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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
STEFfANSSOM'S SHIP IS LOST
WHILE EXPLORER HUNTED THE
kARlUk DRIFTED AWAY.
Northern Gale Broke Ice Pack and
Carried the Steamer to
Sea With It.

| Ottawa, Ontario, Dec. 9.--Some
| where within the confines OF the
Arctic Circle drifts, Eiljalmar Steians
sons stanch little vessel. the karluk
Is safely frozen in an ice pack. But
the leader OF the expedition is not with
his vessel and is unaware of it's where
abouts, according to dispatch re-
ceived from the explorer himself by
George j. Desbarats, deputy minister
of naval affairs and acting minister OF
marine and fisheries
Stefansson's message states that be.
lieving the Karluk safe in the ice in
longitude west 147, fifteen miles of
shore, he took party ashore with him
to hunt. The next day heavy gales
sprung up and then a fog. When the
weather cleared the Karluk was not In
sight and had undoubtedly been car
ried away by the wind which drove
the ice pack off shore
So far the search for the Kaluk has
been unsuccessful, but as there is a
crew OF twenty-five men on board, no
anxiety is felt for its welfare.
Six Men Ashore With Him.
The message received was dated
October 80, from Point Barrow, Alaska,
and was sent overland from there to
Circle City. from where it was dis
patched December 5. The message
reads:
THE Karluk, beset by heavy ice
August II in longitude west LAT, fiji
teen miles Off shore. Ship frozen in
August II and drifted with ice until
September 10, when the drift stopped.
September 20, believing the ship fast
for the winter, and it was necessary to
get fresh meat, l took Jennes, McCon-
nell, Wilkins and three Eskimos
ashore to hunt.
Northeast gale sprang up Septem-
Der %, with snow and fog. When the
storm cleared on September "a the ice
had gone and the Karluk with 1t. The
Ice undoubtedly went west before the
wind. The Karluk may possibly have
broken free and steamed east, but it
probably remained fast and drifted
west to Barrow, but has not been
sighted"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
MONTGOMERY WARD IS DEAD
Head Of Big Mail Order House Dies
Of Complications Following
Two Falls.

Chicago, Dec. S.-A. Montgomery
Ward, who rose from a day laborer
to the presidency of the mail order
house which bears his name, is dead
at his home in Highland Park. He
was 70 years old. Death resulted
from complication of diseases, which
which developed after two falls.
Aaron Montgomery Ward was self
made man in the true sense. He was
born at Chatham N February II
1S43, and advanced himself, by his
own endeavor, until at his death his
wealth is reliably estimated at fifteen
million dollars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

The sows used for breeding pur-
poses should be selected from the
best animals in the herd, and should
be selected from mothers which are
known to be gentle in disposition,
good mixers and prolific A careful
record should be kept Of the herd,
and sows that do not farrow and raise
reasonably large number of pigs an
nually should be culled out and sold
for pork. Il
While hogs do not show the strong
differences of sex that we look for in
other domestic animals, such as the
cow and mare, yet these features con.
stitute marked characteristic of
good brood SOW. The sow should have
q smoother forehead and lighter, finer
neck than the boar, showing feminine
characteristics. The forehead should
be broad between the eyes, the throat
clean and trim, the neck moderately
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
RESCUED 1877 IN SHIP FIRE
Passengers Of the Rio Grande Taken
or by the suwanee and
Flames Subdued.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 8.-Summoned to
the rescue of the coastwise steamer
Rio Grande, afire of the Atlantic
Coast, the steamer Suwanee took OF
the Rio Grande's 1877 passengers, sub.
cued the fire and returned the pas
sengers to their vessel. The Rio
Grande Is now proceeding to its des-
tinatiAn.
Both the captain and wireless oper-
ator aboard the Rio Grande displayed
great courage, It was stated, in re-
naming at their posts while fighting
the flames.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
MARKETING THE POULTRY
GROUND GRAIN EATTENS MORE
CHEAPLY THAN WHOLE GRAIN.
BY r. v. Mitchell Of the College Of
Agriculture, University Of
Missouri.

The state of Missouri leads in the
production and value Of poultry. This
is due to the fact that the climatic
conditions are suitable; that grain
crops can be raised in abundance and
that the farmers realize that the pro
duction Of poultry is a profitable
source Of income on the farm.
One Of the most popular breeds Of
farm chickens in Missouri Is the
Barred Plymouth Rock. They are
strong and hearty and Will produce as
many eggs as any Of the general-pur.
pose breeds. They have the ability
Of handling feed more economically in
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

thin, the shoulders smooth and deep,
the back wide and straight and deep
ly fleshed, the ribs well sprung, sides
straight and deep, hams deep and
we'll rounded, body rather long, but
compact. and legs moderately short
and strong.
There should be plenty Of room for
the vital organs, as indicated by a
wide. deep chest, well-sprung ribs and
deep, straight sides-a deep, capa-
cious body from end to end. A SOW
with such a conformation is said to
have strong constitution. This is
very important with brood sows. since
sows that are weak in this respect
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
FALL IN EMPTY POOL FATAL
A Kansas Man Made Misstep at the
EIks Clubhouse in Kansas
City.

Kansas City, Dec. "a fall into the
empty swimming pool at the Elks'
clubhouse, Seventh street and Grand
avenue, early in the morning resulted
in death for s. G. Curran, Santa Fe
agent at Morris, Kan. Curran rented
room at the clubhouse the night
before and about $3.50 o'clock In the
morning got up to take a bath. Ac.
cording to attendants he did not see
the swimming pool in the darkness
and walked of the edge.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
cannot become the mothers Of strong
hardy pigs.

cannot become the mothers Of strong
hardy pigs.
1t is generally advised that sows
with great length Of body be selected
for breeding purposes, length Of body
being taken as an indication of fe
cundity. However, length OF body
should not be selected at the sacri
fee of quality. 1t is not usually the
fat, cluffy sows Of the herd that make
the best breeders, but rather the
longer bodied, more vigorous sows,
which show quality and have good
grazing and feeding powers.
Brood sows should show consider.
able quality, but should not be over
refined and delicate. Extremes of re-
finement often lead to delicacy of con-
stitution and often accompany ster-
ility.
1t is important that brood SOW
should have good assimilative powers
that is. she should be a good feeder
Otherwise. the litter will be small
and the SOW will give but little milk.
1t Is important that the SOW should
give large quantity of milk, for un.
less young pigs get all the milk they
need during the first five weeks of.
their life they are usually stunted in
growth and require a long time and
extra care for recovery.
Sows used for the production of
hogs for the general market should be
of the fat or lard hog type, and may
be of any of the breeds which repre-
sent this type. They may be pure
bred or nearly 30. OF course. for the
production of market hogs only the
sows need not be registered, but they
should possess all the prominent char
acteristics of the breed to which they
belong.
The important qualifications which
should be looked for are smoothly
covered shoulders, wide, straight
deeply feshed back, well-sprung ribs
straight, deep sides, broad rump and
deep, well-rounded hams.
A last but very important point
about the brood sows of the herd i:
that they should be uniform in type
and color Otherwise, the crop O |
pigs will be heterogeneous lot, mo-
1t all pleasing to the eye and likely tt
prove unsatisfactory in the feed 10.
md Improbable to the owner.
nay truly be said that uniformity ii
he herd adds to the selling price OF
he animals when they are marketed
The expression, THE male is hall
he herd" is often quoted. If the boar
8 half the herd the sows certainly
Constitute the other half, and thei
election is a highly important matte
which should receive the same care
ul attention as the selection of the
oar.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
made a gain Of two-fifths of a pound

made gain OF two-fifths of a poun,
each.
6. That birds fed on corn mea
mixed with buttermilk made a gair
Of one-half pound each.
T. That when birds were confined
in fattening crate and fed ration
Of finely ground grain moistened will
buttermilk each bird made gain O
one pound, and this gain was made
a cost Of about 7 cents per pound
while the cost of the gains on tn.
birds fed shelled corn ranged from
30 cents to 60 cents for each pound
gained.
These results prove that Who'll.
grain does not fatten chickens read
lily; that 1t is cheaper to feed thu
grain finely ground, and that the bes
gains can be had by feeding bird.
finely ground feeds when confined il
crates.
The figure shows a fattening crate
that is suitable for the farmers
Missouri. The crate Is feet long, &c
inches high and 20 inches wide, and is
divided into three pens, each two fee
long. The frame is made of 1x2-inct
material. The top, back and ends arr
covered with inch mesh poultry net
ting. The floor Is made of inch mesl
woven wire netting, made of No.
wire. The wire makes very salts
factory floor, as the droppings can
pass through and be collected be
meath, thus keeping the pens and
birds in sanitary condition.
The front is made of lath, placed
about two inches apart, the spaces
being governed by the size Of the
chickens to be fattened. The two
center laths in each pen are fixed s..
they can be raised. and serve as 9
loor.
The birds are fed in a V-shaped
rough hung to the front Of the COOP
IN the outside, about eight inches |
rom the bottom. They do not waste |
heir feed when the trough Is in this |
,osition and the feed IL always clean
This crate holds from Is to Is birds,
depending on the size. OF course. the
rate can be made Of any length so
8 to have the desired number of
ens. The birds do not have room t.
move about much. But the quiet birds
make the best gains. The crate should
o placed In well.lighted room, but
ct in the sunshine, and should have
lenty Of fresh air. One Of the ad.
antages In using 30 much wire ir
,aking the coop 10 to allow better
entilation. II the weather 10 warm
be coop can be placed out of doors.
j the shade. It II then necessary to
axe . temporary roof OF tar paper
: Wide boards.
The birds should not be fed for "a
ours after they are. iirst placed in
10 crate. They are fed only . little
< The nFsf nve q six feeds. TheI
~ are allowed - have N thsy VIM I
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

at Grandma Deals Sunday evenings
at O'Clock. A big crowd was gath
cred.
Miss Sylvia and Elsie Merchant Wis
tied at Stubs Sunday.
Mrs. Stubs and son Clee and
daughter Nellie visited at Kansas CITY
the last part of last week.
The people in Pleasant Gap was
glad to see the sun once more.
Myrtle Stubs and sister Elsie
spent Saturday with Merchant Stubs.
Old bachelors are getting awful lone
some.
Mr.. Roy Minick visited Friday
night and Saturday morning Stubs.
Mrs. Lily Wix and Anna visited
her mother. They made their visit
short.
They are having meetings at the
Baptist church.
Roy Minick and Lee Baugher were
away from home and had to sell their
boots to get back. They came back
barefooted Saturday. They were
not gone long. PUG and rOBBE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

Mulberry and Western Bates.
R. P. C. Jansen made business
trip to Butler Tuesday.
Monday was hog killing time al
DR.. j. c. Sagesers. The doctor fav-
ored Rambler with a mess of speck.
Did any one fail to see it rain last
week.
The young people of the neighbour
hood spent pleasant evening at
Frank Paynes Thursday.
Miss Nellie Caldwell visited with
Maggie Jones Saturday.
B. B. Hoyt has moved the Post
office to the new building.
The pupils of Miss Inez Beck gave
a literary program Friday afternoon.
The pupils Of, Miss Clara Mayors
room were invited in.
A number of the friends of Mrs.
John Phibbs planned a surprise on
her and about the noon hour Friday
they went in with we'll filled baskets
and enjoyed good old time dinner
with these good people.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dykman gave
dinner Sunday in honor of Miss Fan
ny Meints and Mr.. Herman Suite of
Leavenworth who have out cards an
nouncing their wedding at the A. j.
Meints home, Wednesday December
10th. Those present were Will H.,
George H. and Sena Bohlken, Clause
Riekus and Johnny Dykman, George
Bert and Will R. Bohlken, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bohlken and son Walter,
Will, Chris, Ed, Albert, George, An
ma and Margaret Meints, Miss Minnie
Suite of Leavenworth Kansas, Mr..
Herman Suite and his intended bride
Miss Fanny Meints.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Ewbank and
Irene, and Stella and son
Walter visited at Harlan Porter's Sum
day. Il
j. H. Leiner and E. E. Booi were
:allers at Rambler's office Saturday
morning. il
These are busy days for the tax
collectors. Have you met them yet
his fall? 4
Ernest Bragg who has been work.
ng in Iowa has returned home to /
pend the winter. s
Jack Frost has put a stop blowing
or a while. RAMBLER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Leave U. 3. to Join the Rebel,

Leave U. 3. 70 Join the Rebels.
Guthrie. Ok, Dec. S.-Mexican la
borers employed in railroad construc-
ton work are leaving for Mexico at
the call Of Carranza and villa. En-.
rique Zalaya said his countrymen all
over the United States have been
called home to help put down Huerta.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
THE sayrea ln London,

The Sayros In London.
London. Dec. S.-Mr. and Mrs.. Fran.
els Bowes Sayre have arrived in Lon
don. They were met by the American
Ambassador and Mrs.. Page and drove
to the Ambassadors residence, where
they WIN be guests throughout their
stay IN London.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Storm Sweeps Over Indiana.

Indianapolis, Dec. S.-A blizzard,
accompanied by snow and sleet, swept
over Indiana, putting an end to the
spfnglike weather and causing a big
drop in temperature. The govern.
ment thermometer registered IL de-
grees above zero at night. . drop Of
twenty-five degrees In twelve hours.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
laflres Admiral n;sd In . s%o

Retired Admiral Died In q Store.
New York, Dec. 8.-Admiral KOS
suth Niles. U. 8. NJ. retired, died sud.
denly Of heart disease in . Twenty
eighth street book store. Admiral
Niles was retired three years ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Pleasant Gan Items

We have been having bad weather
this week.
Holy Rollers had prayer meeting
The Washington times., 1913-03-02
.HOLDOUTS SIGNING
THEIR CONTRACTS
Stanage, Dubuc, and Shotton
Decide Playing Ball Is Better
Than Driving Carts.

Three prominent holdouts in the
American League have come into the
fold and the few remaining outside are
expected inside within a few days.
Oscar Stanage. the big backstop, and
Jean Dubuc. last years winning pitcher
CT the Detriot Tigers, have signed con-
tracts at the original figures offered
them two months ago. Dubuc Is In line
for two years.
Bert Shotton, the flying gardener Of
the ST. Louis Browns, after a short con-
ference with Col. Robert Lee Hedges,
the man who has to pay salaries to that
collection of ncar-stars, decided yester-
day to sign the papers. He did 1t with
his little hand and will go at once to
the training camp at Waco. Tex.
Ty Cobb, the most prominent holdout
of them all in the American League,
Is getting into shape at his home and
is expected at Gulfport, Miss. in a few
days, where he will not delay signing
his contract. Hughey Jennings says Ty
has never been a real holdout, but
Hughey likes a joke. Sam Crawford.
though, is a real ilsurgent and nothing
has been heard from him in weeks.
While little has been heard from them
Earl Hamilton, the little left-hand
twirler with the no-hit game to his
credit last year. and Jimmy Austin, the
agile thirdsacker. signed contracts with
the Browns only yesterday. Their re-
volt had been kept quiet for fear OF
spreading.
The Washington times., 1913-03-02
Juarez Entries Today.

First race-For three-year-olds and
upward: six furlongs. Jolly Tar. 90:
Ethel Wicks, l0a: Harlem Maid. 106:
Pipe Vision. 1O6: Kiora. 1o6: clint Tuck
er, los: Good intent 10s: Quick Trip, los;
Salvage. 10S: Billy Myer, 10S.
Second race-Selling: for three-year-
olds and upward: six furlongs. Loving
Nose. 96: Ferona, 1903: Song Of Rocks.
106; Flying. 107: Doc Allen. 10S; Tallow
Dip. l0S; Serenade, 40; Rose ONeill.
10; Evran, l12; Sir Barry, 112.
Third race-For four-year-olds and
upward: one and three-sixteenths miles
Wadsworth. So: Gelico, 81: Sam Ber-
nard. 102: Whidden, lo2; Force. los; Don
Enrique. los.
Fourth race-Chapultepec Handicap;
for three-year-oids: six furlongs. Has
san. IS: CoIquit. IS: Amia, 81; Nobby.
lO2: Levin. 1903: Stoutheart los: Idle
Tale. 10s: Truly. 112: Vested Rights, 10e:
Panzaretta. l22; 'Gasket. 10; 'Elpalo-
mar. 10.
'schreiber and Clark entry.
Fifth race--For three-year-olds and
upward: six furlongs. Russell McGill.
1O4; Hazel. 10: Free viii. lG7; Abound.
los; FL Palo, 100: Orba Smile, ITO; Fa-
neuil Hall. IL: Colinet, 1l2.
Sixth race-For four-year- and
upward: one and one-eighth miles
Palma. So: Hatteras. 1O2: Leween. 10J
Puck. 106; Bonanza. 100: Console, liz.
The Washington times., 1913-03-02

to the Presidential Inauguration. The
night Of February 10 will see the bowl
ers again in harness.
Levers, Pierce and Frye are the lead
ers at present in the Patent Examiners
League, the former having a substan-
tial advantage over the entire field.
Frye has a record or I47 for greatest
number of strikes, while Pierce leads
with the most spares, e0S.
DeSotos seem to have the bulge on
the other three teams in the Potomac
Council (K. of c. League. having won
thirty and lost nineteen games. In the
Spalding Council, Sheehys and Ralphs
are tied with percentage Of .f3 for
first place. Johnsons and Normoyies
are rolling very low games.
Boosters have assumed a prominent
position in the Ingram Church League,
leaving Bull Moose three games behind.
For high game, Eau Claires and Bull
Moose are tied with an average OF bl9.
W hile Boosters have the highest average
Of S53
Three games separate Ontario from
Superior. the leaders and runners up
in the Y NJ. c. A. League. E Eiker
has highest individual average, 1928,
while Ocborn and Motter follow with
i01- i3 and 10O-50. respectively.
The Washington times., 1913-03-02
Large Schedule for
Virqinia's Baseball Team

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March :.
Manager II. s. Mckay. OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia baseball team. an
nounces his schedule as complete for the
season, and it is easily the most pre-
tentious ever attempted by Virginia
team.
March s. Washington, at home; March
IL. Washington. at home: March 10,
Washington, at home; March II. Catho-
lic at home: March 10, Holy Cross, al
home; March 81. Princeton, at hom !:
March %, washington, at home: March
"A, Holy Cross, at home: March =,
Washington. at home: March %, Hop.
kins, at home; March IS. Amherst. at
home: March %, Montreal. at home;
April ., Lafayette, at home: April s.
Cornell, at home: April !: Cornell, at
home; April I. Randolph Macon. at
home: April II. Carolina. at Greensboro;
April 12, Carolina. at Raleigh; April H.
Davidson. at home; April Is, Carolina,
at home: April 10. Georgetown, at home;
April g, South Carolina, "a home: Apri
25. Trinity. at home; April q, George
town, at Washington; April y. George
town, at Washington; Anril 80. Navy:
at Annapolis: May l. Princeton, at
Princeton; May 9. Yale. at New Haven
May 9. Army. at West Point.
The Washington times., 1913-03-02
FAN DEVELOPS NEW
SCHEME FOR DOPING
Has System for Predicting Win
ner of American Associa-
tion's Pennant Race.

A baseball fan. who. because of resi-
dence in one Of the cities Of the Ameri-
can Association, is an enthusiastic fol-
lower Of the dope of the big class "A
league, has compiled a set Of predictions
On the American Association race for
1913 which may prove interesting to
those who care for that kind of fore
casts.
This fan has gathered a set of ten
predictions, one from each of the eight
cities of the circuit one from Chicago
and one of which Is his own. Several
of these forecasts are from newspaper
men and others are from friends. In
all instances the name of the forecas-
ter has been kept private.
For the purpose the clubs are rated
by the point system, eight points for
the line to one for the cellar honors.
The total number of points resulting
is $50, and the greatest number which
any one club can receive is eighty-four.
Adding up tine figures, the enthusiast
bets this result:
Minneapolis - Kansas City. ..a3
Toledo 81 Milwaukee 80. 81
Columbus .....4 AS Louisville ..... 70
indianapolis ...46 st. Paul. .22
OF course. there is a natural ten
dency to pick the champions to repeat,
and. therefore, the large total registered
for the thrice champion Millers IS not
surprising. although the sistory OF
baseball is against club winning four
pennants in succession. The notable
point about the statistics, however, is
the large count given Indianapolis.
which was an absolute tailender last
year. 1t can be counted as a marked
tribute to Manager Mike Kelley, who
will direct the Indians this season
OF the ten predictions, four gave
Minneapolis first place and six put
the Cantillon outfit In the second
notch. These six varied in their
selections. Columbus one, Milwaukee
one. and indianapolis one.
indianapolis, according I" this
dope" presses Columbus for third
place. the first three clubs being pick
ed exactly as they finished in 1912.
Indianapolis was picked once for first
bIace, once for second place twice for
third place, once for fourth place,
four times for sixth place. and once
for seventh place. while not a single
prognosticator thought the Indians
would be last
Kansas City, which was driven out
of fourth place. the berth IT occupied
in 1912. by the dopesters, was not
picked for the pennant by any of the
ten. but was given one second place,
three fourth places, four fifth places.
place, Evidently Charley Carr was
not consulted in the matter at all. nor
owner George Tebeau. who Is hob
nobbing with the Chicago Cubs at
TAMPA. Fla, while waiting for his
motorboat to take a little cruise.
The Washington times., 1913-03-02
Entries for Monday
At Charleston Track

CHARLESTON. S. G.. March En-
tries for Monday, March 3:
First race-Purse. $3.50: three year-olds
and up: conditions: three and ne-nalf
furlongs. Chemulpo. lOS: Early Liglt.
IS; Henpeck. s3; Samuel r. Meyer, 1G2;
Jack Kellogg. 9s; Caliph. lo5.
Second race-Purse 1900; three-year-
olds and up; selling: ma:deHs; six fur
Tonga. Bernadotte, los; Good Day, IU5
Rock Bar. los; Syosset. I02: Old Hank,
lo9; Beth Stanley, 100: r. II. Gray. lG5;
Sweet Times, lG5; Morgan Wilson. 112.
Third race-Purse. 500; four-year- olds
and up: selling: six furlongs. Hereto.
II5; 'Hudas Sister, lC&: Bertis, us; York
Lad. lis: Garden OF Roses. Ill: Fair
Ata!snta. Il3: Cheer Up, 11G: Martre, III /;
Rubia Granda. 113; Commoners Touch,
Senator Sparks. 1l6; Cliff Top, Ill; "Ca-
melia, l06.
Fourth race-Purse, $500: three
year-olds and up; conditions: seven
furlongs. Donald Macdonald. l0s;
Samuel r. Meyer, I06; spohn. I0S;
Milton B., los; Shackleton, Ill.
Fifth race-Purse. $500: three-year-
olds and up: selling: six furlongs.
'Gold Cap, Io2; Right Easy, 1o7;
Haideman: lo7; Clipper. s5; Father
ola, 103; Henry Hutchinson. ITO; Rag
man. 104: Lord Wells. 104.
Sixth race-Purse. $500; four-year-
olds and up: selling: one and one
sixteenth miles. Michael Angelo. 112;
'Henock. 100; Morgan Wilson, 1903;
Question Mark. 109; EDNA Collins.
1902: Sam Barber. 104; pendant, SS;
Salin ,lO9; New Star. l09; BLUE
Mouse. 102; Pretend, 109; Haldeman,
1I2; Naughty Lad. l12: Swarts Hill.
l07
apprentice allowance of five
pounds claimed.
Weather cloudy; track sloppy.