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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-14
Notice For Publication

Department OF the Interior, United States
Land Office at woodwor I'd, Okla, Feb IL, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Hopkins B. Mad
dox, Of Beaver, Oklahoma. who, ON March %
1907, made Homestead Entry No. Seo25-oI4s25, for
sen Of Section 2s, Township4, North of Range
22, &c. NJ.
Has nled notice OF intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Thomas P. Braidwood
U. 8. Commissioner, at his office in Beaver
Oklahoma, on the 18th day of March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses William Powers
Fred T. Lille. r. W. Gregg, T. Fl. Mccall, all o
Beaver, Oklahoma.
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Notice For Publication .

Department Of the Interior, United States
Land ofice at Woodward, Okla, Feb. 20, 1872
Notise is hereby given that Robert F. Cothron
OF Tlnjh, Oklahoma, who, on January 9, 1901
made Homestead Entry NO. S5l62-0iti26, fol
W n OF the MEX, and Z y OF the Nwk of Sec
tiqn 81, Township 8, North OF Range %, Z. Q, M
Has fled notice Of intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Thomas p. Braidwood
U. s. Commissioner, at his office in Beaver Ok
lahoma, on tho 18th day OF April 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses Zen Stedman
Roy Losing, Clyde connor, Robert Hultz, all oi
Tiiiin, Oklahoma.
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Notice For Publication.

Depa rtment Of the Interior, U. 8. Land ofice at
Woodward, okla, Feb. ", 1912.
Notice Is hereby given that Caroline T. Dow OF
Miles, Kansas, who. on March 2Sth, 1901, made
Homestead Entry No. 2eO5s-ol4sT, for SEA-
Section 2i, Township 6, North Of Range ~
L. G. NJ.
Has filed notice OF intention to make hnal five
year Proof to establish claim TO the land above
described, before o. y. Pruett, Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court In his office at Beaver, Oklahoma, OF
the 27th day OF March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ray Dow, Den
mis- r, Marshall, Mary A. Marshall, John h
Neese, all of Miles, Kansas.
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Notice For Publication.

p.nartpent Of the Interior, United States
land of,ice at Woodward, Okla, Feb. l, 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that Jesse y. King, O.
Riverside, Oklahoma, who, ON February 10, iso''
made Homestead Entry No. ss46sOi9II' iof
NEI OF section ., Townships, North OF Range
.25, Z. G, NJ.
Has aled notice OF intention to make fina
-eiva Year Proof, 10 establish claim TO the land
above described, before Thomas T. Braid~ood
Az 9. Commissioner, at his office in Beaver ok
lohoma. ON the 18th day OF March, 1872
Claimant names as witnesses; Jewett d. Ben
,,o,, Oliver Bashfo I'd, Guy Bennett, Hays coie
nan. all OF Riverside, Oklahoma.
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Notice For Publication.

Department OF the Interior, United STATES
Lid oiiice at Woodward, Okla, Feb, ! lsi2'
Notice Is hereby given that Loren T. Marvel,
Of FIoris, Oklahoma, who, ON March q isV'
made homestead Entry No. s5ss2Ln4726' for 81
OF Nwk and M OF SwA, Section y, Township
q, North OF Range %, E. G. NJ.
Has iled notice OF intention to make Final Five
Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before o. F. Pruett, Clerk OF the DIS
trict Court in his ONCE at Beaver, Oklahoma
on tho 18th day OF March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses' JACK hos'
Milton Ross, Abraham Robbins, OF Floris. Okla
Robert II. Mcfarland, OF Beaver, Okla.
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Notice for Publication

nonartmept of Interior. U. s. Land once al
Woodward Oklahoma, Feb. 2S, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Layfaette A. Nelson
., R,v,rside. Oklahoma. who, on April ~ 1906
,,ade homestead Entry No. 3isis-Oi2slo, for Sc =
Section II, Townships North oil Range ~ E;0.n
Has fled notice OF intention 70 make rlns
vive ysar Proof, to establish claim to the land
shovs described, before o. =. Pruett, Clerk o.
tho District Court In his once a. Dea''i
Oklahoma, on the lith day oil April isi1' 4,
| Claimant names as witnesses "eorse :
Burns, John S. Lane, Frank harscr' OF hm1i ,i
side, okla, John D. Evans, oi Clear Lake, oS''
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Notice For Publication.

nenartment of the Interior. u. S. Land
owce at woodward, Okla, Mar 3, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Samuel II, Myers
~ coucb. Okla. who, on May 25th, 1905, made
homestead Entry No. 2sss7-O9s67 for Ma OF NJ
\ of Section "a, Township L. Range Sl' H. u NJ
and on o. about September lst' lo' MADE au
ditional Homestead Entry No. 'OloOo' Tor E's o
SEA. Section 81, Towship 4. North oil Range q
Il. G. NJ. r,,
Has filed notice of intention to make hnai fN'
Year Proof, to establish claim TO the ian'
above described, before o. F. Pruett' clerk
the District Court in his office at Beaver okla''
on the 18th day of April, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses; Joseph
Couch, Edward L. Smith, Walter Ford Earle
Shores, ali Of Couch, Oklahoma.
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Notice For Publication.

Department OF the Interior, U S. Land once
Woodward, Oklahoma, Feb. 10, 1912.
Notice is hereby given tnat Jacob L. Still, oi
Floris, Oklahoma, who. on July H. 1905, made
Homestead Entry No. 26lS5.OiOOo3, for swh
section 4, Townships, North of Range %, EC.M
Has fled notice of intention to make final fv'
year Proof. to establish claim to the ian'
above described, before o. +. Prueu' Clerk o
tho District Court in bis office at Beaver okia
homa, on the 2sth day OF March, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses; seaporh
Calhoun, Edgar Mooney, Daniel Price. 1iioer
Chapain, all OF Floris, Oklahoma
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Notice for Publication

Department Of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at
Woodward, Oklahoma, Feb. IS, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Frank spangler'
OF Elmwood, Oklahoma, who, on December ls'
1896, made Homestead Entry No. SieSe-0iiSls, for
Lots 8, 4, S, and Sc Y OF NV Y, section6 8. Town
ship 2, North of Rangs Is, Z. c. NJ.
Has filed notice OF Intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before o. Y. Pruett, Clerk
OF the District Court in his office at Beaver Ok
lahoma, on the 2sth day OF March, 1912
Claimant names "a witnesses; William D
Mathews, Charles Main, Herbert Gray, OF River
side, OKLA Charles Baggerly, of Elmwood, Okla
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Notice For Publication

Department OF the Interior. United states
and once at Woodward, Okla, Feb. ~ W..
Notice Is hereby given that Mary A, Marshall
NJ Miles. Kansas, who, on May 2sth, 1906 made
homestead Entry No. Ss07S-clSsss, for sh oil
sE u and sIa " swk, Section II, Township D.
North OF Range "a, Z. G, M,
Has filed notice OF intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land
aboye described. before o. F. Pruett, Clerk o
the District Court in his Office at Beaver, Okla
boma. on the 9th day of March. 1912,
Claimant names as witnesses: John H. Neese
RAY Dow, Caroline y. Dow, Dennis B. Marshall
all of Miles, Kansas.
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Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, United states
Land Office at Woodward, Okla, Feb y l9l2'
Notice Is hereby given that James A. Womack
OF Floris Oklahoma, who, on July Is, 1910, mace
Homestead Entry No. G2iiS, for the s"A o'
Section 1, Township 4, North OF Range 2l e.c'm
Has filed notice of intention to make Final Gem
mutation Proof to establish claim to the lana
above described, before Thomas r. BraidWood'
U. S. Commissioner, at his office at beaver
Oklahoma. on the 2ist day OF March, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses Ava Clothler
Of Beaver. Oklahoma, j. A. Womack, Earl WI
son, n. y. womack Of Couch, Oklahoma.
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Nntice for PuhIication.

Department Of the Interior, U. $ Land once
at Woodward. Oklahoma, March Z, lsl2.
Notice Is hereby given that William H. lewis
OF Beaver, Oklahoma, who, on March H. lWo,
made Homestead Entry No. Si02i-Oi2SS6 Tor
NV X Of Section 1s, Township I, North OF Range
~, Il. G, NJ.
Has fled notice OF intention TO make tihei
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before o. Y. Pruett' CLERK o'
the District Court in his Office at Beaver Okla
homa, ON the nth day of April, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses sylvester DAVIS
Joseph Henderson, Levi W. Lusk, Frank Eng
ljsh. all Of Beaver, Oklahoma.
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Notice for Publication.

Department OF the Interior, U S. Land ONCE
at woodward, Oklahoma, Feb. %. 1912
Notice is rereby given that Tillitson H. NC
Call, of Beaver, Oklahoma, who, on June g. lsOo'
made Homestead Entry No. 2596S-Os9Si, for u
NEA Section q, Township 4, Range 22' and on
October 6, 1906, an additional Homestead Entry
No. sisso-O1lOOs. for S \ OF Mex Of Section "a
Township a North of Range %, Z. G. NJ.
Has aled notice OF intention TO make flnal
Five Year Proof, TO establish claim to the lano
above described, before o, F. Prnett' Clerk oil tn
district Court in his Office at Beaver, Oklahoma
on the nth day % April. 1872
Claimant names as witnesses William
Greeg. Fielden S. McCay, Dennis l.. McCaS
Herbert s. Page, all of Beaver, Oklahoma
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Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior, U. $. Land office
al Woodward, Oklahoma, February II, 1872,
Notice Is hereby given that Thomas H. Kidd
Of Beaver, Oklahoma, who, ON February IA, lsJ''
made Homestead Entry No. S,i6i-0i4'si' Tor
swL, Section ~, Township 5, North OF Range
2l, L. c. NJ.
Has hled notice OF intention to make Final
Five Year Proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before o. r. Pruett, Clerk
Of the District Court in his office at Beaver
Okla, on the 26th day of March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses; John Mills
Milton Watt, Giles Il. McClafiin, Andy Topinka
all OF Beaver, Okla.
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Notice For Publication.

Department OF the Interior, U. 5. Land omce
at Woodward, Oklahoma. Feb. IL isiz'
Notice Ia hereby given that Ray Dow, OF Miles,
K.nsas who ON May slst. 1906 made Home
stead Entry No. s3lii-Ol3lO9, for Nwk. Section
d Tovnship 8, North Of Range "a, 4, C, NJ.
Has nled notice OF intention to make finai rlve
Year Proof, toestablish claim TO the anu apo'e
aascr,ped. before o. F. Pruett, Clerk OF the Dis
,r,ct Conrt IN his Office at Beaver, Oklahoma, oil
the.27th day OF March, 1912.
,ia,mant names as witnesses; Caroline
now Dennis II. Marshall, Mary A. Marshall
John n. Neese, all OF Miles, Kansas
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Notice of Sherif's Sale of Land.
Foreclosure.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance oi an
order Of sale issued out OF the District Court OF
peayer County Oklahoma, on tire sth day OF
March, 1912, in an action wherein the Pitlsourg
Mortgage Investment Company is pllintlh ana
Iosov Iinpeborn-Shadden Is defendant, direct
lng me. the undersigned Sheriff OF Beaver Coun.
~ 10 levy upon and sell the following described
property;
The Southwest quarter of Section three CSl'
In Township two t2) North OF Range twenty
seven (20, Il. C. M, situated in Beaver County
Oklahoma,
10 satisfy judgment and decree OF foreclosure
in favor Of said plaintiff and against said de
fandant obtained and made In said court on th'
2sth day of August, 1911, for the sum OF siooi
with interest thereon at the rate OF 10 per cen
| from the 26th day of August 1911, and slo,o
costs and $500 Attorney fee and a"crulnR costs
I will ON the 18th day of April, 1912, at the hou
Of 2 O. clock D. M, OF said day at the iront doc
Of the court house in the city of Beaver in sal
County and State offer for sale and sell TO tf
highest bidder for cash, the said property aoo,
described OF so much thereof as Will SATISFY Sai
Judgment, with interest and costs
Witness my hand this lith day OF March lsi
HID. PECKHAM, Sheri
ai4 Al 5w ByE.L. FICKEL. Uuder sheri
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pepartment Of the Interior, U. s. Land ONCE
at woodward, Okla, Mar 3, 1872.
Notice is hereby given that Edward L. Smith
OF Couch, Oklahoma, who, on January 2 1870
made Homestead Entry No. 2s69i-Oii2H, for E't
Of NEu and Nwll OF NE y and NEh Of NWN
Section IS, Township 1, North of Range 2i' q c'm
Has nled notice OF intention to make fina
Five Year Proof. to establish claim to the lane
above described, before O. F. Pruett, Clerk o
tho District Court in his office at Beaver, Okla
homa, on the 18th day OF April, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses; Samuel II
Myres, Walter Ford, Joseph Couch Earle
Shores, all OF Couch, Okla,
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Notice For Publication.

State OF Oklahoma
Beaver County.
In the District Court OF said County.
Annie May Judd, Plaintiff,
VS..
Robert L. Judd, Defendant.
The State OF Oklahoma to said defendant
Robert z. Todd, will take notice that he has
been sued IL the above named Court for divorce
and alimony, and must answer the petition hled
therein by said plaintiff on or before the li'h
day OF April 1912, or said petition will be taken
as true and judgment for said plaintiff II
said action for divorce and alimony will be rem
dered accordingly
Attest. o. +. PRUETT,
IsEAI1 Clerk OF said Cour
J. W. CuLwELL, Attorney for Plaintiff.
2.2p 3.l4 5 wk
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Notice for Publication.


State of Oklahoma ss
Beaver County.
Before Henry Meese. Justice OF the Peace In
District No. 5 Of said County.
Walter c. Frazer,
Plaintiff.
VS.
Thomas ]. Cuppy,
Defendant,
Said defendant, Thomas J. cuppy, will take
notice that he has been sued in the above nam
ed Court upon an account for rert due and IN.
paid and must answer the petition filed therein
by said plaintiff on OF before the 2Sth day oil
March, A. D., 1912, or said petition will be taken
as true, and Judgment for said plaintin IN saio
action for Forty Dollars will be rendered accord
ingly.
Dated this 18th day OF March, 1912.
H. ID. MEEsE,
sJu s2l 2w Justice OF the Peace
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Notice of Sheriff's Sale of Land &.
Foreclosure.


Notice Of hereby given that in pursuance of an
order OF sale issued out of the District Court OF
Beaver County, Oklahoma, on the 10th day OF
February, 1912, in an action wherein j. ID. New
conner Company, Corporation, was plaintin
and Timothy f. Crew and Chessie V. Crew we're
defendants, directed to me, the undersigned
Sheriff OF Beaver County, commanding me TO
levy upon and sell the following described prop
erty;-The East half OF the Southeast quarter
and tho Southwest quarter OF the Southeast
quarter and the outheast qparter OF the South
west quarter OF Section ten Q0), Township three
C2), North Of Range Twenty-Five (22' L. O. NJ
lying and situate In the said County oil Beaver
and State OF Oklahoma. To satisfy Judgment
and decree of foreclosure in favor OF said plain
| tiff and against said defendants, obtained and
| made in said court on the 18th day OF August
| 1911. for the sum Of Five Hun dred and Ninety
four dollars and Elghty-hve cents CS59i.S'), an'
Fourteen dollars and Twenty cents (s14.2O) costs
and Twenty-Five dollars (S25.O0l attorney Zee
with interest on said judgment at the rate o
| s per cent per annum from August IA, l9ll, AM
costs accruing. I will on the 2Sd day OF March
1912, at the hour of two p. M of said date, at tn
front door 0f the Court House, in the City O
Beaver, in said ,ounty and State, offer for sal
and sell to the highest bidder for cash the sal
property, above described, or so much thereo
as will satisfy said Judgment with interest an
costs
Witness my hand this 2Ist day of Februar
: 1912.
HID. PECKHAM, Sheri
2.22 32l 5w BY T.. L. FICKEL, Under Sherii
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Dopartment Of the Interior, U. $. Land oihce
at woodward, Okla, Feb. q, 1912.
NotIce is hereby given that Andrew G. Duley
OF Beaver. Oklahoma, who, on March 1, 1901
made Homestead Entry No. s51iO-0ii7si, toi
Nwk, section a, Township 3, North Of Rang,
%, Il, c. NJ.
Has filed notice OF Intention To max
Final Firc Year Proof, TO establish claim TO th'
land above described, before o, =. Pruett' Clor'
Of the District Court In his Office at Beaver ok
lahoma, on the 10Th day OF April, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses owen ]
Bailey, ot Beaver, Okla, Ephriam Venerable, o
BaIko. Okla, Albert Seal, OF Elmwood' okln
Charlie Beeby, Of Beaver, Okla.
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Graphophones and Records for sale
at Beaver Hdw. & Furn, Store. hec-
ords tit any graphophone using a dis'
record.
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Notice of Bids for County Job Printing

Notice of Bids for County job Printing.
Notice is hereby given that bids will he re-
ceived for the County job printing by the County
Clerks office up to and including April l't' iel@
All bidders are to furnish samples OF the mate
rial that they agree TO furnish, with prices GOV
ering each sample.
GEO. VI. WRIGHT,
an api 2vk County Clerk.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
JURORS FOR MAY
TERM OF COURT
WILL BEGIN ON MAY 10, TWO
WEEKS EARLIER THAN
SCHEDULE.

The venire for the May term o.
circuit court as selected by the coun
ty court Monday afternoon is as fol
lows:
First district-Frank Oakley, Ton
Lofiin. Jim Hutchinson, Monroe
Fields.
Second-J. w. Stone, w. R. Hay
wool. J. B. Wilkes, w. c. Jacobs.
-1hrd-M. c. Motley, L. c. Bigger
G. W StephensoE w D. overton.
FOURTH. l.. Crews, G. G. Daim
wood, Tom Hardison, Jr., Jas. Dooley
Tifth-G. G. Graves, ]. J. Kerr, ST..
A. w. Crews, J. B. Davis.
Sixth. w. Maxwell, w. F. Good
rum, W. G. McKissick, Henry Brum.
NIT.
Seventh-W. J. McNeal, M. ].
Johnson, Geo. Noles, Lewis John
ston.
Eighth Walker, B. F. Nc.
Bride.
Ninth. E. Johnson, J. T. Fry,
J. NJ. Bates, R. w. Thomas, R. l..
Jeter
Ienth-G. w. Sanders, Albert
Rilej.
The officers chosen to wait on the
court were W. E. Gray and ]. P.
Harris
Tho regular term of the court is
scheduled to begin on May q. but
it will begin two weeks earlier, and
viii take up the Cobe Newly case.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
LEADING ADDRESS
BY L. P. PADGETT

Congressman Lemuel P. Padgett. of
this district. will deliver the leading
address at the convention of the Ten.
nessee Bankers Association, to be
held al Knoxville on May 20 and 80
In the official announcement of the
convention it is stated that Mr.. Pad.
gets address at the last convention
OF the American Bankers Assccia.
ticn at New Orleans was the best on
the program. 1t is expected that sew.
eral of the Maury county banks will
be represented. Col. Hutton, of the
Phoenix National Bank, former
president of the association and at
present vice president of the Amer.
lean Bankers Association, will at
tend. He is being urged by his nu-
mercns friends Of the association for
election as a member of the execu-
tive council Of the American Bankers
Association. D. w. Shoffner, of Mt.
Pleasant, will also attend the meet
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
MISS ANDERSON
GETS THE MEDAL
UPON HEARING THERE WAS A
PROBABLE MISTAKE MISS
COOPER RETURNS 1T.

on learning that there was a prob
able mistake in the awarding OF the
medal at the opera house on the
night of April 3, Miss Mia Cooper re
turned it to the association for in
vss;igation. Following Is the action
of tie committee that investigated
the matter:
ITO whom 1t may concern;--The
following members Of the School I'm.
provenent Association met and inves.
tigated the awarding the medal in the
county reading contest on April 8.
1912. This committee finds that both
Miss Nita Cooper and Miss Mary An
derson were voted for, and that Miss
Anderson received the majority vote.
bat through the mistake Of the one
awarding the MEDAL the name OF
Miss Cooper was called instead Of
Miss Anderson's. Miss Cooper, after
hearing that a probable mistake had
been made returned the medal pend.
ing IN investigation for which the
committee most heartily commends
hsr.
(Sisned) John p. Graham, Earl H.
West, chairman; C. w. Johnson. j.
A. Bostick, l.. s. Duke. r. l. Harris
A. Dostick, l. g. Duke. r. L. Harris,
w. p. Morton.
In the correcting Of the mistake
the medal still goes to Mt. Pleasant,
and Miss Anderson and Miss Cooper
arc each pupils Of the same teacher.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
ANTE-BELLUM
NEGRO IS DEAD
AUNT MARY fowler, BORN IN
COLUMBIA, WORKED FOR
ONLY ONE FAMILY.

Ola Aunt Mary fowler, well
known colored woman, was found
dead at her home in Macedonia this
morning, lying across the bed where
she had expired without undressing.
It appears that she had sat down on
the bed and fallen backward on it.
Aunt Mary was eighty-four years
of age and had never worked for any
bur the fowler family during her en-
tire life. She was born a slave. the
property of Peter l. VOORHEES,, and at
the age Of four she was given to his
daughter. Mrs. J. M. fowler, the
grandmother of w. J. fowler. She
had nursed every member Of the Tow
LEI family for four generations, and
for three years she slept in the room
with Mrs. fowler, mother Of w. J.
fowler. and never left her during all
that time, day or night.