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The Irish standard., 1916-12-30
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions of
6ertai1 morigag &c, bearing date the goth
l'rZnnkala and NJ. g. Rrzonkala, her
husband. TO ii. {. Inenfeldt as mort
II .t.;, and recorded in the office of the
LEICESTER OF Deeds in and for Hcnnepin
County. Minnesota, on the 25th day Of
Arril A. ID, H. 1919, at 9:oo o'clock a. NJ.
and thereafter duly assigned by said
4. G. lncnfeldt to Minneapolis state
i'ahk' corporation. by. written assign
\: ID. 19lG. and recorded in the office
Of the REGISTER of Deeds in and for
lirn me-, County state Of Minnesota,
O'clock y; NJ. in Book SI1 of Mortgages,
on page 800.
payment OF Sixty Dollars $50, inter-
est, which became due and payable on
he 10th day of October. 1916. in the
have defaulted, and by virtue of the
aErccments and stipulations in said
mortgage contained, mortgagee hereby
lcrcst in said mortgage TO be due and
PAYABLE and that by reason thereof
there is due aud payable on said mort
az the date hereof the sum of Two
Tho"sand Seysnty-four and $$-1oo Dol
ba 8mu no pes ae'en at law w
| recover the debt, or any part thereof.
Now therefore: notice is hereby given
tanned in said mortgage. and pursuant
| to the statute in such case made and
provided. the said mortgage will be
forccloSrd and the premises and real
| estate described in and conveyed by
said mortgage and lying and being sit
| uatcd in ilennepin County in the state
Of Minnesota, to-wit: Lot Number
Eleven nD. of Child's Rrarrangement
of Lots Numbered One Oh. Two (2),
and Three CD, in Block Numbered TWO
| co. of lakcvicw Addition to Mime
| apoliS, Mimi, according To the map or
| plat thereof on file and of record in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and
| for said llcnncpin County. sold by the
sheriff of said Henncpin County and
state of Minnesota. at his main office
| in the county Court House in the City
| of Minneapolis said County and State,
| on Thursday the LIST day Of February,
! n. II. 1917, ut ton o'cl"ck in the fore
! noon of said day, at public auction to
| TIN" highest bidder for cash. to pay and
satisfy the said mortgage Indebtedness
and the amount that will he then due
| ON said mortgage. and the costs and
expenses Of said mortgage foreclosure
| five Dollars tSI5l attorney fees as stip-
| ulatcd in said mortgage to lie paid in
case of foreclosure thereof. and the dis
hurscmcnts allowed by law
| Dated December l2th, 1916.
| MlNNEAroLlS STATE RANK,
| . .-. Mortyagee.
JOHN T.. McGONERN.
| Attorney for Mortgagco.
| clio MINI. Loan 4 Trust Eld.S.,
| Minneapolis, MINI.
Dec. lf-23 :sn-Ian. G-13-"0.
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mo. 1S989.)
Order for Creditors to Present Claims.


state OF Minnesota. County Of Ilcnnc-
pin. Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of G. A.
Strebcl. also known as George a.
Strcbel, deceased
tate of G. A. Strcbcl also known as
George a. Strcbel, deceased. late of the
county Of ienncpin and state Of Min
nesOta, being granted to NJ j. Gill Of
said county and state;
1t Is ordered, that six months he and
the same is hereby allowed from and
after the date of this order. in which
against the said deceased are required
to flle the same in the probate court of
said county of Henncpin for eXamina-
ton and allowance, or be forever
barred.
1t is further ordered, that the first
M, at a general term Of said probate
court, to be held at the court house in
the city of Minneapolis. In said county,
be and the same Is hereby appointed as
the time and place when and where
the said probate court will examine
and adjust said claims and demands:
And 1t Is further ordered. that notice
OF such hearing be given to all crcdi-
tors and persons interested in said es
tate by forthwith publishing this order
once in each week. for three successive
weeks, in the Irish Standard. a news
paper printed and published in said
county.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day
of December. 1916.
By the Court.
JOHN A DAHL.
Judge Of Probate.
Dee 23-3O-Jan g.
IoRISG & ANDERSON. Attys.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE TORECLO-
SURE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that default
has occurred in the conditions of a GER
tain mortgage made. executed and de-
by Valley rfy' realty ID a5sr1y and
corporation. as mortsasors, 70 r. T;
nraGo" as ;,r mor ia;n e., Which WI said
April 4. u. 1916, ana vas duly ynled
Tor record in the Office OF the Register
of Deeds for Ilcnnepin County. Mime
1916 at two-t thirty o'clock in the after
corded in look $40 OF Mortgages. on
duly assigned to l. W: Douck. which
an" 1ny na e1 for ree
iIe :ith day q Hprij. \. Is. 1915. at
in hook S7l OF Mortgages. on page 26s
thereof; in that the principal and in,
mortgage has not been paid as pro-
vidcd therein. That there is claimed
to lie due and is due at the date of
upon the debt thereby secured. the sum
ior Nine Thousand Seven Hundred
Nincty-one and 39/1oo (s9.791.39) Dol
lars: and that no action or proceeding:
al law or otherwise has been insti-
tntcd to recover said debt or any part
Now, therefore, notice is hereby CIV
en- that by virtue OF the power Of sale,
IN said mortgage contained and there
statute in such case made and pro-
vidcd, the said mortgage will be fore
elrfGd ana nlr the foillowing property de-
Iicnncpin and State OF Minnesota, to-
All that part Of Lot Seven (7), Block
Fifteen G5), Kenwood, an Addition to
Minneapolis. Minnesota. .casteriy OF {.
straight line drawn parallel to and rs
n
Six and Seven in said block. and ali
b tha. part wtst Of Lot Eight a. II sad
one-half S$2Ml feet westerly 81 eTa i h
n 81 iai% i Lots ight {s} and Nine 
.
Lot Two l2). Block One ti). Edwin
3. Smiths First Addition to Minneap-
oils.
eat2 S ets TRrse s2 g. ae 81
Summit Park Addition to the city Of
corner Of Lot Twenty "" t2oj, BioeK Thres
CD. in said Addition; thence Northerly
T@enty S2o'. one bundled G = th sh i've
$3.50 feet. or to the Northwesterly corr
ner Of said Let Ct Twenty (2O thence at
twenty-aye (25J '' feet: to- then @e at r tx.
a ihtnes soTtherly fifteen 52 feet
sontherly and parallel with the West
erly line of said Lot Twenty-one CID,
enc ene, han,tl twenty d2ol feet to the.
cd; thcnce at right angles Westerly
nfty-five t55) feet along the southeriy
T ;lx (2Y TO the point 81 begin
Hennepin County. Minnesota, at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash,
in the court house and city hall build
pin County. Minnesota on Tuesday the
p 2n I'd ia day Of January. A. p; 1917. at ten
pay and satisfy the amount which will
debt secured thereby. together with the
costs and expenses Of this foreclosure
and the sum Of One Hundred (100) Dol
lars, attorneys fees. as in. said mort
gage stipulated and agreed to be paid
on foreclosure thereof.
Dated October 81. A. D. 1916.
I. w. BOUCK,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
Attorneys for Assignee of MORTGAGE,
Suite sos. Commerce Bldg.
St Paul. Minnesota.
Nov. 11-Jan. 6.
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Then the bell rang,

1hSA lilS pSll 1uLS.
Christine was moving about below.
He could hear her quick steps. Almost
before he had heuved his long legs out
OF the chair she was tapping at his
door outside.
ITS Mrs. Roscnfeld. She saws she
wants to see you"
He went down the stairs. Mrs. Ho-
senfcld was standing in the lower hall,
shawl about her shoulders. Her face
was white and drawn above it.
"l've had word to go to the hospital :"
she said. II thought maybe you'd 20
with me. 1t seems as il can't stand it
alone. Oh. Johnny. Johnny"
where's Palmer?' X. demanded of
Christine.
Hes not in yet"
alone?'
NO; please 60"
lie ram up the staircase to his room
and flung on some clothing. In the
lower hall, Mrs. Rosenfeld's sobs had
become low means. Christine stood
hSiliS'N'NiS oNSl III
II am terribly sorry" she said
terribly sorry! When I think whose
fault all this isl"
Mrs. Roscnfcld put out work hard.
encd hand and caught Christmas fin.
gers.
Never mind that" she said. you
didn't do it. l guess you and | UNDER
stand each other. Only pray God you
never have Il child"
IL. never forgot the scene in the small
emergency ward to which Johnny had
been taken. Under the white lights his
boyish figure looked strangely long.
There was Il group around the bed
Max Wilson, two or three imtrrncS, the
night muse ON duty, and the Head.
Sitting just inside the door on a
straight chair wns SidneN--such Sid
ncS as Ii" never had seen before, her
face cnlorlrSS, her eyes wide and I'M
seeing, her hands clcnchcd in her lap
When he stood beside her. she did not
move or look up. The group around
the bed had parted to admit Mrs. RO-
sentcld, and closed again. Only Sid
ncy and X. remained by the door, iso-
lated, alone.
"Nou must not take it like that,
dear. It's sad, of course. But, after
all, in that condition."
1t was her first knowledge that he
was there. But She did not turn.
'Fhry say | poisoned him" Her
voice was drrary, intlcctionlrss.
"YOu-what?"
"Thry say | gave him the wrong
medicine; that he's dying; that l muir
dcred him" She Slivrrrd.
Il. touched her hands. They were
ice-cold.
"'rcll me about It,"
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Iulg" of the Probate Court.
JOHN II. MCGOWAN Atty.
Dee. 1G-2;'-3O
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watched her as she moved about the
ROOM
The past few weeks had been very
wonderful to him; to help her up and
down the stairs, to read to her in the
evenings as she lay on the couch in the
sewing room; later, as she improved,
to bring small dainties home for her
tray, and, having stood over Katie
while she cooked them, to bear them in
triumph to that upper room-he had
not been so happy in years.
And now 1t was over. He drew q
long breath.
Il hope you don't feel as if you must
stay on" she said anxiously. mot that
we don't want you-you know better
than that"
There is no place else in the whole
world that want to go to- he said
simply.
Il seem to be always relying on
somebody's kindness toto keep things
together. First, for years and years,
1t was Aunt Harriet; now it is YOU"
Don't you realize that, instead of
your being grateful to me, it is whe
am undeniably grateful to you? This
Is home now. I have lived around
In different places and in different
ways. would rather be here than any
where else in the world"
But he did not look at her. There
was so much that was hopeless in his
eyes that he did not want her to see.
In one way, it will be a little bet
ter for you than If Christine and Pail
mer were not in the house. You like
Christine, don't you?"
Every much"
"She likes you, X. She depends on
you. too, especially since that night
when you took care of Palmer's arm
before we got Doctor Max. I often
think. X, what a good doctor you
would have been. You knew SO we'll
what to do for mother"
She broke off. She still could not
trust her voice about her mother.
"Palmer's arm is going to be quite
straight. DR.. Ed is so proud of Max
over it. 1t was bad fracture"
He had been waiting for that. Once
at least, whenever they We're together.
she brought Max into the conversation
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CHAPTER XIV.

BY Christmas day Sidney was back
in the hospital, a little wan, but vail
antly determined to keep her life to it's
mark of service. She had talk with
X. the night before she left. Katie
was out and Sidney had put the dining
room in order. x. sat by the table and
The Irish standard., 1916-12-30

Order for Hearing Petition I" Mortgage
Lands.
No. 1867.
State of Minnesota, County of IIenne-
pin. Probate Court.
I'm tn" Matter of the Guardianship OF
George q. Mahoucy. Minor.
ON receiving and filing the petition
of Kate MahonrN. Guardian of above
named Ward. praying that license be
tn her granted To mortgage the real cS-
tate therein described belonging to said
ton. tn TIL" Court that il would be for
the benefit of said Ward to mortgage
said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered. That all per-
sons interested in the estate of said
Ward appear before said Probate Court.
NJ Il special term thereof to he held on
Monday. the Sth day Of January, 1917.
Court House. in said County, then and
there To show cause cir any there be)
WHY license should not u" granted to
snid Guardian to- mortgage said real
estate according To the prayer OF said
petition.
Ana ii is further ordered. That no.
tirc of such hearing be given to all
order once in each week for three sue
rr*&ivc weeks prior to said day of hear
n-. in the Irish Standard. n newspaper
printed ANA published in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis. this llth day
Of December. 1916.
JOHN \. DAHL,
.Iu,le" of the Probate Court.
JOHN II. MCGOWAN. Atty.
Dee 1ji-o3-.,O
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Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.

NO. Ii.ln.
state Of Minnesota, County of 'Icnne-
In the Matter of the Estate Of Philip
L. McI<cnnh, Dccclcnt.
ON receiving and Hing the final ac-
count of the Administrator Of the f.H-
tate of Suid drcrdcnt, and his petition
praying for the allowance OF said nc
count and for IL decree assigning h."
residue OF said estate to the persons
by law entitled to the same.
1t is ordered, That all persons in
I, rested in said estate appear before
said Probate Court on Monday, the 18th
day of January. 1917. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon. at the Probate Court
in the Court House at Minneapolis in
said County, then and there to show
count should not be allowed ANA said
estate should not be distributed as
prayed for in said petition.
And it Is further ordered. That no
ticc of such hearing be given by pub
fishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks. prior to
said day of herring in the Irish stan
dard, n newspaper printed and pub
lishcd in said County, and by mail ling
copy OF this order to all the hcirs-
at-law of said dccedent when their
address il known or can he asccrtainc1
by due diligence, at least fourteen 90
unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis. this 2lst day
Of December. 1916.
BY the Court
JOHN A. DAHL.
Judge OF the Probate Court.
M. a. JORDAN, Atty.
Dec. 23-30-Jan. 6.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
ST. JOHN ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Alter of
Calhoun We're Sunday Wis
itors at the C. e. Jones home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dewesc
of Kansas City spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Coy1e and fam
lily We're visiting With Mr.. Goyle's
mother at Honey Greek Sunday.
i. A. Denton has purchased the
Charles Stout property, formerly
owned by w. +. Mccullough.
Mrs. S. K. McGavren leaves on
Wednesday for the Nicholas Sem
hospital in Omaha. where she
will undergo an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Varnes arc
making preparations to move to
Missouri Valley, where they will
make their future home.
Miss Lottie Kirkland spent the
weekend with friends at Califor.
mia Junction.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
Honey Creek Notes.

Mrs. w. Campbell and daughter,
Josephine, are visiting in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed steuve are
moving on his fathers farm near
the Valley. Mr.. Cobb and fam
lily will move on the farm vacated
by Mr.. Steuve.
Mr.. Gilmore and family will
soon move to Council Bluffs. Mr..
and Mrs. John Woodruff will oc-
cnpy the farm vacated by Mr..
Cobb.
Wallace Mcneray and wife, who
have been farming with Mr.. Sack
rider, will move onto farm in
the hills.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
out on $4,000 bonds awaiting the
meeting of the grand Jury.

out on $4,000 bonds awaiting the
meeting of the grand jury.
E. f. Coppes, a junk dealer Of
DIN, had q narrow escape from
death or serious injury. He was
burning wood from q lot Of old
iron and decided to pour kerosene
into the fire to hurry the work
along. He got hold of can Of
gasoline and when he commenced
to pour it into the fire there was
an explosion which Knocked him
down and set fire to his clothing.
The report Of the department
of agriculture credits Iowa with
valuation Of more than 500 for
every horse in the state on farms,
having the first Of this year
l,584,OO0 farm horses placed at
total valuation of S166, 800, 900.
This figure is somewhat less than
the census of horses the first Of
January, 1915, but the sales of
animals for war purposes in
Europe is believed to account for
the decrease in farm stock.
Iewa's supremacy as stock
raising state is reflected in the
latest monthly crop report issued
by The Department of Agriculture
at Washington. The Hawkeye
state is first in the total valuation
of the swine on the farms of the
state for a period from January 4,
1919, to January 1 Of this year !;
first in the total value Of horses
on farms for the same period;
third in the number and value
of mich COWS, and second only
to Texas in the matter of other
animals, exclusive of swine,
horses, sows, mules and sheep.
O--------
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
cHAPTER x.
The Reee,,anitien.

beean to understand the state Of
affairs now, piecing this and that to-
gether, lying there in the darkness,
listening for some sound Of guidance
from below. ! could hear the soft
breathing Of the Siri at my side, but
she did not speak or move. She had
Overheard all that was said; she must
also realize fully the object Of these
nsn. and the desperation Of our posi-.
IT, Would she continue 70 trust.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

aYou Damn Coward! What Did You
Tsll?'
Amt gone fur In this storm. Enyhow
thar's one thing sure-they amt =
hidin' up yere. Cum on, boys, let's
take . 'nother look round down be-
low"
We heard their feet on the stairs,
and the light, which had streamed, up
through the crack in the scuttle, faded
away, leaving US in utter darkness.
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PERSONAL krSr1os.
: >>>>>>>>>>>~>>>>

J.. NJ. Loggins II Ennis was in the
city Tuesday.
Uncle Charlie Gibson is attend
ing the old settlers picnic today.
Mike FeweH of Dallas was greet
ing friends if the city yesterday af,
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Prince of Yer
non are WHITING their son. Mayor E
B. Princef
Mrs. y V. High is attending the
old settlers picnic on Chambers
bers crfek today.
Mr. Hnd Mrs. J. B. Wilson are at
tendi1g the old settlers picnic or
CHAMBERS creek today.
Mrs. G. II. Jenkins and little
daughters, Pearle Mae and Jimmie
Frfd, who have been visiting Mr.
aud Mrs. j. B. Parker, returned to
their home in Bynnm yesterday.
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Rogers Hotel Arrivals.

C. E. Mcpherson, Dallas: I'D
Cunningham. Corsicana; w. Vfwil-
liams, Dallas: ]. G. BowB, dallas
n. Nj. Watson and wife. Dallas: w
L. Hickey, st. Louis; >eearcey VIII,
llams, Chicago; B. D. Botkins, Fort
Worth; Bonnie HH st. Louis: r. l.
Heinsheimer, Chicago: S. G. White
Boston: d. y Leahy, Fort Worth
r. p. buckingham, New York: s
Folz. NsF York; Roy Walker, Dali
las; Sras S. Winfrey. Dallas; S. NJ
Bqshe, Dallas; ]. NJ. Loggins En-
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BUSINESS NOTICE..

Shis is TO notify my friends and
fornkr customers thaHI have sold
my entire stock of yfoceries to the
GoodleN Cash Groc1fy After ad-
vertisingVesterdaT that would
close out Ne stYk myself, decided
1t to my inNersh to sell the eatire
stock, so take is means of annoanc-
conveniencef ansSne who eontem.
plated placing an older with me. and
take pleasure in assVing you that
i. has bgen my pleasure 70 acconmo-
date yeu the best couh while in
the grocery business in Wahhachie,
/ THINK you.
adv 100. J. oLIN MApTsN.
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TExAs NATIONAL GUARDS
IN CpMFoRTABIE QUARTDR

Lloyd F. Tunnel. member o1com-
pany NJ. Texas National Guards from
nillsboro. now stationed atfCorpus
Christi. writes that the wintr quar-
ters of the Second Texas division in
the coast city are fixed ~ in fine
style and that the T. \. q boys viii
bu far more CONFERENCE.-The winter
than they have been during the sum
mer months while CAPPED on the
sweltering border. Thfir tents have
been floored and 9huipped with
electric lights and othfr conyeniences.
They have good bathing facilities
and the city furnij hes plenty of
amusement for the Folder boys.
An excellent NJ c. A. has
been established b the camp with
plenty of readi& material, The
young man also BAYS duck shooting
Is q fayorite past line with the soldier
boys and that fey have an occasion
al excursion Roekport where
fishing has BEN good He declares
the Texas difsion is comfortably
situated and tcontented except when
there is rn1 |ored trouble ON the
border andfthen the boys become
restless am long for an opportuni-
4 to put their mettle to a test.
"a
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mis-; NJ. H. Woodruff, DalI&: ]. A.

mis-; NJ. H. Woodruff, DallSs; ]. A.
kirkpatrick, Waco; NJ. Jewell.
Dallas; j. A. Walker Waco: w. II.
Hudson. Waco; e. G. fIeinze, San
Franchises; G.. NJ. KAUFMAN, Dallas;
IT. B. Roberts, Dalla| H. NJ. Spald
ing, Dallas; L. C.Page, Austin;
Sam H. Ross. CorsEana; w. d. Ba-
ker. Chicago; T. Boyd, Chicago;
o. Fl. Weiasinger Waco; $. H. Mitch
ell, Waco; T. M conover. Hous-
ton; T. H. ObFchain, Dallas; R. NJ.
Lee, chicagoj w. L. Peeler, Fort
Worth; j. + Terrell. City; F. J..
Yingling, alias; VIM. e. Aldrick;
The l9dies of the woodmen Circle
gave a/box supper last night az
woodyen hall which attracted a
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large number of the membet Of 4
the Circle and W. 0. w. fdsr 4
Woodmen had to call I'M heir n
lar lodge session to mike way
the ladies and they wilfmeet IN 4
session tonight.
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= LOCALS. .
': 4: :. :: ''''.' 4:
The Daily Light WI column win
buy, sell or excbsrse anything. If
For feed and phone Brod-
cad & Kennedy. /old rspna Is. IF
A large number of the oldSSRttlers
of Ellis county have cystic Cham
bers creek today foE<me annual Old
settlers Picnic, mich is one OF The
feature enterts46ments OF the year for
the old.tyefs-
Your money VII cheerfully re-
turned IL any oVurlin's merchan-
disc is not iu1ths &Sertised. I.
! Mr.. VIM. Hampton. a GSaa&date OF
the Palmer scAo2ls~N Chiropractor,
nov Iocated->n Dallas, was in the
city toles looking over the field with
intentions Of locating iDsNaxahachie.
We havc~eme oxttne prettiest
patterns in srMSTnd mating rings
made Priced <oM$s.75 to SLIGO.
n Z. Moors<furnitureSo. adv 100
G. II Cough has returned rom Du-
rant, Okla. and penSh, Texas.
where he has been fDrthe past sew
oral weeks. Mr. cough will hence.
forth be with NE wexahachie Mer-
camille comy6ny. the new store soon
to open n the Chapman building on
the nSrtheast corner of theS4quare.
10
A very pleasing pr6gram was
rendered at the plhc installation
of the officers Of he Eastern Star.
leld last night a Masonic hall. and
all those preSent had a most enjoy
able time, Following the installa-
ton cepenonies and the program
delightful refreshments were served.
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For qjick results use the Daily
Light VI mt column. II