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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
TIL. Night Before Chr,.,mns.

Twas the night bcf"r" Christmas when
all through tho house
Not Il creature was stirring not even
mouse:
The stockings were hung by the chin.
ney with care.
In hopes shat ST. Nicholas soon would
lie there.
The children were nestled all snug in
their beds.
While visions Of sugar plums danced
thr ough their heads;
And mamma I'm her kcrchief, and I in
my cap.
winters nap.
When out on the lawn arose such a
clatter
l sprang from my led to Sc, what WIS
the matter.
Away TO the window | few like flash
Tore OPEN the shutters and threw up
the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new
fallen snow
Gave n lustcr OF midday to objects be-
low;
When villa, to my wondering eyes
shLuld appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny
reindeer,
quick.
knew in a moment IT must be s,
Nick.
they came.
And he whistlcd and shouted and
called them by name;
Now, Dasher! now Dancer. now,
Erancer! now. Vixen.
On, Comet! on, Cupid. on, Bonner and
Bitten,
To the top of the porch. to the OPP or
the wall
Now, darh away. dash away. dash
away ALL.
AS dry leaves th.. before the wild
hurricane fly,
When t.ey meet Wit, an obstacle.
mount to the sky
So up to the housetop tie coursers they
flow.
With the sleigh full Of toys and ST.
Nicholas. too
And then in twinkling heard on tho
roof
The prancing and paving of each little
hoof:
AS drew in my head. and was turning
around.
Down The chimney ST. Nicholas came
with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur from his
head to his foot.
And his clothes were all t.rnished with
ashes and SCOT;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his
lack.
And h. looked like "A peddlcr just
opening his pack.
His eyes how they twinkled. his
umples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses. his nose
like cherry;
His droll little mouth was drawn up
like bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white
The stump OF pipe he held tight in
his teeth.
And the smoke it cncircled his head
like wreath,
He had a broad face, and little round
belly.
That shook when he laughed like n
bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump right
jolly old elf
And. laughed when | saw him in
spite OF myself
a wink OF his eye and twist OF his
Son gave ME TO know 1 had nothing to
dread.
He spake not ord, but went straight
to his work.
And hlled all the stockings; then
turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside OF his
nose
And giving nod up, up the chimney
he rose.
Ne spranE to his sleigh, to his team
gave "A whistle,
And away they all flew like the down
OF a thistle;
And I heard him eNclaim ere he drove
of sight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
a Chrintmns With.

Wherever there is sickness.
May Santa Claus bring health:
Wherever there is poverty.
May Santa Claus bring wealth.
Wherever one Is weeping.
May tears to smiles give way.
Wherever sadness hovers,
May joy come Christmas Day.
TO every heart that's aching.
May peace and comfort come,
And may an outlook rosy
Supplant each outlook glum.
May friends now separated
Soon reunited be.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24

How santa Claus Came Down the
Chimney.
Last Christmas Eve. when We were
snug in bed.
And all the lights were out, Tommy,
he said,
I'D like to know how It's, with pack
and all.
That Santa got down the chimney hole"
Let's lie awake and see. and then we'll
know:
Won't il be fun to see him squeezed
UP So
And SO we lay awake, but by and by.
l got to sleeping some with my left eve.
But still saw the chimney with my
right.
And by and by there came the queerest
sight.
a little man no bigger than Tom Thumb
With little pack no bigger than my
drum
Came sliding down the chimney moro
and more.
Until he went ke-burnp upon the floor:
And then he looked around the room
spell.
But very soon his pack began 10 swell
II kept swelling more and more and
more.
Till i, was bigger than the parior door:
And books and dolls. and things for
girls and boys.
And soon the little man had grown SO
tall.
He didn't seem TO be a dwarf at ALL:
And then he took some things out Of
his pack
AND filled my stocking till ] thought
'twould crack
And then the pack grew small and
small and small.
Until II wasn't hiEgern nothin' tall
And santa Claws he was a dwarf once
more.
And climbed up back as he lad come
before.
Then just as Santa Claus got out OF
sight
] opened my left eye, and it was light.
And there were all the things for Tom
my n me,
Adjusting out just as knew they'd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
rhe i:,npty Stocking.

There's an empty stocking hanging
from many Il little bed.
Where a God blown dream hangs OYER
each sleeping curly head
And the vision gathers nightly ot
day that's soon TO come.
Where little feet should pattcr 10 the
music of the drum
There's an empty stocking hanging by
many wind-olown door.
That must wait in vain for Christrnae,
In tho gray hsunts OF the poor:
And eyes that now shine brightly shall.
through a rain OF tears,
See nothing there on Christmas. but
tho sorrow OF the years.
Bu, out where splcndor centers in the
mansions OF the great,
No call will go unanswered, no tot will
vaiuly wait:
The Christmas horn will summcn---the
Christmas drum will roll
The tide Of JOY in magic through the
gateway OF each soul
But where enc gift would brighten the
dark OF weary days,
No rcindccrs hoof will thunder ser
Povcrty's Grcar ways;
And so. for GODS white season--for
some wee drcancr's cause
Cont you think that YOU might whis-
per Just word TO Santa Claus.
Author unknoy-p
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
SiGns of Christmas.

When ma begins to tiptoe round
y we begin to hear
a certain. HUSKY. whisp'r!n' sound
About this time Of year.
We know that she'n Sandy Claus
Are fiXin' things to do
n so we mover Peek, because
They never want us to.
When Sister Mary goes about
A-hintin' that she wishes
She had teapot with spout
To match her set of dishes.
We know it's time for us 10 write
Our letters n to SGT 'em,
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snntn Claus. shop.

The other day ! ruined away,
Which gave my ma shock.
Cidn't get back home. they say,
Till nearly O'clock.
And then my ma. she didn't scold.
But hugg'd me till told
The places | had been.
An say-you ought to seen her face
At last, when | told how
I'd surely found the very place
Where Santa Claus lives nov
told her how I didn't stop
A-runnin' nor turn back
Until ] came 10 SantA's shop
An pceked In through crack
An how he sat there making :oyn
AS busy rs could be
The very kind that little boys
Get on the Christmas tree.
He looked SO pale and tired. too
| thought it was shame,
An say, ! didn't know, did you,
That Santa Claus was lame?
An when told my ma, you know,
She kissed me twice. because
She said tomorrow that she'd 20
An call on Santa C,alus.
Albert Bigelow Paine.
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,hr beautiful nethiehem Bells.

over the roar OF tho cities. over the
hills aud the dolls,
WitE message Of peace TO the nations
rtns the beautiful bethlehem
t.tinEiux Joy To inc souls that arc sigh
ing in the novels where poverty
There Is lite-,hcrs is life for the dying
In the beautiful Bethlehem bells.
Far of. in a land tina, Is lovely. for the
tender sweet story il tells,
In the light Of "A glorious morning rang
the beautiful bethlehem bells;
And still in the hearts OF creation an
anthem cxultiurly swclls.
st that memory sweet Of the ringing
81 the beautiful bethlehem bells.
They rang Ger tho hills and ue si!eHs,
They summoned the glad world
that day.
From regions Of night I" tho radiant
light OF the cot whore the Ecau-
,lful lay.
md forever aud ever aud ever q won
dcrtul melody dweiis,
In tho tender sweet ringing and sing
ing Of tho beautiful Bethlehem
bells.
Tor they sing Of love that is death
lcss-a love that still triumphs
III loss:
They sing Of the love tina, is leading
the world to the calvary cross
Ring sweet DER the sound of the cities.
ring sweet DER the hills and the
delis
And touch us with tcndcrcsi pi;icS. OH.
beautiful Bethlehem bells
frank L. stanton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
A piece" to Speak for Christmas

TOW often at Christmas time the
Naudles and lassics wan, "A piece" to
speak at home. or school or church en-
ter1aihment. They want Christmas
with which TO brighten the social
gatherings of the Yuietide. Here are
som" OF the best, all Of them old. yet
all of them ever new:
.Jcs' Fore Cbristmns.
!"ther calls me william. sister calls
me WILL
Mother calls me Willie--but the fcllers
call me Bill.
nightly glad amt girl--ruthcr be
Il boy
Without them sashcs, curls an things
that's worn by Fauntlcroy.
Love 10. chawnk green apples an go
swmmin in the lake
Hate 10 FAX. the castor-ilc they give
r rr belly ache.
Most al al, tIuIc the hull year roGn'
there Amt no flies on me
Eut Jcs' 'fo'e Christmas I'm as good
as can be.
Got yaller dog named Sport-sick
I'M on the cat:
Fust thing she knows she doesn't know
where she Is at
Got "A clipper sled, au' when us boys
goes out TO slide
Long comes the grocery cart. AN We
all hook ride.
But. sometimes. when the groccryinan
is Worried AN cross,
lie reaches al me with his whip and
larrups his boss.
An then LAT and boiler, oh, you
never teched me-
l;ut 'jcs fore Christmas I'm as good
as can be.
Grannna says she hopes that when
IN hn
I'll be ii missioncrcr. like her oldcs'
{. brother Dan.
AZ WIZ ct up By the cannibals that
live in Ceylon's Isle.
Where every prospCck plcascS an only
man is vile.
Gu, sran'ma she had never been TO see
Wild West show.
or read the life Of Daniel Boone. or
else ] guess she'd know
That Buffalo Bill AN cowboys Is good
Exccp' jes' fore Christmas. when I'm
as good AS kin be!
Then oil Sport. nc hangs around. so
solemnitke an still
Ills eyes they seem asayi. What's
er matter. little BIZ
The eat. she sneaks down OFF her
perch. n-wonderin' what's become
Nv them two enemies w hern that use
ter make things hum
But I'm so perlitc aud stick so earnest
Ike to biz
That mother TO Gather: How I'm
proved our Willie ia,
Eut father havin' been a boy hissei''
suspicious me.
When les fore Christmas I'm as good
as kin be
For Christmas with it's lots an lots w
candies. cakes an toys
No.. s.ts
not fr naughty boys
SO wash yer face and brcsh yer mar.
and mind yer p's an Is
An don't bust out yer pantalo"ns, an
uon't wcar out Yer shoes
Say ycssum 10 the LADIES' ana !sss'F TO
the men.
I'm when toe! : company doi' pass
!c. piatc TT PIE again;
sEut. ,hiu,>Iu lot the things you d liKe
TO sec upon that tgcc.
,s tore Christmas 70 bv a. Sood as
|'U ~" " Eugene r.s!d.
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But when tod him. Tommy laughed
and said.
was a foolish little sleepy head:
But by and by he said. III must be so.
For Santa Claus had lcf, the things.
you know
Clarence hawkes..
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Happy Christmas to all. and To all
good might"
Clement G. Moore
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,hri,tmn. Mt the Farm.

thri,tp,ns at the Farm.
IT we're poet ana coult write in
tuucful rhine
With the graceful words ;he poets
use 20 charm.
| would he prepared 10 tell you OF the
happy. happy time
When. boy. | roamcd about my
fathers farm.
could tell you of the old familiar
scenes Of lonC ago.
Which time nor change can cause
me to forget,
Tho harnyard and the meadow, and
the cornstalks in a row,
For tho memories Of MY childhood
haunt me yet.
could tell YOU of my brothers. and
my little sisters. TOO.
Companions OF the joyous days OF
yorc:
or things We used TO talk about and
Things VIC used 10 do.
In the days that will return again
no more.
o: all the happy seasons We children
held most GEAR.
The one whose coming brought us
greatest joys.
Was the merry. merry Christmas time
tho best of All the year
With it's jolly games and stockings
full OF toys.
AND .! Christmas dinner-Relschaz-
Zar'S sumptuous feast
Ne'cr tempted mortal appetite SO
sore:
II seemed the more we ate or it our
appetite increased.
Until there was no room for any
more.
OH. ] wish that it we're possible to
turp old Time around.
Fly some cnchartment, CIR some magic
charm,
And l. little hoy again, might hear
the welcome sound
That summoned us to dinner at the
farm.
lave toasted AT great banquets and
At whatecr 7 would
Of tire rarest dishes skillful cooks
display.
Eut the Injuries provided never tnstea
half so good
AS the dinner in the farmhouse
Christmas Day.
Frank B.ard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22

Rowland is said to have declared that
they were going over play together.
Until the setting forth of the
charges of Mrs. Tearle and the filing
of yesterdays divorce bill the Charles
Ruggleses were popularity supposed
to be an ideal stage couple. Ruggles
is said to be suing his wife in Los
Angeles, where he has resided, but
Miss Rowland, when reached last
night at the Blackstone hotel, assert
ed that she had not been served with
a notice Of such suit She declined
to comment on the charges of Mrs.
Tearle.
Miss Rowland's career is familiar to
Chicago playgoers. She first made her
appearance many years ago in must
cal comedies at the LaSalle and Prime
ess theatres. Her success began with
THE Maid and the Mummy in which
she rose from chorus to principal
within the first six months Of her
stage experience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
At SPENCER SQUARE.

Charlotte Greenwood's and Sydney
Grants motion picture debut in Oliver
Morosco's screen production of Jane
the delightful Charles Frohman COM
edy, is the occasion for a surprising
number Of individual hits by members
Of the all-star cast Lydia Yeamans
Titus, to cite but one. offers a mellow
Characterization Of sugary branded
peach Of past 50 with a fondness for
handsome young men that is one Of
the richest things that has been seen
in years. Lydia Yeamans Titus, a
name to conjure with in stage annals,
is the last Of the famous Yeamans
family and for years has been one of
the great fayorites Of America, Eng
land and Australia She is a famous
mimic, her baby types and limitations
Of Emma Games and Adelina Patti and
other famous stage folk, not TO men
ton her London East End, Italian,
French and coon" types, have gained
her worldwide fame as a comedienne.
Jane comes TO the Spencer Square
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
ADELE ROWLAND
SEEKING DIVORCE
Musical Comedy Actress, Named in
An0ther'S Suit. Starts One of
Her Own at Chicago.

Adele Rowland, musical comedy
actress and vaudeville star, recently
named as correspondent in a divorce
suit in New York City, yesterday car
ried her domestic troubles into the
courts by filing a bill asking divorce
from Charles S. Ruggles, known as
an actor of juvenile parts.
The actress, this weeks headliner at
the Palace Music hall, Chicago, sued
under the name of Mrs. Addie p Levy
Ruggles.
Desertion is charged in the BILL
which states they were married in
Jersey City, n. j., March 4, 1914, and
that Ruggles left his wife 26 days
later.
Last week Miss Rowland, or Mrs.
Ruggles, was accused by Mrs Roberta
Menges Corwin Hill Tearle in a suit
for divorce from Conway Tearle, until
recently leading man for Grace
George.
According to Mrs Tearle, she dis
covered her husband and the actress,
both in paiamas, in an apartment in
West Eighteenth street, New York
City.
Miss Rowland Indignantly denied the
charges, declaring that her relations
with Tearle were perfectly proper. In
reference to the incident when Mrs.
Tearle found them together, Miss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
At TILE MAJESTIC.

Tonight House Peters, who is now
with a new concern, will be seen at
the Majestic in The Hand of Peril"
detective story with an unusual twist
to the plot and a series of situations
that makes the story unusual. Mabel
Taliaferro will be at the Majestic Sun
day in Her Great Price" She portrays
the part Of a girl whose life is worth
an even $4,000 to a certain party
Why it is worth that and the strange
and astonishing circumstances which
surround this altogether queer case
will be seen in phOtOplay which
grips and holds the attention like a
wise. On Monday and Tuesday Frank
Mills comes in THE Moral Fabric a
Thomas Ince production Of unusual
power and beauty. In addition, there
will be a screaming Keystone comedy
entitled The Village Blacksmith" in
which all of the old guard. including
Hank Mann, will be seen. Carlyle
Blackwell on Wednesday in The
Shadow of Doubt" will be aided by
the Hearst-Vitagraph weekly news
picture. Mr.. Blackwell here has an en-
tirely original and daring photoplay.
Norma Talmadge, Tully Marshall and
Seena Owen come in the all star Crit
fith-Triangle production, "Martha's
Vindicati0n," on Thursday. There will
also be a keystone comedy with that
funny little fellow, Chester Conklin,
in "Cinders of Love" Violet Horner in
the Fox production. The Marble
Heart" comes Friday. On Saturday
Alice Brady will be seen In Then III
Come Back to You" In addition there
will be a Hearst-Vitagraph news pic
tvre, Francis X Bushman and BeV-
erly Bayne come Sunday, April 80, in
2 production every photoplay goer has
been waiting for. THE Wall Between"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22

for their services became great. In
1898 they dissolved partnership, his
brother taking the name The Great
Houdini' and he taking the name,
Harden, the Handcuff King" Har-
deem has encircled the globe three
times playing before most of the
crowned heads of Europe. His per
Torrance at the Columbia will consist
of many hair raising feats such as es-
Gaping from a galvanized can filled
with water failure meaning sudden
death; freeing himself from hand
cuffs and shackles, and many other
feats too numerous to mention. En-
win and Jane Connolly, long well
known in the varieties as a pair OF
dramatic artists of merit, will offer the
Gilbertian CONNECTION, ''SWeethearts."
Not even in his more pretentious
works does the art of the late Sir W.
S. Gilbert appear to greater advantage
than in this sacCharine One-act play
let. A diyerting singing and violin
speciality will be one Of the "Ontri-
buttons. Jarvis and Harrison, we'll
groomed and mannerly, are the pro-
INDICATORS thereof. The Three Leight-
ems, recently from Europe, will offer
an act of much interest to local
theatregoers when they show THE
Party of the First Part" an act full
of funny situations. Leblanc and
Lorraine will be seen in a fantas-
tical dancing novelty. They have an
entirely new line Of material which
will appeal to Columbia audiences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
IN THE MOVIES.
TONIGHT.

Majestic-House Peters in The
Hand of Peril" and -Vitagraph
Weekly.
Spencer Square-Fannie Ward in
For the Defense"
Black Hawk-"The Big Brother"
and "A Chance Deception"
SUNDAY.
Spencer Square-Charlotte Green
wood and Sydney Grant in Jane"
second episode Of The Iron Claw
Maiestic-Mabel Taliaferro in Her
Great Price" and Mr. and Mrs. sgd
ney Drew in a comedy.
Black Hawk-Wilton Lackaye in
THE Pit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
!at

tomorrow and Monday. In addition,
there will be shown The Iron Claw
tsecond episode), THE House of I'm
happiness" After being rescued by
that mysterious avenger of wrongs,
known to the underworld as The
Laughing Mask" and returned to her
father, from whom she was kidnapped
when child, Margery is again threat
ened by the sinister master criminal
Legar, alias The Iron Claw" Legars
purpose IS to wreak vengeance on
Enoch Golden, the girls father, who,
years before, finding Legar, then his
friend, unfaithful, had the latters
face scared with white hot irons and
his hand crushed in a wise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
STAGE GOSSIP

Anatol Friedland, who wrote the
music for ''Katinka" and other oper-
ettas, is appearing in vaudeville next
week, for the first time.
Mary Mannering expects to return
to the stage. With her husband Erred
E. Wadsworth) Miss Mannering is
preparing to move her residence from
Detroit to New York
The last war budget in England
taxes gross incomes at % per cent.
In case of theatrical players the tax
is deducted each pay day.
Charles Dillingham; may not take
the Century, New York, after all. OPP
position is said to have developed from
his business associates against the fur
Their extending of his musical comedy
operations in New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
At THE COLI MBIA.

Harden, the hand Gun King, Tor
tomorrow's new Columbia bill, has
been before the public 81 years, first
starting in Appleton Wis, with his
brother. then known as the boy magic
ians. featuring their rope ties In later
wears they became known as the
Houdini Bros, when their fame spread
from coast to coast, and the demand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
AT THE EMPIRE.

The Jack Bessey Stock company be-
gins an eight-day engagement tomor-
row matinee at the Empire, present
ing Help Wanted" as the opening
hill A new bill will be offered each
dav Of the engagement,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
AT THE REST.

An added feature to be offered at the
Rest theatre tomorrow is the Sociabil-
ity quartet, which will give popular
and classical song numbers between
the screen acts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
COLL MRIA.

Vaudeville (DavenporD. Two per-
formances daily, at 2:45 and Sis.
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45,
100 and o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
EMPIRE.

April 23-30-Jack Bessey Stock
company in popular plays,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-12

South Dakota will, unless there Is Il
phenomenal change between this
time and the time Of the November
election, be captured by the %antipro-
hibition forces at the November cleo
ton by a majority ranging anywhere
from 5000 to 10000. They also
claim that the gains of the vets at
the March elections, which were held
i'm the smaller towns and i'm the town
ships of the state. indicate that the
country precincts and the farming
communities, where prohibition sen
timent was supposed to be almost
unanimous, are by no means il favor
of statewide prohibition.
The figures are interesting at this
stage of the campaign, when the pro-
hibition and antiprohibition forces of
South Dakota are about to open the
last lap of the fight for and against
a dry South Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-12
FINAL Squirt
LARGE NUMBER or REGISTRA-
TIONS RECORDED TODAY
BOOKS CLOSE TODAY.

A strong finish on the final lap of
the term Of registration for the coun-
ty and state primaries may bring
the number of registrations equal to
that of two years ago.
Although up until a short time
ago there was a pronounced falling
off in registrations. under those Of
two years ago, registrations during
the last three or four days have been
arriving at the county courthouse at
a rate of mor than 100 a day. The
volume Of applications for registra-
tions yesterday and today was al
most Unprecedented, and vas a sur
prise to county officials. The mum
Der was swelled considerably by can
didates for office, who distributed
the new registration cards to voters
who had not registered in both the
country and city. During the last
few days, candidates have made
whirlwind visits among the electors.
A few votes will probably be lost,
ii is said, through prospective cleo
tors not properly filling in registra-
ton cards mailed to the county au-
ditor. 1t was the first time the cards
were ever used here, and some, ap-
parently, We're unaware hat it was
necessary for them to fill i'm all the
blanks. Some neglected to have wit
nesses sign the cards, while others
did not give the precinct in which
they lived.
The number of registrations is not
T.A.w~ IrLayIar tIm VrrVslna IDS N
exceed that OF two years ago will de-
pend on the registrations received
late this afternoon, and the total
will not be known before books are
closed tonight or until tomorrow, IL
was said by NJ. p. McGilliyray. coun-
ty auditor.