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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-20
Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments filed for record in the
Office of the Auditor of Chehals coun-
ty for week ending Thursday, March
16, 1911
Grays Harbor Trustee Co. to S.
Bzozowski, lots and ) in block
7, Park addition Hoquiam 49,. 10
State of Washington to j. A.
Ingram, lot ., sec 16, twp %,
70 ................ 300
J. A. Ingram to r. NJ. Locke, quit
claim deed lot 5, sec Is, twp
rs, .................. /
NJ. c. Allen to F. Groundwater
5 beginning at point 20 feet
east southwest corner nwA
nwA sec 4, twp II, 6, east
466 feet north 466 feet west
466 feet, south 466 feet ...... I
F. Groundwater to Town of FL
ma, same 800
c. A. Congdon to X. c. Tyrell,
lot 81. block 2, North Hoquiam
addition to Hoquiam ........ $50
r. Cabot to W. w. Kurtz, part of
block 5, Riverside addition to
Moclips ........ ........... 50
c. w. Davis to A. E. Burbee, lots
S. and 10. block 10, Renton
addition to Montesano ...... 10
w. NJ. Dineen to r. Dineen, y
interest lot 4, First addition to
Humptulps Garden ...... 5
". w. Dean to Mrs. Ida Church
ward, quit claim deed launch. l
North Western Lumber Co. to c.
NJ. Tilly. lot ., block $50, cor
rected plat of HOquiam ..... 400
Same to G. F. Gibson, lot 6. block
1870, same ................ $50
w. B. Mack to F. Kautonen, lot
81. block 60. Northern Pacific
addition to Aberdeen ...... 175
Glays Harbor Trustee Co. to F..
G. rilly, lots 10 and 20 block
II, Park addition HoQuiam. -. 10
Fred Minkler to NJ. l.. Musser,
lots l to 4, block II, Academy
addition to Montesano ...... 200
United States to Chas. Nuby, pat
ent nwA sec SO, twp %, rs. -. 49,.
NJ. Teeter to J. M. Dye. lot 2, block
10. North Hoquiam addition to
Hoquiam .... ............ /
G. f. Waldron to l.. Bedow, lots
II to "a. block "a, Northern
Pacific addition Aberdeen go. 10
w. A. Hadley to Geo. Perkins,
SIC swA sec IA, twp II, ) =. 5000
United States to c. Carlson, pat
ent, lot 3. sec 2S; lots and 6
sec 20 and el2 nell and swA
nell sec 80. twp "a, r s ...... 49,.
A. +. White to A. S. Haskins,
quit claim deed part of neA NV
4 sec II, twp IS. ..... 1
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-20
nwA swA sec 10, twp IS, o.. l
Miscellaneous Transfers

Salmon Bzozowski to J. w. John
son, mortgage lots and 5,
block 4. Park addition HOquiam 400
j. Vosper to J. H. White. mort
gage, lots l and 2, block IA,
Fitzgerlad's addition Oakville. 100
H. A. Garrison to Elmira Garrison
bill sale stallion known as Ia
ardc the ReO .............. lot
w. J. Patterson to Ed. Swartz,
satisfaction of mortgage lot 3,
and northerly 20 feet lot 4,
block So, Heerman's Annex
L. Bendow to G. e. Waldron,
mortgage lots II to "a. block "a,
Northern Pacific addition to
Aberdeen ......... ........... 1905
]. w. Coulter to Geo. C. Altman,
mortgage. lot s, block As, On
tariO addition TO Hoquam. :. . 1905
First National Bank, Hoquiam. to
Hoquiam Packing Co. satisfac-
ton mortgage block l, karr's
addition to Hoquiam, also tract
of land located in lot 5, sec 2,
twp II, = 10; also part of lot
5, tract IS, Hoquiam tide lands;
also part of lot IA block 20,
Karr's River addition Ho-
GUAM .... ................. 1000
Geo. Perkins TO w. A. Hadley,
mortgage sig sw4 sec IA, twp
II, r . OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 33O
w. A. Hadley to E. Walters, as
signment of mortgage same. -. 300
J. A. Briscoe to c. P. Look, mort
gage tract beginning at point
Is 2-3 feet south II degrees east
from northwest corner sec II,
twp II, r z; thence south 70 de-
grees west 52S feet, north II
degrees west $50 feet north 73
degrees east 52S feet, thence
south to beginning ......... 500
T. Click to NJ. Dzamaria, notice
of lien west % feet lots 5 and
6, block l, q, c & l. addition
to Montesano ................ 81
f. j. Smith to A. Paulsen, mort
gage lots to 10, block 3, cor.
rected plat of Hoquiam ...... 500
c. c. Cmbes to Sarah J. Crisp,
satisfaction of mortgage tract be-
ginning at point 1884 feet north
where Northern Pacific crosses
east line WIZ nwA nwA sec 35,
twp IS, 6, thence north 4 rods
west 10 rods south 4 rods, east
10 rods ...... .............. 2OO
w. L. Crisp to ]. l.. Newton, mort
gage same ...::....:..' 7oo
A. Carlson to ]. M. Quilter, chat
tel mortgage contents Harvest
Saloon" Hoquiam .............1 1000
Aberdeen Bottling Works to H.
Toxic, contract sale cash regis
Mrs. E. Lowe to Ella F. Taylor
partial satisfaction mortgage lot
/, block 2, Dole addition to Alb
erdeen ........... .......... 49,.
r. c. Keeney to Mrs. +. Lowe,
mortgage lots /, 2. and 6,
block /, Dole addition Aber-
deen .......... ............. "oo
Bessie Stevens to f. j. Bradley
mortgage lots l to IL, block IA,
Evans addition South Aberdeen 300
Katie Skownonski to ]. A. Tanna-
hill, mortgage lot "a, block 20,
Karr's River addition Hoquiam. 500
Fred Barnes to H. Barker. bill of
sale furniture ............... 200
Jos. Mauermann to ]. w. Norton,
satisfaction of mortgage team
ana 1dTHcSS
J. w. Norton to NJ r. Smith. bill
sale same ................ $50
]. J. Travis to Fred Travis con-
tract sale furniture ......... 11S
Chas. Anderson to L. r. Byrne,
lease part of lot 4, block 10,
Elma. ) years at s. monthly. 49,.
A. A. Dahl to Clara NJ. Trudgian,
satisfaction of mortgage lot 2,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-20
contract to sell lots 9 to %,
block 2, Portland addition to

contract to sell lots 9 to %,
block 2, Portland addition to
Aberdeen ......... ........ $50
NJ. BloomQuist to +. J. Boyce,
mortgage lot %, block SO, On
tario addition to Hoquiam. ..... 342
j. Mccullough to A. Holcomb, mort
gage lots II to 20, block 16,
l. & A addition Elma ..... 200
Mrs. f. Wheeler to c. Gleason. ct -
al, store fixtures, millinery
goods, etc. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Sadie Wheeler ct al to same. -
lot 6. block 1, w & B plat of
MontesanO 3 years at $50 per
month lease Observation-Disclosures. go.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-20

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-20
AT THE COURT HOUSE
The Weekly Record Of Legal
Doings at County Seat

MINUTES OF SUPERIOR COURT
AND NEW CASES FILED. LIST
OF REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
AND MISCELLANEOUS lNSTRU.
MENTS FILED WITH COUNTY
AUDITOR.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-20
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

The following 10 the record of bus
{ mess transacted in the superior court
AAst week:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
TODAY's AGE-HERALD

1-Graves beats Clarke in race in the senate.
 Mayor Exum makes hit at the capi- tai.
 Appeal made to Taft on potash ques- ton. 2YtN 1 Benton McMillin leads in senator ship.
 Definition of monopoly is causing worry to attorneys.
 legislature. 3-caihoun county will hold fair next Age-Herald is popular with Decatur folks.
 Mir. Steiner registers complaint. 4-Editorial comment. a 5tInquest does not clear up poison mystery. Why Birmingham will be south's me- tropoiis.
 Five years work for the Boys club. White plague is still in the lead. Charles Markharr becomes president of Illinois Central. 6-Missssippi coe. s.drts new system. Jail delivery has wholesome effect. 7-Birmingham social events. Dolly Dairymples department s-Private citizen after 24 years. 9-Long is suggested for next governor. Some criticism of O'Neal is heard. Schools of the state looking for funds. 10-More favorable outlook for iron. Bessemer pleased with through spe- cial.
 Defense scores in poisoning case. 11-Cattlemen should fight high rates. Edward NJ. Shepard strongly opposed Charge of bribery in senatorship. 12-Chattanooga mayor is very near broke 13-Heavy undertone in stock market. Wheat advances on weather news. Cotton declines on general selling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
SENATOR HUGHES
 DIES IN DENVER

Denver. January u.-Charles James Hughes, Jr. junior United States senator from Colorado, died at his home in this city today, after an illness of nearly Q year He had been unconscious since yesterday and passed from state oi coma almost irnperceptibly into death The immediate cause of death was per nicious anemia. with complications oi myelitis.
 Senator Hughes Is survived by widow and four children. No funeral arrange ments have been made, but it is possible that the funeral will be public.
 Charles James Hughes. Jr., was born in Kingston. Mo-. February 1s 1853. his father being an attorney. and the family prominent in Missouri politics. He studied law in his fathers office. graduated from Richmond college In 1871. received his law degree from the University of Missouri and later became instructor in mathemat- les and political economy In Richmond college. but abandoned teaching for the practice of law in 1877, coming in that year to Colorado.
 Here he rapidly achieved success in. the practice of his profession. and became one of the most noted mining lawyers in the country. From 1903 to 1908 he was pro- lessor of mining law in the Harvard Law school. ta
 He was indorsed in 1sos by the demo- cratic state convention for United States senator and elected to that office by the last legislature. His term would have ex- pired March 3, 1915.
 Senator Hughes married Miss Lucy Menefee, of a Virginia family. in Rich mond. Mo, September 1, 1874. Four of the other children are living, three sons, whc are lawyers in Denver, and one daugh- ter. Mrs. W. w. Woodruff. of Knoxville Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
NO REDUCTION IN
 PRICES OF STEEL

New York, January u.-Steel men from all over the country, gathered in New York today. are opposed to any reduction rof prices at the present time. This an nouncement was made tonight by E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation, after a dinner given by him which fol- lowed a business conference held during the day.
 dinner and l suppose 90 or 40 spoke,' said Judge Gary after the banquet, and every one expressed the opinion that prices were low enough and should not be reduced As to business prospects Judge Gary said the consensus of opinion as expressed was very favorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
BLOUNT STILL LEADS
 IN SENATORIAL RAGE

Jacksonville, Fla, January 11.--W. A. Blount is maintaing his lead of approxi- mately $500 votes in the senatorial pri- maries. N. P. Bryan Is second. with a lead over J. N. c. Stockton slightly less than 1000 votes, and it is practically as sured that Blount and Bryan will be the two candidates in the second primary.
 But two-thirds the normal was brought out. Reports are coming in slow. but it Is not expected that later returns will materially change the positions of the candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
THE WEATHER

Washington. January n.--Weather fore cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Un- settled weather, probably local rains Thursday; colder in north portions; mod crate south winds.
 Local office United States weather bu- reau. Birmingham. Report for the 24 hours ended D.. m. January Il. 1911:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Railroad. Not Responsible

Frankfort, Ky. January 1.-The rail- roads cannot be required to prepare sep arate compartments in sleeping cars for white and negro passengers was the de- cision of the court of appeals today in the case of the commonwealth of Ken lucky against the Illinois Central Rail- road company. The court held that inas- much as the sleeping cars are not owned and controlled by railroads, that rail- roads cannot be held responsible for the methods of operating them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12

lCoNTlNUH 2 ON ACE e;1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Big Balloon Found

Amite City. La. January 11.-A large balloon, defiated, was found yesterday on the farm of George Grace, 12 miles east of this place. There was nothing about the aerial craft to indicate from whence it came or its ownership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Honor. For John Paul Jone.

Washington. January 1.-The Senate committee on naval affairs today author ised . favorable report on bili to ap- propriate $la5eOo for the completion of the crypt of the chapel at the Naval Academy at Annapolis as permanent resting place for the body of John Paul Jones. @s q, M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Torrcdo ncat Ir speedx

Philadelphia, January 11.-It was an nounced today that the United States torpedo boat Burrows had attained a speed of 34 knots an hour on her trial trip The contract called for 32 knots an hour.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
THE BLuNDER OF HER LIFE.

A lady sitting by an open window
listening to the grasshoppers. A choir
rehearsing in neighboring church. A
gentleman stopping in front Of tho
window to speak. .&,
He (referring to the choir)-They are
making a good deal of noise tonight.
81 She (referring to the grasshoppers)-
Yes, and do you know it is claimed
they do 1t with their hind legs?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.

!, Pat-ItS IOlfle 1edIlHy Uye we UU
be havin' at tn shanty
4 Mike-Good fer yez.
can it looks loike me, Mike"
"Ah. well, what's the ~harrum s. long
as it's healthy?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
FORCED TO TELL THE TRUTH.

FORCED TO TELL THE TRUTH.
"Well, Jim said Bingleton as he
proudly showed off his firstborn, what
do you think of that for a strapping
lad?"
Hes fine youngster," returned Jim
Internationally.
Think he looks like me, old .man?"
persisted Bingleton. s.,,
"H'm! Well-er-ah-hum- Bill
well, old pal, to tell the truth, I'm
afraid he does!" replied the embar-
raised Jim. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
1EIlINc ON HIMSELF.

Old Grumpy-What the deuce do you
mean, sir, by kissing my wife?
Oilcan-Awfully sorry-er, but 1-er--
couldn't help myself.
Old Grumpy-Couldn't help yourself?
But that's just what you did do. con-
found yOui
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
LOVING CUP, NOT COUPLE.

Small Boy-Some liniment and ce'
ment please.
Chemist-Both for the same person?
Small Boy-Yus; farver's just broke
is loving cup, SO e wants cement fol
it. an mas wot it landed on, SO the
liniment'S for 'er.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
he. GOT OFF.

The MILDLY had been hauled up on
the quarterback to explain certain, acts
which bordered closely on insubordi-
nation
well. my boy" said the captain,
what is this? The same old story
the fool Of the family sent to sea- eh?'
The lads, eyes twinkled. mo, sir, y
he replied "Things have changed since
your time sir"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
A FAIR EXCHANGE.

Bandsman - Excuse me, sir, but
among the coins you gave me there
was a false one.
One of the Audience-Well, what OF
it? Among the notes you played just
now there were a great many false
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03

SOME OF THE OTHERS.
There is always a ball. says Hem
rietta Crosman in her new play"
Lets see. Baseball. football. snow
ball, charity ball. blackball and high
ball"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
GREAT COMBINATION.

I "Talleyrandy is wonderfully clever.
don't you Think"
He has the key. He is smart enough
to mix with people Of tact who make
him think he is as clever as he thinks
he is"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
POISON IN HIS VEINS.
THE THOUGHTFUL WIFE.

Observation-Disclosures my trousers with
emery paper? You must be mad!
Wife-You'll find it useful presently.
Husband lighting his pipe later)-
All, my dear, what a splendid idea that
was Of yours.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
MRS. F.#Too WISE FOR Mr.. F.

time downstairs, Charlie.
Mr.. Eyes, dear; but, to tell you the
truth, that charming Miss Martini was
sitting on my crush hat, and I didn't
care to disturb her.
Mrs. F-That's all right, but the
next time don't hang your hat on your
kneeI ~ r. = =.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
ALWAYS LONGING FOR THE UH
ATTAlNABLE.

Miss Smith--Now, Madge tell me.
which would you rather be-pretty or
good
Madge (promptly)-I would rather
be pretty. Miss Smith. I can easily be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
IN A PREDlcAMENT.

"You haven't what sent you for.
and you have been gone more than an
hour"
Il was awaiting my turn and forgot
what you sent me for
why didn't you come back and
ask p"
| 4 was afraid would lose my placS
in the line
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01
ADVERTISING TALKS.
tCentin.ed from Pas. One,

ness-tell it in a way so that |
nothing will be concealed.
They should try to demon
strate, if they can, that the
prices charged for meat are not
excessive.
A profit of $50. 100000 looks
very big, but when the percent
age is analysed. two and one
half per cent on a business of
S945, 100000 is not big. If
most businesses did not earn a
greater net profit than that they
would soon go bankrupt.
There is no denying the fact
that the public's view of the so
called beef trust is not a friendly
one, but has not the beef trust,
based on its report for 1910, an
opportunity, through publicity,
to tell the truth about its bust
ness? Would it not be interest
ing advertising?
If the advertising did tell the
truth, as it must to be convinc-
ing, WHAT BENEFIT WOULD
ACCRUE to these big institu-
tons?
Operations of corporations
and big business institutions
should be made clear to the pub
lie, and the best way to do it is
to ADVERTISE IN DAILY
NEWSPAPERS, which, after
all, are CLOSER to the people
than other forms of publicity
/ mean straight-out advertising
LABELLED advertising, so
that there won't be any mistake
about it.
Mr.. Paul Cravath, the corpora
ton lawyer, made a speech re-
Gently in which he stated that
he thought it would be wise for
all corporations to advertise.
He is right.
Ito be Continued.)
Go hang. old Winter. and having
hanged
Stay hung.
Come. gentle Spring. and having
springed
Stay sprung.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01
DIARY OF FATHER TIME.

There is a page in the earth's his
torical record Of ages lcng gone by,
that is written on a slab OF Solen-
hofen slate. The tale that il tells.
is. that there was once an animal not
quite a bird and yet more than a
reptile. for IL had a very long, many
vertebrated tail, set on either side
with feathers. Besides the strong
claws on its two feet. IL boasted a
pair of wings with claws on the ends,
and a superfluous set of teeth. This
Primordial bird would seem to be
something like your bird-men who
are clearly a superior link in the
evolution OF man.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

Done your Fourth OF July shopping
yet?
MY son, you are running around
too much at night, and lying in bed
too long in the morning. Remember,
The early bird catches the worm.
Yes. dad. but how about the worm.
Wasn't he rather foolish to get up so
early?"
My son. that worm hadn't been to
bed all night. He was just on his way
home"
Some husbands change and other
women change husbands.
Italy claims to have progressed fur
Their in the past so years than any
other nation.
The earth adds 100 tons OF meteroic
dust to itself every year, but II would
take 1000 900 years for this new mat
ter 10 make a layer an inch thick.
Often when a man gets to the top
he fails TO find the records left by
the previous explorer.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

Teller, but he was always wantin' to
shoot up the populace:
did you straighten matters out!
ITO some extent. We elected him
sheriff and that made 1t look a bit
more legal"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

Five wireless stations are main
tanned at Harvard. and IL Is reported
that students have made several I'm
portant inventions.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

My barber is a wondrous chap,
Though in mistaken ruts.
He's an artist, for his stories
He illustrates with cuts.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

os sss. ;s"; s. s.s''ss s s's:s s';s
80. men sns' they x, are sn s'.a s Sc @ Ss
sss tsi ana sss final END Of Saasl.
q for o. 50 tia, the best sTy
ssns q the .ssss Impoysr.
~ pDses n to N
Of Hamptons Magazine there appeared an article
Podga Daughter by Rheta Chde Do devoted to the SUD-
ussed BY DR. Wilson before the ministers
his article the writer declared that the large part Of the social
from domestic service aoeabe to American methods
81 domestic belonging as and inefficient is
= paths where only strength and efficiency could possibly protect
~ the article:
ss 9s ma s sss s
them In their homes they must seek them outside
= sseaps es.susy
49,
- GO.
- J. ch.se: LAX: ss sss ais ..N . view
a. cheap hss.sr excursion boat,
ss sS. % club ADMIT so%s.s :. r.ss
~ Grit. Poss.an.
-. s s"S s a% q ss:
WILLING to associate e.; viii, them tn.
j @ s ] s'''.'" '"', ~'''
d. park after darn and tn. hall and il.
s.. . s
.s other girls They need social they nee:
ssa s'ss a '
% ss a s S.. sSs
social pa.aa -.
M out Within IL. shelter the .upps..a shelter Of her
,nvsaaaon statistic.
nearly per
and girls always agree with or even exceed the Massachusetts
rsformaso
women ~ examination Of Of 1000 found among
1908 Albion House Refuge New York admitted ss girls
w GIRL. 10 the ,.as'ts =. school :. aosse New York Y" 1902
wilson supplies with statistics which right
lesson its moral side could not be brought home to with
force than it is in these figures.
the liner Of daily and will find under
ns Female Help Wanted hundred ads before you
servant advertising for place under the heading Situations
ycu reason quoted Wilson and Rhea
y once simply response
those whom society depends and by Sinking has succeeded
uang the double burden of both moral and economical load
- provided for itself double-headed problem to solve
Rhet chde Do article INDUCES in some plain talk
for affairs having to the presentday in regards this
both the side morals and the fact that there
people died some years ago because the afraid to
md because the doctors wanted to operate the patient was afraid
man got in the way of rife ball. however doctor had to
A. e and the patient had to submit to the probing
that where society stands at this moment in the matter the
problem and the matter of the filing of the rescne homes and
r6ons with servants
be told plainly whether to border in the venture
tell whether it pleasant for those who told
o treatment needed in the affection of society known as the
YIN be solved until society to understand that the
work livelihood is not be treated like dog or
lcome outcast because of the fact
supplied the charitable institutions let society take the blame
society that has either put them there driven them there by
T. 9 remedy i suggested in the facts
"0CGAR md AD0T e"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

The first robin has already been
sighted, but have you piped harem
skirt?
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

Next to wool. meat and mining
products, Australia's greatest sourcs
of prosperity is butter.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-01

Seriously. now. what's the use ,
being too serious?