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HER PROPERTY RESTORED.
Former Suitor Reconveys Realty to
Miss Margaret G.. Brown.

Jesse B. AIealy, who was sued by his
former sweetheart. Margaret c. Brown,
for a reconveyance of certain property
to which she bad allowed him to take
title when she thought there remained
only the detail Of their wedding cere-
mony. has transferred the property to
Miss Brown.
The deed placed on record today was
executed yesterday, and includes prem
Uses 1927 14th street and two lots in
square 40. between 18th and 18th. V and
w streets northwest 1t is recited in
the deed that the properties are the same
conveyed by Miss Brown to Mealy by
deeds executed August is last. With
the reconVeyance, 1T is expected, the pro-
ceedings in equity brought by Miss Brown
will be discontinued.
Miss Brown was represented by At
torney Nelson Wilson, and complained
to the court that the ardOr of her friend
cooled after the conveyance of the prop
erty last month, and he did not continue
to treat her as his future wife. Last
Monday, when she refused to sign GER
tain papers, she said, he drew a razor
on her, and she had to seek the pro-
lection of her sisters house, where she
had remained.
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HILL HEARTY AT 72.
Bearing Others Burdens, He Says,
Keeps Him Busy.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. September Thames
]. Hill yesterday was seventy-two Years
old.
I'm in good health he remarked. He
looked to be in splendid condition.
Some four years ago at the state CAPT.
tol You said that the time had come
when you would shortly drop your bur-
dens: that you would have a little time
left II read some books he was re-
minded.
II said it then" he replied, briskly. 1t
isn't my burdens: it's others, he added.
If you want work read the want col
umns of The Star.
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Isabella Lewis was appointed admins
tratrix of the estate Of Jesse Lewis.
Frank Thompson, colored, arrested on
suspicion of entering a Southern railway
car, is detained at police headquarters.
In the police court this morning John
Britt. colored was fined S. on charge
of being drunk, and similar fine was
imposed in the case of William Bell, col
ored. charged with disorderly conduct and
fighting.
AT meeting Of Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows held last night two applications
for membership were received. and con-
siderable routine business was also dis
posed of.
The September term of the circuit court
for Fairfax county, Judge j. B. I. Thorn
ton presiding, will convene Monday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

Harry Lewis, fifteen years old, the con-
fessed murderer of H. F. Zachary, threw
himself upon the mercy of the court at
Roanoke, Va, Friday and was sentenced
to eight years in the penitentiary. The
case was tried without jury.
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KILLED WHILE HE SLEPT
MURDER OF HOTEL PROPRIETOR
IN CHESTER, PA.
His Son. Nineteen Years of Age
and Feeble Minded, Accused
of Crime.

CHESTER, Pa, September 11.-John J.
Evans. proprietor of the Edg1nont hotel.
this city. was murdered last night while
asleep in his room. His son, Richard.
aged nineteen years, was arrested. charged
With the crime, and is now in the county
jail at Media.
Early I'm the evening Evans went to his
room to lie down. AS he did not return
to the Office at his usual hour, William
Nickerson, a magistrate in the second
ward. went to the room occupied by
Evans to awaken him. When he opened
the door he was Mortified to see the pill
low covered with blood and gaping
wound behind Evans left ear. The police
officials were at once notified. and ply
stefan was quickly summoned, but the
latter reported that Evans had been dead
for at least an hour
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mouth England, was arraigned in a court
at London.
In the District.

The ninth annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Supervisors of State
Banks met in the office of the controller
Of the currency. Bids were opened for
placing fire gongs and fire extinguishers
in the school buildings in the District.
The wharf committee urged the Commits
sioners to ask again for 100000 for the
Improvement of the water front. The
Compulsory Vaccination Society. Harry
tending the public schools in the District
will be fought with vigor by the Anti
Compulsory Vaccination Society. Harry
Brooks, John H. Cunningham and Emile
Daust were arrested charged with high
way robbery. Edward Wolfroth. thirty
years old. employed as a mail collector.
was injured by his automobile colliding
with another. Mrs. Eliza Williams,
residing at Otterburn. Nd, was killed by
a car on the Chevy Chase fine.
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Son Suspected by Officers.

Suspicion pointed to the son. who had
been about the hotel early in the evening,
but who had not been seen around the
hosiery for nearly two hours. Search
was at once made for the boy, and he
was found late at night at Elwyn, a
small town about three miles from this
city
Four years ago Young Evans was injur-
ed about the head While playing foot ball.
and was later sent to the Elwyn school
for feeble-minded children. He remained
there for a short time and returned to
the hotel apparently much improved.
Recently, however, lie has been acting
strangely, and the police officials state
that it is their belief that the murder was
committed while the lad was temporarily
insane.
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Two Letter Carriers Appointed.

Charles r. Hurley and Valentine Wah-
Ter have been appointed letter carriers
in the city post office. Their compensa-
ton will be $500 year.
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WEEK SEPTEMBER II, 1910.

President Taft celebrated his fifty-third
birthday. 1t was announced at Beverly
that negotiations for the arrangement of
country would be opened next month 1t
was affirmed at Beverly, Mass, that
there had been no change in the Presi-
dents attitude, set forth a short time
ago, that he would accept second NOM
nation if his party so desired. A letter
written by Charles d. Norton, secretary
to the President. was made public in
Beverly, Mass, saying that the Presi-
dent would give federal patronage to
regulars and progressives alike. Caleb
Powers. four times convicted Of the muir
der OF William GoebeI, and finally par
doned, was nominated for Congress at
the republican primaries in the eleventh
Kentucky district. Representative DENLY.
member of the Ballinger-Pinchot inves-
tigating committee. speaking in Detroit.
attacked insurgency, and said that Secre-
tary Ba1linger had been faithful to his
trust; six of the republican members of
the committee met in Chicago and issued
q statement denOuncing the action of the
democratic members in issuing report
to the newspapers wholly laWleSS.
Seven of the ten Chicago meat pack
ers indicted by the federal grand jury
appeared i'll court and gave $4,000 bail
each. Lucius futile retired as president
of the Boston and Maine Railroad Com
pany, and the directors at Boston elected
Charles s. Mellen as acting president.
Woodrow Wilson, president of Prince
ton University, was nominated for gov
ernor by the New Jersey democrats. The
estate of DIR. Thomas W. Evans, famed
as an American dentist in Paris. accord
ing to a report from Philadelphia, dwin-
died from $6,OO0,OO0 to $l,25O,OOO.
Foreign Affairs.
The conference of European bankers in
terested in the cotton trade refused to ac-
cept the valuation plan for bills of lad
ing submitted by the American Bankers
Association; no concessions, it was said
will be made the bankers here. A point
in favor of DR.. Crippen was made when
expert witnesses testified that they could
not determine the sex of the body found
in the cellar of the Crippen home. Costa
RIGA declined to meet Nicaragua's request
to detain DR.. Irias and other officials of
the Madriz government at San Jose; the
State Department accepted President Es-
trada's plans for changes in the admin
ence of Mexico was dedicated at the
capital, where President Daz made an
address. 1t was reported at Copenhagen
that Joseph r. Bradley, hacker of the
polar expedition of DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, was on his way to Etah to seek
the records ard instruments which Cook
said he had left there; Cook was said
to be with Bradley. Lieut.. Helm, an al
legged German spy, arrested at Ports
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have arrived at San Pedro; the Hull.
Truxtun. Paul Jongs, Perry, Preble and
Stewart at San Diego. and the Caesar,
Potomac and Pontiac at Norfolk.
The Samar, Albany, New Orleans. Rain
bow, cambridge, Barry. Chauncey and
Dale have sailed from Shanghai for Nan
king; the New York from Shapghai for
Hongkong; the Tacoma from Cristobal
for Bluefields, and the Lebanon from
Hampton roads for Portsmouth, n. H.
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Capt. Rowland to Go to Philippines.

Capt. Charles r. Rowland of the 21st
Infantry. who was prominent recently as
the judge advocate of the military court
Of inquiry into the Brownsville affair.
was today ordered to rejoin his regiment
in the Philippines. His four years detail
from the line to the judge advocates de-
partment is about to expire. He will sail
from San Francisco January s. 1911.
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Desperate Desmond may be foiIed, but not
for keeps. II he can't throw Claude over
the precipiee, he can at least drag him over
the toughest roads In the vicinity.
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ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Local Knights TempIar Hold
Annual Election.
INSPECTION AND BANQUET
New Eminent Commander, Marshall
L. Dinwiddie, Announces Appoint
ments-W. c. T. u. Convention.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September II. 1910.
A largely attended meeting of Old Do
minion Commandery, No. IL, Knights
Templar, was held last night in the Ma
sonic Temple. The commandery was in
spected by the grand chaplain Of the
Grand Commandery of Virginia, Sir j.
Cleveland Hall of Danville, Va, who was
highly pleased at the creditable showing
made by the local commandery, which
is one OF the banner communicates OF
the state.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was then held, and the election re-
suited as follows: Marshall l.. Dinwiddie,
eminent commander; Frank w. Latnam'
generalissimo: Chester A. Gwynn, captain
general; William G. LeheW, senior war
den: William B. Davis, Junior warden,
Edgar Warfeld, ST., treasurer; Alfred u.
Chler, recorder.
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Committees in Charge.

The committees in charge of the en-
tertainment of the visitors are as fol-
lows:
Reception committee-George Z. Pot
ter, chairman; Alden Smoot. H. V.
Sanford. L. ]. Bombardier, John
F. Newman, G. b. Niles, Henry p
Amos, NJ. j. Mccarthy, A. NJ. Poynton,
G. T. Kingsbury and Ernest Gichner.
Sightseeing committee-Thomas H.
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Appointed by Commander.

The eminent commander-elect MADE
the following appointments: Henry n.
Field. prelate; Claude w. Fletcher
standard bearer; Walter c. Davis,
sword bearer; James NJ. Duncan, war
der; P. r. Harrington, third guard;
James N Nails. second guard; William
H. Charles, first guard; Park e. Tim
herman sentinel The following COM
prise the uniform committees: w. L.
Allen, Edgar Warfield, ST., and J. T.. W.
Timberman.
Afterward the newly elected officers
were installed by the Inspector. and
the sir knights proceeded to the Elks
Hall. where a banquet was served.
The Woman's Christian temperance
Union of Fairfax and Alexandra couh-
ties will hold it's bi-couflty convention
at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
beginning Monday morning next at iV:3o
O'Clock. The afternoon session Will be
held at 2 o'clock. An interesting program
has been prepared.
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Funeral of w. II. Mullen.

The body Of William II Mullen, who
died in Washington yesterday, was
brought here this morning and taken to
the home of his father, North Pitt street.
The funeral will take place at 5 O'Clock
Monday afternoon. The deceased was
thirty-nine years old and leaves wife
and seven children.
The body of Richard Gooding, who died
yesterday morning at the Braddock
House. was this morning forwarded to
Burke's station, Va, at which place the
1nterment was made.
The funeral of Mrs. Frederick Mumford,
who died yesterday, will be held at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from her
home, 316 Commerce street The services
will be conducted by Rev. ]. NJ. Holmes.
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church, and the interment will be made
In Bethel cemetery
Madeline Kennedy. eleven months old.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Ken
nedy. died this morning at the home of
her father, Michael Kennedy, sol South
Washington street
The third of a series of five ball games
for the championship Of the city will be
played at 4:20 O'Clock this afternoon on
the grounds on North Alfred street be-
tween the Cardinal Athletic Club and the
Alexandria Athletic Association. Each
team has one game to it's credit. 1t is
expected that the game will be witnessed
by a large gathering OF fans.
Appointed Administrative.
In the circuit court in vacation today
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Nothing doing! Claude 6oesust even know
that the spfinkllng cart man has saved his
life. And Desmond u eat four dollars'
worth Of dynamite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

But there are other horses, and they all
like oats. There's only enough for one;
first come, first served. Will cIaude's horse
be II. Perhaps-and perhaps not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

The sorreI horse wins. The one Claude
is tied to is bay. Figure It out for your
self. II the bay loses, Claude wins; or, at
least, he gets another chance.
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Elks' Home Dedication.

The committee Of ladies and gentlemen
in charge of arranging for the dedica-
ton -of the new home for Alexandra
Lodge Of Elks will hold a meeting at 5
O'Clock this evening at the new home and
complete arrangements for the affair
All members of the order are requested
TO be present.
A large delegation of members Of Fitz-
gerald Council, No. 459, knights OF
Columbus, will leave here at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon to attend the laying
of the corner stone of St. Charles Cath
Ollie Church at Clarendon, Alexandra
county.
The funeral of Mrs. Augustine g. Trlst.
who died Thursday last, took place at D
O'Clock yesterday afternoon from the
residence of her son-in-law, HI. r. Burke,
Alexandria county. The services We're
conducted by Rev. Father L. F. Kelly,
and the interment was made In Ivy Hill
cemetery.
The following were the pallbearers: c.
s. T. Burke, J. T. Burke, jr.: Arthur
Herbert. Rev. DR.. s. A. Wallis, DIR. IL
NJ Slaughter and DIR. NJ. D. Delaney.
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Naval Movements.

The Lawrence. Goldsborough and Rowan
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"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for
horse!" says the man with tho busted auto.
And Desmond, seeing the force of his argu-
'ment, gracefully ducks his nut.
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Appointed Administrative.

In the circuit court in vacation today
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Pipe what the l0w-life did. When that
fuse burns down, Bing! Won't the coroner
have an awful job gathering uD the re-
mains!
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MONEY LEANED SAI.ARIED PEOPLE AND
others upon their cwn notes. without security, In
Guiding women keeping house; easiest terms; con.
ndential. Knowing ones who have dealt eisew here
especially invited. My proposition win please.
II. ELWOOD. Run. 4l6. Jepfer bldg. eth X ID.
se3O-tf6
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oBAR ovERFLows.

I'd Cheever writes that he il doing
. stunt ut the Chicago Athletic Club.
There was a number Of parties who
wont 70 the river Sunday 10 get trees
10 set out
Mrs. sarah b. la Rush has been
spending a few days with friends al
Nara Wis.,
J. y. Cloney, Wholesale coal dealer, from
joplin. Mo-, was in Obar last week look
ing for land.
W. l.. Campbell "a Ia Logan this
week, helping +. J. Bates to prove up
on his claim.
Mrs. ". q. Parker aud Mrs I. j. Nip.
port Of Missouri Valley. were shopping
ia Obar Saturday.
Mrs. A.. w. Durham visited several
davs this week with her cousins, ,he
Misses Vaughn, west Of Obar.
Rev. Haley, our Baptist Missionary,
preached In Central City this week and
will deliver n sermon in Rosebud sun
day.
r. A. Easley and family will reside
in Dalhart for some time, where Mt.
Easley has several contracts in carpen.
ter work.
The Show Me Club met with Miss
Aanes Nippeit last Sunday night The
meeting win he with Miss May Hook.
croft nex time.
A. l.. Hockerott returned 90 his hom'
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PLAIN NEWS

l.. +. Studyyin IN drilling a well for
part rs south Of Plain.
Miss Rosa Nelson from BaTancos, has
applied for our school.
Justice Of the Peace, n. l.. CAyton,
made d business trip 20 Clovis.
How did everybody like the weather
last wecki We thought 1t fine.
br. ". VI. Lancaster IL kept busy
day aud night looking after his sick
patients.
Mrssrs Duke aud Bert stevens, our
unstable, made u business trip to Here
ford, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NaE Lieu left
for Vega, Texas, where Harry ~ EN-
played running n steam pillow.
Me- notice :. u. stevens has two
teams IA his field at work preparing
no., land for a bumper crop this year.
Those who transacted business In Clio
.l, last week were: Messrs Petet, Hall,
Cape. Risncr, Van Lieu, Rhodes and
stevens.
lac patrons OF our school district are
clustering the school house. Our school
house will be- a splendid building and
when flushed We would like q little
donation now from those that haven I
helped in one way or another.
Nr. and Mrs. l.. r. Studyvin enter
'aIued a few friends Friday evening in
honor of their daughter, Miss Ruby, it
being her nineteenth birthday, the ev.
cuing was spent dancing and games OF
amusement till IA late hour when all de-
parted for their different homes, wishing
'hr hostess many more happy birth
ltNs.
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NORTON NEWS

Our sunday school is still Doing nice.
~.
Mrs. win Haynes has been quite sick
the past week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. u. O. Clements visited
ru.uucnri Monday.
win Rush aud family returned home
from Colorado last Saturday.
Ma. aud Mrs. i. r. Underwood went to
Tucuncati last Friday evening.
Mrs. Maggie May Bell is spending u
few iays with Mrs. W. =. Pollard.
H. NJ Bates aud son Ernest, went To-
rucumcnri Friday. returning Sunday.
our singing class under the direction
OF Nr, De Roy Welch, j. doing nicely.
&. =. Nnticn and son Nathan, are
spending a few days with relatives at
san Jon.
Ernest Bates was very sick after
getting home from Tucumcati last sat
uriHy
Mr.. and Mrs. ". r.. Pollard are
receiving congratulations upon the ARR
val ct 70 bright little girl. born Tues
lay
c. D. Mnrdcn will go to san Jon on
Wednesday. the 18th, To take charge
of the office Of the san Jon Townsite
Company.
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MOUNT PLEASANT ITEMS

NJ Jones repaired his well last week.
Singing at Mr.. Goods Sunday was
we'll Intended.
school is progressing nicely at the
time.
Matter ilutchins made a business trip
,p Hereford, Texas.
Mr.. Main and family will leave for
this week.
singing at J. NJ. Degan's sunday
night was well attended.
Health very good in our community.
aud team, aud will move ON his claim
soon.
sam Gilbert. who has been away for
suur time. returned home and entered
school.
Rev. llll filled his regular appoint.
mcut at this placse last Saturday aud
sunday.
cur sunday school Is progressing nice.
Is since we received our organ, which
has proved q great help to the Sunday
school.
Bonnie iIutchens and Harriet Degan
attended sunday school at Hopewell
sunday evening.
John Tull. who has been visiting q,
the home of j. NJ began. for some time
left for Tucumcari Tuesday and will "
from there to his home in Missouri.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Duck took then
laughter, Mrs. BoHtmAn, and children
10 Bovinh, Texas, where they cave u
Join husband aud father ut Qusnnah
Texas.
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oRTER.ANNIsTo

h. N. Goforth made Il trip to san
Iuu last Monday.
John +. Nickel took dinner with M.
tud Mrs. Pullen Friday.
Mrs. Henry johnson who has been
very ~ - improving.
Dr. aud Mrs. Williams called on r.
-. Pullcn and family sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Fisher are back
pu their claim south Of Admission.
James sanderson was seen on the
streets Of san Jon last Tuesday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Tom Fisher called on
p. -. Pullen and family n day last
week..
T.. y. Pullen and Henry Bradley and
heir families made a trip to san Jon
saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. 5. Hardin Of Tu
uumcari, have moved onto their claim
near Porter.
Mr.. Yarbough aud family, who have
been spending the winter Ia Texas,
picking cotton, etc, are back on their
claim near Admission,
Chester Roder Of Hinton, OKLA, has
come back "a his claim one mile south
east Of Porter. Chester says he IN 20.
ing "a spend the summer with ~.
". a. Goforth needs a cook and II
SON good looking, tender hearted, sym
pathiziug giri, grass widow, OF old maid
wants a large man with a large heart,
here Is your chance.
Jim Porter says be is tired Of "fri.
joles' aud bacon and 10 he IL going
10 move 10 Arkansas, whore he eau get
plenty VI dried apples, corn dodgers aud
a ease ~ two Of ehills oceasionly.
y. d. Pullen made a trip to Adrian
Texas, last week, 10 meet Mr.. anG
Mrs. Henry Bradley, and their daughter
Miss Marie, of Greenview, Ill. Mrs
Bradley Is a sister Of Mrs. Pullen.
Mr. end Mrs. II. Bradley have been
looking over the country foI the pas,
We"k and are thinking Of locating with
US. Glad TO have them with US, we need
mrre eastern people IN this country.
Merrill Ferguson thought he would
like 10 see some Of the rest Of this
wide world 50 he went 10 Adrian and
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BARD CITY ITEMS

sam Bennett f.. having bis we'll clean
I'd out and otherwise repaired This w"cI
q q I've and 4. Clinr-mith made 70
business trip to san Jon last Monday
H. Adrian hn. been o~,rrhauiing toe
hotel roof 'hi- week hy iarr,ug aud
gra,cliug h,
Mrs. r. \. Berlin went 90 Niriau,
Texas. last saturday, whrf" .h" viii
visit for q few DAYS
= ". Chapman. r. ". Horn" and T.
. Alfred made 70 business "trip "a" tn
lee last saturday.
y p owen aud wife left lu.i Thurs
day tor oklahoma. where they will
make their future home
J. r. Haync, entertained O. huu~r full
" his ~ueighlors last SATURDAY. night.
They an report uu %eulnluhl" tm'
We ARE having ono of those rainy
LAYS" today and w hope b. viii con
tiuue tor sometime yet 30, D. l""a. good
To W..
i. b. Cu'cs of Granite. Oklahoma.
came In % few days ago 'l hts claim
north Of town and will prepare IN
raise d crop
Sale Bru.. were down FROM ~,u Jon
thi, wees making photo nn0 informed
u. that they would pu' For g. baurl
gallery here soon.
=. NJ Chapman d. cleaning boar grass
Of the east side of Oh" 'uvusI'" ''Is
week. The grad ug of rh" streets w'II
probably b commenced n"N' Nr