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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
Application fer Pat3Ht.



UNITED STATES l.ANp OFFICE,
HALEY. ',AHo,
Ap"il -, 1884.
Nctico is hereby given that the Atlanta H,ll colo
Mining and Milling Company. an or.Gani zatun III
corporal d uud,r the Laws OF the state of y W
York. by its at. rny-iu fact. Mm Hynlnnn,
whose rostp,ice addresses HALEY, Altar : county,
Idaho Territory, has made application for ii
United states Patent for the
ARTHUR MACY PLACER MINING CLAIM,
situate IN Middle Boise Mining Distract, Alturas
county. Id iho Territory, cousis ting of L.. . In It
feet of the claim, surface Ecuund ltet Wlde,
being l. No. 5, and de ribbed int IL ii not and
plat of the official survey fiji" III this "ilrt. It
magnetic ariAtiOn vt Is tcNrGtS hni ~ iuih't ;
east Ms follows. Commencing 1T t,It most W. II
corner of the claim, III .rk, Il corner No. l. AMI run
ming thence =. sc degrees l.. $50 feet to corner NO.
.; thence r. 1 degrees v. AZ tc.1 ocorn No. 3
thence y. ~ degrees 81 inmates and 4t SIC l's W
l2t327 fett t. c. rncr No. =; th"nce y. l. dc-rs,S
sSs feet to corner No. /, the place f btgni sur
vey of exterior boundaries Of claim. {, ntaii.int
Is acres.
From corner No. l. I. s. II. N. No. bears n
45 deAr.es ami b luluut ". l,6i5 tctt distant.
The said mining clam BENG OF record III
office o. the Recorder OF said NriIs IFS
trict, ut HALEY, in Altures t"unty. Id H. l'rr'
tory The nearest known locations BEN,
the Daily Nill site claim, lot 30, b.
| dire that It's notice be Pnb lsheI IN tn
WOOD RIVER TINES, the newspaper publ lt'
H. ares; tAc said mining claim. ior the period o
sixty days.
sadG0t HOMER l. POUND. Register.
WM. uYNpMAS, Attorney FIR Applicant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
Application for Patent.


UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
hAl4II. Idaho.
April %, 1894.
Notice is hereby piven that the atlanta Hi
Gold Mining and Mill NJ Company. IN or 7anzt
ton in"urpur4ted under the iawS OF In" Stl'e "1
New York by its httorne! in-iHct, WA. hSi unlh
whose post ihre ador, is HALEY. Aitiras comfy
Idaho Territory. has made application for
United States Patent for the
LAST CHANCE LODE MINING CLAIM
situate i'll the Mid1e Boise Mining District, Al
235 linear rect of the lode, and surface ground
2tJ feet wide being lot No. 80. and described III
the field notes and plat of tn. uihci8i survey OF
file in this utficc. with magnetic variation 1T ~ de
prces and 10 minutes east, us follows: Nuinmrnr
Ing II the discovery polnt md running tn n, =
n degrees T.. 80 feet to e. It end of clam thence
s. Is d, ,,re.s ". 100 fe.t t, corA,r NJ" Il tnance
n l3 degrees T. 200 fec to corner No ,: thence
n Il degrees ". ,sS feet to corner No. .; thence
4 u degrees ani 30 minutes VI 80 fo"t I" rorna1
No 1: thence s. 10 dt grtes W. 20j feet to corn /
No 3; thence n. II degrees ard 30 m'uut = l.. 80
feet to corner No. &: thence $. n degrees T.. IS
feet to No. l. the place of beSinhii surytl
OF exterior boundaries OF claim. Containing 5ii
acres.
From corner No g. L 3. NJ. NJ. No. bears n. A
degrees, 10 inmates aud 30 seconds T. 1914 ie,1
dist mt
The said mining claim being of record in t!,'
Office af the Recorder of sud Mining DIS
trct at HALEY, in Alturns County, Idaho Tcrrtto
nv. The nearest known lorht,nns h"inS tn
Nj march, L. ). lot 81 and the Bun 10. L. Lot ~
direct that this notice be rubii hci N tn
nearest the said mining claim, for tne period o
sky days.
a22lGUt HOMER l.. POUND, Regis'@"
WA. HYNDNAN. Attorney for Applicant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
SUMMONS.

:.
In The N'str'ct ohrt 'ht ~u Jn 'ic,Al ilSr' toi
the lerfit"dy ui ltth :, III ah' "r ''"' "uh,y
ol hi'"fhs'
Richard II. Ably, plaintiff, VS.. Thomas V. Flint.
defendant.
.;r i,,o,,.l+ in W. Dis.,tct Cnrrt of the Cd Ju-
,i,.Iai I,fet,i.t Of nc r. ~ tow 81 Iibhn ia
.,d ror = n ,nr,tv IF .lturss and q com
~, i,t "A, 4 la SOFA co,ut If tturqs in the Of
p ~. a., -" r =" ~ s'ii ,,i.ri = mn,
49,. 49,. r. 9
IN" 4 op"' Il u" h,'d - ; ~ iNis VA
Idaiio, SEND Sr 't!hb ihoh4"s v Ai'h''
oeientan;
YOU are hereby rpquir ed to appear in sn action
% q 81. ~. int vou ~ tn" nbp," named piii +,
IN -, nstr { G 'ut o. the 'coni 'lnhieini bis-
tri,t OF = rat pry Of I'd No. in and 70 the coJin-
IS ct tn - AID TO .AusW r tae coin0i int flied
therein W tll.H ten dIys exclusive IF tn" d y f
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20

The rconls If The 'ritcd St,es in the T.rr't >ry
'f I.2Eo scLd gre, tin t. Alma keyes and
Nllsrt Reyes. defends sts
You srs hereby required 10 srpsnr in an ct on
fr u:i t against YOU by he abov manned pl,in-
4 in the nistr t Court Of tn Second Ju ,icial
District q: e Territory of id,ho. in and for the
C. univ ri Alurss, and T. answer the pl4i mt
filed Therein WITHIN ten days lex lusiye .: the day
of srrNi,- J, ft.r tn service y'u Of tn sum.
mons If served W.T. lin tails eouuiy: or II served
ont If this county, hut in this cistrigt, w thi
tw ty DAYS: Otherwise, Wit lin forty drys-or
juig uen' bY default wi he taken against You ac-
cor,:ing to the irayer of said com ..laiut.
The said action - brought to recover ju 'gneE nj
ngain>t You for The snnl OF twelve hundred
nnet, four nd 97I0O dollars due pi int ifs tr III
you on certain Judgment rendered in the Dis
trici Court Of the First Judicial Di trir, Weber
county Utah Ter tory, OF Msrch 1?tn 1891.
A:4d you are hcr-by tted that f you fail tc
r an rcd til" sad plaintiffs W II take defiant an
:-.i'",t fl 'he sum # 81, % ~. hni int rest
1t oper ceit. from March 1T, Is and COSTS OF
suit.
even under my hanl .n' sesl Of the D;str:s
Court u the Srror. Jrfi al I i ,ri, Of Il Fer
ritr " Idaho III and fog t,ic county % I ,ras
us i.ti GaN If Nay, in tn 'esr ~ onr I.ri on,
,lorsaod istt DunGres. AID i,lty-f,ur
ls.ALi il. RICHARDSON, Clerk.
~ r. Z. RI-BARps, Deputy Clerk.
kIa3ALL Haywood. Ogden, Pins. Attys. mi.
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EMMA LOWE MI2ITG CLAIM.

situ,to in Secs aud ~. n >, y, Il. H. f., Boise
Meridian, Mineral nill Mining ll-tr!, /. A,turtN
county. Idaho Territory, consisting o. l,'uu
linear feet OF the lode, surface ground 40" t"ct
wide, being lot No is, and desc, ned IA the h"t''
notes and plat of the "hinl survey ga hie III til ;
Office, with magnetic variation ut IN degrees hit oo
minutes east, IS follows:
Commencing at the discovery point Of this rriln
and running south ~ degrees and % uInut"S tast
4Sl feet c,ut,r of souti east end iIuc q claim;
thence north AZ degrees and 80 nILutts est 1''j
re t t. cprner No. /; thence south ucSr' IS art
A. mint : west coo feet t. corner No. :. IN nee
north A degrees and 20 n,lutrs west Loo feet To
corner No. =: thence 'ortn ~ degrees and 40 mini
utes east 600 feet to Cor!rr No. y tlvn'c south IL
degrees aud 20 minutes east i.@ol i"'t = e irhNr
No. l. aud place of h, ginning survey of exterior
DO rdari.s embracing II tot"l area IF :" 80 ar 5;
ex 'lu ling, however, from this apphc ton and
DIES rintjou the area conflict " Il the "N I
Eagle" Lode, Lot. No, d. Pa acres, aud tue tI"a
in conflict with the "lnlinn Queen 10 l", i"t 80.
Co. ~ scr,s ARA cl......,G aI sought t, DC pat
ent'd, Is 81 acres.
Sc ons Is l6, u ana -, OF rcwnehi3 =, gt1 81
Range Il East OF the Boise Mrriidsn. brar7 Nout ,
s. degrees, II minutes and u seconds N,st 2,'u.i
feet
The said mining claim being of record in the
Office of the County Recorder Of said hnT DIS
triet ut HALEY, in Alturis County Idaho TER =
w. The nearest known locations being the In
di,n Qnc, H." Lot uu, War Isglc, Lot Il, and tue
"Ntihc."
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any ror-
ton of the said hanna" Lode Mining Claim 81
surface ground. required to tie th"lr aIN"rs'
,lsims thereto with the Register of the United
states Land Oni,e, at Ha,ey, idanp TIrltyry
within the sixty days publication thereof, or tiitH
will b., barred by viruc "f the provisions Of thy
Statute iii s,ich cases nude and provided.
HuHEH L. POUND, Register.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT HArIEy, IDAHO
April %, lSoI.

l. John T.. G Smith, Of Haley. iaho. who made
Homestead A pie ton 30. ~, tor the 5 W u n.
l.. i ami y. ". 4 = T.. J.. and S. L.. i y. ". 4
and :. L. :, ). VI. i. SC. Is, ~, Is t It
10 her by = notice of a,y into tun - 90 met
toe .~h, nd make .nnl pruuf t. establish my clam
tat lana aGo, e e-,r.b"d AL t .Xpe' t.
,,r VI. my rrsil-uc, ami crl iy On bcfote tls
kcSiat T. and receiver It Fl i,'y l ;hho, ON June
g. ~. by two Of TIE following witnesses:
L. p. Irue. v. 4 i:.iey, !. NJ. tanlady. ana
Il. Mili,r-all Of HALEY, Iiaho.
JOHN l.. G. SMITH.
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The Weekly Times

columns of the DAILY TIMES and
ans Mines Mills Smeters weather and
general progress region, which in the DAILY ts
sheet o4x36 price subscription only THREE DOLLARS
PER YEAR. ONE DOLLAR AND A lALF per haifyea' Sent
by mail, postpaid receipt of prce
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To GUS ROLKr:
Dissolution Of C3.P Partnership.

To WuoN IT MAY CoNCEEN:-No'ice is hereby
81 e., t. th" ann IF MAY. Kri ( Co, OF tn
town ul Halle cuu ty ST A.tur 5, and Ter trry
# L he, gone NJ rutrrh MS. is this dav dis
su.vel by ri'ntion, mat mutual cons 1T Of tnc
parties htr'o. NJ sr+. Elias VI y md G"or -
kr ~. general p"rt t,r'. viii cont nut ssi
business Mt tie o'ust,nl w. lie Mr.. lSruch evy.
city ali County f = i'r Ilcsco C'lifor-
mia, herto"'rc n IL d = IT r. sad fir II.
ir's Ncssrs. Eli Mry nd G ore hrieg VIII
p;y collect ali ucco.,ts in f.vor a.airs.
said finn.
FrI\S MAY,
CSC. KEIEG,
BAkt Ca Ii Wy.
II4il"y IlnhO, April % 1884,. a2Jw1
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20

Notice of the above appllcst on W II be published
i'll The lIMLs. pr,t 4 ~ iiHil.N, idaho, which
her by desi snsts Hs tIe newspaper pub ished near
est the l,nu dt scrued i'll sad appl ton.
a4a:u HOMER l.. Pot Nd. Register.
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rNu for the working clasa. Send ID eeh''
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20

direct that the foregoing notice of application
for patent be- published for the period 81 SIXTY
dsys in the WOcD RIVER DAILY TINES, ncWsrHnef
published at Haley, Alturas county, !daho Ter
fItury
m29 HOMER l.. POT Nd Register.
w. H. WATT, Haley. Idaho. ATTY. for Applicant
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
Application for Faleat.
SOrlrE NO. As
UNITED STATES LASD OrFICY.

UNITED STATES LAND pNFiCH.
E,iLCl, ipNUo,
Mdrch -. t1Si,
Notice is hereby given that PANEL Harrington
and Robert {. Chambers, 10y W ii " 1T tA.lr IL
irne, in feet, whose rustuhc" address Is
HALEY. Altltra, county, Idaho 'errli -, have
made appreciation tor United States Patent Tor
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
SUMMONS.
In the District Court of the Second Ju!ici.l Dis
trict Of the lerrt r OF Idaho. in and for
the Coun Of Alt',ras.

George Red. f. o. Joa-s. J. p. Kjrsendall an,
Chas. Coe, cop r n.rs under tne Erm
ne'rs of Reed Jonc, 4 60 plain
tfs Aims Kcyes md VII
l.ri h y >, aefc ada. Is.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM
The Wood River Times,
DAILY AND WEEKLY

Makes that suberugc less appreciated
claim the
paper region point proudly its record Founded the
l5.A of June 1881, weekly LESS THAN ELEVEN MONTHS
WEEKLY, with Geographic dispatches
miles by published daily monthly
of over $500!
The WOOD RIVER TIMES is published at HALEY, the
and rich Auras county, the chosen terminus
of Oregon Short Line Railway
Commercial Political and Social Metropolis Of the Wood
River Sawtooth Region.
advertising apply the Office Of regular
patrons
Z. z. PLCOTTE, Publisher,
| IDAHO
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Notice Of the above appii" alton Will be pub
lishcd in the TIMfs, printed at HALEY. Idaho
which | hereby Gesi ,.untr rs the newspaper pub
hsh.d nearest the land described in said spplica
ton.
miwi HOMER l.. POUND Register.
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Terms Of Subscription:

The DAILY delivered by carrier in HALEY Bullion
Bellevue week. payable to the carrier and
sent by receipt $40 for S. for monhs
for months
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE At HALEY, IDAHO

N ny o. tboI
l. Joseph 4. Meadows, of Haley, Idaho, who
made r. enlI N devl4Iat ny stat men No.
4,9.a, 10 the +. /, n ", Il and n. 4 S. W. /,
sccti, Is. X f. i L. Il SECT on %. N, X. II
do h Ieby give no-iye o; my int r'iou to make
final proof ct thlisl Ivy Fl i'm - tn" land Sh We
uescrthod, and ia expect to prove my reid ne
,n5 rul W.T. on before gister ana Receiver IT
Hnilcy Lend Otlic-, June II. 1881, y two of
til t Howl g win'ssts: tired rick b tnei,ian
Patrick AirMou gl,, NJ. J. Er iden, AID John Sta
p.cfurd all of Haley, Idaho.
JOSEPH A. MEADOWS.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20

letters 81 m Oh Bi,ters ere Ne MS M inv 4ur
ant. For sale by all Druggists AID Dealers zen.
orally. mimi
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-20
The Daily Times

Is published Every Evening Sundays excepte and contains
local happenings general interest as well as the most
liable reports obtanable of the
Y;eld Of Our Mines, Shelters and Mills.
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DIsEh0 ES OF HAN.
. r. A L I. z n

81, Kea7Cy 0Ne'F o.n ITaEC!5cN, Ca1.
U. $. hive VEGETABLE COMP USr. T. e result
o. many Years o. sr.c NJ practice nnu ID $ udy
which unl. r m sueciti stVire HAS NENiE F NILE
OF SUCCESS the cure Of Losr MANHOOD RusrA
lUE.n.A. ErC. o3ltf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09
William L. Yancey's Monument.

Montgomery (Atd.) Ad0erttSer.
Shortly before her death Mrs. Yancey
had set apart an adequate sum to erect a
monument over the grave of her husband,
and at her death Mr.. GOOdlOe Yancey
took charge of the work, selected the de-
sign for the monument, and contributed
most literally to its erection. All of the
children, however, added something as
their means permitted, and thereby made
it a family memorial worthy the name
and fame of their great father and the
social charms and Christian virtues of
their beloved mother. The monument
stands on the family lot in the cemetery,
is of Eastern granite, and is about % feet
high. The design and the inscriptions
are in excellent taste, and the monument
is altogether one of the handsOmest shafts
in the country. The inscriptions ars as
follows:
On the north side-"Sacred to the men,
DRY of William Lowndes Yancey. born at
Shoals of Ogeechee, Warren county, Ga,
August 10, 1914, died near Montgomery,
Ala, July 81, 1863"
On the west e-"Believing in God, he
trusted in Christ, and the fervent prayer
of his life growing to its fuller years ever
was that Faith, Hope and Charity, hui
manly three, divinely one, might have his
heart as their hallOwed home"
On the east Sailed to public life
in the most critical hour of his country's
fortunes, he was a man whose love of
truth, devotion to right, simple integrity,
and reverence for manly honor made him
a leader among men. Virtue gave him
strength, courage upheld his convictions,
heroism inspired him with fearlessness.
His sense of responsibility never con-
suited popularity, nor did his high posi-
ton claim homage save on the ground Of
worth justified in all his deeds. For his
country's sake be loved the South. For
the sake of the South he loved his coun-
try"
On the south side-"Sacred to the me-
mory of Sarah Caroline Yancey. Born at
Greenville, S. c., June 81, 1916; died at
mother, friend-in each, in all, model of
Christian womanhOod."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09
The kentucky Resolution.

The tariff resolution adopted by the
State Democratic Convention Of Kentucky
shows that the fight for tariff reform is
TO 90 on. As the State Democratic con-
ventiOns are held one after another the
States viii range themselves under the
tariff reform banner. Ohio and two or
three other States may follow the lead of
Pennsylvania and declare for some such
nonsense as incidental protection, which
means protection pure and simple or it
means nothing. When the National
Convention meets it will be found
that four-ffths Of the delegates are
for reducing the tariff to a revenue
basis. Mr. Randall and his little squad
Of protectiOnists will be there, doubtless,
but he will not have his Republican allies
to assist him in defeating the policy of his
party. He Will. therefore, be powerless
for harm. He may inaugurate struggle
in behalf of protection, and While the
fight may be sharp, it will be very short.
Mr.. Randall has already done the party
sufficient harm, and there will be little
sympathy with him in his efforts to do it
further injury. The Democratic party
knows what the masses want, and 1t pro-
poses to satisfy that want. 1t cannot be
satisfied with cheap whisky and cheap to-
bacco, as MIR. Randall pretends to believe.
1t can only be satisfied with cheap neces-
saries of life. One hundred and fifty
Representatives are much better
qualified to speak for the party
than forty are, especially when
the forty represent monopolies and not the
people. The forty and their organs may
continue to charge that the party is under
the control Of the whisky ring, but, like
all gr0undless charges, it will have no
weight. Mr.. Randall dealt his party a
staggering blow, which deprived it Of some
Of the strength it was accommodating for
the Presidential contest. The party, how
ever, Will move forward on the line that
it has been moving, and will at Chicago
in July affirm the policy which was ex-
pressed in the election Of Speaker Carlisle
and in the Morrison bill.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09
The Proposed Assessment Ordinance

The Proposed Assessment Ordinance
Alderman Hamilton has INTRODUCED IT,
70 the Council an ordinance providing for
the appointment Of an assessor. The or
dinance is somewhat lengthy and defines,
with considerable clearness, the duties an
assessor is to perform. The people Of this
city are deeply interested in this matter.
Municipal taxes are By far the
heaviest taxes they have to pay
about per cent. on a pretty high
valuation, and they are naturally de-
sirous, therefore, that the assessment
should be as fair as it IS possible to make
il. 1t seems a little curious that after so
much experience there should be such an
unsettled condition OF affairs relative to
the method Of making assessments
in this city. It is safe to say that
the last assessment was not
satisfactory. There was certainly great
deal Of complaint about it. Doubtless
those who are responsible for it did their
duty conscientfously. but, for lack of time
or for some other reason or reasons, their
work failed 10 secure general approval.
There Is "a suspicion that all the property
is not got at. and that some real estate is
made % bear more than its just share
OF the burden of taxation.
Many unOccupied lots, for instance,
We're assessed at One-fOurth or less Of their
real value, while occupied lots, if imprOv-
ed with snowy buildings, were taxed
pretty well up to their real worth. This
uneyenness, it seems, was not confined to
the last assessment, but has extended
over period Of years. The result has
been that fewer fine houses have been
built than there ought to have been.
Property holders have been backward
about building, and when they did build
they erected inferior structures. 1t can
be easily seen, therefore, that unfair and
unequal assessments work an injury to
the city. What is wanted is an assess
ment that will reach all kinds of property
/ and that will be fair to all classes Of prop
/ erty holders, those having personal as well
as real property. As soon as a suspicion
I gets abroad that this man or that man is
/ not paying taxes on all his property, it is
/ no longer possible to get correct assess
ment because taxpayers viii not disclose
| the amount Of their personal property.
/ Alderman HamiltOn's ordinance ought
not 10 be adopted hastily. 1t may be
/ good ordinance. We are not prepared to
say that it is not. The Council, however,
want to be reasonably sure that 1t
viii effect the purpose aimed
at. There has been enough
I tnkering with assessment matters.
Guessing at the value Of property is not
| calculated to give satisfaction or to pro-
mote the best of feeling among tax pay
/ ers. The one assessor for which Alder
man Hamilton's ordinance provides may
I be able to DO the work required Of him,
but before the Council adopt the ordinance
I let them be certain that they are not max
/ Ing another mistake.