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following words. 'and the aforesaid
practitioners shall keep a record in a
book kept solely for that purpose of
the name and address OF the patient
treated. the name of the disease in
dicated and the quantity of the drug
each separate occasion. which record
shall be made within forty-eight hours
of the dispensing. furnishing or giving
away, and shall be preserved for at
least two years, and shall at all times
be open to inspection by members of
the State Board of Health. members of
the State Board Of Pharmacy or their
their authorized agents or by the
police authorities or officers of cities
and towns But no practitioner. Of
medicine, surgery or dentistry shall
dispense or prescribe, except for his
own professional use, moro than four
opium. or any other hypnotic or mar
cotic drug. their salts. compounds. or
any preparation OF the same. unless 1t
be for Q chronic. incurable, or malfg-
nant disease" 20 that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section z. No practitioner Of medi-
S3d sS. dsDers. or sss y
give away opium, morphine. heroin,
codeine. cannabts indfca. cannabis
sativa, or any salt compound Of said
substances or any preparation contain
ing any Of the said substances or their
salts or compounds, or cocaine or its
salts or alpha or beta eucaine or their
salts or any synthetic substitute for
the same or any salt or compound
thereof except In good faith a. medi-
eines for diseases Indicated
Improved March Is. 1871
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IN ACT to Amend Section Eight OF
Chapter One Hundred Eighty-eight
. of the Public Laws Of Nineteen Hun
I bred Eleven as Amended BY Section
:; Two OF Chapter Thirty -seven of the
:, Public Laws Of Nineteen Hundred
i ton for the Encouragement OF In
; dus6tal Education.
. Be itsenacted, etc:
Section eight of chapter one hundred
eighty-eAgh Of the public Laws Of nine
teen hundred eleven, as amended by
section two of chapter thtrty-seven of
the public laws at nineteen hundred
ahirfeen. II hereby further amended by
striking out the word forty in the
third line thereof and substituting
Aherefor the word hfty. and by In
third line thereof the words 'unexpend-
ed balance and by striking out the
words 80 deducted that 10 not appor-
tdoned during the financial year In the
Fourth and nth lines thereof. and by
striking out the words ''at its close"
In the NTH line thereof. so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
act there shall be deducted annually
by the Treasurer of State from the
school and mill fund the sum Of nifty
thousand dollars and any unexpeeded
20 the permanent school fund. All re-
ports required under this act shall b
1iled annually with the State Superin-
tendent Of Public Schools ON or before
the first day OF July and state aid
shall be payable during. the month OF
December next sucdeeding.'
, IApproved March 20, 1871
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commander-in chief or
cral. upon personal Z
sentence Of . general or
martial or military com1
tificate of disability by =
Adjutant General, and
with an order of a cour
jurisdiction. or a jug
thereof. on a writ OF hs
Discharges shall be Of
kinds:
/. Honorable dischsiJ
be given to every soldt
ice has been honest ane
conduct having been 50
rant his re-enlistment
2. Discharge which
to a soldier:
(a) Without trial,
fraudulent enlistment
tb) Without trial.
having become disqualn
physically or in characn
ywn misconduct.
(c) On account OK
under sentence Of . ci
td) WhoFe discharg
In specially ordercd BY
In chief for any other
J. Dishonorable dn
may be given to a SOLD
ta) Sentence TO %
by a court-martial or
mission.
OBJ Convicted Of feI
tc) Whose comm
makes application 70
General for his dischss
of tho service. STATING
conduct relied upon
the discharge. II the Al
after Investigation 10
dior complained Of
full and fair hearinL
applicAtton, he may -
dlshonerAble discharfe
Section II. Am nd
ave OF ehapter twg ~
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rank so that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section So. There shall be the fol-
lowing departments consisting Of off,
GERS Of number and rank specified
staff corps and departments. Of the
national guard, namely: an inspector
generals department. one major;
judge advocate generals department,
one major; Quartermaster corps. one
major, two captains and three ser
geants. frst class; an ordnance depart
ment, one major and one ordnance ser
geant. and a medical department. or
ganixed as prescribed In the following
section.
Immediately following the date on
which this act becomes law all COM
missions Affected thereby will be va
under win be recommissioned in the
new grade and rank
Section .. Amend section thirty
seven OF chapter two hundred and SIX
Of the public laws Of ninstssn hundred
ins nns Y ss sSs m .n ss are. Per-
the approval Of this act" and all OF
the second paragraph Of said section.
20 that eaid section as amended shall
rs Section u. The medical depart
% ais q e q: sop see. cpe
serve corps and the hospital corps-.
The medical corps shall consist Of the
officers necessary for tho qtaR depart
nent. for service with the rcgtmeuta
separate hatallions and artillery corps
OF the national guard. and for the or
panies. hold hospitals, and supply de-
pots, ~ may b authorized or required
as the proper complement for the ma
tional guard BY the orders Of the War
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MUssEL MUD AS FERTILIZER
Organic Remains Of sheIlfish Secure
Fertility to Poorest and Most
Exhausted Soil.

Consul Frank Deedmeyer writes
from Charlottetown. p. Il. l., Canada:
In most OF the bays indenting the
shores Of Prince Edward island are
found extensive deposits OF mussel
shells. 50 called locally, being organic
remains Of countless generations OF
oysters, mussels, clans. and other bi.
valves Of the ocean. and Of crusta-
ceous animals generally. The shells.
usually more or less intact, are found
imbedded In dense deposits OF mud
like substance and this combination is
q fertilizer Of high value and potency
1t supplies small quantities OF phos-
pilates and alkalies. An ordinary
dressing OF It secures fertility in q
striking manner to the poorest or most
exhausted soil. The shells decay slow.
ly, year by year. throwing of = Aim
OF fertilizing stuffs. The deposits
around Prince Edward island vary
from five to twenty-five feet in depth.
They are taken up by dredging ma
chimes worked from RATS In summer
or from the ice in winter.
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PLENTY FROM TIME BEFORE
Old Parishioner Found Way to Cling
to His Original Position About
Miracle.

One Sunday morning certain
young pastor In his first charge an
nounced nervously:
Il will take for my text the words.
And they fed Ave men with Ave thou.
sand loaves Of bread and two thou.
sand Hshes.'"
At this misQuotation an old par.
ishioner from his seat In the amen
corner said audibly:
That's no miracle-I could do II
myself"
The young preacher said nothing at
the time. but the next Sunday he an
nounced the same text again. This
time he got 1t right:
And they fed Ave thousand men on
Ave loaves OF bread and two fishes." "
He waited = moment and then. lean.
ing over the pulpit and looking At the
amen corner. he said:
And could you do that. too. Mr
SMITH"
"Of course could" Mr.. Smith re-
piled.
And how could you do IT." said
the preacher
with what was left over from last
Sunday" said MIR. Smith.-Advance
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HE NEEDED PLENTY OF ROOM
And VIZ Willing to Pay for Tive
a. Ono Didn't Seem to
Serve.

During the run OF play at the
Cohan theater In New York last win.
tor = wobbly person teetered up to
the box once one Saturday night
when the place was packed and d.
manded good seat.
Nothing left except standing room."
said the box ofiice man. Sell you
standing room for q dollar"
Tho wavering one produced . dollar
and went inside. But 80 many general
admissions were grouped at the rsaS
that, over the intervening hedge OF
heads he caught only vagrant Elimpsss
OF what went on upon the stage.
He foggily considered the situation
for q spell. Then he rocked his weAv.
ing way back to tho box once window
and put . second dollar on the shelf
Gimme nozzir one OF them standin'
rooms" he ordered: cant sec the
show At all II you only got one."-Sat
urday Evening Post.
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PROFITABLE MINING STOCK.
cresson Company Of Cripple Pays
Dividend Exceeding Its Capitali'
xation.

Colorado Springs. s.-Dividends paid
BY the Cresson Gold Mining Company,
OF Cripple Creek. close corporation,
for the first quarter OF the present
year aggregate sl,O5O,ooO, and accord
ing to the best information obtain.
able the second quarter Will aggre.
gate about the same. For the first
quarter extra dividends amounting to
81 100000 were paid In addition to the
regular dividend Of per cent or $780,
900 on the capital stock OF one mil
lion shares. In other words, the divi'
dends aggregated more In the first
quarter OF the year than the entire
capitalization OF the company. Ac'
cording to reliable information earn.
ings for the second quarter held ms
large as in the first quarter and the
stockholders are said TO have every
recently received another f.OO0.ooO
In dividends.
The high grade ore In the Crcsson
mine continues TO hold out. and reg
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London, Aug. 1.-THE commence
ment Of new and greater efforts to
force the Dardanelles and thus bring
succor to the Russians, who are still
being hard-pressed by the Austro-Ger-
mans In eastern Poland and the Baltic
provinces, and at the same time to in
fluence the Balkan states, together
with Zeppelin raid on the east coast
of England in which fourteen persons
were killed and fourteen wounded.
were the features of the war news
last night.
For some time the news from the
Dardanelles, from the British stand
point, has been more cheerful While
no details Of the operations there have
been given out, the public has been
allowed to learn that the hope for a
successful issue in the fighting on the
Turkish peninsula was brighter. The
renewed attempt against the Turkish
swing. seems to be concerted one.
Attacks are being made at the tip OF
the peninsula along the Krithia road.
where a gain Of 200 yards Oil Cont
Of 300 yards has been made. and at
Sari Bair. where an important crest
has been occupied, according to Gen.
Sir Ian Hamilton. commanderin.ch
of the British forces.
Elsewhere" Gen. Hamilton's report
continues. "a fresh landing has been
successfully effected and considerable
progress made. This landing evident.
ly was surprise to the Turks. as $50
prisoners, number OF guns and
quantity OF material are declared to be
have been taken by the British
forces"
Lomza, the strong fortress holding !
the same relative position on the
northeastern flank OF Warsaw as Ivan.
gorod on the southeast. fell into Ger
man hands. the outlying defenses hay.
ing been taken by assault.
The Russians still hold Ostrow,
twenty-five miles to the southward of
Lomza. but their only purpose in hold.
ing 1t is to delay as long as possible
the advance Of the victorious Germans
and enable the Russian armies TO get
clear of the widespread net In which
the Teutons are trying to envelop the
forces OF Grand Duke Nicholas.
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last month, 1876 last year and S5.2.
the ten-year average. Indicated acre,
yield, 95.1 bushels, compared with
1913 last year and 92.7, the 1909-13 av-
erage.
Tobacco-Condition, 1917 per cent Of
normal, compared with S5.5 last
month, 66.5 last year and 1877. the
ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield, S22.1 pounds, compared with
S45.7 last year and S15.1, the 19O9-13
average.
Flax-Condition, 91.2 per cent Of a
normal, compared with 88.5 last
month, 92.1 last year and S29 the ten
year average. Indicated acre yield,
s.5 bushels, compared with s.3 last
year and rs, the 19O9-13 average.
Rice-Condition, 900 per cent OF a
normal. compared with 9O.5 last
month, S7.6 last year and SS.2, the ten
year average. Indicated acre yield.
year and 1873, the 19O9-13 average.
Hay (all tame)-Estimated acre
age, 50,9O7,O00. compared with $780,
900 last year. Condition. $50 per
cent Of normal, compared with $50
last month. S6.7 last year and S4.3.
the seven-year average. Indicated
acre yield. l.47 tons, compared with
LAB last year and 1.34, the 1909-13 av-
erage.
Apples-Condition, 61.5 per cent Of
a normal, compared with 63.3 last
month, 61.3 last year and $40, the ten.
year average.
Peaches-Condition, 72.3 per cent Of
normal, compared with 1871 last
ten-year average
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Figures for winter wheat and rye
are preliminary estimates.
Details Of each crop. other than to.
tai production, as announced by the
department, follows:
Winter Wheat - Preliminary esti-
mates show the acre yield as 1914
bushels, compared with 1910 last year
and 1876 the five year average.
Spring Wheat-Condition 93.4 per
cent of a normal, compared with 93.3
last month, 75.5 last year and 1873 the
ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 16.0 bushels, compared with l1.S
last year and 1873 the 19O9-13 aver
age.
All Wheat-Indicated acre yield
1853 bushels. compared with 1876 last
year and 14.7 the 19O9-13 average.
Corn-Condition, 1915 per cent of a
normal, compared with s1.2 last
month, 74.S last year and sos the ten
year average. Indicated acre yield
26.7 bushels. compared with 25.S last
year and 25.9 the 19O9.13 average.
Oats-Condition GIG per cent of a
normal, compared with 93.9 last
month, 79.4 last year and S0.2 the ten
year average. Indicated acre yield
$40 bushels. compared with 29.7 last
year and 30.6, the 19O9-13 average.
Oats remaining on farms Aug. l was
55.607 900 bushels, compared with g.
100000 last year and 59,417, 900, the
1sO9-13 average.
Barley-Condition 93.S per cent OF a
normal, compared with 94.1 last
month, 85.3 last year and SIS the ten.
year average. Indicated acre yield,
29.4 bushels. compared with 25.S last
year and 24.3 the 19O9-13 average.
Rye-Estimated acreage 2.594O00.
compared with 2,533,O0O last year.
Preliminary estimates show acre
yield as 40 bushels, compared with
1853 last year and 1G.1 the l9O9-13 av-
erage.
Buckwheat Estimated acreage
100000, compared with 10000 last
year Condition 1926 per cent Of a
normal. compared with Ss.s last year
and S8.7 the ten.year average. Indi
Gated acre yield gal bushels. com
pared with 21.3 last year and 20.5 the
1909.13 average.
White Potatoes-Condition. $40 per
cent of a normal. compared with 91.2
last month, 100 last year and SIG the
ten.year average. Indicated acre
yield, 1854 bushels. compared with
1895 last year and 971 the lsO9.l3 av-
erage
Sweet Potatoes S5.5 per
cent OF normal. compared with Ss.7
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ular shipments valued at from one
to two thousand dollars per ton. are
being made. Recently the company
opened up large extension OF the
famous Treasurer Chamber" found
last December. with much the same
formation, and almost equally as
rich. News OF this strike leaked out
n few days ago. but was denied by
the management on the theory that II
was an extension and did not warrant
strike
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SUMMARY OF WAR DEVELOP
MENTS.

DARDANELLES-A begin
new drive against Constantinople,
in hope of relieving Russia. ana
Gen. Hamilton reports capture OF
important Turkish positions.
POLAND-Lomza,R Russian strong
hold on the Narew, captured by
Germans fortress of Kovno threat
ened and wilma Is being evacuated.
BELGIUM-Field Mar hal Sir
John French reports evacuation OF
a light portion of the mile of
trenches captured near Hooge.
TIA Y-Artillery engagements
and infantry attacks by the Aus
trians and italians continue on the
Austro Italian boundary. Austria
said to have sent 10000 troops
released by fall of Warsaw against
Italians.
AIR-Zeppelin raid kills fourteen
persons on coast OF England. while
one Of the big dirigibles is de-
stroyed by allies ayiators. Eight
killed by allies in air raid on Ba-
varian towns.
Sc A-British auxiliary cruiser
India sunk of Norwegian coast by
German submarine. British torpedo
boat destroyer Lynx sunk by mine
in North Sea. Submarine Of allies
sunk near Bulair by bomb from
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Says Old Men Make Best Fathers.

San Francisco-"Men should be-
come fathers at GO to 10 years OF
age instead OF 20 to 30" With this
statement c. l.. Redfield OF Chicago
urged upon the International Purity
Congress his theory that early mar.
riages are not particularly conducive
to good morality. ''lf n man becomes
a father at go or 10 the child has n
better chance TO become great in the
worlds affairs" said Redfield. Our
penitentiaries are filled with the off.
spring OF parents under their major.
tiles. Child marriages breed crime In
future generations
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Guests Forced to Drink.

Compulsory abstinence would have
seemed complete inversion OF the
natural order to some Of our ancestors
They believed in compulsory drinking.
and In some old country mansions may
still be seen. believe. ring let into
the wall OF the dining hall for the pun
ishment OF the man who would not. or
GOULD not, drink his allotted share OF
Vie fprit's arm was fixed In the
and he was given choice Of drink.
10 the ordinary way or having the
- Or he refused poured down his
lee 've. Hence tho medieval Jest.
Lea wings DISQUALIFICATION Chron.
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Thousands Lost in Sugar Beets.

Washington. = Variations in the
yield OF sugar beets under apparent
ly similar conditions are SO striking
that the United States Department Of
Agriculture has recently conducted an
Investigation into the causes for these
differences. The yield Of sugar beets
per acre in the United States is
lower. with the exception OF Russia.
than that of any OF the other beet
producing countries. In Germany. the
average is 1854 tons; in Russia, S.93.
and In the United States, 1917.
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Real property and improvements, st..

Real property and improvements, g..
223.ji1.59 live stock. Sss,O53.5+s:
farm implements and machinery. fI4..
i00.570: manufacturing machinery.
tools and implements. &9l.353.9il;
gold and silver coin and bullion, 323..
G9G.0jG: railroads and their equip
mcnt. 1863. ,73s; street railways,
shipping, wnterworks. etc. 3l97,Gt1..
500: nil other property. &379.021 .5%i.
In Colorado. the bureau states. real
property and improvements are A..
sesscd at about 25 per cent OF their
true value. as against iOl per cent
In 1904 and 3Os per cent In 1900
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WEALTH OF COLORADO.
Placed At S2.3se. .s23,5s3 by Census
Board or Average Of $2.7s5 for
Each Residept

Washington.-An interesting bullc'
tin on the wealth Of Colorado has
Just been issued by the census bureau.
r. The wealth OF the Centennial state.
THE bureau estimates. is equal to 81
7s5 for every man. woman and child
In the state M against an average OF
81 .9G5 for the country at large.
Coiorados total wealth is estimated
at se.3sGq?s5s3. divided as follows:
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Rich Coal Land Revert. to U. a.

Denyer.-Coal land holdings involy.
Ing 3,t75 acres Of land In Las Animns
county. valued mt Si.00O.OOO, reverted
to the United States government,
through settlement effected by United
States District Attorney Tedrow with
the American Smelling and Refining
Company. With II came II check for
S1l2,76G.so for coal actually taken
from the mines at Aguilar nnd Coke.
dale. which were said to be part OF
the coal lands obtained years ago BY
the cusgenhcim Interests through
fraud
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An Empire Ranch,

We hear often OF captains OF in,
dustry," "Napoleons OF Finance" and
land barons." but what title Is i'm.
posing enough to fit the Australian
cattleman who owns or controls 2S..
10000 acres OF ranch land-a domain
as large az Pennsylvania?-Youth's 3
Companion.
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!. Hinton, 1o5, Smoke. and Drinks.

Elizabeth City. N. C.-Josiah Hin
ton is n North Carolina celebrity. He
is lO5 years old. is in full possession
of all his faculties. drinks whisky.
smokes and chews tobacco and takes
keen interest In current events.
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fU. S. HARVESTS WORLD
RECORD WHEAT CROP
GREATEST WELD ONE COUNTRY HAS MADE-MAY REACH
BILLION BUSHELS ACCORDING ESTIMATE MADE
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE.

Western News
Washingtonmeican harvesting
IN
Of Agriculture experts estimated the
calculation the condition of the
cereals and food
The size the
the
forecast the
bushels
dtiCnsdu ring the month.
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$4,000 Conscience Fund.

Ten thousand dollars was added to
the treasury departments conscience
fund the other day when n special de-
livery letter from New York. contain
Ing that sum In currency. was received
at Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo'a
office.
while the sender has paid double
to the United States the amount he
stole. yet his conscience Ia not salts.
fed. and here's another payment" read
IA letter accompanying the contribu.
tion.
This Is the third largest contribu-
tion 10 the conscience fund. Some
contributions are az low a. q penny,
In 1893 lathers In Boston made III
for a 64.hOur week. They now receive
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whos~ An neAaAa

Whom He breads.
1t isn't the girl who grows indignant
when he tries to kiss her that man
breads. 1t Is the one who laughs at
him.
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.U.S.sH|PS TO vERAcRuz
Commander at Vera Cruz Calls for
Aid, Fearing an Outbreak
A0ainst Americans.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Two Ameri.
can battleships, the Louisiana and the
New Hampshire, sailed from Newport.
r. l.. for Vera Cruz In response to an
urgent request from Commander Nc.
Nance that his little fleet OF gunboats
In Mexican waters be reinforced. In
view OF an antiioreign demonstration
at Gen. Carranzas capital.
President Wilson win be back In
Washington In time to attend cab
met meeting Friday. nt which both
the progress OF the pan.AmerIcan con.
ference and the situation at Vera
Cruz will be discussed Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels started for Wash.
ington from Ashcyillc. N. c.
Corpus Christi Tcx-A United
States infantryman was Killed by
Mexican bandits nt Palm Gardens,
about two miles east OF Mercedes,
Tex.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-03
||Gi;iilTilYI CITY SCHOOLS make \
SPLENDID SHOWING
TOTAL ENROLMENT FOR
9TH MONTH SHOWS s..
sos PUPILS
WHITE INCREASE
OVER is PER CENT.
s~s--ss--s
Superintendsnt's Report Shows
Increase IN White Schools Of
$40 Over Las. Year

Superintendent McCants of the city
schools has Just completed his statis-
ucai report FOR the 9th month of the
school term, showing the present en-
foumens, and enrolment for a cor
responding period in 1914. Accordinp
to thiB report there are 2.498 whites
against 2.Iee' year ago, 1 ,o07 negroes
against l,340 a year ago. The eften.
dance upon the white schools of the
city show an increase of $40. while
the negro schools show q decrease of
1893. The total. enrolment for ali the
schools of the city shows a total of
3.6O3 pupils. The white schools of the
city have increased in enrolment
more than 15 per cent, which is n
splendid showing. The following are
the figures for the various schools of
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LEGAL
NOTICES I |
SOTIcR,.

A call is made by the auditor Tor
the township board Of assessors to
meet at the court house en 1he A.h al
hiarch, 1916. at II o'clock. A. full
meeting is urged. The books will be
ready for the board OF assessors to
carry out to secure personal returns.
This cali is made az court will be in
session the second Monday and I de-
sire to have books OF my hands ct
that time.
WINSTON SMITH,
8-2-2t County Auditor.