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Evening star., 1935-01-01
CHINA'S MAIL BLOCKADE
OF MANCHOUKUO TO END
Letter Mail Service Between Two
Countries Will Be Resumed
+. January 10.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING, China, January L.
The postal blockade which China
stoutly maintained against Manchuria
since the establishment of Monchou-
kuo will be lifted January 10, when
letter mail service between the two
countries will be resumed, the national
government announced.
Parcel post and postal remittance
service will be resumed February /.
The arrangements were completed
as result Of long negotiations be-
tween North China authorities and
the Japanese Army. The Monchoukuo
government took no part because of
China's desire to avoid the implication
Of recognition.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
CHICAGO AUTO DEATHS
SET MARK DURING 1894
1883 Killed in Cook County,
Compared With 1,131 in
1888, Coroner Reports.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January IA new all
time record for deaths in automobile
accidents in Cook County was estab-
lished in 1884, Coroner Frank J. Walsh
announced last night.
From January l up to S pm. today
1,25S had been killed, as compared
with 1,131 in 1888. Walsh said the
increase was caused by additional
traffic and a growing disregard for
traf51c.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Signal Launches Ship.

BY pressing a button at Government
House, Wellington. Gov. Gen. Bledisloe
of New Zealand recently released the
l0,000-ton liner, Blue Star, on the
stocks at Belfast. Northern ireland,
$4,000 miles awayA
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Price. Advances Expected.

Sales of roofing materials, builders
hardware, and plumbing supplies have
risen abruptly since September, and
the trade Is beneflting from the mod
ernization and new construction loans
under the national housing act. The
additional business from this source
has Offset most of the loss of G. w. A.
revenue, which was an important con-
tributor to the enlarged sales last year.
Sales of metal roofing in some of the
farming areas have run rs to 100 per
cent over the 1888 figures. Sales OF
tools and wheelbarrows have been
large in those districts where Gov
ernment projects have been in prog
ress. In the industrial division, the
largest sales have been to manufac-
turers Of automobiles, refrigerators,
furniture, radios, and air conditioners.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Invents Auto Floats.

Huge rotating floats. recently in
vented by Walter Rodenstein Of
Cologne, Germany, may be attached
to automobiles and enable them to
travel IL miles an hour in water.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
C0UNTERFEITER HUNTED
Partisan Sought in Connection
With Stavisky Scandals.

PARIS. January CP.-Police are
pressing search for Henry Poulner,
believed to be chief of a counter
feiting gang which also was con-
nected with the long sought loot of
the Stavisky entertainments.
The villa where the counterfeiting
plant was said to have been run,
owned by the mother of Guy DAWN,
Devils Island convict, also was be-
lieved by police to be the hiding
place of Nine. Stavisky's jewels.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Stocks and dividends
in dollars.

306.OO Thompson Starrett' -.
$500 Thompson Starrett pf..
1885, 300 Tide Water Assoc OIL.
49,4OO Tide Water Assoc Oil pf
1.O7O Tide Water Oil (h1 w.
23,1OO Tide Wat Oil pf (6.....
1861 Timken-Detroit.
492,9OO Timken Roll Brg(t1A).
1,OO7,l 100 Transamerica (h25c)...
64.70O Transue & Williams....
4l2,40G Tri-Contl Corp. .........
l4,S0O Tri-Contl pf go. .......
$500 Trico Products (2h)...
$1,000 Truax-Traer Coal. .....
2O2,sOO Truscon Steel. ..........
$1,000 Twin City Rap Transit.
17.1sO Twin City Rap Tran pf.
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Births Reported.

Joseph and Jennie Price, girl.
Joshua 3. and Edna Jenkins boy.
Theodore II. and Catherine Parks, boy.
william Z. and AfGsaret Ray. boy.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

4.O27, 800 Radio Corporation. .....
157.500 Radio Corp pf (A)......
1,t19. 700 Radio Corp pf OBJ. ......
t09,500 Radio-keith Orph tk..
$500 Railroad Sec III Central
1850 Raybestos Manhat %.
30.S00 Reading Rwy t2)......'
1900 Reading Ry 1st pf t2)..
1l,4O0 Reading Ry I'd pf t2)...
$500 Real Silk Hosiery....
2.77O Real Silk Hosiery pf. -.
100.500 Refs (RoberD ........
36.S60 Reis Ro0ert 1st pf -.
69O.600 ReminG ton-Rand.
27.900 Remington Rand 1st pf.
5000 ReminSton-R Rand I'd pf.
40 Rensselaer, & Sara tS)..
405, 200 REQ Motor Car ........
1857. 100 Republic Steel.
299,9 Republic Steel pf......'
1000 Republic Ir & Stl pf ctfs
2O,4OO Revere Copper. ..-.....
5,400 Revere Copper (A). .....
4,960 Revere Cop & Brass pf.
275,200 Reynolds Metals D...'
$4,000 Reynolds Spring (40c)..
2,970 Reynolds Tobacco 3D..
lois, 700 Reynolds Tobac OBJ go .
900 Rhine WEP (a1.0O....
300 Ritter Dental. .........
112,700 Ron Antelope (Ltd.... ..
46.4o0 Royal Du (h1.35 $-10c).
$500 Rutland r r pf. ........
Evening star., 1935-01-01
RAYON CURB TALKED.

Japan may curtail the output of
rayon.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Continued From Page 12.)


1O,100 Pittsburgh Coal. .......
$500 Pittsbgh Coal pf. ......
$50 Pittsbgh FW&C pf o..
$50 Pittsbgh Mex & Y 3D..
255, 700 Pittsbgh Screw & Bolt.
2,s40 Pittsbgs Steel pf.
$500 Pittsbgh Term Coal. 80.
$50 Pittsbgh Term Coal pf.
23.3OO Pittsbgh United Corp.
1870 Pittsbgh United C pf. -.
10.4oO Pittsbsh & West Va. -.
so Pittbgh Y&A stpd pf(O
10000 Pittston Co.
491 400 Plymouth Oil (e75c)...
$4,000 Poor & Co OBJ. .........
29,s00 Por, Rico Am Tob tA)..
23,1O0 Port Rico Am Tob tB)..
339. 500 Postal Teleg & Gable pf.
l43,2OO Pressed Steel Car (h. e.
43,200 Pressed Steel Car pr (k).
8sO.000 Proctor & Gamb (f1.1O.
1920 Proctor & Gamble pf(5) .
466, 100 Public Serv \ J ESQ.,.
$4,000 Public Sery n J pf (O..
1900 Public Svc n J pf o..
l0,s00 Public Svc n j pf CO...
5000 Public Svc n J pf o..
$500 Public Svc G&E pf (5..
423. 700 Pullman, Inc (0...
77s.90O Pure Oil.
1910 Pure Oil pf.
240,600 Purity Bakeries D....,
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47,600 Telautograph Q.....
10000 Tennessee Corp. .......
30,S00 Texs & Pacific r r. go.
$3.50 Texas Corp o.. .......,
$4,000 Texas Gulf Sulphur (2)
312,400 Texas & Pac Coal & Oil.
60S, 200 Texas Pac Land Trust. 9.
62,600 Thatcher Mfg (h25c). =.
$500 Thatcher Mfg pf $500 t.
2s,300 The Fair.
1850 The Fair pf (j3h)......
223. 800 Thermoid Co..
43,100 Third Avenue. ........
13,400 Third Nat Inv (h85c).
10000 Thompson q RI (50c).
1868 Thompson Products. .. .
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Sc, 500 Zenith Radio. ..........
539. 400 Zonite Products. ........

Dividend given in the above table are the
annual cash payments based latest quarterly or
half-yeary declarations.
tPartly extra. tPlus 81 in stock aPaid last year
mo regular rate. playable ePayable in cash
or stock fPlus 81 in special preferred stock gPlus
40 in stock hPaid this Accumulated dividends
paid year. Accompanies reported in receivershp or
being reorganzed. mPlus So in stock nPlus 30 IN
pPlus 90 in stock.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

general harness hardware, as many
farmers are using horses instead Of
tractors.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

$4,000 Yale & Towne (6Oc)....
365,7OO yellow Truck. ........
1O,42O yellow Truck pf. ...-...
1873, 800 Young Sp & Wire(f1A }.
$4,000 Youngst'n Sheet&Tube.
4.6OO Youngst'n SGT pf A 5 y
Evening star., 1935-01-01

High. Low. Last. chge.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

IU4, ,bUU dUSCU SdItS NUI p - -
1900 Vadsco Sales pf.......
422. 500 Vanadium Corp. ........
$4,000 Van Raalte. e............
$3.50 Van Raalte 1st pf o..
112,300 Wick Chemical tT2.4O)..
so Vicks & 2 60.
10 Vicks S & P pf t5).....
l53.6 900 Va-Caro Chemical.....
lO4. 100 Va-Caro Chemical 60 pf
$500 Va-Caro Chemical IL pr
$3.50 Va Elec Pwr pf (6).....
$3.50 Va Iron Coal & Coke. {.
$50 Va Iron Coal & Coke pf.
24.020 Vulcan DEFINING (h3.
1000 Vulcan DEFINING pftD.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
Rates of Taxation, 1884

In pursuance of law. !, Lionel G. Roberts, Treas
of mills levied each dollar of property listed
lows:
FOR COUNTY PURPOSES: County Fund 2 80
Levy, 9. 90 Mills. Total County Levy. 5. go Mills
FOR LOCAL PURPOSES: See Table Below:
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28

left with the proper officers for coli
lection. Signed by Curtis M'Glash-
an.
Another local item reads: eve
would call the readers attention to
our advertising column, and advise
him to deal at no establishment
when he comes to town except those
that advertise.
Wheat is quoted at $1.30 per
bushel; oats from 65 to. 20 cents
per bushel; flax seed $3.50 to So
per bushel; barley, $1.25; timothy,
1925; clover seed, $3.50; hay, SIS
to $16 per ton; Irish potatoes, 75c
to $1.10 bushel; beans, SITS to
1925 bushel; dried apples, $1.75
to 50 bushel; butter, Csc lib; eggs,
10c dozen; chickens, 10c; coffee,
soc; country soap, S and &c per lb.;
sugar, 16 23c to 25c lb; sorghum,
60c per gallon; lard, lac; candles
(tallow) 15 to 16c per lb; box
wood, $175 to So per cord; muslin.
60c ner ward
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
LEGAL NOTICE

Mary Jane Hickerson residing in
Bonneville, Indiana, will take notice
that on the 18th day of February.
1885, James J Christie filed his petit
tion in the Common Pleas Court of
Morgan County, Ohio, in Case Nc.
40, against said Mary Jane Kicker
son and others praying for the fore
closure of two mortgages, one made
by James G. Hickerson and Rachel
j Hickerson to the Malta Savings
and Loan Company to secure a debt
on which balance Of 81 1.o47.35 is
due, together with interest thereon at
I percent from May /. 1884; and the
thcr made by ]. G. Hickerson. Rad
ard Hickerson, Harry Randall. Myr-
fe Randall and Elizabeth Hickersen
the Citizens National bank, of Nc
Connelsville. Ohio, to secure a debt
u which a balance of $1323 90 is
due, together with interest at 6 per-
cent from March 28 1884.
Both said mortgages given on Lot
As in the old nart Of the Village of
ia in said Morgan County, except
The southeast one-half thereof and so
feet off the northeast end of the
northwest half thereof.
Said party is required to answer on
before April 6, 1885.
JAMES j. CHRISTIE.
BY M. f. Danford His Attorney.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
MUSKINGUM WATERSHED
CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
NOTICE OF HEA RING

TO ALL PERSONS AND PUBLIC
cQRPoRATI0Ns INTERESTED:
Public notice is hereby given:
/. That the Plan for the amend
ment of the Official Plan of the Dis
trict by providing for necessary river
channel Improvement through the
City of Massillon. the construction OF
flood control reservoir on Sandy
Creek to supplement the Dover Reser-
voir, the lowering of the elvation of
the spillway at the Dover DAM and
River Styx above Rittman as sub
stitute for the Freeport Reservoir, in
cluding such maps, profiles, plans and
other data and descriptions as may be
necessary to set forth properly the To-
cation and character of the work and
of the property benefited taken or
damaged with estimates of cost and
specifications for doing the work, has
office of the Board of Directors of
said Conservancy District at 205
North Broadway, in the City of New
Philadelphia. Tuscarawas County,
Ohio. where all persons and public
corporations interested are permitted
to inspect the same.
2. All objections to said Plan shall
be in writing and filed with Bryce c..
Browning, Secretary of said Board of
Directors at his office at 205 North
Broadway, in the City of New Phla-
day of March. 1885. and HEARING
of all such objections to said Plan
will be had on the goth day of March.
1885, beginning at ten o'clock A. M,
and continuing from day to day until
said hearing is completed. at the of
flee of the Board of Directors of said
Conservancy District at POS North
Broadway. in the City of New Phila
delphia, Ohio. at which time an op-
portunity will be afforded all objec
tors to be heard upon their several
objections with respect to said Plan.
T. J. HALEY,
NEWTON MANSFIELD,
Directors of Muskingum Water
shed Conservancy District.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
North Bristol

Communion services will be held
at Bristol, Sunday morning. There
will be baptism and reception OF
members also.
This community was greatly
shocked Tuesday evening to hear of
the death of Mrs. Roy McGrath OF
East Bloom. Mr.. McGrath was a
former resident of this place, and
has many friends who extend their
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Two Weddings
Raymond Reed and Miss Kath-
crime Moore, two popular young
people of this place, were united in
marriage Saturday at the Presbyte-
rian manse, by Rev. It. E. Leonard.
Monday evening large number OF
friends gathered at the home Of the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28

seven years ago. In a place that
does not change more than McCon.
nelsville has done. if the reports
which / receive through the year
are true, your street is probably not
very different from what it was in
the spring of 1887, when | first saw
it, and | know not only just where
your home is but just about how 1t
looks You are fortunate in having
your wife still with you, even if she
is not the same as she was in the
days when you courted her. / lost
Mrs Beach last May. She had a
stroke of paralysis, from which she
was making a most encouraging re-
covery, when an artery broke i'll the
brain during her sleep. She never
recovered consciousness, and died
four days later. We buried her in
Arlington National Cemetery, at
Washington, d. c., where she had
said she wanted to be inferred when
the time came. Her going slowed
me both physically and mentally,
anu Has IudlG lie etII Oiu man.
/ spend a large part of the time
in the garden The grounds around
the house are a little more than
half an acre in extent and give one
man plenty to do in this climate
whore most things grow all the year
round A picture Of your very good
friend, myself, and some of his
sweet pea vines is inclosed. The
blossoms had been cut just before
the picture was taken, which ex.
plains why there are so few show
ing. There are in the garden two
4 kinds Of fig trees, two kinds o1
/ plums, three peach trees, two Hale
and one Miller's Late, an apricot, 6
F'uyu perslmmon, loquat, two
kinds of avocados, a pear and two
kinds of lemons, two ponderosS
lemons, and two Chinese lemons
besides nine different kinds of or
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
Watch your subscription date.
Hickory Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Best and Mr..
and Mrs Harold Best spent Tuesday
in GAINESVILLE.
Dale Smith spent few days last
week with his mother, Mrs. Della
Armstrong.
Miss Anna Spears of Malta spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Dave
Waite.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell James spent
Saturday evening at Harold Best's.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. James and
children, Nj. and Mrs. Henry Best,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Medley and
son spent Saturday evening at o. T.
Clark's
Louise Rouanzoin, Clyde James
anl Glen Waite have been having
| chickenpox.
Faye Rouanzoin is caring for
Mrs. Dave Waite and baby. Sun
day visitors at the Waite home
were Mrs Lessie Moody and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Best and Mrs
| Frank Medley.
| w 1uH6Iu AuIldU OI MlCIllSdl, Hde
| been visiting in the county for sew
eral weeks.
Lawrence Gooding spent Sunday
| with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. p
| Gooding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Hilaman and
son spent Sunday evening at Harold
| Best's.
| Several attended the belling and
| kitchen shower for Mr.. and Mrs
| Darl Finley, Wednesday evening
They expect to move to their new
home at Portersville, soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Evans ol
Athens spent the week end witt
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McKitrick.
Mrs. Bertha Gooding visited Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Ollie Nc
| Kitrick.
Mrs. Blanche Daugherty took din
| ner Sunday with Mrs. Mary James.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
From The Valley Democrat
MAY II, 1864

Among the archives of the Nor
gan County Agricultural society
Mr. Walter w. Barkhurst, secre-
tary of the fair board, found copy
of The Valley Democrat, published
here, under date of May IL, 1864.
In the paper is published the pre-
MUM list of the 18th annual fair,
list was published in the paper, in
stead of in booklet form as at
present. Mr.. Barkhurst informs us
that at that time membership in
the fair was solicited at so much
per member, and this fee was used
largely to pay premiums. John b.
Stone was president of the fair
board at that time and III. Duns-
moor was secretary. While going
back to 1864 seems long way, yet
the fair then had been going on for
about dozen years.
We note that Chas. III. Bean was
publisher of the paper, which was
of four six column pages, and the
subscription price was $1.50 per
year, strictly in advance, and if not
paid within six months it was $1.75,
and at the end of six months it was
81 per year.
But very little local or Morgan
county news appears in the paper,
and it was largely made up Of clip
pings from larger city papers, and
oJl IN, m q
war. In it appears an advertise
ment for U. S. bonds, which the
secretary of the treasury is auth
orized to borrow from time to time
[ on the credit of the United States,
not exceeding $2O0,000,000 during
/ the current year. Subscriptions for
the bonds will be received by the
| treasurer of the United States, at
| Washington, and the assistant
| treasurers of the United States, at
! Boston, New York and Philadel-
phia, and by The First National
! bank of McConnelsvlile, and by all
National banks which are deposit
ors of public money. The notice
states that ''all respectable banks
and bankers throughout the country
will furnish further information on
application
One advertisement reads: "Rich-
mond almost taken, but before it
| is finally taken / would advise you
to call at the Cobbler corner OPP
posite the court house and buy
some of John Stitt's boots and
shoes before the price is raised
1t cost money in that day to get
married, or to die, provided the
| parties concerned wanted more than
a mere mention in the paper 1t
is stated that announcements of
marriages and deaths containing
/ four lines or less, are published free
| of charge. Obituary notices must
be paid for at the rate of four
cents per line. The following notice
also appears: "A1l persons knowing g
themselves indebted to us for sub
scriptions to the Enquirer, or for
| advertising or job work, will save
! themselves trouble and expense if
they will call and settle the same,
! either with Joseph Kelly in McCon-
nelsville, or with me at Reinersville,
before the 25th day of May. All
bills unsettled at that time will be
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28

groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. ;.
Reed, and gave them a rousing ser
enade, and wished them happy
and prosperous journey through
life.
Miss Ila vorhies, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Vorhies, and Jas.
Stovert, near Sharpsburg, were
united in marriage Saturday, in Nc
Connelsville. Their many friends
wish them a long, happy and pros
porous welded life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hall of
Knight were recent visitors of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Scott.
Carlos Richey, four year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Richey, is
recovering from sprained ankle.
Bristol grange will meet Friday,
March s.
Edgar Smiley lost valuable
milk COW, recently.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28

me news concerning him was wrong,
and give him my old time regards.
L remember McGrath, but not as
distinctly as / do many others. He
was not on the Malta during my
time. Those on the dredge when |
left were Sullivan, 10 Stump, Shep-
pard and another deckhand whose
name | have forgotten; he was
about the same height as Sheppard,
but somewhat slighter in build.
Am sorry that your friend Mr..
Bailey did not repeat his call on me
at New Orleans, for / might have
added him to my list of friends. AS
he was a good friend of yours
would have made the effort If he
had left his address in the city
would have tried to look him up,
but your letter has given me the
| first information of his having been
at the office.
You have somewhat misunder-
stood me when | remarked that Nc
| Connelsville had not changed much
| in the intervening years. | referred
to its appearance and will stand by
my guns when I said that your
street in my memory was probably
very like the same street today.
did not say that the place had not
| improved for | take it for granted
that it has acquired paved streets,
| that practically all of the houses
Ihave been repainted more than
once, and perhaps in different col
ors, and that you may now have
trees along the curbs. But as | re-
member the street it had very few
vacant lots on it. Leading to the
mill it was more built up than 9TH
ers, which went nowhere in partic-
ular at the out ends. And | doubt
| if many of the houses which were
| there in my days along the river
have been torn down to make room
| for new buildings or torn down just
for the fun of it, and unless such
| things have been done your street
must look much the same, even If
slicked up and made more cityfied.
| | forgot to say in my letter that
| when | was stationed in Washing
ton. 1894 to 1901, Jake Adams, who
used to run your hotel turned up
| there and | gave him a job, not a
big one nor a very high paying one,
but one which he seemed glad to
| take.
When l was in Washington as
| chief of engineers, 1920 to 1924,
lived at 2400 Sixteenth street, just
q few blocks from the Chastleton,
where Major Schofeld lives.
| Our son is our only child. He is
in the insurance and surety bond
| business with his office in Los An
| geles. He came out here about
| twelve years ago on account of his
| Wife's health. He married girl
whom he met in France, when they
were both over there during the
| war, but they were not married un-
til after they were back in this
country She lived in Vincennes,
| Indiana.
| know Of no reason why those
| editors should not use my letters if
| they wish to do so, but to most OF
their readers / will be only sort of
prehistoric person. Yours as al
| ways, Lansing II. Beach
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28

The Shook and Dingey saw mill
will move from the Ira Porter farm
to a set on the j. r. Dunkle farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Shilling have
returned home, after being called
here by the death of Mrs. McGrath.
A number from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. j. W. Parmiter Sat
urday Mrs. Parmiter was a member
of Bristol grange, and had many
friends here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate Of James BURNETT, deceas-
ed:
L. j. Weber, whose address is
McConnelsville Ohio, has been ap-
pointed and qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of James Burt
nett, late of Morgan county, Ohio,
deceased.
Dated this 18th day of February
A. D., 1885.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County
21f3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-28
CAPT. IRVEN TRAVIS RlENEWS
OLD-TrME ACQUAINTANCE

We are quite certain that the let
ters which follow will be of interest
especially to the few Muskingum
river men who remember Lieut..
Lansing H. Beach, who as young
lieutenant had charge of the Mus
kingum river Improvement in the
wear 1887. when the federal gov
eminent took charge. This young
lieutenant passed through all pro-
motions, reaching the top when he
became chief engineer. 1t was
while Lieut.. Beach was in charge OF
the Muskingum river improvement
that Cant. Irven Travis received his
appointment as the local United
States storekeeper, Lieut. Beach was
only here a short while. After
ter AZ years Mr. Travis and his ''su-
perior" officer have renewed ac-
uuaintances, as the following let
ters will show:
Pasadena. Calf,
800 Bradford St,
NV Dear Travis:-I had been
thinking about you a good deal be-
fore your letter came and was won.
sdering to whom | could write tc
find what the news would be. And in
a way | feared to write, for in So
many eases in recent years the only
news concerning my old friends is
that they have passed to the great
beyond. Your letter, therefore, was
an answer to the unexpressed wisf
which / had been carrying in ml
mind for several weeks, and it j
needless to add that it gave me th'
greatest pleasure to hear from you
and to learn that you were we'll
comfortable and happy | remem
Der very well the street running
down to the bridge across the canal
and can still see it as it was forty