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Chamber of Deputies
In Mexico Splits, Each
Claiming to Be Legal
International News Service

MEXICO CITY: Aug. 1.-THE
Mexican Chamber of Deputies lie
split wide open today, opposing
groups of deputies meeting in sepa.
rate places, each establishing it.
self as an electoral college with the
strong possibility that two cham
bers will be formed, each one claim.
ing to be the legal chamber.
Two hundred deputies, belonging
to the alliance OF the Socialist
party, gathered in the Chamber of
Deputies, under the protection of
federal troops, and created electoral
machinery to consider the claims of
rival candidates for seats in the
chamber.
Francisco ,Carranza, leader Of the
opposition group, a coalition Of
regional parties, issued a call Tor a
session in the Senate chamber for
the announced purpose of installing
an electoral college in accordance
with the constitution. This rump
meeting was attended by lit depu.
ties, who proceeded to elect a presi.
dent and vice president.
The president Of the Senate or.
dered the rump meeting to vacate
the Senate chamber. and President
Gales was asked to send troops
to expel them. The rump meeting
however. put it's program through
with a rush, and, with loud "vivas, y
the dissidents were just leaving the
Senate chamber when the troops
arrived.
Labastide Izquierde, who was
elected as president Of the rumr
meeting, IL a close friend Of Gen
eral Obregon, which is regarded al
significant. Many Of the Coalition
lists claim that they have the sup
port Of General Qhr0Ron~ E-N
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It was q hectic day Tor me.
From the moment Of my entrance
people began to stare at me. Then,
as took my seat in the Daily
Mirror press section, there came
veritable buzz Of excitement from
every direction.
could hear ordinations Of
pity, Of contempt and almost every
other human emotion. 1 am used
to such things now, though-one
does become hardened, 1t seems,
after years Of torture.
All in all, it was very amusing
to me-yet very sad. It seemed
as though my dear mother sat be-
side me throughout the day.
could hear her laugh when /
laughed and could hear her cry
when cried.
Grumpy Old Mud Turtle
I got the biggest laugh Of all,
though, from watching the actions
Of Robert H. McCarter, chief of
Mrs. Halls counsel. He reminded
me of nothing so much as q
grumpy old mud turtle.
Attorney Pfeiffer, always slow
and hesitant, appealed to my i'm
agination as sluggish old hedge.
hog just ousted from his den after
a long winters Information:
On the other hand, Prosecutor
Simpson reminded me OF snappy
always alert, always nagging,
always ready to take advantage OF
the slightest slip Of his two cum
bersome opponents.
And it seemed to me as though
oIiD-Ilns were DIenfiful
It seems to me as though there
is protection in Simpsons every
move He is constantly turning
the most insignificant little things
into evidence Of startling proper
tions.
Not once during the last four
wears have been so confident
that the slayers Of my dear mother
would be punished for their foul
deed as I was yesterday at the
close of court.
I cannot find words to express
my thanks to Inspector Under
wood, Captain Walsh and Sergeant
Burke who have done so much 10
unravel the mystery which sur
rounded her death.
Today ! am sure-doubly sure
after hearing Senator Simpson in
court for two days, that the guilty
ones will be made to suffer-as ]
have suffered the past four ears.
From the very first believed
the story told by Mrs. Jane Glib
son, whom everybody and so un.
fairly too, refers to as the "pig
woman" After hearing the cor"
roborative evidence adduced IN
court yesterday fail to see how
any one can doubt that she speaks
| Abe truth~
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SLAYER'SF|NGER PRINTS
WIPED OFF CLASSES

kCounty Detective Ferd David, con
corning the garments that Mrs
Hall sent to a Philadelphia dyer
and cleaner Just after the murder
He denied that Mrs. Hall had
told. him she always sent her cloth
ing there to be cleaned and dyed
and, In fact, said it was the first
time this firm had ever been hon.
ored with her patronage.
Entered at 2 A. M.
william Phillips. a night watch.
man, testified yesterday that he saw
a woman in a tan coat entering
the Hall home about Q o'clock In
the morning after the murders
were committed. =
How did you happen TO see
herr" he was asked.
81 heard q dog barking and
went out to see what was the
matter. When saw It was q
woman and not man he was
barking at didn't pay much
attention"
Mrs. Gibson had previously tes-
titled that Mrs. Hall Wore 8 tan
coat.
Shortly. after the murders Mrs.
Hall sent a tan coat to Philadel.
phia to be dyed black, explaining
that she was going into MOURN
ing. s.
Answer Prevented
Simpson asked Phillips il Felix
Di MARITIME, private detective for
Mrs. Hall, had ever warned him
to keep his mouth shut" about
seeing the woman.
Objection to this question was
sustained.
Mrs. Halls statement, as taken In
1922. vast read by her attorney,
Robert H. McCarter, who engaged
in several verbal conflicts with
Simpson, who accused him of ''un-
consciously misquoting" the tran
script.
II am not used to such insults, .
cried McCarter after one Interrupt.
ton. On another occasion he told
Simpson that he would ask the
judge to warn him."
"That would frighten me to
DEATH" replied Simpson.
|. Mrs. Hall, in her statement, said
there were no fire arms In the
house except a pistol owned by her
brother willie" Stevens, one of
the accused. She added, however,
that her husband had filed off the
firing pin two years before ito
keep Willie from shooting any
body"
Confidence I'm Husband
The statement in various places
said that Mrs. Hall had complete
confidence in her husband and be-
lieved he was devoted to her. She
has always denied that she had
any suspicion that he and Mrs.
Mills were intimate. Others, how
ever, have contended that she
knew all about it.
In one place the statement made
the admission that she had ''pre-
sentiment" that Hall was dead be-
fore his body was found.
Simpson said that Mrs. Hall had
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Han-MiIls Love Note.
Paid For Wonan's
! Funeral

: NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j.
Aug. 1.-THE love letters that
were exchanged between the
Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor Mills before they were
slain paid Mrs. Mills funeral
expenses.
James Mills, husband of the
slain woman, said today:
81 never knew my wife and
DR.. Hall had written love let
tiers to each other until l read
the letters in the papers. l
asked my daughter Charlotte
about them and she said she
had sold them to a newspaper.
al made her give me the
check and I paid the under
taker with it. Funny, isn't it?
i il it hadn't been for those
letters, l never could have
paid that bill"
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1T CHARGE
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prisoners parents, who had entered
the district attorneys office, rushed
to his side
Louis. what's the mater?" they
asked.
'They say I killed him" Mazer
whispered in q sob-racked voice, the
whisper plainly audible in the
stiIled office.
"Oh, no." the suspects mother
cried. She brought out her hand
kerchief. Both she and the father
wept silently.
Withdraw for Parely
Bernstein, Stauffer, Ora Slater,
Judge H. c. Pontius and Attorney
Joseph Roach then withdrew to the
marshaps office for a conferences.
Mazer had been held incom-
nunicado since he was brought to
the county Jail here on q warrant
charging liquor conspiracy.
Carl Studer, lord Of the Canton
jungle, held on a liquor charge,
was brought into the n1arshaI's Of
flee where the conference was in
progress. There he was confronted
with Mazer.
-
shouts OF II didn't" ITS Her
and other passionate remarks.
prosecutor Threatened
Internati0naI News Service
CLINTON, Ohio, August The
Canton Daily News today says that
Louis Mazer, accused murderer OF
Don R. Mellett, Is reported to have
vfOfk Ian - NA2r
man e. Clark, former Canton police
court prosecutor, within. the past
two weeks and threatened to put
the young attorney where he will
never talk again" IL he did not
keep quiet" as to the activities Of
the Canton vice ring.
While officials We're speeding to
Cleveland with the warrant, 1t was
learned by international News Serv
ice that two other arrests on first
degree charges were mot expected
until Friday.
Evidence that il accommodating,
however, may force the hands Of
investigators and bring about ar
rests before then, it was said.
Inf0rmer'S Story
Mazer, the affidavit for whose ar
rest was signed by Michael Glenn,
Indiana detective, working with
Joseph r. Roach, was first lmplica.
ted by Steve Kascholk, lnformer,
who turned "cold feet" in the al
legged plot, after, he claims, he was
hired to attack Mellett.
When the news OF the murder
reached >Kascholk in Cleveland, he
consulted an attorney and then
came to Canton. where he told Ora
Slater, Cincinnati detective, In
charge Of the Stark county inquiry,
story which led to the present
action in the case.
He said that he was engaged to
help beat up an editor" and that
he went to Massillon with Pat Nc
Dermott, now wanted as the key
man" in the plot.
Mazer, KaScholk declared, brought
the two thugs to Canton IN an au.
tomobile, showed them the Mellett
home and gave them their instruc.
tons about a week before the
actual murder.
Exposure Was Near
Kascholk. however, refused to go
through with the crime and there
Is evidence that has been checked,
by detectives that has convinced
them that there was a possibility OF
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detective in 1922, at the time the
murders were committed.
He informed Senator Alexander
Simpson, special prosecutor, thar
on September 20, 1922, he had been
sent to Philadelphia to check up
on a brown or tan coat and scarf
which Mrs. Hall had sent to that
city to be dyed black.
Collins testified that he had ques-
toned the proprietor Of the dyeing
establishment.
The proprietor had said that there
appeared to be no blood stains on
the coat and scarf when 1t was re-
ceiyed for cleaning, but that 1t was
possible that the articles bore such
stains which would be unnoticeable
because Of the nature OF the fabric.
The proprietor said also, accord
ing to Collins. that it was the
first time he had been given work
to do by Mrs. Hall
A conference between simpson
and Inspector Underwood DELAYED
the opening OF the investigation
somewhat today.
collins was the first witness to
be heard, but the. second witness
called.
The first witness called was DR..
e. J. Leahy, senior coroner OF
Somerset County at the time Of the
MURDERS DR.. Leahy did not re-
It was indicated that the special
prosecutor would devote a large
part Of the days proceedings to
investigating the details cot the
burial of DR.. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills, slain chortster.
In this connection, 1t was prob
able that Barbara Tough, maid In
the Hall household, and others
would be called to testify.
The mysterious disappearance, OF
a pair Of gardeners shears, be-
lieved to have been used to slit
the throat of Mrs. Mills, was also
to Be investigated.
"WilIie" Stevens and Henry Car
pender. charged with the murders
of the Rev. DR.. Hall, were smiling
when they entered the room.
Robert H Mcoarter, chief or de-
Tense counsel, contended that the
report of Collins findings at the
dyeing establishment in Philadel'
phia was immaterial.
1t was the third day Of the hear
ing which is to determine, whether
Judge Frank L. Cleary will hold
Willie Stevens and Henry Carpen-
der. admit them to BAH, or free
Simpson lit into Robert McCarter,
the chief Of the billion dollar de.
tense, with as much joy as he
allowed in attacking Timothy N.
Pfeiffer, who did the cross-examin-
ing work.
The bantam legal champion OF the
State brought out some important
things yesterday.
There was the testimony OF Rob-
ert Ehrling and Charles Alpaugh,
both tending to corroborate the story
Of the States chief witness. Mrs.
Jane Gibson, owner Of a pig farm.
There was the story Of Prosecutor
John Toolan, of Middlesex county,
showing how Mrs. Hall had kept
him under surveillance as he ex-
amined the papers Of her murdered
husband.
There was the testimony OF
Policeman Edward Garrigan con-
corning the minister's visiting card
which was propped up against his
shoe.
There was the testimony OF A. j.
Cardinal, a newspaper man, concern
ing the letters and how they lay
on the body, and the visiting CARDS
and the blood on the glasses over
the dead mans left eye. Incidental
", somebody wiped the blood and
the finger marks off those glasses.
And there was the narrative OF
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told Mrs. Edwin carpenter over tho
telephone a day before the bodies
were fnnnd that she thought her
husband was dead.
To Question ALI Witnesses
Simpson apparently ID going
through with his plans to put ali
his 81 witnesses on the stand. Sew
eraI of them were questioned yester'
day on various phases Of the case.
He wants to get them all under
oath before the grand jury meets.
While the hearing was In no
sense trial it had all the aspects
of one. The hearing IL merely FOR
the purpose of deciding whether
Stevens and Carpenter shall be al
lowed bond. :.
It was intimated today that II
Simpson succeeds In holding the
pair without bond he will make an
effort to recommit Mrs. Hall to
iail without bond.
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Never Too Old!

STARTING on his wedding trip
with his eighth wife, Juan
Magma, fO1, Of Stanton. Calf,
reKaIed her with stories Of the
seven spOuses who preceded her.
She became angry and wouldn't
Kiss him. So Juan Ii suing her
for divorce. Its q tough world.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
Revolt Nipped

AMERICAN authorities ar.
rested Gen. Enrique Estrada i'm
San Diego, Calf, following dis
cOvery Of an alleged plot to over
throw the Gales government OF
Mexico by revolution. More than
$50 men, with guns and ammHni-
ton, were taken into custody.
General Estrada, it il said, was
TO have led revolt.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
You Will Know

Every day in the week just
what Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion, and Gene
Tunney, challenger, are do
ing in preparation for their
coming battle when you
read The Washington Times.
Sid Mercer, noted boxing
authority, a personal friend
of the champion, is with
Dempsey at Saratoga
Springs, N. Y. Frank F.
O'Neill, equally well known
writer on fighting, will be
with Gene I'unney at Spec
ulator, N. Y.
Follow the fighters in
The Times. You cannot af-
ford to miss a single detail.
Those inside, intimate things
the fans like to know will
be presented each day.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

Mazer having taken Kaschoik's
place.
Mazer was commonly known in
Canton as the ''righthand man. Of
Carl studer. alleged bootleg king Of
the Jungle"
MelIett had. through his private
investigating forces. gathered con.
elusive evidence Of powerful
whisky ring and was about to ex.
pose it. He frequently attacked
Studer, by name, in editorials Oe
expose and condemnation.
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Spinal Pleasure, Eli?

WILL TT give the children backache?" Major
r. O. Wilmarth, schools business manager, is asking
Miss Catherine Chamberlain clerk Of the secretary Of
the Board Of Education. The contract for $4,000
worth of school furniture let Saturday and Major
Wilmarth asked Miss Chamberlain to test the desk to
the school system is getting it's moneys worth
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What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Today
Meettng-Free and Easy Auction
Club, Women's City Club. 1880 p. m.
Meeting George Washington Post No.
I. American Legion. 1879 ! st. N. W..
Moonlight Excursion--sociai Club.
Johns leaves seventh Street wharf. 7:1S
= Excursion-washin Chapter, X.
Of C., to Marshall Hall; steamer
street wharf 10 a. M. 2:30 and s:4S
concert.-soldiers Home Band. soI-
disrs Home, 5:!6 ?; m; w.,.. p..a
coneert-Marine Band. Mt. Alto Hos
Food SHOW and carniya!-wasAinE-
Tomorrow
Study Class-united Lodge Of The.
osophists, T09 Hill Bldg. p. m
Moonlight Excursion-Young FRIENDS
Club, steamer st. Johns, leaves Seventh
Street wharf. 7:15 p. m.
Moonlight Observation-Disclosures Fed
GRAFTON of Express Workers, steamer
st. Johns leaves Seventh Street wharf
concert-Navy Band, Navy Yard. 1880
concert-Army Band. Sylvan Theater.
Monument Grounds. $3.50 p. m.
Concert--Marine Band, Capitol. pm.
ton Auditorium. all day and evening.
Luncheon ~ Lions Club, Mayflower
Hotel, 1890 D. m.
Observation-Disclosures Club. City Club
1880 p. m.
Luneheon-Rotary Club. willard Ho-
Luncheon-Soroptimis Club. Lafay-
cite Hotel. 1880 D. m.
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Charlotte Mills Sure
Justice Is In Sight
By CHARLOTTE MILLS
Copyright, 1925, by the n. Y. Daily Miro

SOIERVILLE N. j. Aug 17-An yesterday sat in the
stufy little and watched the ruitess attempt OF
Mrs Halls billion dollar legal staff to break down the power
presented by Prosecutor Simpson
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Tomorrow

Propelled by hand. a machine in-
vented by a New York State man
to cut bushes out of the way OF
paths Is effective enough to cut
down corn stalks or sugar cane.
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At DOrvaI
SECOND RACE-Morganatic: Julia
o. ChambeIona and Desert GOLD.
THIRD RACE-Sphericity, Cut Bush
RiRoIa, Tenacity and Lillian L.
FOURTH RACE-DudIey, Last CENT
Vie, Merry Man and Kufiya.
SIXTH RACE-Denizen, Lexington
Maid, Real Artist, Anchester and Harp
OF the North.
and Louis Adair.
Weather, clear: track heavy.
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Today's Scratches
At Saratoga

FIRST RACE-Transfer, Trapmint
Know BE Gnome. ArchelauS, MUSIC
Girl, Woolworth
SECOND RACE-Sepoy Bumpkin'
THIRD RACE-A. P. Canaie' Is A~'
FOURTH RACE-Banton' Banco
Suivi, Seventh Son.
FIFTH RACE-Zuker.
STxTH RACE-Clearance, Broadside,
Jock.
weather. cloudy; track, good.
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Exposure Was Near

Kascholk. however, refused to go
through with the crime and there
Is evidence that has been checked
by detectives that has convinced
them that there was a possibility OF
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-05
Norman Township

Mr.. Henhepl returned home from
Superior Tuesday morning.
Everybody in the neighborhood was
out Sunday picking blueberries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Devall spent
Monday at the L. H. Kowitz home.
Mrs. Bert Forsyth and Alice Devall
spent Sunday at the Steve Purull
home.
Axel R. Buck finished drilling a
well for Mr.. Purull Monday. The
well is 102 feet deep with Sc feet
of water.
Jake Waletzko and Dan Forsyth
came here from Duluth Sunday on
their motorcycle and spent the day
at their parental homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick SHOEMAKER and
three children and Mike SHOEMAKER
motored up here from Sank Rapids
Saturday night and spent Sunday at
the Steve Purull home, returning
home Monday. The latter is a bro
Their of Mrs. Purull and the former
are Mrs. Purull's cousins.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-05
Oak Lake NeighbOrhOod

Several from Oak lake have been
blueberrying near Nickerson the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Koecher and son,
Roy, called at Fred Berg's Sunday
evening.
George Anderson left on Friday for
Westbrook, Mimi, where he will be
employed.
Alice and Signe Swenson and Alvin
Anderson spent Sunday evening at
Moose Lake.
Mrs. Olson and children, Florence
and Clarence, are spending the week
at Fred Berg's.
Mrs. M. C. Balsam and son, Robert,
and Ed Koecher spent Tuesday even
ing at John Swenson's.
j. B. Benson and Elmer Nelson and
family of Minneapolis, visited with
the ]. B. Benson family over Sunday.
Rev. Rydell is having his vacation
this month so there will be no SER
vices at Oak lake before the goth of
August.
Mrs. Iverson and daughter, Ber-
nice, Alma, Esther, Carl and Anders
Anderson and Albert Benson visited
at Berg's Tuesday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-05
OGEMA
(TOO Late for Last Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kramer called at G.
BensOn's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Ryan called al
]. Beaufeaux's Sunday.
Mr.. Fries and daughter, Phoebe
were callers at Ryan's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Wagner and Cor
Linehan went to the city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer from st. Paul,
are visiting at the Ed Kaegbein home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jordan and
family spent Sunday at the ]. G.
Linehan home.
Robert Miller, Elizabeth and Vir-
ginia Benson, and Stacia Ryan called
at the .Linehan home Sunday after
noon.
Miss Correne Linehan and her
grandfather, ]. Jordan, ST., are visit
ing at the Charles Meader home in
Sandstone.
Mrs. Mahlen and niece, Audery, re-
turned to their home in Rush City
Sunday after a weeks visit at L.
Ackerman's.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-05
Fleming Township

Curtiss Market is employed at the
Novak home west of Bruno.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens and
baby, Jean, were Sunday callers at
the R. H. Budd home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Figg and Mrs.
E. Figg's father of Minneapolis, vi
sited over Sunday at the A. c.. Figg
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Olson were
very pleasantly surprised last Satur-
day afternoon by some friends from
Minneapolis.
The boys and girls of the Dairy
Calf CLUB are to take their calves
to the Sandstone Fair this year. To
raise necessary funds for transport
tation the members of the Scandal
Club gave dance last Saturday
night. They gave $2O25 to the Boys
and Girls Club. Those who donated
to the supper were: Mrs. Ed Beavens,
Mrs. Nels Breiland, Mrs. ]. w. Pear
son, 2 cakes each; Mrs. Pearson,
cream, and their work in the kitchen.
Ed Beavens donated his services as
Peace Officer. J. C. Smith donated
one dollar in groceries, Mr.. Lindstrom
3 pounds of meat for lunch Now let
the other business men of Bruno do
little boosting for their town.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-05
DENHAM

Jerry Peterman returned from Chi
cago Sunday.
Curtis Ostrom spent Sunday at his
home at Braham.
JOS. Mach is driving an Auburn
purchased from Anderson Bros. last
week.
The Misses Martin and Walters of
Hinckley, are guests of Miss Mae
Upgren.
F. L. Olson made business trip
to Minneapolis and st. Paul the first
of the week.
Miss Alice Erickson of Superior, is
the guest of Luvaine and Vera Olson
| for two weeks.
]. O. Anderson who has been work
ing in Chicago, returned home Sunday
| for short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Krog of Hanna
ford, N. D., visited at Geo. Johnson's
a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Lindberg and
family of Duluth, were week end
guests at julius Olson's.
Mrs. James Hrubes and children of
Chicago, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Lehecka.
The G. G. Dhont and F. e. Ander-
son families enjoyed an outing at Big
Sandy Saturday evening and Sunday.
Miss Lydia Olson, who has spent
the past year here with her brother
and sister, left Sunday for her home
at Walnut Grove, MINI.
Ladies Aid at j. D. Carlson's Sat-
urday evening, Aug. 7. The young
people are especially invited to come.
Refreshments to be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gerard and
Stanley Mikrot drove to Duluth Mon
day, returning with a new Chevrolet
coupe which Mr.. Gerard has pur-
chased from Mr.. Mikrot
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berlan, Mr. and
Mrs. John Dahl, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Lundberg drove down from
Duluth Sunday, for visit at the A..
w. Larson home. The Berlan and
Lundberg families returned home the
same evening, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Dahl remained for longer stay.