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 land. The sketch was printed on the 70th wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Eliot, and is offered as a tribute to them.

its plan for a Whitman centennial celebration at Walla Walla in August, 1936, the Whitman Centennial, Inc., has issued a Brief, Requesting Assistance in the Restoration of the Grounds and Reconstruction of the Buildings of the Waiilatpu Mission. It gives briefly the story of Waiilatpu, preliminary activities, drawings and specifications for the rebuilding of the mission.

" from Radisson's Suit against the Company," is a contribution of Grace Lee Nute, curator of manuscripts of the Minnesota Historical Society, to the Beaver, December, 1935. Radisson brought suit against the Hudson's Bay Company in 1694, for nonpayment of money due him. The documents here printed are the bill of complaint and the reply, and furnish valuable data on Radisson and des Groseilliers, and the early history of the Hudson's Bay Company. Miss Nute, after diligent search, found the documents in the chancery records of the public record office, London.

"Sitting Bull's Own Narrative of the Custer Fight," edited by W. N. Sage, and printed in the Canadian Historical Review, June, 1935, brought forth a severe criticism from W. J. Ghent, who characterized it as wholly valueless. Mr. Ghent's letter and Mr. Sage's reply appear in the Canadian Historical Review, December, 1935.

House, Winnipeg, has been collecting books from the old libraries of Fort Simpson and York factory. Their search has resulted in gathering together 1297 volumes, dating from 1678 to 1875. Many of the books bear on the fly leaf the names of their former owners. An article describing the collection, by C. E. L'Ami, is in the Beaver, December, 1935.

Indiana History Bulletin, January, 1936, prints the plan for erecting historical markers in that state that offers helpful suggestions for other communities undertaking the same work. The marking of historic sites is one of the projects of the WPA. The location of each sign and its inscription must be approved by the historical bureau, which is part of the state department of education. The standards are to be uniform. All markers are to be at the side of the right of way of state highways. When sites of importance are not on the highways they will be indicated by markers stating the distance and direction of such sites from the marker on the highway. It is recommended that inscriptions should contain not more than fifty words, nor more than one or two facts and dates.

Dictionary of American Biography, volume XVIII, has the following biographies relating to the history of the Pacific northwest: Robert Stuart, J. Quinn Thornton and John A. Sutter, by W. J. Ghent; Thomas William Symons, by James Kip Finch; David Thompson, by T. C. Elliott; David P. Thompson, by R. C. Clark; John Kirk Townsend, by Witmer Stone.