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fell. though, stumbled at the second
moor before he ever went to the sink.
Q. When did you hrst tell OF that!
A. don't know. sir, but told It.
@. Who did you tell It to? A. don't
know who l told It to, but told 1t.
Q. Did you tell II TO Mr.. Dorsey? a
Yes, sir. I told II to Mr.. Dorsey.
Q. When did you tell Il to Mr. Dor.
sey. the third or seventh visit he made
your A. don't know. sir. when told
II to Mr.. Dorsey. but ] told II to him.
Q. While you were In the outer ofiice
you heard--when you were in the Office
with Mr.. Frank you heard somebody
coming? 4. sitting In the chair.
wasn't the one who heard somebody
coming: he was the one.
Q. He says: "My God, here's some
body coming? A. No, sir; he says:
My Cod. here's Miss Corinthia Hall
and Erma Clark
Q. Then you got In the wardrobe? A.
ne come back In there and says:
, Come here"
q. And swore at you and told you
Come fast? A. No, sir; he says
Hurry up"
Y. Well, that's the same thing. A
NJ, Sir. fast and hurry amt
q. That's two different things? A
Yes. sir.
.. You wouldn't swap those words
for anything? A. No, sir.
q. Then you got in there, and 80,
heard Miss Emma Clark say "Goot
, morning.? a. don't know who Il
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Negro Sticks to Details in Face of. Fierce
Grilling by Accused Mans
LQWver.
Lawyer.

q. When YOU got down there to the
elevator you took the little girl and
took the cloth off right there, didn't
you? A. No, sir.
Q. Where did you take the cloth
from her? A. Right where | left her
!ying in the basement.
Q. How did YOU leave her lying? 4.
| left her lying with her feet toward
Hunter street and her head toward
Alabama street, lying on the left side
of her face.
@. You didn't tell it that way when
you had that talk with Scott and
Black. did you? \. Yes. sir, l told it
that way.
9. Didn't you tell it this way-now
listen to me--didn't YOU say you laid
her down with her head toward the ele-
vator: A. No, sir. didn't tell them |
laid her down that way.
O Lying on her stomach with the
left side Of her face on the ground ana
the right side of her face up? A. l told
them the right side of her face down
and the left side of her face up.
O. Mr.. Frank didn't go back where
you left the little girl in the basement.
did he? A. No, sir reckon he stayed
on the ladder. | saw him go up the
ladder and stand there while ! was
going on.
Q. You didn't say that you rolled the
| little girl out of the cloth? A. Yes. sir.
Q. And then that you asked Mr.
Frank what 10 do with those things.
meaning the hat and shoe? a. And the
! piece Of ribbon.
| 9. Were you standing by the little
| girl when you asked that? A. No, sir.
! ! was coming on down toward where
Mr.. Frank was.
@. Well, YOU had passed the furnace
| then, had you? a. No sir.
@. How far away from him were you
when you asked him what to do with
| those things? You were $50 feet away
! from him, weren't you? A. ! don't
| know, sir, how many feet | Was from
| him
/ -. Now, when You were bringing The
/ little Gill down the elevator, sou went
. -nl wa 10y the first floor? \ Nt#
So. past tu0 irst floor.
( -. The doors were ar open, 50 far IS
! YOU know \. The first ltvor dool Was
not open.
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wrote three Of them on the white sheets
and one on the green.
q. How long do you say II took yo,,
to write those four notes, Jim? 4. I
don't know, cir, how long Il taken me.
q. You are not q fast writer, are YOU.
JIM A. No, sir. I'm not a fast writer
at all.
.. You couldn't write four notes thar
way in four minutes to save your so,,,.
could you--take you ten minutes. ut
least. wouldn't Il? A. Took me some.
where. ] reckon. about two minutes and
half. ] reckon.
.. So. IL you stayed In the wardrobe
eight minutes and II took you two and
half minutes to write the notes, Just
those two things took you ten and a
half minutes? A. Yes, sir.
q. Then you stayed around there
awhile In the office. didn't you? A.
Not long.
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FOURTH LNSTALLMENT OF COMPLETE LEO FRANK

a hand-hold there, didn't you? A. Yes.
sir.
q. Well. did the head lean back that
way illustrating. A. Yes, sir, her head
was out
q. And her feet were hanging cut Of
the cloth? A. Yes. sir.
Q. Then you reached down with your
right shoulder this way? A. Yes. sir.
q. And put the ends Of the sheet over
your shoulder this way? a. didn't
get the ends over my shoulder.
Q. Was she hanging to your back or
front? A. She was hanging along down
about my legs.
q. Then you rad the cloth over your
shoulders and the girls body was in the
cloth about your knees? A. Behind my
knees here.
Q. She was behind your knees this
way? A. Yes, sir.
@. Then you walked out with her
that way. you in front and she behind
you? A. Yes, sir.
@. Then you walked to that dressing
room and she got SO heavy you couldn't
carry her? A. She slipped of my
shoulder.l
@. Did you say she was heavy? A. I
told Mr.. Frank she was.
q. But that Is not so--she just slipped
Off? A. I said she got so heavy she
slipped of my shoulder.
q. But you told MIR. Frank she was
so heavy you couldn't carry her? A.
Yes. sir: because | wanted him to come
and help me then.
q. Then she was not too heavy? A. I
don't know about her being too heavy
at all
q. Well. did YOU tell Mr.. Frank the
truth or lie. A. can't tell now. I
was scared and nervous, too; I don I
know.
Q. You don't know whether she was
too heavy or you were Just excited? a.
Both of them--she was heavy and I
was a little excited.
q. Well. ] am trying to find out the
truth about It. She was too heavy. was
she? A. She was both ways--she was
heavy and | was scared.
q. She was both ways? A. Yes, sir.
.. Well. you are that kind OF a mig.
GER ain't YOU. jim? A. | didn't mean
to say she was both ways. I meant to
say she was too heavy.
q. You are a two-wars Niger. ain I
you. JIM 4. No. sir: | amt no two.
ways Niger. not at all.
one OF the unusual incidents OF
the trial took place at this point.
! Probably for the first time since
the civil war Southern crowd sat
complacently while negro de-
scribed handling a white girls
dead body as he would "bundle
OF dirty clothes" There were
visible signs OF amusement when
Mr. Rosser sought to describe
| Conley as a "two-ways niggcr."
and Conley's yellow countenance
! broke into broad grin as ne
/ | chuckled at the entertainment he
was furnishing the white folks"
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Had Cloth and
Hat in Hands

Q. What did yon have in your hands
when you asked MIR. Frank about what
to do with them? A. ] had the cloth
and the hat and the piece of ribbon
;Aere In my hand, and a slipper
g. Amt II true. now. that when YOU
TAXED 10 Black and Scott about this
matter YOU didn't say anything about
the hat and the slipper and the ribbon
\. Well. If I didn't tel them that, the :
dfdn't as!' NJ. ! know took tho things
apd pitched 'tcm ~ trout Of tire boiler.
-. Let us see what you d'd S1N. If |
can refresh youl momply aLou, r \.
Al right s.r.
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laid Body Down.
and Tied Cloth Around 1t,

=. Did 1t go over her head? y. NO,
sir.
=. Did it go over her feet? y. No, s!r.
It didn't go over her feet.
q. VOL, then, YOU didn't wrap her
up in it" \. When ] laid her down
n the CLOTH, l tied the cloth around
her | did my best.
@. But, YOU didn't put her in and
close hcr up in II like you tie up dirty
clothes? y. No. sir. not like YOU put
clothes in there and cover the clothes
up entirely; it didn't cover her whole
body.
q. But you tied that cloth: you took
one hand here and one hand here and
tied it? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And then you put her up on your
shoulder? a. Yes. sir
Q. You put your hand in that sort OF
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Didn't Say So,
Wasn't There.

Q. Didn't he say: DO you live
here?" and didn't you say: No; live
at 17c Rhodes street? A. No, sir, l
didn't say that at ali. because l wasn't
there.
@. Didn't he say: What's your
twice and then say Jim Conley'" A.
No, sir: no white man asked me my
ma me that day.
9. Then didn't he say: Let nle fiN
you scme insurance and didn't you
say: mo: come around next week and
III take some Insurance from YOU" ?
4. No. sir no. sir; no. sir.
@. Didn't you say: Il can't take any
insurance; I'm in trouble? \. No. sir.
G. Didn't he say: What, have you
been IN jail?' and didn't you say: mo:
I'm expecting to get IN Jail. though?
A, No. sir; l never said nothing like
that to no white man nor no co.ored
man.
G. And didn't he say: For what?'
and didn't you say For murder? y.
No, sir ] didn't say nothing like that
to no white man or colored
@. Didn't you say: 81 killed a little
g,rl"' A. No. sir.
c. Didn't he ask: What did YOU kill
her for?" and didn't you say: That's
for me to know and you to find out"
a. No, sir, didn't say that.
Q. And didn't he say: Let me write
this insurance now" and start toward
you, and didn't YOU jump around the
corner of the house and when you went
around didn't you say; 81 killed one
to-day; l don't want to kill another
A. No, sir, l never said nothing like
that to nobody. man or woman.
Q. And didn't you say; zone a day
il enough that's 365 a year? A No.
s!r.
Mr. Rosser here read aloud
tn" statements and afidaVits
Conley made for the police aud
! Solicitor Dorsey. tonlrN nd-
mitt"d signing all Of in"m. IN
the first statement, made after
~ GA6 denied being al the fac
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He Sat In the
Office and Talked.

9. You sat and he sat; he walked up
and down In the ONCE, turned his head
up and looked up-"Why should I
hangT'-you sat there quite a while
didn't you? A. He did sit there in the
ONCE and talk, but I don't know how
long IL was.
=. Haven't got any idea at all? A.
NO. sir: not how long the time was
there.
Q. But you think you left about
1.30? A. Yes, sir: about 13O. The
reason I say, I got over there at the
beer saloon and when / was over there
I looked at the clock and SEEN
Q. Well, he gave you a cigarette
box; you and him lit cigarettes and
smoked? A. Yes. sir.
@. And he was sitting there look
ing up--head turned up-and says:
I'm going to send these to my people
in BROOKLYN" A. Yes, sir; after he
had taken back the money.
q. What he said about having rich
people In Brooklyn. how many times
did he say that? A. never did hear
! him say 80 but once. that he had rich
people in Brooklyn.
! @. Talked about that watch, that
you didn't want him to take any more
talked about that.
! @. Talked about he didn't want to
buy an autom obile for his wife? A.
Yes, sir.
q. Talked all that? A. Yes, sir.
! @. In addition to writing, in addi-
ton to sitting in the wardrobe. you
done all that conversation? A. Yes,
! sir.
Q. Take at least twenty-five or
thirty minutes to do all that, wouldn t
| II? A. don't know, sir. how long It
took.
O. Then Mr.. Frank took a roll OF
! sreenbacks out of his pocket and
gave 1t to youc A. Yes, sir; when
asked him where was the money he
was going to give me-
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l said I didn't know. and he said:
We'll, ] Will just put It thirty min
utes. didn't say anything about
that; he put it thirty minutes himself.
.. Well, how many minutes was it!
A. | don't know. sir.
9. Five minutes. \. I don't know.
.. Fifteen minutes? \. Something
like that, reckon. The whole time
that I moved the body and the time
that / left away from there was about
fifteen minutes, something like that.
nfteen or twenty minutes.
-. Didn't You say yesterday that you
left the factory about 100? A. Yes sir
| told you yesterday | left about l3O
9. Well. if YOU commenced at four
minutes to ! o'clock, as you say, and
you left the factory at l.Ho. 1t took you
thirty-four minutes. didn't it? A. ]
don't know, sir, how eng it took
-. Well. Nou said You left the factory
at about 1.3G. y. Yes, sir, ! left the
factory about 40; | say It yet.
: \ half dozen witnesses, includ-
| ing Albert Mcknight, colored. a
witness for the State, later testi-
fed that Frank had reached his
/ home. . mile distant, by or before
\ 80 tomley swore on the stand
4! that Frank was stll In the tac-
l tory when he }rft a. 10. None
| OF thr witnesses Was !mpea ched
| aul this testimony remained one
/ \ Of the irrecOncilab! bic features OF
! tthc trial.
! Q.-Nhen you got NY stairs, Mr.. Frank
went and washed his hands" \. Yes,
sir. when " got up from the base
mcut
q z, en- iou wNut N his ONCE and
rad trc conversation with him that
.,u ,',.. Il urSclf. \. N,s. sIl;
when 1 cut oil the m9ssss -. SSARi
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WHAT THE NEGRO TOLD.


its absorbing interest," is briefly told for those who did not read
the beginning of his testimony previous Sundays issues Frank
Conley sad for several months had been the practice
having his Office the second floor of the National
Pencil Factory Atlanta Saturday afternoons and holidays Con-
ley while the visited Frank watched at the door the
first floor of the factory that he might stop any who
attempted to 60 up the stairs.
Frank stationed Coney at the door Saturday, April
93 the negro After several employees had entered the
building and ef Coney Mary Phagan who had for
her pay enter the factory and heard her toward Franks office
Then he heard the footsteps of two persons going from the office
the metal the The next sounds that the
negros he said the of and then tip
toeng from the metal to the office and back the metal
Then Conley said he fell asleep for little while
He awoke hear Frank stamping the floor above,
signal that Conley should lock the door, few minutes later
Frank whisted This for Coney to unlock the door Cone
up stairs Frank trembling and shaking according
the negro Frank told Coney 60 back there the metal
and bring the body of the girl up toward the front Frank
explained that he had made advances toward the girl and that she
had resisted 81 hard Coney quoted him. Coney
asserted he found the Phagan girl strangled death with cord
tightly drawn about her neck.
Rolling the limp body up in long strip of cloth. Coney
carried it few yards until from natural fright and the weight
his burden he dropped it, Then Frank to his aid he said
and the two of them bore to the elevator and thence the base
mcnt. Conley dumped it on trash pile the boiler
In Franks office the second floor Coney the
der Franks daton he testified These found by
The side of the murdered girl and Coneys handwriting
They seemed clumsy attempt to throw the blame another
negro in the building.
RoSSer has been grng the negro for the greater part
days when this nstalmen opens compelling Coney
and his movements the day of the crime. Just
point where todays testimony begins the lawyer recalling
the negro mind that affidavit he quoted Frank giving
certain explanation for the girls DEATH but that his testimony
the stand he is quoting Frank to widely different effect
Here follows the remainder of Jim Conley's testimony:
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Break" in Condemning Story Predicted
When Expert Took the Shambling Negro
in Hand, Never Came.
PHYSICIAN FIXES TIME OF DEATH

II taken the CLOTH taken the cloth and spread downs taken
the little girls hands and pulled them down. and taken the little
girl and rolled her the co taken the cloth and tied up
From Jim Conley's testimony.
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was. standing at, the top Of the stairs
that he told me to 60 and get her and
bring her to the elevator then.
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Old Luther will break Conley down before the mig
GER has been the stand two hours the general prediction
Atlanta the of the clash between the powerful
lawyer feared for his mece examination, and the litter
ate hambng negro who Leo NJ Franks in the Mary
Phagan murder
How badly these predictions failed indicated partly by the
fragment Cone testimony quoted above and taken from this
the fourth nsament of the Frank trial evidence finds the
negro his second day under the fire of Rossers questions ea
ing unvag the remarkable series of events he said
took place the afternoon the little girl slain in the National
Pencil Factory
On the main trail his story he gbness and
personed When the lawyer for Frank asked him for expana
ons and for certain details to which he had not already testified
he still kept his assurance but pleaded poor memory lieu of
giving definite and satisfactory
Conley left the stand with much unexplained That there
many inconsistencies his strange story did appear
bother him the least there places that didn't fit let the
white folks puzzle Probably much that
attaches to his tale and makes the most gripping told before
Southern jury lies in these certain battling features that remain
mystery to this day.
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I. stand.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10

DR.. v. c. White, veterinarian, resi-
dence phone $50, office phone 15.
adv. 35tf
All kinds of secondhand goods
bought and sold, opposite Gibbs
livery. Phone AZ. adv.p
H. c. Taylor shipped ten fine
shotes of the Duroc Jersey breed to
Aston Brothers at Arco, Tuesday.
Books for children and grown-ups;
Racket store. l. adv.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Luthern church will give bazaar
and chicken dinner next Saturday
afternoon, December IA. Bazaar will
begin at 8 o'clock and supper will
be served from to 7. Come every7
body. adv.
John Bitton, of this city, was visit
ing at Idaho Falls the first of the
week.
Donald Tolmie, of Presto, spent
last week in Blackfoot visiting his
sister Mrs. H. Hansen.
Bring the children to see the toys
at Santa Claus headquarters; Racket
store. adv.
John r. Rogers, who has been at
his ranch at Little Lost river nearly
all summer, returned to Blackfoot
last week.
Miss Jennie Wilkins returned
Thursday from Shelley, where she
has been visiting for the last month.
Gye E. Trip, of the Srime country,
was in thiscity Tuesday where he
recorded a filing on some land.
Chris Peterson, of Presto, was a
business visitor in Blackfoot the first
of the week.
c. W. Bergman was circulating a.
petition the last of the week, asking
the city council to form an improve
ment district to pave IS blocks of
the business district Of Blackfoot.
He met with very ready response
and soon had more signatures of
property owners than required for
the council to take action upon.
Toys of all kinds; Racket store.
- adv.
Fl F. Scissor, of Taber, was bust
ness visitor in this city Wednesday.
Mike Bischoff has just completed
the painting and decorating of the
Rose school house which is one of the
finest of the new buildings in the
county. Z.
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sLACKFOOT REAL ESTATE
& AUCTION COMPANY
WEEKLY BARGAINS

If you want a good wide tired
wagon atten the Cotton sale, Deem
Der 16.
If you want some good horses at
tend the Cotton sale, December IL.
If you want some extra good cows
attend the Cotton sale, December 10.
If there is anything you want that
is used ON the farm you can get 1t
at the Cotton sale on December IL.
Furniture sale on Saturday, De-
cember IL, just across the street
from the Baptist church. These goods
are in Al condition and must be sold,
beginning at 1880 sharp.
If you have anything to sell tell
us. If you want to buy anything see
us.
We have dandy 40 acres OF land
for sale very cheap, $4,000. Come
in and let us tell you about it. ;.
BLACkFoOT REAL ESTATE y
q AUCTION COMPANY
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FOR SALE -"BLACKFOOT
King registered Duroc Jersey
boar, just past one year old and a
fine individual Phone 1911, Par
ley Price, r. F. D. 1, Blackfoot.
adv. 20tf
FOR RENT-MODERN FURNISHED
house, four rooms. Phone 217.
20tf
FOR RENT-SMALL FARM; AP-
plicant must furnish proof that he
sis good farmer. Byrd Trego,
Blackfoot.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-A FINE
violin w. w. Kinney. .a#5 2-tf.
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE:
Is brand new, has electric lights,
electric horn, three speeds, speed
ometer, is a $3.50 machine and will
sell for $275, Bills Brothers. 6tf
FOR SALE-FIRST-CL ORGAN,
nhone s94w. 21-1
FOR SALE-SIX HEAD REGISTER
ed Poland China boars. See or
write to L. A. Gordon, Blackfoot,
between forks of rivers. 21-2
LOST-GOLD WATCH AND FOB,
between Groveland school and
Blackfoot. Finder please notify
Miss Dunn. teacher at the Grove
land school. 21-1
LOST-ONE LIGHT BAY MARE,
bald or white face, two years old,
branded with diamond on left
shoulder. Is Clydesdales type. IS
reward. Louis Felt, Blackfoot, R.
F. IF 21tf
LOST-A SILVER MESH HANDBAG
containing spectacles, crochet
work and a purse. Finder return
to Mrs. Sill or to this office. I'll?
LOsT-REWARD. STRAYED FROM
the Dubois ranch about the first of
December, one black three-year-old
flley, weighing about 1900 pounds,
white star in forehead. One black
two-year-old gelding, with white
strip in the face and white feet.
Phone 1853, Blackfoot. 21tf
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Miss Bertha Shepard spent few
days in Blackfoot filing on land in
the Srime country.
Miss Phyllis Hoover is improving
slowly from surgical operation and
has added the humps to her other
distress.
A. J. Snyder was in from Spring
field, Wednesday, and remarked that
we have worse roads in Blackfoot
than in the country.
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The new municipal skating rink
has been turned over to committee
of high school pupils to manage, and
they are going at with the air of
lust leave it to us; we're glad to
take the job; it's about our SIZE"
Miss Matte Waters, of Moreland,
is visiting few days with Miss An
ma Powell of Blackfoot.
Big assortment of popular priced
jeWlery Racket store. k~r adv.
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White G. Williams, veterinarians
Infirmary on North Taylor street
Adv. II
Harry Williams, of Lima, Montana,
who has been at the Salt Lake hos
pital taking treatment for his eye,
and Mrs. Williams, who came down
from Lima the first of the week, will
remain with Mrs. Williams mother,
Mrs. D. w. Mcmillan, until after the
Christmas holidays.
Money to loan on improved real
estate. Fire insurance. The Idaho
Irrigated Lands company, J. H. Early.
adv. ltf.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Killion were in
from Taber, Wednesday.
Mrs. A. B. Carter, Mrs. A. Cone,
Mrs. S. L. Reece and mother and L.
J. Porter were at Pocatello visiting
friends Tuesday.
Mrs. Beling returned home from
Presto, where she has been visiting
the past week.
Painting and paper hanging done
by, F. c. Barker, II South Main
street. adv tt
A. j. Snyder, of Springfield, made
business trip to Idaho Falls, We'd
nesday.
M. A. Driscoll and wife, of Sterling,
were in Blackfoot, Saturday, pur-
chasing new Dodge car.
S. E. Beebe, OF Pingree, was in
Blackfoot, Wednesday, attending to
business matters. @
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wolfe left
Wednesday for their home at Bur-
ley.
On Wednesday evening when Mrs.
o. F. Smith was driving on West
Bridge street she drove her horse
along ditch bank and the animal
slipped and fell in such way as to
turn the buggy over. Mrs. Smith Was
on top of her, but she escaped with
out serious injury. Neighbors came
to her assistance and after much diff
ficulty got the animal up.
Mike Bischoff for painting and
tinting. Phone 1903. adv. 40tf
Canary birds and gold fish free at
the Palace Drug store this week. adv
On Wednesday evening Mr.. Dus-
tin saw a stranger scanning things
in his store, and then saw him go
out the door with something under
his overcoat. Pursuing him he found
the fellow had a partner. After
chase of three or four blocks in which
he was Joined by night patrolman
William Drew, they got one of the
men but the other escaped. They
had stolen rattle board in which
there was about SIS in gold. They
recovered the board but not the gold.
Later in the night the partner was
picked up.
Mrs. John Bellamy goes to Cam
bridge, Nebraska, next week to visit
relatives for few weeks. She is
going to pack few copies of our
section of The Republican
in her trunk to show to her friends
to answer the question, What kind
of country have you out there?"
Notary public at the Standrod
bank. u. IT,. adv. If
All kinds of secondhand goods
bought and sold, opposite Gibbs
livery. Phone AZ. adv.p
Elma, the little daughter of James
Ketchum was operted on Saturday
and was in a dangerous condition for
a few days, but is much improved
now. .>A,..'.,. 49,
E. w. Rowles was down from Ida
no Falls, Tuesday.