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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
TESTED DAIRY HERD.

~ Jos. III hutchinson and Joe tCass are
sdetefmihed to sell milk to Manchest-
or consumers which is absolutely
pure, and safe for5 consumption. Last
week they had their entire herd OF
dairy cows. tested by DR.. G. NJ. Nor
gan, and those which showed the
slightest symptoms Of tuberculosis
have been taken from the herd
when you use milk from the Golden
Meadow Dairy you may be sure
! that it is pure, and can be given
to your baby or little boy and girl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08

the state to Hughes, but the Repubs
licans were claiming 1t by about 10
600. The final returns will probably
show about q 80, 600 majority for the
Republican candidates
The entire Republican state ticket
has been elected with majorities ap-
proximating that giyen'to Harding.
Practically all returns received dur
ing the nightscoyered only the nation
al ticket and the head Of the state
ticket and but little was heard from
seither tie remaindef. Of the state ticket,
tas s ON contests p tss,Tet
vqtessf state Troops ~
Brownsville, Tex Nov. The $500
Iowa troops in camp on the Texas
border were given. m. opp Ortunity to
express their preference for candidates
on the several state and national tick
sets sbut the tOtaigy vote was a ght and a
number of the m did n6t cast ballots
Of any kind! TIE vote of the di1er-
ents orgeAi zati oHs@ was SAs 1elloSvs:
The field hospital corps gave, Hughes
20; Wilson, IL For governor, Hard
ing lRep.), 20; Meredith (Dem.), 10.
7 The, field artillery. gaze. Hughes. S.:
IssyFilsen,gl xdingsssaal feedithss
The fsirst- nfantry; Hughes; t4'::
fWilson,s - Hartiings 80 ;aassNd Meredith
10. The cavalry at. Donna, Hughes,
iOQ. Wflcon9 or ~ s'448st3 tslli }'!'s anttSH1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
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SEEDS Resemble AeroplanNs.

The condnrango plant in Peru pro
duces al seedpod from five to
eight inches long, filed with seeds
which are sman aeroplanes in con,
struction. The seed proper is a.
small oval one the size Of a small,
split pea. The planes extend from the
seed like the wings Of a butterfly or
aeroplane. When the pod bursts hun
idIeds Of these seeds will Sail of on
a gentle breeze anywhere from 100
cards to half mile.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Pity the Poor pyspeptfc.

''Back home" we used to gather
around the piano of intervening, God.
fearing, respectable family, and hold
orgies OF Sentimental melody, seeing
Nellie home, and imploring the winds
Of heaven to bring back our Bonnie to
US. To a chance dyspeptic sitting on
the hydrant outside, itniust have been
sickening Robert NJ Gay. In the Az
.antic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Couldn't Do Occasion Justice.

Andrew was a small boy, but big
enough to scold when he lost his
temper, which was quite often. One
day his brother broke his toy wagon
but instead of scolding, as usual. nc
lust cried. His mother asked what
was the matter, but receiving no reply
asked: "Why Cont you answer? y
II can't think Of en.eAoush to say
! he sobbed. & Hi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
/ IOWA BABIES ARE NEEDING

II Z
rhs Iowa Association for the Pre-
Yenfion 81 Tuberculosis Il making an
amer ~ tha citizens 81 ire state "a
s ID 6n;erate with the association \ "a
atSmp out the most insiduous dis
\ W. y which claims 40 MANY lives an
na,aliy fAs
III s1n I brief bulletin. iss,,ed last
sfsSek. tke association saws: q.
n: cone II .the stron rest calls for yonr
3 w nee IL the health-first move Is.
~ y, 4, 1,ssr,e. srom ina I 1s,,ia., ss
-s I state of two ard 1 4 hair
4 y Y ions l0at three thousand habies
III n 4 than 4 wear old during the VA :
his! New york. 4 CITY a. ssir million.
1 naiIad Il Nh ali Ill resources when an
~ ap NJ aIemi1 totaled ninA. hundred caaea
VIII 10 hundred deaths. Everyone
q, xanted tos prevented infanti1e paral-
80 Ten thousand home guard police
Wera added Il their regular infant
4 elfare workers % helm keen the ci-
( tsy;s Hear ana nrforce z mara n ines
Moving picture houses were closed il
fhssys admitted children nnder SIXTEEN
! xaSI y. AZ are while municina, ana
federal officials combined for the
study and control Of the disease.
Newspapers gave front page space to
ACCOUNTS Of the great child-destroy-
81, and rightly SO. for the care OF
the schildrep SHOULD Tcall for the re-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
The Law ana the act /.

Your case would liuve been strong
er, Mr.. McGuire,H said ayinwyer, III
you had acted only on the defensive.
But you struck first. IL you had let
him strike YOU first You would have
had the law on your side, !" es, =
said Mcclure, "Oi'd have had the law
on my Ssoide. but ord have haG him on
me- stomach, pounding the loife out ay
rae. 'as 55is RAJ Il y.s II, ,. ss 5s.. (. ],
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
WhY No,t7'

Erdix, small boy Of four, came
Into his aunt's house one day and said,
"Auntie, did God use q pa tern to make
r1e by2' She replied, ~ suppose So"
Then" said he, "he must have some
pieces left over andswhy can't he put
them together and make me q baby
sistet?' ~. 3E II z.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Grave Defect il Military System

lat GfaVe DETECT III WiItCdTy SySleHI'
During our Mexican war under Gen.
Winfield Scott 100000 troops were en-
ployed, and only IL, 600 Of this QuInbel
were of the militia. Scott was muc
handicapped, however, by the custom
of short enlistments, and the total abb
sence of system pertaining thereto,
The commander learned on reaching
Pueblo that seven Of his eleven regf-
ments had decided to terminate their
services at the end Of the year, q
problem that was only solved by the
iack Of vitality of the Mexican forces,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Victims OF Communicable Dise ases.

Eight hundred thousand childrel
md adults fall fatal victims TO com.
municable diseases each year In thess
United States. The II 4th II q did is not
buried with their unhappy bones, be-
cause there ARE over 100000 others
sick as q result Of The typhoid, scar
letina, measles, humps and other In
fections which those. who gave up the
GHOST helDed to sDread.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Vinegar Prevent. Typhoid.

Wash and then soak Gil nncooked
vegetables in vinegar il YOU would es s';
cape having typhoid fever, If lettuce,
watercress and other, greens 70 be
eaten raw be placed In vinegar water
;(three teaspoonfuls Of vinegar TO 9
quart OF water Is the proporhon) te
soak (immersed) for enc hour and 2
quarter all danger Of typhoid fever
will be removed. The calculated water
does not mar the flavor Of the vegeta.
BILE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Deep pert.

al Briggs That was q great dance.
l hope made an impression on that
girl" Griggs-'I guess you did. She
has been limping ever since."7Chris-
tian Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Motorists Temptation.

After a man has learned to run a
motor car, he is tempted ito put In the
rest of his life studying the traffic reg
ulations all over the country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
He Mag Be OuYN e1t Rgsi-
! dent s

Ely px s i
y Charles Evans Hughes, born In I
GlenssF alls N. April IL, 1862.
Mn Attended C0sgate university,
1875 TO 167S.
s Entered Brown universtty,
\ 1875, ss
Graduated Brown university,
1881, with degree Of A. B. sass;
Entered Columbia Law School,
alSS2. 49,.
" Graduated 1 Columbia y Law \
School, 1854.
Admitted TO the bar Ia New
~ York, 1854. gssSs On q
Held the prize fellowship. Co
lumbia Law School, 1884 to 1887.
B Married AntOinette Carter, De
a cember 5, 1888.
4 Practiced law In New York
city, 1884 to 1891.
Professor OF law, Cornell, 1a0l
to- 1893.
4 Special lecturer on law sub
Y jects. Cornell, 1898 to 1895.
Special lecturer, New York
Law School, 1898 TO 1900.
PracAced law In New York
J city, 1893 to 1905. 81
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
Historic Phara obs t,obby.

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The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
WASHINGTON,

Nine million dollars is the sum last
years epidemic Of foot and mouth dis.
ease took from federal and state treas.
uries. according TO the annual report
OF the Bureau OF Animal Husbandry.
Contracts for a6 highpowef hydro
airplanes for the coast artillery sta
tions in the United States, Hawaii,
Philippines and the Panama canal
gone were let by the War Department.
Mobilization OF the National Guard
for border service was accomplished
with the minimum OF disease or dis
comfort. according to the annual re-
port Of the Medical Department OF the
army.
Department OF Justice officials an.
nounced that federal grand juries at
New York and Detroit, probably at
Cleveland. and possibly at Kansas
City. Minneapolis and st. Louis. would
conduct sweeping inquiries into the
high cost Of living.
Ambassador Francis at Petrograd
has been instructed TO make further
representations to the Russian gov
ernment regarding the delivery Of the
supplies bought for German prisoners
IN Russia and held at Tien Tsin,
China, for several months.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
SPORT.

Thomas Hickey OF st. Paul was
elected president Of the American as.
sociation, 1t was announced at Indian.
apolis, Ind.
An estate valued at s3,lS9,965 was
left by the late Thomas l.. Sheylin,
former Yale football player, accord.
Ing to a statement filed at st. Paul,
Mimi, by appraisers.
The Boston Red Sox officially
changed owners when Ward and
Frazee, theatrical men of Chicago and
New York, signed the papers and
separated ex-President Joe L.annin
from his world champions.
Maneuyers In aviation which a few
years ago were considered tricks of
the most daring variety. INDUCED In
only on occasions Of fancy or exhlbi.
ton flying, now are performed daily
in practical military aviation.
]. II. Taylor. former association
football star in England and one of
the most enthusiastic soccer fans in
Denver, was reelected president OF
the Colorado Association Football
league at meeting OF the league In
Denver.
Two major and world records were
created during the 1916 season-one
by the Giants when they won &c con-
secutiye victories: and the other was
made by Tom Griffith of Cincinnati,
who played in every game his team
engaged in during TWO successive
years. as he played l60 games in 1915
and l55 games in 1916, or 3l5 games
in all.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
LATEST NEWS
EPITOM|zED
FROM TElEGRAPHlc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST PoRTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR.

Russians on offensive in Carpathi
ans. Petrograd claims. Berlin says at
tacks here were repulsed.
Russians dislodge enemy from two
heights In Putna valley but admit he
tirement southeast OF Saltaenly under
pressure.
Rumanians still In full retreat be
fore Won Mackensen. Kaiser and EN-
peror Charles OF Austria visit German
generals headquarters.
Rumanian losses since Dec. calcu
lated at 10000 men and a vast amount
Of war material including lsi cannon
and 120 machine guns.
Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed
and sunk off coast OF Spain. Twenty
five Americans aboard, OF whom one
Is said to have been fatally wounded.
With the fall OF Bucharest the cen.
tral powers are now in possession oil
four capitals Of entente allied states
the others being Brussels, Belgrade
and Cettinge.
German tanks or armored motor.
cars. used on Rumanian front. de.
clared far greater success than the
British tanks" In description OF
their exploits from Berlin. New en-.
gine of destruction moved at high
speed and has been known to account
for 900 Rumanlans In one attack.
Greece appears to be on the verge
Of revolt against the allies. American
minister confers with King. Entente
ultimatum handed to Constantine; 90.
900 men under arms In and near Ath'
ems and more than 1000 Venizelists
Imprisoned Teutonic allies progress,
ing in Rumania but Petrograd asserts
Rumanians have forced retreat
northeast OF Bucharest. Berlin ad
mits loss OF a height on Transylva
nian frontier. Berlin records repulse
OF heavy attack by entente forces near
Monastir.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
GENERAL.

The Arizona prohibition law is In
effect.
Two persons were killed and six
hurt in a collision near Price. Utah,
on the Denver 4 Rio Grande
The establishment of municipal alb
attoirs for the purpose OF reducing the
cost OF meat TO consumers is adyo-
Gated by the National Grange.
How society can be reconstructed
to avoid the horrors of war was dis.
eussed at the eighteenth annual din.
ner OF the Pennsylvania Society In
New York.
George w. Beale, formerly en-
ployed at the Chino Copper Company's
plant at Hurley, N. NJ. was found dead
In a hotel room at FL Paso, Tex. A
clipping found in the room announced
the approaching marriage OF Beale TO
a girl in Silver City, N. NJ, according
to Coroner j. NJ Deaver.
Assertion that 500 country town
newspapers had suspended publica.
tion In the United States since the
price OF news print paper began ad.
vancing after the beginning OF the Eu.
ropean war, was made before the
California Press Association by c. L
Day, a publisher OF San Luis obispo
Calf.
Miss Edith Colby. newspaper report.
er, at Thompson Falls. Mont, was
sentenced to serve ten years in the
state penitentiary by Judge McCul.
loch for the murder Of A. C. Thomas,
po itician. last September.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
DEVICE MAKES FOR COMFORT
No Longer Need Lazy Man Roll Out
From Warm Bed to starr
Fire In Furnace.

Nobody need run shivering to the
cellar in a house which has been
equipped with one Of the new furnace
starters. The head Of the house stays
In his warm bed and sets the furnace
to heating the house " merely press
Ing push button at his side. Or. II
II he is given to oversleeping, his alarm
clock will perform the same service
for him, says an exchange. The ap-
paratus for regulating the furnace con-
slsts Of weight attached by ropes to
the damper and drafts, light strip
Of wood to hold the weight, two mag
nets, an armature and pulleys to les
sen the rope-friction. The strip Of
wood which holds the weight is wide
at one end and pointed at the other.
The pointed end rests on heavy strip
of soft iron which moves on two tin
rails When the push button In the
bedroon Is pressed a circuit is closed,
and the two magnets draw the piece
of iron, or the armature, from under
the supporting strip of wood, causing
the weight to fall down and pull open
the drafts. An alarm clock may be
used to take the place of the push-but-
ton. The clock can be set to complete
a circuit at certain hour and then
open the furnace drafts.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
CANON CITY PRISONERS
sEvEN WOMEN FROM ARIZONA
SERVING YEAR AND A DAY.
Women From Al Over the Western
Part Of the United States and
Alaska Being Cared for

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Canon City.-since the Colorado
state penitentiary at this place has
been designated q federal prison fol-
women. women offenders from all
over the western part OF the United
States and from Alaska are being
brought here to serve terms to which
they were sentenced by Federal
Courts.
The latest arrival Of women pris-
oners comprises seven convicted in
Arizona. There is . remarkable fea.
ture in these cases. In that every one
Of the women II sentenced for "a year
and a day" Two Of the women are
negroes. sent up for illicit trading in
narcotic drugs. The other seven are
Mexicans, and the offense In each case
consisted in failure to stay deported
after being sent across the line by
federal officers. They are natives OF
Old Mexico. and when classed as un-
desirables and ordered back home. in
each case the woman returned again
and again to Arizona until patience
was exhausted and the federal author
tiles decided to administer punish.
ment.
The seven prisoners were brought
up from Arizona In one lot, making the
largest the state penitentiary has re-
ceived since 1t was selected by the
government as prison for women.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
w e ST e RN

The two bandits who robbed the
State Bank of Winslow, Neb., OF &c.
800. were identified by Omaha police
officers.
William ]. Bryan, In an address at
the City Club at st. Louis. rebuked
the bankers OF st. Louis for signing a
protest against prohibition in the re-
cent campaign.
DR.. X. X. Weeks, a dentist, at Gin,
cinnati, O., definitely identified the
man killed by Villista bandits at Par.
ial. Mex, recently, as his brother, for,
merly of Denver.
George p. Bemis, who, with his
cousin. George Francis Train, built
the first tramways In London, died
in Omaha, Neb. He had been twice
elected mayor OF Omaha. He was rs
years old.
Oscar d. Mcdaniel, prosecuting at.
torney Of Buchanan county, was ac-
quilted by jury in the Criminal
Court at st. Joseph. Mo. Of the charge
OF having murdered Mrs. Harriet Moss
Mcdaniel his wife.
Almost simultaneously with a new
order from Chief Of Police Healy 10
enforce vigorously the sunday'closing
law. came the admission from Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago that the chief
OF police would resign.
California Fayorite, awarded the
grand steer championship of the In.
ternational Live Stock Exposition at
Chicago, was sold at auction to a DE,
troit packing firm for sl,96O. The
price is declared to be the highest
ever paid for beef.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
VILLA sPURNEp WoMAN's PLEA
Woman Declares Bandit Given Million
Pesos After Threatening to Burn
CITY Of Chihuahua.

Los Angeles, Calif.-Details of per.
sonal appeals to Francisco Villa for
consideration at his hands while he
was in control Of Chihuahua City are
recited in letter from Mrs. Barnett
Dannis, whose husband 10 proprietor
OF a general merchandise store there.
The letter to her son, Samuel Dannis.
a Los Angeles attorney. asserts that
villa was given 100000 pesos after
he had threatened to burn Chihuahua
City II the silver was not forthcoming.
Villa also made threats, the letter
says. to relieve Americans in Mexico
Of all their property and valuables.
The Dannis store was looted.
"Chinamen and Mexicans we're
killed by the scores. Dead are strewn
all over the city"
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
FOREIGN.

The new governor Of Chihuahua
Gen. Arnulfo Gonzales, was installed
Tuesday.
Jermain Riesco, who was president
OF the republic for the term which
ended In 1906, died at Santiago, Chile.
The engagement is announced oi
Earl Curzon Of Kedleston, former
Viceroy OF India. and Mrs. Brace El-
vina Duggan. widow Of Alfred Duggan
OF Buenos Aires.
President Poincare OF France has
awarded gold medal to Mrs. Harry
Duryen of New York for her services
during the last two years as head Of
an American aid committee for war
victims.
Monsignor Jean Tacci Porcelli,
former papal nuncio at Brussels, has
been appointed papal majordomo. He
succeeds Monsignor Vittorio Ranuzzi
de Bianchi, who has been created q
cardinal
With the thermometer so degrees
below zero, Fairbanks, Alaska, is suf.
iering from scarcity of fuel. The
weather is too cold TO permit the
hauling OF wood. Many residents are
moving into hotels.
Events Friday emphasized the fact
that David Lloyd George, the new pre-
mier. has split the Liberal party into
two factions. The new cabinet will
COMMAND more support from the Con.
seryatiyes in Parliament than from
the Liberals.
David Lloyd-George at Buckingham
palace in London formally kissed the
kings hands on his acceptance of the
offices OF Prime Minister and First
Lord OF the Treasury. This indicates
that the new premier sees his way to
the formation OF an administration to
take the place of Premier Asquith,
nHO Issltntu.
The seml.official news agency at
Petrograd says that in the Duma Pre-
mier Trepoff read proclamation an.
nouncing officially that an agreement
concluded by Russia. France and
Great Britain in 1915 and later ap-
proved by Italy, establishes in def
mite manner the right of Russia to
the straits and Constantinople."
The official list OF the new British
ministry follows the unofficial fore
cast with two or three minor changes.
Mr.. Lloyd-George, Lord Miner, Earl
Curzon. Andrew Bonar Law, and Ar.
thur Henderson form what is Off
cially termed the War Cabinet, while
the others. who ordinarily have been
designated as Cabinet ministers. are
called heads Of departments.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
FACTS ON RAIDS
SENT TO BERLIN
STATE DEPARTMENT FORWARDS
WHAT IS BELIEVED EVIDENCE
or GERMAN VIOLATIONS.
DESTROY -FOUR PLANES
AUSTRO-GERMAN TROOPS IN Ru.
MANIA LAUNCH DASH ON
euZEN, r. R. CENTER.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Observation-Disclosures assembled
At the State Department and believed
by some officials to present a clear
cut violation OF German pledges In
the sinking Of the British steamer
Marina. with the loss of six American
lives, has been forwarded to Berlin
for submission to the German foreign
office.
1t was announced at the department
that the evidence had been sent as
a matter of courtesy to allow the i'm
perial government to offer any other
facts 1t may have before the United
States takes its next step. Officials
indicated also that any move by this
government might be delayed until
complete information concerning the
British liner Arabia, for which Great
Britain has been asked. could be sent
to Berlin.
In response to inquiries Germany
has admitted the torpedoing without
warning Of both the Marina and
Arabia, stating that her submarine
commanders took them for transports
and asking the United States to fur
nish any evidence 1t might have to
the contrary.
As to the Marina, officials regarded
the case as complete. According to
the evidence. while carrying a cargo
of horses and other freight, she was
torpedoed and sunk without warning,
100 miles from shore, In high sea,
with no provision for the safety Of
those on board.
Paris. - Four German airplanes
were brought down, two Of them on
the Verdun front and two in the
Champagne, the war office announces.
Intermittent cannonading occurred
south Of the Somme.
Berlin, Dec. IA mysterious
move, characterized as Of worldwide
historical Importance" to be made to-
day by concerted action Of all the
central powers. Speech to be made
by Won Bethmann-H Hollweg In the
Reichstag will be attended by every
member OF that body, absent ones
having been recalled from the firing
line.
Austro-Germans nearing important
railroad center OF Buzen after emerg-
ing from the swamp lands Of the Jalo-
mitza river.
Heavy cannonading reported from
the Somme and verdun fronts by both
Berlin and Paris. No infantry action
mentioned.
Several thousand additional Ru-
manians captured in region Of Ploe-
chit, according to Berlin. Total Ru-
manian losses In prisoners alone now
estimated at 100000 men.
Allies report advance Of several
hundred yards in fighting along Mace
donian front.
Greek situation expected to resolve
into war against the allies at any mo.
ment. Revolt has started In Cyclades
Islands.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
Early Day prospector Dies.

Grand Junction.-George w. Melton
rs. one OF the prospectors who In.
vaded the hills around Marble in 1880
and Clipped his way into paying lodes
while Leadville and Aspen were in
their infancy, died on his ranch two
miles south of the city on Orchard
Mesa from plural pneumonia
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
ounter County May Be Added.

Grand Junction.-At a meeting OF
Fruita business men a movement was
inaugurated to petition the next ses
sion Of the State Legislature to form
a new county out Of Mesa and Gar.
field counties, the new county to be
known as Gunter county, In honor Of
the newly elected governor. The pro-
posed new county would contain about
1000 square miles and the assessed
valuation would be about $6.000.000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-14
Offers Stone for Hall at Cost.

Pueblo.-The Turkey Creek Stone,
Clay and Gypsum Company, with quar-.
ries twenty-five miles west OF Pueblo.
has written to the city commission
ers offering to provide the building
material for the new s225.000 city hall
and auditorium at cost.