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.COL. H. c. BENSON PLACED
ON THE RETIRED LIST
Transferred From Active Duty at His
Own Request-Veteran of
Wide Experience.

Col Harry c Benson. cavalry, today y
was transferred TO the retired list on
his own application. He is an old IN
dian campaigne:. having been in a
number of fights with ApacheS in the
tFoupiesome times of the southwest
eoi. Eehson was born in Ohio, and
was appointed to West Point in 1875.
fouf years later he was assigned to
the lst> Artillery and two years later
!, was transferred to the 4th Cavalry.
In May 1851. a party Of about fifty
indian prisoners. escaped from the
White mountain reserve in Arizona,
headed by Geronimo and Natchez. the
noted Indian chiefs. and entered upon
career of murder and robbery. Gen.
Niles organized a well equipped force
under Capt Harry W. Lawton, 4th
Cavalry. to round them ". Lieut..
Eenson accompanied the expedition
The command kept on the trail and
finally. in September, rounded up the
hostiles and brought about their sur
render.
Assistant at West Point.
From Arizona Lieut.. Benson went to
West Point as assistant professor of
mathematics. In May, 1898, he was a
major and inspector general of volun-
teers, and was at Chickamauga until
September in that year. going to Cuba
in December as collector of customs
at Tunas de Zaza. In November. 1899,
he went to the Philippines and served
through the campaign of pacifcation.
He returned to the islands in 1911, as
chief of staff Of the Philippine division.
Besides the 4th Cavalry. he has served
IN the 18th, 14th and 18th regiments
of Cavalry, and became colonel of
cavalry in September, 1914.
In December of that year he sailed
from Manila for the United States and
recently has been under treatment at
the Letterman Hospital in San Fran
cisco.
Promotions in the cavalry will re-
suit from the retirement of Col. Ben
son as follows: Lieut.. Col. Thomas 3
Dugan, 6th Cavalry to be colonel: Maj
S. r. II. Tompkins, 5th Cavalry, to be
lieutenant colonel, and Capt. Walter
c. Short 4th Cavalary, to be major.
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ternal circles in Baltimore. died at his
home in that city. He was eighty
years old. He was born November 20.
1894. and came to Baltimore at the age
of seventeen
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manufacturers and nine of them that

manufacturers and nine of them tha'
they are bankers.
The biographies of nine new senator's
are to be found in the directory
though that of Senator Curtis OF
Kansas was in the directory OF the
SiNtieth Congress. Senator CnderWoou
of Alabama. the transplarted House
leader, has brief sketch in the di-
rectory less than six lines long. mos'
of which is taken up with the state
ment OF the Congresses to which ne
was elected in the past.
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Representative McKinley's Guests.


Some of the guests present were:
Sydney Anderson, Daniel r. Anthony,
Richard W. Austin. Fred H. Abbott.
field, c. w. Bale. ". S. Bennet, Freder-
ick A. Britten. Edward Z. Brown Will
liam J. Browning. l.. W. Bushey, Jo-
seph Breckons. DR.. Ricnard Bartholdt,
Sidney Bieber. W. D. Brown. Edgar A.
Bross, Frank Harte, David Barry, Will
lam Brigham, w A. Bird. Harry
Brown. Ashmun Brown, Ira Bennett,
William Briggs, Haywood Brown, W.
l.. Boyce. John Barrett.
Clarence D. Clarke. Senator Albert B.
oummiEs, Charles Curtis. Frank Col
lier. A. z. Chaffee. George W. O'Connor,
Philip P. Campbell, Joseph G. Cannon.
John H capsticl, William II. Cater,
William J. Cary, William 3. Charles.
Burnett VI. Chiperfeld. ". II. Coleman,
:dward Cooper. Henry A. Cooper. p. E.
costello. Charles F. Curry. ". A. Craw-
ford, Jesse c. Cottrell. Edward Clark
Donald Craig. Henry Camp, John G.
Caynes. William Carvan. c. {. Glover.
Frederick W. DaiiinSer, Henry G.
Danforrh, George p. Darrow. E. E. Dem
ison. Charles H. Dillon, DIR. d q. Davis,
John Dwight, Arthur: J. Dodge, Arthur
Dunn.
Franklin p Ellsworth. John ]. Esch,
W II. Estey. Angus Erly. Fred Emery,
!. c. Eversman.
Simeon d. Fess, Benjamin X. Focht.
Joseph ". FordEey. George L Foss.
ert W. Farrar. Stanley Frost, Walter
Foley.
Augustus p. Gardner. Frederick H.
Giliett, James p. Glynn. James ". Good,
y: J. Gould. George $. Graham, Edward
w. Gray. William r. Green, Frank L.
Greene, William S. Greene, Frank E.
Guernsey. Charles Grove. Robert N.
'iinter. Louis Garthe. James Cray. Isaac
Gregg. Stewart Goodwin.
Lindley II. Hadley. Edward l.. Hamil-
ton, William c. Hawley. r. d. Heaton,
Ebenezer J. Hill. D. a. Hollingsworth,
Iobert +. Hopwood. Harry E. Hull,
William Z Humphrey. B. c. Herman
dez. W \. Hudiburg. John Hoilings-
Harold Hogset, Senator Hemenway,
douglas Il. Houser, Henry Hall, James
y Hornaday. Arthur S. Henning, Z. A
Hanson. Charles Hart, y. Haywood,
thomas Holt.
W. Frank James. Albert Johnson,
Royal e. Johnson. Z. 3. Johns. Winfield
Jones. w. W. Jerinane. Jefferson Jones.
Charles 9. Kearnes, Noses p Kinkead.
doiph kaunmann. Bert -kernedy, Au-
1aSt j. karger. &. Z. Kern. Frederick
reilly. John KIRBY. Charles Keyser.
Henry +. Lippitt, Daniel +. Lafean
John W Longiey. Frederick r. Leh,
bach, Nicholas Longworth, George A.
Loud. g. B. Lands, G. Lyons. Gerald
Lincoln.
Merrill Moores. Dick T. Morgan,
Hunter 81. Moss. Luther ". Mott, sgd
ney E. Mudd. George H. Moses, T. c.
Meeker. y. .. Messenger. Granville
Mooney. n. Il. Mccormick, 'Richard
ogIesby Marsh. Col John McElroy,
Frank F. Maxwell, Raymond Morgan.
George Miller. Donald Martin, Col H.
T. Maxon. Frank l. Maxwell. Senator
Porter J. McCumbe=, e. \. Macarthur,
Robert NJ. Mccracken. l.. T McFadden,
.iohn c. Mckenzie. James c. a,cLaugh-
lin. Martin 3. Madden. Walter W
Msgec. Carl L. Aapes. Nelson f.
Mathews, Jacob L. Meeker. Frank w
ioncail, John N; NORM, J. Hampton
Moore. n. Mccarthy.
S. Taylor North, Horace D. Norton,
Hugh Nesb.tt. Joan. T.. Navin. /. c. Nor
wood
Senator George Z. Oliver. r. David
Oakley. x. V. Ouiahan, John caIlan
OLou2hliD-
senator Carroll S. Page, Senator Roies
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Goebel Murder Recalled.


The biography of Senator Phelan OF
California shows him to be natiNe
OF San Francisco, OF which he was
three times mayor. He was president
OF the Red Cross relief fund after 'he
San Francisco earthquake.
Senator j. Crepps Wicklife Beck
ham. the new senator from Kentucky,
refers to the fact that he was nomi-
mated Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
on the ticket with William Goebe!; !;
candidate for governor. in 1899. ana
that in the contest before the general
assembly of the state in 1909 he vas
declared elected along with Goebei-
A the time of Gov. GoebeIs death,
February 3. 1900. he became governor.
and at the special election on Eovem-
her g of the same year he was elected
10 MI out the unexpired term Of GOV.
Goebei He was elected twice again
as governor of the state
Figures in GoebeI Case, Too.
Representative Caleb Powers, re-
publican, Of the eleventh Kentucky
district. who was imprisoned after the
shooting of Gov. Goebel and kept sin
jail for more than eight years on the
charge of being. responsible for Gov.
Goebels death. is serving in the same
Congress now with Senator Beckham.
OF the newcomers to the Senate,
James w. Wadsw orth, ir. who sue
ceeded Senator Root OF New York,
shows in his biography that farming
and politics have been his principal
ocCupstio since he graduated from
Yale University in 1898. Senator Wads
worth was born August u. 1877, and
next to Senator Luke Lea of Tennes-
see is the youngest member of the
senate. Senator Lea was born in 1878.
Was Born in Russia.
Among the biograph of the New
York delegation is found that of Rep
resentative Meyer London of the
twelfth district. the only socialist
London was born in Russia, in 1871.
He came to New York when he was
twenty years old. He studied law. and
was admitted to the bar in 1898. For
more than twenty years Mr.. London
has given his interest to the cause of
the socialist and labor movements. He
defeated for Congress last year. the
veteran legislator, Henry NJ. Goldfogle,
the democratic candidate.
Representative James Harvey Davis,
Cyclone Davis, representative at large
from Texas, has considerable biog-
raphy in the directory. 1t shows that he
got his nickname when debating the
money question" in Frankfort, Ky, in
1892
Biographies of "Come Backs"
The directory carries a great number
of biographies of new republican mem
bers of the House, and also those of the
come backs"-"Uncle Joe" Cannon,
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DR.. James G.. Linthicum. prominent
for half century in medical and fra
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"Oh, I'm so tired, )" she answered queru-
lously. "The baby's been so fretty and
cross all day She wouldn't 60 to anybody
but me and I've held her in my arms during
the whole time. Did you call up the sta
tion2 don't want to sit up all night long"
eyes, / did, Gertie, and it's the most
n1ixed-up thing / ever saw. They say the
polieeH take him off our hands at once,
although there's no place to send it at pres
ent. 1t seems that just now there's a fight
on about this proposition of deserted babies
between the State Board of Charities and
the Boston Board. Each Of them says
they've been doing all the others work. /
was idiot enough to tell them about that
letter we found in the basket And the Bos-
ton Board insists because the letter was
marked Shayneford that the baby belongs
in the State Department, and the State De
partment says because the baby was found
In the city limits that it belongs to the Bos-
ton Department"
Well, swami" Mrs. Finney averred.
"Do they think I've got nothing to do but
take care of babies left on the doorstep"
L guess I'd better call up the Chief of
Police and tell him to send an officer up here
after him." Mr.. Fmney suggested.
You'll do no such thing" Mrs. Finney
declared. "I'm not going to have that
child taken to any police station. You call
the chairmen of those two boards up to-
night and ask them how long it's going to
take to get this matter fixed up.
AL right,,0 Mr.. Finney agreed. ct hope
this won't bring on one of your spells, Cert.
You've got fine color though, being out in
the air. haven't seen you looking SO pert
for months. Gee you were mighty pretty
girl"
The first thing Mrs. Finney did.when she
got into the house was to look in the glass.
have got good color," she said in a
pleased tone. Then sheSighed. Sickness
does fade woman out dreadfully."
I'm going to put that child to bed, /" she
said.
"Now see here, Gertrude" Mr.. Finney
called irascibly after her, don't you bring
t At kid liz my room tomorrow morning.
This getting up before sunrise amt what
it's cracked up to be-"
The baby woke Mrs Finney pronnpt4v at
four o'clock. Resigned to the inevitable.
she reached over and lifted the suuirming
vermilion bundle of arms and legs into her
bed. Followed one of those scenes invari-
able when fate juxtaposes baby and a
female conversation, consisting entirely of
exclamatives and interrogatives, much
scrambled as to grammar and pronuncia-
ton, furries Of kisses, antics too foolish for
description, all seasoned with giggles and
COOS. In the midst of it a sound from the
door brought Mrs. Finney's gaze upward.
There in his pajanas and bathrobe, stood
Mr.. Finney.
"Hullo, Gus!" was his salute to the baby,
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In the end, amidst much gurgling interior.
ence from Marjorie, they set up the railroad
track In the hall downstairs. The morning
wore away, but still they sat on the floor
effecting more and more dangerous combi-
nations for traffic Immediately after din
ner they fastened back BY twilight the
entire lower floor was Melted with a per-
fected railroad system. Marjorie mapped,
walked up, mapped again, but whenever her
eyes were open she screamed unintelligible
approval of this strange game.
In the midst of this, Mary announced
telephone call for Mr.. Finney.
The Chairman of the State Board" Mr..
Finney explained on his return. HE saws
they've settled the matter at last. The
State Boards got to take care of Marjorie.
He wants to know what time to send a
woman up tomorrow"
oh, Mrs. Finney said, let me think. :"
She did not seem especially elated. Sud-
denly all the light and life seemed to 90 out
of her face. She numbered up from the floor
to the Morris chair.
Tired, Gertrude?" Mr.. Finney asked.
He, too, seemed rather subdued.
Mrs. Finney did not speak for moment.
W. 4 III AlOl L1lSQ, Sic SdlQ undlly and
with emphasis. " never felt so good in my
life. Twas only thinking. You see, Joshua.
/ never realized until the baby came he
much 1 stayed in the house and how M
fused with doctors. Now, I believe
the entire care of Marjorie, I'd b
deal healthier woman. I've had
and walk with her every morning
declare think it's done me good. b
course a baby's some expense. What Va
going to say is if you'll let me keep Marjorie,
I'll get rid of DR.. Annable and put the
money you pay him into bringing her up"
Well, now, see here, Gertrude, !" Mr.. Fin
'>ney protested. Don't talk about giving up
things We've got enough money to do
what we please, guess. And I've been
thinking lately that I'd miss Gus an awful
lot. And there'sno reason In the world why
I should be paying hundred dollars for
stamp when child like that needs home.
I think we'd both be happier if we'd keep
hinn-her- Marjorie, mean"
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Like top. don't know when I've had
such good nights rest. I suppose If was
being out so much in the open air"
As'Mr. Finney came into the house that
afternoon, sound caught his ear that he
had never heard in it before-the swift
business-ike purr and chuckle Of a sewing
machine going at top speed.
Why, ! do believe Gertrude's got a
sewing woman" he thought to himself;
now she'll tire herself out" He ran up
the stairs two steps at time and arrived
putting at his wife's bedroom.
There was no sewing woman. Mrs. Fin
ney herself was seated at the machine. In
front OF her bilowed huge bubble of deli
cate white cloth. The bubble loaned down
over the machine and seemed to have
broken into the many fecks of white that
strewed the floor. The table, couch and bed
were spread with many long humanity
shaped pieces of cloth. Near her, the baby
played with a bunch of spoons suspended
within reach of its fists. At sight of Mr..
Finney, She made futile grab in his direc-
ton. Mr.. 'Finney's upper lip ached reminis-
Gently.
No, you don't, Gus he said affably.
He offered the baby one Of his fat red I'm
gers. Amt this going to be too much for
you, Gertie7" he asked.
Well, Joshua Finney," his wife Snapped,
II you think I'm going to sit round here
any longer and see that child wearing those
horrid, coarse, cotton-fannel things, YOU
don't know me-that' s all. I've stood it Just
as long as could, and to-day went down
TO Marden's and bought a piece of long-coth
and some val lace. Before I get through
with her, Marjorie's going to look like a
human being"
Marjorie 2" Mr.. Finney questioned
helplessly.
"Yes, Marjorie" Mrs. Finney said.
The child's got to have some other name
besides Gus, hasn't she2 I got her baby
carriage, too, while 1 was out. l suppose
those two boards haven't got over their
lighting yet, have they?"
That's what I've come to tell you about.
Gertrude. / called those two stuffed-shirts
UP and didn't get any more satisfaction
but l gave them piece of my mind and
don't you forget it. ] bet that wires smok-
ing yet. All they'd say was that if I'd notify
the police, they'd have to take the baby off
our hands. Now, do you want that / should
do thatp"
mo, thank you" Mrs. Finney said with
emphasis.
Well, just as you say, Gertrude" Mr..
Finney concluded amicably. ."Only don't
get sick. And if you need another woman,
don't hesitate to hire one"
Nearly week went by. Daily, Mrs Fin
ney refused to surrender the baby to the
hands Of the police. Daily, Mr.. Finney
showered both State and City boards with
vitrioic abuse. Daily, the two boards re-
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fused to settle the matter. The sense Of an
unusual excitement in his cut-and-dried life
brought Mr.. Finney home early every night.
It kept him indoors all dax Sunday, except
for the hour in which he Eternated with
Mrs. Finney in wheeling the baby up and
down the piazza 1t impelled him to cut a
Masonic Lodge meeting Friday night. The
early morning sessions, when the baby took
its bath, we're supplemented now by late
twilight sessions, quite as interesting, in
which the baby was put to bed.
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Mrs. Finney was so busy that she had no
time to see her physician. She spent much
OF the day on the piazza. The Finney house
began to lose its look of museum-like order.
Household objects, hastily improvised into
toys, strewed the floor, for Marjorie was an
accomplished creeper. Mrs. Finney's sew
ing materials, new bits of baby fnery, hand
embroidered and hand-sewed, lay about on
tables and chairs Mrs. Fihney, following the
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and "I don't knmnwhat's got into me, his
sheepish expla ton to bis wife. II can't
seem to sleep. Say, he is lively little crit
ter, isn't her"
Joshua Finney," his wife replied with
acerbity, if you call that baby he again, III
box your ears. don't see how you can
such pretty little CIR"
"Well, I'll call him her if you insist, /"
Mr.. Finney said good-naturedly, "but I'll
be hornswoggled if I'll call her pretty.
How'd you sleep, Gertrude?"
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seven, breakfasted alone, caught the eight
cen to Boston, lunched from twelve to one.
returned on the hyc-twcnty to Podgemore,
ate his dinner with Mrs Finney, devoted
himself 81 the evening to his collection of
stamps, retired at half-past ten to sleep
until the rising bell at seven set the whole
program going again. Much less euentfuI.
but quite as systematic, Mrs. Finney's
days afforded her neither exercise nor fresh
air. She arose somewhere In the middle Of
the morning, arrayed herself IN the duh,
shapeless house-gown which was the uni
form of her invaidisn, made. single bite,
so to speak, of breakfast and luncheon,
walked up and down the glassed-in piazza
for fifteen minutes, much cloaked and
shawled andwfth visor-car pinned on her
yellow-sray hair, and alternately read and
mapped until Mr. Finney came home. After
dinner, she retired to her bedADom. Twice
week she sustained talk with her phv-
sician--a talk characterized, on her side,
by an inkerIninable recital of symptoms
and, on bis side, by q silenceso diplomatic
that it seemed benfgnant and sapient.
After he had assured her that she was a
great suHerE that her case would 90 on
record, be would make out prescriptions
fora ,pleasingly complicated set of medicines
and depart.
Wen, suppose I-might as well be going
to bed, hrs. Finney said one stormy even
ing, late IN December, stopping at the door
Of her husbands dressing room on her way
upstairs. 81 guess a good nights sleep
won't do me any harm. I've had some
pretty bad rheumatic twinges in my arm all
day. I don't know but what it would be
good idea to call up" She stopped in
surprise. The electric bell had just rung
loudly in series Of swift jerks. "Who IN
der the canopy can that be at this hour
such night, too?"
Mr.. Finney said nothing, but he stopped
bis work. In the pause while Mary walked
across the hall from the kitchen, they lis
tened mechanically. The turmoil of a fierce
New England blizzard seemed to tear
through the house as the big front door
opened.
But no sound followed. Mrs. Finney
walked out into the hail. "Who is it,
Nary" she called.
Why, nobody, mum, so far's For
the luv Oh
Mr.. Finney now joined Mrs. Finney in
the hall.
Who Is it, Nary" Mrs Finney asked
again, her voice little alarmed.
Why, mum-as sure as Lists
naurn-tis baby"
My lanal" Mrs Finney said.
!. BY Georgel" Mr.. Finney said.
Glory be' Mary said.
i "Who could have left it here?" Mrs Fin
ney asked sternly.
As # Inspired by the question, Mr. Finney
ran through the open door and down the
steps. They heard him rushing back and
forth on the sidewalk shouting and whist
ling. But there was no answer He came
back IN few moments, painting for breath,
the snow thick on his shoulders.
Well, this is great note, he said.
But-but -what--what are we going to
DOR" Mrs. Finney asked, still helplessly.
Some woman's deserted her child
picked US out for easy marks. /" Mr.. Finney
explained in disguised voice. UWen. III
show them. I'll call up the police and
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Marjorie was, in fact, behaving with per
feet propriety She jounced up and down
In Mrs. Finney's grasp, waved her arms,
reached furtively in the direction of the
blazing Christmas tree, emitted drool and
baby volapuk in equal quantities. Mrs.
Finney translated everything she said to
Mr.. Finney.
Christmas day was dark and stormy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finney had nothing to do and,
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Mrs. Finney jumped out of her chair and
kissed her husband ecstatcally- "Can /
tell them that?"
'Sure."
Mrs. Finney ran up the stairs with the
step Of girl. Mary came in presently.
The Chairman Of the City Board Of
Charities, sor, on the downstairs telephone"
You tell him to 20 to-no. wait a
moment, Mary, I'll tell him myself
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III Vd-IlIIy q CAEJILo-
sion 10 intensity her resemblance to sheep
Mrs. Finney had never had any children;
but in their place she had borne large
family Of assorted ailments.
Mr.. Finney's life had fallen naturally into
3 schedule, for bis habits we're those of the
horse who walks the treadnilI. He arose at
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rs. FINNEY, middle
aged, more than looked
her age. She was large,
smooth, blonde and
ambling A fiat, bleating
quality in her voice CO.
operated with a mild-gaz-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-19
Ten Per Cent
Cash Commissions

IN order that all who take part IN
the contest will receive reward in
keeping with the effort they make
q cash commission Of ten per cent.
will be paid those who do not secure
one OF the regular prizes. provided the
contestant finishes the race and Sc
cures as much as $40 worth Of sub
scriptions during the last period OF
the contest, This condition is imposed
merely as o matter Of good faith, and
IS easy to comply with. s. q
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Eight $500: }.
Merchandise
Orders

The boys and girls in each Of the
districts who secure the sixth, sew
enth, eighth and ninth highest mum.
Der OF votes, respectively, after the
grand prize has been awarded, will
be given a IS merchandise credit.
These credits will be the same as
cash, because the holder may select
merchandise to the value OF SIS. The
credits have been placed at HART.
LEY'S, Fairmont, w. Va. 30 3
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Two $1,000.
Cameras

These cameras will be awarded the
boy or girl in each district who Sc.
cures the fifth highest number Of
votes. after the grand prize has been
awarded.
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District Third Prizes
Two $500
Gold Watches

These prizes will be awarded the
boy or girl in each district who Sc.
cures the third highest number Of
votes, after the grand prize has been
awarded. 4 x
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District Fourth Prizes
] Two $500
Gold Watches.

The watches will be awarded the
boy or girl in each district who SO.
cures the fourth highest number Of
votes. after the grand prize has been
awarded.
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GRAND PRIZE

line Shetland cart and given to OF girl
VINO receives the Of pony
and harness were Eagle Carriage Cincinnati
y Inc complete outfit will be on Famont anear