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FLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUIlNAL.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6. 19I;.
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V. G. T. I). HOLD A
MEETING AT THE G. G.
WESCOTT HOME
The V. C. T. U. held a most delight
ful meeting yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. C. C. Wescott. The
subject for the afternoon was "Les
sons I- rom Bible Mothers " and a
most interesting: and instructive pro
gram had been prepared. Mrs. C. C.
Wescott gave an excellent paper on
the subject "Lessons From Bible
Mothers," while Mrs. W. L. Street
gave a fine paper on "Child Training."
A general discussion was then held, in
which all took part, on "Child Obedi
ence," which likewise proved very in
teresting and was thoroughly enjoyed
by all in attendance. Roll call was
answered with quaint sayings of the
children. After this enjoyable pro
gram Mrs. Wescott served a delight
ful luncheon, which was a pleasing
feature of the afternoon. Mrs. Wes
cott was assisted in serving by her
little daughter, Alice Louise. A few
moments devoted to pleasant social
conversation and then the ladies dis
persed, declaring this to be one of
the lest meetings they have held for
some time.
SOLD TO ONE OF THE
HEIRS FOR $13,500
Frrnn Tuesday's Dally.
The referee's sale of the lands' in
the case of Ingwerson vs. Ingwerson,
a partition suit was held this morn
ing at the court house by Judge J. E.
Douglass rnd attracted a great deal
of attention and there were quite a
number of bid nffer?d for the land,
which consists, of 120 acres situated
near Nehawka, and as a result of the
.-ale the lai d was pen chased by Rich
ard Ingwerson, one of the heirs, and
who at present re-ides on the farm,
. the pric paid being S13.5O0. The sale
was cf a srr.'at ileal of interest to the
residents of that section an J a large
number were here, among them Henry
Knabe, John Wunderlich, August Ost,
Fro:l HeeSner. H. F. Kropp, John
Schwartz, C. D. St. John.
TRAVIS GRABTREE
OLD RESIDENT VERY
SICK AT EAGLE
Reports frcm Eagie are to the effect
that Travis Crabtree. one of the old
residents of the w?st part of the
county, is quite ill at his home in that
city, having been a sufferer from dia
betes for the last few years. Mr.
Crabtree is a son of Abel Crabtree.
one of the pioneers of Cass county,
and the members of the family have
been reared in this county, where the
family settled in 18."1, and the fact
that the condition of this gentleman is
so serious will be very much regretted
by the friends of ths distinguished
family throughout the county. On
first coming to this county the Crab-tr-e
family located at Rock Bluffs for
a few years before going to Tipton
precinct to reside.
NUMBER OF CITIZENS NATUR
LIZED IN CASS COUNTY IN 1915
Krnrn Tuesday Dally.
During the year just closed in the
naturalization department of the dis
tiict clerk's office there has been quite
a number of the residents of this
county who have foresworn all ties
to the crowned heads of the old world
and made their solemn declaration
that they desired to become full-fledged
residents of the United States of
America. Those wh. made petition
for their second papers numbered
wme sixteen and w?re divided in na
tionality as follows: Germany, five;
Austria, four; Denmaik, .six. In the
declaration of intention there were
quite a large number to file, which
were divided a3 follows: Germans,
f-ix; Austrians, three: Denmark, six;
England, two; Sweden, two. The se
curing of citizenship in the United
States is becoming more difficult each
year and the restraints placed by the
government is much more severe than
h-fetofora and is becoming more so
e4ar and a person has to be well
identined and prove beyond a doubt
his right to become a resident of this
great republic of tha free.
P. 11. Meisinger carae in this morn
jnir from his farm home, west of this
city, to spend a few hours looking af
w,rn trMdiny with the merchants.
NEW IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE PERKINS HOUSE
The Perkins hotel is being given
some improvements that will add
greatly to the general appearance of
the hotel and the comfort of the
management and guests, and this con
sists of the installing of electric lights
in the hotel and also the placing of
the new and sanitary toilet rooms in
the hotel. Mr. Corey, the owner of
the building, has haJ these in con
templation for some time and is now
busily engaged in the work of having
them placed. The program adds very
much to the general value of the build
ing. LADIES AUXILIARY EN
TERTAINED AT HOME
OF MRS. M. ALLISON
From 'Wednesdav' Da'iy.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church were delightfully en
tertained by Mesdames Mary Allison
and J. W. Johnson, at the pretty home
of Mrs. Allison, yesterday afternoon.
This is the first mooting the ladies
have held since the Christmas holi
days and it was of a social nature and
was a farewell for Mrs. E. D. Cum
mins, who will soon remove to Lin
coln, where the Cummins family will
reside in the future. As this occasion
was to be purely social, just a short
business session was '.udd, after which
a most excellent progam was render
ed, consisting of a beautiful piano
solo by Mrs. John Gorder, and then
Mrs. D. C. Morgan told of the "Or
ganization," of how it was organized.
of its work in the ear'y days and the
many difficulties encountered. Mrs.
Cummins being ones of the charter
members, also, told cf her experience
in the work of this society when' it
was first organized. These talks were
greatly enjoyed and proved very in
teresting to all. A sp'endid vocal duet
was then given by M. and Mrs. Mc
Clusky, and seme excellent readings
by Mrs. Willian Balul. In one of he:
numbers Mrs. Band was accompanied
by Mr. E. H. WescDit on the piano.
Mrs. Cummins was then presented
with a beautiful souvenir tpoon by the
members of this society, as a token of
the esteem and respect in which she
is held by them. Mrs. Cummin-, in v.
few well chosen words, thanked the
members of the society for their re
membrance. The hostesses, assisted,
by the members of the committee fo:
the day, then served a delightful
luncheon, which was likewise thor
oughly enjoyed by "hose fortunatt
enough to be present. Pleasant social
conversation was then indulged in and
then the ladies, after expressing their
regrets in having to lose Mrs. Cum
mins from their midst and wishing
her all the happiness possible in her
new home, dispersed, very much in
debted to the hostess for the splendid
afternoon afforded them.
ING ENTERTAINS THE
ST. MARY'S GUILD
From Wednesday s Dally
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
the St. Mary's Guild were entertained
in a very pleasant manner at the home
of Miss Barbara Gering in one of the
important business sessions of the
year, and at the session the selection
of the direct! esses for the ensuing
year was taken up and Miss Dora
Fricke, Mrs. J. II. Kuhns and Mrs.
F. L. Cummins were selected to head
the different departments of the Guild
work. The ladies spent the after
noon in visiting and discussing plan:
for the year, as well as in the making
of dainty needlework, which passed
the time most pleasantly. At an ap
propriate hour dainty and delectable
refreshments were horved that added
to the social pleasure of the occasion
and the ladies departed for their
homes feeling that the event had been
one of great pleasure to everyone and
filled with a great deal of benefit to
the organization.
Mrs. Beeson Still Sick.
From Wednesday' Dally.
Mrs. A. J. Beeson. who has been
suffering from a very severe attack
of the grippe for the last few days, is
reported as being but little improved
and is still confined to her bed by the
malady, but her family are hopeful
that she will soon be able to be up
and around in her accustomed good
health.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hardnock of
Alvo arrived today to spend a short
'InTi here visiting with relatives and
friends, while enjoying their honeymoon.
PETERS & RICHARDS
GET CONTRACT FOR
From Wednesday's Dally.
The building committee of' the pub
lic library board, which has had un Jer
consideration the matter of letting
the contract for the work on the new
Carnegie library building, last evening
met and after several hours' labor in
checking over the bids, let the con
tract conditionally for the building of
the structure to the iirm of Peters &
Richards, while the heating and
plumbing contract was awarded to the
firm of Warga & Schuldice. The hi
were very complicated and there will
be several modifications subjected to
the board before the contract can be
fully determined on lo allow the work
to go on. The structure cannot be
started until spring aid it is not likely
everything will be in readiness then
to start in and push the structure to
completion.
PLEASANT GATHERING
AT HOME OF MR, AND
MRS. E. D. CUMMINGS
From Wednesday s Iaily.
Last evening the home of Dr. av.u
Mrs. E. D. Cummins was the scone oi
a very pleasant gathering, when a
number of the friend and neighbors
called to vpend the evening in a social
way, and the event was one that wdl
be most pleasantly remembered by
everyone present for the pleasure they
derived. The feature of the eveni-g
that was most thoroughly enjoyed was
the delicious oyster '-feed" provided.1
ind the jolly party ili'i ample
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and ai.
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the clcse
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!1 called upon to
toasts bv the toastmaster. and a nam
ber of most
were given.
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ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF NEBRASKA RETAIL
CLOTHSERS'IN FESUARY
While in Omaha yesterday C. C.
Wescott of tins city met with the pro -grum
committee of the Nebraska Ee
tail Clothiers, which is planning and
arranging for the annual conentii
of the association, which will be held
at the Hotel For.tenelle in Om:ha on
Tuesday and Wednesday, February
and lii. A must elaborate program
filled with er.tei taining features is be
inar arrar.gcd for the event and all
lines of this industry and trade will
be touched upon by the members in
discussion and alo by the speakers
who will be in attendance at the meit
ir.irs. Alfred T. Capps, of Jackson
ville, Illinois, who is the head of the
firm of Capps & Son, manufacturer j
of clotning material and wno has
made the motto, "From the sher-p to
the man." famous, will be one of tiie
principal i;pe tl-:ers anil wiil give :
short outline of the conditions in man
ufacturing circles as well as in the
de situation in the United States
which is growing quite acute from '.he
war in Europe. An address on .store
s.stcm as well as or.e by Mr. O. M.
McGee of Lincoln on the relations of
the clerks and employers as well as
a general resume oi conditions mi tne
tores in the cities. The attendant.;
t the convention will be entertained
at luncheon at the t omercial cub
rooms on Tuesday at which occasion
II. A. Detner, aderti."ing manager
of the Armstrong Co., of Lincoln will
preside, and on Wednesday evening
the banquet tendered by the manufac
tures and wholesale houses of Omaha
will be held at the Pontenelle. The
association is a part of the general jm-
sociation of the Nei ra ska retailer.;
and .Mr. wescott is tne secretary or
the clothing association. It will un
doubtedly prove a marked success.
Cass Land Company Meets.
From Tuesday's Dailv.
The Cass Land company last even
ing held their annual business meeting
in this city and a large number of the
stockholders of the company w.ie
present, including z large number
from Nehawka, amo.ig whom were F.
P. Sheldon, D. C. West, J. M. Palmer,
Fred Nutzmann, Jams Palmer, II. F.
Kropp and John Wun:lerlich. The of
ficers were all re-elected as follows:
President, C. C. Parmele; vice presi
dent, Fred Nutzmann; secretary and
manager, C. A. Kawls.
PUBLIC SALE.
January 10th, commencing at 12:o0,
N. P. Winn, residing one and one-half
miles south of Cedar Creek, will sell
horses, cattle and machinery, shoats
and some household goods.
JOHN BAUER, SR., IN
JURED A FEW DAYS AGO,
GETTING ALONG NICELY
Our old friend, John Bauer, sr.,
who was struck on the head a few
days ago while he was assisting in un
loading a load of coal at the garage,
is getting along nicely and beyond a
slight soreness where he was struck
on the head is as good as new. He
was down in the coal storeroom be
neath the sidewalk when the coal was
being unloaded ami had shouted to
those who were shoveling in the coal
to cease their operations for a few
minutes, and thinking that there
would be no more coal thrown down
through the chute he was rijrht in the
way when a large chunk came down
with great force, knocking Mr. Bauer
down and causing him to take the
count, and he was unconscious for
some little time. i' required four
stitches to close the wound, fnd he
will be forced to we ir the member
bandaged for several days at least
it
OIL WELL WILL GO
1110 prrspecis- lor w.e iinmcuui
i:,Miiiff of work on the sinking of the
oil weil in this county received a great
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i t i' ma -nir.erv arti.c-ti ut union u.m
;n l.., f,,!i.,,v,j'tr,mi.iT(,w l.v the sec-
end carload and Le taken off there for
transfer to the land where the IJaker-
IYHock oil well will be sunk,
and south of
miles east of Union
The
I'latt.-mouth .orr.e fourteen miles.
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( I til Ilt.lt. Ll . 11 - I $ .fclWl ..
e ne(.essary j tht diilling of a well
kind will be at once hauled to
the locality where tho promoters have
decided tha'd be the .-pot for the first
delving for the hidden reservoirs of
oi! or gas, on the lan J of John Larsh,
east of Union and near the Missouri
live:-, where the lay of the land and
general condition- hus impressed the
state geologist as buing the most like
ly to contain oil, and which has the
same general characU-i istics as thi
lands iii Wyoming and other state:
where oil has been found in paying
quantities.
The material is being hauled by
traction engines to the lands that
Messrs. Bker ami Pollock have leased
to operate on. II. Dietrich of Kansas
City, deep well contractor, has enough
experienced well men with him to per
mit of a day find a irght force being
operated on the land in order to get
the well down as soon as possible and
have it in a stage -where the result can
be be?t determined. E. F. Schramm,
of Lincoln, state geologist, visited this
section of the county and located the
spot for the well. Messrs. Baker and
Pollock h ive located in the neighbor
hood of 11,000 acres of land which
they have under lease and which gives
indication of being such as would
yield oil or gas. and these extend from
this city south to the county line, and
follow the row of hills of the Missouri
bluffs.
Kelly Fox at S ite House.
In tile Nebraska politics section of
the World Herald appears an account
of the recent visit of County Treasur
er W. K. Fox to the capital of the
slate and the pleasing effect of his
visit on the members of the official
family there. The correspondent of
the Wot Id-Herald says:
"State house democrats lately attcs-
jted the deep flow of Kelly Fox's de
mocracy when the Plattsmouth man
appeared among them and told and
retold his vcrv plausible reasons for I
expecting that it wouldn't be at all
lifficult to coax victory into the party
!t.am)) next year. Kelly's visit came
when there had been almost three
days of uninterrupted cloudiness, and
vh:;n the only other political wanderer
from out in the state had been a re
publican who predicted dire things for
the democrats this year, and who had
figured out a woeful premise upon
which to base his conclusion. Kelly's
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smile anu nar.usr.aue ana nis v.'onaer - r
fully encouraging story changed a
state house somber to a state house
joyful and it took him less than
three hours to make eight or ten of-
fices and do it.'
Mrs. Glenn ParrioU departed last
evening for Pacific Junction lo visit
with relatives and friends for a few
hours.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Yoars
Always bearj
the
Signature of
watt
G0O1ISSI0NER HEEBNER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The board of county commission
ers at their meeting held today at
the court house reorganized for the
ensuing year, and Commissioner Pitz,
who has ben serving as chairman for
the past year retired from the helm
and Commissioner Ileebner of the
second district assumed the dignity of
the chairmanship, and Commissioner
Cnoke as vice-president. The board
hns had their time taken up a greater
part of the time with the considera
tion of claims against the county for
work performed in the various local
ities as well as for the general run
ning expenses oi me county govern
ment. BROTHERS HERE
VISITING EUGENE SETZ;
ALL ATTEND LODGE
Mr. N. E. Setz of Talmage and T.
C. Setz of Nickerson, Neb., were in
Platlsmouth a few days the past week
visiting at the home of their brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Setz.
All the brothers are members of the
I. O. O. F. lodge, and have been for a
great many years, and met in the
lodge room for the first time at the
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the installation of officers in the home
Icdere. T. C. Setz has held the office
of deputy grand master, and both are
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past grands.
After the business ses
sion last night the visiting brothers
met the local members and an evening
, 1 1 Y.-
threat01 sociaoiiuy was enjuyea, unu r-iujieot;
provided ihe material for a genuine
tfood fellowship smoker, in the shape
I ot a box ot i'lattsmou'.n maae c;gr.r
PUBLIC SALE
The Undersigned v. ill sell at Public
Auction at the A. S. Will farm in
Eight Mile Grove Pnvinct, commenc
ing at 10:00 o'clock iharp, on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,
the following described property to
wit:
Thirteen Head of Horses.
One gray mare with foal, ten years
old, weight 1,550.
One brown mare with foal, eight
years old, weight 1,;00.
One team of bay mares, four and
five years old, weight 2.800.
One brown mare v-ith toal, seven
years old, weight 1,700.
One brown mare with foal, eight
years old, weight 1,550.
One brown horse, two years old,
weight 1,450.
One gray gelding, weight 1,300.
One bay gelding, weight 1,150.
One sorrel gelding weight 1,200.
One sorrel gelding, weight 950.
One sorrel coming yearling, weight
950.
One bay coming yearling, weight
or.n
Eight Head of Cowp With Calf.
Farming Implements, Etc.
One McCormick corn binder.
One Deering binder.
Two Smalley si!o choppers.
One Canton King walking culti
vator.
One Canton cultivator.
One Jenny Lind cultivator.
One riding cultivator.
One Bowser feed grinder.
One weeder.
One wagon.
One buggy.
One spring wagon.
Two sets of work harness.
Two sets of buggy harness.
One saddle.
One seven and one-half horse power
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Kaaunne engine
One sixteen horse nwer steam sta
tionery engine.
Household (.oods.
One piano, as good as new; a lot of
other household furniture and other
articles too numerous to mention.
Lunch Will He Served on the Grounds
at Noon.
TEPvMS OF SALE:
All sums of $10 and under, cash in
hand; on sums over S10 a credit of
ainlf mrtn-lPia i-!ll l.st rvi.mn ..n,-,.Kn iki-I
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giving bankable paper bearing eight
Pei 'cent interest irom date, ah prop-
rty must be settled lor beiore being
removed from the premises.
A. S. & G. H. WILL.
W. II. Young, Auctioneer.
II. F. Patterson, Clerk.
OUtt JITNEY OFFER This and 5c.
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
tlip, enclose with five cents to Foley led
& Co., Chicago, 111., writing your
name and address clearly. You will I
receive in return a trial package con-
taining Foley's Honey and Tar Com-
pound, for coughs, colds and croupJ
Foley Kid ney Pills, and Foley Cathar- I
tic l ablets, bold everywhere. I
PASSING WORTH
LESS CHECKS GET
TING FREQUENT
Thomas Lincoln of Elm wood the Last
One to Answer to the Charge
and Pleads Guilty.
Yesterday afternoon in county
court, Thomas Lincoln, a gentleman
who has been working in the vicinity
of Elmwood for some time, was ar
raigned on a charge of having drawn
and passed a worthless check several
days ago at Eagle. The check was
drawn on the Farmers' State bank of
Elmwood and was earned by George
Oschlenger, at his place of business
in Eagle, and from the statements
made by the ilefenda.it, a part of the
proceeds of the $10 check was spent
in revelry, which contributed some
what to the downfall of the gentle
man. The facts in the matter were
telephoned here to the county attorney
by the Eagle authorities and Sheriff
Quinton journeyed out to the vicinity
of Eagle and brought the man in to
answer to the charge made against
him.
While the man has been at Elm
wood for some time, he stated his
home was in Ilinois, where his rela
tives reside, and gave no cause for
his action save that m his condition
he was reckless of consequences and
only desired to secure money to con
tinue his spree. When arraigned in
court the man entered a plea of
guilty to the charge as preferred, and
in the face of the evidence was bound
over to the district court for action in
the matter, when he will receive his
sentence under the law.
These cases are quite numerous and
are constantly giving the authorities
a great deal of trouble by parties
drawing checks that are absolutely
worthless and which certainly looks
very foolish, as the consequences of the
act is such that threatens the maker
of the check with a penitentiary sen
ter.ee and the small sums that are
generally secured certainly docs not
repay anyone for the chances they
take in passing the bogus checks. As
often as the authorities and the banks
have issued warnings in regard to
this matter it would seem that there
should be a little more discretion used
in recard to it bv th ceneral nublic.
as the Nebraska law is very strict on
this subject and the lesults are very
serious for anyone violating the act.
THE DAYS ARE LENGTHENING
VERY PERCEPTIBLY HOW
Last evening was the coldest so far
this winter and was a painful remind
er that the lengthening days have
broutrht with them real old winter
weather and the mercury scaled down
to 3 above zero in thr early hours of
the mornincr, and at the Burlington
station stood at 6 above at 8 o'clock,
which is several degrees colder than
on any previous morning. The weath
er department has sent out notices
that a further drop might be expected
throughout this recti of the west,
while in some localities snow would
be adde to the general wintery condi
tions.
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Files a Divorce Suit.
A suit for divorce has been filed
in I ho nictrinr mi rt nn( it m I I I Jl IIS I v. I
O. Nelson vs. Bertha Nelson, and in
his petition the plaintiff states that
they were married in Omaha on Teb-
ruary 11, Hill, and mat mey nave
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oeen resnients oi tass county sime
that time and that on September 15.1
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1913, the defendant, without cause, de-J
serted the plaintiff and has since been
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resides at Weeping Water.
Moving to Farm.
From Wednesdays Dally.
William Ilciner, who has been re-
siding on a farm south of this city for
tmj UOW OUiaiUWl, I1UO VIW-VIatWA n Ll J I
farming on a larger tcale and will oc-
jcupy the farm of J. II. Hall, east of
Miirrav. rliirinrr fhn irmntr ciimmni-1
&
and wid at once move his family there
iu get i" reauiness ior me spring
worn on me larm.
Joint Installation.
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will hold
a joint installation of officers Satur
day afternoon at 2:30 at their rooms
at the court house. All members of
the G. A. R. and W. R. C. are request-
to be present. In the evening at
5:30 the W. R. C. wi'l give a supper j
at the M. W. A. hall, to which all
members of the G. A. R. and their
families and old soldiers who are not
members of the G. A.' R. and their
families are cordially invited.
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Chicago
Your suits will
last longer if you
have a pair of extra
trousers for occasional
wear.
'Wc carry a complete
line of RosenwaMiS: Weil
fancy trousers. They are
the best you can get in
style, material arid work
manship. NEW TIES EVERY WEEK
Wescott's Sons
Everybody's Store
THE CHANGEABLE WEATHER -
IS PRODUCING MUCH GRIPPE
The extiemely changeable weather
of the cast few weeks has had a
rather decided tendency to promote
the spread of the grippe and kindred
maladies which tend to make it de
cidedly uncomfortable for the greater
part of the population, and has kept
the physicians of the city quite busy
looking after the needs of the ailing.
The warm weather Las not been the
best in the world .cr healthfulness
and the change to the cold and bracing
weather, while it is not as pleasant,
is far more health fjl and has less
tpndenev to cause cohls than that of
the changeable days. The number of
sick is quite extensive and a number
of the cases have been very serious,
while others have been only of a mild
type of colds, but thc-.-e is hardly any
, i . t t
one wno nas escap;-i cue geneiai
epidemic.
Mackinaws!
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Mackinaws, and why shouldn t
it be they are the only practi
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cal coat for general purposes?
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stock consists of a wide
range or neat patterns in sizes
f r fcL 11 L- 11
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grown man.
Mackinaws for the boy $5X0.
for the man $7.50 and $8.5C
wc tUMr -Jl
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AnJ cWt neecj a .
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Die or tnree r lannei blurts, w
have an assortment of colors,
weights and prices that wi 11 fit
most any taste and pocketbock;
The prices
$1.25 to $2.50
cPhilipJfhicic
Maniatlan Siii ts
Cm art Overalls
Hansen Ghn-cs.
Slcison Hats
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