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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-12-28
Sudden Death.

Mr.. Jesse D. Derr of near Lewiston
this county, died suddenly of heart IA
ure Tuesday evening of this week
Derr had started to secure some
taking with him a small hand WACO,
is thought that pulling the wagon thf
snow and drifts was too much excl
He was found lying face down in
snow about 8 o'clock at night.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-12-28
New Revenue Law.

The following changes in the law
were made by the new Revenue Act
approved September 8, 1915.
SPECIAL TAXES OR LICENSES.
Certain of the special taxes or Ii
censes provided in the Emergency
Act are re-enacted, and the following
annual license taxes are now impos-
ed:
Brokers. ..... ........ Soo.oO
Pawn Brokers. .............$ 5O.o
Custom House Brokers. .....SlO.O0
Ship Brokers "a new tax)....$2o.W
On and after January |, 1917, no
special tax or license is imposed on
commission merchants, commercial
brokers or dealers in manufactured
or leaf tobacco.
Manufacturers of tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes are subject to special
taxes at a graduated rate.
Proprietors of theatres, moving pic
lures, etc., according to seating ca
pacity from $500 to $4,000 per
annum, and in cities, town and vii
lagos of less than 5000 inhabitants.
! of these rates are charged.
Proprietors Of bowling alleys and
billiard rooms, $500 for EACH table
or alley. Billiard tables and bowling
alleys operated by lodges, clubs,
Y. M. C. A. or similar organizations
are subject to the tax.
All of these special taxes will be
due and collectable in January, 1917
for six months, and the Collectors
office is now mailing application
blanks to all persons known to be
liable for these taxes. Failure to re.
ceive blank forms, however, does not
relieve any person from libality for
payment of the tax.
INCOME TAX.
The normal tax on individual in
comes is increased from one per cent
to two per cent, and the rates on adj
ditional tax are re-classified. The
rate on corporation income is increas-
ed from one per cent to two per cent.
One OF the important changes Is in
the Withholding provision of the law
which requires that all persons, firms
or companies in whatever capacity
acting, having the disposition or pay
ment of income of another person,
are required to make and render a
return and to withhold the tax. This
provision applies to the governing
bodies of churches, social clubs and
all other organizations. For the
year 1916, only one per cent will be
withheld at the source, the other one
per cent will be paid by the individ.
ual on the individual return.
All individuals who have a net in
come of $1,000 are required to make
returns, regardless of the source OF
said income.
All individual returns for the year
1916 must be filed in the office of the
Collector between January lst and
March 1st, 1917, and all corporations
returns must be filed during same
period, except those who established
a fiscal year.
SPECIAL EXCISE TAX.
All corporations. the value OF whose
capital stock amounts to $3.50 are
required to file return. A special
excise tax is imposed on corporations
equivalent to so cents per annum on
each 81 900 of the fair value OF the
capital stock in excess of 800, 600.
ESTATE TAX.
A tax is imposed on the estate OF
every decedent in excess of $50, 900.
MUNITIONS TAX.
A tax is also imposed on the net
profits of manufacturers of munitions.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-12-28
Will Raise Chickens.

Mr.. d. R. Rouzer, of this place, is
having erected large chicken house on
his premises. He will put in several
hundred hens and devote much of his time
to these fowls.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-12-28

EYLER.
Mr.. Amadeus Eyler. formerly CT tizen
of near Thurmont, died at the home OF
his brother, John, near Logs, Wednesday
morning, after a short illness due to
paralysis. As yet no funeral arrange
ments have been made.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-12-28
Good For Constipation.

Chamberlain Tablets are excellent
for constipation. They are pleasant to
take and mild and gentle in effect. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
Advertisement.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-12-28
Children Cry
FOR FLETchER'S
G As TO RIA
DEATHS.

Obituaries, poetry and resolutions,
charged for at the rate of five cents per
line. The regular death notices publish
ed free.
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SPECIAL MEETING
OF the County Commissioners

OF the County Commissioners.
Frederick, Nd, December IL, 1916.
The January session of the County
Commissioners will commence in their
office in the Court House, on
MONDAY. JANUARY l, 1916.
The first two days will be devoted to
general business, and the payment of
outdoor Pensions.
Road Supervisors will be settled with
in accordance with the following schedule:
FIRST WEEK.
Wednesday, January 3-Lewistown and
Woodsboro Districts, Nos. 20 and IL.
Thursday, January 4-Emmitsburg and
Jefferson Districts, Nos. and IA.
Friday, January 5-Urbana and Brad
dock Districts, Nos. and "a.
SECOND WEEK.
Monday, January = Burkittsville Dis
trict No. %.
Tuesday, January 9-Middletown and
WoodviIle Districts, Nos. and Is.
Wednesday, January 10-Mt. Pleasant
and New Market Districts, Nos. 10 and g..
Thursday, January l1-Creagerstown
and jackson Districts, Nos. and l6.
Friday, January 12- Catoctin and Walk
Saturday, January l3-Hauvers and
Linganore Districts, Nos. 10 and 10.
THIRD WEEK.
Monday, January l5-Frederck Dis
trict, No. 2.
Tuesday, January l6-Petersville and
Ballenger Districts, Nos. IL and %.
Wednesday, January 17-Buckeystown
and Tuscarora Districts. Nos and 81.
Thursday, January l8-Johnsville and
Liberty Districts, Nos. II and 8.
Friday, January 10 Mechanicstown
District, No. Is.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Supervisors are hereby notified not to
bring their accounts before the day as
signed for their district. Because of the
new Road Law passed by the last Legis-
lature, Supervisors must report on the
back of their road accounts all Road
Graders, Road Scoops, Picks, Stone
Hammers, Culvert Pipe or any and all
property in their possession or in their
Districts belonging to the County.
BY order of Board,
FRANK M. STEVENS,
H. l.. Gaver, Clerk. President
dec q ct
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-04
BONDS O SALE.

Sealed bids are invited to be opened on
Au9uef 9th, 1916, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
for the sale of Eight Thousand Dollars of
bonds of the Cooksville and Paulette
Consolidated School district of Noxubee
county, Mississippi, for the purpose of
erecting and equipping a school building
in and for said district.
Said bonds are of the denomination OF
One Hundred Dollars each, are dated
July 9TH, 1915, bear interest at six per
cent per annum from date, payable semi
annually to-wit: On January 9TH, and
July 9TH, each year.
Maturities are as follows:
2 bonds July 9TH each year from 1917 to
1921 (both inclusive)
I bonds July 9TH each year from 1922 to
1881 (both inclusive)
e bonds July 9TH each year from 1882 to
1886 Goth inclusive)
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order of the Board, enrolled in Min
ute Book 20, at page 81.
This July II, 1916.
JOHN A. TYSON,
Chancery Clerk and ex-oficio Clerk Of
the Board of Supervisors of Noxubee
Co., Miss. (P. o. Macon, Miss.)
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Eulld Island Of Concrets.

An artificial island Of reinforced
conerete has been built In the Medi.
%terranean at Hyeres strait, aear Tou.
Ion. the great French naval base,
which Is to be used solely for testing
~torpedoes. The island IL not a larga
one, being less than SO feet long by
about so feet broad, and is built upon
a reinforced concrete caisson which
was towed out from Toulon and sub
merged. 1t Is divided into compart.
nents by walls 4 feet thick, in the
largest Of which, 10 feet below the sea
level, the t~orpedoes are handled. Pro.
lecting from this compartment are
three torpedo tubes, while above the
surface of the water, 10 feet in the
air, are two aerial-torpedo tubes. The
operating mechanism, which uses cleo.
tricity as a motive power, Is all con
t&ined In the superstruct9re built over
the calsson, aid lighting and yentilat.
Ing systems as we'll as wireless and
searchlights are provided. An electric
crane extending out from one side
permits the torpedoes to be lifted from
the water and returned to their sta.
tons after rractiss.-Popular Mechsa,
lcG.
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improving Submarines.

The day is approaching when sea-
going submarines Of high surface
speed will accompany the main feet
on the high seas. Large vessels OF
this type, of 81 knots speed, have
been designed for the United States
navy. Great Britain is building, In
the Nautilus, the largest submarine In
existence, which Is intended to be Al
s%eaworthy while on the surface as the
latest type Of destroyer. Its surface
speed will be not less than 81 knots,
and It will have a submerged speed
OF from Ii to is knots; it will carry
Six torpedo tubes, and the surface dis.
placement will be about one thousand
Avs hundred tons.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

BY virtue Of an agreement and con.
tract signed by Guy Jack and L. A,
Jack, recorded in Book "Y", page 4 OF
the records of Kemper county, State OF
Mississippi, wherein the property here.
matter described was pledged to the
Merchants & Farmers bank of Macon,
Mississippi. a corporation, to secure an
indebtedness in favor of the said Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank of Macon,
Miss, due by the said Guy Jack and l..
A. Jack, default in the payment OF
said indebtedness having been made,
the undersigned Merchants & Farmers
Bank will. within legal hours on
Monday, the 9Th day of August, 1916
sell in front of the banking house of
the said Merchants & Farmers Bank of
Macon. Mississippi. at public outcry,
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described personal property, to.
wit;
20 Shares of Capital Stock of the Citi-
zens Bank & Trust Company, of Bis
bee. Arizona. of the par value of
$780, 90 per share.
IS Shares of the Capital Stock of the
Postal Life Insurance Company of
New York, of the par value of $40
per share.
Is Shares of the Capital Stock of the
Lamar Life Insurance Company of
Jackson, Mississippi, of the par
value of $40 per share.
35 Shares Of the Capital Stock of the
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
of the District of Columbia, of the
par value of S $500 per share.
Witness the signature of the Mer-
chants & Farmers Bank of Macon,
Mississippi, by its proper officer this
the 2lst day of July, 1916.
E. V. YATES, Cashier.
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday. Aug. 7. 1916.
at 200 o'clock, p. m. for furnishing and construct
ing according to plans and specifications now on
file in the Chancery Clerks office Of Noxubee
County. Miss. three brick and cement culverts.
or reinforced concrete bridges as follows:
|. Bridge st Buckinfham college on Macon and
Shuqualak road. 80 feet long and 7 feet high.
2. Bridge at L.. T. Anderson's place on same
road, SO feet long and 9 feet high.
8. Bridge at Combs place on same rord, 40 feet
long and 7 feet.high.
Also 7 bridges east of Shuqualak from 1 to s
miles.
Good faith checkI[ cashiers or certified of 5 Ger
cent to accompany each bid. No bid considered
without said check. Bids requested separately
on each bridge. Successfulsbidder to fur
nish bond in penalty Of contract price. Board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids By or.
der of the Boaod Supervisors, this July 7th, 1916. ]
JNO. A. TYSON. Clerk,
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NOTICE

Sealed BIDS will be received on o. before 2
o'clock D. m. OF the It'll day Of August. 1915. Ia
the Chancery Clerks Office Of Noxubee County,
County. Miss, for mining. hauling. spreading
and mixing artificial mixture Of sand. clay and
gravel for the purpose Of patching the Brooks
vile and Bigbee Valley Good Road in Dist. No.
One for the year 1916. the said bills to be for each
cubft yard per mile haul.
Bids will also be received for a man to cheek
all wagons hauling said %aftifcial mixture OF
sand. CLAY and gravel, said bids to be for the
price per day while actually engaged in said
work.
The undersigned commissioners reserve the
right to reject any and al bids.
w. s. MULLINS
A. G. CUNNINGHAM
G. E. HUMMER.
Commissioners Of Dist. One
Of Noxubee County. Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-04
The Taking of Erzinean

The capture of Erzingan marks
an important step in the develop.
mcnt OF Russia's campaign against
Turkeys Asiatic empire. For a
considerable time after the cap.
ture of Erzerum and Trcbizond
the Russian advance was stopped
and even rolled back a little by
the Turkish counter attacks.
Now, however, the Grand Duke
again has his offensive rolling on
toward the westward.
Erzingan is about one hundred
miles west of Erzerum, and about
an equal distance west of ERIN
gan is Sivas, toward which the
Turks are said to be retreating
If the Russians are successful in
pressing alter the Turks as far as
Sivas, they will have covered
more than one third of the dis
lance between the Russo Turkish
frontier in Armenia and Constan.
tinople.
There is no discounting the tire.
mendous fight that Russia is max
ing just now. With the Grand
Dukes army making serious in
roads into Turkeys Asiatic prov.
inceS, it is not probable that there
will be any Turkish soldiers avail
able for use against the Allies in
the Balkans in the event of a
thrust from Salonika,-The States,
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NOTICE TO ODE

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of Super
visors of Noxubee County. Mississippi, will re-
ceive bids, nnder the Findley Method. for the
purchase of Tarvia or Asphalt. or a material for
the purpose of protecting the good roads in Nox-
ubee County. Mississippi; will also receive bids
for machinery. used by the Fiudley Method. in
GLIDING sweepers and tanks to spread such ma
terial as they may purchase.
Notice is also given that the Board will receive
bids for the lease of machinery used by the Find
ley Method. for the purpose of spreading said
Tarvja or Asphalt over said roads. Said bids to
be for the lease of said machinery by the day
and as an entirety for the entire work.
Bids to be opened at 2 o'clock on Monday.
August Z, 1916.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
This the 7th day of July, 1916.
THOMAS MCHENRY.
President of the Board of Supervisors.
Noxubee County, Mississippi.
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NOTICE

Sealed bids are invited on Monday. Aug. Z, 1916.
at 200 o'clock. p. M. for furnishing Noxubee
county. Mississippi. for a term of two years from
date of letting contract the following. delivered
at Macon, MISS all charges Of transportation to
be prepaid by contractor, viz /:
Class l. Blank books and Record books.
2. Printed blanks and printed stationery
8. Ruid and printed blanks.
a. Tax receipts, warrants and such forms
in simple binding.
Class s. Stationery and office supplies and fur:
%niture. not including specially ruled or printed
work.
Contracts to be let EYEGLASSES.
Proposal blanks to be furnished by the under.
signed.
Successful bidder or bidder to enter in1o con-
tract and to furnish bond in the penalty of $500
for each class awarded.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
bids
By order of the Board Of Supervisors, this
July 7th, 1916.
JNO. A. TYSON. Clerk.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u, S. Land Office at
jackson, Mississippi, June 18th. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Oscar E. Maxey,
of Macon. Miss, R. F. d. No. ;, who on April
18th, 1918. made second homestead entry serial,
No. 06l09. for Elg NEh and Ma SEh. Section
%. Township Ia N. Range Is E.. Choctaw Meri-
dian, mas nreG n noeice 90 ., s nlenisSn c,e eG MAKE ma tso ma ma,
above described, before the Chancety Clerk of
-Noxubee County, Mississippi. on the 25th day of
July, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses! John W,
Doharty, Jarves B. Maxey. james W. Rogers,
Sr.. Pores w. Beasly. all Of Macon. Miss.. Roule
5, W. F, CUMMINS.
E, REGISTER
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NOTICE

Sealed bids are invited on Monday. Aug. 7th
1916, at 2 o'clock p. m. for the furnishing and
constructing according to plans and specifications
now on file in Chancery Clerks office of said
county, a wooden bridge across Noxubee river on
the Louisville and Crawford Road knewn as
Edwards Bridge" Successful bidder to enter
into contract and to furnish bond in penslty Of
bid. The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. Bridge to be completed within sixty
days from letting of contract,
By order of the Board Supervisors. this July
It'll. 1916. JNO. A. TYSON Clerk
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NOTICE To

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
Commissioners of District No. 3. Noxubee Coun-
ty, Mississippi. will receive bids at 2 o'clock on
Monday, the 7th day of August. 1916, for the
grading, spreading, rocking, hauling, and build
ing of good roads from the termination of the
rock road on the Macon and Columbus road to the
district line between District Ma. 8 and District
No. 5.
All bids to be filed with John A. Tyson,
Chancery Clerk Noxubee County, Macon, Missis-
sippi.
The Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. PAUL AUGUSTUS
L. M. ADAMS
A. r. BOSWELL.
Commissioners District No. 8,
Noxubee County. Mississippi.
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NOTICE

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, August 7th.
1916. 200 o'clock p. M, for the furnishing and
constructing according to plans and sp~ecifca-
tons now on file in the office of the Chancery
Clerk, a concrete bridge across Crow creek on
the Brener road. A certified cashiers check for
5 per cent of bid to accompany each bid. No bid
will be considered without check. Successful
bidder to enter into contract and furnish bond in
penalty of bid. The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of Supervisors this July
7th, 1916. JOHN A. TYSON. Clerk,
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, Aug. 7th.
1916. at 200 CLOCK p. m, for the furnishing and
performing the work of painting, papering and
whitewashing the buildings at County Home &C
eording to plans and specifications now on file in
Chancery Clerks office of said County. Said
paper not to cost not less than l6c per roll, pnd all
paints and paper to selected by the Board of
Supervisors. Bid to include painting ali wood
work on the interior. furnishing and putting on
into contract and to furnish bond in penalty Of
bid. The specification now on file being amended
to cover the additional work.
BY order of the Board; this July 7th, 1916.
JNO.A.TYSON, Chan. Clerk.
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The Unnamed Locality.

Sand this" said the alleged old sol.
aier. Fostering a long-sufrering editor
who was an old soldier. "Is where
Arabs were massec . front of US.
Hsrs"-pointins to another place on .
dirty pocket-map-"1s where our dt.
vision was drawn up in zareba. We
deployed in this direction. and our left
wing was attacked by the enemy on
this knoll. Just at this point l wac
wounded on the left shoulder, and q
hundred yards farther on l got my
right arm shattered by q piece Of one
Of our own shells. and" But" in
%terrupted the bored editor, where did
you get your brains blown out."-Lon.
don Tit-Bits.
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In the Old Home Town

MIS- 1llDllldo DlllOldI WClll
from the big city to the old home
town last week and visited be
tween trains with her old
father. She didn't stay in the
town long. Since she moved to
the big city Mrs. Thomas Sin
clair has lost interest in the old
home town. She goes down
once a year to see how her
father is getting along and it is
even minated in the old home
town that she would even not
visit him quite so frequently if
it were not for the fact that she
is afraid her father might go to
the city to see her.
When Mrs. Thomas Sinclair
lived in the old home town every
body knew her as "the youngest
Woodson girl" or Min" Wood
son. Her father was a black
smith and had a big family.
Sometimes it was hard shedding
for him to supply the family
groceries but he succeeded. He
sent the children to school. and
they all grew up and moved
away from the town. They all
came back occasionally, too, and
everybody calls them by their
first name and everybody likes to
see them. But not Mrs. Thomas
Sinclair. When she visits the
old home town she goes to the
hotel and locks the door to her
room. She calls a taxicab,
which really is a second hand
Ford in the old home town, you
and drives to where her
father lives alone in the old
She remains there twen-
ty minutes or so and goes back
to the hotel and waits until train
time at the hotel.
Once the editor of the Old
Paper met her on the
street on one of her annual visits
md exclaimed: well | do say,
f it amt Min Woodson. How
ly do, and how is Tommy" For
Sinclair was brought up
n the old home town. too. His
irst money was earned driving
he editors COW to pasture
very morning and home every
vening. OF course the editor
If the Old Home Paper took an
interest in Tommy
The folks in the old home town
Jk yet about how min" Sim
lair "froze" the editor when he
ried to shake hands with her
n the street. For the Sinclairs
ave done Well' since they
anne to the city. They have an
and give parties at
ne country clubs and figure in
he society columns frequently.
But in the Old Home Paper the
anne of Sinclair does not figure.
here is an impression in the
Id home town that Mrs. Thomas
sinclair is ashamed of the place
where she was raised" and
when her name is mentioned at
Ill the neighbors who used to
save their old dresses so that
Mrs, Woodson could make clothes
for the children shake their
heads and say:
Min isn't like the rest of
the Woodson children"
And if Min" Sinclair could
hear how they say it those old
neighbors down in the old home
town there are those who i'm.
agine that she would feel that
maybe she had paid too dearly
for her position in society. -
Kansas City Star.
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NOTICE TO

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
commissioner will receive bids for four thou
quite for the building of good roads in District
no, !. beginning at the end of the rock road on
the columbus and Macon road and runn;n.
thence to the district line Of District No & saas
BIDS to be opened at 2 O'Clock August 7th, lSi6'
All Tns 70 De mailed to John A, Tyson. Chan.
pi. ""eo" MISSISSIPPI
Inc commissioned reserve the right to reject
~ ""u III pus' PAUL AUGUSTUS
L. M. ADAMS
j. A. BOSWELL.
Commissioners District M q
Noxubee County. Nlsais.inni
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
Commissioners will receive bids for building
good roads in District No, 5, Noxubee County.
Mississippi. on the road known as the Macon Il
Fairview road as per plans and specifications now
on file. Said bids to be filed by 2 o'clock on Mon.
day. August Z. 1916.
A bond of 5000 90 for the faithful performance
of said bid to accompany all bids.
The Commissioned reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. T. w. MADISON,
w. N. MCLEOD.
w. B. BELL.
Commissioners. District No. 5.
Noxubee County, Mississippi.
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NOTICE

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, Aug. Z, 1916.
at 200 o'clock. p. m. for the furnishing and con-
s~tructing according to plans and specification
now on file in Chancery Clerks office of Noxubee
County. Miss. a concrete floor in Jail kitchen, and
remodeling water works as shown in specifca-
tons. Successful bidder to furnish bond and
contract in penalty of bid. The Board of Super
visors reserves the right to reject any or all bids
By order of Board Supervisors, this July. Z. 1916.
JNO. A, TYSON. Clerk.