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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21
RloTING OCCURRED CONTINUAL
LY YESTERDAY ALL OVER
THE QUAKER CITY
SOME SHOT.
POLICE ADOPTED
HARSH MEASURES
Two Young Girls Wounded by Police
mems BulIets--Strikers Declare
All But 200 of the 6,oGo
Men Are out--com-
pany Denies.

Philadelphia, FEB co. Rioting in
every quarter of the city followed the
attempt of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company to operate its lines
today
Passengers and crews were driven
from the cars by infuriated mobs Of
strike sympathizers and in score OF
instances the abandoned cars were
burned, or otherwise destroyed. At
nightfall every car was withdrawn
from the service,
Stern measures We're adopted by
the police to quell the disorders. Five
persons were arrestedon a charge of
melting riot. Two women were shot
by stray bullets, and many persons
were removed to the hospitals.
Mayor Reyburn tonight ordered the
director of police to swear in $500 ad,
ditional police and proclaim the riot
act.
The executive committee of the
Central Labor union today pledged
moral and financial support to the
striking carmen They decided 10
cal sympathetic strike of every
union man in the city in case the
authorities attempted to operate the
cars with policemen.
| Young Girl Shot.
| During the morning CARS run on
Ievery line with little difficulty except
in the mill quarter of Kensington
where cars were stoned by mohs
1 About as many riots were reported
from scores of widely separated
lplaces.
In the southern part of the city q
Imob of boys dro~e tine conductor and
imotorman from car and after -Four
women passengers had left the ca
set it on fire Tn tie tie same e ttttttii-tt ftttttti -t
Mary Deylin, 1G years old, was shot
in the leg when the police fired their
reyolyers to check the mob.
Fire Hose Used.
In the quiet residential quarter o'
West Philadelphia the mobs for q
time bafflad the police IRON bars
and stones We're piled on the tracks
and several cars were wreck, The
amounted police were powerless to dis
lperse the mobs, and the fire hose was
used
The leaders OF the strike say thai
1890 Of the 1000 employees are on
lstrike. The company says $500 EN-
ployes are loyal and that the regular
service will be resumed tomorrow
The importation Of 175 strike
Ibreakers from New York led to an at
tack On the barns and main offices d
the company at Eighth and Dauphir
streets this afternoon.
The most seriously injured person
is l3 year old Viola Beayen, who was
shot in the abdomen Dy a stray bullet
from a policcmau's revolver as she
stepped from her home to the street
while mob was attacking five cars
In Thirteenth street
Transit officers report 297 cars
wrecked, two burned and one partly
burned today. Two -,ionsand six hun
dred ana eight car windows have been
smashed.
Men with union buttons were found
In the mobs eevrywhere and they are
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p Oliver WCndr' !iolmcs compared a
/ al 10 a iigna omnibus II winch he
.t.tlies a.. h. -..p5atosa. S.ost OF us
cfe caIi S OF those vie have gene be.
fore us. We take up into our lives
their traits and characteristics. We
are hampered by their faults. helped
by their virtues. Our progress Is ac-
celebrated or handicapped ty what we
have received from our ancestors
Success Magazine.
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ILLINOIS OPERATORS FIRM.

Peoria. H., Feb. 2O.-The Illinois
Coal Operators Association, repre-
sented by six of their leaders, made a
point blank refusal to The proposition
for an interstate conference on the
demands OF the miners. at a private
meeting here today, They demanded
a joint conference with only the Hi
nois miners
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Pecnirn the Eroqs.

In France, hundred and fifty years
ago. the rich people living in the
country obliged men and boys among
the poor % walk about their lakes and
ponds at night and throw stones al
the frogs who croaked and made a
disturbing noise. II wasn't fun for
the boys after the first night or two,
and the frogs also had something to
complain Of
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TAFT. AT "FRlENDs CHURCH.

Washington. Feb. 20For the first
time since the election President and
Mrs. Taft attended meeting at the
Friends Church. Some time ago he
promised to join the members of the
Friends Society at weekly worship
and when it was learned that Henry
w. Wilbur, Of Swarthmore, Pa, would
speak today, the president went from
the White House with his military
aide
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DIES ABOARD SHIP.

Plymouth, England, Feb, ~. Miss
Mable Swensen dangnter Of l.. s.
Swensen, American minister to
Switzerland died of tuberculosis
aboard the steamer Amerika on the
voyage from New York. Minister
Swensen and the entire family are
en route to Berne
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Borino Artesian Wells.

The boring of an artesian we'll is
not an easy task. The we'll of Gre
nellie. France, required from Decem'
ber q, 1888 10 February 2G, lSil, for
completion The one at passy OF the
same depth took only two years 10
make Engineers now count upon one
year In which TO conplete the well
Of Maisona Iah,te IBIS wen is al
ready at depth OF 800 meters. II
viii so to a depth of $50 meters.
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MAY FINE CORPORATIONS.

Springfield, H., Feb. Though
the Illinois law requires. report from
all corporations TO the secretary OF
state during February, 10000 corpora.
tions in the state have failed to make
any report up to date. II the reports
are not made before March the cor
poratlons are subject TO a penalty Of
$40.
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FIGHT is INTERRUPTED
Chicago Police Surrounded Building
and Took AZ Prisoners as
They Came Out.

Chicago, Feb. 20.--Twenty speerl.
tors at prize fight held in an attic,
when surprised by the police tonight,
pulled up the rope around the ring
and contriving them into ladders es.
capped to the street. Several men, in
cluding the principals in the fight,
were injured by falling. The police
surrounded the place and took AZ
prisoners. The fight was between
Charles Plummer and Frank Kripps
and had gone Is rounds when the po
lice entered.
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ONE KILLED; 20 HURT
When Street Car at New Castle, Pa,
Left Track and Tumbled
Down Embankment.

New Castle, ga, Feb. 20.--One man
man was killed and conductor was
the only one of twenty other persons
aboard who was not severely Injured
in wreck of a street car tonight.
The car was descending hill wnen
t left the rails and dashed down $50
foot embankment, overturning when
t struck two cars Of limestone on an
other railroad at the foot OF the EN-
bankment. J. r. Barnhart was Hfiled.
Ida Murphy was probably fatally In
1ured, and Is others suffered broken
bones and bruises.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, Illlnoia
Population 18,147.

Cairo, Alexander County, Illlnoia
Population 18,147.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, FRANK B. ARM.
STRONG.
City Attorney. HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller, ERNEST NoRDMAN.
Magistrate, ANDREW WHITCAMP.
Chief of Police, M. S. EGAN.
Alexander County, Population 27,461
County CLERK, JESSE e. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff. FRED d. NELLIS.
States Attorney, ALEX M. WILSON
County Superintendent of Schools,
PROF, S, Il. GOTT.
Assessor and Treasurer, w. ID. LIP
PIT.
Coroner. DIR. JAS. M'MANUS.
Board of County Commissioners.
J. J. JENNELLE. Chairman.
G. v. NEFF.
DIR. EDWIN CAUSE.
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January Circulation.

81. zlSf
The above is correct statement
OF the circulation OF The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1909 and Tor the
month OF January 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of February, 1910.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
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BRYAN AT VALPARAISO.

Valparaiso, Chile, Feb, 20William
i. BRYAN. Mrs. Bryan and their
daughter arrived today and were wei.
coined by large party of govern
ment officials and Americans. They
will spend two days mere and four
at Santiago, proceeding thence to
Buen0s Ayres.
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sides the regular program and bust.
ness officers for the rest of the school
year will be elected.
The regular morning talk will be
had on Thursday although the iden-
tity of the speaker II at variance at
the present writing, 1t may be a
straight from the shoulder talk with.
out any eloquence from some busi-
ness or professional man or it may be
talk by some bright particular star
in Cairos oratorical armament. In
any case it will be one that will be
appreciated by everyone at G. H. s..
Thursday will also cap the climax
for hard practice on the part OF the
G. H. s. basket ball squad after Wig.
orous and interesting work all week
The boys with Coach Allen and sew.
eral rooters will leave the city Thurs
day night for Mt Vernon.
Friday morning the annual inter.
scholastic meet of the Southern Hi.
nois High School Athletic Association
will begin at Mt. Vernon. Basket bail
teams from East st. Louis, DuQuoin,
Benton, Centralia, Mt. Vernon and
Cairo high schools will contest for the
championship of Southern Illinois. Al
the same time teams will meet at
some central city in the eastern
western, central and northern parts
of the state constituting the other
members OF the association to play
for the supremacy of their respective
localities. Later in the season those
five teams that have been named
champion of their vicinity, meet TO
decide the championship Of the entire
state. Friday is the first day of the
meet and c. H. S. viii be on nand
determined to carry off everything in
their path. They will be up against
great odds but they hope to overcome
these and come out victorious The
event Is more than or ordinary I'm
portance and means much to the To-
cal High.
Saturday will close the meet and
the C.. H. S. crowd will return Sun
day morning. Meanwhile this paper
will have full accounts of all the hap
penings and those interested will do
we'll to order The Bulletin so that
they will know all the news connect.
ed with the meet.
AS this is the last week in February
the regular monthly exams will be
given during the week and several
will be held every day.
Teachers Meeting.
The meeting of the Alexander
County Teachers Association last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday was
not as successful as 1t might have
been because of the inc'emency Of
the weather. The members from the
different parts of the county were
kept away In considerable numbers
on this account and many in the city
had the same excuse. Still those
that were In attendance gained much
good and they had no regret In com
ing.
State superintendent Of Public In
struction Francis G. Blair again
demonstrated his ability as man
possessed Of practical education along
practical lines. His speech on
School and the Home" was full Of
force, directness, energy and left a
telling impression.
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PASTORS or CAIRO CHURCHES
ON TRAGEDY OF LAST FRIDAY

a moral uplift In the meanwhile, the
Influential members OF both races
should use their influence to promote
peace and respect for law and order
among both races.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21
Barred Dancing In Churches.

One of the popes in the Middle Ages
had to prohibit dances In the
churches. In 1858 the bishop OF Or
leans condemned the dancing OF wom-
en- In the presbytery at festivals. In
1909 theatrical dances In the churches
were forbidden, and two church coun-
ellis not long afterward condemned all
dancing In churches or churchyards.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21
DlAz SEES BULL FIGHT.

Mexico City, Feb. 2o.--For the first
time in several months President Por'
flrio Diaz attended bull fight at the
million dollar steel bull ring today.
The prizes Of the fight this afternoon
will go into the 1910 celebration fund.
The chief executive, who is In his
80th year, is enjoying excellent
health.
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STORM IN THE CHANNEL.

Pars, Feb. pa bowling gale
In ths English channel. sweeping the
French coast as far as Finisterre, has
driven all shipping to seek shelter.
Wire communication between Eng
land and France has been cut off. All
steamers are delayed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21
Poverty In Haiti.

Abject poverty Is the condition OF
much Of Haitis population. There Is
q brisk demand there for old con.
densed milk. preserve. butter and lard
cans, Of which are made practically
all the cooking and table utensils
they use.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1909 .....22lo
Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month Of jan
narv 1910 .2212
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Diverse SALVAGE Methods.

BY the old method Of salvage tne
rents and breaks In the hull OF tne
vessel were closed and the water
pumped out. BY the latest system she
ship IL rid OF water BY pumping AT
into the holds, which noats the vesssA.
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unreasonable.

The woman who wants to wear the
trousers is unreasonable. She expects.
after gaining. her point, to keep right
on using stockings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21

In proportion to its population, more
pecple earn their living by seafaring
in Norway than in any other country.
Britain comes next.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

RoYa T1,so cars due TO leave second 81 ee
DCAs LsAsC ing north ON Commercial Ave
every 10 minutes from =. m. 10 II p. N,
Going north.on Walnut Stevory t6 minutes
from sos D. m to 1o:bS p. m.
Poplar ST. Line mos.9et is.ss ssoosa xvs g, ds'
Ing north on Holnrook: as 6:67; 6:27; 6:l7; aa5
7l2 a. M and O.. the same minutes every nous
0ntil lo:42 and 1l:l2 p. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth 81 NJ n:s.
i:ls; 6S4, S:4s and 7.04 a m. and on same mir
ntes every hour until i0:3A and it;04 p. IN.
Poplar st. cars due to pasa st. Masy's pars
i5 minutes after leaving Second 81
Belt Line Owl Cars nossh s'sa on % Wiz ,..a
m.; 80 g. M; 2:Sc =. M; s.S0 \ M; i:sc =. a,
b.SD q. m.
North ON Commerctat--ia D. IN. 4 o. wn, "a
m q. m. 4 q. M. 8 n. m.
Belt and Owl cars srs duo 70 paas VISA
Thirty-fourtn 81 10 minutes amer 'aavss
SEQ ud 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21

The Bulletin Il on sale At the fol-
owing places:
coIeman's, 214 Eighth street.
AaIIiday House NsWs Stand.
6lus Front Restaurant.
MeshsW News Agency, 22f Eighth
frset and II Sixth street
+5fsae
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21

charged with being the ringleaders in
many disturbances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-21
CAIRO IN 1883
IssxsssssssssssssssssssSsl

Mr.. Alex Abel and Miss Nellie Nc
Gahey were married on August 22ndi
at the residence of the brides par
ents, on the corner of Twenty-eighth
and Poplar strets. Rector Davenport
performed the ceremony.
The Y, NJ G; A. reading room IL
she small brick building on CONNER
cial avenue, above Ninth street, ant
adjoining the Hartman building, was
formally opened to the public on this
evening of August Goth. An interest
ing program was rendered. The room
was to be open to the public daily
from a. m. to p. m. The associs-
tion numbered about fifty.
The history of Alexander. Pulaski
and Union counties was being deliv.
cred to subscribers early in Septem
her n. G. Bradsby. former Cairo
newspaper man, compiled the history
Of Cairo, which occupied large por.
ion OF the volume.
ssergeant Matt G. Metzger Of the
Halliday Guards, then in Camp at
Springfield. came down to arrest
eleven members who had failed to
go sith the company, The sergeant
took, eight Of the delinquents to
Springfield with him.
Little Daniel Williamson celebrated
his birthday on Sept. 18th by party
which 35 little boy and girl friends at.
tendeI
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ADMINISTRATION SALE.
County

Under and by virtue @: an order OF
fhe. court f ordinary Of said county.
granted February {. 1910. viii be sold
at pIb!ic cutlery on the first Tuesday
in May. 1910 al the court house in
said county. between the usual hours
of sale, the following described real
estate tO-Wit: All that tract or parcel
OF land situate. lying and being in The
city of Brunswick. said state and
county. described as follows: The
northwestern one-tourth of Old Town
lot 40. five hundred and eight CJ0Nl
in the p.tn and survey OF said city
made by Geo. r. Baldwin, 4. d. 1881:
said one-fourth of said lot bounded on
the west foyty-five A3i feet hy Am
herSt street. on the north ninety $50
feet by line of Old Town lot NorhYe
hundred ana seven 600. ana OF FAe
east and south by reInainde1 Of said
los No FIVE hlndred and eignt (JtH) :;
being 45A90 feet in extent: together
with all and singular the improve
ments located and situated upon The
isame. Terms of sale cash,
This 9Th day of April, 1919.
w. A. Stewart
Administrators upon the estate OF
Eliza Stewart, decea d.
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PETITION FOR CHARTER.

GEORGlA.--GIYN COUNTY.
To the Honorable Philip Cook. Sec
rotary of State:
The petition of n. V. Ingram Chas.
I. Dart, r. II. Briesenicll. r. H. Stahl
and W H. Greenfield respectfully
shows:
|. That they have formed them
selves into d navigation company. and
desire to be incorporated as such, to-
gether with those who may hereafter
become associated with them in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the
constitution and laws Of the state of
Georgia, and any amendments there
to.
=. That all of said petitioners re-
side in Brunswick, Glynn county
Georgia.
.. The name of Inc company for
which petitioners seek incorporation
is and shall be Ingram Dart Light
eraSe company.
4. The amount Of the proposed cap
ital stock Of said company shall be
the sum OF ten thousand dollars $50,
O0o.00), divided into one hundred
0D0J shares of one hundred dollar:
t$l00.O0I each
;. Petitioners desire said company
to be incorporated for a term d
fifty t5o} wears.
{. The principal Office of said com
pany is to be located in the city o
Brunswick. said county and state. will
branch offices and agencies in sucl
other places in said state, and an.
other states, as the company ma,
deem necessary.
:. Petitioners further show tina
they have given four weeks motto
of tireir attention to apply fer a char
ter by publication OF this notice i
the brunswick New S, a newspaper i
which The shcriff's advertisements ar
+ published for said county, once wee
fcl -four weeks before filing said pt
ti)ion.
. Wherefore petitioners pray to y
! Incorporated under the laws Of hi
!
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

critics owned ly it.
.. Said corr GRAFTON shall have the
right and authority to make and adopt
sucA rules and by laws NOT incorsis-
tent with the laws Of the state Of
Georgia aad the United States, as it
may from time to time deem best fer
the government al its affairs. and to
fix and change the number OF dlrec-
tors and the numbers and character
OF officers Of said corporation
i. IEc' amount Of capital stock to
tie emp. yed by said corporation shall
be one hundred thousand dollars di-
Vided inyu ore thousand shares of
the par valIe Of one hundred dollars
( each, no part of which has yet been
paid in, but petitioners ask that said
corr Grafton shall have the right and
privilege of increasing the amount Of
its capital stock from time to time
to such sum or sums as its stock
holders may desire ny a two-thirds
( vote of the then outstanding stock
| provided such capital stock shall not
! be increased in excess of five hundred
| thousand dollars, all shares represent
| ing such increase in the capital stock
| to be OF the par value of one hundred
! dollars each.
I. Said corporation shall be author
! lied to receive and accept real estate
| timber. timber rights and leases OF
any other property real or personal
pr chooses in action at fair and just
value in payment for stock subscribed
s. That said corporation shall have
the right TO borrow money and secure
the payment of the same by deed o
trust, mortgage, bill of sale, CT =
other conveyance or lien covering an,
or all OF it's property.
9. That it may otherwise have ant
exercise all the powers given hy tn,
laws of Georgia to corporations char
tered by the superior courts, includ
> ing the power to sue and be sued t,
contract and be contracted with, t,
nave and ues a common seal. and It
d. any and all other acts for tn
proper conduct of its business.
Bennett, Twitty & Reese,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Original fled in the office Of til
clerk Of the superior court of Glynl
county. Georgia, May %. 1919.
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-egal Advertisements
SHERIFF SALE.
State of Georgia. Glynn County.

State of Georgia. GIynn County.
viii be sod before the court house
dor on The frst Tuesday in April,
one thou"and nine hundred and ten,
Q9l0 between the legal hours Of sale
10 the highest and best bidder for
casa, the following personal property.
tU-Wit:
Four pool tables. one billiard table,
one set OF bar fixtures, five sets Of bill
Hard cues four sets OF pool balls
one set Of billiard balls and five cue
racks. Levied upon and sold as the
property OF Abbott & Waite, and J.
w. Abbott and W. w. Waite principals
under and by virtue of an execution
issued from the superior court of said
county in favor of Brunswick Bake
COliender Company and against Alb
bCtt & Waite and j. w. Abbott and
w W. Waite for the sum of one thous.
and dollars Isl ,0OO) principal, interest
at seven per cent O. from December I
one thousand nine hundred and nine
$1,000 and nineteen dollars $4,000
court costs. Notice of levy given ten
ent in possession, Said property on
account Ct It's bulk will not be eX-
hihited and exposed al the court%ouse
door, but can be seen at 500 O.. bees
| ter street in Brunswick, Georgia.
Levy made and returned to me by
r. S. Pyles, deputy sheriff.
This March II, 1910.
! w. n. Berrie,
Sheriff Glynn County. Georgia
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PETITION FOR CHARTER.

GEORGIA.-GLYNN COUNTY.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of Henry p. 'Talmadge,
of the state Of New Jersey, w. p.
Kay, of The stale of Florida and Il
Columbia Downing, Frank ID. Aiken
and Joseph W. Bennett, of Glynn codp,
~. Georgia, respectfully shows; ,
|. That petitioners. their associates
and successors, desire to form and
re created and made a cody CorpC rate
polite under the laws of the state OF
Georgia, for fern of twenty years,
with the privilege Of rene"al thereaf-
ter in accordance with the law, under
the name and style of The Georgia
Coast Realty Company.
.. The chief Office or said corpora
gia, 1t said corporation shall be
authorized 10 establish and have such
other offices and places Of business
elsewhere in the state of Georgia, ard
i'll other states Of the United States
and in foreign countries as its h18i
ness interests and convenience MAJ
suggest or reQlire.
,. The object and purpose OF said
CORPORATION will De NecHiiaIy gain ana
profit to its Stockholders
l. The particular business whic.
said corpurati II proposes 20 carry OF
and condGct is:
! Ca TIE purchase own, sea, lease
rent and deal in real estate.
! ~ 70 purchase, hold, acq@ire. own
sell and deal in lands timber, timhei
rights, wood and AL other property
! for utilization or BARGAIN or sale II
/ its basrncss.
(c) To sell. cwn. lease and operate
] -awmiHs and generally 10 mannfac
iture. lHy, sell AMI deal TN shingles
crosstivs, }Hmber ana an limHer an'
wood products.
(d} TO buy construct. own. oquil
and operate tram roads in connection
with it's business.
(el TO purchase. construct. own
lease and operate turpentinc stills ant
manufacture, hay, sell ana deal il
naval sores.
{ GD To conduct and carry on com
missary or mercantile business as Al
/ adiunc, TO and in connection with il
! business
(4) To engage in farming. truck
| ing and general agriculture.
(h) To improve tracts III land b!
,t. ,I;,.;.; int, f..,.,,,s to 1.1I.a, drain