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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04

Electric Reading Lights
and Gas Drop Lights; full stock.
GIG 18th st. G. A. Muddiman & Co. 1904 G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04

Phone West 42s for Carpet-Cteaning
estimates, CONGER'S prices are low
est for thoroughly satisfactory work. Spe-
cial MOTHPROOFING process. Wagon
sent on notice. I'D and " Y. ave. NV.
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w. A. Stove and Nut Coal, 1915.
Egg, $625. j. Edw. Chapman, 81 n st.
NV. Phone North 5000. City delivery.
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Have You Tried the New Martha
Washington Bread, cents a loaf? Wash
ington Bakery, Inc. 2l22 I. ST. NV. Phone
w. 500. oc4&S
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Money to lend at s and 6es on real estate.
Frank T. Rawlings Co.. 1505 Pa. ave.
Advt.
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Fresh Peach Ice Cream,
81 gallon, soc Il gallon. C. H. Reisinger,
2S5 street northwest. Phone NJ. 2I61.
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flowers and decorations Shaffer. 14th l.
-Advt.
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Four County Fair at Laurel Open.

With many exhibits the Laurel four
county fair opened today.
The County Fair Association recently
purchased a large tract OF land east Of
Laurel, Nd. and started promptly to
arrange for the fair. The fair will close
Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04

Anything to SELF
Include it in Saturdays sale at Wesch-
lers. 92O Pa. ave. NV. Good results:
prompt returns. oc4G1
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October Brides.

Consult GUIDE about the flowers and
floral decorations. 1914 F street.-Advt.
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The Great Family Whisky =
is Old Criterion Rye, renowned for It's
purity and high medicinal value. Only 81
at. Mail or phone orders. John T. Crow
ley. SS1 18th st. Phone NJ. 3644.
se3-Sa, tn th,tf
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Good for Claude: He anticipated that
little move Of Desnond's, and the villain
Il between two fires, not counting the one
In tho furnaces down below. IL were
CIsrde Eclaire .-~"'S cut that rope
and let the Villain d % down the smoke
faFlOus career.
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Would Honor Columbus.

That October II each year be celebrated
as Discovery day. by special exer-
cises In all the public schools is the sug-
gestion made to the board of education
by Charles w. Darr.
He suggests that on that day the chill
dren be reminded in a special way, by
appropriate exercises. OF the life, charac-
ter and achievements Of Columbus"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04

When You Enteftain ut Cards
be sure there's an ample supply of
"Old Glory" Beer on hand. No other dark
beer makes such strong appeal to the
particular. Phone Abner- Drury Brew. Co.
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LOCAL MENTION.


National-Bessie Mccoy In The Echo.
e:15 pm.
Belasco-Gertrude Quinlan In Miss
Patsy" Sis pm.
Columbia-'New York." S:1b pm.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. SIS pm.
New Academy-"A Minister'S Sweet
heart" S:15 pm.
Gayety-Robie's Knickerbockers, Sis
pm.
New Lyceum-Williams' Famous 1mpe-
rails. S:15 pm.
Casino-vaudeville and moving pictures.
12:45 to $50 and 6:45 to IL pm.
Majestic-vaudeville and moving pic
lures. to 3 and to IL pm.
Cosmos--vaudeville and moving pic
lures, II am. to II pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04

Now you see what Claude gets for being
humane. That cowardly eur, Desmond, always
goes prepared for emergency like THIS.
He's been carrying that bomb In his vest
pocket for weeks. and now 10 Als chance to
use IT, Hes liable to spoil q perfectly good
skip that way, but what does he care:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04

Homemade MIX Bread Ia Perfect.
1t is made in the real home way of the
finest patent flour mixed with rich milk,
and is delivered fresh and clean from
oven to table. SC Delicious homemade
Pies zoe. Holmes Bakery, 107 F street.
Tel NJ. 1887.
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new SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ARE NEARLY FINISHED
Three Structures, Which Cost
$4,000, Will Be Turned
Over to the Board.

Three new school buildings that have
been in course Of construction for sew
eral months past will be ready this week
to be turned over to the board of educa-
ton. These buildings are the additions
to the Chevy Chase and Western high
schools and the new Cleveland Pahk
School, and it is expected the formal
opening Of all three will occur after the
District Commissioners have made an
inspection Of the structures. The new
portion Of the Western High School has
been partially occupied by pupils ever
since the opening of the present school
term.
Altogether the three new structures
will accommodate S26 pupids. The total
cost of the three buildings was $165 900,
apportioned as follows: Chevy. Chase
School addition. $4,000; Cleveland Park
School. $4,000; Western High, So, 600.
Four new rooms In the addition to the
Chevy Chase structure will house 1872
children; the new eight-room Cleveland
Park School will accommodate 1874 pu-
pills, while the addition to the Western
High School will enlarge the capacity of
that institution by offering study halls
for $50 pupils. Work on the Cleveland
Park structure has been in progress for
about eight months. The additions to
the other two schools have been built
during the vacation period of the past
summer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
HELPS THE FARMER.
The Practical Bread and Butter
Side of An Education.

The following appeared in the
National Live Stock Reporter of
East st. Louis, Ill:
Dear Mr.. Editor: l note from
a recent issue of your paper that
friends of the Missouri State Uni
versity are trying hard to secure
the passage at the November
election of the amendment provid-
ing for a permanently large
income for our big college at Col
umbia. Now l am a taxpayer IN
this state, also the head of a fami-
ly and expect to send two sons to
the State University within the
next few years. This is one rea-
son why I am particularly inter
ested in the passage of the amend
ment. AS a farmer and stock
feeder, however, l wish to state
that [ hope the experiment station
of the college will get its full
share of the permanent income.
should the proposition carry. !
would like to see the station pro
vided with funds so that it could
constantly carry on experiments
in feeding and breeding stock
Conditions are such today that the
farmer must be fully posted or
every detail of his business. If by
experiments the college can dem
onstrate to us that we can secure
quicker maturity and feed moro
economically than we now do
then the station is doing some
thing that helps the prosperity o
the whole state. Book learning j.
all right, (and | wish | had NOR,
Iof it) but we shouldn't OverlOOl
the practical bread-and-butte
side of our education. l trust tha
in the next two or three years tn
efficiency of the Missouri Stat
Experiment Station will be doubl
ed. Respectfully yours,
R. S. S., Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
HOGS DYING.
Buzzards, Crows and Dogs Spread
Hog Cholera.

The following dispatch appear
ed a few days ago in the st. Louis
Republic:
Farber, Mo-, Oct. 26.-Hun-
dreds of hogs in this section Of
Audrain are dying of cholera and
farmers are alarmed at the loss
occasioned by the disease.
Doctor Templeton, a veter-
marian of Columbia, has vaccinat-
ed large number of swine in this
locality. He says the disease is
carried from place to place by
buzzards, crows and dogs, and
warns the farmers to burn all car
casses and make every effort pos
sible to stamp out the disease.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
HoLLENSVILLE.

Mrs. NJ. L, Campbell and son
sold 13 shoats to Arlie Winterhal-
ter at $10.50 per head.
Miss Minnie Berrey returned
last week from a visit at Callao.
j. G. Crawford will soon com
plete a barn Sc by 72 feet. 1t will
be a good one, too,
Misses Mary and Belle McGec
Of Mexico are visiting here this
week.
f, Il. McGee and wife visited J
w. Coakley's, near Rush Hill, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. George Campbell enter
tanned her sister from Hanniba
last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
WEDDING ANNOUNCED.

Mr.. Ralph Hedges Mason, dean
of the Agricultural Department
of the University of Porto Rico,
arrived in Mexico last week on a
visit to his parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Mason. 1t transpires
that Mr.. Mason is here on another
mission, also; he is to be married
the 18th of this month to Miss
Olga Nadesha Shaw, the accom-:
plished daughter of Prof. and Mrs.
j. Emory Shaw, of Columbia, Mo.
The wedding is to take place at
the Church of the Holy Cross in
Porto Rico. Scores of friends here
extend congratulations and very
best wishes to the happy couple Ii
advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
THOMPSON NEWS.
DR.. Jordon Settles in the Village
Interesting Live Stock
Items.

Mrs. j. NJ. Jones went to Stans.
berry to meet her sister whom she
hadn't seen for 10 years. She
will be gone two weeks.
P. II. Ecton has a nice new barn
1t adds to the appearance Of his
place.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Thompson is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Null were
here Sunday, the guests Of their
daughter, Mrs. Ed. Pearl.
DR.. j. E. Jordan and family al,
now located in Thompson for the
practice of medicine. The doctor
comes well recommended:
j. E. Petty sold a span Of fine
black horses to Charles House
holder for $400. Mr.. Petty trades
in good horses.
Mrs. Eugie Tinsley and sister
Miss Sallie Jessie, have moved t.
Mexico to reside. No better peo
pie live in that city than they.
Joe Considine attended three
big sales last week-Pollock s
Schout's and Smiths.
o. B. Davis sold to Judg,
Barnes AZ stock hogs at 90. Mr.
Davis has sold over 81 900 in hog
the past II months and of his owl
raising. He also sold a span o
the best mares in the county t.
Will Willmgham for $3.50.
Joe Considine bought 8 shoat
of H. Ferguson at 90, 81 blacl
faced ewes of G. L. Dean at $4.7
each, 16 yearling mules of j. "
Branham of near Madison fo
$3.50 each.
i G. n. Jesse sold one extra fin
mule recently for $235.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.

Joe Rediger sold a fine span of
mares to T. w. Smith for $500.
E. p. Pulls and family of west
of Centralia visited homefOlks
here Sunday.
John Rediger sold 40 bushels
of oats at 25c per bu.
Elizabeth Beatty who has been
sick with typhoid fever is imprOV-
ing. DIR. Todd is attending her.
She has done we'll under his treat
ment; we think he is all right.
B. F. Pulls and G. L. Smith have
been hauling coal from Stephens
Store the past week.
Edgar Sims called on home
folks Friday.
John Rediger is husking and
cribbing corn.
Aunt Margaret Pulls is visiting
her children in High Hill the past
week.
Grace Smith was here visiting
homefolks Saturday and Sunday
! w. d. Pulls and family returned
home to Centralia Tuesday after
spending two weeks in the cOun
try on account of the diptheri'
scare.
Little Ralph Beatty has been Wis
iting at his grandfather Simth
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Effie Dalby and childre
visited at her father in-law's, Phi
ip Dalby's, Saturday and Sunday
j. Our High Hill school is prC
crossing nicely under the care c
= Miss Addie Eve Cunningham.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
RAILROAD WORK.
Great Activity Now on-Judge
Bolts Interviewed.

Judge w. w. Bolts first Of the
week gave out the following inter-
view:
"The Traction Company officials
are very much elated over the out
look for the Electric Road. The
fifth mile is completed south and
part of the work on the sixth mile
is done.
"The Fruin-Bambrick Construc
ton Company are getting under
full headway with a large force on
the north end and all arrange
ments are made for construction in
that direction as far as Santa Fe.
"The Company also has a tenta-
tive proposition for the south end
as far as Hereford that will un.
doubtedly be reduced to exact
terms, acceptable to the Company
in the course Of a few days. II
will then be up. to Columbia, Ful
ton or jefferson City to come
across.
"The Company is not going tt
be tied down to Columbia on any
more contracts until that towl
wakes up, If Fulton or jefferson
City wants a chance at the othei
terminus they can have it. Firs
come, first served. p"
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
DRUNK SIXTY YEARS.
Then Richmond, KY, Concluded
to Sober Up.

Ex-MayOr Woods of Richmond,
Ky. says that Richmond has been
- dry for three years after sixty
years of drunkenness, murder and
He declares that in
the three years the town has made
more progress than during any
twenty years previous and that
the town owes absolutely nothing
to the element that would again
establish saloons. The white citi-
zens of Richmond have increased
their property valuations since
the saloons 100000. The lead
| ing colored citizens have increased
their property since the saloons
closed from sos, 900 to 100000.
The water company has laid two
miles of new mains and built
new $4,000 reservoir. The elee-
tric company has installed new
machinery, there have been moro
concrete walks built in the three
i "dry" years than in all the pre-
viOus history of the town, moro
residences erected than in ten pre-
!, vious years, more stores remodel-
ed and not a single vacant build
: ing in the city. A new $4,000
r passenger station erected, new
mills and a new wholesale grocery
8 and there are sixty automobiles ID
the town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
MRS. G. w. SPARKS.

The Farber Forum last week
used the following item;
Susan Tuggle Sparks, daughter
of Geo. w, and Elizabeth Tuggle,
was born near Hannibal, Mo-.
January 20, 1882. From the time
of her birth until about ten years
after her marriage to Geo. w.
Sparks, in 1855, her home was
near Hannibal, and from this time
until about fifteen years ago her
home was near Farber. During
this time she saw the little town of
Farber built up from the very be-
ginning. Leaving Farber, they
went to Arkansas where they liv-
ed about seven years and about
eight years ago Mr.. and Mrs
Sparks and granddaughte;
whom they raised went to Rear
don, Washington. About a .yeal
ago her husband preceded her t.
the great beyond, and on the 10tl
Of October, 1910, she followed him
To this union were born clever
children, 6 boys and 5 girls, ThOs
now living are, Marsh Sparks, o
Minnesota, William Sparks, Mrs
Andrew Mcconnell and Richar
Sparks, of Washington, and Mr..
Edw. Machin, of Martinsburg, Mo
+ There are twenty-five livin
= grandchildren and one greR
0 grand-chiId. The deceased was
member of the Presbyteria
/. church. She was a devoted an
} loving mother and loved by a
4 who knew her, The remains WEI
J. inferred in the cemetery at Rea
don, Washington.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
LEH-oMoHUNDRo WEDDING

Mr.. VIM. Lee, one of Mexico s
most popular horsemen, member
of the firm of Lee Bros, and Miss
May Omohundro, the charming
and accomplished daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. 0mohundro of
Bowling Green, were married at
the BRIDES home last Saturday
afternoon, Rev. H. NJ. Gardner of
the Presbyterian church, officiat,
ing. Only immediate relatives
and friends of the bride and
groom were present. The follow
ing friends went down from Mex
ieoi Richard Ashworth, Willare
Potts, W. r, Atkinson, D, D, bud
ley and RI r, Buekner,
Mr., and Mrs. Lee went to st
Louis for a short wedding trip.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
SANTA FE NEWS.
Serenade-Ed. Hendricks
Trades for Farm-A Variety
Store.

Grandma Quisenberry is in
very poor health.
Mrs. Sarah Crump and Mrs.
Bess Beam spent Wednesday at
Perry.
Uncle Gum Hanna is quite sick,
threatened with typhoid.
Lon Chapman of Mexico was in
this vicinity one day last week.
DIR. Mack Bolts and bride ar.
rived home Wednesday. During
his short stay here DR.. Mack has
made many warm friends who ex
tend their congratulations t
him and his bride and promise t.
forgive him slipping away an'
getting married-if he viii Civ
his solemn oath that he will neve
do so again.
Mrs. G. NJ. Paris was shoppin
in Paris last week.
John Dowell,, east of town,
planning to build a new dwellin
houes this fall.
Edd. Hendricks has traded hi
stock Of hardware to II. /
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
CHARTER GRANTED,

Missouri Military Academy of
this city has been granted a
charter by the State for 100000
with the following stockholders
w. R. Kohr, j, II. Whittemore
Rolla McIntire, w. w, Fry, w. D
Fonville, Mrs. A, X. Yancey, Fred
A. Morris, W, F, Atkinson and $
NJ. locke.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
WEBER HAS FLOWN.

t. F. Moore of this city, late Of
the firm of the Mexico Automobile
Go. with Paul Weber as a partner,
thru his attorneys. E. S. Cant and
E. A. Shannon, has fled a petition
in bankruptcy; Mr.. Weber has left
the United States and there is
nothing with which to pay the
firms debts,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
NEW STRAWBERRIES.

The following dispatch appear
ed in the St. Louis Republic last
week:
Mexico, Mo, Oct. 26.-Mrs-
Eph Hughes of this city has just
gathered her second crop of straw
berries. This is the latest straw
berries that have been known to
be gathered in Audrain county
Several orchard men have
brought in apple blossoms the
past week that burst into bloom
with the recent warm weather.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
D1ILARD-ELLroTT NUpT1ALs

The marriage of Mr.. Ray Dill
lard and Miss Ina Elliott was eel
ebrated at the home of the
brides parents, Mr., and Mrs. G.
Thurstan Elliott, last Wednesday
night, the 26th ult., Rev. w. A,
Shullenberger officiating. We eX.
tend the happy couple our con,
.gratulations and best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
THEM BIG FROGS"
The Laugh Is on Shire-Women
Hunters-Milt House
holders Gate.

Milt Householder completed al
nice neat front yard fence last
week, but he waited until after
Halloween to hang the gate.
Mrs. Gertrude Sweeney and
Mrs. w. F. Williams have taken
out hunter license in this county.
The men folks hunters come up
with 55S licenses more. More
women are not willing to pay
license-to hunt all day, maybe
for ducks, and, like Josh Billings,
only get tail feather.
Martin Donnelly informs us
that those German frogs we told
about two weeks ago arrived here
all right after VIM. Albus left
them in Castle Garden.
One item we overlooked: When
lit was known that the frogs were
coming into harbor, and that they
were of special breed and were OF
such monster size, and were
bound for Mexico, Mo-. the lights
in the great lighthouse of Liberty
!, Enlightening the World were or
!, dered 1000 volts brighter, TO in
sure safer landing. In crossing
, the Father of Waters on their rail-
j way trip west they were not
J., tempted to break from their cage
J and jump from the Eads Bridge
\ and Pollock's Pond here. be il
D said, was no drawing power at all
D Philip Shire's feathers will drOT
\ to hear all this news. He now
n has a rival in the frog raising
business-Martin Donnelly an,
0 jim Young have the laugh on hin
n till the flowers bloom again, an
0 maybe longer.
n The women of the Mexico Chris
q Ltian church have voted that here
q after they will remove their hat
O during the preaching service
10 Right, most assuredly, and it vii
NJ gladden. the hearts of the men.
~ James McHugh thinks that loca
M option Fulton town should sto
10 shipping in booze to booze. Tn
No other day he saw a little brow
NJ jug at the depot here full of tn
~ Mexico quality ready for transi
NJ to a guzzler at the capital of tn
M "Kingdam" and he is charge
N with carrying 1t off and as a col
sequence he fell into the grip
City Marshal ]. At Brown an
now he must break rock for
days on the City rock pill
~ Booze is always getting people il
to trouble.
George Roddy of Centralia, Il
~ young fellow who drove an c
60 team to the Worlds Fair in 5
e Louis. threatens to do another a
GU to distinguish himself He is 2
'' ing to get married. Miss Cla
Waters, also of Centralia, is b
, intended.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03

Fuhrman Of Moberly for a 200
acre farm north of Moberly. Mr..
Thurman will not move here but
will leave T. G.. Campbell and
George Fuhrman in charge Of the
store.
The band boys treated De.
Bolts and bride to a serenado
Thursday night after which tho
doctor treated the boys to the
cigars.
James Fields of Colorado, and
Frank Fields of Shelbina, wer5
guests at George McGee's the last
Of the week.
A little three-mOnths-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Young was
buried at Santa Fe Friday after
noon. The little one had whoOp-
ing cough.
Tom Wilson ana wife of Mex
leo visited friends in and around
Santa Fe last week.
John Boothe and wife, north OF
town, are visiting in West Viz
ginia.
Roy Key went to Centralia Sat
urday afternoon.
Otey Wyatt Of Washington, d.
lC., was a recent guest at the
home of Robert Smiley.
Willis Eshom and son, east OF
town, will have a sale Nov. 3.
Ruben Mccoy of Mexico was ii
this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. George Bybee is home
from a visit at Moberly where
she helped nurse her sons, Chas.
Bybee's wife, thru severe sick
spell.
} Mrs. Mayme Crigler has opened
up a variety store in the corner
building of Frank Smiths store
rooms.
Ralph Lewton sold II shOats to
l Ashby Bolts at 1-2 cents per ID.
Cassius Markley, northwest of
: town, will have a sale Nov. 9Th.
: Grandma Cook is home from a
) visit at Mexico.
Ernest Hale, Bert Crigler and
Il Cleve Wilson papered South Fork
school house Saturday. That's a
Il good move, beautify the school
p houses and yards.
e Sidney Beam is home from
il RenneSsaler.
g Miss Gertie Davis is visiting III
II Columbia.
. John Pat Dye of Victor was al
> R. L. Youell's Sunday.
J. Mrs. Minnie Wallace of Pari'
y is here to help care for her moth
C er, Mrs. Quisenberry, who is very
Il sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03

Clarence A. Barnes has returned
from Boone county, Missouri,
where he tried the eases of Weaver
against the Wabash ana Points
against the Wabash, both cases
growing out of fires originating
from sparks from engines, Mr..
Barnes obtained a Judgment for
his clients in the sum of $4,000
and $4,000, respectively.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
KNIGHTs OF COLUMBUS.

There was a big meeting in
Knights of Columbus degree work
at Martinsburg last Sunday. After
the regular work all enjoyed a big
banquet together, Visitors We're
present from Mexico, Mpberly,
Marshall, JonesRqrg, Wellsvilla
and Montgomery City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03

Miss Stella Snidow, instructor
in Mathematics in the Mexico
High School, resigned last week
Her sister, Miss Flemma Snidow
has been elected to take her place
Miss Stella Snidow and her moth
er, Mrs, Clara Snidow, will spend
the winter in the South.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03
MIR HARRISON HURT.

G. H. Harrison, of near Benton
City, was thrown from his wagon
in a runaway last Saturday. Two
bones in his right foot were
broken and he was otherwise
painfully hurt and bruised.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03

Judge d. A. Murphy Of this city
has been appointed District Dep,
uty for the knights Of Columbus,
for the district comprising Mex
leo, Martinsburg and Jefferson
City.