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The Washington times., 1934-12-14
FULL j. s. PAY.
JAN. | SEEN
BY GREEN
A. F. of l. Chief Confident
Congress Will Act If
President Delays

A confident prediction that full
pay for Government employees
would be restored as of January l
was made at the White House to-
day by William Green. president
of the American Federation of La.
Dor, who spent 20 minutes with
President Roosevelt discussing Ia
Dor matters.
Mr.. Green also declared he was
in full sympathy with the move
to extend the civil service to all
government employees, especially
including the employees of the vari-
GUS emergency organizations set
up under the Roosevelt regime.
Congress Drive Opens
Mr.. Green indicated strongly
that the full force of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is now
being put behind a movement to
inform members of Congress of
the demands. of labor organiza-
tions for full pay restoration as of
January /.
Informed that the League of
Women Voters is anxious to CO.
operate with labor organizations
in the drive for full pay, he said
he would welcome all cooperation
aimed at getting justice for Gov
eminent workers.
Full Pay Necessary"
President Green said:
Full pay restoration is now
thoroughly justifiable and, in
my opinion, is quite necessary.
The cost of living is going up
and has already reached a
point where the Government
pay does not cover the neces-
sites of the case.
Government employees were
called upon to make a sacrifice
for ecOnomy's sake and they
made it. Now that the neces-
Sity for economy is fading
away, the justification for a
continuance of reduced pay is
at and end and 1 favor restOra-
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Rogers
Says:

HOLLYWOOD, CAL, Dec. IA.
Another disarmament confer.
ence vending its way home
labelled mo fish" in London.
In 1880 we had 100 writer's and
so on the delegation from here.
We are getting a little wiser.
Roosevelt hired a fellow named
Davis Norman Davis and he
just pays him so much a con-
ference, and gives him the con-
tract to attend all there is.
They all go home sore at each
other now. That's one thing
that conferences always succeed
at. Each nation finding out
just how "honery" the others
are. 1 bet you that history don't
record any two nations ever haV'
ing war with eac-. other unless
they had a conference first.
Yours. WILL.
Copyright, 1884. by McNaught
Syndicate, Inc.)
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TR|STATETHUGS
ESCAPE NET

Breaking through a Gordon of
so heavily armed policemen, de-
tectives, and Federal agents who
cornered them early today at
Wayne junction, Philadelphia
suburb, Robert Mais and William
Davis, alias Walter Legenza, con-
demned members of the once
dreaded Tri-State Gang, shot their
way to freedom for the second
time il three months.
The two desperadoeS, who shot
their way out of the Richmond
Jail on September 20, wounding
three officers, two of whom later
died, we're under sentence of death
as result of the Staying of Ewell
M. Hubbard, Federal Reserve
truck guard in holdup.
According to reports from Phila-
delphia, Mais and Legenza escaped
arrest today only after a furious
gun battle with the officers which
occurred a short time before they
staged a raid on an underworld
stronghold here which is expected
to result in clearing up the mys-
terious kidnapping of William Bill"
Weiss, a big-time gambler and
racketeer.
Men, Woman Held
Although Mais, Philadelphia's
Public Enemy No. /, and Legenza,
his partner in crime, escaped the
police net, the officers who raided
the underworld hangout here cap
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21 Cling to Doomed
Ship AS s Are Saved

rying a large number of passen-
gers, and the Jean Jadoth altered
their courses and stood by the
USworth during the night.
Both failed in attempts to get a
line aboard the stricken steamer
with a breeches-gun. Boats could
not be launched because of heavy
seas.
At Asst a. m. (E.S.T), the mas
ter of the Usworth sent out the
following message, which was
picked up by the steamer Black
Gull and relayed to the Mackay
Radio Corporation here:
situation very precariOus.
Listing more. Please do utmost
to get us off,"
At 7:12 a. m. (E.S.TO, another
message, apparently sent by the
Ascania or the Jean Japoth, re-
vealed failure of attempts to get
a line aboard as we'll as utter ex'
haustion of the rescue workers.
40 Men Aboard
The Ascania is bound for New
York, bringing many American
travellers home for the Christmas
holidays. She was due here
December 18.
The scene of the sea battle is
in the dead center of the
Atlantic. Vessels of the size of
the Usworth usually carry a crew
of 40 officers and men.
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SLAYER
TRAPPED BY
LETTERS
House Painter, IS, Father of s,
Glad to Get CIeaVer'
Murder Off Mind
Bv GEORGE KENNEDY

NEW YORK, Dec. IA u.N.S.)' =
Arraignmept of Albert H. F1sa'
G5-year-old house painter, beneath
whose apparently benevolent ex-
terror ragged a flaming blood lust,
was postponed for one week TO-
day waen he shambled into Homi-
eide Court to plead to the revolt
ing cleaver murder of 10-Eear-old
Grace Budd, six years ago.
Somber, black-robed Magistrate
Adolph Stern granted the post
ponement at the request Of As
sistant District Attorney Max
Wieder, who said that the State
REQUIRED the postponement to
ascertain whether Fish should be
tried in New York or Westchester
County.
Hearing Lasts 2 Minutes
The aged, Sunken-cheeked, gray
haired father of six children
stood nervously before the bar as
MAGISTRATE Stern ordered him h:ld
without bail and remanded to the
Tonnbs until next Friday when he
will be arraigned again. He ap-
peared disinterested in The entire
proceedings, which took less than
two minutes.
At the order of Capt. John G.
Stein, acting head Of the missing
persons bureau, he .Shuffled out OF
the courtroom between two burly
detectives and was loaded into a
waiting police van.
While he was en- route to the
Tombs, WeStchester country Off
clals revealed that additional
parts Of thine body Of the girl
who walked from her basement
home six years ago, her hand
clasped in that Of the elderly Fish,
never to be found.
Lust for Blood
Fish, a slight, Stoop-shouldered
and mild-mannered little man,
amazed his jailers by his calm
ness. He said:
81 suppose it was my lust for
blood. My conscience feels
better now that have told all.
He killed the child IN the de-
serted house with a meat cleaver,
he told police.
Edward Budd, Grace's older
brother, was the victim for whom
he bought the cleaver, he ex-
planned, but when he saw what
a pretty child Grace was, he
changed his plans.
Taunted Parents
Mystery of the girls fate had
engrossed police constantly since
her disappearance-because of a
peculiar quirk in her slayer's
makeup which led him to taunt
the grieving parents by sending
them letters giving revolving de-
tails of his butchery of the child.
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''RadiO Priest''
Arrested As
Speeder

DETROIT, Dec. IA G.N.SO.
Father Charles E. Coughlin,
noted radio orator of the Shrine
of the Little Flower here, was in
a rush to keep an appointment
yesterday and the result was
that he not only forgot to take
his drivers license with him
but speeded so miles an hour
along Woodward Avenue.
Patrolman Peter L. Larion to-
day said he had paced Father
Coughlin's car at so miles and
then halted him.
The radio priest" is to ap-
pear before Judge Earl N. Nash
in Municipal Court Monday to
answer charges of speeding and
operating a car without a
drivers license.
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Burglar Scared;
So Is His Victim

Miss June Yowell, 100 block c
st. S. E., frightened a burglar
from her home early today but
suffered a bad scare herself.
Hearing noises on the first floor
Of her home, Miss Yowell inVeSti-
gated Her suspicion proved
founded and she screamed as she
eyed the form of a man moving
about the house. The scream was
effective. The intruder took to
his heels. Miss Vowel fled to an
upstairs room where she locked
herself in.
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Texan Given Life
In DebOlt Staying

Ell PASO.. Tex, Dec. IA Q.N.SO
Arthur C. Wilson was found guilty
yesterday of the Staying of Mrs.
Irene Debolt, of Cleveland, near
Vanhorn and given life imprison-
ment.
The case went to the jury last
night with the State asking the
death penalty.
Mrs. Debolt's nude body was
found on the desert near Vanhorn
a year ago in November. She had
apparently been beaten to death
with a blunt instrument.
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NEW YORK, Dec. IA Q.N.SO.
Five members of the crew of the
sinking British freighter Usworth
were snatched from watery grave
today as desperate efforts were
launched to save 81 others still
aboard the laundering craft in
mid-Atlantic.
Rescue of the five men was re-
vealed in a wireless message from
the steamer Black Gull, which
has been relaying reports from
the steamers Jean Jadot and AS
cania, alongside the stricken ship.
The latest message received by
the Mackay Radio Corporation
read:
"Jean JadOt lifebOat succeeded
rescuing five of crew. AScania
getting ready launch boat. Think
FL of crew still on USworth."
The Jean Jadot's lifeboat was
launched after hours of battling
with mountainous seas after at
tempts to get a line aboard the
Usworth failed.
The Cunard liner Ascania, car
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Wed so Years, Pair
Start Gold Mine

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Dec.
IL G.N.S0.-W. H. Bond, 76, and
his wife, IT. celebrated their
golden wedding day by starting
to dig a gold mine in the rich
Cripple Creek district. They re-
Gently returned here after an
absence of 35 years, obtained a
lease on a mine they had worked
years ago, and started operations.
Three men are employed on the
property.
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Los Angeles Area
Has Record Rains

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA G.N.SD.
Intermittent rains continued to
fall over southern California today
following the record breaking
precipitation of the last 48 hours.
Police and county officials,
however, declared storm drains
were caring for the excessive
water, and there was no danger of
repetition of the disastrous flood
of last New Year. Five deaths in
traffic accidents were attributed
to the storm.
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QUIZ
ON CRYPTIC
ETTER
Cook Testifies Accused MAJ
Put "White Powder" on Food
That His Wife Refused
Times Staff Correspondent

Times Staff Correspondent
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, De
14.-Mrs. Ella McMullin, II
mystery witness" of the StaEe
in it's case against Deacon Ed-
ward C. Bell, wealthy churc.
and civic leader on trial charge
with poisoning his invalid Wit
was summoned to take the Wi
ness stand this afternoon.
Mrs. McMullin's name was
brought into the trial today for
a second time when testimony
linking her with Richmond pur-
chases that were charged to
the Bell Furniture Company"
was given from the witness
stand.
Nervous, Won't Talk
Very nervous, pale and trembl-
ing visibly, Mrs. McMullin, ar
rived here this afternoon, but de-
clined to make any statement be-
fore going on the stand. Her at
torney, Abner Goode, announced
that she would appear as a IRE
luctant witness
A little before her arrival,
another woman" angle was de-
veloped when the State brought
out the astounding fact that last
summer Deacon Bell attempted
to have a Richmond woman
"shadowed" at a beach resort.
Oliver E. Buddy" Morrison,
young volunteer fireman, threw
the bombShell when he announced
that last summer Deacon Bell
asked him to go to Buckroe Beach
and watch the woman. Young
Morrison said:
"He told me he wanted her
followed and detailed report
on everything she did, who she
went with, where and when she
went.
"He told me that he was hav-
ing this done for friend who
was suspicious of his wife. But
/ was to send my report every
other day direct to Mr.. Bell by
letter.
COULDN'T HELP
"He said he would give me
a picture of the lady so I
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BINGHAMS TO SAIL

LONDON. Dec. IA Q.N.S0.
Ambassador Robert Worth Bing-
ham and Mrs. Bingham left Lon
don to spend Christmas in Louis
vile KY.
They will cross on the Empires
of Britain from Southampton to
Quebec. The ambassador expects
to spend several weeks in Ken
lucky.
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Elizabeth Allan,
Husband Separate

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. IA { .N.S).
Elizabeth Allan. British screen
and stage star and her husband,
william O'Bryen, London actors
agent, have separated, the star
revealed today.
Miss Alan is under contract
in Hollywood, while O'Bryen's
business requires his presence in
England.
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John Philip Hill
May Head Guard

BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.-John
Philip Hill, colonel of cavalry in
the Officers Reserve Corps and
major in the 29th Division during
the World War, today was men:
toned as an outstanding candi-
date for Acknowledgement of the
Maryland National Guard.
The officer stated that he had
been informed that his name was
mentioned to Governor-elect Nice
for the post and that he would
regard the appointment as a high
honor.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
AstOr Denies Big
Profits From War

NEW YORK, Dec. IA G.N.s).
Vincent Astor, host to President
Roosevelt on recent yachting
trips, denied today that he had
benefited to the extent of more
than $1,00O,00O a year from the
war. Pointing to his Navy war.
time record, Mr.. Astor said:
"I didn't make a cent out
of the war"
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
Lottery Favored
TOF Finance Relief

BALTIMORE, Dec. IA gen.
eral sales tax, or a State lottery,
is preferred by Baltimore bust
ness men to finance emergency
relief it is indicated in returns
from a poll conducted by the ASso-
citation of Commerce.
Other methods favored by the
business group were issuance Of
State bonds and increase in gen.
eral State tax levy.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
DOG AWAITS OWNER

Traffic Policeman H. w. Car
michael, 1400 block Monroe St.
N. W., has a female Spitz at
home that the owner may have
by identifying it. The dog bounced
out of the rumble seat of a road
ster at Twenty-second Street and
Florida Avenue Northwest, last
night.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
ACID ON BREAD
NOT POISONOUS

Charges of assault with intent
to kill against two men, accused
of putting acid in bread and
pastry delivered by a baking
company during a labor dispute,
were reduced in Police Judge Isaac
R. Hits court today when prose
cution chemist testified the acid
involved was not poisonous.
The two. Leonard Dorsch, %,
of 1900 block Kalorama Rd.
N. w., and James c. Merchant,
21, 100 block Trinidad st. N. E.,
were charged with violation of
the pharmacy law prohibiting
scattering of acid without a
permit" Each is at liberty
under $500 bond.
They were arrested after F.. o.
Dowell, a driver for the Dutch
Baker Boy, Inc, told police that
two men followed him in an auto
mobile the morning Of December
8 and that when he returned to
investigate at two homes where
he had made deliveries, he found
the bread and pies had been
tampered with.
Dorsch and Merchant pleaded
not guilty and demanded a jury
trial, date of which was not set.
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The Times Index

If you wish to know the correct
time of day or night telephone
THE WASHINGTON TINES,
District 1000.
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J. E. Wilkie Dies;
In Secret Service

CHICAGO, Dec. IA G.N.SD.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow in Graceland Cemetery
Chapel for John E. Wilkie, IA,
former chief of the United States
Secret Service.
Mr.. Wilkie was assistant to the
president of the Chicago Surface
Lines. He died of heart trouble
yesterday at his home here. He
was appointed head of the Secret
Service in 1898, serving in that
capacity for IA years.
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For the correct time telephone
the office of THE WASHING
TON TINES, District 1000, at
any hour of the "a.
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WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight; Saturday fair,
IOith rising temperature.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
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weather details on Page 2N
The Redwood gazette., 1934-12-27
DELHI CLUB HAS
YULE PROGRAM

Delhi-The Delhi Women's Civic
Club met Wednesday evening, Dec
ember Fl with Mrs. Clifford Enge-
man. Mrs. P. E. Dirlam presided. Roll
was responded to. The club sang a
Christmas hymn. Mrs. Merton Elkfelt
gave book report on "The Other
Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke. Mrs.
Walter Lundberg presented Scenes
from the Holy Birth on scroll and
as the scenes, were given, Mrs. Al
bin jacobson, daughter, Miss Flor
ence Jacobson, Mrs. John Slaymaker
and Marie Jacobson sang group of
Carols. Miss Bernice Moritz sang
"The First Noel". The Club voted to
purchase 81 worth of Christmas
seals. Light refreshments were serv-
ed and the club members exchanged
gifts.
Gust Johnson spent Christmas with
his brother, Couraa Johnson and fam
i,y in Alberta, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorwald Thorson
and children moved last week into the
Mrs. Sophie NARROW house in the
north part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. McCorquodale
left last week for several months WIS.,
it with relatives in Missouri, Missis-
sippi and Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lundberg and
daughter, Laura returned last week
from White Rock. South Dakota
where they attended the funeral of
Mrs Lundberg's mother.
Melvin Mattison spent Christmas
with friends at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. MAIDS Christianson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark were
Redwood Falls shoppers Wednesday.
Miss Lucille Pfarrer left Thursday
for her home at Worthington due to
an infection in her right eye.
Little Charles Bunting has been i'll
with bronchial pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. King and
daughters, Dolores, Desneige and
Carrie Jane of Redwood Falls were
Christmas Day guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Leonard and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hobbs.
Miss Helen WillegalIa left Satur-
The Redwood gazette., 1934-12-27
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
MET LAST THURSDAY

The December meeting of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary was held
Thursday evening at the Legion hall
with good attendance of members.
During the business session Mrs. F,
B. Forbes and Mrs. Frank Baldwin
general arrangements committee fol
the Balko dinner, gave complete re-
port of expenditures and receipts,
Mrs. L. P. Winter, secretary, reported
that the membership committee had
obtained dues from 78 women or 20
members over the top. It was voted
to send box of jelly to the Veterans
hospital at st. Cloud; also to give
500 to the Legion to be used for its
building fund and to buy a $5 health
bond to aid in the Christmas seal
drive.
During the month, baskets of fooG
were given to several families in
town.
A social hour followed in which
cards were played and a group OF
Christmas carols were sung by Mrs
Torger Strand, accompanied on the
The Redwood gazette., 1934-12-27
Santa Claus Guest
Of SanbOrn Village

SanborA-Santa Claus was here
Saturday afternoon and delivered
many sacks of candy to children. The
Junior band played and the Glee CLUB
sang.
The following are spending their
Christmas vacation with their par
ents: Roy Telford, Ruth, Lester and
Edmund Schiennbeck, Lee Verne
Briekritz, Loren Klein, Luretta and
La Bonna Manecke and Avis Kirk
patrick.
Mrs. Charles Ripley, Mrs. Leonard
Parsons, Mrs. Nellie Shoemaker and
Mrs. Herbert Weber were at Spring
field Wednesday afternoon.
A movie picture show will be star
ted here next Saturday by c. b.
Brown at the opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Price were at
Springfield Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. w. D. Yaeger spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. H. j. Weber and
children.
Mrs. Henry Holman will entertain
the Priscilla Aid Friday.
The Lutheran choir was entertain
ed at the Ed Trapp home Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Weber had as
their Christmas Day dinner guests
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Yaeger and chill
dren and Mr. and Mrs. Char.es Rip
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Army A,bertson en-
tertained the Anderson families for
Christmas Day dinner.
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day for her home at Madison, Miss
Dorotha Hanson left for Twin Valley
and Miss Clara Mcconnell for Win
ter, Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Nordgaard and
daughter, Marlys left Saturday to
spend the holidays with relatives at
Mankato and st. James.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Slaymaker and
Eddie Wingate left Sunday for Tama
County, Iowa where they viii spend
the Christmas holidays with rela-
tives.
Paul and Bernadine Kirsch have
been i'll with pneumonia the past
week.
The Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Presbyter-
ian Church meets Thursday afternoon
December 27 with Mrs. John Steven
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Comstock and
daughter, Avalon and Miss Grace
Stevenson of Minneapolis and Miss
Alice Stevenson of Redwood Falls
were Christmas guests at the John
Stevenson home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur mckay anC
son, Ronald spent this week with
Mrs. McKay's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Watson at Faribault.
The Christmas program presented
by the grades in the high school aud
itorium Friday evening, December
21 was well given by grade teachers
and Misses Helen Willegalla, Lucille
Pfarrer and Dorotha Hanson.
Dave Conrad is Minneapolis visit
or this week.
! Sam Holt of Belview was Delh
caller Friday.
| The Ramsey school enjoyed I
Christmas program in the schoo
building Thursday evening. Friday
Miss Bertha Holt teacher left for hel
home at Belview to spend her vaca
ton there with her parents.
A. D. McCorquodale of Paxton wa.
Delhi business visitor Saturday.
Miss C. C. Leslie returned Saturda!
from a weeks visit with relatives ans
| friends in the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Henry Ekfelt and daughter
Ruby are Christmas guests OF Mis-
Vera Efelt at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. Sophie NARROW and daughter
| Viola moved recently to Arlington
where they will make their home.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-12-27

Miss Hazel Scott arrived Friday
evening from Mapleton to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. F.. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Arnett of
Huron, South Dakota arrived Sunday
to spend Christmas here at the j. A.
Storts home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Pryor and sons
Bobbie and Paul and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Whittet and children John
and Margaret Jane spent Christmas
day with Mrs. Judith GIFTS and other
relatives at Marshall.
DR.. and Mrs. A. T. Lauterbach,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.. Bell and son and
Miss Audrey Cole motored here Sat-
urday evening from Milwaukee, Wis
consin to spend Christmas at the
John Lauterbach Sr. and DR.. H. B.
Cole homes.
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(Dec. 27-Jan. 3-10l
CITATION FOR HEARING ON

(Dec. 27-Jan. 3-10l
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
FINAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION.
State of Minnesota, County Of Red
wood, IS. In Probate Court.
Estate of Donald Mckenzie
In the Matter of the Estate of
Donald Mckenzie. Decedent:
The State Of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed
in this court his final account of the
administration of the estate of said
decedent together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue of. said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled.
THEREFORE, YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and re-
quired to show cause, if any you
have, before this court at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court House
in the City of Redwood Falls, in the
County of Redwood, State of Mime
sofa on the 4th day of February,
1885, at 10 o'clock a. m, why said
petition should not be granted.
WITNESS, the Judge of said
Court, and the Seal of said Court,
this 10th day of December, 1884.
A. r. A. LAUDON,
(Court Seal) Probate Judge
Clapue and Barnes.