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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20
Bratje, Zdruzite Sc!
Konferenca "a zdruzenje napred-
nih jednot.

Nceraj. dne -. ian. 81 lc otvori-
la naSi srcdi kOntercnca zaStop-
nikov slovenskih naprednin pod
pornih jednot 4 naneuom, da po-
lozi temeli zdrulenju tch jednot
emo telo. V konfcrcuci so zasto-
pane iednote: Slovenska narodna
podporna iednota. Slovenska Svo-
bodOmiselna podporna zvcza, Slo-
vanska delavSka podporna Evcza,
druStvo Sv. Barbara in AvStriisko
pOdporno druStVo Y kanSaSu. Ia
Stopnikov. ki reprczcntirajo o.
menjenc organizacijc. ic l. gl. cd
boron :. y. =. j. cez dvaisct.
To kOnferenco Smcmo smatrati.
da ic eden najvaznejSih korakov.
kar iih ie bilo Storjenih 10 danes
ma polju napredncga druStvencga
Iivljcnja med slovcnSkim dclavst-
vom Ameriki. Toliko boil Ego
dovinski pa bo ta korak. Gee kon-
ferenca izvrSi TO. vSled cesar jc
hila sklicana. Inauo ic. da ic :.
y. II. J. sklenila ma Svoii zadnji
konvcnciii pozvati vse hratSke
podporne organizacijc, da V
ianuarju 1914 poSljeio Svoie IA.
Stnpnikc ma Skupno konfcrcncO.
ma kateri hi Se predlozili i'm pre-
tr"sali ma 'rti "a komplctno zdru-
zenic. Odzvale so Sc gorl omcnje.
ne organizacijc in prvi korak jc
StOrjcn.
\amen teh naSih vrStir hi. da bi
zastopnikom IT, vaIne konference
priporo6ali ali SugcStirali Ia ali
ono glede zdruiitvc: ne. krr to nj
potrcbno. Prepricani >mo nam
rec, da mozje. ki 81 >c vcerai Sc
stall y naSi sredi. dohro vedO, ka-
EZRA IT, prava pot do vspeha; iopi
imaJo nacrte ze seboi III kar ic V
tch nacrtih najboli2"ga. no brez
dvoma dalo temoli zdruiitvi nave
denih organizacii sploSno zado-
volinOst vseh.
Bratie. Spoznali ste. da sele V
zdruzeniu vseh naprcdnih pod
pornih organizacij ic obstanek in
napredek teh organizacij. Kjer so
zdruzene sile in kjer ie zdruzeno
delo. tam ie moe. Sedai ie ma vas
lezece. da to idejo vrcsnicite. Do
kler kapitalisticna drzava V sploS-
mem odreka podporo IA bolezni.
pOSkodbe in smrtne ponesrecbe,
dokler nimamo socialnega Zava-
rovanja zoper bolezen. starOst in
smrt. tako dolgo so nam potreb-
ne pOdporne Organizacije. Nobe-
mega razloga pa nj. da hi Sc mi
delavci morali cepiti DO petih ali
Sestih organizacijah. XII imajo
brez malega ista nacela in isti ma
men. Cas- zahteva. da Sc zdruzimo.
kar mas ie po vecini cnih misli
in enega prepri6ania in da della
mo skupno.
Pozdravljeni bratic, Naprej.
IA emo samo in mogocno napredno
organizacijo, ki DO ponos sio-
venskemu delavstvu Ameriki,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20

Nalumrt, Mich, IL. Jan. -- Sla-
vna Nclcporota Y lloughtonu, ka-
terra SeStoji IL rudniSllih bossov.
CLANCY zloglaSuc mcStanskc zvczc
in Mc\aughtonovcga Sofcrja, jc
danes uhclodanilo obtoibo proti
StraJkarjcm, katcro jc SkOvala te-
kom zadnjih trch tcdnov. Obtoze-
nih j. 81 Strajkarjcv odnOSno or
ganlza,orjcv in odbornikov w. +.
oi VI. i'm STEER so obtoZcni - cutie
IN Strmitc, - ''grozncga zloGi-
ma , namrcc da so Sc prvic "a
rOtili proti rudniSkim druibam 5
tenn, da hi Odvrnili dclavcc (Skc-
bcl od dcla" -; drugi5, da so Sc
zarotili, da hi prepretili impor-
tiranc dclaVcc (skcbel od della"
in tretjiC so Sc 'Zarotili, da skraj-
Sajo pravicc lN dclavccv (skc-
boy y -. Ali nj "a poGitl Take kr-
NaNo SmcSnc komcdijc S. mi odi-
grala uobcna velcporota Amc-
riki. Edini "zlocin'' katcrcga so
dclavci ohdolIcni. ic Ia. da so or
gauiZirali unijo. Cuduo. da niSo
v>i rudarii ohtoIcui zato. kcr so
81 prcdrzuili It'll ma Strajk. PRAY
ina Sodrug Berger IL Milwaukee.
katcri pravi, da dotiGna postava,
MA kojc podlagi j. izrcGcna Ia ma
ravuOSt Skandalozna obtoznica. je
slara Ie Scdcm Sto let in najbrz
81 10 uveljavili indijanski gla-
varji Sc predcn j. bell tlovek sto-
pill ma amcriSko zcmljo
Med obtozcncmi 81 Strajkarji
81 vsi tajniki krajcvnih unij in
brcz malcga vsi organizatorji.
Med hrvatskimi Strajkarji so OBJ
tozeni: kulich. Jos. Gasparif,
Louis Sodar. Tom Strife in Jan
ko Tcrzic, elan ckSekutivc W. r.
of Vi. Med SlovcnSkimi Strajkarji
ic obtozcn lc Nalentin Kral. zna
nj dopisnik naScga lista. Ostali so
Finci in ltalijani. IL med ckscku-
tive so obtozeni Meyer, prcdscd
mix; Mahoney. podpredsednik j.
{. l.owney in Guy Miller. Meyer
in ostali Glani cksekutivc so vsi
zc mad tcdcn dni Denverju, kjer
50 vrSi lctna seja cksckutive w.
+. of NJ.
Vccina obtozenih jc zc bila are
tiranih in izpuscenih pod varsci-
no. Pravni zastopniki w. F.. of
NJ. izjavljajo, da ce kedaj pridejo
obtozenci pred sodiscc, process ne
bo koncan lIoughtonu. temvcc
pojdc cc treba tudi pred najviSje
zvczno sOdiscc Washington.
Med pricami, Xxi so omogocile OBJ
tOzbO, so navedeni Jim McNaugh-
ton in celia vista ostalih rudniskih
bossov. Magnatjc bakra so torej
po@tar:'; sv9jo porotc. sam; so
pricali in iZrekli obtozbe. Med
TEN, ko je Meyer obtozen "zaro-
tc", nj pa slavna veleporota -
nikogar obtozila radi napada ma
NIGGA in radi njegOvega protipe-
stavnega izgona IL drzave Michi-
gan. Ilocin izvrSen mad Meyer
jcm. kateri ic bill najvecji zlocin
"a bozicno katastrofo italian
ski dvorani - Ia zlocm je vele.
porota do danes popolnoma pre-
zrla, pac pa je hitela 5 fabrikaci-
jo zlocinov napram straikarjem
Porota se izgovarja, da ne more
dobiti pri6, Xxi hi videle napad ma
MOyerja ! Great Scott! Ma stotine
ljudi je spremljalo Moyera, ko so
ga vlekli poldrugo milo daleG po
cesti malone pri bclem dnevu =
a sedaj pa pravijo, da nj nihGe te.
ga videl! Ali sc je Mcdonald Ia
gal, ko je V zvezni zbornici trdil,
ola v Copper Country ustavne VIA
do nj wee?
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20
Sadovi svobodomiselne vzgoj

Sc zrcalijo najjasneje IL tehle Yak
ljuckov, XII jih izrazajo eni pri.
stasi svobOdomiseljnosti V svo-
jem glasilu:
Clovck, XII della V organizaciji,
"a organizacijo - to je "a kolek-
Utmost, je individualist; tisti pa,
XII della vednO in povsod lie "a svoj
Yep in XII nj odgovoren "a svoje
delO zivcmu krstu ma svetu, - je
pa po njih mnenju posnemanja
vredcn - socialist. Kaj maj Sc
navedcmo V dokaz, da so ia zna-
menja svobodomiseljne vzgoje ne
varna "a mednarodno organizira.
no socialisticno gibanjeY
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20
Senator Ashurst govori.

Washington. ID. G.. - Senator
Ashrust je ~. t. m. predlozil V
senatni zbornici rcsolucijo "a pre-
iskavo V okrozju michiganskih
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20
81 Strajkarjev Obtozzenih.

hOmediia VelepOrOte " bakrenem OkrOziu MOyer
tudi med ObtOZenimi. Vsi SO "krivi ZarOie',
ker so OrganiZiraIi uniiO! kOngres ma delu
Ia preiSkaVO. kOngreSnik Mcdonald tOZi v
ZVeZni ZbOrnici, da uStavne praVice Mich.
ne eksistiraiO vec. Rudarii vOdiiO bOi naprei.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20

MnOgi ljudjc so nespametni "a
to, ker so siromaSni; mnOgi so pa
SiromaSni zafo. kcr so ncspametni.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20

Socializem pozna samo emo do
movino - svet.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-01-20

This paper 10 devoted
to the interests OF the
working class. Work
ere are entitled to all
what tn ey produce.
The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
Is PLEASED WITH OUR STAND.

A WORD of Commendaon should be said the
contracts While supporting the of prohibition himself the
editor the realizes that advertising
stock trade and that the fact that publications have sold
their of the objects the
advertising the the sellers He realizes that
willing sell the dry faction the but
properly refuse their dispatches without
If the had leveheaded sensible like Mr. Dickson
the head of their of the haired fanatics who
spend their time abusing the the the Of proh
bOn would receive decided mpetus-Steamboat Sentinel
=
IN THE democratic state and assemblies just closed
Denver three candidates compelled by orders from
Washington withdraw their allow field for
and Congressman Sdmrdge of the End
Keating Of the 3rd district Well President supreme
boss of The Democratic dictate the politicians of this
who they shall nominate but the people will have
who they will elect in November
m be the Republican Isn't the
when such methods president
consideration
The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
LIyrEN, YOUNG MEN.
> = = = =

oMPAlNING young men word to you: Are you finding fault
~ because the world isn't doing the right thing by you
Do think hours long, too
your hard? Kindly ask father the light
of his experience what he thinks about it.
him tell you what the hours of labor when he
boyth received the unsanary surroundings Of
holidays holidays the early call
duty the blowing the whistle when
Your father knows about especially he navebon 1t
he foreign land within he
industrial conditions that have
nazed terrible between
the
Let father tell the frugal home Of his boyhood days.
fare of the
cations Let him tell how happy he and mother under
conditions that to would mpel a spirit of revolt
Young the world has moved You better off than
father You shorter hours better
office shop factory much better than father had
AT home there soft the floor
the windows. sanitary bathing and telephone
There only machines the good mother
find and perhaps talking machine for
Your table well supplied with what need and with
things that your father boyhood days uxus far
beyond his reach
Stop and think of these things complaining and then
the question: Are good citizen faher?
Ieslies
The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
VT = AZ A0LYs

w HY is PARTY ae.hly when have = direct primary
w OF know that merely to the old poait'
cal but Why has the aby lived long after the Old
regime has expiredi
Although elected delegate the state assembly
Trained from for the np that have been
able become enthusiastic beating the pouring
down q hole
In the when the convention decided the matter OF
candidates worth while attend but that these state
gatherings through the motions to have the voters put
what they have DONE the day of the
nothing but and clngng the party
assemblies
supposed that the last general assembly of the state
have abolished the assembly feature of the law but
when the clouds had cleared the adjournment of the egs
atu To- and behold this assembly incubus still cngng there
like a a man
that nobody took trouble to father such PROPOSE
rid the law of this adjunct and
its aboshmnt overlooked If legislator at the coming
will devote his energies rdng the of this
thing people will be ready and call him
blessed he does accomplish anything else during the
tire session. MOntrose Enterprise
The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
Rack 10 fU REPUBLICAN PARfY

WITHOUT exception indications everywhere point to return
w and Independent Republicans of the Repub
Primary elections states have revealed the
homeward
The that while there still be deal of sent
Roosevelt be the first law of
country dealing sentiment with
already proved be exceedingly destructive
employees of the industries that felt the bightng
hand of a free-trade policy.
simple thing to keep the Democratic party
All that the OF 1872 At
the height when the usually plain
thinking actual the latter defeated
Wilson elected and Democratic established
Washington Anything like third party movement of similar
strength would maintain that all of its The
campaign of 1914 would repeat that of years
While it simple thing to keep the Democratic party in
troll likewise simple thing defeat With return to the
Republican of good number Of those who got from
in 1912 that defeat of Democracy would be inevitable
The political situation therefore appeals Just
1912 for candidates November would
merely aid the Democratic In the light of this
plain ignored
the 1912 the Republican ranks 1t
posed policies which thus far brought the
And the back the Republican has become
and only former Republicans
who suffered under
tariff They looking the Republican elephant pull them
of the slough despOnd them the
Philadelphia Enquirer.
The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
NAV! PROHIBITION DOESN'T PROHIBIT

r in January February
March, April May and June of 1914 have been
volume than for the corresponding months of 1913 The
decrease January Cos barrels and in June which shows
the smallest decrease the figures 5O barrels The de-
for the months of 1914 the months for
1913 S27 49 barrels approximately 4O37 900 drinks 1t is
estimated that this of would float United bat
teship resident of Milwaukee for nearly two months
THAT ALCOHOL shortens life abundanty proved by the
ords of life companies tell young
of sound health at the twenty who total astane
has of life of 46 and lives to of
656 If he tpper moderate drnker his prospect
life 81 and he lives 59 years instead Of
656 He drunk the price will
his life
HE HEARTS Of the American people at this time in sad
and sympathy President Wilson,
Of places With all the great responsibilities of
pecaly exacting this time
such Mr. Wilson has been called through certain
y enough the Surely the president
find comfort thought
the entire people in his
ISN'T question to what the wild saying
there lot candidates
under their breath The voter the with the last word and
what he thinks and what he and what he i'm
portance these days and the who
ter avoid the chance
polls for the with the ballot way expressing
opinion of men and measures very emphatic
= >
HERE is Improvement hostile conditions
in the old world. In all devastating
terrible reality the European countries We
hardly realize what all but do know that
already appalled, at the and apparently the trouble
only just begun 1t does that in these countries of
ishenmen these Christian nations of fine of right
and justice should be work shoot each other down. should
be forced dip their hands ueghbors
brothers, and all for-whatG
The Glenwood post., 1914-08-15
MAu u PUP8suAL


IT HAS BEEN NOTED property hose of citizen
the federal commander stopped the ss Of
talking about this sad Who favor
ed prohibition expressing sentiment that few .osths
eong accomplish for Law and order and the good VI
society ppetua The Of Colorado
likely thing the polls November
but berry pcers needed and
will well of after all And America doesn't
her citizens the devoted to
barley turned the production of wheat
Hard the old but good hard ism -oulder Tb
sssss
their choice for
Brother Patterson is the least agree
Enterprise in the slap takes at fellow townsman the
fairly indicative of that expressed by the Democratic
assembly Of the
openly opposed the of Patterson for
they endorsing him the lesser
the evils while others disguised with the choice OF
assembly they ignoring both their gubernators
efranng from the action of the
semb rather nonton the record of the present Demo-
Viewed from possible angle the Demo-
surely a sorry If they could only blot out the
past they might have chance but ah! there's the rub
HE ROUTT COUNTY Sentinel has quarreled with labor
Its publishers realize the benefits which
both mpoe and employer for of the i'm
porant Sentinel has for socaled labor
irresponsible membership controlled by professional rafers
who sent out the members
their employers Such tactics have been responsible for
troubles which prevailed Colorado during the
months The majority of union members will with this
that the United Workers had
been conducted in the the Typo
graphical similar organizations the strike which
declared by the last September could have resulted in
much good for its members Instead the good of oranz
ed labor has suffered tremendously County Sentinel
= ssss
THAT TILE strike which threatened to tie almost hundred
railroads has been averted at least temporarily matter Of
congatuation the will be received with all the
general railroad strike 1t this ime other tme
for that matter would disastrous business conditions and
untold trouble inconvenience all the country and of
should be aved Let commend the spirit of fairness that
made settlement possible after strike had been ordered 1t is
well for the whole country that forced to deal with
Of workmen such the who have
been making much trouble Colorado There
able class of the union rarosrs and they have
of fairness and justice
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
PIX. &{sM!!W 81!
@13I3;3s3s{7;IISls{3>

breathed a sigh of relief; she had
succeeded at last, No more trouble
from that source As the day passed
on the situation was unchanged; the
boy was changed. This continued for
two or three days, and though inward
ly gratified and encouraged beyond
measure, she kept quiet, afraid TO in-
terfere and unconscious of the pres
ence of the psychological moment
Suddenly one morning. with wrath
and amazement and indignation, shc
saw the boy at his, old tricks. and
seemingly accomplishing some OF
them with hitherto unknown arts and
skill.
With all her power of sarcasm she
poured out her wrath; TO her amaze
ment the TRADE of her displeasure
was greeted by burst of tears, and
big boy as he was, he seemed unable
to control himself. At last when he
could master the situation sufficiently
to make his words understood, he was
saying:
"Yiu always see me when I'm doing
bad, but you can't ever see me when
I'm doing good"
The lesson struck home: and the
old teacher said with feeling: Il
never again made that mistake; kept
an eye on every one of my bad boys
and girls too. to see the tiniest little
thing that might be rated good. And
l tell you saw almost as much OF
the good as l had previously found OF
the bad. The lesson applies all
through life, my dear. with the big.
the young. the old and even the
tiniest mite of little child.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
twenty Dollars Reward

For the information that will lead to
the recovery of the following de-
scribed property; One black filley
four years old. coming five: weighs
about 1850; brand on left shoulder.
lazy 3 over II: small white star in tho
forehead: one hind foot half white.
half black. dividing line going down
through the hoof,
ID. C. TOWNSEND. Cedaredge. Colo.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Looking for Something to Praise

A wise old teacher nearing her
eightieth birthday, says that the fo:-
lowing incident had lain at TIE founda-
tion of her success with boys and
girls in day school.
She said thct in her room OF nearly
fifty boys and girls was one boy who
was perpetually going wrong. In vain
she punished, reprimanded. coaxed
and pleaded. Neither she nor the
principal seemed to strike the right
chord.
Finally one day she suddenly be-
came conscious that the bad or rath-
er the troublesome boy was unusually
quiet; he seemed intent upon his work
and gave absolutely no trouble. She
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Farmers MEETING,

There will be meeting of the Delta
County Agricultural association at the
Colonial theatre in Delta on Saturday.
February 21, at 1880 p. M. Come pre-
pared to ask plenty of questions.
Good speakers will be procured 10
take care OF topics of interest. which
will be followed by general discussion.
]. Z. MOORE, President
l. B. RAICHART. Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
One Hundred Per Cent Assessment

The federal comptroller of currency
has ordered 100 per cent assessment
against the shareholders of the Mesa
County National bank, which failure
preceded the arrest of orson Adams
the president.
This is the first of seres of as
sessments and foreclosures that the
people face which will seriously em-
barrass many citizens.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

J. c. Hart. n former we'll known res
ident of this city and now in the en-
ploy of the Hendriek & Bolthoff COM
pany of Denver. was in the city last
Saturday to testify in the case OF
simpson VS.. Hussey. The case was
not ready for trial. however. and
Judge Black granted permission for
the witness to have his evidence taken
by the court stenographer and to be
read at TIE hearing. 1t was neces'
sary for Mr.. Hart to return to his
duties in Denver by Monday and he
went out on the Sunday morning
train.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

J!m McHugh. one Of the pioneer
residents of the Cedaredge district.
is in Denver under treatment for a
chronic case Of stomach trouble. He
has been under treatment in that city
about two months and, according to
statements made to Delta visitors in
Denver last week. he feels much i'm
proved at times and then again he will
have some serious times.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Albert Salisbury arrived home from
Park City. Utah. last Saturday after
disposing of his brothers business and
property interests in that state. Al
bert says that the climate at Park
City does not suit him at all but that
it is a thrifty little mining camp
There was enough snow on the streets
of the camp when Albert was there to
make it impossible for the pedestrian
on one side to see persons walking on
the other.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Friday morning Father c. F. o'Far-
rell of St Mary's church, received a
message calling him TO Denver on
account of the death of his brother,
Patrick o Farrell. Deceased had been
sick Tor the past six months with
dropsy which caused his death. Mr..
o'Farrell was married and leaves =
wife and four children. besides his
brother here and many close rels-
aiyes who are stricken with grief over
his demise. He was forty-two years
OF age and n resident OF Denver for
a number of years.-Montrose Press.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Roy Welch came in last Saturday
evening from a months visit in Den
yer and Longmont. At the latter
place Roy states that he visited with
Charles Cole, an old time friend whom
he had not seen for years.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Charles Peterson, one of the we'll
known ranch owners of the California
mesa district, has purchased the fine
billiard and pool parlors of Messrs.
Douglass and Pianfetti, Montrose, and
went over to that city on Monday TO
take charge of the business. This hail
is located near the postoffice in that
city and is one of the biggest and best
in Montrose.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Progressive Republicans of the west
ern slope are to hold conference in
Grand Junction today, Friday, and a
delegation from this county will go
to that city this evening. Among the
number to go there and take part in
the doings are Merle D. Vincent, NJ.
n. Welch and B. P Smith.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

One of the Sunday School classes OF
the Christian church enjoyed val
entine party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Curtis on Meeker street
Monday evening and all who were
there report a thoroughly enjoyable
time. Mr. and Mrs. b. p. Smith had
much to do with the affair and aided
in making it success.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Mr.. p. L. Briney left last Friday for
Colorado Springs in response to
telegram announcing the death of his
mother. who succumbed to pneumonia
at the advanced age of "a years. Mr..
Briney expected to be able to return
TO Delta in the course of a week or
ten days
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Noah White, who has ranch about
twenty miles up Escalante. has thrash
ed out fine lot of nlfalfa seed,
which looks plump and hardy enough
to be adapted to any soil. There
should be no reason why good seed
should not be grown on our lands
which produce such good hay.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

1t is highly probable that a large
delegation OF Knights of Pyth;as of
Delta will attend a celebration of the
nftieth anniversary OF that order
which is to occur in Grand Junction
next "Wednesday evening. An excur-
sion Will be run from Montrose that
day and Deltaites are expecting to
join the party.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

II. w. Hauser and wife arrived home
last Monday evening from a three
months visit with relatives and friends
in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota.
They report decidedly pleasant visit
in the East even If the winter was a
little severe at times.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Frank Kuhn and A. NJ. Anderson
visited Green River, Utah, the latter
part of last week and first of this
week. The object was to visit field
where carnotite is being mined and
to gain all the information possible
about this much-wanted mineral. The
trip was satisfactory one to each OF
the gentlemen named.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Several farmers of this vicinity have
recently complained that tetty thieves
are operating regularly in this CITY,
One of these farmers states that some
ten or fifteen dollars worth of goods
were stolen from his wagon one even
ing, and another said that he had lost
six or eight dollars worth of stuff
just purchased at a Delta store and
deposited in his buggy which was
standing on prominent street corner.