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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
The W. B. & A. Pays
Franchise Tax to City.

The franchise tax of the W., B. &
A. Electric Line to the City of Annap-
oils has been paid for the quarter end
ing June 80, 1915. A check for the
sum of S52l.27 was received for the
franchise tax as follows:
April, adults, 36.Sls, children, 693 /;
May, adults, S9.452; children, 827;
June, adults. 38,139; children, $50.
Total, adults-114, 409, children, $50.
Total-$521.27
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Real Estate News.

Charles F. Lee. the local real estate
Broker, reports the following deals
consummated during the past week:
Mr.. ]. G. Woelfel, of Baltimore.
has sold to DR.. and Mrs. Chas. N.
Taylor, the brick building on the south
west corner of West and Second sts.,
who will take possession at an early
date.
Mr.. j. j. Stehle, local contractor
and builder, has sold to Mr.. Waiter
Robeck, the FIVE two-story frame
dwellings on Dean st.
Mrs. Anna Dora Carlson has rented
the cottage at Grassy Island to Mr..
Charles H. Hunt, of Clarendon, Va.
Mr.. Eugene w. Iglehart has rented
his two bungalows on the Severn river;
one to DR.. A. j. Underhilk. of Balti-
more. and the other to Mrs. Root of
Laurel.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Filed Certificate q Candidaev.

William T. warburton fled with the
Secretary of State yesterday his certi-
hcate Of candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Governor of Maryland
and made the cash deposit required BY
law. Plans were outlined at the same
time for securing headquarters in Bal
timore. Efforts were made to get an
unoccupied private house near the
center of the city. where Republicans
from the counties OF the State as well
as those of Baltimore city could be
made az home.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
FOR NEGRO'S DEATH.
Governor Will Set An Early Date for
ShepparHs Execution.

Governor Goldsborough said yester-
day that he had received the record in
the case of Aloysius Sheppard, color
ed convicted in the Caroline County
Circuit Court last week OF criminal
assault and sentenced 20 death.
The Governor said he would set an
early date for the execution. Under
the law this must not be less than 80
days from the time of conviction.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Maryland Ave. Improvement
Scala to Have RemOdeIed Store

The store at the corner Of Mary
land Ave. and Prince George street,
occupied by Scala & Co., is undergoing
extensive improvements.
The entire front is torn out and will
be replaced with large plate glass
windows. When re-modeled the store
will be up-to-date in every particular.
During the improvements, which will
also consist of new metal ceiling and
new floors and fixtures, the Scala Co..
are occupying the place next door.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
MotoIed 70 OakdaIe.

Mr. and Mrs William Pitcher and
Mrs. Stanton Pitcher, cousins of ex-
Governor Edwin Warfield motored
from Petersburg, Va, 20 Oakdale, ex-
Governor Warhelds home in Howard
county thence to Annapolis Friday
evening
The party stopped at Hotel Mary
land and left for Petersburg today
This is the first time the party has
visited Annapolis since their frequent
visits to the Mansion when eX-Gov-
ernor Warheid was Chief Executive
of the State.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Licensed to Wed.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the Clerk to the Court
Maxewell Pruitt, &c, Scottsville,
KY; Lotta M. Napin, 81, Hiseville,
KY.
Fred Nichols, 20, Brooklyn, Nd.
Mary Kuntz, l9, Baltimore, Md.
William Edwards Lewis, "a, East.
port, Md; Amanda Lockett, 26, East.
port. Md.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Open Air Meetings.

Public religious meeting will be
held tonight at o'clock at Market
Space.
Tomorrow at 2.30 services will be
held at the Jail. and at 4.30 at Brew
er's Hill.
Tuesday at 7.15 at East port SER
vices will be held. All are invited TO
these open air services.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Regular Saturday Dance
Tonight at CaryeI Hall

The regular Saturday night dance
will be given tonight at Carvel Hall.
Good music will be furnished for the
dance. These Saturday night dances
at Carvel Hall have grown very popu-
lar with the younger set.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
Fremen's Chauffeur On Vacation.

Mr.. George w. Rogers. chauffeur for
No. 2 Independent Fire Company, is on
his vacation. Mr.. Rogers motored yes
terday IN his motor Flivver to Cherry
Tree Neck Farm, in the Third dis
trict. where he will spend his vaca-
ton on his motorboat. the 'Flivver.p
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31

All coupons redeemed at Hohher.
gers, ia Main st. i15-1m.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31

Charlie Chaplin, the gloom dispeI-
Ter Colonial. Monday. adv2tiv3l
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31

Are you going awayi Let THE
CAPITAL follow you. II Is like letter
from home.
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A DELIGHTFUL PARTY

Monday evening Miss Elsie Strutz
entertained party Of nine young la
dies in honor Of her friend, Miss
Gladys Fry. The forepart Of the
evening was cpent in Q short musical
program. Then the party was intro
duced to . cobweb. Each person was
given the end Of . string, which abe
was to unwind. When the destination
was reached q banana ard fortune
were attached to each string. The
reading Of the fortunes caused not .
little excitement. Several other games
were played, all increasing the excite
ment until the climax was reached
when . most delicious two-course lun-
cheon was served.
Just before departing for home each
person was given four peanuts and q
knife. The race was exciting and fin
ally won by DagIa Swanson, who was
presented with 4 very useful prize.
The party left ut N carly hour feel
ing deeply grateful to their hostess
for such royal entertainment. Those
present were: Emelie Brown, Fran
ces Nepstad, Rose Hockenberry, Reva
Smith, Elma Huffman, Grace Stanley,
Ruth Anderson, Dagna Swanson and
Edith Stokes.
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CROP CONDITIONS FINE
ON EVE OF HARVEST

It is . sight for sore eyes to 20 out
in the country these days and Sc the
immense fields Of small grain that are
almost ready for the sickle. The rye
and barley harvest il on, but It will be
another week before wheat harvest il
started. The rye, barley and oat crop
will Be . good one, while the wheat
crop was never better. The wheat
fields are free from weeds and the
stand is Ave and nix feet high. Some
Of the fields are 30 heavy that there
is some danger Of lodging. The
weather has been splendid for filling
and the heads are heavy and the ker-
ne!s plump. The alfalfa fields are
giving up their second heavy crop this
season, and the wild hay crop ID
heavy. Corn is making rapid strides,
and while it got late start Il would
surprise you to see the excellent stand
at this time.
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STONE MEASURE.
Thsrs 10 No Regular Unit, and Il Fairly
Rsvsls In varisty.

1hsrs 70 No Regular Unit, and Il Fairly
Rsvsis In Variety.
Owing to the variety Of uses to
which stone Is put. there " no regu.
lar unit Of measurement employed by
the quarrymen. the stone being sold by
the cubic yard. cubic foot. ton. cord,
perch. rod. square foot. square yarG.
square. etc. Building and monumental
stone. especially the dressed product,
Is usually sold by the cubic foot or thu
cubic yard. although this unit varies
with the class Uf stone und with the
locality: Iurge quantity Of rough
stone IL sold by the perch. cord or
ton.
Bubble and riprnp. including stone
Tor such henvy masonry as breakwater
and jetty work. IRE generally sold by
the cord or ton. F'luxing stone and
stone for chemical use-as for alkali
works. sugar factories. carbonic acid
plants and pat,er mills-are sold by
the long ton. Flagst0ne and curbstOne
are sold by the square yard or the
square foot. the thickness being vari
able and dependent on the orders re-
ceived. Granite Imving blocks ure sold
invariably by number. but the blocks
are not Of uniform size. the value de-
pending ON the size Of tle block and
the labor necessary to cut into the
shape desired. Other paving material
is sold by various units. such as ton
or cubic yard.
Crushed stone is usually sold by the
cubic yard or ton. the short ton be
ing more generally used. The weight
Of cubic yard Of crushed stone varies
from 2.3OO to 5000 pounds. the average
weight being about $500 pounds. In
certain localities crushed stone Is sold
by the square Of 100 square feet by
foot. or 100 cubic feet. Crushed stone
Is also sold by the bushel. 21h bushels
representing cubic yard Of about
200 pounds.-Geol0gical Survey Bul
letin.
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Albion. increased 10 pef cent.
Ada, decreased 10 per cent.
Van Meter, increased 20 per cent.
Kent. decreased 45 per cent.
Wright, increased S. per cent.
James River Valley, increased 50
per cent.
Valley, increased S per cent.
Riverdale, increased 20 per cent.
Albcrtha, increased 60 per cent.
Grand Valley, inceased 800 per cent
Lorraine, increased Is per cent.
Potsdam, decreased Is per cent.
Hamburg, decreased 30 per cent.
German, decreased 10 per cent.
Maple, increased SO per cent.
Continued next weekly
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RANDALL.oLMsrEAD


quiet wedding was solemnized We'd
nesday afternoon 1t S o'clock when
Miss Gratia Randall ana ilr. Marion
Cornish Oimstead were united in
marriage At the home Of the brides
parents. Rev. Lee Furgeson, of Pros
ser. performed the impressive r,ng
ceremony. The rooms were tastily
decorated for the occasion. Aspara-
gus ferns and pink roses entwined tho
staircase while the remainder of the
room was decorated with potted
plants and ferns from the Sound. The
dining room decoration was carried
out in . color scheme of pink and
white.
Promptly at the hour the bridal
party entered the room and took
their place under bower Of ferns
and pink roses with the beautiful
strains Of Lohcngrin's wedding march
played on the violin by J. C. Wheelon
and accompanied at the piano by Miss
Osa Olmstead, sister of the groom.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Flor
ence Randall sweetly sang Because"
During congratulations Mende,ssonn's
wedding march was played on the
piano by Mr.. Wheelon. Cora Randall,
sister Of the bride, and Lucille Baker,
cousin of the bride, both in white
French dresses with pink sashes, were
the flower girls and carried baskets of
Shasta daisies. The bride looked
charming in a gown of white char
meuse trimmed with chiffon, and car
ried BRIDES roses. The only ornament
worn was 4 lavalliere, the gift of the
groom. After the ceremony dainty
two-course luncheon was served.
The bride is the eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Randall and has
been q successful teacher and is q
very refined and attractive young lady
and has made many friends. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Olmstead, Of Ludden, N. D., and has
been connected with the schools in
the Philippines for the past three
years and is recognized rs . young
man Of sterling qualities by all those
who know him. The bride and groom
were childhood p!aymates, which
made the wedding one or unusual in
terest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olmstead left immedi-
ately after the wedding for San Fran
cisco, where they will attend the Ex-
position and other points of interest.
They will he at home to their friends
after September LIST 1T Browning,
Mont, where Mr.. Olmstead Is con-
nected with the schools.
Many beautiful gifts were received.
Only the immediate friends and rela-
tives were present. Among the out
of-town guests were: Mrs. F. E. Ran
dali and daughter Laura and Miss
Osa Olmstead of Ludden, N. D., Mrs.
G. N. Baker and children, Lawrence
and Lucille, of Ortonville, Minn., Mrs.
Jones and the Misses Wata, Laura
and Leota Jones, of Prosser, Wash.
Henry S. Heath, of Paterson. WASH,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger, Of Prosser,
Wash.
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FORD BOOSTER DAY IN
J FARGO QUITE AN AFFAIR

]. w. Bush, the local Ford booster,
attended "Ford Day" at Fargo last
Friday. The Ford Motor Company
has just erected in Fargo a branch
building 100000 feet, three floors,
and costing $150,O0O. The main shops
and offices At Detroit, Mich, have =
lsplendid band of fifty-five pieces, and
tAs recognition of their services tho big
manufacturer conceived the idea of
furnishing a special train and sending
the band on an excursion to the Pam
ama-Pacifc Exposition. Their coming
was just at the time of opening the
big building in Fargo and the local
manager, w. H. Schmelzel, made good
use Of it. He invited in the distribut-
ing agents and made Fargo look for
the day as if Henry Ford owned the
big gateway city to North Dakota.
The places of business carried Ford
advertising to the limit.
The train arrived in the morning at
1880 and stopped over during the day.
The splendid musical organization
gave a free concert in Island Park,
which was greatly appreciated by the
people of Fargo as well as her visit
ors. The bringing of the Ford deal
ers together gave them a chance to
get acquainted and enjoy a social
time.
"The Ford Motor Company is get
ting ready to manufacture in the main
plant tractor engines and tractors, -
said Mr.. Bush. "The output of en-
gines alone will be between 1000, 900
and 1,5O0,oOO the first year. Mr.. Ford
has just added 600 acres of land to
his realty holdings for the addition of
needed room to his buildings. This
makes 1000 acres used for the build
ings for this gigantic enterprise.
When the plant gets going on next
years output it is estimated that
10000 men will be employed in the
home shops. This is quite a city in it.
self. Henry Ford is certainly a cap
tain Of industry. When he couldn't get
the steel and iron to put into his cars
and tractors-on account of the great
demand for such in Europc-he just
put in plant himself to turn the
crude ore into the finished product.
He has one Of the best organized band
OF workers in the country and has
done it through his liberality. The
enterprise pulled off at Fargo is only
one incident of how Henry Ford gets
his advertising-and is successful"
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A TABLE OF LoeARlrnms.
lts uss IN Working Out cemplsx
Noathovn stiesl peobiems.

Aaathoma atiesl Problems.
A lOgarithm II an exponent. and un
exponent u number showing how
many times another number has been
used In any multiplication. Ten times
10 equals 100. It was uSed twice. and
its exponent liz 2. Ten cubed equals
1000. and it, exponent is 5: while 10
to exponent 4 equals 10000. and 30 on
put toward infinity. But suppose TINT
We wish to use 10, say lA times or III
times instead of twice. Then the ex.
pOnent must be computed. und expo
nents thus computed are always print.
ed in tables.
Thus. rs ] am now writing. the pa.
per. as always. by day and by night,
Is very near precious book. a table OF
lo:arithms for nil numbers from to
1OS.OO0. computed out to seven deci.
NAL pinces. To give examples Of their
use. suppose that you wish to multiply
8 by II. Look In the tnble and you
will find the logarithm Of s to lie
.003O000. and the lognrithm Of II 10
be l.O413027. Add these and the sum
will l,e 1.9444827. Look along the
column and 1t will he seen that this IL
the logarithm of s.
Easy. But suppose you wish to mul.
tipIy two strings Of figures OF from to
dozen. In the great standard mathe.
mnticnl sciences. such as astronomy.
physics and chemistry. the multiplica-
ton and division Of immense numbers
are required. Thus. let us square the
number 3l55sl40-thnt is. multiply 1t.
self by itself. u tedious Job. But this
toll can he saved by the use Of loga.
rithms. Thus. the logarlthm Of 3155Sl49
Is 7.408l280. taken directly from the
table. Then. to square any number
multiply its logarithm by 2. and this
logarithm multiplied by 2 equals
l4.0062578 Now. by looking in the
table. the number Of which this is the
logarithm is 80501G9G2O8G051. Hours
of work are performed in few min
utes.-Edgar Lucien Larkin In New
York American.
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SAVE SAMPLES OF
@AlVS-0ASSES
FOR SIXTH ANNUAL C0RN sDow
HELD IN OCTOBER
Bigger and Better i the Slesaa
Adopted This Year b. ths
Fxeeutive Cownittee

At . recent meeting Of the enecu-
tive committee, Eastern Dickey Better
Farming Association, il decided to
take over the natement Of the Tfi-
County Corn Show or Farm Products
Show which has been IN annual event
ut Oakes during the past few years.
The dates set for the show are Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday, October
2Sth. 10th and 30th. The premium
list is in the course Of preparation at
present by . committee and II il
hoped 1t will soon be ready for distri-
button.
1nasmuch rs the prospect for . biz
corn exhibit is not very bright 1t
present, it is Planned to emphasize the
live stock and grain exhibits this
year. Good prises will be offered for
sheaf grain and grasses Of ill kinds
and there never was . season when
our farmers should be able to show q
better exhibit Of grain in the straw
and the grasses. However, II they are
to be shown it will be necessary "a
gather the samples at the time the
grain and grasses are being cut or q
little prior to cutting time 60 Is Ia
prevent the grain from Smelling.
The samples should consist Of bun.
dies six inches in diameter. The
longest straw should be selected and
the heads arranged together and the
stems cut 1t the root end to the same
length. The samples should be stored
away out Of the reach Of mice and
rats until the show is held.
Farmers having good gFowths ol
alfalfa should not fail to gather sat.
isfactoEy samples for tlae show.
It = tie hope Of the committee q
make the show bigger and bette,
than 1t has been 1t any time in the
past but this can only be done By
everyone exhibiting the best they
have.
w. B. Richards.
Agent Better Farming Section and
U. S. Dept. Of Agriculture.
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Union services will be conducted
during this month by Rev. F. C. Oil
yer, who has just returned from va
cation, himself again. Services:
IL q. m. in N. E. church. Subject
Thought rs Vital Power"
! 8p. m. in Presbyterian church. Sub
ject: "Our Sight Of God"
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CHURCH ANNOUNCE
Hauees Lutheran

There will be services in Oakes
next Sunday. Aug. LIST, 1t IL O'Clock,
and in the evening at 8 o'clock. All
are welcome. H. Moe, Pastor,
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The Times thanks those who
have responded 20 literally
with 6naneial aaG;stanee for
that NOW block.
We have not eaossh yet to
pall through and weuld kindly
ask those ewing The Times for
s1hseriptisa, advertising q -
woek % re0it now. The ao0ey
b bsaiy sssdel.
The Publisher.
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You Son Of . Gun!

Fargo Forum: Editor Alex.
Wright Of The Oakes Times, If
ter spending one day on the farm
during which he spent most Of the
time ct q we'll filled table, Gays
that country life is the life for
him.
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10000 SHEEP

Ewes, lambs and wethers from
Montana in car lots. billed through to
be stopped here for stubble feeding.
Write or call.
Il. H. White,
293 Cogswell, N. d.
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Dissustsd.
Little Amb;aveva.

Musician-You didn't get around to
my recital last night Friend-No. I
had q splitting headache. However.
everybody told me should have gone.
because you would hare made me toe-
ct al other suffering y ~
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Tn. ssn.t. Barber shep.

Here's an odd thing about the Unit
ed States senate barber shop: Although
the number of senators has hardly In
creased at all. the number Of shaves
has increased at a surprising rate In
recent years. The reason is simply
that the senate Is now inhabited large.
~ by comparatively young men with
smooth faces or wearing mustaches ut
most. and they are obliged to get
shaved every little while. whereas the
old style senator with riot Of whisk-
ers never had occasion to visit a barber
shop except every few months to get
his hair trimmed.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
0iseustsd.
One day while her grandfather was
paying q visit to Florence's home the
little girl said to him:
"Gran'pa. your talk about 'pcrsever-
ance winning Is all U ,nsense."
''Well. well. .childr' cried the grind
father. "Why do you say that:"
why" said the little girl. "I've
worked all the afternoon blowing soap
bubbles aud trying TO pin them on
mothers hat."-New York Times.
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United Lutheran

Services in Clement Aug. 1st at IL
o'clock and at Andrew Barsten's at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. You are
cordially invited.
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.EAcHeas. EXAMINATION

Teachers examination viii be held
Thursday and Friday. August 18th and
18th. at the Union Temple in Cakes and
at the Court House in Glendale.
PROGRAM
Examinations will begin each day at
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rsv a WANT Ao IN raG r,mss
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and equalize the assessment Of real
estate, and the same was ut once
taken up by the board.
On motion board adjourned until
Q o'clock q. M, July 2, 1916.
July z, 1916, . o'clock q. m.
County board Of review and equali-
zation in session.
Members present: Chairman Scott,
and members Krause, Nelson, Wirch
and Hatfield.
On motion to continue to review and
equalize farm lands throughout the
county. Motion carried.
On motion board adjourned until .
o'clock q. M, July 8, 1915.
July 8, 1915. . o'clock a. m.
County board Of review and equali-
zation in session.
Members present: Chairman Scott
and members Krause, Nelson, Wirch
and Hatfield.
| On motion to continue to review and
equalize farm lands throughout the
county. Motion carried.
| It was moved and carried that the
following changes be made in the as.
sessments Of real estate throughou,
the county to more fully equalize the
values Of the same:
The changes are as follows, given
by townships:
/ Bear Creek, increased 4 per cent.
Clement, increased 8 per cent.
Spring Valley, increased 25 pc,
cent.
Elden, increased S per cent.
Glendale, increased S per cent.
Kentner, increased per cent.
Hudson, increased S per cent.
| Port Emma, increased S per cent.
Lowell, increased 25 per cent.
T; Ada, increased per cent.
Van Meter, increased per cent.
Kent, increased per cent.
Wright, increased 10 per cent
James River Valley, increased 1O
per cent.
{ German, increased 10 per cent.
Townships not mentioned, nc
changes.
On motion board adjourned until
o'clock 4. M, July 9, 1915.
| July 9, 1915. 9 o'clock a. m.
County board Of review and equali
zation in session.
Members present: Chairman Scott
and members Krause, Nelson, Wirch
and Hatfield.
On motion to proceed to review and
equa(ize improvements on farm lands.
Motion carried and the same was al
once taken up.
On motion board adjourned until
o'clock Z. M, July 10, 1915.
July 10, 1915, 9 o'clock q. m.
County board of review and equali-
zation in session.
Members present: Chairman Scott
and members Krause, Nelson, Wirch
and Hatfield.
On motion to continue to review and
equalize improvements on farm lands
Motion carried.
On motion it was moved and car
ried that the following changes be
made in the assessment of improve
ments on lands throughout the county
Is given below BY townships:
Bear Creek, increased 80 per cent.
Clement, increased 80 per cent.
Yorktown, increased 80 per cent.
Porter, no change.
Keystone, decreased 30 per cent.
Merficourt, increased 80 per cent.
Whitestone, increased 60 per cent.
Spring Valley, increased 80 per
cent.
Elm, increased 20 per cent
Eden. increased 20 per cent.
Ellendale. increased ITO per cent.
Kentner. decreased Is per cent.
Hudson. increased 20 per cent.
Port Emma, increased 200 per cent.
Lowell, increased % per cent
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Unien Services

y. H. Lindland, Pastor
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w. B. Richards,

Agent Better Farming Section and
U. S. Dept. Of Agriculture.