Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1901 — Page 1

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Mr and Mrs. Jacob Schafer arrived i,nme the first of the week from a two months trip through the south. They visited a number of the larger cities and enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Major Robert B. Allison and family are at home after their winter in the south. They have had an enjoyable ( j nie and all look as though the climate had agreed with them. It is said that Mrs. Carrie Nation of hat> het fame has been informed that the Eighth congressional district is ()ll e of the worst saloon territories in the country and she is arranging to clean up all cities in this neck of the woods. She will probably strike Decatur about June 1. lu our local columns last week we tottsl that the election of directors for the German Building and Loan Association would lie held Anril 9. This lowever was a mistake as legal notice >f the meeting has been made anlouncing same to take place at F. M. ichirmeyer’s office next Monday, April 8. A meeting of the Decatur Driving Association will be called within a week or two and arrangements made to start the matinee races as soon as the weather permits. Mr. Steelo is building a handsome new grandstand, already under headway, and the association expects to give some good avents. Dr J. C. Grandstaff, the new Preble M. D., is already gaining an enviable practice, considering the short length of time located and the meager acquaintance established. The Dr. is a nighty fine young man, understands lis profession and the surrounding •ountry of Preble will so recognize ifter an acquaintance. The much-talkod-of carpenters’ unon is, according to the way several if the members size the thing up, but i matter of history. At a meeting of he union some time ago. a scale of cages was signed, but at a meeting of lontractors and workmen Saturdoy waning a compromise was agreed upin. t his, so it is stated. virtually does iway with the former scale and detroys the uuion. The large plate glass in the door | if Fristoe’s cigar store was shattered i 'riday noon. Some boys were play-> ng out in front and one of them was ising a sling shot pretty recklessly, inally putting a stone through the loor. The stone was very small and lust have been thrown with terrific oree to have broken the glass as it I iid. No one seems to have seen who lid it, and Mr. Allison, owning the wilding will probably get the tienefit f the boys fun. Drs. C. S. and D. D. Clark assisted >y Dr. Burnett, of Fort Wayne, and )r. Miller, of this city, were at Hon-1 I uras Tuesday and performed a very killful operation upon Mrs. Charles 11. France. For several years that ady has been suffering from cancer if theabodmen and the physicians deermined that the only chance for life fas in the removing of the Abdomen, "his was successful! v done and a letter rom the nurse to Clark Bro’s, yesteray said that the patient was getting long nicely. Danger from any died causes are believed to be past and he manv friends of Mrs. France here re glad to know that fact.

For several weeks past representaves of the Almo Gas Engine Comany, now located at Angola, have een negotiating with Decatur parties dative to establishing their plant here fiwsra. Charles Rittenhouse and Geo. lean! of the company are still here nd when seen last evening told us lat present appearances were very ivorable for the deal lx>ing closed 'ithiu a few days. However, they ly that their position at present is Uch as to prevent them making any jrther statement this week. • hie of heir engines with pump attachments B on exhibition at Rose & Bell's •himbing shop and all who have exhiined same speak of it.as a marvel h the way of easy running, etc. Should lie plant locate here it would mean a plendid thing for our city as quite a umber of employes would lx* necfssary. I A number of Decatur people are invested in the District of Luke Michi an, a tract of land Ixitween Chicago toper and the lake. This new land 'as formed by the water receding and t> accumulation of garbage and debris B[xxiited there by the city. Captain treeter claims same by right of disivery, he having occupied a boat t>use on the land for many years. He is defied city and state rights and aims allegiance only to Uncle Sam id his claims have been upheld so ir by the courts. He was here about x weeks ago and disposed of several ts at 9 100 each, going from here to Washington, D. C, where he present- [ his claims to congress and demandI that he lx* admitted as a delegate, it was refused. A complete storvof s life and a historv of his district is all told in the April number of Frank Bslie’s magazine. The district has acres and according to the article fi t published is worth 91,000 a foot, »klns a total of 9100,000.000. Should b claims be finally established thorn' lo have invested their *!«) will rtainly realize a handsome profit.

Neely Deyo, seventy-one years old i and a resident of Blue Creek township, is said to lie dying as the result of the j bursting of a blood vessel in his head. IHe was eating dinner Sunday when I prostrated. I Another young maq of Decatur is boarding with Sheriff Erwin on the charge of stealing horse blankets, the same lieing \\ illiam Weimer, who was I arrested Friday. He was in partner- ■ ship, so it seems, with young Burkhead who was arrested several davs before. The boys have confessed and | are willing to suffer the consequences. Mr. and Mrs. John Heller and Miss Elizabeth Peterson entertained at pro gnwsive pedro Thursday Evening. ; Mrs. Harry Daniel and Mr. Claude . Cole were the successful contestants, I while Mrs. Roy Archliold and Mr. Frank Christen were given the prizes of consolation. The affair was given for Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cole of Lancaster, Ohio. The impression gaining publicity that the school board were now considering the erection of a high school building is erroneous. It is one of the possibilities of the future as every one knows, but two or three years or perhaps longer will expire, before the project will be in shape to consider as a reality. A. the present time, how ever, the board are not kiting around on the pretention of building. All the township assessors and their deputies were on hand Monday receiving their supplies from Auditor Boch and the usual instruction from Countv Assessor Crist. The latter has fully demonstrated his knowledge of the proper assessment of all property and if those selected to perform this important mission will follow his instructions there will be a just and uniform assessment in every township in the county. As announced by our regular correspondent at Bobo, the corner stone for a handsome new Methodist church was laid in that place Monday afternoon. A large audience was present and the services were conducted by Rev. F H Peters, local pastor, and Rev. C. G. Hudson, of this city, the latlei delivering an appropriate sermon. Geo. Chronister, the contractor, had the honor of placing the stone in position. A list of the church trustees who are backing the erection of the new edifice was placed beneath the stone. Backward, turn backward, 0 time in thy flight, give me July again just for tonight, soften the ground where the frost king has been, 0, let me hear one mosquito again. lam so weary of snow drifts and ice, weary of paying the coal man his price; weary, so weary of frost bitten pie give me a slice of the 4th of July. Backward, swing backward, O season of snow mercury 15 or 20 below, turn on the heat of the tropical zone, roast me un til lam cooked to the bone. lam so tired of freezing my nose, weary of chilblains and corns on my toes; weary of trying to sleep with cold feet turn on the heat, O, turn on the heat.

Among the great literary summer resorts of America none are advancing in popularity more than our own Winona located near Warsaw, and from announcements received we perceive the program this year is even more attractive than ever, while many improvements have been made to further the pleasure of those who make annual visits to this lieautiful place. The Moody Memorial building, dedicated last year, is for the free use of ministers receiving a thousand dollar salary and less. ApplicaI tions for the use of this building which lis one of the most attractive on the I grounds, should be made to Rev. Dr. Dickey. Stevenson building, Indianapolis, Ind., or to Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D.. No. 203 West 91st street. New York City. Plans are being laid for a great gathering of young people at Winona during the Bible Conference, and it is hoped that Mr. John Willis Baer, secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, may be present to take charge of these daily conferences. Several traveling preachers who have been vainly endeavoring to save I the heathens about Bluffton for severial mouths have decided to trv a like experiment here and have opened offices in the King block on Monroe street. They are something on the order of the salvation army - and open ed up Monday evening. The Bluffton Banner says of them. Christianity is to be introduced into Decatur and the benighted citizens of that place will lx* shown the error of their ways. A missionary band, consisting of Rev. Perry E Morgan, Calvin Hawkins and Charles Helflich, went to that city Monday and will open a Pentecostal revival there. The Pentecosters have never established a church, but the revival services that are to be held there are expected to result in the location of a church and congregation. Rev. Morgan has rented a hall in the business part of the city in which ser vices will be held every evening and on Sundays for six weeks at least. The band will also hold street meeting on Saturday afternoons the same as they have been doing here. During the absence of Rev. Morgan Miss Nater will have charge of the Bluffton Hock.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1901.

Lieutenant Edington has just re i ceived back pay for services in the volunteer army amounting to $268. I The cash was a long time coming but a mighty welcome visitor when it did I arrive says Chat. An explosion of dynamite in the sand pit just east of town Friday morning caused many inquiries for awhile until it was ascertained what same was. The shock was felt all over the city and many feared that some terrible accident had occured. The amount of explosive used was considerable larger than usual. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John M illiams in the west part of the city came near lieing destroyed by fire 1 hursday morning. The family wore away from homo and when they returned found that coals had fallen from the kitchen Steve and the floor was on fire. The blaze was extinguished be fore any great damage was done. Amos Foreman and family, former residents of this city and county, are here visiting friends. They have been living at Lima, Indiana, several years but have disposed of interests there and next Tuesday will leave for Seattle, \\ ashingtou. near where Amos expects to purchase land and provide for a future home. They are good people and will prove valuable citizens where ever they locate. Fred Stevens, of Bluffton, one of the most popular hotel men in Indiana, ■ has purchased a half interest in the New Aveline Hotel at Fort Wayne, and is already looking after his duties in the capacity of proprietor of that well known hostelry. The transfer was made Tuesday and the new firm will be Jones & Stevens. The latter was proprietor of the Bliss house at Bluffton a number of years and has a large acquaintarrce here. A mania for stealing horse blankets seems to have struck this county with great force as no less than half a dozen young men have been charged with that crime within the past ten days. Affidavits have lieen filed against (Attis Wells and Frank Everet, who it is claimed on March 8 went to the Van Camp mill yard and stole a pair of blaukets from a team of horses be longing to Mr. Heidleman. Wells was arrested Saturday night, but Everet has departed for a more agreeable climate to await developments. That the Decatur Egg Case Company are doing an enormous business is evidenced from the fact that several of their factories are running dav and night. Last week they shipped fifty car loads of goods to various parts of the country, the bounds of their market lieing better understood when you know that on Thursday they shipped two car loads of eggeases and fillers to Liverpool, England, and the following day a like order was sent to Seattle, Washington. The total amount shipped last week will amount to over $20,000. The company is one of the strongest in the United States in their lines and is certainly a great advertisrneut for our city. Every school teacher of this city is out of town, having left either last evening or this morning for Anderson, where the Northern Indiana Teachers’ Institute is in session and will continue throughout the week. Last year the Decatur schools were the only ones in the district from which every member was present and Prof. Hartman informed us last evening , that the representation from here this year would again consist of every teacher in the public schools. Tomorrow the trustees of the city schools, , J. W. Tyndall, D. B. Erwin and i Charles Suttles will also be in attendance. Preparations have been made i for one of the best meetings ever held i and probably 3,(XX) teachers will be present. Among the lecturers of note will be Prof. 'Diomas L. Hughes of i Toronto, school inspector of Canada; i Nathan C. Schaffer, superintendent of I public instruction of Pennsylvania; Prof. Jones, Indiana superintendent and Governor Durbin. Besides these will be many people more or less famous in school work.

Nows was received here Saturday from Cardwell, Missouri, stating that Jesse, the seventeen-year-okl son of Joi* Thomas, for many years a citizen of this place, had Ixjon shot and instantly killed. A letter was received Tuesday by John W. Vail, written by his brother at Can!well, who described the sad* affair as follows: “Jesse, along with two of his boy companions, started out hunting along Kinnetnore Slaugh. They had walked out into the slaugh and wen* standing on a log three or four feet from the ground when it is thought that Jesse slipped or started to fall, in trying to catch himself struck the hammer of his guii on the log, causing it to be discharged, the contents striking him on the left side just below the ribs, ranging up; nearly the full charge of shot going through and around the heart, making a frightful looking wound and fatal. All that he said after the shot w as, he asked the other boy to go for a doctor that he was badly hurt, at that he fell and died immediately. As s<xm as the news reached town, friends volunteered and went to where lie fell and carried him to our railroad and brought him to bis home. The family are badly broken up, more so on account of Joe being absent.”

Miss Della Baughman was most agreeably surprised at her home in the west part of the city Saturday evening. I’he affair was in honor of Miss Della’s birthday and was com plete in every detail.

The past week has been a harvest for dealers in millinery goods and all Decatur ladies who are lovers of Easter bonnets have been enjoying themselves by looking for such an article which just exactly suits their taste. All the stores have had their openings and the display windows with their many colored ribbons and flowers are indeed beautiful to behold. Officers Hart and Buckmaster took in charge a hobo yesterday, securing their victim near the G. R. & 1. depot. He had been frightening women in the west part of the city by his boldness and a liberal use of swear words and someone telephoned for the mar shal. He rested in jail over night and will probably be given a hearing before Mayor Beatty this morning" A newspaper, whose columns overflow with ads of business men, has more influence in attracting attention to, and building up, a city or town, than any other agency that can be employed. People go where there is business. Capital and labor will locate where there is an enterprising community. No power on earth is so strong to build up a town as a newspaper well patronized, and its power should be appreciated. The Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage. John P. Spuhler, the well known Union township democrat, was a prominent figure in a runaway on First street Monday afternoon. John had just purchased a new set of harness which was minus the blinds to which the team was accustomed and they consequently saw too many things along the roadside. Finally becoming unmanagable they had John guessing for some little time. He finally succeeded in side tracking them and checking their mad career with only a few dollars damage in the way of broken harness. Will Sheets, of Berne, was here Tuesday on his way home from Haviland, Ohio. Will is the owner of a number of various kinds of slot machines. In a business place at Haviland he had a valuable musical cabinet which was robbed of about fifteen dollars early Sunday morning. Several other business bouses were burglarized and all the losers went together and secured three blood hounds from North Baltimore, Ohio, which were put on the scent Monday morning. Within twenty minutes the dogs had one of the thieves and within two hours they scared up two more. The men confessed amt gave their names as Mack Ensley, Wm. Crane and Sherman Ackley. The Methodist conference opens at Elwood next week. Monday evening, April 8, Rev. C. W. Smith will preach the doctrinal sermon. Tuesday is educational day in charge of Revs. W. F. McDowell and W. H. Hickman. On Wednesday the missionary sermon will be preached by Rev. E F. Albertson and the church extension anniversary in charge of W. A. Spencer, secretary of the Church Extension Society. Thursday is Deaconess Day with Miss Francis Passmore in charge followed in the evening with the Preachers' Aid anniversary in charge of Rev. Levi Gilbert, editor of the Christian Advocate. The W. H. M. S. will receive attention Friday led by Mrs. J. D. Jones. A grand musical concert will be held Friday night including the conference quartette, the violinist, Christian Oelschagel, of Indianapolis, and Miss Cora Hanawalt, sopranist, of Berea, Ohio. Saturdav Rev. Rockwell Clancy, of Allahalad, India, will deliver the F. M. S. address and on Sunday afternoon an address in the interest of the same society will be delivered by Miss Alice Liman, of Kticheng, India. On Monday, April 15, the appointments will be made. W. A. Lower, an Adams county product. who has been third assistant in the office of the state superintendent I of public instruction has been promoted to first assistant. The advancement is a fitting acknowledgement of Bert's services, whose only fault during the many years we have known him has been his political ideas.; Along with the honor of advancement is a very substantial raise in salary which is by virtue of his present place nearly doubled. His friends here are; glad to know of his good fortune and j wish him more of the same. The appointment was spoken of iti last Thursday’s Indianapolis Journal as follows: Superintendent of Public Instruction Jones yesterday announced the appointment of W. A. Lower to the poai tion of assistant superintendent of public instruction. Mr. Lower, who succeeds to the place left vacant by i Mr. Cotton. who resigned in order that he might obtain a degree in college to , make him the more eligible as a candidate for the, office of superintendent i of public instruction, has lieen the chief clerk in the office of superinten-1 dent of public instruction during Mr. Jones’ occupancy of that position and has discharged the duties of his position with great efficiency. The position left vacant by Mr. Lower will be filled by S. D. Plasket, superintendent of the West Newton schools.

Mrs Jeff Bryson writes her husband | saying that Miss Lucile is improving ! ea.-h dav and now seems as well as , ever. She will, however, not risk this (climate for a while at least. Mrs. I Bryson will arrive home next week. I Dr. J. S. Boyers of this city was at | Pleasant Mills Saturday and assisted by Dr. Christy of Willshire held a post mortem examination over the remains of Gus Stevely. They discovered that death had been caused by a tumorous growth on the lungs. I Trustee Bochnect of Root township i has started a good practice by having | the school houses in his township, j eight in number, insured against fire, !lightning and tornado. A. W. Guilick of this city did the business, writing sl,l XX) upon each building. We understand that the example set by Mr. Bochnect will be followed by several other trustees. T. H. Steger, who for several weeks has been representing a Chicago house here, and for whom he succeeded in taking several orders for cuts, has gone elsewhere. He placed some very I good work in the city, the list including J. W. Place, Kern, Beeler & Co., Decatur Egg Case Co., E. Fritzinger, Kirsch & Sellemeyer, Decatur Lumber Co., \\. H. Niblick and others. The Chicago house is one of the best in the country, and did some good work for the parties mentioned above. The elections all over the country, and especially in the larger cities, have been most favorable to the democrats. At Columbus, Cleveland, and Toledo, Ohio, at Chicago, St. Louis and other places the democrats have elected the mayor and other officers, making great gains. The greatest success was probably made at Cleveland where Tern Johnson was elected by over 6,000 majority, the city lieing normally republican. Carter Harrison was chosen for his third term at Chicago, Golden Rule Jones will continue in power at I Toledo and Wells, gold democrat, was chosen at St. Louis. The board of commissioners while in session this week appointed George R. Dickerson as a constable with jurisj diction in Wabash township. W. F. Schug upon petition was appointed superintendent for the south half of the Monroe township central gravel road. The remonstrances filed against ‘the Kirkland Township Central and ■ the Peterson and Prairie macadamized roods were dismissed. The board will receive bids for the construction of these roads at the auditor’s office on Wednesday, May 22. L. G. Botkins j was granted license to retail liquor at Geneva. Bids will lie received May ■ 4 for the sprinkling of streets and the furnishing of water for the boiler in , the basement of the court house. The various county superintendents of Indiana have been notified that among the changes in school laws made by the late legislature, the most important are as follows: The truant officer is elected by the board of education on the first Monday in May. The board of education consists of the township trustees, the county superintendent and the superintendent of the city schools of the county seat. It is made the duties of the trustee of each township and of the board of; trustees of towns and cities, to furnish | temporary aid, such as clothing and i books to poor children. At the next I meeting of the commissioners of the I county, the trustee makes a report of ! such cases to who he has given aid | and after an investigation the board may determine whether further aid is to be given. Habitual absentees may be sent to the reform school for boys or to the correction school for girls I upon the complaint of the truant I officer. It is made the duty of the township trustee to furnish the truant officer on the last day of the school ! year a list of enumeration of children | of school age in the township. The ! truant officer is given an allowance for j postage.

< hie of the most important meetings lof the city council held in years was the session of Tuesday evening. Mayor Beatty presided and memlxirs Suttles, Haefling, Myers, Leßrun, Niblick and Mann were present. Clerk Hower read the minutes of the meetings of March 19th and 22nd which were upon motion [approved. The following bills were then jpresented and duly allowed: Burt-Terry Co., stationary, 912; Wells Fargo Co., express 45c; Ft. Wayne Electric Co., 'supplies, 949.50; Illinois Electric Co., supplies, 97; H. B. Knoff, pay roll, 99.35; W. E. Fulk, services, 951; A. E. Rose, pay roll, 94.55; Wm. Geary, jxiliee, 95; J. K. Mann, pay roll, 912.95; Rose A Bell, labor. 916.8 H; J. K. Mann, salary, 945.88; A. E. Rose, salary, 950; Jacob Eady, salary, 9M); Thos. Haefling, salary, 940: Milligan Jackson, salary, 950; Thos. Baker, salary, 940; H. fi. Knoff, 5a1ary.941.60; Del Elzey, salary, 940; Wm. Doehrman, salary, 940; J. M, Coep Co., printing, 95. Bids were then opened on the Elm street sewer, there being seven in all. Same will be taken up in detail Thursday evening. Bid by Frank Brumbaugh was not considered on account of no certified check or bond accompanying the bid. A resolution that the finance committee lx* authorized to make a temporary loan to lift outstanding orders was passed. Council then adjourned to meet in continued session this evening.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

Henry Meibers and family left Saturday for their home at Chicago after i a several weeks visit with Adams county relatives and friends. They visited at Huntington over Sunday. e are in receipt of a handsome postal card from Munich. Germany, written by Al Rothschild, who has been enjoying the luxuries of foreign | scenery and life in general for two i months past. The card is dated March 12, which is the eightieth birthday of Prince Regent Luibpold. All the noted cities of the world were represented there and Mr. Rothschild took upon himself the responsibility of serving as a delegate from Decatur. Among the other noted visitors present were Emperor Francis Joseph and Crown Prince of Germany. 1 his is holy week for metnliers of the Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal churches and is being duly celebrated as such. This occasion, the most solemn in the church calendar, liegau last Sunday, Palm or feast day, and at the Catholic church the blessing and distribution of palms and the singing of the gospel of the passion was the arrangement of service, being largely attended. Tjiis is also the closing week of Lent and appropriate services are being held at the St. Mary s church to conclude next Sunday, Easter. Our people are well aware of the beautiful ceremonies and many always attend. The oil well on the D. Studabaker farm east of town was drilled in and shot Monday. The well may prove to lie the most successful in the state this season. Many wells have had a flow as rapid but none showing as this well has. About a week ago the men were compelled to quit drilling on account of the flowing oil, in the mean-while-preparations were made to bring the well under control as soon as it was shot. The well was shot by Saxon of Geneva, and is now flowing at the rate of 40 barrels an hour through two two-inch pipes into a tank 1,200 feet from the well. The oilmen express their belief that were the tank nearer the well, the yield would be aliout 1,500 barrels. At any rate the well is an enormous one and makes a good showing for the field about here. The well is owned by Hardison. Adams County Times. In the issue of last Saturday the Journal-Gazette said: Yesterday Dau Beerv had his third horse sale at the Red Lion stable on Pearl street. This sale was more largely attended than either of the previous ones, there being many foreign buyers present. Nothing has emphasized the rapid increase in the value of horses as these sales and they are doing a great deal to stimhlate the horse breeding industry in this county. Twenty-six ! head were sold for $4,680, an average lof SIBO per head. The highest priced pair went to New York, and the price ■.vas a sensational one in the Fort Wayne market. They were a pair of liay roadsters owned by Messrs. Pearce and Beery, and were"purchased by Mr. J. D. Neely for $1,050, Among the other good sales was a road horse to Mr. J. F. W. Meyer, of Ft. Wayne, for $230; a pair to James B. White, $257.50; a saddle horse to Mr. W. H. Hoffman, $350. A pair of heavy horses and a single work horse went to Mr. Hicks, of Hartford, Conn., for $335 and $l6O respectively. Another pair of heavy horses went to the Columbia Ice Co., of Cleveland. O„ at $445.

A genuine Amishman in court, [ charged with having committed a fieri- . ous crime, is rather a curiosity to one ( acquainted with the costumes and ' habits of this very unassuming and inoffensive class of people. For many J years the Amish, a branch of the Menuonite church, have lived among I! us as citizens. They have always attended strictly to their own business i; and have been above reproach in any ' thing save that they do not believe in i many modern improvements and I think the teachings of the bible I should be strictly adhered to, as they ! read it, even if in doing so they violate the laws of Indiana. Several vears I ago about a dozen were arrested and fined for marrying cousins and marryj ing without a license, and these were i the only arrests ever made iu the county. Now however, comes one of the sect who seems to have wandered I away from the teachings of his forej fathers. As stated last week, Joseph ' Eicher and Frank Ruby were arrested 1 for forgery, it being' charged that they had signed the name of Barclay Smith to a note for SI 10 which they put up as collateral to Michael Me Griff who stayed the docket after they had been fined for intoxication. The trial eaniH up in the circuit court Tuesday, J. C. Moran and C. J. Lutz prosecuting and L. C. DeVoss & Son defending. About fifty wit nesses, most of whom are citizens of Berne, were examined and the case went to the jury about four o’clock yesterday afternoon. Eicher, on ac • count of the charge brought against : him, has been ejected from his church, ! but nevertheless, several of his friends I have attended the trial and did all they could for him. During the night a sealed verdict was returned and at j S:3O o’clock this morning same was i read as follows: "We. the jury find . the defendants guilty of forgery as charged, we further find that Eicher's [age is 25 years. Ruby’sageunknowu.'’

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