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M. E. Downey and Mrs. L. E. Waite. The present school facili- tiesbeing inadequate, it was voted in March, 1881, to bond the district for $18,000 and build a brick school house. This building is now in course of construction. It will be three stories high and contain nine rooms, furnished with all modern conveniences. The building will be heated by steam. The number of pupils in the district is now considerably over 400.
Parion Lodge No. 321, A. F. & A. M .- A dispensation was granted this Lodge November 30th. 1872. The charter is dated June 4th, 1873. The first elective officers were: John Fritz, W. M .; W. J. Davis, S. W .; J. H. Louis, J. W .; H. S. Burke, T .; Wm. Wyland, S. There were but twelve members when the Lodge was started. The present elective officers are: P. B. Hunt, W. M .; J. W. Chatburn, S. W .; W. W. Girton, J. W .; D. M. Wy- land, T .; S. A. Burke, S. The membership at present is fifty, a gain of seven since the annual report. The Lodge meets on the Saturday on or before the full moon in each month. The place of meeting is Masonic Hall, owned by the Lodge. The hall is 22x68 feet in dimensions and is well furnished.
Harlan Lodge No. 267, I. O. O. F .- This Lodge was instituted February 26th, 1873, by D. D. G. M. Ben Newman, of Council Bluffs. There were eleven charter members. The first elective officers were: Samuel Potter, N. G .; N. Booth, V. G .; D. M. Wyland, S .; W. S. Stutsman, T. The present officers are: W. M. Oungst, N. G .; S. K. Pratt, V. G .; Wm. Bowlin, R. S .; O. F. Graves, T .; A. K. Riley, P. S. The Lodge now has fifty-seven members,and has of late received numerous accessions. The meet- ings are held on every Friday night in Odd Fellows' Hall, Long's Block. The Lodge Room is well fitted up, and one of the things worthy of note in this connection is a handsome emblematic car- pet. Application has been made for a charter for an Encampment. V. A. S. Fraternity .- The Harlan section of this society, which has for its object mutual insurance, was organized June 7th, 1880. The first officers were: O. F. Graves, Rector; Riley Cass, Vice- Rector; J. W. Beems, Scribe; G. W. Bumphrey, Usher; D. W. Chase, Questor; S. F. Hurless, A. B. King, J. W. Cartlich, Cura- tors; R. E. Floyd, Speculator. There were nineteen charter mem- bers. The present officers are: James McArthur, Rector; A. B. King, Vice-Rector; C. Will Fisher, Scribe; J. S. Ferguson, Questor; E. G. Colburn, Usher; J. W . Beems, Speculator.
Harlan Lodge, Iowa Legion of Honor .- This Lodge was or- ganized July 26th, 1881. There were twenty-six charter mem- bers. The first officers were: J. W. Harrod, W. P .; G. W. Cullison, V. P. ; Thomas H. Smith, R. S. ; W. H. Frazey, F. S .; S. K. Pratt, T .; Rev. D. C. Franklin, C .; J. F. Huntzinger, U .; E. R. Steinhilber, D. ; S. W. Matters, M. ; J. Dunlavy, W. H. Axline, M. E's .; W. H. Carl. E. S. Burgin, C. A. Mentzer, Trustees. The present officers are: G. W. Cullison, W.
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P .; E. R. Steinhilber, V. P .; C. A. Mentzer, R. S .; T. J. Jones, F. S .; S. K. Pratt, T .; Thos. H. Smith, C .; J. F. Huntzinger, U .; Daniel Chase, D .; L. B. Tameseia, S .; Jas. McConnel, W. Carl, E. S. Burgin, Trustees.
Harlan Lodge No. 193, A. O. U. W .- This Lodge was organ- ized June 12th, 1879, by J. J. Stuckly, of Des Moines. Meetings are held every Friday evening. The first officers were: W. W. Girton, M. W .; U. S. Brown, P. M. W .; B. I. Kinsey, F .; T. J. Robinson, O .; O. P. Wyland, F. R .; John R. Lehman, Fin .; E. B. Moore, Recr .; J. R. Wyerly, G .; J. F. Wyland, I. W .; C. Happe, O. W .; E. J. Trowbridge, E. S. Burgin, J. H. Waite, Trustees. There were twenty-eight charter members. The present officers are: O. S. Reynolds, P. M. W .; George E. Bennett, M. W .; S. H. Watters, R .; W. W. Girton, F .; L. P. Christianson, O .; O. P. Wyland, Rec .; C. Happe, G .; H. F. Locke, W .; T. J. Robinson, Trustee: E. A. Cobb, M. D., Med. Ex. The present membership of the Lodge is twenty-one.
Shelby County Agricultural Society .- This society was started about seven years ago by a few citizens, but it did not assume any particular prominence until within the past three or four years, and it was not a paying institution. The society started with but ten acres of land, whereas now it has forty. The fair grounds join the northeast portion of the town-site. The last two exhibi- tions have not only been well attended, but have more than paid expenses. Greater things are hoped for in the future. The grounds are provided with a good floral hall, an amphitheatre capable of holding 1,000 people, stabling for forty horses, good judges' stand, and one of the finest half-mile race-tracks in the State, all of which are enclosed by a tight board fence. In 1880, the society paid out $1,400 in premiums, and in 1881, $1,500. The present officers are T. Ledwich, President; C. C. Redfield, Secretary.
Utile Dulce Club .- This club which has been organized but a few weeks, has abont thirty-five members. Its objects are physi- cal and social improvement, D. M. Wyland is President. Meet- ings are held in Long's Hall every night in the week.
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SHELBY COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES,
HARLAN.
W. E. Armstrong, barber, formerly of Humboldt, Humboldt county, Ia. (where he was engaged in business two years) came to Harlan in Dec., 1880, and established his present business on the west side of square; moved to his present room, which adjoins the City Hotel office, in Oct., 1881. He runs two chairs, keeping one man to assist.
William Baughn, farmer and stock dealer, was born in Wash- ington, Fayette county, O., in Nov., 1857; moved with parents to Harrison county, Ia .; thence in 1866 to Council Bluffs, and to Shelby county in 1869, and engaged in farming until 1875, then engaged in the livery business at Harlan, which he continued about a year, sold to Elias Monroe, and returned to farming. In 1878 he engaged in the stock business. His office is in the Stock and Grain Exchange, on the southeast corner of the square.
Hiram Baughn, farmer, stock raiser and dealer, is one of the oldest settlers of Shelby county, Ia., and has a fine stock farm of 140 acres.
Merrills Barton, farmer, was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1823, and at four years of age moved with parents to Chautauqua county. In 1852 he moved to Waupaca county, Wis., where he engaged in farming until 1870, when he moved to Mitchell county, Ia., and the following year came to Shelby county, locating two miles east of Harlan. He owns a farm of 131 acres, where he re- sides, and another of 600 acres in Douglas township. They are both well improved stock farms. He was elected a member of the Board of Supervisors.
F. A. Bayer, M. D., was born in Dansville, N. Y., in 1840. In 1862 he enlisted in the 130th N. Y. Vol., was in several of the most important battles; was wounded at Opequan Creek, near Winchester, Va., and was discharged in 1864. He returned to N. Y .; afterwards entered the Medical College at Cincinnati, O .; from which he graduated in 1867, and moved to Benton county, Ia., and there engaged in the practice of medicine for four years. In 1872 he came to Harlan and opened his present office.
N. Booth, dealer in agricultural implements, wagons, carriages, etc .; came to Shelby county, Ia., in 1871, from Cal. He engaged in farming until 1881; then bought an interest in business of E. J. Trowbridge; afterwards purchased the entire business and premises on Upper Second street. He handles Deering's twine bind-
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ers, N. C. Thompson's goods, of Rockford, Ill .; Moline Plow Co.'s goods, Norwegian Plow Co.'s goods, Davenport Co.'s goods, Court- land Wagon Co.'s goods, and is special agent for J. I. Case's ma- chinery and Aultman & Taylor's threshing machines.
J. V. Brazie, stock raiser and farmer, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., in April, 1853; in 1863 he moved with parents to Albany; thence the same year to Lapeer county, Mich. In 1864 he removed to Rochester, N. Y., and the year following to Butler county, Ia., and to Harlan in the spring of 1866. In 1847 he at- tended the University at Des Moines; engaged in teaching several terms, and in 1875 engaged in farming. In 1876, he purchased the livery stock of E. Monroe; conducted business until May, 1881; then sold to E. C. Swain, and continues farming, paying special attention to the raising of pure Berkshire and Poland China hogs.
M. M. Bechtell, grain dealer, was born in Hagerstown, Me., in 1822; remained there until 1843; then studied for the ministry at Pennsylvania College, from which he graduated in 1874; then took a course in the theological seminary at Gettysburg, Pa .; was licensed as a preacher in the Lutheran church, and ordained in 1853; moved to Somerset county the following year; continued preaching, and also engaged in the lumber business. In 1858 he moy- ed to Cumberland county, Me., and continued the lumber trade; in 1865 was engaged in the oil trade in Pa., and the following year removed to Victor, Ia., and engaged in farming; thence to Mitch- ellville in 1873, and engaged in the grain business; the next year to Lennox, Taylor county, where he built a mill and remamed four years; removed to Essex, Page county, and engaged in the mercan- tile business; thence to Harlan in 1879, and engaged in the hard- ware business, which he sold to Mr. Snively; then built elevator number two, and engaged in his present business.
Irving W. Beems, justice of the peace and insurance agent, was born in Muskingum county, O., in 1847; removed with parents to Jasper county, Ia., in 1856; was in the employ of the C. & R. I. railroad company several years, and in April, 1875, moved to Shelby county, and engaged in farming in Jackson township, un- til Sept., 1878, when he moved to Harlan, and engaged in the in- surance business; is special agent for the Underwriters, of N. Y .; Gemania, of N. Y .; Westchester, of N. Y .; N. Y. City Fire Ins. Co .; American, of Philadelphia; Springfield Fire and Marine Ins. Co .; Iowa State, of Keokuk; and Hawkeye, of Des Moines. Office on the north side of public square. He was elected justice of the peace in 1881, on the republican ticket. He was married in 1868, in Jasper county, to Sarah E. Plummer, and has four children.
Charles Bergstresser, harness maker, was born in Snyder county, Pa., in 1847; moved with parents to Harlan in 1865. His father established the first harness shop in the county; he worked for his father two years: was employed by P. Louchor in Nov.,
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1875; remained with him three years, and then purchased the busi- ness; keeps two men employed, and carries a full stock of every- thing in his line.
Henry S. Burk, justice of the peace and collecting agent, was born in Southeastern Ky., Sept. 23rd, 1816; moved to Decatur county, Ind., in 1827, where he resided until coming to Shelby county, Ia., in 1869; engaged in farming and gardening. In 1877 he was elected justice of the peace, which office he still holds.
S. A. Burk, attorney at law, was born in Decatur county, Ind., in 1853; came to la. with parents in 1869; received his education, at Moore's Hill College. Ind .; read law with Hon. Platt Wick, was admitted to practice in Mar., 1878, and became a partner with Mr. W., which partnership was dissolved in 1880, when Mr. Burk opened his present office in Harlan.
W. H. Carl, of the firm of Carl & Graves, dealers in furniture, and undertakers: was born in Wapello county, Ia., in 1849, learned carpentering, and in 1872 located at Harlan, and engaged in contracting and building in partnership with W. H. Griffith; in 1876 they bought out the furniture business of William Stanley. In Mar., 1880, Mr. Griffith sold his interest in the business to Mr. Graves. They have a fine business house, carry a large and com- plete stock of everything in their line, and in connection own a handsome hearse that cost $800. Mr. Carl is a member of the I. O. O. F. In May, 1880, he was married at Harlan to Miss A. C. Bergstresser.
Riley Cass, proprietor of the Harlan steam carriage and wagon factory and blacksmith shop, was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1831; there learned his trade, and in 1853 moved to Van Buren county, Ia .; thence to Harlan in 1874, and established his present business in 1877, with a very small capital, in what is now his wood-work shop; added a blacksmith shop in 1879, and later in the same year added an engine room and polishing room; has a twelve-horse power, horizontal engine, also machinery for plow- work and sawing. He employs in his paint shop R. W. Straley, who is a painter and finisher of long experience. This factory has gained an extensive reputation for its fine work, having none but competent workmen employed. Mr. C. was married in 1856 to Sarah Brown, and has five children.
Hon. J. W. Chatburn, proprietor of the Harlan and the Shelby Mills, was born at Sabden, England, in 1821; served an apprentice- ship there as millwright, and in 1845 came to America; was en- gaged in milling at Philadelphia, Pa., five years; removed in 1850 to Kanesville- now Council Bluffs-Ia .; remained two years; re- moved to Harrison county and took a claim near the present town of Magnolia; built a mill in 1853, which was the first mill north of the Boyer river; remained there until 1869; then moved to near
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the present town of Woodbine, and built what was afterwards known as Dunmire's mill. In 1867 he built the Harlan mill, which he still owns, and in connection has a flour, exchange, sale and feed store in Harlan, which is managed by J. Hersey. In 1878, Mr. Chatburn erected the Shelby steam mills, at Shelby, which are run by Thomas Chatburn. Mr. J. W. Chatburn was elected county judge of Harrison county for two years, and is a member of the county board.
Warren Closson, of the firni of Closson & Hardie, wholesale deal- ers and shippers of butter, eggs, etc., was born in Delaware county, O., in 1834. He served in the war of the rebellion, and at its close located in Ind., and in 1869 removed to Pella, Ia .; thence to Harlan in 1871; has been justice of the peace eight years; is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. F. & A. M. orders; was mayor of this city in 1880, and in Nov., 1881, engaged in his present busi- ness with Mr. Hardie. He was married in 1862 at Fort Wayne, Ind., to Fannie Hardie, and has six children.
L. C. Cooper, barber, purchased his business in April, 1881, of Geo. Jackson, who established it in Jan., 1881. His shop is on the west side of square. It is well furnished. He has two chairs, and employs one man. Mr. C. was formerly in business at Avoca, Ia.
John Coenen, of the firm of Coenen & Luecke, proprietors of the one-price clothing store; dealers in clothing, hats, caps, gents furnishing goods, boots, shoes, etc., also have merchant tailoring in connection. He came from Marion county, Ia., to Harlan in 1878, and established a lumber yard; in 1880, built the corner block, also the brick store building occupied by the clothing store, and two business houses adjoining. He sold the lumber business to John Reid & Co. Mr. C. is vice-president of and a stock-holder in the Shelby county bank. II. Luecke came from Carroll county to Harlan in Dec., 1880; formed his present partnership in 1881.
Mr. Cullison, of the firm of Smith & Cullison, attorneys at law, graduated from the State Normal School, of Kirksville, Mo., in 1870; was conductor and principal of the Troy Normal School, from 1871 to 1875. He studied law with A. A. J. Allerton, of Kirksville, and was admitted to the bar in 1876; was associate principal of the Southern Iowa scientific institute, and superin- tendent of the city schools of Allerton, Wayne county, Ia .; thence came to Harlan and formed his present partnership in Jan., 1881.
J. W. DeSilva, attorney at law, was born in Gilboa, Schoharie county, N. Y., in 1834; attended the Gilboa Seminary, and in 1854 graduated from the Charlotteville Seminary; then began the study of law in the office of Hon. Lyman Tremaine, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1859; practiced for one year at Sullivan, and in 1869 came to Shelby county, Ia., locating at Old Harlan. His office is on Court street, opposite city building.
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F. B. Eshelman, dentist, was born in Foreston, Ogle county, Ill .; began the study of dentistry with Dr. C. W. Chamberlain, of Lanark, Carroll county, Ia., in 1862; remained there until 1880; then located at Harlan, and formed a partnership with Dr. Frazey, whom he bought out in Oct., 1881. He has a fine, well furnished office, on the second floor of Long's block, of three rooms -- recep- tion room, operating room and labratory.
C. Will. Fisher, photographer, was born in 1849; came to Harlan in 1876, and established his present business, which was the first in the county. His close application to business. and the fine work produced, has gained him a reputa- tion as an artist. Gallery on East Second street, one door south of Herald office. He is a member of the V. A. S., beneficiary society. In 1875 he was married at Andalusia, Ill., to Rachel M. Parker. They have three children.
Dr. L. D. Frost, druggist, was born in Morrow county, O., in Aug., 1834; removed to Guthrie county, Ia., in the fall of 1854; engaged in running the hotel and stage station at the old town of Morrisburg, and devoted much time to the study of medicine. The following year he removed to his present location, on the south side of the square, where he has a fine stock of drugs, gro- ceries, confectionery, etc. He has an elegant private office, and fine library in connection. This was the first drug store in Shelby county. He was elected city treasurer in 1881. In 1854 he was married in Morrow county, O., to Lydia Babcock. He has an orchard of ten acres adjoining town, with one thousand bearing apple trees, and quantities of small fruit. This is the largest orchard in the county.
E. Gish, proprietor of the Central House, formerly known as the Swain House; was born in Va. in 1837; moved with parents to Green county, O., in 1847; thence, in 1856, to Jasper county, Ia., and engaged in farming, until 1864; then moved to Shelby county, bought two hundred acres of well improved land in Harlan town- ship, and there engaged in farming until Apr., 1881, when he moved to Harlan and engaged in the hotel business. He has been engaged in this business before, and keeps a first-class house. He was married in 1867, at Bowman's Grove, Ia., to Marrietta Poling, and has two children.
G. S. Gibbs, dealer in general merchandise, was born in Ypsilan- tilCity, Mich., in 1848; removed to Harlan. Ia., in 1869, and was in the employ of J. W. & E. W. Davis. They had at that time the only business house in the town. He remained with them five years, and was employed by J. B. Stutsman until 1876; and in partnership with J. Jackson established his present business July 1st, 1879. He purchased Mr. Jackson's interest, and now carries on the business alone; has a very fine stock, and does a lively busi-
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ness. Has a branch business at Irwin, which is conducted by W. WV. Gibbs, under the firm name of W. W. Gibbs & Co. Mr. G. S. Gibbs has just completed a very fine brick residence in Harlan at a cost of $7,000. He was the first city treasurer of this place, and is at present a member of the council, also of the board of super- visors. Is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F. lodges. He was married Jan., 1875, at Council Bluffs, to Della Baughn, daughter of Hon. Chas. Banghn. They have one son and one daughter.
J. T. Graham, of the firm of Graham & Munger, hardware deal- ers, came to Harlan, Ia., in Dec., 1880 from Sharon, Mahaska county, where he was engaged in business three years. Jan. 1st, 1881, he bought a half-interest in the hardware store of E. J. Trowbridge, who sold the remainder to Mr. Munger June 18th, 1881. They have a full stock of everything in their line; keep two men employed, and a first-class tinner; have telephone con- nections.
O. F. Graves, of the firm of Carl & Graves, was born in Water- town, Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1848; there learned carpenter and joiner's trade; was for seven years engineer ou the R. W. & O. Ry .; four years on the N. Y. & O. M. Ry., and one year on the U. P. Ry. In 1875 he opened the sash, blind, and door factory of Graves & Van Doren, at Watertown, and in March, 1880, came to Harlan, Ia., and formed his present partnership. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and V. A. S. orders.
S. W. Harmon, of the firm of Seeland & Harmon, proprietors of the temperance billiard hall, on East Market street. This firm has three Brunswick & Balke Co.'s billiard tables, and two pool tables. The room is fitted up in first-class style; keeps for sale cigars, cider and soda water.
Lucien Herbert, proprietor of saloon on west side of square, was born in Luxemburg, Ger .; is a graduate from the Luxemburg Uni- versity, which he attended six years, graduating in 1878; came to the U. S. in 1879, and located at Wesphalia, Shelby county, Ia .; moved to Harlan in May, 1881.
J. A. Hardie, of the firm of Closson & Hardie, was born in Rock- port, N. Y., in 1858; moved to Pella, Ia., in 1869; was for four years foreman for R. P. Brown, at Grand Junction; has had nine years experience in present business. Their place of business is in the basement of Coenen's block.
Harry Howell, boot and shoe-maker, was born in Somerset, England, in 1848; came to America in 1868, first locating at N. Y. City; worked at trade there for six years; removed to Harlan, Ia., in the autumn of 1875; was in the employ of P. Louchor, har- ness, bcot and shce-maker, three years; then purchased the boot and shoe business; continued in the same place one year, and built
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his present place of business in 1879 in partnership with Charles Bergstresser. He is now doing a good business; keeps two men employed.
H. C. Holcomb, clerk of the courts. was born in 1823, in Essex county, N. Y .; moved to Kanesville, Ia., in 1853; was en- gaged in teaching school in Mills and Pottawattamie counties un- til 1858; then came to Harlan, which was just laid out, and erected the first house in the town, and engaged in carpentry, until 1859, when he was elected clerk of the courts; was re-elected in 1860, 1862 and 1864; was defeated in 1866, and re-elected in 1868 and 1870; was not a candidate for the next term, but was re-elected in 1878 and 1880. He was married in 1862 to Elizabeth A. McCoy, and has one son.
D. S. Irwin, attorney at law, came to Washington county, Ia., in 1865, from Pa. In the spring of 1870 he removed to Shelby county, and engaged in farming for several years, teaching school during the winters; was admitted to the bar at circuit court, at Harlan, in Mar., 1881, Judge Loofborow presiding; then engaged in the practice of law at Irwin, a new town on the Iowa Southern Ry. It was named after Mr. Irwin, having been laid out on his land. His office is in the postoffice building.
Hon. Thomas Ledwich, of the firm of Ledwich, Hunt & Long, dealers in lumber, coal, lime and cement; was born in Canada in 1841; came to the U. S. with parents, and located in N. Y. In the spring of 1861 he enlisted in the 2nd N. Y. Cav .; was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run. He was at the battle of Fredricks- burg, the fall of Mobile, and several other important battles, and was discharged in 1865; remained in Ky. two years; then re- moved to Avoca, Ia., and in June, 1869, shipped the first car-load of lumber into that place that was ever received there, and opened a lumber yard. In 1871 he started the first newspaper of the place, called the Avoca Delta, which he sold after two years. He re- moved to Harlan in 1879, and formed his present partnership. Their office is on Market street; adjoining it is the door and sash room, and in connection they manufacture Fry's patent combina- tion wood and wire fence, having the right for Shelby county. They keep four men employed, make sixty rods per day. Their large and well stocked lumber yard fronts Market and Court streets. Mr. Hunt was in business with Mr. L. at Avoca previous to com- ing to this place, and was the builder of the first steam mill there. Mr. Ledwich is president of the Shelby county fair association; has been president of the 'Botna Valley District Agricultural Society, he is mayor of the city, and has been a member of the council several years.
James M. Long, of the firm of Ledwich, Hunt & Long, came to Shelby county, Ia., in the spring of 1856, and located within three- fourths of a mile of the present town of Harlan; bought eight
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hundred acres of land in this and Harrison counties, and engaged in farming; two years later, the old town of Harlan was located, and in 1859 Mr. L. laid out the present town, which joins the old town on the south, and was called Long's addition. The same year the county seat was moved here from Shelbyville, and the year following he built the old court house; in 1870 he erected.the Harlan House; six years later, the first brick business block in the town, on the north side of the square; in 1878, he built another business block on the southwest corner of the square, and the City Hotel, and a brick building in rear of the hotel used as a saloon; and now has in course of erection the new opera house, which is to be a first class opera house with all of the latest improvements. It will have three store-rooms on the ground floor, two in front and one in the rear. Besides these buildings, he owns a fine resi- dence, livery barn, and other town and country property. In 1860 he was married at Jeddo, Harrison county, to Hattie McCoid.
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