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VALLEY NEWS
Ha (inmite lEimttw ftewr
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17, im
GENERAL NEV7C
NLiMBL,t 174
Over the Valley
MabH K. Morton, Valley News Editor
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$8,000PremiumS NEW PROGRAM TO BE
Jln luff Good I.mk
Airs. i. L. Hlbbert, living close
to the Iowa school Is quite pleused
over her first hatchiiiff of Uttlo
turkeys. From 34 eggs act under
two hens, she hud 30 sturdy little
turkeys hutch out this week. Hhu
hus eight hens still scttln? uml in
hoping for an equally good hatch,
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Do You Like to Ithlc?
Or do you have a home? Or
do you know wheru you cun bur
row u horse? Or do you havo un
extra suddle horse or two which
you would like to loan to someono
who loves to ride? Iteud tho an
nouncement in another column of
this page in regard to riding sports
which are to he on tho program at
the livestock show In a few weeks.
Get Into the gamo curly it's good
sport, und that is why tho com
mittee says It has been urrunged.
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Kc turns Home
Jolin Duhlstrom has been taken
from tho Grande Hondo hospitu)
to lits home near Island City and Is
glud to bo home. While Mr. lahl
strom Is improving very nicely,
the attending physician believes it
will be necessary for him to keep
his bed for at least two weeks yet.
Elect Sew Officers '
New officers were chosen Wed
nesday evening by the Hummervlllu
llcbekuhs us follows: Noble grand,
Mrs. Texle Smith; vice grand. Mrs.
Ida Sanderson; secretary,- Mrs.
J-erlu Wagoner; treasurer, Mrs,
VAtu. Chontc; pianist, Miss Avu
"WoodeH. These, with tho remain
der, who are all to bo appointed
will be installed In July. Follow
ing the meeting Wednesday even- i jtMriiji Howe
ing inu memueiH eiijoyeu a Mrs. Hector McDonald, who has
hour in honor of Miss Lottie Hluck hv(,n visUll)ff in lho V(lIk.y on ncr
who is leaving tho valley Saturday wuy home fro1 hl.p wnter m l oa
and does not expect to reluni hero: AnBe,08 CH,irol.nla HnU nteriuo-
tO touch, 1. (tp iinlntM wi-nl un In her home
I ut the heud of I.itko - Wutlowa yos-
thelr buby chicks this year, soeur
lug SHOO duy old chicks (while
Leghorns) for this year's business.
Good success attended them und
now they are selling friers -umong
the earliest of which we huvo uny
knowledge here.
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lHmn From Wallowa
Mr. and Mrs. 1'aul Conrad, who
have been living at Wallowa havo
come to this valley und uro at tho
home of Mrs. Conrad's mother.
Mrs. J. II. I.lndsey in tho Grunge
Hull neighborhood. Mr. Conrad is
working in La Grande.
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To Med ford
Mrs. Miles Woodell of Dry creek
leaves this evening fur l'ortlaud
where she will spend the weekend
with her son. Lloyd Woodell, .who
Is In school there and will then go
to Med ford to represent the Hum
mervillc lodge of ICcbekuhs at the
grand lodge to bo in session there
next week.
Day hi Country
Mrs. Jtusscll Scott und daughter,
Mury Louise, und Miss Ella Zim
merman of 1m Grundo drove up
north of l'lcusant Grove Wednes
duy and spent tho day ut the home
of their old time friends, Mr, and
Mrs. IS. A. Austin.
Planning IMciiii
Tickets for the dinner to bo
given by Mt. Kunnle grange tomor
row evening ut Cove are selling
uutlo well, It is reported. This
chicken dinner is to bo served at
the Odd Kcllow hull, und the cause
is u must worthy one.
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In ICutcrprlsc
Visit
Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wugncr and
daughter, Kuthorine, of tho Iowa
district drove to Kntcrprisc Sunday
und spent the duy with his pur-1
cuts, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wugucr. 1
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Clear Xeut Sum I
The Women's Improvement club
of Klgin cleared uroutid $100 ut
their recent carnival. The club has
a number of worthy projects on
hund but we understand this is to
terday, where she will open
cottugo for tho summer..
her
Gets I'Ym'heatt Injury
Dickie Fuller, young son of Mr.
und Mrs. Jtay Fuller on the lower
Cove, road has been rather proud
of a plastered forehead. In ex
plaining It, Dickie says his dog
bit him und upon further question
ing said that the reason tho dog
bit him was becuusu he was trying
to bite the dog's ear, , And he was
In the demand again this week uml
some few growers are fearing Ihut
they may not be able to dispose of
the small percentage of their 00 p
which they still have.
Want a Hotter Itosd
Tho question of s better road up
tho direction of High Valley has
been up for consideration by resi
dents of thut section und on in to
Union, quite a Jit tie of lute, and
thero Is much agitation over It.
J .ant week a delegation of High
Valley folks attended a meeting of
business men In Union and tho
matter was thoroughly gone ov
Will Be Awarded
At Stock Show
Union und Huker county stock
men should not overlook the gold
en opportunity presented by tho
Kastern Oregon Stock Show, to bo
held at Union. Juno 6-6-7 , to ob
INCLUDED THIS YEAR
IN E. 0. STOCK SHOW
The committee in charge of tho
sports w h tch a re to bo f en t u red
each day in tho arena at tho Kust-
n Oregon Livestock Show uro or
lain their share of tho $X,ooo is - k aouimiumr auao.uiu.y . .r
cash premiums to ho awarded, de- nnd d f,f,WBt , fop ' ' It U
Clares Tony D. Smith. secHlury 1 ometh.njr which wo feel will up
of tho show. Union and Huker 0Bl to iw hoH iul Bh ls and tho
have forged ahead rapidly In tho ,Ml wonicn' ,who rido 8H a
dairy and shop Industries during , 0u0rf . Benon chairman of tho
recent years, and still have many .committee "will give residents of
tin.. i..w.r ....111,1 I....-U i,,.,! 1 Kwtpra Oregon a chuneo at the
u(iriUl1l fnMu i,v of i.ii,l v. t arena sporta for tho sake of the
hiblled
The promiums ore particularly
liberal In tho dairy division, this
year, Mr. Smith points out, with
sport itself, as well us tho chuneo
to win prtio money, and will satiK
fy that company of people, appar
ently increasing each year, which
never have felt or do not now feel
$15 offered us top money for tho thlll llw.Li,,1, ....,, iw.i.i h,.,,
,er, aged and two-year old bulls. Year-J priorUy chlimH ,n tho. mutter of
and plans for later action Ulscus-l!1" Ju"'u' arena entertainment."
. ; ouii caivcs wi
sed
.... 15 is likewise first money (for
t-uests i-Tom on land 1 cows in tho aRt,jt 3-yeur old und 2
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Gllslrap, oi:year old Ca8HVIJ wlll0 lhu younger
Portland who aru In U Omnd.- to . fL.,alo stock will revel vo Jio for
attend the convention of tho Ore- firatB ln euch of four vUlxwH ,M
gon Medical society have been c.Uuing junior and senior yearlings
guests at the home of their son, amI junior and senior calves. Hulls
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence GlUtrap in und cow8 winnillg junior and senior
I41 Grande and also at tho homo of . (.hHiimionKhhw in ji.h ..-. r
i duirv stuck will reenlv.i 1IU mlfll.
vlll reeoivu S1U nurh
for first prires. In the cow classes Tho 8now ,ut bv tlip ucklm:
1 norses nas ueen one 01 me most
expensive feu t u res of tho st oe k
show. It has been pointed out. In
addition to that, tint riders who
hale from Kastern Oregon are very
ruro, if thero are ever uny ut ull.
Mr. und Mrs. J. K. Ilulso In
Iowa neighborhood.
Have Championship Teu in
Sustaining the reputation built
up through the lust several years,
this year's baseball team at tho
1 m bier high school claims, and
justly so the chainpionahip of
Uastern regon. last week when
they defeated Covo 0-2 they com
pleted a big season, 10 games, und
tional to first prUes won, while
the same animals can be included
in the gruded herd" und compete
for un additional prise in that divi
sion of $20, v
'Hreeders should scan tho clas
slfication book carefully." advises
Itobert Withyeombe of tho prem
ium committee. "Hy judicious
selection, a man with only a small
herd cun show an animal In' all of
victories oy u wiuc margin m uu tno cUmH0H IIbU,u, This uplies not
but two. und by one point in an- unly lo tno (m.y uWiKiou 1)Ut lo
other, with Just one defeat. Im- uU vhltSHVn of livestock. It doesn't
u.ur iihh aiways lurneu out a goou tHl(c mUl.,, Jnori) t,.oubIo to
li'uiii un inn fiiiLinunii 11 mi iiiih vein
was no exception.
US lOUOWs: . , , ,.hnnm r..r in
more trounio to care
fnr a half tlfixnn homl nf utifU limn
Auui ivbuiu j It doog for u Mlnirlu animal and tho
North I'owder 0, Imblor 12.
Knterprise 3, Imbler 4.
Wallowa 0, Imbter5,
Cove 11, Imblor 27.
Joseph 0, Jmbler JO.'
Knterprise tl, Imbler 2.
Wallowa 2, Imbler 0.
North I'owder 1, Imbler 14,
Joseph 11. Imbler 27.
Cove 2, Imbler II. .
llolcoinb Coming
Homer Holcomb, who lum kopt
the grand stand crowd in tho bent
of humor for several years at the!
are greater.'
A "truo typo" statuette of u Ilol-stetn-Kriesan
cow, will bo uwarded
lo tho premier breeder of Hol
sleins, showing at Union this year,
by tho Holstoln Krelsau associa
tion of A me r leu. In ndditiou,
medals will be awarded by tho us-
jsoclution fur tho best exhibits of
gei 01 sire unu produce or uiun,
Tho American Hereford associa
tion is matching each four dollars'
paid out by the slock show for
premiums on Here fords with uu
uddltlonal dollar in cush.
livestock show has contracted tb
bo at tho Kastern Oregon Live-' "Business firms of Kaurn Ore
slock show, during the whole sea-1 gon uro responsible for many gen
son this year, and If ho keeps up f erous premium offers this year,"
- go to the inipiovuiacJiL ot lliuU'.runythlig but a. "wow-wart" alM)iit JlM--.record.' vof -fonmr years -wllV.-Polntaau.ut C. Jsi'tHtilwflh'iimNident
new little purk'.
A Good Dintici'
A fow Sundays ugo Itev. Vernon
Hull, pastor of the Methodist
cnuich in La Grundo, told his con-
greKUtion tho story of tho good old
trustee who wus always ut his post
save for one season of the yea.',
uud one Sunday this good brother,
-was seen going down un opposite
direction from the church with a
long polo over one shoulder und 1
queer shaped busket strapped to .
one side, in the course of tho '
story, it developed thut tho pur-
sun was to overlooK uio urumers
weakness und neglect providing,
the mess left ut tho parsonage next
duy was sul'tieienlly lurjit'. Noth
ing more has been said of It, but
Iat Mimday, itev. and Mrs. Hall,
quile unsuspectingly accepted un j
of Mr. und Mrs. Tom Wullslnger
on the lower Cove highway. Alter
the company wus seated, the love
liest platter of fish wus set before
the parson with the compliments of
Tom Jr. If the forgiveness of Tom
wus to depend on tho wuy tho
preacher enjoyed the fish, uU is
lovely now so we uro told.
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Has Xvw Kquipniciil
Mrs, Wilbur Zur brick, of Moss
Chapel district, says he is confi
dent she knows how the slaves in
the southland felt when tho
shackles of slavery were stricken
from their wrists. She hus a new
electric dish-washer! Mrs. Zur
briek also feels, together with tho
reporter, that tills is us much news
us if It hud beep u new tractor or
u new plow or a new combine. All
those in favor say "uye" the wom
en huve It. The new machine does
the work, she says, and while once
In uwhilu a dish hus to be put
buck that is true of most human
dish-washers. The
takes uway the big,
drudgery around the Zurbiick
household, und certainly save steps,
energy und time.
II, ut. that, lhu wound was nut i
serious one and Dlcklu iiusn't been
laid up at ull. .
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Go to Ijjtko
Mrs. George McDonald und son.
Harley of rumpkln Itldge und the
; Misses Lottie und Isubel Bluck of
Summerville drove to Wallowa
Lake Wednesday und ' spent tho
duy.
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J'aitiling Name
j Whether It was In response to u
request from this column or nut,
the last week or so has seen num
erous names go on ruial mulL boxes
over the valley, a mutter which is
und will be thoroughly appreci
ated. I o
Seeding Nearly I'IiiLsIrhI
lie ports from over tho valley
show that seeding is practically fin
ished. Many sections are badly
In need of rain, and most localities
suy a good rain ut the present
1 "would not hurt." Gurdens arc
looking fine, with garden "sass" on
tint wuy, st ru wherries ln bloom,
, und fruit trees blossoming out.
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Mrs. Sa miction Better
Keports from the bedside of Mrs.
10. Sanderson of Summerville are to
. the effect thut her condition the
I lust few days has been more en
couraging, though she Is still very,
, very weuk.
have some new clown stunts to pull
off each day,
Prizes Offered (
For Winners In
Club Division
Cemetery Association
Members uro once more urged to
remember the meeting of the Sum
merville cemetery association to be
held tomorrow to consider tho Im
provements suggested ut a recent
meeting which arc to bo reported
on by the bourd of trustees.
HI of Lumbago
Mr Will A.lli.r IIvImif 1h-I u-i.i.n
dlsh-WUSlier , V1( mtttl uml I'nvn iiva.
est piece of nu 1 aM L,n confined to her home
this week with a cuse of lumbago
not the most ciijuyublc experi
ence in the world.
liCavcs lloMpiial
Herbert Speck hart of the Iowa
district who was a patient at the
Grande Hondo hospilsl after tils
recent accident has been taken tt
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Sperkhart in lu Grande
where he is being cared for.
Grange to Meet
The regular meeting of Blue Mt.
grunge is to be Saturday, beginning
ut 11 o'clock. Dinner Is to bo
served at noon by section one.
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1 lu-es A mil her Horse
Harry Huh), of neur Alice!, hu-4
recently lost another horse. It will
ue rcmeini.crvd that the last ui , Memorial lay lhiw-r
January the north bound train on A numucP of communities In the
the Jovph brunch hit a bunch of J COUnty put on un annual dinner on
14 horses belonging to Mr. Until ; Memorial Day always for some
ut the Ledbetter crossing and kill- j WOrthy project. Tho throe which
cd 10 outright. Another unlnml ( haVe already announced their din
died last week of injuries received . nt.ni, ure the Summerville folks,
lit that liifie. and Mr. Buhl fears j no tnt.r annual budget for
that one more of the horses will the upkeep or tlidr b'-autlful ceme-""'c-
j tery tnia way. tho Klgin und the
1 Cove communities. These dinners
IU-lnrii Home ful come two weeks from yesterday.
Mistt Kdna Halley h;i returned - u
to her norm near Islimd City from t'omtoc Slow Again
the Grande Uonde hospital. She j Week befuro lust potutm s took
i.t improving Kitisfactorlly. . t j quite a Jump und many or the spud
o j growers in the valley w ho huve
! HHtinx I-VIci-j jbeen holding their produce of nee-
Mr. and Mrs. A. Voclx, living In j easily, disponed of auantltb s of
Fniitiliili- are among the succeas-, them, several car toads having Men
ful poultry raisers in this valley. 1 shipped out during a few days
They aro quite progressive and ul
wjiyK iniereMed in the bent meth
ods, new methods etc. They er
among Hit firt in tht vallw to tt
time. Many of the cert I Tied spuds
were sold tor seed, but several
cars were also sold for commcrrlal
purpics. TU'.it lu b' tu u niuinp
of the stock show. "These prom
linns uro given In addition to tho
rtgular prize offers made by the
stock show association,"
A purebred Uolstclu-l'Ylesuii
calf, sired by I'hyinere Hello Jo
sephine. Korndyke," herd sire of
the Hot Luke San I tori 11 m herd,
will be uwarded again this year by
Dr. W. T. Phy for tho best grudo
dairy cow exhibited. To this awunl
the Blue Mountain creamery of
La Grande has added two other
prizes for grude dairy cows totall
ing $15 in cash.
In the beef division, in addition
to generous regular priz.es, the
I'Mrst National Bunk of t'nion, has
udded $:iU In cash to be divided
between this champion females In
Additional prizes for garden club
members in state uud county fulni
In Oregon this full urn being of
fered by S. L. Allen nnd company
of Philadelphia, strung buekers of
4-H garden club projects.
A single wheel hoe valued at
$7.75 will be uwurded the champ
ion garden club member of euch
county having a membership of 25 I the Hertford and Shorthorn class-
or moro garden club members en- f cs. Another liberal uward Is thut
rolled 'under tho supervision of 11 of the Kastern Oregon Dairymen':
county extension agent, who is to ' association which divides $:iu into
determine the winner, subject to f three special prises of $5.00 oaeh
the approval of the statu club leud- , and six prizes or $2.50 each for
er. j cows, senior yearlings, und senior
Tho slate prlxn will be a combin- I calves of the Holstotn, Jersey,
atlon seeder uud wheel hoe valued Guernsey breeds, respectively. The
ut $18. The slato champion will grand champion female of the
Consequently the money offered
for winners in this Hold, has gono
Invariably to professionals, tho ma
jority of whom havo come from
long distances and carried back
with them when they lett consider
able sums of prixo money.
ln substituting for the buckimr
contests, equestrian games and
sports, the committee feels that It
is doing the livestock show a real
service, because it removes what
has been to a certain extent an oh
, jectiunnble feature, and because It
has put in Its place something
which, they hellove, should appeal
to every boy and girl, man and
woman, who loves to ride and give
! them un opportunity to try their
skill, to participate In something
really worth while and will keep
In Kastern regon, a rather neat
sum of prise money. Tho com
mittee feels thut from the very
start tho program to be offered
will be warmly recelvod. and that
' with the coming years, it will grow
A SEASONALLY
RECIPE
In Its appeal and In IU Import-1
anca to the ahow. ,
A number of cqueatnan sumea
have been provided for a dnflnlto j
program for each day. This will
Include tho following rldlnR events,
tho barrel race, bareback tug-o-
war, potato race, esg-ln-tho-ftpooii
race (for tho ladles only) horse
back archery, musical chair race,
ballon polo for ladles, musical
mule race, and push ball. It Is
Impossible to give the details con-
cernlng those difforent events.
However, members of tho commit
tee urge all who aro Interested, to
write to them for the details of all
the events or for any specified one
In which they may bo particularly
Interested. The comniltteo Is anx-
lous to give out the Information. !
Through Kobert Withyeombe ot
the experiment stntton a push ball
will bo sent from the state colleeo
H will be hero a week boforo the
ahow opens so that the teams ex.
pectlng to compote hero will hav
at least a week to practice at tho
ahow grounds. A liberal response Horseback archery.
ih (iiia nonce win ue appreciated. Musical chair
11 nas ueen empnaaisea uy the
committee that this lino ot sports
has not been arranged tor exports
but rather for amateurs. Address,
Hporta Commlttoe, Livestock Bhow,
Union, Oregon.
The prises which have been ar-
TwvntlMb Oratory Hash '
Hake medium slsed potatoes. Cut '
a slice from the top of each, ud
scoop out the potato with a spoan
leaving the skin whole. Break
the potato up rather tin with a
fork, but do not mash it Season
woll, add a little butter and cream;
Mix this with cooked beef, well
seasoned and moisten with llltl.
gravy or stock. '
Put the mixture back In the
shell, heaping It a little. Placa a
half teaspoon of butter on the tap
of oach and reheat In the oven.
ranged and whlnce, thoee who
know feel should attract many, are
as follows: .
. 1st Jmt. Ird..
Hanoi race ......IIS $l $&
Harebuck tug-o-war IS 7.&0
Potuto race H Z0 1 JO , .
Kgg-in-apoon 10 e I
10 IM I
It T.10
Balloon polo 11 10 (
Musical Mulo 10 - T.lt 6 .
Push Ball .......... t II .
Heating chocolate with an egg
beater before serving will often.
prevent a scum from forming.
Your Kitchen Experience warns
.. against making yfa t.
rrr
Sti ( oiiini-n" f ijMf XVav ,v
JYONNAISE
at Once
ulso be eligible to compote for the
nutional champion acholarHhlps of
$ou and $200, to be a wu riled the
nutional und renervo champions
respectively by this company. Ie-
tuils may be obtuined from county (three animals in
agents or club leudcrs. ! diviwion.
1 W. C. J'erkins, of the
GueriiHey division will receive
In cah, the orrer of the II. H. Na
tional Hank of i.a Grundo, while
tho Iai Grande National bank of
fers $5 for the bent display of
the dralt horse
iViklim
ritAGl7li (A!) The flint con- I Motor coiiipnny of l.a Grande, of
sorship of the-' Ministry of tho ln- fers two prizes' totalling $U.i for
terior of Czechoslovakia In JHH8(the best grude dulry heifers under
viewed 2.000 notion pictures nnd j I months of age. The J.a Grand-j
cut out 6,000.000 feet of film, l'o- Kycnlng OIsirvur Ih offering $i':i
lit leal us well as moral grounds t h a apeciul prize for .the otitMlund
actuuted the Judgements and 2U lug cow of the dftlry dlvlnion whll."
German films were buniied ulto- tho outKluudlng bull of tho dairy
gether. j ) group will receive a similar sum
j given hy the i'.aHtern Oregon Light
and Tower company.
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SYDNKY (AI) The Australian
federal .Science and Industrial Ito
seurch Council Is studying means
of increasing Jobaceo croph in the
Island continent. More than 1,000
n-rt' ulilviitl lt
acres
i'Hr.
MiiKKolini certainly seeuiH to b
pur-KUing a coiiKtruetlve policy in
Italy the way ho keeps muking
cabinets.
Fine Sheep Vie for Honors at Union in June
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CJ he experience of
Wills Mr os in
roasting coffee
proves that bulk
roasting methods
can timer
approach their
patented, conlin
: uous process of
rpasting a few
pounds at a lime
M avonnaisr may separate when
you make too much at a time. It gets
out of your control. Coffee roasts un-.
evenly if the quantity is too large.
Some is overdone some underdone.
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Hills Uros. roast every coffee berry
evenly because only a few pounds at '
a time pass through their roasters.
This is Hills Uros.' exclusive, con
tinuous process that controls the flavor
of every pound. No bulk-roasted
coffee can ever taste like Hills Bros.
All the appetizing aroma and full
bodied flavor produced by Controlled
Roasting, comes to you intact be-.
cause Hills Bros. Coffee is packed in '
vacuum tins.
A; k for I F il Is. Coffee by name and
be sure to look for the Arab the
trade-mark on every can.
HILLS BROS COFFEE
L'nion county has fine ! p and is prouu uj i?. imikp nunip
nhlre beHiith are rightfully the properly of tb- sinle, being purl
of the flock kept ul the Kantern Oregon lOvporiuiciit sijitloii.
They with olhrr fine stmk of the stiiie farm will be pm't of the
educational exhibit at the KuMern Oregon Stock show to be held
in L'nion, June S.4-7. They wera sired tiy a three-tlmcM eharnplon
ut the biggest showH of ttie nation, Dexert lu4, excfpifonat I Im hi p
shire ram owned by Cert WhMnmre at Joneph, winner a'. 1'oit
L. nJ. Chiwai;o uud ILan C'i'.y.
Fresh from the original
Vacuum pack. Lastly
opened with the key.
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