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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
SEVEN DAYS
OF NEWS
the WORLD OVER
War news.

war news.
Information that Germany expects
the war to last at least year !-nger
and is planning to put eight million
men L..Jer arms by September, 1918,
is given by Richard Wakerow, seven
years American consul at Breslau.
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London and Petrograd correspon-
dents of American news agencies re-
port that the chief feature of the
second German-Austrlan attempt to
capture Warsaw, Poland. is the APP
palling losses suffered by the invaders.
They say nearly one-eighth Of the
offensive armies was destroyed.
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The Antwerp correspondent OF the
Handlesblad states, on authority OF a
German officer. that there are three
hundred thousand German troops in
the Antwerp district and that they
have been ordered to defend the posi-
tion II besieged by the Allies.
The claims OF the first lord of the
admiralty, Winston Churchill, that
England will have fifteen more dread
thoughts ready for action before the
end of next year is no idle boast. In
fact, according to naval experts, 1t Is
an under-statement.
Christmas did not interrupt the
bombardment Of Reims, France, which
has lasted one hundred days. Shells
fell on the town all day Christmas, but
they caused no material damage.
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Admission that the Servian troops
along the Drina river from Visegrad
TO Focha had never retreated, even
after the fiercest attacks, is made in
the latest Austrian official statement.
This is territory along the Southeast
ern Bosnian frontier.
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The investment by the Russians OF
the Austrian fortress OF Cracow has
again been raised. Following the dis
covery of an attempt made by the
Austrians to divide the Russian forces
in Galicia, the Russians retreated east
ward fifty miles.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Wonders of Science.

A French scientist says that the bill
lions of cubic feet of heated gas that
have been shot into the upper air
since the first of August have been
displaced by cold air from the north
pole, thus causing the early freeze
along the battle line. On the same
theory it may be that the safe and
sane Fourth of July crusade was to
blame for our hot summer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Wasted Dress.

Clarence-Did you wead that the
deuced dyes they use to color clothing
will no longer be obtainable because
of the horrid wah?
Reggie-Dear, dear! What's a fellow
to do? Dwess in black?
Clarence-If we are to dwess in
black / shall feel almost sorry mothah
didn't insist upon making me clergy
man, don't you know?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Uphold the President.

The people trusted the Democratic
party to do what 1t promised. In his
inaugural address the president closed
with these noble words. Mems hopes
call upon us to say what we will do.
Who shall live up to the great trust I?
Who dares fail to try? | summon all
honest men. all patriotic. all forward
looking men, to my side God helping
me, will not fail them If they will
but counsel and sustain me-" This is
compelling appeal. and all true and
honorable Democrats In congress
should heed it and rally around the
president 10 redeem the party pledges,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Judgment Without Reason.

The broadcast charges of naval de,
cline now stand officially confirmed
The Tribune.
BY whom? BY Admiral Badger, who
says that ship for ship there iy no
better navy in the world? BY Ad-
miral Fletcher, who says that the
ships individually are in high state
of efficiency, as high as they have
ever been," and that only the British
navy surpasses ours in fighting
strength? Or has the Tribune sud.
denly decided that Hearst journalism
shall no longer be left without a New
York competitor York World
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
AdmInI,tratlon,, Good Work.

Many novel expedients we're adopt.
ed In meeting the crisis caused by the
European war. The government
through It all has led rather than fol.
lowed. with the federal reserve board
Instead OF some Wall street banker
preeminent in expert guidance. II
mistakes have been made. they have
not been vital. The great outstanding
fact is that this country has wealth.
cred one of the most critical years In
It's financial history in manner high
" eTeditnblt to its administrator.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
True to TYNE,

The Customer-These grand opera
photograph records are no good.
can't get anything out of half of them.
The Salesman-They are our finest
achievement. You never can tell when
these records will sing. They're so
Observation-Disclosures Opinion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
His Own EaIIlt

"Sir, your daughter has promised to
become my wife,"
well, don't come to me for sympa-
thy; you might know something would
happen to you, hanging around here
five nights a week. Houston Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

American relief for 10000 German
and Austrian prisoners Of war, scat
tered through Siberia in prison camps
and said to be in reed of clothing and
medical supplies, is being sought by
the Red Cross:
T. + T.
One hundred and five vessels which
operated under foreign control before
the outbreak of the European war to
date had been added to the American
merchant marine since August IS,
when Congress passed the act admit
ting foreign built vessels to American
registry. The vessels represent a car
rying capacity of 373,S4O gross tons.
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Captain Oman, commanding the ar
mored cruiser North Carolina, at Bel
rut, Syria, has informed the navy de-
partment that it was Russian cruiser
and not an American vessel which re-
Gently threatened to lombard Tripoli,
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Aggressive warfare by the United
State would be possible only on APP.
proval OF a majority of the voters OF
the country, under a constitutional
amendment proposed today by Sena.
COR Owen. The power of the president
10 call out troops to resist invasion
would not be altered, but declaration
OF an offensive war would have to be
submitted to a referendum.
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Practically all Democratic senators
in the city and many representatives
called on the President to congratu-
late him on his fifty-eighth birthday
anniversary. The President told his
callers that he had never felt better
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The shooting of two American hunt
Richard w. Ashton, vice president
of the Chicago & Northweste railroad,
mas been chosen by President Wilson
for the federal industrial relations
commission to fill the vacancy caused
by the appointment of Frederic A.
Delano Of Chicago as member of the
federal reserve board.
T. r. r.
Secretary Redfield has told Presi.
dent Wilson and the cabinet that ex-
ports from the United States in De.
cember, until December 90 exceeded
the imports by $SS,O00OO0.
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ers by Canadian soldiers on the Mag.
ara river near Fort Erie is viewed by
president Wilson with deep distress.
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Domestic Items.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, national
chairman OF the War Childrens
Christmas Fund, has made public
letter from Princess Louise, Duchess
OF Argyll, conveying an acknowledge
ment from Queen Mary of England of
the Christmas gifts made by the Amer.
lean children to the children of Eng.
land.
Troop l.. Twelfth United States Cav.
airy. on patrol duty in the Oak Creek
District. Routt County, Colorado. since
last May, has been ordered to return
TO Fort Meade, S. d. Orders for the
gradual withdrawal OF the federal
troops sent into Colorado to quell the
mining disorders are in preparation.
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Dr. George G. Grille, professor OF
clinical surgery in Western Reserve
University. Cleveland, aud staff OF
eleven nurses and assistants. have
sailed on the Lusitania to join the
American Ambulance in Paris.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

| The conversion Of fifty acres OF
Lakeview Cemetery. next to John d.
Rockefellers estate. into the most
beautiful tree garden or arboretum in
| the world in combination with an
American Westminster Abbey, is the
gift to Cleveland o.. of the late Albert
Fairchild Holden, mine owner and cap
ital!st,
Mrs. Thomas Quinton wife OF a mer-
chant, was burned to death at Mil
Creek. Ok. while her husband and six
children slept in an adjoining room.
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james Skefiington of the P"oyi'
dence. r. L., school committee was
polishing his teeth when his grip OF
the handle Of the brush slipped. The
brush went down his throat so far he
could not reach it, lnvolun;arily he
swallowed it.
The contents Of the Madison ave
ME residence OF the late J Pierpont
Morgan have a valuation Of $1,000
9l4, according to the appraisal OF
deputy state appraiser in report
filed with the attorney for the state
comptroller. The Morgan library Is
valued at $253,745.
+
England needs $4,000 skilled work.
men for places in the steel and en-
cheering trades, according to William
J. Chalmers, treasurer OF the Chica-
go Belgian relief fund, who has an
nounced the receipt OF that infoma-
ton fom a business associate in Lon
don.
Arthur Macarthur, grand master OF
the grand encampment, Knights Tenn
plar of the United States, died sudden
ly of apoplexy at his home in Troy,
N. Y. He was Ga years old Colonel
Macarthur was the editor and pro-
prietor OF the Troy Northern Budget.
He was elected grand master OF the
grand encampment at Denver in 1918,
and has been a Mason since 1872.
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One American was instantly killed
and another seriously wounded by
Canadian troops patrolling the Cana
dian border at Fort Erie, Ontario, OPP
posite Buffalo. n Y. The men were
hunting ducks out of season in the
Niagara river and in Canadian waters.
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Fred Hoyt, choir singer in a New
York Bowery mission, pleaded guilty
to the theft OF 81 400 in jewelry from
an apartment house, but asked the
courts clemency on the plea that he
stole only to benefit the poor. He will
be sentenced later.
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Orders for $4,000 tons of high car
bombed steel rounds have appeared in
the Pittsburgh, Pa, district. 10000
tons for France and $4,000 tons for
Russia. Recently 10000 tons Of this
grade Of steel, used in making shrap-
mel shells. were shipped to Europe
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Charles Martin Hall, inventor Of the
electrolytic process for the manufac.
ture of aluminium that made it com
mon metal in industry is dead in Day
iona. Fla.
T. 4 T.
At least five patients of the Cam
bridge. Mass, City Home lost their
lives when night fire completely
burned the three-story stone struc-
ture.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Her Ace,

Howard-Hold old can Miss Jones
be?
Victor-Old enough to call college
men college boys" Judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Ins and Outs.

Smith is on the outs with our club.
"Well?"
so he's got It in for us"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

You can always tell a good friend
from the fact that he generally keeps
his opinions to himself,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
eat
Nature
Her way is slow, but sure!

bad food does not kill the day-it does not work
that way. 1t does not positive and violent
Illness at once 1t does systematically rob your body and
your brain Of little vitality today and little tomorrow"
PEARSON S SNagaSine
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Foreign Affairs.

Oriental fanaticism. including self
torture of the most repulsive charao-
ter marked the proclamation in Con
stantinople of the Holy War on behalf
of Turkey and her allies. More than
one hundred men, and two boys of ten
der years, shed their own blood at a
mosque as part of the spectacle,
which. for sheer brutality, went back
TO the torture days of the Twelfth
Century.
The Dutch army Of more than three
hundred thousand men is still under
arms and the borders are guarded as
vigilantly as If hostile foe were APP
preaching, The care of Belgian refu-
gees is a part of their duty. Holland
is now full of the more prosperous Rel,
CLANS who refuse to stay at home un-
der the German flag.
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London and all England are deeply
stirred over the demand by President
Wilson that the British navy be more
considerable in searching American
merchant ships for contraband goods.
Lloyd's, the great insurance agency,
insured business against a war be-
tween England and America within
twelve months, for premium Of lG
per cent,
4. J. +
Burr Mcintosh actor. author, pho
tographer and lecturer, was married
Christmas eve to Mrs. Jean Snowden
Luther. widow, in New York.
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The announcement that the British
government is to appoint an emery
ency committee to consider measures
for the prevention OF gun deafness
among soldiers and sailors calls at.
tention to an added terror of war
which has been much discussed re.
Gently in military and medical circles.
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The cruiser Tennessee, with the per-
mission of the Turkish government
and at the request OF American Am.
bassador Morganthau. is transporting
five hundred refugees Of various ma.
tionalities from Jaffa, Syria
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The splendor of ceremony and the
pomp of which the Vatican was famed
before the occupancy OF Plus X of the
papal throne will be renewed under
Pope Benedict XIV, That was made
evident at the first large and impor.
tant church ceremonial at which the
new pope has offlciated-the last fu.
neral mass for Leo XIII.
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Great Britain will give the most
careful confederation to the protest
Of the United States regarding the
holding up of American shipping. This
10 emphasized at the foreign office.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

Or. George c. Grille, professor OF
clinical surgery in Western Reserve
University. Cleveland, aud staff OF
eleven nurses and assistants. have
sailed on the Lusitania to join the
American Ambulance in Paris.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08
Washington.

American relief for 10000 German
and Austrian prisoners of war, scat
tered through Siberia in prison camps
and said to be in reed of clothing and
medical supplies, is being sought by
the Red Cross:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

Great Britain will give the most
careful confederation to the protest
OF the United States regarding the
holding up of American shipping. This
10 emphasized at the foreign office.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

Christmas did not interrupt the
bombardment of Reims, France, which
has lasted one hundred days. Shells
fell on the town all day Christmas, but
they caused no material damage.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-08

Troop l.. Twelfth United States Cav
airy. on patrol duty in the Oak Creek
District. Routt County, Colorado. since
last May. has been ordered to return
TO Fort Meade. S. d. Orders for the
gradual withdrawal OF the federal
troops sent into Colorado to quell the
mining disorders are in preparation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04
KOOSkIA

home with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kiritey
January 10. The Mountaineer failed to
mention it last week but extended its
most hearty congratulations to the
perents now.
The Presbyterian Club met with Mrs.
King Wednesday afternoon. The reg
ular business meeting of the club was
attended to, after which a social time
was enjoyed, by all present. Dainty
refreshments were served.
Messrs Scott Gherrett, B. A. Miller,
Herman Arp and Geo. Killmer of
Winona passed through Kooskia Sun
day on the return trip from Spokane
where they attended the hardware
dealers convention. Miss Annie Arp
who went with them remained in Spo
kane where she is under the care of
physicians.
Fred Oliver, a member of the j.
Alexander Co. of Lewiston, has pur-
chased the general store at Winona and
the business was turned over to the
new owner the first of the week. Thos.
Oliver brother, for many years resi-
dent of Sites, will have full charge of
the Winona business.
H. E. O'Donnell known far and wide
as the editor of The Mountaineer, where
he served so faithfully and so many
years, came up from Lewiston Sunday
and is spending the week with friends
and acquaintance. Mr.. O'Donnell is
looking unusually well and is enjoying
every minute of his well earned rest.
Two sled loads of the young people
of Kooskia holding just twenty people
swooped in on the dance at Winona las
Friday night and took the place b.
storm. The Wincna people were equa
to the occasion however, and seen tina
the visiting delegation were afforded
ample entertainment. Music was sup
piled by Mrs. Geo. Hovey, and Messrs
Cleveland, English and Cox of Koos
: kia.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04
kAMIAH

Easter Star lodges will be held at the
hall a week from tonight. A grand
time is expected by the members of the
orders.
Mrs. John Jaques and son, of this
place, visited with Mr.. Jagues at Win
chester over Sunday.
A. P. Mundt and John Segar, pro
minent Winona ranchers, were in town
with shipments of hogs Monday.
j. NJ. Shaw made a trip to Lewiston
Saturday. He accompanied his niece,
Icel, who returned to her home in
Boise.
Mrs. w. j. Wallis, Of Pasco, came in
Thursday night s train to be with her
mother, Mrs. G. F. Dickinson, of Har.
risburg who is very i'll but at this writ
ing is reporting as improving.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04
(From the Mountaineer.)

Mrs. Dan Griffith is among those
on the sick list.
! Miss Helen Guthrie was here from
Kupro Saturday.
Vernon Crothers, 8 years old, is down
with typhoid pneumonia.
The infant daughter of Ed Squires of
Harris Ridge is i'll with pneumonia
fever.
Jake Williams has returned from
Avery where he has been spending the
past few months.
Willard l.. Toll has completed his
bible study at Wenatchee and is home
again at Tahoe.
from the forks Friday and attended
the Winona dance.
Monroe Elmore returned from Lapwai
Friday, where he has been spending
several days.
Joe Zimmerman returned from Lew
iston Sunday, where he has spent the
last few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlberg are the proud
parents Of baby girl, born Saturday
January 90.
w. A. Grunewald returned from
Seattle Tuesday, where he has beer
with a shipment of hogs.
Mrs. Green, has been at the home Of
her daughter Mrs. Fred Carlberg OF
Hitter Ridge since Sunday.
E. f. Shank, official weather man o.
Kooskia, says it was 5 degrees below
zero Tuesday morning.
Jimmy, the four year old son of MI
and Mrs. P. o. Bowles, of the Taho
section, died Wednesday morning afte
brief illness.
Judge and Mrs. R. H. Smith hav
returned from visit with their sor
Will Smith at Stapfield, Ore. The.
report a splendid visit.
A fine baby girl come to make he
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04
COTTONWOOD

south end of town this week and the
blasts fired to tear up the frozen earth
have made things listen like a small
chunk of the Franco German war zone
gone astray.
Mrs. Mike Schubert returned Tuesday
from visit of several weeks at Clarks-
ton.
The pipe line to the mountain was
opened Saturday and in short time
the reservoir will contain good supply
in reserve again.
B. +. Robertson, of Greencreek,
marketed two hogs here Monday that
tipped the beam at more than 800
pounds and brought him check for
forty some dollars.
With M. F. Fuchs leaving the first
of the week for Culdesac and W. b
Hussman refusing to qualify for the
office to which he was elected last
November, Cottonwood is temporarily
without justice of the peace, but A
B. Rookie has kindly consented to veal
the judicial toga Abandoned by Mr.
Fuchs and generously signed petition
asking for his appointment to the of
flee was forwarded late last week tt
the county commissioners at Grange
vile and in due course of time his com
mission will be issued and A. B. will b.
in shape to deal out justice in larg'
chunks to those transgressing the Law
in this locality.
Henry Baune last week sold his 200
acre farm south of town to James Trip
lett for $4,000 and will move to tow
within the next couple of months t.
make his future home here. The lan'
sold was the home place and contain
about seventy acres of agriculture
land, the balance being pasture an
lying along Grave creek. Mr.. Baum
still owns $50 acres of good farm Ian
!, adjoining the place sold.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04

over Thursday on business and inciden-
tally calling on his daughter, Minnie,
who is attending our excellent school
this winter
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Higgins, of Spo-
kane, who recently purchased the j. Il.
Wickam place arrived Wednesday even
ing and have taken up their residence
on the ranch.
Heny Foulks and wife of Switchback
station, were in Sites Wednesday, en-
route to Grangeville where they will
remain until the session of the district
court, where Mr.. Foulks is called as
witness. From there they expect to &c
to San Francisco to take in the World Z
Fair and will be gone about month.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04
(From the Chronicle

Jim Triplett sold his homestead south
of town last week to Frank Scherer
for $2100.
r. P. Nash was in the city several
days this week from his home across
the river visiting his brother, John tni
wife.
John Knopp and Miss Gertie Nuxoll
returned Monday evening from short
visit with relatives in Charleston
Will Simon returned Sunday even
ing from attending the retail hard
ware men IS convention at Spokane last
week.
The Cottonwood Milling Co. shipped
two cars of fat hogs TO the Portland
market Tuesday, Chris Schacher being
in charge of the shipment.
J. V. Baker has his new store build
ing leveled up the first of the week
and has carpenters at work building
counters and shelving for the interior
Mrs. j. V. Baker and daughter re
turned to Cottonwood late last week
from Montana, visiting with relatives
at Pasco while enroute.
Elvin Parker came in Wednesday
evening from a visit to his old home il
Iowa and will remain here for severa
weeks. He is thinking strong of locat
ing here again and may soon send fol
hts wife and child to join him.
Mrs. F. j. Dussault, of Butte, Mont.
who has been visiting with her brother
A. o. Olson, and wife for some time
left for her home yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Mclaughlin re
turned late last week from visit o.
several days at Lewiston and Clarks
ton Nc. says the weather is too chill.
down there to suit him and folks VI
here do not realize what real banan;
belt climate we have.
Felix Martzen has been thawing on
some of the frozen water mains in tn
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04

of the Northern Pacific at Spokane,
made a trip over the Clearwater branch
this week examining section foremen
and station agents in the traffic rules.
This is part of the salty first =
campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Wickam made a
trip to Lewiston the first of the week.
F. B. Costello, inspector of bridges
and buildings was in town this week in
specting the stock yards and buildings
of the railroad company.
Roy Nichol, Thos. Seay and @. ID
Stanbury were is town Wednesday as
principal witness in Mr.. Nichol s tina
proof, before Theo. P. Tollefson.
H. f. Hughes from Tahoe ridge was
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-04
Sites

Mrs. Alice Wolcott (nee Roberts) a
former resident of Sites, returned from
Salmon City this week and will visit
friends here for some time before re-
turning to her home.
j. NJ. Hurley, general road master and
S. Skidness, superintendent of bridges
and buildings, were in Sites Wednes
day evening in superintendent De
FORCES business car.
VIM A. Grunewald, the stock buyer
was on our streets Thursday. Mr.
Grunewald was laid up in the hospita
for about three weeks and his friends
are glad to see him about again ano
fit as fiddle.
B. B. johnson, night chief operator