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IDAHO CITY, 1. T.
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FKIDAY,................ *0»
1875.
mass
The WEEKLY WOULD—the far
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tarf and cÄeapes« /«per ewer pub
lished in the Territory-—Subscribe for il
and send it U). your friends—-only $3.25
a year*
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It is now looked upon as highly
probable that long before 1879, the
time fixed to commence general re
sumption, the whole of the nations
currency will be equivalent to coin.
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Prop. Donaldson and another bal
loonist, who went up at Chicago, sev
eral days ago, have not been heard
from since. It is supposed that a ter
rific storm which prevailed one night
wrecked the balloon and they perished
in one of the lakes.
The confession of John D. Lee, said
to be the chief fiend of the Mountain
Meadow Massacre, amounts to nothing
more than an attempt on his part to
shield Brigham Young and the other
leaders of that most horrible affair.
„Vs evidence, it will not be taken into
consideration at alL The confession
3s simply a part of the plan adopted to
tffèct the escape of the chief Mormons.
Calvin B. McDonald, the most brill
iaut writer in the country, and the on
ly true man of literature on the coast,
is to take editorial charge of the Port
land (Ogn.) Bulletin. Ilis trenchant
pen will soon revive the drooping en
ergies of that almost defunct journal.
The Statesman, just left by McDonald,
and the Record, published at Salem,
have been merged into one, retaining
the name of the former.
Hepworth Dixon thus writes of the
Centennial: "In a hundred years,
American claims, and justly claims,
her share in the inventions which have
done most to serve mankind. Even
after striking out her claims to the in
ventions of steamships and electric
wires, the list of her inventions or im
provements on inventions, is consider
able. An American invented the rota
ry printing press. The apple parer
and knife cleaner are American. The
grass cutter, the steam mower, and
the planing machine are all American.
Is not the hot-air engine American?
Are not the various sewing machines
American? The India-rubber business
is American. One American taught
us how to make wool cards, another
how to make horseshoes by machin
ery. The sand blast is American ; the
grain elevator is American. Americ
ans claim the electro-magnet, and the
artificial manufacture of ice. The peo
ple are of a skillful race, and there are
probably hundreds of inventions lying
in the lonely farmsteads, waiting for a
little daylight, such as they will find
in Fairraount Park."
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by
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to
the
Origin of Beejr.-—W e have evidence
of the use of this liquor for more than
two thousand years. The Grecian po
et and satirist, Archilochus, who lived
about 70Ö ft C., and the Grecian tra
gedians Æschylus and Sophocies, who
lived more than 400 years B. G\, cal
it wine of barley. Diodorus, of Sicily,
who lived about the time of Julius Cæ
sar, mentions beer iu his history. Pli
ny abo about the middle of the first
century after. Christ, speaks of this
beverage in several places in his nat
ural history. He says that in Spain it
is called ceila or oeria; in Gaul and
other provinces of the Roman Empire
cerevisia. The Egyptians are said to
have invented beer. Afterwards beer
waS unknown in Egypt anti! the
French army introduced it anew.
Hoir fair the beer of the ancients re
sembled the modern article we do not
know. The word be$r is derived
£vm bibere, to drink.
Breezes from the
Weisea
of the
ummj^ L ft AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
OF SOUTHERN IDAHO.
A Splendid Country Awaiting the Coming of
thtBardy 8ettler.
INTERESTING NOTES.
. A few notes lately taken in the course of
a trip through the best portion of South
ern Idaho, may be of interest, as showing
that, although settled up for the past twelve
years, there ore yet abundant undevelopec
resources, requiring only vigorous indus
try and enterprise to turn to account not
only vast mineral resources, but also to
make the desert blossom as the rose. Com
mencing at Horseshoe Bend, a good agri
cultural country on the Payette river, there
are many indications of hidden minera!
wealth,*not only of gold but also of iron
and coal. The vein of coal, as yet, found
by Mr. Robb, is very narrow, but of a tol
erable fair quality, and is unmistakably
coal. Again, on the ranch of tins enter
prising gentleman, are inexhaustable hills
of the finest fire-clay in the world—it has
been tested by having holes bored in it,
and filled with brass, placed in a forge; the
brass melted and the clay—or whatever it
is—burnt to a white heat and plunged into
cold water came out unfractured.
to the late frosts in
Owing to the exceptional late frosts in
the spring, the crops in this vicinity will
not be very good ; yet the settlers are gener
ally well off and contented with their lot,
and, generally speaking, are more go-ahead
in their ways than are usually found in
farming countries, which may be attribut
ed to their having been miners at some
period of their existence, and In-ing now
within easy distance of the ameliorating
influence of a large mining section. Over
the bridge, at the Bend. Mr. Miner has a
fine ranch, and there is every indication
that he is as prosperous as every old set
tier deserves to In*. Sheep, horses and cat
tle are very numerous, but the splendid
"Planter" colts are by tar the m«*>t inter
esting animals to be seen. Leaving the
"Bend," over the hill to the ntrnh, is to be !
found a well watered and remarkably good j
grazing country abounding in springs ; j
being open to the south and southwest, it !
will be naturally supposed that the gener- !
ally speaking light snow that falls in this
of Idaho, will remain
part of Idaho, will not remain long on the
ground. Thi* country is of a granit«* for
mation. an«l pretty roeky, and likely to In*,
come tiik dairy country of Boiae; at pre»
ent it is uninhabited; although there is n«>
wood on the ereeks and adjacent hills, ex
eept willow, there is any amount in the
mountains a short distance* off. N«*xt comes
Squaw cr«*«*k, where then* art* some verv
handsome ranches, and room yet for a few
• families with a little means. ()1<1 "hachV
are not encouraged much, for one reason,
that there an* not girls enough in the eoun
try to go round, and the settl«*r> are desir
ous to co-operat«* for various permanent
improvements. There are lots of gras*.,
timber and water, iu fact, like the other
resourc«*s of Idaho, almost inexhaustible.
The mail route that has recently lx*«*n es
tablished from Horseshoe Bend to Indian
valley, passes clear through this settlement,
and tin* chances are that a postofflee will
shortly Ik* established at Dale, the prine.ipal
town in this part of country, and owned
by that enterprising pioneer, Mr. O. Baird
Then a lew miles over hill and dale and
the grasshopper sufferer will find a gt*nl
fanning country all along Crane creek for
ac least twenty miles—there is plenty of
willow on the creeks, but timber will have
to be hauled some distance across the coun
tty, over a hard, diy counUy of lacustrine
origin—Indian Valley, the East branch of
the Weiser, is reached ; the cultivated por
tion, along the river bottom, is a fine, rich,
moisty sandy loam, and yields abundantly.
The crops here are the best in the country.
On the ranch of J. G. Curtis, Esq., is as
fine a field of wheat as ever was seen. On
July 20th, the grain was five feet high—
the heads of wheat six inches long and as
thick as it could possibly grow. From
here to Jewell's place, at the forks, the
good land continues, and there is no let up
to it for miles further down. This valley
was one of the earliest settled iu Idaho,
and contains a large population; there is
yet room for hundreds more, and any one
wishing to establish a home could go far
ther and fare worse than he would by sot.
tling down on the Weiser and Its tribute,
ries. On the Hornet, creek fork, further
north, is a valley that is said to offer excel
lent inducements to a settler ; wood, water
and go«xt land for fifteen miles.
Leaving 8alubria at Jewell's, on the old
Brownlee trail, where hundreds of emi
grants wagoned it over in early days, and
riding fifteen miles over a beautifully vari
ed countiy, containing evetything to make
glad the heart of the stoefettiaer, with but
little or no agricultural j(apd> we reach
Ruthbey, which bids fair in course of time,
to be a prosperous mining camp..
The ire found in the Belmont mine—
which ie the only one so far that has been
prospected to any extent—is of a veiy high
gradej horn silver is abundant; native sil
ver occasionally found, and chlorides very
frequent; it has a very promising appear
ance and is likely to prove a
true fissure
vein; the owners, Ruth& Heath, are
perienced silver miners, with. the
to see them through, and are very well sat
isfled. Billy West, Mr. Gaylord and oth
ers, are about to establish a ferry at Brown
lee's old place on Snake river; will make
a good wagon road, and have already made
a good trail around some of the worst hills. J
Over a dozen good big ledges have been
recorded, and from the appearance of the
rock and various assays, there is but little
doubt that they will eventually turn
out good properties. The ores carry gold
silver, and some iron on the surface, with
a trace of copper and lead. On the sum-11
mit of the mountaiu—Ruthbey
10 b* »
is a ou ■
midway-isthe celebrated Galena Io ^ le î
the first discovery in this vicinity. The
edge, six feet wide, contains, besides ear
bonates, and the very thing required for |
need men to become valuable properties,
*'rom a test recently made, were obtained
distinct traces of silver; other veins art
rich in base metal of some kind
this country all through, it offers a very
fair field for the prospector who is de«irou>
the chances of striking a big thing. So
comparatively little work has been done
yet, that nothing positive can be said.
sh«>rt ton-assays vary from $50 U) $800 in
gold and silver to the ton. There are other
ledges around the mountain that also con
tain galena in a carboniferous form. Then
down in a very deep canyon, other ledges U
have been found that to our mind, only re
quire to be properly developed by experi
lake I
to risk his time for u few weeks against
yet, that nothing positive can be said.
Away off from this particular country
there is some reason for believing in the
existence of not only placer mines, hut
also of rich gold and silver-liearing quartz.
There are many men t ealtered around over
the country, and there is but little doubt
! that this fall will demonstrate the fact
j that for ba*»e metals, such as argentiferous
j copper and galena, but tew countries can
! equal it, and the chances are equally favor
! able for the precious ores.
Mrs. Li sTKR, of Albany, Oregon, who
has lxs*n visiting her s«*ns li«»ro—
Messrs. J. atul H. Tliompkins—for
sometime past, left Tuc8«lay to visit
Mrs. Weeks, a married daughter, at
Silver Oitv. ritence she will proceed
to Walla Walla to s«'e another mar
ri«*«l daughter, Mrs. F rakes; and after
a visit tlu*rc, sin* will go to Colfax, Or
egon, to K4*e still another married
daughter, Mrs Wieks, whose marri
age was coDsnmmated and who form
erly liv«*«l lier«'. Th«* gr<*u'«*st happi
n«*ss incident t«» old age must Ik* the
hours spent in the society of loving
sons an«l danght«*rs grown up honored
and n'siiectisl ami well settled in life.
o hope the noble <»1«1 Jadv will Ling
live to enjoy reunions with her two
married sons and three married «laugh
n I
tors.
«Struck It.- -Messrs. Pat Itagan and Jake
Windsor, who have lx*«*n prospecting for
placer diggings several days up on Bear
Run, finally struck a spot that yielded
very fine prospect Th«*v follow«*«! it up
and discovered that for a distance of four
hundred feet the prospect was the same,
and very regular the entire distance. This
piece of ground is located near August
Jacobson's milk ranch, between two am
three miles above town. That the boys
have struck it rich there can be no mistake
and what makes it better, the ground is
covered by Willis' mining ditch, rendering
water easy of access, Who next ?
The Chinaman who was badly fro
zen last winter and whose feet were
amputated in the spring by Dr. Sheff*
er, is about well. The ends of sever
al fingers were also taken off.
Mr. Philips is having his wagons
repaired and strengthened preparato
ry to hauling quartz from Hooten's
ledge to Plowman^ mill. Ho will
haul the quartz under contract.
Don't advertise now. If you do
people will come bothering around
and want to buy something. Then
you will have to wake up and wait on
them.
Dr. Simpson and Mr. James Hay
started for Banner the other day on a
fishing and hunting excursion. They
will probaWy prospect a little/hlso.
Mr. J. B. Fisher, blacksmith, while
shoeing a horse the other day received
i a ^j-gnch that injured
.^ e seriously. The i
^ Fisher had hold of
his back
animal laid
his loot.
The heated term in the Basin has
Lone glimmering-. The nights arid
b b ,
morning s arc refreshingly cool .
& a( the poato0 i CCi am0 ng other
, - . r
good things, keeps for sale fruUs fresh
J from the garden« of Boise v a ey
. . . .. «ynrh* com
The Gold Hill hoi g
menced operations last .Monday
Qatmeal a8 Food ._ a powerful com
" j(m for ^ patrona g 0 of the dys
This, however, is
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popular with classes not likelv to Ik?
■ afflicted with indigestion. It is, and
ha8 been f or years, used extensively
k y (b e Scotch and Irish. Laborers
jt free , y with water m t | ic suni
| mer y üt 0 f r ] ate years t h e use of this
is greatly increased among fam
iisonably wealthy, and many a
breakfast table of this class of people
tious and health-giving
have not been overrate«!.
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j
X#-lvr*t.i»* calhui.' for any ot the above letters ]
would bo incomplete w'ithout a steam
, negH 0 f this humble but whole
80me article. The advantages of oat
inea l a8 an article <»f food are getting
U 0 lx* tolerably well understood, and
a J| persoiiM who have commenced its
regular use will agree that its nutri
prop«-rties
Chemical
analysis shows that oatmeal is richer
than wheat in starch and the nitrog«*
nous comjHmnds, the lirst being fat
forming and the latter flesh-forming
constituents. As compare«! with bar
ite
ley and corn, oatmeal is found to
still richer in these elements.
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LIST OP LKTTKR8
RpiiiAiu.ng in ibe Povtnffloe at Idaho City, on tb*
Soi h day of July, which, if not called for within
Brown Klia>. lh*mtc*<liet L. O. Dumgan
John. Landrill» Oliver, Miller John W.,
Mavor «if Idaho <'itv.
will uy ••atjvrrtued" and give dale of liât.
8. C. SlLAMt, P. M
j
RACES! RACES!! RACE8Ü!
over th«
Star Ranch Cour»«*,
t»Afrinmng on
AUGUST 26, 1875.
Aikht DaT—K l r***«», iiuglf duh of oat mil«,
fix* for »11 horte«, ]inr»c..............................f 100
il lu- «.-Single. da*b on« half mite, fr«-<
for *11 h<*r»«-R. purtw ........................f 75
Hbpomj Day — 1 st. r*r<* for Itro year old*, fm- for
*H. on«half mile. j.nr»f............................
—t r»cc. f«»r aaddi«* h<*r»ra, one tulle, fro« for all,
.............................................. »75
pu r»«.................................................
Tiuan Day— 1 * 4 . race, »or rla*» borara
one half mil#, pur»#..................................
■J4. rare, înv» for all bor»<a, on# toll# be»«»,
•; tx *( in ft pur»#.................................;. faon
(to p#r c*nl. #otry, #x»r*. to b# *4d«l to lb#
Uat *!>«>»# nanard r»o#|.
KovntM Tut —Monday— lat r*c«. »ingle daab of
«in# mile, fr*# for all thrr# y«*r old», purac......f loo
S#nm all th« abo»# pur»#», l«t p#r cent entrance
to go to the track. 3 horse» to enter and ÿ to start.
Th# abo»# racing to rule and b« under the con
trol of th# Role# County Jockey Club.
. JEFF HOWELL, Lea«*#.
July 27. 1*CV
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Sheriffs Sale.
B V VIRTUE UK AN EXECUTION
i*»«tod n»t of th# ÎMalrlrt Court tn and for th#
N,-t on«! Judicial District for Bol»e count », up., n a
judgment rendered in »aid Cotir in fa»or of plain
tiff in th# caa# wherein G. W. Craft* was plaintiff
an«. Sing Sing Bar Company wi-rc defendant» tor the
sum of One thousand and Sixty-six and 70-lu«> dol
lar*. with Interest thereon at the rat« of lo per cent,
per annum from July 24. 1*75, *od costa of »ult,
taxed at the sum of $23 50. duly tes'ed th« 20th day
of July, a. D. 1*T.\ 1 have levied upon, seised and
taken in execution the following deecribed prop,
erty, to-wit: Ail that certain placer mining ground on
Sing King Bar at the west »tde of Grime« Creek, n
Bolae county. Idaho Territory, «xmiprietng the whole
of King King Bar. being aiiout two mile« below Boa
ton. together with taro water ditches and the water
right belonging thereto, »aid ditches being each
abou t «me mile long, and carryingflhe waters of Kugar
creek to said Sing Sing Bar. and one reservoir at the
bead of mid ditches. Public notice is hereby given
that on the
28th Day of August, A. D. 1878,
at 12 o'clock M., I will »ell in front of the Court
Hou»« door In Idaho City, at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash, the above deecribed proper
ty, to satisfy mid execution and all accraing coats.
Sheriff's tale.
B v # V .L RT F E ? F AN KXECUTION issued out
ru«JL hö „ i rob * l f ^ ourt of Boise county. Idaho
nTÄÄ Judgment rendered in eeld Court
187 A , "* c * u »o wherein Thornes Barry
S? «od John Strong waa defendant, ln I L
«»In«. P Ä iV Uflr /°, r th# >nm of »wo hundred agd
- ,<T#n ooo-bon^Mdih dollar* Judg
TOe ?, 0f . ,u 'L Uxed •* *»•«». duly tested
JtLntinn »k 1 Wi»«<l »»d ttkeO Itt
îm fo i* T 10 * d#B cribed property, to wtt:
t s tU , le of said defendant. John
n î° tho ** certnl* placer mining
ln JJore Creek Mining Diatriot No. 4, below
SÄ y. 11 *)* d Driacoll'a Wtch, and about twelve
northerly direction below
}reiU being ûveoleime of two hen
anfL "f® *5 r, » ht • od M""* <* defend
«tit in and to two hundred ( 200 ) feet of placer min
a.?i«.k roun ' v n the 2* 1 ot the heed oF Solllven'e
2°ÎS h '. near ,h ® old Illinois Owtrta Mill : also en nn
Round o u art» * «o the Homewerd
uoiind Quarts lode or ledge, bounded on the west
Ida^i*Terrier«- S'*!?. 1 A oMÄBolee county,
«»no Territory—-pablic nstioa la hereby given that
on Thurnday, the 19th Dayof Angnat, A* D. 1178,
boiro dw m^Idkh 1 ' on?" *•'w" fr 01 " °f ^the Ooert
H».««
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TO O. COMSTO CK IV
•J Jg* I. J. * *• wl ^
of $20o, on each daim
1S75. on the Wüliam lènÏJf* tabSt
the Eagle of the Xfc° f ^
trict, Alturaa county, I. ? ' a
expended on the WiUiam T»nTr d fff j
b. forteltad .o
Hoonr Ban, July le, i W5 l tQ^
«mee to Lien a!u*'
A. O. Church and B. F. Cl^U*
Æ T.T. Pifitaskvo anw .— _ 't John
A ll persons holding or™ * 01
or encumbrances under thf} 1 * 1 *'
Act for wearing lient to nielS^ ss
upon that certain frame buXf» J®* »iM u *
Hotel, situate in QnwÄfrsfc"
Territory, immediately oiiJAf**^ nP
ing house, and next to TatroA tW ,
north, being 38x48 leet mom
alory high, with additionnen t
aidea about twelve feet wid* ^ lrf ,he *rit
together with the hereditament *5
appertaining thereto, and the laÄ^C
the aam« for roch apace an ma. £ Dder *MaT?
convenient use ofZ "rnTL
be and appear in the District £«5? 'S? «in
i Dtrict, of Idaho Territory at in'
30th day of September. *875, i n ?^ Ci W
exhibit the proof of said lien, C
they shall be deemed to tariff"»***!
«sss.®:
Idaho City, June 17,1875. ^5®****^
FEDERAL OFFICIAL
Delegate to Congreaa.........
Governor................. ..... s - F«a,
Secretary of Territory....... W '
Chief JuaUce of the SupremeCourt.* fcf i ^
Aaaociate Justice-lit Judicial Diatnct i k
A ssociate Justice-*! Judicial bu't...w r v '"*
U. 8. District Attorney and Ü. 8. Com. ^
Surveyor General.............. '
Uegieter laud Uffiee............. ^
Receiver Land Office............
Collector Internal Revenue. "
ü. S. Emki................ ?* **
Clerk Supreme Court..........
Poatnuuier at Roi*e City......
Territorial Comptroller........... JoiWh
Territorial Treasurer............JohnHam^
csiTtu statu ASSAiomci.
Aasayer and Superintendent..........Albmftte,
Melier and Refiner..................Robert IW
" l " k ................................. Rum,
A Maw
orricKiu ai>a cocsTT.
Auditor ati.l Recorder........ HibE
Proba«« Ju.i«....................... W.f.Gliàk
Ireaatwer..... ................. .
Amêrmmor and C ollector............J.R.Tboitwj,
School SuperiutradeLit........... y jj ^.rj;
surveyor........................... ..T. M. kmi
j Coroner................................c. Sms
Juatieea of Peace, Rmae City.. .L Scnoîl, J. b ha
C»n»Ublea, Boise City... .L L. Titer,(ho.Gnmber.
JukUovr of Peace, MiddUton PreciLct..M. S. Jenin
•• (an y un Precinct......ij. 1 i»*et
** Green Meadow Prec't-.h. HmW
** ** Union Precinct..........J.tcsi
" ** Hot Spring» Precinct____ c. Gti»
" * * Ri : ff Slatiou Pre... A. J. McFirkü
Cotunty C-oiumu*iuü»îr*—G. W. Ge*i,
C sunpson.
Segregation of Mineral and Api
cultural Lands.
T O ALL W*i«J*i IT MAY COSCOS: The c
der»tgned, a cilinen of the Yiaied si>>
w no*«* ;x»*t« ffit-v addre»» 1 » Idaho City, boavtsu.
ty. Idaho Territory, baring located tod uspM*.
and on the first day ol July, A. b. 1K75, äminui«
V. 8. IjuiiI office, iu Iku*e City, Ida!*«- Iemar
ihr »outli -ea*l «juarter of ibe eoulh-w«
and the aouth-west quarter of the pou
ter ot section No. 13; and the north-«M« 9 iirtC((
the north-east quarter, and the nortLwu
of the north west quo 1 er of section Sa h,it un
ship N«. six i<5| n«»rtfc of range So. fiw ill
the Boise Meridian, a* sgricnltcral lands, be
where»», said lande hr# been returned by the to
veyor «èeneral of Idaho T« mtory •* xiiaetaai
Now, therefore, this ie to notify »11 pawn " a;
Upon the 14th day of Aug«ist, A. D.
office of the Clerk of the District Cottm6tb*»ff
Judicial District, at Idaho City, Boue ceaatj.^
at two o'clock, 1*. M.. testimony wfiltouto *
fore »aid Clerk of the l)i»tnct Ootwt s»tt *»'
eral or non-mineral character of rod bom,*
0 . iDW »B
MJin Cnj, July Tib. I6T5. jo*
Notice to Creditor!
Estate of Alfred D. Saunders, de«"**
N otice is hereby givesibx no*®"
signed. Administratrix snd 7^7^
the above-named estate, U* the credito r ^
peraons having chums sgalnst *»)d d«v'
blblt the same, wi'h tbe ncoeswry reoc*«'
ten months from the first pobbcAti'a _ _
to the undersigned, at the office ol
Idaho City, June 5th, 1875. 8w
Pioneer Business DirecW
Mfuligan & Cannody, general ® erc
disw*.
Pat Nixinnn. butcher sliop
John Veasey, saloon.
Jerry Mcrnan, vegetable aUI \
Callahan & Co., draymen »nd -
stand.
8. B. Connolly, upholster »nd cm***
Michael Garrity, livery stable
James Coleman, lodging ho
Adam Und, blacksmith shop
Michael Oarritj-. hotel.
Davinor * Co. general ^
James StadtmiUcr, brewery
Richard Stokes, butcher«
Hull A Tucker, woodysri
Bird Ix>nus, drayman.
Oco. W. Smith, swre.
Walsh A Co., dance hall
One Chinese store.
K.A.S.crenson.dilcb^^
Ben Wilson, saw
m
8. W. WUlJ',
licensed Auctioneer, Wal r j'Sy
CiW
FOR SALS
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