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VOL. NO. XLI
Fi-ATTrrrcgTa mrsgAfaM. monday, april 13, 1925.
NO. 20
JUDICIAL POT
SEEMS TO BE
STEAMED
Discussion of Judge Eegley for Su-
preme court commission lias
Raised New Question.
From Saturday's Dully
The discussion of the name
of
Judge James T. Begley for a place on
the state supreme court commission
has in the last few days brought out
the names of several of the well
known attorneys of the district in
connection with the vacancy on the
district bench that woiffd have to be
filled in case our able and efficient
judge was advanced to the commis
sion. The Otoe count' bar it is under
stood has several who are being sug
gested for the position in case Judge
Begley is appointed on the commis
sion and among these are former
County Judge W.W. Wilson and V.
H. Pitzer, both of whom are being
strongly urged by their friends in
that county. Judge Jessen and D. W.
Livingston, two of the leaders of the
bar in our neighboring county, are
satisfied with their very lucreative
private pracitice and do not desire to
have any mention in the race.
In Cass county there are no active
candidates for the position, although
the friends of Attorney W A. Robert
son and Attorney A. L. Tidd have
urged their names in case the vac
ancy occurs and also the name of
Judge Allen J. Beeson is mentioned
as among those who would be
thy wearers of the ermine.
So far as has been learned the
Sarpy county bar have had no can
didates brought forward for the posi
tion but there are a number of very
able attorneys there who Avould
probably receive consideration by the
governor in case an appointment is
necessary.
HAS STARTLING EXPERIENCE
From Saturday Daily
This morning Hilt Martin, the pro
prietor of the Cash and Carrystore
ou North Fifth etfett, httl - very
startling experience that caused him
a great deal of annoyance and trou
ble for some little time. Mr. Martin
was out in front cf the store wash
ing the windows very industriously
when the door of the store suddenly
blew shut and sprung the night lock, !
leaving me owner oui in me street j
without means of getting back into
the store as he had left his keys in
his coat that was hanging up on the
interior of the store.
There were many suggestions of
fered as to the ways and means of
getting into the store and for some
little time it seemed as though the
owner would have to do the "jimmy" I of the Burlington and a familiar fig
act on the door but relief was se-J ure all over the western lines as the
cured in the person of the owner of , paymaster of the road for a period
the building who had a duplicate
key to the lock and Hilt was able to
gt-t the store open for business after
a brief delay.
HAS VERY FINE SHOP
Frm Saturday's Daily
of the city rtb t" or K LiJ
Gamer on South Sixth street, where I
One of the newest business houses
Mi
ai
comi
.air. uamer nas mauu a biuuv iui
many years of electricity and its
workings and was connected with
the electrical department of the Un
ion Pacific railway, where he was as
sociated with Dr. Millener, the well
known expert of that great railroad
system. Later when moving to the
farm Mr. Gamer continued his re
search work particularly along the
lines of radio development and at
which he was most successful.
He gives this community a very
fine service in the electric repair
lines and is fitted by experience and
machinery to care for any kind of
electrical repair work.
CLARENCE BEAL IMPROVING
From Saturday s Daily
The reports from the Methodist
hospital at Omaha state that Clar
ence L Beal, clerk of the district
court, who is there taking treatment,
is resting a little easier and suffering
less pain than he has for some time,
but his condition is still serious and
the lack of strength of the patient
has made the matter of the removal
of his tonsils impossible at thi3 time,
and it will take some little treat
ment before he is in shape to stand
the operation.
UNDERGO SLIGHT OPERATIONS
From Saturday's Daily
Herbert and Eleanor, the children
of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Minor, are re
covering nicely from their operation
for the removal of their tonsils which
was performed at the Immanuel hos
pital. The little folks stood the or
deal in fine shape and being in the
best of condition suffered little ill
effects from the operation and were
soon feeling much improved. They
are home now and gradually getting
back into their usual spirits and en
joying the relief from the operation.
'Advertise your wants in the Jour
nal for reulti.
. Gamer has opened up a modern!-" - " .-VY; VS"!
, . , . , . . t uV el lilt? o ctrui tu t ici t i ii v i iiwv-
id up-to-date electric shop that i aaBoclateB iThe death of Mr. Beans
)lete in every way. . ' a .a - tv
SUIT FILED IN DISTRICT COURT
Frm Entmiuimtr'm Tmtiy
After a long rest in the filing cf
litigation in the office of the clerk of
the district court, this morning an
action was filed in which the Peters
Trust Co.. of Omaha, was the plaintiff
'and Charles E. Churchill, et al were
; the defendants. This action asks for
2?"
the collection of the sum of $40,000,
s and mortgage on
certain lands belonging to the de
fendants. The plaintiff asks for the
appointment of a receiver for the
land and the sale of the land to
satisfy the judgment of the court
that is prayed for
The land in
question is located in the vicinity of
, Greenwood.
'
COUNTY OFFICIALS
MAKE A VERY FINE
RECORD IN REPORTS
Audit of County Offices Show that
County Officials are Pains tak
ing and Careful.
From Thursday's Dally
The board of county commission-
ers have received the audit of the
books of the various county officials, cal grove. In her selection tne eu
made by the special auditors secured preme forest made a wise one and
for this work and which gives a very ( one that will give them a most effi-
fine showing for the work of all of
the offices of the county.
There is a great deal of record
work in keeping track of the fees in
the office of the clerk of the district
court, countv judge, register of deeds
and sheriff that are to be reported
wor-ieach quarter to the board of com
missioners and in their check of the
offices the auditors find that the of
ficials have been real bookkeepers
and that only a few minor errors
have been found after the careful
check. This demonstrates that there
is real efficiency in the offices and
that the interests of the county are
carefully guarded.
In the office of the county clerk in
addition to the fees that are collect
ed there are also the hundreds and
thousands of claims that pass thru
this office in the year and the result
of the check has shown that thi3 of
fice s one of the well conducted of
fices in the county and In which the
greatest care is taken in handling
the warrants and fees.
The county treasurer's office was
also checked and in addition has
the check of the state examiners to
give it a very high standing as a
place of efficiency and real business
administration
DEATH OF C, B. & Q. VETERAN
From Saturday's Daily
This morning at his home in Oma
ha occurred the death of D. T.
Ueans, one or tne oia time empiojes
of more than 25 years. Mr. Beans
is familiar to the older employes of
the Burlington here as he and tlie
"pay car" were here once a month
paying off the shop and trainmen.
He was a gentleman of the most
lovable character and one who had a
snpskins aennaintance with Dractic-
ally all of the employes of the "Q"
thifS lon VTtn reVred
t few years , he has been ret
w , cAAr, ui otti-
PLEASANT HOUR CLUB ENJOYS
ANOTHER SPLENDID MEETING
Mrs. Lawrence Meisinger of Cedar
Creek was hostess at the regular
meeting of the Pleasant Hour club
on last Friday at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Rachael Noyes, who ia
now recuperating in Weeping Water
at the home of her sister, Mrs. John
Carter, after an extended illness.
The afternoon sped swiftly by
with conversation and fancy work
while Mrs. George Dolan favored
the ladies with a piano solo and Mrs.
William Myers sang a popular song,
accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Forest Brunson.
The affair was an Easter party
and the refreshments and decora
tions were in keeping and Mrs. Mei
singer, who was formerly Miss Grace
Noyes. proved herself an ideal host
ess. The guests of the club for the
afternoon were, Mrs. Lloyd Schnei
der, of Cedar Creek, sister of the
hostess and formerly Miss Esther
Noyes; Mrs. Agnes Ross, Mrs. Allie
Meisinger, Miss Irma Stivers and
Miss Nola Noyes.
Mrs. Arthur Meisinger, formerly
Miss Almeda Haddon. and Mrs.
Lloyd Schneider were taken into the
club and are sure to prove valuable
additions. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. George
Nolan. The last meeting of the club
will be held in the latter part of
May but several interesting social
affairs are planned for the next few
weeks and during the summer
months several picnics will be held
which are being looked forward to
with pleasurable anticipation.
Louisville Courier.
EUR0C BOARS FOR SALE
A few Duroc fall boars. Big, rug
ged fellows, for sale.
OTTO SCHAEFER,
a9-5tw Nehawka, Neb.
MISS MARIE
KAUFMANN IS
GRAND BANKER
Plattsmouth Lady Long Connected
With Local Woodmen Circle
Receives Recognition.
From THi ur(i4''8 DaMir
The supreme forest of the Wood
men Circle of Nebraska held their
election and installation of officers
at the Lincoln hotel at Lincoln on
Tuesday afternoon as a part of the
fourteenth state convention, which
was held in connection with the an
nual meeting of the Woodmen of
the World convention.
Miss Marie Kaufmann, who has
been chairman of the board of man
agers for the past tour years, was
elected to the position of grand
banker by the supreme forest and
duly installed in the office, which is
one of the most important in the
state.
Miss Kaufmann has been the ef
ficient clerk of the Tlattsmouth
grove of the Woodmen Circle for the
past twelve ears and her work has
been of the greatest force in main
. taining the high standing of the lo-
cicnt and painstaking official in the
important office to which she has
been chosen.
There were 150 delegates present
at the convention and the Platts
mouth grove was -represented by
Mrs. Lena Droege and Mrs. Maggie
Mason.
WAYNE STEWART RECEIVES
PROMOTION TO HAVELOCK
From Thursday's Dally
Wayne Stewart, who has for the
past two years been located here in
the employe of the Burlington at the
local shops, is expecting to leave on
Saturday or Sunday for Havelock,
where he is to be located in the
future.
Mr. Stewart will take charge of
the paint department at the Have
lock shops where a force is main
tained that looks after the repainting
of the locomotives that are turned
out of that shop of the Burlington,
and in this position he will have
charge of a considerable number of
men.
Since coming here from his home
at Pawnee City two years ago, Mr.
Stewart ha3 made many friends, who
are parting from him with much re
gret, but pleased to learn that he is
to receive a promotion and recogni
tion of his excellent work here in
being given the responsibilities of the
position at the Havelock shop of the
C. B. & Q.
WEEPING WATER ELECTION
On Tuesday the spring election was
held in Weeping Water, there being
two tickets in the field, the Business
Temperance and the Citizens. The
total vote in each ward is given,
which shows that Messrs. Thomas
and Crozier. on the Business ticket,
lost out to Messrs. Davis and Wiles
on the Citizens by five votes each.
Some race, we should say:
First Ward
J. L. Wiles 69
M. U. Thomas 64
Second Ward
W. W. Davis ' 4 6
II. A. Crozier 41
For Treasurer '
F. J. Domingo, both 1S3
For Police Judge
W. Earl Towle, both 175
Board of Education
First Ward
Carl E. Day 96
C. E. Pool 80
Mrs. L. R. Snipes 41
To Fill Vacancy
L. P. Wolcott 9 3
Emily W. Olive 3S
Second Ward
Carl E. Day 71
C. E. Pool 61
Mrs. L. R. Snipes 25
To Fill Vacancy
L. P. Wolcott 46
Emily W. Olive 28
FARM HOME DESTROYED
Ae 7:30 Tuesday night an alarm of
fire was sounded, and it was found
that the call came from the farm of
L. A. Hay, about two miles south
east of Weeping Water.
The department and many men and
boys answered the call and drove out
as soon as possible, but it seems the
fire had made such headway that all
that could be done was to save the
barn and outbuildings.
The house was completely de
stroyed and nothing was saved, as
the family had hard work in getting
Mr. Hay out of the building from an
upstairs bedroom, as he had been
sick some time.
The reports say that the fire was
caused from the explosion of an oil
lamp.
The loss is estimated to be in the
neighborhood of $9,000, with the in
surance only $2,500, and this will be
quite a loss to the family. Weeping
Water Republican.
Eggs for Hatching.
Pure Bred Rose Comb Rhode Is
land Red eggs for hatching, at $4.00
per hundred.
T. A. Brunkow,
Wabash, Neb.
OLD TIMER VISITS HERE
From Saturday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon, J. L. Hunt
er, a pioneer resident of Cherry
county, Nebraska, arrived in the city
to pay a short visit with his son,
who is now located here. Mr. Hunt
er stated to a Journal representative
that it was fifty-six years ago that
as a young man he came to Nebraska
and crossed the Missouri river at
this point on a transfer boat. At
that time, Mr. Hunter states, if his
recollection serves him right, this
community was a mere straggling
settlement and very few houses. He
located in Cherry county in 1S89 af
ter several years of life in other sec
tions of western Nebraska and has
since made his home there.
COMMISSIONER!
ASK PURCHASE
OF NEWBRIDGE
: j Clerk of the District Court Beal
j reported the sum of $9SC.3a col
RES0LTJTI0N PASSED BY CASS lecttd and Sheriff E. P. Stewart the
nvrrrrnTr t? n ft "O T two CT
CURING K-T BRIDGE.
STATE COST IS OE-HALF
Counties of Cass and Sarpy to Fur -
nish One-Quarter of Cost Each
In Cash or Tolls Collected
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the board of
county commissioners at their ees -
sion took up the matter of the pas -
sage of a resolution covering the se-;
curing of the King of Trails v.agon
and auto bridge, construction or f tion. There wnl be no ballot pub
which has Just been started. ! Hshd in the newspapers with the
This action was in keeping with
the passage of a similar resolution
. . i n ill?. T . I
at tneir sesticn ai rapuixou on Sun
day afternoon, copies. of which Lad
been sent to the Cass county com-!
ruissioners for their action.
The resolution, which is given be- s portion of the city have a just cause
low, was adopted by the county? for a real complaint as to the condi
board by a unanimous vote and if I tion of the sidewalk along Chicago
accepted by the state will mean that avenue from Pearl to Rock street,
the new bridge when completed will These sidewalks are covered with a
be operated by the state and the two , deep layer of mud in rainy weather
counties, the purchase price paid by i that makes travel over them almost
the counties being made up by the j impossible and the dwellers in that
collection of tolls as was the case j section find that it Is much more
at the Louisville bridge, but the res- convenient to get out and dodge the
clution carries with it the option of jpE3sing autos on the pavement than
the operation of the bridge from the try and swim through the deep coat
date of purchase as a free bridge. ing of soft mud that covers the walks
The acceptance by the state of the practically for the entire three
resolution will speed up the road blocks. The condition there is caused
construction and graveling program j largely by the fact that the walks
which it is planned will be started ! are set below the level of the parking,
from Omaha to the eouth and will iand, in case of the slightest rain, the
allow the state and federal aid in j mud comes flowing over the walk and
the graveling of the highway clear,
to the bridge.
The resolution adopted
county board is as follows:
Resolution
Whereas. Section S3 57
by the
t r,f ztnta nf
xVhraska. nrovides for State Aid in
the purchase of toll briages across !
streams i oi : width greater than 100
foot nnri
Whereas said section of statutes '
provide for the payment of one-half
the cost by the county or counties in
which said toll bridge is located,
such one-half payment to be made
either by direct property levy or
from receipts received through the
collection of tolls and
Whereas, a bridge of standard
construction as to type and capacity
is now being built on the Federal
State highway between Plattsmouth
and Omaha, and
Whereas. Federal construction
projects are being held up between.
Omaha and Plattsmouth pend ng, wringer, when a portion of
satisfactory arrangexnents ing , y between
made for obtaining a free bridge on ( tfae t q rubber rollers anfl quite
this route badly bruised and injuried. Fortu-
Therefore, be 1 V0! lately no bones were broken altho
Board of County Commissioners of i J ... . .ta a
rasa f-nuntv that aDDlication be and i
is hereby made for State Aid to the
extent of one-half the cost for the
purchase of the toll bridge now un
der construction on the section line
between Sections 26 and 27, Town
ship 13, Range 13-E. it being under
stood that the purchase price of said
bridge 6hall not exceed the total
cost to the present bridge company
and that said purchase price shall
be determined as provided in Section
8363 Compiled Statutes for Nebras
ka, 1922.
Be it further resolved that the
Board of County Commissioners of
Cass county hereby guarantee one
fourth of the purchase price of said
bridge in accordance with Section
8357, Session Laws of the State of
Nebraska.
FRED H. GORDER,
C. F. HARRIS.
C. D. SPANGLER,
County Commissioners.
CARL OFE SICK
Carl P. Ofe, one of the assistants
at the Texaco Oil station, is taking
an enforced vacation today as the
result of a severe attack of the flu
and which has confined him to his
hnm 6Jt,.o vtri3v. Mr nfo h!
been feeling poorly for tie past sev-j
eral days but It was not until yester-
day that he was compelled to take to
his bed.
DOINGS QF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Reports of County Officers For Last
Quater Recsived Arrange
Per Louisville Election.
From Thursday's Daily:
The board of county commission
ers which adjourned from Monday
on account of the death of the moth
er of Commissioner Spangler, resum
ed their session Tuesday to handle
ti e routine matters of the county
business including the allowance of
claims against the county and which
occupied the day Tuesday and part
of Wednesday.
The board of commissioners have
received the reports of the various
offices of the county for the quarter
ending April 1. which are as fol
lows: sum ui ,.u.su. wmuiy juuge a.
i since taking office in January and
which showed a sum of $955.55.
County Clerk George R. Sayles re
ported the sum of $63.33 for his of
fice and County Register of Deeds
Edna D. Shannon, sum of $7S6.55.
ine ooaru also approved tne om-
j cial bond of R. W. Stewart as jus
;tice cf the peace in Greenwood pre-
cinct
In regard to the election to be
held in Louisville precinct on the
craved bonds the commissioners de-
Irided to hive ten r.tr wnt nf the
'same ballots printed, which, with
jthe ten per cent allowed by the
j county clerk, will give the voters 20
per cent of the samples for use in
j posting themselves as to the elec-
"se of the additional number of
; tnpie oauois.
HAVE A REAL COMPLAINT
From Thursday's Dally
The . residents . the southwest
manes travel anycning oai pieasam
! for the dwellers in that part of the
city. The chief need of the walks are
in the bad and muddy weather and
this is the time that they are not in
of the'snaPe lo use- 11 xne U1KS ar lu ue:
maue oi any reui use iu me jjtuyit-
of tLat Part of lhe cit' the5' should
be looked after and some steps taken
to see that the walks are placed at
l" . " - - i
stantly covered with mud This Is
one piece or work mat snoum De:
given prompt attention as the walks
are used by a large part of the resi
dents of that section of the city who
are compelled to do their traveling
by foot.
SUFFERS INJURED HAND
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday, Mrs. Cyril Kalina re
ceived a very painful injury at her
;home on west Granite street, while
la1,n(1rv .nrV nnf, wfl!, nnfrunBr
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period of several days.
AN APPRECIATION
The Plattsmouth Woman's club
desires to express publicly its ap
preciation of the many acts of court
esy and hospitality that was extend
ed on the occasion of the first dis
trict woman's club convention. Espe
cially is it desired to thank the mem
bers of the chamber of commerce,
the Ad club and credit bureau, for
their hospitality and entertainment
of the visitors, the Journal and the
residents of the city who opened
their homes for the care and enter
tainment of the visiting delegates.
The Plattsmouth Woman's Club.
A PLEASANT OCCASION
From a.ydny'a XaUUr
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pickens are
rejoicing over the arrival at their
home of a fine little son and heir, that
was born on Wednesday and is now
the object of the greatest admiration
from the relatives and friends. The
mother and little son are both doing
nicely and the proud father is feeling
the greatest of happiness over the
addition to the family circle. Mrs.
fickens is a daughter, of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Clark of this city.
Phone us the news !
FERRY COMPANY FORMED
Frtm Saturday's Daily
John Richardson, the owner of the
Missouri river ferry, is no longer
the sole owner of this enterprise
that is so popular in the summer
season. John has decided that he
needed assis;ance in the conduct of
the ferry and accordingly he has
given a one-third interest each in
the ferry to his sons, Floyd and I
Claude Richardson, who will assist!
lini in running the transfer boat the I
coming summer. With these three
experienced rivermen in charge of
the ferry there is going to be real
service in transporting the cars andtuport through the state to have the
paesengers from cne side of the river .electric wiring installed in the umall
to the other. J er cities and towns given "an in-
'Spection before it is permitted to be
NEW PRODUCE
HOUSE TO OPEN
UP IN THIS GITY
L. F. Langhorst Co., of Elmwood, to
Establish Plattsmouth Branch
Monday in their Building
This city is to have a produce
house built that will represent one
of the largest concerns of its kind in
this section of the state, that of the
Li. t. lanenorst t'roauce to., oi
rimnnft
Mr. Langhorst has secured a lease
cf the building near the Burlington
freight house formerly used by the
Fricke Coal Co., where the produce
company will open its offices and
storehouse for their purchases of
chickens and other lines of produce.
The new company expects to be
readj for business the first of next
week and the office of the new com
pany will be opened on Monday
morning for business.
This means a very pleasing addi
tion to the business of the city as
Mr. Langhcrst is one of the largest
buyers of .poultry and produce in
this section cf the state and at Elm
wood lias had a very large volume
of business. He will give to the new
concern strong financial backing and
the assurance cf one cf the best
poultry sniping houses in the state.
BOOSTING GOOD ROADS
From Saturday' Dally
The residents of Louisville pre
cinct are facing the question of vot
ing bonds at a special election next
Tuesday which would raise $28,000
for the purpose of graveling the
roads in that precinct. The resi
dents of that community have grown
very tired of the experience of the
past winter with bad roads and seek
relief in having hard surfaced roads
of either gravel or stone laid this
summer. That precinct is fortunate
in having large quantities of both
gravel and crushed stone, either of
which would make a fine road and
should be able to carry on an ex
tensive good roads program in that
precinct. There hase been some op
position to the bonds in the pre-
cinct but lust how Ktrontr it is ran-
not be developed until the election,
Tne general business Interests of
Loulsville tnd a largQ part Gf the
leading citizens are urging me ac-
ceptance of the bonds. The cost of
the bonds as figured by the boosters
is one and one-tenth miil or 13c on
a $100 valuation or $1.30 on the
$1,000 valuation.
Gctling Ready How to Savo
Timo Later!
Dropping a letter in your mail
box is a safe, quick and easy way
of doing your banking.
Open an account now at the
First National Bank and let our
Bank-by-Mail service save time
and effort for you during the
busy days of the Spring and Sum
mer ahead of us.
the Fibst NTicgj bank
"The Bcnk Where You heel rf Horn!"
NEBRASKA CITIES
ARE TO HAVE WIR
ING INSPECTED
In Movement for Safety in Electric
Wiring Inspectors Being Pro
vided for By Ordinance.
From Tiireday"s laiy
The movement is receiving a strong
i accepted, as a measure of safety from
tfire, and to assure the proper work
man ship that will provide for elim
inating any danger that might come
fram defective wiring.
These movements are something
that should be generally followed by
the towns in giving the chief of the
fire department or some competent
electric worker the right to inspect
wiring that is placed in the dwellings
and business houses, that loss from
fires may be lessened. Plattsmouth
has frequently discussed this matter
and it is still pertinent that some
move of this kind be made that will
assure the safety of the residences
and business houses.
The fire department has strongly
urged this move several times as the
members of the. department well
know that many fires are caused from
improper wiring, the use of lines that
are insufficient for the purposes that
they are intended for and causing
outbreaks of fire many times.
It is a matter of safety that 6hould
appeal to the owners of buildings as
it tends to lessen the chances for fires
and gives a better step toward safety
in all cases.
In a number of Nebraska towns,
small fees are provided for the in
spector that are willingly given by
the property owners to assure them
Eelves that their buildings are prop
erly wired and that all exposed wir
ing is properly Insulated and protect
ed so that it cannot cause a fire.
MASONS HOLD MEETING
Last evening Plattsnnrath lodge
No. 6, A. F. & A. M. held a very
pleasant meeting at their lodge rooms
in the Masonic temple that was quite
largely attended by the membership
of the order despite the fact of the
bad weather that was prevailing. The
Master Mason degree was conferred
on two candidates, the work being
given by the local officers of the
lodge. Following the degree work the
members of the lodge were treated to
a very pleasant luncheon that was
enjoyed very much by all of the
membership present.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Prom Saturday' Daily
The reports from the St. Cather
ine's hospital in Omaha state that
Father M. A. Shine, rector of the St.
John's church of this city, who is
there recovering from the effects of
an operation, is doing nicely. The
ordeal through which Father Shine
has passed has been a most severe one
and he has been greatly weakened by
the effects but is now doing remark
ably well and gives prospect of get
ting through the operation in fine
shape.
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