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Followed Committees Advice.

I'VE had to follow the advice of the
council committee" said Gen. Sharpe.
explaining that Charles Eisenman, head
of the supply committee. had approved
the scrap sorting contract. Mr.. Eisen-
man. he said, knew all the facts dis
closed in the War Departments investi-
CATION which caused cancellation of the
contract.
Clothing of Americas fighting men
also was further investigated today.
Senator Weeks brought out that on
April Boston wool dealers offered all
their wool to the government at pre-
vailing prices. but the offer never
reached Gen. Sharpe, being referred to
the general munitions board.
When orders were given to prepare to
clothe 100000 more men, Gen. Sharpe
said, soaring prices rather than short
age was the worst factor in the situation
Il was told BY a responsible man that
the failure of the government to ac-
cept the Boston wool mems Soffer of
April has cost the government $780,
100000" said Senator Weeks and I
want to find who is responsible for de-
lay in its acceptance, and also who is
responsible for delay in beginning pur-
chases. ]. for one, am somewhat dis
mayed by the length of time it takes
in the War Department to do things
Apparently injection of the Council Of
National Defense makes for further
delayf'
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Treatment of Independents.

DR.. w. M. Smith. a government veter-
mary inspector Of Providence r. L.,
testified that representative of the
Eastern Oil and Rendering Company of
this city asked him whether the What
Cheer Chemical Company of Pawtucket.
X. L., an Independent rendering concern.
was violating government regulations
DIR. Smith assured him. he said. that the
Pawtucket concern was doing business
within the law, and he confirmed this
statement in another inspection. BY his
Questioning Mr.. Heney attempted to
show that rendering companies in the
so-called trust were using every means
to annoy independeut dealers
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is Granddaughter of the late Gen.
Clinton d. MacDougaIl and niece of
Capt William MacDougall. a United
States naval attache at the embassy in
London
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SAYS BIG PACKERS
CRUSHED HIM OUT
W. N. Mcdonald, Independent,
Gives Sensational Story
to Trade Commission.
LOST MONEY AND HEALTH

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 2s.-Control by
the packers of the hide and leather in
dustry, as well as the rendering bust
ness with its many branches, was in
dicated by the evidence elected by the
Federal Trade Commission. which
closed for the time being it's local in
quiry into the country's meat industry
today.
As J. E. Maloney of the Brighton
Dressed Meat Company told of selling
his hides to the American Hide and
Leather Company Francis j. Heney.
the commissions special counsel ask
ed if he was aware that that was a
Swift concern. The rendering company
which took the waste of Mr.. Maloney' s
company and the property owners he
paid rent to, Mr.. Heney said, We're di-
rectly or indirectly in control of the
Swifts
The witness said he did not know this.
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DIED.
ADAMS

ADAMS pu Friday. December -. 1917. st
o'clock am, ARCH ADAMS. beloved husha ne
of Kebeecs Adams. devoted father OF six chii
dren and loving brother of Florence BROOK
and Sadie Davis.
Funeral services sunday December 80 at > pm.
al his late residence. go T. street southwest
Relatives and friends invited 10 attend Ia
terment Monday at Mount Tabor cemeter
Anne Arundel county. Md
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Military Members of the Serbian
Mission Lunch With Col.
and Nine. Collardet.
Today's Hospitalities Center About
the Younger Set-Comings
and Goings-Notes.

The assistant military attache of the
French embassy and Nine. Collardet
entertained informally at luncheon to-
day at their residence, in 9 street, in
honor of Gen. Rachitch, and the other
military members of the Serbian mis-
sion.
The guests included Col fMichailo
Nenadovitch, Capt. Milan Jovitchitch.
the military attache of the French en-
bassy. Gen. yignal, and Nine. Nignal;
Mr.. de Billy, Mr.. Mazot and Lieut..
Hamilton Fish Armstrong, L. S. A.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. Erlebacher are spend
/ ing the holidays at the Breakers, al
Atlantic City.
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JONES. Departed this lif. December IS. 1917
at 1:30 pm, at his residence. o21 X street
soutIMe ST. NELSON JONES. He leaves "a
mourn his loss devoted wife, uncles and
cousins.
Funeral VIII he from Zion Baptist Church. Rev
]. Howard pastor. Tuesday. at l pm. Friends
, and relatives invited TO attend. 30s
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William NJ. Mcdonald. formerly an
independent renderer in this city, who
lost his health and property in trying
to meet his financial obligations, told
of his experience.
! Mr.. Mcdonald, who at present is en-
gagged in the wholesale meat business
in this city. said he put s59.6D0 capita
into the rendering plant and borrowed
an additional $4,000 from the Elk
change Trust Company of-1his city.
AT what rate?" asked M. Heney.
"a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bonus for six
months, a sliding scale of interest,
starting at 10 per cent and decreasing
to 8 and 6 per cent. In addition ] gave
them a mortgage on the plant and
500, 000 in bonds which tied me up so
could not raise any more money on
the property the witness answered.
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Al nfSt MtDoEdIu Sifu ne n3u more
business than he could attend to, but
and the bank commenced to press him
for money. To satisfy their demands,
he said he gave up bit by bit all his prop
erty. lost his health and finally the
plant. but paid his Indebtedness in fall.
why. this sounds like the Shylock
story | have read in Shakespeare" re-
marked Mr. Heney.
1T felt that way" commented Me
Donald.
"Do you Know who President Mar
tin of the bank played marbles with -
asked Mr.. Heney
Il do not.
Well. can tell YOU said Mr..
Heney. wen bring that out later"
After the witness had told how west
ern meats had driven New England
meats from the market the session
closed to enable the commission to re-
turn to Washington this afternoon.
In the absence of Commissioner MUIR
dock. who returned to Washington last
examiners for the commission. presided
today.
F. B. Whitcomb, office manager of the
Eastern Oil and Rendering Company,
who was ON the stand yesterday was
recalled and asked to identify letters
found in the files of his company, some
of which were from Edward T. Murphy
of the John c. Dow Company. renderers,
of this city. Murphy, it was explained,
was in Philadelphia during the summer
collecting butchers waste, and Mr.
Heney sought to show that competition
lin Philadelphia was assuming the same
aspect 1t had in Boston, where it is
claimed many Independent dealers were
driven out of business.
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DR. and Mrs David Jayne Hill enter
tanned at dinner last evening IN honor
of DR.. Vesnitch. head of the Serbian
mission.
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Senator Weeks Makes Suggestion.

Senator Weeks brought out that no
other cloth contractors had asked to
have their mills Communicated. He
suggested that government contracts
given the Communicated mills We're
more profitable than theirscanceled pri-
vate contracts. but Gen. Sharpe said he
understood that the mill owners feared
embarrassment and delay in their gov
eminent contracts.
Did you know that Samuel kaplan
of the Council of National Defense is
president and owns two-thirds of the
stock of the Millbrook company"
asked Senator Mcclellan. Gen. Sharpe
replied in the negative.
Last Saturday, Gen. Sharpe said, Mr.
Kaplan and other members of the
councils supply committee went to
him and protesting against canceling
of wool scrap sorting contracts. given
the Base Sorting Company of New
York, which Gen. Sharpe said stood to
make 100000 year on the sorting
contract, annulled December ~ be-
cause il was regarded excessive.
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Mrs. Samuel Pennill Ficklen has sent
out invitations for Saturday afternoon,
January s. from 8 till {. at her home.
1923 Biltmore street, when she will in
troduce her daughter. Miss Daviette
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DISCUSS PROFITS
IN SCRAP SORTING
Protest Against Cancellation
of Contract Again Before
Senate Committee.
FEATURE IN ARMY INQUIRY

+. The prof1tab BILE scrap sorting contracts
In connection with making of Army
uniforms. which testimony at the SEN
ate committee Investigation of war ac-
tivities has led into the committees of
the Council of National Defense, came
up again at today's hearing. while
Quartermaster General Sharpe was still
under examination.
1t was developed that Samuel kaplan,
member of one of the supply commit
tees, had protested against cancellation
of a sorting contract in which his
brother, Emmanuel Kaplan. was in
terested, and it was developed further
that Emmanuel was treasurer of the
Millbrook Mill Company, owning one
of the Connecticut wooden mills com
mandeered by the government
Senator Mcclellan asked whether En-
manuel Kaplan, treasurer of the Mill
brook Mill Company, was not brother OF
Samuel aplan, member OF Mr.. Eisen-
mans committee, and Gen. Sharpe said
he thought the relationship exists.
The other mill Communicated was
that Of the Thames River wooden mills,
both being ordered to devote their ma
chinery to government work. canceling
their private contracts.
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JACKSON We have LOST cool friend as wei
rs faithful servant. ELIZA JACKSON. Fo,
almost thirty years she gave her unfaiI.a
service As family loved her and shall
not her like again.
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JONES. Members OF Morning Star Lodge, No
40. /. p. p. o. Elks. requested TO meet
in session of sorrow Mt the hall Monday night
December 81. at pm. to arrange for the
funeral of NELSON JONES. Funeral services
10 be held at Zion Baptist Church, F street
between 81 and AZ streets southwest Tues.
day. January 1. 1918. at | O'Clock. Columbia
Lodge. No. s.. and Forest Temple Lodge. No
8. invited to attend. Interment in Harmony
cemetery. ALIEN. TAYLOR.
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FRIEBUS. Suddenly. Wedne sdsy. December
a6 1917 at East Orange. y. j.. THEoDDEE
FHIEBUS. Or, beloved of Theodore Erie
bus, sr., of this city.
Funeral held today at /. O'Clock in New
York city.
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FLINT. ON Friday. December IS. 1917. JULIA
:. FLINT inre Ruoffi. beloved wife of
Charles Flint.
Funeral tprivatei from Wright's chapel, 1881
10th sIreet northwest. Noafias, December 81.
at il am. Intcrmens AT nak H;ii cfine-
terry. ;h'
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In Memoriam.

boohkh In sad but loving remembrance OF orr
dear husband and father WILLIAM BOOKER
VINO departed this life nine years ago today,
December -. 1905
May he rest in peace.
BY HIS WIFE AND son .
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Independent Tells His Story.

The witness said he did not know this.
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Miss Harriet G., Barton. daughter of
Mrs Barton. is visiting her uncle and
aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans of the
Iowa apartment, 9Th and o streets
1 pnt-tb{
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Setonsburg.

Good morning Herald reader.
Miss Ruth Hcmsher of Denv, r
is visiting a few days with Hops
Brown.
Quite number of the yuur =
folks OF Setonsburg attended IT,,
party at Brinkley's Saturday ey
ening, All report a nice time.
Hope Brown spent the holiday
with relatives and friends G..
Springfield.
Gurneth Stevens and FranI
Smith spent Sunday with Ely.
Cokeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Measel AM
Ruth Homs sher ate dinner with
the Browns Saturday.
Lively Bros, Ira keck, anc
Simpson and Robert Mccullough
were county-seat visitors Satur.
day.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

j. w. DAWSON has bought a
phonograph for the entertain
ment of his wife and her mother.
They are unable to visit any on
account of the iatter's health.
Mrs. Geo. Mathews was on the
sick list last week.
W. J. Williams is erecting an
I. X. G. mill, which he purchased
of Thos. Shyer.
H. o. Miller bought two pure
bred Buff Orpington cockerels of
Orie Stigers.
Il. E. Carlton does considerable
outchering for his neighbors now
a-days. He recently butchered
fourteen in one day for Orie and
Roy Stigers.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

/ Forest Rutherford is staying
lat Glen Yokum's place Iurin.
| his absense.
Johnny Huston lost control oi
his car running through gates,
turning the occupants II somer.
sault or two. but escaping with
few injuries. Say, John. how
long had you been home from
Elkhart.
Mrs. Malinda Conner and her
daughter Lille Campbell and
grand daughter Miss Pearl
Campbell started Monday for a
long visit with relatives in Okla
hona and Iowa.
Several from Villas attended
the pie social AZ the Boston
school house. Friday night.
Miss Pearl Ewing OF Went
worth has been spending the
past week with her many friends
around Villas.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Villas

MIR. ana Mrs. Glen Yokum
C. S. Bergman and John Wiley
left Sunday Morning for Kansas
City. The boys are going to auto
mobile school, while Mrs. Yok-
nm will take a course in dress
making. Chas. Wilson, Jr., took
them to the r. Il.
The New Years ball was the
event of the season, there being
the largest chrowd ever at the
phone hall.
Some sneak thief entered one
of Mr.. Wheeler's buildings and
stole several pairs of shoes on
the night of the dance.
Mrs. Nora Yokley spent a
part Of this week in the county
with her daughter, Mrs. J. Stog.
ner.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Mustang

Work has been resumed at the
Oil we'll. The new casing ar
riven on place 25.
Christmas trees, dinners and
dances were the order of the
day (and night during holiday
week.
Joe Cummings is helping at
the oil we'll this week.
The Pritchard family attended
the ball at La Juuta on Dec. %,
and report having had good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Nickel
ley spent the holidays at their
ranch and among their many
friends here. They returned to
La Junta Friday.
A very good grade Of coal is
being taken out at the coal shaft.
1t will be for sale at the Bust1-
store as soon as sufficie- =
tity can be obtained. wife ann
The Van Burens made !,
large and appreciativiy.
at the Flues :hool h. wife spes
day and Saturday n,rother D.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
CLYDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Autrey
returned Wednesday from two
weeks visit in Texas.
Salem and Crowther Bsace
wentto Lamar Thursday and pur-
chased a new Ford car.
School will start at No. 2 Mon
day, Dec. S, after two weeks
vacation.
Mrs. Floyd Kirkendalland Hal
lie spent Wednesday afternoon at
Autrey's.
Dave Johns of near Regnier
spent Monday night with Will
Davis. Will went with him to
his home to spend a few days.
Miss Ekrah Swannner spent
Tuesday night at Autrey's.
Bert Critten and family have
gone to California for three
months visit.
Literary at No. 2 every oatur-
day night. Everybody invited to
come.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Richards

F. H. Mitchell and Ber Doke
autoed to the sand hills the 3rd
on a hunt, but failed to bring
back any game.
Fred Collins and wife autoed
to O. X. Osteen's Friday after
noon.
Emmett and Ross Turner OF
Oklahoma visited their brothers
Horace and Jesse of Richards
last week.
Jesse Downs is nome after a
few weeks visit with home folks.
Mr.. Holt, Stonington's bank
er, was pleasant caller in town
the 4th.
Mrs. Horace Turner and moth.
er visited in Richards Wednes-
day.
J. P. Vandermark and Asa
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Edler

Fl. e. BosIcy returned from
the cedars with two fine loads of
wood Monday.
Chas. qolI'er returned from
Lamar Sa.ksuay.s
..,..-.a,-..-c.,I,sr, ;s helpinp
Mrs. Clay Wood with her houee'
work.
R. w. Fox is making a trip tc
Lamar for freight this week.
The big dance at Charles last
Saturday night was reported q
grand affair.
Quite a number are attending
I the meetings at Sandy Soil.
Rolla Flemming was over from
Konantz the first of the week.
Theo. Bangerter of Campo was
| in town Monday.
H. Ammon, postmaster at Max
ey, was in town the first of the
week,
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

o. q. Mason was trading at
the Bigler store Thursday.
Charley Bosley purchased a
team from Harvey Mason.
William Barnard and son have
just returned from Elkhart with
casing for their well.
The little son of Mr.. Smith is
very low with fever.
Doris Inman is staying with
Mrs. Bicycles while Mr.. Bicycles
is in Lamar.
Guy Parent had a horse cut
very bailey on the wire fence.
Ollie Phillips has gone to La.
mar to stay while with her sis
ter, Helen Mosgrove.
Henry Hoover expects to sell
all of his property and return to
Texas. We are sorry to lose
those good deople.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Tuck

Mrs. Victor Beatty started for
Missouri Thursday to be at the
bedside of her mother who i,
very i'll and has been for some
time.
Ned Jones and family and
Mrs. John Lynch and children
made trip to the Villas neigh
borhood Wednesday.
Orville Jones and Lee Cooks
went to Wilson Switch for lum-
Der for Ned Jones and MIR. Craw.
ford.
Everette Beatty and wife have
returned nome from their Christ
mas holidays at Lamar.
Another school house. Rock
is being hauled to build it. 1t
will be 20 X "a feet.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Rock View

Joe Shepard made a business
trip to Springfield this week.
o S. Tyler is spending a few
weeks with hone TALKS.
Misses Grace and Iva Gibbons
have come hon e to make a visit.
Bill Bogus hauled a load OF
wood for the school.
Mrs. Wehmaer spent Tuesday
at the McAdans home this week
Mrs. Newbsrry spent New
Years in Springfield.
S. Caldwell md wife took sup
per at the Gibbons home last Fri
day evening.
The McAdams boys are laying
up sod barn IN their claim this
week.
G: Crouisant and wife made a
trip to Springfield lately.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Graft

Sam Burkhart and family and
BUD Fulbright and family, all OF
Gray, Okla, have returned to
their homes after visit with
Delbert Pribble and wife.
Chas. Yates and Sess Polly
have gone to Forgan, Okla, for
a months stay.
Ed. Handles has returned to
his homestead after having spent
the past few months in Kansas.
George Malone was Spring
field visitor Thursday.
There was preaching services
.ast Sunday and will be again
next Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Enthusiastic
Road Meeting

A hurried meeting was called
Wednesday night to complete the
organization. J. H D., Terral
was chosen president, Sam Holt
treasurer, Ray Flint Secretary.
Sam Holt. Ray Flint. and M.
Long were chosen to locate the
route and circulate a petition to
make it IL pulic highway. Decid-
ed to connect the state highway
north and south by going the
full length of Main street and
thence straight south TO the cor
rection line. A delegation OF
two or more cars will go to Cana
dian, including the Springfield
band. The membership fee was
made S.. 90 and 80 joined and paid
that night.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

For over six weeks the Her.
aid has had to leave out from one
to three columns of matter after
being put in type, for the want
of space. Tie ten summonses OF
Judge Doughty being out last
week, we this week have a little
more elbow room. We don't aim
to let the news matter run be-
low ten columns and generally
want to average about twelve.
See this issue.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Big Flat
January 4

The literary was great sue
cess Friday night. Quite a
number from a distance, amongst
them Commissioner Harrison,
Mr.. Thorn and others. The de-
batting was good. Miss Wheeler
was success in every way, and
made a fine hit with her elocu-
tionary powers.
Frank Hair is improving some,
but not able to be up yet but lit
tie.
Walter Conner's child is doing
as we'll as could be expected
with broken limb.
Charles Jones had the misfor-
tune af having a horse to die.
Milton Amrine and Joe V.
Jackman are loading up their
broomcorn to take to Holly.
Mark Williams is the owner of
q fine buggy.
Earl Hair and Dewey Jackman
traded in Springfield Saturday.
Mrs. Crawford is visiting her
son Will; also his brother VIM
field is here for a short stay.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Big Elat.

Milton Amrine and J. V. jack
man returned from Lamar Fri
day.
Mrs. Crawford's sister from
Buffalo, Okla, is out on a visit.
Several of Baca county people
are getting tractors.
West Morland hauled feed Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Campbell and Pearl have
gone to Pohuska, Okla. on a Wis
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

Tuesday four tried and true OH
GERS of the county were exchang
ed for four new ones. j. W.
Hazel and I. E. Barr, democrat
ic commissioners, Gave way tc
Onda Young and Jas. Stinson,
two republicans. Miss Johnston,
treasurer, gave way to Miss
Nc Adam, both democrats.
And W. o. Brown, assessor, gave
way to Claude Jones, both re-
publicans. Miss Johnston,
Brown and Hazel didn't want
the places longer and didn' It run.
We believe it can be said of all
the retiring officers that they
have made good. and it is hoped
and believed that the same can
be said of the new ones at the
e nd of their terms.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

Arthur Dodge, cattleman of
Estelene, passed through town
Sunday with a Ford truck car.
1t was the center of attention by
Springfield people, and Merchant
.Jett among others expressed his
intention to have one of them,
particularly for emergency
freighting. 1t is believed that
truck tractors would be a cheap
er means of freighting. This
truck was said to be good for
fifteen to twenty-five miles an
hour.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

The whole story of the wisdom
of the entente rejection of the
German Peace offer is wrapped
up in the question of whether
the allies will be better prepared
next spring to force things than
they were last spring. The cam
paign this las. year was not
much of success for either side,
except in the slaughter of mill
ion Innocent boys.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Murray

JANUARY 2,
Mrs. Roy Steen and Miss
Polde Litke are going to Hooker
to take music lessons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier arrived
from Michigan Saturday.
Mrs. Hotfuer and Mrs. Schotf-
ner visited with the Litke family
New Years day.
Mr. aud Mrs. Terry went to
Elkhart Monday.
We had a nice Christmas tree
and a good program.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

A huge reservoir just north
or northwest of town with a
16-foot mill, and the putting in
of water.works over the town
would cost something, but not
much in comparison with one
disastrous fire. We believe the
time has come for Springfield to
begin to think and talk of a sys-
TEN of water works.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

Wilson's Popular plurately in
the recent campaign was 568,
822, while in 1912 Roosevelt
and Taft had a lead over him OF
over a million and half votes.
Thus over million votes
changed their ballots during the
four years of Wilson in the
White House.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

The Herald wants to felicitate
p~o Iawlass on thss publication
OF the best prohibition IaruEie IN
the Sparks of last week that we
have seen for long simeI Of
course that doesn't mean that
the Sparks is going to be con-
verted into an out right prohibi-
ton paper.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Grand View

Mrs. E. H. Hankins and daugh-
ter, returned from Oklahoma
Wednesday.
Geo. Hall and family were Wis
iting d. w. Babcock's q few days
Z .'i2tts''.rSs1l..s---- =, -,-,,,5.,..,.
Hemp Isom is on the sick list
this week.
| Claribel Beckman visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday.
| w. E. French and family and
e. G. French visited at the Han.
lsins home Wednesday.
Will Kirk finished plasterinR
Grandpa Adams house Tuesday.