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HOLDS DOWN THREE JOBS.
George R. Cooksey Alternates Be
tween Two Treasury Desks.

This. his first full day as assistant
to the Secretary OF the treasury mas
George r. Cooksey hoioihs oo"h that
lob and two others-private secretary,
from which he graduated. and assistant
secretary in charge of finance. vacant
since the resignation of W. p Malburn
and alternating between two desks.
He has taken up temporary quarters in
az. ., Socratary Nalburn, but is frequent
iy W needed in the anteroom to the
the functions of private secretary; ere ,r;;,
1t is not determined YET % VINO VIII sue
to the secretary. There Is also con-
siderable gossip as to who will have the
berth as assistant secretary In charge
of finance. but none of the candidates
seems assured of a chance.
Evening star., 1917-03-07
Mrs. Helen Stern Arrested.

Mrs, Helen Stern, 462 Fl street south
west was arrested this morning by De-
tectives Pratt and Baur, in connection
with an investigation of the death of
Mrs. Mamie Kenney. 111s 10th street.
She was released on $4,000 bond for her
appearance at an inquest arranged to
be held at the morgue this afternoon.
Mrs Kenney died at Columbia Hospital
yesterday afternoon, it is charged. as a
result of an illegal operation.
Evening star., 1917-03-07
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March Wheat devel-
oped weakness today after show OF
strength at the start. Offerings early
were light and it took but little buying
to lift prices, but on the upturn real
izing sales by holders became heavy and
the market fell short owing to lack OF
support and because of SHOWS In the
west where moisture has been short.
Considerable uncertainty was evident
regarding what would be indicated by
the government report tomorrow on
farm reserves. Opening prices, Wnlcn
ranged from 4 to l higher, with May
16O. were followed by slight further
gains and then a setback all around TO
below yesterdays finish.
Corn sagged with wheat. The de-
cline, however, did not take place until
after the market. influenced by a new
jump in the value of hogs. had risen
to slightly above yesterdays high rec
ord level. After opening Y to IA
up, prices hardened a little more ana
then receded to we'll under yesterdays
closing figures.
Oats were governed by the action of
wheat and corn. Demand was only of
a scattered sort.
Gossip that recent advances had been
too rapid led to easier quotations in
provisions Fresh upturns in the hog
market seemed to have no effect.
In later dealings. the market broke
badly under general selling from COM
mission houses. At the lowest point
pork was off 81, lard rs cents and ribs
so cents.
NEW YORK. March 7.-Flour-Fir1nly
held Pork-Strong Beef-Firm. Lard
Firm; middle west, 1990a20 Mo-
lasses-Firm. Hay-Steady. Hides
Firm. Leather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Easy: centrifugal, $40:
molasses, 4.39; refined steady, fine
granulated. 7.0oaS.00.
Sugar futures opened weak, to II
points lower on overnight selling or
ders. but Immediately turned firm on
active covering and buying by Cuban
interests. At noon prices We're un-
changed from yesterdays closing.
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Top Price for Hogs Since 81.

EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. March THE
highest price for hogs recorded in this
country since the civil war was quoted at
the National stock yards here today. when
good heavy hogs brought SIS hundred
pounds
CHICAGO. March Choice hogs sold
at the Union stock yards today at SIS.
This figure. Is cents a pound on the hoof,
is by far the highest price ever paid for
hogs in this country.
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Extra Dividend by Lorillard.

NEW YORK. March 7.-An extra
dividend Of per cent on the common
stock was declared today by the P. Loril
lard Company, tobacco manufacturers, In
addition to the regular quarterly dividend
of 8 per cent This extra disbursement
is larger than any previously declared.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. March THE cotton
market opened steady today at an ad-
vance Of IL to Il points in response
to higher Liverpool cables and bullish
The advance abroad. however, was at
tributed largely to the high ocean
freight rates, and the opening bulge
here attracted some scattered rc-1Z-
ing or liquidation by longs who had
been disturbed by the G><iion of yes
terday's late market. The market eased
off several points right after the call.
May contracts sold down from l7.1S to
1857, or back to within seven points of
last nights figures.
Futures opened steady, March, 1890;
May, 1878; July, 1853; October, 1870,
and December. 1880.
May contracts broke on U-boat ru-
mors to 17.4o while July sold off to
1927 and October to 1917, or IL to 20
points net lower and some 30 to 80
points from the high level of the morn
ing, with rallies of 10 or Il points
around midday.
NEW ORLEANS. March better
cables than due stimulated buying of
cotton on this market early today, with
the result that prices after the first
half hour of business were IL to 16
points over yesterdays close. Contin-
ued drouth in Texas and prospects of
more cold weather added to the mar
kets steadiness.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid
March, 1852; May, 1880: July, 17.21 :;
October, 1910 asked. and December,
16.iS asked.
their lowest were 3 to % points under
yesterdays last quotations. This was
a fall of about 81 a bale from the top
most levels on the most active months.
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Washington Stock Exchange,

SALES
Capital Traction. at S2s.
After call:
washington Railway and Electric As, 81 900 at
s0As. 81 900 at sos. 81 600 at s0A.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. 10 at
80 10 at S. 10 at 81.
Capital Traction. Is at s2b. Is at s2h, at
S2A.
Mercenthaler. 2 at 1S3&.
District National Bank. at 1871.
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French Bourse Is Quiet.

PARiS, March Trading was quiet
the bourse today. Rentes. 81 francs As
cen;imes, Exchange on London, % francs
S2i. centimes. Five per cent loan. IS
ti.-lis.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. March 7.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head: slow, SC lower than early
prices, which were Is to 20 cents above
yesterdays average: top, 1900; bulk,
l4.50al4.S0: light, 14.00a1415; mixed,
I425a14S5; heavy. 14.25a14.90: rough,
14.25a14.40; pigs. 1I.25a13.65.
Cattle - Receipts, 1000 head: firm ::
native beef cattle. S.25a12.10; stockers
and feeders 6.50a9 40; cows and heifers,
550alo.40; calves. S.00a11.25
Sheep - Receipts. 1900 head: firm ::
wethers. 10.S5aI2.25: lambs, 12.15a14.s5.
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DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO. March 7.-Butter-Firm; ;
creamery. 32a40.
Eggs-Lower; receipts, 1o,195 cases;
firsts, 2Sla: ordinary firsts. 27l2a2S; at
mark. cases included, 27ha2S12.
Potatoes-Lower: receipts, 2i cars:
Idaho. Colorado, oregon and Washing
ton white. 2.5Oa2.s0; Wisconsin and
Michigan white 2.25a2.35.
Poultry-Alive higher; fowls, 21;
springs, 81.
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Condition of the Treasury.

Condition of the United States Treas
ury at the close Of business yesterday
Net balance in general fund. s65,735,- =
sos
Total receipts, s1,797,529.
Total payments. $294I.504
The deficit this fiscal year is Sf63,462,-
2l3 against a deficit of $5l,23 i,439 last
year. exclusive of Panama Canal and
public debt ira asactions.
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The Intangible Tax Law.

As finally passed and signed by the
President the text of the intangible
personal property tax law is as follows:
That the moneys and credits, includ-
ing moneys loaned and invested, bonds
and shares of stock (except the stocks
of banks and other corporations with
in the District of Columbia the taxa
ton of which banks and corporations is
herein provided for) of any person.
firm, association or corporation resi-
dent or engaged in business within
said District shall be scheduled and ap-
praised in the manner provided by
paragraph l of said section for list
ing and appraisal of tangible personal
property and assessed at their fair cash
value. and taxes said moneys
and credits there shall be paid to the
tax collector of said District three
tenths of l per centum of the value
thereof: Provided. that savings deposits
of individuals in sum not in excess
of $500 deposited in banks. trust COM
panieS, or building associations. sub
ject to notice of withdrawal and not
subject to check. shall be exempt from
this tax.
Provided. further, that such tax on
moneys and credits shall not apply to
bank notes or notes discounted or ne
Rotiated by any bank or banking insti
tuition. savings institution. or trust COM
pany. nor to savings institutions having
fremens relief associations. secret and
beneficial societies. labor unions and
labor-union relief associations, nor to
beneficial organizations paying sick or
death benefits, or either or both. from
funds received from voluntary contri-
buttons or assessments upon members
of such associations, societies or
unions: nor shall the provisions of this
act apply to life or fire insurance COM
panies having no capital stock, nor to
the shares of stock of business COM
Danies which by reason of or in addi-
ton to incorporation receive no special
franchise or privilege, but all such cor
porations shall be rated assessed and
taxed as Individuals conducting busi-
ness in similar lines are rated. assessed
and taxed: And provided further. that
corporations, limited partnerships, and
ioint-stOck associations within said
District liable to tax under the laws of
said District on earnings or capital
stock shall not be required to make
any report or pay any further tax un-
der this section the mortgages,
bonds and other securities owned by
them in their own right, but such cor
porations. partnerships and associa-
tions holding such securities as trus-
tees. executors. administrators, guar
dians. or in any other manner shall re-
turn and pay the tax imposed by this
section upon all securities so held by
them as in the case of individuals.
Condition oe
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Southern Railway Earnings.

Cross earnings for the fourth week in
February of the Southern Railway Com
pany totaled s2.16l,732, an increase of
s30,371 in comparison with the gross earn
ings of the same week in 1916. an increase
of 1.39 per cent.
For the month of February the gross
earnings were S7753,5 $50, an increase of
S2S6.O .OSS, as compared with the gross for
the same month of 1915, or 3.S3 per cent
For the, fiscal year from July l to Feb
ruarS 2S. both inclusive. the gross earn
ings were 6s,3O6.21T. as compared with
500 06S 442 for the same period OF the
previous fiscal year, an increase of ss.231,-
115. or Is. II per cent
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There is a demand In Spain for hard
;ara of all kinds.
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature.
as: condition, 400. Dalecarlia reser-
vor-Temperature. SO; condition at
north connection. 200: condition at
south connection. 100. Georgetown dis
tributing acknowledgements SO;
condition at infiuent gatehouse, so:
condition at effluent gatehouse. 16.
Weather in Various Cities.
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WEATHER.

For the District of Columbia, partly
cloudy and warmer tonight and tomor-
row: moderate to fresh east and south
east winds.
and tomorrow; probably rain in eX-
treme west portion; warmer tonight :;
warmer tomorrow in east portion; moo
crate to fresh east to southeast winds.
and tomorrow; probably rain in ex-
treme west portion; warmer tonight; !;
warmer tomorrow in east portion; mod
crate to fresh southeast winds.
For West Virginia, cloudy tonight
and tomorrow, probably rain; warmer
tonight
Tide Tables.
1Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide. l:24 am. and 1:43
pm; high tide, 7:0S am. and 7:2S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:o4 am. and
225 pm; high tide, 7:i7 am. and
S:0S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:32 am; sun sets
6:07 pm.
sets sos pm.
Moon rises 5:13 am: sets SAB pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm. 81;
8 pm, SO; ~ midnight. 80; today,
am, 81; s am, 81 - noon. As: pm,
81 Maximum, 81. at pm. today; mini
mum, 30, at I am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. SO; minimum. 27.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pm, 30.13;
s pm, 30.46; IL midnight. $3.50; today.
am, 30.59; am, 30.53; II noon, 30.44;
pm, 30.3S.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at s am: Great Falls-Temperature
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RESTRICTED TRADING,
WITH EASIER PRICES
Bid and Asked Quotations on Local
Securities More Representative
Than Sales Record.
Text of the Intangible Tax Law.
Exempts Banks-Southern Rail
way Earnings Show Gains.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Business on the Washington Stock
Exchange was more restricted today
than it has been for some time, trans
actions being limited to a number of
odd lots of stock, with but single
trade in bonds.
on the sales made prices We're rela-
lively steady. although Capital Trac-
tion shares were easier, declining from
an opening at s2$4 to S2ls. but the
transactions were not numerous enough
to give fair indication of actual values.
Railway preferred sold at 80. Other
sales recorded included a couple OF
shares of MerGenthaler at 1898 and
few shares of District Bank at 1891.
The bid and asked prices probably
viii give a better indication of actual
market values than the restricted busi-
\: the bond list $1,000 Railway Is.
sold at sos. completed the record Capt.
tai Traction 5s were offered at 1o5, and
The bid price was reduced to 10i1 Il.
Washington Gas shares nominal at
= bid. none offered.
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STOCKS FIRM EARLY,
EASIER IN AFTERNOON
Brokers Consider Technical Position
Weakened by Liberal Covering
of Last Few Days.
Speculation Is Largely in IndustriaIs
to the Neglect of the Old
Line Rails.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Conservative
operators on Wall street point to the
fact that the bulk of the trading these
days is in stocks that are sure to show
material losses, a. compared with pres
ent prices. before the end Of the war,
while the really Sood stocks, industri-
ais, other than steel and rails, that will
be worth money long after the war has
ceased are being most persistently neg
lected
That this is a fact requires but the
evidence of the active stock list, with
its shipping, motor. minor steels, loco
motives and other securities furnishing
the bulk Of the record. while Reading
Union Pacific, st. Paul, Northwestern
and other old reliabl have to be con-
tented with an occasional admission to
the story of the ticker.
But 5000 shares of Union Pacific sold
on yesterdays session, 1900 shares OF
Baltimore and Ohio. 4.400 of Atchison.
500 Great Northern and 500 Canadian
Pacific. with like amount of Norfolk
and Western, while 44.300 Central
Leather. IL 900 Atlantic, Gulf and West
ern, 4l.60O Marine preferred. $4,000 Ray
Consolidated. 21.sOO Crucible Steel,
$500 Great Northern Ore. 1900 In
spiration Copper and $4,000 kennicutt
Copper. to say nothing of 15S.700 shares
OF Steel common, changed hands.
Evening star., 1917-03-07
Reaction Follows Opening.

The immediate opening OF the mar
ket was strong, with some moderate
advances, but this was followed by a
sharp reaction and then another up
ward movement. Pool operations were
in evidence here and there and the COW
ering of shorts was again quite liberal
Brokers hold that the short interest
has been largely reduced and that the
technical position of the market has
been weakened thereby.
At the top of the morning Steel COM
mon was a better than yesterday; Can.
ls.: Central Leather, points: Repub-
lie Steel and Iron, points; Titan Cop
per ga and the market on the aver
age-industrials only l to points.
Weakness again developed in the
noon hour and continued into the sec
ond hour of the afternoon. Steel COM
mon at this time being off to 110. its
low point for the day and % under
Tuesdays closing. Smelling was weak,
selling off points: Industrial Alcohol,
.; Mercantile Marine preferred, l "a,
and number of other industrials
fractions to points off.
The rails did not share in the advances.
but they did participate in the weakness,
partially, when they moved at all.
Union Pacific was slightly lower: Read
ing dropped back "a; Canadian Pacific
was = off and New York Central lost
pOiut.
Evening star., 1917-03-07
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

The quotations given below are for
large lots, jobbers' prices are higher:
E.GGS-Nearby, 80: southern, 29a3O.
CHEESE-New York state factory, new.
Evening star., 1917-03-07
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

FIRST CITY TROOPERS ENJOY LUNCHEON
AFTER DRILLS
Members of Phladephas crack military organization
drilling each day the Belmont Plateau in Farmount
Park They find the work enjoyable and beneficial and
the good cats not the least of their pleasures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Certainly

Had to be towed back homo BY q
horse7
Sure thing"
Didn't you feel humiliated?"
mot a bit. Wasn't I saving saso.
line?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Nothing Contiguous

Mrs. Blunderby to caller)-whils
passing your house yesterday I saw
tne hospital avalanche drive up and
stop only a few doors away.
Caller-The avalanche! Recovers
nerself) Oh, yes, a poor man very III.
Mrs. Blunderby-Dear me! Nothing
contiguous, Lhope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

The young lady across the way says
she supposes some of the Industrial
Workers of the World are pretty rough
men, but II does seem too bad to run
them out OF town Just for looking for
work
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-01
Value of Strong Navy

Congressman Richard p. Freeman
of Connecticut is a "big navy" man.
He cites the history of the past and
shows that such great leaders as
Philip the Second Of Spain, Louis the
Fourteenth Of France, the great Ma
poleon, and Germany at the present
time, although able to overrun large
portions of Europe were unable to sci
single soldier on the soil of England
because Of the navy which guarded her
shores. To Mr.. Freeman the conclu-
sions Is obvious. "This rich and re.
sourceful nation of ours" he declares
Should proceed to build at once and
continue to maintain forever navy
sufficient to prevent any other nation
in the world from transporting troops
across either the Pacific or the Allan
tic Ocean," Representative Freeman
seldom occupies the time of the House
in debate, but he is an accomplished
orator who always commands the at
tention of his hearers and he was
roundly applauded when he present
ed his views on the Navy.
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!. WASHINGTON LETTER !.
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Protests Additional Burdens

When the Democratic Revenue bill
was before the House, recently, Con-
gresham Martin B. Madden, of ILL
nois, protested against placing addi-
tional burdens upon the backs of an
already overburdened people, and thus
addressed the Democratic side of the
House:
"You were given power on the prom
Use that you would conduct the Govern
ment economically; but from the first
day you took over the Government you
entered upon a system of extrava-
gance the like of which has never been
known. You have imposed taxes upon
every form of business activity, until
today the people are crying aloud for
relief During the 16 years of Repub-
lican management of the Nation the
Government was run on an economical
business basis. No excessive burdens
of taxation were levied upon the peo-
pie. Business was looked upon as a
legitimate part of American life. But
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-01

how all this has changed since you
came into power! You complained Of
the large appropriations made by the
Republicans when they were in power
but you will recall that the largest ap-
preparation ever made by them for o
single year was $1,O26,6S2,SS1 while
your appropriations for the current
fiscal year, including contracts and au-
thorizations, amounted to $1,947,259,
0S464."
Mr.. Madden's speech contains COM
parative statistics demonstrating the
truth of his statements. People who
are interested in governmental prob
lens should write Mr.. Madden for a
copy of the address.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-01
Minority Ignored

The methods pursued by the Demo-
cratic members of the Senate Finance
Committee in ironing the revenue bill
are quite in line with those followed by
them on the tariff bill of 1913 and 9TH
err revenue legislation. The Republi-
cans on the committee were allowed
no voice whatever in the matter, and
were not invited to attend the meet
ings of the committee until the bill
was ready for report to the Senate
1--WE were permitted about two min
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-01

There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together. and until the last
few years doctors pronounced it to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced 1t a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced 1t ,incurable,
Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is
the only Constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally. II
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case II
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY G CO..
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
nQtiOn
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utes," said Senator Penrose of Penn
sylvania, ranking Republican member
of the committee, ito see the outside Of
the measure in the committee room"
Without opportunity to read its pro-
visions the Minority members were per-
mitted perfunctorily to register their
dissent, and the bill was reported to
the Senate with request that 1t should
be taken up for consideration in two
days. Senator Penrose made vigorous
protest against the high-handed tao
tics Of his opponents, but he will be
overruled and the measure jammed
through under constant urging from
the White House.
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MASTER
COMMISSIONERS SALE
MASTER
MASON CIRCUIT COURT

Margaret Ethel Beckett, by Etc.,.
....''.......... Plalntll
VS.. Judgment and Order of Sale
Mary L. Beckett, Etc.. Defendants
In obedience to Judgment and Or
der Of Sale in the above-styled action,
| will, as Master Commissioner, on
MONDAY, MARCH ), 1917
at HOO o'clock a. m, Standard Time,
proceed, at the Court House Door, in
Maysville, Kentucky, to sell, at pub
lie cutlery, and to the highest and best
bidder, the MISUNDERSTANDING real
estate, in order that the net proceeds
from said sale may be divided among
the parties thereto entitled. in accord
ance with their respective rights there
in.
Said real estate is bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Mason County, KY,
situated on the waters of the North
Fork of the Licking River, and bound
ed on the West by the land of Mrs.
Sarah Sears; on the South and East
by the land of George H. Dickson; on
the North by the land of w. d. Cor
yell and the Mason and Lewis Turn
pike Road; containing ten acres, more
or less; being in all respects the same
property conveyed to Ann Collins by
Henry Luman and others by deed re-
corded in d. B. 1902, page 21O, Mason
County Court Clerks Office.
TERMS OF SALE-Said real estate
will be sold upon a credit Of six (6)
months. The purchaser will be re-
CURED to execute Bond for the pur-
chase price, with approved personal
security, payable to me as Master
Commissioner, and bearing SO inter-
est thereon from the day of said sale.
Said Bond will have the force and eff
feet of Replevin Bond, with a lien
retained therein upon the property
sold, in order to secure the payment
Of the purchase price.
A. G. SULSER,
Master Commissioner.
A. d. Cole. ]. NJ. Collins, Worthington,
Cochran & Browning, Attorneys.
N1-O-9