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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-11

LESSON TEXT-Acts 19:8,Io. 1882.
GOLDEN TEXT-So nightly grew the
word Of God and prevailed.--Acts 1920
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-11

The Callaruma Club is hay
ing an excellent entertainment
featuring Shuttle Mcdonald and
his l9il Varieties. Art Cape
hart and his Rhythm Makers
are furnishing the music. Go
out for an evening of recreation
and entertainment.
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Lowest Annual HaInfan

The lowest annual ,rainfau ever
recorded - 1873 inches - was in
Egypt. The average annual rainfall
on nat. Waialeale at Kauai, Hawaii,
= Sol inches, ~ s...,,.4. g! ~;
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KEYSTONE news

Mr.. Tony Sanders of Gary, in
company with Mr.. Evcrhart visit
ed the Times office Monday.
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ASSETS


(ncluing $779 ovcrdrHS) S 1S 1853 10
United States Government obDpatu direct
guaranteed 25l50000
Obligations States political subdivisions
Corporate stocks including stock of Federal
OBS sc
Cash, balances with other banks, including
balance, cash items nf collection S7420373
represent ING bank premises or OF her real estate 3G G7 so
TOTAL AccETc e COZ o7o %
~ 1- '''''
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships
Timc dcnnsits Of individuals nartncrsbins
and cornoratons ........' ... GET 1G3 90
Deposits of INIT ed States Government (incu,ipg
postal savnps) 7O31250
Deposits of banks ........ 5000 90
Other deposits cashiers checks etc) 1OO
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On Motor Trip
Mrs. Ruth White Miss Lillian
Mach, Ward Caesar, il, and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Daily Quiz

A French king. an English
king. and an English queen al
have states in the United States
named after them. What arc
the states?
A onetime Indian village II
Alaska has grown into tho
worlds greatest salmon port
Can YOU name IL?
What metal is believed 10 have
the highest thermal and elec.
trio conductivity of any sub
stance?
Can YOU tell the number and
purpose of the Lame Duck
Amendment TO the Consti-
tuition ?
A Skink, a skate and a skinner
refer TO a fish, bird and lizard
Can YOU tell which is which
One Of the following claSsi-
fiCationS takes in the other
two: molluskS, Shellfsh, cruS.
taceanS. Which is il?
One OF these mountain ranges
is considered 10 have been the
first land to have risen above
sea level in the western world
Rockies, Adirondacks, OzarkS.
Which?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

sion His manner showed that HI
thought a country nudge couldn
know much
1T will save YOU the time Of
writing them out, and | have
covered all the law on the sub
ject."
Gentle Judge Boyd thanked him
then said
Now perhaps our young
friend here who il counsel for
the Wilson's. might like Ia raise
"A few points in the inStruc-
tons.
Philip did want 20 raise som,
points. hut every time he objected
10 something Thaycr sought tC
have The Judge tell the jury
Thaycr promptly and iriumphantlN
pointed 10 a citation f3vOrinG the
railroad s view.
Finally Thayer said testify:
There's no use wasting any
more time, Young man. I've been
handling thrSr raSes more than
2nL AearSl- Lnnw all the law
there il on this subject. It's
covered completely and ac-
curatelN I'm this set of instruc-
tlouS.
After all. the main point is
for the jury to decide that II
minutes wasn't an unreasonable
time. and they'll do that quickly
-t.tttrttt,t N -
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KnowIe dee Test
BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

~ I'm tNhDt4Na IL. tON NOI4Is1
What name Of an American
city: ca Means "brotherly
love; tb) means the monks" :
tc) means wild onion place" d?
What woman: taD Told the
story Of Eliza crossing the ice.
,b) became famous for her
Ratchet; CO.. established Hull
House in Chicago?
What world-famouS person
tal' Was born I'm TarSuS in
Cllicia IN was born in Milan.
O.; tcl was born in Mecca .
What is the common name for
these parts of the body: IA
lnciSor; (bl patella; Co tibia I?
One of our presidents was
named George. one Thomas.
one Martin Name them?
What is the correct term for
"a An agreement between
church and state. tb) poti-
ton signed so that no name
leads Co a flag for quaran-
tine?
What was the name OF the
horse tal Of Alexander the
Great % Of the Duke Of Wei
lingtOn, tcb OF Achilles?
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NEVER COMPLAINED

The people or The town never
had sss4saa4Al..laAaa. 49, heeA4l>e hoy
knew the railroad Was only look
ING for an excuse 90 move IFS
fuel and water station up The line
100 miles
The truth of il was that the
leiSurely people of Mddlcbure
never had UITUCCd beng delayed
occasionally Only this time The
blocking Of the road had delayed
the FIRE truck II minutes. and
that delay had cost the Wilson's
their home FOR by the time the
FIRE truck GOT there, the blaze was
beyond control
Thayer'S contention. in behalf
Of the railroad was that there
had been no negligence. no I'M
necessary delay and : FRA t-t 4l4-Af.A-
fore the railroad was not re-
sponSible. for what far ffaPpehed
TO ihe Wilson's
II WASH, the railroad : fault
that the Wilson's had not had
enough money 10 have insurance
They didn't have enough money
TO pay Philip a fee, but he had
taken the case because he-ieli
there must be some way 10 get
justice for them
After the testimony was all in
Philip and Thayer went TO Judge
Boyd's chambers 10 discuss the in
struCtions the Judge would give
the jury Thayer pulled a Sheaf Of
papers from his brief case.
Here. Your Honor" he said,
peremptorily 81 have gone 10
the trouble Of preparing your In
struction> for YOU
INSTRUCTIONS
His tone was one of cOndeSCCn-
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ANSWERS on Editorial Page
Brief Life as Bandit

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-GNS)-
Roy Bennett. u. OF BrownSwood
Tex. arrived here AZ 1890 with a
gun In his pocket 10 take up life
OF crime m the big city A. L 30
he was dead shot through the
heart by detectives as he was flee
ing from holdup OF a delicatessen
store owner,
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DETROIT EVENING TINES HHONE CHERRY $4,000
Daily Short SIOzy
Eleven Minutes

AZ the clock Then others did. Be
Tore long ALI were looking AZ H.
Then Philip sat down, hut he
continued 10 gaze at the clock.
When lis vision blurred, he
picked up his brief case and
fumhled through IL. He found an
old legal magazine, and tnumbed
through il idly. Finally he put II
back. and looked at the clock
again. Ten minutes past three.
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SILENT SIX MINUTES

lie had been saying nothing for
six minutes. He walked slowly "a
a window, raised il. and drew sew
cral deep breathS. Then he
Slouched 10 the judges bench and
poured a drink of water. slipping
until al last IL was all gone.
lie walked 10 his chair and sat
fixing his eyes on the clock. The
jurors looked at the clock again
too Thirteen minutes past three.
Suddenly Thaycr was on his
feet protesting.
4 object, Your Honor" he
shouted This j. IA travesty.
This il no argument. This is
contempt Of court"
wait a minute" Philip said
calmly II may present my case
any way want 10, just ~ it's
within the time limit. I assure
YOU ! will take less than half of
my allotted time"
II object" Thayer shouted.
but Judge Boyd ovcrrulcd him.
Now said Philip 10 the
jury, "it il thirteen and half
minutes after three. When il il
fifteen after. exactly \ minutes
Of my time will have gone.
Eleven minutes, gentlemen"
THREE, FIFTEEN
iff1hp- iGTOFS stared al The clock
Slowly. slowly, slowly the hands
moved Fourteen after .
fourteen and a half fifteen.
That's II minutes" Philip
said II leave II 10 YOU. gentle
men. whether III minutes is too
long for train 10 block a road
when "A fire truck is trying TO
get to blazing house" He
hnMed 10 ThaNcr- "Ynu- may
have my remaining time"
~ don't need your time"
Thaycr roared. "I'll show YOU
YOU can't dupe This jury with "A
trick"
But when the jury came in. tho
verdict was for the Wilson's. II
covered not only the loss of the
house and the furnishings but
compensation for Mr.. Wilson's in
iuTie> aS we'll.
Philip held his hand across the
table 10 Thayer II want 10 THANH,
YOU sir, for winning the case foI
me-" he said
What do YOU mean, winning
the ease for you?" Thaycr
groWled.
Your instructions, Philip
said, your instructions gave
me the proof that IL minutes
can he mighty long time. l
just happened to notice that 1t
took Judge Boyd just II min
utes TO read them to the jury"
TIE END.
Tomorrow short story,
"Marksman Medal by Sanford
FARRELL
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JUDGE AGREES

"a guess he's right about
oSe Instructions, Philip
Judge Boyd said sympathetic
Cally The railroad is entitled To
safeguards against the jury's
natural pre- iudice in favor Of an
old couple who have lost their
home"
Philip nod d d despairingly
Later h4Ck-In- The C0uIT TOOIn. ne
Slumpcd IN his seat when Judge
Boyd began reading the inStruc-
ions. He could not bear 10 look
al the Wilson's
lie fixed his eyes on the old
clock above the Judges head That
old clock had seen plenty OF
drama m IFS years OF service !.
murder trials. divorce trials, all
the troubles that bring people 10
court.
The Judges voice droned on and
on. Minute after minute was
licked of by the old pendulum.
1t seemed 10 Philip that the
Judge would never get TO the end.
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INSTRUCTIONS

His tone was one of condeSccn
ADVERTISEMENT
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TomorrowS short story
"MarkSman Medal by Sanford
FARRELL.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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\ CHANCE TO WIN

Suddenly Philip Strengthened
Aa> chance. after all. that
he might win this case. Would he
dare lake the chance? lie would
have To decide quickly. He noted
the time as Judge Boyd finished
reading
And now" the Judge said,
gaNeling, 1.-The plaintiff will
present his argument. Twenty
five minutes" He nodded TO
Philip. "You may begin"
Philip stood, then bowed Il
Judge and jury. He glanced al the
clock. Four minutes past three
He glanced at the jury then stared
at the clock. saying nothing.
The minute hand moved SC
slowly that the motion was hardly
perccptible. the hour hand moved
lmperceptibly
Out OF the corner Of his eye. he
saw the jurors studying him
puzzled. Finally one or two looked
AnVERTtGENENT
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Bill Roper walked slowly to the
Gordons' tall house, on its rise at
the edge of the town, and let him.
self in softly. He wanted desperate
ly to talk to Jody Gordon; but it
was nearly midnight, and he couldn't
make up his mind to wake her.
AS it happened, decision was un-
necessary. In the fireplace some
lengths of cottonwood log still
burned, and before the fire Jody
lounged upon buffalo robe, wide
awake.
you've been long time"
'tI know" He stopped beside her,
half raised her in his arms, and
kissed her lingeringly. Her arms
and her lips clung, making it diff
cult for him to think of the road he
had chosen. But presently he
sat beside her on the buffalo robe,
and turned his eyes to the Goals.
There's some stuff we have to
talk about, Jody."
"I can think of better things to
do with freight than just talk"
"Jody - King-Gordon is splitting
up"
Jody brought herself up on one
elbow. why, Bill-what CO you
mean?"
"Dusty's share comes to me, as
you know. I'm taking it out"
"You're-Bill, you must be loco!"
Maybe. I'm going against Ben
Thorpe"
"But-but-" Jody was at a loss
for words.
"Since the trail began, he's stood
for everything we're against. Four
of the biggest rustling gangs in the
country are directly hooked up with
him, if it could be proved He's
stopped at nothing, and where he
couldn't force his way he's bought
his way. But now-he's gone too
far"
Bill glanced at Jody, and her star
tied face was very lovely, high-light-
ed by the little fire. He laced his
hand together to stop their shaking.
Tonight / told you father what I'm
going to do. My idea is TO give
11OTpG his OWN IIlGulCllle, anu lolSG
it down him until he's finished;
wild bunch of our own, tougher than
his, made up of men that hate him
to the ground"
"And them"
Raid and counter-raid, and what
he's taken, take back! Until his
credit busts, and his varmints drop
from around him, and he's just one
| man, so that another man can walk
against him with a six-gun, and
know that when that's done he's fin
| ished for sure !"
"Bill, are you crazy? You can't
you can't"
His voice was bleak; it could hard
| ly be heard. He was looking at his
| hands. "We've talked too many
years of what couldn't be done, or
how. Until now, Dusty's out there
tonight, under that stone pile-and
still nothing to be done. | reckon
it's my turn to ride, now."
"But-all his outfits-his sheriffs,
his men"
They'll quit, as he breaks. I'm
going after Cleve Tanner first, in the
Big Bend; and when I'm through
with him, Thorpe won't be able to
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Bill Roper angered. Il know how
you feel about it," he said, keeping
his voice down. "You swayed Dusty
that way always. If you'd looked
at it different, the guns would have
been out years ago-and it would
have been Ben Thorpe that went
down. AS it is-Dusty King is dead.
Now you want me to drift on as we
always drifted on, and I'm supposed
to forget that Dusty's out ther un-
der a pile of stones. Well, I'm not
going to play it that way, Gordon"
while you're with King Gordon,
Lew said slowly, you'll play it as
say you'll play it."
''If you want to buy me OUT" Rop-
er said, ''you can do it at your
own price. Because I'm going to do
exactly what tell you I'm going to
do; wouldn't run a sneak on you,
Lew"
"You figure" Lew Gordon said in
credulously, "that you, one young
ster on horseback, can smash up
Ben Thorpe? You wouldn't last forty
seconds longer than a celluloid col
lar on dead gambler
"There'll be a few go with me-"
Roper said.
"Who?"
DRY Camp Pierce for one; Lee
Harnish, Tex Daniels, Tex Long; in
all, maybe fifty men that l think
know where to get."
Lew Gordon looked as if he would
explode. You're naming the most
vicious outlaws on the plains," he
said. ''If you ever get those men
together, it will be the most Internal
wild bunch that ever"
"By God;" said Bill Roper, "I'n
show you how to clean a range or
! break a range; I'm telling you I
don't care which"
Lew Gordon slapped his hand on
the table; it fell with a dull and
heavy wallop, but so hard. it
seemed the top of the table would
split.
mo! No, by God! Not under my
brand. Not in hundred years ="
"Then draw up the terms of the
sale"
Gordon was silent again, for a
long time. He seemed very old,
very tired. Reckon you're man
enough to make your own decisions,
Bill"
Thanks, Lew"
"But do me one last favor-will
you? Don't decide here and now.
Take couple of days to think it
over. It's for your own good. But
I'm asking it as a favor to me :"
Bill Roper dropped his eyes, and
for moment or two he hesitated.
"I'll take an hour, he decided in
compromise.
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Continued from last weekly

Then, by God, King-Gordon has
come to its split-upl"
Silence again before Dry Camp
said, And suppose I'm expected
to just kind of stand aside and stay
out of it and see how you work it
out, huh? Well, | won't do it, Bill. "
You're in this. Dry Camp"
How am / in it?"
ssI've got to have me an outfit.
It's got to be made up of boys
that aren't afraid of Ben Thorpe or
all hell; boys that haven't got any,
thing more to lose. III need near
fifty men. But to start off with /
want Lee Harnish, and Tex Daniels
and Tex Long; Nate Liggett-Dave
Shannon"
'Wow!" said Dry Camp. "You get
those four or five in the same bunch,
they'll eat each other alive"
'That's the kind I want" Bill
Roper said. Il want a wild bunch
such as the West has never seen
before"
"And me-what am | supposed to
do?"
tYou - you're heading SOUTH.
You're going back to Texas and
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NOTICE
o Whom IL May Concern :

To Whom It May Concern:
The petition of Alfred Muller and Kermit
Kibele for the annexation of certain lots and
lands in the Alfred Muller Addition to the
Village of Bluffton. Ohio, is set for hearing on
the 7th day of May, 1941, at 10 100 O'Clock A.
M, at the Office of the County Commission
ers of Allen County, Ohio, in the Court
House at Lima. Ohio.
Any parties having any objection shall ap-
pear at that time to enter their protest.
FRANCIS w. DURBIN,
City Solicitor of Bluffton, Ohio,
so and Agent of said Petitioners.
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PAGE SEVEN

Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Little and son Paul.
Afternoon callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Bratchi of Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Weldon and
daughter Barbara left Sunday for a
three weeks stay in Milwaukee,
Wis.,, while there they will visit
their son Barney at the Shriners
hospital in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Hauman Of
Findlay were recent callers on Mr..
and Mrs. George Crozier.
Mrs. r. G. Meyers and Mrs.
Maude Sweet spent Friday in
Toledo.
Mrs. David Elsea and son Larry
David of Eagle township spent Fri
day with Mrs. Luther McClelland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coffman and
son of Findlay were Sunday after
noon callers on Mrs. M. l.. Crist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Heinrich and
daughter Marjorie of Bowling Green
were Wednesday evening callers on
Mrs. Mable Lootens and family.
Mrs. Morris Hopkins was Mon
day evening caller on Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Otto.
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RawSOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mccoy and
family of Findlay were Tuesday
evening callers on Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Otto.
Mrs. Louise Nolan of Dayton was
Saturday night guest of Mrs. H.
S. Weldon.
Mrs. Stolzer of Findlay spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Sandy Beltz.
Mrs. HI. w. Brickman and Mrs,
Paul Brickman and daughter Connie
Jeanne of McComb were Wednesday
afternoon callers on Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Otto.
Mrs. Luther Romick and daughter
were Saturday evening callers or
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Wilson anc
family.
Mrs. Harold Smith spent the pas
week with her parents, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Henry Beach of Erie, Mich.
Mrs. James Sommer and daugh
ter Ann of Pandora spent Thursda,
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
A. Otto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pope ane
daughter Jill Ann of Lima were
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you're going to start rounding 'em
in"
What you offering these boys?"
Horses and grub, and what other
stuff we'n need. Not another thing"
They sat silent for a long time
more.
"All right" Dry Camp said. "I'n
CO."
In the starlight Bill Roper swung
down in front of the little shack
which served King Gordon as load
ing-foreman's Office at their Ogal-
lala pens. Within, Bill Roper found
Lew Gordon sitting alone.
II just talked to a man." Roper
said, that saw the killing"
Gordon was instantly alert. "Who
was it?"
Hes a man that can't come for
ward, because he's already an out
law in his own right. But Dusty
was killed by Ben Thorpe, and
Walk Lasham, and Cleve Tanner,
the three working together. Walk
Lasham bore down Dusty's gum"
They looked at each other for a
long moment.
"This man that told you this
we've got to get hold of him; his
story has to go to the authorities,
Bill"
Roper shook his head. Hell hang
if they lay hands on him. Anyway,
nobody would believe him against
these three"
Lew Gordon made a gesture at
once impatient and weary. "Wher-
ever we turn we hit some snag
of lawlessness, he said. There's
too many men afraid to stand for
ward and face out the law. Seems
like nothing is done open and above
board any more"
Never was, since l remember"
Roper said. i've got couple of
ways in mind right now. I'm going
on the warpath, Lew"
Gordon had been fiddling with a
pencil, and now he threw it on the
table in front of him. Were fgur-
ing you to take over the Crying
Wolf, Bill. Dusty's half of King
Gordon naturally will stand in your
name now; Dusty never paid any
attention to any other kin. But the
Crying Wolf was where he figured
for you to go and work; and there
isn't any call to change that, now"
"You can count me out of the
Crying Wolf, Lew"
what do you want to do?"
Were going to branch out new
way" Roper said. "We're going to
have a warrior outfit. And I'm its
new boss.
81 don't get you."
'We're going to carry the war into
the other camp, Lew. For every
outfit that Ben Thorpe has grabbed
by force of arms, he's going to lose
two; for every head that has come
into his herds by rustic and raid,
tive head of his are going to be
missing when he makes his roundup
count. First thing, I'm going to
break Cleve Tanner down in Texas.
After that"
Lew Gordon looked Bill Roper
hard in the eye, smiled little, and
shook his head. His voice was slow
and deep, stubbornly emphatic, as
a granite cliff is emphatic. mo.
We've never gone outside the law
yet, and while ! live we never will.
We play the straight game always;
and if we lose-that's in the hands
of things beyond u.s."
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northern camps I want; they'll
amount TO about the same as the
ones I want in Texas.
1T sure sounds to me like you're
wanting me to buy you out in cash."
Gordon said. "And If that's what's
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Pleasant View


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Steven Norway of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fridley
and family were Lima shoppers,
Saturday.
Merritt Green was moved from
the Bluffton hospital to the Scott
Clymer home last week.
The Young people of Rawson
charge will hold a Sunrise service at
the Olive Branch church Easter
morning at 6:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ridge and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Ridge and
ID. E. Ridge, all of Benton Ridge,
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nonnamaker
and family of the Dixie highway
were Sunday guests in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harris and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Ridge of Benton
Ridge were Sunday evening dinner
guests in the |. r. Harris home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Badertscher, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Badertscher, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Zimmerman and daughter, all of
Richland Center; Miss Alberta Dilts
of Ada and Mrs. E. Y. Frantz were
Friday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daughter
Carol Jean.
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AMERICANS COME THROUGH EACH CRISIS Win A SMILE.
NOTICE
IN SETTLING AND DEVELOPING A WILD
CONTINENT WE FACED DISASTER AFTER DISASTER.

To Whom IL May Concern:
The petition of Paul w. Stauffer Evelyn
Gratz Stauffer. c.. w. Elliott. Vera Kohler
Elliott and Arden r. Baker for the annex
alton of certain lots and lands in Trip
lett Addition to the Village of Button. Ohio.
is set for hearing on the 7th day of May.
194l, at 600 o'clock A. M, at the office of
the County Commissioners of Allen County.
Ohio, in the Court House at Lima. Ohio.
Any parties having any objections shall ap-
pear at that time to enter their protest.
FRANCIS w. DURBIN,
City Solicitor of Bluffton, Ohio,
so and Agent of said Petitioners.