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NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM AUG. Ii
store Door Plan VIII he Inaugur-
ated on That Date.

Commissioner James S. Harlan OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
set next August Is as the date by which
he expects to have in operation the store
door plan OF freight delivery in this, city.
The store door plan. by which It Is
hoped to do away with congestion at
freight terminals during the coming win
ter. requires the full cooperation of the
merchants and manufacturers who will
profit by 1t and the formation OF all the
truckmen and trucking facilities OF the
city into a smooth running Organization.
Mr.. Harlan expressed himself yester-
day as gratifed with the spirit of CO.
operation displayed so far by business
and truck men, all of those with whom
he has been In conference agreeing that
the proposed method will facilitate the
receipt of goods by consignees and will
defeat the strategy of those who have
been accustomed to use railroad cars
and terminals as storage points.
Arrangements are being made in the
matter of coming, street routing and reg
istration OF trucks. 1t is planned to try
out the store door experiment in that
part of Manhattan south of Fifty-ninth
street and II 1t works out as expected
10 extend its operation to all boroughs
of the city,
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FORECLOSURES SALES.

SUPREME COURT. COUNTY OF NEW
YORk-Advarce Mortgage Company.
Plaintiff. against Charles Nj. Torpey ct al.
Defendants
In pursuance of a judgment of fore
closure and safe. duly made and entered
date the 2tth day Of June. 1918. l. the
undersigned, the referee in said judgment
named will sell at pUolic auction, at the
Exchange Salesroom, No. 1916 Nesey
street, in the BorouBt OF Manhattan. city
of New York. on tn cath day of July.
1918, at IL o'clock noon on that day. by
JOSEPH p. DAY. Auclioneer. the premises
directed by said Judgment to be sold and
therein described as follows:
ALL that lot Of land in the Borough of
Manhattan, city OF New YORK, with the
buildings thereon bounded and described
as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the
easterly side Of Third Avenue distant nifty
feet five inches southerly from the intersec-
ton Of the easterly side OF Third Avenue
and the southerly side Of One hundred and
>erly parallel with One hundred and nine
tenth street one hundred feet thence
southerly parallel with Third Avenue
twenty five feet: thence westerly parallel
with One hundred and nineteenth
street and part OF the way through
side OF Third Avenue and thence northerly
along the easterly side Of Third Avenue
twenty five feet to the point OF beginning,
said premises being now known as No.
ol77 Third Avenue,
dated, New York, July %. 1918.
EDWIN W. SOHMER. Referee
LEWIS s. MARX, Attorney for Plaintiff.
~ Broadway, Manhattan. New York
The following is a diagram OF the prop
erty to he Sold its street Number Is 2l77
'N H' 1Iath street
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obtained leaves for war service will be
barred upon their return from advance
ment In the Department OF Health.
Justice OttiDser In granting writ
Of mandamus compelling the Civil Ser
vice Commissioners to certify to the list
demanded, said there was no warrant for
such procedure on the part OF the Com
missioners. and that II promotion lists
may be promulgated only to be annulled
at the pleasure OF the commission. II
will be difficult to obtain a desirable
class OF public servants.
Candidates will hesitate to prepare
for and submit to examination II after
being declared eligible they are to be
subjected to the caprice. however well
intentioned. Of the commission or its sue
cessors," he declared.
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LIVE STOCK. MARKET.

BEEvEs--Receipts Liza head; mainly
consigned direct TO local slsushterers. No
tradingi feeling generally steady. Dressed
beef quiet; common TO prime native Sides
1702sc. per ID.
CALyEs--Rece,pts. sso head; 2t5 on
Y;s :4I s caves. ' :.s: s sH' ar... .s
ID: country dressed DO. sih%a7c;
erss.. ,is; ' aSif., ~. 81. ks ss e Com;
mission Company, "a veals,. iss. sis;
s,pyll' $50; 'Is, II; H. Hollis, s. ,yyssnilss'
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. s.i7o
head: sh cars on sale. Market steady;
common to prime sheep tewesl, ssals
so.so. Dressed ' mutton Steady at i7as,e.
per lb; city dressed lambs quiet a: ESQ
Msiyisnd lambs. o%" IS. sy.%s e'n So
: e ss,, H. III ls 81
Xi!si.ls, j. ~; go g. ni.s as Is. sheep;
s'I IS s. i sSna.r s STATE sis lsmb So
So. Sis: sheep. s5, 50: . goats, Al. fls
HOGS-Receipts, lao head: half a car
on sale. Feeling unchanged. Medium
Weigh, weight hogs sold at SIS per 100 lbs;
sales-Kerns Commission Company. 80
ssS. $3.50
Live stock Markets in other Cities.
CHICAGO. July e--Hoss-Receipts, A..
goo; Bulk sold at l692oc. lower than
nigh time yesterday; about SC. of early
ioss ressined; late trade active: bulk OF
saies adsS butcher chs 'isso@
gi.so; rough. si5so9i6.l5; pigs. sis.iS
cattle-Receip',. 1900. Beef and
10 10 e. hI.h
| loads OF prime 1850 pound steers sold at
sslo a new high record: calves steady
| to csc. higher; stockers and feeders dull /:
beef cattle. good, choice and prime. SIC. SIS
mlsl0: common and medium, fll.75n
1855 butcher stock. cows and heifers, IS
TlL7S; Gamers and cutters s7Gs; stock
OH. ~ N ~ -
| sheep-Receipts. 5000. Strong to csc.
higher ZIG than yesterday; some yesrlinss,
| sold at sis.sS; native top. tls.75; yearling
| breeding ewes. 1885, lambs choice and
prime 'is7sals; medium and good, sis
dls.76: culls, sl3dls; ewes, choice and
| prime. sis@13s5; medium and good. 1880
ala cuils, s69e5O.
PITTSBURG, July s.-cattle-steady
'ugRRiy tst PRIME .u 1sgisS ss, prime
wethers, sl2.50al3.25; culis and common
:5@7; lambs. slials.;o; veal calves.
n. HSs:-HIgs;5 r.selp,. Light gElm :;
| lS35: heavy and light Workers and pigs
| Slst00lsSo: roughs, 50al525.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. July s.--Hogs-Re.
ceipts. 10000: lower. Lights. sl6,so9l7
pigs. 1855 616.90: mixed and butchers
s sls 7SS,7; feCa heavy. 'is.s5siss0
Cat,le-Receipts, 1900: steady to strong
Native beef steers. 81: 5oa Il: SO; yeariinf
steers and heifers, se.5Oal5.5o: cows
E.so8l3.75: stockers and feeders $3.50 q
Il: native calves. s7.75al7
| sheep-Receipts. $500; steady. Lambs
Slfqls: ewes. SlGl2.
EAST BUFFALO. y. Y, July e.--Cattl,
Receipts. 200; steady.
Calves-Receipts. 100; steady: s7als5o
| Hogs-Receipts, 2.200; steady. Heavy
f7.7sais mixed sisals15: Workers
light Workers and pigs. sls151ls.2j
roughs, SIS. 2b4 1850. stays, sl0di2.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 200; stead,
and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, July e.-Hogs-Receipt,
800; steady.
ca,tie--ReceIpts, 500; steady. Calve
strong. s7ml7.25.
sheep-Receipts, $500: steady; sia1l.5C
| Lambs SOW.
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HYLAN EDICT UPSET
BY NURSE IN COURT
Forces Restoration of Eligible
List for Promotions.

A legal hght brought by Miss Mary A.
Finnegan, a trained nurse in the Depart
ment OF Health. against members Of the
Civil Service Commission to compel them
to restore the eligible list for the promo
ton OF supervising nurses was won by
her yesterday before Justice Ottinger in
Special Term of the Bronx Supreme
Court. Miss Fnncgan claimed that the
list was arbitrarily cancelled by the COM
mission and that preferential appoint
ments had been given to nurses who had
lower ratings on examinations than her
own.
The Civil Service Commissioners
named were James +. Mcbride. Morris
Cukor and William brennan. Miss Fin
negan's complaint said that when she
went to the Commissioners to- ask for
the restoration OF the list she was met
with the reply that Mayor Hylan had d.
rected it's cancellation. She then saw
the MayoA and he promised to give the
nurses a hearing. The promise was not
fulfilled. she said
John w. Collopy, Jr.. defending the
nurses, said that IT,, the list was can
celled more than twelve nurses who have
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The approximate amount OF the lien or
charge, to Nsatisfy which the above de-
scrihed property is to be sold is s4,5l7 20
with interest thereon from the Sth day of
June 1918, together with the costs and
allowance amounting to s2S7.SG, with in
terest from June 24th, 1918. together with
the expenses OF the sale. The approx
mate amount of the taxes. assessments and
water rates or other liens, which are to
be allowed to the purchaser out Of the pur-
chase money. or paid by the Referee, is
S5l4S5 and interest.
The premises are to be sold subject to a
mortgage which has been reduced by pay
ment to s23,75O, with interest thereon from
December LIST. 1917, at the rate OF u 20
per annum,
subject also to lease Of store for three
wears from February 18th. 1915.
Dated, New York, July I'd. 1915
EDWIN W SOHMER. Referee.
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PUBLIC UTILITY EARNINGS.
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The common stock rights OF the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company has been ad :
m!tted to trading on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Laciede Gas Light Company has notified
the New York Stock Exchange OF the pro
posed Increase in Its common stock from
slT.5oo. 900 to Sal, $780, 900.
August Soniat has been appointed as
sistant manager OF the foreign department
OF the Guaranty Trust Company.
Shattuck Arizona Copper Company pro-
duced SO5.Slo pounds OF copper in June.
1856 pounds Of lead. 1851 ounces OF
silver and llS,s00 ounces of gold.
Inspiration Consolidate Copper Com
pany produced 10 400. 900 pounds OF copper
in June. compared with i0,25O. 900 in May.
r. w Pressprch 4 Co. has been awarded
se5o,o0o city OF Rochester four month
notes.
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STRIKES WOMAN AND FLEES.
Man Attacks Mother with Child In
, Her Arms in Park Meadow.

The police are searching for the as
Gallant OF Mrs. Clara Raserco. 49, OF 440
West Twenty-sixth street who was bru-
tally struck on the head while she was
sitting in Central Park meadow yester-
day afternoon with her six-month- old
baby in her arms.
Other benches near her were hlled
with people when the man rushed out OF
q clump of bushes and struck her
Mrs. Raserco was taken to her home by
a passing automobile. Her hair lessen"d
the force OF the blow. The police have
n good description of the man. who fled
through the shrubbcry,
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Chapter 74s OF the Laws of lglI and Il
the acts amendatorv thereof as follows
3
TERMINAL CONTRACT NO. los
For furnishing. testing and delivering
5, East River, and West 53rd Street Pier.
New York CITY and electric capstaus at
the Utica Terminal Lock
No plans
Plans may be seen and detailed sppcifra-
tions, engineers estimate OF quantities.
proposal blanks form OF contract and
ronds reouired and other informtttrn 20
proposers may he had at the otrce ~ tha
Superintendent Of Public Works at A'hauy.
y Y. at the office OF the Assistant super
intendent Of Public Works for the MID
Division at Syracuse y v, at the ~ 9
Of the Assistant Superintendent OF Tab,ic
Works for the Western Division at Ro,h.
ester, y. Y, AID at the canal 5fice Spagld-
ing's Exchange, Buffalo. n Y.
Copies OF detailed plans or drawings may
he obtained from the state Enrlnccr and
surveyor at Albany, y Y upon payment
to him OF the cost OF producing them.
Monthly estimates will be paid Of ninety
per centum $50 per cent? OF tho work
done at the contract price. Evorv pr.
posal for said work must be accompaT. ,oi
by a money deposit in the form Of a Jrn''
or certined check upon some good banding
institution in the city OF Albany or Sow
York issued nv a national or state hers
Tor trust company in the case OF terminal
contract in good credit within tho s'ar-
and payable at sight to the Superintendent
OF pubiic Works for five per ccn.um H. pc
cent ~ Tho amount Of the nrop0sa'
The person whose proposal shall be 30.
cented will he required to execute a CON.
traot and furnish bonds WITHIN ten a,t,
,rorn the date ~ notice Of award ig,-e
20 him or them in person or nailcl 10 TO
address given in the proposal
iinnn execntinn q, the cortrect MD pp-
n-oYaI ~ hnnds The certinad check r-
SSrsft will be returned to the prop1sar nm
Inss tha sane shall have been IRE Srutul fnr
aIIo III nrior 70 such tipne IN ,ybi,1 .as.
~, an,o,,t ~ the dnnosit viii he rr,.r1rd
~, ~ Snnerlrt snaent of puhii, Woke
ny me Sen"s,t. -, hiSSnrs otbc- tb,T ~.
i"e 49,, ,hn ,ward n, rn,,-..r shall
%Ie 70 LII - ra''rna1 ,r,r,cdl,tc. .r,.r
pe MA .n-S has hean MADE
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P. s. BOARD GETS WHITE.
Former Bronx Park Commissioner
Appointed Assistant Secretary.

Appointed Assistant Secretary.
Thomas w. white. former Park Com.
missioner Of The Bronx and candidate
on the Fusion ticket last year for Dor.
oush President, yesterday was appointed
an assistant secretary Of the Public Ser
vice Commission at a salary OF $4,000.
Mr.. white. who also served as Com
missioner OF Public Works OF the Bor-
ough of The Bronx from 1910 to 1914.
will I'LL the place made vacant by the
detachment Of George F. Daggett, now
a CAPTAIN In the Quartermasters De-
partment In Washington.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT en-
tered into on the 18th day of December,
1917 by and between JOHN WANA-
MAKER, NEW YORK, and JAMES o.
SHARPE, ! will sell on the 18th day of
July, 1918. at ten lOl O'Clock in the fore
noon. in tho Piano Department OF John
Wanamaker New York. 764 Broadway,
thorough OF Manhattan, city. County and
state OF New York. one Mahogany Piano
and Bench, as provided by Sections 50 and
t6 OF the Personal Property Law.
DANIEL GREENW Auctioneer.
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pENNsYLNANIA.

FREE ILLUSTRATED 81 NJ NJ 4 n
notwithstanding Delaware Water Gap.
Mount Pocono. Cresco, Stroudsburg. Pocono
summit and Delaware Valley Resorts In
Penna, at Lackawanna Ticket Offices. or
send 4 cts. In stamps to Wendell y. Cotton
Co, les Broadway. ~. Y. City.
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Champlain Canal-SeCtions ! and
For constructing concrete capped timer
guide cribs near Locks g. and 8, cham
plain canal.
Sheets / to 4, inclusive.
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CONTRACT No. ISIS.

Erle NanAI-SeCtlOn =.
For completing the canal prism eNCaya-
ton at the y y. c, r. r. bridge, Brewer
ton.
Sheets and ..
And for the construction OF Barge canal
terminals pursuant to the provisions OF
Chapter 746 OF the Laws of l9ll and Il
the acts amendatory thereof. as follows
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STATE OF NEW YORK


SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Albany. June 18th. 1915.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned at his ONCE in the capitol at
Albany. " Y. until twelve o clock noon Of
Tuesday, July 23rd, 1915, at which place
and hour they will be publicly opened and
read, for improving the New York state
canals pursuant to the provisions Of Chap-
ter LEI OF the Laws of 1903, and OF tho
acts amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto, and Chapter $40 OF the Laws ot
1915 as follows:
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NEW YORK-sTATEN ISLAND.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17
SOLDIERS INSURANCE.
In Writing About Allowances, Etc,
Address the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance, Treasury Dept.
Washington.

In writing about allotments and
family allowances, compensation, or
insurance, address Bureau OF War
Risk Insurance, Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, d. c., and If an
award has been made to you, state
its number. Wherever possible give
the name, regiment, and company,
naval station, or ship, of the person
in the service on account of whom
your award has been or may be
made.
III it appears that you are not en-
titled to the fun amount of this
check, promptly return it for correc-
ton with full explanation of the
facts. If you think you are entitled
| to larger amount than appears on
the check. cash it, and write the
Bureau full explanation of the facts.
In either event the Bureau viii make
an adjustment and forward the prop
! ef amount due you.
1t is not necessary to consult or
employ an attorney, claim agent, or
other person to secure prompt set
Element of any claim you may have
against the Bureau. Write direct to
the Bureau. There will be no ex-
fpense in connection with proving a
claim or collecting the amount, other
than small fees to notaries.
If you change your address it is OF
the utmost importance that you mott.
fly the Bureau at once, giving your
award number and the old and new
address.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17

| streets here at all hours of the night
with the cut-out making enough
noise to put boiler factory into the
clear. Another thing it is against
the city ordinance and some of these
drivers will be feeling the stern hand
of the police If they don't sit up and
take notice.
The veterinary surgeons of Ore
gon have discovered that by remov-
ing piece of cartilage from a mules
nostrils he is prevented from bray
ing. Why, if mule can ;. be de-
priyed of his bray by simple opera
ton, not extend our resources furth-
er and cut the crow out of roost-
er's throat. Some would be wit at
our side suggests that the campaign
orator might likewise be made in
ocuous by taking the "holler" out of
him by simple operation.
AT any rate put the cut-out out of
business and everybody will be happy
and the operation is simple at that.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17
PARK NO CARS SIGNS.
Marshal Dickson Has Erected Num-
Der Of Signs Past Week.

The idea of parking autos in front
OF the theatres and at street inter-
sections has been the source of much
trouble for the police here. Last
week marshal Dickson had number
of signs painted reading Park No
Cars Here" He had them strung on
wire between the electroliers in
front of the Star and Lyric theatres,
also the Winneshiek hotel. Now If
the good auto drivers will only read
the signs and obey it will save lot
of unnecessary trouble. Nuff sed.
" Another thing for the good auto
driver to obey is to refrain from
using the cut-out, and in other words
these cut-outs should be cut out en-
ti'eay Drivers hit through the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17
HELPING FARMERS OUT.
DEBORAH People Signed Up to Help.
County Officials Out Last Week.

We don't believe the farmers OF
this section of the county will suffer
very much for the want of help to
harvest their crops If the people of
DEBORAH can be of any. assistance.
Last week five of the county officials
were out helping in the hay fields.
Sheriff Ellingson spent several days
on the Andrew Allen farm, in Spring
field twp; Auditor Oscar Winger was
at John Akre's in Springfield; Clerk
S. ]. Moore was at his fathers farm
in Fremont; Deputy Treasurer Seim
was at the Walter Daubney farm in
Pleasant and County Superintendent
of Schools H. e. Miller was on farm
in Canoe, and the reports are that
the officials gave good account of
themselves, too. They didn't shirk
a minute, and are going out again
to give more of their valuable assis-
lance.
At meeting of the Commercial
Club Monday night a committee was
appointed to solicit the business men
and assistants about the city and get
them to sign UP for few days work
in the country DR.. F. w. Conover
and H. B, Winter went around and
got thirty volunteers signed up in a
short time. The names are at the
County Agents office in the court
house and await the call of our far
mers. The people of DEBORAH want
to do eve :ything they can to assist
the farmer get his crops in safely
and are only too glad to so out in
the country and do their bit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17
JOHN w. PRoTHERo DEAD.
Well Known Pioneer Resident Of
the City Passed Away Suddenly
Saturday Morning.

John w. Prothero, one of De-
corah's well known and highly re-
spected citizens, passed away sud-
denly Saturday morning at two o.
clock, death being due to heart
desease. He had been i'll for ten
weeks, but had apparently recovered
and was about the city the day and
evening before his death.
The deceased was born in CASTLE,
New York, August 6, 1916, son of
Ira and Zieppa Prothern He came
with his parents to Dacorah in 1851,
and had been a resident here ever
since. He was educated in the
schools of DEBORAH, after which he
followed railroading three years,
afterwards engaging in business
here, conducting the city bus and
dray line under the name OF Greer
& Protheroe, and they conducted
this business many years. He also
served as city marshal during the adj
ministration of Mayor Bulls, and was
street commissioner under Mayors
DR.. w. f. Daubney and H. j. Green.
On April 2, 1873 he was united in
marriage to Miss Ida NJ. Barry in De-
corah, and two daughters were born
to the union, Catherine and Grace
The former is now Mrs e. w Hulet
and the latter Mrs. R. G. Hogan, who
reside in Cleveland, Ohio, all of
whom survive, also one granddaugh-
ter, Catherine Hulet. He is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Helen
Allison, OF DEBORAH and Mrs. Mary
IStandring OF San Francisco, Cal
In the death of John Prothero an
excellent citizen has answered the
final summons. He was a man of
high character and possessed the
Friendship of everyone in the COM
Imunity. He lived clean life and al
ways enjoyed the confidence and
good Will of all, who learned to APP
preciate his worth and his high quaii-
ties of mind and character. There
are many warm friends who will be
deeply grieved to hear of his passing
He was man who was we'll preserY-
ed, for one of his years. as he lacked
only twenty-four days of being 70
years of age. He always had Sunny
smile and greeting for his friends,
and his memory will be long cherish
ed.
The funeral services were held
from the home yesterday afternoon.
DR.. H. H. Green officiated and in
terment was in Phelps cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17
Airshin oyer DEBORAH.

Last Sunday morning about one
o'clock an air ship sailed over De-
.corah, going southeast. Night Off
Ger Rima, and several Others who
We're UP at that hour report hearing
the whicr of the machine. 1t made
a very loud noise, and officer Rima,
at first thought it was the fire alarm.
The ship could not he seen, as it
was flying too high, and the fact Of
it being too dark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-17
Passed Away in Washington.

A telegram to the children of Mrs.
W. P. Rima Saturday from Wilbur,
Wash, conveyed the sad news of her
death on that day Her death was
due to paralysis, having suffered
four strokes the past year. She was
living with her daughter, Mrs. Attic
c. Neuman in Washington since last
November.
Lois Jackson Rima was born in
Utica New York on March %, 1860.
She was united in marriage to w. p.
Rima in Howard county, and shortly
after they moved to DEBORAH, where
/. the family home had been for over
fifty years. The husband passed
away six years ago on June 26. The
children born to the union are Perry
c., Ira d. B., Charley E., Worden,
w. p. Jr., Rose Bucknell, all of De-
corah; Attic c. Newman. Of Wilbur.
Wash, all of whom survive. with
the exception of Worden, who pas
sed away some years ago.
The deceased was one of the good
mothers Of this city and was beloved
by all who ever had the pleasure Of
her Acquaintance. and was held in
high regard and esteem by many
friends who knew her SO well during
her Iongf residence here. The = re
mains are expected in Decoralr this
Wednesday afternoon. and the funer-
al will be held Thursday afternoon
at two o'clock from the home of her
son Charley ON Oak street. Rev. A.
r. Grant of the Methodist church
will officiate.