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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
Kamrar Items.

Miss Sarah Havinga was visitor
at Webster City Thursday.
Miss Jennie Olthoff returned home
Thursday from a few days visit at
sibiey.
MRS. Geersema was a Webster
City vititor Thursday.
Mrs. Eugene sEamnnds entertained
the New Idea club Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Brill and baby son
We're in Webster City Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Norcross and daughter
Velma of Woodstock visited Over
Sunday at the Frank King home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kennedy ant
baby visited at the Chas. Brill home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. e. Kennedy have
returned home from visit at DeX
ter, Mimi.
The lecture by Mr.. Peterson. givel
at the opera house Friday evening
was highly instructive and enter
| tanning. Mr.. Peterson spent tw'
| years in the trenches in France ant
| Belgium and lost his hand by dunn
dunn bullets so was declared und
for service and was returned to Can
ada. from which place he enlisted II
| tho English army.
Miss Idena Bell of Webster Cit,
was visitor here Thursday.
| Elmer knudson of Jewell spen
Sunday with friends here.
| Oct, 9.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
Duucombe Paragraphs.

Rev. VIM. Bottom, pastor of the
Methodist church here, has been as
signed to this charge for the ensu-
ing year, which meets with univer-
sal approval here.
The first number of the Duncombe
entertainment course will be Satur-
day night. Oct. 10, when the famous
Swanee River colored male quartet
will be here. This is one of the best
colored male quartets on the plat
form today, and music lovers of this
community can count on an evening
of real enjoyment.
A number of people from here
went to Fort Dodge Saturday even
ing to hear Fisk O'Hara.
Miss Abbie Collins spent Sunday
in Fort Dodge.
Passenger train No. q, which has
been arriving here at S:02 p. m,
has made a change in time and now
arrives here at $50 p. m. This is
the only change affecting trains
stopping here.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
served dinner at WagneEs hall Sat
urday.
Mrs. VIM. Mallinger and daughter
Eleanor were Fort Dodge shoppers
Saturday.
First Lieut.. J. l.. Ruyavitz has
been transferred from Fort Riley,
Kansas, to Camp Dodge. He has
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
Jewell Matters.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. King went to
Des Moines Thursday for few days
visit with friends.
Thorwald Christensen and Louie
House went to Ringstad last Thurs
day and returned Saturday. They
spent few days vacation with the
Christensen brothers, who are run
ming restaurant there.
Last Friday there was killing
frost. Ice formed quarter of an
inch thick. Most of the corn was
safe.
John, Johnson and Ben Millett
have harvested their onions. They
raised over 200 bushels on small
tract of land, about quarter of an
acre. They planted a pound of seed
and hauled away three good loads
OF as nice onions as ever grew, and
they are meeting with a ready sale
County Attorney Burnstedt was in
town Saturday, and Sunday he gave
a talk in the Lyric theater on the
prohibitory amendment. The meet.
ing was attended by full house.
The funeral of Chas. Knudson. the
soldier boy who was killed by light
ming at Deming, N. M, was one OF
the largest held in Jewell for some
time.
There is going to be a good de.
mand for corn huskers. The farm.
ers ought to get together and agree
on a price for picking the crop.
Oct. s..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09

new farm.
Carl Bell is the owner of new
Saxon roadster, and Sydney Mulhol-
land recently traded his Ford for a
Maxwell roadster.
Lloyd Vegors is on the sick list.
Irving Mulholland and family of
Webster City visited at the d. d.
Woodland home Sunday.
Jerome Welch's have taken a lit
tie girl from the orphans home at
Des Moines. The little miss is II
years old and a bright and lovable
child.
The w. c.. T. U. meets at Mrs.
Mary Woodlands this week to sew.
Oct q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
NEIGHBORHooD NOTES.
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Fremont Briefs.

John Smell has purchased the
James Nelson farm of 100 acres, foul
miles north of Duncombe, for $2l5
per acre.
John Van Wrinkle Of Webster City
is visiting his son Roy.
Myron Johnson has gone to Roch-
ester, Mimi, to consult the Mayo
brothers. His brother George accom-
panied him.
Mrs. Ford Price is visiting her
parents at Red Oak.
The Schropfer brothers drove over
land to Belmond last Friday.
Oct. 9.
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FOR SALE room house, modern,
at 1915 Bank street. See A. II.
Horn. d-t-f-tl
German Paper Scratched Off Post
office List.

Newark. y. j., Oct. 9-Edwin S
Frieth. publisher of the New jersey
F.eie Zeitung, German language
newspaper, was notified today by the
postoffice department that the pa
per's second class mailing. privileges
had been revoked on the ground il
had violated the provisions Of the
espionage act by publishing matter
held to be seditious. The plant OF
the newspaper was raided by federal
agents last week.
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Notice of Appointment Of Admins
TRAITOR.

Notice Of Appointment OF Admins
tratoc.
State of Iowa, Hamilton county,
IS. No. 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as administrator OF the
estate of Amanda Brown, deceased,
late Of Hamilton county. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
queeted to make immediate payment,
and those having claims against the
same will present them, duly anthem
ticated, to the undersigned for al
lowance, and file in the office OF
the Clerk of the District court.
CLYDE BROWN,
Dated Sept. 13, 1917.
Wesley Martin, Attorney.
C. H. Swiney, Clerk District Court.
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Williams Items.

Miss Bertha Danielson has gone to
board at the home of Mrs. r. A..
Hanson
The Misses Martha Ostrem and AL
ma Omundson went to Jewell Sun
day 10 attend the military funeral
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Graeber of
Storm Lake spent the week end at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Ferrell
Mr.. Graeber was formerly the man
ager of the SPAIN & Rose lumber
yards here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hanson went to
Coulter Saturday to attend fare
we'll party given to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Rasmussen by their friends and
neignbors before their departure for
the west. Mr.. Rasmussen has not
been in good health lately and he
is going with his family to Cali
fornia, hoping that change of eli
mate VIII prove beneficial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daniels spent
tie week end at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Daniels of Waverly.
The M. E. ladies' aid society will
| meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
w. T. Davis.
Andrew Hames returned from a
visit TO Illinois Sunday and reports
that there was killing frost in the
| section where he was visiting about
| two weeks ago that damaged the
| corn considerably. Local gardens
suffered from killing frost Sun
day night and much unprotected
stuff was lost. The frost was so Sc
we're that house plants left in open
windows or on screened porches
| were frozen.
Miss Lydia Millsap spent Sunday
| at her home.
Rev. S. C. Simonson and wife re-
turned from their Chicago trip yes
terday.
The " c. T. U. will meet at the
homo os Mrs. w. P. Bossenberger on
| Thursday afternoon.
The Clifford Walker family spent
Sunday in the timber near Buckeye
and got several sacks of nuts.
There will be a special meeting of
| the music club on Tuesday evening
at the home Of Mrs. j. B. Tedrow to
plan for the ticket selling campaign
| for the lecture course which the club
is backing.
DR.. w. p. Bossenberger recently
purchased new Oliver typewriter,
willing the old Smith to the Missus.
Rev. NJ. L. Carver of the NJ. E.
church has started series of re-
vival meetings at Vincent.
A team belonging to Christ Hev-
| erstein, hitched to wagon, recently
ran away and went about a mile and
half before they were stopped. No
one was hurt and no particular dam
age was done. The team became
frightened at an auto.
Dan Oagland and an auto load of
his neighbors went to Webster City
Friday to the drainage ditch hear
ing at the court house.
Mr.. and Mrs. David O'Neill and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foran autoed to
Fort Dodge Friday to hear Fisk
O'Hara.
Carl Ostrem Of Jewell is teaching
the school southeast of Williams,
known as the Henry Rasmussen
school.
Miss Alice Crabtree went to Grim
nell few days ago to attend the an
lSpual roeontiOn nj tho cnl1ego and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
For Land Buyers.

Will make trip with automobile
every week to Dodge county. Mimi,
twenty miles north of the Iowa line.
Soil the same as Hamilton county.
Iowa. Price SIS to SIPS per acre.
Small cash payment and long time
on the balance With corn at 81.
per bushel. land must advance in
price. Rube McFerren d-f-t-tf
FOR SALE-0verland 5-passengeT
auto. Model SO, 1918. Complete
equipment. Newly repainted and
in good running condition. Price
$3.50. A bargain. D. L. Hunter
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
TRYING TO SAVE DANIEL H.
WALLACE $4,000 FINE AND
TWENTY YEARS IN THE PEN
ITENTIARY.

Amsterdam, Oct Germany and
Austria have agreed upon another
peace offer in which they promise
the surrender of Belgium and
French territory and no indemni-
ties, according to the Targus lei
tung today.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Berlin's re-
ported new peace feelers are regard
ed here as designed to satisfy their
own people and to discourage
Americas preparation for war.
Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 9.-Attor-
neys for Daniel II. Wallace. convict
ed yesterday OF treason, are prepar-
ing briefs to present to Federal
Judge Wade tomorrow asking for a
new trial for their client. Should
the motion be denied. Wallace faces
a sentence of twenty years -impris-
onment, & $4,000 fine. or both.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09

Washington, Oct. 9. - Italian
planes inflicted severe losses on the
Austrians at Cartario, according to
a cable received at the Italian en-
bassy here today. Military store
houses We're set afire and much 9TH
err damage inflicted upon the enemy.
Several OF the Italian planes were
badly crippled. but were able to re-
turn to their base.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09

London, Oct. 9.-Field Marshal
Haig today struck another big blow
in the Ypres sector and advanced his
forces nearly mile northeast OF
Ypres, presumably in the same sec
tor as the push last week
The attack was made in conjunc-
ton with the French troops on the
British left. The battle ragged to-
day in sleet and rain with bitter
wind blowing.
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FIELD MARSHAL HA1G sTRUCK
GERMANS ANOTHER sTAGGER-
ING BLOW TODAY IN YPREs
REGION.

Des Moines, Oct. 9.--It was learn
ed today that Iowa's soldier boys
will be able to cast their ballot in
the prohibition vote next Monday.
The applications for the ballots were
not sent in until last night, it was
learned this afternoon. The sol
diers must fill out the prescribed
forms, receive the official ballot and
deposit them in their voting place
before the polls close October 10.
According to the assistant attorney
general, the ballots will have to be
opened on election day before the
polls close. 1t is not thought that
the ballots can be counted and re-
ceived from the camps the same day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09

The senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Congregational church
enjoyed a delightful social at the
conclusion of business meeting
held at the Rev. Arthur Metcalf
home Friday evening. About sixty
were present. Officers were elected
for the ensuing six months as fol-
lows: Miss Hazel Bemis, presi-
dent; Miss Elsie Williams, CORE
spending secretary: Miss Loree Nye.
recording secretary; Miss Eta Met
calf, treasurer.
The social festivities OF the ev-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09

The Thursday Circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. Lubbert Lubbers
Thursday afternoon.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King streets, CITY of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY.
THE a7fH DAY 0F OCTOBER, 1911
At 10 o'clock, A NJ,
The following described Real Estate,
viz:
All that certain lot or parcel of land
with brick house thereon erected situ-
ate in the City Of Wilmington aforesaid,
bounded and described as follows to
wit:
Beginning on the northerly side of
Fourth.street at the distance of eighty
three feet westerly from the westerly
side of Rodney street; thence northerly
parallel with Rodney street and through
the middle of the division wall between
this and the adjoining house on the east
ninety feet to a stake; thence westerly
parallel with Fourth street sixteen feet
to another stake; thence southerly and
parallel with Rodney street ninety feet
to the aforesaid side of Fourth street
and hence thereby easterly sixteen feet
to the place of beg ming, be the con-
tents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Peter j. Ford, Adminstra.
tor of James H. Aaron, deceased, mort
gagor MARY E. Aaron; co-mortgagol
being also deceased) and to be sold by
THEODORE w. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Wilmington, Del,
October 6, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
sHERIFF'S SALES

SBERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
a writ of Lev. Fac to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King streets, City of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware.
ON SATURDAY,
THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1917.
At 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
The following described Real Estate
viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the two story brick dwelling there
on erected situate in the City of Will
mington aforesaid, bounded and descrlb-
ed as follows to wit:
Beginning at point on the northerly
side of Vandever avenue at the distance
of sixty-six feet one inch easter'y from
the easterly SIDE of Spruce street;
thence northerly parallel to Spruce
street one hundred and five feet to the
southerly side of four feet wide alley
leading into Spruce street; thence east
erly parallel to Vandever avenue fifteen
feet nine inches to a corner; thence
southerly parallel to Spruce street, one
hundred and five feet to the northerly
side of Vandever avenue and thence
thereby westerly fifteen feet nine inch
es to the place of beginning. Be the
contents thereof what they may. with
the free use and privilege of said alley
in common with others entitled thereto
forever.
Seized end taken in execution as the
property of Max Lichtenstein, widower,
mortgagor and it's, and to be sold by
THEODORE W. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sberiff's Office. Wilmington, Del,
October 6, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
Red Lion Hundred

The taxable residents of Red Lion
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1917 are
now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be at
Parlor of Robinson House, Del. City
August 11th, 25th; September 18th, 70
October 18th, 9th; November 10th,
oath; December 6th and 29th. From
ga. M. to IL M.
Pennsylvania R. R. Station. Kirkwood
September 10th, oath, November 10
oath.
From 9 A. M. to IL M.
AT HOME ALL THE TIME
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
Extract from the Laws of Delaware,
Governing the Collection of Taxes of
New Castle County. Section 8, Chapter
80, Volume 81, Laws of Delaware, as
Amended:
SECTION 3-That on all taxes paid
before the first day Of OctobeS there
shall be an abatement of five per
centum. On all taxes paid before the
first day of December there shall be an
abatement Of three per centum. On
all taxes paid during the month OF
December there shall be no abatement
whatever. And on all taxes unpaid on
the first day of January there shall be
added one-half per centum per month
until the same shall be paid.
j. C. STUCkERT
Collector. for Red Lion Hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed.
will be exposed to Public Sale on the
defendent's farm at Salem, near
Christians, White Clay Creek Hun
dred, New Castle County, State of
Delaware,
ON TUESDAY,
THE 23d DAY OF OCTOBER, 1917
At11 O'clock, A. NJ.
The following described, viz;
All the goods, chattels and personal
property described as follows. to wit:
One bay mare called ''Nellie," now
seven years old; one bay horse called
"Hops," now ten years old; one black
mare called "Fannie," now thirteen
wears old; one mich COW, one buggy;
one carriage; one light spring wagon;
one farm wagon; four sets of harness;
five horse collars and brides; three
plows: one two-wheel cultivator; two
hand cultivators; ore spring tooth har-
row; one spike tooth harrow; one drag
harrow; geese, ducks. chickens to the
number Of fifty; four bedsteads and
beds; four bureaus; five carpets; one
dining table; two stoves; three rocking
chairs: twelve straight back chairs; one
sofa: one side-board, one organ.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Halsey PhilhoWer, and to
0e ersRFoboR s91S Sb ". FRANCIS, Sheriff.
!. Sheriff. Office, Wilm} sston, Del,
| fus. =
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
NOTICE |!
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SIS:

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SIS:
THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
TO THE SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY, GREETING:
WHEREAS, Eleanor R. Carey by
her Petition to the Judges of our
Superior Court, filed in the office of
the Prothono-ary of said Court in and
for New Castle County; for the cause
of complaint therein alleged, has
made application to our said Judges
that decree may Be pronounced dis
solving the marriage existing be-
tween the Petitioner and Joseph L..
Carey.
WE THEREFORE, COMMAND
YOU, as you were heretofore command
ed, that YOU summon Joseph l.. Carey
that he be and appear before the Judges
of our said Court at the next term
thereof to be held at Wilmington, on
Monday, the fifth day of November
next to answer the allegations of the
said petitioner, Eleanor R. Carey ac-
cording to- the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided, and also to do
and receive what the Court shall then
and there consider concerning him in
this behalf as to the Court shall seem
meet and consistent with the provisions
of the said Act of Assembly.
AND HAVE YOU THEN THERE
THIS WRIT.
WITNESS, the Honorable James
Pennewill, at Wilmington, the seven
teenth day of September, A. D. nine
teen hundred and seventeen.
ISSUED Sept. %, 1917.
JOSEPH WIGGLESWORTH.
Prothonotary.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
FARM BY-PRoDUCTs OF VALUE
Missouri -AqrIculturIst Sells Contents
Of Ono Automobile and One
WAGON for 81 $50.

We learn from the Cape Girardeau
Republican that farmer Of Millers-
Vile, that county, drove into Jackson,
the county seat, the other day carrying
in one automobile and one wagon by
products Of the farm which sold for
$3.50 cash, says the st. Louis Repub-
lie. The by-products consisted OF wool,
feathers, poultry products and garden
truck.
F: Time was when the average farmer
would not have fooled with any OF
these products except wool, consider
ing them good only for use by the
women folks in trade at village store
AS, indeed, they were.
But the world is calling for the prod
ucts and by-products Of the American
farm as never before. The farmer who
neglects the call and allows things to
70 to waste for which there is an ac-
tive cash demand is the one who Will
still have q mortgage on his place IN
stead of a tractor and an automobile.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

SHERIFFS SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Gilpin House on Delaware street.
City ofNew Castle, New Castle county
Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1917,
At 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
The following described Real Estate,
viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel
of land with the frame dwelling house
thereon erected, situate on the north
westerly side of Bayard street and
northeasterly side of Third street in
Delaware City aforesaid, containing in
front or breath on the said Bayard street
forty feet and extending in length or
depth northwesterly Of that width along
the said Third street, one hundred feet
to an eight feet wide. alley, bounded
southeasterB by the said Bayard street
northwesterly by the said alley, south
westerly by the said Third street and
northeasterly by ground of Daniel Col
well.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Forrest H. Emmons, ad-
ministrator of Mary C. Colwell, deceas-
ed, mortgagor, and to be sold by
THEODORE w. FRANCIS, Sheriff. !.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, DEL,
October 6, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
SHERIFF'S SALES


SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King streets, City of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware
ON SATURDAY,
THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1917.
At 10 O clock, A. NJ.
The following described Real Estate,
viz:
Ali that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land, with the three story brick dwell
ing thereon erected, situate in the City
of Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
northerly side of Nineteenth street
witr the easterly side of the Boulevard;
thence easterly at right angles with the
Boulevard, and running along Nine
teenth street eighty-four feet to q
corner. thence northerly, parallel to the
Boulevard. twenty-four feet to another
corner; thence westerly, parallel to
Nineteenth street and the first de.
scrIbed line, and running through the
party wall between this house and the
house on the lot adjoining on the north,
eighty-four feet to the said easterly
side of the Boulevard, and thence
thereby southerly twenty-four feet tc
the place of beginning, be the con-
tents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of John +. Malioy and Annie
s. Malloy, his wife, mortgagors, and te
be sold by
THEODORE w. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del.
October 6, 1917
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
> a writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King streets, City of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1927.
AT 10 o'clock, A. w.,
The following described Real Estate,
viz:
All that certain piece or parcel of
land, situate in the City of Whining
ton, New Castle county and state of
Delaware, Qate of Christiana hundred) +,
bounded and described as follows, to
wit:
Beginning at a point on the westerly
side of Grant avenue at the distance OF
ninety feet southerly from the souther-
ly side of Twelfth street.; thence west
erly and parallel with Twelfth street
one hundred and four feet to point,
thence southerly and parallel with
Grant avenue, thirty-nine feet and
three inches to point; thence easterly
and parallel with Twelfth street, one
hundred and four feet to the said west
erly side of Grant avenue; and thence
thereby northerly along the said west
erly side of Grant avenue, thirty-nine
feet and three inches to the place eff be-
ginning, be the contents thereof what
they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Albert H. Jones and Letitia
S. Jones, his wife, mortgagors, and to
be sold by
THEODORE w. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Offce, Wilmington, Del,
October 6, 1917.