St. Helens
County Seat
Columbia County
Population
1908 400
i9o 75
1912 .... 1500
Klkctric Lights v Improvi-i Stkkkts
Municipal Watkr Svstkm
Two Miles op Shwkr Under Construction
Pay Roll
St. Helens Lumker Prodlxts Go to All
Parts op the World
Shipments Over 5,000,000 Feet Per Month
St. Helens
Ha
Saw Mills
Shipbuilding PUmt.
Creosoting WorlA
Stone Quarries
Fisheriet
S 100,000
J'rr Month
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VOL. XXXII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1913
NO. 4
riiK
OREGON
MIS
BANK HAS NEW DEVICE
A DUPLEX ADDING MACHINE
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK
The Columbia County Hunk ha
Installed a new adding machine
which ia the moat wonderful office
device ever seen in this city. It 1
what is known as a rine column,
duplex, shuttle carriage, cot nter
control Burroughs adding machine,
having an adding cnjacity of
Si), 9'J9,9J9.99. This m a c h I n e is
capable of performing a greut
variety of operations, nil very use
ful in the ofTlce work of a bunk.
Perhaps what would be considered
Its most remarkable accomplishment
is that It can print and add two
separate columns of figures at the
same time, each to within one cent
of 910,000,000.00. This Is made
possible by the duplex feature,
which is a device placed under the
the keyboard that makes the ma
chine do the work of two machines
with one operator. The ordinary
adding machine is said to cut the
work of handling figures in the
bank about one half. This machine
goes still further. This means, of
course, that our local bonk is able
to handle its figure work at less
cost and can afford to give better
service to its customers than ever
before.
School Notes
Anyone having garden seed to
spare will be congerring a favor
upon the school by sending them to
the principal. In answer to a letter
to Congressman Hawley asking for
a supply of seeds, the Congressman
writes that he has sent seed to the
people of Col umbit county generally.
So there may bo those who have
more than they need. If so, and
they care to send them to the pin
cipal it will increase the general
supply to be distributed to pupils
who care to grow gardens. Mr,
Hawley will rend some seeds to the
school.
The classes in botany and phyoi
cal geography will have a regular
school garden on an ideal tract of
land belonging to A. T. Laws.
Seeds are desired for this cla as
well as for individual pupils in the
grades who desire to have home
gardens. Some excellent startes in
this line have already been made in
the grades. For instance, Miss
May Farnum'i pupils have some
rare work in fruit tree grafting
done. Prospects for practical work
in St. Helens, along the lines at
tracting universal attention in Port
land and the progressive Bchools of
the entire country, are exceedingly
bright. The Oregon Agricultural
college has expressed a desire to
have examples of industrial work
done here, so a collection including
suuh articles as the different grade
teachers are making from time to
time will be sent early in the spring.
Those directly interested in school
work are looking forward to the
visit of State Superintendent Alder
man Saturday, February l, to speak
at the meeting of county rthool di
rectors. He conies to attend this
meeting at the invitation of County
Superintendent J. H. Wilkersm. It
was first planned to have Mr. Aldi r
man on Friday in which event lie
could have seen the school in action
and have addressed the pupils And
high school students.
Huginning with the new semester,
which opens Monday morning, n
series, of declamations, or interpre
tations of niesterpieeui of literature
will be given by each high school
student, rrom this aeries, hnlf h
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down or mprp wil be chosen t
compete for the honor of represent
ing the high school in the county
contest in May.
The basketball season will proba
bly be closed this Friday nigh.t when
a return game ia to be played with
j ool. A 1W9 4unoh
BUSINESS FAILURE
M.SAM CLOTHING MERCHANT
MAKES ASSIGNMENT
Ijist Saturday, customers going
Into the store of M. Saltan, in the
Bank building, were met with the
sign on the doors, saying that Mr.
Subin of Portland was in charge and
that an assignment had been mode
by Mr. Sal Ian for the benefit of hi
creditors. M. Saltan came to St
Helen during Septum'jcr and
opened up a furnishing store and
was apparently doing a good busi
ness, lie wai handling a good
quality of goo hand was selling at
reasonable prices, iie was a con
stant advertiser and fast gaining
the confidence of the people. When
the news came of the failure it was
a shock to his friends and custom
ers, who were at a loss to under
stand the procedure. Mr, Gold
smith of Portland is now in charge
of the store for the creditors and is
making arrangements to adjust mat
ters. Just what adjustment will be
made it is hard to determine, but
from the best information creditors
will receive about 60 tents on the
dollar.
SH'ctaeular magnificence, dra
matic splendor and religious ecstacy
are the most notable concomitants
of Klaw & Frlanger's international
production of "Pon-Hur, which will
be the offering at the Heilig The
atre, Portland, the week of Jan. 27.
During the thirteen years which
have passed since the original pre
sentation of this noble drama, its
owners have riot only kept it up to
its original grandeur, but have
elaborated and developed the possi
bilities of the production each sea-'
nor, until today it stands unrivaled
in Us beauty ami splendor or estab
lishment; unsurpassed in dramatic
significance and ower. It was the
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the nineteenth century and into the
new age it brought a bigness and
perfection which will remain the
standard for decades to come.
"Pen-Hur" matinees are an- j
miiitif-i.il fur Wi Ini'm'.'i v un.l S.itur-i
day. The prices for all the per
formnnces are T0 cent to $2. Mai
orders will receive prompt utteiv
lion. Seat sale ojrens Thurslay
Jan. 23. This is the fourth vi-.it of j
"Pen-Hur" to Portland. j
SCAPPOOSli
Many of the people are suffer-
inj? from the grippe these days,
It has interferred Kreatly with
the school attendance.
In the absence of Uev. J. L.
Countermine the pulpit was occu
pied by Rev. J. L. Whirry of Mc
Minnville. Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Washburn
of Monticelli), Minn., tire making
a visit with Mr. and Mr-. O. M. !
Washburn.
Tlio cbiei' tojiie l'.ir eon v. i h i
tion ia ttie snow nna wliiitw.ll
be the result when it ir.dt-'. j
Miss Margaret Hobert i-.il od
iiere on Satiirday lust.
O. M. Waslibuin n:..de a bus:-'
ncs.- tl ii to Coburjr nnd Eu;.jr r.e j
last week.
Dr. A II. Flynn lias left and it
is repcrted that he will si cutv
new location.
The school board, na instructed
it the meeting of taxpayers in
Peceniber, have taken up the
buying of a piano and have placed
an order for an A. H. Chns..' piano.
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H" H" pi'''wni. i " '
profitable for the aoliool.
Start the New Year right-
by !
iiimnlncr mi ni-nnnnt with nn e.d ! '
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assured of iresn groceries, lair.wns moved to Aiierueen, v un.,
treatment and prompt delivery, about yer or rooro ro. will iwiil.i f-w month- !r;il,iit ll wo-l l vory h t c.mr" ' I
Do It now I You - wo-' K.l'- t l"h w..rl.t"BrHr .nd.rr.i.lll h. - ' , ' if - ' 'w - ' . r f .1 iT
mm OSWALD WEST
IN BtnEit FIGHT WITH lEGISUTUHE
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The legislature of Oregon seems
to be arrayed in form of battlo to
combat with the Governor over orr.e
legislation. From newspaper re
ports given out from the scene of
battle it would indicate that some
of the statesmen of the legislative
body have thrown merit to the winds
ami are determined to pass legisla
tion which 1b obnoxious to the
Governor whether or no. On the
other hand the Governor seems to
bo playi; - : the same game by hay
ing that he will veto all bills carry
ing appropriations arid especially
those bills corning from the leaders
of the movement against him. The
proceedings of the battle are in
teresting reading, but to a majority
of the people rather digu-iting. So
far as we haw heard the repre
sentatives of Columbia County ore
saying nothing, but they aiobny
attending 1 their duties, regardless
of !' fig ii.
C3LUYS1A STREET IS FAST
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Negotiations !
under v:iv for
the erection of
thi c ht"r eor.i-i
pi" ).-rly !
n inc.lrni
lu.i!.i ng
IK In.-. If
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,,n t'
i im-;it t' '. n ( oUui.l'ia s'reet, l.r.iv.n
as ih !i-oi,e ! 1. 'lhc l'Dil 'i i
will l e ro:.. -I i ueu- . 1T i us.rr
pt.l po: i HI. 1 t ! y tie if lie
;;e ei ai fiihl ( 'ii. s t s. '. :! ) .- t i t
el'tvud oil I'nli'.'i.i 1:; ll'K t t. e
coming r. From the v. ay ll.ii'.;
nlv
moving it loo.:; ii;;e ( uluiiilna
Hlreet will be the p: i:;ei a! biiidtiess
.street of the c.t r s:.;e i.t a xear or
two. The Ma.v.nic Temple will be
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the first one, work on the oxeavat-
ing having already st;n:,d and tl
J building pn.pv wiil be c..iri..ei.e. d
las soon us the weather will permit.
The Aid Society of the M. K.
church will make quilts fr Mrs.
L. G. Koss on We.l.iesd.iy, Ja:i. lis.
Mrs. 11. K. La'.'..ue.
WESTERN
The plant of Cue Western C iper-.
mm Cimn'inv it lloiillnii. which
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S. L MILES IMPROVING
AFTER SEVERE ILLNESS IS ABLE
. TO BE AROUND THE HOUSE
In a letter from one of the im
mediate family of S. A. Miles of
Portland, to a friend hefe we get
the following concerning the health
of Mr. Miles: "Mr. Miles is much
letter, although both nurses are
still in attendance. His doctor, who!
calls n him cwry day, say8 there is
no immediate danger, but that he
will not t e able to travel around as
he has in the past, although he wiil
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li I l'U"l VJ3 OM'UIIU U. Mill i
innn If in rtVirwiil.-r! nn Ip thun ,
a minute that a recovery could Le
had from such a serious illness and
much credit Is due to Dr. Jones and
to the faithful nurses." The many
friends in St. Helens and vicinity
will be pleased to know of the im -
provement in hi. condition.
EVERYBODYJUSY
MILLS AND FACTORIES RUNNING
EULl TIME IN ST. HELENS
All the mills and factories in and
around St. Helens are working full
time, while the big mill of the St.
Helens Lr.n.Ur Co. is working time
hud a fourth. Several ships are at
the docks loading luml er constantly
.viiieli gives employment to 40 (T 10
loiijii-horeinen. The work at the
shipyard is going riRht on, the
Merced rapidly nearing the stae
w hen it will b" launched. Work en
the 'cire und tug under construc
tion there is also progressing tapidly.
Tiie I'reosoting works are busy with
oniers for treating poles, piling and
t i-s. Tl:e mill of the Columbia
Com ty Lut'iber Co. is turning out
u'out Iimi.iiho feet of lumber each
day. which is being U:ken by ships
t luteins i.U'l coast points. Tin
r.'ck tjuarrks are busy turning out
luck pi ii Iv.cts, while there ure
sr-vi-iirl men making blocl;s. livory-
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.s i'i'i; ci'ous in m. lie. ens
r.iiic.itiiii.s ure the present con
is v. ii! continue through the
Call For Warrants
All countv road warrants marked
as endorsed between the
16th of;
December. l'.M, and January 10th
l'.H.l. botll dates inclusive, will re
paid on presentation at the office of
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the . County Treasurer. Interest .
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u. . iiuttan, io. ireas.
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The Ladies of the Episcopal .
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(.uilil will hold their regular bus.-
ness meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, '
Mrs. Day, Pres. .
CGPPERAGE COMPANY PUNT AT
out-; coining from men interested
lire correct. It id reported that th"
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TENT DEPARTMENT STORE
STUCK OFIIBED FOR SALE IN
a new business venture,
Mr, Inglej, a youmg man from
Portland, is in St. Heleni this week
offering for sale stock in the Tent
Department Store of Portland. This
concern ha3 been organized by Mr.
Elliott, a sales manager, and It is
proposed to carry on a business dif
ferent from other department
stores. Each year there will be
: men in the field looking up bank
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K"ln
These stocks will all be shipped
Into Portland where a monster tent
wl!1 be 8et UP ,n a d locat,on and
: on the fi8t of September each year
! the f ood8 wlH be thfown, on the
'market ' gT reducei price
1 Tne8e gales will be kept up until
1 the 8tocks ,re 8old ou' when tbe
! tent 8torf w'" closed P
l new stock has been secu.ed in the
same way. Mr. Elliott, the founder
and president of the concern, ia well
known in St. Helens, where he con
ducted a sale last summer, and he
has relatives here. He seems quite
enthusiastic over his project and
eome of the St. Helens people are
taking stock in his concern.
,
O Coorl
fc "J,ud1se- 1 "B't " "ern"t ,'m !n
bnrd luck now, but I ve neeu better
day, -
-ltut tills otilevr sav yon bave lieen
arrested reK?atllj."
"lie must be alludin' to the tliuen
wlieu I owned me own aotumobeel."
WastilDgton Hern Id.
A Chang ef Opinion.
"Talk Is ebesp." chuckled tue r-3"
tlrlnn with the telephone frank 4c hi
pocket
After takliiK $20 worlh be pulled nut
bis finnk mid found It hnd expired
-By heck." be muttered ruefully, "tlmt
pur was rl'tit when be snld tb:it "si
leDce Is goldeu." " Jodice's Library.
Diplomacy First.
"T!iee miiTroifpttes refuse to ent
?hnll we fr-wl 'em their corned beef
rorclM.v?"
"Kmploy diplomacy first," micceottMl
:he iirfson warden. "Try 'em with a
"ude suuduv." Kanss City .Inunial.
Binglna,
Don't swear at the penaut ronn. Ie'e
purt of the frame.
Many s baseball has been batted out
of ahape In a no hit game.
Id your wildest rape try to remember
the umpire is somebody's darling
If you were the best fielder In the
world and coulda't bit you'd set your
relea.se.
Some great players started on barn
lots, while other came from the col
lege ea in pus.
The came offers great rewards-great
player are presented at the White
Uouse and own automobiles.
,iipii mn. .a
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runs as any pl.iyer. m.t ma wort swells
mo w-u.e.
A sharp crack nud I he pule sphere
soaring over the feme: What n Hhock
11 niu,t I bntt.-r.v!
The president of the t'niled 8t!ttes Is
. fM M Uy o dwnlly d,gn,ned
even when there nre three on bases
and tvo f
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l;ie tracts of timber ndjao. :it cn 1 j
i ,lm. with w liich '
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to ft bilta dawn to Ui xuoiory
LOCAL HAPMNGSJND DOINGS
NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
THINGS IN AND AROIiND ST. HENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
Mrs. John Popejoy was visiting in
Portland early in the week.
Miss Amy George visited in Port
land during the week.
Mr. F. Cooley of Gresham was
visiting with his son, Ben Cooley, in
St. Helens yesterday.
T. J. Fiippin. Mayor of Rainier,
VL'ft frfrcr v....:,
- aiici u usii icoo in alters
in St. Helens this week
Arthur Blackburn and wife of
Clatskanie are visiting at the home of
A. T. Laws in St. Helens this week.
T. H. Ward, a Portland attorney,
was looking after business matters
in St. Helens Wednesday,
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Welch of Houlton on Jan. 23rd, a
girl.
Carl Steinbach.of Bourbon, Ind..
is visiting at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. L. G. Ross in this city.
Frank Miles came down from
Portland yesterday to-look after
business matters. He returned in
the evening.
Ed Lynch was called to Scappoose
last Wednesday to attend his mother
who is quite ill at her home near
there. Mrs. Lynch is nearly 80
years oll and has been in poor
health for some time,
Hon. E. W. Conyersof Clatskanie
was visiting in St. Helens a couple
ofdays durin the week. He re -
turned to his home Tuesday even-
ing.
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Mr. Krueger and family, who
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have been living on the r rank Usher
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'lree near Houlton for some time,
have moved back to Portland and Mr.
.
Usher will again take charge of
n.S pi&Ci..
,
A consignment of flower seeds
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were received this week lor M.
Helens people
from ( .on5rresman
Hiwley.
Don't fail to see the new ad of
George's market in this issue of the
Mi.,t.
Ceorge's larket is now prepared
o deliver orders to all parts of the
nty. Phone or place your orders
ear'y, so as to insure prompt de -
iivery.
There will be another of the en-
joyable Dand Dances at the City
Hall on Feb. Sth, at which time the
bftrd w iH fu) njsh the music
Posters
announcing t! e dance will le out to
rn, rrow.
John F. Jol nson of the firm of
Chris Johnson & Sons has returned
from Clatskanie where he has been
for a couple of weeks wrestling with
a bad case of the grip. He has re -
turned much improved and is again
at the helm of the White machine,
IVy F. Gray of Colorado has bo. n
in St. IleVns cU'ring the week, t'.e
- t of Lis bi :! i i V- .A Cny.
M f.r-v hi' o " - r M!.".t o!
Color.i l.i for :i . i.;i: r of v o: r
where ho bns 1 oeri i i tl.e 1 ar.k'm
; u-ins. I .at 'y he h:-s .iispost 1 of
tiis inrcres's liere i.i ' ki
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a''!S ,MV.t
: as a rciV ad
l tor : the
:nkv!. in tl-.e
in this iwi.e.
t i-n a (l l:voi y ur.rV '" a:.d
1 t d'ivler meats a i.l
t.'l i aits of tr.o city.
.a
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wa.Ton r.ls oe.i t lioi.'ton to
i 'v 'ho r. -'.lf : t; ( that city
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t -.e msu Utt
h a i ' u! i p. la
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Y.et'.iodist Fpiscoj al ihurch "has hnd
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th jrripp.. iinnma- i.mr
u;t Bn, rowirr tr"v "ilWMiir
recovery. Mrs. Fairchild hat been
in constant attendance and has pro
ficiency as a nurse.
The commission appointed at a
mas meeting of the citizens tome
time ago to consider changes in the
City Charter, met with a committee
from the water commission last
1 night and talked OVer flMular amMi4
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ments. Nothing definite was ac
complished but a discussion as to the
manner of making assessments for
street and sewer improvements. It
is likely that an amendment to the
charter concerning these things will
be recommended and placed on the
ballot for the coming election.
Ernest John has accepted a posi
tion in the drug store of Dr. Mc
Laren at Rainier. He has already
taken up the work and will continue
until he comes out a registered
druggist and pharmacist.
Sheriff Thompson was a Salem
visitor this week, taking in the pro
ceedings of the legislature.
Eli Lynch of Portland was in St.
Helens Thursday. Upon his arrival
here he was notified of the serious
illness of his mother at Scappoose
and immediately left for that place.
A movement was started among
the merchants of St. Helens a few
! weeks a looking to an early clos-
! ,n movement. It was proposed to
j cIose a11 the storei at 7:30 o'clock in
'he evenings except Saturdays and
! on pay day nights. A great ma-
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ijorityof the merchants signed up
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the agreement but one or two re-
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. Tllsrrl trt nn on rosnlrtnor in tha
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cinuiiirorimeni 01 me plan.
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, Loiumoia county KanK win De neia
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i at the Bunk on Monday, January 27,
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ror iih- purpose vi increasing me
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capital stock.
In a letter from George Conyers,
! who has been visiting with relatives
in Kansas City, Mo., for a number
j of months, he says he is rapidly fe-
j gaining his health, in fact is getting
better at Hie rate of about one
pound a day, and that he will return
J to his home at Clatskanie before
I long, entire'y cured.
PAT1FNT TURN.'? NIIIKF
Some weeks ago Mr. (Wensby
was taken with a mild form of small
pox and was immediately isolated
and placed in a pest house. Acting
j Mayor Morton at that time looked
1 around for a nurse and came across
j Tom IiatTerty, who claimed to have
! had the disease and wanted the job
j of nursing. Accordingly he was
employed and put in charge of the
mst house anu paiieiu. rtiier
three weeks Mr. Owensby
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af'i
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h:i
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of !
ie'e;ed es cured and RalTerty
; i t . i.t 'M' h:s work, received
1 :.y a:.;! came back into town
a eelebrition. The next day
r his rele-ise and while still Cele
i!:;g. h was noticed to have a
i'.l;ifi: out on bis face and tho
tor cN.aiviied it and promptly
nou' ced i . a well developed case
-uall pox. So Mr. Owensby was
ia ire liatvly employed as nurse to
led; alter UalTcrty, but P.afferty
o! jteted to fom'r back to the pest
hoia-v so st.onuously that it was
nccesi-ary lo put him in irons to get
;i; i there. His illness was quite
m.:d ai d hc n ude the assertion that
he would not stay, to the authorities.
in order to h .Id him there, put him
in irons and he has since been kept
theie. lie is still wearing shackles
and is still an uiinio ui uw f"
. ..ii . -' a. t , U ..f
house, with his former patient M
nura.
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had ,,.
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