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The Washington times., 1910-06-13

yawns and sink TO the cellar floor beside
their busy presses Vow whispered
the Mouse ro Willy. "Davy ana uurcv,
you stay here-aul done stir from this
spot, whatever you hear OBJ see--
The next moment the twins saw the
.Hise slip the magic lIuleuIS Ug tHF
#Nl.-esS IrDlel--ats, spring rU EHe
printing presses ana begin working al
top speed
Suddenly ar TicEIemouse tc4Icd the
presses with tle Tip Of Ils TAIL They
slowed duWU-aud srourad-
Then WHY shut one eye and stood
storil- sh.0u between them, waving l.s
lips move. could almost hear him say
ing. 81 wish
Slowly, erudz-ully. the big wheels be-
~lU Tn turu-blcllHarls TEel faster.
Willy and bis uncle jumped toward the
printed pages and fed them rapidly
back lrtO ID, presses. They came out
as blank and Wi .fs as before the print
Greats had rum them through
So fast the mice worked. the whole
edition was Imprinted before an hour
had pasSed-al but two copies. Just
then the priuter-CarS came 10 their
senses and tae basement rang with
caferWaglS
quick willy. stun 'em down their
throats.' Mr. TictlewOuse pointed 20
the two last comics. Willy craurDpd
them down the tlroats of the seuall-
ing cats and their cries were stopped
short. but not before a hoarse voice
answered them tr0Ta above.
The mice dashed out of the base
m-Et. graSDed the frightened twins.
and tore uJWn the lonely street Just
as great cat in a nigGteap with How
ing strings spranz from an upper
the same Old cat they had seen nod
ding over Good housekeeping the
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
10 CLEAN MARABOUT BOA.

According To one authority an excel
lent way to clean marabaut boa in
White. or almost any of the lighter
shades. is to make q warm soap lather
ans gently kncad the feather until
q -oa-
Rinse in fresh cold water TO which
little blue has been added.
Shake well and hang n the air IN
dry. Shaking from time TO time to make
Tho down furry
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DAMAGED
BY HEAVY RAINS
Prices Slightly Higher Than on
Saturday and Quality
Inferior.

The continued rains for the past few
days have caused considerable damaSe
To the berry crop in the vicinity OF
Washington.
The prices quoted on the locad mar
ket today averaged from ! TO ~ cents
higher than those OF Saturday and the
berries now being received are of Il
poorer grade than any received so for
tais year. Most of them especially the
Strawberries and blackberries are very
soft, and can only be kept a short time.
With the exception. of the berries the
produce market is in a very good con-
dition. Poultry is now selling az a rela-
lively low price with a good supply on
hand. Chickens were quoted today at
from % 10 - cents per pOunI. with tur-
KEYS selling AT IS cents and ducks =
cents per pound.
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The Autobiography Of Mrs. Hen Peck

liver wing OF the chicken. and wore
the good clothes and, when there were
any hard things TO be done. or sacri-
fees 20 be made. simply showed them
of on him.
When the servant left &c was he who
had 20 get up and make the FIRE, ara
bring me my cOGee- When we lad
children. IL was he who had 90 get I'D
and Go marat5ous with coHclzy babies
- the night When we were poor, i-
was be who had to wear his coat the
second season. II was DE who did the
petlCE and considering, and humOrinS
that Keeps a household placid.
il was he VINO walked on eggs for
fear Of t-amEIing on my pre5uIices OF
opinions. IL was ne who stayed ar
home, iu the hot summers, and WORKED
while went abroad 10 enjoy myself
Simply Make Him Jump
Through a Hoop.
DO you catch my ldea2 was simply
resolved 90 suo5ugate my husband, and
have the best Of everything; 20 teach
MIN 90 fetch and carry. and jump
through q hoop az my command, as it
were OF course, this doesn't sound
very we'll II dCcsu- seem nice, and lady
IKE. and angelic, and an that sort Of
thing. that women lay such stress upon,
b-r 81 is exactly what every woman,
who tries TO manage a husband, really
means IN her secret soul
So I'd as wei cali spade spade. in
writing down the truthful account % my
lie and how I have succeeded in e6u-
eating my husband 10 the point where
he is the envy and admiration Of even
my mother. who is something OF q man
tanner herself.
or course. in a way, an autobiography
IS always somewhat an evidence OF ego
-isu. but 7 think that mine is JUSTIFIED
b- the high alcruistic motive that in
spires d.. for 7 shall discuss in IL rlaly
OF tle trials. common 10 all married
women, such as HOW 10 get rid OF
your husbands relatives and old friends,
now 10 settle the financial question. how
20 break up his old habits, how TO corr
rect his tastes, etc. etc. in a way that
cannot fail 20 be Illuminating % my SIS
Iers.
In especial. I feel that my aut7b-oz-
rauLE VIII be "a missionary tract for
brides. VINO after perusinE my expert
erces and inspiring successes, VIII 20
and Go likewise.
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
DURABLE FROCKS
FOR TINY MISSES

Eaustc. lowered dimiues. Paris lawn
and fine dotted Swiss are charming for
the chldren's party and best dresses.
These little frocks need not be extraya-
CANT in price. as they are always pretty
IL made OF good quality material and
simply trimmed. The wise mother viii
sacrifice expensive trimming for finer
Er.dc material. as the dress win not
Only give longer service. but look bet
ter after frequent IauHderiugs.
The daintieSt and most exquisite kind
OF trimming for young chuJreu.s dresses
are made by hand and simple dresses
run with hand tueks and trimmed with
tiny hit Of hand embroidery, feather
stitching or shocking.
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Just Begin Right,
That's the Wav.

For an OF these women might have
had husbands even such as my Joun.
II they only had as much sense as I
had and had begun right That's the
trouble In order 20 manage a husband
properly you have to BEGIN at the be-
ginning, and have a definite plan: and
most women haven't any plan about
anything Life is Just a series of ac-
Cldents 60 them, and when they do hit
the bulls eye IL is just q lucky luke
Not because they Intentionally aimed
az IT,
Thank God, I was never one OF these
casual females i have always known
perfectly Wei what I wanted. and have
gone after 81 with both hands. and have
generally gotten 10. Now. when 7 was
married I realized that iu every home
there is one who kisses and one who
submits 20 be kissed. one who sits on
a pedestal. and one who burns incense
before the pedestal. one who commands
and one who o5eys-and I said % MYSELF
that the best was good enough for me.
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PUZZLES
VERY Instructive
Much Hidden Lore Is
Brought 10 Light BY
the SolverS.


{ y ta1A '--- -- interesting l--e-er
i'm the flowers which nod z-rr-r.
r- --. -.....-.. -.7.s7.. .-.
- sr.-
..'-,@ -.'.7--~ '', "-'-.'i'
..'H, the l-'te collection which we con
SdereI i'm the puzzle list tass and last
week
Trer --..r--- ---,---.- IRA. mos t.r-- a. .,,.
'' '-. .~ i--.' -. t'NtTi-l
awarded. and. referring TO Hiss Mar
g.. T. JoEus-oI-s beautifully arranged
r1..r. r,rr.ra- ..r-7.r, Council bon. ....,.-5
Ha-tA 10 --e puzzle contest OF last
week. ! discover more IMAM few
things too good so keep.
For instance, ir discussing the daade-
non, she tells us Do was regarded as a
osIeaas b" ,Ae CUISINE OF ,Ae ApaeAe
l-'.'-.''.7' &C. an N-O F"
c ,---., -
d Then sr 5.rsF e 6Sy.-ys %'s sfoi5 t ne
eamomue Under rha latter name. OF
fl.rris6es he .e9 50 much srectef 6v
country IassiaS who wish 10 have =.
beautiful, clear complexion.
Dr5zr OF Name
Most Of. rs. ! am sure, never heard
that Lady IreSses IS O. TerVersiul
ol Lady's Traces On account OF tn-
twisted cluster reSgulIIL- Che EaCt- o.
9-l-lasi.t o---" s'-. SUNG olo-. '--le
~ --rr5 ~ -.-,,-....l.. r...-,
- '-..- 800 az
10y > ---- ..-- '', ,.-,. [g l-..
u-ial A-l-- "i-o sue" t''- --.t .--.t -ou- =
traces called Lse la;n-iieF roadside dent
Ze-= Lady $ tres-eS- IN New England
ihe hia-l'' Ntt77 .gi'--.-,,- 80 y, - cal'ea
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
CLEAN SAUCEPANS
MOST IMPORTANT

The cleaning Of saucepans IS very i'm
perfectly understood ip many houses.
bat it is most important
Each time that q saucepan has been
used, IL should bc rur over the fire with
clear cold water and q UstIe soda in it.
When this Is hot it should be poured
away, and the saucepan and its lid well
secured with soan and sa &c. the out
side cling freed from all black and dirt
.ry m ans OF stiff brush kept specially
FOR Tie purpose
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
KITCHEN CONVENIENCE

\ kitchen convenience is medi-
cine chest, such SIS is commonly su9-
piled for bathrooms. This is hung
over the kitchen table, and is re-
signed TO hold small cooking sup
plies. such as baking powder. spices.
cocoa, and flavoring extracts.
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
TO IRON SHEETS EASILY.

Instead OF spreading out sheets and
ironing them by themselves, try this
plan; Fold the sheet ia half. then
quarter, lay on ironing board as though
TO iron. Now iron the rest Of CLONES
on TOP or sheet, turning il between
pieces so as 70 reach all partS. fuallv
folding and begin on another sheet In
and easier than doing them senaratelv.
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
Little Married Life Stories
No. ). HIS LETTER
By Nobel Herbert Urner

expressed any opinion. because until
now IL has never been necessary 7 have
had no letters that needed TO be held con-
hdentiaL And the fact that this one IS
from my mother should dlsarn your
/ resentment"
All. please, please don't say any more
about Dc. shah. Of course. never read
anotha- letter of yolrs. 7 had 40 idea
! how you f5I- about H.
: He sighed II am sorry, Winlf-ed, that
you take IL that way
She went into her own room on pre-
tense OF getting uD the laundry for
the morning Why mad he not wanted
: her % rea3 that ler-er2 What had his
neither % say that she could not know Q
Was 30 something about herself. The not
blood rushed 10 her face az the thought
Could IL be some criticism soruetllnS
uufavUrabie 10 herr Else why would he
nor let her see it, Had ir been only a
matter OF business he would not have
cared
( Yes. il was something about herself
she felt convinced OF that Perhaps he
/ had even ceased 20 love her-aud his
mother was advising some plans for a
I separation All kinds OF wild fanCies
now dlled her mind
When a few moments later he came
TO her door 10 say he was SONG out
( for some cigars and for little walk.
I she ONLY tL- Nallr WIKI
out glanCIug toward HIM
When he had gone she dropped the
{ laundry and walked restessly up and
down the room and then back again
into the sitting room
Some TINY bits Of white paper that had
failed to reach the waste paper basket
al which they had been thrown Law on
! tho carpet As she passed the wOrl
Worried IN his mother la1GWrl-iuG
Z stared uD az her VIM the first
four letters OF her own name. and with
yOU'' were also there.
I He had torn up the letter. Il was
there before bert Without stopping TO
think she lnel- down. gathered Up the
pieces from the basket and a few thag
( bad fallen outside. and began feyerislly
10 piece them together
"-y dear S0D-Wclter IS coming TO
I town -ueSday. - - been
drinking a great deal -- month. and
- worried. Be with him all You
can - your influence --- Don
llet WiDi--- very sensitive, and he
might not stav with YOU II he thought
4 she knew. HurrIedly,
MOTHER
| Tears Of Relief
Come to Her Eyes.
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KEEP MENDING HANDY.

Five minutes OF spare time while
waiting for something is not long
enough TO accomplish any big task.
but il a basket Of stockings or mend
ing be kept at hand IL is wonderful
how many buttons NAV be sewed in
these spare minutes or how many
holes may be mended.
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
The Catnip Spell.
'C5pyrIght 1910 BY Roy Rutherford bailey.

that Jack Built Got your magic
barGcuns readv2"
Willy grinned and showed his uncle
something that siiuered coldy ia the.
moonlight "a pair FOR each. Uncle
Tic"
Good The Mouse brought the
smoke wreath 90 earth beside the far
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
TO SAVE STEPS.

One way to save steps is to nail a
strip Of vanished wood to the wall
cbove the gas stove. Screw i'm a row
OF brass hooks and use them for iron
spoons, strainers. broilers, small
spiders, and any Utensil thai goes di-
rect from hook TO stove
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

on the hack OF an envelope
He haC taken some letters from
his pocket and was g0jus over them
Eurriedfy-
~Oh. John" catchrrz steht OF a IA
nuIar envelope and writing, "a letter
from your mother and addressed 10
your cface,'
..Yes-just hurried business note
She thought it might reach me quicker
] suppose"
ana you didn't tell me anything
a-out i-2"
.whv, dear. didn't think you'd be
i-tcrested-it was Just a business mat
tor
well, YOU know I'm always inter
ested I'm your mothers letters" she
held out her hand Cor it.
Ee hesi-aJed.
Il think ! would rather YOU wouidn' {
read this one. Winlfred. AS 7 said, it
is Just a business nOte-nOthiug that
would interest you"
OH drawing back quickly.
Vow. dear. don't look so hurt You
shouldn't feel offended at thing like
that"
You have never before" speaking
slowly. refused 90 Jet me see one Of
your mothers letters.
Then shouldn't that be all the more
reason why YOU should respect my
wishes now2-
-Oh. of course don't want to read Dc
unless YOU wish me 10. 1 never nave
any letters shat sou can't read; but 1
suppose hat IS different"
IT have never asked 10 read any OF
Your letters. Winfield
You don't have 10. she flashed. Il
always -ead them TO YOU
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

window Of the basement The hum Of
wheels and the steady click of busy
rollers told them the presses were at
work-Iu extra edition of Good Mouse
keeping inagaziues was being printed
Keep back. The Mouse pulled his
Geld-glasSes from his pocket and saZed
at the printers. They're getting sleepy
already. III teach EN- To- print cat mag
a1incS about our tribe
The four watched breathless TIL they
saw the prlntcr-cats give a few last
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
Reading the Letters
BELONGING to Others.

Then that IS because you wish TO, not
because I request IL. am perfectly Will
ing TO con-ede YOU the right TO hold any
of your let ers private There are often
cases in which q letter is intended only
for the person 20 whom il is written
"Oh. And I thought we were always
90 read each others letters. In the very
beginning I thought we decided that"
T think Winifred. if you remember. IL
was YOU who decided IL. / have never
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
ENAMEL THE HOOKS.

TT hooks for the bathroom, Kitchen
and pantry are dipped In enamel paint
there viii be nc trouble from iron
rust
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
Bride P-e-enpted
The Family Throne.

Therefore I pre-smptied the throne,
so 20 speak, before John realized that
there was any throne. I drank the
cream or the milk and demanded the
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
Tears Of Relief
Come to Her Eyes.

Tears OF relief came TO her ewes. 50
il was only that, His younger brother
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

" ERE is a little allegory worth
II reading. 1t contains a world Of
wisdom and truth:
once upon a time a mouse in
the house of a magician lived IN such
constant fear of a cat that the ma
Eician, through pity, turned it into a cat.
At once it began to suffer through
fear of a dog. so the magician turned it
into a dog.
Then it began to suffer again through
fear Of a tiger, and the magician turned
II into a tiger.
II was then i'm terror of the hunts
men. and the magician. in disgust, said
BE a mouse again. As you have only
the nerve Of a mouse, il is impossible
10 help you by giving you the body Of
a nobler animal"
man.
He may be clothed with power, but
he viii always act like the mouse
Many Of US imagine that our troubles
and our sOrrOws are the result of the
environment which fate has forced up
on us.
II we were as fortunate as Mr.. Smith
or Mr.. Jones we would not complain
"a ANSl mat llAt NeS llaAus UuL. Nf.Ali-
who and what we are, we are justified
in our attitude
Blame Yourself
Not Fate for Failure.
That is the way we reason, but if we
were touched by the magicians wand
and turned into Mr.. Smith or Mr.. Jones
we would be exactly the same creature.
If you arc full of fear you must not
blame fate for il. Blame no one and
nothing but yourself, and. having blam-
ed yourself, try a mind-to-mind CON
test, the mortal mind with the divine,
and cast out fear.
Perhaps YOU are afraid Of sickness.
Your family Inheritance may be one
which has led YOU TO this state of
dread, or your own fOllies and mistakes
have destroyed your belief in good
health
Correct your mistakes and follies and
forget you had any family but God
Think Of the vast reservoir OF energy,
vitality, and health in the great source
from which you came. and 90 about
your way sure you viii be well. Find
ing the magician has changed you from
& mouse TO a cat, be a brave cat.
Then perhaps you fear failure in your
undertakings You have never sue
The Washington times., 1910-06-13
Cast Out Fear, Win Success
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Copyright. 1910
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

TX HAVE that address somewhere,
30 dear ] remember nOting it down
on the hack OF an envelope"
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

FRANCES CARROLL.
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

CTO BE CONTINUED
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

ceeded and You are sure YOU nave pass
ed the time OF life when succt IS is pos
sibie. Somewhere Won read at a man
who had not succeeded at thirty never
would succeed.
The Washington times., 1910-06-13

r 2 ERE is a little allegory worth
IL reading. 1t contains a world of
wisdom and truth:
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08
Shirtwaist Dance.

Tomorrow evening at the Auditori-
um will take PLACE one of the most
enjoyable of th9 Informal dances of
the summer season.
1t is quite an impromptu affair, be-
ing gotten up on short notice by a
number of the younger social set who
have formed Shirtwaist Club for
the purpIse of having informal
dances during the summer season.
Invitations will be issued by phone
and personally on account of the
short space of time.
The committee is composed of Geo.
Nahstol. John Kirtley. Scott Heck
man, Earl Rhinehart and Warren
Fletcher
Raspilaire's orchestra has been en-
gagged for the evening and the floor
will be in fine condition. The Audi
torium. with its perfect ventilation,
is an ideal place for hot weather
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

Everybody is hoping for rain. The
weather man-Old Probs says that
we will have cooler weather and
some rain. We hope that he is en-
tirely correct in his representations,
as we have longed for rain for nearly
two or three weeks now without so
much as even a sprinkle.
Genuine hay fever time is ap-
preaching rapidly, when those who
get the real thing succumb to the
tyrant.
Frank Hill. son of Justice of the
Peace ]. H. Hill, returned today from
Boulder where he is a student in the
University of Colorado. He will spend
the summer vacation with relatives
and friends in this city.
Mr.. ]. b. Gilligan and Miss May
Gilligan. brother and sister of Mr..
Ed Gilligan of this city, arrived to-
day for a short visit with the family
of the latter in Grand Junction. The
young people are from Omaha, Neb.,
where Mr.. Gilligan is an official in
the Byrn & Hammer Wholesale Dry
Goods Co., and their impression of
the valley may determine their faith
er and family to locate here.
Manager ]. j. Greenbank of the
Colorado Telephone company, left
this morning for Glenwood Springs
on business, returnding home this
evening.
A large quantity of home grown
cherries for local consumption and
for shipping, have been placed on the
market this week.
Joe Moon Buggies that please
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

Little Miss Florence Bower, of
Palisade, is the hostess this after
noon at a children's party given in
her honor by Mrs. Walter Engle at
$3.50 Grand avenue. There were about
n dozen small guests present and de
licious refreshments were served as a
climax to the afternoons fun and
pleasure.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

The people of Grand Junction. and
all Mesa county, will rejoice TO know
that A. o. Arnold has reopened bust
ness, at 644 Main street with. we'll
selected stock of staple and fancy
groceries. and prices lower than the
lowest. He is just unloading car
of the celebrated Plush Flour. which
he will sell at sl.55 per sack.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

dancing, and a large crowd and a
jolly good time are anticipated.
The chaperones will be Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Piatt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Lutes, Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Lacy
and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fletcher
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

Misses Edith and Marguerite Cat
lin left yesterday for a stay of several
days in Grand Junction. During their
visit they will be the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Griffith. former resi-
dents of this Montrose Western
Empire
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

DR.. Thadd Parker. w. II. Buthorn,
William Milne and others visited the
artesian well today, to test the quail
ity of the water coming from the
well.
Louis Meyer. secretary of the Mesa
County Business association, has pur-
chased the Clifton Success and will
make that paper bright particular
star in the newspaper armament of
western Colorado.
Haywood Brown is up from Mack
this afternoon on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Signal Robertson, of
Florence, Colo. are spending few
days in the city en- route TO the coast
where they will spend the hot sum-
mer months.
Pickles" the former mascot of the
Glenwood Springs ball team came in
over the Grande last night and Is
circulating round the city today
Pickles is a character and is no end
of a source of amusement to his
friends. Pickles says that he Is a
little on the, ground floor right at
the present, but hopes to pick up
enough work in various lines to get
him a new start. There is some rea-
son to think that Pickles is headed
toward San Francisco to take in the
big fight
The Palisade band will go to Glen
wood Springs Strawberry Day. They
have engaged drummer John d. Cam
eron to help them out on that oc-
casion. As John is almost whole
band to himself, the Glenwo ood
Springs people may expect some good
music
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

st. Matthews Guild met Thursday
evening with Mrs. John Duval. 53S
Belford There will be no meeting
of the Guild this week.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

Phone Junction Kramer
market. 537 Main stree--for meat
poultry. oysters. fish, etc
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

This morning at most enjoyable
fancy work party" Miss Lila Shack
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

Cards of invitation are out for a
joint party to be given by Mrs. e. M.
Allison and Mrs. Thos. RAIDER on
Tuesday, the l4th of June,
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

WANTED-By young man OF good
character, light work on ranch in
exchange for good home. Answer
to M. Thomaschnetz. 11O South
Bannock, Denver
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08
C--O--C--I--E-- T. "
s,aA asef~
-- ------

leford entertained a number of her
friends in honor of Misses Marguerite
and Edith Catlin of Montrose, at the
new Shackleford home on Ouray. An
elegantly appointed course luncheon
was served at twelve O'Clock, the
color scheme being pink and the din
ing room and table artistically dec
GRATED with roses of that shade, form
ed a picture of "old rose and silver"
daintily set off by the exquisite lace
and linen. Those present were the
Misses Marguerite and Edith Catlin,
Helen Bunting. Maude Burton, Bes-
sic Settle, Gertrude Rupp, Alice Lee,
Bessie and villa Dean, Edna Hoff-
man, Pearl Shores, Grace Miller, Le-
more Steele. Ethel Blackwell and Eta
Lapham.
The Ladies of the Rebekahs are to
hold a very pleasant social on Fri
day night of this week in the /. o. o.
f. hall. A very enjoyable time is
planned for those who attend. The
public is cordially invited to attend
Mrs. Adeline Foote left last even
ing on the 1880 train for Colorado
Springs. A large crowd of friends
were AT the station to see her off
Mrs. Foote has made herself univers-
ally popular during her stay in this
city and there is a general regret
over her departure.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

FOR RENT PASTURE-Wi accom-
modate 20 or % horses; alfalfa,
plenty water. Apply G. R. Neil,
Whitewater.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-08

CHANCE-Leading res
taurant; steady trade; 80 to rs al
meals. Phone or write Mrs. Fred
Booker, Collbran, Colo.