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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
PIRATE Clue
!, HUNT SHIFTS
TO FLORIDA

NEW YORK. Oct. 2. R-Before
another day dawns, Mrs. Benjamin
Ceilings viii have q chance TO say
definitely whether the two men be-
ing held at Daytona Beach, Fla, had
anything to do with the murder Of
her husband.
With her lawyer. william "A. Rel-
": her sister-in-law, Miss Helen
Ceilings; Fred Gunder, assistant
district attorney Of Suffolk county,
Mrs. Ceilings left last night for
Daytona Beach. She Is due to ar
rive there late tonight. Before de-
Gliding 10 make the journey, Mrs.
Ceilings studied photographs OF the
two men-Dr. Leslie ID. Richie, 81,
and his son, William, %.
She said. after locking at tele-
photoed pictures. she could not be
sure but doubted II the Ritchies
we're the men who boarded her
husbands cruiser September 3. kill
ed him and then abducted her.
Suffolk county authorities wired
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
BROOKS ASKS
ADD CENT TO
GASOLINE TAX
BY BROOKS

AUSTIN. Oct. a. Gov. Ross
Sterling will veto the Brooks bond
assumption bill, and has declined
to submit a substitute TO raise the
gasoline tax rate Z cent, rather
than to take the money out Of the
highway fund, as 1t proposes.
This was made known In con-
ference OF lawmakers and their
exchange Of communicate ms with
Gov. Sterling.
The Brooks bill veto will be filed
after the legislature adjourns.
Rep. Ben Brooks, author OF the
bill that would have lifted s $780,
900 annual tax burden OFF counties,
by assuming local bonds and inter-
est spent in highway work, wrote
Gov. Sterling that he is willing to
join In passing another bill &c levy
another one-cent tax on gasoline,
rather than take the money out
OF the present four-cent tax. He
asked Gov. Sterliry to approve his
bill, now on the executive desk.
Predict New Bill
Rep. Fritz Engelhard, Eagle Lake,
and other members OF both the
house and the senate suggested
that the present legislature will
pass a new bill to give the counties
tax relief and also leave the high
way fund untouched. IL submitted.
Gov. Sterling has taken the posi-
ton that he does not want 70 sub
NIT anything raising additional
taxes.
Highway Comm. Cone johnson,
In predicting Gov. Sterling would
approve such q bill as that. said
the extra levy would not raise the
total cost OF gasoline, and that ne,
as a member OF the commission,
approved the principle Of assuming
the local bonds out OF the addi-
tional tax on users Of the high
ways.
Sen. w. r. Poage, senate sponsor
OF the Brooks bill, also was favor
able to passing a new bill, II sought
by the governor, lifting the road
bond tax burden off houses and
farms.
Rep. Brooks insisted. in his let
ter to Gov. Sterling that he did
not believe his present bill will
hurt the highway fund. since Il
does not apply payments until
the first OF 1893.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Frame Up Charged
In Alsup Trial

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Oct. 2.
P)-Testimony was presented by
the state yesterday In the trial Of
John Alsup. former Fort Worth
police officer. designed TO show that
Alsup framed the robbie. OF the
First State bank OF Polytechnic in
which Isaac Tate, negro, was slain.
Three men who the state claimed
were accomplices in the alleged
conspiracy recited their activities
under the purported guidance Of
Alsup. Gus Boyt. driver Of an
automobile in which the two negroes
were taken to tie bank. told OF a
three weeks acquaintance with Al
sup in which the latter devised
planJ fT the robbery.
Earl Wilson testified he lived ut
Alsup's home prior to and at the
time Of the robbery and shooting
which claimed the lives of Tate and
another negro.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
MISSISSIPPI
FOLLOWS TEXAS

JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 2-P-
The cotton holiday minority in the
Mississippi senate today looked to
the lower house TO carry on the
fight against the cotton curtail-
ment bill adopted in the upper
house last night.
The Senate-approved bill was
dispatched TO the house for action
and Representative Z. C. Lane,
chairman OF the house agriculture
committee. announced a meeting OF
his committee at which he would
seek favorable report on the bill
for a vote in the house this after
noon.
The bill, designed to follow Tex
as in relief for the cotton farmer.
is almost Identical with the act
adopted in the Texas legislature
and would hold cotton acreage for
the mex two years to thirty per
cent OF the tillable land in Mis-
sisSippi this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Conservation Meet
Gains In Support
(By staff Correspondentl

SAN BENITO, Oct. 1.-The City
OF San Benito will have represent
tation at the conservation meeting
10 be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday after
noon in Fair Park auditorium. IL
was promised by Mayor c. M. Cash
and members OF the city commits
sion at their meeting this week.
+. s. Robertson OF San Benito
and G. l.. Hunter OF Brownsville
appeared before the commission
and explained that with failure OF
the conservation district to pass at
the polls that a voluntary organ
ization consisting OF irrigated dis
tricts and the cities located in them
was being formed TO press congress
for appropriations with which to
elaborate existing flood control
works and TO build retaining struc-
lures on the Rio Grande TO con-
serve flood waters for irrigation
use.
The Harrington meeting will be
for the purpose OF having all such
districts and cities represented 10
complete the organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Sterling Veto of Brooks Bond Bill Is Predicted

Daytuna Beach police to detain the
father and son "a hours more to
give Mrs. Ceilings q chance to see
them.
One lead In the murder investi-
CATION collapsed late yesterday when
II developed that n body washed
ashore on Long Island Sound Tues
day was not that OF William Smith,
as had been supposed William
Smith was an acquaintance Of the
Ritchies.
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SPOONFUL
does the WORK Of THREE

There r dishpan duties three
times a day at your house! Don't
dump unmeasured amounts of
ordinary soap in order to make a
suds. That's an expensive practice.
Use White King GRADUATED, the
modern soap that's condensed for
economy. Every grain of White
King yields a quick rich suds, be-
u the air and moisture which
make up the bulk Of ordinary soaps
are removed when White King is
made.
Save not only money, but time
and temper as well. The pure vege-
table and nut oils which 60 into the
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Kidnapers Take SIS,
Asked For $4,000

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. ?. up
Carl =. Groos. "a. reported to
police yesterday that two men kid
naped him. demanded 5000 but
released him when he gave them
SIS.
He was lured from his office on
a pretended business deal and was
taken TO an outlying spot where he
was released. Groos told his sis
ter-in-law. Mrs. Ernest M. Groos,
he talked them out OF IT,"
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Etex Oil Flow
Steadily Mounts

KILGORE, Oct. 2. R1-East Tex
as steadily mounting oil production
was nearing the 100000 barrel mark
again today.
Reports from oil operators !. Brig.
Gen. Jacob +. Wolters revealed o.
1913 wells in the field produced $685.
600 barrels OF oil.
The fields daily production in
creased 10000 barrels in the 10 day
period. First days run Of oil under
the railroad commissions order
limiting output Of each well to 1876
barrels a day was approximately
$4,000 barrels. The number Of wells
at that time Appropriated 1000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02

making of White King make all
washing easier and quicker. You
don't need the hot water which ordi-
nary soaps require. Use lukewarm
water, and rinse the dishes with hot
water, to save your hands from ir-
ritation.
Use White King GRADUATED for
every washing need. You won't
need bleach or bluing on white
fabrics (another saving). The pur-
ity of White King is the best safe
guard to the colors and wearing
qualities of modern fabrics. Ask for
White King GRADUATED Soap at
your dealers today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
Reno Night Club
Raided By Pros

RENO, New, Oct. 2. R-While
festivities yer In full swing, Belle
Livingst ne, former New York night
club hostess. now operating in Reno,
received her first visit in Nevada
from federal prohibition agents late
last night.
Three bartenders were arrested
The officers said a quantity or liq-
uor with fancy labels was seized.
The building raided is separate
from the main club. where dancing
and other entertainment Is pro-
vided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
DATA


Barometrlc pressure was Still
moderately high over the eastern
states this morning. but had fallen
over the Canadian Northwest and
the Rocky Mountain region. Light
10 moderate scattered showers oc-
CURED along the Gulf coast dur
Ing the last "a hours. also In New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah. and Miss
ouri. Temperatures continued rather
cool In the eastern states but have
moderated somewhat practically
throughout the northwest and the
Plateau region.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
COOL PIPES

To keep the stem OF a tobacco
pipe cool and sry. an inventor has
inserted a valve in 1t hat opens
only when the smoker Is drawing
smoke through the stem. 1t auto
matically closes when pressure Is
released.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
WEATHER

For East Texas: Generally fair
except partly cloudy and probably
showers near the coast Friday night
and Saturday; warmer In extreme
northwest portion tonight.
Light TO fresh northeasterly winds
on the coast.
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BULLETi.i

tFIrst figures. ,~west tempera-
ture last night; second, highest
yesterday; third. wind velocity at
3 a. m, fourth, precipitation in
last "a L.ry)
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is THAT NICE?

Host: It's beginning to rain;
you'd better stop for dinner.
Visitor: oh. thanks very much.
but its not bad enough for that
Hummel, Hamburg.
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TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Port Isa-
bel Saturday, under normal me-
neurological conditions:
Hign None
Low l.0l ID. m.
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RIVER FORECAST

There will probably be no material
change in the river during the next
"a to SO hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. x4-Hr
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ALASKA EXEMPT
 FROM NEW ORDER
 NATIONAL FORESTS
LEASING OF TIMBER CEASES IN ORDER ASSIST LUM-
 BER INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16. tP)-President Hoover ordered the Forestry Bureau of the Agriculture Department to cease all leasing in National forests of timber ex- cept in Alaska.
 This action was taken. it is said, in order to aid the lumber industry which is suffering from overpro- duction.
 Leases continue in Alaska for cutting of pulpwood and States where only transactions under s500 are allowed in order to pro- tect the small farmer.
 It is said this unexpected action will have much effect but will show our good will"
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TWENTY GRAND"
 |S FAVOR|TE IN
 KENTUCKY DERBY
60, 900 EXPECTED TO WITNESS RACE; S5O,O00 PURSE
 AT STAKE

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 16. (P- Fair weather and a fast track and horse race that may turn out to be a record breaker fur nished the salients prospects for the 57th running of the Kentucky Derby over the historic route at Churchill Downs
 This track is famous for it's thoroughbred duels since Aristides won the first Blue Grass classic from Volcano in 1875.
 Thirteen of the Is entries are slated for the post at 5 o'clock this afternoon, Central Standard time, for a $50,0OO purse.
 It is the smallest field but the fastest track in years Twenty Grand" is two to one favorite; Mate" five to two; Ladder" is figured as a good Hong shot,"
 Sixty thousand are expected to witness the race.
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LAST CALL FOR HELP

Monday evening two gangs of citizens will be organized by the local American Legion Post to finish up work on the Seward Gen. eral Hospital grounds. Several more able bodied citizens are needed to help fill trucks at the Jesse Lee crossing and to spread dirt on the hospital grounds. Per- sons willing to assist are asked to gather at the hospital at 7:30 D. m. Monday.
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$ ALASKA OFF
 FOR NORTH WITH
 221 PASSENGERS
LINER CARRYING 28 FOR SEW ARD AND ALASKA RAIL-
 ROAD BELT

SEATTLE, May 16. P-The SS Alaska, of the A. s. s. Co.,, sailed at g a. m. today, acrrying 221 pas SengerS of which the following arc booked for Seward:
 Mrs. c. c. Mckenzie, MT. and Mrs. G. w. Colwell and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Volney Richmond, Mrs. Geo. Tullock, Mrs. Rose Pe- trini, z. Zulbert, Joseph P. Bell, Donald Davis, E. H. Carlson, Mrs. Henry F'eldoan, c. E. Vanwald, Dr. Edna Tavlin.
 John Cochran, Albert Jensen, A. Anglo, w. R. Saroggs, A. Ben- son, w. Hasper, John Corey, Mrs. J. E. Corey, Barbara Block, The resa Guis, Mrs. Charles F. Miller. two Orientals and 24 steerage.
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FOUR KILLED, TEN INJURED DEFENDING
 CHURCH FROM FIRE

MADRID, May 16. (R-The viz roous Papal representations pro- testing destruction of church prop erty in Spain is under considera- tion by the government.
 A published statement by Min ister of Justice of the provisionary government in tended to bring about separation of the church and state on a basis and he said this would be presented at the coming constitutional convention for a decision.
 At Atarfe, four were killed and 10 injured during the night when residents attempted to defend a church against incendiarism.
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QUEEN HELEN HOME
 IN GAY, JOKING MOOD

BUCHAREST, May 16. (R- Queen Helen is back in Bucharest in a gay and joking mood. but she has failed thus far to give a public testimonial of her reported reconciliation wit h handsome Carol, Rumania's King and her divorced husband.
 Carol accompanied by their son, Michael, who is recovering from diphtheria reviewed detachment of the Rumanian army in celebra- tion of the 50th anniversary of the first Carols coronation, but she did not appear at his side.
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GREAT BANK MERGER
 ANNOUNCED IN FRISCO,
 SUBJECT ID APPROVAL

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. (P)- The consolidation of the largest building and loan association in .he nation, the Pacific States Saw ings and Loan Company, of San Francisco, with the Fidelity Saw ings and Loan, largest in South ren California, bringing together assets of approximately s1O9,OOo,- 900, will be announced shortly
 George L. Eastman, president of the latter company, announced that a plan had been made where 5y the assets of his association will be taken over by the Pacific States.
 The plan is subject to the ap- proval of the State Building and Loan Commissioner, H. L. Carna- nan.
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GOOD SAMARITAN
 WAS NOT THANKED

NEW YORK, May 16. (P)-When Frank Alba, of Glendale. N. Y, sees an au bile wrapped around a telegraph pole and it's occupants underneath, he plays the good Samaritan.
 Recently, single-handed, he ex- tracted three men unable to help themselves. He told police that while he was helping the third, the ether took his car and drove on their way.
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SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
 0N VERGE 0f DEATH
 IN MERGED HOSPITAL

MERGED, Calif., May 16. (R- All hope for recovery of Floyd D. Cregger, 59, driver of the Merced school bus which was struck by a Santa F'e locomotive, was aban- doned by his physicians.
 They said that he would not live more than 24 hours longer as his condition took turn for the worse.
 Although his spinal column was not shattered, bones in his back were broken and he is suffering from several lacerations. He is in coma; his wife and two sons are at his bedside at Merced hos pital.
 The seventh child victim of the grade crossing tragedy died. She was Jean CoakS, ', daughter of Mrs. Phoebe Oaks, Merced resi- dent. She had been unconscious for more than 80 hours with 8 crushed skull.
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ADMITTED SLAYER OF
 TWO MEN ARRESTED

SAN DIEGO, May 16. (P)-Under leadership of Deputy Sheriffs Frank Dewar, of Los Angeles, and Oliver Sexson, of San Diego, a squad of officers visited the home of Richard Ward, 56-year-old es- capped convict and admitted slayer of two men.
 He was arrested as a suspect 'irr- the staying of Virginia Brooks, 10-year old East San Diego school girl.
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A NARROW ESCAPE

TACOMA, May 16. (P-Screams from the mother of Louise Lee, 6, frightened away a 40-pound cougar which had crouched to attack the child while the mother, Loulse and two younger children were walking along the highway toward their home a mile east of Buckley. Several such animals have been driven from mountains by forest fires.
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ANTIQUE PIECES SILVER

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16, (Eo)-The American colony at Jeru- salem presented the National Geo. graphic Society with a silver shekel of the same kind referred to in the New Testament of Thirty Pieces of Silver" which Judas ccepted for betraying Christ. The coin is slightly smaller than an American quarter and considerably thicker.
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COUPLE INDICTED

CATSKILL, N. Y, May 16. (P)- Jack Legs Diamond, wounded gangster and his showgirl friend, Marion Roberts, were indicted. Diamond was indicted twice on a charge of coercion and viola tion of the Sullivan Law, carrying a gun. The girl was indicted on a charge of second degree assault.
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HORSES TRAVEL IN
 BETTER STYLE, HUMANS

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 16. (P- Twenty Grand" and mate, "Equi- poise," cream of the Eastern nom inee for the Kentucky Derby, were landed at Churchill Downs after a ride from Baltimore in special horse cars.
 Along with them came Ladder, Anchors, AWeigh, Surf Board, to Timber up for the Derby today All the thoroughbreds were re- ported to have stood the trip well.
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SEWARD BEAUTY SHOP

The Seward Beauty Shop, the newest local business to open up in this city, will be ready for busi ness Monday in Room 6, Johansen Building, according to Lillian An derson of Seattle and Aberdeen, who arrived from the South on the SS Yukon. Temporarily Miss Anderson is in the Tecklenberg Building, over the Seward Trading Co.,, Room 3, and is prepared to do some work there today and Sum- day.
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EVERYONE HAS DONE
 SOMETHING WRONG,
 AYERS LEARNED MAN

CHICAGO, May 16. P-Doctor Harold Lasswell, one of the five University of Chicago scientists seeking to find out what it" was unable to put it's finger on as the elusive something which makes for failure or success, had this to say about students, beggars, rich men, salesmen, judges, etc., all laboratory subjects: Everyone has done something for which they could have been put behind the bars if found out"
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SUICIDE WAS TOO
 PERFECT," SAY POLICE

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. (R- Further investigation of the "too perfect" suicide of an unidenti- fled man in San Mateo county, strengthened the police suspicion of murder.
 It was learned that a rancher in the vicinity of the isolated spot where the body was found had seen the victim alive in that identical spot the day before the man was found dead.
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OUTLAWS KILLED

HAWKING, China, May 16. (P)- Nationalist government military headquarters here issued a state nent saying troops opposing ban dits along the Hoonan, Hupeh, and Anhwei provincial borders have killed 1000 outlaws and captured 800 including 100 women.
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SIX HEP FLIGHTS

NEW YORK, May 16, (P)-The Graf Zeppelin will make six trips between Berlin and South America this summer. The object of the journeys is ot test the feasibility of 5day mail schedule between European capitols and principal cities of Brazil.
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HOPES BLASTED

SAN DIEGO, May Is. (P)-Re- fusal of Moss E. Garrison, 37, sus- pect in the murder of his sweet heart, Miss Hazel Bradshaw, to testify at the inquest, blasted the hopes of investigators to secure additional information from the suspected knife Wielder.
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WANTS TO QUIT

PARIS, May 16. P)-Briand of fered resignation as foreign min- ister but Premier Laval and the cabinet persuaded him to remain in office until the tasks at Geneva have been completed. Francois Poncet was designated to accom- pany him as second delegate.
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LOUGHRAN WINNER

NEW YORK, May 16. (P-Tom- my Loughran, outweighed almost 50 pounds, won the decision over Victorio Campolo in a 10-round canto here last night. Loughran weighed 1894 and Campolo 2321a.
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HALIBUT PRICES

SEATTLE, May 16. P)-Six yes sells with 51,000 pounds of halibut sold their cargos for 10Ac and Sc. At Prince Rupert 7s,000 pounds of American halibut went for Sc and 4c, and Canadian Sc to Sc.
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AFTER LIVE MOOSE

Luke Elwell and Alec Bolem, ac- companied by their wives, were passengers on today's train for Lake Kenai where they will at tempt to capture two moose calves for zoo. The party plans to re- turn to Seward in June.
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SS STARR DELAYED

Owing to bucking a northeast gale the SS Starr, of the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co.,, has been delayed in returning to port from Uganik.
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45o NORTHBOUND

PORTLAND. May 16. (R-The steamer North King, owned by the Pacific American Fisheries, sailed for Alaskan waters with ap- proximately 450 fishermen and cannery workers
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George Nelson, game warden, left for Valdez to attend the term of court and during which period the celebrated beaver skin con- fiScation case of last fall will be heard.
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NEW WORLD MARK

SEATTLE, May 16. R-Helene Madison registered a new worlds record Friday night, swimming the 22O-yard free-style event in two minutes and 34.8 seconds which lowered her former mark of two minutes and 35 seconds.
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A cartoonist of exceptional tal- ent is in the city for an indefinite period in the person of Geo. O. Linville. Artist Linville is work ing up a series of Scientific Od- ditieS."
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w. F. Mencenbaugh, Lakeview mining man, arrived in Seward on a brief business trip leaving again today for his camp.