Roosevelt has been called a
troglodyte-a long, ugly word.
According to DIR. Cook, Santa
Claus Ia liable to find a few toes
in Eskimo Christmas stockings.
Cash originally meant a
case for money.
What WE want to know is, who
will find the pennant pole?
81: WAL, hear tell of how
Cook found the pole.
Hi: What? / din't know 1t
was even lost!
Cook isn't worrying half as
much about the future as about
a year ago last April 81.
Now there's no place for Santa
Claus to come from.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

When you find it necessary to
patch your wall paper, and the
patch is so much brighter than
the old, try hanging the patch out
in the sun awhile to fade. 1t will
look much better when the job is
completed than If patched with
the bright new piece. 9Ff
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Rather Quick.

From Tacoma to Seattle via
steamer Flyer. Five round trips
daily Actual time each way one
hour and thirty minutes. Leaves
Tacoma $685. a. M. 1875. 3:55.
1880 and II p. 10. zee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

Central w. C. T. U. will hold an
all-day meeting tomorrow at $40
South Ninth street. All interest
ed in temperance work are inyit-
ed to be present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
BY Stuart b. Stone

The inventor STEPPED back and
looked lovingly at the steel
springy, traplike device attached
to the wall alongside the door. 1t
somewhat resembled human
skeleton and connected with a
maze of bells and shining pistols.
The inventor clapped his hands in
absent ecstasy.
"It will render me famous" he
1ubilated; write my name in the
stars-emblazon it upon the book
of golden deeds. Blot out crime
protect defenseless women"--
The door opened suddenly and
q pretty. cherry-faced. ripe-lipped
young woman appeared, abashed
and reluctant, in the doorway. In
stantly the long, vice-like arms Of
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PLEASE MINR
WORMS QUfSTfONS ANSNTFTD
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Dear Miss Grey:
Please give a remedy for hard
|ening the gums and keeping them
from receding. M. j.
A.-Keep teeth, gums and
mouth scrupulousiy clean. Use
brush upon arising and after
meals. Rinse mouth with cold
water and follow with the follow
ing mouth wash: Chlorate of
potash, one-quarter ounce to six
ounces of water. Use q table
spoonful each time.
Dear Miss Grey:
Is New York the only city
where one can learn toe" and
buck" dancing? ISOLA.
Ask a good dancing mas
ter. He can answer your question
better than /.
Dear Miss Grey:
Can you tell me how mush-
rooms are grown and how much
they bring? MARGARET.
A.-Write to the United States
agricultural department and they
will tell you all about it.
Dear Miss Grey:
Please give me formula for an
oily complexion. What shall
use for enlarged pores?
L. G. C.
Al. Precipitate of sulphur,
one part; alcohol, one part; rose
water, five parts; distilled water,
five parts. 2. Battle the face
twice daily in hot water with cas-
tile soap. Rinse with warm wa
ter and follow by clear cold wa
ter. Avoid much powder, using
instead the lotion given above.
Dear Miss Grey:
l would like Mrs. Russell Sage's
address for charitable purposes.
Can you supply me with it?
M. w. j.
A.-No. 632 Fifth avenue, New
York CITY N Y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

Jamaicas' are fancy curled cook
les. Cream three-fourths of a
cupful of sugar with one cupful of
butter, add one beaten egg, and
stir in gradually three cupfuls of
flour sifted with one and one-half
teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Cut the dough into small balls and
roll them into pencil-shaped
strips six inches long. Shape
each strip into a close coli and
bake in a slow oven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

ShtCE uCE DCluSloh ~
Wass Wuersburger.
1 OSCAR Witnesses Him Vooinj
der Muse, But Does Nod Becam
ad All Jealous.
| adolf inserts himseluf into de
presence of OSCAR, who ISIS a pub
lican-dot iss, Won who publ
cates.)
| OSCAR: Come in, und shu
der door as you go ouid.
ADOLF: Blease, 1 hat some
dings for your paper.
"Vot are you, ask?"
"Dey call me a bart"
'Iss dot short for bartender
You don'd understand. i make
my lifting by der pen"
by der pen? Wass you a con
fict?"
"Such an obtuseness! ! write
poeticals, und sell DEM"
"Oh, you sell dem! Belief me
selling shoestrings ISIS better"
Here ISIS Won you can hat for
Is cents:
81 vandert by der villetch, Tom ;
dere's no saloon dere now,
But at der drug sdore you obtain
a trink eff you know how"
Hum. 1 dink / smell some gass
escaping from dot meter, but eff
dencely you hat der difine affla-
tus."
so? I must hat been exposed
to i'd somevere. Here iss anodder
efford:
"Abou Ben Adhem ate of tripe
fried in grease,
Den walked in hiss sleep der street
down a piece,
Und dere in der moonlight felt a
draft on his chest;
For 10! Ben Adhem wass only half
dressed"
81 dink. young Teller, ven you
mate dot efford you sprained
yourseluf. Dit you efer dit any
literary vork?"
Sure. / vonce hat blaze
init a literary bureau"
"Vot wass your duties?"
busting off der bureau. Oh,
dose wass der goot oft days:
81 don'd forget. I don'd forget
Der house we're yonee l boardet,
Der kidney stew dey used to serfe,
Der prunes der blaze afforded;
/ vondert dot dey hat der nerfe
To make to me dose feelings,
But now I'm giat ] haf surfifed
Dose boarting house proceed
ings."
Say, some of dot iss olt."
"Iss id1"
"Yess. Der yorts wass all used
before in Vsbster's Much-oblige6
Dictionary. Dit you efer write
anydings vich youit holt der read.
er's inter esd7"
"Yess, yonce wrote some al
heslfe for a fly paber. Here |
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

The McKees Rocks strike
has been settled by the grant,
ing of practically all that the
workmen demanded. But this
should not close 1.-The incident"
The federal government
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Apple Fairies.-Pare tart ap-
pies, cut them in halves. remove
the cores and simmer until ten
der in a strip consisting of equal
parts of sugar and water. Do not
let the apples break. Cut cold
cake. sponge preferred. into small
rounds with cookie cutter;
spread the slices with apple jelly
or marmalade, and flavor with a
few drops of orange Juice, or a
shaving of preserved ginger. Put
the half of cooked apple on each
piece of cake, cover with a boiled
frosting or thick meringue,
sprinkle with chopped nuts. and
brown in the oven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

II am dying, Egypt. dying
Easter eggs init calico;
AS l do it, am listening
To deir chirping soft und low
Und / fear me / must hurry
Eff l want to dye diss batch
Ere der henfruit gets more near
ness
To der dime ven Id must hatch. -
'Iss dot all?"
"Coult i'd be more?"
Tank you"
Den you will aggcept id?"
"Ofer my dead body"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

a SOmpIe.
Eff huff wass vot der dill ISIS
Und wass like der pickle,
Dey'd salt US down togedder
In brine to make us deader
In groceries dey'd bill us
AID sefen for a nickel
Eff huff wass vot der dill iss
Und l wass like der pickle.
"0wi Dot ISIS der limid. / von-
der vot der ent will be-"
Here ISIS my masterpiece-der
odders wass only apprentice
pieces:
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Taft Starts On That
$25, 900 Trip

magnificent railroad
will be keep him well fed well quored and
well lodged 1t will cost like blazes
bills. president
priaion annually just
beloved chief will
besmeaed all with obligations railroad
Pullman companies IL the BILL 1t also, likely
everything officials
finally
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

Taft starts off today on a
right fine excursion. He will
travel about $4,000 miles.
largely here in the northwest
and southwest. where railroad
rates are high. He will have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

Miss Carrie Barge, field secre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

Dear MISS Grey:
would like Mrs. Russell Sage's
address for charitable purposes.
Can you supply me with it?
M. w. j.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

"a red ants smaller than a
black ant, but it amt born ter
blush unseen"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

adolf inserts himseluf into del
presence of OSCAR, who ISIS a pub.
lican-dot iss, Won who publ
cates.)
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SO me
Jokes
Daily Comic and Hun1or Section


He frank From der Peirerian
Spring Inter der Delusion Id
Wass Wuersburger.
OSCAR Witnesses Him Vooing
der Muse, But Does Nod Became
ad All Jealous.
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Cook isn't worrying half as
much about the future as about
a year ago last April 81.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
MURDER AT
MONTELLO

Sheriff Clark received "A dispatch this
morning from j. j. Thurston, justice of
the peace ut Monticello. stating that Con-
stable Davidson killed Il man last night
and then disappeared. District Attor-
ncy Taber and Deputy Sheriff Ruther-
ford left for Montello OH No. = this
morning. AS no particulars were given
by Mr.. Thurston. we wired District At
torney Taber this afternoon and re-
ceived the following:
MONTICELLO, Nevada. Sept. 2-Charlcs
Swenler with three other men was try
ing to get on Il freight train last night
ut eight o'clock. mountain time. when
he was shot i'll the small of the back by
Constable Davidson. The bullet was
taken ont one inch below the navel.
The constable probably had no intention
to kill, but 81 far there is nothing to
show any justification. The mother of
the deceased was reached at Milwaukee
by telegram today. An autopsy is now
being held. The remains will bc buried
here tomorrow. Ii is generally believed
that Davidson did the shooting. He
has gone. and was last seen al Ogden
this morning. Swcnier died instantly
after lie was shot. Sent Rutherford on
No. / with warrant and wired officers
1t Ogden.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Bread Direct from What

Two Frenchmen have invented a
small domeatic machine to make brea Il
directly from wheat. The machine
has attracted considerable interest and
may possibly prove Of wide utility.
The machine is made in sizes suit
able for bakeries or families. 1t may
be run Ivy power or he operated by
hand. The operation of the domestic
machine is as follows: The householder
buys wheat instead of flour. When
the housewife wishes to make Il batch
of bread she soaks the requisite quantity
of wheat i'll water for from six to II
hours until it softens and swells. 1t
may then be mixed with the salt and
yeast used in bread making. or the
latter may be added later. In either
case the softened grain is put into the
machine, which grinds it ont rs dough,
crushing simultaneously the envelop
and the body of the garin. without loss
of the nutriment in the bran. The
process is said to remarkably palatable
and healthful bread.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Must Call Special Election

The supreme court has rendered "a
decision in the case of the people of
icrington against the commissioners of
Lyon county. The question involved
was whether the commissioners did
right in refusing To consider II petition
presented to them asking for II special
election /" consider the question Of
moving the court house from Dayton to
Ycrington.
~ petition was presented To- them,
which was alleged to contain three.
iifths of the electors of the county de
manding tho calling of II special cleo.
ton. This the board refused to con.
slider aS they claimed that the petition
must contain the names of AT least
thrcc.tiftcs Of the electors who were
also property holders. The court held
that it was sufficient for II petition of
this kind that it contain the names of
thrce.iifths Of the qualified electors Of
the county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Hard Times and Mairimony

There Is probably not Il fraction Of
n per cent of truth in that un.
pleasant old provcrb, When poverty
comes in at the door love flies out Of
the window but it is not to he denied
that when poverty is the first to take
possession poor love has to sit on the
doorstep and wait.
All through the year 1908 the little
god had been shivcring outside many
homes where he had ever expectation of
spending Il delightful and cozy twelve.
month. And during the year of hard
times marriages fell off abDut twenty
per cent.
In Manhattan borough alone nearly
$1,000 persons are going about in single
hlcsscdncsS-or otherwise. us they take
it-who ought from the statistician's
standpoint to have been married "A year
ago.
The statiStician takes a cold blouled
view Of it, merely marking it down rs
an interesting fact to he footed up with
othor interesting facts. He hasn't a
word to say about loves young dream
and hope deferred and all the furtivc
tears for which those 10. ZOO nOn-cxist.
cnt marriages are responsible. You
cant make averages Of such things as
II young mans disappointment or Il nice
girls hcartachc.
The results Of hard times are always.
first Of all. fewer diamonds imported
and fewer marriages recorded. Jewels
and matrimony go hand in hand. us an
indication Of u rising or falling in the
barometer Of prosperity. Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Bcnner's Death Caused By Neglect

The C"roncr's inquest into the death
of Clarence Bcnncr which was poStpon-
ed owing to the death Of Coroner Smith
took place before Coroner Graccy last
evening in the District Court room. Il
large number being present to hear the
testimony. Attorney Noel represented
the State, while the Power Company
and the Bcnncr family and the Buffers
Company also had attorneys present.
State Mining Inspector Stewart was
present in his official capacity and
questioned sDine of the witnesses.
After hearing the testimony, the Jury
returned the following verdict: That
he came to his death by an electric
current passing through the body Of
Clarence Bcnncr and iron rail leading
into the ground. Said current caused
by power wire coming in contact with
the roof of snowshcd caused by neg.
lcct Of the Truckcc River General
Electric Company. Enterprise