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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-12-18
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I'm wellston, Texas, II
becomes with Buckley Duane a case of
nght or run from Cal Balm. Duane Kills
MS man and becomes an outlaw.
CHAPTER HE meets Luke Stew
ems, an outlaw.
CHAPTER III-stevens goes into the
town OF Mercer to buy supplies and is
shot by a rancher. Duane buries him.
CHAPTER Iv-Duane goes to BANDS
outlaw stronghold in the Rim Rock and
after shooting Bosomer. who quarrels
with him over Stevens death, decides
TO stay there. Euchre takes Duane for
a partner and tells him about Bland.
the outlaw chief. and his band.
CHAPTER v-Duane practices gun
throwing and hears more about Bland
and his gang.
CHAPTER vI-Euchre and Duane
call on Kate. BANDS wife. and Jennie,
a girl whom Benson kidnapped and sold
to Bland.
CHAPTER vII-Euchre and Duane
conspire to take Jennie away. Duane
prevents a wanton murder.
CHAPTER vIII-Mrs. Bland makes
love to Duane and he uses her to fur
trip. He asks Duane to join the band.
He is jealous of Duane and abuses Kate
and Jennie.
CHAPTER Ix-Euchre kills Benson,
is killed by Alloway, Duane kills A1lo-
way and Bland and escapes, wounded,
with Jennie. In a deserted hut in the
mesquite Jennie nurses him.
CHAPTER x-When Duane is strong
enough they travel out OF the Rim ROCK
to a rancher's house. where Duane re-
covers. On their way to Shelbyville
Jennie is carried of by outlaws while
Duane is away looking for a strayed
horse.
CHAPTER xI-After vain search for
Jennie. whose abductor he kills. Duane
leads the lone-wolf life for more than
three years. finally getting a message
from Captain McNelly of the rangers
asking him to come to the captains
amp after dark.
CHAPTER XII-The message Is sew
eral times repeated. Duane Is chased by
a lynching party.
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He knew what to expect. His chief
injured arm. He found that the bones
were still intact; but the wound, hav-
ing been made by a soft bullet, was an
exceedingly bad one. Blood poured
from 1t. Giving the horse his head,
Duane wound his scarf tightly round
the holes, and with teeth and hand
tied it tightly. That done, he looked
back over his shoulder.
Riders were making the dust fly on
the hillside road. There were more
coming round the cut where the road
curved. Duane needed only one glance
to tell him that they were fast and
hard-riding cowboys in a land where
all riders are good. They would not
have owned any but strong, swift
horses. Moreover, ii was q district
where ranchers had suffered beyond
all endurance the greed and brutality
of outlaws. Duane had simply been so
unfortunate as to run right into a
lynching party at a time of all times
when any stranger would be in danger
and any outlaw put to his limit to
escape with his life.
Duane did not look back again till
he had crossed the ridgy piece of
ground and had gotten to the level
road. He had gained upon his pur-
suers. When he ascertained this he
tried to save his horse, TO check a little
that killing gait. This horse was a
magnificent animal, big, strong, fast;
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CHAPTER XII.

Next morning Duane was off again,
working south. During the next few
days he paid brief visits to several
villages that lay in his path. And in
each some particular friend had a
piece of news to impart that made
Duane profoundly thoughtful. A
ranger had made a quiet. unobtrusive
call upon these friends and left this
message, Tell Buck Duane TO ride
into Captain MacNelly's camp some
time after night"
Duane concluded, and his friends all
agreed with him, that the new rangers
main purpose in the Nueces country
was to capture OF kill Buck Duane,
and that this message was simply an
original and striking ruse, the daring
of which might appeal to certain out
laws.
But 1t did not appeal to Duane. His
curiosity was aroused 1t did not, how
ever, tempt him to any foolhardy act.
He turned southwest and rode a hun
dred miles until he again reached the
sparsely settled country Here he
heard no more of rangers.
He got into rough country, rode for
three days without covering much
ground. but believed that he was get
ting on safer territory. Twice he came
TO a wide bottom-land green with will
low and cottonwood and thick as
chaparral, somewhere through the
middle of which ran a river he de-
cided must be the lower Nueces.
One evening as he stole out from
n covert where he had camped, he saw
the lights Of a village. He tried to
pass IT on the left, but as he mounted
a ridge ne acted that the road made q
sharp turn, and he could not see what
was beyond II. He slowed up and
was making the turn, which was down.
hill between high banks of yellow
| clay, when his mettlesome horse heard
something to brighten him or SHE'D at
something and bolted.
The few bounds he took beiore
Duane's iron arm checked MIN VERY
enough to reach the curve. Ohe
flashing glance showed Duane the open
once more, a little valley below Win u
wide, shallow. rocky stream, a lump
of cottonwoods beyond, a somDer
group of men facing him, and TWO
dark, limp, strangely grotesque figures
hanging from branches.
The sight was common enough IN
southwest Texas, but Duane had never
before found himself so un~pleasantiy
close.
A hoarse voice pealed out by hell
there's another one!"
stranger, ride down an account Ter
YOURSELF" yelled another,
"Hands-up"
"Thet's right. Jack; don't tar no
chances. Plug himl"
These remarks were so swiftly Ut
tered as almost to be
Duane was wheeling his horse when "a
rifle cracked. The bullet struck ms
left forearm and he thought broke IT,
for he dropped the rein. The frighteh-
ed horse leaped. Another bullet
whistled past Duane. Then the pend
I'm the road saved him probably from
certain death. Like the wind his meet
steed went down the long hill.
Duane was in no hurry to look back.
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CHAPTER I'm wellston, Texas, II
becomes with Buckley Duan a case of
nght or run from Cal Balm. Duane kills
MS man and becomes an outlaw.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-12-18
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

. In speaking of the recent election a Nevada paper says:
. From Maine to California, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Of Mex
. ico from Dan to Beersheba. from Joppa to the Jordan, from H to
. breakfast everything has gone Democratic. Now they've got it, What
. are they going to do with it?
q At Ogden, Utah, the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. has commenced
. clearing the site for its new shops.
. Floyd McReynolds is a arrival from Quinn River.
. John AIberson and Charles Nofdnger returned Sunday from a hunt
o ing trip to the northern part Of the county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-12-18
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders of The First National
Bank of Winnemucca will be held At
its Banking Office, Thursday. January
10th, at IL o'clock am, for the purpose
of electing a Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year. and the
transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting.
J. SHEEHAN, Cashier.
Neutrality-suspicious.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20

My luck had hEld good 20 far. and I
decided that-l might as well push It .
little bit more, and so got transferred.
l found that was to be attached to
the staff OF the Fifth army corps. but
as that corps was not yet in the coun-
try ] was used for anything that turn
cd up.
II became known that could ride
motorcycle. and 20 was temporarily
attached as spare rides to motor ma
chine gun section No. 8. These ma
chimes are simply motorcycles with ..
side car attached, but instead Of nice
cushioned seat on the side car there Ii
little bucket seat for a gunner and a
machine gun. The gunner and rider
are entirely in the open. as It would be
impossible for SO small q machine to
carry any protection. ! went ont on
several practice runs. and one night
about II o'clock we were called to take
four Of the guns up to the trenches In
. hurry.
1 thought had had some thrilling
ridea IN my time. but never imagined
anything to equal that one. We car.
ried no lights and had to fly through
the inky b!ackness. guessing at the
roud Several times we got stuck and
my mate and ! dragged the machine
out OF the ditch and flew on again.
Eventually we reached the place on
the Mcnin road known as hell fire cor
ner." and think the name must have
been given 1t from Its condition that
right. AS the star shells went up the
whole place would be almost as light
as day. The Germans were Smelling
the road and the air was filled with
all kinds OF missiles
That road was literally death trap.
and how go many came ont without be-
Ing touched is one Of the mysteries that
never can he explained We could hear
two Of the guns which had got there
before us in action further up the road.
we continued to feel our way along
until we came to where our officer was
waiting for us. He showed us our pc.
stion and went back to look for the
machine that had not yet arrived
Our position was In Il ditch Just by
place where the road had been cut
+. by an old support trench. We enscd
the machine into the ditch aud got her
firmly fixed. Our officer came dash.
Ing back and told us 10 cover the road
where 1t led out from the German
trenches. Then it was simply ease
of wait until they started TO advance
from that quarter
We sat there for two hours before
we saw any signs OF activity. hut
wien IT did come it came with rush
Hundreds of Germans seemed to rise
from nowhere. and TINT road was lit
orally crammed with them.
Dick. the gunner. opened at the frs,
sign. and the machine guns from oul
1 trenches were pouring 1t into then
too. They went down In hundreds
and while our fire checked them some
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20

buretor. then he'd take bis dispatch
aud suddenly dash out
Six Of these fellows went down in
less than half an hour. No. Z was Q
young fellow whose name ! don't know.
] wish did. for he was certainly the
nerviest man ever saw.
I! NO Z" was hardly out Of the ON.
GERS mouth before he had his dis.
patch and was OH his way. About Eve
minutes later the signal cnme that the
dispatch had been delivered.
My officer told me afterward that the
French general to whom he had hand
ed the dispatch had taken the medaille
militaire Oh his own breast and pinned
II on that Of .this young dispatch rider.
He was also later awarded the Victoria
CROSS and given commission. 1t Is
things like this that make one proud to
belong to such IN army
ITO be Contlnued.)
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20

what. they still came on. 1t was GER
tainly despairing feeling to he
streaming bullets into the Germans
and see them still advance After
several minutes of this the whistles
blew for cease fire" and our infantry
Jumped the parapet and went after
them with the bayonet They broke
the attack right there. and. more than
that. they took two lines Of German
trenches
A few days after this an incident
occurred that. to my way of thinking.
was one of the most wonderful things
that ever happened. Volunteer dis
patch riders for dangerous work"
were called for. About eighteen Of
our chaps offered themselves. aud Of
course all were accepted. A dispatch
was to be carried about two miles
along the road which follows the bank
Of the User canal. This road was con-
stantly being swept by German ma.
chine gun and ride fire. The dispatch
was to be handed to a French COM
nander who was waiting for It
The first man was given a copy Of
the dispatch. and he started out with
It. This road ran right under the
nose Of the Germans and was In full
view Of their trenches all the way.
1t was SO swept by machine gun and
rife fire that 1t seemed as If no one
could possibly live through a hundred
yards OF it.
The. first man started and was soon
out OF sight They waited in vain for
| certain length Of time for q signal
that be had arrived. and then called
No. 2. No. started out, but we saw
him 60 down before he had gone hun
dred yards.
Then No. s started. II was pitiful Il
watch those poor chaps. When a man
knew 1t WIS his turn next l could ses
the poor fellow nervousiy working os
his machine. He'd prtms the. engine
then he'd open and close the throttle
quickly several times-anything, II
fact. to keep himself busy. When hi,
aumbef would be called he'd hesitate
z sfeopd epd, perhaps nood the car
A. ~ n q
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20
CITY SCHOOL NOTES

Forty-six primary children have
joined in the Junior Red Cross cam
paign.
Arthur Fesser, of the first grade,
has been absent tn rast two weeks
on account of illness.
Paul Haggard was absent for a
couple of days last week on account of
illness.
Karoline Backhaus, of the Brownie
Class was absent last week because
of sickness.
The primary and third grade will
give Christmas program in the OPP
era house on Friday'night.
All of the third grade pupils joined
the Junior Red Cross organization.
Those perfect in spelling in the
fourth grade for the week ending
Dec. 14th, are: Phyllis Coventry,
Hazel Gillespie and Ethel Kloudt.
This is letter written in the
language class Of the sixth grade:
Linton, n. D.,
Dec. IL 1,917.
Dear Santa: '9
wJlld like you to put knitting
machine in tn Red Cross room. The
knitting fingers must get tired OF
knitting socks by themselves
You will be sure to bring some
thing to the rest of the children in my
| l. 4 =
me.
The Red Cross has two plate glass
! windows in the front. and on one of
the windows big red cross is paint
ed You will he sure to find it, and
you will find me at home in bed as
you most always find me.
Your friend,
PHYLLIS ERTON.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20
SCHOOL NOTES.
District No. 13. School No. q.

DlStTlCt NO. Id, SCuOOI NO. &.
Fifteen absences during the week
on account of cold weather and sick
ness
A reported shortage of coal, but we
have plenty to last at least 8, or a
weeks.
No work has been done on our new
school house. Stoves and other ac-
cessoris have arrived.
On account of the slowness of the
publishers, we have just received our
new supply of school books.
With great grief and sorrow we,
the scholars, send our heartfelt grief
to the parents of our little playmate
Peter Schwab, who has been sick the
past two and a half weeks and sud-
denly passed away on the eve of Dec
18th, at a o'clock, aged seven years
At this writing there are several
other cases of sickness among our
scholars. but a speedy recovery is
hoped for.
Those that received grade above
80 per cent are: Jack Hazel, Philip
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20

mass at 6 a. M, followed by the sec
ond mass, during which the faithful
will receive holy communion. Late
high mass at 10 a. M, with Benedic-
ton. On Wedhesday after Christ
mas the feast of st. Stephen, deacon
and first martyrs of the church, will
be celebrated at; Rosenthal. On
Thursday the feast of st. John the
Apostle. There will be high mass at
8 in the Linton church..
REV j. G. SAILER, Pastor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22
LAKE FLORIDA.

Lake Florida, Aug. 2Oth.-Mr. and
Mrs. K. H. Nelson and family and
Mr.. L. Nelson visited last Sunday al
the Albert Knutsoa home near Nor.
way Lake.
A number of Olivia people spent
Sunday at Lake Florida,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Nyman and fami
ly spent Sunday afternoon at William
Petersons.
Andrew Johnson arrived from Pen
mock last week to assist William
Peterson during shock threshing.
The Thorsen and Quamso' Thresh
ing company began the seasons
shock threshing Wednesday If last
week.
Mrs. George Smooth of Albert Lea
has been, visiting with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Skoglund during
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Marsh oil
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Magennens of Iowa City, who have
been camping at Lake Florida fol
several weeks departed last Monday
for their homes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22
COUNTY, EAR BARNS
ARE Now COMPLETED
Stock Exhibits XI|| Aasa, Peter
SbaItar. Than, Il PtaJilus
Fails.

The two hundred-foot stock barns
on the Kandiyohi County Fair
grounds have been put in fine shape,
and visitors to the 1917 fair will have
much better opportunity to see and
compare the animals than before. A
forty-foot extension has been COM
pleted to the new barn by Jens An.
derson, contractor, and substantial
stalls have been built on. both sides.
This will give the horse department
nice quarters. ~ ~.
The old barn has been remodeled
into cattle barn, and windows put
in along both sides to give plenty OF
light.
Every breeder of good stock in the
county should bring in their best
specimens for comparison and com
pete for the prizes. Nothing will
help more to develop this important
industry than a good representative
showing at the county fair. Besides
the cash prizes two silver cups are tt
be awarded-one from the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders association ant
another from the Minnesota Holstein
Friesian association.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22
SALEM,

Salem.-Prof. >Theo. w. Anderson
of Minneapolis academy conducted
services at Salem last Sunday morn
ing and evening. j
The Chas. Theodore and Hjalma1
Johnson families spent Sunday after
noon at Albin Carlson's. "~;,,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Enander and
son David autoed to Belgrade last
Saturday evening where they attend
ed wedding reception at the home
of relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson of Sisseton
S. D., are visiting with their daugh
ter, Mrs. H. G. Floren at Pennock
and Mrs. Peterson's sister, Mrs. '0ttt
HOlmgren of Salem. '>r, .~1se. Icy
Rev. Wenstrand and family re
turned from their four weeks trir
thru Iowa last week. They were &C
companied by Mrs: Wenstrands SIS
tor, Mr.. Erickson 81 Odeb6adt, Io6a
who made y short visit 6efIse ~ I
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22
+ RtNGO LAKE

Ringo Lake, Aug. 19th-Mr. and
Mrs. Albert M0nson and family and
Stella Anderson spent Monday even.
ing at John Nelson's.
Mrs. ]. D. Monson spent Monday
at Carl Holm's.
Mrs. D.. Monson spent Wednesday
at Albert Monson's.
Viola Carlson spent Friday with
her friend, Stella Anderson.
Ruth Carlson left for Kerkhoven
Monday to visit with relatives.
Lena Monson spent Wednesday
afternoon at Fritz Danielson's.
Mrs. Fritz. Danielson spent Thurs.
day at John Jacobson's at Spicer.
Hannah Swenson spent Thursday
afternoon with, her friend, Viola Carl.
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Monson and
family spent Thursday evening at
Berg's.
Viola Carlson and Hannah Sven.
son left for Willmar Saturday to visit
for some time.
Mrs. Albert M0nson and son, and
Lena Monson spent Friday with rela.
tives in New London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson OF
Atwater and Mrs. Gust Peterson OF
Willmar spent Thursday at Berg's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mango Monson and
Mrs. Gust Peterson OF New London
spent Monday at Albert Monson's.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22
HAWICk.

Hawick, Aug 20th.-Miss Effie
Gibson of Willmar is visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. O. w. Olson.
Mrs. P. ]. Jacobson was a Willmar
caller Friday.
w. @. Newman, who is visiting
here, recently bot new Studebaker.
E. p WEIGH assisted his brother
Mirve with stacking grain Saturday.
Miss Marian Henry of Paynesville
visited relatives in this vicinity from
Thursday until Saturday.
Mrs. Sibley and children of Onamia
are visiting at her parental home,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Iverson.
The dance at Hawick Saturday
night was we'll attended. Music was
furnished by George Johnson and
Nina Brynildsen.>
INF. and Mrs. S. o. Susag, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Hanson and children at.
tended services Of the Church of God
at Belgrade Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Henry and son
Leslie expect to leave Monday morn
1llS~1O1 LnO41 UO1AV Ill AO"o. AAO ~ ~
will be made by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Barber and
children of New London and John
King and mother and Beatrice King
visited at the home of Will King Sat
urday. -.
Relatives in this vicinity received
word from Mr.. and Mrs. Glands
Reamer OF Thief River Falls that they
are the happy parents of baby Cir
born August 18th.
Rev. Charley Brown of Paynesville
conducted services at the M. E
church Sunday afternoon. He is tax
ing Rev. Muses. place while the latter
is enjoying his vacation.
Shock threshing is in full blast ant
grain is fine, but the farmers have
been unable to sell any at the ele
vators until the last few days. al
they had orders not to buy.
Fine weather for corn. Nearly al
corn is ready for roasting ears, bu
Mr.. Kemp states that he has corr
dented. That doesn't look like w
were not going to have good corr
year.
Miss Flossie Smithson led the Y. P
meeting at the M. E. church Sunda,
evening. Subject was, ''Definit'
Purpose of Man." King 9:1-9. Mrs
Reamer gave an impressive talk Of
"Christ's Purpose on Earth" which
was enjoyed by all and will be lonI
remembered.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22
SPICER ON-CREEN-LAKE

Spicer on Green Lake, Aug 20th.-
Miss Bessie Midthun Of Minneapolis
arrived here Tuesday and is guest
of her cousin, Mrs. D. F. Johnson.
Miss Maybel Erickson is assisting
with the work at the printing office.
Mrs. H. o. Olson returned from
|Willmar Saturday where she spent
few days.
Several of the young people from
Spicer have been camping at Nest
Lake these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. J. Anderson and
children of Svea were guests of rela.
tives here Sunday.
Mrs. Adolf Norman arrived from
Murdoch Saturday for visit with
her daughter Ruby.
Adolf Anderson of Duluth was a
guest of his brother, A. K. Anderson
one day last week.
Mrs. O.. A. Orred is enjoying a Wis
it from her friend, Mrs. Myrtz and
children of Wahpeton, N. D.
services Will De conducted IN the
Green Lake church next Sunday al
1880 by Rev. e. E. Gynird.
Benjaminson is having a new resi-
dence erected on his lots. Thorvie
and Holt have the contract.
Mrs. ]. A. Holland of Benson was q
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ole Erickson the past week.
Rev. I. A. Johanson and children
returned last week from Duluth
where they visited several days.
Misses Ann and Lille Gunderso1
returned to Minneapolis Saturda,
after weeks visit at the Arneso1
home.
Miss Hilda Olson left Monday fol
her home at Irving after being EN-
ployed at the Banks hotel for som.
time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Kloster ant
children were guests at the Han.
Kloster home south of Willmar las
Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-22

Miss Ethel and Mr. Harold Rosen-
dahl returned Monday to Minneapolis
after a visit with Elnora and Harold
Nicholson Of this city.
Mrs. o. H. Redfeld returned Sat-
urday to st. Paul after a weeks visit
with her mother, Mrs. A. H. Sperry
and other relatives in this city.
DIR. and Mrs. Estrem, who have
been visiting in Willmar, stopped off
a few days at the Emerson home on
their way to Fergus Falls.-Sauk
Centre Herald.
The c.. A. Broman young folks of
Fahlun motored to Brooten and Bel
grade last Sunday and spent the day
with the August Odell and Charles
Anderson families.
Misses Amy and Esther Olson left
Thursday evening for Fargo, N. D.,
after a couple of weeks visit with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Olson of this city.
Mrs. Peter Nelson and Miss
Annie Anderson of Minneapolis ar.
rived Saturday for couple of weeks
visit with the formers brother, O. D.
Dahlquist and family at Svea.
Some folks would give anything Il
they could get rid of constipation.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
do the work and do it quick. Take 1t
once a week to be regular, happy and
free.-Carlson Brothers.-Adv.
Hon. A. E. Rice, Merald Tollefson,
Mrs. w. X. Strawn and children,
Misses Alma and Luella Johnson
spent Sunday visiting at the William
Johnson home near Kerkhoven.
Howard F. Moffitt of Madison
spent Sunday visiting with friends in
this city. He managed the Profit
Sharing club for the Tribune in July
and is in charge of a similar club at
Madison.
Rev. Oluf Breeding of Chicago was
a visitor here Thursday while en-
route home from a trip to North Da-
kota. He conducted services at the
Fahlun Baptist church Wednesday
evening.