VOL. 27 NO. 42 LITTLE FALLS, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA HBDMY, % 24, 191®

ATTEMPT AI HOLDUP FAILS XNAS SERVICES IN CHIttflS STOCK SHIPPERS' TWO MEN WHO TRIED TO GET $50

FROM JOS. WACHLAROWICZ ARE LOCKED UP

Jos. Wachlarowicz of this city says he was the victim of an attempted holdup at about 11 o'clock Wednesday night, in his room in the Broadway hotel on the West side. He bears a tut just above the nose as evidence of the attack. Jack Roger and Walter Hill are in the county jail awaiting the action of the grand jury, having been bound over by Judge Lyon on a charge of robbery in the second de­cree. They were captured about three hours after the affair occurred.

According to the testimony of Wash-larowicz in Municipal court, the meu had been working for him on Wednes­day to earn their lodging-for the night. At about 11 p. m., after everyone had retired, they entered his room and de­manded that he "fork over" $50. He told them that ne had no money and he then yelled and attracted his son Mike, who was sleeping in an adjoin­ing room. One of the men strucic wachlarowiez, inflicting a cut just above the nose. They then ran into their own room, opened the window and leaped through it to a shed below and then disappeared.

Night Patrolman Boyes was notified and he and several other men set out to find the robbers. At about 1:45 a. m. yesterday Anton Collinger, former special police, captured them near .Seven corners, on the West side and they were locked up.

They were committed to the jail to await action by the grand jury.

ICE RINK READY NEXT WEEK Work was commenced Wednesday

morning by a crew of men from the Water Power company, putting tne municipal ice rink into shape. It w'U be fenced in and the ice flooded. It will be electrically lighted, the Water Power company to furnish the light free of charge. The rink will be ready next week. No warming house will be put up, as was first planned, as the cost was found to be too high.

CHILD IS BURNED! DEATH TWIN DAUGHTER OF MR. AND

MRS. BRODKORB THE VIC­TIM

The 16-months-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Frank Brodkorb of Fifth, street southwest died Monday morning at 9:30 from the effect of burns which she sustained when her clothes caught fire.

The victijn was a twin girl. While hi#-niothfcf took- her twin-brother-into another room to put him to sleep the little girl secured a stick and poked it into the stove setting it on fire Evidently she was playing with the burning stick when her clothes caught. She was burned about the abdomen and the face. Her screams attracted her mother, who rushed to her and tore the burning clothes from her body. The little girl suffered intensely until •death.

The funeral was held from the St. Adalbert Polish Catholic church Tues­day morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Re i-kosiak officiating. Interment was in the Polish Catholic cemetery.

ELKS AND CIVIC LEAGUE HELP POOR

As has been the custom in the past, the Elks lodge early this morning sent its members out to bring cheer to the homes of the poor. A score of homes were visited and food and supplies were left.

The Civic league has also done splendidly in this respect this year. The relief committee has distributed food and clothing to every needy poor person in the city, Mrs. F. G. Ruth having charge of the distribution.

Frank Thul, son of Michael Thul, was operated upon for appendicitis

'Tuesday at St. Gabriel's hospital.

Friday night of next week the Ellis lodge will give its New Years dance. Supper will be served at tne Central Dining room.

Miss Celia Doucette of Ripley, who was operated upon (or appendicitis last week at St. Gabriel's hospital, was discharged today and will return home.

NEARLY ALL THE LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP WILL HAVE

SPECIAL SERVICES

Christmas will be observed in most of the churches of this city during the coming week, in some with the regular services, and in others with Sunday school programs, as follows:

Ger. Evangelical Rev. T. Herrmann

Christmas services Christmas Day at 10:30 a. m. Special music. Sunday school program Christmas Day at 7:30 p. m. New Years services at 10:30 a. m.

St. Adalbert Rev. Fr. Renkosiak

High mass at 5 o'clock a. m., Christ-mad Day, low mass immediately fol­lowing and high mass at 10:30 a. m. Vesper service at 3 p. m. Special mu-

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Swedish Methodist Rev. J. Forsberg

Sunday school Christmas tree pro­gram Christmas Day at 6:30 p. m. Sun-dav service at 10:45 a. ni. Special mu-

Sacred Heart Rev. Fr. Altendorf

Midnight mass tonight at 12 p. m. English sermon. Services Christmas Day at 7:30 a. m. and 10:30 a. m. Ger­man sermon.

St. Francis Xavier Rev. Fr. Lamothe

Midnight mass tonight at 12 p. ni. Christmas Day, low mass at 8:30 a. m ; high mass at 10:30 a. m.

Methodist Episcopal Rev. John Watson

Communion service Christmas Day, 9 to 10 a. m. Sunday school Christ­mas tree program this evening, begin­ning at 7:30. Special music.

Swedish Lutheran, Rev. Elof Peterson

Services Christmas Day at 6 a. ni. Special music. Sunday school program Sunday evening, beginning at 7 p. m.

Church of Our Saviour Rev. Geo. Archbold Ray

The celebration of the festival of Christmas Day will begin with the Holy Eucharist at 12 midnight, fol­lowed by a second celebration at 10 a. m., when there will be a short ad­dress.

The music for the Eucharists will be as follows: Processional hymn—O Come All Ye

Faithful. Introit: Silent Night, Haydn. Shorter

Kyrie, Barnby. Gloria Tibi and Gratia „ Tibi, Gounod Offertory—There Were Shephferds

Abiding in the Fields—Trio, Lynes Sursum Corda and Sanctus, Camidge

Benedictus, Morlev. Agnus Dei: Solo, W. B. Gilbert. Solo, Cantique pour Noel, Adam. Gloria in Excelsis, Old Chant. Recessional—Hark the Herald Angels

Sing. The Sunday services will be at th^

usual hours, 8, 10:30 and 7:30.

One tenth of a million dollars— that's the amount of money that w^s received by the farmers who are mem­bers of the . Elmdale Stock Shipping association, during the year ending November 30, 1915. The exact figures are $97;267.00. This was for 5,162 head of stoek, which were shipped to the South St. Paul markets in 89 car­loads, from Burtrum, Swanville, Bow-lus and Holdingford. As compared with the business for the previous year, the increase was remarkable.

The largest amount of stock was shipped from Swanville, 30 carlaods going out from there. Bowlus was sec­ond with 28, Holdingford third with 20 and Burtrum fourth with 11. The shipped from Swanville, 30 carloads average cost of freight, commission hnd yard charges per 1000 pounds was $2.78. The average cost, all expenses and losses, included, was $3.55 por 1,000 pounds. A total of 520 farmers shipped stock, of which number 290 were members of the association. There was at the end of the fiscal year a total surplus of $749 in the treasury.

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The schools closed for the Christmas vacation yesterday afternoon and will not reopen until January 10. Most of the teachers have gone to their re­spective homes for the holidays.

The Variety store, J. D. Harris, will be moved from the present location in the Rhodes building on first street southeast to the building now occupied by the vonDomarus clothing store, about the middle of January. He states that the room in the store he now occupies is inadequate.

Fr. A. Lamothe of this city officiat­ed at the funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Ramsey, which was held at St. Luke's church in St. Cloud Monday morning. Deceased was the widow of Dr. A. C. Lamothe Ramsey, deceased, a relative •of Fr. Lamothe.

One complete mail delivery will be made in the city tomorrow morning and full service will be given on all mail routes. The general delivery win­dow will be open from 8 to 9 a. m. and box patrons will be served all day. No money order or registry business will be transacted.

Miss Dagmar Peterson of this city • is a member of the "faculty or the

Northwestern College of Fergus '£• Falls. She teaches German, Erig-T lish- and domestic science. Miss

Peterson is a graduate of the local high school .and of the Gustavus Adol-

' phus college, wliere she earned the degree A. M. (Master of Arts). She also, attended the state university me year.

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Baptist Rev. O. F. Felth

No services Christmas Day. Sunday services at 10:30 a. m. B. Lindval of Minneapolis, a tenor soloist, will give several numbers. Last night the Sun­day school and church gave a Christ­mas program.

Ger. Lutheran Zion Rev. F. J. Oehlert

Services Christmas Day at 2:30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday service and Holy communion at 10 a. m.

Norwegian Lutheran Rev. E. Mortenson

Services Christmas Day at 10:30 a. m. 'Sunday school program and Christ­mas tree in the evening. Special mu­sic by a mixed quartet.

A Sunday school program was held at the Presbyterian church Wednes­day evening and the Sunday school of the Congregational church held a Christmas program last night.

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COmpauy, a corporation dbintg i in ttte eity-of Little before: September 1, 1919; have

all telephone poles, etc., removed, from tl|(L street of tiflie eity which wouldi be obcupied by wiiite way posts. The por-po^e of th® ordinnnce was that the s&«ets. get tlte full benefit of rite Hght from these: wWte way posts an3 that the streets be beaatifiel. It was lath­ered by Alderman E. W. Kalihe-r.

That anything should be said about tMs at this time probably seems strange, feat it is not, because? the com-fgtay has already started in' to remove tji«> poTe#r in compliance with the or­dinance, although they have nearly fpur y«ars yet in which to do it. The first telephone pole to be hacked was t|ie on® occupying the corner of Broad-

and Kidder street, in front of the tfetka ha-,lwa.£e store. | L. Snelling, wire, tfhief for the tele-

jpione company, has a erew of men at Irork putting up poles and wires in the alleys and on side streets and tafc-img off the poles and wires on white way streets. The first sweep will in­clude the removal of all poles and jrires from the alley next to the Muske building on Broadway east, to tie bridge on the east side and from the Itridge to Second street west on the West side. Other white way streets will be taken c-are of from time to time.

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WEEK FOR. TAKING LIQPOR INTO INQELAN TERRITORY

| HERMAN JOHNSON MARRIED • Herman Johnson, and Miss Evelyn Remington of Bowbells, N. D., were married at that place on Decembe 16, according to an article in the Bow-bells Tribune of Dec. 17. Mr. Johnson is known to local people, as he wa3 night clerk at the Buckman hotel sev­eral years ago. He is now employed with the Soo railroad at Bowbells.

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A get-together dinner will be given by the Little Falls Commercial club on Monday evening, January 17, ac­cording to plans made by a commit­tee appointed for that purpose at the last meeting of the club, held last Monday evening at the eity hall.

An outside speaker will be secured for the occasion but whom it will be is not yet known. The place of the banquet has not been decided either. Judge Nye will be in the city at that time to attend district court and he will be invited to attend. The com­mittee on arrangements is President Frank Kiewel, Secretary R. B. Millard, Charles Sylvester, P. J. Yasaly and H. J. LaFond.

At the meeting of the club Monday night the national defense proposition was informally discussed but no action was taken.

MISS RHODES STAGED PAGEANT AT CHICAGO

Miss Bertha Rhodes of Chicago, for­merly of this city, directed a Christ­mas pageant at Chicago Wednesday and yesterday. The entire program was original with Miss Rhodes. It was staged at the Church of the Redeemer in that city on Wednesday and at Pu­laski park yesterday.

Mrs. Abbie Schutt of Scandia Val­ley, who was operated upon at St. Ga­briel's hospital two weeks ago for strangulated hernia, is doing well. Be­fore the operation was performed it was thought that she would live but | a short time.

COUNTY HAS NEW OFFICIAL A. J. FENN TO BE COUNTY SUPER­

INTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS AFTER JAN. 1

After January 1 A. J. Fenn of this city will no longer be a district en gineer, nor will he receive his pay from the state, as at present. He will be county superintendent of highways,-having been appointed to that posi­tion at the last meeting of the board of county commissiorters. He goes on the county pay roll in January, his salary to be paid monthly. The sala­ry will be fixed at the January meet­ing of the board.

Owing to a shortage in the state' funds for paying district engineers the state commission has announced that it will not pay their expenses any longer and urged the counties to place them on their pay roll. Several coun­ties have combined in some cases and will employ only one engineer.

BEN FEARING BURNED WHILE HEATING GASOLINE

St. Cloud Journal-Press: Another case of "didn't know it was loaded,'i*1

caused a small fire at the Fifth avenue livery Saturday afternoon in which Ben Fearing, the proprietor narrowly escaped severe injuries.

A watering can had been used to fill one of the taxis used by the livery with ^ gasoline and part of the oil was left in the can. Another employe filled the can up with water and set it on the stove to heat. When Mr. Fearing returned he opened the stove door to attend to the fire and the fumes of the gasoline caught fire. Fearing's wrist was badly burned and his fac9 slightly singed'. The interior of the office was charred and the fire depart­ment was called out.

GIVES UP CEUi IDEA St. Cloud Jourpnal-Press: Plins for

a new wing at the St. Cloud reforma­tory have been submitted to the stale board of control. The new proposed addition marks a distinct departure in the accepted plans for penal insti­tutions in that the cell system has been abandorfed • <and the dormitory system substituted. Accommodations will be provided for 100 inmates and these will be selected from the best behaved and most trustworthy of the reformatory population.

TOR DEC On Thursday evening of next week

the musical comedy "Henpecked Henry" will be staged at the Victor theater. The play has been pronounced first class wherever it has appeared and no doubt will be witnessed by a capacity audience nere.

DOPE FIEND CAUGHT HERE GUILTY OF THSTC. AND

IS SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY

Clayton Bennett of Brainerd plead­ed guilty before Judge Roeser at St. Cloud Wednesday to robbery and was sentenced to the Stillwater peniten tiary for an indeterminate term. Dep­uty Sheriff Fueger, County Attorney Rosenmeier, Clerk of Court Stoll and L. W. Vasaly, his attorney accompan ied him to St. Cloud. He will be tak en to Stillwater by Sheriff Felix next :week.

Bennett was arrested late Thursda*' evening of last week by Hubert Freis-inger, special agent for the Northern Pacific, who suspected him of being a dope fiend. He questioned Bennett and then searched him, finding several cases of morphine, cocaine and heroin, one'case bearing the name of a local physician. «•

Friesinger brought Bennett to the office of Mayor Fortier, where he was thoroughly searched and another case of drugs was found on his person. He told them that he had been a user of drugs for over 5 years and that he had tried to get cured several times, but had failed. He expressed a desire to go to. an institution where he could get a cure.

Questioned as to whether he V ever been arrested he told the author­ities that he had served eigtheen months in the state reformatory at St. Cloud for participating in a dia­mond robbery in St. Paul three years ago.

His story as to how he secured the drugs from a local * physician's office seems partly manufactured. He stated that he and a "pal" watched the doc­tor leave his office, id an automobile and they then tried the office door, and, finding it unlocked, entered. Af­ter gaining entrance to the office it was easy to get the desired drugs, he said. The reason all of the dope was found on his person Bennett said, was because his pal did not dare to carrv it.

That Bennett is experienced in open­ing cabinets, etc., was shown by the manner in which he gained admission to the places where the drugs were kept. He used a hammer and a screw driver to gain entrance into the room where they were kept, these tools be­ing found on the floor later.

Bennett came to this city from Sta­ples, where he had spent the previous night in jail. He was given transpor­tation to this city by the authorities at that place.

He expressed his willingness to plead guilty to robbery before the district judge providing be be sent to an insti­tution where he can be cured of the drug .habit. County Attorney Rosen­meier informed him that no conditional plea would be considered. He, there­fore decided to plead guilty and take a chance of his transfer to a place where he could be cured of the drug habit.

Court Commissioner Cameron is kept quite busy thaaa- days taking .care of. tne violators o£ the Indian treaty prot-•visions. The? goat week he has hound-, five men over/ to the federal grand jury at DulutiL an charges of introduo-ing liquor iiritt the dry territory and today will dispose of three more simi­lar cases.

Carl A. Eagre* of Brainerd was the first one, he being eaught at Bi-aiher i Friday by SSapttty A. J. Carson. Me had 13 quants of whiskey and one> of

alcohol in his grip. He is 72 jew old. He was given a hearing before Court Covtmissioner Cameron liore* nn Saturday,, waived examination and' was bound over. He was released; lapon furnishing- $500 bonds.

On Saturday night L. W., OainsaQ, A. J. Carson and Peter Wenzel", speeial deputies, arrested seven men on Train No. 11, which leaves here at: 11:15 p. m. Forty-one and a half quarts of booze were confiscated. Tib? men ar­rested were Guy C. Wood", Alex Hal-fcole, Loys Hithnrski, Charles William­son, Tom Wallace, Walter Ebinger and Peter Norquist. Hitharski attempted to make his getaway at Barrows wheu approached by Deputy A. J. Carson, but was followed and they grappled and Deputy L. W. Carson came to his brother's assistance and the man was overpowered. The deputies were un­armed and had no handcuffs and it wns necessary to deal Hithnrski a well di­rected and effective blow before he gave in.

On Monday morning Norquist, Ebin­ger and Wallace had their hearing be­fore Court Commissioner Cameron. They waived examination and were bound over to the federal grand jury at Duluth. They furnished $500 bail apiece and were released.

Woods was given a hearing Tuesday and was bound over to the federal grand jury. He furnished $500 bonds and was released. Williamson was bound over Wednesday, furnished bonds and was released. Hithnrski and Halkole will have tnei'r hearing today.

LUTHER LEAGUE The Luther League of the Swedish

Lutheran church will be entertained at a social meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Norman, Eighth street southwest, Tuesday evening of next week. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.

SECRETARY GETS CHECK FOR 1973—DELEGATE APPOINTED

TO STATE MEETING

Sam Hanunerbeck of South Little Tails town has been appointed as %

[ delegate to the meeting of the Minne-rsota State fair society and the Feder­ation of Fade societies, to represent the Morrison CSounty Co-operative Agricul­tural society.. I. W. Bouek of Royal-ton and O. O. Torgerso-n of Motley have bees selected! as delegates from the Motley fair society. The county is entitled: to three* delegates. The meeting is to be held at the capitol buildings St. Paul, January II, 12, 13 and 14.

Secretary Bergftei'm is in aeceipt of a check for $973 as the MorriSbn Coun­ty Co-operative Agricultural society's share of the state aid for 1915. This is only 71 per cent of the amount the society is realiy entitle^ to, the reduc­tion being due to the shortage of funds for this purpose, the appropriation be­ing inadequate. This leaves the local society $300 behind on premium mon­ey paid out: at the last fair.

DIED Mrs. John Preimesberger of Pievjs

passed away at St. Gabriel's hospital Wednesday at 12 o'clock, noon, from inflammatory rheumatism, after an ill­ness covering a period of over six months. She had been at the hospital 5 days. Deceased was 35 years of age.

Deceased was born in 1880 near Pierz and where she was raised. . She leaves a husband and three children. Her husband' is now eonfined in the Brainerd hospital with illness.

The funeral will be held from St. Joseph's church, Pierz, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Rev..Fr. Stiegler will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemeterv.

Services will held at the Swedish Lutheran church at Darling tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. A Sunday school pro­gram will be given at the church Mon­day evening. At Freedhem a Sunday school program will be given tpmor-row evening, beginning at 7:30. All are invited to attend.

—Rev. Elof Peterson, Pastor.

Mrs. Bertha Franz, who has been living in Clearwater the past three years, returned to the city yesterday and expects to remain through the winter*.

Miss Helen Massy arrived yesterday afternoon from Pelican Rapids, where she teaches school, to spend Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ger­ald W. Massy, Jr., and little son of Minneapolis will arrive this afternoon to spend Christmas with the former's parents.

_ Axel Salmonson, one of the proffrps» sive farmers of Pike Creek hits regis­tered the name of his farm with the register of deeds as "The Oak Knoll Farm." He will have the name paint-€<jl on his farm buildings, where it can be seen by passersby. Mr. Salmonson is a believer in good stock and is con­templating the purchase of a pure bred Guernsey bull, with .a view to gradu­ally making his dairy herd one of pure bred animals.

FORMUft L66AL GIRL TO WED St. Cloud Times (21): Announce*

ment of the engagement of Miss Flora Germain of Little Falls and Ben Wing of Minneapolis, was made today. The wedding will take place at the pro-cathedral at Minneapolis Thursday morning, Dec. 30. Miss Germain is well known in this city, having been employed at the Jones candy store for the past two year. Mr. Wing was for several years employed at the Cor­ner drug store of this city. He is now employed at Fortieth and Lyndale ave­nue south, Minneapolis, and they will make their home in Minneapolis.

HIGH TEAM TRIMMED ALUMNI FIRST GAME OF SEASON TUCKED

AWAY BY A SCORE OF 38 TO 14

By mutual agreement, the barVer shops of the eity will be onen until 10 p. m. tonight. They will not be open tomorrow.

ONE-THIRD OF MILLION TAX IFOR 1915 IN MORRISON COUNTY

—TAXES PAYABLE AFTER JANUARY 3

Little Falls # high sc-iocl basketball team opened its season in fine -style Saturday evening by defea' n^ the Lit­tle Falls Alumni quint* by a score of 38 to 14. The alumni lay their defeat to the lack of practice and the strange floor, but the nigh team on the other hand, really believes it is far superior to the alumni.

The floor was. rather slippery and as a result the players were continu­ally sliding and falling. Henry Sut-liff, with the high team, had a bone broken in his foot as the result of n fall. The game was very rough throughout and was rather one sidel.

Following is the lineup and sum­mary: High School,38 Alumni, 14 Levin If • Meyers L. Longley rf Ferrell Simms c Levis Graham lg E. Dunphy Belanger rg C. Longley

Substitutes—Grimes for Simms, El-vig for Graham, Sutliff for Belanger, Tomelty for Ferrell, Simonet for Tom-elty.

Field baskets—Levin 5, Belanger 5, L. Longeley 5; Levis 3, Grimes 2, C. Longley 2, Meyers 2, Simms. From fouls—L. Longley 2.

$ * WOLF BOUNTIES Wm. and Peter Sitzman of Pierz

registered for bounty for two full full grown wolves apiece Wednesday at the court house. Nobert Brummer of Pierz registered for one Saturday.

County Auditor McNairy has com­pleted the work of entering on the tax books the amount of the 1915 taxes and the books will be turned over to County Treasurer Renick for collection on January 3. The total amount on the books is $357,050.96, which is an increase of nearly $32,000 over the previous year. - Mtfffey-" and', eredita,;:aiad -a*-total ~ral-uation of $1,357,358 this year and on thiB amount $4,073.17 t&XQ? win be levied.

The taxation is divided up into the following amounts; Moneys and credits,,.,,, .$ 4,072.17 S t a t e r e v e n u e , 2 6 , 2 2 0 . 0 2 State schools 11,239.35 Teachers' insurance, etc... 456.85 Interest and principal on

state loans 12*15157 County purposes tt.- 112,700.77 City and village purposes.. 28,859.14 Township purposes School districts

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Total amount ,'$557^050.96

MUNICIPAL COURT ̂Elmer Olson, who has been selling

groceries to farmers, pleaded guilty before Judge Lyon Monday afternoon to a. charge of beating a livery bill. He paid the costs of the case and agreed to settle, the «ill and was dis­missed. His father left a check with Sheriff Felix to cover the amount.of sugar ordered by Belle Prairie farmcis, who feared that the sugar would not be delivered.

Simon Kasella of Royalton on Tues­day brought action against Nick Bie-nek.of that place for $400 damages for injuries which the plaintiff alleges:he sustained when Bienek struck' hi_n over the head with a grubhoe. The assault tobk place in the spring of 1913. The defendant claimed in coutt that they had compromised and m*de a settlement and, further, that he had struck Kasella in self defense. Judge Lyon, has taken the case under advise­ment and will render a decision later.

John Canlan of Pine River was hal­ed before Judge Lyon yesterday morn­ing on a charge of assaulting an offac&f of the law, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and CQsts, amounting to $31, or to spend 25 days in jail. It is thought that he will pay the fine.

Canlan had purchased a ticket fo? Pine River Wednesday evening and was going to board Train No. 11 when he was stopped by N. P. Agent Hubert Friesinger and was kept off the train on account of being intoxicated. A short time after he met Friesinger on the street, and, stealing up behind him, struck him on the head with a beer bottle, inflicting a cut over his right eye. He was then placed under 4r-rest. , >h

MARRIAGE LICENSES A marriage license was issued the

first of the week to Frank Post and Miss Lottie Cantleberry.

BORN BRICK—To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond

J. Brick, Saturday, December 18, * daughter.

SEIKERT—To Mr. and Mrs. Loaic Seikert, Friday, Dec. 17, a son.

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