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be raised in Virginia and two in
Maryland, and these are to be regi-
mented with the three already In
New York, OH advice Of General
Washington. Captain Stevenson will
be colonel Of the regiment; Mosis
Rawlins, lieutenant colonel, and Otho
Holland Williams, major.
The men are to be enlisted FOR
three years, and will each receive
a bounty of $40; pay to commence
when armed and mustered; arms to
be appraised by the committe of the
country and paid for by the United
Colonies.
The others are to be German COM
panies, four to- be raised in Penn
sylvania and four in Maryland.
Committees of safety in these
States will appoint officers and d.
rect enlistment. Congress voted So
600 to each committee for the work.
A resolution was passed urging
Maryland to act with all possible
expedition.
1t was resolved also that General
washington be directed to send Con-
gress a list Of all vacancies in the
army with recommendations for Of
ficers to fill them.
An accounting as to the cannon
left at New London, Con-. by Com
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LORD BEATTY UNDER KNIFE

BIZ United Press
LONDON, June 2S.-The admiral
ty announced that Lord Beatty, first
sea lord, who was operated on Sat
urday for appendicitis, was making
favorable progress toward recovery
today.
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Marriage Licenses

Albert Fralich. So Great Eastern Hotel.
hosiery mills; Clyde t. Johnson So. 1o12
St. Paul matron.
operator: Leila /. warsworth. e. Castle
IN Martin irii Land Land IS 5aa Madison flnisher;
RSsse Pf T. E f ss 81 MG' S. %SfT rd
ian. chauffeur; Edith F. Dow. II. 942 s
Senate. candy company.
:, Harold, R. IpIler. 81. 1882 Nowland. = ma
Russell L. Holzlider %. Al E. Norris.
machine operator: Florence NJ. Yeager. "a.
1892 w. Michigan. stenographer..
Louis +. Griffice 22 $50 Bell. painter:
Lewis A. Cottineham "a. 430 n. Nerd
ian. pharmacist: Blanche M. Gillian. %
@l4 Earl Asbet g. 9s Rabama
chinist; Pauline N. Barton. "a. Beech
Fritz Just. 80. R. R. p Box a.. me,
chanic: Charlotte c. Hausz. 20. 1115 Ia
Kenneth Lab. Smith. 20, 231c N
A 1fs5 w Fns%a1t chfystai D wilson IS
Carl B. Henderson. 80. 11O5 S. Senate
checker: Minnie Taulman. Is. 1880 Troy,
Ralph r. Ringlespaugh. go. 1949 N. La
Sale, clerk: Lucille A. Mccullough. 70
Christian schienbein. 21. 1898 f. Troy
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persons who were riding on the
front bumper, was charged with as
sault and battery and failure to have
license and title card on the truck.
Run Over by Truck
The injured William Washum,
81, of 424 n. Alabama St, right ear
torn off and body and leg injuries;
Miss Evelyn Miller, H. of 712 Lord
ST., foot crushed and body injured,
and Miss Marie Drake, IS, of S19
Lord ST., injured about the body,
were thrown from the truck bumper
and the wheels passed over them.
Bunch told Lieut.. Walter Olaf
fey that they were en- route to Eagle
Creek to go swimming. He said he
stopped suddenly when an auto came
out of a side street.
William Henry Fisher. 8, was in
jured about the head when an auto
in which he was riding with his
mother Mrs. Elsie Fisher, So S.
Chester Ave. was struck by street
car at East and Washington SITS.
Robert Pritchett. 1860 w. Eighteenth
ST., was motorman.
Leroy Hunter, II, of 1854 n.
Alabama St, was charged with as
sault and battery, after an accident
at Meridian and Ohio SITS. His auto
is alleged to have struck Henry
French, Of Rochester, N. Y, stop
ping at the Denison Hotel. He was
injured about the legs.
Frank Erwin. 1921 Spruce ST.. was
cut about the face when the auto in
which he was. riding struck a signal
post at Senate Ave-, and Washing
ton st. Charles Mulholland, S36 Lin
coin ST., driver was charged with
assault and battery.
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The length OF the bow archers use
varies according to the height Of
the archer. Women's bows are
usually feet 6 inches and mems
6 feet.
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CONSTANCE AND HUBBY TOUR

Constance Talmadge. accompanied
by her husband. Capt. Alastair
Macintosh. has arrived in New
York from California; Miss Tai
madge planned to arrive in New
York a week earlier. but at the last
moment had to postpone her jour
ney on account of retakes on her
latest First National picture, THE
Duchess of Buffalo" Captain and
Mrs. Macintosh are en- route to
England; they expect TO sail on the
Berengaria soon.
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R|TESFOR MATCH
VICTIM TUESDAY
Girl, a., Fatally Burned While
at Play.

Funeral services for Augusta Bell,
4, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bell Jr.. 22S7 Station St. who died
from burns Saturday several hours
after her ,nightgown caught fire
while she was playing. with matches
in the kitchen of her home, will be
held at p. m. Tuesday at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. W. Bell,
$3.50 n. Denny st. Burial will be
in Crown Hill cemetery.
Police said the child climbed onto
chair and obtained the matches
from the kitchen stove. Her brother,
William, 6, seeing his sisters gown
in flames called the mother who
extinguished the blaze.
Child is survived by her parents,
two brothers, William. and James.
], and two sisters, Gwendolyn, 8. and
Ellen. 7.
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Stimulated by News, Con.
gress Creates Fourteen
Companies.

Editors Note-This is the fourth ar
tice of the series written from congress
sional records depicting what led up TO
signing Of the Declaration. OF lndepend.
thu dispatches" are dated as OF 1776.
They are the writer's conception OF how
the big stories breaking in those stirring
times
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12PERSONS HURT
OVER WEEKEND
IN AUTO CRASHES
Police Sergeant Thrown
Under Car When Motor
cycle Skids.

Twelve persons were injured in
traffic accidents over the weekend
Sergt. Earl Halstead of the motor
cycle division, was injured about the
head and body Sunday when his mo
torcycle slxidded in the car tracks
in the 100 block Madison Ave. He
fell under auto driven by Ethel
Buckner, 1913 Hoefgen Lane.
John De Grief, II, of 5202 N. Della
ware ST., was slightly injured and
his two companions, Kennard Ong,
Is, Of 1861 Park Ave, and John Met
ford, II, of 420 E. Twenty-Fourth
ST., escaped injury when the DE
Grief auto went over a forty-foot
embankment at Forty Second St. and
Fall Creek. De Grief lost control
Of the auto.
Mrs. Julia Fletcher, 1921 N. Della
ware ST., riding with Mrs. Ralph
Lseber, 2O27 Talbot Ave, was in
jured when the Lieber auto col
lided with that Of Thomas Jackson,
3409 N. Delaware ST., at Thirty Sec
ond st. and Kenwood Ave.
Mother, Son Hurt
Mrs. Dora Trokocs, 921 Concord
St.. and her son Francis, 7 months,
were injured when a wagon driven
by her husband collided with auto
driven by Percy Graves, 30S1a
Massachusetts Ave, at Michigan
and Alabama SITS.
Mrs. David Millikan, 2941 N.
Chester ST., was cut about the head
her husbands car struck another
auto at 5000 Madison Ave. Driver
OF the other car, which was stolen,
fled.
Harold Bunch, 81. S19 Lord ST.,
driver of truck that ran over three
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MRS. ALyORA STEWART

ended every pain that I had, and at
the SAINT time built up my whole
system and now I feel fine in every
way" This remarkable statement
was made only a few days ago by
Mrs. Alvora Stewart, we'll known
Indianapolis lady, living at Fourth
and Franklin Streets, this city, while
talking with The Konjola Man, who
Is explaining this surprising medi-
cine to large crowds daily at Hooks
drug store, corner Pennsylvania and
Market Streets, Indianapolis.
My whole body was b solid mass
of aches and pains" said Mrs. Stew
art. My shoulders and arms ached
all the time, and my back and limbs
had such terrible pains I thought l
couldn't stand to live. My feet and
ankles became swollen, and the
cords and muscles of my limbs would
draw up, and my hands would swell
SOL couldn't close them up. All my
joints were stiff and painful, and
my feet so swollen I couldn't get
my shoes on. / was nothing more
than cripple, and had to hold on to
furniture to get around.
My kidneys were disordered. and
I was subject to rising at night, and
/ had such awful distressed, burning
irritations in my bladder. The sharp
pains across my back would keep
me awake all hours Of the night, and
I was subject to dizzy spells dur
ing the day and black spots would
appear before my eyes.
believe my rheumatism and
kidney troubles We're just as bad as
any one ever suffered, and that is
why / am glad to ! tell my expe-
rience with Koniola, for 1 know it
is the only medicine that actually
ended my suffering and completely
relieved me. 1t surprised all my
friends who see me walking around
like I do, and now the aches and
pains are all gone from my limbs,
arms, shoulders and back. My
ankles and feet are not swolleln,, and
I can close up my hands. / do not
have the awful burning from bladder
trouble. and my kidneys are in al
most perfect condition. 1 am subject
" Hight I1SillS OHly ONCE OT TWICE
now, and aside from this, sleep fine
the rest Of the night. Konjola has
certainly conquered my rheumatism
and kidney troubles. and I Will
further state that Pbelieve 1t is the
finest medicine in tn eworld, and l
only wish / could have gotten 1t
years ago when first began to
suffer. 1T is a pleasure for me to
indorse Kcnjola to every one.''
The Konjoia Man is at Hook s
drug store, Pennsylvania and Mar
l<et Streets, Indianapolis, where he
Is daily meeting the local public and
Introducing and explaining the mer-
its of this remedy. Free samples
given.
Konjola is also for sale by every
$ Hook drug store in Indianapolis, and
by druggists in all nearby towns
throughout shis section.--Advertise
rnent.
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BuiIdinu Permits

r. G.. Laskey. dwelling. 1914 Madeira
Bert wilhelm. dwelling. 1911 N. Denny
4. Thomas. dwelling, $500 Guilford'
William Shaw. addition. 1923 Sheldon
$3.50. ,,,., .ooo co....I
Clara Larson. garage. 1906 Rembrandt
Clara Larson. addition. 1906 Rembrandt
Old Town Company. dwelling. 202C
Rembrandt. $1,000 80, - ~,
Mary Stanford. porch. 2001 n. New
Jersey. $3.50. o,o, ca.
Herman Uphouse, addition. 1888 sta
ton, S425.
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.oH, G. Litton. porch. 1642 Columbia.
R; ]. Barber. porch. 1926 Broadway.
G, F. Hobbs. garage. 1896 W. Thirty
i. Powell. dwelling. eo2s Park. $4,000.
c. Paschall. dwelling. 1926 Gladstone.
C, Paschall. dwelling. lila Butler.
&C. Paschall. dwelling. 141S Gladstone.
C. Paschall. dwelling. 1414 Gladstone.
i. w. Englebright. dwelling. Is S. Web
ster- S4.750
w. c. Spence. reroof. 1919 y. Capitol.
Fl. Peterman. dwelling. 2126 De Quincy.
F. Peterman. dwelling. 2i3e De Quincy.
F. Peterman. dwelling. GAO De Quincy.
Alfred Young. dwelling. 1871 Drexel.
So 800.
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MANY CLosE.uPs MADE

Most of Frank Lloyd's sets In his
picture for First National, The
Wise Guy" are less than twenty
feet square. This necessitated many
cIose.ups, difficult scenes for the
actors. They are Mary Aston, Betty
Compson. James Kirkwood, Mary
Carr. George Cooper and George +.
Marion.
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steel mills Mary E. Miller. %. 1907 Col
lege, hosiery mills.
Elijah i: Reed. 3s. 645 Blake la6ore;r
Clarence Rodgers. 81. 1926 F; Iowa, ma
chinist; Pearl e. Young. Fl. 249 N. Behe'
Wen. 100 =, ,,.,..,,
vania. purchasing agent: Helen M. owen
81 Twelfth and Capitol. teacher. -
Walter R. Greenlee. "a. CoatesXnH1e lno
foreman: Fern Warmoth. Is. 553 Goodiet
housekeeper. 80 e. .t,
driver: Lula Smith. 81. 1872 Spring
Abraham L. Tachman. SO. FOG N, Ne
ridian doctor of naturapathy: Maude D
Nesbit. 27, Royal Hotel. nurse.
Virgil A. GRAY. 20. Muncie. IND. ma
chinise: Jessie L. Moreland. 20. III
BroOkside bookkeeper.
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GOVERNOR TO MOTOR

Governor Jackson and family
will leave July 20 on an automo-
bile tour to Yellowstone National
Park, stopping on the way to at
tend the annual Governors confer
ence at Cheyenne, Wyo. The
Jacksons will accompany Robert e.
Hicks, a South Whitley publisher.
They will return to Indiana about
Aug. l.
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BY Ruth Finney,

Times staff CorresD0ndent
PHILADELPHIA, June 2S.-Fifty-
one enemy vessels have arrived at
Charleston harbor and are lying
within sight of the town, the con-
tinental congress learned today from
letters received in the southwark ex-
press.
The word was contained in let
ter from General Armstrong, dated
June a, enclosed in one from Gen
eral Lee.
So far no attack had bene made.
Stimulated by this news, Congress
passed resolutions for creation of
fourteen more companies of soldiers.
Four companies of riflemen are to
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
OFFICERS
 ATTEND MEETING

Peter A. Gardner and Miss Clara C. Larned, probation officers of the Putnam city court, were in attendance at the annual meeting of the State Probation Officers Association held June i6, at the Connecticut State Farm for Women in Mantle.
 Following the business meeting Dr. George H. Cohen, assistant U. s. Dis trict Attorney of Hartford, gave a splendid interpretation of the proba- tion system. His subject was "A Court Within a Court"
 Miss Avis Kemp, Director of Att tendance Bureau and visiting teacher of New Britain, spoke on the work of the visiting teacher and it's relation to the work of the probation officer.
 Luncheon was served at the resi- denee of the superintendent. Miss Helen II. Hazard, who afterwards conducted the visitors through the va rious buildings and about the farm. The State Farm for Women is one of the outstanding corrective institutions Of Connecticut.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
EASTFORD

Gen. Lyon Inn was filled to over. flowing on Sunday.
 The M. E. parsonage will be dis posed of at private sale.
 Query: When will the proposed bus line to Eastford be launched?
 Rev. A. W Kinne of South Glaston- bury was a visitor here last week.
 Stanley Bartlett spent the past week with his grandfather at Mantle.
 A Hartford fisherman caught eight large pickerel at Crystal Lake last Friday.
 Judge J. M. Tatem and Mrs. Tatem have returned from q motoring trip through Vermont.
 The spur highway between Phoenix vile and Eastford village is receiving a fresh top dressing.
 Frank Bennett and Bernie Simmons of Ballouville exchanged fish and game stories with Joe Gurley Sunday.
 The Congregational pulpit was oc- eupied very aeceptably Sunday morn ing by Rev. Harvey Lawson of Union.
 4hfh. ". Js Bdt ttAtAt anu uAukniefs , Miss Ruth Bartlett, accompanied by Iyer Nelson, of Putnam, were guests at the Inn Sunday
 Mrs. Darwin Lewis has been in Hartford several days. Her husband. in hospital there, was operated upon last week. He is improving.
 Dr. J. L. Loftus of Meriden was attracted to Eastford this week by it's invigorating atmosphere and fresh wa ter-l00 per cent chemically pure.
 Dr. and Mrs. ". T. Pugh and Miss Mary L. Serleto of Southbridge, well known in this vicinity, called on neigh borhood friends the first of the week.
 Howard Black and family of Flush ing, l.. l., who will occupy the George Griggs cottage, so-eaned, for the en- tire season, arrived Sunday afternoon.
 While the dance was in progress at Estabrooks pavilion, West Woodstock, Saturday night thieves entered the house and stole several dollars in change.
 The ". C. T. U. of Providence pre- sents to Mrs. \. Waldo Kennedy a copy of the Norwich Morning Bulletin
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

dated Friday. Sept 9. 1859. It is .a newspaper curiosity.
 Saturday night large number of their friends surprised Misses Helen Franeh and Prudence Deane by ten- dering the young ladies May basket goodies and Junebox delicacies. To epitomize, 1t was a jolly time.
 Ex-Seleetman Cram is busy moving the recently purchased cottage of Miss Esther Harmon. New York school teacher. from a lower to much higher altitude The new outlook forms a magnificent panorama of many miles around,
 Although the trees bloomed more vigorously this spring than they have in years, present indications are that the apple crop will average eighty four per cent normal. according to Henry Buell., local pomologist. Bald wins will lead
 Several F. H. $. students from this locality attended the baeealaureate ex- ercises at Putnam Sunday evening.
 Prof. A, V. Anderson. leader of the Lyric orchestra. Willimantie, called on Billy Bates, the GuFdOn Cady in prompting, Sunday.
 It Is understood that the extension of the new state highway from East ford 10 the Woodstock line will be commenced without delay. Highway Commissioner John Macdonald of Put nam Is on the direct line to progress and popularity.
 Mrs. H. T. Schladermurett of Bronxville, N. r., is visiting her sister, Miss Ethel Gardner, at the latter's cottage on Park avenue Miss Gard ner Is preparing to leave in August for Paris. where she will continue her musical and art researches.
 4 special committee comprising Charles Tatem, Grant Trowbridge. William Warren. Mrs. Arthur Keith and Mrs Charles Buell., was selected at the town meeting on the l4th to in vestigate the present condition of the Methodist church building etc, fol- lowing the action of the town. The committee has been hard at work the past few days and it's recommendations will be received with public interest.
 Mir and Mrs. A. L. Mills and Mir. and Mrs. Irving Cary of Hampton motored to town early in the week. Mrs. Cary is interested in genealogy
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
ATTEND AMHERST
 COMMENCEMENT

Among those who attended the com mencement exercises at Amherst col lege were County Commissioner and Mrs. E. H. Corttis of North Gros- venordale, the Rev J Hiram Grant of Fairfield, former student at the Put Worcester, local high school gradu- ate, with Mrs. Elliott, and daughter, Virginia, of Vassar, Attorney and Mrs. Robert G. Perry of New York and two daughters, Janet and Helen, formerly of Putnam. Among the prizes announced was the first. A. Ly- man Williston prize m physical edu- cation, which was granted to Edward
 Franklin Perry, Jr., '2S, of this city.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
POMFRET MAN IS
 HEA.'ILY FINED

Lewis Mayo of Abingdon, who ran into an automobile driven by Captain of Police William Jarvis last week Thursday night, pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of liquor and of evading responsibility in justice court in Pomfret, and was fined Sl5O and costs, which he paid.
 Mayo ran into the officers car when the Captain and Mrs. Jarvis were re- turning from attending graduation exercises of the Eastford schools. Mayo kept going, but the captain put after him, overlook him, and brought him to Putnam and locked him up. lie said he had drunk g gallon of cider.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

Mosquitoes cause annual damass amounting to one hundred miilisn dollars or niEety-one cents for eaAA person in the United States. ThSea million cases of chills and levers wese directly attributable to these pseA last year.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

X Chicago boy, haied into court on a disorderIy conduct charge, was sen fenced by the judge Go read good books The sentence was carred out under supervisor of a court official.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

Carrier pigeons wiil bs used by truck drivers hauling ice into the I'm perial Valley of California this sum mer. In ease a driver needs assistance he will release bird with call for help on the home office.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. Mir. Mills related to the paragrapher of The Patriot interesting "reminiscences of the old Methodist church. 4 note worthy incident was the fact that when n small boy. then living in Phoe- nixyille, he attended Christmas exer- cises at the church. and it was there that he "saw his first dish of ice- cream
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
DEATH OF JOHN w.
 BALLARD IN IOWA
Recalls Mid-Winter Baptism In Thompson Ice Pond Sixty
 Years or More Ago
Was Member of Ballard Family of
 Thompson

Word has been received Of the death in Davenport, Iowa, of John Winthrop Ballard. member of the Ballard fam fly of this section, who went to the middle west when a boy of eighteen years but had returned frequently to Windham county Co visit and to at tend Ballard family reunions.
 For fifty-tive years Mir. Ballard had been a druggist in Davenport. He was in his 79th year and since the death of his wife in February 1925, his health had been declining and for the past six months he had been confined to his bed.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

4 seaplane will be used by lsrgs whaling companies for the first tins in history when the season opens nex1 winter in northern waters. Tine eaar plane will go ahead of the feet anA signal when it spots nblow."
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

The average monthly pay of faru hand is now s34.38, with room ard board, as compared with s32.01 slx months ago.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25

Canada ranks second among the countries of the world in value of ex- ports per capita.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
Attended P H. s.

Mir. Ballard was born in Thompson. March 1, 1s47, son of Winthrop H. and Salome Ballard. He attended the schools of Thompson, the Parker school for boys, and the Putnam High school. Finishing his education he taught for a year in country school and then went to Davenport to work for his cousin. F.. $. Ballard, who wanted an assistant in his drug store.
 Before he left for the west Mir.
 Ballard joined the Baptist church. The immersion took place one cold Janu- i ary lst about sixty years ago and few are now living who remember the oe- easion. Only one of the group that received baptism that winters morn I ing, James II. Converse of Quadic, l Is now living lee was cut from a pond
 in the rear of Deacon Ballard's place and in the freezing waters uf the
 pond Elder Mengen immersed the following John W. Ballard, James H. Converse. J. D. Converse, George N Ballard, Horace F. Morse, Vernon Carpenter, Emma Bowen aud Fannie Elliott.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
Rules of the Contest

Anyone may compete in this contest, except those connected directly indirectly with the Standard Oil Company of New York.
 The answer. 10 the five questions may be type written or written with pen and ink -one side Of the paper ony-one answer to each question. No single sniwer may be longer than lS0 words and each answer muSt be numbered to match the number Of the question. All answers must be written in the English lsnguage sod The prop erty of the Standard Oil Co. of New York.
 All five should he sent in together and the contestant name and address should be plainly written on the first page of answers.
 No will be considered which are oeiyed later thsn Saturday, July r. 1920. The awards will be made Co those who write the BEST answers to the five questions. That is, 10 those whose answers in the opinion of the judges, indi. cate that they have given most thought 10 the subjects covered by th. questions and have learned most from The Veteran Motorst,s instructions in the Standard Oil Company of New I iork's ad- vertisements.
 Address all answers 10 The Veteran Motorist. " eIo Standard Oil Company oi New York, Room fti, % Broadway, New York City.
 Question Four
 Why is periodical draining of the
 crankease so important?
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
Began at Bottom

Entering on his duties in the drug store of his cousin, Mir Ballard be- gan at the bottom by sweeping, polish ing the glass, and cleaning the nor tars and other equipment. After an apprenticeship of three years he came east and entered the New York Col lege of Pharmacy He graduated in was taken in as q partner in his cou- sins business.
 In 1872 Mir. Ballard returned to Thompson to claim as his bride. Miss Martha A. Blackmar. his school day sweetheart They were married Oeto- Der i5 and immediately left for Da- venport.