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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
Irish Quintet
Easy Winner

BIZ Times Special
NOTRE DAME, Ind, Dec. 5.-Notre
Danes veteran hardwood team
opened the cage champion here Fri
day night by troUncing Kalamazoo
college. 81 to T. Ray De Cook, bril-
liant center, snagged five field goals
for the victorS, who led, Is to 2, at
half time.
Ed Krause, star sophomore tackle
on the grid squad, played three
minutes at center and got five
points. Baldwin, Davis, Grove.
Newbold, Voegli and Burns also
scored for the Irish.
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Dempsey Raps
Duluth Youth

RI UHjted Press
FARGO, N. D., Dec. SACK
Dempsey scored two knockouts and
two decisions in four appearances
here Friday night. The former
heavyweight champion floored
Johnny Koranda, Chicago in 16 sec
onds, and Swede Gransbger, Fargo,
in 81 seconds.
Charlie Retzlaff, Duluth, ranked
among the first ten heavyweights,
preferred to clinch and seemed
{ timid. Dempsey won the three
round bout on aggressiveness and a
few solid blows. Tommy Davenport,
Little Rock, Ark, polted Dempsey
with hard right to the head but
Dempsey won the event easily.
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Rudolph Sets
Billiard Pace

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5.-Erwin
Rudolph of Cleveland, defending
champion in the worlds pocket bill
lard tournament, led the field of
twelve today. with three victories
and no defeats. He defeated Rob-
ert Lindbrom of Seattle, Wash. 125
to 81. Friday night to take the lead.
Andrew Ponzi of Philadelphia de-
feated Johnny Layton of Sedalia.
Mo, 125 to 10, in another game
Griday night, while Spencer Livsey
of Los Angeles, defeated Frank Ia
berski of Schenectady, ~ Y, 125
to 40, and George Kelly Of Phila-
delphia defeated Marcel Camp OF
Detroit. 125 to 102.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
PEORIA SIGNS PARKER

By Times Special
CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.-Riley Par
ker, who has been second baseman
and manager of the Moline Qll)
Mississippi Valley League club, will
be playing manager of the Peoria
Illo Three-I League club next sea-
son, it was announced today. Peoria
is a Cincinnati Reds farm. a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
SAINTS PLAY BAKERS
st. Pats Quintet to Take on Taggart
Bakers Sunday at P. Nj.

st. Patrick's cagers will battle
Taggart Bakers five at Pennsy gym
Sunday starting at p. m. In a pre-
liminary game starting at p. M,
H. N. S. of Sacred Heart will bat
tie Question Marks.
One of the outstanding veteran
performers with the st. Pats is Pat
Reed, who has been doing the back
guarding for three seasons. He
ranks among the city'S best guards.
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H. A. C. SWIMMERS OPEN
Strong Gary X. of c. Team to Open
Local Club Tonight.

Hoosier Athletic Club swimmers
will open their season tonight OPP
posing Walter Rubner's Gary
knights of Columbus at the H. A
C. pool.
Regulation intercollegiate events
are on the program. including the
16O-yard relay, 1O0-yard breast
stroke, forty-yard dash, 220-yard
free style, 100-yard back stroke,
fancy diving and 300-yard medley.
Both teams boast outstanding per-
formers and some close battles are
predicted.
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BIG SIX TO CONVENE

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 5. -
Representatives of universities in
the Big Six conference will meet
here Monday to discuss plans for
athletic retrenchment. predicted be-
cause of non-prof1t in some
branches of collegiate sport.
Kansas will not discontinue the
Kansas relays fthis April, said DR..
Forrest G. Ullen, Kansas athletic
director.
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BY GEORGE KIRKSEY

WEST BADEN, Ind, Dec. s.
The baseball scenes shifted today to
Chicago, where the major leagues
will hold their annual meetings
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The thirtieth annual convention
of the National Association of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs, which
ended Friday, promises to go down
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HUNTINGTON FIVE WINS

BIZ Times Special
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Dec. S.
Led by Rudicer with eight field
goals, Huntington college nosed out
Anderson college in an overtime
game here Friday, 80 to 80. Ander-
son trailed 20 to 10 at half time, but
accurate sniping by Burd gave
them a 28-to-28 tie at the end of
regulation play.
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In Armory Main Event
Burns VS..

Ray Tram
bile of Rock
ford. ILL.,, %
year-old mid
dleweight, will
meet Johnny
Burns of San
Francisco in
the lie gion
main event at
the Arm DRY
1ueSudy night.
Tramblie, who
foug hit two
great battles
with Del Fon-
taine here last
S season, has
been fighting
pr Occasionally
but three years.
after a bril-
liant career as
an a m a t e ur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
PEDIGO PINS WEAVER

Taxing two out of three falls,
Blacksmith Pedigo defeated Buck
Weaver in the feature wrestling
event at the Armory Friday. Wild
cat Pete and Johnny Carlin wreStled
thirty minutes to no fall, as did
Tommy Shaboo and Harold Sims.
Walter Vollman tossed Farmer Bal
ley in four minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
CUE CHAMPION WINS
Thurnblad Defeats Two Local Stars
in Exhibitions Here.

Arthur Thurnblad, worlds three
custom billiard champion, defeated
two local stars in exhibition matches
at Coolers parlorS Friday. The
title holder shot a consistent game
to beat Neal Jones, so to 80, in
fifty-one innings, and Lou Spivey
state champion, so to "a, in fifty
frames.
Thurnblad had a high run of
twelve in the second match. He
plays Cooler in another exhibition
Friday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
WeiSt Named
Basket Coach

By Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Dec. s.
Clayton Weist today was named baS-
ketball coach at Noblesville high
school. He succeeds Richard Beck,
who asked to be relieved as athletic
director, but will continue in the
school as a teacher
WeiSt formerly was football and
basketball star at Wabash college,
graduating from the Charlottesville
school last June. He also was
signed for a minor league baseball
tryout. His home is Princeton, Ind.
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repeat. although with a single exception all
other players on last years honor team no
longer are in college.
In a majority of positions, the selec-
tons we're unanimous and practically with
out contrary opinions. In the eight-year
history Of this board, no team has been Sc
lected where there was so much accord as
to the merits of the eleven players finally
designated.
In many respects, the 1881 aggregation
is looked upon as the strongest and best
balanced ever named by the all-America
board
Several hundred players we're considered
for berths During the season, the five
members of the board saw almost fifty teams
in action.
Notre Dame University of Southern
California and Northwestern each placed
two men ON the 1921 alI-America Eight
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STATE COPS OPENER
Sycamores Defeat Evansville Five
in First Cage Start.

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. S.
Accurate basket tossing by Booty
Chestnut and McCallum gave In
diana State a 3O-to-22 triumph over
Evansville college in their initial
cage start here Friday.
After taking an early 9-to-0 lead,
the SycamoreS held a 14-to-12 ad-
vantage at half time McCutcheon
was best for tn. Aces.
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Northwestern, US. C..
Also HOnOred Twice
Eight Schools Divide Berths on One of Strongest AI
Clubs in Last Eight Years; Yarr and Schwartz
Receive Coveted Awards

BY THE ALL-ANIERICA BOARD FOOTBALL
A. nj
NEW YORK 5-Sectonal bars dropped all
America board
their merits without regard o
Jerry Dampe Tulanes great end the only 1880 selection to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
TEN ROUND ROUTE SET
Singer and Battalino Top Big
GOthem Xmas Fund Card.
By United Press

GOthem Xmas Fund Card.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Al Singer,
former worlds lightweight cham
pion, believes he can out-gallop
Featherweight Champion Christie
pher CBat) Battalino for ten rounds,
but he has no desire to fight the
rugged Hartford italian over a
marathon route.
Singers refusal to sign for more
than ten rounds against Battalino
forced a change in plans for the
Christmas fund show, Dec. IL, and
Madison Square Garden now plans
to offer three ten-round and one
eight-round bouts. Singer and Bat
taiino will meet in the feature.
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schools from the east south midwest placed FASTENERS
the first eleven.
Only team picked by approximately
placed roll
the America awards each the
tam lines q follows:
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Tramblie

middle west =
ern amateur
title.
In 1880, &C.
cording to the
ring records,
Tramblie de-
feated Sid No
= yak, S t e V e
H e SIS, B u d
Salts, Johnny
Wagner a n d
Jimmie Evans,
a n d W ic e
knocked out
Bobby Vernon,
M a X Kramer
nd An DIR e
anderson.
j o h n n Y
Burns, whom
Tramblie is to
m e e t h ere
Tuesday night,
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Fourth Race Claiming: 2-vear-olds: hve
furlongs Thorn. ll2: Vain Glory.
liz; Duanic. 1l2; Red Shadow. 107:
Lad. l07; Hello Lou. l12: Suffer. 112; Bull
Frog. liz: Cav Prince. IFS: Bottled 3our-
6 dSn sheet iU a MafaGda 49, lei
liz: Noahs Pride 107: Desert Boy l12;
Prince Plato. ll2
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appeared twice at TT. Harrison, de-
featif7g Johnny Mason and Elkhart.
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Fifth Race allowances: s-vear-olds and
up: six furlongsl Miss Ramsey. 1903: Rip
Vanwinkle. ll2: Elizabeth Dollar l1S: Fer
YER LOG; Nvack. l06: High Foot l06
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Third Race Claiming; Swear olds: mi.el
oh Yeah. 81: The Mongol. 104: Blue Law.
1l2: Gertrude Reade. 81: All Columbia. los:
Muf. l0i: Down Pour. i07; Wild Laurel.
100: Master Edger. los.
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Ink. H woP T.wgUAv n51:r
SECOND s HoGe c9imtInG 6o and
crat. IFS: Estin. 11s: Mobile Boy. IFS: Sir
Barley lis: Wood Crees. l12: Calwick.
ITO: Romanv Baw lis: Outer Harbor, IFS:
Thomas Seth. ITO; Tat. 1907: Corbeau. 113:
Gold Mint. lis: Meridianese. 107; Rock
Reef. 1907; Noon PLAY, 112: Marabou. ITO:
ma. no.
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performer. While fighting under
the A. A. U. rules, he won the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05

Sixth Race claiming: 4-vear-olds and
up mile AND seventy Tommy 1t
layfellows Dream. 104: The Southerner
ll2: Old Bill. 107; Sign OF. 100; TvphoOn
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Race Entries
Saturday
AT JEFFERSON PARK

First Race Claiming; 3-year-olds and
up: six furlongsl-Relline. lis; Updike.
Agapanthus.. l06: TOP Cloud III; South
Land Toy. ITO: Thre DIS. lis; Prince Pat.
lis: Juggler lis. Lord Valentine. lis:
Itso. ITO; Wild Olive. us: Tea Green. III:
Pamela. l04; Jack, LOG; Alamae ITO:
Yarrow. 1l2.
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Seventh Race (claiming 3-vear-olds and
up: mile and ouarterl -Aregal. l09 Clown
fish 1O7: Constance, l07: Sporting Blues
los: Potfull. l07: Uncle Charlie 107: Sky
Hcv'k SO: Otilla. 1902; Social Bov. SO; Car
limo. 1902: REQ Tam. los; Chatson. SO; Miss
MARYLAND 80.
Weafher cloudy. track heavy
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
Make. Stand
 For Beer
LEGION ASKS FOR 4 REFERENDUM ON 18TH 4
 AMENDMENT.

DETROIT, Sept. 24.-To the ac- compartment of cries from the floor of "We want beer! We want beer!" the American Legion today aligned itself with the forces seeking a change in the prohibition laws and asked Congress to submit a referen- dunn on the eighteenth amendment to the people of the various States. At the same session the veterans, organ ized, turned down proposal that im- mediate full payment of bond certifi- cates be asked and asserted it's belief that able-bodied men should refrain at this time from placing added finan- cial burdens on the government.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
NATIONAL RELIEF DIRRC:rDP
 : MAKES ADDRESS. UN COMING WINTERS RELIEF PRDeNsAka

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Ksonsumer buying was the pilot recommended by Walter H. Clifford tonight to the r,a- from. "If the public buys neither work nor goods, it is the public that is indirectly discharging men" t the Presidents national relief director told the country in the first of. a series of addresses on the winter re lief program. Clifford said thai emer- gences Ike the present one occur n ths country so seldom, there not and probably could not any permnnenteor- ganization to cope with it. He de scribed the condition as temporary and best met by the volunteer mass; efforts of the people.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
4.Ablaz With
 .Many..Fires
' rMENDuCENUsCOUNTY, CALIF., A 4ROARING FURNACE FROM
 BORDER tTO BORDER.

..4SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. < 24.- ! 8lsnketed by, apalb. of smoke so . dense that anatorists;lhad to use their
 headlights at ,rnidday, Mendocino sacaanty was roaring furnace of fire .last night .fromcborder to border. At least eighteen known fires were burn
 ingtin different parts of the county. < A dozepsnthei fires, believed to have
 been started by the back-fire opera tions of rarchers frantic to save their :. from affre 20. miles distant..ff Inf f
 homes, were also burning. At Ukiah
 cinders shawered down in the streets x from a fire 20 miles distant. At s Vending, 20 miles east of Fort
 Bragg, a population of 200 was bat . ting desperately against a circle of { flames that was creeping upon the i. town from four sides. More than 500 fire fighters were struggling against l, heavy odds, and at the State For estry office at Sacramento it was announced last night that it was im
 possible to get an estimate of exact 1 conditions.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
Big Question
 Of Revenues
WILL AMERICAN TAXPAYERS BE ASKED TO DIG DEEPER
 INTO POCKETS?

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The American taxpayer probably will know in month or sir weeks whether Congress will be asked to dig deeper into bis pecketbook.
 Treasury experts are trying to solve the problem of present declin- ing tax receipts anl mounting expend- or4 continuation of the present bor- rowing policy, with consequent in- crease in the public debt, President Hoover must pass upon it before it goes to Congress.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
MOVIE COLONY GIVES VEL
 COME TO ELOPING COUPLE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-A sur- prised movie colony today gave well come to James Kirkwood, hero of a hundred thrilling screen plays, and his bride of a few hours, the former Beatrice Powers of Hollywood. With out confiding their plans to any of their friends, the couple eloped to Las Vegas by airplane yesterday morn- ing, at which place they were married by Judge Frank M. Ryan, and again returned to their home here by air plane.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
ONLY. A PLOT TO DISCREDiT
 CfMCAGO PROSECUTOR

CHICAGO. .Sept.428.-The Federal Governments investigation of a story that two alleged gangsters paid $75,- GOO to escape prison sentences for income tax violations tonight appar- ently had settled. presumption that it was plot te 1discredit District At tarney Johnson Johnson has direct ed successful income tax prosecutions against several gangsters, and cases against others, including "Scarface" Al ,Capone, are &pending.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
Big Concerns
 Slash Wages
U. s. STEEL, GENERAL MOTORS U. s. RUBBER co. MAKE CUTS
 FROM 10 TO 25 PER CENT.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-in spite Of the desire of President Hoover to maintain the present standard of iv- ing throughout the United States, he has found it imp ossible to hold indus trial leaders to their promise to main tain wage scales at their slump levels.
 ollowing tn announcement yester- day that the United States Steel Cor poration had dee1led to slash wages 10 per cent, i.amber of the other leading corpora s,sns have made it known that similar action IS being taken by them-
 The wage cut of the United States Steel Corporation affects 220,O0O em- ployes. Cuts ranging from 10 to 20 per cent have been announced by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Youngs- town Steel Tubs Company, General Motors, United States Rubber Com poration, American Smelling & Re fining Company, and Utah Copper Company.
 The General Motors cut, which ranges from 10 to 9 per cent, affects 25,O00 employees in shops and offices; the United States Rubber Company has annonnred a five-day week, which Amounts to a wage reduction of 9 per cent for 5000 workers.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
Alaska Interests At
 The Nations Capital

copy of new edition of large wall map of Alaska, which has been re- vised and brought up to date. It is a sale publication, and will prove quite valuable to those concerned.
 Ernest Walker Sawyer, of the In- terior Department, brings to Wash ington the pleasing information that another meeting of the commissioners of the British Columbia -Yukon-Alas- ka Highway will be held in Victoria some time during the month of Oc- tober, to consider data of a very in- teresting nature that has been col- lected during the past six months. This joint commission consists of Hon. George Black, for the Yukon; J. M. Wardle, Federal parks engi- neer for the Dominion parks branch, and George P. Napier, for the Prov iince, representing Canada; and E. w. Sawyer, Major Malcolm Elliot, pres ident of the Alaska Road Commis- sion, and Herbert H. Rice, prominent automotive executive of Detroit, rep resenting the United States.
 Referring to the highway, an edi- torial in recent issue of the Wash ington Post sets forth the following very interesting and Illuminating conclusion:
 Tt was a happy choice indeed that MT. George Black, the Speaker of the House of Commons, should have been chosen as a representative. ..on the committee which is .disoussing the preliminaries of a British Columbia Yukon-Alaska highway. It is a com- pliment to the Yukon, which Mir. Black has represented in the House
 ,s(Contiaued on Page 3.)
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
MA KENNEDY AND HUDSON
 HAVE NUPTIAL KNOT RETIED

BOULDER CITY, Col.-Ma Ken nedy and Guy Edward Hudson were remarried here yesterday. following the granting fla divorce to Hudson from his former wife. The first mar riage of the couple was annulled until Hudson obtained divorce from his other wife. The marriage was per- formed by justice of the peace on Observation Point, 1000 feet above Hoover dam.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26

Hans Erickson was a today arrival from Canes dredge, having completed all his work for this season. MT. Er- ickson will take first plane for An chorage, headed for San Francisco, where he expects to remain during the winter. He expects to return here early in April.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
CORN BELT PREPARING TO
 LOOK AFTER UNFORTUNATES

OMAHA, Neb., Sept 22ss..-The corn belt is girding itseK fos tine task of looking after it's unfoMunates this winter. So far, this appears to be a task easily within its capacity, al- though 1t is ,4ansicipAbed it will call for rather aaoxe, eeort than usual, both in the collection and. administration of relief.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
SALVATION ARMY LEADER DIES

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.- missioner Adam Glord, territorial commander of the western unit of the Salvation Army, comprising II vest ern states and the Hawaiian islands, died yesterday of heart attack, at the age of 68.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26

The Seward Chamber of Commerce writes urging the cooperation of the Delegate in completing the highway that will connect Seward and Moose Pass. The project has been surveyed and the field work completed and now it is hoped soon to have station work started, which would tend to relieve i. an acute labor situation. It is also expected that the completion of the project would materially assist in the development of agricultural and min- eral; resources on .Kenai Peninsula. The road already runs 20 miles north 4ofiSeward, but there is a gap of 13 milesssouth of Moose Pass, and the estimated cost of construction lth1pnghaEanyons is $700,00O. When this is. s.lhailt the highway would ex- tend S45eshises northwest of Moose Pass to Hope, on Cook IInlet, and 33 miles soutkof Moose Pass, making a through Mgnway of 7S miles from Seward. There is available forest money to 31tart this work, but the project must first have the endorse zment of District orester Flory, the Alaska Road Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads.
 The Geological Survey has just
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26

 May Cease
CANTON INSURGENTS INVITED ITO PEACE CONFERENCE
 AT SHANGHA

TOKYO, Sept. 24.-=A dispatch from Mukden to the Rengo News Agency tonight said Japanese police at 4Changchun, Manehuria, said they had received a report that thirteen Japanese women and children. were killed by Chinese soldiers
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26

Frank Larson and Charlie Ulch ar rived yesterday from McGrath, com- ing up in small power boat.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
GREAT BRITAIN TEMPORARILY
 .ABANDONS GOLD STANDARD

LONDON, Sept. 21.--One of the most serious financial crises since the World War has compelled Great Brit ain temporarily to abandon the gold by the Bank of England that the dis count rate is being raised from 1-2 to per cent as a means of halting the overflow of gold. The announce ment followed a special session of the Cabinet, at whici it was unanimously decided that only the immediate sug- pension of the gold redemption act would prevent a currency catastrophe. The Losdon Stock Exchange will re- main closed tomorrow.
 LONDON, Sept. 28.--An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Stockholm says that the Swedish State Council has decided to place an embargo on gold exports. The bank rate was raised September II from to 5 per cent.
 OSLO, Norway, Sept. 28.-The Norwegian government announced to- night that Norway temporarily will suspend the gold standard. The dis count rate of the Bank 4sof Norway has been raised te eight per cent. The government announced that the State Bank was authorized not to exchange notes for gold until November 30.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26

Miss Elsie Rieck, feeling none too well, will be a passenger on first air plane for Anchorage.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26
(By ". A. s.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Paul c. O'Connor, the postmaster at Holy Cross, has resigned his office and is urging his release. The Department is considering and will likely appoint Rev. Francis Menager as his suc- cessor.
The Kusko times., 1931-09-26

Joe Blanchell, after an absence of almost two years, was an arrival in town Friday from Yankee creek.