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Son Hurries From Alaska to
Fathers Bedside.
NEWS REEVES THE LATTER
Col. Thomas Potter, Jr., Critically III
at Atlantic City.
MAY LIVE UNTIL MEETING
Arrangements Made for Special
Boats and Trains to Bring
Traveller in Record Time,

ATLANTIC CITY, October 29-Far up
in the frozen north at White Horse ON
the edge OF an Alaskan forest, Is a
younS man beginning d five-tnousand-
mlie "Trip, which. LeIore il ends, Will en-
ploy the fastest steamships and special
trains
Here in Atlantic City, i'll in bed, but
determined TO live until the journeys
END, ana using his military experience
to send kilograms of instruction aions
the route the younger man will fol-
low, Is an old man. For weeks, while
they were rakius the Alaskan Wilds for
his son, Col. Thomas Potter, il, millon-
aire manufacturer in Philadeiphia and
quartermastei of the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard, chung 10 lie. His phySi-
clans thought lie would be dead before
word of his illness was carried to Wiz
son Potter in the north country.
News Revives Patient.
But Thursday when they showed to the
father a telegram from his son, Col. Pot
ter smiled and said nc would not die
without seeing Wilson. The doctors
were aStOnished to see i'll the older man
within few hours strong signs of
rallying, and now they are sure that
father and son will meet, though it is ao-
mitted the son cannot arrive before No.
vember =.
Col. Potter, who was in charge of the
work of relieving the JOhnstown hood suf-
ferers, caught Il cold at that time, which
led to dropsical affection. He went
to Atlantic City from Philadelphia to live
in the hope OF restoring MS health Last
July, when his son SCI out for building
trip to Alaska, Col. Potter seemed as
strong as he had been for the past ten
years. The son had been gone only three
weeks when the colonel became gravely ill
and asked for Wilson.
The Son Found
A search was started at once Prom
inent officials in Alaska were reached
by wire. Indian trappers and mounted
police were put upon the trail of the
young man and his guides. The search
ers reported that Wilson had gone far
into the interior Nothing was heard
from him until Thursday. when from
White Horse came a telegram saying
he had heard the news from home. An
hour later another wire travelled down
to Seattle and across the country to the
father saying that the son had started
for home.
Special Trains Provided.
Members of the Potter family busted
themselves Immediately in providing IA
cilities for the young mans speedy pas
sage from stage to stage of the journey
At certain points he will find ready spe-
cial trains: at others boats And the ia
Their has become sufficiently aroused to
make tersc and direct suggestions dealing
with transportation.
While the son is Fastening to his ia
Their he will find at every telegraph sta
ton the latest news of Col. Potter's condi-
ton.
Already the excitement of the five-thou-
sand-mile journey has penetrated to the
sickroom, and Col. Potter is travelling
with his son in Imagination over every
mile of the journey.
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OTHER ORDERS

Seltese Tribe. No. 1G, Improved Order
of Redmen met at 7Os d street northwest
Tuesday night.
During the evening Sioux Tribe. No. 1S,
and Logan Tribe. No. s. attended in a
body. the latter tribe bringing to Seltese
Tribe the calumet or pipe of peace"
which is being carried to all tribes in this
Jurisdiction. Many members were pres
ent, including members from Philadelphia,
Pa; Springfield, Ohio. and other juris-
dictions. During the evening many spoke
on the good OF the order. and ]. Madison
and F. Madison OF Logan Tribe and A.
F. Broacher of Seltese Tribe each rem
dered several solos.
Seltese Tribe Will take the calumet, or
pipe of peace. to Oscelo Tribe, No. 49, in
Tenleytown Tuesday, November s.
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MASONIC.

LODGES
Oct. 29-Associat'on of WorShipful Mas
tiers. probably.
Nov. 1-Myron NJ. Parker. No. -, f. A.
Nov. 2-wasfington Centennial, No. IA,
&c.
Osiris, No. 70, L. A.
King Solomon, No. 81. grand
visitation.
Nov. 3-La Fayette, No. 10, T. A.
Masonic Board of Relief.
Nov. 4-Colrmba. No. 3, f. a.
Hiram. No. 10, grand visitation.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Nov. LA Favcttc, No. =. L. NJ. and
VI. E NJ.
Washington Naval. No 8, Mark
Nov. Columbia. No. I. Il. A., probably.
BriGhtwood. No ., L. NJ and
NJ E. NJ.
Nov. Sc hool of Instruction.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
No work is bll.etined for any Of
the communicates the coming
week.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Nov. 1-Mithras Lodge of Perfection. con-
sideration Of new bylaws.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
t,alendared, but not bulletincd.,
Nov IMizpah, No. s.
Nov. 2-ATeme. No. 10.
Nov. 3-Esther. No. =.
Nov. 4-Martha, No. 4.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Oct. 31-Amas Temple. Mystic Shrine,
ceremonial session.
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ODD FELLOWS.
LODGES,

LODGES
Oct. 31-Beacon, No. u, visitation; E1-
celsior. No. Il. IAngdou. No. %:
Covenant, No. 10. and Union, No.
IL, regular business.
Nov. Phoenix, No. %, degree work;
Golden Rule. No. 81; Washing
ton. No. q. and Amity, No. 81,
regular business.
Nov. Eastern. No. {: Harmony. No. 0.
and Federal City. No. 20. d. gree
work. Friendship, No. j, re..u-
lar business.
Nov. Columbia, No. 10. degree work
Salem. No. ~. regular business
Nov. 4-Central. No. l. and Metropolis.
No. 16. regular business.
ENCAlIPMENTS.
Nov. Mount Nebo No 6, visitation.
Nov. 4-Magenenu. No. 1, degree work.
REBEkAH DEGREE LODGES.
Oct. 31-Naomi. No. /. regular business.
Nov. Ruth. No. o degree work: Martha
Washington. No. ., regular bust
ness.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
Nov 1-Canton Washington, monthly
meeting.
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Programs of volunteer readings and
music in the lecture hall Of the Public
Library are announced today as follows /:
Tuesday, November ], at = pm, Miss
Emavieve Rose will give a dramatic rea l.
ing OF The Piper" by Josephine Prestsr
Peabody.
Thursday. November >. at p.m., song
recital 10y Miss Marion McFan, soprano !:
Mrs. James Kerr. contralto. and Mrs Ed
mund Barry, accompanies.
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CRIPPEN IN FLIGHT
READ MURDER TALE
Calmly Accepts Novel From
Capt. Kendall in Exchange
for Detective Story.

OTTAWA Ontario, October 49,
-Four Quartermasters of the steamship
Montrose, aboard which DIR. H. III. Grip
pen was captured last summer, have
denied his statement made in evidence.
and which resulted in his conviction
OF the murder of Belle Elmore, his
actress wife, that quartermaster had
agreed to hide him in the cargo and to
concoct a story of his suicide. In this
connection is now published a new in
etdent of the voyage.
DIR. Crppen came into the captain
cabin one day with a red-covered novel
In his hand, on the cover OF which big
letters advertised $1,000 reward. This
book was The Four Just Men," and
Crippen had been reading it.
Whether he had any suspicion that
Capt. Kendall suspected his identity
was not shown in the manner in which
he offered the book to the captain as
"A good one TO read
Eyed Each Other Closely.
Il thought you'd like to read it," said
Crippen- AS it's A detective story il
might interest you
Capt Kendall said he would have q
look at the novel some time. and then
opened the bookcase. and. taking out
The Murder of Delicia." by Marie
Corelli. offered 1T to Crippen.
This is the same sort of a story
he said It's about man who Kills
his wife IN London-not murders her,
but kills her soul by neglect"
Crippen looked at Capt Kendall.
Capt. Kendall looked at Crippen. There
was no sign from either of any mean
ing beyond the exchange of the books
and Capt. Kendall could only wonde,
what were the thoughts of Crippen, and
whether the whole thing was merely
suspected the identity of his passenger
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PRIEST OF CHURCH JOINS
HEROES OF THE BATTLE
Statue of Rev. Father Corby
Unveiled and Dedicated on
the Field of Gettysburg.

GETTYSBURG. Pa. October 29.-In the
presence of several thousand survivors
and friends of the Irish brigade, which
participated in the battle of Gettysburg,
the memorial statue to their chaplain,
Rev Father William Corby, was today
unveiled and dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies. The site was the scene OF
the Sd Corps resistance to Longstreet's
attack on the federal left.
The memorial statue. q bronze figure OF
the priest In the act OF pronouncing alb
solution to the entire brigade, both Cath
Olic and Protestant, stands on the very
rock on which the priest stood when. a
few moments before, one of the most des-
perate charges of the second days fight
was to be made, he performed the relig-
ious rite which has gone down in the his
tory of the battle of Gettysburg as one Of
the most impressive incidents OF the
three days battle.
An Impressive Incident.
The brigade had assembled for the fray
and. having q few moments before the
charge OF Longstreet's men was to begin.
Father Corby, standing on the rock in
front OF the brigade. near the wheat
field, commanded the attention of the
men. saying that each one could receive
the benefit of the absolution by perform
ing contritiOn in sincerity and resolv-
confess his sins.
The brigade was standing at order
arms" AS he closed his address every
man. Catholic and non-CathoNl. feb on
his knees with his head bowed. Then
stretching his right hand toward the
brigade. Father .Corby pronounced the
words Of absolution. A moment later
the charge was on. CaidwelPs division
of the I'd Corps penetrated the Confed-
crate line, but later was driven back.
Today's Ceremonies.
The ceremonies today We're without any
attempt at ostentation. Hundreds Of
the survivors of the Irish brigade and
other regiments who witnessed the i'm
pressiye incident gathered at the monu-
ment and listened to addresses by the
Rev. Charles w. Lyons. president of st.
Jcsephs College, Philadelphia, and by
Henry A. Daily, president of the Alumni
Sodality of Philadelphia, the latter turn
ing over the memorial to the national
park commission. Miss Bernadette Daily
pulled the cord which released the Amer
lean flag yelling the memorial. This
morning the visitors attended mass in
St. Francis Xavier Church.
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Officers of the new board of managers
Of the Masonic Temple. under the con-
troll of TIL Grand Lodge. F. y. a. NJ. of
the District of Columbia, were elected at
the meeting held at Masonic Temple
Monday evening. as follows: Presto =nt.
Past Grand Master \. B. Coolidge. vice
president, Thomas C. Noyes; secretary.
Francis Russell Underwood; treasurer,
James a. Sample; Pas, Grand Master
Henry X Simpson, j. r. Lambie and
Lafayette Leaman, audit committee. Past
Grand Master Simpson and MesSrs. In
derwooG, Lambie and Leaman are not
m mbers o. the board of managers, but
were selected for the positions they hold
under q provision of the bylaws.
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Mrs. Annie Y. HILL aged Sixtv-nilta
years. widow of George W Ill., died a..
Shepherdstown. ". Va. Wednesday Of
typhoid fever. Her father was the late
Capt. George Reynolds.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Calanthe Lodge, No. II. received Grand
Chancellor H. P. Wiley and associate
Grand Lodge officers at the annual WISH
tation Monday evening. j. T. Coldwell
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-Armat Stoddart librarian at Masonic
Temple. who has host of friends in the
Masonic f. aternity. is reported seriously
u. at his home, :I40S 1ith street
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Peacock Throne of the Moguls.

That was the throne of the Moguls of
India and stood in the hall of private
audience. in the palace at Delhi. 1t was
brought to Teheran by Nadir. Shah of
Persia.
Delhi with fearful slaughter. He came
home with 800 elephants, laden with a
booty valued at GSO.OO.OOo.
This throne is believed TO have been
the most extravagant and costly piece of
furniture ever made and was so called
from having the figures OF two peacocks
standing behind it, their tails expanded
to form background for the figure Of
the mogul when he occupied the seat of
Sovereignty. These figures OF the birds were
enameled with sapphires, riIbies. emeralds.
pearls and other precious stones Of ap-
propriate cOlorS to represent life.
The throne itself was six feet long by
four broad; it stood on six massive feet,
which, with the body, We're of solid gold.
inlaid with rubies. emeralds and dis-
monds. 1t was surmounted by a canop-
of cloth of gold, supported by twe' e
golden pillars, all richly emblazoneG 18th
costly gems. and fringe OF pearls Jrna-
mented the borders of the canopy
Between the two peacOcks stood the
figure of a parrot of the ordinary size.
said TO have been carved out OF a single
emerald. On either side Of the throne
stood umbrella, one of the oriental
emblemS of royalty.
They were made of crimson velvet
richly embroidered and fringed with
pearls. The handles We're eight feet high.
of solid gold and studded with diamonds.
The cost of this superb work Of art has
been variously stated at sums varying
from one to six millions sterling. II was
planned and executed under the super
vision of Austin de Bordeaux.
TaVernier. French jeweler who visit
ed India in 1865, valued this within of
extravaganza at eS.60,Un Jonas Han
way estimates it as worth G11,2J009o.
II stood on a white marble plnth on
which is still TO be deciphered the boast
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useless wealth in all the world. except
perhaps in the treasury of the Kremlin
OF Moscow. although it is a question
which is the more valuable.
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Two grand eisitations will occur dur
ing the coming week, to King Solomon
and to Hiram Lodge, No. 10, Friday even
ing.
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ters:
IF there he paradise earth, IL IS
even this, even this. even this
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E's f. Haskell. past grand master OF
the state of Florida, was caller at Ma
sonic T, mple Thursday on his way home
frop4 the north.
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GEMS OF Ex7SU[TAN
Disposition of Them Is Stroud
ed in Mystery.
SOLD AT AUCTION, MAYBE
Proceeds Possibly Spent for Military
Reorganization
OTHER JEWELS IN TREASURY
Store of Valuables Gathered by Long
Line of Ru1ers-Too Precious
to Sell.
SOLD AT AUCTION, MAYBE
OTHER JEWELS IN TREASURY
BY WILLIAM r.. CT RTIS.

Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicag" Record Herald.
CCESTANTINOPLE. September ~, 1910
Mystery surrounds the disposition o.
the jewels of Abdul-Hamid, the ex-slIltan.
Nobody SEE ms to know what he had or
what they were worth. General impress
sion is that they were many and vail
able.
Nobody knows what has become OF
them. Many believe they were confiscated
by the Young Turks at the time of his
abdication and sold for the benefit OF
the public funds.
The newspapers announced some months
ago that they were to be sold at auc-
ton for the benefit Of the state. and thai
the government had engaged the services
of London expert TO classify them. put
them in order and appraSe their value.
They even went so far as to name the
man selected for this duty.
Afterward it was reported that they
had been exposed for sale at Paris, and
that some of the choicest gems had been
already purchased by American million
aires. But 10 official report has evei
been made concerning any of these tran
sactions. The fate as well as the number
and value of the jewels is in the mist.
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Jeweled Armor and Arms.

Hanging on the wall are several suits OF
armor of silver and gold set with jewels:
weapons with scabbards of solid gold and
handles blazing with diamonds. There
are collections of imperial robes of the
most exquisite silks, velvets and bro
cades
There is toilet table veneered with
diamonds. and a wash bowl, pitcher and
other toilet articles incrusted with jew
els. There are cups of onyx, crystal and
jade. stirTups and bits and bride bits of
gold.
In the corner OF a little case is two
quart bowl filled with buttons, each set
with solitaire Observation-Disclosures of
them-which some time or another fas-
tened the garments of an extravagant sui
tan.
But the most gorgeous and overpower-
ing object in the collection is a throne of
gold. that looks like an ordinary divan
with gilded arms and legs. 1t is uphol-
stored with rich brocade. in which the
designs are worked out with gold threads,
and the legs and arms and seat are We
neered in places with rubies, emeralds
and pearls.
This throne was brought as loot of war
from the palace of the Shah of Persia, at
Teheran. in 1902, by the Sultan Selim J..
but is not nearly SO beautiful or SO cost
ly as the Peacock throne, which is still
in the Persian palace.
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Excelsior Lodge, No. IA, at it's meeting
last Tuesday night conferred the rank of
page and esquire. "A large attendance of
members ana visitors witnessed the rites.
This lodge is said to be noted for the
excellence of it's degree work. The rank
of knight will be conferred next Tuesday.
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Jewels in Wild Profusion.

What is even more interesting to the
ordinary visitor is the display of jewels
which are kept in two small rooms. ar
ranged without taste or any plan of in
stallation. There are perhaps several
thousand of precious stones. Many Of
them are uncut and all of them unset,
kept in a most careless way in porcelain
salad bowls that will hold gallon each.
Five such bowls are filled with loose
diamonds rubies, emeralds. sapphires.
turquo:ses and other sems-perhaps half
a bushel altogether. One emerald weighs
two Kilograms and another is almost of
the same size. They are said to be the
largest in the world.
Most of these jewels are gifts, heir
looms and trophies of war. Some of them
have been handed down through twenty
eight generations of suitans, having been
brought to Constantinople by Mohammed
the Conqueror when he captured this
city. in the middle of the fifteenth cen
fury.
No matter how hard pressed the sultans
have been for money at different times,
they have refused to sell any of these
treasures, although from time to time
they have selected sGA'e jewel or orna-
ment-something that would not be miss
ed-for a gift. There is no such mass Of
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Amaranth Lodge. No. %, under the
guidance Of Chancellor Commander Mark
W. Moore. jr. is enjoying a prosperous
year At the last meeting seven applica-
tons for membership were received.
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Century LonGe, No. 20. is in receipt Of
number of applications and has an
nounced work in the ranks for Novem-
Der
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Decatur Lodge, No. Q. held a we'll at
tended convention Monday evening and
discussed plans for the annual visitation,
which will occur Monday evening, No
vember %. instead OF November %, as
printed on the schedule. 4 change of
meeting night made this necessary.
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The visitatiODs scheduled for next week
are as follows: Webster Lodge. No. Z,
Iuesnay evening and Harmony Lodge,
No. II. Thursday evening, both at tine
r.than Temple.
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Mount Vernon Lodge, No. =. Wednesday
evening announced that the committee on
entertainment had arranged for an at
tractive feature for Wednesday evening,
November IT, when an illustrated lecture
would b. gwen in the !odge room by Il.
Il. Thompson. official photographer of the
reclamation service, who will present
many special views obtained by him on
his visits to various parts of the United
States.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-11
n. Y. SENATOR A BpIBE- TAKER
COLLEAGUE ACCUSES HIM OF
ACCEPTING $1,000.
Wheels OF Legislation Stop While
lawmakers. Conduct
Probe.

Albany, N. Y, Feb 9--The wheels
OF legislation stood still here while
the 81 members of the senate inves-
tigated charges of bribery against one
OF their number. Witnesses during
the next few days or weeks are ex.
pected to prove whether or rot Senat-
or j. p. Aids of Chenango county,
took $1,000 in payment for his influ-
ence in sitting certain bill. Senator
Aids has made sweeping denial of
the charge and upon his accuser. Sen
ator BENJAMIN Conger, rests the burd-
en- of proving the assertion.
Senator Conger charged that Aids,
while member of the assembly on or
about April %, 1901, received and
accepted $1,000 as consideration for
having refrained from pressing for
passage of &C certain bill pending be-
fore the house."
Under compulsion of the senate.
Senator Bonn .Conger. filed sworn
bill of particulars. The statement de.
clares that "the person who delivered
$1,000 to Aids on or about April %,
1901, was Hiram C. Moe of Groton,
Tompkins County,"
This sum-" the affiant asserts, was
demanded by Aids of Benn Conger
and Frank Conger in the interests of
the American Bridge company "a cor,
poration.)"
The particular bill referred to as in
Aids charge, declared Conger, was
| an act amending the highway law
which had been referred to the Assem-.
| bly, committee on internal affairs.
Conger was compelled to file his bill
of particulars by vote of SO to 8.
1t is Is years since the senate has
been asked to consider charge like
this. Five times in the last 40 years
similar inquiries have occupied the
time of this body. In no case have the
charges been sustained.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-11
Lime Springs.

John Johnson has returned from his
trip to Norway.
The Everetts gave very good pro-
gram in the High School, Friday even
ing. They were assisted by Mrs. d.
G. Davis and Misses Cora Woods and
Eta Hughes. Contestants are now
being chosen by both the Irving and
the Everett Societies for the annual
cup contest which is held during COM
mencement week. Each is sure of
winning and the contest promises to be
very interesting. The High School
promises to give to the public an enter
tainment similar to cat The Village
Post Office" which was given last year,
some time in the near future. The
play is entitled 'Mr. Bob," and there
will be readings, solos, duets, etc.,
between acts.
Miss Helen Hill has been very ill
with the mumps.
Mrs. Willie Hughes entertained some
of the young folks, Tuesday evening.
Those who were present were Messrs.
Newton Davis, Fred Stradley and
Joseph Cray, and the Misses Cora
Woods, Eta Hughes and Alta Lohius.
Mrs. Eveline Hubbard returned to
her home in Chicago after spending
the winter with Mrs. w. w. Cray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Farr, of Kensel,
N. D., are visiting relatives and
friends at Lime Springs this week.
The R. N. A, gave z cent social,
Monday evening in the Woodmen Hall.
Every seventh person was admitted
free and the following program was
given:
Song
........By the Welsh Choir assisted by MIR.
Parry, of Columbus, Wisconsin.
Drlil........ .......................B By l6 Girls
Recitation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Clara Knutsen
Song
Misses Eta Hughes, Alta Lohius, Geneva
Henderson. (This was negro melody and
the girls were colored.)
Recitation. ....................N Winnie Sanborn
| Points on the X. n. A........ Olive Salisbury
Song 49,. by 8 Girls
, Song. ..................By Prima Donnas
Following the program the fish pond
was open for cents and then lunch
was served for the same price. A
large company attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Fifield are the
proud parents of a baby girl born Mon:
day, Feb. 7th. Mrs. Fifield's maiden
name was Miss Hazel Morrison ano
n she was formerly resident of Fay.
;. cite, Iowa.
q Mrs. D. A. Palmer was up from
n Cresco few days last week.
$ Carl Maehlng was a Cresco callel
s one day last week.
! Among those who attended Club a
Mrs. L. Sanborn's at Bonair, Satur
day, were Mesd. George Hall and Ere,
y Hill, accompanied by Emily Grub.