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ing Of mining claims in precisely tho same con
uLlloh IN which 1t was prior to the passage Of
the act OF 1897, so far the statute books are
concerned, excepting to the duty of the County
recorder as will be hereinafter noted In the
apSehce OF any state law governing the loca-
ton and recording of mining claims the laws
Vi coiEresS ana the local rules and customs
control with reference thereto
Hon. Curtis H. Lindley in his valuable work
on mines, has concisely stated the Federal law
upon the subject of mining locations and the
recording Of the same, from which may be
gathered the following provisions with refer
ence thereto:
Location Of lode or quartz claims -
The acts necessary to be performed to
constitute valid lode location. under
the Federal law are % the discov-
ground so that its boundaries can be readily
traced. No notice need be posted or recorded;
particular kind OF marking is required so
long as the boundaries can be readily traced.
Such a discovery having been made as will
satisfy the law, the marking Of the location on
the ground including the place of discovery
completes the location and clothes the locator
with the complete possessory title No labor
need be performed until within the year com
mencing on the lst day Of January succeeding
the date of location.
Location of placer claims-By the Federal
laws a placer claim is located by marking the
boundaries so that they can De readily traced
AS we said in regard to lode claims. no notice
need be posted, particular kind Of marking
Is required, is any record made necessary
In the absence of State or local regulations the
marking of the boundaries perfects the. loca-
Recording notices of Iocation-The Congress
sional laws do not in terms require notice Of
location but they provide that where a record
of location is made such record shall contain
the name or names of the locators. the date OF
the location. and such a description Of the
claim located, by reference TO some natural OBJ
iect or permanent monument, as win identi-
=, tho claim In the absence of a State law
or local rule or custom requiring a record to
he made Congress has not undertaken to pre-
scribe the nature of the notices which miner
may be compelled by such laws, rules or Gus
toms TO post or which he may see fit to post
on his own motion. II is only where such
notice or its equivalent, is required 10 be re-
corded that the provisions of the Federal law
become mandatory Where the State laws or
local rules or customs require record to be
made. the recorded instrument must contain
at least the elements provided for by the laws
of Congress
Local rules and customs-These provisions of
the Federal law are supplemented by local
rules and customs which have the force of
law excepting where they may conflict with
some State or Federal law upon the same
subject These local rules and customs are
not uniform throughout the State and / could
not here undertake to enumerate their pro-
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visions They usually agree, however, in the
matter of requiring notices or location to be
posted and recorded and when such notices of
location are required to be recorded the Fed
eral law, we have seen, prescrbes that Ger
tain things shall be shown in the record Gen
orally speaking, the law in relation to the To-
catcn and recording of mining claims is sub
stantially the same to-day as 1t was prior TO
the enactment of the so-called mining act Of
1897.
Duties Of County Recorders with respect to
recording notices of location-Chapter A. arti-
Gle l. section 1853 of the Civil Code provides:
ANY instrument judgment affecting the
title to or possession of real property may be
recorded under this chapter" Section 1853 pro-
vides that notices Of location of mining claims
may be recorded. Section 1869 of article 2 pro-
vides: Instruments entitled to be recorded
must be recorded by the County Recorder of
the county in which the real property affected
thereby is situated" 3" Section 119 Of the county
government act provides: THE Recorder must
procure such books for records as the business
OF his office requires but orders for the same
must first be obtained from the Board of Super
visors The books used may contain printed
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forms of deeds mortgages or other instruments
of general He has the custody of and
must keep all books, records, maps and papers
deposited in his Office
Section 120 of the county government act
provides that the Recorder must record upon
the payment of his fees for the same separate
ly, in large and well-bound separate books in
fair hand, such writings as are required or per-
mitted by law to be recorded. From the fore
going provisions 1t would appear that notice
of location of a mining claim is entitled to be
recorded in the county in which the claim is
situated That it is the duty of the County Re
curders to keep books for that purpose and to
record the same, upon the payment of his fees,
in the same manner as he is required in record
ing other instruments
There is at present State or Federal law
requiring notices of location to be recorded
need they be recorded in the absence of any
local rule custom to that effect. Heretofore
in many of the mining districts in this State
the local rules and customs required that no.
tices of location should be recorded in the office
of the County Recorder of the county in which
the claims were situated. That such notices
when so recorded might constitute good and
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grand officers in case the proposition
to abolish the grand body fails. Mrs
Flora Jacobs, in line of promotion for
the position of grand chief, has fair
chance of being elected, although it is
asserted that she will have opposition.
Mrs. Haughy, the grand treasurer, is
spoken of as candidate for sub-chief;
Mrs. S. Preston of Orange Blossom
Circle of Oroville, Mrs. j. w. Shaffer,
the left guide, and Mrs A. Davis,
grand trustee, have also been men
toned as candidates for that Office.
Miss Bremen will be a candidate to
succeed herself as financial secretary,
and Mrs. Kemp Van Ee will be a can
didate to succeed herself as grand
trustee. There will also be a contest
for the office of supreme representa-
tive
There are about 1926 circles in the
United States, al of which are located
in California. These represent an ag-
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San Francisco, grand chief compan-
ion; Mrs. Flora Jacobs of San Fran
cisco sub-chief; Agnes d. Bremen,
financial secretary; Mrs. Lizzie At
wood of San Francisco, recording sec
retary; Mrs. +. w Haughy Of San
francisco, treasurer; Miss j WoklIra
OF Santa Barbara, marshal; Miss Mary
toye, right guide; Mrs. ] W. Shaffer
Of Kern City, left guide; A. p. Sherer
qt jamestown, inner guide; A. NJ
Mrs. A. r. Palmer of San Francisco.
organist Mrs. r. Kemp Van Ee of
San Francisco, Mrs V Holland Of
San Francisco and Mrs. A. Davis of
Oakland, trustees.
one OF the most important matters
that Will be considered viii be a promo
sltion to abolish the Grand Circle and
place the membership under the con-
troll OF the Supreme Circle. The other
important event will be the election of
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DESERT|ON THE
GROUND FOR A
DIVORCE SUIT
Senator Shortridge Is
the Defendant.

Mrs Adele NJ Shortridge filed suit yes
terday against her husband, Senator
Charles M Shortridge. for divorce. De-
sertion is set forth as the cause of com
plaint, no other charge being made.
In her complaint Mrs. Shortridge says
that she married Senator Shortridge in
this State April q 1881. On October /,
1897 she alleges that Senator Shortridge
deserted her and has since refused to live
with her For these reasons she asks
that an absolute divorce be granted her,
together with the custody of her minor
children and her share of the community
property, which she alleges exceeds $50,
600 in value.
Adele Vesta Shortridge, the eldest child
of the litigants. was born June 10, 1852,
the youngest. Charles Morris Shortridge,
on April l, 1892. The children are at pres
ent residing with their mother, who sets
forth that she is a resident of this city.
The welfare of the children, she says,
will be best promoted by the award of
their custody to their mother and with
their welfare in view she asks a decree
giving her such custody and other relief
as stated. In conclusion she prayS for an
order of court directing Senator Short
ridge to pay her alimony with which to
carry on the trial and for her support
pending the conclusion of the litigation.
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WILL BUILD A HOME.
Eureka Society for the Protection of
Children Asks for Aid.

1t has been decided by the Eureka So
ciety for the Protection of Children to
build structure to take the place of that
now occupied by the Eureka Boys Home
where twenty eight little folks who were
taken away from improvdent parents are
now cared for. To secure the nucleus foI
a building fund and assist the society in
carrying on its work it has been decided
to give a benefit entertainment on the
evening of Thursday, June 29, in the 7
M c. A. auditorium. The best local tai
ent is being secured for this occasion, and
the ladies who have volunteered to dis
pose of the tickets for it report that they
are meeting with a fiattering reception
from the business community, which they
have already begun to canvass.
This is the first time in two years that
the society has had a benefit. There can
be no doubt from the reception that the
announced intention to give one has met
with that it will be a success in every
way.
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NN Wednesday, he 7th of June, the
| Grand Circle Of the Companions
of the Forest Of America will con-
- vene in FL Dorado Hall in the
Alcazar building for the purpose of
transacting such business as may be
presented in the way of new legisla-
ton The order has quite an extensive
membership in the United States, but
California is unique in relation to the
order in that it is The only State that
has a Grand Circle, all the other
States being governed by the Supreme
Circle The supreme chief companion
of the order is Mrs. Sarah Storey of
Philadelphia, Pa. and the supreme
financial secretary Is Miss a. b. Les
ter of Bridgeport, Conn.
In California the officers of the
Grand Circle are Ira w Coburn of
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legal record was doubtless the object the Leg
islature had in view of making provision for
the recording of such notices by the County
Recorder AS before stated however. such
notices are not required to be recorded with
the County Recorder in the absence of a dis
trict rule custom requiring the same
Note-There appears to be slight error IN
the wording of the repeating act of 1899, the
effect of which I have not considered. ! have
assumed in the foregoing that the act OF 1897
was effectually repealed.
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gregate membership of $4,000 and of
are distributed in the California cir
cles. In the various treasures there
is an aggregate of 500, 900, $500 of that
amount being in the California circles
treasures. During the past year there
membership. Four circles were insti-
tuted and one was reinstated One new
circle is in Salinas, another in this
city. third in Santa Rosa and the
fourth in Los Angeles.
The order is one that furnishes free
medicine and medical attendance to
members and buries it's dead
The convention of 80, which was or
ganiZed to entertain the delegates and
grand officers, outgoing and incoming
will, during the session, give a ball in
honor of the officers and delegates and
will have them as guests at a ban
quet.
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MOUNT TAMALpAIs SCENIC RAILWAY

Leave San Francisco. via Sausalito Ferry,
Commencing SUNDAY, April %, 1899
WEEK DAYS, $50 a. m. and las p. m.
Extra trip Monday. Wednesday and Satur-
day at Sis o. M, Returning Same Even
ings, Arriving in S. F. at 11:20 p. m.
SUNDAYS, s, 8, 10 and IL m and 1:45, 2:3C
and D. m.
On May 80 Trains Run on Sunday Time
Fare s. F. to Summit and Return, 81 40
THOS. COOK & SON. Agts.. 621 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

Olympia" self-playing Music Boxes are
the best. See them at Mauvais', 769 Mar
ket street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

A new tent of the Maccabees of the
World was instituted in this city last Fri
day night in Native Sons Hall by Deputy
Supreme Commander j. NJ. Emerins
Thirty applicants were initiated and
thirty-five more will be initiated to-mor-
RON night. when the chapter will close
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New Tent of Maccabees.

Dear Madam: "Pegamod says come
You're welcome. Chronicle building, No. 81
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COAST DIVISION Marrow Gauge).
foot OF Market Street.)
t7:45A Santa Cruz Excursion for Santa
Cruz and Principal Way Stations
e,I5A Newark, Centeryile. San Jose FELTON,,
Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz and Way
6CdtlOub.
s2;l5P Newark, Centerville, San Jose, New
Almadep, FELTON,, Boulder Greek.
Santa Cruz and Principal Way
Stations. ............ ....,....,.....,..
4:I0p San Jose, Glenwood and Way Sta
UOub.. !.
b4;I5P FELTON,, Santa Cruz and Way Sta.
finpa
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(Third and Townsend Sts
s6:lOA Ocean View, South San Francisco. s6:30R
s7:OOA San Jose aud Way Stations New
Amaden Wednesdays only 1,3OR
t7,3oA Sunday Excursion for San Jose,
Santa Cruz, Pacific Grove and
Principal Way Stations ......... ts:S1B
Oi0OA San Jose, Tres Pinos Sunts Cruz,
Pacific Grove, Paso Robles San
Luis Obispo, Guadalupe Surf and
Principal Way Stations .......... 4:1OP
l0,4OA San Jose and Way Stations. ....... %S:00k
Il:80A San Jose and Way Stations ....... 0:3OR
s2,4SP San Mateo. Redwood, Menlo Park.
Palo Alto. Santa Clara, San Jose,
Groy Hoster Santa Cruz,
Salinas, Monterey and Pacific
.......................... siO:36A
s3:3OP San lose and Way Stations ......... %9:OOA
.l.15p San Jose md Principal Way Stations 9;15A
s5:OOP San j Jose and Principal Way Stations 6:35A
5:3OP SanJose and Principal Way Stations .S:35A
6;30P San Jose and Way Stations ......... 7;30P
tII:45P San Jose aud Way Stations s..... 7:3OP
for Morning for Afternoon.
ssunday excepted Sunday only. fSaturlay only.
bSaturday and Sunday fSunday and Monday
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CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRANCISC0-Foot Of Market Street (Slip 81
*7:15 600 HOGAN. tl:oo 400 t3:oe
400 1900 'e:o0r.M.
Frsm 0iKLAED-fost Of fBr0adwsy.-"6oo 800 1oooA.H.
1890 100 1900 $500 ti:e3 15:ooP.M.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
ROUTMERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
(PAoIEIo sYsrgM.l
1paarss leave and nrc due 10 arriv0 No
SAN FlkANClSGO.
CHain Line. Foot OF Market Street.)

LEAVE FROM MAY7, 1899.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
Social U1atters.

The WEATHER IN MlDDLEBuRY.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, APR 49,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
LOCAL NOTICES.

For SALE-Ab bout four acres of land between
Weybridge Monument and Middlcbury; good
buildings; price $3.50. c. Il, LANE, Cornwall
l2tf
Mothers, those childs' and boys suits are
here-the Widow Jones brand. Please call
and see them, at Pine Hall.
To close out this lot of purses have reduced
prices to low water mark Give me call be
fore buying elsewhere.
ISAAC STERNs, Park Drug store
a fine assortment of budding plants and
flower seedlings, also all vegetable seedlings
ready from now on at greenhouse.
l5tf HUNT BROS.
Stock Wante a for Pasturage at the Barton
Farms, Waltham. Abundance of fine feed
aud water Apply early at premises or of
l5wi n. Il. BOOrH Adm
HOTEL FOR SALE-The Glen House, East
Middlebury. Will take in exchange n small
place or give time on part payment. If not
sold by May l, will rent to right party. l5w4
F. A. FAIR, Prop.
NOTICE. am prepared to take orders for
slate, steel and galvanized iron roofing These
( roofs, together with iron paint, VIII be put on
promptly and guaranteed. WIN. LATIMER,
Is TT. Middlebury.
RARE BARGAI>-ls9s new $50 smell wheels
(bought ut an assignec's sale for S2j. One
nearly new, $7j Crescent, SIS. One Combin.
alton Tandem, $50. J. 5. WING,
l5w4 Cornwall, vi.
NoTICE-My wife, Ida L. Eastwood, having
left my bed and board, wish to state that |
will not be responsible for any bills incurred
by her FREDERICK EASTWOOD
l5w3 Greenfield Mass
WANTED-To rent, store building located in
good town on or near railroad. One suitable
for general stock preferred Would also pur.
chase small stock at right prices. Address
"R," Register Ofice. lowe
FOR SALE-About two acres of land on
Depot street, Middlebury, adjoining railroad
station, suitable for manufacturing or for
building lots. Address Daniel Robertson,
Burlington, vt. l6tf
For SALE OR RENT-A house, with barn and
other outbuildings. opposite Postofllce, East
Middlebury. About IA land; good spring
In cellar. All in good repair. Address f. D.
Percival, shelburn, VT. or f. A. Farr, East
Middlebury. l4tf
/ FIVE FARMS FOR SALE-One in New Haven
at GIG and one at s2O one In Addison at az,
one in Cornwall at $36, one in Middlebury at
$40 and one at $50. Also village property of
various kinds. Small places at weybridge
Monument u. ID. TwIcHELL & SON. Soft
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21

Work upon the Roman drama to be
presented in connection with the coming
Latin conference is being vigorously
prosecuted. The date of the presenta-
ton has been definitely set for May 10,
and the indications are that the demand
for seats will fully equal the supply, if
indeed 1t does not prove far in excess.
The interest shown by the teachers of
Latin throughout New England is most
marked and gratifying and all the SEES
sions of the conference give promise of
being thoroughly successful. To &C
commodate those who come from the
north for the express purpose of seeing
the drama, 1t Is possible that a special
will be run from Mddebury to Bur-
lington at the close of the presentation.
That the event is being looked forward
to with pleasurable anticipation by edu
Gators and by the general public is a
natural result of the successful effort of
a year ago, which has done much, in the
Intervening time, to bring the college
and its work prominently before the
people and in the most favorable light
II is a matter for congratulation, too
that on the present occasion all interested
can be given an opportunity of attend
ing-an opportunity it was not possible
to offer year ago because of the limited
seating capacity of the college chapel.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21

evening. President Brainerd and Profess
sor Wright represented the faculty of
the college at the meeting
The new furniture house mentioned In
last weeks REGISTER will be under the
propretorship of A. J. Blackmer, who
for seven years past has been in the fur
niture store of f. n. Miller at Brandon.
lie has bought out the undertaking bust
ness of II. w. Brewster and will conduct
1t In connection with the furnitur store.
The village board at its meeting last
week decided to extend the concrete
pavements in the village. No special
locality was decided upon, and we under
stand that the board is "open to sugges-
ton" on this point. Don't all speak at
once, The pavements will go down first
where they will be of the greatest use to
the greatest number.
The Burlington banks have sent out
notices saying they will be obliged to
charge extra for drafts on Boston aud
New York, by reason of the action OF
the clearing house association. The
banks advise their own depositors tc
continue paying bills with personal
checks and to insist upon the checks
being accepted at par. New York mer-
chants and wholesalers are only human
and when they have to pay the discount:
themselves they will soon bring the
clearing house to time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21

The big admit istrators' sale at
Brandon, which was advertised in the
REGISTER couple of = eeks ago, drew a
large number of people to that village.
There were sold 272 slirres of Brandon
National bank stock, which went at 81,
S55 and Sc; and 100 shares of First
National Bank of Brandon, which sold
at from 90 to 9G. Quite lot of west
ern bank stock also was Knocked down
besides considerable town and country
property, all part of the Briggs estate
Several from Middlebry were present
among them being Judge Weeks, A. ii
Bristol and Darwin Rider. Mr.. Rider
representing the local water commission
ers, bid In for $50 fine rotary water
pump which previously had been Offered
the village at private sale for 800. The
pump will be placed in the wheel pit o.
the new marble mills, to furnish watel
to the shops. saving work for the bis
pumps and giving the department al
auxiliary ia case of need.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
LOCAL NOTICES

Notices under this head ten cents per line
first insertion; five cents per line succeeding
insertions. Count seven words to lineA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21

The ladies of st. Stephens's parish
wish to announce that Wednesday even
ing, May 3, has been fixed upon as the
date for their sale There will also
be a pleasing drama and special
musical program. The sale will COM
prise useful and fancy articles, and the
Book of Quotations concerning which so
much interest has been shown. This
book contains about 22j fayorite quota
tiols contributed by people of Middle
bury and elsewhere, each contributor
paying sum of money for the privilege.
In this latter connection the ladies wish
to make public acknowledgements of Il
most generous gift of $50 from Mr..
Joseph Battell and $40 from Rev. DR..
Greer of st. Bartholomew, New York
neither of whose names, at their request,
appear among the list of contributors of
quotations in the book.
TIE COMMITTEE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Trains pass Middlebury station at the hours
given below:
GOING NORTH Express, 3:2l q. M; local
express, Q 45 a. M; mail, 3 10 p. m; express,
1:42; mixed, IL i3 p. 10.
GOING SoUTH-.Mail, AS a. m; express,
: :0l p. M; passenger, .5s p. M; passenger,
8 :5l p. m; express, IL :02 p. m.
MAILS CLosE-North, LAS and 80 p. M;
,9outh, sIO a. m. and I 80 p. M; stage, 8
.. M
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
NOTICE,

The proprietors OF Prospect Cemetery as
ISOLATION are hereby warned TO meet at the
school house in Eas; Mddlebury on Monday,
May |, at 30 O'Clock p m, to choose officers
and to take measures for the enlargement of
the grounds and to transact other business
proper to come before said meeting.
a. II. MATHEWS Sec.
East Middebury, April, 81, 1899.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21

Thyme Cresol, a cold water dip. None
better Has given the best of satisfaction for
the last five years. s2.oo per gallon. Sold
in any quantity. Comes in bulk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
GARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere thanks to
our friends and neighbors who were so kind
and willingly assisted us during the sickness
and after the death of our dear child. Alder.
tina Bissett; also to those who gave flowers
and rendered assistance at the funeral
MR.. AND MRS. WIN. BIssETT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21

THE WEATHER AT BREAD LOAF.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, APR. 10
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-21
SlOO-SIightIy Used Pianos -SlOC


On Ea>y Terms until paid for.
We have 80 upright pianos that have been
used from one to six months that during the
month of April or until they are gone will be
sold at prices never heard of before. They
include the Chickering, Emerson, Wegman,
Briggs, Brown n simpson, Jewett, Hailett 4
Davis, Hallett n Cumston, lIaines and the
New England pianos nj prices ranging from
500 10 500. These pianos are in first class
condition and warranted for 10 years
II you ever expect to own IA plano, write
before II is too late for catalogues and full
description of styles, prices ana terms to
McKannOn Bros. N Co,
As Church ST.. BURLINGTON, VT.
LARGEST MUSIC HOUSE IN THE STATE,