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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-02-20
Application for a Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND oFFICEl
NOTICE NO. los.

UNIFIED STATES LAND OFEIiE.l
HALEY, IDAHo, January q. 1856. I
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT C.
~ Wade S;ickney and Orville w. Powers.
by {. Wade Stickncy. his attorney-in-lact
whose postoilicc address j. Ketchum, Altu-
ras county. Territory Of Idaho have made
application for United States patent for
k'55 II appss lode mining claim. situated
on unsurycycd land in Big Lost River Min
ing District. Custer county, Idaho Territory.
consisting of fifteen hundred linear feet ol
the lode, and surface ground six hundred
feet wide, being lot No. 81 and described
in the field notes and plat of the official
survey on file in this Office with magnetic
variation at lso 80 east. rs follows:
Commencing at the discovery stake run
ming thence south 10 80 west Hoo feet to
center of south end of claim thence south
$50 30 east 300 feet To corner No. /: thence
north $50 30 west Goo feet to corner No. i:
thence north 10 30 east l5oo feet to corner
No. 3; thence south $50 So east Goo feet To
corner No. 4 thence south 10 30 Yves. boo
feet 20 corner No. /, containing 2o.GG acres.
No conflicts.
bears south 50 ~ east and j. distant | IL
feet tierefrom. The nearest claims being
the Lower Dump Fraction, Northward and
the thatterbox Southwark
The said mining claim being of record In
the Office Of the Recorder of Custer county.
Idaho Territory. at Challis, i'll the county
last aforesaid.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion OF the said Phi Kappa" lode
mining claim or the surface ground so plat
ted and applied for rs aforesaid are reiuir-
ed To file their adverse claims thereto with
the Register Of the United States Land
Office 1T HALEY. Idaho Territory, within
the sixty days publication thereof or they
will be barred by virtue of the statutes in
such cases made and provided.
HOMER l.. POUND. Register.
direct that the foregoing notice of appl-
cation for patent bc published for the period
oi sixty days ten consecutive weeks IN
TIE kETcHUM KEYSTONE, weekly news
paper published at ketchum, Alturas
county, Idaho Territory.
HOMER L. POUND, Register.
First publication Jan. -. 1856.
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To T. n. Butler, and all whom it may con

To T r. Butler, and all whom it may con-
Germ:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
i | have expended one hundred dollars
i'm labor and Improvements upon inc
Wood River. lode mining claim. STU
ated in Warm Springs Creek Mining us
trict. Alfurns county, Idaho Territory, III
order to hold said premises under the pro.
visions of section 1894 Revised Statutes of
the United States, being the amount requir-
ed to hold the same for the year ending
December 81, 1885, and if within ninety
days from the service of tins notice or
within ninety DAYS after this notice by
publication J, including costs Of publication,
YOU fsil or refuse to contribute your pro-
portion of such expenditure as co.owner,
your interest in the said claim will become
the property of the subscriber under said
section 1921. MILF. MOURNING.
Dated ut ketchum. Idaho. Jan. =, 1856.
First publication Jan. = 1856.
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Application for 4 Patent.
NOTICE 80. IU.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
u httEY, lpsno. December ~ .Nsl
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN Ill4I
Y William 5. McCnrniet IN N. n. W.a
ms attrrncv-in- fact. whose Po-t,.ate sF
dress Is HALEY. Aitiras rouutv. idlto lci,
ritory, has made application i1c a'Al
states Pateut for tie silver Siil Dli
mining claim. situate on Un,ur,cytd 3'.
n Vienna Iormcrly Saw.o.th h'A-P
District. Alturas county. Idaho Tern
consisting of 1900 linear feet 81 ihe ~.
and suliace ground GO feet wide.
Lot No. -, AMI described in the ticld b. .,..
ana plat OF the official survey On iie ~ v. y,
Office, with magnetic variation az -
east, as follows:
Commencing at the discovery POM 7.
this claim, and running east along tug ~
ter line of claim 75p feet. center ~ c''',lg
cnd line of claim; thence north |'D ,S Ssf
5pp feet To corner No. /; thence >oi'h -,
west 60 feet 10 corner No. ,; thence 20
object To corner No. 3; thence norm IA, n
west 100 feet tox~aer No. 3; thence Us nrs
~ 10 east bco ~ To corner Va. D.
south 10 east 50j feet 90 corner 30 =
thence east 1y5 feet 70 corner W. J. eiu"SS,
ihs an area OF -J..5S acres apple" 'V''
conflicts.
From corner No. I. L. :. VI. u. no"
bears north 30 IL west 1883 feet liz
The said mining claim being Of rec9 eco .sa
the Office OF the County Recorder , o.
Mining District, at HALEY, In A. .,r,..
county, Idaho Territory. The , liza
known locations being the Lo ssrr
" Yukon" North Star, Morning '
and Baby" ,-.,<,l,
Any and all persons claiming ., ndseII, sis
and portion Of the said Silver thn n
mining claim or surface ground arc Nib
ed to iiic their adverse claims tnel''' and
the Register OF the United states rirhia
oiiicc, at Haley, Idaho Territory " rhey
Ihe sixty days Publication thereon, s y u
viii be Barred by virtue of the pro.nJ ,so,
|lic Statute ia such cases made an.
'ided. HOMER l.. POUND, nea apli
direct that the foregoing noii,e 81 The
alton for patent DC published ..ru.is
'eriod OF sixty days tten cproyF.
xceks) in TuE kErcnrN ALiTsa.,.JuD.
weekly newspape. published AZ he'>
Aitaras county. Idaho Territory ,;.ter.
HOMER L.. PUlap. hss"
". II. WATf, Atty. for epF'ieanss
First publication .uecem1eF .. 'FS'
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Application for 4 Patent
UNITED STATES I,Nn q
NOTICE w. III

r-~-r- -
NlIED STATES LAND Orrrrr,
HlAilLEY. lDAH0, Dorgmhrf2II..5
4 - III - HEREBY GIVEN rr-
ti!e triumph Mining Camnarr 49,.
porat'on duly organized ami ryi,rir.r.4.
anu hy virtue oi Tie laws OF the T.--..-
~ T, tai' Nith ~ principal office RI ri.t9.
ahi county 81 Salt Lake. anl ..,.,sf
n5s5 III me county Of Altura,. ler.--r4
ltdiio' y! rs ait"rneN-ia-laci. W. IN Nj
Who's iq,,io.iAcS aadrcs> j. lIrily. N-q.M
t ,'' iu'I,o territory. Ia. al.le a..t..
1 Is l-F a / nit.I STATE, Patton.
- - A-esss Io..e Aiming { .Iiu. ,.t....
ION - !. }. r. ~. Boise I~..-
= '''i'' ..iii.' re,S SHINING U..f-l... it.
is> '.iiitl' loa..p territory. e.a .,.f. f
To- il.ie'.t Ice, =! t4e !. Ia aui
s '''-..,' ", 4ct, > i.ie. hs.F- 1871 A1tl.
=, ~. 'e'' i'i t-e ie.1 notes sai l'Jt st +.
OH OH ~ survey on ME ia THIS na.s. St.
ii''..',l.c'ic variation * l.- - yss.. Z.
="
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ONlTED STATES LAND OFFICE
omAiLEY, lpAno, December p, 1885.
NOi!oE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
:, the Courier Mining Company. cornor.
ation organized aud existing under AMI hy
virtue OF the laws OF the Territory of Utah
WITH ITS principal office in the CITY and
county OF Salt Lake, and doing business in
,he county of AlUras, Territory of Idaho.
by us attorney-in-fact, w. II. Watt. whose
P4sioif;ce address is Haley, Aituras county.
! Idaho nn,,, Territory, has made application for
claim, situate in section 25. TIN r. isI
bolse Meridian, Warm Springs Creek Min
ing District, .Alturas county. Idaho Terri
tory, consisting Of 1900 linear feet Of the
ioue and surface ground GO feet wide. being
Lot No. Il and described in the field notes
aild plat OF the official survey on file in this
oiiice, Will, magnetic variation at $50 30
east, as follows:
Commencing at the discovery point Of
tins claim, and running south $40 east along
center line at claim 5x2 feet csntcr south,
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NOTICE No. l51.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICrl
HALEY, lDAuo. December .. lsSj.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ William ii. Watt and Walter Z. Iomncv
=. aud Samuel Il. Woodward. by ". II
watt, their attornev-in-fact. whose most
office address is Haley, Alturas county.
Idaho Territory have made application
FORA nited states patent for the :.siscr
lode mining claim, situate in sections 10
and ii, I. y. II. IL T., Boise meridian.
Warm Springs Creek Mining District. Aitu-
rus county, Idaho Territory, consisting of
1900 linear feet of the lode. and surface
ground b)o feet wide, being Lot No. 20. and
described in the field notes and plat If the
official survey on file in this Office with
magnetic variation 1T $50 80 east, as fol
lows:
Commencing at the discovery point OF
TINS claim, and running north 10 west
along center line of claim ESQ feet center
west end line of claim; thence south IGc
west 800 feet 10 corner No. |; thence north
lbO cast otv feet 10 corner No. =: thence
south 40 east 1900 feet to corner No 3.
thence south l6o ives; 600 feet To corner No
4; thence north 10 west 1900 feet tn corner
No. l, embracing a total area of % rs acres
excluding. however. from this application
and description the area in conflict with
the Waterloo" lode claim (unsuryeyej
U.&5 acres; area claimed and sought To be
patented 30.57 acres
From corner No. the corner 10 sections
., 10. ID and III of +. / n. II. IS T.. bears
south ooo oo' -" west 1919 feet.
The said mining claim being of record IN
The office of the County Recorder Of said
mining district. at HALEY. in Alturas conn
~, Idaho Territory. The nearest known
location being the Western Reserve
Lot 81, . Una" 10, -, Prcci.la." Lot *
and Transit" Lot CT. NV "a
All! ana all persons claiming adversely
any portion f the said "Caiibern lode
mining claim or surface ground are renuir-
Ell To iile their adverse claims thereto with
NE Register of the United States Land
once, at Haley, Idaho Territory. withinA
me sixty days publication thereof. or they
VIII be barred by virtue OF the provisions ol
'ne statute IN such cases made and pro-
sided. HOMER l.. POUND. Register.
direct that the foregoing notice of arpl- |
cation Tor patent be published for the i,eri- |
81 oi sixty days ten consecutive weeks in
iHE hErciiuM KEYSTONE. weekly news |
paper published mt ketcl.um. AI,uras
county, Idaho Territory.
HOMER l.. POUND. REGISTER
". II. VAT. Atty. for applicants.
frst publication Jan. =, 1856.
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Notice Of Forfeiture.

10 Edwin l.. Preston, or his Heirs or As.
sgns:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
l. have expended one hundred dollar
IN labor and improvements as assess
ment work on the Twin Sister lod.
mining claim, situated in Vienna Minin,
District Aituras county, Idaho Territory.
in order to hold said premises under tht
provisions Of section 1924 Rcyisad Statutcs
Of the United States. have expended fol
YOU fifty dollars, and if within ninety day,
after this notice you fail 10 contribute Won,
portion OF said expenditure as co-owncr
your interest IN said claim will become Tho
property of the subscriber under said soc
tion 2@2i. being the amount required I.
mold the same for the year ending Deccm
Der II, 1885 HARRY SHTTTT
Dated at Vienna, Alturas county, Idaho.
FIRST publication January 10, 1885.
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HALEY, IpAuo. December u, 1885.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ William :. Mccormick, by W. II. Watt.
his attorney-in-fact, whose Posto,Iice as-
dress is Haley, Alturas county. Idaho TeE-
tory, has made application for a United
states Patent for the North STAR Lode
Mining claim, situate on unsurvcyed land
in Vienna formerly SawtoOthJ Mining
District. Alturas county, Idaho Territory.
consisting of i55 linear feet OF the lode.
and surface ground averaging 1908 feet
wide. being Lot No. IS, and described i'm the
file in this office, with magnetic variation
at lSO ana 80 east. as follows:
Commencing az the discovery point Of this
claim. and running west along westerly
center line of claim 10j feet TO center of west
ery end line; thence north % and 80 ca L
;oo feet 10 corner No. thence south % and
30 west 600 feet 10 corner No. .: thence
north 80 and 30 east 1871 feet to corner
No. 3; thence north 90 and 30' east POI feet
20 corner No. 4; thence west ll5J feet 80
corner No. ], embracing an area OF 1888
acres applied for No conflicts.
From. corner No. /, L. ). NJ. NJ No. !.
bears north 80 and IL west 1888 feet.
The said mining claim being OF record i'm
the Office of the County Recorder OF said
Mining District, at Haley, in Alturas
county, Idaho Territory. The nearest
known locations being the Silver Cliff"
:. Yukon" Black Forest" and Wood
side"
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of the said North Star" Lode
Mining ciaim or surface ground are re-
quIrcd To file their adverse claims thereto
with the Register OF the United States Land
Office, at Haley, Idaho Territory. within
the sixty days publication thereof. or ;hey
will be barred by virtue of the provisions
oi the Statute in such eases made and pro-
vidcd.
HOMER l.. POUND. Register
direct that the foregoing Notice Of ~
Tor Patent be published for the
period of sixty days ten consecutive weeks
Ia TIE hErcHUH KEYSTONE a weekly news
paper published al ketchum, Alturas coun-
IT,, Idaho Territory.
HOMER L. POUND. Register.
". III. WATT. Atty. for applicant
tirst publication December 2J, 1855.
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NOTICE No. l52.
UNITED STATES LAND oFFlcEJ

UNITED STATES LAND OFFrCrj
Haley, Idaho, December y. lssj
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ The Triumph Mining Company. a COR
poration duly organized and existing under
and By virtue OF the laws of the rerrjtn~,,
of ttlli, with its principal Office in the rity
ana County OF Salt Lake, and doing bust
ness IN the County of AlturaS. Trrr;.nr,,
ui ldaho, by its attoIney-in-fact " II
Watt, whose postotsicc address is HALEY
Aituras County, Idaho Territory. has made
application Tor United States patent for
tife a1Oin~iSl lode mining aim. situate In
Sec. %, I. !, n. Il. Is Il, Boise Meridian
warm Springs Creek Mining District
Ailuras county, Idaho Territory. eonsistin.,
Oh i-i> linear feet Of the lode. and surface
ground go feet wide. being Lot No. 6D ami
described III the field notes and plat of rhn
oi'iciai survey on file in this Office. with
magnetic Variation at lso 30 east as ful.
lows: 40
commencing at the discovery poiut Of
TINS ciai,n and running north ego 80 east
Oj5.o feet, point i'll east end line of claim
thence north 70 west 1914 feet to corner No
!; thence south 20 east 1901 feet to cornor
40. z; THENCE south $50 so west 1868 feet
70 corner No b; thence north GO t3s ~
west GS'.7 feet to corner 10, I: thence
north 70 west III feet to corner M X
THENCE north 100 east G05.9 feet to Garner
No. u; thence north no u, east Go fn.,
10 corner No. /; embracing n total area Of
~ acres; excluding however from this
aPPdicauon ana description the area in
conflict with the 'Mayfeaf' lode. Lot No
~, 2.3l acres; area claimed and sought tn
DC patented 1915 acres. From corner No
!, the corner to sections q, q. . and u; oi
=, \. X: Is l.. bears south $40 IS 20"
east 2570.l feet
4, The said mining claim being OF record In
'a .s 1ilce on me county Recorder Of said
'ounty, Idaho Territory. The ncare.t
Inown locations being the '.Maylcuf."
1u No. 81. ''Triuruph.n Lot No. u and
Minerva" Lot No. b,
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Application for a Patent.

NOTICE 10. l5I.

UNITED STATES LAND OFIICrl
HALEY, IDAHO. December p. ISIS.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ William :. Mccormick, by W. II. Watt.
his attorney-in-fact, whose Postonice adj
dress j. HALEY, AltuTas cotntv. Idaho Tor
ritnry, has made application fur a United
states Patent for the sis1oE, i0d. N.in;nr
claim, situate on unsurvcyeI land ia Vienna
formerly SawtoOth) Mining District Atm
ras county. Idaho Territory. CONSISTING j.
l3u linear feet of the lode and surface
ground coo feet wide. being Lot No. a.. and
described ~ the field noIcs and plat Of the
official survey on tile in this office. with
magnetic variation AZ lSo and 80 east. as
follows:
Commencing mt the discovery point of
this claim. anti running west along center
inc 81 claim Si1 feet center oi westerly end
line OF claim; thence, north 10 and 10 east
300 feet 10 corner No. |: thence south 80
and 81 west 60 feet 20 corner No. ,: thence
east llr0 feet o. corner No. 3; thence north
- and 81 east GUg feet 20 corner no. 4
thence west 1000 icct t. corner No /. en-
Tracing total area of 2u.3S acres; exclud-
ing. however, from THIS application ana
description the area IN conflict with the
" Friend Lode Let No. 30. 90 acres. ana
the area IN conflict With the " Susie Lode
Lot No. 20, 0.0I acres; area claimed and
sought 10 be patented 3bG2 acres.
From corner No. /. L. :. II. ". No. l.
bears north 40 and ~ west 36Sj feet
The said mining claim being OF record in
the office Of the County Recorder of said
Mining District, at HALEY, in Alturas
county, Idaho Territory. The nearest
known locations being the " Cmn, >
- Friend" Susie" Black Forest"
" North Star " and Silver Clih."
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of the said Yukon Lode Nlin-
ing claim or surface ground are reauired
70 iile their adverse claims thereto with the
REGISTER OF the United States Land Office
at HALEY, Idaho Territory, within the sixty
days publication thereof, or they will be.
barred by virtue of the provisions OF the
statute III such cases made and provided.
HOMER l.. HOUND. Rerisrer
J. direct that the foregoing Notice of An !
piicaiion for Patent he published for fiie
period OF sixty days ten consecutive weeks |
III HE hETcnuM KEYSTONE. a weekly news
paper published at kctchum. Altiras /
county, Idaho Territory.
HOMER l.. POUND. REGISTER.
W IL. WATT, Atty. for applicant
First publication December %. 1885.
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Should this paper he received Inv any
spbscfiPer who does not want it, or beyond
The time he intends to pay for it, let him
not k.ii to write US direct to stop It. 4
postal card tccsting one cent only) will
suffice, We VIII no, knowingly send tho
paper to anyone who does not wish it, hus
il II i continued, through the failure of III.
fui,sbriees to notify us to discontinue it, or
some irresponsible party requested to stoI
II. we shall positively demand payment for
as time !, il sent,
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shrill-voiccd sisser cried, Bless the Lord
The whole class cried, amen -
But leen-eycl man looked at Bily 3,
In a thoughtful way, and then y
Asked, " Brother =. lid you ever hear
Who lost that raft and load?''
And Billy wiped his eyes and said
Brethren, never knowei!'
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OLD Billy D. was pio5s man,
Ard heaven Was his ,osl; -
Tor, being very saving man,
or course. he'd saved his soul.
But. even in this, he used To say,
Zone can't too careful be :; -s>s-
And he sang with n fervor unassumed, -
I'm glad salvation's free I
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ANY and all


on Any nor ana all Persons eloir,.
claim, V Or s',,., oi said "Domsk;s T adg,.
their ' , ~ s,uioee ground are rol lode NJ
ter of the IMAM uiilips thereto MIX t,,et
HALEY, Idaho r;,toates Land o slsa
barred fbS r niS,bo thereof , or The
oo,: alre s THAT the foreroino., y :, y Eesis.
i Gay oe ior patent be pubi,5onIo .,ceois
; ~ IT, ~ s,Ssy DAYS ten con.o on !or a.
II, nan nlIF h h,li;N KrYsroyp'J s,,liye W.
l Iapef p.n 'iah. at Ketcbb,%,e ekys,
W. II. W.T. 'l4M biivL l.; roryD. p.,.
FIRST publication Decep 'p.neeant
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-26
SOME CHURCH CLOCKS.
Mus,oni Tunes, once Heard Never Forgot
ten.


we have, however, some masterpieces
upon which we may, nevertheless, plume
ourselves. Those who have heard Great
peter OF New York announce that mid
NIGHT has come are not likely TO forget
the deep and thrilling resonance ths'
ana the air and booms over the silent
CITY. This bell weighs twelve tons
and a half and cost tzOuV'
wss second TO none In this Kingdom vi
Bip Ben was set up at Westminster 70
stand sentinel-like over lhe inIHu'
Thames Great Ton O'Lincoln Is anotn-
or hell OF great reputation. u was re-
cast In 1885, and on It's return rom wy
Whitfcnapel foundry II was "eico'hea
home by procession Of clergy,ge 9'iy aIu
citizens, with banners hying ahp o9n .se
playipg, at the south enlrauce " W
clty. IL is six feet high ana nearly eese .l,
feet in diameter, aud weighs hFe lVhn ~
eight hundred weight. no loue - eis
of an extraordinary tullness, Ilcnee y, ~
sweetness, especially when heAIu ~ s,'s
dead Of the night. And 70 the noi =,
transept OF Wells cathedral lnsIe y
clock 10 which there is sumcieut a. 49,, -
trio mechanism 10 enable suall 49,
of a man TO step forward peiloe'0e''' ''''
proclaim the time. ,,o,s,
II must be allowed that church eioca'
in country towns are very eonsidersv's ~
ditlons 20 the general convenience " w
inhabitants. Some Of them set up ~ " ~
seyeuteenth century are furnished WY
curious devices, which have graauAlly ~
! ont OF order, as in the case 81 the chuIs
! az 81. Martin le Grand, York, wnleh hA
I INC figure Of naval officer on the IoP
n An lie act Of taking sol.
! observation, who used 70 NO
! and follow The course Of the sun; no
q az them are attached 10 me oels q
chime the hours. stamford, WHICH
A NAV almost look upon as q legacy ~
Oueen Rlizaheth's Lord Barieign, y ~
il IN the matter OF church clocks, aSa ~
4 All the Elizabetaan houses WIN wv
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-26
CLEVELAND RENTS A FINE
nut Wont Pardon Mau for Obtaining n
PENSION by Fraud.

fenaion by Fraud,
WASHINGTON, Dec 2O.--The president
to-day remllted the due OF $1,000 aud
costs amounting to $500, 10 tue case OF
Enhu g. Case, who was convicted In the
district court OF the N rthem district OF
Illinois, July l5,tlSS6, OF obtaining pen.
sion by fraud and periury,a and sentenced to
two years Imprisonment In the
Joliet peni'eutisry and TO pay tino Of
81 900 A pension Of 81 per month was
granted Case in 1868 for rupture, ard In
1888 he applied for an increase. On in.
vesligation 1t was shown on the testl-
muny OF his divorced wife that his aiillc.
tlnn antvdated the war. subsequently mis-
wife admitted that she was wrong IS TO the
time Of tho rupture, aud said that II ac'
tually occurred during the war, His
mother confirmed this Case is about
six,y-dve years Of age, and is IN feeble
health. He has already served sixteen
months of his term of Imprisonment, The
president made the following indorse-
ment on the application for pardon:
believe this man guilty. He diHhon-
estly drew money from the government
and disoredited the cause Of honest sol
die,s for tilteeu years. ais greed for
more was the cause Of his detection, and
In his application for pardon there is, In
my opinion, very questionable attempt
TO make his divorced wife and his mother
give false colorlng 20 facts, can only
emit the lne and costs,