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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-06-09
SAFE, SIMPLE AND CHEAP.

The man who buys = farm or a
town lot receives a more or less vol
luminous and cryptic document called
an abstract OF title. Probably seven
times out of ten, being unlearned in
the law Of land tltlls, he is incap-
able Of Judging whether or not the
abstract shows perfect title. He
must rely upon the opinion Of an at
torney or upon the guaranty of n
utle-lnsurance company The attur-
ney may be mistaken. In exceptional
cases there may even be flaws In tho
title that the abstract dos not show
In any case tao attorneys opinlun
or the title-insurancc company's guar
antce costs conildcrabl monty
The first feature about a genuine
Torrens System Is that It provides a
sure, lndefeaslble title, guaranteed by
the state and expressed in certln-
cate so simple that anybody can unI
derstand H.
To describe the system briefly
Title to a given piece Of land Is ex-
amlned and found to lie in a certain
person. II is then registered In that
persons name and certificate Of
ownership Issued. when that person
wishes to transfer the land all he
need do Is to surrender his certlfi-
cate and a new certificate ls then is
sued to the purchaser.
There Ia no going back Of the GER
tlflcate. No reorganization Of records
Is necessary, True. claimants to the
title whom the records did not show
may turn up-for example, woman
who claims to hae ben widow Of
grantor; persons who claim to have
been heirs; and so on. These claims
may be valid at law To provide
against them an insurance fund Is
created. Experience In this country
shows that one-tenth Of one per cent
OF the value Of property transferred
Is ample for this fund; that is. when
land worth ten thousand dollars is
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-06-09

up feeling fine; no billousness, sick
headache, acid stomach or consti-
pated bowels It doesn't grippe or
ceuse inconvenience all the next day
like violent calomel. Take dose OF
calomel today and tomorrow you will
feel weak, sick and nauseated Don't
lose a days work. Take Dodson's
Liver Tone instead and feel nno, full
OF vlgor and ambition.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-06-09
TRY IT. SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CALOMEL

starts your liver without making you
sick and cannot sallvate.
Every druggist In town-your
druggist and everybody's druggist
has noticed a great falllng-off in the
sale OF calomel. They all give the
same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone ls
taking It's place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know 1t, while Dodson's Liver Tone
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-06-09

sheriff Merrell went to San An
tonic this week to convey lunl-
Tie to the Asylum.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-06-09

Good organs, at big bargains, A, p.
Norris. ATT
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-06-09

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

ment house for George Bean in the 500
block on Arizona street The apart
ment consists Of five bungalows ar
ranged around a court. the bungalows
containing 10 apartments Of four rooms
each.
A $4,000 Apartment house was built
for F. II. Todd by R. +. Mckee at 1Oll
Mundy avenue The structure IS Two
apartments OF two to four rooms eacn-
Mr.. Mckee also built an addition OF
seven apartments to the knickerbOcber
flats at a cost OF about $4,000.
Walter Splitter built for sam stark
$4,000 apartment on Kansas street ana
the Mayfield Building < Improvement
Co. built a three-family apartment Tor
r W Curtis at Prospect avenue ana
Bryan street costing $3.50 Thomas
inland built an $1,000 apartment al
Der Of other small structures were con-
structed during the year
Many Tenement Houses Built
Tenement house construction was
conducted on q large scale during the
year, and the district lying south OF
Overland street was materially i'm
proved by the building OF brick build
irgs, taking the place Of the unsishtly
adobe tenements-
Among the larger structures built
was one for Victor CarussO AZ Sixth and
Fl Paso streets, costing $4,000. The
first floor contains a store room ana
above are 40 rooms " T. " are was
the contractor. Mr. ware also punt
an $1,000 tenement for Haymon krupD
on Santa Fe street between Fourth
and Fifth streets containing so tene-
msnt rooms George E sharp built
2O-room tenement on Durazno street
for Jesus Cara
them being a $4,000 building Ior MIS-
r 7. Locke at Ninth and Chihuahua
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

Park. On the main floor Of each are
eight class rooms, while in the base
ments are rooms for the manual and
domestic science departments and So
ciaI centers. Beuteu & McGhee drew
the plans.
Home Breaks Record.
During no similar period was there
the same amount Of home building in
Ell Paso as during the year 1915. At
least 40O bungalows, ranging in price
from $500 to 81. 900. were constructed
during the period, representing an in
vestment of S1,250,000, while $350.0O0
represents the cost of dwellings These
figures are based largely upon con-
struction work within the city limits,
and il is probable that S2,0OO,00O rep
resents the cost OF new homes built
within the city and in the suburbs dur
ing the year. The feature of the years
work was the building Of bungalows,
and great areas of vacant ground were
transformed into pretty bungalow dis
tricts in scores of outlying sections.
Many Handsome Residences.
Among the larger dwellings built
during the year was the $4,000 resi-
dence of A Schwartz at the corner OF
Cliff street and Mesa avenue. The struc-
ture which was built by the Perry
Kirkpatrick company, is three stories
in height and is one of the most beau
tiful residences in the city. Another
beautiful home was the 10-roOm dwell
ing Of J. B. Irving. at oxford and
Mari streets, costing $4,000, and built
by the Perry kirkpatrick company
Still another was the sl2,500 residence
of c. c. Henderson in Altura Park.
Beaudett < Croppcs built for Richard
Ainsa ar Dover an Fort Bliss road,
a S14 600 residence of two stories con-
tanning nine rooms The same con-
tractors built an eight-room Spanish
mission dwelling for W k Mari on
the Fort Bliss road in Richmond Ter
race. costing $4,000.
An eight-rOom twO-story dwelling
was completed for mayor Tom Lea at
Newman and Nevada streets during
the year by Jolly s& Morris at cost
of $4,000. Mr.. Jolly erected himself
a home of similar design on Montana
street during the year The same
contract also built a $1,000 dwelling
Of eight rooms for W. J. Rand at 40
Epson avenue, and built an addition
to Mrs. Frank Cars residence at SD
Prospect avenue at a cost Of $500.
lO-roOm dwelling was built IN
Kern Place for Judge c l. Galloway,
by Mayfield Building & Improvement
company at cost of $1,000. The same
company built a twO-story building for
Lee II. OrndOrff in Kern Place. costing
$4,000, and sold a two story dwelling
in the 240O block on Montana street
to c. H. Lester, for $500 The COM
pany also built a two-story home for
w H HOlcomb at 1912 Boulevard
costing $500. The company has also
started a two-story dwelling at $500
Montana street, that will cost $500.
Beaudett & Chopper are finishing a
$3.50, two-story dwelling, for George
Mitchell at 1904 North Florence street.
o. H. Palm built a handsome two
story dwelling at Copper and San
Mareial streets. Manhattan Heights,
costing $4,000. and E L. Torres built a
$4,000 dwelling on Montana street The
Phoenlx-El PasO Building company
erected a seVen-roOm dwelling for " I
K Wright at La Luz and Copia streets.
costing $4,000.
Residences In Kern Place.
A handsome $4,000 residence was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
Fl PAS9 BREAKS RECORD FOR
BUILDING PERMITS FOR 1915
More Than 81 100000 in New Building Permits Issued
During Year; New 100000 Courthouse and New
$5OOOOO High School Building Are Included; Hun
dreds of Pretty Bungalows and Residences Built.
Confined from Previous Page.)

main hall at the entrance to the au-
ditorium VIII have a width of % IL
feet Besides the balcony of the aU-
ditOrium the third floor will contain
large reading room and library, two
study halls, u class rooms, stock
rooms, two locker rooms, toilets and
teachers rooms.
The fourth floor will contain labOra-
tories for physics. chemistry, biology.
electricity and geology and one large
and two small lecture rooms In the
east wing Will be the commercial de
partmeut, a large music room. two class
rooms and physiolOgy class labOra-
tory. The central portion will be de-
voted TO the mechanical drawing and
art departments.
The building will be fireproof
throughout, veneered on the outside
with pressed brick Heating and cool
ing systems will be installed and a
vacuum system will be put in for clean
ing. frost & frost are the architects.
EnIarging Alta Vista School.
Work was lnaugurated during the
fall on an addition to the Alta Vista
school that will double the schools
capacity and provide an auditorium.
Otto P Kroeger and Mayfield & Shaw
were awarded the contract on their bid
OF SCI ,233, which includes all construc-
ton work and plumbing and wiring.
The Elliott Engineering company was
awarded the contract for the heating
and ventilating systems, amounting to
Sll.OIg, bringing the cost OF the addi-
ton. exclusive of architects fees, 10
S72.SOS- frost & frost are the archi-
tects.
Other City Schools Enlarged.
During the first half Of the year an
annex was built to the Beall school,
the contract price Of which was S12-
04S.61, together with heating and other
work, which brought the total TO s14,-
351.7S. The building is one story and
contains six class rooms. r. z. Mckee
was the contractor.
To provide further room for the
greatly increased attendance at the
public schools, three small one-room
buildings We're constructed, one at the
Alamo school and two at the Alta Vista
school, at a total cost of $1,000. The
work was done by J. F. Morgan Earl
Ter in the year a similar building was
built at the Aoy school, costing $685..
In the ConcOrdia common school dis
trict. located just east of the city lin
its, two school buildings are now under
construction by Jolly & Morris to cost
s1S,64S each. The buildings are du-
plicates. and one is located in the Grand
View addition and the other in Lincoln
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

$4,000 apartment house n North ore 8te
gOn street, between Arizona ana NJ
Grande streets. for E b ana ) ~
Baber. The building is three stores
IN height and contains IS Two anu
three-rOOm apartments
Maria Couple Build Apartment.
The N & B. Building Co IS flnlsnlhs
q $4,000 apartment Tor MI anu SlIs.
J. W ReardOn of Maria IeAas, at
9e6-S Mesa avenue The building con
tains Il fOur-rOOm apartments anu ~
modern IN every respect -
Beaudett & Cropper during the year
built for 5. 5. Nichols l-;yeO apaIt
ment at 912 West Boulevard. Ihe suuc-
ture is three stories in height ana con
tains three six-rOOm apartments me
same contractors also built a. SsvVv
APARTMENT house for J. c. Kane al XIV
er and Campbell streets. containing
four fOur-room apartments. -
]. E Neff built a rOOmlns mouse u
80 rooms on West Missouri street above
Santa Fe street for Mr.. ana MIS-, 9 Il
Vogel, the building costing slS'9uU-
Stanley Bevan built $1,000 apart
ment house for DIT. Howard thompson
al St Vrain street and Myrtle avenue
The building is two stories sne ooii-
tains nine thres-rOom apartments. .oo,
c. ". YOungberg constructed q Souy0
apartment house for Mrs sa1ah J.
Meinesz at 1902 Arizona street. con-
tanning four three-room apartments;
Newman A Hadfield built store ana
APARTMENT building at 624 Copper street
costing $3.50 for T. y. Pierce.
New Locke apartment.
A 500 600 APARTMENT was built by J.
T. Bischoff for Mrs. r. T. Locke az 1OIS
Boulevard The structure contains 10
fOur-room apartments and IS Ino1srIlly
equipped. Air. Bischoff also oullI IoI
A. Levy a $1,000 apartment at RIVER
and Ochoa streets containing four
fOur-room apartments 1850 80.
W D. Mosley built $4,000 apart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

$685. $50. to be paid in scrip. The Ma
Lonal Telegraphone 4 supply Co, bid
ding $4,000, was awarded the contract
for wiring, while James a. Brennan
bid Of S12.SS0 for the plumbing was &C
Cepted. Both these contracts are to be
raid in scrip The Pauley JAN com
Pany was awarded the contract for the
jail equipment at $S5,642, TO be paid IN
scrip. frost & frost are architects
View 100000 High school.
September / of the present year is
the date set for the completion Of FL
PasO's new 100000 high school The
contract for the construction OF the
shell and foundations of the building
was let to J. +. Morgan last spring
The work done under this contract.
which was completed during the sum
mer, cost the city S11l.50l35. During
the fall the American Construction
company OF Houston was awarded the
contract for the completion OF the
building, the bid being S212,55O, which
also includes plumbing and wiring In
addition the contract for heating and
yentilaung systems, amounting 70 S9U.-
735. was awarded to the Elliott Engt-
neering company. The total cost OF
the building. exclusive Of the archl-
tect's fees. will be S434.7S6.
One of COunfry'E Best.
The new high school viii be one OF
the best equipped, and most modern
structures Of its kind in the United
States. The site comprises four blocks
uQA40tu U1 ma anu =-AAesG anu Iii
and High streets, the property lying
Just below the mesa among some small
hills that add to the picturesqueness Of
the surroundings.
The building is Of classic design in
the form Of a right sngle. and faces
the southeast. overlooking the city and
a spacious stadium with a seating ca
pacity of 10000 10 be constructed dur
ing the coming spring. The extreme
outside length of the building is 500
feet and the width at each end, So feet
II covers an area Of $4,000 square feet
There are four floors and sub base
ment for heating and ventilating
equipment On the first floor viii be
located the manual arts department
and the domestic arts department,
large lunch room with kitchen connect
ing. and two gymnRsiums for boys and
girls. connected with the stadium
through tunnels.
Auditorium to Seat 1909.
At the vortex of the angle on the
second floor viii be an auditorium with
a seating capacity of 1899. On this
floor also will be Is class rooms. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

streets, containing 50 rooms on three
floors a $4,000 building for Sol FRANK
lin on South Oregon street. near t1Itn
street. con tanning 40 rooms; one Tor
Young Yung on TorniIIO street con-
tanning 40 rooms and costing s2O0&
one on Durango street for G. y. Shoe-
maker, two stories high. containing A
rooms and costing $500; one for him
self at Seventh and oregon streets.
containing 40 rooms and costing $6UuOs
one for T. Jones at First and Iays
streets. containing 20 rooms and cost
ing $500: one for A. Levy az Nlntn
Containing 10 rooms; one for =. Bot
at Ninth and Chihuahua streets, con-
tanning 40 rooms, and costing s3UOys
one for ". Johnson at Durango and
Overland streets, containing 10 rooIils
and costing $1,000, and one for A. Car
MIA at Eighth and Campbell Streets
costing $1,000 and containing 10 rooms
4 K Turbeville built for David
Wright a $500 tenement at Seventh
and Florence streets one for w j.
ing $500. and one for Mrs P. Rodrl-
guez at Fourth and Florence streets
100000 Bank Building.
While extensive building operations
were carried on in the residence dis
tricts large amount OF construction
work was done in the business secIlon-
The largest building undertaken our
ing the year was the SlVUOg0 pans
building of the Commercial Nationai
bank at the corner Of Mesa avenue and
Mills street. This structure IS three
stories in height, with a foundation. 70
carry IA stories The first floor IS 70
be the home OF the bank while the two
miner floors viii be devoted 10 offices
Otto p. Kroeger Is the contractor
Ianier Building Under Way.
Another large building Undertaken
Confined on Page 4. This sectiOn.)
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KRYsYII.IE

o. r Kooutz. wife and MIzs Carrie
Fox. spent Sunday ~ Bernard Eek
ards. of Union Mills
Miaa Anna Ritter. haa returned
home from a visit With friends Of I'm.
mitsburR, Miss Gladys Poole. Of Mar
tinsbnrg W. Wa who "a visitor
at the same place accompanied her
home.
Thomas wautz ard xIfa. Of fancy
town. were callers II James Kiser'a
Sunday evening
Mrs. Mary Fulmaf. Mabel and Merl
Shank. all Of Frederick. Visited thslr
grandmother. Mrs Shank. the past
week
Raymond Dotterer and zIz.ar Edna.
of New Windsor. spent Sunday ~
William stonesifer's.
Harry Ciuts. wife and daughter. OF
Harvey. visited his parents. George
Cluls and wife. Of Sunday Charles
elnts. wife and daughter. Visited al
the same place.
Thomas Doroas Of Frederick. visited
his sister. Mrs. George fHaek. the past
week.
robert Valentine. HIfa aud zon. Wis
lied At George Froek.a tn pat week
Mis- Anna Newcomer. returned
home after spending , sesE Nth her
uncle. in Baltimore
Clarence shriner. Nife md child.
Clarence Smith and xiIe. md Edgar
I.idaY. all Of Logs. apenI Sunday at
William ~ DcyiihiHH.a
John Cluts aud vile. Raymond oh
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Notice d CONTRACTORS


Bids Will be received by the County
Commissioners of Carroll County.
Maryland. If the Office of the County
Commissioners IN the Court House, Al
Westminster. until IL o'clock, Monday,
August Il. 1916. for the building Of
two abutmenIs and wing-walls for
bridge over ellis Falls. at Trimmings
Mill, in Carroll county, Maryland, as
per blueprint accompanying these
specifications.
All BIDS shall be By the cubic yard
for said subsIruelnre: of concrete.
The bids shall include In yard price
named for aubsLruotnre, all bailing.
cofferdammIng. pumping. excavations,
etc, which may be required for the
completion Of this work according to
the plan and specifications exhibited
herewith Should 1t be necessary 10
go to a greater depth or length than
that shown On the accompanying plan.
for all such additional quantities the
bidder Will be paid for at the rate of
his per yard price.
ALI bidders must deposit with bid. q
certified check made payable to the
County Commissioners OF Carroll
County. Maryland. Tor the sum OF
Fifty tSb0.00l Dollars.
Checks Of the unsuccessful bidders
shall be returned to them upon award
Of contract Check of successful bid
der shall be retained by the County
Commissioners - surety for the faith
full performance on his part of the
work set forth n his proposal or bid
and aH indemnity against any damage
that might be caused by feIiGre on
the part Of aid bidder TO perform
the conditions Of his proposal OF bid
Check shall h returned TO the sue
cessfuI bidder when he shall have
complied with the terms and condI-
lions Of hIs proposal and upon the
acceptance Of hIa bond flor the faith
full performance and completion OF his
work. which shall be equal 10 the
amount OF hi bid.
No bid vii b considered upon any
other than the plan and speoih-
cations on file nor from any bidder
who fails 70 comply with the above
conditions.
The County Commissioners reserve
the right To reject any or all bids.
JACOB :. DeH0FF, President
MARTIN D. HESS. Clerk. augi 2t
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Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed proposals. addressed to the
County Commissioners Of Carroll Coun-
ty, and endorsed Proposals for building
o section Of State Aid highway in Car
roll County," upon or along the Refs
Lerstown Road. Road between Raiders
Entrance and Reese for : distance of
about 3. 33 miles, will be received by the
County Commissioners Of Carroll Coun-
ty. at their office, Westminster, Md,
until II o'clock noon. Of the 18th day of
August, 1916, and 1T that time and place
will be publicly opened and read.
All bids must be made upon blank
forms to be obtained of the State Roads
Commission at its Office. e0i Garrett
Building, Baltimore. Nd. must give
the prices proposed both N writing and
in figures, and must b signed by the
bidder, with his ad res.
Each bid is TO be accompanied by a
certified check for Tw1 Hundred Dol
lars (S200.0C), payable To the County
Commissioners of Carroll County. said
check TO be returned 10 the bidder I'M
less he fails to execute the contract
should il be awarded to him.
Plans can be seen and forms of speci-
fieation and contract mat he obtained
on cash payment of One lsl.00l Dollar.
at the Office of the State Roads Com
mission, Baltimore. MI.
The Commissioners Of Carroll County
reserve the right to reject any and all
proposals.
By order Of the Board.
JACOB n. DEH0FF.
J. w. MYERS.
BENZ. r. sTANsBURY.
Commissioners.
MARTIN d. HISS. Clerk. aug 40
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HlRFIELDsBUR nc.

Mr.. and Mrs. David Raynold nd
daughter. Ethel. and son. Ellis, And
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robertson. apent
Sunday visiting the Gettysburg battle
field
MR. Albert creswcll. OF baltimore.
spent several days last week With her
sister. Nra. George Phillips.
The sale of Mr.. l. NJ. Ssllman wa
largely attended on Thursday and Fri
day Of last week.
The sale of Mr. VIM. Spencer On Sat
urday "a moi 80 largely attended. bnt
things brought good prices.
The country roads have been badly
washed by the recent heavy rains.
The onion crop has about all basn
harvested. and the price has been very
satisfactory 10 the growers, ktaa Per
buaheI
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SYEEsYII.L.E,

Mr. Kenneth Barnes retucned TO
Baltimo re Saturday. a.ter spending a
week with his parents. Mr.. and Ms.
Levi Barnes.
Rev. r. E Zeigler. of ST Paul's
church, will return Friday from; a
three weeks vacation. spent In Can
ada.
Miss Blanche War1eld. Miss An
gela CoiufT and Mr. John Coiuff. OF
Wheeling. " "a. are spending some
time at the home Of Senator Wade II.
d. Warfield.
Mrs. Joyce and daughter. Markln.
OF Anne Arundel county. will spend
the weeks end With Mrs. Edward
German
Mr.. Harrison OTIS returned TO Bal
timore, after spending sometime with
his aunt. Mrs ]. T. Giar.s.
Miss Edith Davis and Mrs. Davis, of
Gainesville. spent several days last
week with Mrs. Davis daughter, Mrs.
Marion Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs II. Henry Bennett.
Jr, have moved 10 Walbrook. Balti-
more. Mr. Bennett has accepted a
position with the Western Union Tel
egraph Company
Miss Marie F'ite. of Baltimore, has
been spending Il week With Misses
Ruth and Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs. Wade Il D. Warfield. left on
Monday. for a fIsit 10 Wheeling, ".
Va.
All the children If the Springfield
Presbyterian Sunday school, were
taken 10 Gwynn Oak. Wednesday, In
automobiles. for On all day picnic.
Mr.. Jesse Poole has moved IN the
house recently occupied by MIR W.
Henry Bennett. Jr.
Mrs NeIgle. Of Baltimore. IL the
guest of Mrs II. J. Mcdonald.
Mrs Edward German has returned
from a visit 10 friends in Baltimore
and Baltimore county.
Mr.. p = Bennett. Mrs. Levi Barnes.
Miss Ernestne Bennett and Master
Walter Bennett. spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Thomas Roberts. Laurel.
Md.
Master Harry Mellor returned to
Baltimore this week. after visit to
his grandmother Mrs. L. NJ. Mellor.
Mr.. Charles y. Matthews, of POGO
moke city. and Mr.. Stanley Baldwin.
of Baltimore. we're the weeks end
guests at the home of Mr. w. n. Ben
nett.
Mrs. James Crooks. of Florida, Is
spending some time NJ the home of
her mother. Mrs. yelling. at Luther
waite Farm.
Mrs. Harry Mellof and son. Charles.
OF Baltimore. are visiting Mrs. ].
Brooks Melior.
Mrs. Purdum viii entertain the Up
To-Date Club Friday morning.
Master Abel and Norbet Norris
spent three DAYS this week in Balti-
more,
Mrs. Charles Grant, of Alpha, spent
Sunday with her daughter. Mrs. Ed
win Hood.
Misses Engenie Brown, Georgia
Carter, Trina Linton. Villa Stevens
and Master Abel Norris took part In
a musical given at the home of Mrs.
David Dean Saturday afternoon.
A number of the younger set spent
Saturday at Chesapeake Beach.
st. Paul's Sunday school. will hold
its annual picnic IN the grove known
as Hotel Heights next Wednesday
August 3. It VIII be an all day pie
mic.