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spirits and generous, kindly hear which had endeared her to Julia "Ma'am"-Julia bre a h ed the words almost in her ear, the whites of her eyes showing plainly as they rolled this way and that, making sure she was alone with Peggy Has yo' eber heard a curius noise in de mawnin' '?'-striving to imi- tate it-
 Peggy looked up.
 "Oh, you mean the k-a-donk of the bittern, or 'stake-driver' - observing. Julia's blank expression Fin the swamp across the pond hear them nearly every morning.
 Nom, I don mean dem, neider, exclaimed Julia, her native obSti- macy aroused by Peggys matter-of- fact acceptance of her news. "Dis hyar noice I'm talkin' bout comes from the don side, too, but it's closer to de house an it don come regular"
 Peggy shook her head, smiling Your ears are better than mine at that hour" she said. T usually lie awake late and sleep late, while you sleep soundly all night" The light was directly in hel eyes as she looked upward and SC failed to catch Julias odd expres- sion. The latter, standing in 8 listening attitude, apparently dit not heed what Peggy said. Miss Peggy'-at her tone Peggy sat bolt upright; if ever fright dis torted the human voice it was SC with Julia at the present instant Miss Peggy, don yo' hear nuffin'?'
 Peggy listened; save for the sigh ing of the wind in the trees, tht sound of which came through tht open window, and their own rapic breathing, she could detect no other noise in the quiet room.
 Julia" Peggy pulled the colorec maid down on the couch beside her What ails you lately? You art so unlike yourself, so-so afraid What has alarmed you?"
 The colored girl looked anywhere but at Peggy, her fingers twisting 1 the corners of her white apron. CTS skeered fo' you" she admit.
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and the third copy given to Sun down.
 "Heyr
 Obadiah's loud ejaculation con veyed complete and overwhelming surprise and the superintendent paused; the next instant the paper was politely but forcibly removed from her grasp.
 The technical words meant noth- ing to Obadiah as he ran his eyes over the epaper-symptoms-gastric contents-blood tests-he skipped them all until he came to the sen tence; "died from the effects of snake venom-punctured marks of fangs distinct"
 Obadiah laid the paper down on i the filing cabinet. His heart was beating almost to suffocation. By an effort he found his voice.
 Thank you, marm," he said. Some day, when it's convenient, I'd appreciate copy; let me know the charges" and disregarding her negative answer as to the charge for information he wrote his name and address on a slip of paper and shen looked up.
 would it be breaking the rules 1 to ask what the eye doctor says about SundoWn'S ability to see at night?"
 Not breaking the rules to ask it. she replied, but to answer it, yes. You will have to consult Dr, Wells and rising with an air of finality, she closed the interview.
 Peggy lay at ease on a couch in the living room. Her injury to her ankle, although slight, had kept her indoors and inactive.
 She dropped her book listlessly and glanced at the calendar over the desk It was the second of June and the thought of only is IIlOIe QdyS DtlOlt Sllc WOulQ UC 1lCC to do as she pleased was comfort ing.
 Miss Peggy, does yo' want any ting?" asked Julia as she came into the living room.
 NO thank you, Julia, I am all right
 "Whut de doctah done say bout yo ankle?' asked Julia solicitously.
 Its getting on splendidly. I'll have to keep the bandages on for sometime longer, but Dr. Eastman wants me to take long walks and exercise the ankle" The light from the bridge lamp illuminated Peggy's face as she lay with eyes closed Julia, covertly studied her young mistress. There were circles, the result of anxiety and pain under her eyes. It was a lovely face. even in repose, for her features were almost faultless, but, aside from her good looks it was especially her love of fun, her high
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
 
EAGLES PLAY CARDS

A small but enjoyable card party was that given by the Ladies AuXil- iary last evening for the Eagles and their ladies. There were five tables engaged in play, the main social rooms of the Eagles Hall being used for the occasion. Mrs. Jack Sey and Alex Russell won the prizes for high scores.
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MYSTERY ACT

At the Liberty Theatre tomorrow night, in conjunction with the regu-
 lar movie bill, J. L. Kissner will make his appearance in various mys- tery acts including the escape from a box and reading or mental radio. His performance is said to be clever.
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Treasure trove is the subject of tomorrow's installment re- vealing further mystery.
AT THE HOTELS
Alaskan

Alaskan
 Al. Johnson, Everett Patticrew, Keith Young, John Smith, Frank Peratovich, G. F. Johnson, Peter Jacobson, Delimir Sabal, Tom Rob- ertson, c. zabocos, Mrs. E. Mar tell, MT. and Mrs. O. G. Lindstedd, Lee Warren, F. w. Beyers.
 Gastineau
 Mrs. Wm. Grossman, Mir and Mrs. 0. T. Gardner, John Price, S. Wallstedt, Mir and Mrs. Fred Hen ming, w C. Van Wrinkle, Paul Den hart, O. D. Leet.
 Zynda
 Dorothy Nnan, Mir and Mrs. Charles Speechly, B. Kostrometin- off, Mir and Mrs. Jack Faricuf, c. William Holt.
 Have you tried the Five O'Clock Dinner Specials at Mabry's Cafe?
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ON VACATION TRIP

Leonard Johnson left this morning on the Yukon for a visit to the States. He plans to take real va cation and stated before leaving that he may remain south all winter.
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STORE HOURS

For the accommodation of the trade, this store will be open Tues day evening, December 10th.
 adv. B.M. BEHRENDS CO, Inc.
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GORDONS

For your accommodation, this store will be open the evening of December 10th until p. m. adv.
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STORE HOuRS

Goldsteins Emporium will be open until NINE P. M. Tuesday, | December 10th. adv. ]
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Junior High School Notes

The attendance in Junior High
School has returned to normal, Mon
day showing only eight absences
despite the extremely cold weather.
All the pupils seemingly are intent on
making good record for their first
semester work as makeup work is
being attended to and other efforts
are much in evidence.
The Junior High School received a
lovely letter from the recipients of
the Christmas tree-which certainly
made is happy to know that we had
really accomplished our purpose in
making someone happy.
Beth Bravinder has become so &C
complished in her instrumental work
that Mr.. Limburg has deemed it adj
visable for her to try out in the
school band. Good for Beth!
The Domestic Science Classes have
been so busy and interested in pre-
pairing and serving meals these days.
They have been having guests who in
turn say that their efforts have not
been in vain. The girls are learning
to become charming hostesses which
they do not fall short of being.
We have word from Alpha Jeppe-
son who found it necessary to dis
continue her school work because OF
illness-that she feels strong enough
to return to her school duties again
next Monday. We are glad to learn
that Alpha is returning.
Considerable interest is being
aroused in the ]. H. S. because Of
the oncoming declamatory contest.
We expect many volunteers because
this is a splendid opportunity for
dramatic and oratorical abilities to
present themselves. The contest in
the Junior School High School will
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
COST OF ELECTING NEW
SENATOR NEARLY $4,000

The cost of electing new senator
to take the place of the late Frank A.
Day of Fairmont, will cost two coun-
ties close to $4,000, it has been esti-
mated. In speaking Of the PROPOSE
ton the Truman Tribune gives the
following information:
eve believe we would rather have
the money it is going to cost to elect
a new senator, than the salary of the
official after he is elected. There
are SO precincts in the two counties,
and figuring the salary of five cleo
ton officials, at Sc each for the two
days, the total cost of the election
will be $4,000 not counting the cost
of ballots, cost of polling places, etc.
It is estimated that the total cost of
the election will run close to $4,000,
which will be five times as much as
the man elected will receive for the
balance of the term.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Teachers, Students, and Alumnae Va
cation with Home Folks

The Christmas holidays were a
source of enjoyment to the members
of the High School as well as to the
teachers and alumnae.
Among the alumnae who came
home for the vacation were: Mary
Finn, Marian Jaehning, Helen Jaehn-
ing, Harriet Jaehning, Dessymore
Whiting, Irene Freyer, Helen Byranl,
Dorothy Byram, Charlotte, Crimmins,
Leland Posi-, Richard Jueneman, John
Jackson, Floyd Freyer, Gilbert Cor
bett.
Miss Margaret McNaughton, a
former teacher of the Redwood Falls
High School, now teaching at Two
Harbors, was a guest of Mrs. Dan
Mckay.
Miss Francis Dillingham;, our Eng
lish instructor, had very enjoyable
time at her home in Columbus, Ohio.
Two other teachers were out of the
state; Mr.. Stanley Limburg was the
guest of his parents in Iowa and Miss
Alice Ide who has charge of the
Teachers training department vaca-
toned at Kansas City. The other
teachers were entertained at their
respective homes in Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Imposed Laws

A mans strength of character is
determined by his ability to impose
laws upon himself. The laws placed
upon the statute books are put there
to protect the weak members OF
society. Therefore we cannot and
should not pride ourselves on the
fact that we obey them. If we are
strong, or if we aspire to be strong,
laws designed to protect the weak
should be obeyed by us as a matter
of course. The average man will do
as he is told; the exceptional man
will have vision enough to tell HIM
self what to do. There is no law
which tells us that we must obtain a
reasonable amount of sleep each
night. Yet if we do not impose such
a law upon ourselves we will be in
efficient and will not possess the
strength necessary to see and grasp
the opportunities that confront us
each day of our lives. There is no law
which tells US that we must throw
ourselves with complete abandon and
the utmost enthusiasm into the work
at hand. Yet if we do not do this we
will be classed as just an average
person by those with whom we come
in contact, and we will be given just
average things to do. Hundreds OF
such examples might be given. How
many and what kind of laws are we
going to impose on ourselves? That
is a question that we must answer for
ourselves. No one can possibly
answer it for US. We must study our
own lives and then decide for our
selves just what self-imposed laws
will make it possible for US to con-
tribute to life all of the energy and
all of the ability with which we have
been endowed. Once we have decided
what laws we should enact for our
selves, we must then summon to the
front all of the moral courage that
we possess in an effort to obey those
laws. Are we willing to make the
sacrifices that must accompany such
a program of life? If we are, we
will be leaders; if we are not, we will
be ollowers.-Editoria from a Stu
dent Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

Commercial Geography and Higher
Algebra final examinations will usher
out the old semester on Friday, jan
uary 18th. Commercial Law and
Solid Geometry, replacing these sub
jects, will ring in the new semester.
This weekend, in addition to being
the hump" of the school year, marks
the close of the third six-weeks per-
iod. The students feel as if they are
pretty we'll marked by now, as this
week the regular period tests have
been given in all subjects.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

during the past year. Five of the
calls were in the city and six were IN
the country. In nearly every instance
the chemicals were sufficient to
snuff the fire out, which proves that
that method is very effective when
the fire is discovered early, and the
call can be sounded without delay.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Team DOnned In New Suits
Trim Lamberton Last Friday

Last Friday evening the Redwood
High School team blossomed forth in
new suits. These suits are made up
of white shirts with Redwood Falls in
red across the front, and red pants
with white strip down the side and
a white R on the side.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
High School Party Announced

The all High School Party for the
first semester is to be held in the
Lincoln Gymnasium January %, at
1880 o'clock. The class presidents
are working on Preliminaries. This
masculine group are promising an
entertainment that will surpass the
expectations of every party-goer.
They say lots of speed will be in
evidence as it's to be an automobile
party"-Now what is an automobile
party?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Glee Club to Stage Operetta

This week Miss Denzel, instructor
of the Girls Glee Club, informed the
girls that she expects to put on an
operetta later in the year, and would
like full cooperation of all the girls.
AS an incentive, the girls are looking
forward to even a better operetta
than was presented last year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

In our list of tragic situations,
consider the sad case of the violinist's
wife who didn't know who her hus-
band was fiddling around with when
he was away from home.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

come off in March-the exact date
will be published later.
We are still at loss to know just
what Louise Swain was trying to do
when she rounded the corner of one
Of the assembly room doors when
Presto! her feet left the floor! We
are all wondering if Louise mutilated
any of her books!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
MORGAN FIRE DEPT.
ANSWERED IL CALLS

F. H. Schieffert, chief Of the Nor
gan fire department, has prepared
a report of the department for the
year 1928, which shows that the de-
partment answered eleven alarms
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Debate Team Prepares for Monte
Glass Room Activities

1t is part of the assignment for the
American History classes to keep
abreast of current event such as pro-
ceedings of congress and the state
legislature. A part of the recitation
period of at least one day each week
is devoted to discussion of them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

Along with our regular Book
keeping work Miss Fallon tells us of
actual business happenings. These
prove to be quite interesting. While
we were discussing contracts and pc
titions, the other day, she told us
story. / think it would be we'll to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
~ Redwood Falls School Notes =
Edited by the Students of the Local Schools

The squad did justice to their new
suits by defeating the fast Lamberton
High School quintette II to IL. The
entire squad Of nine men took part in
the exciting game which held the
spectators on their toes from the
startling whistle till the final gun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

retell it here. A superintendent in a
school drew up long petition which
contained a great deal of small
writing. The petition was circulated
among the students. They glanced
at it, and thinking it all right they
signed it. Later it was found out
they had given the superintendent
the right to cut off their right hand.
The moral Of the story is that it
pays to read anything thoroughly be-
fore you attach your name to it.
The Modern History class is busy
studying the "Reign of Terror in
France, since Mr.. Stockton has made
a resolution that we study more than
we had done in the past.
The Latin II class recently put in
a Latin play.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

Grant S. Tin Chemistry class an
swering "no" to a question:
Miss Raverty: What do you mean
by saying "no".
Grant S.: Nitric Oxide.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Normal Training Department.

The normal students were enter
tanned at a Christmas party at the
home of Misses Inez and Evelyn
Wetmore on the Tuesday before
Christmas. Although there was no
Santa Claus, there was pretty tree
with presents for all. The evening
was spent with games and entertain
ment relative to the Christmas sea-
son. In spite of the bad weather a
very good time was had by all.
After the Christmas holidays, the
enrolment for the normal depart
ment was 100 per cent. There has
been one withdraw from our depart
ment, Miss Lee Marsh has left US.
+ Beginning next week the normal
girls will take up practice teaching.
They will teach in the fifth and sixth
grades on the subjects of Language,
Geography, and History.
All the students of the normal de-
partment are busy now making peep
shows, movies, and little theaters to
illustrate work in Language, Liter
allure and History.
Debate Team Prepares for Monte
The negative debate team of the
Redwood Falls High School, which
consists of Freda Laudon, Margaret
Tiffany, and Lloyd Mertz, is making a
thorough preparation, under the
direction of Mr.. Voxland, to compete
with Montevideo the last week of
January. Freda Laudon, who was
also on the affirmative team is taking
the place of Lavon Lair who was i'll
with the flu at the time of the first
debate and who retires because of
makeup work. The debate will be
held at Montevideo.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
DR.. Linn Speaks to Senior High

On Tuesday morning, during the
twenty minute period, DR.. Linn spoke
before the High School Assembly on
Taking up the Slack. In his inter-
esting address, he pointed out that
the young people of today ought to
make the best use of the hours from
seven to twelve P. M. so that they
might be better fitted to make their
contributions to the world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

Miss Jacobsen: / wish you wouldn't
whisper while you're studying.
Freda L.: l wasn't studying, was
only whispering.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
Redwood Falls Schools Donate
To Near East Relief Fund

To encourage the spirit Of giving,
as well as to help in relieving the
Near East, "Near East Relief" boxes
were placed in the Lincoln and Sem
Tor High School Buildings before
Christmas. The contributions of the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16
-$11.03
JOKES

Miss Fallon: Which way is the
ruler held in bookkeeping
Mike S.: Lower side down and up
per side up.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-16

The Latin II class recently put in
a Latin play.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-01-11
RICHARD ZOMREL
r." LEBO SA BAL NOzA

"TeXH Rickard, chyrny riadi-
tel pastnych zapasov zomrel ne
del'u v Miami Beach, Fla, na O.
travu krve po operacii nat slepe
crevo. Rickard napadnuty Dol "a
palenfm ereva este pred siestimi
mesiacmi a keby sa boil vtedy po-
drobil operacii, mohol zit'. Ale on
sa noza bal a lekarom odkazal !:
"Mozete ma Aastrelit', ale ME re-
zat'.' Lekari mu potom len Fad
prikladali, oim mu zapalenie uti-
sill, ale neodstranili. Ked' Dol na
Novy rok napadnuty strasnou bo-
lest 'ou, podrobil sa operacii, ale
mu uz nebolo pomoei, lebo crevo
bolo skoro cele zhnite a hnoj ma
kazil mu krv. Bojoval so smrt 'ou
sest' dni bez vysledku. .-.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-01-11
FORD BUDE PREDAVAT
SVOJE AUTA MA SPLATKY

Ford Motor Company zalozila
zylastnu financoyaciu spolocpost'
pod menom Universal Credit Go.
kapitalom udajne S6,000,0O0. Ia
to spoiocnost bude poskytovat'
pozicky kupovatel ON Ford auto
mobilov bez zisku L'udia odte-
raz 81 budn moct' kupit' Ford
automobil pri slozeni asi 20 per-
cent kiipnej ceny a ostatok budil
splacat mesacne. Uroky bud1 ta-
Ike mike, re zaokryji 4en trovy S
udrziavanim tejto spolocnosti
spojene. Fordovym pravidlom je
mat zisk len ie1en a to 70 svo-
jich vyrobkov.; Ocakava sa vse-
obecne, ze tento plan financovaci
povzbudi statisice d 'alsich ,rudi k
zaklpeniu Ford automobilu. ~.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-01-11
PREDAVAL "PENIAZE
MELUcI MLYNcEK'

V tieto dni arestovany Dol ma
Sou policiou Tony Polito, alias
Frank Mantico, ktory San Fran
ciscu osvindloval lahkovernych
l'udi 0 $1,000. Polito predaval
mlynceky, ktore mlely peniaze Po-
lozil cisty papier do valca a Wy
siel pelny novy dollar, pat dollar
nix alebo al vyssie bankovky.
Lakomi Iahkoverni l'udia sa da-
Ii ,Pahko lapit' platili Politovi
po tisicke i viac "a jeho zazracny
mlyncek. Ale ked Polito odiSiel a
mlynceka nevychodily move pc
niaze, ale len cisty papier, okla
mani chudaci oznamili wee poll
eli, ktora Politu poznala pre-
doslych priestupkov "a TELEGRAPH.
vala youngstownskej -policii, ably
davala pozof na tohtp chlapa. a
vskutku, .dvaja nasi detektivi ma
sli Politu ma North Phelps ulici I
arestovali. Je v mestskom yazenl
dokym 81 prenho nepride policis
70 San Francisco.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-01-11
DEPARTMENT PRACE
PREDViDA DOBRE POMERY

Department prace Spoj. Statov
vo svojom novorocnom prehl'ade
.udaya. ze stat Ohio ocakavaJn
vel nae dobr6 robotne pomery.
Vyhl'adky pre- tento rok, vraj, sh
O mnoho jasnejsie ako rokoch
1927 a 1928. Predpoveda, re Gin
most vo vsetkych veducich to-
varnach OlNio bude zvysella a
mnoho dodatocnych robotnikov
bude. pribrate. V januari praca
pojde trochu pomalsie pre- popl-
sovanie inventaru, ale potom
zacne sa normalna zamestnanost
okolo aprila zacne sa vacsla
poptavka po robotnikoch, lebo
vtedy zahajena bude cinnost V
stayitel Sskom priemysli.
V prehl'ade je udane, re auto
mobilove toyarne toho rokl budl'
pracoyat' zvysenou silou a toho
nasledok bude Wac objednavok
pre- gumove oceliarske tovarne
Stavebna cinnost' bude normalna
a stat Ohio vyda najmenej diva.
dsat' milionov dolarov na yereJ
ne prace, ako je stasba ciest I
m0stov. Mesta stiez vyllajn vel 'ki
miliony na rozlicne zlepsenia !
medzi inymi spomenuty je
Youngstown, ktory la elinainacil
krizovatiek strovi pit niliono'
dolarov a na nox zdrej pitne,
vody tiez mnohO milionos.
V uhoPnom prisnaysli statl
Ohio nastane tisz zlsfsenie, takz'
stat Ohio mose o6akayat' 4 tom
10 rokn prosperitu, akej snad
este qlebol ncastny. Bodaj to hol;
'pravda
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-01-11
sMRTNE ZPRAvY.


Juraj PavcuIa, S21 y. Garland
Ave, zomrel utorok statncJ
nemoonici Massillon vo vellu Al
rokov. Oplakava ho manzelka a
dcera. Bol clcnom Cir. X. Sojedl-
nenia a cirkvi Sy. Nikolaja. PO-
hrab mu je- piatok rano do
mu smntku a chramu Sv. Nikola.
ia. Pohrabne obrady vykona Rev
Jan Krusko. Pochoyany bude I'D
gr. k. cintorine P. Marie.
Maria Janeeko, l9-rocna dcera
Jana a Marie Janeeko, % Prin,
cess ST., Campbell, zomrela minu
leho tyzdna ma zapalenie pl nc
Neboha bola narodena V Mt. Plea
SAINT, Pa. a prisla sem al0o -dievca
tko rodicmi. Pohrab jej Dol y so
botu rano. Pohrabne obrady Wy
l-onal v chrame Sv. Jana krstite
Ia Rev. Jan Hamrak. Pochoyani
bola osadnom cintorine.
Vilem Babel, 3-recny syn JAM
Babej a jeho manzelky, 1908 Hun
bolt Ave-, zomrcl v piatok IA "a
skirt. Oplakavajli ho rodicia a Sc
stra Izabela.