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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27
LYON COUNTY.
a Brief Glance at its Progress, Accom-
panied With Some Figures.

a Brief Glance at its Progress, Accom-
panied With Some Figures.
We present our readers with an accu-
rate map of Lyon county, showing the
location of railroads, towns, post
offices, streams, etc. This map will be
valuable tor reference, and we adv Use
our readers to save the paper obtaining
il.
We have only room TO say briefly
that Lyon county Is one of the best
in the state for general farming and
stock raising. The unoccupIed lands
are being radidly purchased by our own
citizens, those who have been here for
years and know the capabilities of our
soil, and who have faith in the cnun-
tvs future. The county has. outside of
EmpOria, with her 1000 or 10000
inhabitants, several good towns which
speak for themselves to-day in other
columns. The population of the county
is at least 10000. improvements, such
as home buildings and opening new
farms is going on In all quarters Of the
county. At the last springs assessm ent
we had q taxable valuation OF s., $685.
523, which placed her third In the
list OF counties of the state IN the
amount of taxable property, there being
only two other counties that reported a
greater amount.
In stock, we had, at last springs re-
turns, 1904 COWS, and "a .859 other
cattle. making total of 47,9O3; hogs,
1851; sheep, 24,0ST; horses, 1928
mules, $50, number of pounds of wool
clipped, 126,899 value of ami
mails slaughtered, $685., sos; number OF
acres of corn raised, "A, 1875; acres in oats
4,263; millett, 1895; number of peach
trees bearing, 1858; number of young
trees, 1905; number of apple trees
bearing, L75,242; number not bearing
9S,657; stands of bees, 28S; pounds Of
honey produced, $40; pounds of butter
made, 409, 222; pounds of cheese made
Sc, 1877 value of poultry and eggs
sold, $15 .4C5; value of vegetables
and garden stuff sold, $l0,SG4. We
have probably 1875 600 acres of land un.
der fence; there were 1896 acres OF tamC
grass cut last year and 73,646 acres oi
Wild grass.
These figures show something OI
what Lyon county has and Is dong
Look at the map and take view of the
whole county in your mind, as here
presented, and it is easy TO Imagine that
the county Is regular beehive of intel.
ligent and effective workers. Like
John Browns body, they are marching
on and will accomplish, in tho
next ten years, results that will astonish
us all. There is plenty of room herC
for more good people and they can ioiu
a procession which is marching in the
front ranks of progress, and of which
they will all be proud.
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A Fatal AccIdaat.

Thomas Grimmett met with an In
slant and horrible death Saturday alter
noon on the Fremont Wright farm.
three miles northwest of Americas. He
was climbing up on wagon loaded
with wood, when the horses started sud-
denly, throwing him under the wheels.
His skull was crushed, and the poor
man sent into eternity instantly. Young
Grimmett was highly esteemed by his
acquaintances, and his parents have the
sympathy of all
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THE rELEpHoNE EXCHANGE,

This valuable institution was estab.
lished by the Bell Telephone company
in this city in January. 1882, with about
% subscribers. Shortly after it was
put in it was taken charge of by G. w
Cleaver, who filled the duties of mana
ger until June 1885,, and brought the num-
Der of subscribers up to So. The pres
ent manager Is Homer 4 Bishop. and he
fills the position with great acceptability
The present number of subscribers is
sixty. The office is furnished with a
switch board which will accommodate
one hundred subscribers and Is provided
with all the convenIences for an effective
sarUina
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sHERIFFs STATISTICS.


The following statistics for the year
are taken from the records at the sheriffs
Office:
Number of sherIffss sales, %.
Number of persons taken TO The In
sane asylum. 5: males, 3 females, g
Number of persons taken to the peni-
tiary, 4; males, 3; females. 1.
Number Of county prisoners confined
IN the Jail feF the year. So classified as
follows:
Murder, 3; petit larceny, 10; contempt
Of court, ] mizdemeanof, g; bastar1y, 2;
default Of bond, /: rape. L insane, g ];
grand larceny, ID peace warrant, 2; as
sanls Nsih deadly weapons, g drunk
ard dLasfieFlYs 4; selling whiskey, 4 !;
assault aA1 bzatery, 9; keeping bawdy
h0alses hgralt, 2; prostitntion, q;
The naE sE Of city prisoners for the
year use ~, classified as follows:
Drunk 20 paupers, 10; disorderly,
I 5; assarl1 9; petit lafee1y. 3; breaking
/ windoe mlsdemean0r, g; fighting
81 asstnl 70 be policeman, /; pFosti.
ton, Hing whisky, / /; insanity. /
OF tie PERSONS confined ai the Jail dur
ing - Ehr, elegen were from othel
T number of persons con
fineI lls taffis "a.
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Waite q Rich.

The above concern is giving excellent
satisfaction in the production Of photo
graphs and crayon pictures. Mr.. s. IL.
Waite, the senior partner has had
years of experience in the best CALLER
les in the east, having for a long time
been a leading artist at Hartford, Con-
necticut. He is ably assisted by Miss
Della Rich whose skill and experience
is derived from a steady devotion to the
art for the past seven or eIghtyears.
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rhs knporLa str.s, Ranu.n.


This valuable institution was incor
porated in November, 1881, with q cap.
tai stock Of &25. O0e, most Of which Was
taken by foFeign holders. The fran
chise subsequently, pAased into the
hands OF EmpOrsa parties Who
have just complsasd . mile Of track On
Commercial street from the Normal %
First avenue. which is FunaiaR with
good results. a line running east and
west. connecting the Missouri PacihC
and Santa F0 depoes has Aeec
commenced, and will be pushed 10 sArly
completion. The road IL constructed In
the most substantial manner, and il
well equipped. The officers Of ahe road
are: Van r. Holmes. prssldent; d. W.
Holderman, vice-pFssident; ]. q. Hol
den, secretary; r. D. Thomas, treas
urer; Col. Fl. C. Whitley. manager.
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Lana A~.neim.

EmpoEia has many land agenas uhO
are always ready TO give infoFmation
concerning lands Aad assist the immi-
grant in purchasing real estate and aid
in selling la1ds placed on She market.
Among tie number are q. E Norton. s
B. Riggs. 3. RoFson. Wells Bros, Ffss.
erick g Burton. @. B. HschelIeF. Joaer
& SWartz, Stubhs q Son ana Tia ARws
company. Tar News Land ageaey was
established ia 1878 .sinee which simsonl
land aepaftmens has hesR : e,saase a
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Eskridge. Il receives the Associated
Press dispatches and is edited with
much ability. There is connected with
it . fine JOB department and hook bind
cry. and the establishment is one of the
most complete in the state.
THR DEMOCRAT,
Is owned and published by ]. n.
AcCown. Il is a weekly edition
and is edited with a degree
of ability that renders it one
of the mosl influential Democratic pa
pers in the state. The proprietor is a
young men bat he has developed capa-
bilites which justify the belief that his
paper Is destined TO become one OF the
institutions Of Kansas.
THE GARNET
IL the name Of monthly publication
deFoted 70 educational matters, which
Is issued BY A. W. Stubbs and L. A.
Wright. 1t ia dessrYedlY popular, cs-
pecially with Normal studenls and has q
very large circulation.
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Express and TeIecrap,, business.


Manager G. w. Cieaver, of the West
ern Union city office, furnishes US with
the following figures:
Number OF messages handled in 1882,
1861 number of works in press re-
port, 2,O86. 05S; gross cash receipts, &c.
Ss7 90.
Number of messengers handled in
1888. 149, 500; number OF words Of press
report, 2.535,35S; gross cash receipts,
$7,5G1, 81.
Increase for 1888 in the number of
messages, 31,176; increase in the num-
Der of words OF press report, 449, 800; IN
crease in cash receipts $14O,3S.
PACIFIC EXPRESS.
The following IL a summary of busI-
ness transacted by the Pacific Express
company Tor the year 1888, as furnished
us by Agent C. B. Sears:
Receipts on packages received,
$6,707 10; receipts on packages forward.
ed. 1898 IL; gross receipts for 'S2,
S10,256.S6; net gain fors'83. $41325.
WELLS, FARGO & CO. IS ExPREss.
Mr., $. F. benson. agent of the Wells,
Fargo 81 Co.'S express, furnishes thefol-
lowing summary of business for the
past year.
Receipts from packages received ST..
430. GO.
Receipts from packages forwarded,
$15, 758 80.
Total $23, 1888 so
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BANKS AND LOAN COMPANIE.

BANKS AND LOAN COMPANIES.
Emporia is we'll provided with banks
and loan companies, which are among
the solidist and most reputable concerns
in the west. Amidst all the trouble of
1872 and the following years, which were
very disastrous to banking institutions
throughout the country, the Emporia
banks went through unscsthed.
FIRST NATIONAL.
This bank was established in 1871 and
has grown in strength from the start
1t is located in Holderman's block, cor
ner of Commercial and Sixth street Its
officers are: President, II. c. Cross :;
wee president, VIM. Martalndale; cash
Ter, c. s. Cross. 1t employs seven or
eight persons in doing its work. AT its
last official statement October 2nd, 1888,
its resources were.$1 .143 ,920.92, included
in which were $4O7,7O0 33 In lo1ns and
discounts; $3O3, 900 81 IN sight exchange,
and $227, 27042 in cash, etc
The deposits were $S8O,11S As
The capital stock paid in is 100000;
surplus, $4,000; undivided profits,
SIS. S02 SO; circulation, 100000.
EMPoRIA NATIONAL.
This bank was started in 1867 as a
private institution and was organized
under the national bank law in 1872.
Its officers are: President, P. b. Plumb
vice president, G. Hood; cashier, L, L.
Heritage; assistant cashier, J. M. Steele.
MT Heritage has been connected with
the bank as cashier from the first start.
1t occupies Its own building on the
corner of Commercial and Fifth streets.
Its resources. according to its statement
of Oct. 3, 1888, were 1912, O07.5 81 Its
capital stock was 100000; surplus,
$4,000; circulation, 5000; deposits,
1854 ,461.14.
SAVINGS BANK.
This bank has a capital of $100, 600,
$4,000 paid Its deposits average
sos goo. Its officers are: President, j.
Jay Buck cashier, Howard Dunlap, the
latter having been connected with the
institution since its establishment
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
There are the Central Loan and Land
Company, the Emporia Loan and Trust
Company, Warren Leighton & Harrison,
Wilson & Wharton, and Filkins Sc Sis
ler The oldest is the first-named, and
the others come IN the order named as
to age. The last named was started
quite recently These concerns have
placed large amount of money on
property. not only in Lyon county but
throughout this section of the stSte and
in the southwestern. counties. They are
sill doing a good business.
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Ell Dorado rejoices in new hotel,
something which has been needed for
years. II IS 65x90 feet, and three SO.
ries high. The Times publishes dia-
gram Of the building, and we judge il Is
q very convenient building for the pur-
n0SA
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90 nap Of Kansas is FINN the old
rsllalie engFasing and map establish
lnent q Isisd. Mentally s Co. Chicago.
The c. II hzongft down 10 date and
even he new railroad from En-
ports g saa City by way of Ottawa,
new aplefesd 70 the latter place
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The NEWS has made no canvass
fol advertisements for its Holiday
Edition. preierring rather to give The
space to facts and figures regarding the
city, county and state. Our regular ad-
Pertisers get the benefit of this edition
without extra charge. In our directory
we have endeavored to mention eeerp
business man in the city, 10 all of whom
we wish Merry Christmas and Hap
ply New Year, trusting that we will all
pull together through the coming year
for the mutual benefit and the continued
progress and prosperity of our town,
county and state.
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The contract for carrying the mail
from the postoffice to the depots has
been let to Pruyn & Pearsall.
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Tota, enrolment of the State sgricnl-
tural college is 1924, of whom 40
are young women. The average
age of students is oyer nineteen years
and hut very few are under sixteen.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HARTFORD.
Fs,nr Esuildi aes and Eiae Thousand Doll
Lars worth of Property Destroyed

Ssrrow Escape Of some of the People
from turning.
HARTFORD, Dec. 90.
s.ss rniag aboui 3 O'clock the cry
= as'Eeeas head IN our town and there
xas q general tsFHeut The fire started
IN Commercial ssFcsl in the old Camp
bell building. il Is tisoughi, from a de
tec'iVe fiae. One Of the buildings dc
stroHed WAS occupied 81 j g. Eakin
rs l residence. The first the inmates
kaew "t the tire the heat awoke them
and lire was dropping on the b, d. They
hid t's4iy time To pick up a srunk aud
escape IA 'i.tlr ugh casti;,s H..
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The endowment fund of the State Ag-
ricultural College amounts. st this date.
to $444, 400.SS, invested at an average In
terest of more than seven and one halt
per cent
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ANOTHRR ACCnuNT

Hartford, Thursday, Dec. 20-At
1 30 O'Clock this morning, a fire broke
out in building on Commercial street
owned by J C.Eakin, and rapidly spread
to adjoining buildings. II started from
a defective fiue. The buildings burned
were all one story. E4kin's building
was valued al 81 500; insured for $500;
contents 5000; insured for 800. The
next buildings destroyed were G. d.
Columns Hartford meat market, valued
at $500 INSURED for $500 Shaver & John
sons meat market, loss$ $500 no insurance.
The buildings belonged to n. T. Fuller
valued at 5000; Insured. $3.50. W. 81.
Flickinger sustained q heavy loss His
building was valued at $4,000; insured,
$500; stock of groceries, more than
So 800; insured Tor $4,000.
All the plate glass in the opera house
opposite were broken. Loss to build
inEs not burned probably $500; all in
sured. All the burned buildings Will
be rebullttwo stories high as soon as
the weather Will permit.
EMERY LANPIIEAR
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The cuts of the new depot and Of the
two residences were by made Ramsey,
Millett s. Hudson, Kansas City, who
have our thanks for their promptness.
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---- Ojt. s-Nao ;
Il sioek in ;be be.i,11ns h5ca ets
a7tAa boss; r. 1osgr-1,c... Toe n,xs ~
;Ae Ins "a! t:e hot / st.se. u=s " II.
Fsleb il'gef's sFsce,y Store wuh Il stock
IS over So QUO. OuIy a few huadred
4, liars worth were saved. insurance IN
stack $4,000. building $500 The pow
der can exploded in this building which
sent The ire tiyiag In every direction.
w. 2. Gould " Cos. hardware store,
20 feet north of The Fllckingur building,
was only saved by hard work and plen-
ty Of water. The boys all did nobly and
pals of water came lively so that when
1t was over We had 80 pals full lett
The heat was so great thati broke the
large glass in Burnheisel s. Kell's and
Msxson s. La1phear's buildings 80 feet
away across the street. Shaver s. Jack.
son and w. II. Flickinger each had 9
Mosler & Bahmaun fire-prOof safe which
| came through all right. The papers and
books were not even warm.
This is the first fire in Hartford fol
oyer eight years, and if the wind had
been in the south instead of northeast
| there would have been seven othel
| buildings burnt. MoDoCK.
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posroFFIcE FIGURES.

The following figures, furnished by
Mr.. Murphy, chief clerk of the post
office. show the leading items OF
business Mt our postoffice There
has been no order from the
department this year TO keep any
account of the mail matter sent out, and
consequently there can he no figures
given. The amount OF mail matter sent
ont and received has largely increased
during the year. The money order
business If the year Is as follows:
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Diagram
q
sfco pIW Improved asn
% a S % Frs
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EaIPoRIA RIFLES.

Like most other towns al any promi.
aence Einporia has miliISry company
the Emporla Rifies--arganized in
1870. with membership al forty five
men. The company has very hand.
some armory. neat uniforms and forty
stand of arms The present officers are
Captain, &. A. Wolf; first lieutenant, q
w. Meigs; second. lieutenant, w, p
Wilcox. The present membership oil
the company IS fiity-two
There are 4 500 members of The A. o
L. w. in Kansas
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rHE FREE NErHoDIsr CHURCH

was organized with seven members. in 1873,
by Rev j P. McEIfresh, and services were
first held at private houses. In 1880 Rev. l..
e. Ebey took charge Of the congregation
AMI iur.ng his pastorate = brick church % X
40 feet erectssi ut the Garner at snmer-
.iai street aHL South asenne, ut ccst OF
$500. IL was d7ticate,i . :toiscr 29th, lSs9
There are at present tweuty five meu.beFs
AMI the church Is prospecting un'irr the pas
tOrate of Rev ". II. Hibharti.
In addition 10 the above named societiGs
the Lntherans have effected An organization,
and will probably build next year; the Evan
gelical Association. Rev. Mr. Linge, pastor,
are pre- pairing 10 erect = church esliice in the
spring; the Cumberland Presbyterians are
ARitAtiug the question OF = church, and the
PredestinaFian BRptists have an organiza-
ton and hold stated services at the residence
Of the pastor. Rev. DOS. Brown, corner Of Ru.
raj ana First avenue
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Its Iinpr.yenisnrs. Business Housss ana
TrAue-.PrOf-ssiOBAI Mes aud
Mechant~n
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1ts spisHpid Location la One OF the
Richest FarEnIaK Sections In
the state
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The following figures estt tiie c'uh
expenses for the first three quarters c
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EMPoRIA NATIONAL.

This bank has capital of 100000,
$4,000 paid Its deposits average
$4,000. Its officers are: President, j.
Jay Buck; cashier, Howard Dunlap, the
latter having been connected with the
Institution since its establishment.
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aIcPherson has expend
Hssf year in church bnild
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MECHANICS.

Carpenters-R. Ii. Hall, c. F. Conk-
lin, jacob Lowe, ID, NJ. Huested, and
VIM. Boyd.
Stone Mssons-W. W. Lay, Jacob
Shope, Geo. Tapllean.
Plasterers-F. D. 10y, John Gal.
breath and s. Hassinger.
Painters-E J. Holderness and ID. &.
Griaell
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) A. Brown & Co through their
gentlemIy agent, j L KIRK, report
their sales this year to be in excess OF
f2S 900. Their sales last year only ag-
gregaied $1,000. No trueT index TO the
general growth and prosperity could be
found than these figures; and Il more
perfect gentleman, nor one who attends
more strictly TO business, could not be
found than their present, agent j. +.
Kirk t..
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ao1ning daily. Wns e. ~ ishesi II } a..
y, 1851 and i puhlishes b C: Y,
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=.
the stone building he used IS a graded
school The average attendance at all
the schools now number about 100. j.
A. Coilins, o. Lambert and 3. p. Elliot
constitute the board. The present corps
of teachers are B. r. BigleE, of the high
school: Miss Aahle Grant, intermediate.
and Miss Annie Goodrich, primary de
pArtment..
GRNERAI. MERCHANTS.
II. w. Gibson carries large stock OF
fAacy ,ahelf groceries. contectiouariss.
cigars, etc, In connection with his
other buainess he keeps on hand . tull
line of undertakers' goods. and during
his spare time his eongeaial face NAV
be sren behind the counters OF j. ID.
Csibsoo's, whom he assists In the dry
goods line.
Tressler u Lowry are al present doing
an ImmenAe business. Their Sales will
reach H2S,U00 for the last year. They
have solo since the frat day OF April
fvs ear lOA,Es Of hour, which OF itself Is
. &3,O0e item. They hAndts fancy and
heavy groceries, Rente' furnishing
Koods, glass and Queensware, notions
etc. T6ey are both geatlemen of steri'
ing AnsiAess qualifications and well
knoIsU throA ghont the country.
Lesh Bro now occupy their new store
rooms With q 81 800 stock Of general
pErchandIse. consisting OF groceries
oueensNAre. xen1e' furnishing goods
&c Although they lost their entire
atock by The are of last March valued 81
IS 800, and covered by but 81 900 insur
snS& with 4 spirit Of conmeodable en-
terprise. they nurchsad what eoOds they
could haatifT procure and commences
business 10 the J. W. 10y huilding from
Whsneo Sheg hARe $nst removed-
DRY eOoDo.
I'D. 0ibaOn Nay we'll Be called tkt
pioneer dry RooAa man of the county
hGVIng 81 Sic etakas a. this pleoe :
early 6 n lsSA He eaErIna eI!OO'
in his line end has built up steadily In
creasing trade BY selling goods strictly
on their morl& He controls the be-
trade Of the country ana ts eYeryWher
known for Ais upright and just deaiingl
BLAcEnlTTHA
]. Craig Anderson haa the larger par
Of that business In town, keeping COZ
SANITY employed from two % ive hands
Peter Rush owns and conducts In
1leckomith trade ~ his old stand o
Main okreet.
afrIrlKnRY AND DREssaEAKING.
MrD s. u. Cahill has conducted q mi
linerv ahoD during the summer in Oh
east srpre room of J. ID. Gibson. Sht
hes lad fair share OF the patronage o
the ladiea Of Americas and always %
deAvors 70 pleAAe
Mrs. SeehbinA conducls > ,dressmal
iug establishment in the same room
with Nrs. Cahill-
Mrs w. w. 10y, n the south part {
town. is kept busy preparing The an
dresses that are constAatly brought
her.
WAaON sHoPA.
Josiah Lamb carries on . wagon al
repair shop IN the north part of TOW
a1d fe1r1 wooden material for the IA
al m - for 1ale
I5lE ~ AacDIil rnno .Nsz1a ana .
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-12-21
NOTICE.-TIMBER CULTURE.
U. Land Office, Mitchell, DIT. Nov

Complaint having been entered at
this Office by Enos b. Grandy, against
Erland Johnson for failure to comply
with law as to timber-eulture entry N Q
1851, dated April 25,. 1882, upon the Sc
or sec. 32, town 1O6, range Sc, in JeraIld
county, ID. T., with view to the can
collation. of said entry: contestant al
leging that johnson has failed to break
five acres the first year as required by
law: the said parties are hereby sum
moned to appear at this Office on the
9Th Cay Of January, 1884, at 9 o'clock a
M, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged failure.
dc14jan4c&co GEO. B. EvERrTT, Reg