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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19
CARRANZA MUST BACK DOWN;
u. S. CALLS OUT NATIONAL. CtIAp s..

This development Is held her. 4.
that little trouble will be ssrSs,. i7alss.
getting the 100000 National o.snesd &
which the Army General e,.e1 afFds4ss
essential for the success OF the -. eoHsat.
templated movement. h'esenI ds
The oath to be taken by militia.
the Hay-Chamberlain law fol,n.s sn unfs
~ do hereby acknowledge "a ~.
tarily enlisted this--4-tlav f-s.'sse Ft'e.
ais n soldier of the National Co., ls-<A
United states and Of the STATE ~ sstp q q.
for the period of three years IN s.s.,.-
three years In the reserve, undss 'lee KS all
ditions described by law, uh,a. ue sua
discharged by the proper authorI,t.. s0qass
! 90 solemnly swear that / win ~. ~
faith and allegiance to the I'LL, var fIu.
of America and TO the State of. s''su ssaia
that l will serve them hones,t, y, :, sai
fully against all their enemies sna fallA
and that | will obey the ord.ss nsosya
President of the United States sr. 2. y
Governor of the State of--a-.ssi,eu ie q IL
the officers appointed over ma "a -
to law and rules and articles ~ sss.sssorrdiHs
FOR USE AT oNcEss.
Under this oath the troops "a Ia
In any way the President desirns = uuiiAi
The Adjutant Generals Dens...
IL be known that instead of the 4oo6t... =
men II had been hoped would be y..,.sd, sssId,
into the service from Texas Mas, 'ssseIfa W
and Arizona. the total will be lass ~. ss.e I. Z.
The regimental rolls are padded 'su y. ss'l
say, and of the total examInSds ~ y''cas
some 1880 names of men who d. ~, ~ eaa
have been found. ~ s1lH
Secretary Of War Baker said bo :.
advices from the border that ~. "sa y
make public" He denied, however 4. WY
had any report that American troon. W., Z. !
been attacked. SYps nea
1t was learned, however, that c.s.a.
Funston has reported to the war n.,.0, ns,..s
ment that the activity of the N.lp.sl1l N.psll
forces in the noSthern States is inrr..a' .saa
and that the situation is extremely ,sIs" N.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19
Michigan Will Send 22OO Men

LANSING, Mich, June l9-Adjutant
General Bersey sent orders at midnight
last night to every commanding officer of
the National Guard of Michigan to mobilize
troops for possible service on the Mexican
border. Concident with the gathering of
the men in the armories today recruiting
up to war strength was begun. This means
that Michigan viii have 2200 men ready.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19

John johnson. dsekhaHd employed on
tie taahozt Helen. Vas drowned last night
xnza - fell from the vessel which was
aaEke4 q the south side OF the Shacla-
1nax1n wharf TIE accident vas reported
- tie peIlee boat sfoklsy. whose crew re-
zasared the body tbs morning after an
#e4zs aszHHIIHz TIE body vas taken =
eaM zszI heasa. Hhare johnson Has
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19
Six Die in Fire in Liverpool Hotel

LIVERPOOL. June 19.-Six persons were
killed and IL injured in fire which broke
out early Sunday morning in the Imperial
Hotel, well-known commercial hotel The
upper floors were destroyed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

THE FATE
OF cOLUM-
BUS. N. NJ. IS
ONLY THAT
WHICH HAS
BEFALLEN
MANY A
TOWN
ACROSS THE
BORDER.
ABOVE IS A
TYPICAL
SCENE IN
TOWN OF
NORTHERN
MEXICO
AFTER
THE VILLA
RAIDERS
HAD DONE
THEIR
WORK.
Copyright, Ameri-
can Press Assn.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
Papa's Helper
GATHERINGS IN GERTy, OK.

A freeze and frost visited this Vi- cinity Saturday night.
 Mrs Ad Lewis, who has been sick for sometime, is able to be up.
 George Harrison spent several days at Holdenville last week, at tending court,
 The Rev. Mr. Crow of Allen, Ok. preached at the NJ. F. church Sat urday night and Sunday night.
 Mr. and Mrs Burley Gardner spent Friday night at the home of Mr. Gardner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. \. r. Gardner.
 Mr. and Mrs Henry Dickerson spent Thursday and Friday at the home of Mr. Dickerson's father, the Rev. Mir, Dickerson, at Allen, Ok.
 Misses Minnie Bain. Lula Ingram. Bertha Featherston and Lula Phil pot who are attending school at Ada. visited with hOmefOlks from Saturday until Monday.
 Among those attending the field meeting held at Holdenyille last week are Misses Mary Wayneright. Della and Fay Harrison, Emma Roby. Edith Evans, Messrs. Jack and Mark LOvin, Cozy Evans. Homer Smith and J. B. Smith. Cozy Evans made the broadest jump i8 feet 8 inches The Gerty school failed to win the loving cup.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

J. B. Hilton left Friday for Mt. Ida on cattle buying trip
 G. A. kennett and family have moved from their farm near here Co Cove.
 Rev H. T. Howell delivered an in- teresting discourse at the Baptist church Sunday.
 Several of the young people here attended the singing at Oak Hill Sunday afternoon.
 The Rev Mr. Cayce will preach at the Christian church next Saturday evening and Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Fred c. Embry visit cd Mr. Embry's parents, Mir. and Mrs. k. q Embry Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. R. I. Perry returned Tuesday from Ink, where they visit ed their son, IsOm Perry.
 The Opal singing class will sing with the Board Camp class Sunday afternoon at the Missionary Baptist church. J w. Henkle is their lead CT. Everybody is invited to come.
 Ogalala
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
GRANNIs GRAINS.

Henry Martin moved Co town last Tuesday to be near his work.
 Mrs. Will Spikes of Joplin, Mo-, is visiting friends and relatives.
 John Henry Mathis left Monday morning for his home at Grayson, La.
 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Akens. "Wednesday the 5th, a little daugh- ter.
 Dan McNay is getting along as well as could he expected from the hurt he recently received.
 Doc Floyd of Hochatown spent saturday and Sunday in the home of his uncle, Ike Floyd.
 The Rev F w. HiddlesOn will fill his third Sunday appointment at fl a. m. and < D. m. at Union church.
 w N. Reyes spent Sunday and Monday ln Grannls, having come over from Smithville on business.
 The Rev A. c. Mathis died Monday night at : 80 o'clock from an illness of some months. He will be laid in the Grannis cemetery.
 George NJ. Johnson of AShdown was in Grannis the last of the week looking up a location for his family for the summer and thinks he may move here.
 W. H. Bland and daughter. Mrs Bonnie Brown, and friend, all of Kansas City. came in Friday evening Co spend few weeks on their farm south of town.
 j. NJ. Neal while walking down street one day last week, caught his cruteh in the sidewalk and got a hard fall. which has laid him up, Jim Piekens IS looking after the store in the meantime.
 Jack Frost made a visit to Gran his and vicinity Saturday night and helped himself to early garden truck and also had feast on the early strawberries, what will amount to about half the crop. Do not know If the peach and apple crops are damaged or not.
 Robert MeVay, who had been in poor health for number of years, died last Tuesday evening and was buried "Wednesday in the Grannis cemetery. The Rev. Russell Brown had charge of the funeral services. X large crowd was present to pay last respects to their old friend. he having lived in and near Grannis for years He leaves a wife and five children and one brother to mourn hiS going
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
WEST VALLEY VIEWS.

J c. Gipson and family traded in Hatfield Saturday.
 C. B. WOrsham made a business trip to Mena Saturday.
 John Taylor attended to business in this neighborhood Tuesday. Alec Roberts and J. H. Wyatt were trading in Hatfield Wednesday, A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter Sunday morn ing
 The Rev. J. L. Reed of Mena was visiting old friends here Wednes- day and Thursday.
 J R. Rogers and family of Okla home spent Sunday night at the home of L Warren
 If the people don't believe We are having good Sunday school al West Valley come out and see. The prayer meeting at the home of C. B. Worsham Sunday was eX- cellent There will be prayer meet ing at the J. C. Cook home next Sun- day at 2:30
 Uncle Pat
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13

Carter remodeled and repainted and is consolidating the two stocks of goods. He will soon have one of the largest stores in the town.
 The Rev. F. W. Hiddleson held an anti-cigarette meeting in Potter last Friday night and organized an anti cigarette league with ?. F. steven son as president and D. T. Rowe as secretary.
 The Rev. W. E. Arnold of the Nandervo0rt circuit of the NJ. E. church. South, began a series of meetings at the town hall Monday night and he has been ably assisted during the week by the Rev J X. Blggs. presiding elder of the TeXar- kama district Both ministers are eloquent preachers and are having good crowds in attendance.
 Kelsey skinner bookkeeper for the Cove Lumber Company is tak- ing a vacation this week and is yis- iting relatives and friends in Tex arkana and other points south Madam Calder says he is going Co bring home a wife, but he has fooled the gOssips 50 many times they can't place him
 Judge William Mckinney of Smithyille was in town Monday, buying a big lot of supplies for the district presbytery of the Choctaw people which began at Mania ChitO Big Hill in English about fifteen miles southwest of Cove, Wednes- day of this week, and will last about a week. Large delegations of Choc- Jaw Presbyterians from different parts of McCurtain county are ex- pected
 Fisherman
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
COVE CATCHES.

Charley Breen picked ripe straw berries last Sunday
 What difference it would make m the appearance Of the town if it was cleaned up a bit!
 Misses Alta and Gladys Woodell Iare spending the weekend with Mrs. Elizabeth Bettis on Barren creek.
 k I. Daniels is building two extra bedrooms to his boarding house and will also extend the Veranda along the west front of the building.
 In addition to cable ferry across Mountain Fork. the citizens of Smithville are talking about an au- tomobile road along the mail line to Cove.
 Mrs. 4. NJ. Ward left Sunday for Reading, Mich. Co visit her mother. Mrs. D. B. Reynolds. who is criti- eally ill Mrs. Reynolds formerly lived in Cove.
 Mrs. Cora NJ. Chilcott. organizer for the anti-eigarette league of Polk county, has been in Heavener, Howe, Poteau and Spiro this week adver- ing anti-cigarette meetings and awakening interest in the same.
 The Rev F. w. Hiddleson left Monday for Lamar to attend the Presbytery of the western district of Arkansas on April i7 and IS. He will deliver anti-cigarette lectures in Oklahoma towns on his way and also see that delegates are elected to the interstate anti-cigarette con- vention at Hatfield April % and 30.
 Miss Beulah Howerton of Gentry, Benton county. is visiting Prof. and Mrs. G. M Woods. Miss Howerton is one of the leading teachers of Benton county and graduated from Prof. Woods high school when he was teaching at Gentry several years ago
 An important business change took place in Cove last week. W. N. Hansard buying out his partner. J. M Carter in the dry goods and grocery line Mir. Hansard is hav-. ing the building occupied by Mir.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
BIGFORK BITS.


 Arthur Lilies is working at the sawmlll this week.
 Sude Heath of Heath Valley was here last Saturday Cardy Cox went to Womble with shingles, last week.
 Eli and Steve Heath went to Mena on business Monday.
 Henry and Columbus Lewis made trip to Mena last week. E. A. Lewis and Luther Bates Of Mill Creek were here Sunday.
 Frank Bates of Middle Big Fork was visitor at the Thompson home Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. V. Roberts of Opal were in this vicinity Sunday and Sunday night.
 Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jones of Cedar Lawn visited at the home of Ell Heath Sunday.
 Duff Bates of Middle Big Fork visited at the home of James Robert Tuesday evening.
 James Thompson of Broken Bow, Ok, is here spending a few days with his brother, R. L. Thompson.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Bates of Rock Grove and Misses Linnie, Lula and ' Griffen Lilies went to Sulphur i Springs Sunday to visit Mrs. Bates father, $. H. Spake. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Head and daughters, Fannie and Pearl and son i Garland, c. l.. Cox and sister, Mary and Mrs. Nj. Spear and children 0i Slatington were here Sunday. 1 Miss Francis Lambert of Sulphur i is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Java Bates. of Rock Grove. this week.
 Mrs. E. A, Heath left Monday for Board Camp to make visit witf her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Will Parker.
 Remember that we will sing al l Mill Creek and that Rev. James Lilies will preach at fl o'clock next Sunday.
 Rev. James Lilies was called tC Waters last Monday to conduct tht funeral of Mrs. Ace Rondles, who died Sunday
 Mir. and Mrs. o. A. Cox and chil- dren of Big Spring visited at tho home of Joshua Abernathy Satur- day night
 l Among those who went to MenS from here last week were MT. anC Mrs. H. B. Lilies. and son Owen, Mr and Mrs. W. s. Bates. MT. and Mrs J. B. Lilies and son. Griffen anC Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards.
 There will be an Easter party or Easter Sunday at the home o James Taylor of Butcher Knife. Tht party will begin at 2 o'clock in thu 1 afternoon It is requested tha every one who can, come and brinl some one with you. The girls arr requested to bring two eggs Theri will be a cake for the one who find. i the most eggs.
 Papa's Helper
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
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 TANDERVOORT VERITIES.

Dr. and Mrs. J. x. Porter were in Mena last week.
 Mrs. A. A. Alfholter went to Mena Monday evening.
 Some strings of fish are being caught from our lake.
 A fish wagon from Wickes makes weekly trip here now.
 James Etier was at Mena on busi- ness the first of last week.
 Hamp Leeper made the round trip to Baker Springs Thursday.
 How about Clean-Up day for Nandervoort. Do we need it?
 Hamp Leeper will move to Hot Springs and quit the barber Dusi- ness.
 M. Q. Cecil is improving his store front and the entire interior of his building.
 B. P. Lichlyter, Joe Wilson and Fred Thinnes made a trip to Wal dron Wednesday.
 Mrs. Ed Fagin and daughter Mag gie and son Joe left for Joplin, Mo, last Thursday to join Mir. Fagin.
 A little weller" colt, the first colt seen on our streets this spring, drew quite a crowd Saturday afternoon The Rev. J. w. Edwards of Cove preached at the Baptist church Thursday night but owing to the rain there was small attendance.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. M. Cecil returned from a visit with their children at Valiant, Ok, last Saturday. Miss Bessie remained there for a few days.
 Johnny Harrah is looking after the business in the store for Lich- lyter Lumber Company the latter part of last week and the first part of this week.
 A dispute over the ownership of a hog by F. M Cecil and J A. Wad- kins was settled Monday by arbitra- tlon. the hog being awarded to Ce- cil The arbitrators were Harve Dickerson. John Cross and Charles Massey
 Mrs. J. X. Taylor and children ar rived here Tuesday morning from Waldron MT Taylor is moving his household effects. etc. through with teams. Mir Taylor has purchased the Snodgrass place and will move his nursery stock here.
 Rambler
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
Epworth Leaaue soeiaI al DaIIas

There will be an Epworth Legue social al the school house on Fri day night, April i4. Every body come out and have a good time
 Ice cream and cake. We have nothing to sell but every one must expect to have their measure taken and pay cents for each foot and |
 cent for each inch over. The pro- ceeds are to go for the benefit Of
 the church. Each lady bring an old hat trimming. thread. needles
 and scissors and have an up-to-date hat made. We expect to have music by the Dallas string orchestra and will show you some splendid shad- owgraph pictures Come out and help the Epworth League in a good cause xxx
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
POTTER PUTS.

Mrs. Hauert was quite sick this week.
 Phil Stevenson shipped two cars of lumber this week.
 Everett Rowe of Rocky visited h0mefolks Sunday and Monday.
 Mrs Butler and Miss Evalena Hill drove to Mena Tuesday afternoon.
 Trumbull Slave Company is vard- ing a good many slaves these days
 $. ? Pigg and son Chloe visited Mrs pigg at TeXarkana Sunday and Monday.
 Emmett Rowe. Dr. c. A. Campbell and T R. Bates were Mena visitors Saturday.
 Word has been received of the death of MT. and Mrs. Willis Taylor's little son. Milton
 Brother < A. Neighhors will hold services at the Baptist church Sun day morning April i6.
 Miss Amy Butler. Argus Rowe and Herbert Campbell came home from Acorn Friday. returning Sunday.
 The M. E. church began prepara- tions Monday night for Children 8 day exercises for the first Sunday in Nav
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

William Chamblin is hauling ties t0 Potter.
 Harry Davis and wife are visiting at the home of l. NJ Davis.
 J. A. Smith was attending to busi- ness affairs Ill Mena Monday
 We still have hope for fruit des- bite the frost of Saturday night
 John Cummings and wife and NOl- la Cummings were trading in Mena Monday
 Mir. and Mrs. s. W. Chamblin and Perry Chamblin were trading in Mena Saturday.
 There is to be singing at Freedom next Sunday afternoon. Visitors are always welcome.
 Mart Lemming and family went Saturday 10 visit with the Joplin family near Hatfield.
 J. H. Maddox and J. E. Mckinney, with their families, spent Sunday with the George Barber family.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Cornelison of of Oak Grove spent last Monday aft ernoon with Curtis Patton and wife.
 There is to be public auction. at the J H. Maddox home on Thursday of this week of the farming tools left here by MT. Pope.
 On account of the snow storm Sat urday evening our literary society had but a small attendance. The next meeting Is to be April 22
 Henry Chamblin and wife and Whit and Ollie Chamblin, Mansell Jones and daughter Love and Mrs. Earnest and son Christopher were trading in Mena last Thursday.
 We count in Freedom settlement twenty-seVen families. If the num- Der of eggs gathered daily averages fifteen to the family. and I believe that Is fair estimate, then our Freedom biddies are laying no less than 100 eggs daily. Hurrah for the Freedom hens They are certainly doing their part toward making Mena great egg market and, in cldentally, they are contributing about one dollar a week for each family of five for the purchase of table supplies. It begins to look like Freedom is to become one great poultry. fruit and garden ranch. There are also several hundred young frlers coming on and We an- tleipate some good times in three months from now Just think of the melons, roasting ears, eabbages, beans new potatoes and other good things too numer- tn mention. Then who will not say II is good to be here
 Primrose.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
NUNLEY NEWS.

J. " Ringgold made a trip to Mena Saturday.
 NJ K. penninger made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 We are glad to report that Uncle Biil Cloud who has been sick is now improving.
 a A party at the home of J. Raily Saturday night. was very much en- ioyed bv all present
 ., Miss Eva Ringgold who had spent the past two months at Bigfork returned home Sunday.
 w. l.. Ringgold left Friday for Wyona, Ok. where he will visit his daughter. Mrs Tom Rifles.
 A crowd of young people from Dallas attended Sunday school here sunday afternoon and we were glad to have them. Come again.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
ACORN.

Mir. and Mrs. Henry Alstatt spent sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J0h Payton.
 $. L. Carmack and daughter, Mrs Ella Reynolds. spent Monday III Mena, looking after business.
 Mrs. Will Garrett returned last sunday evening from a visit with friends and relatives in Oklahoma.
 The Rev. T. A. Park will fill his regular appointment at Acorn next sunday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Burt Lazaller. after a short visit at home, went on Sunday to Boyn- ton Ok. having secured employ ment there.
 C R. Hale and daughter, Miss Toka, were in Mena Monday, trans acting business and getting supplies for the store
 C. R. Hale, J. C. Garland T. D. Reid and others spent several days in POteau, Ok, last week on legal business connected with the trial of Grady Garden.
 Mrs. James M. Owens returned last Sunday evening from Heayener, where she had been the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Maude Parker. for the past two weeks.
 Mr. WoOdman, from near Mena, was the guest of Dr. w. N. Star buck and Mrs. Starbuck one day last week He had with him some fine specimens of oil rock. obtained on his farm
 Mrs. B. :. PeteGsh and Mrs. A. G. Bare. accompanied by the latter $ small son, James Benjamin, went to DeQueen last Saturday where they will visit with MT and Mrs. T. T Heaslett.
 Peter McWilliam is very busy at his Golden tcres' farm preparing ground for orchard. Besides a va riety of fruit trees, Mr. McWilliam will put out five hundred everbear- ing strawberry plants and plot of St, Regis red raspberries.
 Hobart Starbuck and Emmett Belt naval recruits stationed at Norfolk Va. have passed the common sea mans examination and by April i5 will be put aboard some battle ship The boys hope to be given places or the Pennsylvania or the new Okla homa.
 Mrs. Cora M. Chilc0tt of Cove county organizer for the Anti-Cigar- cite League of Polk County, was al Acorn last week in the interest of the organization and made arrange ments for a meeting to be held here on Monday evening. April 10, to be be presided over by the Rev. Mir Hiddleson of Cove
 Fisherman, your paragraph last week concerning the treatment ol that poor mule. awakens more than sympathy. If ever lynch law Is jus titied. such cases as that invite 1t When another such thing happen: get together a posse of humane men like yourself. hunt the wretch down and give him the same treatment accorded the helpless animal. which tied and unable to defend itself must summit to the cruelty of man Where are the humanp 0flicers2 |; there any such orgaaization in Ar kausas2
 There is a good garden growing or nearly every farm. One of our farm women, who has been successful 1T raising onions from sets, gives the following hints She saved all the wood ashes during the winter, stor- ing them in a dry place. All the stems and sprouts were clipped with a small pair of scissors from the onion sets, which were raised al home With a small garden plov the ground was furrowed out. thu sets placed in the furrows and giy- en a liberal supply of the ashes be- fore the soil was thrown over them and such nice onions You cant beat 'em Everyone says so.
 Liyeoak.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
INK ITEMS.

Mrs Flatt is reported very ill at this writing.
 Mrs Josie Garden returned from p0teau Tuesday.
 Messers. Boss Bagwell, Boss Ed wards and Riley attended court at pOteau Ok. last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Rosson and children of Pine Grove spent Sun day at the ]. o. Rosson home.
 Arthur and Gallard Spear of the Yoeana vicinity attended singing at the Crawford home Sunday.
 A very large crowd attended the singing at the R. F. Crawford home Sunday night and all report a fine time.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Howard and children spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Towards mother. Mrs. Ellen Emhry.
 Mrs. R. F. Wear and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Wears
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13
Safe Medicine for Children.

Is it safe?" is the first question to be considered when buying cough
 medicine for children. Chamber laln's Cough Remedy has long been favorite with mothers of young children as it contains no opium or other narcotics, and may be given to child as confidently as to an adult. It is pleasant to take, too, which IS of great importance when medicine must be given to younng children. This remedy is most effectual in re- lleving coughs. colds and croup. Ob- tainable everywhere Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-13

ized at Mountain Fork. Come and take part. James Woosley of Shady visited his friends, W. T. Bedding and fam fly, last week. john House of near Little Rock has moved to this part of Polk coun- ty. stopping with his cousin, J. l. House.
 $. E. Fields, Sam Lloyd, Joda Atha. Jim and Irwin Taylor went tC Mir. Fields new farm near Big Cedar during the wet weather and fenced ten acres in about two days time.
 TOngs.