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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-08-17
NO EMuSTMENTS HERE
FOR TRAINING CAMP

Canon City will furnish no enlist
ments for the business mems military
training camp at Fort Douglas. Utah.
which opens next Monday for four
weeks course OF instruction in army
drill. Early in the summer Secretary
f A. Bradbury of the chamber of com
merce was appointed recruiting officer
for the camp and many applications
were made TO him at the time for in
formation in relation TO the matter.
but no actual enlistments were made.
Ten or fifteen young men. however. in.
dicated to Mr.. Bradbury their inten.
tion of taking advantage of the offer
made by the government in connection
with the camp. but failed to comply
with the requirements in the case. Fort
Douglas is located in the environs OF
Salt Lake City and several hundred
civilians will gather there next week
from half dozen states for instruc.
tion in military affairs.
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CHICA60 PLANS TO HONOR
NOTE0 SURGEONS MEMORY

Chicago. Aug. 16.-Two memorial
projects for DIR. John s. Murphy. the
noted Chicago surgeon. whose fune-
raj took place yesterday. were an
nounced. One is by cr,,yD OF FIVE
prominent Chicago ph-sic.ans. end
the other by the publis service COM
mittee of the Cook cOun'y board The
physicians plan joint memorial for
three OF the city's farrus men OF
medicine. including On Murphy.
Nicholas Sem and Christian Fenger.
They would build an iaa:,.',uron for
medical research, the sl.000.c60 for
its erection to be raise ~ Popular
subscription.
The plan of the county commission.
ers is for laboratory bp;ldin-, to be
known as the Murphy Memorial Lab
orstory. TO be added to the present
Cook county hospital s-o',p.
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Bills Allowed
Caoon city. colo. Aug. IL. 1918.

caoon City. Colo. Aug. IL. 1915. .
The following is a list Of bills paid
by the City Council of Canon City.
salary Funa-D; \. Cooper $500. !.
Iafe Combs si5,Oo. J. NJ Anderson
$500. Grant Dickinson $500, W. c,
Huntoon $500, r. J. Craig $500. John
gust Pease $4,000. c. NJ. Benton $500.
Street Alley and Bridge Fund-Tom
sis.d0 dsoR SSGS Sa@peeli ipha ssOOs NeTSdiis w B
Eciter 5000. John Hundley $500. Lee
Amick 5000, Park Allison $1,000, Andy
Hemmerie sis.oe. II. Anderson $4,000
$500. F. F. smith zoe. Emil Gauike
Clerk $3.50, Colo. Land & Title Co.
$500. Hunter Palmer s.5oc. :. q. Tay-
lor 4 Co. sll,so. Biggs Lumber Co,
Harve Risbee $50. ]. NJ. Anderson 4 Co.
sl,S5. HARDING Hdw Co, si.sS, Bancroft
Co. ssi.oo. Fire Fund /. \. Barber sso.o 90
II. w. johnson $500. Peter Pringle
$500. ], Ward $500, City Clerk $3.50.
si.6S. Electrical supply Co. $3.50. ]. r.
Govern st.oo, Claud Hutchinson s1.o0.
Canon Grocery Co; sl;ss. Julius Psarse
Il. Holland ss.0o; Police Fund. c. f
skinner ses.eo, Jerry Moran s7o.oo City
Snay SsFs TSe !5o !pr msserd sS ssSs
ss:so. unGos g rsSieT g;sv' CO. 'issSs s,see
sie.oo. J, Seaman s1i.5e. Lighting Fund.
Ark. Valley Ry. 1t. and Power Co.
s5ei.s5. Library Fund. Mrs. Julia Mack
treasurer, $iss.oo. Health Fund. l. f.
Holmes $500, Miscellaneous Fund, The
Daily Record stl.7a, Dun & Moyle st.0o.
The Rambler Print Shop S30S0, City
Clerk $1S.os. r. II. Whipple li1O
Mountain states T. & T. CO. ss.S7. Ellis
4 Hood $500.
Water Fund--John CheteIat slis.oo.
Lee wynkoop $500. Y. Porteous
5000. rheo Shoemaker ssoO. j. W.
Frisby st.ao. John Meredith $500. II.
Ming $t.o0, Geo, Schultz sL0e. Peter
Mahai $500. Tom Lambert 1900. q, a.
OFT 1900. Ark. Wy. Ry. L 4 Il Co. Si.00,
Jesse Knowles tf.so. Canon City Foun.
dry and NJ Co. sass. Canon Grocery Co
states r 4 T Co Ss,2s. d, j. Houston
ss,oo, $. g. Taylor II q r Co. t.soc.
Elis 4 Hood ts.so. Mountain States
T \ r Co. ta,te; Water Sinking Fund.
c. NJ Benton city Treasurer $4,000. 90.
JONATHAN SEAMAN.
City Clelh.
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MUpsLIpE BuRlEs TURN.
TABLE AT sALiDA

The Denver & Rio Grande standard
guage round house and the yards ad.
joining It at Salida were swept dur.
ing heavy rainstorm Monday night
with an avalanche of mud which came
down a nearby gulch. The round
house was covered with n yellow
mud and the turntable was filled with
slush and boulders. It was impossi-
BILE at Ara. to remove the engines
from the round house. but three loco
motives that were outside when the
storm came were used in taking the
irst trains out Of the station. Several
hundred men were put to work early
Tuesday to clean up the mud and open
way for the relief of the marooned
cnglnes.
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MISCELLANEOUS
LEFT SUNDAY FOR FRISCO.

Mr.. and Mrs Clyde K Minor. of
Houston. Texas. left Sunday morning
ON Rio Grande train No 10 for Pue-
bio on their way to San Francisco and
other points of interest on the Paci-
ic coast after five or six days visit
with relatives and friends here. Mt.
Minor. who is a Canon City boy, has
been employed for a number of years
in a responsible position with the
Gulf Pipe Line company. an oil cor.
poration. at Beaumont, Texas, but has
recently been transferred with other
employees of the general Offices to
Houston. The removal of the head
quarters of the company from Beau
mont to Houston necessitates the
transfer of FIVE hundred families to
the latter place. Mr.. and Mrs. Minor
will visit Los Angeles. Long Beach,
San Diego and other places in south
ern California, before their return to
Texas.
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REBUILDING TELEGRAPH
LINES THROUGH GORGE

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is rebuilding its lines through
the Royal Gorge and bunch of about
thirty men under the superintendency
of A G. Brown of Pueblo is now engag-
ed on the job. New poles are being
erected. new wire used and every
thing being put into frst-class condi-
ton. The company has its own cars
for the feeding and lodging of it's en-
ployes and the transportation of the
necessary equipment and material to
carry on the work in which it is en-
gagged. These special cars are now
on the side tracks at Gorge station Mr.
Brown states that it will require at
least three months to complete the
task in which he and his men are
enlisted.
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CHICAGO PARTY HERE THIS
MORNING.

A party of Chicago motorists. con
sisting of Arthur Reynolds, first vice
president OF the Commercial Ma, ional
Bank, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds
Jr.. and two children. MIR. and Mrs.
Loftquist and Mart Perigo. arrived
here from Colorado Springs this morn
ins snd spent the day in making the
run over the scenic highways about
town. The commercial National bank
is the second largest institution OF
its kIhd in the United States.
After making tbe trip over the Sky
line drive and to The top OF the Royal
Gor.'s the eScuisionistc left for Grip
rle Creek. TIN grty is en- route to
the Yellowstone n, .ioral park.
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OLD FRIENDS OF JAS.
e. MCCLURE HERE

Mr. II. c. Conner and daughter. aa1s.
T. II. Barrett. and the latter's son.
Herbert. OF Wichita. Kansas. arrived
In Canon City from the east by auto
mobile on Monday aud will spend a
couple OF days here. Mrs. Conner has
been here for two or three months.
having been the guest during that time
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Seaman. Mr..
Conner is an old friend of Jas E.
Mcclure. with whom he was intimate
ly associated for many years at Hol.
den, Missouri. Accompanied by Mrs.
Conner the party will leave on Thurs
day for Denver. Boulder and other
points in the northern part of the
state.
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HOW THINGS HAPPENED
TO THE VAMDEvORTS

Carl Nandevort. n wire drawer ai
the Minnequa steel plant decided to
give his family treat last Supday-
Accordingly he made arrangements
90 take them on the Denver a Rio
Grande excursion TO Parkdale and re
turn. They got TO the railroad station
on time; boarded .he train and soon
afterwards things began to happen
about as follows:
At the hanging bridge In the Royal
Gorge the vandervort family got on
the train. A small son. who was car.
rying the elaborate picnic dinner.
stumbled while walking along the
track and the fried chicken. etc. was
hurled into the river.
Mr.. vandervort climbed down the
embankment TO rescue the provisions
and was about TO make good when
the engine whistied and he spraIned
his back getting back up the incline
in time to catch the moving train
without the dinner
Arrived at their destination Mrs.
Vanderyort was frightened into con.
yutsions by the signt OF rattlesnake
and did not recover during the day.
A little daughter fell on, boulder
which she had climbed and sprained
her ankle. II was necessary TO carry
her the rest of the day.
Returning. the train was stalled for
about nine hours at Canon City. be.
cause OF food at Florence.
They arrived in Pueblo about 3 a. m.
Owing to the crowd a taxi cab con.
veyance OF any kind could not be Sc.
cured. The vandervorts had to walk
TO their home in Bessemer from the
Union station and carry two children,
one of which had sprained ankle
Otherwise II was an enjoyable day,
Mr.. vandervort says. but I'll take
poison before I'll try It again."-Pue.
bio Chieftain.
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JURY IN THE WILSON
DIVORCE CASE DISAGREED

The jury in the separate maintsin.
ance and divorce case of Mr.. Luella
Wilson and DR.. Thomas d. Wilson
was unable to reach a verdict and
was discharged by Judga Cooper of
the district court Tuesday n'Eht The
Jury deliberated from IL o'clo, Tues.
day morning until the follown z night
without coming to an agrcein, nj and
was dismissed. DIR. Wilson. the de-
fendant in the separate maIu,ainance
proceeding. left for his hn.ne in Pue-
bio Monday night.
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oRENpoRFF PICKING
UP INFORMATION

A. N. orndorff of Canon City was a
recent visitor at the big exhibit of
Southern California products maintain
ed free TO the public in the Los Ange-
les Chamber Of Commerce. He also
attended the lectures. moving pic
lures and concerts that are a part
of the daily program The exhibit Is
the largest OF any in the country main.
tained by a conmercial organization.
Mr.. orndorff expects to Wait the
Panama-Pacino international exposL
tion at San Diego. which will remain
open all year.
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ORDER TO
ENTRAIN FOR
The BORDER
is HELD UP

Denver, Aug. 15.-Colorado guards
men are mourning over an order re-
ceived from the Central department
at Chicago last night postponing their
trip to the Mexican border No ex-
PLANTATION was given for the change
was any Indication made of the time
when the troops would be expected
to move. A shortage of railroad cars
here is said to have been partially
responsible.
Everything was ready at Camp Col
den for the move when the cancelline
order was received. Farewells had
been said. all equipment was packed
tents were struck, field guns were dis
mounted. wagons were. in shipping
form-eyerything was in shape for en-
trainment
The order spread confusion in the
camp. Everywhere comment wa,
heard. The soldiers. who believed
that. at last. they were to have ar
opportunity to see active service. seen
ed disappointed. while wives ant
mothers rejoiced.
The message indicated that the orr
ginal order was not cancelled. but Il
merely held up. and officers at this
rife range expressed confidence las
night that the entire organization
would see service on the border in 4
short time.
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HAROLD BROOKS VISITING HERE

Harold Brooks. son of DR.. and Mrs.
w. F. Brooks. former residents of
Canon City. but now nakiny their
home in Texas, arrived here on Thurs
day of last week for a visit with old
friends and associates. He cfne here
from Ordway, where he soent some
time before coming to Carcn.
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LINCOLN PARK TENT
MEETINGS INTERESTING

The evaneelistic meetings being
held in the big tent on Elm avenue.
Lincoln Park. are well attended and
are attracting much interest. Sunday
night the tent was crowded to its
capacity by an audience representing
all parts OF the community. Rev.
Matthews and his fellow worker, Mr..
Taylor. are entertaining speakers and
are making for themselves many
friends b. their presentation of the
gospel message. The singing is ex.
cellent and is helpful feature of
the service. The meetings are held
every evening at 1880 o'clock to which
the public Is cordially invited.
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SCHOOL ORDERS CALLED.

Notice IS hereby gwen that the fol-
lowing registered School War
rants issued by the several districts of
Fremont County, drawn upon the seve-
raj funds WIFE De PAID upon presenta-
tion to the County Treasurer at his
office in Canon City. Colorado. any
time. during business hours, between
the date OF this notice and the sth day
of September. 4. u. 1916, and further
er notice is hereby given that School
Warrants called ythis notice not so
presented shall cease to draw interest
on and after midnight of September
eth. A. d. 1916
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The Wild Onion school teacher is
getting his mind in readiness for the
opening of the Wild Onion school for
the fall term next week. On the first
day of each term the teacher always
gives an outline to the large gather
ings of parents and trustees OF what
he is going to do during the session,
and he always makes some big promis-
es, as they are never there any more
during the school to find out whether
he carried them out or not.
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Hogwallow News
DUNK 9oTT, Regular Correspondent.
George Binpaam)

Dock Hooks took dinner with Tobe
Moseley's family Sunday. Dock
learned how to chew and how TO hold
his knife and fork in the presence of
company while visiting at Tickville
last winter. and got through eating
before the rest of the company had
got as far as the third helping of
beans.
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The dog fight at the Bounding Bill
lows Store on Gander creek, last Sat
urday afternoon. attracted quite a
large and interested audience, which
were held spell bound for several
minutes. The audience would have
been much larger had the event been
advertised.
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Poke Eazley says as soon as jug
gets the handle broke off it comes un
der the heading of useful inconveni
ences.
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a big snake was killed at the picnic
on Gander creek Sunday. Luke
Mathewsla says when he was young
man snakes would never think of try
ing to enter high society.
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The Tickville train has got so far
behind during the past few weeks all
hopes OF it's ever catching up are gone
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The prevailing color in social cir
cles this season seems to be yellow.
The fad was started by Miss Gondola
Henstep. who rides yellow mule.
Soon after that Columbus Allsop be-
gan to complain of the yellow jaun.
dice. and yesterday jefferson Potlocks
was attacked and repulsed by a swarm
of yellow jackets.
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and the conductor has decided to rub
out the time table and take fresh
start.
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While Christmas is still too far of
to be thought OF. Miss Hostetter
Hooks has been heard to ask Yam
Sims II be was going to continue to
wear neckties next season. Sydney
Hooks says there are only two things
that will cause person to roll up his
pants at the bottom and that is high
water and loud socks.
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Atlas Peck opened the closet door
the other day just in time to surprise
a moth that was in the act of cutting
his new seersucker coat
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The Postmaster has ordered new
load of posts for the postoffce.
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The Postoffce has been closed yes
terday and today. while the checker
board is undergoing needed repairs.
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WANTED

WANTED-Plain and fancy sewing.
III Main street 1s9p6t
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hulldlnE Fund.

a. a. M Fund.
80 Nov. i5. 1915 i.7ss
Mines smy hand and official seal this
BLAKE ROGERS.
n, u,>,, County Treasurer.
First publication. Aug IL. 1915
Last publication Sept. Z. isis.
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Raj Barlow says whole lot OF this
talk about the terrible hot weather is
all bug dust. and is only started by
people who want to sell thermome-
ters and ice cream.
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Frisby Hancock will start out to-
morrow morning bright and early
looking for button he lost of his
pants the other day. 1t was lost on
the road between here and the wild
Onion school house, and he will walk
right slow with his head down all the
way.
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Record Want Ads are sur, to brin,
results.
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SILK SPECIAL.

Genuine Cheney" shcwerproof
silks. regular 800 values. now SIS cts.
a yard. Duff aud Moyle's.-adv. 1t
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Jefferson Potlocks went fishing
again Tuesday of this week. Having
his long pole with him he was com
PEELED to stand back considerable dis
tance from the water.
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Little Fidity Flinders has cut an
other large squirrel tooth in his front
gums. Sim says as soon as he gets
big enough he is going TO begin train
ing him to tree hickorynuts.
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Clab Hancock returned from Rye
Straw Sunday morning. where he un
derwent shave, His injuries are be
ing dressed by the Horse Doctor.
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Slim Pickens was out in hard rain
this last week, but did not get wet
as he had on his large ceIluloid stand
ing collar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-28

have Been passing the summer az the
Wiswal cottage have gone to their hoHe
In Roxbury, Mass.--The work OF canning
pumpkin and squash at the canning iac-
tory Will be finished this week, con1pleO
ing the seasons work here-Robert far~
ker was still alive Wednesday noon al
though he had been in an unconscious
state for several ours.-Mr. ana MIS-
NJ I. Morse expect to move to the mouse
recently purchased by y. \. Morse the
hrst or the week, the place being vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Phillips. VINO VIII
store their household goods for the next
six months Mr. Phillips will go 10
Arizona for the cure Of bronchial trou-
BILE while Mrs. Phillips will pass the
winter with her sister in Saxton's River
AT the regular meeting of Fern Reoekah
Lodge held Tuesday evening. arrange
ments were made to give Five Hun
dred' party October 3, when all Reoekahs
and their friends will be made welcome
Miss Helen Wedgwood. who spent nve
months in a New York hospital training
to become a nurse, has returned not
being able physically to do the WORK.
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BRIGHTON MARKET.

s nr,fh,Sn s = Tgssday t9oash
and ehsap beef stock nid "a slo
Receipts for Tuesday at BRIGHTON vi
90 cars from the Boston and Maine n
T ,ISdr, and nine nine cars from The Boston
cluded IS cars Of cattle from the West
cars of livestock from New York state 4
walls for Tuesday at watertown were
cars. making the total arrivals for the vi
a. both terminals 95 cars compared vi
cars two weeks ago.
Heavy beef cattle were in moderate 81
Ply, though some good pairs were ofcH
was bid. and some very good cattle d
at to sie cents. Light cattle brought
a; p Meedham brought down two faI
1910 and 1890 pounds shipping weeii1
best of the usual stock were 10 g., ce1
with good cows at to s cents ordln]
cows at ia TO cents and Gamers at
Best bulls sold at cents but the h
Of the hest offerings went at to 5is cen
with ordinary stock at ~ to cents d
Fancy calves sold a hit better. sol
small lots going as high as y 10 II
cents and grassers and drinGers At d
cents.
There was no change 10 note III hogs ru
nay mn HluS' sumo FANCY helliNE As nj
lots at 1925 to ll40 cents, Rough i
sold at l0s, to II cents.
Oaly few sheep and lambs wc~c no
in the yards hut prices were son,ewl
easier, especially for sheen. Best Ian
sold at to 10 cents With sheep ~ L
suP opgp,r Of m mich cays; gs heavx
ranged from s55, the bottom Tor oriin,
mixers, UP to 500 and even better
fancy mixers. The canvas covered 81
for the accommodation Of tho COW trade
now nearly done and partly filled W
cows This is temporary cXped!ent o,
as the state officials say that IT viii
impossible 20 properly inspect and test
cows there as soon as colder weatl
comes. Cow mon are rlurh disturbed o.
the FAILURE OF the railroad officials 10 ~
action I'm regard 70 the erection 81 the II
| harm. some go So far as 10 advocate
removal OF the whole trade to Watertoy
Local receipts and kin OF hogs during
! week have been on the Same scale rs
| the preceding week. the total kin repor'
| by Boston packers being 1880 10
asanst l2Soo for the preceding wee: d
$500 for the Same week last wear 81,
January | 1919, tho. toisl kin by Bost
796. Oo0 for tho same period in 1918
Exports of pork provisions have Nc
about normal, the shipments reported
tho week h. Boston packers being walt
at 500, 600. against 100000 for the preo,
/ ing week and $40 ooo for the same va
valued ~ s4S59o0O, against sAisIo9o
the same period in 1915.
| No further change is noted in tho pr
Of dressed hogs, tho packers still quot
IA to lax cents, the same a. week q
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JOHNSON.

Harry Baker was at home from Win
ooski Tuesday.-Mr and Mrs Lee Of HYc -
Park We're guests Of II NJ. Naxfeld ara
wife Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES
Stevens Of st. Adams spent several days
al the homes of o. b. Land0n and c. p.
Jones-Louise Leland is taking a tWo
weeks vacation from the Office of w. II.
Stearns and spending the time with hcl
sister Mrs Mary Morse in Orono, Ne
An automobile truck came up Friday 10
move Harry Bakers household goods 10
| WinooSki, where they will make the!r
home, Mr.. Baker Is taking charge of F..
p Joses store there w, r. Elliott Of
Waterbury is visiting his niece, Mrs. =. \.
Barrows Mrs Il. \. Graves of Chattanoo-
| ga, Tenn, Is guest Of her cousin, Mrs
| D. y. BarroWs. George Mills is at the
Mary Fletcher hospital to he operated on
for hernia .-Fred Holmes is taknG a Va.
cation from his +, F. d. route No !, ,nd
his substitute, Smith Davis, is taking his
place