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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
NORTH CORNVuLE

Fred r. Libby is having furnace
installed in his home. Steward &
Marston. plumbers, OF Skowhegan, are
doing the work.
Byron Weston was quite sick few
days last week with chicken pox hav-
ing taken cold and was unable to at
tend school at Somerset Academy at
Athens.
F. M. Tnfts reports the sale OF an
other purehred colt from the Eaton
farm to Moody Bros. of West Brigh-
ton.
c. c. Kinsman is having a serious
time with his foot. caused by chill
blains. DR.. Ellingwood is in attend
ance.
Mr.. sud Mrs. Omar Hun of West
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
District of Maine,
Northern Division, hA.t

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
District of Maine,
Northern Division, AA.t
ON this 4th day of January A, n.
lqlA on reading the foregoing petit
ton. it is
Ordered by the Court, That a hear
ing be had upon the same on the 18th
DAY Of February, A u. 1919. before
said Court at Bangor. In said District
Northern Division. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. and that notice thereof be
published in the Independent Repor-
ter A newspaper printed in said Dis
trict. Northern Division. and that all
interest may appear at the said time
have Why the prayer OF said petitioner
should not be granted
And IL la further Ordered by the
Court, That the Deputy Clerk shall
send by mail to all known creditors
copies ~ said petition and this order
ADDRESSED TO them at their places of
resideuto as stated.
witness the Honorable Clarence
Hale. Judge OF the said Court, and the
seal thereof at Bangor. in the
Northeru DIVISION of said District, on
the 4th dtN Of January A. n. 1919.
WILLIAM NJ. WARREN.
Deputy Clerk
IL. s.
A true copy Of petition and order
thereon
Attest
WILLIAM NJ. WARREN
Deputy Clerk.
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HINCKLEY

Emery D. Hall left Monday morn
ing for the Dead River regions where
he has employment with his team for
the winter.
A directors meeting of the Hinck-
ley's Farmers Union was held at the
store Tuesday afternoon.
Lucy Hall Barnes Is In Auburn and
Lewiston for a few days visit.
Raymond Kelley Of the u. S, Army,
after visit of several weeks to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kelley
returned Friday morning to the Army
and Navy, Charlestown, Mass.
Miss Doris Wentworth, who mas
been the guest Of her parents MI and
Mrs. III. G. Wentworth, took the train
from this station for the return trip
to Springvale. Mass, where she Will
resume her studies.
Ralph Clifford, Roy Goodrich and
Ray Ellis have been passing snort
furlough at their homes. Tney LETT
for Camp Devens, Sunday.
Miss Lucy Dinsmore has returned
home after an absence OF several
weeks.
Everett Cain was the guest OF his
brother Leslie at the home OF Allen
Varney, Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Strickland accompanied
by her two sons Loring and Lewis
was in Skowhegan, Monday.
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Pond to Skowhegan, both of which
pass through Cass Corner
The map should be of interest also
as showing very nicely our local
geography. There is one error there
in. Just to the east of Cornville
and Skowhegan appears the word
Pittsfield. The narrow strip of ter
ritory at that point is Canaan instead
of the town named.
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ply for the town of Skowhegan with
the approximate cost at that time of
the necessary construction work. The
sources considered were: North and
East Ponds in Smithfeld, Embden
Pond. Wesserunsett Lake, Lake
George and Wentworth Pond. OF
these. the last named Is the most often
mentioned, and is probably the one
which would be made use Of A fair
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09

The above map Is printed at this
time in view OF the interest in the pro-
posed Skowhegan Water District The
report OF Green & Wilson referred to
was submitted to the Skowhegan
Board of Trade by Harvey d. Eaton
of Waterville about two years ago.
This report was intended to show all
of the possible sources of water sup
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
NORTH FAIRFIELD

Funeral services for Mrs. Maude
tTaylor) wife OF A. e. Hodges were
held at the home Monday afternoon,
burial being made at the Friends
cemetery. Mrs. Hodges passed away
at Gray's Hospital, Waterville, Fri
day morning. Jan. 3, after a few
weeks illness OF pneumonia. She
had many friends here who will long
cherish the memory of her happy,
CHEEKY ways and her many kindnesses
to those in trouble or need. She
was loyal member of the local Red
Cross Auxiliary and the Tuesday
Club Of this place. Beside a hus-
band and five small children she
leaves one brother John TAYLOR Of
Freedom and a sister Miss Myra Tay-
Tor of Waterville.
Private Ralph Clifford of Camp Dew
ems was home on i've dav furlOugh
the past week. On New Years day
a reunion of the w. B. Clifford family
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estimate of the cost of the project
basel on the report, would be some
thing over 100000. These figures,
how yer, would be far below the cost
in the present abnormal times. Per-
haps S500000 would apply to the same
project done at present prices. Lines
broken at intervals show the propos-
ed routes. 1t will be noted that two
locations are shown from Wentworth
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NORTHEAST CORNvILLE

e. r. Berry who has been suffering
from a bad stomach is much imp-ov-
ed and last week substituted as cook
at the Fov Hill lumber camp.
A. H. WEIGH is suffering from an
injured foot csn0ed nv blow from
the dump cart he was moving.
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Bar rup's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of John c. Garland,
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon Clarence Hale. Judge OF
the District Court of the United States
for the District of Maine.
John G. Garland of Hartland in
the County of Somerset and State OF
Maine. in said District. respectfully
represents, that on the 5th day of Sep
tember, last past, he was duly ad-
Judged bankrupt under the Acts OF
Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his prop
erty and rights of property. and has
fully complied with all the require
ments of said Acts and of the orders
Of Court touching his bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS, That he
may be decreed by the Court to have a
full discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said bank
ruptcy Acts. except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day OF December A.
II 1918.
JOHN c. GARLAND.
RapEruDt
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NORTH ST. ALBANS

The following is the attendance
record for the second six weeks term
of school. Pond Road, attendance 90;
hardness 4; Brick S9.5 attendance;
hardness 40; Five Corners S03; tar
diness / Hopkins 895; hardness 4.S;
Magoon 1872; OF hardness; Grammar
So; hardness 20; Primary 1877; tar
diness 2. Average S75; hardness
80.
Miss Bertha Parker has gone to
Dexter where she will stop for the
winter with her sister Mrs. Ina Par
ker Clukey, and will attend the Dex-
ter school.
Little Vada Clukey returned to her
home in Dexter, Sunday after stop
ping several weeks with her grandpa
rents Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l Parker.
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SOUTH SOLON

Bertha Paul who is teaching school
in the Washington district was taken
sick last Thursday and the doctor
calls it a case OF influenza Her sis
ter-in-law Mrs Bert Paul, living in the
same house has also come down with
the same disease.
Hazen Jewett Harold Lawrence and
Eugene Corson came from Camp Up
ton on a days furlough last week.
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DODLIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. Ara Taylor received word last
week that her son Leon Taylor of
North Jay had received injury by a
lodged tree falling and hitting him in
the face. Mrs. Taylor went to see
him last Saturday.
Meryl Stevens Is hauling pulp wood
to Skowhegan.
Miss Lenora Witham was a caller
at Mrs. Clymena Stevens last Sunday
Miss Florence Tobey entertained
the Soap Club last Saturday.
Fred Lawton was q guest at Harry
Kilgore's last Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Storer were
callers at B. w Harringtons last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Mitchell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Witham were
callers at n, N. Boynton's last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Treffie Cloutier were
visitors at John Mitchell's last Friday
Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell and Mr..
and Mrs. Treffle Cloutier of Skowhe-
gan took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Witham New Years day
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Any subscriber to the Reporter.
whose subscription is paid or more
months in advance, may subscribe,
thru us, to the Boston Post for $500
year or 1910 for 6 months.
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SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY

Linwood York has received his dis
charge from the service and Is now
at home. His friends will be pleas
ed to know that he has almost wholly
regained his hearing.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Goodrich OF
Athens have a baby daughter born
January 3.
People of this section are very glad
to know that DR. Piper is home again
The community was saddened to
hear OF the death of Dana York at
Blanchard on Thursday OF last week.
Mr. York was the son OF the late
Charles York and a native OF this sec
ton. The remains were brought to
the York cemetery In Brighton for in
terment. He Is survived by a widow,
his mother and several brothers and
sisters.
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Athens were visitors of his brother
Daniel Huff, Sunday.
Mrs. Leonard Leighton has return
ed home from Boston, where she pass
ed the holidays with her daughter,
Mrs. Josephine Watson.
Byron McCone and wife are moving
to Athens where Mr.. McCone will
work for his uncle James Corson.
Fred Weeks, who recently came
from Virginia, is confined to the house
with bad cold. From the south to
the north is quite change, especial
ly in mid-winter He intends to go
to Bath to work, as soon as he is able
Miss Harriet Patterson of Lewiston
Is visiting her grandfather G. P. Fogg
The Kinsman school has closed for
the remainder OF the winter, the
teacher, Mrs. Bernice Hight having
gone into the woods with her husband
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. Packard called
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-18

friend on earth. However, perse-
verance at last won out and he has
new engine in the machine. and ID
car arrived in Florence yesterday.
COAL CREEK X. OF p.
HoNoRs MEMBERS
Hercules lodge. Il. of P. of Coal
Creek gave concert supper ane
dance IN Odd Eel ows hall there on
Thursday night in honor OF the i.
memters from that lodse VINO sefvea
With the colors during the late war in
the army and navy. A beautiful e:
giared certificate OF honor issued +,
the supreme lodge was p, esented the
solder and sal or members durins
the occasion. An invitato was ex
tended to the members of Petroleum
lodge and their families from Flor
ence requesting them TO lie guests a,
the affair
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-18

garage, conducted by Pauison 4
Peters on West Main street, and took
out OF storage there Page-six DEM
frustrating car belonging to the ROYAL
Automobile Company of Pueb o. which
was in the custody OF Edward Leech
as demonstrating agent. and drove
away in It. ostensibiy to make Z trim
to Elm avenue, Lincoln Park. He re-
turned the car TO the garage about 3
O'Clock in the morning after having.
apparently, driven IT much longer
distance.
When Al1ing went to the garage he
told those in charge that he had been
given permission by Mr.. Leech to use
the machine. and they let MIN take Il
out without further question. II de-
veioped at the preliminary hearing Of
the defendant that he picked up a
companion before leaving Canon City
Thursday night and drove the ma
chine TO Florence and the coal camps.
Alling pleaded guilty to the accusa-
ton on which he was arraigned before
Justice Kennedy and his bond was
fixed at the minimum amount permit
ted by the statute in such cases with
the hope that he would be able to fur
nish bail. but he was unable to do SO
and was given over to the custody OF
sheriff
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The Fruitmere school opened Sep
tember with Miss Ford and Miss
Ward as teachers. ~
Mrs wills Mink ard granddaughter.
Miss Nellie Woods, left Monday for
Movie CITY. Wash, where they will
make their h00A
-.-r ..nu mis-. thomas Runner have
returned 10 their home in Pueblo after
weeks visit with the formers par
ents.
r. N Gage and son Mark motored
to the Springs Monday on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ahart have re-
tn ned TO their home near Cotopaxi
after few days visit with Mr.. and
Mis- George Newell.
j. L. Hasting OF Rhoades avenue is
busy raising the roof o. his residence
Mr and Mrs. Cecil Foreman and
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Madsen moooied Il
florence Sunday.
John Rhoades left few days ago
for Smith Center. Kan. where he wi
visit his sister for month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess porndorf mo-
to-ed TO Cramer and spent.
Mrs. Hall Reed has returned TO he,
home on RayDoids after a months
visit in Denver.
Mr.. Mosier and Mrs. Cotton were
dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Barney OF Central street Sunday.
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Dean Ketchum
Resigns Post
Colorado u.

Boulder, Colo. Sept 12-Dean MI
5. Kstchum of the colleee OF enri-
nering and instructor in civil EMIL
aersnr at he University OF Colorado.
'odsy resigned his position to accept
he chair of c'vil engineering at tire
University Of Pennsylvania, Dean
-tetch-m hes bsen connected with the
lniversi'v here for about 16 years.
P-of Whitney s. Huntington. head
OF the civil engineering department
has hen chosen 10 take Dean Ketch-
u-n's mace. THE new dean Of the en-
~ineer!ng school has not been Sc.
lected.
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Bound Over to
District Ct.lrt

George Ail,ng. aged Is years, was
he d TO answer TO judge Cooper OF the
district court al the November tern.
by Justice John r. Kennedy on the
charge of grand larceny Friday after
nt on In default Of BOND in the sum
o. 5000 he was committed to ths
county fan ,eDding hearing OF III
csse by the district tribunal.
Hing came here recently from Flor
enoe and. until his arrest by Cit,
Marshal c. F. Skinner on Friday. was
employed at the Strathmcre hotel
Shorty after midnirht Thrrsda-
night Aliins went TO the Oldsmobile
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exhibit at Rocky Ford fair cary this
month. -f
COAL CREEK BOY TO
MARRY ERNA sTEpE
John Fabrazio of Coal Creek left for
Denver the first of the week and on
| September Is he will be married to
Miss Erna Stede, the wedding to take
place at the home of her parents at
the coal mining town Of Frederick:
The bride-to-be has been in charge of
the tie 7ephone exchange in that North
ern Colorado coal camp, where Mr..
Fabrizio met her when he was en-
ployed in the mine office there.
A. P. EAsToH ON
| RoCkVAIE SCHOOL BOARD
| A. P. Easton has been appointed to
fiji the vacancy on the Rockville school
board made vacant by the resigna-
ton of John P. Lloyd
WILL VISIT WITH
PARENTS IN IOWA
Mrs. Leslie Stevenson and son,
James Frederick, leave tonight for
Cedar Rapids, Ia, to spend a few
weeks with Mrs. Stevenson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L. White, be-
fore they leave for their winter home
n Fort Myers, Fla. Mr. Stevenson
will accompany them to Denver.
GUESTS OF MR.. AND
MRS. o. w. COLGATE
Mrs. Hortense Jones and son, Carl,
of Lac'ede, Mo, are guests in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Colgate.
Mrs. Jones is Fastening back to La
clede to help arrange for the festivi-
ties in honor of Gen. Pershing in his
old home town. Mrs. Jones entered
first grade with Gen. Pershing and
was his classmate during his entire
school life in Laclede-
HOME TODAY FROM
COLORADO SPRINGS
Mrs. Eta Laughlin of $50 Pike ave
nue. returned home this afternoon
from q weeks business trip TO Colo
RADIO Springs, Pueblo and the Cripple
Creek district wnere she has property
interests. During her absence she
visited her dry farming ranch near
Simla in Ell Paso county.
FINE CANTALOuPE FROM
THE TROUTMAN RANCH
Mearell Kissinger brought two fine
specimens of genuine Rocky Ford can
taloupes to The Record office this aft
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot roach the seat OF the disease
duenced 81 eonstifutionsi conditions. and
in order 70 cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh 4edi-
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
aystam- Halls CstAfrh Medicine was
prescribed By one Of the best physicians
posed OF some Of the best tonics known,
combined With some Of the best blood
p !s The psrfses eemh.n,sicn 81
cine 10 what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions Send for
y. J. CHENEY : CO.. Props.. Toledo. o.
An Druggists. &c.
Halls Family pills for constipation
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-18
WILL ANDERSON HAS
GROCERY IN CASPER

According to Mrs Yeaman. VIII b.
Anderson. formerly of this city. has
one of the prettiest and most success
full grocery stores in Casper. Wyo.
The store is small but IL modern and
sanitary. and is doing a remarkable
business.
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ernoon ad they are now in the display
window. These cantaloupes were
picked at random out of the patch and
they are perfect in every particular.
Mr. Kiss.nger says the vines this year
are loaded
JONES, THE WATER
MAN, VISITS FLORENCE
d. S. Jones, water superintendent
of District No. ~, was in F1crencs
Friday morning for few ours on
business.
W. u. LAGRANGE
SELLS HIS RANCH
w. H. Lagrange has sod his homn
and four-acre ranch on Orchard ave
nue., East Canon. to ]. A. Bass. late of
Aztec. N. NJ, who wi ] become a resi-
lent of this community The pur-
haser will be given possession of the
roI-eTty on November j Mr Ras
has a wife and family and they were
ormer neighbors o. Col. and Mrs. G.
T. Grocer in New Mexico. Nj. La
Grange will make his hcme with his
.aughte-. Mrs J. O. McNatf-
FLORENCE ELKs TO HAVE
A BIG CLASS OF CANDIDATES
The Florence ELS are arranging for
big time at the regular meeting
next Thu sday night. a class Of some
5 nr IS candidates will be initiated
and the meeting will be fol owed with
program and luncheon. The greater
portion of the candidates are from the
transferable district
Mss LANE ENJOYING VISIT
FROM HER FATHER
Miss Katherine Lane Of Canon City
high schoo faculty is enjoying a vis..
ON .-er father from Webster Cis
=, who storpea off re today TO
short visit white on his way to Caih.
tornia.
&c McANDLESS
AGAIN m CLOVER
County Commissioner McCand,ess Is
again enjoying the pleasure OF his
Hudson Six" af-er a n ee-men.hs
wait. Vic says the engine was defec-
tive f-om the start and he has been
in cor espondence with the COMPANY
over the matter all summe. and has &
mail sack fu ' of iet,e-s. rso and O.
The car has been in the garage of the
agent in this city since June, and
meanwhile Vic has Teen mop
around as though he haf lost his bes'
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Rockville Team
After Coal Creek

Thomas Fas-on of the Rockvale
baseball club has thrown down tn
gauntlet to Coal Geek ard fees con
fdent that he has better club and
is willing to back his judgment in a
series of three games TO be played OF
Il Florence diamond. if the managers
agree or alte nately on the Rockvals
or Coal Greek diamond.
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exhibit at Rocky Ford fair cary this
Month.
COAL CREEK BOY TO
MARRY ERNA STEDE
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my health so can do all my work and
] am 30 grateful that ! am recommend
ing it to my friends. - Mrs. D. n.
ALTERS, r. X. 4, Oregon, III.
y Onlywomen who have suffered the tor
lures of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize ,he
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy. Lydia e. Pinkhem's Vegetable
Compound, brought 70 Mr.: Alters,
Women everywhere tn Mn. Alter
conStGn shoc s PF at. y peg rseo
plicstions write Lydia q Pfnkham'
Medicine Co., Lynn, Msss., for sdyics
be result Of their 70 yesrs sxp< In
q ~ vnspr aerv5ea. N
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-18

BduiC trOuDle WDlc-
pulled me down IN
til / could notputm.
foot to the floor an,
could seal cely do my
work. and as | live
on a small farm ana
rails e six afindred
chickens every year
i made it very hard
for me.
81 saw the Com
pound advertised in
our paper and tried
II T< hos raotc~a<;
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FOR FLETcHER's
Q a 8 T Q RIA
NOW RAISES
600 chickens
After Being Relieved Of Or
ganic Trouble by Lydia z.
Pnkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oregon, Ill,-''I took Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for an OF
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HAS RESIGNED HER
POSTOFFICE POSITION
RiTZMAN TO HAVE
EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR

The Arkansas Valley Cement Stave
Silo Company, of which Lawrence
Ritzman is leading figure. is plan
ming to have an exhibit of its siIo,
showing the various distinctive fea.
lures of it, at the Colorado state fair
at Pueblo next week. This com
pany, which makes the cement slaves
and other accessories of the silo in the
factory here. held very successful
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CLOSING SALE OF
GOVERNMENT FOOD
Sale of Surplus Food Sup
ply Will Be Concluded
Tomorrow

Today and tomorrow probably will be
the last days on which the city will sell
surplus supplies of the government, ac-
cordtng to an announcement made yes
terday afternoon by James NJ. Jones, Jr.,
city comptroller. who is in charge of
the food sales.
The sale began Wednesday and was
to continue Until all the supplies are
sold. The city will have the use of the
building on Twenty-first street between
Second and Third avenues, the only place
where the sales are being made, only
through Saturday, according to Mr..
Jones, who yesterday urged that those
desiring to buy apply at the store as
soon as possible.
There remains about 5000 worth of un-
sold supplies, including flour, sugar,
bacon, canned meats and vegetables. Up
to date the city has sold approximately
sh, 900 worth of the government sup
plies
All day yesterday crowds appeared at
the store. The purchases aggregated a
large amount. it was said last night.
The city is anxious to close out the sup
plies and to have the men who are maks
ing the sales, all of whom are city em-
ployes, return to their regular work.
we still have large quantity of the
supplies" said Mr. Jones. "They will
have to be out of the store we are using
by Saturday night, and l believe that by
that time our supply will be exhausted"