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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-25
SISTER OF OTTUMWA
MAN PASSES AWAY

Fairfield. Feb. ga message was
received in this city Sunday announc'
ing the death Of Mrs. Andrew }. sap
penfeld. which occurred Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at her home in val
lev I,-nction after lingering illness.
Funera, services were held today at
1880 o'clock at the residence and IN
terment was made in Valley Junction
Mrs. Sappenfield was formerly d
resident of S Fairfield. leaving mere
about nine years ago for valley June,
ton. She is survived by her husband
and four sons and four daughters. She
also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Eliza
beth Raney OF Packwood, Mrs. Sarah
Kale of Oskaloosa and Mrs. William
H. Sappenfield of this city; and two
brothers. Frank Chadduck of North
English and Jacob Chadduck of OF
tumw2.
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hospital for surgical treatment.

hospital for surgical treatment.
Andrew Worren was taken seriously
i'll Saturday with appendicitis.
Harold Wright who came from Ohio,
last fall and started gents furniture
business, but went bankrupt, has de-
parted for his former home In Ohio.
The high school gave q very inter-
-esting humorous play at the Wishard
theater Saturday evening to a large
audience. The program consisted of
scenes representing Jokes on different
home people.
I. H. P. Campbell spent a few days in
Sterling, Ill.,, this week seeing after
business interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Spilman had the
misfortune to lose their infant baby
Friday.
Harry Smith, of Monroe County and
Icel Marts Of Davis County were mar
ried Friday Of ternoon by Justice C. E.
Fry.
Mrs Milly Fry Rawlings, is seriously
ill at her home south west of this city,
Of heart trouble. She being in her S5
year makes it difficult for her to gain
strength very fast.
S. S. Melchart spent few days this
week in Muscatine seeing after bust
ness interests.
Leonard Francis, of Princeton Mo.
has purchased the Lloyd Stamford
farm north east of Bloomfield, and
will take possession about March the
first. Mr.. Stamford has not decided
what he will do but it is hoped that he
will remain in the county.
The Queen Esther circle Of the M. e.
church will meet at the parsonage on
Wednesday afternoon.
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ANOTHER CHANGE AT
IOWA FALLS PLANT

Iowa Falls, Feb ga. B. Miller,
who was appointed by Judge McPher'
son of Des Moines, few weeks ago, as
receiver of the electric light plant here,
has resigned and is succeeded by Geo.
w. Manlove who is said to hail from
Cleveland, Ohio 1t is stated Mr.. Man
love will divide his time between Iowa
Falls and Des Moines. He was In town
yesterday and was interviewing coun-
cilmen.on the subject of advancing the
rates for light and heat, stating the
plant could not operate on the rates
established by the council. But 1t is
probable the council will not recede
from the position it has taken simply
on the statement of receiver or any
other person to the effect that the rates
are inadequate.
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WASHINGTON BOYS
TO TRY FOR FREE TRIP

Washington, Feb. pa large num-
Der of Washington county boys are ex-
pected to enter the essay contest to
secure the free trip to the state fair
next August. Very interesting con.
tests haVe been held within the last
three years in Washington county.
John Knotek, Ed Knotek and Glen
Rouse have been winners from this
county in former years. County Sup
erintendent Miss Minnie Conner will
act as chairman of the movement from
this county and will appoint two 9th
ers to act as her associates in Judging
the papers submitted. The essay must
be written on the subject, why Elk
pect to Be a Farmer" and must con-
tain at least 500 words and not more
than 1000. The boy must be between
the ages Of Is and 10 years.
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SERVICE OFFICER
FOR WORKING GIRLS

Clinton, Feb. ga service secretary
fo' working girls of Clinton, Lyons and
Fulton, Ill.,, just across the river, was
proposed at the meeting of the Tri-City
labor congress recently and was favor.
ably acted upon.
The plan as adopted provides for the
employment Of permanent secretary
whose duties will>consist in looking af.
ter the welfare of working women. She
will keep in touch with the girls and
with jobs, will give the girls advice in
both private and legal matters, watch
their interests, and act as matron for
them. The proposed employing of a
secretary is a part of a movement to
enroll all women workers of the tri.
cities in the labor federation.
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GETS VERDICT FOR
BEATING ON TRAIN

Marshalltown. Feb. 23.-In the
opinion of the jury hearing the case Of
"Sherm'' Fagg VS. the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad, 500 hit Is the
market price of beating if admins
tered by railroad employe to pes
senger of a railroad train. Fagg claim
ed in his testimony that Burtchby had
struck him three times. The jury re-
turned verdict for $500. Flagg asked
damages in the sum Of $4,000. The
railroad company will appeal the case
to the supreme court. holding that
Fagg was intoxicated at the time.
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ALARM is Quilted.

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 23.-With the
outbreak of foot and mouth disease in
Buchanan county, adjoining Black
Hawk, and this county still not put I'M.
der quarantine for the second time, ap-
prehension over the probable cancella-
ton of the big oats campaign March
1O-11 has died down. The disease ap-
peared on farm near Jesup, just over
the Black Hawk county line, where 107
heed of cattle and hogs were slaughter
ed by order of State Veterinarian Glib
son. and it was thought likely this
county as well as Buchanan would be
uuarantined.
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RECEIVERS SIGHT
AFTER TWO YEARS

Ames, Feb. 23.-After having been
blind for over two years, Mrs. Mary
Likly, an aged resident of this city.
suddenly recovered her sight yesterday
and is now able to distinguish objects
of ordinary size.
= Doctors are at loss to explain the
sudden regeneration of sight. Hereto
fore she was totally unable to disting-
uish objects of any kind except at rare
intervals when she could point out a
door or window by the light admitted.
While it was at first feared that this
second sight would prove only tempo
rary. it is now believed that it will re-
main permanently. The optical nerves
are gradually growing stronger and it
is thought that within a short time
that Mrs Likly will be in full posses
sion of her visual faculties.
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THREE MEN OUT OF
SEVEN PLEAD GUILTY

Iowa City, Feb. 23.-Three out of the
seven men indicted by the Johnson
county grand jury for conducting gam
bling houses in Iowa City pleaded
guilty when arraigned before Judge R.
P. Howell and were fined as follows:
Ed Albert s125, Lee Windrem $3.50, and
Fred De Wolf $75.
Ralph Abbott. J. R. Gill, Earl King
and Ray King answered not guilty to
the charges and their trials were set
for March 4.
Before sentencing the men who
pleaded guilty Judge Howell received
their promise that they would never
again engage in the gambling business
and warned them that on repetition of
similar offense there would be no
fine, inferring that prison sentence
would be the penalty.
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MRS. JENNIE TERRELL
DIES VERY SUDDENLY

Eddyville. Feb. 23-The people of
this community were shocked to learn
of the death of Mrs. Jennie Terrell,
which occurred at her home here
Sunday evening at 10 O'Clock. Mrs.
Terrell was stricken with paralysis
Saturday, from which she never raj
lied. The deceased was 81 years Of
age at the time of her death. She
was a good woman who will be great
ly missed by all. She leaves to mourn
their loss, besides her husband, eight
children, Otis of Lakonta, Irwin OF
Wright, Mrs. Edith Hatfield of Lo-
villa, Mrs. Mabel Ross of Wright, Mrs.
Lenora Ross of Kirkville, John, Wal
ter and Nellie of Eddyville.
Short funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the residence after which services
conducted by Rev Holiday will be
held at the Columbia church. Inter
ment will be made in Columbia Gene
terry.
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RESCUED FROM FLOOD.

Marine, Feb. ga man by the name
of Harry Houck was driving west or
town in one horse rig. When he
came to Indian creek he found it all
over the bottom. He attempted to
cross it anyway, but when he had driv-
en- to deep water, his horse went down.
He got out and cut it loose and the
horse walked out, but Harry had to
climb tree to keep from drowning.
His cries for help brought Neal Ander-
son to the rescue. Neal was on horse
back and drove as near the man as he
could and threw him lariat which he
tied about his body and Meals horse
snaked him to safety.
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BLOOM FIELD.

The M. E. church people will COM
mence revival meetings here March 7
with Rev. Scoles as preacher and Mr..
and Mrs. Laubenshimer as singers.
The Epworth league of the M. e.
church held a Washington social Mon
day evening in the church basement.
The attendants are expected to dress
in colonial costumes. Refreshments
will be served.
Miss Nellie Wiseman visited over
Sunday in Centerville at the parental
James Wiseman home.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
church, under the preaching of Rev. J.
A. Petit of Des moines, are growing in
interests, with several additions to the
church to date. Services will continue
for another week.
Mrs. Barnes Of this city is at the
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RIVER is HIGHEST
IN HALF CENTURY

Pisgah, Feb. 23.-Soldier river is
still rising and is now as high as at any
time in the last fifty years.
The business portion of the town is
still protected from overflow.
Two hundred men have been work
ing throwing up dixie along the west
side of the railroad tracks.
Pisgah is now safe from the flood
The Soldier river is falling here. The
banks of the Soldier cutoff ditch are
broken below Orson and the country
northeast of Mondamin is flooded and
the cutoff ditch, costing 100000, fails
with the first heavy food. The rail.
road bridge below Orson is in danger
of washing out.
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DAVENPORT CASE
GOES TO HIGH COURT

Davenport, Feb. 23.-Attorneys for
William G. Moth, democrat, recently
elected to seat in the city council by
what the republicans claim was an IL
legal act, yesterday stated they would
apply to the state supreme court for a
suspension Of judgment of custer by
Judge Barker, who ruled against Moth.
City Attorney Carl Lambach prepared
a resistance, and both documents were
mailed to Des Moines. Moths attor-
'ney'srare also asking the supreme court
to advance the docket to secure tn
an early disposition of the case.
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IOWA MAN WILL BE
HONORED< AT FAIR

Iowa Falls, Feb. 23.-The honor OF
having one Of his paintings hung IN the
school exhibit at the Panama-Paclhc
exposition at San Francisco, has been
awarded Clinton Mcmillan son OF MT
and Mrs D. J. Mcmillan OF Geneva.
This young man has been student at
the Chicago academy of fine arts for
about a year and has been doing work
in the advanced color classes OF the
school and along lines of higher forms
of commercial art. The president OF
the institution selected one OF McMll-
lan's paintings to be shown at the big
fair in Frisco and the honor is said to
reflect much credit onSthe young artist.
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Monday marks the sixtieth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eben Peck of Ottumwa, who reside at
155 North Ransom street. No special
observance is being held in connection
with the event although number Of
the friends of the old couple have call
ed upon them and expressed their
greetings on their reaching such a
rounded number of years in travelling
life's highway together. Both are in
good health for people of their age and
are very observant of the daily happen
ings about them.
Eben Peck was born in Madison
County Ohio on May 80, 1885 and with
his parents removed to Jefferson coun-
ty Iowa in the spring of 1S49. His wife
Inga Peck, was born in Horn county,
Sweden, in 1885 coming to America
with her parents in 1S4S locating in
Jefferson county, Iowa. The trip from
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WILLIAM BURG

George Lewis of Montrose, Colo.
arrived here Thursday for a visit at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. David
M. Roberts,
Miss Katrina Hack Of Des Moines
is here this week visiting at the home
|of her mother and grandfather, Peter
Hack.
County Auditor Morris Williams of
Marengo was in town the first of the
week attending to some business in
terests and visiting at the home of
his brother, Thomas R. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Brown and daugh.
ter Of North English, who have been
visiting at the parental home of the
Hon. and Mrs. Edward Boland, have
returned home.
III. B. M. Daniels of Evansville was
a visitor here Thursday with his
many friends. k@
County Superintendent, Of Schools
week attending to some official
duties and visiting at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. ]. Donahue.
Roy Slower of Marengo, who has
been here attending to some business
interests and visiting with friends,
has returned.
Mrs. w. E. Owen of Cedar Rapids,
who has been here visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Edwards,
returned Thursday.
Henry Rusbult and wife, who have
been away for several days visiting
with relatives at Keswick, returned
Saturday.
John Griffin Of Freeport, ILL.,, who
has been visiting at the home Of his
parents, has returned.
Attorney E. H. Crocker of Cedar
Rapids is here this week on business
in connection with the Iowa Electric
Co., who will give the city electric
lights by August /, 1915.
Henry Imhoff has moved his family
and personal effects to his residence
property recently purchased in the
H. M. Long addition.
Mrs T. W. Moore Of Quincy, ILL.,, is
here for an extended visit at the w.
G. Fletcher home.
Joe Brown Of South Ridge, Iowa,
was a visitor here Thursday at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. L. Evans.
James Nicholas of Hilton township
transacted business here recently and
visited with his many friends.
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ACTION INVOLVES
R|CHTs0F WIDOWS
CASE PRESENTS LEGAL BATTLE
AGAINST CHILDREN BY
ANOTHER WIFE.

keokuk. Feb 23.--The Price-EWell
case. a suit involving many points OF
law tried several months ago IN the
zee county district court, has been re-
yersed by the Iowa supreme court.
Judge Bank was the trial judge. There
was involved in this action residence
and three lots situated in the town OF
Fort Madison and the legal question OF
the rights of widow to the estate or
her husband against the rights or MS
children by another wife.
The Prices were colored people.
Patrick Price, the original owner, Will
ed the property to his wife for her me,
Shen to his children, which included
John Price, child by his f1rst "lle.
The widow however, made Will anu
oeoueathed the property to her own
children, with no shares TO ner nus
bands children by his f1rst VIE.
John Price brought the partltlon
suit The interests OF the legatees
were purchased by G. w. storms wno
became defendant in interest. IL Was
claimed by the defendant that the WIN
of Patrick Price so read that II eou.
viewed a fee simple title to the "loow
AT her death. and hence, she possess'eu
a right TO will the property ne ne
construction placed by the plaintln
was thai the first will gave the woo"
only homestead right and that the
provisions Of the will OF Patr1ch
Price should be carried out. Juase
Rank ruled for the defendant and as
missed the case the plaintiff appear
ing. ~ ,,,aoubt.
edly validates the construction OF we
law elaine by the plaintiff Storms
will receive seven-twelfths ana Frlce
Rrnt rrnlfths OF the estate.
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WASHINGTON LAD is
ACCUSED OF FORGERY

Washington, Feb. 23-Clarence Fran.
els is held in the county jail for trial
at the March term on the charge Of
forgery. He is believed to be the
party who forged check for $50 on a
Riverside farmer early in January and
cashed it at the Eby drug store in
Riverside Francis has been in Daven.
port since the first of the year and a
few days ago when he made his appear
ance in Rock Island was taken in GUS
tody by the Rock Island police. Sher-
If McCarty went to Rock Island and
brought the prisoner to Washington,
where he will await the action of the
March term of court.
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WEDDING At CHARLTON.

Charlton, Feb. 23.-Lawrence B.
Wineland and Miss Cecil Krutsinger,
both of Liberty township, were united
in marriage on Sunday at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. M. Krutsinger, r. B. Mikesell per
forming the ceremony. The bride was
attired in becoming gown of Copen-
hagen blue silk, trimmed in shadow
lace. The groom is the son of l.. G.
Wineland of this county. Both are
we'll known and will receive the con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes of a
large circle of friends
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Sweden was made in sail boat and oc-
cupied seven weeks time. They were
united in marriage, February 20, 1855
land removed to Wapelo county in 1864
coming to the vicinity of Blakesburg,
where they resided On a farm until
1906, removing at that time to their
present home on Ransom street.
There were ten children born to Mr..
and Mrs. Peck and of this number, six
are living. They are; John and Frank
Peck of Blakesburg, William and Spen.
Ger of California, Waldo of La Crosse,
Wis, and Charles Of this city, who re-
sides with his parents. Eben Peck
was actively engaged in farming, stock
raising. stock buying and was sue
cessful auctioneer for period of forty
years. Mrs. Peck was eighty years old,
January IL, 1915 and her husband will
touch the eightieth milestone on Mem
orial day, this year.
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Iowa State News.
MANY OLD DOCKET
CASES ASSIGNED
AT JEFFERSON co.
FOR APRIL TERM; HUNTER
ASSIGNS HOLD OVERS.

Fairfield. Feb. 23.-The docket OF
the Jefferson county court Is probably
to be cleared up at the next term
There are on the present docket some
cases which have been hanging on for
four years, being continued from time
to time until the docket is getting to
be big one.
During the closing hours of the Feb
ruary term Judge Hunter took the
liberty to assign a number Of these
cases for trial before Judge d. NJ An.
derson at the April term.
Following Is the list of assignments
already made for the April term:
First Wednesday.
Edgar R. Bean. by his next friend,
VS.. Keith-Vawter Co.
Leggett & McKerney VS.. Clarke.
Dana vs.. Earl.
Klienham vs.. Peacock.
Elliott VS.. Stever
Myers VS.. Smith.
Smith VS.. Macy.
Craft vs. Spencer & Bargar.
First Thursday.
Kicker VS.. C. B. & Q. Ry co.
Kicker VS.. c. B. & O. Ry Co.
" duLlST W. eluu INSe@iho'r
Fisher G. Ball VS.. Carter.
Ewell VS.. Gardner.
Spratt & Johnson VS.. Evans
Brogan VS.. City of Fairfield.
First Friday.
Civilian Shoe Co. VS.. McFadden.
Van Doren VS.. Bowermaster.
Farmers Savings Bank VS.. Snyder.
Carpenter VS. Snyder.
Fairfield Gas, Oil & Mineral Co. VS..
City of Fairfield.
Lobdell Co. VS.. McFadden.
Rhodes VS. Libertyville Elevator co.
Boughner vs. Inghram.
Damn VS.. Roberts.
Whitman VS.. c. B. & Q. Ry Co.
First Saturday.
Wisecarver VS. G.. B. & O. Ry Co.
Wisecarver VS.. C. B. & Q. Ry Co.
Wisecarver vs. C. B. & @. Ry Co.
Glass vs. Julian.
Caviness & McChesney VS.. Ander-
son.
Second Monday.
Sutton VS.. Homer
Hartz Balmsen VS. Israel & Eaton.
Fairfield National Bank VS.. Tillot-
son.
Mundon VS.. Baldry.
Mitchell VS.. Packwood Mercantile
Co.
Cohagan Motor Car Co. VS.. Delp.
Biershaar vs.. Brom.
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DRYS HAVE MEETING.

Waterloo, Feb. 23.-At the close of
mass meeting at Waterloo theater
Sunday afternoon, when John F. Cum
neen of Chicago, aroused tremendous
enthusiasm over temperance, nearly all
of the one thousand present rose to
vote for a resolution, calling on Gov.
Clarke to sign the mulct law repeal.
Scores of men said they would send
personal kilograms to this effect. A
rising vote also was given to Senator
Grout and Representative McFarlane
for voting for the repeal
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METHODISTS HAVE
THIRD NEW CHURCH

Cherokee, Feb 23.-Sunday morning
the members of the First Methodist
Episcopal church of this place dedicat-
cd their third church building, all hav-
ing been built upon the same site. The
first building was erected about 1872,
only a short time after the plating of
the city. 1t served the purposes for
which it was erected for about sixteen
years, but in 1888 the growth of the
congregation and community made a
new building necessary This was a
brick structure.
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BUY MONTICELLO ICE HOUSES.

Monticello, Feb. 23.-F. D. S1auson
and James Shelley bought the ice
houses and plant connected with them,
sold by George Guyan at public auc-
ton, for the sum of S4,S10. Mr. Guyan
has good position on the road and
could not give to his other business the
needed attention, so disposed of his
property in this way. After the first
of March Mr.. Shelley becomes a men,
Der of the Slauson Dray Line Co., and
the firm will be known in the future
as Slauson & Shelley
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JITNEY is RUNNING.

Council Bluffs, Feb. 23.-Council
Bluffs was given its first jitney bus
service this week by Harold Ballenger,
with a touring car shortly after a.
M, and continued until 8 p. m. Pas
sengers were carried on every trip
made, and both young Ballenger and
his father H. A. Ballenger, declared
they were well pleased with the first
days business.
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SUES FOR HEART BALM.

Nevada, Feb. 23.-Alleging that in
the year 1913 she became engaged to
John Brathes in Bakka, Norway, and
that during the following year he in
duced her to come to America that
they might be married, since which
time he has refused to fulfill his part
of the contract, Miss Anna Sophia Flat
abo, of Story City, has brought an &C
tion in the district court to recover
heart balm in the sum of $4,000.
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LIBEL is CHARGED.

Bedford, Feb. 23.-Eva l.. Brown
wife of A. r: Brown, of Ross township,
has brought suit in the district court
against Edward Auten. asking dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 for alleged
libel by circulating letter containing
statements that she had obtained
money from her mother by fraud.
A. r. Brown asks for the same
amount upon the allegation that the
statement included him as assisting
his wife in the transaction.
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DIES FROM INJURIES AT DANCE.

Stone City, Feb. pa very sad &C
cidcnt happened at dance held here
on Monday night William Whitfield
fell down the stairs from the hall, and
at first he was not supposed to be seriA
ously hurt. He was taken to his home,
but he died before morning. His age
was about %, and he leaves a mother,
two brothers and a sister.
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INJURED BY HORSES.

Monticello, Feb. 23.-John TURNS, a
prominent farmer of this vicinity, was
seriously injured, while leading two
horses from the barn, Mr.. TURNS had
gone but a short distance from the
barn when both horses turned on him
and began kicking furiously at him,
breaking several ribs and iniuring him
internally. Mr.. TURNS is in very
critical condition.