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•I! i .1struction of two and a-half miles »*faqueduct in the town of Shawangunk Ulster county; two and a half miles in the towns of Yorktoyvn and New Castle, WJestchester county; six miles in Shawangunk, Ulster county, and Montgomery, Orange county, and 3,700 feet of tunnel in the Croton division of the aqueduct at Croton lake. *The contracts will cost the city from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000. The total amount of additional water supply which the city will receive when all the contracts are completed is 660,000,-000 gallons a day.Around the World.SPOKANE, Wash., April 6.—T. E. ! Linden, a member of the Spokane Motorcycle club, who fought under the name of “Riley” in the Boer war. has completed arrangements for a trip around the world on a motorcycle in 12 months, leaving Spokane nt 12 o'clock noon on May 1, whena* party rf his club mates will givehim a rousing send-off. He will ride jas far north as Dickenson, Mont.,thence to Pierre, S. D., south to Chicago, and east to New* York, traveling along the borders of the Great Lakes to avoid the mountainous country. Returning to this continent he will land at Vancouver, B. C., andride to Spokane. This is said to be•the first time that any one has attempted to travel around the world on a motorcycle, and it is believed that Linden will be successful, as he will be backed from start to finish ! by members of the club who are ambitious for a necord. The round-the-world ride is not on a wager nor are any of the usual freak Conditions attached to the test of endurance.Save shoe leatherclassified advertislnand effectiveby using the5columns. Cheap
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Walla Walla Evening Statesman
Walla Walla, Washington, US
Tue, Apr 06, 1909
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