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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-10

.ASsSn6O tWutC0 U0GyE nd0 UCluZc0 IN
making hunting Eear, several cooking
utensils Of quality before unknown in
that land and much cordage and fine
waterproof cloth. 1hough the Indians
and Eahmos are always at odds, he
mad entered into communication with
them and learned something Of where
they got their strange treasures.
Like Larye Boat
Several years hetore they had been
hunting on one Of The islands of the
Arctic ocean and one day they beheld
a peculiar apparition in the sky. Il
resembled huge Oomiak" or wo-
mems boat. When. 1t finally landed
three men stepped out. They started
to approach the natlyes who were in
q state of terror ana made hostile
demonstration. Ons5nf the white men
hred a gun and asdght followed, in
which the natives were victorious,
killing all three Of the wanderers.
For time the ssOomiak" was allow
ed to rest where It had landed, but
finally cupidity overcame fear and
the EskimOs took possession of the
outfit. They secured a considerable
amount of provisions, the guns and
ammunition Of the party and the va
rious parts Of the balloon itself. The
SILK envelope they used for clothing
and tents, the cordage with which it
was covered they converted into har-
poon lines and dog harness, the wood
en- framework the greatest treasure OF
all, went into spear handles, bows and
arrows. and the metal into snow
knives, spear heads and fish hooks.
The brass covered scientific instru-
ments they did not understand. but
they kept them for ''meddcine" against
evil spirits. 'iss
White Men Started Fight
The Eskimos stated to the Indian
that they had not intended killing the
three white men but that in their ter
ror they made signs for them not to
approach. One Of the whites, not un-
derstandihg, took these signals as a
sign OF hostility and opened fire with a
rifle. That started q fight in which
several natives and tie three whites
were killed
When the Indian reported to the
factor the finding OF this evidence. he
was at once sent out again to try to
locate the wandering band of Eski-
band had led them ~ for awow +hat
he had not been able IL find thor, {. on; T.,
and he reported a faj,mre thou though % he
had gathered a law {. a.ue sm remorts nc 9
from other Eskimos This .enar. u, was ,s
made in the fan ~ ION '' ep''' = ""s
IN +ba .ns,,,,. ~ .soa
oon.,dnn.tIp u ps ol isVz mere was a
S. Winnsnaa a'ie e,s sa.nerlng .ra OF factors IN
hrn,,.,,t =. "nu .ne sal9rcnlli trader
tnid. % :. ~ t..e .Sa Ialy 10 1s:aaquarters. He
naaaa .,',,I.u ine leporsers % ana 1t was
.Ima n,aue pubic. Hs publication was
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Nav be Lost,

Conneaut. Ohio. Dec. 1O.-The car
ferry Coneaut. carrying a large crew
and possibly a few passengers, is two
days overdue. 1t is believed the boat
has been lost.
The car ferry ran between here and
Port Stanley. Ontario. She carried
a crew of twenty-five men. Her course
is near Long Point, where the wreck
age was reported by the steamer w.
B. Davock by wireless today. The
Coneaut was here Wednesday.
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Yawl Discovered.

Detroit. Dec. 10.-A wireless mes
sage from the steamer W. B. Davock
says the Davock. in passing near the
wreckage off Long Point. Lake Erie,
sighted metallic yawl boat painted
green and full of water. 1t is thought
the yawl may be the missing boat
from the burned steamer Clarion.
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HITS FAIR RATES

Interstate Commerce Commisslon
Rules On Railroad Fares,
Washington, Dec. 1O.-In decision
today, the interstate commerce com
mission sCgge SITS that when RAILROAD. !.
make special excursion rats to .srare
Tor county fairs. or to large state
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Al|f:HAt| ! /. ! l BEEN N
ANDRES. BALLOON
Airship Containing Two Men
Descended Among Eskimos
Lived Only Short Time

London, Dec. 10-According to q
Berlin dispatch, a missionary has re-
ported to his bishop that during his
wanderings in the extreme north of
Canada he came across an unknown
tribe Of Eskimos, who had come from
the farthest north. The Eskmos stated
that one day they we're astonished to
see a white house" in the sky de-
scending toward earth. In it they
found two half starved men who short
ly afterward died.
There is no doubt but that this dis
patch refers to the balloon in which
Andre, the Swedish engineer, with two
companions, tried to drift to the North
Pole. The attempt was made from
Spitzbergen in 1897, and he and his
party disappeared entirely and have
never been heard of since. despite a
most vigorous search which was car
ried on for years AFTER. At various
times this story has been revived from
various sources, many of which would
appear to be authentic.
Recently Bishop Pascal, bishop of
interview at Ottawa, told of having
heard from one of his missionaries on
the shores of Hudson bay of demnants
of balloon having been found by Els.
kimos In the far north. The story had
been told him by German mission
ary, who was laboring among the ma
4tives there. These natives had in
their possession quantity of rope Of
quality which they could not get in
a barter. from the ships which enter
the Arctic sea When questioned, the
Eskimos told that many years before
they had come across two white men
who came down out Of the sky in a
white house." These men had aft
erward starved to death and the ma
tives had seized upon the balloon, the
cordage Of which they converted to
their own uses. Bishop Pascal in
structed the missionary to return and
get further details.
Earlier Story Of Balloon
But by far the more complete story
of the finding of the balloon came out
OF the frozens north in the spring of
1902, and at that time created a great
furore. The story was secured BY a
Winnipeg newspaper man from . Hud-
sons Bay factor whose name for sew
eral reasons, has been withheld. The
story brought denials from the COM
pany's officials, though 1t was after
ward revived from the head once in
London.
According to the factor. an Indian
arrived at his post on the upper
Churchill in1905 from an extended
trapping and trading trip along the
borders Of tho Arctic ocean in northern
Canada. The Indian told Of having
met q party Of sEakimos who had witt,
them q number Of brass Instruments
q different Shapes. . quantity Of metal
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Spokane at Work,

Chicago. Dec. 10.-The Railroad
General Managers association, which
has been looking after the SWITCH
mems strike in the northwest, issued
statement here last night in which
It was stated:
General Manager Gruber Of the
Great Northern has just wired us that
twenty-six switchmen returned to
work at Spokane today, entirely
clearing up the situation at that
point.
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Started Trouble at St. Paul Be.
cause They Did Not Receive
Return Passage
EASTERN sW|TCHMEn WILL
PROBABLY Be CALLED OUT
Strikers Claim the Ereight Business is
stin Tied Up, While the Roads Are
Giving Out Reports Showing Move.
ment Of Freight

st. Paul. Dec. 20-All parties in
terested in, the switchmen's strike Of
the northwest are awaiting the de-
veloment. ~ M. .or,srenca h.t.,ee,,
ssa"pl.senss VI Vno conference oetWoen
nr,as es.ues ana ew.sy .. .ae swltcn'ea y. !
,on Amon,,an aau rsdssas s.aens ~ 1uIs ol ~ G.e
cInnatS "n feaefa.'on VI hasnol ~ San-
o'nue.i.
sw1ecnmen are more anxious for q
general strike in the aid Of the north
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THE WEATHER. /
'{ North Dakota Snow II. western
part tonight and Saturday Risilg
J, fempefature Il s.,9s { .s,s3 lsl., Z
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Conference On

Cincfnnati. Disc. 10 samuei Com
pers, president fsthe sAfleficAt FED
Grafton Of Labor and President +. +
Hawley Of the Switchmens Union OF
North America, conferred here to-
day regarding the strike of the switch
men in the northwest.
Previous to the conference, Com
pers In an interview said the switch
men had not been given due consid.
GRAFTON by the railroads and he want
ed to do all he could to help hem
He would not say whether the strike
would spread IL Mr.. HaWley con-
vinced him that such action was neces-
sary. Hawley would not discuss this
phase Of the question. but declared
ne would do all in his power to win
the strike for the men now out.
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'ls and he lizard-skin bag. Dubious ly he eyed the colonel's luggage, as he ried to discngage a finger.
 'Niver mciud. young fell~r." called Haley, peremptorily whisking away he nearest piece, "I'll help you a bit with yours, instead you've a load. sure!"
 Mrs, Melville exrlaipcd in an under tone: T take all the haad.lugeage possibly can; the overweight chargcs are wicked"
 Haley, they won't let you insdr without ticket" objected the colone, But Haley. unheedng. strode on ahea of the staggering youth
 q have an Fnglieh blthub, locke of course, and packed with thing but he hes put that in the car sa Mrs Melville.
 Certainly said the colonel ai sently; he was thinking: Mrs. Wiz ter, the boy, Miss Smith--how ridic' lously complete! Decidedly som hing will bear watching.
 (Continued next week.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONER,S SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur- suance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Chancery court of Polk county, made and entered on the 25th day of Janu- ary, A. D. 1909, in certain cause (No. 444l then pending therein between F. NJ. Starr, complainant, and w. s. Pryor, defendant, the undersigned, as Commissioner of said court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the high est bidder, at the southeast door or entra! of the county court house, in which said court is held in the County of Polk within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday the lTth day of April A. D. 1909, the following described real estate, to-wft:
 Lot 9 Weismann's addition Of lots 6l and 62 Hornbeck's addition to City of Mena, also part of lots 6l and 62 described as follows:
 Beginning at the northeast corner of lot 62 in Hornbeck's place, subdi- vision of Mena, Polk county, Arkan- sas, thence in a southwesterly direc- tion on the most easterly line of said lots 6l and 62 in said addition to the southeast corner of lot 6l; thence in a westerly ulTeCttOu On bH6 SOutH ilhS VI lot 6l, POO feet; thence on a straight lire in a northerly or northeasterly direction to point on the most north erly line of lot 62, 200 feet west of the northeast corner thereof; thence east erly on the said north line of said lol 62, POO fee to the point of beginning except lot of 75xl00 feet out of north. east corner thereof in Polk County, Arkansas.
 Terms of Sale:-On credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute bond as re quired by law and the order anC decree of said Court in said cause with approved security, bearing in terest at the rate of ten per cent pel annum from date of sale until paid and lien being retained on thu premises sold to secure the paymen of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 18th da, of March, A. D. 1909.
 H. J. Green
 12-4t Commissioner in Chancery
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burden on the iron-railed seat next the corner one, which he reserved for the colonel
 "The train ain't in yet, colonel" said he. "Tn be telling you"
 NO, Haley" interrupted the col onel. whose lip twitched little; and be looked aside: best say goodbye now; don't wait The fact is, I'm thinking of too many things you and have gone through together" He held out his hand Haley, with stony expression. gazed past it and saluted' while he repeated; "Yes, sor; I'll De back to take the bags whin the train s made up." Whereupon he wheeled ana made on with speed.
 Just the same damned obstinate way he's always had" chuckled the colonel to himself. Nevertheless something ached in his throat as he frowned and winked
 "Oh, get brace on you, you played out old sport!" he muttered. The game's on the last four cards and you haven't established your suit; you Il have 10 sit back and watch the other fellows play!" But his dreary though.s nersisted. Rupert was a colonel m the regular army of the United states He had been brevetted brigadier general after the Spanish war, anu had commanded, not only a brigade' hut a division at one critical tune in tbe Pbilippines; but for reasons prop ahlv known to the little knot Of poll ticians who hung 1t up," although h' comnrehensible to most Americans, congress had failed to pass the niii eivina the wearers of brevet titles the r,eht to keep their hard-worn anu emntv bonors; wherefore Gen. winter had declined to Col. Winter
 5e h.d more substantial troubles ,nc,udlng a wound which would prop, ahlv make him limp through He ana os ~oas,hlv retire him from service at oo' if had given him six months SIC" ,l leave (which he had not wan'eul' and after spending a month on ne Auantlc coast, he was going TOT 'ne an.,ny ] to the Pacific. Haley whose own term of office had expired, had ho' ra.enlsted. but had followed him Mls
 Ialey and the baby uncomp'alhins,,y hr,nginp m the rear. It was not iai, ~ uaIey nor to Mrs. Haley, the colohe, se,t He had told Haley soi ne h@0
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knew that her toilet for the journey would be in the latest mode. and that she would have the latest fashion Of gait and mien. Millicent studied such things.
 She waved her luggage into place an excellent place--in the same breath dismissing the porter and instructing him when he must return. Then, but moi until then, did she turn graciously to her brother-inlaw
 "I hoped that l should find you Bertie," she said in voice of such creamy richness that 1t was hard to credit the speaker with only three short trips to England. Melville said YOU were to take this train; and l was so delighted. so relieved! l am in a most harassing predicament my dear Bertie."
 That's bad" murmured the colonel with sympathetic solicitude; whats the trouble? Couldn't you get a sec tion?"
 q have my reservations. but l don't know whether I shall go tonight"
 Maybe I'm stupid. Millicent, but confess I don't know what you mean.
 Really, there's no reason why you should. Bertie That's why 1 was SC anxious to see you-in time, so that
 v-ss us A uau.uussz.xrs ,-ss .s.e ssss
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XE IAN @ @lIUN1ZIgo

the words out of his mouth: Ralph. here, has cigar for me-that is all came for; see you at the Touraine Ralph, tomorrow for luncheon. then" He did not see the man again; neither did he see Ralph, although he made good, so far as in him lay, his fiction Of an engagement at the Touraine But Ralph could not come: and Winter had luncned, instead, with an old through a stately Georgian window the shifting greenery of the common in an east wind.
 All through the luncheon the sol dier's mind kept swerving from the talk in hand to Cary Mercer's face. Yet he never expected to see 1t again. Three years later he did see it; and this second encounter, of which, by the way, Mercer was unconscious, was the beginning of an absorbing chapter in his life. A short space of time that ,hapter occupied; yet into it crowded mystery, peril, wonderful and awful spectacle, the keenest happiness and the cruelest anxiety. Let his days be ever so many, the series of events which followed Mercer's reappearance will not be blurred by succeeding ex- periences; their vivid and haunting pictures will burn through commoner and later happenings as an electric torch flares through layers of mist
 Nothing, however, could promise adventure less than the dull and chilly late March evening when the chapter began. Nor could anyone be less on the lookout for adventure, or even in- terest, than was Rupert Winter. In truth, he was listleSs and depressed. .
 When he aiighted from his cab in the great court of the Rock Island sta ton he found Haley, his old orderly, with hand on the door-hasp. Haley s military stoicism of demeanor could not quite. conceal certain agitation at least not from the coloners shrewd eye, used 10 catch the moods of his soldiers. He strangled kind oi sigh Doesn't like it much more than l." thought Rupert Winter This is mighty kind of you. Haley" he said.
 "Yes, sor," answered Haley. salut ing. The colonel grinned feebly Haley, busy repelling youthful DOT ter, did not notice the grin; he strodt ahead with the colonel's world-scarret hand-luggage, found an empty settet beside one of the square-tiled columns of the waiting room and disposed hii
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NoTIC1 To CoNFIRM TITLE.


 Notice is hereby given that on the l3 day of February, 1909, J. H. Phil lips filed in my office his petition to the Chancery court ot Polk county, Ark, praying that said court at its April term, 1909, by it's decree confirm and quiet his title to the following de- scribed lands situated in Polk county, Ark, to-wit: The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section ? in township two (2) south, of range thirty one (31) west.
 Therefore, all persons who claim any interest in and to said land or any part thereof are hereby warned to appear in said court within seven weeks from this date and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted and why the title of the said petitioner to said lands and every part thereof should not be quieted and confirmed.
 Given under my hand as clerk of the Chancery court of Polk county, Ark, on this l3 day of February, 1909. H. J. Green, Clerk.
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ROAD PETITION.

Potter, Ark, Feb. IT, 1909.
 We, the undersigned, petition the Honorable County Judge of Polk county for a change in road that now runs near s A. Neighbours place of residence. Want to start at what is known as the Marion Williams ford on Mountain Fork and run east of section line as near as possible to do, to intersect Camp Ground road at or near the Wess Walker farm, dis tance of about one and one-quarter miles. T. k. Bates, ct al.
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NOTICE FOR ENUMERATION.

Department of the Interior, V. S' Lana oi flee at Camden, Ark, Feb. 10, 1903.
 Notice is hereby given that
 ANDREW ]. ROBERTS Of Hatfield, Ark, who on Feb ~, l9Oi' made homestead entry No. 27638 Serial No. Ol76I ]. for N9S NEl4, and N15 NWA, Section P, T <, K 3i w, 5th F Nj, has led notice or inten- tlon to make final five year proof to estab- fish claim to the land above described before the Circuit Clerk of Polk county at Mena, Ark. on the 3lst day of March, 1903.
 Claimant names as witnesses: William IL Bethel, Clark w. Brickey, Jasper stock ion and Joseph II. Brandon Of IIatheld, Ark. Feb IS II. G. Friedheim, Register.
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WARNING ORDER.

Mrs. Sallie McPhetrige by Pole Me Phetrige, her agent. plaintiff, vs. w. w. Ross and A. A. Ross, defendants- Ip Justice court, Center township, Polk county, Ark.
 The defendants, w. w. Ross and A. A. Ross, are warned to appear in my court within 30 days to answer the complaint of the plaintiff
 Given under my hand February 10, 1909. s H. Smith, J. r.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S- Land or flee at Camden, Ark, Feb. 10. 1909.
 Notice Is hereby given that
 EDITH CONVERSE of Mena, Ark. who on July l6, 1907, made homestead entry No. O7Sl Serial No. 03}ill for WIZ SWI4 Sec. l9, T. S., R. 9 w., 5th F. M. has filed notice Of intention to make final commutation proof to establish claim to the land above described before the Coun- ty Clerk Of Polk county at Meua, Ark, on the 30th day of March, 1909.
 Claimant names as witnesses; George k Kinsworthy of Mena, Ark, Robert Brown and William Davidson of Quito, Ark, and George A. Converse ofMena, Ark. Feb. fs H. c. Friedheim, Register
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ROAD PETITION.

Potter. Ark, Feb. 1909. We, the undersigned, petition the Honorable County Judge of Polk county to grant Q public road, com mencing at or near Nathan Gann's and running to Rust, thence in an easterly direction intersecting the old line road near Jim Goodwin's.
 N. A. Gam, ct al.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. $. Land office at Camden. Ark, Feb. 10, 1909.
 Notice Is hereby given that
 WILLIAM 1T. BETHEL of Hatfield, Ark, who on July s, 1902, made homestead entry No. 2J699 Serial No. 0l365l, for S1S NEl4. SEh NWlf, and NEH SWh. section 21, TT $, k 3i w, 9th + M, has filed notice of intention to make final i've year proofto establish claim to the land above described before the County Clerk Of Polk county at Mena, Ark, on the ath day or March, 1909.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Joseph H. Brandon, Jasper Stockton, King l.. Bisbee and Clark w. Brickey of Hatfield, Ark. Feb IS II. G. Friedheim, Register
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land office at
 Camden, Ark, March l5, 1909. Notice Is hereby given that
 EPHRAIM E. BURRIS Potter. Arkansas who on February 3, 1904, made homestead entry No. 2751 Serial No. 0I7ls) tor NWL SEH, NEA SW4 Sec. 22 Twp. 2 South, Range 32 West, 9th principal meridian, has filed notice or intention to make final i've year proof to establish claim to the land above described before the County Clerk Of Polk county at Mena, Ark, on the 7th day Of May 1903.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Benjamin r.. Stinnett, of Bulger, Ark, Jackson T. Win ton Of Mena, Ark, Jackson K. Connally, or Mena, Ark, Thomas J. Goodner, or Potter, Ark.
 March D. II. c. Friedheim, Register
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FAR MERS' UNIONS A Roster of Local Unions, Places
 and Dates of Nee ing.

Onicerg Of unions are especially requested to notify The Star Of any changes In officers, meeting times or places thus keeping the directory up-to-date aud Of greatest possible value to the membership.
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pnI.K cOINTY UNION.

Meets the third Wednesday fin January April, July and October. A. l.. Durham, President. w. F, Murray. Vice President; Moua J. K. Dalripple, Secretary Treasurer, Grannls; A. M. Parker Lecturer, Cove.
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NOTICE FOR puRLIcArIoN.
Department offhe Interior, Land Office at
 Camden, Ark., Feb. l3, 1903.
\ o''o MARTIiA X. RlcHARnsON

Camden, Ark, Feb. i3, l9O9.
 Notice is hereby given that
 MARTHA A. RICHARDSON Of Wickes, Ark who on Dec l9 l9lo' made III F No 30278 Serial No. 0302ol, for Sta NWA and sWL NEl4 Sec. 70, F. 5 S., K. sl W. oth Y. Nj has fiied notice Of intention to make n- nal comm ntation proof % establish clalm 10 me land above described before the Circuit Clerk Of Polk county at Menas Afk,, on the 8th day of prii, 1909
 tlaimant names as witnesses; William A, christopher William A. smith, Lee G. Cole and Charles H. Jett Oi Wickes, ATk. Feb, IS. H. S t1Asahe4il' A'ee@1SA'
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RANSOM rTNTON NO s1,

Meets ist and srd Saturday nights. J. K Chambers, presidents Prof w. k. ShInn, sec retary. Mena, P, 0.
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WARNING ORDER.

John Thomps piaintin, vs. Robert l.. Harkins and GeoTgie Iiarkins, defendants- In the Polk Chancery court.
 The defendants, Robert L.. Harktns and Georgie Harkins are warned to appear Tn this court within thirty days and answer the complaint Of the plaintiff. John Thompson.
 March g. 1909 II. J. Green, Clerk.
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COUNTY LINE UNION NO. 577. Meets Saturday evening before the ist and 3rd Sundays. D, Morris, president, w. H. Riding, secretary. Hartley r. O.
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POTTER UNION

OAK GROVE UNION J. B. Davis, president; T. E. Baker, seere- tary. Granniss
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LTBERTY UNION NO. 2s5.

HOLLY HILL UNION NO, 2i5l A. J. Edwards, president: J. F. Smith, sec retary. HIartly r, O.