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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
FORTY KILLED IN u, s,
Eastern and Southern States
Center of Vast Storm and
Flood Area.

Chicago Unreasonable tempera-
lures prevailed throughout the east.
south and midwest as the toll exacted
by storms reached from Arkansas
across vast expanse to the Atlantic
ocean, including 10 states. Reports
from affected areas showed that the
tornado death toll was at least As and
that the injured will total we'll up in
the hundreds with hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in damage to build
ings, crops and communication lines.
In Virginia fifteen were killed in the
cyclonic disturbances, two were dead
in Kentucky, two in Ohio, two in Ten
nessee, one in Alabama, two in Flor
ida, one in Georgia and nine in Ark.
ansas.
Wind, rain, hail and snow combined
in depredations upon the states of
Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Caro-.
lima, West Virginia, Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, Oklahoma and Iowa. No
deaths were reported from these states
but the toll in injured and property
damage Is high.
With two dams out and damage
from tornado reported, New England
felt the effect of high waters and
heavy winds. New Hampshire expert.
enced the flood menace. A village was
virtually wiped out and heavy dam.
age done after the dam near Colebrook
and at Belmont gave way under the
pressure of water. Kidderville was
swept away and Colebrook reported
several houses and barns carried away
when the Balsam dam broke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Brown to Head Road Patrol.

Minneapolis-Ear Brown, Henne.
pin county's millionaire sheriff." re-
signed to take charge of the new state
highway patrol in the highway depart
ment, authorized by the last legisla-
ture. Duties of the highway patrol
are rigidly limited to supervision of
highway laws on trunk highways.
The force is limited to 35 men by
terms of the act. Mr.. Brown is TAX
ing the new job although the act linn
its the salary to $2,400 a year. He
has been getting $1,000 a year as
sheriff
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
EAST OF BRUNO

L ~ -
Mrs. Krause accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Withrow to Duquette to attend
the Ladies' Aid meeting held at the
home of Mrs. E. A. Koecher.
The Matthes family visited at the
Kovtz home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Schroeder and
family called at the Edw. Rupp home
Monday.
Elinor and Walter Robinson and
Arthur Devork spent Sunday after
noon at the Charpentier home.
| The SouthertOn brothers and Ivan
Miller played ball with the Bruno
boys at Brook Park Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Rupp and Mrs. Osterkamp
called at the John Babe home Sat
urday afternoon.
Anna Brandt was a Sandstone call
er last Thursday.
Howard ellison went to Sandstone
Tuesday, returning Wednesday on the
1910 o'clock train.
VIM. Bonnin has moved his saw
rig to the Edw. Rupp home. He in
tends to saw Mr.. Rupp's pile of logs
this week.
Anna Rupp spent Saturday at Du-
luth.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Catlin are enjoying
a few days vacation visiting friends
and relatives in the Twin Cities.
Adeline Downing spent Friday
night with her friend, Luella Wal
ner. g.
Mrs. Otto Downing and Mrs. Mike
Plaisted called on friends in and
around Bruno Tuesday.
Mrs Albert Osterkamp visited at
the VIM. Davis home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthes spent
Saturday evening at the CharpentieI
home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Billman and
family, Hosmer Miller, Mildred Store
DO, and Adelaide Rupp spent Satur.
day evening at the Osterkamp home
Ivon Miller and the StOrebo broth
ers went fishing Saturday evening
Although it was cold they each had
a nice fish dinner.
| The dinner guests at the Edw
Rupp home Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
John Rupp and family, Mr.. and Mrs
LIE Roy Miller and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Davis and family, Albert
Osterkamp and family, Willie Store
DO, and Mr. ellison.
| Wm Davis has moved his family
to their own home, known as Beaver
Inn.
A number of the young folks from
these parts attended the show at
Bruno Sunday evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, Ada, Norman
and Hosmer were guests at the Green
valid home at Sandstone Sunday
| Mr.. Charpentier, who has been in
ST. Paul the past month, came home
Sunday and assisted his children with
the farm work. He again left for St
Paul, where he is working.
Mrs. Martin SlOtt's MOTHER Mrs
Carter, and son, Will Williamson and
wife of Saltwater, visited a few days
the past week at the Martin Slot
home.
Albert Osterkamp was a Sandstone
caller Tuesday.
| Several of the young folks hung
May baskets among their friends the
first of May.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Matthes attended
the Lutheran Ladies' Aid held at Mrs
Emil A. Koecher's7 home at Duquette
| Several from this vicinity attended
the class play Sally Lunn," given
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Robs Theater of $6,118,

Minneapolis-Wh While several hundred
persons were watching a motion pic
ture, and women were powdering their
faces before the mirrors nearby, two
masked bandits with drawn revolvers
forced the treasurer of the State the
alter here back into his office, made
him open safe, slugged him into un-
consciousness, and then escaped with
$6,11S in cash
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Poultry Big Aid to Farmers.

Washington-The United States de-
partment of agriculture engages in
many diversified activities calculated
TO aid the American farmer, but few
if any of these have yielded fore gra-
tifying results than it's efforts to pro-
mote the poultry products industry OF
the country. Eggs are now being pro-
duced on more than 100000 farms
throughout the United States, the de-
partment estimate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Turkestan Quakes Kill II.

Askhabad, Russian Turkestan-11
persons were killed and more than 40
injured when four successive earth.
quakes shook the surrounding country,
bringing down houses in many villages
and devastating a wide area.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Charges Dollar Ships Sell Rum.

Washington - Representative La
Guardia, Republican, New York, said
IN the house that Captain Robert Dol
lar, who recently announced the sale
of intoxicants was not permitted on
his ships, did not know what was 60
ing on aboard his vessels. with all
due respect to Captain Dollar, he does
not know what is going on in his own
Ships" the New Yorker declared.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
French Girl Pedals Across Channel.

Dover, England-Despite a choppy
sea and poor vicibility, Mile. Aimee
Pfanner, 22-year-old French girl and
former mannequin, succeeded in cross
ing the English channel on a hydro.
cycle in nine hours, 10 minutes. M.
Rene Savard who accomplished the
Journey in 1926 in six and one-half
hours, accompanied her.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Six in One Family Killed at CROSSING
Stewards Son Heads Oil Firm,

New York-Robert G. Stewart, son
of Robert w. Stewart, recently ousted
as chairman of the Standard Oil Com
pany OF Indiana, has been elected
president of the Lago Oil & Transport
Co. He succeeds his brother, James
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

by the seniors of the Bruno high
school. There was a very large at
tendance.
Adelaide Rupp spent Wednesday
night of last week with her friend,
Mildred StOrebO.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Persia Quake Dead 1000.

Teheran, Persia-Telegraphic ad-
vices tell of horrible havoc in the
khorassan district Of northeast Per-
STA where earthquakes continue after
causing three days of terror. Several
villages have been destroyed and esti-
mates were that 1000 persons had
persisted.
Six In One Family Killed at CROSSING.
Sturgis, Mich.-Six members of one
family were killed here by a north
bound Pennsylvania railroad train
which struck their car at a crossing
near the city limits. Three were chill.
dren.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Reed Sought as Whoopee couns

Chicago-James A. Reed, former
United States senator from Missouri,
has been asked to defend Timothy j.
Grove, former president Of the sani-
tary district and the democrats among
the six trustees and eight others in
dicted by the grand jury for con-
spiracy tc defraud taxpayers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

The American Want column pays
big dividends on the money it's cost
for insertion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

Heard at a local restaurant:
"Will you have some pie, sir?" as
it customary" mo, it's apple"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Well Oiled.

Well Oiled.
Dentist-"Will you take gas?"
Absent-minded Motorist-"Yes, and
you better look at the Oil, too."-
Zenith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
INCREASE IN COPPER
PRICES is RUMORED

Special Dispatch 10 The Gtar.
NEW YORK. August % a rrcspec-
tive increase in copper price, Is oeirg
discussed among leading producers and
several quarters in Wall Street wovld
not be surprised TO see a rericion tlp-
ward in the present scale al en- early
Gate. it was learned ycStcrca"
Sources close to the leading cZpor'ers
and producers were reluctant n rliscuyS
tine situation. Interests which ha"e occn
buying copper shares in tn. lat few
weeks stated. however. thst tras ~
pected IN increase in copper prices D.
cause of the heavy demand which i27-
recently developed. principally from
abroad.
Foreign buving has hecon1e. rlurh
stronger In the last few Weckr End ne
domestic demand has been GOOD. Ir-
creased demand is anticipated ho. n
with the beginning of Autumn. .s-ies
Of copper for export yesterday fofaI-I
$3.50. 900 pounds. Domestic buv:nc vas
also il good volume and was vc}l dis
tributed. it waS reported. The prize ct
the metal he's been unchanged ~ IA
cents pound domestic ard 1890 cents
a pound foreign.
Sales Of copper so far thi- month have
totaled abo,l, 1900 onn pound ,rd
have been about equal" divided hrf" cen
domestic and foreign account. Fo-e'or1
sales on Wednesday iotaied 3,o0n.0n0
pounds.
Prices of copper shares ifavr hr-A
climbing SLOWLY from the lar la7c1- Ir+o
which they sank vhsn ire price ri tl7e
red metal was slaShed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
New Securities


BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 22-New secu-
rifles offered today include: Crown
Drug Stores Inc. $4,000 units. con-
slsting of 10000 shares per cent Gu
INITIATIVE convertible preferred stock and
10000 shares no par common stock at
s72 so unit, offered by Childs, JEFF
fries 81 Co.
Pennsylvania Dock & Warehouse Co.,
$5,75O.000 leasehold mortgage per
cent sinking fund gold bonos. to mature
August ], 1949, priced at 80 and &C
crued interest, to yield about GIT per
cent. Offered by the National City Co.
and Cassatt 81 Co.
Monarch Fire Insurance Co.. 100000
$40 par value capital stock at S42 a
share. offered by syndicate headed by
Otis e. Co.
Chicago. H.. South Park District. So
100000 4 per cent bonds, maturing
serjally from 1880 TO 1o49. offered at
prices to yield from 465 to $50 per
cent by a syndicate headed by the first
Union Trust 81 Savings Bank Of CHI
cago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
CURB ISSUES RISE
IN BULL|SH DRIVE:
Oils Are Featured in Advance.
Utility Issues Are
Quiet.
sc.etsl pi,retch to rh. Star.

NEW YORK. August 23.-Prices were
generally higher on the Curb Exchange
today but the advance Was not as spec
tscular as that on the stock Exchange.
nor was It accompanied by so large
turnover. In part this condition was
accounted for by the fact that the util-
titles Old not take their usual -promi-.
nent place in the proceedings, and the
utilities make so large part of the
trading on the curb.
One Of the features was the response
by Transamerica Corporation 10 the
announcement of q $50 per cent stock
dividend. The stock had closed at $40
Yesterday which was new high up TO
that time. It opened more than 3,
points higher today and added materi
ANY 20 .fe gain afterward TranS3c-
tons were eX the right to subscribe 10
stock of the new ntercoast Trading Co.
Electric Fond g. Share was an eXcep-
ton to the rule Of moderate gains in
its part of the list. This stock opened
AZ a new high after its advance Of
points on the day before. and shortly
afterWard touched l72. where it was up
almost points and at record high
American Superpower gained a point or
SO and Arkansas Natural Gas bettered
Its previous high by point.
Against these gains were losses OF
points in Niagara Shares and new low
for the recently organized Blue Ridge
Corporal ton. Duke Power, which has
been q sensational performer III many
other sessions reacted substantially.
The oils were active and strong with
out exception. Among the independ~
ents Gulf Oil of PENNSYLVANIA WAS the
leader. while Cities Service sold at a
new high for he present shares.
Two indlStrials stood out, Anchor
Post Fence and General Realty 81 Util-
tiles both at new highs. General
Theater Equipment was another miscel-
ianeo,is Issue in strong demand. Croker
Wheeler lost 10 points on the sale OF
a few shares. Foltis-Fisher equaled its
previous low.
Irving Air Chute responded TO the Of
fcial statement that net profits in the
farst half Of the year exceeded 100000
and that earnings for July were better
yet by moderate advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

CHICAGO. August % 'PH-t United
States Department of Agriculture -
Hogs. 5000 head. including 1000 direct:
market mostly Is to IS higher; top,
li.oO; bulk good to choice 1602l0
pounds weight, li.50 TO 1l.85; 230-25o
pounds. 100 to 1l.50: packing sows,
900 to $50. Butchers. medium 20
choice. 250-300 pounds, 1o.l5 10 ll.25:
2nn-2sn pounds. 1850 to 1875: l60-2GG
pounds. Ills 10 1870: 13n-l60 pounds.
1850 10 11a5. Packing sows. S.73 70
goo. Pigs. medium To choice, 90-lSO
pounds. 1000 to 1850.
Cattle-Receipts. 500 head; calves
] 900: practically nothing here eXcep:
sale of yearlings: week end clearance
good, considering the liberal supple:
held over earlier in the week: mo-
enough steers offered to make MAJ
ket: vealers strong at 1900 to 1850
choice. l.300-1 500 pounds. 1915 10
1900; 1.lGO-l 200 pounds, 1915 10 1900,
o50-l.l00 pounds, 1915 TO 1900: COM
mon and medium. $50 pounds up, 800
to 1900. FED yearlings, good snE
choice. 75O-950 pounds. 1915 to 1880.
Heifers. good and choice. $50 pounoS
down. 1918 to 1925; common end me
dunn, $50 TO 12.75. Cows. good and
choice. 825 to 1900; common and me-
dunn, $50 10 S25. Vcalers milk fed.
good. 500 TO 1850: medium. 1900 to
Il 5. 90: Gull and common. 800 to 1900.
Stockers and feeder steers. good and
choice, ell weights, 1915 to l2.75; COM
mon and medium. 800 to 1915.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head: market
active. strong TO 25 higher: native lamps;
1925 to 1875: top. 1900; range lambs
1850: fat ewes, $50 to 500: feeding
lambs quotable steady; lambs. good
and choice. % pounds down, 1900 10
1900: medium. HOO to 1900: Gull and
common, $50 to l1.0G; ewes. medium
tn choice, $50 pounds down. $50 ~
SOS: Gull and common. $50 to AIS;
feeder lambs. good and choice, 1880 10
1875.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. August. % P).-Sndden
broadening out of European demand
for wheat from the United States gave
an immediate hoist to wheat values
today, with highest prices toward The
last. Helping to lift the wheat market
were adverse crop reports from Argen-
tina and Australia. with semi-official
figures today indicating recent estimates
of the 1929 wheat Weld in France were
much too high. All advices today from
Canada continued to suggest wheat
cron far below that of last year.
Wheat closed unsettled, gig to S34
above yesterdays finish.
Corn closed q to II, mp. oats "a to
"a advance and provisions unchanged to
vie of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
GERMANY WANTS
DEBT SETTLEMENT
Stresemann Is Anxious for
Agreement of Hague Par
ley Before Sept. |.
EY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. August 23.--The Hague
conference--success or fajlure-which
is It TO be?
Philip Snowden, the British chancel-
Tor Of the cXchequer. precipitated the
crisis when he declined to accept on
Britain the terms laid down in the
Young report, which the British dele
gates, headed by Sir Joshua Stamp
agreed to early in the Summer at Paris.
British public opinion stands behind
Mr.. SnoWdon. And so does business
opinion in Eastern Canada.
Mr.. Snowden is ably seconded by the
Right Hon. William Graham, ~, presi-
dent OF the British Board CT Trade.
Graham like Snowden. is o whiz at
figures. College man, he graduated in
1915 with honors in economic science
from Edinburgh University. Two years
later he graduated as lawyer. He has
specialized in such subjects as taxation.
juvenile employment and financial
legislation since leaving college.
A lecturer on economics at the Uni
versity of Edinburgh. and a vigorous
writer on social and economic questions,
he is' generally regarded as the scholar
of the Labor cabinet.
but lAC dtNBdCES 1ipIl NIifot
Britain, Germany. France. Italy, Bel
GUM and Japan be unable to get to-
gether-and frankly this is what Is
worrying GERMANY what Will happen?
Herr StraScmann Insists that Ger
many must o%ein payments under the
Young plan September !, as 1t is nm
possible IJT her tO make the payments
required under the Old Drives pan.
Both Premier BRAND and Mr.. SnuH den
dissent. Then what?
Thousands of columns are being pub
lished on The Hague Conference and
its impending crisis. Why? BECAUSE
very largely it holds the kny for the
revival of economic Europe. 1t would
be a tragedy indeed should the present
crisis result in the suspension OF the
Young plan.
Martin insult of Chicago. president
OF tina Middle West Utilities Co. is one
executive who believes that the small
towns comprise the new industrial
frontier"
ANY one who has Travelled in recent
months through the congesied cities
cannot help but be impressed with the
marked decentralization OF industry
going on in most of them.
Many department stores in the larger
cities are establishing branches in The
outlaying sections. to take care of the
increasing business there.
The small town. to mor of fhe Ins,iN
type. constitutes the dynamic America
of the future. without the congestion.
dirt and noise" OF the metropolitan
centerS.
Electric power has done much 10
change the character Of the present
civilization. With the possible excep-
ton of the automobile, no influence has
been greater The use Of the kiloWatt
has freed man from tho limitations of
space and time.
In 1920 there were l3.26a iucor-
porated communities in the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, August % LP,.-Un-
cert afotv as 70 weather developments
in the Southwest over the approaching
week end had a restricting effect on
business and was reflected by rather
nervous and irregular fluctuations III
the cotton market today. Prices raj
lied from an opening decline. but after
selling or points net higher esseo
slightly under liquidation, with the mid
afternoon market quiet at net de-
cIines or or points.
Futures closed steady } points lower
tn higher; October, l8.42al8.44: De-
cember, l875al8.76: January 1880;
March, 1S9eal9.O0; May. 1910. Spot
quiet: middling. 1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Baldwin Locomotive Works.

NEW YORK. August % (P'.-FolIor-
ing the regular monthly meeting If the
directors of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works it was announced that the com
pany. which is operating at IS per cent
of capacity. has enough business on
hand to operate at the present rate to
the end of the year. Shipments are
at the rate of $4,000 600 a
month. New business amounting 10
So 900. 600 was booked during JulV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

away from them In like manner. That
is why her people have been putting
their prefits into improving homes and
factories.
Even today unemployment is a
Sartofi.
Germany in 10 years will again be the
most powerful nation industrially in
Europe II the European politicians let
her work.
For she knows how.
copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Oil Company EyrarJs.

NEW YORK. August - ~ Tine
Pichfieid Oil Corporation of Nav YORK.
which entered the New England he!d
last December through tie purchase -
the Walburn Petroleum Co. i-a-
strengthened its position in that terri
tory b. thu acquisition IF thc Lanlson
Oil Co. Of Providence. f. l.. through tie
30 service stations Of which Ricbdeld
nrOtiIlcts viii be marketed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Oil Merger RumoIed.

NEW YORK. August % CIT was
reported in Wall Street today that I'M
portant stockholding interests of the
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
and The Prairie Oil. e. Gas Go. have
reached an understanding. termed at
present as "gentlemen's agreement"
for the merger of the two organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Heavy Construction Contracts.

NEW YORK. August 23.-Contracts
let in heavy construction and engineer
ing projects in the past week were sub
stantially higher than in the correspond
ing week last year. due principally to
higher rate of activity in commercial
and industrial building, Engineering
News Record reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

Opening - January. 1915 March. IL IS;
May 1909: October toldI. 1875; OCTOBER
(newl. 1874. Decerher, 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

Tnc.,lls..... 60 fsriss h iilE snsEsn Ere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Lindherghs visit Morrow Home.

ENGIEWO0D. N. j.. August % fH,.--
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his bride,
the former Anne Morrow. arrived here
YESTERDAY to visit Ambassador and Mrs.
Dwight w Morrow, who returned from
Mexico City Tuesday. II is their f1rsf
visits 10 Mrs. Lindbergh's former home
since their marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

The government OF Denmark Is exc
peeted to recommend drastic reduc-
ton Ia ariny n1cyiA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-05
Marine News
LIGHTSHIP FERN
 ON ROUTINE TRIP

Calling here to take aboard fuel oil, the lighthouse tender Fern, Capt. w. H. Barton, docked at 6 o'clock last evening. The vessel is making a routine trip, inspecting, maintaining and charging beacons and other lights, and is also mak- ing repairs to lights out of order.
 The ship is just a few days out of Ketchikan, her headquarters, and before calling here made calls at several stations on Prince of Wales Island as well as other lights on the inside passage.
 Sailing from here the Fern will go as far as Cape Spencer and on her return, steam up Lynn Canal to work at the various stations in those waters.
 While in port the vessel was rnoored at the Alaska Juneau mine cock, where oil was taken aboard. The ship sailed about noon today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-05
RECEPTION BY GOVERNOR WILL
 BE NEXT WEEK

Honoring the Legislators and their wives, a public reception will be given ct the Governors Man sion next Tuesday evening, Gov. George A. Parks made known this morning. Invitations are being sent only to the Representatives and Senators, although the public is invited.
 The Governors reception is al- ways given early during legisla- tive session and serves both to well come the visitors to the Capital City and to give the townpeople an opportunity to meet the law makers from different parts of the Territory. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated social events of the legislative season and has al- ways been largely attended.