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Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27

BernalliIlo county, New Mexico, has 450.O00$ delinquent taxes on the tax roll. A defective law is the cause.
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Congress is investigating the Civ il Service humbug with view to it's repeal.
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27

A lead duty will increase the price of lead to a considerable ex- tent. Mohave county would be benefited.
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27

North Dakota reports the loss of seventy y-five per cent of range cattle
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27

L. P. Fisher Newspaper Advertising Agent, II Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, is our authorized agent This paper is kept on file in this office
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27

Entered at the Postofice in Kingman as sec O Id class matter.
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27
NOTICE.
Notice,

NEEDLES, CAL Feb. 25th, 1897.
 Notice is hereby given that neither the Colum bian. formerly the Moss Mine, nor the owner thereof, will be responsible for any debts contracted by the lessees thereon. FRANK l.. HOMES.
 First insertion March 9th, 1897.
Mohave County miner., 1897-03-27

Anson H. Smith, Editor M. A. Sawyer, Associate Editor.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-20
NOTICE

20 6S. Lavender vs.. Field.
To Anna c. Philpott nonresident de
PENDANT
You are hereby notified that on Janu-
AIRY 18th. 1897. Harriet Lavender. Sophia
Lavender. Walter j. Lavender. John f.
Maynard and Dennis 7. Kelley.
executors of the last will and tesla
ment of Joshua Lavender, deceased.
as plaintiffs. began an action
against you and other defendants in the
district court OF Lancaster County. Ne
braska. the object or which is to fore
close certain mortgage on the follow.
ing land 10 said county, TO wit: Lot
number 3. in block number 3, in Field 4
Harrison's Addition to the city of Lin
coin. made by Alien W. Field and May
b. Field to the Lombard Investment
Company, dated May LIST. 1855, TO secure
the pay ment Of a promIssory note of said
Alien W. Field and May b. Field TO said
The Lombard Investment Company for
500. on which there is row due s763 TO-
with interest from May LIST, 1896, at ten
per cent per annum pursuant to
coupons.
Plaintiffs pra, for decree OF foreclosure
and sale of said land TO satisfy said liens
as aforesaid for deficiency judgment and
general relief.
You are required 10 answer plaintiff
petition on or before the fifth day of
April. 1897
HARRIET LAVENDER, ct al. executors.
ETC., Plaintiffs.
By s. L. Geisthardt. Attorney.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

Olympic Whist club. The gentlemen
found their partners and tables for the
game by matching their buttoniere
with the flowers of the ladies and SIM
liar lunches on the tables The games
were lively and well contested The
invited guests were: Messrs Harry
Harley Harry Evans. Homer Honey
well, Fred White, Elmer Merrill, Ar
thur Walsh, John Farwell, John Lott
ridge, Harry Grupe. Spencer Wells, A.
S. Wells. NJ. Lehman, J. c. Mason:
Misses Kathrine Brooks. Florence
Winger, Lucy Griffith, Marie Marshall,
Josephine Lottridge, Lena Lau, Mabel
Richards, Alice Slaughter; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Clarkson, NJ. and Mrs. H.
p. Hermance, Mr. and Mrs w. w.
Lottridge
Capt. and Mrs. Phelps Paine gave a
charming neighborhood party at their
home on H and Seventeenth streets.
High five was the amusement. There
were five tables. The invited guests
were Messrs. and Mesdames w. E.
kirker, Chas. Hammond, NJ. H. Ev-
erett. A. S. Tibbetts. Armstrong, S. E.
Moore, Frank Van Horn, Sternes, Nor
ris Turner, VIM. Turner; Messrs. T. p.
Kennard and Walters.
Miss Maude Oakley and Miss Marie
Hoover returned Monday from Chicago.
where they attended the grand opera.
and were also nicely entertained by
friends
Mrs. Scipio Dundy of Omaha has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. b.
Ogden this week.
Mrs. d. d. Muir left on Sunday for
her home in Denver.
Edgar Morrill, goes to Stromsburg.
Neb., soon to take charge of his faith
er's dairy farm there.
1t has been noticed that one of Lin
coins fairest society bellies is wearing
new diamond ring on her engagement
finger.
A merry swimming party occurred
Monday evening from nine thirty to
ten at the Sanitarium. Those partici-
pating were Mrs. Scipio Dundy of
Omaha, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Ogden.
Misses Harris and Olive Latta. Messrs.
r. B. Owens, Lyon, VIM. Stull, and
DR.. John White.
Miss Grace Oakley gave a delightful
chafing dish party Friday evening.
The guests were Miss Henrietta Hol-
lcwbush, Messrs. Fred White and
Frank Cowdery. These with Miss Oak
ley constitute the new o. C. club.
Miss Mae Burr went to Omaha this
week for short visit.
Miss Alice Slaughter entertained this
week informally Misses Grace Oakley.
Helen Nance, Henrietta Hollowbush
and Florence Farwell These young
ladies are planning to form themselves
into a club.
Mr.. Will Creary of Omaha was in
Lincoln Monday.
MIR. Chas. Young CT Omaha spent
Sunday in Lincoln.
set of American Ancestry" has
been received in the city library. This
will be in great demand
by those interested in ancestry in this
city.
I. r. Fraley started to Staunton, Va.
Tuesday.
J. G. Southwick left Tuesday for Ell
Paso. Tex.
Rev. E. E. Preston started Tuesday
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-20


Invocation Rev. DUNCAN
Address. Hon. j. b. Conway. NJ. d.
Thesis-"A Fixed Principle.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. VIM. A. Alton
Vocal So:o-"Days of Sunshine.
Observation-Disclosures. Baumgartner
Mr. Clemens Movius
Comforting OF the Degrees..............
............ President W. p. Aylesworth
Piano Solo-'Pol:sh Dance" .Scharwenka
Miss SUSIE Boyle.
An Impromptu Address Lieut. Goreno
Bened.ction Observation-Disclosures.
REV. DUNCAN. of ST. Louis. Ma.
A graduating class Of fourteen fine
loking young men were: William A.
Alton, Isaiah Bennett. Louis Henry
Diers, James Arthur DUNCAN, Frank
Earl Gordon, Leonard Muir, Jasper T.
Peirsol, Benjamin F. Richards, Ed
ward T. Richard, James p Romine,
Joseph r. Sample, Henry Darwin
Smith, John William West, Fred James
Woods
observation-disclosures Anderson. NJ.
ID.
A banquet of nearly hundred COW
ers at the Lindell hotel followed the
graduating exercises. The tables were
decorated in palms and pink carna-
lions. ]. l.. Mack. LII. D., as toast
master. called for the following toasts
to be responded to by the following
named gentlemen:
Our College, Past and Future-Dean
L.atta.
Reply-Dr. Reynolds.
Our Faculty-Dr. H. d. Smith.
Reply-Dr. Wilmuth.
Class of 1S97-W. w. De Wolf, class
of 'sS.
Reply-Louis Henry Diers.
The Standard Medical Education
DIR. Bailey.
Reply-Dr. Ketrhum.
The tcasts were excellent and contin-
ued during the wee small hours
Among the visitors drawn to the city
to witness the graduation of friends
was DR.. DUNCAN of St Louis, formerly
president of Cotner College.
Friday evening the 18th, beautiful
PARTY was given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Ricketts, for the Beta
Theta Pi fraternity. Mr.. Ricketts,, jr..
was host, with the assistance of his
charming sister, Miss Ena. The halls,
parlors, and dining rooms were deco
rated with cut flowers in pink and blue.
the fraternity colors. In fact, every
where pink and blue glcwed over the
happy crowd. Dancing was a feature
of the evening. Miss Willoughby's or
chestra furnished the music. Those
present were:
Messrs. Lehman, Ricketts,, Hartigan.
Bsrks, Jim, Burks, Dave. Burnham.
Hendy, Schick, Whaley, Lau. Ames.
White, Hotaling. Buckstaff, Doc Ever
EFT, Cramb, Adams, Robinson. Shaw.
Willard Yates: Misses Camp, Wood
ward, Raymond, Slaughter. Hammond.
Woods, Nance, Richards, Winger.
Hargreaves, Riser, Bunting, Cropsey
sioux City,, Rudy. Odell Lau. Lowe,
Stuart. A., Stewart. L.. Frank Woods
and wife.
Last Thursday evening. Mr.. John
Lottridge delightfully."- entertained the
The advocate., 1897-05-19
Appointments.
execution

The following appointments hsve
been announced by the Board Of
Charities:
Reform School, Topeka -Superin.
tendent. j. M. Hart, Topeka; engineer,
f. p. Roper, Topeka; farmer, w, G.
Douglass, COffey County; attendants
Anna Brown, Bourbon County; Fannie
Thomas, Chsnute; Belle Hale, Ottawa
County; bandmsster, G. E, Gormley,
Topeka; ofIlCers-L. White, Arkansas
City; j. Best, junction City; guide,
Mrs. Frank Brant, EldorsdO.
Insane Asylum, Topeka-PhysiCisn,
DIR. M. B. Ness, Coffey County; house.
keeper, Mrs. Kate O'Conner, Topeka;
sttendants--H r. Achenbach, Emma
Hart, Henry Poplnhouse, Ella Smurr,
John Duncan, John Lane, John Brady,
Il. Ottspringer, s. I. Moss, Lizzie
Houser and A. w, Erwin.
Blind Asylum, Kansas City-Super-
intendent, w. Fl. TOothaCher, Kansas
City.
Deaf and Dumb Institute, 0lathe-
Superintendent, A. A. Stewart, Man.
haitian; steward, A. G. Lamb, Yelling
ton; engineer, W. F. Stout, Sterling;
officer, Mark Howell, Topeka.
insane Asylum, Osswatomie-2hy.
sician, DR.. A. G. Sands, Mound City
electrician, William Bryan, Ottawa.
Soldiers Orphans Home, Atchison-
Clerk, Robert Van Cleave, Osborne.
Imbecile Asylum, Winfield - En-
ginesr, w. M. Brown, Kingman
County.
The advocate., 1897-05-19
The New Banking Law.

Under the new banking law banks
may be organized with not less than
5000 capital and can loan money
upon real estate, chattel and personal
security. The total loans of bank
are limited to four times the amount
Of capital. No bank is permitted to
own real estate in excess Of one.third
Of It's capital, unless it is acquired
through the collection of debt, and
such excess must be disposed of within
Eve years.
Capital stock must be paid In before
business is begun. The capital stock
may be increased, buG the increase
must be fully paid up. Banks organ
lied under previous laws have six
months TO either pay up their capital
In full or amend their charters to con.
form to their actual capital paid in.
All bank officers handling funds
must give bonds. The directors must
meet four times q year and make a
complete examination Of the affairs Of
the bank, q copy Of the record Of which
examination must be Hled with Che
Bank CommigsioneT.
Banks cannot engage IA trade y
y h &.
The advocate., 1897-05-19

commerce OF any kind, nor can IL In
vest in stock of other banks, nor make
loans upon it's own stock.
Banks In cities of less than s. 900 pop
ulatiOn must at all timea carry cash
reserve Of not less than 20 per cent. Of
It's deposits; in cities of over 5000 pop.
uIstion the reserve must be 25 per cent.
No loan exceeding Is per cent. of
the capital shall be made to any one
individual or company, firm or cor
poratiOn.
It iss felony for any bank officer to
make false entries In the books of the
bank, or put out false Statements Of
the condition Of his bank, and he may
be punished by $1,000 fine or Eve years
in the Penitentlary; receiving deposits
for an insolVent bank Is also a felony;
fine 81, 1000, imprisonment Eve years.
Reports to and examinations by the
Commissioner continue as under the
old law, except change in fees and
form Of statement, Banks are no
longer required to report to the SecTe.
tsry of State.
The Rank Commissioner can take
charge of an insOlvent bank and man
age It's affairs until satisfied that 1t
cannot pay out, before having re-
ceiVer appointed, but not for longer
period than ninety days. Banks in
the hands of a receiver must be eX-
amined twice year and a duplicate Of
the examiners report fled with the
court
Bank officers who permit oVerdrSftf
are made personally responsible to the
bank for such overdrsfts. No depOs
itor nor creditor Of a bank can be SO
cured by the deposit Of any of the as
sets of the bank as collateral security
Private banks must select q name
but in all advertising matter, sta
tionery, etc., It must be designsted "l
private bank" All assets must bC
owned and held In the name Of thG
bank and is exempt from attachment
and execution until all debts Of the
bank are paid in full. Provision Il
made for reduction of capital stock
The other features are either repeti
tions of the old law, or relating to itl
execution.
The advocate., 1897-05-19

per cent. of the assessed valuation.
Brown, Cheyenne, Ellis, Ellsworth,
Elk, Chase, Logan, Mcpherson, Mitch
ell, Phillips, Republic and Washing.
ton have per cent, each.
There will be elections Of District
Judges 10 eleven districts this year
The Judges whose terms expire are
Burris, Hersn, Geiger, Burnette,
Clark, SpiIman, Thomson, Hutchl-
son, Andrews, Smith and Thomson.
All Of these are Republicans except
Geiger, Heren and Andrews, who are
Populists. Heren is serving his sec
ond term. Vandlvert's term expires
also, but as his district was consOll-
dated with that Of Judge Andrews,
there will be but one election for the
two districts.
The new officers of the North Cen
tral Kansas Editorial Association are:
President, G. W. Lands, Osborne
Farmer; Vice President, Otis Mes
bit, Washington WGtchmGD; Sec.
retsry, Grace L. Snyder, Cav
ker City department. BelOit Ga
Sette; Treasurer, George Dodge,
Beloit Gazette. The annual meeting
at COncOrdis was pleasant and profit
able one. The Concordla KGnSG1 pre-.
sents very crsditable report of the
meeting. 1t is accompanied by pic
lures of eleven Of the leading members.
Sedgwick County Populists held q
mass meeting Saturday In which very
bitter speeches denouncing members
Of the Legislature who failed to re-
deem their pledges to the people were
made. Resolutions along the same
line were adopted. Governor LEVEL,
ing was present and spoke in defense
of his record. The resolutions suggest
conference or the best Informed Pop
ulists on the railroad question for the
purpose of drafting maximum freight
law. A special session is asked that
this bill may then be passed.
The Wichita Eagle (Rep.) now ad-
mlts that the North and South railroad
idea advanced by the Populists four
years ego was not the nonsensicsl
proposition that It and other papers
attempted to make 1t appear to be-,
That paper then goes on to say that a
road can now be built for one.thlrd
what It could twenty years ago and
makes q splendid argument to show
that the idea is practical and feasible,
II the Eagle will continue to investi-
gate it will become convinced that there
are other Populist ideas which can be
placed in the same class.
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The advocate., 1897-05-19

The Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly
and Musical Festival begins June II
and closes June rs. A splendid, in
structlve and interesting program has
been arranged. The ADVOCATE has
not space available 10 which to give
fair idea Of the entertainment, but
such information can be secured by
application to Sanford Topping, Of
taws, or to any passenger agent Of the
Santa Fe Railroad. The Santa Fe has
Issued very neat pamphlet giving in
detail all desired information.
The advocate., 1897-05-19
NOTES AND COMMENT.

the South last week.
Spain will borrow 100000 10 assist in
carrying on the Cuban war.
The appointment OF G. M. Barnes as
Governor Of Oklahoma has been confirmed.
Fifteen titled persons In Germany own
100000 acres Of the land in that country.
The Kansas City Star has at last discov.
cred that the POpulist party has come to
stay.
A wholesale commission house Of San
Francisco having liabilities of 100000
failed May 19.
Election frauds have been discovered In
Denver which win result in the unseatlng
Of two Aldermen.
The recent elections have resulted ia the
return Of large Liberal majority in the
Canadian Parliament,
The Arena Company has bought the
American Magazine of Civics. The two
magazines have been consolidated
The tea and coffee Of the laborIng man
win be taxed by the new tariff law, butthe
incomes Of the milllonaires win not be dis.
turbed.
An Illinois judge has decided that the
American Tobacco Company is an illegal
corporation and cannot do business In that
State II is trust.
Philadelphia is indeed slow town. A
statue of Washington which was projected
In 1911 has been completed and was dadl-
Gated last Saturday.
Governor Black (Rep } Of New York has
approved bill recently passed by the Leg
lslature which virtually wipes out civil
service regulations in the departments Of
that State
The Illinois Supreme Court has rendered
a decision sustaining the law passed by the
Legislature Of two years ago which pro-
vldes for tax on inherltances OF more
than "a 900.
The Chicago Board Of Education negleCts
to supply school rooms with water, either
for drinking or toilet purposes and as q re.
suit complaints OF suffering on the part Of
pupils are heard.
Captain Howell, who succeeded Henry
w. Grady on the Atlanta Constitution, has
been crowded out by transfer Of stock,
and it is alleged that the paper will here
after defend the gold standard. Howell Is
trying to raise funds to start new silver
daily at Atlanta.
The total number Of copies Of ofnewspapers
printed throughout the world in one year
Is $4,000, 900. To print these requires
7sl,24O tons Of paper, or 1,569, ,4SO, 600 pounds,
while 1t would take the fastest single press
1888 years to print single years edition,
which would produce stack Of papers
nearly fifty miles high.
A copyist In transcribing one OF the
most important bills passed by the last
Legislature Of New Jersey wrote "provid-
ing" instead Of prohibiting" and the bill,
which was intended to prohibit gambling,
ETC., at races, actually provides for 1t. A
special session has been called by the Gov
ernor, Although under the call the Legls-
lature may do anything it chooses, the
principal thing done will be to correct the
defects In this bill.
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The advocate., 1897-05-19

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Former and the ADVOCATE, both one
year fOT 9l.5O. The breeders G0sstte
ana ApyouAxH foE 9200.
The advocate., 1897-05-19


defense. The loss was paid. Kansas
has an Insurance Superindent who
looks after the peoples interest.
In Sundays Kansas City Times a
dispatch appears under a Topeka date
line In which IL is stated that Justices
Allen and Johnston are Of the opinion
that the Legislative investigating com
mittee has not power to commit wit.
nesses for refusing to testify and that
Chief Justice Doster is decidedly Of
the opinion that it has such power.
The Olsthe Tribune gets off a good
one on D. o. McCray. That paper
says MCCrsy was talking with the
Governor about the text book bill and
incidentally advised that in making
the appointments "two Of the Orneri.
est, mesnest Republicans that could
be found be named" "What are your
initials, Mr.. McCrayP" asked the Gov
ernor.
E. j. Westgate, Clerk of the Court
of Appeals at Garden City, has given
to that city public library out of his
private resources. he already has
over 1000 different publications TO
which anyone may have access, and 1t
will not be bis fault IL the people of
that locality do not read up thoroughly
on current topics and economic ques-
tiOns.
The Live Stock Sanitary Commits
sion directs that all notices of diseased
stock, or other matters to which their
attention should be called, shall be sent
to Frank Wineshsnk, Chairman, Roch-
ester, Kss. He will call necessary
meetings. This is done that stockmen
may have some one person to notify of
such things instead Of notifying the
whole board.
A Kansas City patent house sent out
through the patent sides of nearly
every PopuIist paper which patronizes
it two-column roast of Webb McNall
for his action In the Hlllmon case.
The article contains glaring fslsehooda
and misstates the case In frightfully
reckless way. The house sending out
this matter to Populist papers should
be given lesson which it will not for
get.
The law provides that the work Of
assessing the railroads shall be begun
April l and that the Auditor shall
make a report of the assessment by
counties to the Clerk thereof by May
20. The law was passed when there
were less than $500 miles of road in
the Stat and it gave ample time, but
of late years when the mileage has in.
creased to about 9 900 miles, no Auditor
has been able to get his reports out on
time.
Representatives of the Topeka Pop
ullst League have called on Governor
Leedy and asked that changes be made
in the Police Commission. The pres
ent board is objected to by come on
the ground that it does not give the
POpulistS sufficient representation In
appointments, and by others because
the prohlbitory law is not better en-
forced. Still others object for both
reasons. Governor Leedy has given
- I,,1R,-.ok1o,, 80 A, ,rnhnE 10 vv,sI1 IL
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-16
CHANCERy AND ORPHANS COURTS.


September Terms Oprn-Soms Cases to be
Discontinued. -Itrturns OF sales.
The September terms Of court Of
chancery and orphans court opened at
the Court House Monday morning. The
chancery court met In tho county court
room with Chancellor John Il. Michel
son IN the bench, and orphans court
met IN tho judges parlur, Associate
Justice William g. Spruance presiding.
In chancery the trial list was gone
over Not much change was made in
the status OF the IS cases that appear
thereon. Arthur W. Spruance was
added TO counsel for tho complainant.
in the case of the Mayor and Council
OF Wilmington vs.. j. Il. Addicks, ct al.
Lewis q. Vandegrft is the other coun
sol for the city. Austin Harrington
ami II. II. Ward represent the re-
sponhents. Argument on the rule to
show cause why the case should not be
returned to the regular docket is to lie
made on Saturday.
In the case Of Norman y. Reed vs.
Albert Bnehler. William S. IIillas for
complainant asked that costs tie entered
against complainant. William L. Kurt
represents Bushler.
to be named ia tho case of George
Justis VS.. John Davidson ct al, Hilles
for complainant and u. Nielda for re-.
pendent.
Orders for diBcontinuance were made
in the case OF Patrick Daily, trustees.
vs.. Henry =. Scott, ct al, and William
Jeandell, administrator, &c, &C.,
William Baldwin, executor, &c. a
rule TO take testimony in 30 days was
made 10 the case Of Richard L, Cam
rs. William q. Potts, ct al.
a rule for costa and diHcnntiuuauce
was maize 10 the case of Edward b.
Watson vt al, VS.. Clement \, Lippin-
colt, g. nj.
A decree for want of appearance was
granted in the ease of William IL. Rey-
nollis We. Auly Hill and Jacob Hill.
MessrH. Vandegriit, b, Niclds and
II. II. Ward discussed tho rule IN TAX
ing testimony before an examiner.
The rule requires that the examiner
shall pass upon objections raised but
counsel has been waving objections
befure the examiner. No action was
taken in the matter.
In orphans court, Ashton Il. Thomas
and Richard Il. Tatpall. executors Of
Joseph Iatnsl, made return Of tho sale
of part Of his real estate. Martin B..
| liurris, administrator Of Charles
Herrey; Alexander Guthrie, admins.
traitor of John Thomas; Mary A. Null
vepa, administrative of John Mulvena,
and Samuel McCaulley. trustee OF
Rachel S. Dunwell estate, made returns
OF sales, ali of which were confirmed.
Tho Tatnall sale aggregated s., 900; the
Mnlvena sale, SIS, is9.
lemuel Hitch was appointed guar
dian Of Margaret Taylor, minor child.