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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01
Order Limiting Time to Present Claims and
Notice TO Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, Woop COUNTY, in
County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Peter Christ
man deceased.
Letters TeStamentory on the estate of
Peter ChriStman late of the City of Grand
Rapids, in said County of Wood, deceased,
having been duly granted to Mary Christ
man by this court;
IT Is ORDERED, That the time from the
date hereof until and including the goth day
of September, A. D., 1909, be and the same is
hereby fixed as the time within which all
creditors of the said Peter ChriStman de-
ceased, shall present their claims for eXami-
nation and allowance.
IT is FURTHER ORDERED, That all claims
and demands of all person against the said
adjusted before this Court, at its Court Room
in the Court House III the City of Grand
Rapids, in said County, at the regular term
thereof appointed TO be held on the third
Tuesday of September. 1909 and all creditors
are hereby notified thereof.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice of the
time and place at which said claims and de-
mands will be examined and adjusted as
aforesaid, and of the time above limited for
said creditors to present their claims and
demands, be given by publishing copy OF
this order and notice, for four consecutive
weeks, once in each week, in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published
in the County of Wood, the first publication
to be within fifteen days of the date hereof.
Dated this 10th day of March, 1909
By the Court:
w. j. CONWAY
County Judge.
First publication March IS. expires April 81
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WANTED-An experienced nurse
girl. Mrs. Y. d. Simond 2td W
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01
Summons.

STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT for Wood County
Friedrich ]. Behrend,
Plaintiff,
John B. Gehr and Gehr, his wife, w.
W. Wood and Wood his wife, David L.
Wood and Wood his wife, David Wealth
erby and Weatherby his wife, Joel
P. Griswold, Charles Elliott and Elliot
his wife, David Weatherby and Wether-
by his wife, William Spafford and Spaf-
ford his wife, William p Mol, and Mol
his wife, and each, every and all of the heirs
of the above named defendants. and each
ana all OF the unknown owners or claimants
of the lands in the complaint described, or
of any interest therein,
Defendants.
Tue STATE OF WIsCoNsIN:-To the said De-
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty DAYS after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid: and in case OF your failure
so to do, Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the com
plant.
PLAINTIFFS attorney.
P. 0. Address, Grand Rapids, Wood
NOTE. To you, the defendants named and
the defendants described in the foregoing
summons and to each of you:
TAKE NOTICE, that the following is a de-
scription of the real estate and premises af-
fected by the action commenced by the fore
going summons, TO Wit: The west half OF
the south west quarter (W1a OF SWH) of
section twenty eight (2S) and the east half of
the north west quarter (EH of NW1) OF
Section thirty three (33) all of said lands be-
ing in township twenty two (22) north OF
Range six 90 east in Wood County, Wiscon-
sin
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE That the Summons
and complaint in said action has been filed
and are now on file and remain in the Office
of the clerk of said court:
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE That said action is
r1rrfar to lot Ill eEn
title TO said lands and each and every tract
thereof against any and all claims of said
defendants or any or either of them therein
and to forever bar and cut of said defend
ants and each and every of said defendants
from claiming any right title or interest in
or TO said lands or any part, parcel or tract
thereof adverse to plaintiff, and for costs in
this action incurred.
PLAINTIFF here refers the defendants to
said complaint for greater particularly.
Dated March 23d 1909.
B. NJ. VAUGHAN
Plaintiffs attorney.
First publication Mch. Is, expires April 90 }
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01
Order Limiting Time to Present Claims aud
Notice to Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD COUNTY, in
County Court.
Schultz deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Charles Schultz late of the town of Saratoga
in said County of Wood, deceased, having
been duly granted to Michael Mcdonald by
this court;
1T Is ORDERED, That the time from the date
hereof until and including the first Tuesday
and the same is hereby fixed as the time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01

ed by to determine his net gain;
between so and 80 divide by 2; be-
tween 80 and 50 the gain is counted
at its full value For a gain from
50 to SO or of one point another point
SO to 81 two points are added making
a net gain of three and so on.
The result for the past six weeks
is as follows for the ten students
showing the largest gain:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01

Il am a candidate for Co Supt, of
public schools. J. Herbert Snider.' -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01

Walter Mueller, 81.
Isabel Nash, 80.
Ida Nelson, 81.
Margaret Noltner 80.
Minnie Raath, 80.
Gertrude Reiland, SO.
Mabel Timlin, 80.
Katherine Vaughn, 90.
The following students had an
ge standing of between so and
ent:
IneZ Altenburg, "a.
George Arnett, "a.
Edmund Arpin, so.
Florence Arpin, "a.
George Arpin, sc.
Wesley Babcock, 81.
Laura Bahr, 81.
Eva Barney, 80.
Walter Baruch, 80.
Fred Bassett SO.
Theodore Bradford, 81.
Eva Brooks, 80.
John Buckley, 80.
Allie Burchell, So.
Rollie Burchell, sc.
Emmett Burns 80.
Nina Carlson, SO.
Michael Cypress, 81.
Nina Christensen, sc.
Lucille Church, 81.
Lillian Clapp, Sc.
Harold Dawes, sc.
Roy Dawes, SO.
Netele Demitz, sc.
Minert Dickoff, 81.
Oswald Dickoff, sc.
Helen Dickson, IS.
Florence Dupuis, 80.
Roy Early, 80.
Alma Eggert, 81.
Lillian Erickson, So.
Bessie Parrish, So.
Fred Gaffney, "a,
Fred Getzlaff, "a.
Frank Gill. "a.
Helen Gordon, 80.
Elnora Hanneman, sc.
Lillian Hansen, SO.
Agnes Harris, So.
George Hill, SO.
Ruth Horton, sc.
Leslie Hougen, so.
Marion Jackson, IS.
Lalia Zero, SO.
Carl Johnson, 80.
Donald Johnson, 80.
Selma Johnson, so.
Alex Jones, so.
Mary Jones, 81.
Eric Karberg, "a.
Ruth Klein, SO.
Martha Kraske, 80.
Marie Kruger, 81.
Leo. KWasigroch, 81.
Grace Langdon, IS.
Eva Lind, "a.
Marie Looze, 81.
Claude Lynn, SO.
Harry Lynn, "a.
Florence Lynn, 80.
Reginald MacKinnon, SO.
Frank Manske, Sc.
Orpha Mathis, 81.
Mildred Nicholson, So.
Lloyd Miller, SO.
Vera Mindak, SO.
Igntiius Mroz, "a,
Frank Muehlstein, 80.
Elmer Nelson, 81.
Irma Nilsson, IS.
Marcus Olson, 80.
Viola Palmer, 80.
Carrie Peckham, sc,
Selma Rumsey, 81.
Emma Roepka, SO.
JneZ Raicha1 ,SS
Amandus Reinert, SO.
Ruth Richer, IS.
Herbert Roach, sc.
Vera Rockwell So.
Camilla Scheibe, SO.
Esther Schuman, SO.
Beulah Searles, ST..
Chester Severance, 81.
Myrtle Severance 81.
Grace Sherman, SO.
Arthur Smith, SO.
Nestor Smith, SO.
Irma Staffeld, SO.
Dorothy Steele, 81.
Katherine Steele, SO.
Leo Stibbe, "a.
Edna Swartz, SO.
Helen Taylor, SO.
Inez Timm, sc.
Raymond Van Henkleon, Sc.
Robert Vaughn, 80.
Laird Warner, 80.
Will Wasser, sc.
Edward Wesenberg, 81.
Della Winger, 81.
Eola Winger, Sc.
Esther White, 80.
Laura White, IS.
Walter Whitrock, 80.
Low Fares for Settlers. Chicago. Nilw,
{ St. Pull R'y.
Low fares for settlers, every
day from March 22nd to A pril 27t
elusive, to North Dakota and
tana points on the new Chicago,
waukee & Puget Sound Raj
Rates apply TO Haynes Hetti
Bowman, Marmarth and other \
Dakota points, and to Baker.
City, Forsyth, Musselshell, La
Roundup, HarlowUon, Moore, L
town and other Montana station
this new line. Complete inform
free from your local agent. I
General Passenger Agent,
cago.
I am a candidate for Co SUI
public schools. J. Herbert Sni
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Maple Syrup for Sale.

A. Address of VeSper. will have 40 or
30 gallons of maple syrup for sale.
guaranteed TO be absolutely pure.
Orders can be left at the REPORTER
printing office or you can address Mr.
A. Address, VeSper, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01

The following students had an az r
age standing of 80 per cent or over:
Elmer Baldwin, 81
Mabel Bodette, 93.5
Leslie Boorman, 81.
Dean Brudage, 96.5
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-01

The friends of Clarence Jackson
will be sorry to learn that he is quite
i'll at Appleton and while obliged to
be absent from school duties it is ex-
pected that his recovery will be rapid
The Falls City tribune., 1909-09-03

stitnte the intangible something We
call time"
But it is not of these distractions
| intend to deal in this paper. though
they come in my way for mention,
as explanatory of the idea | have in
mind.
To the north of our city, and about
two miles distant as the crow flies.
is a secluded spot in the breaks of
the Muddy, that possesses for me a
peculiar interest.
1t is the old Methodist camp meet
ing ground of fifty-four or fifty-fiYe
years ago. Just when the spot was
dedicated to that use. | am unable 10
tell. but according to my best infor-
nation on the SUBJECT, the first meet
ing was held there either in the sum
mer of 1855 or 1856. The site Of the
camp is located between two ravines
and on land sloping gently from the
high ground to the point where the
two rayines meet, forming a larger
one that runs off to the north and out
into the valley OF theMuddy.
At the time l saw it first. over a
half century ago. it was covered with
a grove of young trees, just thick
enough on the ground To form a can
opy over head with their mingled
foliage, sufficient to afford IA sort of
cool twilight shade in which the PEG.
pie could eongregate, locate their
tents, pulpit and altar, with such
rude seating for the accommodation
of the congregation in their deyo-
lions, as the scanty facilities at hand
for the purpose, would allow,
The arrangement Of things always
seemed to be entirely satisfactory and
everybody in that contented frame of
mind, which, on such occasions is
peculiarly conductive of pious con.
temptation and reyerential worship.
those people, or any people so stu
ated, suffering priyations, but making
the most of everything; clinging to Il
master hope, stronger than life it.
self, that reaches all the way from
the blight and Wilderness of this
world to the land Of the leal, ITO the
promised haven of r%est--for of
all such, is sdblimity personified.
Assume for a moment that they
may possibly be mistaken, and that
the reality touching the future exist
enee of the children of men after
the fitful fever of this life" is over,
shall prove to be something radically
different from what they believe il
will be, what of it? Is not every
thing in the present state of exist
The Falls City tribune., 1909-09-03

southern end of that ancient place Of
worship. The place where the pull
pit and altar were situated, is prob
ably about fifty steps south Of the
meeting point of the two rarines |
have mentioned, and just south Of
that and pretty nearly all owe the
sloping space between the two ra-
vines, were located the seats for the
congregation and the tents of the
faithful in attendance.
If the place was cleared of debris,
fallen limbs, underbrush, and some of
the lower boughs of the trees Topped
off, with seats, altar and pulpit re-
stored, it would look precisely as it
did forty-five years ago. when | saw
il last. The grove does not seem to
have changed at all. and yet. know
that the present growth of trees are
four, knarled, crooked and broken
trunks that still stand like "sentinels
forgotten on their posts" that were
there at the time of which | write.
1t required little effort of the imagin-
alton to ~repeople this neglected spot
with the long dispersed and shadowy
congregations that, annually met here.
The place is barren of interest with
out such association, and to think of
one is m think of both
Blot out the intervening years, and
the grove and the camping ground
are just the same as of yore, but
what of the people who worshipped in
that wood? Gone, except the young
est of them, out of life and out
of the world, while the spot they con
secfated to an holy use, is unknown
to the mass, forgotten by many, and
neglected by all.
shall have something more to say
on he same subject.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-09-03
A Narrow Escape.

Edgar N. Bayliss, a merchant of
Robinsonville, Del, wrote: about
two years ago | was thin aud sick,
and coughed all the time and if | did
not have consumption, it was near to
it. | commenced using Foley's Hon
ey and Tar, and it stopped my cough,
and | am now entirely well, and have
gained twenty-eight pounds, all due
to the good results from taking Fol
ey's Honey and Tar. Kerr's
Pharmacy,
The Falls City tribune., 1909-09-03

simple. but decidedly earnest. and
above all was sincere and sympa-
taetie. the kind Of sermon or message
of encouragement one traveller in the
Higbt and storm Of a sin troubled
world. would be likely 10 deliver 10
his fellows. Those preachers, and
most of the people, who year after
car. worshipped in that beautiful
sfoYe in the early days, have long
been at rest. but the shrine remains.
there to preach, in voieeless language
the resurrection and the life, while
the world stands.
According to my best recollection,
the last camp meeting owe on the
Muddy, was held in the year 1860,
but | do not youch for the absolute
correctness of this statement. The
reason for believing it true, is the
fact, that in 1866 the first Methodist
church building in Falls City was
erected, and l am certain no camp
meeting was held over there after
that date. | have never been there
during all the forty-five years that
have elapsed, Gil one day last week.
After | determined to write of that
time, and before doing SO, | conclud-
ed to visit the old camp grounds and
see what it looked like. | was care
full to take no one with me who knew
anything of those meetings, or any
thing of the spot where they were
held. This was done that | might
from recollection alone, hunt out the
place, and the location of points of
interest such as the spring from
which the water supply Of the people
was obtained. the pulpit and the
and the space devoted to the seating
of the congregation.
Aecordingly,on last Thursday morn
ing | procured a team and buggy, and
looked about for some fellow as idle
as myself to go with me, and found
one in the person of jim Nausler,
who, | knew was engaged in a very
different kind of camping in the
swamps of the South about the time
those Archer camp meetings were be-
ing held, and pressed him into SER
vice with the bride of a cigar or two,
and the promise of a ride in the eoun-
try. Agreed, and we went. | didn't
know exactly how to get to the
ground, rs the country all about it
has been fenced up since | used to
go there, but | knew the general dir
eetion >and trusted to accident and
circumstances for success in the en-
terprise.
Whoever would go there, can do so
in this wise; Go north from town to
the corner of the Jones farm, turn
east for probably a half a mile to a
neighborhood road running north; fol
low that till a wire fence is reached
near the west ravine that runs by the
old camp ground; go through it by
a gate, and then through another gate
in another fence running north and
south, and from there along the edge
of the grove to the top of the ridge
east and he will then stand on the
The Falls City tribune., 1909-09-03

ence more or less uncertain; and is
it o true that nothing remains pre-
cisely The same for any considerable
length of time, but is constantly and
forever III a state of unrest and
change?
Eternity involves the idea of a
ehangaless and an eternal rest. which
is nothing more than the notion. if
such is admissible. of complete non
existenee-the Neryana of the Bud
dhists.
The earnest Christian, who believes
that the heaven of his hope is a
place of rest, peace and everlasting
conscious happiness. is, by anticipa-
ton as much in the actual enjoyment
of it in his worship on earth. as he
will be in the house of the many man
sions awaiting him in the great here
after. To disturb such a belief-or
dream If you please-is to commit
the objectionable sin.
Tear a man from his illusions-and
human life is largely made up of
thom-and he has died twice.
The camp meeting is a Methodist
institution, and a creature of the
American frontier. | had visited
many such before | came to Nebras-
ka, but this one over north differed
in one marked particular from all |
had ever There were no very
old people in the congregation. l
doubt whether there were any as
much as fifty years old. The class in
the middle life, both men and women,
predominated. The battles of this
world, whether between contending
hostile armies, or the pioneers and
the %unsubdued wilderness, are all
fought, and forever will be fought,
by young men. That fact sufficient
ly accounted for the youthful appear
ance of the people | met for the first
time in large assembly, on the
Archer camp meeting ground in the
late summer of 1858.
It was an interesting experience,
and entirely new to me, for | was
looking on my kind with the naked
eye, ASSOCIATED from social eonyen-
tions and fashion flummeries with
which. in an other place, | had been
familiar. The weather being warm,
the men were mostly in their shirt
sleeves. as though their religious de-
yotion was a kind of undress func-
ton, that could be best performed
without the incumbrance of a coat.
There vas a faint suggestion of
fashion in the hats and dresses of the
women. but it was in the past tense,
and referable to some other place
and time. But they we're all neat,
comely, and adorned with that inner
ent womanly modesty characteristic
of the mothers who have produced
and nursed the greatest race of men
the world has ever known-the Anglo
Saxon. | liked that camp meeting
and went there every year as long as
it lasted. The preaching was much in
keeping with the surroundings and
conditions, a little primitive, very
The Falls City tribune., 1909-09-03
"reminiscences of q Wayfarer

some of the Important Events of the Pioneer Days
of Richardson County and Southeast Nebraska, as
~embe by the writer, who has spent fifty
one years here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
The Curacao.s Cargo

The steamer Curacao. which sailed for Quay
mas on Thursday. had cargo consigned TO various
Mexican ports. valued at S4J,0Js and including
the following:
10 bbis -four. 1881 lbs and Il bxs dried fruit.
1.1G5 lbs and 81 bxs rasins -. $50 lbs sugar.
1.940 lbs beans. ~ ctls corn. 1850 lbs rice. 264
lbs and cs bread. ! ,491 lbs and 1l2 pkgs meals,
900 lbs Goldfish. 1873 cs canned goods. 1900 lbs
tea. Al cs olives. $50 lbs nuts. 80 lbs cocoa
and chocolate. - baking powder. GS7 pkgs po-
tatOes. 740 pkgs onions. $50 lbs garlic. S96
pkgs fresh fruits. IS pkgs vegetables 1,201 lbs
sago. g. 15S lbs and 20 cs spices. 1874 cs salmon,
.423 lhs and cs cheese, 1.sj7 lbs and cs but
ter. 1.546 gals and 81 cs wine. 129 cs whisky, 10
cs mineral water. ia 219 II lumber. 2.334 IT
hardwood .45l bdls shocks. $50 bdls shingles
100 role roofing material. 1855 pcs terra Gotta
building material. 10 bbls lime, 20 pkgs tank
material. .430 lbs seeds. 159 pkgs paints. / 300
lbs putty. 40 tar. 20 kerosene. IL pkgs
agricultural implements. is pkgs wagon material
cs and ammunition. II $50 lbs soda. 6.61S
lbs sulphur 1000 lbs saltpeter 26 pkgs acid. 35
bales Tags. - coils rope, 46 pkgs drugs. ; cyls
Sas. Tolls leather. 107 pkgs nails and spikes.
loo pcs and II pkgs railroad material cars. 80
TASKS quicksilver, 200 pkgs lead pipe, 25S pkgs
machinery. - boiler tubes, 2 9l4 lbs manufae-
tured .ead. 56 bdls and 35 pcs steel and iron. Is
pkgs dry goods. 43 bNs candles. 4.630 lbs coal.
IL pkgs electrical goods, u bales hose. Al bdls
wire. 4C cs fuse.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED
Tuaed

ARRIVED
Tuesday, January T.
Stmr Tahoe, Peterson, % hours from Port
San Luis.
stmr Santa Maria, Rodgers, % hours from
Port San Luis.
Stmr South Bay Halvorsen. "a hours from
Portland.
stmr Tiyerton, johnson, 20 hours from VII
stmr Melville Dollar Fosen, 20 hours from
Stmr CITY of Topeka. Gielow. % hours from
Stmr Buchanan es hours from Seattle.
Stmr San Juan, Frazier. q days 81 hours and
81 minutes from Aneon, via Mazatlan 6 days
stmr Yellowstone, Rorvik, 81 hours from As
toria.
toria. bound SOUTH put in for fuel.
stmr Del Norte, Sanford. hours from Santa
Cruz
Power schr Newark, Jahnsen, 1e hours from
CLEARED
Tuesday. January f2
stmr Acapulco, Trask Ancon and way ports:
Pacific Mall steamship company.
Stmr state or csaifornia. ,n Thomas San Diego
Stmr Buckman, Wood, Seattle; Alaska Pacific
steamship company.
Fr bark Due d'AumaIe. Lalande, Queenstown;
SAILED
Tuesday January 12
Stmr Del Norte. Sanford Crescent City.
Stmr Phoenix. Matsen, Albion.
Stmr Norwood. Martin Grays Harbor
Stmr Whittier. ReDnie, Port San Luis
Stmr Whitesboro, Ellesen. Greenwood
Stmr Czarina Duggan. Coos bay.
Stmr Yosemite. Johnson, San Pedro
Stmr Rosecrans. Holmes, Portland.
Schr Robert r. Hind, Wikander, Columbia
river.
Schr Santiago, Mcdonald. Monterey in tow
tug Goliath.
SPOKEN
Nov Lat Is deg ~ long 26 deg w. Ger ship
Tarpenbek, from Hamburg. for Santa Rosalia
By UNITED WIRELESS
u stmr Sheridan, from Manila for San
Francisco will arrive at San Francisco about
10 .. M II weather continues clear
Stmr Portland. Jan IL, 10 p. M. left Lady
smith for Skagway.
stmr Humboldt from skaGway for Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
Ticket Chosen by Committee
Unanimously Elected

Inclement weather kept the majority
of the members of the chamber of COM
merce in their offices yesterday. and as
result the votes polled at the annual
election barely totaled 40.
The regular ticket. as proposed by
the nominating committee. was elected
unanimously. Following are the off,
GERS that will serve during the present
year:
James McNab, president: William II
Gerstle, vice president. William Mat
son, second vice president: r. l. Bent
ley william A. Bissell Bruce Bonny
William M. Bunker. Albert E. Castle
Stanley Dollar, c. f. Michaels, James
field. James Tyson. Rolla v. Watt. di-
rectorS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Shfnmenfs fnr fhe Nnrfh

The steamer Umatila sailed on Friday for Vic
toria with cargo consigned to various British
American cities, valued at $9,672 and including
the following;
1920 lbs dried fruit, $3.50 lbs raisins, S. 500
lbs malt. 7S6 gals wine. 1872 pkgs fresh fruits
21S pkgs vegetables. 102 lbs garlic 100 lbs
cheese 50 cs eggs. 1,250 lbs meals. $40 lbs
spices. 4S3 lbs tobacco. 100 bbls and : cs oils
200 tins matches. cs hats. / roll leather 5
pkgs drugs, crts marble.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
Small Cargo for Honolulu

TIE barkentine Coronado sailed for Honolulu on
Saturday with 500 bbls -four. $50 gals wine.
30. goo lbs mill feed. 5.15O bales hay. % bbls
beef. Is tierces salmon. roo canned goods. el9
pkgs paper 80 bales paper bags, 200 doors. %
bbls oil. 10 bales cotton batting. l.012 SKIS bot
ties 4 pkgs agricultural implements pkgs
vehicles. etc. valued at so. .O4S.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
GOVERNMENT SUES THEE

suit was Instituted yesterday by the
United States 10 recover S6.915.49 from
William Atweel. former postmaster at
Searchlight. New. and his bOndsmen
Howard Perkins and Joseph Ethen. OF
the amount S5.505.34 was stolen by At
weei while he was in Office the re-
mainder Of the sum being lost through
bank failures in Nevada while the
bondesnen were conducting the Office
Atweel has since ben convicted OF the
theft and IS now serving time in the
Pz~-ada penitenuary-