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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
BULL MOOSE DEPART
G. Q. P. TAKES CHARGE
OF COUNTY OFFICES

Old Glory hung In the rain
over the Pierce county courthouse
today ut half mast.
A hundred and fifty members
of the defunct hull moose party
lost their jobs. and "a like number
OF q. D. r. veterans, after two
years, returned to fill the vacan-
cies.
Slayden Chairman
j. w. Slayden was elected
chairman of the new board OF
county commissioners, when that
body met for the first time at 8
o'clock. Slayden was chosen with
out discussion, both Commissioner
Reed and Commissioner Williams
having previously signified their
intention of voting Slayden into
the position.
scatter Flowers
Shortly before noon an auto
bile load of carnations arrived at
the courthouse with the compli-
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ments OF the Pierce County Young
Mems Republican club, and the
blossoms were carried through
out the building and distributed
In enormous bouquets TO each OF
the new officials.
Business Starts
Little routine business was
transacted In any office, with the
exception of County Clerk Me-
Kenzie's, where legal documents
began pouring in with usual regu-
larity early In the day, and in
Auditor Morris department,
where Mics Cora Bell Coke Of
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. and Eddie
Harvey Hipson OF Seattle secured
the first marriage licenses under
the G.. 0. p. regime.
In the offices or Sheriff Long
mire and County Attorney re-
mann complete changes are in
progress. Furniture Is being
moved and dust and rubbish clear
ed away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

POLICE Save.
WHITE SLAVE
HELD IN Den.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1t.-T.ouisA
Rose, -, was rescued by the po-
lice today from n secret closet In
a Chinatown tenement, where she
had been held as a white slave
under the most brutal treatment.
n. Ferrari, a woman, was arrest.
ed ON u white slavery charge In
connection with the raid.
She was with the girl when de-
tectives smashed through door
panel and found the white cap
tive in a hysterical condition aud
without suitable dress for the
streets. She tainted when size at
last realized that she had been
rescued.
LOOKING FOR WORK
Miss Rose told the police Off
GERS that when i,cr father died In
Jersey City some time ago, she
came to New York to Iaok for
work. The Ferrari woman met
her at the ferry aud offered her
employment. Instead she was
taken to the Chinatown tenement,
deprived of her clothing and cru
ely beaten whenever she protest
ed.
subsequently several Italians
visited her. Finally she had an
American caller. As soon as he
learned her story he notified the
police AMI aided In her resc &c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
CROWDCHEERS
AS CITY CAR
STARTS TRIP

Promptly at the stroke Of q
this morning, Tacoma's new muui-
cipal tideflats carline became a
reality.
just as the city hall chimes
were ringing out the hour. May
or A. v. Fawcett, standing In the
motorman's vestibule of Tideflats
Carline Car No. .OO2, pushed
open the controller lever, and the
car started from nth and Pa
cffic avenue with rush.
A thousand men and women.
Drawing a drizzling rain, crowded
around the big green car and
cheered when the motors began
to hum as the car started off.
Fawcett Starts Car
There was no ceremony con-
neeted with the Inauguration OF
street car traffic across the 18th
street bridge and out TO the tide
flats. Mayor Fawcett and all tho
city commissioners walked from
the city hall to 18th street and
boarded the car quietly. while the
crowd gathered around them.
"How do you start this thing ?"
asked Mayor Fawcctt Of the
motorman.
The motorman showed him,
and Fawcett looked anxiousIy
back into the car, which had be-
come filled with street railway Of
ficials and prominent business
men, seeking Commissioncr At
kihs. who ives to have been cons
duct0r.
.sToot! Toot. Toot!!."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
HUNT GUNNER

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. II.
The police are combing Wash
ington today for two robbers who
last night shot and killed Isaac
Waldrop and Nicholas Coffin and
seriously wounded Mrs. Matte
Hughes.
Mrs. Hughes, alias frankie
Harris, was. once a prominent
Southern beauty. Driven from
the segregated district, where she
owned property, Mrs. Hughes
established magnificent home at
Clark's station, Va. Returning
here last night with her father,
Coffin, she discovered two robbers
in her home. The burglars
opened fire, and after commit
ting the murders, looted the
house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
WOMEN OPPOSE GRANTING
PANAWAY SAL DON LICENSE

Charging that the newly elect
ed county commissioners, Stay
den and Williams. made campaign
promises to issue licenses to two
saloon proprietors to operate in
the Spanaway district, five Span
away women appeared before the
commission today with a protest
signed by 131 legalized voters OF
that district.
The women, who are Mrs.
Rose s. Lewis, Mrs. Lucy Rog-
ers, gMrs. Ethel Prettyman. Mrs.
Elya Himon and Miss Inez lie
Claire, also declare that a cross
petition sent in the brewerymen
ontain the names Of several
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
NO more BEEF FOR MAYOR
after SEEING DEAD COWS

"I'll never eat any more beef
as long as | live
Mayor Fawcett after returning
Saturday night from the Pierce
county poor farm, where he wit
messed the inspection of six car
casses of cows, slaughtered Sat
urday morning.
The experiment proved that
the tuberculin test Is a success, +"
said the mayor today. 1t also
proved that the healthiest look
ing COW or steer that you expect
to see may be infected with tu-
berculosis.
why, those cows looked as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

healthy as any ever saw. Yet
when they were butchered, the
tuberculosis germs were found ev-
erywhere. 1t cured me of want
ing to eat beef, and think It
cured every other spectator, too. "
AS result of Saturdays DEM
onstration by state health Off
GERS Seattle will Immediately
pass an ordinance requiring a tu-
berculin test of cattle. The state
health department will present a
bill to the legislature, also, ask
ing for law compelling the tu-
berculin test of all milk-produc-
ing cows in the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
ESCAPED HOSPITAL:
DIES in HER HOME

vestigation had been made.
Beside the woman's body was
tiny slip of paper. on which was
written her will.
~ leave everything that. be-
longs to me to August Ander-
son." said the will. Il nave no
relatives.--Jeny Stevenson"
Exposure to the rain when she
ran away from the hospital Is be-
lieved to have caused the woman i
death. She was i'll with tubcr-
culosis.
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Mrs. Jenny Stevenson, GOA
East 26th street, who escaped
from the Pierce county hospital
last week because she wanted to
sweep out her house, and who re-
fused Saturday to go with other
county patients to the new tu-
berculosis hospital at Mountain
View was fount dead in bed at
her home this morning. Deputy
Coraper e. b. King took charge
of tbe body after the police in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
GERMANS ADMIT GAINS BY FRENCH

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE war Of
flee admitted today that the
allies had gained a foothold in the
German trenches north of Sois-
sons, but declared they were un-
able to make further progress,
and that the battle still continued.
In NArgonnes, 1t is said. the Ger
mans have made gains, recaptur-
ing their trenches at Perthes from
the French.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
Atkins Was Busy


Fawcett blew the whistle I'm
patiently. but Atkins. deeply en-
crossed In conversation. forgot
his duties at the other end Of tho
car
We'll. guess we don't need
any conductor" remarked Faw-
cett. as he released the air
brakes and threw the controller
over Fawcett guided the car as
far az A street. Then the rogu-
lar motorman took charge.
The car made q qafck trip to
the end of the line, at the cast
approach to the Puyallup river
bridge, and then came hack
again. During the trip A. NJ.
Walstad, local engineer who
had charge of part OF the co1-
structlon work. presented each u
the city officials with n street esfrf
souvenir. consisting OF paper
weight made out OF cross sec
ton OF steel rail. with q loop or
trolley wire fastened to IT, ~
Proud OF Line "a
THAT'S a great piece OF track,
and II will be a wonderful bene-
tit TO tho tideflats.'' said May
or Fawcett after-the trip. "Ididn't
have much to do with the line,
but l am mighty proud to have
had a hand In IT,"
Regular operation OF street
cars on the new lire was begun
at $50 o'clock today. A tini3
schedule has not pcen worked out
as yet. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
LEGISLATURE
NOW AT WORK

OLYMPIA, Jan. 11.--W. w.
Conner OF Skagit county will be
speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives for the two-month seq
sion that opened today.
When representatives took their
seats In the house of represent
tatives at noon today, they were
unanimously egreed upon Con-
ner. Some minority candidate
was to have been nominated for
the sake of formality, but Con-
nor had the speakership in his
pocket.
After prayer and an informal
organization session, the house
adjourned until this afternoon,
when the real work of organiza-
tion will begin. Conner has al
ready filled out most of his com
mittee appointments, and the
committees will probably be an
nouIced tomorrow.
A committee composed of Con-
nor, James II. Davis of Tacoma,
Representatives Smith, Cameron,
Hart, Zednick and CHM today
drafted resolutions and presented
them to the senate, announcing
that the house was in session and
ready to take up whatever bust
ness the senate wished to present
to it.
The officers are: Senator
French, president pro tenn; Franz
M. Dallam, secretary In the SEN
ate; w. f. Conner, speaker of the
house; c. r. Maybury, chief
clerk. ~ :
The governor will deliver his
message to joint session tomor-
row q IL nrnnnn ~ n I'M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
FARMER SHOT

HILLSBORO, Ore, Jan. Ii
Olrich Nerche shot and killed Joe
shcllenterger, a Swiss farmer,
near Peaverton-last night after a
quarrel over the outcome of the
European war. Herche was ar
rested. He says that he shet IL
self defense. Both men were
said 20 be drinking.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
KILLS WIFE, BABY

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 11.-Webb
Mathews, teamster, murdered
his wife and year-old baby early
today, slashing the throat of each
with a razor. He then cut his
own throat and is dying.
A seven-year-old daughter
awoke and saved her life by leap
ing on her fathers back and
clinging to his neck. 1t is believed
that Mathews was insane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
Murderess Up

NEW YORK, N. ". Jan. liz
The case OF Mrs. Ida Sniffen Wall
ters-Rogers, charged with the
murder Of her two babies, was
given to the grand Jury today.
Assistant District Attorney Mar
tin asked for the return Of
murder indictment. Two police
men are stationed at the hospi-
tai to prevent anyone from see
ing the woman.
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boys under age and voters outside
the Spanaway district, who should
have no voice in the matter. The
women ask that no more licenses
be granted.
They were informed that they
could not be heard at this time
because no applications for IL
censes had yet been received.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. G.
Jan. 11.-Mewa Singh, the Hindu
who shot and killed Inspector
Hopkinson last fall in the CORR
doris of the court house, was
hanged here this morning. He
chanted a weird Hindu song as he
mounted the scaffold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

Frank A. Magill. until today
police judge for Tacoma, an
nounced that he would immcd-
lately take up private practice of
law. He will be associated with
Attorneys Frederick Murray and
c. w. Stewart, with offices in the
Fidelity building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
Teday's lest Joke

Want to leave me, Mary? /
thought you were quite comforta-
bic. What is it for--something
private?"
me, ma'am, It's sergeant .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
INTRODUCING
BILL COCKROACH

@ There was a puff OF dust,
o q barely perceptible rasping
o sound, and Bill Cockroach, {
Q sage old bug, for two years
o dormant, scuttled out from
@ a quiet crack in the floor of
@ the hangman's room.
o Bill flipped his flippers ,
o joyously and lodged under
g the door. Below him, i'm
q the dimly lighted courthouse ,
q corridors, he deserted his old
q pals and henchmen, the G.
o Q. p. He yawned- lazily and !,
= stretched his legs, then start
q ed for the stairs.
Let us go down." he
q Diped, 'and see what we
o shall see."
o Ito be continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
OVER THE FENCE

Andrew Carnegie always has a
barber cut his hair instead of cut
ting himself.
John d. Rockefeller does not
polish his own shoes. (Nor any.
body else's.)
J. p. Morgan, though interested
In railroading, dislikes very much
to work on the track with a pick
or shovel.
George Gould is worth many
millions, but the backyard of his
New York residence is SO small
that he cannot keep either cows
or pigs.
For babies taken on railroad
Journeys a Californian mas patent
ed a collapsible berth to be hung
on car seat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
WHO SAID THAT?
. . . o . . . 90 . . . o.

D WHO SAID THAT? 4
, A fly bit the bald pate Of I
y bald man, who in endeav- I
, oring to crush it gave him ::
, self hard slap. Then said I
D the fly jeeringly: You 4
, wanted to avenge the sting 4
B of an insect with death; :.
, what will you do to yourself, 4
, who have added insult to in (
b jury?-Phaedrus, S. A. D. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

WILL KNOWN MEAS TRES
Peek Of trouble.
Keg of nails.
Bushels of fw
Pork barrel,
Cnp OF SORROW.
The big dipper.
Flowing bowl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11
CORREsPONDENCE

I'VE wish the newspap ers
would occasionally print some-
thing usual and pleasant instead
Of SO much that is unusual and
tragic" postcards and the Sec
ret Try Of the Woman's Uplift club.
Very well, here goes:
Fifty thousand men in Tacoma
arc living happily with their wives
80 far as anyone knows.
WINTER SPORTS
Telling wife our Importance,
Getting wife's views on ditto.
Learning to appreciate wife's
.Ticws.
NEWS HEADLINE
IT. r. 4 p. Wants Judgment"
we'll, IL ever a road was ripe
/, 3er II
r.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

NJ the fresh eggs advertised IA
the restaurant where we break
fast were half as fresh a. the
help we'd cheerfully renew activi-
ty knitting for the Belgians.
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, ~~~se.~ss.s . 90 .

A paper chimney, so feet high
and fireproof, is to be seen at
Breslau.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-11

BANK CLEARINGS
Clearings 1919. $330,S02.TS
Balances ....... 32,621.72
transactions &C.,. 747,4o4.02
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PASS THE LEXICON
The man who does no useful
work,
As on through life he ambles,
Reminds me of the kex" that
stands
Amid q patch of brambles.
(+Look 1t UP in the diction-
airy. We had to-
-
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
NOBLE GRANDS Of UTOPIA
LODGE | 0 0 F OF GRAY
)Utopia Members clip this. {

JOLOpld M6uUeTS CID CQ1S.
The following members of Utopia
Lodge No 161 l. o. o. F located
at Gray, Iowa, have passed through
the chairs of the lodge and have
become Past Grands. The lodge
was organized April goth. 1888 by
D. w. Powers D. D. G M. of Bray
ton.
The lodge conferred their first
inititory degree work Saturday
evening, May 25th. 1883. The can
didate was w. J. Lancelot now the
editor of the Journal
Names of Noble Grands:
1888 j. E. Freely.
1889 j. S. Fisher, T. j. Spilker.
1890 o B. Francisco, c. NJ. Tay-
1891 w. j. Audas, Samuel F. Gar
mire.
1892 J. A. Campbell, Frank P.
Huffman.
1898 F. R. Mclaughlin, VIM. T. EN-
ley.
1894 NJ. E. ersenlee, George
Viewer.
1895 w. L. Hamilton, Chas Tuck
1896 S. G. Randles, NJ. D. Grow.
1897 w. j. Lancelot, Samuel Keat
1898 w. H. Lancelot, W.. Scott
1899 John G. French, L. E. Ed
wards.
1900 l.. A. Beers, Wallace Bolton.
1901 Theron B. Creveling, L. A.
Beers.
1902 l.. B. Graves, j. L. Nedrow.
1903 X G.. Laneelot, H. b. Shell
ley.
1904 F. r., Mclaughlin, A. G.
Forsbeck
1905 VIM Barger, Fred Baumann.
1906 Chris Jensen, d. o. Corner.
1907 G. c. Christensen, Elmer Dy-
1908 Chas Garmire, Louis Hansen.
1909 Ralzo Robinson, George View
er.
1910 George Garber, same.
1911 Wm Brandhorst, c. E. Nc
Laughlin.
1912 Ira Miller, Ray Mclaughlin.
1918 A. G. McMullen. D: o. Cor
ner.
1914 Robert L. Clark, Ralzo Rob
inson.
1915 F. r. Mclaughlin
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
GOOD OLD MOTHER.
GONE TO REST

Mrs. Inger Marie Erickson was
born in Vensysle, Denmark, March
., 1885. In her youth she was con-
verted to God and Joined the Sew
enth Day Adventist church of which
she remained faithful member
until her death. In the spring of
1881, Mr.. and Mrs. P. G Erickson
and family came to this country
and located on a farm in Shelby
Co., three miles southwest of Elk
Horn.
After living there good many
years they sold the place and NOV
ed to Harlan. where they lived for
five years. From there they went
to California where they have
made their home for a. number of
years. A few weeks ago, deceased
and her daughter Miss Christeena
came to Iowa to make visit, and
were at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Sena Lastine and family, near
Humboldt, Iowa, when she took sick
with pneumonia and passed peace
fully away after a few days Of i'll
ness.
The family has many friends and
acquaintances having spent a good
many years in this vicinity. Mr.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
GREAT CORN GROWN
TWENTY CENTURIES AGO

GAINESVILLE, Wis, June 5.-A gov
ernment exploring party has un-
earthed in the mountains of Colo
RADIO a box containing seven ears
of corn of a peculiar variety, de
posted there 1000 years ago, it
is figured. The box was made OF
material similar to cement and
placed in what was evidently a
tomb or mound of some prehistoric
race, possibly Aztecs.
One of the ears came into pos
SESSION of Alexander j. w. Copelin
of Chicago. He divided the seed a.
mong friends and it was planted
1t YIELDED stalks ID to Is feet il
height, 4 ears to a stalk. The ears
are red. Each kennel planted has
two or more stalks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
At COON RAPIDS

What might have been very
serious accident happened to some
young fellows at Coon Rapids last
Saturday evening. Mr.. Dena Cliff
ford retired farmer of Coon Rap
ids had purcha sed a new Mitchell
Six Automobile short time be-
fore and his only son had taken
lesson or two in the management
of the car. Saturday evening, think
ing he had graduated in its maneu-
vers, he gathered up a party of boy
friends and sail ed into the coun-
try
Soon it is sid he got up such a
tremendous speed that he lost con-
troll of the car and it turned over
throwing the boys out clear of the
car.
The boys were all more or less
injured two of them seriously so.
The top being down at the time.
it is thought saved the boys lives.
The car is badly wrecked but
can be repaired.
1t was said the driver was max
ing sixty miles, and was trying to
make seventy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
JOHN HAY VISITING AT
THE OLD HOMESTEAD

Mr.. John Hay living east of Ex-
ira, started last week to his old
home at Meadville, Pennsylvania
where he was born and raised to
manhood. He is apt to, be absent a
bout two weeks. Mr.. Hay expects
to have a pleasant visit with his
relatives there, one of which, an
aunt, is one hundred and four years
old and is hale and hearty for
one of her age. Meadville was the
home Of several former Audubon
County citizens. Namely Mr.. A.
Campbell. Mr. ST Campbell and Will
liam Masterson, all of whom have
passed over the river. This is Mr..
Hays FIRST trip to the old home
land in twenty years and we trust
he may have good time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
FRANK D|M|CK Attend
ING COLLEGE AT AMES

Frank Dimick the youngest Son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dimick de-
parted for Ames, Iowa, Friday
morning to be on hand Monday
morning when the beautiful chimes
so Dem Bells" on the College Cam
pus call the scholars to cone Cup
Higher"
Frank was raised in and near
Extra, and the knowledge gained
from our High School from which
he graduated last May, has fitted
him for studies obtained only
from our best institutions of learn
ing.
While many fail to apply the
knowledge gained from their teach
ers, others try to distance them
and often make a mark in the
world that is creditable to them
selves, and an honor to their par
entage.
We shall not err in our judge
ment in saying that Frank will be
found, whether in the building or
on the campus, perfectly absorbed
in the study or exercised Gas it
may be) to the benefit which he
expects to obtain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
T|DBEN-MEYER NUP-
T|ALS LAST SABBATH

Mr.. Ralph Tibben and Miss Mel
lie Meyer, both of Audubon town
ship, We're united in marriage last
Sunday, Shortly after noon at the
home of the brides parents, Rev.
Linkletter, of the Christian Church
of Extra, performing the ceremony.
Miss Ethel Tibben played the we'd
ding march.
The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Tibben of Audubon
township and the bride is the eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George
Meyer of the same township.
The bride was dressed in gown
of white crepe de chine.
The groom wore a suit of navy
blue serge.
After the ceremony the guests
partook of sumptuous wedding
dinner.
In the evening the young couple
departed on honeymoon trip whi cl
will take in Des Moines, Valley
Junction and Moline, Illinois, wherA
they will visit numerous relatives
for a week or two
Mr.. and Mrs. Tibben will re-
side with his parents until they
find a location.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-16
The honorable John c. Bonwelps

The honorable John C. Bonwell's
home near Viola Center is hard
to overcome 1t attracted the at
teltion of our party Everything a.
round the barns and yards is in
order and clean, wei Gs all cut a.
long the highways, no tumble down
fence corners full of debris. A
cross the road the orchard is we'll
trimmed, the fences neatly paint
ed, the dwelling and all the build
ings beautifully painted with a
glistening coat.
On such farms, dwells in peace,
the tranquil soul of man. His de-
sires are no more than such farm
can provide and he should be hap
py. And that farm is worth $3.50. 90
dollars an acre.
We were surprised to see the
advanced condition OF our 3is: corn
crcI With two or three weeks
more without frost we shall have
another bumper crop, and every
body will be happy.
At Coon Rapids We were royalty
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Grow where we did
justice to one of the finest din
ners ever set before human beings.
The visit was a pleasant one
and one long to be remembered
for it's old time associations.