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CUMBERLAND. ND.

Mrs, Francis Brooke Whiting was
hostess to the Thursday Afternoon
Bridge Club. Mrs. F. Edgerton Powell
gave bridge reception for Mrs. Will
liam J. Torrngton of Philadelphia.
Representative-elect and Mrs. Freder-
ick \. Zihlman have returned from
New York and Annapolis. Mr.. and
Mrs. William w. Brown have returned
from st. Louis. Miss Lillian Lang is
home from Elmira and New York. Mrs.
William E. Wright and daughters, AL
ice and Margaret. MatsQui. r. c., are
visiting Mrs. Herman d. Billmeyer.
Rev. L. G.. Bridgers is home from Day
ton, Va Rev. w. W. Shearer. rector
of St Alban's parish. Tenleytown, d.
c.. and Mrs. Shearer and daughter are
visiting Justice Jacob Il. Humbird.
Chief Judge and Mrs. A. Hunter Boyd
attended the reception given by Gov.
Harrington at Annapolis Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Rosemond has returned
TO Spencnr \ L.
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Chevy Chase.

Mrs William J. McNally entertained
at bridge at her home last week.
Mrs. \. NJ. Kingan was hostess on
Friday afternoon to the Chevy Chase
Chapter of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association. A very interesting
address was made by Mrs. Hale of
South America.
Mr. William F'iaherty1 and Mr.. Ray
mond Brengle, who have been visiting
their cousin, Mr.. Earl Groverman, have
returned to their nome.
Mrs. James Alexander of Keokuk
street was hostess at a dance at her
home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Law. who have
been visiting their daughters in Albany.
n. Y, have returned to their home.
Mrs. Jesse Chester Bowen was hostess
Wednesday to the Chevy Chase We'd
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BERRYVILLE, VA.

At meeting of the music club
Thursday night at the parish house
the following officers were elected
President, DR.. A. r. Osborne; vice pres
ident. Rev. Duval Chambers: secretary,
Mrs. r. +. Perriue: treasurer and busi-
ness manager. DR.. l.. NJ Allen; libra
rian, Miss jamie Moore.
The Literary Club was entertained
this week by Mrs. A. Cummins at Aud
ley. Mrs. J. G. Childs of Chicago read
a paper on THE Vedaic Age and Hin
doc Religion in India" A meeting Of
the Home Demonstration Club was held
at the Battletown Inn this week with
twelve members present. Poultry rails
ing was the main topic. George 6.
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was held in the Sunday school room a
few evenings ago and was attended by
a large number of the members of the
congregation and others. During the
evening short addresses were delivered
by Rev. A. T. Howard and Charles w.
Prettyman, and Miss Amy Robertson
sang solo. Mrs. Berry Z. Clark enter
tained the members of the Tuesday
Euchre Club at cards and luncheon
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Hawkins of
the engagement of their daughter. Miss;
Addie Belle Hawkins. and Clayton Is.
Watkins. deputy clerk of the circuit
court for this county. The wedding
viii take place early in February.
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To Select Shakespearean Play.

Mrs .. r. Shepherd has been named
chairman of the dramatic committee of
the Shakespeare Society of Washing
ton. which is to meet at the residence
of Mrs. Mary f. Craige. 1929 q street
northwest. tomorrow to decide upon
the play which the society is to pre-
sent this winter.
Wednesday afternoon members of the
society went in a body to attend the
matinee at the Belasco Theater, and
following the performance We're re-
ceived behind the stage by. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert ManteIl
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of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Molster
Mrs. Mary Wall and niece. Miss Jones
of Mount Jackson. Va. are visiting the
formers son and daughter i'm law, Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Wall
Mrs. Charles Knowles entertained at
tea at her home Tuesday in compli-
ment to Mrs. Kenneth Armstrong. ST..
Mrs. Kenneth Armstrong. ir.. and Mrs.
Albert Ackerman.
Mrs Charles l.. Molster was hostess
at a musical and tea Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Gardner enter
tanned al their home Thursday evening
in honor of MIR and Mrs Charles j.
Cassidy. who celebrated their sixth we'd
ding anniversary on that occasion.
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CHARLES TOWN, w. VA.

Miss Mary Hopkins has returned from
Henderson, y. g. MIR. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Lancaster and three children. Rich
mond. Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. A,
Phillips. DR.. J. Edward Burns, Balti-
more. visited his parents here. Will
liam L. Riddleberger returned from Ba-
sic City and Edinburg. Va. Mrs. James
Polk Cannon. Fredericks sburg, Va is
visiting at the Presbyterian manse. Mrs
Ernst Brockmann, ST., Maysville, Ga,
is the guest ot her son, Ernst Brock
mann. jr. Miss Allie Martin, Wagner
:. G., is at her home at Harpers Ferry
for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. +. II.
Riddleberger visited at Edinburg, Va.
Miss Julia Painter. Martinsburg, visit
ed her parents. Mr.. and Mrs J. w.
Painter.
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THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. c. JANUARY "A, 1e7-PA

entertain the Chevy Chase Music Club
at their home tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Frank Glib will entertain the
Chevy Chase Bridge and Luncheon
Club at her home tomorrow.
Mrs. william X. Butler chaperoned
Miss Eleanor Butler and Miss Roberta
Ridgway to Annapolis, Md, for the
week end.
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MARTINsBURG, w. VA.

Miss Madeline Feidt was home from
Emergency Hospital. Baltimore. to
spend a few days. Mrs. j. ID. Walker
visited in Charles Town and Washington.
Mrs. Suo Brown, Grimes. Va, visited
her daughter. Miss Emily Grimes. Mrs.
Charles Natthaei returned from visit
ing in Baltimore. Mir. and Mrs. W. NJ.
Hopkins returned from Mount Williams.
Va. Miss Dorothy Miller returned to
Mount Williams. Va. Mrs. John A.
iiillsman. Lynchburg, Va, who had
been visiting here. has gone to Waynes-
Doro. Pa. Mrs. A. J. Criswell and
niece, Airs John Danner. are visiting
IN Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
r.. Imbach have gone to New York. Miss
Iunogene Miller has returned to Staun-
tcn, Va. after visiting her parents
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FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, VA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Hall and dauah
ters are occupying an apartment at the
Cordova for the winter. Mrs. John s.
Barbour has returned from visit to
her mother. Mrs. Grimsley, at Culpeper.
Taylor Green of Washington and Con-
verse Bridges of Herudon We're recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Thomas.
Miss Abbie Lamar of Washington was
the guest last week of Miss Hilda
Thomas. Mrs George r. Woodward
entertained the Womans Missionary
Society Friday afternoon. The Misses
Hannah Morris and Anne Gordon.
Keith. Agnes Ford. Jane Burritt, Ber-
nice Jones and Sallie Withers Fletcher
have returned to their respective
schools after spending the holidays at
home.
The Misses Jennie and Margaret
Moore left this week for trip to Cuba.
Mrs Walter Tansill Oliver has been
called to Luray. Va. by the illness of
her mother. Mrs. Brumback. Mrs. James
Steele of Washington is visiting Miss
Lizzie Ferguson
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ment of Justice in Atlanta, Ga. is the
guest of his uncle. A. Moore. jr. Misses
Portia Baldwin and Elizabeth Moore
left this week for Norfolk to be the
guests Of Mrs. Ludweil Baldwin. ]. b.
Neill is in Washington the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Williams. Mr. and
Mrs. ]. D. Richardson are visiting rela-
tives in Chicago. Dr. and Mrs L. NJ
Allen are in Baltimore
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WINCHESTER, VA.

Mrs. o. p. Grove has returned from a
visit to relatives in North Carolina and
Washington. Mrs. Richard Tharpe has
gone to Richmond. where she will pass
the remainder of the winter season
Miss Margaret Walter is visiting Miss
Mary Bruce Baker at Lansdowne Pa
Miss Mary Louise Glass is the guest of
Mrs Virginia Carr at a house party in
Charlottesville, Va. Col. John Kea.ins
has returned to Cumberland. Md, after
visiting relatives and friends in town.
Mrs. f. Virginia Smith is visiting trends
N Hampton, Va. And will spend some
time in New York. Washington and Bal
timore before returning
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CULPEPER, VA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Evans F. Brown cele-
brated their silver wedding anniversary
Tuesday at their home, Maple Grove
this county. with reception from to
.. They were assisted in receiving by
their nieces, Mrs. Bumgardner and Miss
Estelle Moore Of Parkersburg, w. Va.
and by Mrs. Russell Yoweli and Miss
Adella Yoweil. Mrs. Walter Wheatley
OF New York, who has been visiting
Mrs. Durant at her home in the county
was the week end guest of Miss Adella
fowell at Corner View, as was also
Mrs. Pierce Horne of Washington. D. G.
Mrs. Hugh Smith and her daughter.
Miss Ruberta Smith of Boston Mills,
this county, have Joined relatives in
spencer street for the remainder of the
winter. Mrs. Temple Hill and Mrs. e.
jackson Eggborn were hostesses at an
evening party and dance in honor of
Mary Temple and Jones Hill and Jack
son Eggborn. jr. Friday at the Hill
home in Railroad street
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BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA.

/ Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley johnson,
Washington, were visitors here for two
weeks Joseph Duckwall has returned
to Hampden- Sidney. Va. William Bunt-
ing was home from Salem. Va. Elmer
y. Stotler. East Orange, \. j.. visited
his old home here. Mrs. l.. G. J eung-
blood and daughter. Miss Eva, were
visitors to Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
!. \. Hibbs. Roanoke, Va, were guests
OF AIR. and Mrs. j. Hammond Siier. Mr..
and Mrs. Boyd Custer and Miss Rilla
Custer of Washinsto ton attended a fam
lily reunion at the home of J. c. Custer.
Miss Clara Holt, Dayton. Va. visited
her aunt. Mrs. J. \. Fries. Mrs. Pear
sou returned from Wilmington, Del.
Maj. Frederick May Wise. L. S. NJ G..
visited his mother. where the Duchess
de Beaulieu and Miss Julia Wise. sis
terS- of Maj. Wise. are also guests.
Thomas c. Denton was visitor from
Annapolis Md
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EVANSVILLE, MD.

Miss Ashah Waters of Gaithershuro
montgomery county. was a guest during
the week of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W.
Dorsey. j. Henry Shreve entertained a
party OF friends at dancing last even
ing The Afternoon Five Hundred Club
was entertained by Mrs Carroll Grant
tuesday. Prizes were awarded Mrs
Charles o. Appleman and Mrs Edward
a Fuller. A delightful collation. was
served preceding the games The
Beltsville Grange met in Grange Hall
Beltsville, Tuesday evening and INSTALL
ed officers recently elected. Mrs 5. Will
liam Ford is spending a few weeks with
relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Hazel
Gwynn of Baltimore was A guest dur
Ing the week Of DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
Z. Latimer
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BETHESDA, MD.

The Hall and Library Association,
composed of members of Bethesda
Lodge of Masons, held its annual meet
ing Wednesday evening at Masonic
Hall. At the close of the business ses-
sion the ladies of Naomi Chapter, East
ern Star, served refreshments. The
missionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church met Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Rosendorn in Northwest
Park. Mrs. Augustus f. Thomson en-
tertained at luncheon Wednesday,
guests being Mrs. George Redhead and
Mrs. Charles Dodge of Washington
Mrs Robert J. Service and Mrs. Chester
Lindstrum of Alta Vista The Woman's
Club of Bethesda held its regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. George r. Anderson, Elm street.
Miss Henrietta Nollmer of Washing
ton is the guest of Miss Alma Cunning
ham. The ladies of Naomi Chapter.
Eastern Star. will give a tea Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rob-
ert J. Service, Alta Vista. The New
comb Club is to meet Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Orville n. Fansler
The Woman's Club of Woodmont met
Monday with Mrs. Smoot. Miss Alma
Moore entertained small party at
lunch Friday in honor of Misses Doro-
thy and Pamela Thompson of Chevy
Chase.
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LEESBURG. VA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Williams have
closed Williamstead. their home near
Leesburg. and left this week 10 spend
the winter in Washington. Mrs. Edwin
r. Garrett entertained at bridge We'd
nesday afternoon complimentary to
Miss Anne Chamblin of Bluemont, who
is the guest of Miss Ruth Dibrell. Miss
Julia Ninnegerode left Monday for a
visit to friends in Trenton, N ]. Miss
Lillian White was hostess to the Bridge
Club Friday afternoon. The guests of
the club were Miss Mary Minor Morris
of Richmond and Miss Hettie Scott
Perry. Mr.. and Mrs Yvon Pike have
closed Elvon, their home near here and
viii spend several months in Washing
ton- DR.. ami Mrs Spencer p. Bass, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ptke. have returned to their home in
Tarooro. y. c. A party composed of
Mr. and Mrs. II. Ashby Thompson, Mrs
Horace c. Littlejohn and daughter
Elizabeth. Mrs James Il. McCabe and
Thomas b. Norris left on Tuesday to
spend some time In Captiva, Fla.
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ALEXANDRIA COUNTY. VA.

The January meeting of the Ciaren-
don School League Will be held Tues
day evening at the school building. The
question of Good Roads will be dis
cussed. At the all-day meeting of
members and friends of the Clarendon
Methodist Church last Sunday Rev. &.
u. Harris. editor of the Baltimore
Southern Methodist preached at the
morning service and Rev. DR.. F. J. Pret-
lyman. chaplain of the Senate, preached
in the afternoon. The pastor, Rev. G.
w Gather. gave short history of the
church from its organization ten years
ago. III. 5. Jordan of Washington con-
Quoted a short song service in the aft
ernoon. The ladies served luncheon at
/ o'clock. Mrs. Ashton c. Jones and
her two young sons left Wednesday for
vile, \. C. On their return trip they
will stop at Newport News. Va, where
they will visit Mrs. Clarenc" Porter
Jones. l.. b. Miller's house at Ballston
was completely destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning. All of his house
hold goods were lost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Church gave a
reception Tuesday evening at their
haywood home to DR.. and Mrs. Paul
Kickok, when seventeen guests were
present. Mrs. Sparks and daughter have
returned to their Cherrydale home after
visit to Airs. Sparks mother in Bal
timore. Wilson Dye has returned to
Pittsburgh. after a visit to D. NJ. White
visit to Bowling Green, Va, has re-
turned to his home at Fort Myer
Heights. Frank Lyon and family of
Lyonhurst have moved to- Washing
ton for the winter months. Mrs. \. A
Rees entertained the members of the
Aid Society of the Clarendon Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon.
Arlington Chapter United Daughters
of the Confederacy of Clarendon will
hold q public celebration of Robert e
Lees birthday the evening of January
1S at Follansbee's hall at Clarendon
An attractive program has been ar
ranged, including prominent speakers
There will also be the presentation of
the fve-dollar gold piece which the
chapter offered to the seventh and
eighth grades in the Clarendon and
Bal1ston public schools for the best
essay on Robert Z. Lee, the virginian"
Mr.. and Mrs L. J. Lesieur of Claren-
don entertained thirty young people re-
Gently, a numoer OF whom were from
Washington. Dancing and games were
enjoyed during the evening.
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ROCKVILLE, MD.

The Rockville Inquiry Club met Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Otho H. w.
Talbot. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ But
Ter gave a reception at their home near
Potomac Tuesday evening in celebra-
tion of their golden wedding anniver-
sary. about 100 relatives and friends of
the couple attending. Mr.. Butler is
seventy-six years old and Mrs. Butler
six years younger. Under the direction
of Mrs. Berry f. Clark, chairman of the
entertainment committee for January,
a euchre party was given at the Mont
gomery Country Club few evenings
ago. Prizes were won by William A.
Boss and Robert B. Peter. Mrs. Charles
II. White has been spending some time
with relatives in Chicago. The annual
missionary tea of the Ladies' Mission
airy Society Of Rockville Baptist Church
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LYNCHBURG, VA.

Mrs Carter Glass and daughters,
Miss Mary Archer and Augusta Glass.
have gone to Washington to join Rep
resentative Carter Glass. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J.. O'Neal have returned from Hunt
ington, w. Va o. A. Young of Aber-
deem, s. D., is visiting his brother. DR..
c =. Young, here. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
c. Barr have returned to Winchester
after a visit with Mrs. George A. Kerr.
Maj. Clark c. Collins. a surgeon in the
regular army, has rejoined his regi-
ment in Arizona after a visit here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Beamer of Bluefield.
W. Va, were here several days this
week. Misses Virginia Young and Vir-
ginia Coleman spent several days in
Richmond during the week. r. G. Left
wich attended the New York automo-
bile show. MIR. and Mrs. J. c. Bostain
are at home again after a visit in
Washington. Mrs. John w. Sherman
of Roanoke was here during the week
Evening star., 1917-01-14
FREDERICK, MD.

Miss Katherine r. Cramer enter
tanned the members of the bridge Club
Monday afternoon in honor of her
guest, Miss Virginia Lane, Hagerstown.
Four generations attended the sew
enty- fourth birthday celebration given
in honor of George W. Cuttings at his
home at 2i5 West 5th street Thursday
afternoon. All of his children and
grandchildren were present at the
event. which also marked the seventh
wedding anniversary of Mr.. Cuttings
and his present wife. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. George b. Hoke. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Edward Cuttings and son
Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. William Stephens
son and daughter. Ernest and Thelma:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon L. Kefauver and
son Maurice. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Emory
Swope and son Irving, James Cuttings,
J. Willis Cuttings, Miss Myrtle Mobley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Diehl, Gettys-
burg. Pa
DIR. Edward Sudler of Philadelphia,
who has been spending the week In
Frederick, has returned. Frank w.
Brookey, Cumberland. who has been
the guest of relatives in this city, has
returned. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Edgar Brust,
Washington. have returned after trip
to Frederick
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here Mrs A. J. Criswell and Mrs. John
Danner We're visiting in Baltimore ana
Washington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
CUTS MORE RED TAPE.

Germany has cut the red tape OF lie
gal procedure for the benefit of her
war widows and orphans.
By a decision recently rendered the
Reichsgericht, the highest tribunal Of
the German empire, holds that letters
OF soldiers killed in the field must be
considered legal wills, If they contain
wishes or stipulations in regard to
the distribution Of the property of the
writer in case of his death. The let
ters do not even have to be signed
with the full names of the slain sol
diers, the first name being sufficient,
in case there is reasonable identified
ton of the handwriting.
The decision is OF the highest i'm
portance. 1t puts an end to litigation
in the cases OF thousands of wealthy
Germans who since the beginning Of
the war have been killed and left no
other wills than the letters they
wrote to their families and friends at
home. And equally important, it does
away with the necessity for lawyers
services in the case of enormous
numbers of poorer people, whose it,
tie estates would be eaten up by legal
expenses II ordinary rules Of law
were maintained.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
RElGiuM,s REPLY.

1t was almighty pert and proper
not to say exactly diplomatic, that
Belgium should make personal and
particular reply to President Wilson's
peace note.
Britain may have gone into the war
to acquire territory and TO dominate
tho worlds trade. France rlay be
after Alsace- Lorraine. Russia may be
prompted by her centuries-0ld designs
upon the Dardanelles. Italy and R,l-
mania may be in it inspired by greed
Of territorial expansion. Such
charges made by Germany may DC
true. They are not true as to Eel
GUM. President Wilson did not have
to ask what are the aims of tic BEL
gians. However mercenary and an
bilious the aims OF the Central and
Entente Powers, Belgiums hands are
clean, beyond question.
No matter what other belligerents
have right or no right to demand,
Belgium says that it has legitimate
hope that when the time of settlement
comes twill find in the United States
a unanimous echo of its claims. 1t
will. The echo may not be unan-
imous, but it will be practically so
and Belgium will hear similar echo
from all other peoples who love JUS
tice.
If President Wilson desires to 60
further with his peace-making, he
might put it up directly to Germany
as to whether she will grant repara.
ton, restitution and future security
to invaded, slaughtered and enslaved
Belgium. Any peace settlement not
including these things would be a
mockery in the eyes of the American
people.
The Entente Powers have replies to
peace propositions, but Belgium has a
reply that is all her own. Other claims
may be beclouded and open to dis
cussion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
FRAZIER CALLS HALT
ON CARELESS FILING
Of EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
Insists That Bills Be Itemized as
Well as Certified and Verified
in Detail

The state emplOye or official or
board member who gets by hereafter
with an expense account which will
not stand the strictest scrutiny and
which does not comply in every tech
nical detail with the provisions of Sec
ton 6577, as amended by Chapter 244
of the 1915 session laws, will have &C.
complished something.
The auditing board met yesterday.
In the grist of bills were found several
expense accounts not itemized accord
ing to Hoyle. Dates or details were
missing. The eagle eye Of Governor
Frazier singled them out. They were
not paid and will not be paid until
they are made to conform. The gov.
ernor, as chairman of the auditing
board, does not question the honesty
of the men who submitted these ex-
pense accounts, but he insists that
the state shall be held strictly &C.
for every penny it expends
and the states servants for every
penny they receive.
Consequently State Auditor Kositz-
ky is today mailing to every person
who has any occasion to transact Off.
cial business in the states behalf let
ters advising them that strict CON-
pliance with the statutes will be ex
peCted and that expense accounts
hereafter must be completed in every
respect.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

thing! But they 90 out and hunt up
their food and drink, which was all
man knew for long time. Maybe
there was some plant life in that
dust from which the first man was
made.
Your little plant is a thing full Of
life and mystery, when you come to
plant 1t with all your eyes open, isn't
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