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Fairplay Copper
THE OIL WELLS
Unions Annual Report

The Union oil company of California
has issued its annual report for 1909,
showing earnings of $2,655,176.
The report shows that of the amount
paid for expenses last year 100000
really belonged to the expenditures of
the previous year. so that the actual
earnings last year amounted to $685.
with 1908.
The total number of outstanding
shares December 81. 1909, was PSI ,3O6,
of a par valuation of $25.130, 500.
The gross earnings in 1909 amounted
to S9,687,339 and the total of expenses,
including depreciation, was S7,032, 162.
A total of $1,477,767 was paid in divi-
dends, leaving a surplus of $1,177,409.
The percentage of net earnings on
average outstanding stock was 10.S.
The total number of acres controlled
by the company on December 81 was
23S, ,705, as follows: Fee. $S,s54.3S; min
O45.32; mineral locations. 13,265.44.
The number of producing wells owned
by the company at the end of the year
was 302.
Other statistics given in the reports
are as follows:
Pipe line-Number of miles owned
by the Union oil company December
81, 1909, 412: an increase in a year of
27 miles. Number of miles owned by
the Producers transportation COM
pany, in which the Union is largely
interested 200 Increase by the two
companies of 227 miles, or SO per cent.
Tankag December 81, 1908,
3,647, 900 barrels; December 81, 1908,
100000 barrels; increase 1912 per cent.
Producers transportation company,
December 81, 1909, 100000 barrels. To-
tai for the two companies, 5,567,000
barrels, an increase of 2,267,0O0 barrels,
or 6S.7 per cent.
Fleet-Eleven tank ships, four tank
barges, tug and utility barge Of total
capacity of 466,950 barrels
The reports tell of operations at San
Pedro where the company is building
wharves, the purchase of a large site
al Seattle for new buildings, and of
the workings of the profit sharing plan
proposed by the company early in the
year.
total of 469 employees entered into
the first plan of the series the time
limit of which expired July ! last An
other opportunity will be afforded in a
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the banner month, December showing
net profits of $4,000. The nearest ap-
proach to this was one month in 1908,
when $4,000 was earned. Tonopah
is getting in excellent shape. II has
been paying off its loans and in the
spring will discharge its last obliga-
tion. amounting to $350,000
The last quarterly report, which has
just been received by the stock hold
ers, covering the period ending No
vember 80, 1903, shows that after de-
q, 1910, the snug balance of nearly
100000 is left.-Tonopah Miner.
The GoldfieId Annex
Friday evening the Goldfield Annex
shaft was down SO feet. The ore chute
that was encountered at sos feet proved
8 inches in thickness and averaged
S26 per ton. The bottom of the shaft
was still in quartz. Manager Watson
the footwaR Of the immense quartz
vein that the shaft has been in since
the, 775 foot point was reached. but
such was not the case. The rock in
the bottom of the shaft is much more
silicious than heretofore, and the
change may mean that the shaft is
approaching the footwall of the big
vein. More alunite, or tale, showed
in the last ore chute than in the two
upper chutes.-Goldfiel News.
The Belmont Vein
with tIle active QeVeIOpmentS or the
last week there has been but little
change in the appearance of the big
Belmont ledge, recently found on the
LOO foot level. The face of the drift
is now in a distance of 100 feet east of
the fault or 130 feet on the rich vein,
which in the last 80 or 40 feet has
maintained a width varying from IA
to 16 feet. With the varying of the
width there has been a variance in
the values, which range from $50 to $40
ton. These figures, however are
approximate, as it is rather difficult to
secure a fair assay from the entire
face.-Tonopah Bonanza.
FairpIay Copper
Frank Everett, who arrived from the
Atwood district, received the assay
certificates from half a dozen samples
secured from the surface on a huge
copper ledge in that section. The re-
turns from the assayer were some
what startling and caused surprise
among the mining men who are ia
miliar with the Fairplay district. One
sample carried over $50 in copper and
about So in silver and gold, while the
balance are over the avera ge.-Tono-
pah Bonanza.
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AFRICA LEADS THE WORLD
IN PRODUCTION OF GOLD
It's Output of the Yellow Metal Exceeds That of America Which
Is in Second Place, and of Australia

the reporter
ma o h pr
il will leads in
o the OF news the annual mIepoto p W b good
p N here e emanyn wmp a
ia he m below
1t "a
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$50 PASSENGERS
ON THE CLEVELAND
Thousands Watch Departure OF
Monster Vessel on $4,000
Mile Cruise

THOUSANDS of peo-
pie lined the docks
at the north end of
the city yesterday
to witness the de-
parture of the
steamship Cleve-
land, on q voyage
around the world,
the objective point
being New York.
The Cleveland car
ries the greatest
number of first class
pa SSenSerS tndt ever
left this port, $50
in all. The passen-
gers represent peo-
pie from almost
every state in the
union.
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Silver Tip Dividend

Checks have been made out in this
city for the payment of the third divi-
holders. AS the capital is SIS, 900 and and
the dividend declared 10 cents share,
the sum divided amounts to $500
Much of the stock is held in Coalinga-
I a al IJar-1 In
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Special Attractions Offered This Week by
San FranGSCo's Leading Retail Merchants

IL. kREISS & SONS, Van Ness and SUIT
ter streets. Removal sale of furni-
ture and special discounts of % to
80 per cent. Unusual Offering of fine
daVenports and other upholstered
pieces. Strongest assurance of quai-
ity and strict integrity
Id. SAMUELS. THE LACE HOUSE.
stockton and O'FarreIl streets. Revil-
ION furs never before offered at such
prices. An array of neckpieces and
furs, comprising every fashionabIe
fur article at remarkable reductions.
$40 neckpieces now reduced to S27:
Sl250 muffs at SS; SIS mink neck
pieces now $50. and all others IN
proportion Special sales of new
wash goods and fine linens. Earliest
showing new dress goods for spring.
Big sale sheets. table cloths. drawn
work. center pieces and hemstitcbed
tea napkins. Morning specials Mon
day, $3.50 t. 12 o'clock. in many i'm
portant lines Read the advertise
neht on another page. 10 per cent
on on entire stock of shoes Monday
and all week
Market at Sixth. Thousands
OF muslin undergarments. comprising
gowns from soc to 81 each. 40 900
sheets and cases at greatly reduced
prices 500 samples long skirts and
comoinations-no two garments alike.
White goods for the men folks at lit
tie prices. $4,000 yards embroidery al
one-third reduction, now l5c. 25c t2c
15c' CSC and s1.4Sl per yard. so piece
porcelain dinner>sets. S2.95 each. New
showing white silks that launder like
muslin at very low prices.
POPE
A b. Smith Coz, 735-747 Eddy street
near Van Ness avenue. Great A r
smith Company retiring sale: 80. 40
ana % per cent reductions. S6 parlor
tables, 1925; $3.50 bed davenport
$40; $15 couch, $3.50: sS mattress.
$4.SO 50 enameled bed. S1.45: Use
tapourettes, soc; feather pillows, S5c.
ROSENTHAL'S, the best of shoes. I5fS-
1850 FILLMORE street near O'FarreII
Iol-Io3 Post between Kearny and
Grant avenue. So shoes, now $500.
Tor men; $3.50 colonials, now sass.
Tor women. Consolidation sale still in
progress. Remarkable reductions on
all lines of shoes.
GOLDEN GATE CLOAK AND SHIT
HOUSE, Market and Jones streets
New spring suits, $3.50 and up. Tail
ored suits, SIS. with "a inch coats.
The new French serge suits. lined
with peau de cygne, SIS. New lines
spring coats and new spring skirts
just received.
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about a quarter of a mile above the
Tlnsley store and was purchased about
two months ago by @. w. Tinsley and
Ed Treloar from Hayward q Picotte.
Since the purchase they have worked
the mine as the weather favored. The
property is equipped with il inch pipe
and No. 3 giant and the water sup
ply is only about $50 inches with 10
foot pressure. Thus, they have not
been able to move the dirt fast
So far most of the work done by
them has been done on surface ground
the bottom having been drifted. The
dirt was washed through a rough race
way into a fiume of 19 two foot boxes
Last week they cleaned up three and
prising results. The gold taken out
gave an average of $50 to every hours
run. With what is still left in the
raceway and the fume the average
ter-Trinity Journal
The Republican Mine
Operations on the Republican mine
were suspended early this week on
Geographic adVices from the east.
There is some mix up between the
present holders of the bond on the
property and the parties who pre-
viously held a bond The work of free
ing the mine of water and putting 1t
IN good shape was recently completed.
with fine showing in the ore body:
It is not thought that the trouble VIII
cause more than a temporary delay in
the working Of the property.-Sonora
Union-Democrat.
The Mack Mine
The Mack mine at Big Oak Flat is
the promising big property on the
south side of the river. The new shaft.
started about year ago, is down 700
feet On this level and the 500 drifting
is being prosecuted east and west and
several hundred feet must be run to
strike the ore bodies sought This work
viii require several months The SHAFT
will be carried down until the 1000 foot
mark is reached. In the meantime the
20 stamp milling plant Will be con-
stantly kept in operation on a very
good grade of ore coming from the
I'D from every standpoint, gives al
most certain promise of making good
Sonora Union Democrat.
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GroVer=Murphy Mine

Work on the Grover Murphy mine
started in earnest today, when Manager
Harry Gray put number of miners
underground to begin the development
which he has outlined for his company
An engine capable of developing all the
power necessary has been ordered and
will soon arrive in Nevada City The
large compressor is new and other ma
chinery has been insured capable of de-
veloping the mine to great depth. The
shaft on the Grover Murphy has
reached depth of 300 feet, and has
been kept clear of water during the
period of installing the air compressor
and hosting engine. The shaft will be
sunk TO a depth of several hundred feet
and the mine opened up systemati-
cally. Drifts will be run at intervals of
100 feet on each side of the shaft on
the vein. and in this way the property
will be placed among the big producers
Of the Nevada City district
The GroverMurphy is the north ex-
tension of the famous Mountaineer
mine, on which such important deveI-
opment work is now being done In
past workings it has produced some of
the best ore ever mined in the district
Nevada City Transcript.
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Oil Dividends

Checks in payment of January divi-
depds were mailed yesterday from the
companies of which E.. l.. Doheny is
ieum of California, SS7,514.6S; Mexican
petroleum, Ltd, of Delaware, $7S, ,562 So !;
American petroleum, 26,000.-Los An
ralo
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Notes From InYO

The Keane Wonder in the Funeral
range, facing the dread Death valley,
has produced during the last year. up
ward or $4,000 a month, and that
mostly as a prospect. Development
work and erection Of equipment has
been going on all the time. Now new
ground is being opened while the pro-
duction continues uninterrupted.
some six or seven miles south of Big
Pine 4 200 ton mill is being erected to
reduce Poverty hill ore Of the Buckeye
mine. a steam shovel low grade gold
proposition Of tremendous magnitude.
Ten million tons OF ore are said to
be available.
Preparations throughout the county
are being made by mining men. pros
peccors and businessmen TO utilize the
discovery Of high grade ore at Burgess.
This bonanza. discovered late last fall
and covered by snow all winter, will be
opened as soon as the weather permits
The Ironside claim Of the Wells prop
erty has disclosed a vein Of rock fully
four feet thick at a depth Of 200 feet
which carries values Of $4,000 to the
ton.
Of engineers the ore reserves blocked
out in the famous Tecopa mine near
Death valley amount to $6,000,o00- Te-
copa on the desert and western mining
fs a lulost a synonym for rich lead and
silver For years this mine has pro-
ducei but its location in the heart of
the great Amargosa desert. hundreds
Of miles from railroad and smelters, has
made the work OF taking out ore al
most fnpOSsible. Now the Tonopah and
Tidewater road from Ludlow passes
2 branch is under construction to the
Tecopa mine. When completed the Te-
coma will produce bullion by the car
load.-Inyo Herald
TinsIev s -reIoar Mine
Tinsley & Treloar at Cox Bar are
opening up q very valuable placer
r ming property. The mine is situated
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SOMMER & KAUFMAN. S36 to $40
Market street, 119 to 125 Grant ave-
nue.. Semiannual clearance season
able shoes Many styles nearly hall
price. Broken sizes, worth up to S6.o0
for s1.S5. Ladies' Oxfords and pumps
sold from $3.50 to Sc, now Sl.S5
Mems $5 shoes, s3.S5, $3.50, s4lo
ChiIdren's shoes 81 and up. Mail
orders filed, but mention The Call.
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Develop Ben Franklin

Preparations are being made to de-
velop the Ben Franklin and adjoining
claims in a thorough manner, with
the finest machinery possible to pur-
chase.
George Hewitt, the Gold6eld oper-
ator who secured satisfactory working &
bonds on the group of claims, is man
aging operations.
Unless all signs fail the Ben Frank
lin under the present management will
become one of the big producers of the
district, in conjunction with the ad-
joining property which has been
bonded. Noted among the group of
claims is the Alaska. at one time. years
ago, a large producer and a dividend
payer. 1t was never worked to any
depth. but yielded very rich ore.-Grass
Valley I-ninn-
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andard SuIphurets

That the sulphurets that Frye & Win
rod are taking out Of the Standard
mine in Sailor raVine are very rich
was cOnclusiVely proved last Sunday.
some Of the sulphurets that showed
gold were taken from the sieve Of the
Jig last week and tested on Sunday
by melting i'm a crucible with proper
fuX. Out Of less than five ounces Of
the stuff over four ounces Of pure gold
was obtained, which is certainly going
some.-MoUntain Messenger.
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CITY OF PARIS, Geary and Stockton,
Union square Spring suits and
dresses. plain, embroidered and braid
trimmed. with straight jacket or
Russian blouse All the new shades
and color tones Prices range $25 to
$50. inexpensive, modish dresses
from $3.50 to SIS. Model trimmed
tailored suits have arrived and are
now on display. Opening of spring
wash goods in new weaves. New ar
rivals in Irish point curtains at s45Q
to IS pair. 100 very special pillow
covers, good value at 1926, special
s1.95. Good quality French grena-
dine, 45c a yard.
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GOLD AND SILVER
OUTPUT

Figures now available on the output
~ gold and silver bN the mines Of the
uited States for the year 1909 show
That the gold production totaled ap-
proNinatciy Sl0l, ,056. 600. an increase of
S6.fs6.o0O over 1903, and the silver pro-
duction was approximately 54,119,977
Ine ounces. Vslued AT about S27,S71.793.
an increase OF l.059.2O0 fine ounces
over 1903. Nevada held fourth place in
me production Of gold. with Sl7, ,100,450,
as compared with S1I 6S9.40O in 1908
and il retained second place in silver.
with $5.Z2z,250. compared with S5,0S6.-
j 90 ia 1908. Colorado headed the gold
list with S23.075,OOO; California comes
second. with s2O,150 00O and Alaska
takes third place. with s19,46O,00O
Montana headed the silver production
ln the United States last year, with
SbO5l-250, Colorado produced $5,021. $50
and Utah s4,e99.375. At the present
ra te The United States produces approx
mately One-dfth Of the worlds gold
and about one-fourth of the silver.
Africa produced in 1909 SlT0.50 900
In gold and Australia s76.75O, 600.
The American gold record for the
last 10 years is as follows.
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Ivers Wells
The Ivers wells in the Sespe dis
trict, which were acquired about 60
days ago by Clampett Mills & Crawe
ford of Los Angeles. have been deep
ened and are now pumping at the rate
OF about 60 barrels a day each
The wells are about II years old
Clampett, Mills & Crawford cleaned
out the old wells. which had been
dragging along with a production of
only a few barrels, and deepened them
so feet, with the result that thew are
now being pumped at the rate of so
barrels day-Los Angeles Herald.
! Lets Oil Contract
The Associated oil company has made
contract with the Claremont oil com
pany for 10000 barrels of oil, the price
to be paid to be so cents a barrel
Part of this oil will probably come
from Kern river and the remafnder
from coalinga.-Los Angeles Herald
Oil for China
Oh exports to China increased from
$4,000, 900 gallons in 1899 to 1000. 600
in 1908, and nearly 104 ,0OO, 900 in 1909.
having thus quadrupled in 10 years.
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Standards Midway Well
Iyers Wells

The Standards big well at Midway
which started at 5000 barrels is now
flowing about 1,500 barrels a day.
Trarc kNoIIc
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GREATER SAN FRANCISCO CLOAK

GREATER SAN FRANCISCO CLoAk
CO.. Market street at Taylor. Special
offer captivating spring suits. COM
prising Van Dyke diagonals, foreign
serges, broadcloths, worsteds, trencn
blouse short coats, elegantly satln
lined, new s25 grade for SIS. Mann
moth sale of S35 silk petticoats, 500
7. MAGNIN & CO., Grant avenue and
Geary street, announce for Monday
speciaI sale of hand embroidered
linen waists. Odd designs sold AT
$3.50 and 1915 reduced Monday to
s195. Navy blue serge tailor made
suits. newest 1910 models for misses
and small women, at SIS. Ladies i'm
ported blue serge tailor suits, SILK
lined and regular s45 values, at
$3.50 Special millinery department
opens Monday with popular prices.
Eight specials in infants wear, in
cIuding slips, skirts, pinning
blankets, gowns, bootees and caps,
Csc to 81.
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The Mack Mine
Champion Plans

Since the Champion gold mining COM
panY bonded the Champion mines, the
properties being taken over on the pay
ment of a large sum of money two
weeks ago today, there has been much
speculation in Nevada City and through
the company'S intentions. There was
no statement as TO what the company
proposed to do when the transfer of
the property was made.
The leasers at the mine who had
worked under the supervision of the
old company were told 10 clean up their
work. have their ore crushed and that
would be the last of il, so far S they
We're concerned
One of the company's directors. w ).
Phillips, who was prominent in the ne
gotiatiOns for the taking over of the
mines, outlines some of the company $
plans For one thing, he says the
company is going to make good all its
promises made during the time the ne
gOtiatiOns were on. Big improvements
viii soon be undertaken. Among them
the installation of heavy and modern
machinery wherever it is needed for the
better development of the property.
This equipment viii be placed above the
surface and underground. and among
other things will consist of large
number of machine drills for develop
ment purposes.
The old Champion shaft is to be
pumped out to the 2.40O level for ex-
ploration purposes. It is the intention
of the company to get to the bottom
Of the shaft and explore the ground
from various angles to ascertain how
the property can be worked most eco
monica lly-NeVada CitV transcript
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Rich Stringer Strikes

From Johannesburg comes the news
Of two strikes of rich ore in the
StTinger district. both of which are
considered important.
At the Gold Coin mine ore has been
encountered running $500 per ton in
gold. This property is owned by the
Stanford mining and reduction COM
pany Of Los Angeles.
At the Pearl Wedge mine a six inch
seam of high grade ore has been ex-
posed on the 100 foot level This strike
was made under peculiar circum-
stances. The Pearl Wedge and the
Merced mines adjoin, the former being
a fractional claim about so feet wide,
and is situated between the Santa Ana,
Winnie and Merced mines. In drifting
toward the Pearl Wedge boundaries
this remarkably rich vein was encoun-
tered by the Merced company. The
ma nagement of the latter mine imme-
diately had a survey made of the un-
derground workings, which disclosed
the fact that this rich vein is nine feet
beyond its boundaries and on the Pearl
Wedge property. The value of the ore
has not been determined, but the quartz
is thickly notified with coarse particles
of native gOld-RandSburg Miner
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CALIFORNIA
Big ADD Strike

A strike Of more than ordinary i'm
portance was made in the 1900 foot
level al the App mine last Saturday.
The men employed encountered large
Ledge OF good ore, the size of which
is not fully determined It is not a
pocket streak but a good milling prop
ositiou, the ore going from s. to S25
per ton and very large and well de-
fined Iedge.-Mother Lode Magnet.
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THE WHITE HOUSE, Sutter, Grant
avenue and Post street. Shirt waist
novelties in embroidered crepes, em-
broidered marquisettes and striped
crepes. Washable Standings, soc yard {;
diagonal suitings novelty wash
goods), 25c yard; new domestic glng-
hams, 121sc yard; 10000 yards of silk
mulls, worth 40c yard, for zoe. Ex-
ira offers in the book department;
standard authors, in special bindings,
only one set of kind in stock, $325O
to sS5. Sale of sundry pieces odd
furniture at greatly reduced prices
Advance showing of waists and skirts
CHAS. NJ. PLUM q CO., Sutter street
above Grant avenue. $50 mahogany
chairs, $3.50; s45 mahogany chairs
ST. $65 mahogany seats, $31. Furnl-
ture, carpets, draperies.
PRAGERS. Market and Jones streets
Five groups women's ready to wear
apparel at Csc, 1895, s4.95, $685.
1896. Special offers in bedding-Ioc &c
blankets for 35c; csc blankets for 5Oci
s135 blankets for 75c; $3.50 blankets
for csc; 75c lace curtains, 49c; Sl2o
lace curtains, 75c; s1.5o grade Soc.
New hair goods received and on sale
now.
LIVINGSTON BROS, Fillmore ana
Geary streets. First great 1910 SAFE
women's and girls tub and 3lngerle
dresses. Women's $3.50 tub dresses,
S2.9S: women's SIS tub dresses, $3.50 !;
women's $3.50 tub dresses, 50; wom-
ems and misses lingerie dresses, SlO
values, s595; $3.50 values, $500;
1880 values, $3.50. Girls dresses
s1.25, s1.65 $1.95, worth up to IS. I'M
portant special sale of ginghams'
sheets and Lonsdale muslins.
O,CONNOR, MOFFATT & CO., Post
street between Grant avenue ana
Kearny street A weeks display or
the advance spring styles in suits
millinery and waists will show the
trend of coming seasons styles, col
ors and materials. Prices of the new
spring suits range from $50 to sou.
A demonstration and special nttlns
privilege in the corset department is
offered, and a notable display of the
new spring shapes of "Lestelle cor
sets Miss NJ Virginia White a noteu
corsetiere, will be in the department
the entire week Special clearance
sale of mems stylish soc scarfs at
3Oc each. and a new shipment CT
Womens gloves in two styles at u
pair are some of the notable attrac-
tions advertised on another page to-
day.
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l.. KREISS & SONS, Van Ness and SUIT
ter streets. Removal sale of furni-
ture and special discounts of % to
so per cent. Unusual offering of fine
davenports and other upholstered
pieces. Strongest assurance of quai-
ity and strict integrity.
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TinsIey & Treloar at Cox Bar are
opening up q very valuable placer
ming property. The mine is situated
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Apprentice on Manx King liz Killed

PORTLAND. Feb. 5.--Sydney Robert
ship Manx King, was killed today He
fell from a painting scaffold, struck
his head on a pile and dropped into
the river
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CHAS. NJ. PLUM d CO., Sutter street
above Grant avenue. $39 mahogany
chairs, $3.50; s45 mahogany chairs
$21; $65 mahogany seats, $31. Furn1-
ture, carpets, draperies.