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strip owned by u. f. MiEard (Deed
Book 126-Page42), running along the
northerly side of Jefferson Street 278
feet to an alley; thence northerly with
he westerly side of a twenty foot al
ley 1925 feet to a stake westerly POI 05
feet to a stake in the eaaterly side
of Winchester Avenue; thence south
erly with the easterly side of Win
chester Avenue 80 feet to the begin
ming, being the same property CON
veyed to the said Earle Mos Hyde,
by deed from Frank J. Trammell and
wife, dated the 18th day of May,
1912, and recorded among the Land
Records of Berkeley County, West
VIRGINIA.
TERMS OF SALE-Onethird of the
purchase money cash in hand on day
Of sale, the residue in two equal pay
ments of six and twelve months; the
deferred payments to be evidenced by
the promissory, negotiable notes of
the purchaser, bearing interest from
date, and secured by deed of trust
on the property sod.
r. FL. BOYD, trustee.
8 ) Il 10 &c
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2007 S. 9TH St., Phila.. Pa.
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FOR SALE FORD TRUCK. IN Elk
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LosT-TWo PINS. ONE CAMEO,
one Eastern Star. Reward if return
cd to $40 n. Queen street.
FOR RENT--A STABLE. APPLY sol
W. Martin St.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
NEW OREGON.

Ruth Byrnes closed her school on
Saturday with picnic for the schol-
ars and parents. We understand EN-
ma Smith has the school for the fall
term. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berry and
children of Lime Springs, visited at
the Cation home Saturday of last
week. Ruth Cation returned home
with them for a short visit.
Walter Lienhard of Davenport, To-
wa, returned home Saturday for a
weeks visit with home folks. He ex-
poets to enlist in the service soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Stevens were
calling in New Oregon Sunday.
The Lutheran society which was
to meet at the Blaser home Tuesday
night, was postponed on account of
the weather.
Fred Decker and Wallace Fiske
and families visited at the Charles
Wilson home Sunday.
Fred Mintey and family spent Sun
day at the John Mintey home.
Otto Lienhard is helping Alfred
Peter with his work this week.
Carl and Margaret Baker called at
the Cummins home Sunday.
Fred Burr is building a new barn
on his place here and has had light
ming rods put on his house.
Haswell Rucker, who enlisted in
the navy, passed in fine shape and
has gone to Washington, and from
there goes to the Panama canal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
SCHLEY.

Sorry to say there is>a rumor OF
few slackers in this community. They
may not be surprised to awake some
morning and find their homes yell
low. Beware, fellows!
Joe Barnes is erecting fine new
barn. Will Conry and Joe Neibauer
are the carpenters. The young folks
will be looking for a hop in the near
future Joe. 81
News has been receiver that Joe
Verba was safe in France.
Grace Svestka was shopping In
Cresco Saturday.
Frank Barnes and son Lenferd
were callers in Lourdes Saturday ev-
ening.
Exemptions seem to be quite popu-
lar in this vicinity. That looks bads
boys.
Jessie Shimek, of Maple Leaf, waS
seen in this burg Sunday afternooni
Joe Doherty sold valuable horst
to A. Culbert of Cresco Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Neibauer was a business
caller in Elma Friday.
A great many of our citizens plan,
on attending the home talent play ~
Lourdes next Sunday evening. Tx
writer invites the editor and his rea4
ers to attend.
Red Cross sewing was postponeA
last week from Thursday to FRIDAY
on account of Thursday being Dec-|
Grafton day.
Edna Doherty was entertained at
dinner Sunday at the John BrophyI
home.
School district No. was closed
Friday with q picnic.
Lenferd Barnes is visiting relattvesl
in this burg the past week.
Clementine Brophy spent SATURDAY.
with her friend Gladys Bigley at Ma
pie Leaf.
Andy Barnes and daughters Flor
ence and Evelyn of Lawler went
through town en- route for Cresco orI
Sunday.
Mrs. John Barnes and daughteI
Bernadette went to st. Paul Thursday
to visit her son Ray and family.
Pat Fitzgerald was q caller in thy
town Monday morning.
Mrs. John Barnes returned homo
Monday from St. Paul. Bernadettf
remained for longer visit with he1
brother and family.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
DAISY VALLEY.

Hughie Larkin went to DEBORAH, Sun
day, after his uncle, Mr.. Nolan, Of
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swim went to Cresco,
Sunday, to spend the day with Mr..
Swim's brother Ray.
Clara Refs went to Walsh's, Monday,
and will help Mrs. Walsh, this week.
George Lybbert called at George
Ludwig's, Monday. a.0-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Summers and
little son spent Sunday with George
Ludwig's. co..
Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth and Wilma
spent Thursday evening at the Sholtz
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sholtz and family
went to Canton, Sunday
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
RIDGEWAY.

Hattie Morton left Wednesday after
noon for Cedar Falls, Iowa. She goes /
to attend summer school.
Nettie Brehno, who has been visit
ing at Welcome, Mimi, for the past
week, with relatives. returned home
Wednesday afternoon. ss
Hattie Morton al:l Ada Griffith
were Cresco visitors between trains
Wednesday. e.
The Libbey Ladies' ~ society will
meet on Friday aftern "-.# June Ia.
with Mrs. John Boucher Re follow
ing menu will be serve. r. twenty
cents.
Lettuce Sandwiches IET' cd Eggs
Cake and Coffe'
You are cordially invited to at
tend. .-' y
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kratz of CrescoE
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Mrs. A. Johnson and Anita and
Miss Eva Wentworth spent Thursday
afternoon at Cresco.
Mrs. Kafer and daughter of Little
port, came Wednesday for few days
visit here with the Fred Kafer fami-f
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gesell and son and
C. Kittleson and family autoed here
Friday from West Vernon to visit MT.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gesell.
Clarence and Louie Butz autoed
here Friday from Cavour, s. D.. for
a few days with relatives.
Rev. Sylvester of Lanesboro, MIMI,
is now here visiting old Rtdgeway
friends. f-
Anna Anderson was called to
Springs Valley, Mimi, one day last
week to see her sick mother who is
not expected to live.
John Kirschman was business
caller at Mason City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Boucher and
Geneva were Cresco visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sander Thompson en-
tertained number of relatives ana
friends to dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Opstedahl and son
arrived Wednesday afternoon from
Rapid CityI S. D., for few weeks Visit
here among relatives.
Alma Sine, who is attending school
at Albert Lea, Mimi, returned home
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs, H. Butt and daughters were
Cresco callers Thursday.
/, Mrs. George Westby visited George
Westby at Camp Dodge several days
last week.
Sunday \school next Sunday morn
ing at the NJ. E. church at 1890. Ep3
worth League 7:15. Mr.. Putnam ist
leader. There will be no church serv-
ices in, the evening during the abb
sence of Rev. Shoemaker.
Mrs. Clarence Natvig who has been
visiting friends at Cresco the past
week, returned to Ridgeway We'd
nesday afternoon. Il
Rev. and Mrs. Shoemaker left Nom
day night for Chicago and other var
ious points ina.the east for several
weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs w. James Paley returned home \
Friday from Northwood after visit
ing her daughter Mrs. G. Carrothers11
for several weeks.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
Ly1sa's StalEoas.

Call and see our stallions on the Va
non road four blocks south of city ~
terworks. Percherons, Belgians, Fre0c
Draft, Clydesdale, Shire and Hackns.
Common horses only sell well som
times, good ones oil times.
We haY0 several horses on the roe
this season. Prices reasonable and Z,
colts warranted to live one week or q
fee. Come and see m and il you don
like our horses tell %. If you do II
them tell your neighbors.
4O-tf n. P. Lydon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
PROTIVIN.


Frank H.. Chyle and w. C. Dostal
went to Minneapolis. Monday.
Frank w. Jirak was Dubuque Wis
itor, few days last week.
Emil ]. Polashek and family, of Alta
Vista, visited home folks here, last
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. w. Prochaska and two
children, of Austin, Mimi, arrived
here for visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Prochaska.
Frank H. Chyle and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank s. Andera were Waucoma Wis
itors, Sunday.
Frank T., Chas. w. and W. w.
Chylel autoed to Cresco. Tuesday.
Frank Pecinovsky and family, of
Cresco, called on relatives here. Sum
day eve.
MIR. and Mrs. Benz. Bouska, of
Schley, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. John A. Dostal, son ". G. and
daughter Celia sutoed to Cresco, Sat-
urday. -.
Rose Fencl, of New Hampton, is Wis
ting here.
Thomas Chyle, son Frank H., Frank
T. Chyle and John Bilek were callers in
Cresco, Monday.
Frank S. Andera and Mike Horky
were in New Hampton, Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
Fred c.. Herold and wife, Of Spill
vile, attended the motion pictures in
Beseds, Sunday eve.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
tLoURDEs.

LOURDES. $-.4
Albert Matthias and wife spent one
evening last week at the John Peter
son home.
Mrs. Frank Dushek and son Roger
spent Thursday with her sister-in-
law Mrs. Frank Fisher.
Mrs. Pat Noonan and daughte Es-
Their were New Hampton shoppers on
Friday.
Wence and Henry Shatek were Ell
ma callers one day last week.
Mrs. Jess Codell left for Kentucky
recently to visit her parental home.
Mary Murray was an Alta, Vista
shopper Saturday. .--a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Koshatka were
Elma visitors Thursday. t2s
Wence and Henry Shatek autoed
to Elma Sunday. 5e
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kidding and
son Wallace visited the latter's sis
ter Mrs. Charley Eiffler of Elma on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Beaumaster and
sons George and Gerald of Elma at
tended mass at Lourdes. They spent
the afternoon visiting relatives near
the burg.
Roger Fogarty spent Sunday with
Elma relatives.
Joseph Miller and daughter Edna
called at the John Capouch home last
week. - --'-.---.,s- -.
Mrs. Mary Montague assisted Mrs.
John Fitzgerald with sewing a few
days last week. s5
Mary Murray was an over night Wis
itor with Lourdes friends Wednesday.
Mrs. Ida McDanield, who was Wis
iting Usage relatives few days last
week, returned home Thursday.
Mrs: p. J. McGrane of New Hamp-
ton, who was visiting her sister, Mrs.
M. Fogarty for a few days last week,
returned to her home at New Hamp-
ton recently.
John Heuser was a Cresco business
caller Saturday.
John Capouch was an Elma bust
ness caller one day last week.
James Dushek, Jr., spent Thursday
afternoon at the burg. 81
ma shopper Saturday.
Clara Buckley spent pleasant af-
ternoon with Christine Peterson Fri
day afternoon. '.
Jess Codell was an Elma business
caller Friday.
Ralph Buckley autoed to Elma one
day last week.
1F 70 lott
busy repairing telephones in this vi
cinity recently. Quite lot of re-
pairing was necessary as the storms
Of late have played havoc with the
phones.
James Dushek visited James Vokaty
Wednesday evening"
Thomas Fitzgerald was an Elma
business caller Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mike Fogarty, who was quite
i'll with the humps for some time, is
nicely convalescing at this writing.
Clara Buckley visited with Regina
Koshatka Friday evening.
John Komarek was an Elma bust
ness caller Saturday.
Marie Fitzgerald, who attends
a. opCAI SATURDAY anu
Sunday under her parental roof.
Fred Kidding was an Elma caller
Saturday.
Dave Murray and family entertain
ed company from Waterloo Sunday.
Emory Linehan called at the Mike
Fogarty home Monday. =.
Tom Koshatka and family visited
at the Charley Eiffler home at Elma
Sunday. - 81
Frank Dvorak and wife and son
Truman of Cresco attended mass at
LOurdes Sunday.
Ted Tillman and family entertain
ed company from Riceville Sunday.
Charley Haskavec and, wife and
son Wesley visited at the latter's par
entail home Sunday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
ALBION.

The De Graves families were called
to Cresco Monday by the death OF
niece and cousin.
Rumor has it that John Gerber and
w. p. Clark now ride in their OWL
new Fords.
Wolves and dogs are said to be Gre
ating some excitement in our midst
having killed some sheep at the Al
bert Nichols home, also Ed Hanneman
and a critter at the John Bigalk
home. -
Arrangements are being made fol-
q children's day program at Albion
Further particulars later. --=
+ Mrs. John Pierce enjoyed visit
with Cresco relatives Sunday who at
tended church. ~, . i
DR.. Curran gave a very interesting
discourse Sunday to an appreciative
audience.
AL Clink and Steve Todd and famf-
lies and Fred Barnes all of Kendall
Vile, were pleasant callers at the
John Pierce home Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Smith of Burr Oak,
were Sunday visitors at the home Of
their aunt, Mrs. Otto Stevens.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
HOWARD CENTER.

Mary and Frances Dotzler were
Cresco callers Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Dyer were Cresco
callers Saturday.
Jim Shields was caller at the Chas.
Stokes home one day last week.
Edw. Dotzler visited at the Ray
Long home Friday evening.
s. E. Dinger was a caller at Cresco
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ritter and son
Eldrid visited at the r. Long home
Sunday evening.
Chas. Stokes autoed to Cresco on
Tuesday.
Fred and Leonard Hoppe autoed to
Cresco Friday.
R. Long and family visited at the
A. Johnson home Sunday.
Chas. Stokes and family called at
the R. Long home Sunday evening.
Kathryn Lathrop visited her friend
Marjorie Smith Tuesday.
Mary Long visited Grandma Shields
Thursday afternoon.
Johnnie Dyer and Fred Hoppe are
busy repairing roads these days.
Oran Sager called at the R. Long
home Tuesday. 81
Mrs. Lloyd Lathrop and daughter
Winnie and Kathryn and son Harry
drove to 'Cresco to attend church on
Sunday. 60.
Marjorie, Bernice and Chas. Smith
and Kathryn Lathrop visited at the
r. Long home Tuesday evening.
Johnnie, Reynolds drove to Cresco
one day last week. 9.ss as2s
For SALE-A small quantity of seed
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
In the District Court OF the State OF Iowa, In
and for Howard County,
IN PROBATE.

In the matter OF the Estate OF Anna Mlady
H. Deceased.
Notice OF Appointment OF Administrator
with the VIII Annexed.
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the under.
as Administer tor with the Will Annexed OF
the Estate of Anna Mlady, late OF Howard
All persons in any manner Indebted to
said Deceased or her Estate VIII make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those having
claims against said Deceased or ner Estate
will present them In manner and form ~ by
law required, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th Gay OF June A. d. 1918
E7--E JOHNKAKAC,
Administrator with the Will Annexed Of
Said Estate. 42ti
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07

FoR SALE-A small quantity of seed
Inquire of 4O-St
C. D. Nichols Live Stock Co.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07
7T..II - e.
CHESTER.

CHESTER. n,
Mrs. F. o. Brown and two children,
of Fayette, visited Tuesday afternoon
at the Ed. Capper home and with other
friends. A
MIR. and Mrs. M. Diederick received
word that their son Earnest had ar
rived safely in France.
E. D. McWilliams, of this place, and
Miss Mary A. Young, of Cresco, were
united in marriage at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Young, on Wednesday, June 5th, at
90 o'clock p. m. Immediately after
the ceremony the happy couple left for
Chicago on their honeymoon. They ex-
pect to be at home to their many
friends after August first. Congratu-
lations.
Come to Chester Saturday and help
celebrate Old Settlers.
Mrs. Carl Dugstad, of North Dakota,
| visited at the Edmund Dugstad home
few days of last week.
Edmund Dugstad and family autoed
to Spring Valley Sunday to visit his
parents. -.',...--.
Mr.. johnson, Of Cotton, s. Dak.,
Tuesday of this week.
E. D. McWilliams and w. C. Breed
love were Cresco business callers Tues
day afternoon
J.J. Mcdowell and family spent Sun.
day at the W. J. Mcmahon home in
Leroy. ..
Mrs. Rudol b Wagner, Of Austin,
MIMI, visited few days of last week
with her sister, Mrs. ". c. Hslver.
Smith & Jones replaced the broken
glass in the new school building.
C. w. Maehling. Of Lime Springs,
called on Chester friends Monday.
Douglas Phifer, who 10 working in .
barber shop at Mabel, MIMI, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. L. F.
Phifer, and other relatives and friends.
He was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Fingerson. 49,
Rev. and Mrs. Grabau, of Bonair,
were Chester callers Sunday evening.
The former gave very Interesting
talk at the M. E. church in the evening.
Did hear you say you were going to
Chester June 9Th. l will be there to
help celebrate Old Settlers Picnic.
DR.. Becker, veterinary of Leroy,
was a Chester caller Saturday.
Freddie Baldwin returned home Sat-
urday morning from Chicago.
Fred Baldwin and son Henry return
ed from North. Dakota Friday. O..
The Chester Cooperative Creamery
Association held their annual election
and L. A. Eggerichs was reelected as
president and secretary, also all OF the
old directors were chosen to serve an
other year. The Association decided
that the creamery business had been
properly conducted and did not see any
reasons for making any changes.
MIR. and Mrs. Jud Baldwin were
Cresco business callers the latter part
of last week. a.
Harry Woods and wife of Lime
Springs were Chester callers Friday.
The old school tuilding was sold at
public auction at the old school grounds
Saturday afternoon with the Rev. MIR.
Sires as auctioneer. S. 0. M0en being
the purchaser. The price paid was
$4,000. which is very cheap.
Opal Nichols remains about the same.
She has been suffering from infiama.
tory rheumatism for the past two or
three weeks.
Mrs. L. w. Halver returned from
Cresco Friday, where she visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Cray.
PROTIvIN.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-07

Am in the market for all kinds OF
gunny or burlap sacks.
39-2mo. Sam Feldstein.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-25
Chicago Bomb Suspects
Released from CUSTODY

Chicago, Nov. 24.-J. w. (Shorty)
Wilson, an Industrial Worker of the
World organizer, who acted as Will
liam D. Haywood's secretary, and
g. 7. Takhara, Japanese bodyguard
TO Haywood, who have been held in
Jail in connection with the bomb
explosion at the federal building
September 4. were released on
orders from the United States De-
partment of Justice tonight.
Peter Daley, one of the convicted
defendants in the l. w. w. trial
before Judge Lands last August,
was removed from the county Jail
and sent to the psychopathic hos
pital. Sentence was not passed on
Daley by Judge Lands because of
his mental weakness. Dailey's
name also was mentioned in con-
nection with the bomb explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-25
SUFFRACISTS
ELECT OFFICERS
AT annual MEET
Committee Chairmen Also Ap.
pointed; Society Supported
Actively All War Drives;
SeCretary's Report Read.

Officers of the Equal Franchise
society elected at the annual meet
ing in the Y. w. c. A., Saturday,
are: Mrs. Charles Johannes, presi-
dent; Mrs. w. B. Fonda, first vice
president; Mrs. William R. Bowen,
second vice president; Miss Ann
Russell, recording secretary; Mrs.
F. 0, Hamilton, corresponding Sec
rotary; Mrs. Irving Baxter, treas
urer, and Mrs. f. L. Burke, au-
ditor.
Chairman of committees elected
we're: Mrs. Arthur NJ. Pinto, men,
bership; Mrs. Guy Kiddoo, program;
| Miss Josephine Congdon, courte-
sizes. and Miss Ruth Mills, publicity.
The secretary reported that men,
bers had identified themselves
with every government war drive
during the past 8 months of war.
Fifty dollars was sent to Miss
Elizabeth Stewart, Y. NJ. c. A. can
teen worker in France, to be lent at |
her discretion to American soldiers.
The money is lent to the soldiers
with the understanding that it must
be paid back to preserve a perma-
nent loan fund for extreme cases.
A gift of SIS was sent to Miss
Mona Cowell, former president of
the Equal Franchise society, to as
sist her in providining Christmas
cheer for refugees in lie Puy,
Haute Loirs, France. NJ
Garment Work,
Mrs. J. M. Metcalf requested
members to register for hospital
garment work at Masonic Temple.
The committee is planning a
series of lectures the first of the
year. While engrossed in war work,
the society has worked untiringly
for suffrage, agitating through tele-
grams sent to senator's for the fed
eral amendment every time it has
been brought up. A decision was
made to lend support to the Amer
icanization work in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-25
Eight Per Cent of Soldiers
Unable to Read or Write

New York, Nov. 23,-With almost
per cent of the men called to the
colors found unable to read or write
the war has revealed to the public
the wide extent of illiteracy in the
country, said DR.. Charles w. Eliot,
president emeritus of Harvard uni
versity, head of the league for politi-
cal education here today. In addi-
ton, the former educator said many
soldiers understood English so lit
tie that they were unable to compre-
bend military orders.
DIR. Eliot declared that prominen.
educators have drafted plan for
presentation to congress which
would stamp out illiteracy in the
United States. He stated that a
vigorous effort would be made to
bring about federal state and mu-
nicipal action to teach not only I'M
educated natives, but the FLUID for
eign population" the language OF
the country and American methods
Iof government"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-25
100000 Soldiers Passing
THROUGH Frankfort Daily

Amsterdam, Nov. 24.-The Tage-
blatt of Berlin, a copy of which has
been received here publishes ad-
vices from Frankfort to the effect
that 100000 German soldiers,
mainly from lines of COM
munications, are passing through
Frankfort daily.
The advices say further that trains
are running regularly; accidents
have been reduced to a minimum;
the provisioning system is better
than under the old regime and sup
plies are assured for weeks ahead;
the excitement attending the revo-
luton has been quelled and there is
not the slightest lack of discipline.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-25
Heller J. Grant Becomes
Head of Mormon Church

Salt Lake City, Nov. 24.-Heber
]. Grant was unanimously sustained
as president of the Mormon church
to succeed the late Joseph F. Smith,
at a meeting of the Council of the
Twelve Apostles. President Grant
Immediately announced the appoint
ment of Anthem H. Lund and
Charles w. Penrose, as first and
second counselors, respectively.
These two, with President Grant,
will constitute the first presidency
OF the church.
President Lund was sustained as
president of the Council of Twelve
and Elder Rudger Clawson was sus-
tanned as acting president of the
council during the absence of Mr..
Lund as counsellor.