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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14
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LEGAL ADVERTISING, d"


Notice.
,ba Circuit Court OF the Iehth Ju-
ID 'dleiai circuit IN ana TOT Desoto
County, Florida IN Oh'"1e'S Si'-
u1s ou sauls, Complainant, vs.. Ma
thaniel NJ. sauls' Nespo"ueI''
MI Tor Divorce.
Mnearing from the affidavit OF
Langford, the attorney for the
Nv. mani herein, which is attach
conp ne Bill of complaint that the
81 ~ and sent address Of the
Icslue nsu1el respondent, in the belief
3D. SS,iart Is other than the state Of
g.lisija. the same being No 100 Man
~, Street, Germantown Phlladel-
heip pa that said respondent Is over
phla' - of twenty-Oue years, and
he t6ere is no person in the state of
inA. "a the service Of subpoena up
fiVll,Sor would bind said respondent.
va, IL therefore ordered thdt you,
aid Nathaniel NJ. Sauls do appear
lus - hin of complaint filed In said
" a on Monday the 2nd day Of Oc-
c.ps tot6. the same being the ruiz,
wv ~ said month, else the matters
~ forth and alleged I'm said bill will
y ,oken as confessed by you, ana
9e.ree pro confesso viii be entered
M against you.
nubilshed once week for fuu.
senseeutive weeks next preceding the
IA 6rst Monday in october, 1915. iu
~" DeSoto County News, weekly
sseyspaper Of general circulation, pub
ni.sej In the city Of Arcadia, County
~ Desoto and state OF Florida.
Done and ordered this the gath day
n August 1915. -
" a. L. DURRANCE.
clark Of the Circuit Court Of DoSoto
County, Florida
w G. Langford, Solicitor for Com
plalnant.
eiate Of Florida. County Of DcSoto:
ia. L. Durrnnce, Clerk OF the Cir
.vit Court in and for DoSoto County
Tioriia. do hereby certify that tho
hove is true copy Of an order
1ade and filed by me In the sail
cause on the cath day Of August a
D. 1916.
hand and official seal this tho o4th
Say Of August, A. D. 1916.
(seaD a. l.. pUERANClH
Clark Of tho Circuit Court for DeS0to
County Florida.
WcL s-3t 70 9-2s.
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NOTICE.

Whereas, A petition has been filed
before the County Board OF tup.il H.
struction by the rcsiIeut7 OF l,1
Joshua Creek District 30, 80 J.,
ing said Board to call an cIGeton "i
the qualified electors Of SAID Speel'l
Tax School District for the purpose %
deciding whether the SAM n'slI''t sun
issue bonds in the sum OF TWO tu'u7
and $4,000 dollars TO be use! I'' .N,
purpose Of building, equirlnE anu
furnishing a school; enclosing auI 'In
proving the school grounds OF Sll
school in said district, ana oiheI lni
To- the establishment and ma'ntyn llhc
OF q school I'm said dtsiicI "uI 'h,F
respectfully submit that me 'a,C
interest to be paid upon Sjul Wl'
he six 90 per cent. ana I,,,r-
mature in eight years, or In lns,ai'
ments Mt stated intervals during sal
eight years. The date or latos NJ lnN
ment or payments 10 ne determine
by your honorable, h@Iy at Vt '''"'
whereas, It appears. from tho, eeSx
animation Of said petition ana OF IN
~egistratlon hooks OF les to e"II
that SAID petition Las bceh s's", ~
more than twenty-five re, VCnit, G, 90
qualified electors re 'lllHE u. 80 - -
ial Tax school plstrlHt' th',eI,e,, ~
re It Resolved, Ry sa'I sou" ,sl l
Public Instruction '.HI ,+,ttor In
sued and as prayed TOT N pGtr'ot,' 40, II
Iue SUN ~ ~ 60 n
lars. drawing interest NJ inc lu't,ta
six per cent. per anhIn' IIStn
either in eight years iIo,u 20 IA
said issue or In lhStall',rm,S s,t
maid nj stated intervals during sal
eight years The date or dat'@ nl ~
nneut or payments to be deteinlh'u
said Board Of Public In'trncJoh ~
before time OF sale OF b.H ~,
said bonds shall he Issued Tor inc "T
nose Of building. equippi1g onn lur
nishing n school; enclosing H',l NJ
proving the school groun Is VI S,I'
ecbool in said district. and other pur-
poses strictly Incident ana pt.'u'ulll-
to the establishment ana nl'' az,
OF a school IN Sali 9lSN ~
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THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF TIE NEW YORK NORi ID.
Practically a Daily at the Price Of a
Weekly. No Other Newspaper in
the World Gives So Much at
So Low a Price.

There has never been time when
q newspaper was more needed in the
household. The great war in Europe
has now entered its second year, with
no promise of an end for a long time.
These are Notwithstanding events, in
which the United States, willing or
unwilling, has been compelled to take
part. No intelligent person can ig-
more such issues.
The presidential contest also vii
soon be at hand. Already candidates
for the nomination are I'm the fGld,
and the campaign, owing to the OK
traordinary character Of the times,
will he OF supreme interest. No 9TH
er newspaper will inform you with
the promptness and chcapness Of the
Thrice Week edition Of the New
York World.
The Thrice-a-week Worlds regular
subscription price is only 81 per year,
and this pays for 100 papers. We Of
fer this unequalled newspaper and
DeSoto County News together for one
year for 80. The regular subscription
price Of the two papers is 50 go
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14
Notice OF ELECTION.

whereas, The Legislature of 1919
under the Constitution Of 1883, OF IN
state OF Florida, did pass three JON
Resolutions proposing amendmcnts l
the Constitution of the state OF FLOR
ida. and the same were agreed 10
n vote of three -ffths Of all the mem
hers elected to each house; that IN
votes on said Joint Resolutions wer
entered upon their respective Journals
with the yeas and nays thereon, an
thew did determine and direct tina
the said Joint Resolutions he SUD
mitted to the electors OF the State
the General Election In November
Now. Therefore, I, II. Clay craw
ford. Secretary Of State of the stat
OF Florida, do hereby give notice tina
GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in each county In Floria
on tuesday next succeeding the mrs
Monday in November. A. d., 1916, tn
said Tuesday being the
SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER
for the ratification or rejection OF
the said Joint Resolutions proposing
amendments TO the Constitution or the
state OF Florida, viz:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section OF Ar
ticle 9 Of the State Constitution
Relating TO Taxation and Finance;
Be II Resolved by the Legislature OF
the state OF Florida:
That the following amendment OF
Section . Of Article 8 Of the Constltu-
ton OF the State, relating to IaHauoh
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14
SPITE G SPREADS DIS.
EASE.

There is a city ordinlncc
against splitting ON the sidewalks
ANA there have been efforts to en-.
force il. \ few arrests auI the
public opinion variouslv created
have resulted i'm much GOOD.
Last week a well Informed cid.
zen would have said thar there
was not much splitting on the
walks, but the BOY Scouts have
proved that there is Il vast
amount of il yet. Fifty of them
counted and found thar there
were l,S50 approximations on II
single square i'm one hour. The
'ad habit has not been thorough
~ broken. There is nced of more
law enforcement and mora pub.
lie opinion.
Splitting in public places is at
once filthy and dangerous hah.
and for the most part is whol.
~ unnecessary. II ought to he
'tbnndoncd. It will bn when
there is full realization If the
evil Of it. The Boy Scouts have
rendered useful public service.
men will do the rest. doubt.
less. Of their own accord Go.
Iumbus (OO Dispatch.
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In the Circuit Court of the Tenth
judicial Circuit of the state Of
Florida, in and for the county Of
DeSoto.
Old Colony Trust & Savings Bank, a
Corporation, plaintiff, VS.. J. l..
Dishong, Sheriff of DeSoto County,
Florida, and ex+ofhciO Admins
traitor OF the Estate of w. ]. Convey
Deceased, defendant:
10 All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that under
and by virtue of an order made by
me Honorable f. A. Whitney Judge
q the Circuit Court of DeSoto County
florida, on the 18th day of June. \. D.,
1915, appointing me Elisor, / have
under and by virtue Of an execution
issued out Of the Circuit Coz . n De-
SOTO County, Florida. in rtain
cause wherein the Old Colony Trust
L Dishong, Sheriff Of DeSoto County,
florida, and eX-oficio administrator
" me estate of w. J. Convey, deceased,
aetendant, / have levied upon and
eken into my possession the follow
,ns described lands, lying and beins
IN Desoto County. Florida, to-wit:
4. ne west half of the northwest quar-
ser, and the southeast quarter, and
e Se east half OF the northeast quarter
section one G), township forty-one
W, range twenty-three (23).
10Y are further notified that under
~ py virtue of said execution and
S ssId , order appointing me Ellison and
ssa,u leVy as aforesaid, 1 viii sell, be-
reeh the legal hours of sale, the
s'oNe described land at public cutlery,
~ me west door of the Court House
~ ,ne city Of Arcadia, DeSoto County,
A oIp,ua' on the second day of october,
a.. 1916, to the highest and best
s s'9ner Tor cash, for the purpose of
entisiylng balance due upon said exc
N1uoh' amounting to s3,27s.7s.
f.ot c. A. ROE.
-, 10 s-2lg. Ellsor
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In a. -, Notice,
ty fFlir CSIHit Court for Desoto Coun-
v n. Lowther and N. NJ, Sauis. co
tnsrs as Lowther & Sauls, vs.
NJ. n, Bolles and C. Burrus, co
To Rartners as Bolles & Burrus.
n. Bolles and c.. Burrus, CO.
Warmers as Bolles & Burrus:
tiaeS hhd each of you, are hereby no
IN N. tnat an action has been begun
tberr iorida, against you by o. II. Low
Low,snd m. Sauls. copartners as
tsch.ner \ Sauls, and a writ of at
ana i nsnt In said cause has been issued
tsfs '1vieq upon the following real es-
vii: IN Desoto County. Florida. to-
en last half OF east half OF northwest
fIon OF southwest quarter OF Sec
40, o. Township s3 South, Range rs
ofhS- ano you, and each of you. and all
reoni. persons interested, are hereby
fion ~ % 70 arpt ar and defend said ac-
N o. IN or before Monday, the End day
ssnis 'ooer 1915. else a Judgment by de-
And VII be rendered against you,
az mess my hand and the seal OF
fn..rS court this 9Th day OF July. 1916.
cIs,t o.. A. L. DURANGO.
S,s Sl,Fsuit Court DesOtO County
By Clarence J, Carlton. d. C.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

Department of the Interior, u. 5. Land
Office ut Gainesville, Florida, Aug.
10, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that James
Turner Of Bermont, Florida, who, on
July 10, 1903, made homestead entry
No. 05543, for northeast quarter of
section 20, township 40 south, range
ie east, Tallahassee meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make five
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Clerk
Circuit Court, at Arcadia, Florida, on
the 5th day of October, 1916.
, Claimant names as witnesses: George
W. Gatewood, of Bermont, Florida,
John d. Mercer, of Bermont, Florida;
Adelbert Aldrich, of Bermont, Florida;
James G. stephens, of Bermont, Flor
Ida
ROBERT w. DAVIS,
s-2i to 9-21p. Register
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

a riot at a foot ball game is re-
ported from South America,
from which We judge that our
Latin neighbOrs are rapidly com.
ing over to our way Of thinking.
Grand Rapids (Mich.l Her.
aid.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

FOR SALE-Playcr plano cheap.
First class condition. Fully guar
antccd. Lester piano, auto-piano
player action. Practically new. Per-
feet title. Didn't buy it on the I'm.
stallmcnt plan-pald cash Address
NJ, care DcSpto County News. II
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

KNOW ADOuT FLORIDA FROM An
AJIliORIIATtNE SOURCE-Florilus
Oldest and leading farm and home
monthlY magazine prints instructive
Information In each issue with many
handsome photographs concerning
Florida II solves problems Of the fruit
grower the trucker and 1.-Two stock
farmer through its query departments
and its auth oritative articles. Three
months subscription, 25 cents; six
months, so cents; special of"T two
years for 81 90. sample copy free. Ad-
dress, Florida Farmer and HowCsoek-
or, St. Augustine, Fla. w-tf
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

WANTED--IonE leaf yellow pine
blocks cut IN 57-iuch lengths, or
clear logs. VIII pay highest prices,
spot cash, and take all you can fur.
nish Write for prices and spccin-
cations. NOcatce Crate Co., Noca.
tee, Fla. G-15-d
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

A guilty man may think he
won't get caught. But he can't
entirely eliminate the fear that
he will.-Trinidad Colo. J
Chronicle News.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

Department ~ the Interior T..
Land office nj Gainesville. r
August IL 1916

Department ~ the Interior r. &
Land office Mt Gainesville. Fla.
August IT, 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that rrod A
Inhyor. ~ Venus. Florida who. ON
December O." 1919. made homestead
entry No. o1o9oO for south haIf N
northeast quarter, southeast quarter
oi northwest quarter ana northeast
quarter M southeast quarter section
y. township ~ south range % c1st.
Tallahassee meridian. has fflo1 notice
NJ Intention ~ mako communication
rroof, 70 establish claim ~ tho ian /
nhoN" d"s'rihol before Clork Circuit
Court ~ Arcadia. TIorl11 ON ,to
"Sth DIV NJ September 1910
'.,IW0nf r1wo7 ms witnesses. 7 W
Su0. NJ Vorue Florida. rr7rr.
Thris,woU NJ Venus Florida. sam r
W0l7r0n NJ vorue rrori1o
RORERT w DAVIS
" '-l"' HCufsfor
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y BUSINESS LOCALS.

FOR SALE-Rose No. 4 Seed
Irish Potatoes for fall planting
now ready. Price two cents
per pound, +. o. b. Hastings,
cash with order. +. Il. Allen,
Hastings, Fla.
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TCTTT'||Wf n mo T|T"TTT" = 2
Land ofr,c. Mt Gainesville Tn
Notice Of Application Tor RIVAL NJ.

- '-NTIT-V III NWTTITWTNTFWTTTNI
Notice ls horehv Given thot ON ~.
Hoth d1v NJ Docomhor A. n 1orc D.
0n0l DISCHARGE ne n1mfuietrofrfN ~
fho estate NJ WILTON Jorrf~0r. ds-
co0s01 AMI ~ tho s1wo tfro T win
present nv final accounts ne surr n p.
w'nisi~atrlv. and asi, that thov 10 nr.
proved.
KATE T.. JEDNTC W.
Coo m 1a-14p
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WE ARE ION TAP"
AT ALL TIMES

as regards services In Tlumbing
work, whether It be n ne~ job or
merely repairs. And the work we
do is thorough and always salts.
factory, while the prices we
charge are satisfactory, too. There
Is no time wasted by us, as we
"muloy skilled workmen only,
who know their business thor
oughly, and use only the pest ma.
terials in order TO ensure the
most satisfactory results.
F. S. MARKETT
PHONE i2a
Welles Building ARCADIA
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\ SUCKER IS horn every minute.
But they would nos be suckers II
they patrouizcI ouc advertising col
umns.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-14

.- bona GOD. resident of fI.a "a. ~. .,r
war on ry r'isf.'r,u,, D, ,'" 'l7''I'I IN
' ''''''' I'"c'
4 JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment d. S..r.ur. u al
.f I....'. WI .. a.. C.,I., -
f... . ,iy.
Ir|ng Co., ,.n.I- and Animation
mont ''."
DO M .., LEGISLATURE "t
w..r .., f.rI......g .r..r.r,...uts g..
Oh. Constitution OF in.. -.l. '.f r.r.'.
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or rejection.
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after .UurI consist Of one ru..U.r =
SQUAT. from ,..u COUNTY In the
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elected rur r. form Of fu., vr,.s ,r
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o'ors ,o tc 5r.a,oI H. 3 ~. o,i.hgr Sen;
f.o r,. NJ, oNIgo shall ovrire on
u.,rl.,,. ~ In April. 1929 All
tl.'' OF 10" House Of Hoprrsentn.
',,, gI".l"l NJ tho general clocti|r
H.. lh',r. torn ~ office srIu .,v.
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office 'o OF o,1 the term ~
rouse OF Representatives sl,anI
gg..l."'Ice on the first Turs1,v
s,,cco, ~, hTst Monluy I'm April ncxt
oraI election ''g.l ,"n- At the gem
..ill TORS to Dee elected shall Lc
t,,,,c I"i n term Of four years tho
" "" utElh IN the first Z urSl4,
,.uIL we hrst Mpul1y iu April Of tLo
new county is cr,at.1 NJ When
~ :, Sn.II m that time nix the Ienrib
~ ne term OF the frnst Scnat1r ~
,.,..' erected thcrefrom at two or FOUR
the rur5lc, ne IN up View Of Keeping
nncc with IN. nurrIo,. "e ~ III pal
s,iH,r,,.ii.on ? ~ Article VII Of tho Con. /
~, ZION hereby amended SO as ~
eam as Follows: ~
, The regular session Of tho roo,.
ll' ufe th1t shall meet I'm I9t- .L..ti
fH1noruon the representation :, S' ~
ItluIS, or REPRESENTATIVES. MS ir ,I-
NIurIe provided. which 49,. us
Ncht shan be based unor r I'm
census taken by tho Statc 'I,w laSt
or h' tho United state y.bf '"IlIl
~ Ih" Ilst taken, IN the several o,' V, or
yes or the State ana those tbn'. 'IIn,
rne't every ten wears thor, et,. sn'i,
1ppOrtlou tho ro,.. Iu'. 'altcf snail
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schrock, his wife; Evan r. Roberts
and Mary Doe Roberts his wife; r..
W. Roberts and Mary Doe Roberts.
his wife; Emil Z. Klein and Mary
Doe Klein, his wife, Evan j. Rich
ards ana Mary Doc Richards, his wife:
Mrs. T.. IT. McCroskey and John Doe
McCroskey, her husband; II. L..
Walsh and Mary Doe Walsh his wife;
j. W. Mcqueen ana Mary Doc Nc
Queen, his wife; oliver n. Wclch and
Mary Doe Wclch. his wife; John T..
Kraft ana Mary Doe Kraft, HIS wifoI
William Richards AMI Mary Doe
Richards, his WIFE Henry IT. Pratt
and Mary Doe Pratt his wife; o. No..
Lowthcr ana y. NJ. Snuls. arc. on1
each NJ them u.s. n resident ~ a state
or country other than tho state ~
Florida, and that tho residence Of each
Of said Defendants named lu this ORE
dor is unknown 10 said nfflaut ma
further that thor. &c no person iu tho
rocn0 uron whom would hlu1 s1i1 dee
fDu1nufe rnwe1 On this order. orr amy
NJ thOm, and further that said do
Pendants named I'm this order ana
ounh or Thorn. 0ro over twontv.onc talo
II IS therefore ordered 7n1 dorroo1
that sail doT.ul1ute u0we1 I'm tnia or-
dor. anil ou"N NJ Thorn, do nuuDar 10
tho Nm NJ compliant and 10 IN. Ml
Of complaint as amended ON 0lo l.vc-
I'm. ON fho c'h 1av NJ Novomnor 1910.
tho Sumo ho'1r tho Hulo D1v ln sn''
month.
~ s further or1oro1. on1 1ooroo1
wpck FOR arart ~ consecutive woor,s
rrlur 'n a1'1 ftn 1nv NJ Nuv,mhor
11'r iu Tho Daenfo county %'vs n
u..rernrur Of .'uurn' circulation run.
N.nnr 'u rafntn County. Florida.
su1 ~ s1u count ~ 'rrn1rr. rlor'-
1n. fN'r -'n 1rv ~ s.rf.nh.r 1910.
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J. T. RouN & Son, Plaintiff, VS.. Pc-
PENDANT.
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81, 100000 SHIP TOTAL LOSS

'om Page 1
when MARYLAND, gasping and
choking, was carried up.
The order ITO the lifeboats,"
was given at once.
Purser Holzer made several at
tempts to reach the ships safe but
fire cut him off and he had TO
run for his life.
This safe contained the ships
papers, $4,000 in company
money and about $4,000 worth of
passengers valuables.
Boats Go to Aid.
Flashing his IS. o. s." over the
sea, the wireless operator stuck
to his key until heat put the main
apparatus out of commission.
He then connected up his aux
Hilary plant and continued calling
help until it collapsed.
His call was heard at the Coos
Bay station. Many boats hurried
to meet the Congress. The
schooner Tillamook and the
dredge Niche were first to reach
her.
Officers OF the Congress re-
NAMED aboard the schooner A. M.
Simpson close beside the burning
liner SO they will be the first to
GARD IL after the flames subside.
Becomes a Furnace.
The Congress became furn-
ace. raidiztInk heat far over the
water. Rhils leaping flames threw
= fIIckorIdE- glare over huddled
groups On the dredge and thronee
Of spectators on the beach.
Five thousand barrels Of OIL In
che Congress fuel tanks were blaz-
inH Today. vomiting b huge pillar
Of inky smoke skywsrd.
The Congress was the biggest
Of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Co. = fleet and the largest Ameri-
can co&stwise vessel.
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Clifford fourth with 1o.251.
The result of the contest be-
tween Commissioner Williams and
J. r.. O'Farrell probably will not
be definitely decided until an Of
fetal count is made. Unofficial
figures show Williams four votes
in the lead.
The vote stands: William,
1910; 0'Farrell, 1906.
The official count was begun
by the county auditor Friday aft
ernoon. As the. WILLIAMSBURG
rell campaign has been bitterly
fought. 1t is expected a recount
will be asked.
The race between T. II. Belling-
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and Chapman each polled more
than SO per cent of that total, and
IL the estimates are correct their
election is assured.
Returns from all of the PIT
county precinctsSshow that Judge
Card led the field with 1923.
Chapman was second with IL. 454;
yesterday third with IL, 244; and
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ALL FOUR JUDGES
MAY BE UNOPPOSED

II 1t is found that not more
than 10000 votes were cast In the
non-partisan judiciary primaries,
as estimated by election officials,
names of all four OF the present
superior court judges will go on
the ballot in the November cleo
tion unopposed.
Judge Card, Clifford, yesterday
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ham and John L. Murray for COM
missioner from the Second dis
trict. is also neck-and-neck. I'm
official returns give Bellingham
2.140, Murray 2,032.
Final unofficial returns show
no further upsets In the county
ticket. as announced Thursday.
The work of officially canvass
ing the vote will begin next Mon
day.
Voters who failed to regis
ter before the primaries now
have until Oct. II to get
their names ON the registra-
ton books IL they want to
vote in the election Nov. 4.
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SPECIAL TRAIN TO
TAKE PASSENGERS
OF BURNED LINER
United Press Leased Wire)

.suptu TTess Leuseu WireD
EUGENE, Ore, Sept. 16. - A
special train to carry passengers
from the burned liner Congress
left here at 1880 today for Marsh
field.
1t is due to arrive there about
1890 p. m.
Southern Pacific officials said
that the passengers would not
reach Portland before tomorrow
morning.
A second special is being made
up for the crew.
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SERBS CHASE FOR
BACK TEN MILES

PARIS, Sept. 15.--AlIied
troops have scored the grsatest
victories against the Germans and
Bulgarians since the Balkan Of
fensive began, 1t was officially an
nounced today.
The Serbs drove the Bulgsrians
back 10 miles in a hasty retreat
ON the allied left wing Capturing
Garnitichevo by a brilliant bayon.
ct charge and the major part of
the crest Of Markanidge.
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LEWIS WILL WORK
FOR MCBRIDE NOW

ABERDEEN, Sept. 15.-John
G. Lewis, defeated republican can
didate for the senatorial nominal
ton, announced yesterday he
would work for the election of
Henry Mcbride.