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The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-10
STRANGE SIGHTS GREET
VISITORS TO BAGDAD

BAGDAD, April 10-Nothing in this
land of strange things strikes the
European visitor so strangely as the
corpse ship" 1t is a huge barge
piled high with native corpses, many
of them several years old, which are
being carried down the river to rest in
a cemetery near the whitened bones
of the prophet.
The bodies are piled on deck,
packed tight in straw cases, on top of
which the Arab attendants sit non
chalently and play native game re-
sembling dominoes, Some of the
corpses are comparatively new, others
old. 1t all depends on how long II
took the family of the deceased to
save enough money to pay the cost Of
transportation.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-10
COMMUNITY SCHEME Or
PRACTICAL WAR WORK

COALINGA, Cal, April TO- Drives
and campaigns for war charities are
thing of the past in Coalinga, and yet
every war charity requiring support
can get it, as the result of system
of community war work financing put
into operation here some tine ago.
1t is said to have proved a great sue
cess.
The Coalinga chamber of commerce
appointed an organization committee,
which received a pledge from every
person in the community having an
income or earning wages that such
person would give one per cent OF
each months earnings or income to
general war relief, and let the COM
mittee apportion the amounts.
Seventeen hundred pledges, with an
income of $4,000 monthly, were Sc
cured within a relatively short time,
and the committee announced 1t
would continue it's work until every
available person had been pledged.
A minimum pledge of one dollar a
month was fixed, the committee tax
ing the position that one who could MOI
afford to pledge that sum could no.
afford to pledge anything.
The first disbursement from the
fund was to the Red Cross. A years
dues in the Red Cross was paid 10
each person who had Joined the com
munity fund plan, thus relieving TN
Red Cross of making a local drive
and preventing a needless duplics
ton of effort.
The committee announced that
would care for proper demands fror
the Y. M. c. A. and Y. w. c. A, tn
Knights of Columbus, and any othe
organizations working for the benef
of soldiers and sailors in the sam
way, and would apportion it's receipt
as the community deemed best an
the work aided seemed to warrant.
Local charities will be cared Il
during the war from a fund of So
raised by a charity ball, thus proven
ing solicitation for such purposes.
If any surplus remains when pea
is declared, it will be paid to the RI
Cross, as continuing activity.
The machinery which operates Il
community work will be used to he
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HOW THE WAR Affects
BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE

LONDON, April 10.-The sum of
$500, 100000 was expended in main
tanning the civil services in Great
Britain for the past year, says an Of
fetal announcement This includes
the sums spent on the kings palaces.
Immense excuses of expenditure over
the amounts originally estimated are
accounted for by war bonuses, in
creased cost of labor and material,
and the higher cost of food.
In some items there are consider
able savings. Members of parliament
turned back their salaries to the
amount of $4,000. There is saving
in the estimates for prisons, due to
the decrease in the number of prison
ers. Reformatories and similar in
situations, however, cost more, owing
to a larger number of juvenile de
linquents. There were considerable
savings in the diplomatic and consular
service due to the withdrawal of mis-
sions from enemy countries.
Another side of war is reflected il
an item of So for a warrant revokin!
Sir Roger Easements knighthood
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BRILLIANT ROCKETS
is AIRPLANE DEFENSE.

BEHIND BRITISH LINES mi
FRANCE, March 8 (by maiD One of
the Germans favorite devices for OPP
posing British airmen on night raids
or Reconnaissance, is barrage of the
so-caIIed ''chain rockets" These con-
sist of long chains of brilliantly lum-
nous balls, bright green in color,
which are sent upwards like sky
rockets in strings of thirty or forty,
and which hang suspended in the
sky for a considerable time, appar-
emily for the purpose of catching the
airplane and setting fire to it.
The rockets must be driven up with
tremendous force, probably from a
gun, for they rise to a height of ten
thousand feet, and can be placed with
great accuracy. The fireballs appear
to be about a foot in diameter AS
they rise they are often caught by the
wind, and assume beautiful curves
Sometimes the whole line topples and
turns before it vanishes, floating fol
a few moments like a row of strang'
green Japanese lanterns. 1t is sup
posed that the balls are supported il
the air by small parachutes.
Thousands of these chaiD-rocket
are fired by the Germans on every OF
casion when the entente airmen al
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tack town or camp. They are part
of the regular shrapnel barrage which
is used to hamper the attackers, but
they give a much more spectacular
effect that the bursting shrapneI,
which only gives a momentary flash
in the sky and then is gone.
II a machine is caught by a search
light, hundreds of the chain-rockets are
straightway sent up towards it. They
make remarkable spectacle as they
are seen climbing up the sky and pass
ing one by one across the beams Of
light, and finally appearing in their
appointed station in the upper dark
ness
British airmen declare that the sem
satfon of having these chain-rockets
fired at them is rather pleasant than
otherwise. 1t is difficult to believe
/ that anything so fantastic, beautiful
| ana faIry-nke, can De really danger
GUS On a cloudy night, it is said
nothing is more pleasant than to float
over the rolling clouds and to watch
the green chain-rockets pierce the
> mist here and there, casting a weird
radiance over the mountains and val
/ Ieys of cloudland.
In the midst of a really vigorous
, barrage, the chain-roekets thread the
skies in scores of fiery chains, float
/ ing past the invading machine OF
every side, leaving behind. them thiI
trains of scented smoke.
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| oh
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A MOTHER IN ISRAEL

LIVERPOOL, April 1O.-The list Of
mourners at the funeral of Mrs. Jane
Jarvis, who recently died here, shows
that she left over three hundred
descendants. She was ninety-nile
years old and had ten children.
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seventy-four grandchildren, one hun
dred and eighty-seven great-grandchil-
dren and thirty-one great-great-grand-
children.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-10

Quality talks. Smoke an Ell Roi Tan
Cigar and be convinced; they are
mild. If
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-10

the government in any drives for fur
Their Liberty loans or other proper ac-
tivities not covered by the fund itself.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-10

Save food or go on short rations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-13


THE Teachers Training class in the
study of the Bible will hold the first
meeting this evening at the Central
avenue Christian church at $3.50
o'clock The course in this study is
a three year one. holding weekly meet
ings and the class is a branch or the
International Bible study class The
lessons are free and are open to all
interested in this study, whether pre-
pairing for teaching the subject or not.
The War Work Ball had rolled to
tie $4,000 mark by noon today
North Topeka win probably see it no
more on the north side after tonight.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. John r. McNeeley of Central
avenue has taken the position as
cashier at Buechner Bros. store.
There is a case of diphtheria in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wolford, S14
Quincy street
o, r. Marks of Jackson street, who
has been sick with the FLU" is able
to be down town again. Mrs. Marks,
who was seriously sick with influenza
is improving.
Miss Elsie Barnett of 124 West
Gordon street, has received word that
her mother, Mrs. NJ. F. Barnett of
Kansas City, who has been seriously
sick with influenza. is improving. Mrs.
Barnett was recently the guest of her
daughter, returning nome only week
ago.
Mrs. Ed Olferman of 1117 Jackson
street, who was operated on for the
removal of her tonsils two weeks ago
at st. Francis hospital, has return~c
TO her work at Knoll's store.
A wienie roast at Gage park was
much enjoyed Monday evening by
crowd composed of the following
North side people and others who at
one time lived in North Topeka. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. d. Pratt. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Van Ness and daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Van Ness, Mr.. and Mrs
John Steele. Mr.. and Mrs. J. It. Bell,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Kline and Mr.. and
Mrs. O. s. Perkins.
Word has been received of-the death
of A. e. Shreves, who died Wednesday
morning at o'clock at Junction City.
He was a brother of S. E. Shreves and
was formerly i'll partnership with him
in the firm of Shreves Brothers, tin
ners. He withdrew from this business
and went on farm near Junction City
october 1. hoping to benefit his health.
While in North Topeka the family
lived on Saywell street. Mr.. Shreves
was SO years old at the time of his
death and is survived by his widow
and five children. The cause of his
death is not definitely known as yet,
but it is thought to have been from
heart disease, as he was a sufferer
from heart trouble. His brother. S.
e. Shreves, left yesterday for Junction
City.
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THE GERMAN LINE
Where Hun Troops Stood Opposite the
American Soldiers.


American Soldiers.
With the American Army in France,
Nov. 12.-When the fighting ended
Monday the German front line op-
posite the American line running
south and north was approximately
as follows: From north of the Cha
teau D'Hannoncelles, thru the Bots de
Lavie, the Bots de Maheuilles, the Bots
Masseneue, then northwest, passing
east of Blanzee, east of Grimaucourt.
east and north of NobraS woods.
Thence thru the Grand Chenas, east of
Bezonvaux thru the Herbebois woods
east and north Of hill 319, north of
ChaLmont-Devant-D and hill
324, to the east side of Thiente Brook
and the Damvillers-M Metz road, north
of Remoiville to the north of the
Forest of Woevre, and Paalon to east
and north of Stenay and thence north
and slightly west to the end of the sec
tor north of Mouseon, along the
Meuse.
The front of the second army from
south to north was: Nomeny to Eply,
thru the Bots Voirotte, thru the Bots
Frehaut, to the Moselle river and up
the river to a point about two-thirds
Of a mile south of Pagny and thence
west to a point one-third of a mile
south of Preny. Thence thru Rember-
court&o the north of Bots Dommartin
and the main Bots farm, skirting the
northern end of Lake Lachaussee.
thru the Bots Les Hautes Epines, thru
the Bots de Wavrille, St. Hilaire,
Marcheville, Riaville to one-third of a
mile south of Vile En-Woevre. On
the front of the first and second
armies between the Mouse and the
Moselle. allied troops Hold the former
German front line villages of Ronvaux,
Watronville, Rlanzee. Moranville.
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form Board 1871
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES OF
SUPPLIES
RonulroA NV the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS

KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS
FOR SIX MONTHS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the
supplies herein named wifi be received by
the Business Manager Of the Board Of Adj
ministration until Saturday. one o'clock
p. M. November H. 1918 The proposals
shall be in writing, sealed and marked
proposals for furnishing supplies" and
shall be addressed TO the Business Man secr-
Of the Board Of Administration. Topeka,
Kan. All proposals must be accompanied
by n certified check on some responsible
bank, payable to the Board Of Administra-
ton, equal in amount &c five per cent Of the
sum total Of such proposal. az a guaranty
for the faithful performance of any con-
tract awarded. In ease no award is made
to the party the check shalt be at once re-
turned to him. ami the check deposited by
the successful bidder shall be returned 10
him when contract has been duly signed
and bond approved.
At the time abave mentioned said pro-
posais will be opened. in public, at the Of
Of Administration. in the state capitol.
Commencing at nine m. on the follow
ing days: Tuesday, New. 10. hardware !:
Thursday. a. M. Nov, p; stationery !:
Friday, o q. m Nov. q. electrical supplies !:
Friday, 80 c. m. Nov %; drugs and
surgical supplies. Contracts will be award
ed on each article separately to the lowest
responsible bidder Bidders on hardware,
stationery. electrical supplies and druys
and surgical supplies must be present on
said days. prepared to place their goods
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YANkS MARKING Time
Wait for Foch's Orders as to the Next
Move of Troops

With the American Army at the
Front, November 13.-The American
army is marking time until orders
come from Marshal Foch for the next
move.
Very few Germans We're seen along
the front lines, which gave rise to the
belief that plans were already under
way for Withdrawing back to their
own border.
Cessation of hostilities has wrought
wonderful change on this front.
Marching columns of troops going
into battle are replaced by laughing
groups of doughboys and poilus re-
joicinS at the success of their great
efforts.
Towns in this part of France con-
tinue to celebrate with undated joy.
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SHOULD NOT REPORT
Drafted Men Who Have Been Called
Ordered To Stay at Home.

Registered men who have been or
dered to report to their local draft
boards for examination or for en-
trainment may disregard the order.
according to announcements made to-
day by draft boards, one and two in
the city and by the county draft board
Since the announcement of General
Crowder's order suspending the oper-
alton of the draft. all calls for men
have been cancelled.
Men who were to appear for ex-
animation and men who were to en-
train for environments this month
should stay with their present jobs
1t is practically certain that the men
will not be called to the colors
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: he rate for
inserting Want Ads In The Topeka State
Journal is cent word each insertion.
minimum 10 cents: by the week cents
word minimum 80 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS of your ad includ
ing four words for State Journal address.
When address is 4Ised count each initial
letter and each number or combination of
figures one word
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be
classified properly must be in The State
Journal office before II 20 o'clock. Want
Ads received after II 30 till l 10 p. m. will
be inserted under the head: ~"Too Late to
Classify"
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash or check in full
payment of the same. Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the words and
the rate per word for The Topeka State
Journal.
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WANTED-MALE HELP

GOVERNMENT NEEDS HUNDREDS
CLERKS for income tax, customs. in
terna1 revenue, ipeka examinations soon.
Salary $1.2OO 1000. Experience unneces-
sary. For free particulars regarding ex-
aminations, write j. c. Leonard Former
Civil Service Examiner,) 249S Kenois Bui'd-
ing, Washington.
WANTED-Men and boys at Tay1or's
nursery, east Of Santa Fe shops. Tel.
1905, 1872.
WANTED-Help at soda fountain all or
part time. Brunt-Martin Drug Co.. 100
Kansas.
WANTED-Man with team by the day good
pay. Phone 1871 K-2. 353 AFTER.
BOYS WANTED-Kaw Package Mfg. Co.,
Curtis and Quincy SITS.
WANTED-Coiorcd bell boy at Throop
hotel.
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FOR RENT-RtNlMS

1913 KANSAS AVE. 7 modern living ROOMS.
End floor. well ventilated. gas and elet trio
lights, bath, lot and cold water. newly
papered and painted thruout. Live in thee
rooms and rent four which should more
than pay rent. One half block south of
r. /. depot. Call phone Go
FOR Rem r-One modern room, steam heat,
electric light, janitOr service. so Kansas.
FOUR nnfurnished housekeeping rooms.
East side. close In. Blue 2723.
212 W. STH-ROom furnished or unfurn'sf-
ed. Edison heat 1867.
929 AND 935 KANSAS AVE.-Unfurnisl.cd
rooms. Tel. 246l Red
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

>->~--~~~~~-~-~-~-~-~-~---~>
III. johnson and others to s. NJ.
Nichol and others, lot 81 Taylor st.,
Same 10 same, lot 100 Western ave-. 1,500
N. NJ. Warner to Il. Wendell, lot IA,
blk. 1, Elmont..... .........-.....:.. so
W. H. Graves and wife to L. NJ.
Demsynick, lot Is n. Chandler ST.,
Klein add
b. NJ. Hook and wife to I. NJ. Hook,
pit. ne. Il 13-1t-i. 1
D. Fink and wife to G. Davis, lot 40
Wilson ave, Webb's add. 1
To A. c. Corbin. trs 1873, 5-12-16.... 1
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A MOVIE WORKERS UNION
Federation of Labor Gives Charter to
the New ORGANIZATION.

Laredo. Tex, Nov. 13.-The execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, here to attend the PAN
American labor conference, granted a
charter to the Motion Picture Work
ers of Los Angeles. at a business
meeting last night, it was announced
today.
This is the first union of its kind to
be granted utilization with the Ameri-
can federation The union has a
membership of 1000.
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NAVIGATOR A SUICIDE.
Albert Balm of Hamburg American
Line, Kills Self.

Amsterdam. Nov. 13.-Albert BALM,
managing director of the Hamburg
American Steamship line, committed
suicide at Hamburg when he learned
the terms of the armistice, it was re-
ported here today.
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LOST AND FOUND

THE WRIST watch taken from the news
boy Monday evening at Rowley's drug
store is a valued gift from my soldier-hus-
band. Please call 17SS Nj.
LOST-Between Gas Co. plant and X. L. Of
s., large hub cap from Republic stone
truck. Call 2341 K-3.
LEFT HAT in auto in Thursdays para lie.
Bertha Smith, G27 Underwood. Blue Aha.
LOST-Saturday star shape ruby pin. Re-
ward. Phone 4413 Red.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

keeper and stepographer. Present en-
ployer gone out of business. Good refer
ences. Address Bookkeeper, 131 Buchanan.
WANTED-BY YOUNG MAN PLACE ON
A FARM NEAR TOPEKA FOR THE
WINTER, WELL EXPERIENCED, care
Journal l.. Z.
POSITION WANTED-Prefer office and
outside work; craftsmanship and clerical
ability. w. c., care journal.
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PROTECT THE PALACE
Council Takes Over Palace Where
Hohcnzollerns Are Living.

Copenhagen, Nov. ~13.-The new
palace at Potsdam. where the former
German empress, the former crown
princess and other princesses and their
children are living, has been taken
under the protection of the Potsdam
soldiers and workers council.
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FIRST INTO NEW YORK.
The Nauban Arriyes-But Not at can
Atlantic POrto

New York, Nov. 1S.-The Vauban.
a Lamport & Holt liner. which locked
here early today. was the first steam
ship to enter New York harbor since
the removal of the ban by the navy
department on revealing the arrival
and departure of vessels.
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INSTRUCTIONS.
PIpaap road rafu1Jv

Please read carefully
examinations are open only to persons
who have resided in Kansas for a period
OF six months, Immediately preceding the
examination, and who are at least eighteen
years of age.
All stenographers or clerks who entered
the classified service of the8state after July
LIST. 1915, who have not previously qualf-
fled and been selected from Civil Service
eligible lists. are required to take and sue
cessfully pass the above examination in
order to become eligible for permanent ap-
pointment.
Applications must be made on forms pre-
scribed and furnished by the Commission.
These applications will be supplied by the
Commission on request. Candidates will
see that all questions are answered in the
blanks left for that purpose and that the
answers are properly verified by affidavit
Applicants must be on file with tht
Civil Service Commission at Topeka on oil
before five O'Clock p. ~, December 10Th
1918.
No blank applications will be mailet
from the office after five O'Clock p. m.
December 9Th.
Applications will remain ON file In tn
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FOR RENT-HOlIsES

1925 VAN BUREN, room cottage for rent.
modern except heat. piece bath, good
neighborhood; walking distance and car
line u block. Phone 1162.
FOR RENT-915 Western Avenue, rooms,
garage. strictly modern, high class resi-
dence, fuel supply IN cellar. Rental $50
per month. The Shawnee Investme 1t 90,
5}4 Kansas ave. Phone $3.50.
RENT rooms, all modern, including
finished sleeping porch. close in. East
side, S25 sell for 81. $50. Cottrell Co.,
liz West 9th. Tel. 34Os.
NEAT. small cottage, furnished, gas, water
electricity. small family, plain people.
Only $3.50 mo. Will lease for less. 915
Morris.
KANSAS AVE. 1S2S-Fiye rooms, piece
bath, gas, electric lights, SIS. Phore
3145. D. L. Roudrbush, 623 Kansas ave-.
1112 WEST, 12TH,n 18th and Clay, newly
remodeled 1-room house, suitable for 1 or
, families. Phone 1G01-
FOR RENT-320 Madison. 4 room house,
81. 920 West 9th. room house, 50.
Phone 415s Blue.
FOR RENT room, ) room. room and
Broom houses, cheap. Beach, Phone 3c5.
HOUSES for sale and rent for the rich
and poor. j. B. Gibson, phone 3236.
913 WEST 6rH-1-room house aud barn
Red 2if1-
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FOR RENT-sTe,RL ROOMS

FOR RENT-StOre room. 1888 Kansas ave
nue.. $25 per month
THE SHAWNEE INVESTMENT CO
5J4 Kansas Ave.> Phone $685.
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First published in The Topeka st;
Journal, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 191S-l
NOTICE.
In the Probate Court Of Shawnee County.
Kansas

NOTICE.
In the Probate Court of Shawnee County.
Kansas.
In the matter Of the estate Of Laura
Merideth and J. r. Merideth. deceased. =
All persons interested will take notice
that my Detitioa is on file in the office
of the Shawnee County Probate Court, ask
ing for authority to sell the following
described real estate, situated In Shawnee
County. Kansas, belonging to the estate of
Laura Merideth and J. X. Merideth. de-
ceased. for the purpose of paying the debts
of said estate AMI the expenses of admins
tration, to-wit: Lots 100 and 1:s2 Iii-
nois Avenue, Sun iysitie Addition to High
land Park, city OF Topeka. and the west
40 feet of the east seventy-one feet and
three inches. Of Lots Four Hundred t4,0)
Three Hundred Ninety eight (a9s) aud
Four Hundred Two t4O2) Monroe Street.
Ritchie's Addition to the city of Topeka.
Said Setition is set for hearing the 18th
day of November. 191s. at o'clock +. IL,
at which time AID place you can ma ke
known any objections you may have to The
granting Of such order of sale.
CHARLES d. BATEMAN. Executor
Dated this It'll day of November, 1913.
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Friday, November Is. at $3.50 a. m,
at the unclaimed freight room, oppo-
site the R. r. Y. NJ. C. A. on East 4th
street.-Adv.
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal October y, 1851

In the Probate Court of Shawnee County,
Kansas.
Main deceased
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Creditors and all other persons interested
in the aforesaid estate are hereby notified
that on the 22nd daX of November, 1915,
1 shall apply to the Probate Court sitting
at the Court House in the City of Topeka,
Shawnee County, Kansas, for a full and
final settlement Of said estate and for an
order Of the Court finding and adjudging
who are the heirs of Simon Main deceased.
J. w. WINTER,
Administrator.