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The Robesonian., 1918-01-10
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER n,

sIE
Under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained IN a certain mortgage deed from
Sam Hines and wife to A. j. Steed, dated
March Mar If 18th da 1912 registered in office Of
DINA, in book 20. page ESQ, (said mortgage
and the note which it secures having been
subsequently assigned by said A. J. Steed to
Alma Lumber Co, Inc.) default having been
ma made & in payment of the debt secured thereby
the undersigned will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the court
nous mouse door in Lumberton, N. c., at about
noon noon on Monday, January 28th, 1918, the fol-
lowing described lands in Maxton township
viz: 1-e'i T1iiiia
Lot Lot, n, number one in section I'D" of the
Argyle property, same being shown upon
plot OF said property made by J. c. Par
E' lsn' surveyor, said lot being of the size of
~ oV feet by 100 feet. situated on corner of
sa;d Church and Gibson streets in the division Of
sa.o> Argyle property. and being same lot
conveyed by II. c. McNair to Sam Hines hv
deed dated Nov. 18th, 1909. ~
This the 9th day of December 1917
A. j. STEED, Mortgagee
ALMA LUMBER COMPANY. Inc
y - ineAIAN' Attorney. 4thur
The Robesonian., 1918-01-10
THE RoBEsONIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918

s. Oden. the present owners of said business
but the said W. II. Prevatt has no further
irtercs. in said business and will not be re-
spons.b!e for any obligations of said firm in
CURED after the date hereof.
All persons indebted to said firm will please
call in and make settlement
w. II. Prevatt requests all his friends and
former customers of the firm to continue
their patronage with the firm of Powell and
Prevatt constituted.
Dated this December 26th. 1917.
w. II. PREVATT.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-10
Are Your Sewers ClOgged?

are our Sewers CIORged!
The bowels are the sewerage system
of the body. You can we'll imagine
the result when they are stopped up
as is the case in constipation. AS a
purgative you will find Chamberlain's
Tablets excellent. They are mild and
gentle in their action. They also i'm
prove the digestion.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-10
NOTICE

~ Notice is hereby given that w. H. Prev.++
at uat+ resrrea = from the firm of Powell and Pre-.
mess ines at Chestnut street, Lumbertnn. n 03s- q
ana q mas sold his interest in said business t.
tha .. s: ooen. en-: The firm will continue under
operated as before BY Simeon Powell and Ma &c e
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12

How di.ferent Ciu case of yLle tourist head hunters, who tr " el here ,n luxury, trlnging their own extensive outfits from the c.ast. Taxing a hunting trip of some thirty days, they return loaded down W tin sropA.eS of t.4e chase.
 One party Vt Ano,. Il GO hay orolgut m 3 moose, z sAee 1 ,1l1 a ii carloou heads, all of whlcn undoubtedly were from picked >.nlm als; to secure these Splen- uid specimens oyer i4vc tOls oA neat .S slaughtered and left k re to rOt.
 Of course this was the bag of a large hunting party whs were within the limit allowed on their permits. But at the same time it seems incompatible With con $ .rva,l n oI lo,d 8 d t l U seems to give sne heavy end ol the log to the old5lmers.
 It's tnls difference between a head hunter and 8 hunter for living.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12
IS HARE, oM THE
 sl ..-% TsEER

,sont'o1 WIS recently made in Alaskan papers that three old timers of the Nenana dis trlct were placed under arrest charged with having more than lawful amount of sheap meat ill their possession. Two of the men were fined fifteen dolla ars }. '"ece an the hird man drew i ne of $1.
 I'.e law is jus; tho same old in '"nsisseRt comedian as ever, H.:s are tnres man who have Q-:o;3ecsa1 and hunsed for many yeacs, often short of food anu clo6:ling but never discou ra5 :d in seeking fer the gold. oftlmes opening up new camps and be- ing 5he means Of inducing o5n- CTS to settle here.
 i. T.: is the old timer who has made thls country known, and yet when he happens to provide 8 little extra meat for his multi  gal. bang, fifteen dollars aud costs.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12
LEATHER SCARE

:.,s1 Ter is continuously soar il : in price and at that it is almost impossible for shoe deal CTS to get their orders filled in good season.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12

Knowing this, It is a puzzle to know why the great number of moose and caribou hides which are in this Territory could not be utilized.
 They would fur" sin shoes for most oI our peopl,
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12
- = .. DlSLOYALTI LEADS TO ' DEATH

Maiden, Mo. - While resisting arrest for dis1oyal re- marks made when appealed to for Contribution to the, Red Cross movement. F. H. Wiss-. man of Savannah, Ill. shot and instantly killed City Marshall St Clair. Wissman was later shot and mortaIly wounded by mem Der of 2 mob whichs stormed the jail in which he was confined. Y ... 1... ! ii, -.-- ..... :.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12

Commence this month and bank with this institution; & bank that does not measure it's success in dollars alone.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-12

1Ae MccassAg WeeaR Neva. Mooerthy. Alasto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
PERSONAL POINTS

daughter was born Yesterday
10 MIR and Mrs William Evans OF
this city at the Lutheran mater
nifty hospital in Moline. The mother
before her marriage was Miss
Theresa Yseger OF Davenport.
Miss Lillian Ward has been ap-
pointed an assistant deputy mar
shal and secretary 70 Marshal V. Y.
Daiiman Of the Rock Island depart
0ent OF justice office.
Colonel s. +. Blunt, Supervisors
OF manufacturing arsenals. former
" commandment OF the Rock Island
arsenal. is spending the week on
the island on official business. He
Is the guest of his daughter. Mrs.
A. d. Ficke OF Davenport. Colonel
Blunt was commandant at the
arsenal from 1897 to 1907. From
mere no was transferred to the
Springfield arsenal.
Donald NJ Vance, who has been
home on a short furlough with his
mother. Mrs. j. L. Vance, 1918 Four
teenth-and-a-half street, left this
morning FOR Camp Grant, where he
has been stationed. He will be as
signed to another camp within a
few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

Port Byron has the largest mem
bership-more than four hundred.
Reynolds runs a close second with
3T3. Rural follows with over three
hundred. Hillsdale. Cordova. Bowl
ing. Coal Valley, Milan and Buffalo
Prairie stand IN the order named in
point OF membership. Taylor Ridge.
Illinois City and Andalusia with
smaller jurisdictions have proper
tionate memberships.
The showing made by Reynolds
in the Christmas campaign, coming
in through late returns after pub
ucation Of tie results, was most
gratifying. The Reynolds branch
climbed over several competitors TO
second place.
AndaIusia yesterday reported that
il had held a sale at which S6l.22
was raised. A chicken dinner was
served, potatoes, poultry ana
other articles were auctioned by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

one OF the ministers. and after a
general good time Andalusia had a
good sum in It's treasury. Twenty
Rock Island ladies were present at
the dinner.
The branches are now busily lay
ing plans for securing their share
of the hundred million dollar war
fund to be raised this month, all
over the nation Quotas have been
assigned each branch-and all are
determined TO go over the top.
Buy a Liberty Bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
SOLDIERS FOUND
IN EVENING RAID
Eight Army Men OF the Rock Island
Arsenal Caught Drinking
From Bottles
CIVILIAN MAKES WILD DASH
Arrest Two Couples in Residence
Section OF City fer ViOIat-
ing Zone Laws.

Eight soldiers, stationed on the
Rock Island arsenal, were located
and put under arrest at $50 last
night when they were found drink
ing liquor in a residence at 1926
Sixth avenue.
Deputy MaTshaIs Metcalf and
Murray with several other officers
conducted the raid. Soldiers were
in the rooms of the home with half
gallon bottles of beer in their
hands when the officers arrived.
The man living at the house made
his escape. He is said to be an ar
senal employe The soldiers re-
scented the actions of the federal
agents and would have made their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.

W al at NJ 500.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested that the board OF
local Improvements CT the city of
Rock Island, ILL.,, has fled in the
county court of Rock Island county
a certificate of the cost of the i'm
proVement entitled in said court,
In repetition of the city of Rock
Island, Ill, TO assess the cost Of
the paving with brick of West Sew
enteenth street from First to Sec
0nd avenues" and said certificate
also shows the court costs, the
amount of accrued interest, and the
total amount of said assessment,
and said certificate also states
that the said Improvement con-
forms substantially to the require
ments OF the original ordinance
for the construction of the same as
required by law, and that final
hearing on said certificate will be
had on the 18th day OF May, A. d.
1918, at 8 O'Clock a. m, or as soon
thereafter as the business of the
court will permit. All persons de-
string may file objections in said
court before said day. and may ap-
Peg a. l4Ie AeaI ING anu 4Adhe tneif
defense.
Dated this 9th day Of April a.
D. 1918.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
n JUHL,
NJ 4. RUDGREN,
JOHN II. LIEDTKE,
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Board OF local Improvements Of
the city of Rock Island, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
RED CROSS CAIN
is 500 IN MONTH
Total Membership in Rock Is
lands County Jurisdiction
Has Reached 5000.

A recent count of branch mem
berships at local. Red Cross head
quarters revealed the fact that the
portion OF the county in Rock Is
lands Jurisdiction, outside of the
city itself, has over three thousand
members. 1t is the belief that
the number has been raised to
$500 during the last month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
Obituary
Ruth Pauline Burton.

Ruth Pauline. 4-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Burton.
l4o3 Fourtieth street, died at the
home this morning The child had
been i'll for the past week Diph-
liberia caused its death. The child
was born Jan. IL, 1914. at Ottumwa,
Iowa. Besides the parents. she is
survived by two sisters and four
brothers, all at home
Funeral services will be held from
the home at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. Burial viii be in Chip
piannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
NAME THELAN FOR
DAVENPORT CHIEF

Night Captain P. ]. Thelan Of the
Davenport police force, was ap-
pointed chief of the force by Mayor
Charles NJ. Littleton last night
Among those who were considered
being named for the Office were the
present acting chief, Charles
Schlueter and Traffic Sergeant Pat
rick Ruhl.
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All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
Give Pause.
RACk IRON TOIR.

"A Hauherg and J. O. Stirratt
- the cast ana north districts
i .be su-divided state, recruiting
~ N 20 over there with the Y.
+ r A. division The trip was
do nv auto. The district cover
: nv the men was district number
.'rr made up Of five counties.
"a were selected from one to
,srea men in each city to help them
: tbeir recruiting. In Geneseo y
I thornton. Frank Liebernecht
IA ! Guild were selected: Atkln-
~ paul d. Ransom; Sheffield. {.
Baden, president Of the Farm
az State bank; Wyanet, Gooden
Ssnp. Princeton. II. H Priestley;
s,srling. r. \. Crawford, secretary
n the Sterlinz y NJ G. A. and in
harrison. Marry udens and A \.
prter Mr.. sraWfoTd o. Sterling
las reportld that he has I'VE men
gbe are ready 10 go at once
Mr., Hauherg and Mr.. Stirratt
made several speeches, one OF
which was a the Geneseo Presby-
tartan college. and saw all the men
,boys mentioned and returned TO
this civ BY S O'Clock last evening
Nr Hauberg and Mr.. Stirratt were
he only two men of the commit
~ Who we're able 10 make The trip
Yesterday. They expect to make
one more auto "trip TO the east and
south Of this district by the first OF
EsEt week
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| HI.Y GIRLS WILL ENTERTAIN,
The Hi-Y girls last evening at
the Young Women's Chistian asso-
cation. decided to entertain the
Hi-Y boys at a supper at the y NJ.
C. A tomorrow night. supper will
be served at els. On account OF
this affair. the hike. which Was TO
/ lave been held Saturday. has been
postponed. II is not known known
Just when the next hike Will be
held.
The special board meeting called
tosliscuss plans of the remodeling
o.9he old fat building into d Y. W.
{. A home was held last evening at
tie Y. ". c. A rooms. Mrs. Jessie
u Anderson. general secretary, and
Mrs F. z. Marshall, who attended
he state conference held in Peoria
last week. reported on the session.
Suggestions were made and dis
| assed but they had not decided def
niiely on any plan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
lower FLAGS
FITTING TRIBUTE
TO SOLDIER BOY
a.gS OF City Fly st Half Mast in
si,ful Recognition OF No.
BILE sacrifice.
,a,rFNER LAD Is HoNORED
,.umunity Expression Of Appreci-
alton Of Ills Service to Ma
ton is Paid.

pock Island mourned today. OBJ
ing Mayor william McCono-
.s,.s proclamation setting aside
a time for community rec
.,.ioo OF the heroism Of Fred
Ties shanuer, tAe first Rock Is
- vourh to die IN the world war.
81 - MAYOR requested that in Wis
-. ,oken of pride Tor his deed and
y. rnsrhv OF the city for Mr. and
II r5srles NJ. Shahner, parents
- Young hero, an flags should
9 9 aostea al hall-mast during the
lsg. o. p.r.e
rags on all public buildings in
NV aoated at half-mast today,
al those on stores, factories and
80 Thus Rock Island paused
Z t. daily routine TO honor this
= u1o is buried in France, and
I convey a message Of sympathy
!. he bereaved parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

escape but for the timely arrival of
two army officers who Immediately
ordered the removal Of the soldiers
to the island guardhouse Their
cases have been turned over TO the
army officials. The civilian Nv
ing at the house will be arrested
and his case disposed OF by federal
authorities.
Hearings Today.
Two couples, whose names the
federal authorities would not di-
yuige, were arrested last night in
the residence part of the city for
violating one Of the laws govern
ing territory surrounding the Rock
Island arsenal Their cases are
scheduled to come before Commits
sioner c. L. Walker for d hearing
late this afternoon.
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28
FORTS AND CIVIL BILLS PASSED
Congress, Striking War Stride, Adopt.
Measures TotaiInq Billions.

Washington.-While the national
capital throbbed Monday with elation
over the Italian victory on the Piave,
Congress struck win the war now"
gait and speeded toward passage some
Of the most important legislation on
the victory program. With the Senate
preparing to pass on the proposals to
mobilize for the war emergency near
ly all the able-bodied men of the ma
ton both houses passed bills appropri-
ating billions of dollars for war activi.
ties with an unprecedented rapidly
and unanimity. -
Following is the record for the day:
House passed $500, 100000 fortin-
cations bill to provide artillery and
ammunition for an army of 100000
men.
Senate passed $4,000, 0oo. 900 sundry
civil bill, containing approximately 81
O00,000.000 more for the shipping pro-
gram.
Senator Fall of New Mexico pro-
posed an amendment making the draft
age limits IS to As years.
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28
WEsTgRN.

pr. ,. Digocomo ID dead at KEN.
mersr and Peter Natala in jail charg.
Cd With numbering him.
Thomas Kinsley. former Denver man,
was killed By an explosion in the mine
In which he was working In Butte,
Mont.
Nine persons were injured. two
probably fatally. BY barbed wire dam
Cling from an aeroplane in flight at
Hicks field at Fort Worth. Tex.
Between 900 and 1000 metal work.
ors IN Salt Lake City laid down their
tools when demands for An increase
Of u day In wages were not met by
employers.
At least sixty persons were killed
when, an army equipment train ON the
Michigan Central railroad crashed in.
to Observation-Disclosures circus train
at Ivanhoe. Ind. More than 100 were
injured. many seriously.
ThS uiIl sor Charles Warren Fair.
banks. admitted to probate at Indian
apolis Ind. disposes of an estate of
q. 0O0.0 900 I'm real estate and $4,000
personal property.
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28
SPORT.

Mrs. Robert 0elletly. Vancouver. B.
C.. won the Pacific Northwest wom-
ems amateur golf championship at
Seattle. Wash. by defeating Miss
Thoris Falvey. Chicago. . up and to
90. .r
Driving the 100 miles without q stop
or accident at the rate of 10s miles an
hour, Louis Chevrolet. the French
driver. won the automobile derby han.
dicap valued at $4,000 at the speed
way course in Chicago. His time was
66:25. az
Miss Molla Bjurstsdt retained the
women's tennis championship Of the
United States by defeating Miss FL
sanor Goss Of the West Side Tennis
Club. New York, in the challenge
round Of the women's national tour
nament at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. Tho score was GA. 6-3.
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28
GEN ERAL.

A strike occurred In airplane factory
at Buffalo. N. Y.
Japan ID opposed to Intervention In
Russia 10 statement in Senate discus
sion.
Samuel Gompers. president Of A. r.
Of L. declares German war machine
is crumbling.
Deliveries of steel ships to the chip
ping board in the first two weeks Of
June numbered sixteen, with a total
lightweight tonnage of 89,162.
Alva Brueggeman, sensational young
swimmer Of the West. has entered the
swimming carnival at Berkeley beach
in Denver, July 4.
Casualties of the American army
ovef1eas thus far reported by Gen.
eral Pershing. up to June %. total s.
634. as compared with S,0s5 q week
ago.
Fred e. Wheaton of Minneapolis
was nominated for governor on the
Democratic ticket at the primary cleo
ton by margin Of about 400 votes
over Judge w. L. Comstock of Man
kato.
Definite word from Rome of the
report of tho failure Of the Austrian
drive in Italy. coupled with the an
nouncement of General March, chief
of-staff, that American troop move
ments to France had now exceeded
SOC. 900. added to the growing cheer
ftIlneaa that has haon anna rant nj the
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28
WASHINGTON.

Ton per cent increase IN express
rates was approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Approval was given by President
Wilson to steel and iron prices agreed
upon by the war trade board and the
American Iron and Steel Institute.
Approval was voted by the Senate
military committee OF the provision in
the $l2.000.000,000 army appropriation
bill % It passed the House empower
ing the President to cali to the colors
all men of draft age who can be train
ed and equipped.
British war officials are convinced
that by next year the Liberty motor
will have been developed to such an
extent that It will be the machine re-
lied upon TO carry to Europe the long
range planes Of American manufac.
ture upon which the British are large
ly relying in their determination to
carry bombing raids to Berlin.
completion Of the s.soo-ton cargo
ship West Apam In seventy-eight days
by tAe Skinner and Eddy Company Of
Seattle. giving that company the hon
or Of having turned out six OF the ten
fastest built vessels OF the shipbuild-
ing program. was announced by the
ship11Ag board.
- A. the first step in drastic pro
gxAA tosmeet the prospective sugar
shoetage. FOOD Administrator Hoover
aAnsgncsd That be will place the PEG
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28

TAe ante0oHlls industry has bssn
euadrsplsd In Italy owing to war =
manAs.
A 1ispsts rs ssssa between Turkey
and Germany over Dosssssion Of III
Russian B1sck go flset.
The Austrian cabinet met Sunday
and decided on Q collective resigna-
ton. according to advices received
IRON visana.
The British government regards
their proposals. Of Irish home rule and
transcription ~ postponed. but in NO
wise abandoned. .
Strikes following the recent bread
riots are spreading throughout tho vi
emma district, according to dispatches
received BY way Of Zurich.
Signor Baracca. considered 1taly'a
premier aviator, Ii missing. His ma
chine fell inside the hostile lines aft
er It had caught fire during fight
Philip Edward Morrell. Liberal. rep.
resenting q small pacifist group IN the
House Of Commons, started q debate
ON the question Of peace by agree
ment.
Differences have arisen between
Bulgaria and Turkey over the division
Of lands taken from Rumania. under
the peace agreement with the central
powers.
-Four residents OF Berlin attempted
TO escape from Germany in two aero
planes. One succeeded in landing In
Denmark. but the other was brought
down in the Baltic sea by German
guardships.
In many provinces Of Hungary there
il only one-third or one-quarter the
food necessary to maintain the popula-
ton in health, former Premier Pisxa
declared in . speech to the Hungarian
Parliament.
The necessity Of keeping an eye up
on the importance of sea power in the
present conflict. despite the close at
tention claimed by the land battles. il
emphasized BY Archibald Hurd. the
naval expert. writing In the London
Daily Telegraph.
Chinese soldiers are available for
cooperation with the japanese at Har-
bin and near the Siberian frontier. and
II necessary more will be sent Gen.
Tuan Chi-Jui, the Chinese premier and
war minister. told the Picking CORE
spondent Of tho London Daily Mail.
Clothing in Germany has now b.
come almost as scarce - food. Per
haps nothing could more graphically
reveal the clothing plight Of Germany
than . proposal Just put forward By
Justisrat Otto Feis. . prominent Ber-
lin lawyer. that the government
should forthwith enact q law making
It compulsory for the heirs Of dead
people or the administrators Of their
estates to turn over to the state all
the clothing left by the deceased per-
sons.
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28
vNg --LATEST IMPORTANT 0so
PATcNgs PUT sssvo etsoNT.
eRlop pARAaRApNA
STORY OF the WEEK
SHOWING THE pRooRgeo o.
GvGHrs IN Dun OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Wsstera NewsDApsr Unioa news ssrvieA
ABOUT the WAR.

Serious bread riots break out In
Vienna.
Italians win air supremacy ON Pt
ave front
Austrian offensive results I'm COM
piete failure.
German airplane losses since Janu-
airy 1 exceed 800.
Germans unable to help Austrians
solve food situation.
Americans storm enemy lines at sew
eral points with success.
British casualties reported during
the week ending June Il aggregated
5000.
Looting OF American consulate at
Tabriz BY Turks may lead to declara-
ton Of war.
German attacks upon French lines
near Rheims proved immediate and
disastrous failure.
One hundred thousand workers re-
ported on strike in arsenal and air
plaae factory 1t Vienna.
The American forces northwest Of
Sasok0S0> 1A0AAy k0ASn0E BkS0A8utOAASN
their line b. . series of small but bril-
liantly executed attacks on the north
side Of Belleau wood.
The ssfioas food shortage in Aus
tria-Hunsary has given rise to sense
tional rumors. There 10 little doubt
coalitions In Austria are near q crisis.
Little Of the true status Of affairs can
be learned. but what little news filters
through neutral countries shows the
Austrian people ON short rations. that
serious rioting has occurred and that
general strikes are feared.
The first phase Of the Austrian Of
fensive has ended In failure. In defeat.
Tho elimination Of what was intended
to be the crushing Of Italy between
tho jaws Of the Austrian pincers II
rout Of the invaders. With their backs
to the swollen Piave. the Austrians for
several days past had been trying to
ward on the vicious counter attacks Of
the Italians and save the situation.
Monday thsy were eadeavorins, and
still under great pressure. to ford the
stream and reach safety ON the east
ern hank.
The Dolores star., 1918-06-28

Butter. EGGS, Potatoes and Pevltrx.
Chicago Butter - Creamery, 90 d
Eggs-Firsts, 80 o 34c; ordinary
cluded. $50 32c.
Potatoss-.Louisiana and Texas sack.
cd triumphs. $3.50 q ESQ; do white,
Ainnesota sacked, s1.s00I.eo; DO bulk.
e1.e6 q 1.E0. - >'
Poultry-Fowls, &c,