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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02
AROUND THE COUNTY
BAGLEY.

Rpecial Correspondence TO the Herald.
Callie Golf returned from Iowa
Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Oswald is visiting her
parents, the Benedicts. in Min
neapolis.
Will Patch and wife returned from
their trip to De Soto, Mimi, We'd
nesday.
Jim Harville and wife went to
Richland Center to the M. E. con-
ference Thursday.
Henry Cooley and wife, of Bloom
ington, spent last week Sunday with
Elgie Cooley and wife.
There was whole train load of
cattle passed through here to Chicago
one day last week.
The Prairie du Chen game warden
was down to see Game Warden John
Keller.
Mr.. Reed, of Prairie du Chen,
spent several days with his brother
in-law, F. M. wager.
Old Mr.. Ripper, of Gutenberg,
came up Wednesday to visit his son
Frank and returned hume Thursday.
A large crowd went from here on
train No. "a and came back on 81,
to attend the Catholic picnic Wed
nesday at Glen Haven.
Karl Kuch, of st. Cloud, MINI. !,
who was called here by the death of
Mrs. Wolf, returned home the fore
part of last week
Mrs. Tom H. Martin, of Anaconda,
Mont. who is sister of Mrs. Geo.
Hausler the daughter of Mrs. Wolf,
left for home last week.
Lee Greer and wife who have been
living in their summer cottage by
the Forehand and Plondke lake, broke
camp and went to Cassville and from
there overland to their home in
Bloomington last week.
Mrs. Anna Wolf died Aug. 20, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Hausler, and was buried at Gutten-
burg Sunday. Funeral services were
held at the Lutheran church in
Bagley. She was So years old.
Jake Hartman, his grandson ano
daughter returned to their home in
Platteville Wednesday. His grand
daughter, Lue Markley's little girl,
returned with them for a visit.
Jake claims he caught the biggest
pickerel of any one; it certainly was
a good one and he caught it with a
worm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02
PLATTEVILLE.

Mrs Earl Palmer left last week
for visit with friends at Aurora,
Ill.
H. P. Schroeder is spending q
few weeks in Duluth for the purpose
of evading the hay fever.
Mrs. Chas. Burg has been enter
tanning her cousins, Misses Belle and
Frances Sprague.
Frederick Nehls, who for more
than so years had been a resident
of Platteville, died at his home in
this city on Monday of last week at
the age of 80 years.
Prof. Slothower recently returned
from business trip to the Dakotas.
Will Udelhoven became uncon-
scious while driving his Saxon car
here from Cuba City and the car ran
into fence and was badly smashed
up.
The business of the Murray Trans
fer Co., has been purchased by
Charles Blunt.
The fall term of the mining school
opened on Sept. 1.
Mrs. Clara Eberhardt has been re-
ceiving visit from her sister, Mrs.
B. 0. Sheville, of Chicago.
VIM. Sue and wife have been
visiting their daughter, at Mason
City, Iowa.
Miss Edith Horner returned last
week from a visit in Sutherland, Iowa,
and at Albert Lea, MINI.
Miss Blanche Merry goes to Chi
cago to enter Wesley hospital as a
nurse.
Mrs. VIM. Waters and Miss Maude
Sheperd returned last week from a
month"; visit in Duluth and Ispeming.
Mrs. Shaffer returned last week
from a visit in ST. Paul.
Mrs. Maggie Daroley, who had
been here on a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Libert, left las t
Friday for her home in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota.
w. w. Porter, of the Purity Oil
Co., moved with his family last week
to Beloit, which will hereafter be
their home.
Harold Stephens has gone to Mel
rose, Wis, where he again takes up
his work as principal of schools.
He stopped off for a few days visit
enroute, at Menomonie.
Mrs. Ernest Ovitz has gone to
Genoa, Ill. to visit her son, DR.. John
Ovitz.
A party was given at the home
of Mrs. Ed McCherg, last Wednes-
day, in honor of the 10th birthday
of her daughter Helen.
Miss Inez Hamburg, of Missoula,
Montana, is a guest at the Henry
Kleinhammer home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02

Clarence Fralick was in Blooming
ton Saturday.
Lee Pace and wife went to Rutledge
Saturday for visit.
Mrs. Cappie Readey's brother. of
Gays Mills, is making her visit.
Miss Woods returned from Cass-
vile Saturday morning and a lady
friend came with her.
Mrs. Charley Miller and daughter
left for their home in Prairie du
Chen Thursday.
Mrs. Otto Plondke was a caller
in Prairie du Chen, Saturday.
Jacob Hill was a passenger on 81
for Prairie du Chen Saturday.
Charley Miller, of Prairie du
Chen, left for his home on 81 Satur-
day.
Miss Elvie Taylor went to Nc
Cartney, Saturday, to start her school
for the next season. This is her
second year at the same school.
Gus Orr. Henry Waltz and another
man left on the morning train Satur-
day for the north, to see the coun-
try.
Old Mr.. Strong's granddaughter
and her son left for their home in
Brownsville, Mimi, Saturday morn
ing.
Dorothy Green, who has been
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. Monroe Jacobs, returned to her
home in McGregor, Saturday.
Henry Day finished up the Orr
school house and left Thursday for
Wauzeka, to put up a tile building
there.
Misses Yetta and Kate Solner went
to Prairie du Chen on the morning
train and spent the time between
trains Saturday.
Mrs. Abe Key Sr. returned home
from Potosi, Thursday morning. She
reports her grand daughter and its
mother getting along fine.
Otis Culver left Platteville Satur-
day to visit his brother Bert and take
in the fair. Clifford Culver accom-
panied him to his home from his
summer vacation with his grand par
ents, Z. Z. Culver and wife.
Mr.. Cairns, of Mt. Hope, was
down with his auto to visit John
Jenkins and try his luck fishing
John was watching over his two
Brides and learning them to be ex-
pert fishers; one of his Brides was his
grand daughter and the other was his
niece.
Mrs. Karl Kuch, Mrs. Clara Wiley
and Miss Lizzie Kuch, who were
called here by the death of Mrs.
Kuch's mother, Mrs. Wolf, left fol
their home in st. Cloud, Mimi, Fri
day morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02

A good crowd came up from Glen
Haven Saturday on 81 to attend the
dance Saturday evening.
Mrs. Joe Scott, daughter and son
left for home Thursday after a visit
with her mother in law, Mrs. Mar
shall Scott and the Scott family and
friends here.
Mrs. Sam Galbraith, of Ellenboro,
came to Will Taylor's to visit
awhile, and Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor brought her down to Bagley
and she took the train for Cassville
to visit her sister.
Mrs. French and Charley Willard
took Charley Wizards two children
up to Lacrosse Thursday to see Mrs.
Willard, who was taken up to the
hospital to have an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
--EGeo. Clark Sr.'s granddaughter,
Miss Hill, who has been visiting here
for some time, left for her home in
Brownsville, Mimi, Friday morning.
Henry Clifton made run for the
morning train, Friday, and would
nave been left only the train had to
stop for water; ne had to catch on
after the train started.
jamie Scott returned Saturday
from the old sanitarium at Prairie du
CHEN, where he has been taking
baths for rheumatism for the past
two weeks.
Ben Culver, of Platteville, passed
through here Saturday from the old
sanitarium at Prairie du CHEN where
he has been taking baths for rheu-
matism.
John Mankel, of Lancaster, who
is trying for the nomination of
sheriff on the Republican ticket, was
in Bagley passing his cards to the
voters. He also made a good i'm
preston on the people here.
Ed Rewey returned from Grand
Il II
they were having too much rain there
to pay him to stay. Their wheat
crop is poor on account of too much
rain during the summer.
The midnight train Saturday night
killed man just below Prairie du
CHEN. He was sitting on the track
and had bottle of whiskey with
him. They saw him but not in time
to stop until they hit him. They
brought him down here and the north
bound passenger met them here and
took him back to the hospital at
Prairie du Chen but he died before
they got there. At this writing l
have not learned whether he was
workman on the road or not.
K. F. Burgess and F. c. Meyer,
of Lancaster, were in Bagley, Sat
urday. getting acquainted with the
people. Mr.. Burgess is running for
member of the assembly from the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02
LEGAL NOTICES
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ESTATE Of John A. Stumpf, deceased.
~ State of Wisconsin. County Court OF
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court, TO be held in and
for said County at the Court House, in the
City of Lancaster. in said County, on the
fourth Tuesday of Septembe A. ID. 1914. being
the 22d day of Septen Der 1914. at the hour OF
ten O'Clock in the forenoon. the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Frank H. LenStra for the
appointment of an administrator OF the
estate OF John A. Stumpf, late of the town
or jamestown, in said county. deceased.
BY order of the court.
E. B. GOODSELL. County Judge.
Dated August 25th. 1914
Meyer & Burgess Attorneys for Petitioner
lst ms. Aug. 20; last ms. Sept.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02
Summons

TN CIRCUIT COURT
Fer Grant County. Wisconsin.
Elizabeth Cow, Plaintiff
VS..
George G. NARROW. Grace A. NARROW, his
wife and Lena SChuster,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN-To the said
defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service OF this sum-
mons exclusive of the day of service. and
defend the above entitled action in the Court
aforesaid. and in case of your failure so to do
Judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint
GEO. B CLEMENTSON.
PLAINTIFF Attorney
Wisconsin.
list ms. July %: last ms. Sept
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02

ESTATE of William w. Andrew. deceased
" State of Wisconsin. County Court OF
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court, to be held IN and
for said county, at the Court house, in the
City of Lancaster. in said county; on the
second TUESDAY of Sept. A. D. 1914. beingthe
9Th day of Sept. 1914, at the hour or ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Laura A. Andrew. as
sOeciaI administrators of the estate of
William w. Andrew. deceased for the ex-
animation and allowance OF her adm1nlstra-
tion account and for an order assigning the
estate to such persons as are entitled there
to and for her discharge.
By order of the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL County Judge
Dated Aug. 9th. 1914.
Brown. Brennan Carthew, Attorneys
1St ms. Aug IL. last irS. Aug Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02

ESTATE of Augusta Belz. deceased
IL State of Wisconsin County Court of
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court. to be held in and
for said county. at the court house
in the city of Lancaster in said
cou"ty. on the 4th Tuesday of Sept. a. D..
1914, being the 22nd dav of Sept 1914 at the
hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, the
following matter will be heard and con-
sidered:
The petition of Laura Brinkmap for the
appointment of an administrator of the
estate of Augusta Belz, late OF the town Of
Beetown in Grant county. Wisconsin. de-
ceased.
By order of the Court.
E. 3. GOODSELL. County Judge
Dated Aug. 8th 1914.
Brown. Brennan & Carthew ATTORNEYS
lst issue Aug. 10: last issue Sept
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second district of this county, and
left a good impression with the peo-
pie of Bagley. We think he will
stand good show at the primary
here. We think if he had called
sooner however, he would have had a
better show, so his friends here
would have had more time to work
for him. Mr.. Meyer made many
friends here also.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
~ State of Wisconsin. Grant County Court
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Frank
Bulman, deceased
Letters of administration on the estate of
Frank Bulman deceased, having been issued
to Leslie a. Clark
Notice is hereby given. that the creditors
of said Frank Bulman, deceased are
allowed and limited by order of this court
until and including the 1st Tuesday Of March
1915, being the End day of said month
to present their claims and de
mands against said Frank Bulman. de-
ceased to the County Court for examination
and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the
claims and demands SO presented will be ex-
amined and adjusted by this Court. at the
Office of the County Judge. at the Court
House. in the city of Lancaster. in said
County. on the 2nd Tuesday Of March. 1915.
Dated this 24th day of August 1914.
By the Court.
E. B. GOODSELL. County Judge.
Geo. 3. Clementson, Atty. for Adminlstra-
tor.
1st issue August 20; last issue September l6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02
His Specialty.

did you hear about Muggins TAX
ing up settlement work." eyes; he
usually works his creditors for fifty
cents on the dou&r''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02

NOTICE TO GRE OlTORS.
~ State of Wisconsin Grant County Court
In Probate.
= In the matter, of the estate of William
Bulman, deceased
Letters of administration on the estate of
william Bulman, deceased. having been is
sued to Leslie A. Clark
Notice is hereby given. that the creditors
OF said William Bulman, deceased. are
allowed and limited by order Of this court
until and including the 1st Tuesday of
March 1915, being the end day of said month.
to present their claims and demands
against said William BuIman. deceased.
to the County Court for examination and
allowance.
Notice is also hereby given, that the
claims and demands SO presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court at
the office OF the &C unity Judge, at the court
house. IN the city of Lancaster. in said
county, on the second Tuesday OF March.
1915.
Dated this 2itn day of August 1914
BY the court.
E. B. GOODSELL. County Judge.
Geo. B. Clementson. Attorney for Ad-
miniStratOr.
1st issue August 20; last issue September IS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
SPORT.

Jack Dillon defeated Gus Christie In
ten-round bout at indianapolis.
Battling Levinsky knocked out Tom
DAILY in second round at New York.
Jimmy Duffy defeated frankie Nc
Cam in ten-round bout in Buffalo.
Stanley Yoakum got ten-round de.
cision over Walt Walters at Denver.
Leach Cross knocks-out Bud Ander,
son at Los Angeles in seven rounds.
Freddy Welsh defeated Johnny Dun
dee at New Orleans in ten-round bout
Harry Brewer gets ten-round deci.
sion over Wildcat Ferns at Kansas
City
Howard Baker and frankie Fowser
boxed ten rounds to a draw at Raton
N. NJ.
| Eddie McGoorty knocked out Dave
Smith at Sidney. N. S. W., in first
round.
Stanley Yoakum will meet Jimmy
Anderson of Indianapolis at Pueblo on
Jan. IL.
Joe Mandot and Earl Fischer box
ten-round no-decision contest at Gin
! cinnati.
Gunboats Smith knocks out Arthur
Pelkey at San Francisco in fifteen
rounds.
Waldemere Holberg got decision in
twenty rounds over Ray Bronson al
Melbourne.
Ad Wolgast declared winner ovei
Jack Redmond at Milwaukee by vir
tual knockout in fifth round.
In the first biplane flight ever at
tempted underneath a roof. Lincoln
Beachey circled successfully the in
terror of the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion's palace of machinery at Sar
Francisco, but made a poor landing
and smashed his biplane. Beachey
was not injured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
WATER USERS MEET
DISCUSS NEW BILLS AT CON-
eREssMAN TAYLoR's REQUEST.
uneompashre Valley Men Review Plan
of Extending Payment For lrrl-
cation Projects.

Montrose, Colo.-An important meet
ing of the Uncompaghre Valley Wa
ter Users Association was held at
Olathe for the purpose of getting the
sentiment of the water users with
respect to the bills pending before
congress relative to the payment of
cost construction.
The meeting was held at the re-
quest of Congressman Taylor who has
had bill introduced to extend the
time thirty years. There was large
attendance.
President G. w. Bruce and Secre-
tary John ]. Tobin, water users, were
chairman and secretary of the meet
ing.
After a great deal of discussion the
following resolution was adopted unan-
imously:
Resolved, That We favor period
of five years after completion of the
project before payments begin. We
recommend that rentals for water in
the meantime be as near the actual
cost of maintenance and operation as
can be computed; that We request that
the total annual payment required for
maintenance. operation, betterment
and all construction never exceed the
original subscription of $3.50 per an
mum per acre.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
FOREIGN.

The Bank of London and Mexico
opened its doors Jan. 2, but few came
to withdraw deposits. Other business
went on as usual.
The death of Josef Giampetro, Ger
many's leading comedian, was an
nounced from Berlin. His death was
sudden, the result of paralytic
stroke.
At Tangiers, Morocco, it was re-
ported that Raisuli, the former Moor
ish brigand, has been proclaimed sui
tan of Morocco by his partisans in the
interior.
The public execution of thirteen
Formosan conspirators was carried
out at Taihoku. Formosa. according to
dispatches received by the govern
ment at Toxic. Their heads were cut
off
King Alfonso, on the advice of the
Dato cabinet at Madrid. dissolved the
Spanish parliament and proclaimed a
general election. Deputies will be
voted for on Mach and ON March 15
the new senators will be elected.
H. G. Hocken was reelected mayor
of Toronto by small plurality over
Alderman Frederick McBrien, twenty
four years old. The proposition to
give married women the privilege OF
voting in municipal elections, now en-
joyed by spinsters and widows, was
ratified by a large majority.
The Northern division of the Mexi-
can federal army at Ojinaga, Mexico.
with its eleven generals, other off
GERS and about 1000 soldiers. after a
-merciless three days attack by Cen
eral Ortega's 6,00O rebels. began flee
ing in disorder across the river at
Presidia, Tex, into the United States.
The return of Da Vinci's Mona
Lisa" to Paris. after an absence of two
years and four months, was made a
ceremonious occasion by the French
government. The picture, after
travelling from Florence to Rome and
thence to Milan under careful guar
dianship, was committed to the care
of the representative of the French
government, Henry Marcel, conserva.
tor of the French National Museums.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
WASHINGTON.

President Wilson and John Lind
held a conference about Mexican af-
fairs on board the cruiser Chester at
Pass Christian, Miss.
New Year day in the capital passed
over without White House recep-
tion for the first time since the day
of President Monroe.
Brigadier-General Bliss, command.
ing the Texas border forces. has been
instructed by Secretary Garrison to
permit Mexican refugees to cross INTO
Texas from Ojinaga if that is neces-
sary to save their lives.
A Joint resolution to conditionally
suspend the operation of the provi-
sicn of the Panama canal act granting
free passage to American coastwise
vessels was introduced by Chairman
Adamson of Georgia to the house com
merce committee.
The proposal of Secretary Lane to
withdraw all lands of the public do
main believed to contain radium, in
the interest of the public good, meets
George Otis Smith. director of the fed
eral geological survey.
Since January 1 the limit of weight
of parcels OF fourth-class mail for de-
livery within the first and second
zones was increased from twenty to
fifty pounds and in the third. fourth.
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth zones
from eleven to twenty pounds.
The gold value" of the year 1913
to the world was S455.000.00O. The
production of the previous year ex-
ceeded this total by s11,0OO.000.
Most of the congressman left in the
capital during the recess are busy
studying the problems with which
they will have to deal when Congress
reconvenes Jan ~.
Cupid had a busy year in Washing
ton in 1913. Figures show that 4,165
marriage licenses We're issued during
the year. which has been exceeded
only once before when 4,1S0 bliss per.
mits" were obtained.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Livestock, the value of which was
estimated at $565, 100000, was received
at Chicago stockyards during 1913.
The funeral of Joseph Cullen Root.
sovereign grand commander of the
Woodmen of the World, was held in
Omaha.
Allen Richardson Benton, first
chancellor of the University of Ne
braska. died in Lincoln at the home of
his daughter. Professor Benton was
ninety-one years of age.
Under new liquor law which be-
came effective Jan. 1 all saloons in
Arkansas must close and remain SO
until the courts can pass on petitions
asking for licensed liquor.
Robert Maloney, magician, who
registered at Cincinnati hotel under
his stage name of ]. r. Willard, shot
and killed his wife. Othello. and his
1-year-old daughter while they slept.
Eighteen hundred bales of wool. val
ued at 100000 arrived in San Fran
cisco on the steamer Sonoma from
Australia. This was the largest cargo
of wool ever received in San Fran
cisco.
F. A. Fowler, owner of a lunchroom
in the banking district at Seattle, was
stabbed to death in the kitchen of the
establishment. probably by a robber
The cash register and safe were found
empty.
Charged with embezzlement of
about $4,000 from a bank in Havana,
Tobaldo Gou, young bank clerk, al
legged to be a fugitive from Cuba, was
arrested at Yampa. Fla, at the in
stance of Consul Ybor.
In front of the residence in San
Francisco of Governor Hiram w.
johnson, more than 1000 unemployed
men gathered, after march from the
downtown section, for the purpose OF
asking the chief executive what he in
tended doing for those without work.
The overhead charges of the capi-
talistic system are the cause of the in
cresed cost of living. according to the
address OF Dean Albian w. Small OF
the University of Chicago at the twen-
ty-sixth annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Economic Association at Minne-
apolis.
A feeling of optimism regarding the
possibility of speedy settlement of
the strike of copper miners developed
steadily at Houghton, Mich. Those of
ficially in touch with the situation pre-
dicted that the struggle. which began
last July, might be reached in the next
few days.
Mrs. Alexander Landau, wife of a
wealthy fur dealer, lost a diamond
bracelet valued at $4,000 in a down
town theater in St Louis. The
jewelry was Christmas gift from her
husband Charles A. Lange. who at
tended the same theater, found the
bracelet in the theater lobby and
promptly returned it to Mrs. Landau.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
GENERAL.

The battleship Minnesota left the
Philadelphia navy yard for Vera Cruz
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Leforge of
Fair Oaks. near Middletown, N. Y,
are mourning the loss of their twenty
second child.
The Rufus F. Dawes hotel, Chicago's S
first endowed home for unemployed
men. was thrown open and two hours
later It's capacity of 3O5 guests was
reached.
Plans for a new highest building in
the world were filed with the bureau
of buildings in New York. The struc-
ture will be S94.6 feet high, will have
fifty-one stories and will cost over s12,-
100000.
The body of man found in trunk
on the East Side in New York has
ben positively identified as that of
John Kremen, a Polish laborer, who
has recently been employed on road
work near Garrison. Ny.
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall
and Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora,
| n. Y, will be the speakers at the dedi-
cation of the new $4,000 club of the
Loyal Order of Moose at Cleveland, o.,
on Washington's birthday.
A window in the memory of Colonel
Jchn Jacob Astor. who lost his life in
the Titanic disaster, was dedicated in
the church of the Messiah at Rhine
beck, N. Y. 1t was placed by his
widow. Mrs. Madeline Force Astor.
The year 1913 will be long remem-
bered in Wall street as one of the
dullest in almost a decade. Compared
with 1912, when stock and bond sales
on the stock exchange aggregated
0.7S5.70O shares and s672.O0O.5oG re-
spectively. last year shows a decrease
in stock sales of 44.70O 900 shares and
in bonds OF s170.0O0,0OO.