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Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
.E.L.HESSELBARTH
]. N. BURTON, Auctioneer.
A. H. DIEHL, Clerk.
b. A. FLACK, Banker.
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector October 81, 1850
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals. will be received BY
the county commissioners of Dtck1n-
son county, up to twelve o'clock no1n' ,S2a'
for the furnishing of all material and
constructing one Pratt through Pony
truss bridge, to have e main span 0f
be 80 foot approach. The substruc:
ture is to consist of steel tubes filled
with concrete, with pile footings. and
as per detailed plans and specifica-
tions, which may be seen on file at
the office Of the County Clerk. Also
Nc. s. as per Plans Noi on fils. s0 Also ana q
beam girder 24-foOt span as per plans
on fue. The bridges are located re-
specttvely as follows: Bridge No; So is
6ins, over the West Srsnoh Of Lyons
creek. Bridge No. 4 is about two
miles south Of Abilene over the Smoky
and near Enterprise, over the Smoky
Hill river. Bridge No. Is south of
and near Chapman, over the Smoky
three miles east Of Abilene over a dry
branch.
Specifications may be obtained up
Deer % anS eCnstrsctors s SeSriSg SSdn pIans sIn
profiles and specifications for their
personal use, may obtain same from
the ,SngineeT; By making a payment
cost of prints.
Separate bids will be considered on
the ~ foot beam girder.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
q certified check of one hundred (100)
The commissioners reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
B. d. FRY.
g. II. MCCULLOUGH
Commissioner.
C. W. PETERSON.
Commissioner.
h W. KING
KARL Riddle. County ESsisssr. 1 4
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21

Killed, 4 Shot in Election Row
Charleston, Oct. 16.-Sidney ].
Cohen, a newspaper reporter, was
killed, and four men shot in a me-
lee that occurred here just outside
the room where the Democratic city
executive committee was to meet tc
canvass the returns Of the munich
pal primary last Tuesday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
New President VIII bo Inaugurated

New President VIII ho Inaugurated
Salina, Oct. 20.-ihe Rev. John
F. Harmon will be inaugurated as
the president of the Kansas Wes-
leyan university and the corner
stone of the new gymnasium build
ing will be laid this week, the serv-
ices beginning this evening, Octo-
ber 20. and continuing over Thurs
day. The cornerstone laying will
take place Thursday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, and the Inauguration
of the new president will take place
Thursday evening at 8.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH MADE

Kansas CITY, Oct. 2O.--Jcss VIII
IArd's secretary says that the cham
pion will give Moran . chance and
tho meeting will probably bo stag
ed in New Orleans on November 5.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
Big Trade Balance for Last Week

Washington, Oct. 20.-A record
export business is shown by foreign
trade figures for the week ending
October 16, made public by the
bureau of domestic and foreign
commerce. Exports for the week
we're $73.6S9,65S, ,as against T.
744,921 the week before. Imports
were $29,872,055, giving a favor
able trade balance of $43,912,59S
for the week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
italians Sing ON Way to War

Wichita, Oct. 20.-A car OF Ital-
fans from San Francisco and the
west went through here on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe on
their way to New York, where they
win embark for home to enter the
war. The men we're happy and spent
their time here singing-When they
weren't eating.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
coo A. II. t. AS i'm Manhattan

600 A. H. 7. AS in Manhattan
Manhattan, Oct. 2O.-Over six
Hundred delegates. representing as
900 members Of the Kansas division
OF the Anti-Horse Thief association
are in Manhattan for the annual
convention OF the order, which is
being held here commencing this
morning.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
sUFFs GET ONE COUNTY

Trenton, N. j., Oct. 20.-Tho
equal suffrage amendment lost In
yesterdays election by $4,000. On
~ one county gave the women a
majority.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
FAST NEW CRUISERS

Washington, Oct. 2O.-The de-
signs for the new U. $. cruisers arc
completed and these boats will
have a speed Of 35 knots an hour,
making them the fastest aflOat.
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II KILLED WHEN 500 POUNDS
OF GIANT POWDER Exploded

Butte, Mont, Oct. 2O.-Fourteen
men were killed at the Granite
mountain mine of the North Butte
Mining company by an explosion of
500 pounds of giant powder All
the bodies have been recovered.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned. having decided
to quit farming. will sell at public
auction at his farm. 6 miles south
and az east OF Abilene. 3 miles
north and y mile west OF Donegal
on
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21

waIlor's Pardon Papers Genuine
Topeka. Oct. 1.-THE supreme
court held that the final pardon pa
pers issued to J. G. Waller by Gov
ernor Hodges are genuine and re-
leased Waller from custody on
writ OF hAbeas corpus.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
Wednesday, Nov. 3

commencing at l o'clock sharp the
following property
2 HEAD OF HORSES
One mare and one horse both
good ones safe and gentle.
IL HEAD OF CATTLE
Five high bred Shorthorn Dur
ham cows, all No. 1. three to six
years old; high bred Holstein COW;
4 heifer calves four to six months
old; heifer; Shorthorn bull years
old.
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Homo from Hutchinson Meeting

Elmer Elwick and Kenyon Riddle
returned home last night from q
meeting of the League of State
Municipalities at Hutchinson. w. s.
Porter the Topeka commissioner of
parks, was elected president for
the ensuing year and the league
chose Independence as the meeting
place next year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
GERMANS SWEEPING ON

London, Oct. 16.-ReQOrts here
are that the Germans are sweeping
through Servia and cOnquering ev.
orything before them.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
SALE

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction on the Lesher farm u
miles west and " miles north of
Abilene, miles south and " mile
east Of Talmage, on
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
10 HEAD OF HORSES

IO HEAD Or' hOhSb5
Seal brown horse 10 years old.
weight 1900 lbs; seal brown mare.
smooth mouth. weight 1850 lbs;
Steel grey mare, years old, weight
1850 lbs; steel grey mare years
old past, broke to work, weight
100 pounds; bay mare smooth
mouth, standard bred, weight 1850;
seal brown mare, smooth mouth,
roadster bred, weight 1850; seal
brown mare coming 8 in spring,
roadster bred, broke to work, W.T..
900; yearling draft mare colt;
spring draft mare colt; sorrel pony
6 years old, good saddler.
4s HEAD OF CATTLE
10 good Shorthorn and 2 Jersey
milk cows, some giving milk, some
will be fresh about date of sale; 2
Jersey cows 4 and 5 years old; 5
two-year-old Jersey heifers, all
bred; coming two-year-old heifer;
coming two-year-old Shorthorn
bull; 1 long yearling steer; 3 steers
and heifer calves months old;
10 head of good spring calves.
4S HEAD OF HOGS
Duroc Jersey brood sows and
43 pigs about 10 weeks old.
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
Farm wagon, header barge with
running gears, surrey, top buggy,
Wilson header, Deering grain bind
er in good running order, Superior
grain drill, 2 Mccormick mowers 1
good as new, Mccormick hay rake,
Morrison gang X-Ray sulky plow,
Summer sulky plow, two-row culti-
Vator, riding cultivator shovel,
two row Sattley disc weeder, stalk
cutter, Canton riding lister, walk
ing lister with drill attachment, 81
section harrow, John Deere disc
harrow, large cider press, corn
shelter, tanning mill, three sets of
work harness, two sets single har-
ness sets 7flynets, sets single
flynets, saddle. Hedge posts, 6
small chicken coops, shovels, forks
and tools and other articles too
numerous to mention, 12 dozen
chickens.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Cook stove, bed stead and springs,
chairs, couch, washing machine,
dresser, Empire cream separator
$50 lb. capacity good as new.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Bring your tin cups
TERMS sums of $40 and un-
der cash. On sums over $40 a credit
of IL months will be given on note
with approved security at 10 per
cent from date of sale, but If paid
when due only 8 per cent will be
charged. No property to be remov-
ed until settled for.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
first MAYOR DEAD
WOgKPH @. MCCOY, oNH 0F ABB
LENE's FOUNDERS
Selected This Place rs Northern Ter'
minus for the Famous Texas
Cattle Trail-AppOiRtod
Hickok Marshal

Joseph D. Mccoy, pioneer plains
man who laid out the famous cat
lie trail from the state of Texas to
this place, died at Kansas City yes
terday after a two months illness
He was one OF the founders o'
Abilene, the first mayor ana con
tributed much to the Development
OF the southwest before the build
ing of railroads.
He is survived by the three chill
uren: B. C. Mccoy OF Pontias. Mich,
Florence Mccoy of Kansas CITY and
Miss Mary Mccoy, a school teacher
in Wichita.
Joseph d. Mccoy promoted and
Iaid out the famous cattle traii.
leading from the great plains OF
Texas to Abilene, a station On the
Onion Pacific railroad In Kansas
over which during the decade fol-
lowing 1867, upwards of ten mil
lion head OF cattle, value at $780,
BOO, 900 were driven.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.

Consisting of lumber wagon, bug
gy, surrey, Deering grain binder in
running order, Mccormick mower,
Defiance gang plow. Good Enough
sulky plow, Little Jap cultivator,
Independent cultivator, Dempster q
row cultivator, corn stalk cutter,
riding lister, Columbia grain drill
Osborne disc harrow, Emerson disc
weeder, Mccormick hay rake, Re
lance grinder, set work harness,
set single harness and other articles
too numerous to mention.
TERMS-All sums Of $40 and un-
der cash; on sums over $40 q
credit Of 9 months will be given on
note with approved security at 10
per cent interest; If paid when due
only 8 per cent will be charged. No
property to be removed until set
tied for.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
Friday, November 5

commencing at 10 o'clock, the fol-
lowing described property:
o HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES
span baE mares and 6 years
old, weight IL lbs. each; bay
mare years old with foal, weight
1860, broke to all harness; / black
bald face gelding coming 3 years
old, weight 14O0 lbs; 1 bay gelding
coming 4 years old in spring, broke
to work, weight 1000 lbs; / sorrel
gelding years old, weight 1850
lbs; saddle pony weight $50 lbs;
8 spring mules.
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40 HEAD OF CATTLE

Consisting of 1 good milch COW;
Is head of steers, 8 2-year-olds and
yearlings; 8 spring calves; 2
bulls, / coming yearling, l coming
4-year-old; 10 stock cows; heif-
ers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

TERMS-All sums of $40 and
3 OI$ IeAo sums ITe :qsVo Iepun
credit of months will be given on
note with approved security at 10
per cent interest; If paid when
due only 8 per cent will be charged.
No property to be removed until
settled for.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
Tuesday, Nov. End

commencing at 10 a. m. sharp. the
following described property:
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Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction u mile east of Pearl 3
miles south and 4 miles east Of
Enterprise, miles south and u
mile west Of Chapman on
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Self generating gas stove. oil
stove, chairs, washing machine, 16
milk cans, three-quarter bedstead
and springs, cot, oak davenport in
good condition.
TERMS-All sums of $40 and
under cash; all sums over $40 a
credit Of IL months will be given
on note with approved security at
8 per cent interest; If paid when
due only per cent will be charged.
No property to be removed until
settled for.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
They Laughed at Hin

They Laughed at Him
Engaging in the drover business.
Mccoy, in the middle sixties. found
It difficult to secure supplies OF
beef cattle, and he finally made
trip through the middle west In an
effort to solve the problem. In Tex
as he found vast herds. but no
means of transportation. The near
est railroad was Sedalia. Mo-. and
water rates on live stock were pro-
hibitive. Scrveying the situation
Mccoy remarked, half tokingly,
to an acquaintance, why not make
a summer drive up to that new line
in Kansas?" The suggestion raised
q laugh among the cattlemen.
Built AbiIene's First Stock Yard
Nothing daunted, Mccoy went out
on the line of the Union Pacific,
then nearing completion, and se-
lected Abilene as the northern ter
minus of the long trail he selected
to establish. The railroad refusing
to act, he built stock yards capable
of holding 5000 head Of cattle and
erected such crude buildings as he
thought would be needed.
At the head of party OF survey
ors he proceeded to lay out and
mark the trail, leading sOcth from
Abilene across the prairieS of Kan
sas, the then Indian Territory, the
Texas Panhandle and into the CEN
ter Of the state-a distance OF near
ly 1000 miles. On the cattle plans.
he and his agents rode from ranch
to ranch in an effort to induce the
owners to try the experiment Of
sending their herds nortA. During
1857 the first of the great migra-
tions took place, $4,000 head
reaching Abilene and being shipped
thence to the eastern markets..
Following 1857 and pending the
building Of railroads into che cattle
country, the greatest movement II
live stock ever known I'm history
took place over the Mccoy trail.
First Mayor OF Abilene
Mccoy engaged in business at
Abilene and became the first mayor
Of the town, which was noted for
its turbulency. One of his official
acts was was the appointment Of
wild Bill" Hicckok to the position
Of marshal. Hickok, renowned as a
frontiersman, is said to have killed
forty-five men in our now quiet lit
tie town in efforts to establish or
der
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
Fl HEAD OF CATTLE

Thirteen milch cows, grade Hol-
stein and grade Shorthorn, these
COWS have been on test in the Dick
inson County Cow Testing Associa-
ton and compare favorably with
any herd in the county; grade Hol-
stein bull 2 years old from one of
the best milk producing herds in
the state; Holstein bull calf; 4
yearling heifers; 2 heifer calves.
AS HEAD OF HOGS
Consisting of spring and summer
pigs weighing from 80 to 100 lbs.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
Box wagon, rack wagon, spring
wagon, buggies one good as new,
manure spreader, Mccormick corn
binder in good repair, Canton 4
wheel lister, keystone hay loader,
Emerson mower, hay rake, hay
sweep, grain drill, Grow weeder, 2
corn cultivators, walking plow, har-
row, double-shovel plow, 5-tooth
cultivator, sweep grinder, wagon
scale, 600-pound platform scale.
breaking cart, sets work harness.
set of double driving harness, 3 sets
single harness, flynets, tools Of all
kinds, small cider mill.
Hay in stack.
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II HEAD OF HORSES

Span of black brood mares weight
$500 pounds ages and 10 years
old, sure breeders and good produc-
ers; black gelding years old, VT.
1900 pounds; black mare years
old weight 1850 pounds; grey filly
3 years old weight 1400 pounds; 2
roadsters 3 years old broke to all
harness; yearilng colts and 2
weanling colts.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
Wednesday. Nov. 3

commencing at 1880 sharp, the
following property:
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21

Karl RIDDLE County EsgissoT. 4
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Cook stove, bed stead and springs,
chairs, couch, washing machine,
dresser, Empire cream separator
$50 lb. capacity good as new.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Bring your tin cups
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-10-21
4s HEAD OF CATTLE
4S HEAD OF HOGS

Duroc Jersey brood sows anC
43 pigs about 10 weeks old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
HAYTI PRESIDENT
SLAIN; MARINES
LAND In CAPITAL
United States Cruiser
Reaches POrt-au-Prince
and Restores Order.
GUILLAUME KILLED
AT FRENCH LEGATION
Fury of Mob at Wholesale Exc
Cutions Recognizes Sauc.
tity Of No Refuge.

Port-au-Prince. Hayti, July 2s.-Just
rs Rear Admiral Caperton. U. s. n,
sailed into the harbor this morning
mob Of lIaitiens, Infatuated by the
Wholesale massacre Yesterday of po-
litical prisoners, dragged President
Viibrun Guillaume from his refuge in
the French Legation and shot him TO
death in front of the building.
The mob was composed largely OF
relatives of the seventy victims of the
execution. They invaded the French
Legation Immediately after the burial
Of the victims. NJ. Girard, the French
Minister. protested vigorously, but he
was pOwerless before the fury Of the
people.
Rear Admiral Caperton landed n
force of marines, and soon had the
situation in hand. The French CRUZ
ser Descartes is expected to reacn this
port tomorrow. The city is quiet to-
night.
Revolutionists acted quickly when
the cruiser Washington was sighted
off the harbor.
Guillaume was dragged from the
protection of the legation. Once in the
street. the crowd surged around him
with bitter denunciation and he was
promptly shot to death. Even then the
anger of the rebels was not appoased
The body of the President was mutt
lated, tied to the end Of a rope and
dragged through the streets.
President Gullaume's body was bur-
led by several women in cemetery
outside the capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
u. S. CLERK FACES
TREASON CHARGE
State Department Acting in Case
of Consular EmplOye Ar.
rested in Berlin.

Washington. July 28-The State De.
partment received n report Of the ar.
rest of Harry l.. Wilson. clerk in The
American Consulate at Berlin. more
than two weeks ago, and is negotiating
through Ambassa Gerard for his re-
lease and deportation officials would
not make public the nature Of the
charges against Mr. Wilson, but it 10
understood they are, substantially as
given in press dispatches, that he aided
a British subject 20 obtain an Amer.
lean passport.
Consular clerks are not under the
protection of this government, except
as ordinary American citizens, and II
Mr.. Wilson is guilty and escapes ne
penalty Of German law il will be BY
courtesy of the German government
Il is understood that Wilson Is
chargeable with treason as a permanent
resident of Berlin, unless II can be
shown that his residence there was
temporary. The usual penalty for
treason in time of war is death.
State Department officials are an
noyed by the occurrence, the feeling
being that it will reflect on American
consular officials generally and increase
the hardshipS Of Americans IN the
countries al war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
u. S. Fears Intervention
in Hayti Is Inevitable

Washington, July 2S.-Advices to the
State Department from Charge Davis
at Port-au-Prince to-day confirm the
assassination of President Guillaume.
The situation is regarded as very grave,
and 1T is feared that intervention is
inevitable. The United States has re-
quested the French and other govern
ments not to intervene in Haytian af-
fairs, guaranteeing protection for their
nationals.
The entering of legation or embassy
of foreign power is one of the gravest
international offences which can he
committed. being equivalent to invad-
ing the country of the legation or en-
bassy. 1t is believed, because of the
nature of the offence, that the French
government will be satisfied with moth
ing less than an abject apology from
Haytl, the punishment of the persons
who actually entered the French Lega-
tion and salute to the French colors.
The confirmation of the fact that the
Port-au-Prince mob, after firing the
palace, then stormed the Dominican
Legation, where General Oscar had
taken refuge Tuesday, after wholesale
executions, was said to make a declara-
tion of war between Hayti and the Do
lHlHlCdn hepuDlc likely. oscar was
killed by mob in the doorway of the
legation.
The text Of "call to the Haytian
people" issued by the revolutionist
General Bobo, became available here
to-day. In it he denounces the Ameri-
can protectorate in Santo Domingo
and calls his followers to save Hayti
from a similar fate. The call is as
follows:
"Citizens and soldiers: To-day, rs
in 1910, when the Macdonald affair
cost me two months and a half in
irons and eleven months exile, ex-
press to you my sentiments toward the
Americans. There is no people whose
genius and industrial activity | ad-
miro more. have been in America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
LABORER-BARON
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Romance Ended of Dash
ing German Who Became
Miner to Win Bride.

Baron Paul Won Zglnitzki, officer in
one of Emperor Williams own regi-
ments, expert swordsman and cosmop-
olite, is being sued for divorce in the
Supreme Court. The baroness Is the
daughter of Frank c. Nicholson,
mine operator, of Joplin, Mo.
The baron won his bride in 1907 by
meeting the terms Of his father-in-
law that he work for six months in a
mine TO prove his willingness to sup
port a wife. The noble Hanoverlan
| labored for S1.75 a day and stuck 1t
out for the six months.
This romantic bargain and its fulfil
ment was the elimination Of roman
tic courtship begun in Belgium IN
1904. the baron outpointins his rival,
lieutenant in the Belgipn army, who
had saved Miss Nicholson's life. Now
the only reminder Of the romance and
the elaborate wedding that followed
the whirlwind courtship are the sor-
did court papers asking that 1t be all
undone.
One of the cable messages of con
graduation that came 10 the happy
couple when they were married, on
June !, 1907. was from EmIer Will
lam, the husbands sovereign and col
onel Of his regiment, the lst Guard,
Field Artillery. to which me baron
had been promoted for bravery IN saw
ing the life Of an officer Before that
he had been a member Of the 18Th
Hussars.
1t was while Miss Nicholson was
travelling in Belgirn that she was
saved from a violent death by the
Belgian lieutenant lie Was Guy de
Reyntschn. The American girl was
stepping into carriage in front Of a
theatre when the horse ran away.
Lieutenant Reyntschn. at risk OF his
life. stopped the runaway. by all
traditions Of romance, the Lieutenant
became attentive 10 Miss Nicholson.
But il was soon ended. for on leav-
ing Belgium for France the American
girl met the titled German. He, too.
was smitten, and being more daShlng
that the Belgian he needed no life
saving impetus to his lovemaking. He
followed Miss Nicholson to this coun-
trv and out TO Joplin BY the time
he reached there there existed ten
tative understanding that Miss Mich
olson would become Baroness Won
Zglinitzki, providing papa gave his con,
sent. Then came the mine Job and
the wedding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29

safe on the lake. From the reports
given me in my brief inspection mere
to-day it would seem to me that the m
take was rotten. This thing is terri bic.
Safety was sacrificed for speed. | am
deeply interested at this time in seeing
that the boat is raised as quickly as
possible and the bodies still remaining
in the water recovered"
Under the direction Of Harbor Mas
ter Adam II. Weckler, experts began
to make soundings of the Chicago
River to-day in an effort TO ascertain
whether the Eastland rested on the
river bottom when she toppled over.
The maximum depth was found to be
twenty feet and the minimum Ia feet
. inches. These measurements show
that the Eastland probably rested on
the bottom when she turned over. Inc
provide that the minimum
depth Of the river at this point shall
be nineteen feet.
Question for War Department.
This phase of the investigation puts
the blame up TO another department
of the Federal governmen.-the War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
Popular English and
American Shot Guns

The famous London hand
made Lang gun-the most
perfect piece of gun mechan-
ism obtainable-S175 up.
Regular double barrel or
over-and-under superimposed
barrels.
This house is the sole Amer
lean agency.
All the popular American guns.
well selected and fitted 10 you ex-
actlv-ranging from 81 up.
Three-barrel guns-and one won
derful four-borrsl gun
Has two 2O-gauge shotgun barrels.
one % Calibre automatic, and one
3O-4O government cartridge barrel.
All cock at the break Of the gun.
Price. $3.50