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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19

at the bottom! Bob Garland the ex-critic is at Mt. Sinai with a broken shoulder. Got it when a subway dcor closed on him .. Have you my copy of Martin Gumpert,s book "Heil Hunger? I hear it's very good Disney tells me no truth to story about Pinocchio and Bambi items. Tha. PinocchioN doing fine = Bambi not called off .. Says the rumor was spread by a disgruntled worker who was fired and threatened to "eyen things.
 Ask desk if it has photo of girl named Helen Flood or Mrs. William Link. Her sister Ruby very anxious to locate her = fears she's met with foul play Last heard of in Pittsburgh ... see where the President and Mrs. Hull made stir ring talks on preparedness .. Seems like only last year, when some of us who made same com ments were called flag-wavers I thought MT. Hearst's essay in the Journal American on Congress stall ing about more planes and ships was corker Leland Stoves scoops from Norway thrilled me Tell boss about George M. Cohan's life story Ca musical show) whicn'l be called Yankee Doodle Boy"-April 28th in Washington Catholic Uni versity is producing it |. l wrote Mrs. Roosevelt explaining Bryn Mawr rumor if FDR didn't run again. ....
 Tell Lois DeFee she misdirected her squawk. It didn't appear ill cur col'm |. I hear Virginia Lang don and Russell Swann are experi- menting 8 trial parting for month-and then may wed if they still care about each other. She's really mad about him. Watch it. good story .. That Michigan week. ly which banned Hoover so hard for the arrests of the govt overthrow rlotters is now publishing raves about how great guy the G-man is Big scoop, I suppose .. Kills me the way most of his belittlers discover his genius all of a sudden I haven't wearied of the Hick- town News-Press, at all just haven't had room for it |. It's no cinch to do.
 I had 2-2-2 on FenelOn. Wanted to wager $15 across the board but Corum talked me out of it. Tell him to send me check! .. Bernie is going to play for the ziegfeld Girls annual show this time. Gee, they sure take chance! :. Explain to Western Union not to send bills to house, but to office, the dopes {. I mean for dpr or npr collect messages to the paper i. Did you take care of Joe for the circus? Thank John Ringing North, ex- plain the chap can't afford it and never saw one before .. Tell Jim- my the new shirts are fine. After the first washing they'll shrink to size, hope But how come the material hasn't been snrunk?
 Also ask the tailor do I have to be there '.- can't he make me some suits from last measure ments? I'm only little chunkier Thank Lait, Connolly and Beucus for letting me vacation in August instead of July. .a.
 Call up the London Mails cor respondent here. Ask him if that appeared there yet - supposed to run last Sunday in the Mails weekend edition, The London Dis patch . Want to use Sunday night-send us text t. Seems to be plenty buzz about the ticket being Hull and Farley in Washington Affairs, the privately circulated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19

In spite of the cold climate of Norway electric refrigerators have been installed in over 25,000 homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19

Former Mayor The Democrat that he does not plan to enter anti-organization town committee candidates in any dis trict. The town committee will be named at a primary next Wednes- day, with all tickets of candidates to be in the hands of Town Chair man J.. Warren Upson by 5 p. m. Monday
 Minor Contests Likely
 MT. Portfolios refusal to attempt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19

Tell the city desk they might get Q good feature out of the new nurses lodgings at Kings County hospital. Perhaps the patients there built the new laundry chutes which have openings at the top but no place for soiled clothes to exit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19
Walter WilacIleu
 On BrOadWay

lrsisteed' isaO Daily
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12
Moss Point Youth
Enlists IN u. S. Navy

Lieutenant Commander c. L.
walton. U. 8. Navy. officer IN
charge Of u. s Navy recruiting IN
the States Of Louisiana and Mis-
siSsippl, announces that Luther wal
ter smith. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nal
vim Luther Smith. Moss Point. Miss
Ma accepted for enlistment Ia the
United States Navy At the local
Navy recruiting Station. 3ig Custom
House. New Orleans. La, on July 5.
1870. a. apprentices SEAMAN
After passing the final exnmina-
ton. the young nan vas trans
fcrred to the y. s Naval Train
ing Station. san Diego. Calf, where
be viii receive eight weeks Of re-
cruit training 10 prepare him for
sea duty before being assigned to one
Of the vessels Of the United States
Fleet.
smith graduated from the Moss
Point High School In 1919 He wa
a member o. the track team, win
ming his track letter In that sport,
and played the Garnet In the school
band. Before enlisting In the Navy
he was employed IN the Western
Auto Store In Moss Point as clerk
He stated that his eaepn for en-
listing IN the Navy was 70 learn the
trade Of Navy machinlst's mate.
while taxing advantage Of the many
benefits offered By naval service.
Young Smith was among twenty
one young men from the States Of
Loisiana and Mizzassippa enlisted In
the Navy AZ the local Navy recruit
ing station on July 5 - apprentice
seamen. This makes . total Of
thiFty-four auprentiSe seainen en-
listed from these states since july /.
and leaves vacancies IN the July
Navy enlistment quota for this dis
triet for % hundred ard sixteen
apprentice seauzen. Because Of the
large monthly enlistment quotas.
which are expected % eontinls f0F
several msatks. applicants for en-
liStment viii not have 70 spend >
considerable time on tine waiting
Inst. ~ has been necessary Ia the
past. but thef vii be enlisted with
the least possible delay.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12
CHIEF GEL HUDSON
Of LOCAL POLICE
GIVES WARNING

Verx informative ard instructive
a has hsen issued ~ une Pas
patee D~eaaFtEsefst and IS
raeE c p Hadsoa relative 20 IN.
ra laws Aesa ~reKGiataa9as 81 rxS-
arcsaA TINS le2gset b puhltelsea
ae form 81 xzeFessfon& mfsAca
banencsal - sii pesssSss 81 Ehe
aer Of P~aseAeaAa
rgas 3eAflet is iSSae6 undeF TIE
atp 6 How lie Cttxcnk * Pas
a Can Axss1 N The PTeses-
.sf 81 Crime ard vas mas1co est
slne eith the water seBt bills
Ii suggests that she s~eAepessus
uanasg al polAes headquarters Be
ktyt utag tslcE4asres and THAT sflase
aonmaatcgt1ne vtth the po1ice give
.hfsr uAnse correct s26resS ard
na,uaar The police aeperaunents
ieteahass is ~. fire eesArtmenxx
ISL ard JackSsn County Hospital
90 Among the suggestions are
Gail me police statsuH xhen y0u
have q neggar. O. see u suspicious
aaklng person lotcfsEax in yuaF
ueishb0rhood. ar prooling around
voar nel9haorS home ThiS Is E
ouested 80 that Investigations can
bt wa&E
Caution should be taken mat non
resident solicitors OF agents are
U0nande representatives q reputable
concerns II In doubL investigate
10 not allow ans stranger to en-
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

tw Fom haea esknoa8 pwagxr csw.
ennsaak 10 anxsScs yueH grpnAAsss
II yNew huusw hAs heem sssts8exs ~
. thfef. a. nns tnsscn e. nsase ar
uafzsx untN after NE. pous have
Hsnae k~fslN~shuao Ter f8egxgpFtnls
and csaes
A. resiaents sFw wnFss4 - hNR
Al ostssce aussx ane fAssea "a
saadcss arcuFes hefoxx leMsinf
uaEIf hamars Ct FN4lftng Also haVs
Al FAlaasAes KaaFsed ef c0ncrals0
Lases sanas ~ nsossey sfaslld fol
be ~dsssaaye1 IN = pablk paacs4
pefSoak ufse arw vkskin1A u ruh.
oxr~ ~ pocxek hock ~SnatehHgs are
Askrd ~ Try - set mrntsl gacgzEe 81
the cfItntnAl - ttsAi aaef cgNatd idesas
4y the criminals hs mAfk ~ Aaf
peSagt@rsu ~ Nesxs-h a. other psy
Sea4 pecuAAftEy
tAns esgrcAAisy afe unec 10 kerp
their h&gsahagx IN their hands 81 81
tanaes wnen IN > puhl& paacr
Autosnn&aie drivers are aaszaed 10
be sa1t 70 lacR INC ignitloa and car
ocofs and ~rcuaerabef lkxnAR num-
brzS and meter numbers w cars 4
memorandum of each on their per-
Sza II Is Is advised uaat : record 81
she sestAl ntanhcrz q the Ease ana
works of watches ard ali pgusNfN
50 numbered be kept.
Another warning issued h; no
not cash cheeks Tor stranger
The poi1cs oepArtnaent w1A be glAd
to cusa0uCt an inFestiFAtton ard
ggxe Information obtained on psf-
sorz sho are considered for em-
paoyment Tins vii aeaad diseased
persons or criminals from celng
hired in homes
II Is requested that the police BE
notified when = household ia 20 be
oecapied over night o. for . longer
period The address o. destination.
name Of servants who art 20 be
around the home while The 0cru.
pAntS are away should be furnished
the police department.
Persons who leave q home unoc-
cupied are requested not 10 a1vef-
Use the fact hy pulling down shades
and having newspapers and msik
bottles piled up o the porch. A
neighbor should se enlisted 20 PICK
up the mail each day.
Servants shoulc BE- instructed not
70 tel anyone that the house Ia uh-
occupied Arrangements should be
made 70 have the grass cut and
premises kept IN order whiie the
home Is unnccapted
When q paper Is notified that >
person is having town. II Is re-
queesed that the paper not publish
the street address
The police waii be glad 70 watch
heraes left vacant II the above gug-
gestionk are complied Sath- All val
uabIes. such as silvervare and jew
elry. viii be cared for at the police
station II they arr brought there
boxed up, They will be stored IN .
itreproof vault
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

Fra IN your mInd, perhaps. the
islsphons industTy's principal
contrfbution to the South Il quick.
dependable communication.
But Southern Bel j. 4lso i'm
pertanf ss . citizen. - an en-
pl0yer Of people. a. = payer Of
taxes. a. a purchaser II mate
riaIx In 1883 alone. operating
expenses amounted 10 approxi.
msleiY hftyhsr miTlion dolIarG
naa Including sddaisnal millsons
asod fer nes construction .
To build. operate and maintain
this system requires mere than
issnsy-ene thousand skilled work
szs whose Ennssl payroll i sp-
pEsximsieIY thirty million dollars.
These telephone men aBa wonn-
en- contribute to the BUSINESS and
social welfare ef their communal
fiss, and Of the South. They and
tkeiF families compose : group
Il perhaps eighty tAouzand peo-
pie who are dependent % this
business for their livelihood.
A . taxpayer. the Southern
Bel does much toward the sup
pozf Il the local. stale and nA-
ti0nal governments. Tossi taxes
lssa year exceeded nine and
thfee-quaEsers million dollars.
sesriY tWeniYseven thousand daa.
lars = dag.
The S0aiherH B<Il Cempsny IL
soufhern Industry ia The fullest
ssnss and lie ACTIVITIES farm . cub
asntisl eozsFibzsios 70 the Ssssh
and prespziiY Il the Sosth
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12
Texas Fish Story
Does Not Surpass
That Of Rev. Brock

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posne IN Asz seazar hxxoTaasa
70 Ru = nzA p@ssas Ct uae rass
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b a. Arasnt falAluxe u az sgase
Naasa LearA@ ~ sea ~ twxne =
ul5n1sar Last we~k - Yagnslssea
q paragraph aesag ! txpxmssAA cas-
axA whkh had swaucwa4 = se-aneh
water szAke ana ~ Re8 A1r nrxsck
cxanass Hath atzh a sfaEs If hak ussA
MhNA - Quese
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ma ~ ~ % "a ere vxry ma4sz 81
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NE Ia nne waters Of Fxaakhn Crnek
I ceasat several bass uxsKasnw fFuzn
swo - f1ve uesztsts. I untl0ea tfaat
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Ghossghf uotfalng ah0ut Il at The
NtAN4a - - &8S nA1MA&AftH M@H@N+
On aFYsxtng fssne and A<imiFtng sat2
beauty Of tire black bass had
caught my attention mas again at
kracted 70 flae a1sR xish the extended
poucaa toxsk ms knife Aaaa Altf Ii
0sen whefrupeSa an lE-tueh water
noocAkin rel Al my fext TfAakln3
perhaps tAe ssakS was alive. /
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dae my aversion 10 snakes. vQuid
have Jumped higher II had not been
Tor ms se0trd1pnlk Ueut az utzoe
and called my net&hboF. an odd fish
in9 ~, Uncle Charlie Wuod. and
told him what had happsned He
save me the horse laugh and said
that he had caught . number Of
bass that had swallowed water
snake
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12
Two Young Negroes
OF Moss Point Have
Enlisted In Navy

Lieutenant Commanders G, l.
walton u & Navr. efficer IN charge
ct Z. = NafY recruiting IN The
asasnn ii Louisiana ard MlsNis&ipeA
announces that sixteen fsank nesfu
men from Mississippi ard L01isiana
were enlisted in the unite3 States
Navy al the koeai Navy fecruiiink
ssastsn. SIC Custom House. New O.
lean& Ia on dnly z. 1875, a. na=sA
attendants Two Mos Point yours
men we're aiming ttae sixteen esse
listed. ClAfy fanE. Non OF Prank
Long and txruy t9wts non Of fetef
Lcw8s. beth Of Aoec Point
Tne enlistment Of tlbess sixteen
young negro men composites the
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

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ns=sss aaesA fnw ttsin district
All wefB Transferred Il ne = :
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va vhsfe usef vii fesxlte xseht
weeks a ges4Aslf trAllsiesa ~ HN-
gNrs them iae ksm 9utY hesess h@lAa
assigned 10 TIE NAstsem vessels ~
the unand States Fseet
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
oPOTTED POLAND
BREEDERS OFFER
SIS IN PRIZES =

Announcement of prizes total
ing SIS. to be awarded All club
exhibitors of Spotted POLAND
China gifts at the Redwood Coun-
ty fair in September, was made
this week by Stanley M. Brecken-
ridge of Redwood Falls, vice
president of the Minnesota Spot
ted Poland China Breeders assoc
iation and a member of the ma
tional organization. --.s T.. :.
Animals must be registered in
the National Spotted Poland
China Record association of Balm
bridge, Indiana, at the time
shown. Junior membership cards
in the organizations will be issued
free to boys and girls from 10 to
81 years of age. They must give
the date of their birth and the ap-
plication must be counter-signed
by their mothers. .-...s -E ..
Prizes of SIS first; 81 second; So
third; So fourth and 81 fifth at
the fair here will come from a
fund of $4,000 donated by the
Spotted Poland China Bulletin,
published at Indianapolis. Of this
$500 will 60 to 40 county shows
and the remaining $1,400 to state
fairs in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio.
MIR. and Mrs. Breckenridge
with Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Grain
of Willmar attended the state
meeting of Spotted Poland China
raisers at the Farm and Home
event in st. Paul last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Kay Harris WEEDS
Washington Girl

Kay c. Harris, former resident
of Redwood Falls and Vesta and
Shirley Cunningham of Washing
ton, d. G. were married by DR..
Howard S. Wilkinson in st. Thorn
as Episcopal church-the Presi-
dents church - at Washington,
Saturday, January Is.
Close friends, including Mrs.
William E. Borah, wife of the late
Idaho senator, attended. The
brides former home is HALEY,
Idaho.
Frances Cunningham, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor and
her father, M. F. Cunningham,
gave the bride away.
Mr.. Harris is a photographic
engineer with the AAA in Wash
ington.
Following the ceremony and a
reception at the brides home, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris left by car for
Sun Valley, Idaho. They will be
back in Washington February is.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
IMPLEMENT FIRM
ENTERTAINS 500

Unusually fine entertainment
was enjoyed by 500 customers and
friends of Dittbenner and Gluth,
Redwood Falls Mccormick Deer
ing implement dealers, who gave
their annual party at Redwood
Falls armory Tuesday night.
Motion pictures were shown and
a top-rank vaudeville program
presented, with George Jacobson,
former Redwood Falls resident, as
master of ceremonies and magi-
clan. ..~s.s .-.
Jack Heckler, "the echo man.
who has been featured in Ripley's
Believe 1t Or Not" demonstrate
ed an uncanny gift for talking
simultaneously with anyone chos-
en- from the audience, a gift from
childhood which he cannot ex-
plain. "
Bruce Patterson, negro wizard
of the banjo who has been on
programs here before; Charles
Brugge, comedian, who played a
stringed instrument while stand
ing on his head and musical
cam, Frank and Esther, appeared.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Irene Duncan and
Gordon Venema Wed

Wearing a gown of white satin
with designs of velvet roses in the
material and carrying colonial
bouquet of pink roses, Irene Dun
can became the bride of Gordon
Clark Venema at the church of
Christ Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Clyde Lindsey, pastor of
the church, performed the cere-
mony and the wedding march
from Lohengrin was played by
Mrs. c. D. Clipfell.
Lucille Peterson and Bernice
Kleaver of Redwood Falls who
were bridesmaids, wore dresses of
pink and lavender and corsages
of pink, lavender and white sweet
peas. .... .. ....
James Keefe and Merritt Han
son were the groom's attendants.
There were 80 guests at a re-
ception at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Duncan, who left afterward on a
three-weeks trip to Mexico. Mr..
and Mrs. Venema are occupying
their home until March l when
they will. move to an apartment
in the Lohrenz building.
A graduate of Redwood Falls
High school in 1887, the bride
graduated from Winona Business
college in 1888 and has been
secretary to her father in his
electric shop. -.. So.
Mr.. Venema, employed at the
J. C.. Penney store here, is the
son Of Mrs. Tresa Venema of
Morris and a graduate of Morris
High school in 1886.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Vice Raids Bring
Suit For Damages

Minneapolis-(P)- Residents of
1872 Glenwood avenue, Mime
apolis, sued the foreman of the
Hennepin county grand jury and
a county probation officer today
as the result of the grand jury's
jealous vice raids.
Six residents of the address ask
$4,000 damages each, claiming
there was no probable cause for
the raid staged by deputy sheriffs
early the morning of January IL.
Frank E. Van SAINT, grand jury
foreman and Bruse Varnhill, pro-
baton officers and investigators
for the jury were named Defend
ants.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Welsh Anniversary

dance were given at the Avalon
Palace at Sanborn where the IA
mily formerly lived.
Mrs. Welsh wore a blue dress
trimmed with gold and a corsage
of gold chrysanthemums for the
occasion. Mr.. Welsh and their
children wore chrysanthemums
and the grandchildren wore gold
lapel ribbons.
The couple was married in a
double wedding ceremony in the
Springfield Catholic church Janu-
airy %, 1890 by Rev. Leopold
Haas. The. other couple was
charles B lie and Mary Jane
o. NJ Bake died about Is
Years ago and Mr.. Blake was un-
able 10 attend the celebration be-
cause of illness.
After their marriage, Mr.. and
Mrs. Welsh took farm in Char
lestown township where they liv-
ed for As years, retiring in 1885
when accompanied by their dau-
ghter Lenore, they spent a year
in Wisconsin, Montana, Iowa,
Wyoming, North and South Da-
kota. Their home here is on East
Chestnut street.
Born in Canada, Mr.. Welsh
came 70 the United States when
he was 10 years of age. Mrs.
Welsh was born in Grant county,
Wisconsin and came to Mime
sofa with her parents when she
was a small child. The village of
Sanborn had not been founded
when she came to that commun-
ity.
Of the IL children born to
them, eight survive and with
their families attended the cele-
bration. They are Sylvester of
Henderson, Mrs. r. A. van der
Hagen of Lewistown, Montana;
Mrs. William van der Hagen and
Walter Welsh of Bird Island,
John Welsh of Sanborn, Mrs. JOS
eph Hengel of Brooks, Mrs. Mich
olas Hengel of Sleepy Eye and
Lenore at home. Four daughters
married two pairs of brothers.
Mr.. Welsh only sister, Mrs.
Catherine Allen of Plymouth,
New York, whom he had not seen
in II years, came with her son,
Milton Allen and granddaughter
Jane.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
PEG Sisterhood
Marks Founders Day

Mrs. A. C. Forbes of Marshall,
president of the state chapter of
PEG. and Mrs. H. H. Baldwin of
Minneapolis, second vice president
were guests of the members of the
chapter here Tuesday evening at
g dinner at Hotel Ramsey. Later
at the meeting at the home of Mrs.
S. B. Duea the prgram, conducted
by Mrs. Forbes, commemorated
Founders day.
Founded January 81, 1869 at
Iowa Wesleyan college, Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, by seven women of the
community, the PEG. Sisterhood
has grown to a membership OF
$1,000 women in the United
States. 1t stands for education and
to further that cause, loan fund
of S850,000 has been accumulated
to be lent to worthy young women
seeking higher education. The or
ganization also owns and operates
a junior college at Nevada, Mis-
souri,.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Hugh Duncan
Rites Today
KINTIRE RESIDENT, 6S,
DIED TUESDAY AFTER
TWO YEAR ILLNESS

Delhi - Hugh Cowan Duncan,
IS, was buried at Redwood Falls
cemetery this afternoon after
rites in the Odlaug and Hoepner
chapel in Redwood Falls. Rev.
John Bostrom of the Methodist
church conducted the funeral
which, began at 2 p. m. and pail
bearers were H. c. Brown, j. B.
Brown, Earl Stoner, Walter Kuck,
Paul King and Tom Downs.
Mr.. Duncan died at 2 a. m.
Tuesday at his home in Kintire
township of Bright's disease and
a heart ailment with which he
had been ill for two years.
He was born August l, 1871 in
Boltonville, Wisconsin, the son of
Alvin and Emma Duncan. He at
tended grade school there and
high school at Spencer, Iowa,
where the family moved. He also
lived at Redwood Falls before
moving to Kintire
March 6, 1907 he married Jes-
sic M. Duncan at Boltonville and
she with a son, Hubert of Delhi
and a daughter, Mrs. Alphonse
Sciarraetta of Glenview, Illinois,
survive. He also leaves two sis
tiers, Mrs. H. G.. Biggers of New
ada, Iowa and Mrs. F. c. mickey
of Spokane, Washington and two
brothers, Edward Duncan of Red
wood Falls and Leon A. Duncan
of Spokane, as well as two grand
children.
One daughter preceded him in
death. ....s ... .
Mr.. Duncan was a member of
the Methodist church and had
been clerk of school district 81
for 10 years.