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The Washington times., 1916-09-28
MISS WATTS BRIDE
OF 7. A. cassidy
Baltimore Bride Niece Of DR..
and Mrs. MitcheII-0ften
Visited Here.

A marriage of interest to Washing
ton took place last evening When Miss
Elsie Watts. of Baltimore. daughter OF
Mrs. A. r. IT. Laclie. became the
bride Of Thomas A. Cassidy. jr. The
bride Is n niece of DR.. and Mrs. James
F. Mitchell, Of Washington. rd has
visited here as their guest. The cere-
mony was performed at o'clock at
the Naples. Belair. Md. the Rev. Cor
nelius Dacey officiating. and was fol-
lowed by a large reception.
The bride. VINO was given In marriage
by her brother. Harry Dorsey Watts.
wore an exquisite gown Of white chif-
fon over cloth of silver, with "A court
train of the silver cloth, and veil
OF old Brussels lace. She carried
some lovely pearls. heirlooms In the
family.
The bridesmaids were Mrs. Robert
Forsyth and Mrs. Frank Loney Wright.
s ,a Of the Esr bride os and her siste,in
Frances Written. OF Wilmington, Del.
Miss Ursula Fairfax Harrison, OF Wash
ington and Belvoir, Va. and Miss Jo-
sephine Tunstall Smith, OF Baltimore.
They wore gowns OF yellow chiffon over
themums. Their picture hats were fash
toned Of black velvet.
Robert Cassidy. brother Of the bride
groom, was best man. and the ushers
.were DR.. Raymond Dochez, of New
York. cousin Of the bridegroom; Hugh
Watts. brother of the bride; Shirley
Morgan and Smith Bradford.
Little Miss Audrey Watts and Master
John Hyatt Wight. niece and nephew
! of the bride. We're ribbon bearers. MI
and Mrs. Cassidy will spend the
| autumn at the country place OF the
formers father. the Hawthornes. Bel,
| camp, Hartford >county. Nd and will
take an apartment In Baltimore for the
winteI
Brig. Gen. Horace Porter will leav'
Bar Harbor. where he has been since
early in the summer, for New York oil
Monday.
The Washington times., 1916-09-28
COL. AND MRS. DAVIS
ARE DINNER GUESTS
Entertained at Chevy Chase
Club by Col. and Mrs. Joseph
Piracy.

: Col. and Mrs. Richmond p. Davis
were the guests in whose honor Col.
and Mrs. Joseph p. Tracy entertained
at dinner at the Chavy Chase Club
last evening. The other guests were
Col. and Mrs. George b, Duncan, Com
mander and Mrs. William N. Jeffers.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. T. Mann, Mrs. Thomas
w. Darrah = and Major William
Colonel and Mira Davis will leave
Washington next week for the for
mer's new post at San Francisco
The engagement just announced Of
ter of Mrs. Randolph Mordacal, Iof
Paris, formerly OF Baltimore, TO Count
Victor Won Luttischati, of Germany, ia
Of International Interest. Count Won
Luttischau IL attached to the imperial
German embassy at Berne. switzer-
Miss Pennington Is the daughter Of
Or olspham penniaEton. o q bsl =, ss
timore by her father. She was edu.
Gated and brought up in Europe and
10 an unusually accomplished girl.
She Is a descendant OF Charles
Carroll, OF Carrollton, and IL a sistei
OF Lieut.. Charles Carroll Pennington
Of the Austrian army, and OF Johr
Gregg Pennington. of Norfolk, Va
They belong TO the old Maryland fam
Count Victor Won Luttischau IL f,
godson OF the Empress OF Germany
and his eldest brother, who Is tn,
head OF the family. In married I,
Princess Reuss. His family Is one o
the Oldest In Germany, and they hav'
The Washington times., 1916-09-28
Back From Connecticut.

Mrs. Frederic r. Harris has returned
to washington from Fairfield, Conn.,.
where she had a bungalow for the sum-
mer months, and has Joined Rear Ad-
miral Harris at their residence 2340
Massachusetts, avenue. Mrs. Harris ex-
poets to go to New York about October
Is on q shopping expedition.
The Washington times., 1916-09-28
Rssn promln.n, .lnos n. .w.lfth cen
Mrs. Davies Returns.

been prominent since the twelfth cen
-
Mrs. Davies Returns.
Mrs. Joseph 70. Davies, Wits ~ tlss
Federal Trade Commissioner. and her
children returned to Washington the
first Of the week from their home In
Wisconsin. Mr.. Davies. who made a
short stay at the Vanderbilt Hotel In
New York, reached Warrington this
morning. Mr.. and Mrs Devies are
Ros place. aSssy !. srSm s t hsoS Dsss
Miss Merrill, Woo has been visiting
her brother-in-iaw and sister. MAI. Gen.
ana Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott, at their home
~ a. Fort Myer; left yesterday for her
Mrs, Raymond Metcaif will leave
Washington. tomorrow TO join Major
Metcalf In III Paso. Tex.
senator Henry Cabot Lodge arrived
et the Red Lion Inn. In Stockbridge.
Mass, last night from Boston. Senator
Lodge was the honor guest at dinner
which Congressman Allen T. Treadway
gave.
'.i - -
Miss Alice Burbage Returns.
Miss Alice Burbase has returned to
the city after spending the summer al
the Deer Park Hotel. Deer Park, Nd,
as 10 her custom.
-
The performance at Polls Thester or
Monday evening. october Q, will be giver
for the benent of the washington Eye
Ear. and Throat Hospital Tickets ma,
be secured from Mrs. ]. NJ. Michaelson
21s4 oirard street. ,a 's o.,
-
Mrs. Louis e. McComas and her son
Peter Muir. passed through WashingtoI
early this week on their way from New
York to Charlottesville. Va. by motor
They are visiting General and Mrs
Kearney. In Charlottesville.
DIR. Sankey Bacon, u SIN, with nj
wife and their small daughter, have ar
rived In Washington and fare guests 0
Mrs. Bacon's mother. MIa. Hugh
| Taggart. They made the trip by motto
from Charleston. 8. C. They have lease
an apartment at the Parker. which the,
will take possession OF shortly. an
4 will occupy for several months.
The Washington times., 1916-09-28

Mrs. Robert U. Patterson, wife of
summer in Atlantic City and PURCELL
VILE, Va, returned to Washington
on September /. She IL now at the
Walter Reed Hospital, where she has
been for fortnight. She Is improV-
ing rapidly.
The Washington times., 1916-09-28
RIKER'S
SEPTONE HAIR TONIC

A thoroughly reliable hair
food and dressing.
Destroys dandruif germs.
Stimulates old hair-pro-
notes the growth of new.
Leaves the scalp clean and
healthy.
Makes your hair soft and
glossy.
Price 75c
The Washington times., 1916-09-28
How You Can Remove
Every Trace of Hair
Tonet TaIks.)

A stiff paste made with some pow
dered deiatone and water and spread on
hairy surface about minutes will.
when removed. take every trace Of hair
with Il. The skin should then be wash
ed to free Il from the remaining deler
tone. No harm can result from this
treatment, but be sure II IN delatone You
get and you viii not BE- disappointed :
Adyt. ~
The Washington times., 1916-09-28

Mrs. James r. Mitchell will reach
washington about October is from Bar
Harbor, where she and DR.. Mitchell and
their children have had a cottage for
the summer. DR.. Mitchell Is due nome
next week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
EVENTS LEADING TO MEXICAN CRISIS

The following brief chronology con-
stitutes the highlights in the politi-
cal history of Mexico, starting with
the Madero revolution against Presi-
dent Porfirio Diaz, November Is, 1910,
eliminating in the present crisis, as
follows:
NOV. 23-Francisco /. Madero pro-
claims himself provisional president,
and two days later Diaz resigns,
sailing with his family for Europe
May 81.
OCT. 16-Second revolution started un-
der General Felix Diaz. Two weeks
later he is captured by federal
troops and uprising apparently
crushed.
FEB. 21-Third revolution takes place
and Victoriano Huerta proclaimed
provisional president, Gustavo Ma
dero executed.
FEB. 21-Fourth revolution, this time
against Huerta, started by Carran-
"a, governor of Coahuila.
OCT. 14-Huerta proclaims himself
dictator and abrogates constitution.
1914.
APRIL 9-Paymaster and seven sailors
arrested in fampico by Mexican SOL
diers. Though released few hours
later, Rear Admiral Mayo demanded
an apology, punishment of the Mex
lean officer in charge and salute
Of twenty-one guns. This was the
beginning Of the series of notes be-
tween Huerta and Washington which
resulted In the occupation Of Vera
Cruz
APRIL 21-United States marines oc-
cupy customhonse at Vera Cruz
and take charge of city.
JUNE 24-Peace protocol signed by
"a b G" mediators at Niagara Falls,
Ontario.
JULY 15-General Huerta resigns az
provisional president.
AUG. 14-Carranza, by agreement vita
General Obregon and General ItuS'-
bide, named provisional presideD.,
to succeed francesca Carbajal. who
held Office one month after Huerta $
resignation.
NOV. 1.-THE outbreak of hostiliti+s,
between Carranza and villa takG7
place.
DEC. 31--American troops massed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

along border to prevent fighting toe
near boundary line.
1915.
JAN. 5 to MARCH 5-Sporadic fight.
ing between villa and Carranza
forces.
MARCH 9-Secretary of State Bryan
warns Americans to leave Mexico.
Two days later John McManus
murdered by Zapatistas in Mexico
City.
AUG. S-First big fight between Mex
leans and American ranchers takes
place In Cameron County, Texas
American soil.
SEPT. 17.-Six Carranza soldiers
killed in fight with American SOL
diers near Donna, Texas.
Oct. 19-Unlted States formally rec
ognizes Carranza de facto govern
ment. Wild jubilation In Mexico
City.
NOV. 26-Three American soldiers
wounded in fight with maraudlng
Mexican troops near Nogales, Ariz.
~ Forty Mexicans killed.
1916.
JAN. Villa atrocities against Amer
leans become daily.
JAN. 13-Fifty Americans massacred
by Villlstas near Chihuahua City.
JAN. 15-Fight between American
troops and Mexican soldiers near
Fort Hancock, fifty-three miles east
of El Paso.
JAN. 1T-Villa orders his troops to
shoot all Americans on sight.
JAN. Delight Americans hanged by
Villas orders at Carnejutla, Mexico.
FEB. 1S-Ofiicial report made to Sec
rotary of State Lansing disclosed
that total American murders In Mex
leo numbered 148 In three years.
MARCH sporadic raids by villistas
across border become almost daily.
MARCH 9-Colulnbus raid by 1900
Mexican rebels under villa. Seven
teen Americans slain.
MARCH 19-American troops under
command of Colonel Dodd enter Mex
leo as vanguard of General Per-
shing's punitive expedition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Reminder Of Famous Jester.

In Braunschweig, quaint old Ger
man town, is pointed out the build
ing-still used as bakeshop-where
Till Eulenspiegel, famous as a Jester
in the fourteenth century. worked as
boy. Many who have listened to the
musical composition. It'll Eulen-
spiegeps Merry Franks" which en-
shrines his name, have never associat-
ed this with the merry baker boy Of
Braunschweig. He is credited with
having made many little gingerbread
owls and monkeys, which he gave
away to children. The shop at No.
IL Backerlint still does thriving
business-or did prior to war times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
VIII Fight or PRAY.

Washington.-A minister of the COS
pei, who win either fight or pray, In
whichever capacity he Is most needed
In time of war, has offered his services
to Maj. Gen. George Barnett, com
mandant Of the United States marine
corps. He Is Rev. Ferdinand #. Schultz.
pastor Of the Church Of Christ Dis
ciples, Chillicothe, o.. practical en-
gineer as well as minister.
In offering his services Rev. Schultz
expressed willingness to serve In the
fireroom of battleship or as chaplain
of marines In the field.
The patriotic and versatile Ohio pas
tor Is fifty-seven years of age, but says
he is hale and hearty and ready to re-
spond to call to serve "Old Glory"
at any time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Washington, d. CT expect Iowa
to get ready soon," said General Mills,
chief of the militia division. land
when General Logan reports he is
ready know he will be ready"
Another high army officer said that
General Logan had not made the mis-
take as in some states OF rushing
troops to the mobilization camp with
out making proyihion to handle them
Secretary Baker expects announce
ment as to when the Iowa troops will
move to come from General Barry,
department commander.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
GEN. GAvIRA NOT EXECUTED

FL Paso, Tex, June 17.-General
Gabriel Gavira, until recently COM
mander Of the Carranza garrison at
Juarez, has not been executed at Mex
leo City. according to message re-
ceived here today by Andres Garcia.
the Mexican consul. The message
came from Minister of War Obregon
himself, and 1t not only denied that
Gavira had been executed, but also de.
MED that he has yet reached the capt.
tai. The message follows:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Iowan Held for Ransom.

Des Moines.-Held for ransom for
weeks by Mexicans anf released only
after the mining company of which he
was member had paid $4,000 to the
bandits, were among the thrilling ex-
periences told by Lester Budrow, an
Iowan, who has been operating nina
in Sonora.
He was captured near his mine and
held until his company had paid the
ransom money. Before the bandits
could get away however, an armed
band of Americans dispersed them
and recovered the money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Stood up for His Mother.

Three-year-old Sherman was visit
ing neighbor and sat watching her
make cake. AS he put In the In
gradients he kept asking. Whats
that?" Finally he asked her what
kind of cake she was making and the
lady replied:
IAN angel cake. Don't your mamma
ever make angel cakeT
He studied for a little time and
then, in tone of assurance that his
mamma could not be outdone by any
one, replied:
mo, she just makes the Lords
cake"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Held on Murder CHARGE.

Marshalltown.-E. c. Tompkins. 40
years old, is in the county Jail here
charged by the police with the murder
of Henry Alexander of Ferguson about
April 1, this year. According to the
police. robbery was the motive.
Alexander's body was found in Linn
creek near here. Investigation devel-
oped that the victim had been dead
when the body was thrown into the
water. Alexander is known to have
had large sum of money just prior
to his death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
HONEST WEIGHTS ARE URGED
ThIrty-slx Cities to Conduct Weeks
campalgn-sermons Expected
To Instruct Pupils.

New YORK, June 17.-In accordance
with the Recommendation or the ma
tional weights and measures confer
ence. next week will be observed as
weights and measures week" In New
York and 35 other cities of the Unit
ed States. The ministers, priests and
rabbis Of New York have been asked
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about II. /
said ! know nothing will help me but I
will try this I found myself improv.
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time was able to sit down and
eat hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which had not done for two years.
] am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation. - Mrs.
JOHN A. KoEMG, 602 Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, N. Y.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not. Letter after letter comes
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or, il performed, did no good,
but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwas used and good health followed
II you want advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
IOWA TROOPS READY
National Guard Now Awaits
Orders from War Department
CALL MAY COME THIS WEEK
Adiutant General Logan Sends Report
to Washington that Iowa Troops
Are Now Ready to Proceed
to Mexican Border.

Des Moines.-Iowa troops have
rate of 1900 day in the mobiliza-
ton movement for Mexican duty. The
First infantry regiment which arriv-
ed at Camp Dodge Saturday was rein
forced by the Third regiment Sun
day. The Second infantry came on
Monday and the artillery batteries
left home stations Monday night, ar
irving in .Des Moines Tuesday morn
ing
Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the war depart
ment Saturday:
81 have the honor to report all or
CARNATIONS of the Iowa National
guard up to the minimum required
strength and that part of the organ
izations already are in camp and all
there by Tuesday morning.
"All contracts for supplies, railroad
transportation, food and forage have
been closed"
hcucIdl l<OSdn ICC0lNCu
messages from many towns along the
line the special trains travelled ask
ing that the trains be stopped few
minutes so that the people could bid
the men good-by ars1 give them rous-
ing send off.
As the stopping of the trains would
delay the movement so as to seriously
interfere with plans, the adjutant gen.
eral ordered that the Burlington route
special be stopped for FIVE minutes at
two cities only. These cities were
Creston and Osceola. Creston staged
a big demonstration. Osceola citizens
prepared coffee and lunch for the SOL
diers.
The companies received marked at
tention q their home stations and
practically every city sending troops
to the front gave the boys an appro-
pirate farewell demonstration
Col George Morgan, United States
army officer, arrived in Des Moines
to muster the Iowa troops into the
federal service.
The muster consisted of calling the
roll, lining the men up and admins
tering the new oath by which the
men pledge themselves to support the
constitution of the United States and
of Iowa, and to accept orders to go
outside of the country IL the war de-
partment so directs. Then the medi-
cal examinations were held.
The military department received
ruling from the war department
which approves the action of the ad-
jutant general in leaving a noncom-
missioned officer in every city where
company was located, for the pur-
pose of recruiting the company to war
strength. The war department says
this is proper. In states where this
plan was not followed, no recruiting
officers will be sent out from the mo-
bilization camp, the department says
The. Iowa men construe this to mean
that troops are badly needed at the
front.
Recruits will be enlisted In forty
cities of Iowa and win be sent to Des
Moines in groups of FIVE, according to
an order issued.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Killed in Strike Riot.

Oakland, CAL, June IL. - NJ. r..
Morey was shot dead, and 15 other,
were wounded In a pitched battle on
the waterfront between 30 employees
of the Sunset Lumber company and
100 strike sympathizers. A strike has
been In progress along the waterfowl
for some weekA.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

your message received. You can
deny emphatically news that Ell Paso
morning papers published relative to
execution Of General Gavira. The gen.
eral has not yet reached the CAPT.
tai"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Iowa Cavalry Ready.

iowa cavalry Ready.
Iowa City.-Troop B. First Iowa cav
airy, quartered at Mid River park, six
miles north of Iowa City, was one of
the first troops to arrive in Iowa City
after the word was sent over the state
to mobilize all the Iowa militia. In
less than twelve hours after Capt.
Glenn l.. LATER, of Riverside, received
the orders to report to Maj. r. P.
Howell in Iowa City, he had sixty-five
men recruited and was en- route from
Riverside to Iowa City.
Captain LATER is the youngest cap
tain in Iowa. He is the first captain
Of Troop B, which was organized in
Riverside April IA, 1915. Washing
ton county claims the honor of hav-
ing the first cavalry troop OF the kind
to be organized in the United States.
Since the organization of this troop
at Riverside, similar troops were or
ganized at West Branch, North Eng
fish and Oxford.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Revolt in Austria.

London, June ia revolution has
broken out In the Austro-Hungarian
province Of Bosnia, Rome wireless
dispatch says. 1t added that the chief
Of Austrian headquarters has been
suspended.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

tonics. / was get
ingworse every day.
l had chills, my head
would ache, ! was
always tired. Icould
not walk straight
because Of the pain
In myback and I had
pains In my stom-
ach. ] went to q
doctor and he said ]
must 60 under an
operation, but / did
not 60. I read In
the Daper about
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

to open the week with sermons adyo.
eating honest weights and measures
Pupils In the public schools will be
Instructed how to detect short weights
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
Immune,

"Bill Simmons says he lived In Cali
fornia for years and the earthquakes
didn't worry him In the least"
Nothing strange about that. Bill
used to ride a motorcycle"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
German Steamers Sunk.

Copenhagen, June 19.-Two big
German steamers were sunk in the
Baltic on Friday by mines or subma-
rines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

A man who needs advice Is apt to
get the brand he doesn't want.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Stuffy McInnis, the Athletics star
this year, 10 not hitting the ball with
anything like the success he had last
year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur.
geon's Work Unnecessary.

Astoria, N. Y.-"For two years I
was feeling i'll and took all kinds OF
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Lee Magee says the Yankee players
feel 1t in their bones that they're 60
ing to win the pennant. Which same
indicates the pennant fever has gone
to their heads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Nevertheless, the Washington team
shows literary appreciation by saying
a kind word for the best cellars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Acosta. the neet-footed little Cuban
with the Washington team last year. Is
playing grand game for the Mime
apolis Millers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Rondeau is new face in the WASH
ington lineup. This rookie right field
er is product Of the American asso-
citation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

Manager Grifith Is working his star
pitcher. Walter Johnson overtime.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29
SPORTING ITEMS

Roger Bresnahan must be sorely dis
appointed at not being able to set fire
to the association.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

There is not baseball magnate in
the country that would not like to
hold waivers on the weather man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

4
| ket
With registration OF 1855. and 200
or 300 more unregistered, attendance
at the 42d annual encampment. Iowa
| g. A. r. and allied bodies at MARSHALL
town. exceeded all attendance pre-
dictions by about 1000. Among the
| speakers at the camp fire session
were Gov. Clarke and National Com
mander Montfort
The state board of health has just
issued the death report for February,
1916, showing 2,19S deaths during that
month in Iowa. OF that number grip
caused the death of 1873 people. tuber-
culosis los. apoplexy Isl, heart dis.
ease 210. pneumonia 1872, acute nephri-
tbs and Bright's disease ISL.
At the closing session OF the con-
vention OF the Iowa Pharmaceutical
association in Iowa City It was
decided to ask the legislature for an
appropriation of $4,000 for a new col.
lege of Pharmacy building at the
State university.
Governor Clarke has issued a call
for volunteers urging that all COM
panies Of the national guard be re-
cruited up to peace strength and that
eligible men respond to the call to the
colors. Three organizations m the
Third infantry are not yet recruited
up to full strength and several In the
Seccaes The First infantry is up to
required strength.
The first second vein coal ever plac-
ed on the market in Mahaska county
went on sale in Oskaloosa recently.
It Ia from fine vein SO feet below
the first vein and is clean and nearly
as hard as anthracite.