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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
A Good Title,

A newly elected justice of the peace
who had been used to drawing deeds
and wills and little else, was called
upon as his first official act to marry
a couple who came into his office very
hurriedly and told their purpose. He
lost no time in removing his hat and
remarked:
"Hats' off in the presence of the
court"
All being uncovered he said:
Hold up your hands. You, John
Marvin, do you solemnly swear that
to the best of your knowledge an be.
lief you take this year woman to have
an ter hold for yerself, yer heirs, exS
ekyertors and assigns for you an their
use is an behoof forever"
81 do" answered the groom.
"You, Alice Ever, take this man
for yer husband, ter have an ter hold
forever; and you do further swear that
you are lawfully seized in fee simple,
are free from all incumbrance and hev
good right to sell, bargain and convey
to the said grantee yerself, yer heirs,
administrators and assigns?"
IL do" sud the bride dOubtfully.
"Well, John, that'll be about dol.
lar'n fifty cents"
"Are we married?" asked the
bride.
"Yers, when the fee comes in"
After some flmbling it was produc'
ed and handed to the court" who
pOcketed it and continued,
"Know all men by these presents,
that l, being in good health and sOunC
mind, in consideration of a drllar'r
fifty cents to me in hand paid, the re-
ceipt. whereof is hereby acknowledged
do and by these presents have declar
ed you mani and wife during gooC
behavior and until otherwise or1ereo
by the court"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

The volumes Of the Weekly begin with tina
hrst nun4eI ao1 SHIAry VI SIch year; Mnsa
that the subscriber wishes TO commence with
the number next after receipt oforder.
The last fOui annual volumes Of HArper'I
Weekly. in noat cloth binding. will be seat by
mail, postage pa id. or by express, free Of ex-
pense provided the freight does not exceed
one dolla per volume), for 81 90 per volume.
Cloth Cases for each volume. suitable fO'
binding. will be sent by mail, postpaid. on re-
ceipt Of 81 % 90 oh.
REMIT aDoes should be made by Post-oflcs
Money Order or Draft. to avoid chance Of
loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this advertise
ment without the express order Of Harper
HARPER SBRoTHHBs New Y.Tl
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

The Nashville American has arous.
ed the ire of East Tennesseans by
charging that the republicans, and
many democrats by inference, are de.
scendents of the old revolutionary to,
ries. That paper says that Esst Ten
nessee and Western North Carolins
were full of tories, and that the Amer.
lean troops in the battle of King''
Mountain were largely lowlanders
when it fact it has been generally un'
derstood that the gallant mountaineerl
we're the men who whipped the Brit
ish in that fight.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

Investigation has shown ugly mis-
management, if not downright steal
ing, by several county officers and
magistrates in East Tennessee. We
have heard nothing of the kind in
this section; put it may not be amiss
to investigate the work of all public
officers. The competent, honest in
cumbents will not object, but will aid
in the work. The others should be
promptly dealt with.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

Gen. Grant died last Thursday
morning about eight o'clock, at Mt.
McGregor He was dying about two
days, gradually sinking, with no un.
usual suffering. Hence his death was
not unexpected. The south will join
the north in its sorrow at his death,
as As was great man, and his MEM
DRY belongs to the whole country.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

Memphis Avalanche: The National
Railroad Agents Association met at
Mckenzie July 10, to organize Ten
nessee state division. The principal
business transacted was the election OF
officers aud appointment of committee
10 frame constitution. Wilson, of the
Louisville and Nashville, was made
president; Pickett, of the Chesapeake,
Ohio and Southwestern, vice presi'
dent; Biggs, of the Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern, secretary anC
treasurer. The meeting adjourned Il
meet at Nashville. Time of meeting
to be hereafter set.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
Thenboard Of Mayor and aldermen

The. board Of Mayor and aldermen
of Humboldt have bought the college
building there, elected board of
school commissioners under the new
law, and will, as soon as they are able,
run 6rst-class public school. Like
Milan, that town has had some tronble
with its schools; but they have now
united and determined to run u good
school for the benefit of all.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
The HUMBOLDT Messenger came

The Humboldt Messenger came to
hand last week as neat as a new pin.
1t is the size o. the Exchange, well
edited and we'll printed, and our
Humboldt friends ought to and we
believe will give it liberal support.
We notice large number of home
advertisements 10 it, which speaks
we'll for the business mems pride in
their town. A well supported home
paper will repay to the town many
times the money spent in its support
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
Through Sleeping Car to Sioux City, 10

Through Sleeping Car to Sioux City, 10
The Illinois Central R. r. will run
a through sleeping Car to Decatur,
Bloomington, Mendoza and FreePOrt,
Ill.,, and Dubuque, Manchester. Wa
terlOO, Fl. Dodge and Sioux City.
Iowa, leaving Milan at 1918 pm.
Friday of each week. Through pas
sengers for points in Northern Hi
nois, Northwestern Iowa aud Southern
Minnesota will appreciate the advan'
tage of this weekly through sleeper
from New Orleans to Sioux City.
| A. H. HANSON, g. P. A.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

The republicans of Virginia have
nominated John s. Wise for govern
or. John will be badly defeated.
"a word to the Wise" ought to be
"suffi cient."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

The moonshiners are becoming
very numerous in Middle Tennessee,
and one deputy marshal is supposed
to have been killed. Shoot the sinners.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
DTsTRBUTIoN OF APPARATUS.

DISTRIBUTION Of AfFAhA1uo'
These implements should be care
fully distributed through the town,
so as to be easily concentrated at any
given point in short time. The lad
ders and salt buckets should be kept
in a given location, as nearly the CEN
trail part Ct town as possible. They
can thus be made available in q few
minutes from any part Of it. On the
prOmptness with which all implements
are concentrated depends the useful
ness of the department. The first ten
minutes will do more to subdue a fire
than an hours work afterwards.
FIRE SIGNALS.
The town authorities should es-
tablish by ordinance regular system
of alarm for drill, and for fires.
REWARDS.
A reward of $500 should be paid
out of the city treasury for the man
who shall first reach the fire with his
apparatus ready for work, and re-
ward of Sl.OO each for the second anC
third men who shall reach the place
of fire with their apparatus ready fol
work. These rewards should be giver
to encourage prompt and eficien
work. A reward of $40, payable an
nually, should be offered for the mai
earning the greatest number of re
wards for prOmptness and efficienc
at fires.
ESTIMATE OF COST.
We will make an estimate of cos
for a village of 100 inhabitants:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

A tropical wave visited the north.
ern states last Monday. Many died
from sunstroke, while we in the south
did not suffe r excessively.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
APPARATUS,

One Johnson's double acting hand
pump tor every two men 10 the or.
ganization, one small tub for each
pump, and buckets for each man.
Two light single ladders, one ten, one
fifteen feet feet long, and one extern
sion ladder. Get hest fremen's lad.
ders. They are the cheapest and best
in the long run, and two buckets Of
salt for each FIVE pumps. In addition
to these few 6reman's hooks and
axes may be added with profit.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
Tourists EXcursi on
TO
st Paul,
Yellowstone Park
AND
Portland. oregon.

To accommodate tourists who desire to visit
St, Paul, Minneapolis. Min netenka, the Da-
kOta Wheat Fields, Bad Lands. Yellowstone
National Park, Portland, Oregon, and the
Pacific coast, the Illinois Central R. R. have
arranged for AfSt-elass Pullman Palace Car
excursiSn.to hpTe st. Paul, Wednesday am,
August l9th. W Ae Northern Pacific X. X,
stopping one night at Fargo, one at Bismarck:
and one week in the YELLOWSTONE National
Park, arriving at Portland, August 3lst'
Tickets will be good for six months from Au-
gust 18th. Pullman Sleepers and Dining Cars
will be run through from St. Paul to Portland.
Parties desiring to visit Wisconsin and Min
nesota resorts before the excursion leaves st.
aul can purchase tickets on and after June
LIST. good for six months, dating from August
10Th. For rates and full. particulars Of the ex-
oursi0n, apply 10 J. Z Merry, General West'
ern Passenger Agent. Ma nchester Iowa, who
will personally accompany the excursion and
will take pleasure in mailing free excursion
pamphlets entitled From the Gulf to the
Lakes aud the Lakes to the Sea.
Arrangements have also been made for ex-
change of tickets at San Francisco to parties
desiring to return by the Southern or Central
Pacific routes. We cannot imagine more
delightful tour from New Orleans TO St. Paul,
st. Paul to the Park and from the Park to Pu-
get Sound and the Pacific Coast.
A. II. HANSON,
General Passenger Agent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

1t is thought that danger of an In
dian war is now over. The troops
have been sent to their different posts:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25

The new cases of cholera in Span
now number about 1000 a day, and
the deaths reach about 700 daily.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
FIRE FIGHTERS.
A Feasible Plan for Cheap Fire De-
partment In Milan.

partment In Milan.
The alarming number of destruct-
i've fires in small towns, unprovided
with any systematic appliances for
putting them out, leads us to publish
the following suggestions for fire or
CARNATIONS in such towns, which will
be prompt, effective, and very cheap.
The idea is not original with us. 1t
has been practically and efficiently
demonstrated for two years at Wake
field, Massachusetts, and it originated
with Rufus Kendrick, of that town.
They have a steam fire department
thoroughly organized and paid by the
city, but it did not sufficiently protect
the property of large part of the
citizens, SO they organized a special
private department under Mr.. Ken
drick. Here is the record of the two
departments, working side by side for
two years. In 1883 they had nine
teen fires; Hendricks organization
put out sixteen of them, and the fire
department three. In 1884 they had
twenty.six fires, and Hendricks or
ganization put out twenty.three, and
the regular fire department three Of
them.
The cost of Hendricks pump bri-
gade was only one-half of one per cent.
of the cost of the regular fire depart
ment, or for ten per cent. spent on it,
1866 per cent. were spent on the reg
ular fire department, and yet the fire
department in direct competition with
it for two years, put out six fires out
of fortyrfive, while it put out thirty
nine out of forty-fve. This reassna'
bly, demonstrates its practical utility;
and it will pay you to organize like
department in your town, and save
your ownand your neighbours proper
ty. Every dollars worth of property
burned up is net loss to mankind o
so much wealth produced by labor
1t is the duty of every town to taxi
every reasonable precaution to pre-
vent such loss. Several years expert
ence in saving property from the raw
ages of fire gives the writer very
thorough knowledge Of systemati
, work, and the best means of reachin,
and extinguishing fires, and he offer
the following suggestions for the pur
pose of enabling towns and villages
without effective fire departments t
organize the same at very small cost
Such departments will largely help t
save property which will necessarily
be destroyed without such help.
ORGANIZATION.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
DRILL.

Organization without experience is
worth but little. Hence the necessity
of drill. The officers of the company
should see to it that upon proper sig
nal for drill, the company is called
together for at least twenty minutes
practice with the company's fire ap.
paratus, at least once month, and
as much oftener as time and circum.
stances will allow. The ofteuer the
better.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

Postage Free to all subscribers in the United
States or Canada.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
ESTIMATE OF COST.

Add one. half the apparatus here
given for each 100 inhabi tants of the
town, and it will be the approximate
cost for a town Of any size.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
ORGANIZATION.

Let company of, say, ten young
men to each one hundred inhabitants
of the town, or such other number as
may be had, form themselves into a
fire brigade, and select three of their
number for officers, say a captain and
two lieutenants, whose duty it shall
be to have absolute control of the fire
brigade, according ia rank. In add.
ton to these officers select a good man
as foreman of water supply. These
officers should be cool headed, self.
possessed men, and should have alb
solute control of all efforts to extin.
guish fires. The power to do SO
should be vested in them by proper
fire ordinance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-05-04
Constable's Sale.

BY virtue Of an execution. issued out Of the Pro.
bate Court. in and for tho County Of Alturas.
aud Territory If Idaho and TO me directed and de-
livercd. for u Judgment rendered aad entered IN
ssid iurt, ON the 9TH day of November, 1888. in
favor Il James DemMitt. Lawrence Lillis and
Samuel Gormxn. hrm Of J. ". Demnitt l. Co.
And against J. d. Burch and Jerome Hits. firm
Of j d. Burch Co., for the II sos and cost
taxed =. S2'. have levied on, seized and taken
al the right, titls and interest OF the abovcnsmed
defendant J. d. Bureh of, III and to the following
described real property. to wit:
South 20 feet lot block +: lot ?, block 30 north
feet lot B. block F; lot block J; south 1919 feet
lot 3. block So lot 49, block 81; lot 2. block "a:
Let. 4, and q. block II; block a. block 80. block
n; all situate In the town Of Bellevue, Al:urss
county. Idaho TERRITORY.
Notice il hereby given that on the eth day of
April. lSsj, at l o'clock p. IN. of thst day, in
front of the Courthouse in HALEY, in the county
Of Alturss, Will sell the right. title and interest
of said J. d. Burch in and to the above de.
scribed property, a PUBLIC ArcTIoS, for cash
paid to me III hand. TO the highest and pest bid
der. to satisfy said Execution and all costs.
Dated tho 1871, day Of March. 1885.
b. f. OLIVER.
Constable Of HALEY Precinct. Alsuras Co., 7.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-05-04
Notice of Forfeiture.

To l.. s. AUSTIN:
You are hereby notified that have expended one
hundred isl06) dollars, in labor and nprov cments.
upon the VENUS lode and claim, situated ON the
East Fork of Wood River. the second claim south.
erly from the North star mine. in Warm Spring
Creek Mining District Altirss county, Idaho Ter.
ritOry, in order to hold said premises under the
provisions of Section 1924 Revised Statutes of the
United States. being the smount required to hold
the same for the year ending December 81, 1884;
that the proportion of said expenditure due by
thirty three and onc-third cents lawful money Of
the United States. the came being one-thiri.
And II, within ninety 1907 days after the publ
rston Of this notice. You fail or refuse TO con-
tribute your proportion Of such expenditure a. q
co-owner, your interest in said Venus claim will
become the property of the subscriber. under
said Section 1924. VLADISLAv DOMSKI.
Haley, Idaho. April 3. 1855.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-05-04
Application for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 1903.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, IDAHO. March IL, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that G. ". Pomeroy. by
his attorney in fact, Milton Z. Pinney, has made
application for United States Patent for the
CARBONATE LODE MINING CLAIM,
situate in Warm Spring Creek Mining District, Attn.
county Idaho Territory consisting Of $500 linear
feet Of the lode and surface ground 600 feet WIDE
being Lot No. ~, and described in the field notes
and plat of the official survey file in this Office.
with magnetic variation at IL degrees and 80 min.
utes east az follows:
Commencing at the discovery point Of this
claim. and running thence N II deg. 800 feet to
the southeast corner of the claim, to post marked
l. ~, cor. l; thence along the southerly end
line of the claim II deg. W go feet to post
marked 8 l. ~, cor. 2, the southwest corner OF
the claim; thence N IL deg. " 1900 feet to post
marked L A cor. 3, the northwest corner Of
the claim: thence along the northerly end line of
the claim N II deg. 600 feet to post marked U
8 l. A. Ger. 4, the northeast corner of the claim
thence along the easterly side line of the claim
Is E 1900 feet to corner No l. tho place of begin
ming Of survey Of exterior boundaries of the claim
lions 2. ,. 10 and II, II N II II E, bears 81 deg.
" min lG2G4 feet distant. Embracing an area
Of 20. 66 acres.
The said mining claim being Of record in the Of
ice of the Recorder of said mining district at Hal
ley, in Alturas county, Idaho. The nearest known
location being the Veta Grande lode claim, II
Lot No ~ adjoining the Carbonate lode on the
south.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any por.
ton Of the said Carbonate Lode Mining Claim. or
surface ground are required to file their adverse
claims thereto with the Register of the United
States Land Once. ut HALEY, Idaho Territory
within tke sixty days publication thereof. they
will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the
Statute in s~ch cases made and provided.
HOMER l.. POUND, Register.
! direct that the foregoing notice of application
for patent be published for the period Of sixty
days item consecutive weeks) in the WooD RIvEI
TIMES. u newspaper published at HALEY, Altura,
county, Idaho Territory.
mia HOMER l.. POUND, Register.
Lyttltton Price, atty for applicant
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-05-04
Application for Patent.



HALEY, IDAHO, March IA. 1885,
Notice is hereby given that G. W. PoIneroy. by
his attorney in fact: Milton E. Pinney, whose post
ton for United States Patent for the
GROWN POINT LODE MINING CLAIM.
situate N Warm Spring Greek Mining District. Altu.
county Idaho Territory consisting Of 1900 linear
feet OF the .e, aud surface ground GOO feet wide.
oeing Lot No. ~ and described in the field notes
and plat OF the official survey file in this Office,
with magnetic variation At Is degrees and ~ min.
utes exst NJ follows:
Commencing at the discovery point of this
claim, nnd running thence deg. ~ min along
the center line Of the csim 200 feet to the center
Of the south end line of the claim; thence along
said south end line s? Dig. 30 min. T. 800 feet to
a post marked U l. AZ cor. /. tue southeast cor
ner Of the claim: thence s 80 deg. 3Onin. W along
the southerly end line of the claim $40 feet to 4
post marked s L 40, cor. 2, the southwest corner
Of the claim; thence along the west side line Of
| the claim deg. 30 min. 1850 feet to post
marked U = L 46. cor. 3, the northwest corner Of
the claim thence Along the north end line Of the
claim ~ deg 80 min. f 600 feet 20 post marked
L 40, cor !, the northeast corner of the claim
thence along the east side line Of the claim 8 7
deg. 80 min. 1900 feet to post No l, the plsce of
beginning Of survey Of exterior boundaries. From
3, 10 and H. r N X II Il, bears N 20 deg. 10 min,
- sec. W ls253l feet distant. Embracing an area
| of ~. &c acres.
| The said mining claim being of record In the Of
fee of the Recorder of said mining district Ut Hal.
ley, in Alturas county. Idaho. The nearest known
location being the Vsts Grande mining claim.
| ANY ana al pcTsOub clAlulub ADVERSELY any pUIs
ton Of the said Crown Point Lode Mining Claim,
or surface ground, are required to file their I'D.
verse claims thereto with the Register Of the
United States Land Office. ut HALEY, Idaho Terri
tory, within the sixty days publication thereof, OF
they will be barred by virtue of the provisions OF
the Statute in such cases made and provided.
| HOMER L. POUND, Register.
direct that the foregoing notice Of application
for patent be published for the period Of sixty
days item consecutive weeks) in the TIMES.
newspaper published ut HALEY, Alturas county
Idaho Territory.
mia HOMER L. POUND, Register.
Lyttleton Price. atty f,r applicant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-05-04
Application for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 100.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, IDAHO, March II, 1855.
Notice Is hereby given that John Borden and
Charles Il. Wicker, by their attorney in fact. Lyt-
Teton Price, whose postoih, address is HALEY,
Idaho, have made application for n United States
Patent for the
MOSCOW LODE MINING CLAIM,
Situate IN Mineral Hill Mining District, Alturss
feet OF the lode and surface ground 600 feet wide
being Lot No. II, and described i'll the field notes
and plat Of the official survey fle in this office,
with magnetic variation at Is deg and 30 minutes
east, as follows:
Commencing at the discovery point of this claim
and running thence N 80 deg. W along the center
line of the claim 1Ofe t. the center of the north
west end line Of the claim: thence S SO deg. W
along the northwest end line OF the claim 800 feet
% post marked U l. II. cor. l. corner No of
said clsim being the northwest corner of the
claim; thence N So deg. + along said northwest
end line 900 feet to post marked U II. cor. 2.
the northeast corner of the claim; thence 8?
deg. along the northeasterly side line of the
claiu l4l0 feet to post marked U l. u, cor. 3
the southeasterly corner of the claim thence
along the southessterly end line OF the claim )
So deg. W GOO feet to 4 post marked U l. u cor.
I. the Southwestern corner Of the claim; thence
81 deg W along the nurthwesterly side line of
the claim l4lO feet to corner M aud the place OF
beginning of survey of exterior boundaries of the
claim. From said corner 3, the quarter section
corner between . and Is, IT, n X II Z, bears "A
deg. IA min. Z 6a7.9 feet distant.
Except the area in conflict with the Bannoyk
acres Said Moscow lode claim embracing All area,
without said exception of II 20 Scres: said i'll
conflict with the Bannock lode claim being hereby
waived.
The said mining claim being of record in the
office of the Recorder of said mining district at
HALEY. in Alturas county. Idaho Territory The
nearest known locations being the Bannock and
Narrow Gauge, Nos l and 2.
ANY aud all persons claiming adversely any por-
ton Of the said Moscow Lode Mining Claim or
surface ground are required to file their adverse
claims thereto with the Register Of the United
States Land Office. ut HALEY, Idaho Territory,
within the sixty days publication thereof. they
will be barred by virtue OF the provisions of the
Statute in such cases made and provided.
HOMER L. POUND, Register.
! direct that the foregoing notice Of application
for patent he published for the period Of sixty
days item consecutive weeks) in the WOOD RIvE
TIMLs, u newspaper published At HALEY. Alturas
county. Idaho Territory.
mis- HOMER l.. POUND, Register.
Lyttleton Price, atty for applicants.