davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Wigg-Youf young lawyer friend
seems to carry the love of his profess
sion to a ridiculous extreme.
Wagg-Yes. I believe he is even go
ing to marry a girl named Sue
Philadelphia Record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

The eclipse of the sun this week
will not interfere with the ball game
unless it happens to be an extra in
ming affair.-Rome Tribune-Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Governor Brown gained a popular
response when ne refused to pardon
STRIPPING.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Some men blame even their corns on
the way the government is run.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Why shouldn't Americas be one of
the best womans club cities in the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

We abuse our stomachs until king
dom come and then wonder what's the
matter with us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

The best mahogany furniture OBJ
tainable is now made in the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

IA woman tries to be better than she
seems; a man to seem better than he is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27
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(Nellie Richmond EberhartJ
I asked of thee when thou didst start
that day
Alone, yet brave, upon the star
marked trail
If possible thou wouldst come back to
say
That life and love avail.
So here within the twilight hush 1
bow;
Heart-wrung, l listen with strain
ed, sharpened ear;
If thou art calling me, if thou are call
ing now,
do not, cannot hear.
Dear heart, am I forgotten in that
land?
Or led the trail where fated waters
flow
Or is my sense too gross to under
stand?
All, shall | ever know?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Before a Mexican armistice can be
signed they are scrapping again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Still the census returns come mall
but the correction due Americas as 20
it's total population.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Americas teachers will attend the
Georgia Educational Association in a
body.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

The loudest amen doesn't always
represent the most fervent prayer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

How terribly ignorant some of those
Lorimer witnesses seem to be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

A loud brag gains more credit for a
man than a real merit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Start lie and it will breed a thous-
md.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

All the cities in the state with spare
time on their hands are indulging in
music festivals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27
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Have you any remedy for our over
crowded prisons
Yes-lock. up the honest men IN
stead of the crooks. Chicago Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

What a little man ne is"
Yes, indeed, Just the sort OF a
sawed-off that some strapping big
woman will marry some day. De
troit Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Oiled roadways and paved streets
will soon transform Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

How could the Andersonville-Thom-
asville highway possibly fail?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Why can't we have another new fac
tory to build up our business?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

'I've been sent down town to buy a
taboret What's that?"
Don't you know? It's one of those
things that stand around about shin
high in the dark. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27
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THOUGHTS FOR TODAY.

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'Tis justly wise to talk with our past
hours,
And ask them what report they bore
to heaven. Young
Love is a boy by poets styled;
Then spare the rod and spoil the
child. Butler
What though the field be lost?
All is not lost; the incOnquerable will
And study OF revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield
Milton.
Oh, the jolly fishers life.
1t is the best of any;
tbs full of pleasure, void of strife,
And It's beloved by many.
John Chalkhill.
Poets lose half the praise they should
have got,
Gould it be known what they discreet
ly blot. Waller
There is an evening twilight of the
heart,
When its wild passion waves are lulletI
to rest. -Halleck.
l care not, Fortune, what you me
deny;
You can not rob me of free Natures
grace,
You cannot shut the windows of the
sky
Through which Aurora shows her
Frightening face;
You cannot bar my constant feet toI
trace
The woods and lawns, by living
streams, at eve;
Let health my nerves and fine fibres |
brace,
And their toys to the great children
leave:
OF fancy, reason, virtue, naught can
me bereave Thompson
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Well, Mexico is one of those Central
American republics anyway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Little Willie-What is leisure, pa?
Pa-Leisure, my son, is the two min
utes' rest a man gets while his wife is
hunting up something else for him to
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

The kidnapping brigade is certainly
on the job once again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Americas fingers in the center Of
the states spotlight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Sumter is justly termed the model
county OF Georgia"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

VIII Colonel Roosevelt land in the
pulpit finally?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Andersonville leads the name Of the
new highway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

What though the field be lost?
All is not lost; the inconquerable will
And study OF revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield
Milton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

How do you ike this grand opera
Bin?"
Il can't understand what they are
saying"
That's all right. You amt missing
no jokes. "-Pittsburg Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Even Taft has gotten to making
whirlwind trips.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

~ GNdilluS III LAlS
5 because so decep-
tive Mary sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart faill1e OF
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
nev disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedto advance
thekidney-poison-
ed blood will at
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Those who dance have to pay the
fiddler"
who pays the rest of the orchestra,
pa?'-Judge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Oh, the jolly fishers life,
1t is the best of any;
tbs full of pleasure, void of strife,
And It's beloved by many
John Chalkhill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

After all the Stripping publicity was
in vain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Prof Becker all the dainty cakes, in fact,
the ladies present.
YOU WILL REGRET 1T If YOU ARE NOT PRESE
FREE: With every Majestic Range sold this week will
solutely Free set of cookingware worth ESQ.
SHEFFIELD -HUNTINGTON CO., Forsyth Sire
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

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Crank L. Stanton, in ATLANTA Con-
stitution.l
How shall We sing the life-way? Trou-
Bile, you know, in sight
When poverty keeps the door, my
dear, shall love take the window
flight?
But the spring is here, and love, I
know,
Finds joy where the rose is smiling so.
How shall we sing the life4way? When
the shadow blights the beam
viii love, with tears for the lonely
years, sigh, Twas dream--a
dream?"
But the spring is here, and love, you
know,
Finds JOY where the rose is smiling so.
Americus will soon have a new
bank building,
After all the Stripping publicity was
in vain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

why do so many distinguished
diplomas play golf?"
It's good practice. 1t reconciles a
man to the experience Of doing a lot
Of work and getting back to the place
from which he arted"-Washington
Star.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

stead of the crooks. Chicago Post
What little man he is"
Yes. indeed. Just the sort of a
sawed-off that some strapping big
woman will marry some day."-De-
troit Free Press.
How do you ike this grand opera
Bin?"
Il can't understand what they are
saying"
That's all right. You amt missing
no jokes. ''-Pittsburg Post.
why do so many distinguished
diplomas play golf?"
It's good practice 1t reconciles a
man to the experience Of doing a lot
Of work and getting back to the place
from which he started. Washington
Star.
Smith Ito member of vested choir
i hear you've got a new tenor in the
choir. What kind of voice has he?
Good?
Jones-Good? I should say so. It's
SO good none OF the other tenors will
speak to him.-Lfe.
Last night my wife and myself had
the most foolish squabble of our mar
ried life"
What was the subject of your dis
pute?"
How we would invest our money if
we had louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Those who dance have to pay the
fiddler"
who pays the rest of the orchestra,
Ipa?"-Judge.
Little Willie-What is leisure, pa?
Pa-Leisure, my son, is the two min
utes' rest a man gets while his wife is
hunting up something else for him TO
do.-Chicago News.
'I've been sent down town to buy a
taboret What's that?'
Don't you know? It's one of those
things that stand around about shin
high in the dark. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wigg-Your young lawyer friend
seems to carry the love of his profess
sion to a ridiculous extreme.
Wagg-Yes. I believe he is even go
ing to marry a girl named Sue
! Philadelphia Record.
Start lie and it will breed a thous-
and
Some men blame even their corns on
the way the government is run.
IA woman tries to be better than she
seems; man to seem better than he is
The loudest amen doesn't always
represent the most fervent prayer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

But the spring is here, and love, you
know,
Finds joy where the rose is smiling so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27

Americue will soon have new
bank building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-27
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE The GREAT MAJESTIC RANGE IN OPERA ton 4!
Demonstration Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday and Saturday from . m each
PROF. JOSEPH BECKER,
The Worlds Greatest Chef.

the Art OF ECO
Scientific Cooking Tuesday Wednesday Ihu
day. Friday m each day Every
common sense anu
Economical Cooking than all the printed
all Dnty Pastries, mixing everything DE-
explaining ingredient as he goes along
the ladies make Cooking Pleasure nS'
a people
their questions conceS
everything the asking
OF irish poU
three dozen baking powder biscuits
PAN, HOUR A MAJESTIC RANGE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
Good Guess.

Good Guess.
He talks great deal. to me about
his platonic regard for me" "
What does that mean?"
"a calendar for Christms, imas-
ine." f
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Sne1Ial to the Daily Leader.

Spetialto the Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. Okla. Dec. ~
Words merely altered by a person
on death bed, proposing TO trahsiei
pr3pcrty, is not In Itself valid Win
otitQan actual passing Of the properly
was the holding of the supreme courl
coiflnissiun, division /. in an OPINION
by Ccnmissioner Ames. presiding
The case waE that Of the Apache
State bank against Florence Danleis
administralrix OF the estate OF her
husband. James Daniels d|eceased,
alynealed from Rogers county, when
TIE court reversed and renlanded.
Il, fhe absence of will the wife and
bauiels, father were the legal heirs,
andst sui was brought to force the
listing of bank stock held Dy the de-
ceased, thereby to prove that part q
thes sane would be the property Oh
the Father.
The ease turned upon the actlon
OF, Daniels on his death bed attempt
ing to bequeath. certain securities 10
his wife for hei exclusive enjoyment
ie called his wife to the bedside and
stated THAT he gave 10 her all. his
bank stock. all his property and dla-
.saenAs, held in strong box then be-
ing IN. the adjoining room. Daniels
handed her a key to the box as he
said the words, the wife then pos
sessed the only other key in exist
49nce. Nothing else regarding this
particular properly was done by Dan
iels, and the court. in reversing the
court below holds that the transac.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
OKLAHOMA VISITORS
TO NATIONAL CAPITAL
Haunt Corridors of Capitol
Building, Departments and
Hotel Lobbies
Special to the Daily Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader.
Washington. d. G., Dec. l6-Amons
the late Oklahoma arrivals in Wash
ington that are now haunting the
corridors of the capitol building and
otner places around tae hotels of the
national capital, are George Dick
Rodgers, of Muskogec, national attpr'
ney for the Chckasaw nation; Major
John B. O'Neil, chief of the sales di-
vision at the Union agency at Musko-
gee; f. p. Hill, of McAlester, Choc-
taw national attorney; United States
Attorney w. j. Gregg, of the Eastern
district OF Oklahoma; former Govern
or George w Dukes. Of the Choctaw
nation, who arrived this week from
his home at Talahina; Rev. Silas f.
Cole, of Darwin; Tom p. Ainswcrtd,
OF Spiro; Sam w .Kaytubby promi-
nent Chickasaw Indian and tribal
delegate from Cadio. John .Appleby.
of Hobart Hampton t. Tucker. OF
McAlester. former Choctaw mining
trustee: ] F. McMurray, of McAles-
ter. Gov. D. II. Johnson governor q
the Chickasaw nation, Congressman
James S. Davenport OF Ninita, VINO
arrived last Monday; Fred D. Cald'
well. OF Oklahoma City; Gov. victor
M. Locke, Jr., of Antlers: ChoctaW
National Attorney Pat J. Hurley, OF
Tulsa. John Young, of Bartlesvillc
and Robert c. Finch OF Missouri
and Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
DOG GUARDED LOST BOY
Even a Policeman, { O lldn't Rot
Fox" From His Little
Masters Side

Special TO the Daily Leader
Chicago, Dec lG Every child who
has read with tears in his eyes the
third reader story OF Faithful Fido
the 81 &, shot by his master because
he had tried to remind him Of forgot.
ten saddle bags OF gold will have re-
spect today fr this pet fox terrier,
irwin Spitza years old wandered
far from his h me last night Fox
knew that the child was doing wronS
but decided TO keep good trace Of
him The dog remained at the child 8
heels until the latter fell asleep in a
door way
The dog was the aggressor later in
an argument with o policeman. who
+ und the pet cuddled on his little
masters lap The policeman was un-
able to r,ut the dog with safety to
himself so he called fcr a patrol wa
gon Al the same moment his tele.
paone message reached the station
the father OF the boy was there ask
ng that a search be made for his
boy
When the wagon reached the place
the lad was awakened and father, boy
and deg were overioyed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16

a+ ! y +
ton as outlined did not constitute a
valid gdonatio causa mortis. fer the
reason there was not the actual pass
ing of the property sought to be SO
transferred. Sfft
The court outlines the Oklahoma
law regarding wills, etc, and calls at
tention to the absence of statute gov
erning gift causa mortis, therefore
the court says, it must search com
mon law IniRoman law from whence
comes the common law. the court
says. five witnesses were required
tn addition to actual delivery OF the
property At common law no specl-
lied number of witnesses is required.
but the gift must be established by
clear and convincing evidence and
must be accompanied by actual de-
livery Of the subject matter. Tue
court says. Mere words. of course,
can not constitute gift either inter
vivos. or causa mortis, because thai
would conflict with the fundamental
notion OF consideration as the basis
Of contract.
Mere words unaccompanied by de-
livery could only be promise, and the
gift would not be complete, whereas,
the court says, to be valid, it must be
entirely, executed, for the reason. il
there remains anything to be done,
the donor may refuse to do 1t.
A gift causa merits ton account OF
death) differs from a gift inter vivos
(between the iiving) in that it Is ir-
revocable, while il differs from a
legacy in that the donee then takes
direct from the donor. and not through
his estate. A gift causa mortis may
be revoked at any time prior to the
death.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
PUBLIC KISS LEGAL
! BUT IND|SCREET, IS
RULING OF JURISl
snecia, to the Daily Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader
Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. l6-lt may
not be perfectly proper, for divorc-
ed woman to kiss. but she has per
feet right to receive osculatory at
tentions. according to decision CIV
en- by Judge Walter A Powell, at IN,
dependence.
In support of his molten for MOD
ification of a decree given to his wite
James II. Collins testified that he had
hired detectives to watch his former
wife aud that they had seen her on
a hotel veranda at Exceslior Springs
being hugged and kissed by anoth-
er man.
while that may not have been
very discreet conduct Judge Powell
remarked. she was an unmarried
woman and therefore has legal right
to receive attentions from men. This
/. a fact which ex-husbands often
overlook. They feel though wrongly
that they have right to regulate
their ex-wives' conduct
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Painful Task

NEW MANAGEMENT ELKs CAFE
g. j. PARKER, PROP.
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INDIAN GIRL IS WINNER
Usage Maiden Secures $4,000
Worth of Land Situated in
Creek Nation
Special to the Dailv Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader
Tulsa, Okla, Dec. I6.--ln the land
title suit q little Nola Childred, IN
dian minor. against Charles Page, oil
magnate and founder Of the Sand
Springs Industrial home, and II. A.
Rosey, another defendant involving
the rightful ownership OF 100000
worth of land, Judge l.. NJ Poe Of the
district court followed out the decis
ion recently handed down by the OK.
lahoma supreme court. holding that
a nonresident of an Indian nat;oN
couldherit property OF "A citizen OF
the nation As a result OF the decis
ion the little Indian girl was given H.
tie to the land, which Page and Rosey
claimed to possess through title Civ
en- them by the Creek Indian heirs
OF the original apottee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16

GUTHRIE MINERAL WATER
Shipped by
Guthrie Mineral Water Co.,
8Ot West CleVelanu Avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
CHARTERS ISSUED
Special to the DAILY Leader

Special to the Daily Leader
Oklahoma City. Okla, Dec. l6.-
following charters have been issued
by Secretary Of state 3 r. Harrison;
Interstate Mercantile company. Al.
tus; capital stock S20eoe, incorpOra.
tors Stewart Miller and F. X Milier.
Lawton: n Il stroud, Altus.
Liability Plumbing company. Okla
bcma Cts: capital stock $4,000. In
corporators. Thomas J. Wilson, Louis
X. Phillips. Arch d. McMullen. all OF
Oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
bail. IS REFUSED
DOCTOR |. D. LOVE
Pc tition Filed By Defendant Sets
Forth Cause for Shooting
DIR. Ruckcr
Special % The DAILY Leader.

Special TO the Daily Leader.
Hugo. Okla. Dec G-Appication
for bond in behalf of Or. l.. ID Love
charged with killing Or. l.. c. Rucker
in this city IN November was present
ed tc District Judge Ferguson at Dur
ant Thursday and bail was refused
b the court.
The application set forth as ground
for bail that DR. Love is suffering
with Brghts disease and erysipelas
ard that his life is endangered by
being in Jail
The alleged causes which led up
to the killing were also set up IN
full in the application giving the rea-
sen that Rueker had seduced the wife
and destroyed the home of Love, and
that the defendant was temporarily
insane vixen he committed the hom
icide
The application will be carried to
the court Of criminal appeals.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
A SAMPLE SHOE SHOP.
So 5o--Rar cuthrie-s25o.

Goods are now arriving and being
placed in position upstairs in the
Beadle building, corner building north
of pcstoffice.r They propose to sell
high grade shoes. values of $3.50 81,
and $3.50 the pair, for $3.50 per pair.
rhey bay through large syndi-
Gates, buy sample shoes and cancell-
ed orders. Watch and wait their op-
ening and buy shoes of the
SAMPLE SHOE COMPANY,
Upstairs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16
rhe popular Airs"
From the Red Hem

lFlom the Red Hem
Juggins-Who was it that said Il
he could make the songs Of the peo'
pie he wouldn't care who made the
Jaws?
Muggins- Don't know But If he $
the chap who's making the songs OF
the people nowadays, Id just like
have the making of the laws niue
while. That's all,
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publ this
a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16

HOT DRINKS LEWIS CoNFEc
|TiNERY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. Doan's
Ointment cures itching. bleeding or
protruding piles after years of suffer
Ing At any drug store,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16

Painful Task
Mrs. Housekeeper ito tramp Why
don't you look around for work
Tramp-Im troubled vita stiff neck
mum.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-16

Ice cream, whipping cream, sweet
cream and milk PiersoI Ice Cream Co.
Phone 636.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-17
NOFTSKER APPOINTED
TO FILL A VACANCY
Chosen to Continue in Office of Col
lectOr by the Town
Board.

The town board, consisting of the
city clerk, the supervisor and the
justices of the peace. met this after
noon at the city hall and appointed
John T NOftsker to continue the Of
fee of township collector which of
fee was made vacant by the death of
James p. DrOmgOole, who was elect
ed to serve two years, but who died
before entering upon his duties. The
clerk was instructed to communicate
with the attorney general as TO
whether Mr.. Noftsker's appointment
could keep him in Office for the re-
mainder of the term or only until the
next township election is held.