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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-09-12
CHARLES E. CHANDLER BE.
COMES BANK PRESIDENT

Charles r. Chandler Of Norwich,
formerly of Woodstock, has been
elected president of the Chelsea Saw
ings bank, Norwich, to succeed the
late John c. Averill.
Mr.. Chandler is civil engineer and
has done considerable work for the
city Of Putnam. One of the biggest
undertakings was survey Of the
city's sewer system.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-09-12

Read this paper carefully.
Compare it with other papers in
this vicinity, and your verdict
will be that it is, always, the
leading weekly paper of this COR
ner of Windham County.
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American Prisoner Is Disfigured
In Almost Unbelievable
Manner.
CHASTITY DESIGN ON HEAD
Former Circus Performer, Horribly
MutiIated, 10 Forced to Do Work
Of Oxen for Turkish Master
Made harem Guard.

Londonderry have been the tales,
exaggerated or without foundation.
which have passed from mouth to
mouth. and even found their way into
print, Of prisoners Of war who have
been sent home with faces disfigured
by brands Of the German eagle, snakes
and other horrible objects. Many Of
these stories could not be traced by
the authorities and were attributed to
heated imaginations. A correspondent
Of Lloyd's Weekly, however, has dis
covered very bad case Of Hun saw
agery. which sufficiently testIfies to
this method of mutilation by branding
or tattooing. being no exaggeratiOn.
"The mans name Is ROughtOn and
he lives In a miserable slum near Wa
terloo, hating to 60 out In daylight.
On his forehead was II Disagreement"
says the writer. shat seems almost
unbelievable In these days Of social
ed civilization.
The mans head Is covered with
short stubby gray hair. and his nat
orally nne forehead gives plenty Of
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Court-MartiaI British Captive for
Use Of Name.
asroeant Tells Of crusltiss inflicted
Upon Him BY eeehs
captors.

London. observation-disclosures he r.
f.rr.d TO the Germans ns Huns
Servt. Il. A. Boyd. II British nirInnh.
who was captured. was sentenced by
them to II years imprisonment. II"
Inns now returned to England.
with n lieutenant. Boyd was patrol.
ling IN the Belgian const In II sen
nlane, They were shot down by IN.
envy destroycrs. and while Boyd was
In the winter he wrote this messng"
"sho, down nj 8:42 y. IN. Being picked
nm nv Huns" The pigeon tn which h..
,ntrustcd the message wns nhnh'' Il"
~ and fell into the hnnds Of III" Ger.
mans. The two nirmcn were taken
10 Bruges. where they wer" sent fof
By Admiral Won Schroeder
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MAN BRANDED BY
ORDER OF GERMAN

room for sinister sign that stretches
arch Of each eyebrow to the edge Of
the scalp. 1t is heavily tattOOed
design Of huge crablike creature
which he afterward told me is called
The Spider Of Death or the scorpion.
q CHASTITY In Design.
I'm some horrible frenzy Of imagi-
nation this creature, which had been
pricked with red, white and green inks
upon his forehead, has been given
three bodies. One lies over the other
and each outline is clearly visible. It
shows first the shield Of Bulgaria,
above that the military drum Of Ger
many, and superimpOsed upon these.
the fez, the star and the crescent Of
Turkey. On either side stretch eight
human-bOOted legs, while from the
middle, or head Of this horror, hangs
ring showing that the man brand
ed thus Is the property Of the Turks
for eternity.
ayes, that is what have to show
for my share In the great war; said
the branded man. II have seen a lot
in my life. was born hfty-seven
years ago in Chicago and I guess
there are good many men there yet
who remember the name Of Roughton,
famous for feats Of strength and phys
ical endurance right through from
Maine to California.
"'My life has always been one Of
adventure. have been "strong
man" and an acrobat in circuses.
"'When the war broke out in 1914.
Joined up with q regiment Of royal en-
gineers that was being recruited In
the States. and over l came to the
fighting front.
~ was at Mons. and got the ribbon
right here and he produced n little
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MOTHER SURPRISES U. s. MEN
She 10 From Essen. But Her Son 10 In
American Army In
Germany.

coblenz, Germany. Martini
Gr"cn arrived here recently ma pre-.
scented credentials nj nrny hcnIqunr-
tiers explaining thnt she wanted 10 sea
her son. md for this renson hni made
the journey from her HON. In Essen.
American officers explained to her TINT
the only Gerinnn soldiers within the
occupied zone were those on special
duty In connection with the turning
over 10 the American army property
Of the German nriny. md thHt Rolnn
6reeiY's mime did not appcnr On the
list Of these men.
Apparently you misunderstood me-"
said Mrs. Greer 10 an American who
spoke Gernnn. my son In In company
h. 11th infantry. United Stnt"s nrmy.
which will soon he stationed In the
region Of Trevsa."
Permission for Mrs. Gr.efr "a visit
her soh will b. granted by head.
quartsrA
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Now Old Man Has to Fight to
Get Out.
Stretches Truth for Chance to Serve
In the Army Of Great Britain.
Peace 0iseioses.

LOndOn-Incidents of men stretch.
Ing the truth considerably to get into
the British army when England needed
every man and then resorting virtually
to mutiny to get out after the nrmis-
tice was signed have been shown ut
FOlkestOne during investigation of the
first rehabilitation demonstrations
there. After several hundred men had
declined to embark for Fr,nce nt the
end OF their Christmas leave the mill.
tnry authorities began investigating
each case separately.
One man who might be Judged any
where from 3s to 10 years Of ngc mp.
pcared before the examining officers.
ION what ground do you think you
should be released now!" he was
asked.
I'm more thnn II years Of nge." he
said. relying upon the rule that men
Of TINT age or more should be released
az soon as possible.
But your army book shows you
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FIBS TO GET IN ARMY

enlisted fifteen months ago Mt the age
Of 49,"
~ gave TINT as my nge to get In,
sir. am 10 years old now"
"You will have to prove that" cnme
n quick reply. whereupon he turned
to II middle-nged woman spectator. his
wife. who had anticipated the situa-
ton and produced II birth certificate.
He will be released ut once and the
method by which he volunteered will
be conveniently forgotten.
During the last year Of the war no
miners werr allowed to Join the nrmy.
Their ranks already lind been depleted
until bnrely enough coal was being pro-
duccd.
Another remOnstratOr claimed hs
should be released because he was Il
miner. His record showed he repre-
scented himself ns II fishmongcr In or.
der 10 Join the colors. When he proves
he IN II miner he will he released.
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~HUNS" Anglers THE FOE

"Hc was frightfully angry over my
message" Boyd relntcs. "nnd began
to swear In broken English. The only
thing we understood ci"nrly was That
on the following dry one ~ MS was to
be- shot. I hnd' told him TINT ! had
written the message. Inter wns
court .mnrtinlcd and the court held that
by calling the Germans Huns ! Ind In
suited the officers and men IT the Ger
man dcstroycrs. and I wns sentenced
to twelve months imprisonment.
"For the first six months ! wns nh
solutely starved. gave nwsy my
watch for n slice Of brcnd."
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RHEUMATISM IS PAIN
ONLY, RUB 1T AWAY
Instant relief from pain, soreness, stltl.
ness following 4 rubbing with
"9t. Jacobs linImsnt."

Stop "dosing" rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case In fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing. penetrating "St. Jacobs Lini-
ment" right on the slender spot" and
BY the time you say Jack Robinson
out comes the rheumatic pain and dis
tress. "St. Jacobs Liniment" conQuers
painl It Is a harmless rheumatism
liniment which never disappoints and
doesn't burn the skin. It takes pain,
soreness and stiffness from aching
Joints, muscles and bones; stops SCI
auca, lumbago, backache, neuralgia
and reduces swelling.
Timber upi Get 4 small trial bottle
Of old.time. honest "St. Jacobs Lini-
ment" from any drug store. and in q
moment you'll be free from pains,
aches and stiffness. Don't sufferi Rub
rheumatism away.-Adv.
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Weekly Health Talks
What 10 the Cause Of
Backache?
BY DOCTOR CORNELL

Backache is perhaps the most com.
mon ailment from which women SUI.
fer. Rarely do you find anybody free
from It. Sometimes the cause Is OBJ
scure, but DR.. Pierce. of Buffalo. N. 7,
a high medical authority, says the
cause Is very often form Of catarrh
that settles In the delicate membranes
of the feminine organs. When these
organs are inflamed, the first symp-
tom Is backache. accompanied by bear.
ing down sensations, weakness. I'm.
healthy discharges, irregularity, pain
full periods, irritation, headache and
n general rundown condition. Any
woman In this condition Is to be pit
led. but pity does not cure. Tho
trouble calls for DIR. Pierce's FavOrite
Prescription. which is a separate and
distinct medicine for women.
1t is made of roots and herbs put up
without alcohol or opiate of any kind, for
DR.. Pierce uses nothing else in his pre-
scription. Favorite Prescription is . nat.
ural remedy for women. for the vegetable
been intended by Nature for that very
purpose. Thousands Of girls and women,
young and old, have taken it. and Thousands
have written grateful lettcrs to DIR. Pierce
saying it made them we'll. In taking
Favorite Prescription, it il reassuring to
know that it goes straight to the cause Of
the trouble. There is but one way to
overcome sickness, and that il to overcome
the cause. That Ia precisely what Favor.
tie Prescription ia intended to do.
Send loo for trial pkg. Of Tablets.
Address Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y.
Constipated women, a. well a. men, are
advised by Dr.. Pierce to take his Pleasant
Pellets. They are just splendid for cos
tyeness
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blurred ribbon. But I never wear It.
After I'd finished with the Second
army In France l was moved to Sa-
lonika, and then to Mesopotamia, and
that's where l got caught.
at was while l was doing some work
with barbed wire one night alone out
under the stars in that blessed land
Of MesOpotamia that got done in.
They got me. but it took n lot of them
to do 1t.
"I was put to work. and tried to
escape, and was caught and put
through more torture, and then one
day Turk under the direction Of
German officer, put this upon me- and
the man smOte his forehead with u ter
rible gesture.
Made Guard In Harem.
"'By and by. over there in Turkey.
my captors realized that my physical
strength was beyond the ordinary and
was turned over to pacha who
bought my body for his service. I was
put to work pulling II pillow, and when
I didn't cover enough ground, or the
burrows that l made were crooked,
was beaten with n leather CATO nine
tails that had nails ut the end Of each
thong.
"'Then the great pOtentate for whom
I worked seemed to realize that he
was wasting good material In rough,
unskilled labor, and after many weary
punishments he placed me with this
badge Of shame upon my brow and the
price Of 5000 marks upon my head
should try to escape) az the guard.
Ian Of his harem.
"'AmOng the many women slaves In
this place there was young Arabian
girl who had been stolen and sold to
the man who was our master. She
was unhappy to the verge Of madness,
and the horrors through which she
went on many occasions nearly drove
me out Of my mind. BY methods that
are too long to tell you. this Arabian
and myself plotted and planned to-
gether md succeeded In escaping.
Finally we managed to get In touch
with British troops"
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CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP M0STRllS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief
from Head. coids. re Splendid

In oos minute your cioggcd nostrils
will open, the air passages Of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking. summing.
blowing. headache. dryness. No struE.
Cling for breath Mt night, your cold or
catarrh will be gone.
Get 4 small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Bnim from yoHr druggist now. Apply
n little Of this fragrant. antissptic.
healing cream In your nostrils. II pen
ctrnt"s through every air passage Of
the head. soothes the innamed o.
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's Just fne. Don't stay stuffed.up
with cold or nasty entarrh-llslis(
comes 10 quickiy.-Adv.
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Raises Beans to Do aIt.

Greene, ln.-Martin Pitx. eighty six
years old, determined TO do his Bit In
the war. rnised nm acre and II half Of
beams. hoeing them and thrcshing them
10y using nm old-fnshloned fail. lie
raised 10 bushels Of navy beans. His
wife. who il nenrly his nge. assisted In
the picking Of the hnrvcst,
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Only ons.Arm Huge.

Tncomn. Wnsh.-Only onc.nrm hug.
cling Is allowed here now by the rerfns
Of mn ordnance passed by the city
council. Tn" net provides that only
on. rrn shnll cnclrclc n dnmsel's waist
Will" dancing and TINT there shall be
no undue familiarity. Th" ordinance
Ynra' Partners shall keep their fncss
) nd ludl'r free 'ron each other"
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Don't stay upset! Eat tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin and Immediately the
indigestion, gases, acidity and all stom-
ach distress ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets are tho sur
est, quickest stomach BELIEVERS In the
world. They cost very little at drug
stores. Adv.
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Not That Kind Of a Worm.

Mrs. Knags-Yes, If yer wasn't SIGH
a hide, insignificant. miserable lit
tie worm, you'd be givin' me turn WI
this mangle.
Knags-Wcll, dearest. hadmits as
'ow I'm worm; but, you see, I'm not
one O. them sort what turns.-Edin-
burgh Scotsman.
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The Safe Side,

"Now, Mr.. Gloom, your idea Of the
presidents famous fourteen points"
You will pardon me, trust. Mr..
Ponder" interrupted the human hyena,
III decline to discuss anything more
recent from the lectures Of Theodore
Tilton. which were SO popular in 1879.
I find already have nil the enemies
can accommOtlate."-Kan City Star.
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. :::s; % :::&zAZzzse
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
BY Comparison.

BY Comparison.
Mrs. A (house hunting)-Fancy the
agent advertising this as superior
fiat.
Mrs. B-That's all right; you should
see the others he hns.-BOstOn Eve.
ming Transcript.
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Both Beef and Milk

TIKI oss brssd thsl
sscals u boah besl
end milk y he ohosA
born. 0hostA0ea seoss,
rspaatsdly beoks ~
fecOrs1s q ~ spasiss4s n
VslS, mstisg she higk.
81 rsooea % She oose
ms!tse 81 or. 30 pee eva
Aed ehosthorl cow
i've m TX rscoeds q
sAr. ~ 1EwMsSbAl
w AM n,sknH AAs>>A
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May HEAR TAFT SPEAK
LEGISLATURE WOULD HAVE HIM
EXPLAIN LEAGUE.
sooth Bill Provides for a Revolving
Fund to Aid Soldiers.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

come to Denver as the guest Of Colo
RADIO, and in an addres sat the Audi
forum to explain the league Of ma
tons, is to be extended by the State
Legislature. A resolution introduced
In the lower house of the Assembly
was later concurrcd in by the Senate.
The resolution was drawn by Repre-
sentatives Owen and Dolan, Demo
Gratis, and McGinnis. Republican, and
provides that committee OF five. two
to he named by the Senate and three
by the House. make all necessary ar
rangements.
There are four measures In the Sen
ate. Each calls for n lind settlement
hoard to look nfter the interests of re-
turning soldiers. not from the stnnd
point of charity. but rather to give II
lifting hand and credit in deferred
payments for the tracts they may wish
to cultivate. The princ,pIe of state
aid for settlers Is not u new one. There
IRE 600 O1lO acres Of pood lands under
irrigation that are living idle, and re-
clamntion projects are settling nm
slowly. The Booth hin proyidcs for n
revolving fund of S75OOOO to be nd
yanced by the state md which Ia to he
returned with interest MT the expira-
ton of fifty yenrs. This fund ia To
furnish n way for soldiers to take IN
improved land and nav for the ncrenRe
during Il thirty three year period.
Radical changes in the educational
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STOMACH UPSET?
PAPE's plApEPsIN At ONCE ENDS
DYSPEPSIA, AcIDlrY, GAS,
INDIGESTION,

Your meals hit backi Your stomach
II sour, acid. gassy and you feel bloat-
ed after eating or you have heavy
Jumps Of indigestion pain or headache,
but never mind. Here Is instant relief
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Unavoidable Somstlmss.
Manager-YOu are. of course. strict.
" soberf
Applicant-Yes. sir, often.
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The Kitchen Paradox.
"We have paradoxical cook"
"What kind Is THAR"
"She Is a rare cook. yet all her
cooking Il well done"
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Scarcely anything outliveS III period
" usefulness sooner than the rouss %
q face.
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OmpOstant . oDOth0eo
&xamine carefully every bottle q
CA6TORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that L
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Present prices should provide the
needed stimulus for q backtothe-faFm
movement.
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RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half PINT Of water add Oh. Bay Rum
. small box OF Barbo Compound. aud Y
o.. Of glycerine. Any druggist can put this
up or you can mix Il at home At very IL
tie cost. Full directions for making and
use come In each box Of Barbo Compound
II will gradually dsrken streaked. faded
Gsy hair. and make II soft and glossy. II
will not color the scalp. il not sticky q
gFsasy, and does not rub od.-Adv.
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You nll know that to warn child
not to tell n secret In surety that
II will be told.
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eVsr 1000 ibs. pss yssr. ~ III
having ssks sss6. susiAH sd sssl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-05-01
GREAT EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM PLANNED

Paris.-General Pershing has signed
an order establishing an American
Army university in France to accom-
modate $4,000 to 10000 soldier stu
dents. The school will be opened at
Beaune. At the same time the main
Office of the I. NJ. C. A. army educa-
tional commission will be moved from
Paris to Beaune.
Courses in engineering, liberal and
fine arts, science. music and the like
will be offered. It is expected that
one Of the four agricultural exhibits
which have been prepared by the de-
partment Of agriculture in cooperation
with the Y. NJ c. 4. will be a perma-
nent feature at Beaune.
The Y. N. c. 4. war work council
announced that the cost of the educa-
tional program in the A. E. f. had
now reached 100000 a month. Books
and supplies costing 81 100000 have
been sent overseas The army pays for
the books and distributes them TO the
soldier students.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-05-01
MAJOR GENERAL PRAISES
SERVICE OFFERED BY HY''

Spread upon the records of the
Third division, A e. t., and just
brought to the attention Of the ma
tfonal war work council of the Y NJ.
c. A, is a general order issued by
command Of Major General Dickman,
which 'Y" officials have hailed as an
emphatic answer to charges that Red
Triangle workers had avoided the dan
ger zones in France and had wrung
eXorbitant prices from the soldiers for
the comforts which the association had
sent overseas. General Dickman di-
rected that copy of the order be sent
to every one Of the thirty-fOur men
and six women who went with the di-
vision through the fighting of Chateau
Thierry and along the Marine, to St
Mihiel, and later into action north of
Verdun and along the Mouse.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has made public
General Dickman's order along with
a communication from Col J. C. Rhea
Of another division which was in the
st. Mihiel fighting. Colonel Rhea gave
figures showing the large amount of
supplies which were distributed in his
division by 'Y" secretaries without
charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-05-01
VOICES CONTEMPT
FOR FOE FIGHTERS
REPORTS OF FRATERNiZiNG BY
AMERICAN AND FOE TROOPS
DENIED BY RED TRIANGLE
WORKER.

Chicago.-RepOrts of fraternizing of
allied and foe troops following the
signing Of the armistice on the western
front are denied in letter from III. b.
Stecher, Racine, Wis, received at the
offices of the national war work coun-
Gil, Y. NJ c. A., here
Stecher was a Y NJ c. A worker
attached to the Ninety-frst division.
He served for more than six months on
three fighting fronts-at ST. Mihiel,
in Flanders and the Argonne. Twice
he was cited for bravery and awarded
the D. S. c.
Before going to France to serve as
a ''Y" worker Stecher was associated
with the Hamilton Beach Manufacture
ing company at Racine. Formerly he
was member of the California Ma
tional Guard when he was living in
Los Angeles, Cal. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. D. Stecher, live in Chi
cago.
Referring to reports Of fraternizing
of the troops Stecher says: Certain
ly there was no attempt or desire on
the part of the men of our division to
fraternize with our much-despised OPP
pOnents, and had there been, the off
GERS would not have permitted it. AS
a matter of fact the guns were going
right up to the time the armistice went
into effect. You see, our boys have
had a mighty good chance to size up
the caliber Of the other side, and had
the Germans shown any Indications OF
good craftsmanship in the fighting nc
doubt we would feel some little re
spect for them. Having been a dough
boy myself in the past, and now hay
ing gone through all the fighting with
my division, I believe my viewpoint is
the same as that of the majority OF
our division, and, personally, I have
the utmost contempt for the German
soldier, his methods and his IDEALS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-05-01
SUMMONS

State of Wisconsin-Crcuit Court
for Wood County.
Anton Brost and Alice NJ. Brost,
Plaintiffs, VS.. Nels C. Christensen and
Mrs. Nels C. Christensen, his wife,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN,-'ro
the said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to APP
Dear within twenty days after service
f this summons, exclusive of the day
If service and defend the above emit
led action in the court aforesaid, and
n case Of your failure so to do judg-
nent will be rendered against you &C
eording to the demand of the COM
olaint of which a copy is herewith
served upon you.
3. M. Vaughan,
Plaintiffs Attorney
P O. Grand Rapids, Wood County,
Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given that the a.
Dove entitled action, summons IN
which is published herewith, IS
brought to foreclose that certain land
contract, dated September l, 1915, be-
tween the parties to said action, Gov
ering and agreeing to convey by and
from the plaintiffs to the defendant
Nels C. Christensen the East twenty
acres Of the North half of the North
west fractional quarter of section
thirty-one (3D, Township Twenty-one
(21) North of Range Four (4) East,
in Wood County, Wisconsin.
Dated this 18th day Of April, 1919.
B. NJ. Vaughan,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
April II. May p.