State Historical Socfpty
Dakota County Herald.
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ALL THE N.EWS WHEN IT IS NEWS
Established August 22, 1891
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1919.
VOL.27. NO. 45
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ITEMS OP INTEREST.
GLEANED FROM
OXJlt EXCHANGES
Newcastle Times: Fred Cornell
went to South Dakota Sunday to look
after his farms.
Ponca Advocate: Gene Nordyke
and Wm. Bartlett, of Sioux C
were transacting business in Po. i
Tuesday.
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Meadow Grove News: Rev. and
Mrs. Antrim are spending this week
with relatives and friends at Wynot
and Coleridge. .
Crofton Journal: Miss RettnChris
topherson who has been worknig in
the court house at Center a couple
of weeks, returned home this week.
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Tekamah Herald: Miss Edna Dur-
land, an instructor in the Omaha
schools, was the guest of Dr. and
Tfrs. H. P. McKnight for a few days
this week. ,
-o-Wakefield
items in Wayne Herald:
Dorothy Barto celebrated her second
birthday last Tuesday by inviting a
few friends to her home. .Mrs. Dean
Cornell, of Jackson, is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Long, in
Wakefield.
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Fonda, Iowa, Times: Mrs. Wm.
Mclntyre, Mrs. Ray Williams and
Mrs. Burt Kroesett left Tuesday morn
ing to attend the State Sunday school
convention at Sioux City as delegates
from the local Presbyterian church.
Miss Beth Kroesen accompanied them
and will viSlt friends in South Sioux
City.
Allen News: Mrs. Walter Caulk
rnd children arrived here Saturday
evenirig for a visit with B. C. Caulk.
. . . .Mis. W. A. Morgan came up from
South Sioux City Monday afternoon
ond visited ut the John Benstoad
home until Wednesday afternoon....
Ed Vanderwalker and Kalvin Kellogg
went to Dakota City this week to see
about some matters pertaining to the
shipment of the new merry-go-round
which Ed has purchased.
Emerson EnteYprise: Mrs. Emily
Blume was a'Wakefield visitor Mon
day.... Mr. and Mrs. A. Ira Davis
started for Va. Pjate, Mo., Monday
morninsr for 'a visit with. Mr. Davis'
ngedvl'athor who is,- pG ,years, ,pldi
' They expect to be gone' three wcroklir
, ....Win. ureenwood and U Liienwitu
their families drove to Crystal lake
Sunday. They also called on Art
Cyauseus at South Sioux City and
Mr. Greenwood's parents in Morning
side. 0
Lyons Mirror: Miss Elmira Chard
went to South Sioux City, Friday
for a visit until Monday with rela
tives and friends. Elmira is one of
our head hello girls.... The Homer
high school graduated a class of four
this Friday evening past, among
whom was a niece of Mrs. M. M. War
ner, Miss Florence Nixon. ...Mrs. M.
M. Warner and daughter Mary, and
Mrs. Eunice A. Warner went to Nor
folk Friday to see the latter's daugh
ter, Mrs. Horace Engelen, formerly
Miss Eunice Warner.
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Ponca Journal: Miss Etta Bauer,
who has been visiting home folks in
Ponca, returned to Lincoln last FrU
' day.,.. Mrs. J. A, Harding and Mrs.
Ray Harding and children went to
South Sioux City Friday to visit
the latter's mother, Mrs. Laharty....
II. N. Wagner, editor of the Homer
Star, and Dr. Stidworthy and two
daughters of Homer, were in Ponca
yesterday evening distributing adver
tisements for the Fourh of July cele
bration at Homer. The two former
were callers at this office. Dr. Stid
worthy was a schoolmate of the ed
itor of the Journal-Leader during
Ford
TUB UNIVERSAL CAR
The Ford Factory lias not yet reached.,
normal' production. It will take some
time, after being entirely given over to
war work. We are getting a few cars
right along and suggest that you leave
your order witli us as soon as possible and
we will deliver as soon as possible. Run
about, $500; Touring car, $525; Coupe, $650;
Sedan, $775; 1-ton truck chassis, $750. These
prices f. o. b. Detroit. Don't forget the
service we give in our shops, genuine Ford
'parts, Ford skill a"nd prices.
SMALL & ROGERS THE FORD MEN
homer Motor co.
THE HOUSE
the time they attended business col
lege. Wayne Herald: D. C. Learner, of
Wakefield, was in Wayno this morn
ing between trains. .. .Mr. and Mrs.
J. II. Phipps went to . South Sioux
City Saturday, to visit the former's
sister, Mrs. J. W. Johnson. ...Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Munsinger and little son
Joe, went to Dakota City Saturday
morning to spend Sunday with Mrs.
Munsinger's parents. .. .Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Slaughter left laSt Thursday
i r their new" homo in Riverton,
yo., after visiting in Wakefield with
.r.a letter's mother, Mrs. Mary Heikes,
anil ether relatives. The Slaugh
ters formerly lived at Dallas, S. D.
Sioux City Journal, 28: Word has
been received that Harry Williams,
of South Sioux City, has reached
Hoboken, N. J., after eighteen months
service in France with the One Hun
dred and Ninth engineers. .. .William
Flanagan, of South Sioux City, busi
ness agent for the teamsters' union,
parked his car in the rear of the Lee
block, 1014 Fourth street, late yester
day afternoon. The police are still
searching for it, Flanagan discover
ing it had been stolen at u o clocK.
. . . .July 1 drouth victims in Sioux
City might be able to lessen thou
woes a trifle by visiting South Siou
City. It is no violation of confi
dence to Say that nearly every house
holder has a "wet" basement, includ
ing doctors, lawyers, and even the
ministers. Prohibition sleuths, how
ever, will find search warrants use
less. It rained, in fact there was a
minature cloudburst, with two inches
of water falling within a short per
iod of time. Streets were flooded
and many basements partially filled
with water.
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Sioux Citv Journal, 2G: II Wesley
Brown, of Herrick, S. D., arrived
Tuesday eyening to visit several days
with his sister, Mrs. Jacob Learner,
and family. ...Another of the auto
mobiles which "mysteriously" di3ap
peared from sight after confiscation
in Nebraska courts, was. recovered .
when the sheriff of Antelope cnunty,
Neb., found a machine belonging to
Arthur Brown, of Elgin, Neb., in a
public garage at South Sioux City.
The .machine was confiscated mote
than a month ago with the arrest of
Roy Brown, the owner's brother, on a
charge of illegal rtnasportion of li
quor. A short time later the owner
procured a Writ of replevin and an ,
order from Sheriff George Cain that,
the machine be returned, but a' thor
ough senrchof Dakota county garagaj
failed of results. Later anN Ante-!
lope county deputy he-riff was inform
ed that Nobrnksa state agents ware
using the machine and had taken if,
to tho western part of the state.
Without- advertising their intentions
the Antelope county officials contin
ued their search and yesterday
pounced upon the machine stored in
South Sioux City. The machine,
hew when siezed, is said to bear the
marks of usage. '
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Winside items in Wayne Herald:
George Miller and mother of Dakota
City, came to Wayne Tuesday. Tho
father and brothers of George Mil
ler arrived Wednesday to attend the
wedding of the latter. . . .The mar
riage of Miss Esther Tillson of Win
side to George Miller of Dakota City,
took place Wednesday afternoon at 1
o'clock in the parlors of the Commcr
sial hotel. The ceremony was per-
'formed by Rev. J. B. Wylie. A broth
er of the bridegroom acted as best
jnan, and Mrs. John Reinbrecht, the
bridejs sistor, as bridosmaid. The
parlor was beautifully decorated in
white lattice work interwoven with
pink roses. Ferns and other decora
tions in pink and green made a very
dainty and beautiful setting for the
occasion. Near relatives were the
only guests present. After the cer
emony' the bridal couple loft by au
tomobile for Omaha. Mr. Miller is
a prosperous young former who has
lately returned from overseas. Mrs.
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The onlv Celebration t ' " held
The Ponca Military Bam. ,wi Discourse Music during the day and
evening". The Brown Family Orchestra will entertain with con
cert mUsic. Good Speaking; nndJ,Singing.
Free Attractions including Ball Game between
Ponca anfl Homer
Dunce in Farmers' Exchange Hall in Evening
Miller is a respected and accomplish
ed young woman who has made her
home in Winside with her mother
Mrs. Mary Tillson. . They will make
their home near Dakota City, on q
farm. The friends of these young
people extend congratulations nnd
wish then, success for the future.
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Sioux City Journal, 27: George
Olson, a fireman on the Burlington
railroad, who was slightly scalded-at
the Burlington roundhouse iirSoifth
Sioux City Tuesday, has returned to
his work. The accidont is not counted
against the South Sioux City round
house in its "no accidont week" cam
paign, inasmuch as Olsen was not in
capacitated for a period xif three
days.... The secret marriage of Clem
ent Hahn. member of the' June, 1919,
graduating class-'of the Sioux , .Cito
' nignscnooi, io..ivnsuiiuruu juuhiu
'stad, of Clear Lake, S. D., was "an
nounced yesterday. The marriogo
took place November 2, 1J18, at Dnko
ta City, Neb., when the high school
was closed on account of the influen-1
za epidemic. The romance began in
the hi eh school when both Mr. and
Mrs. Hahn were students in telegra
phy. They intend to enter Morn
ingside college this (all. Hahn was
class president and a member of sev
eral high school clubs this "yonr. . . .
At a meeting of the directors of the
Combination Bridge company, held
here yesterday, Nebraska citizens pro
cured a concession from the compa
ny in the matter of dating commuta
tion tickets. Books of fifty tickets,
sold at half rates, formerly have been
accepted by the company only for"
the calendar month issued, regard
less of the date of purchase. Mayor
J. L. Phillips and County Attorjiey
George Learner, appearing before tho
meeting, procured"" a promise from
the directors that coupon books pur
chased in tho futuro would be accep
ted during a thirty-day period from
the date of purchase. "The plan of
issuing tho new form of book has
been under consideration for more
thon a year," said F. L. Eaton last
night, "but owing to the recent con
test for reduced tolls the directors
of the company thought it advisable
to take no positive action until a de
cision on the toll question had been
rendered by secretory oi war liaKer.
Now that the tolls have been uphold
by Secretary Baker, the directors
have decided to make coupon books
good for one month from date of it
sue instead of for the calendar month
in which they aro issued. Mayor J
1A Phillips and County Attorney Lea- Gordon Mrs. Leedom has endeared
iner met with the directors yester- ( herself to us in many ways. She
day afternoon and stated this change was a woman of great strength of
would be satisfactory to citizens of .character and thoso who knew her
South Sioux City. "Tho books will 'best can testify to tho fact thntdui
be offered to tho public as soon as ing the past weeks as hope after hopo
they can be procured, probably in dwindled away as petals fall from a
July, and at that time, the books will fading flower, her faith in her re
be placed on sale at some convenient ideemer was undaunted. Sho went
place in South Sioux City, at the
Northwestern Nutional bank in Sioux
Citv and at both toll houses." Moy
or Phillips, questioned last night, said
that the directorate attempted to
feel out the Nebraska delegation on
tho sentiment of Dakota county peo
ple on the free bridge proposition.
"They didn't get much out of us,"
chuckled tho mayor. John Collier,
president of tho company, of Phi la
deipiua, l'a., "was the only nonresi
dent director present. It wns Mr.
Collier's first visit to Sioux City in a
number of years, and while he was
asked to siend a few days here in
study of the situation, ho left last
night for Chicago. The other direc
tors are E. A. Burgess, F. L. Eaton
and J. A. Magoun.
Gordon, Neb., Journal: On the
morning of June 13, 1919, at G:30
o'clock tho death angel entered the
homo of J. W. Leedom, claiming his
mother, Ella Marion, wife of B. S.
, Leedom, aged 62 years, 9 months and
11 doys. it, Ha Marlon Wigton was
born at Delaware, Ohio, 6n August 19,
18GG, and came to Iowa county, Iowa,
wltli her parents in 1800, residing
there until 1871, when tho family lo
cated nt Ponca, Neb. She returned
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July 4th
in Dakota County this year.
to Iowa, completing her education at
Grihnel, aftttr which she taught in
the rural schools for two years. In
the year 187G Bhe returned to Nebras
ka' and after one more year of school
work she accepted a position us book
keeper on the Dixon County Courier.
On July-, 187G, she was united in
marriage to Boyd S. Leedom. To
4ltn iininn .tn. n lkm.. nnltntl 1 1, ! 1 .1 n,
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Jtwo dying in infancy. Two sons and
three daughters remain to comlort
their father in this sad loss. They
'are: Chester N. Leedom of Kadoka,
S. D.; Mrs. Adell Fry and Mrs. Ethel
Thomas, of Brennan. S. D.; J. W.
Leedom, of Gordon, and Mrs. Ger
trude Kiernan of Aurelia, Iowa. In
1892 the family located In Osmond,
Neb., where besides rearing her fam
ily. Mrs. Leedom greatly assisted her
husband in founding and. promoting
thWOsinbnd Republican, which enter
prise they conducted until coming to
Gordon. Mrs. Leedom was in frail
health when she arrived in our little
, city on December 27, 1918, but for n
tlmo seemed to improve, however,
the disease, pernicious anaemia, which
finally endtd her life, was doing its
deadly work. Jwery means known
to t'ke medical fraternity was em
ployed, ey.cn the children giving up
their blood to enrich her arterial
poverty, but ull to no avail. For
six months last fall and winter she
was u guest in the home of her son
at Kadoka, S. D., but upon the return
of her son, Major J. W. Leedom, from
tho army she came to his homo for a
visit and was at once confined to her
bed, where for the past, two months
all that patient loving hands could do
for her comfort was done, until just
as tho effulgent sun was illuminating
tlw eastern horizon, last Frldoy morn
ing, her spirit wafted through the
pearly gates to bo with God, whom
she devoutly worshipped. Mrs. Lee
dom was raised In tho Presbyterian
faith, hut many years ago her fnrilly
located in a town where there was no
church of her choice. She assistod
in the organization of a Methodist
class and since that time has affiliat
ed with that church and reared her
children in that faith. In her old
home she was the leading spirit in
the organization of the "Mothers'
Club," held membership in the Fed
erated Club of Randolph, Neb., nnd
( for fourteen years represented her
local Degree of Honor at their grand
j. sessions, as we.ll as represented the
Gordon lodge tone time. She was
also an active member of the Order
of Enstorn Star. Since coming to
confidently, as a little child return
ing to a loving father. To the be
reaved we extend sincere and heart
felt sympathy an ' say oiiq word thnt
can comfort you In this separation
tho hope that somowhero in the man
sions of our Father's house she who
loved you with all tho sweetness of
earthly affections loves you still. The
shadows of the valley cannot eclipse
the light of love. And in tho Inn
gungo of scripture, "I go to prepare
a place for you," wo have tho hopo
that in tho golden summer of nnothci'
lifo you will find again theso broken
links in n sweet reunion whero part
ings are unknown. --K. B. J.
Sharp Cultivators Do llctter Work.
Farmers sharpen their plows much
oftener when using a tractor than
when using horses, according to ob
servations of University agricultural
engineering extension men. It is
comparatively easy to bqo how much
moro gasoline a dull plow tnkes. A
dull cultivator, likewise, pulls harder
than a sharp one, nnd in addition
does not do as good work. Expor
perienced farmers say it pays to havo
a sharp cultivator and to upend time
adjusting it.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE HOARD OF
CO. COMMISSIONERS
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Dakota City, Nob., Juno' SO, 1919
The board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment at
11 o'clock a. m., with tho following
members present: O. W. Fisher,
chairman, John Feller and Wm. II.
Rockwell, commissioners, also Georgo
W. Learner, county attorney, nnd J.
S. Bacon county clerk, at which
tlmo tho following business was trans
acted: Dr. C. II. Maxwell was appointed
niember of tho county board of
health.
Petition of Charles Hcllcgras of
Nacora, Nebraska, asking that ho be
f granted a license to operate a pool
mil in Nacora, Nebraska, situated in
tho precinct of Emerson, Nebraska,
was read and on motion the .county
clerk was instructed to issuo a li
cense to said Charles Hellegras upon
receipt -f payment for said license.
it: (i i 'tition was 'presented to lo
cate a i-iunty road as follows: Com
mench.fi ut tho southwest corner of
the southeast quarter of section 30,
township 28, range 9, East, thenco
north on the half section line, to
where it strikes nnd intersects tho
cast side of tho right of way of tho
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road, about a half mile or more,
thence northeasterly along tho cast
side of i aid right of way of tho said
C. B. & QP Ry., about ano and a
fourth miles, to whore such lino
strikes tho public hlghway running
north nnd south between the north
east quarter of section 19, nnd tho
northwest quarter of section 20, all
in said township 28, range 9, East,
all in Dakota county, Nebraska, and
terminating nt said point.
Dated Mny 1919.
PETITIONERS' NAMES
Orville L. Legg, Frank Sharp, Lou
ts Krumwlude, John Bachort, Claude
Penry, Art Dermit, L. L. Howard,
Fred. F. Leedom, Fred Sundt? Ernest
Hards', Albert Harris, Carl J. Sund,
jr(, M. V. Mcssex, Geo. A. Penry, W.
M. Bcrger, L. S. Bllven, J. M. Sears,
J. Berger, M. T. Rollly, Geo: Cain, S.
A. Mason, Guy G. Sides, Wm. War
ner, C. II. Maxwell, J. A. Sides, II. A.
Sides.
Also tho report of Joe M. Leedom,
county surveyor, was read, which re
port is as follows:
To tho Honorable Board of County
LonimtsslonerB ol Dakota ountYt
Nebraska':
I, Joo M. Leedom, county surveyor
of Dakota county, Nebraska, report
on the expediency of locating and es
tablishing tho following county road,
commencing at tho southwest corner
of the southeast quarter of section
U0, township 28, rnngo 9, East, thonco
north on tho half section line to
whore it strikes and intersects the
east side of right of way of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
about a half, mile or nidre, thence
northeasterly along tho east side of
said right of way, of tho said C. B.
& Q. Ry about one and a fourth
miles, to whero such lino strikes the
public highway, running north and
south between tho northeast quarter
of section 19, and' tho northwest
quarter of section 20, nil in said
township 28, rnngo 9, hast, all lit Da
kota county, Nebraska.
I havo carefully examined tho pro
posed road as above described, and
tho roads in tho vicinity of this pro
posed road, and havo niado careful
inquiry concerning tho proposed mat
tor in tho petition, anil I report In
favor of establishing tho nbovo de
scribed proposed road, It being prac
ticable and for tho public godd, and
should bo established at once, and I
further report thnt tho road cast or
tho C. B. & Q. Railroad on the north
lino of section 30, in township 28,
rnngo 9, was at least Va of n milo of
the rond on the oast lino of aid sec
tion commencing nt the northeast
corner of said section should ho va
cated, and prnur protection put up
in both of mo vacated roads, so
that the i ., cling public would bo
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That certain funds muBt bo instantly available
when needed is no reason for their being kept
idle until such timo.
Our Certificates of Deposit issued for as lit
tle as $10.00, and written for as short a period
as 3 months besides being absolutely safe,
and bearing interest at maturity at 4 por cent,
six months at 5 per cent, aro quickly convert
ible into cash.
Investigate this ideal investment.
Jackson State Bank
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warned against the Missouri river.
Dated this 28th day bf Juno, 1919.
JOE M. LEEDOM,
Cnnntv Surveyor.
Approved O. W. Fisher, Chairman.
After due consideration the Donru
voted unanimously that road bo lo
cated and established as requested in
petition, and that vacation of road
bo made as recommended by the sur
veyor. Bills on tho various funds were al
lowed as follows:
Road dragging fund
W. A. Leonard, 2 miles..... 1 CO
Wm. Wilko, drngging 1G'50
W. A. Leonard. 2 miles .... 1 60
Thomas Gormally, dragging. 21 00
Geo. Peterson J o
John Noonnn 22 50
John Ililomnn 90 00
E. 11. Loomls 18 80
Chris Sorcnson, 60 miles .... 48 00
Wm. K. Cox 20 80
Nobr. Culvert & Mfg. Co.,
claim No. 7298 66 00
C. J. O'Connor .... 24 00
Road district work
Wm. Wilko, rond dist. 17... 23 00
W. A. Leonard, rond, dist., 12. 12 00
Nick Simmons, rond dist. 17. 24 00
Wm. Wllke, rond dist. 17. ... S 12 00
Wm. Wilke, road dist. 17... 48 00
W. A. Leonnrd, road dist. 12 G 00
Thos. Gormally, road dist. 8. 15 00
Wm. Wilke, road dist. 17.... 79 B0
Mat McKlvergan, rond dist 18 18 00
Pnt Gormally, road dist. 18.. G 00
Wm. Wilko, road dist. 17. . . . 64 00
Wm. Wilke, road dist. 17. . . . 46 40
E. It. Loomis, rond dist 6. . . . 8 00
J. C. Smith, rond dlstlG... 57 00
E. II. Loomls, road dist. G... 10 00
Inhcritnnco fund
C. J. O'Connor $117.10
No further business appearing"-nt
this time, board adjourned to meet
on Monday, July 21st, at 11 o'clock
a. m.
J. S. BACON, County Clerk.
Dakota City, Neb., June 30, 191P
Board of equalization of assessment
of property within nnd for Dakota
county, Nobrnska, met at regular
session Juno 30, 1919, nt 10 o'clock
a. in., with the following members
present: O. W. Fisher, John Foller
nnd Win. II. Rockwell county commis
sioners; J. P. Rockwell, county assess
sorj Georgo W. Learner, county attor
ney, and J. S. Bacon, county clerk.
No business apponring before ". the
bonrd at this timo, board adjourned
sine die.
J. S. BACON, County Clerk.
HOMK DEMONSTRATION NOTES'
By Miss Florence J. Atwood
'Mnny housekeepers who take pride
in their nont housekeeping nre given
much mortification by some persist
ent colonics of nnts which havo tak
en up their domicile in some piirt-6f
tho house. Tho surest way to keep
a house free from ants is to leave no
food lying nbout on shelves or in open
plncas. All food should bo kept 4in
ant-proof containers nnd nnycrumba
scattered about by children should lie
Cleaned up nt once. Ants aro at
tracted by food so if all food is se
cluded the ant nuisance will bo'very
slight.
Ono nnd one-half days were spent
in Wnlthiirnsslsting the Home'Agerft;,
ip making dfess forms. Durlrigthla
timo nine forms wero nlmost com'
pletod. The cost of each finished
form did not exceed over $1.75.
Tho first aid to tho homo sewer is
good, usnblo equipment, convenient
ly plnced. Next to tho machine nnd '
cutting table, in importance, is the
dress form. Commercial dress formB
are expensive and in many cases do
not provo satisfactory because' they
are not as ones own measurements.
When a fitted ono is used one can
have a dn;ss form niado to their own
measurements.
Cherries prepared as follows make
very appetising pickles:
Cherries Olives.
1 pt. water,
j T. salt.
ii c. vinegar.
1 qt. cherries (seeds and stems), ,
Prepnro tho brine, ndd tho vinegar,
then cherries and thon sen).
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