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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-10-22
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE }. ,s,s-NoricH FOR
PUBLICATION.

United States Land Once.
Ia Grande. Oregon. Aug. 10. Ioos.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act Of Congress Of June !. 1878
entitled "An act tor the sale Of timber lands In the
States OF California. Oregon. Nevada. and Washing
ton Territory. as extended 10 all the Public Land
States BY act Of August =. Isss.
JOSIE ALLEN.
OF Sumpter. county OF Baker. state OF Oregon. has
this day filed In this Office her sworn statement No
,os for the purchase OF the sh mex and lots and
q Sec. No 4: and lots 80. , and. q Section
No. :. In Tp. No. ~ s.. r. No. - z W N. and will
offer proof to show that the land sought Is val
liable Tor Its timber or stone than Tor agricultural
purposes. and to establish her claim to said land be-
tore Charles n. Chance. u. s. Commissioned At
Sumpter. Oregon. on Wednesday. the sth dav Of Mo-
vember. i9os.
She names Is wtnesses Morris n. Allen. Ralph
Mead. v. r. Mead. W. {. Calder. al Of Sumpter.
Oregon.
Any ana si persons Claiming adversely the above
described lands requested 10 e their claims In this
Office on or before SAID s,h day Of November. ISos
. e. W. BARylsII.
Register.
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PuBL CATION.
United States Land Office.

United States Land Office.
Ia Grande. Oregon. October .. Ioos.I
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the aci OF congress Of June . Is,s en-
titled "An act Tor the sale Of timber lands In the states
Of California. Oregon. Nevada and Washington Ter
rtory. as extended to all the Public Land states ty
act OF August =. iS9s.
MAUD ROE.
Of Sumpter. county Of Baker. state OF oregon. has
this day filed In this office her sworn statement No
'ses. Tor the purchase OF the sls seH. nen se and
SEX swk Of Sec. No. 10 Tp, No. % 5. X No ID fwM.
and will offer proof TO show that the land sought Is
more valuable tor Its timber or stone than for agrcul
tura purposes. and 10 establish her claim said land
before Charles ". Chance. U. S. commissioner. At
Sumpter. Oregon. on Wednesday. the 7,h day OF
January, 1901
She names Is witnesses: Ciaud W. Roe. Lawrence
y. Welsh. Kate N. Welsh and Nora killen. a'i OF
Sumpter. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims In
this office or before said 9Th day Of January 1000
Q. W. BARTLETT. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land One,

United States Land Omse. I
Ia Gsande, Oregon. Aug. ~. 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act Of Congress Of June }. 1873.
entitled "An act for the sale Of timber lands In the
states Of California. Oregon Nevada. and Washing
ton Territory" as extended to all the Public Land
States BY act Of August =. 1903.
JOHN D. KENNA.
OF Duluth, county Of ST. Louis. state Of Minnesota.
has this day filed In this once his sworn statement
No. 1857. TOR the purchase Of the northeast Y Of
SECTION No. ~ In township No. u s.. range No. >,
EWM. and will offer proof to show that the land
sought Is more valuable for Its timber stone than
tor agricultural purposes. and to establish his claim
to said lana before the Register and Receiver Of this
Office At La Grande. Oregon. on Thursday, the 9th
day Of November. ioos.
He names as Witnesses: Miles T. Erink. Edward
I. Tober. Joseph Toben, Chss. p. Murphy, all Of
Duluth. Minn.; Robert N. Patterson, OF Grand Rap
liS. Mimi: Adelmar Snyder. Daniel Rogers. Philip
ArSenault. all Of Sumpter. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described LANDS requested TO file their claims IN
this Office on or before said 9th day OF November.
too7.
Z. W. BARTLETT. Register.
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TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE >. rs,s.-NorlCH FOR
PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office.
Ia Grande. Oregon. October q, IVos.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act OF congress OF June 1878. en-
titled "An act tor the sale OF timber LANDS In the states
OF California. oregon. Nevada and washington Ter
rtory as extended TO all the Public Land states by
act OF August 4. iS9s.
CLAUD W. ROE.
OF SumpteT county Of Baker. state Of Oregon, has
this day filed In this office his sworn statement No.
1900 for the purchase Of the swH OF Sec. No. ain Tp
No. ~ south. range No. 20 EWM, and will offer
proof TO show that the land sought Is more valuable
tor Its timber stone than for agricultural purposes.
and to establish his claim said land before Charles
H. Chance. u. s. commissioner. at SumpteT. Oregon.
on Wednesday. the 7th day OF January. 1904
he names as witnesses: Maud Roe. Lawrence N.
Welsh. Kate N. Welsh and Nora killen. all Of Sump
ter, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested To file their claims In
this office on OF before said 9TH day OF January. 1901
Z. w. BARTLETT, Register.
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United States Land Office.
Ia Grande. Oregon. Aug. Is. ioos.S
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act Of Congress Of June D. 1878.
entitled An act for the sale Of timber LANDS In the
states OF California. Oregon. Nevada. and Washing.
ton Territory. as extended TO all the Public Land
states BY act OF August Z. i8as.
HENRY ORTMAN.
Of Milwaukee. county OF milwaukee,. state Of Wiscon-
sin. has this day filed In this once his state.
ton No. Io In township No. ~ SOUTH range No. 20
EWM. and will offer proof 10 show that the land
sought Is valuable for lis timber stone than
Tor agricultural purposes. and TO establish hts claim
10 SAID land before Chas. n. Chance. u s commits
sioner At Sumpter Oregon. on Thursday. the 9Th day
OF November. 1909.
He names as Witnesses: Harvey <. Brown and J.
S. Kenyon. OF Baker City. Oregon Floyd Dennis, OF
Sumpter. Oregon; John Phillips. Of Milwaukee. WIS.,
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands requested to tile their claims In
this Office on or before said 9Th day OF November.
iooa.
Z. W. BARTLETT, Register
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United States Land Office. !
La Grande. Oregon. I

United States Land Office.
La Grande. Oregon.
September "a. u9os.)
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act OF congress Of June I878 en-.
Titled IAN act for the sale OF timber LANDS In the states
OF California. oregon. Nevada and washington Ter
roFy" as extended 10 all the Public Land states by
act OF august =. I6os.
ERNEST L. MANNING.
Of Sumpter. county Of Baker. state OF Oregon. has
No. 1904. fos the purchase Of the 81 neH and NJ
SEX Of section No, q In township No. SOUTH range
No. 4, EW.M. and Will offer proof to show that the
land sought Is more valuable tor Its timber OF stone
than tos agricultural purposes. and se establish hts
commissioner. At Sumpter. Oregon. on Friday. the
soth DAY OF December. I9os
He names as Witnesses: v. r. Mead, Isaac Will
Hanson. e. e. Hausss and Seymour n. Bell. all Of
Sumptsr. Oregon.
ANY sad all persons claiming adversely the above
Described lands are requested to file their claims In
this ofice on q bslors sad s6th DAY Of Dec. seos
e. w. BARTLETT. Register.
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FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land On;ce.

United States Land Once.
La Grande, Oregon. Aug. 26, ioos.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions OF the act Of Congress Of June =. 1873.
entitled An act tor the sale OF timber lands In the
States OF California. Oregon. Nevada and Washing
ton Territory. as extended to all the Public Land
states by act OF August =. 1907.
ERNEST r. WARNER.
OF Sumpter. county OF Baker state OF Oregon. has this
iay filed In this Office his sworn statement No. A3o.
Tor the purchase ot lot OF Sec and lots 4 Of
ton No. IS intownshp No. ~ south. range No, ~
EWM. and will offer proof TO show that the land
sought Is valuable tor It's timber stone than Tor
agricultural purposes. and TO establish his Claim TO
said land before Chas. n. Chance, u. s. commission
November, 1909.
He names as witnesses: Harvey K. Brown ami J..
$. Kenyon. OF Baker City. Oregon; Floyd Dennis. OF
Sumpier. Ore. John Phillips, OF Milwaukee. Wis.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described LANDS are requested TO file their claims In
this of,ce on OF before said 18th day Of November.
Ioo7.
Z. W. BARrLtrr. Register.
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TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE ), 1885,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Once.
La GTande. Oregon. Aug. y6. lc

United States Land Once. 1
Ia Grande. Oregon. Aug. so. 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act Of Congress OF June ,. 1875
entitled "An act Tor the sale OF timber lands In the
States Of California. Oregon. Nevada. and Wash.
ington Territory. as extended to all the Public Land
states by act Of August =. ISSs.
JOHN PHILLIPS.
OF Milwaukee, county OF Milwaukee. state OF wiscon
sin. has this DAY filed In this office his sworn state
ment No. ,1ss. tor the purchase OF lots I and OF
section No. Is and lot One ID OF section No. 70
In township No. u south. range No. 90 EWM. and
will offer proof to show tina, the land sought Is more
valuable fos Its timber stone than for agricultural
purposes. and to establish his claim to said lana be-
tore Chas n. Chance. U. S. commissioner a. Sump-
ter. Oregon. on Thursday. the I ,th dav Of Novem-
Der, 1000.
He names as witnesses: Ernest r. Warner and
Floyd Dennis. OF Sumpter. Oregon: j. s. Kenyon and
Harvey K. Brown. Of Baker City. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the aO0vs-
descFibed lands requested TO III. their claims In
this ofice on or before said 18th day Of November.
1909.
G. W. BARrtsrT. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior.

Department OF the Interior.
Land Once AZ La Grande. Ore Oct. =. toos.S
Notice - hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF his intention to make hna
proof In support Of his claim. and tina, said proof will
be made before the Clerk Of the Supreme Court. al,
pendietOn. Oregon on Dec. 70. ioos. via ". L. No.
io,oa. Mis- Svenxon, OF PHO, Rock, Oregon. Tor the
Lots .. ,. S~h neh Sec. 70. Tp. : n IS EWM.
tie names the following Witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of SAID
land, Via Mike Burroughs. George Tiiletson. Sam
uel Warner and J. u. MerIdI,h. all OF PHO, Rock.
Oregon.
Z. W. BARTLETT. Register.
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FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Once.
La Grande. Ore. August 10. toos.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
titled An act for the sale OF timber lands IN the states
OF California. Oregon. Nevada ami Washington Ter.
rtoy. extended TO all the Public Land states BY
act Of August 4. lo9s.
MORRIS n. ALLEN.
III Sumpter. county OF Baker. state Of Oregon. has
,oe Tor the purchase OF the SEX OF Section No. In
township No. u South. range No. y EWM. and will
otsI proof 70 snSw mat NE sna sosgn. Is more y.!
purposes. and TO establish his claim to Said land be-
tore Chss. n. Chance, U. S. commissioner. at
Sumpter. Oregon. on Wednesday. the sth DAY Of
Noveuber, looe. E....
He names as Witnesses: Josie Allen. Ralph Mead
v. r. Mead. w. c. Calder. all OF Sumpter. Ore.
Any and oil persons claiming adversely the above
this office on OF before Sat Ssh DAY ol Nov. teos
e. W. BARILEvT, Register.
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For the finest cigars, both Key West
and domestic, the choicest CONNECTIONS,
pocket knives, ice cream. cider, tobaccOs
and stationery, 20 to Sturgill's, on Mill
street, near Granite.
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United States Land Once.
La Granie, Oregon, Aug. "a. 10

United States Land Once.
La Granie. Oregon. Aug. ~. ioos
Notice Is hereb, given that In compliance with the
provisions Of the act OF Congress OF June !. is,s
entitled IAN act Tor the sale Of timber lands In the
states Of California. Oregon. Nevada and Washing
ton Territory. as extended to all the public ,sni
states by act Of August =. iSos.
MILES T. FRlNk.
OF Duluth, county OF ST. Louis. state OF Minnesota
has this day filed In this Office his sworn statement
No. 1853, Tor the purchase ot the southeast OF
section No. : In township No. ~ $. range No. q,
EWM. and will OTTER proof TO show that the lani
sought Is more valuable tor Its timber stone than
Tor agricultural purposes and TO establish his clsim
to said land before the Register and Receiver ot this
office at La Gtande. Oregon. on Thursday. the 9th
day Of November, Ioos.
Tie names sS witnesses: Jno. d. krnna, Edward
|. Toten. Joseph rohen and Chas. y. Murphy, all OF
Duluth. Mimi: Robert N. Patterson. ot Grand Rap
Ids, Mimi; Aielmar SNYDER. DAME, Rogers. Phip
ArScnault, OF Sumptcr. Oregon.
Any ani al, persons claiming adversely the above
described LANDS are requested to tile their claims In
this once On or tetore said 9th day " November.
iVo7.
z W. BARTLETT. Register.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-27
MAMMOTH BlRDCAGE.
One of the Little known Attraction
of the National CnnffnI

One of the Little Known Attractions
of the National Capital.
Washington, in addition to it's other
attractions, possesses the largest bird
cage in the United States, perhaps in
the world. 1t Is ITO by 200 feet ground
dimensions and 100 feet high and is
located in the very heart of the city,
at the busiest point in busy section.
1t is. In fact, the court of the post
office building, and at times it is filed
with sparrows, their twittering filling
the air and lending a strange incon-
gruity to the otherwise solemn sur
roundings of the great building.
The birds enter the glass covered
court through the ventilating Stats at
the north and south ends near the peak
of the roof, and only by accident do
they find their way again to the open
air At times there are scores of them
flying about within the Enclosure; then
q few disappear and others enter. Over
the mailroom, on the ground floor,
there Is fat, glass covered roof, par
titioned off with pIanks. and on these
latter are arranged many palms from
the botanical gardens.
Among these the birds disport them
selves as in tropical freedom, and were
food supplied them there is small doubt
that they would engage to remain in
definitely in such comfortable quarters,
for after the first fright at seeming
capture of a new bird the little crea-
lures seem to adapt themselves happily
to their new quarters, and only when
the pangs of hunger attack them do
they make any attempt to find their
way again to the Washington
Times.
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"Tad" Lincoln.

Tad" Lincoln has long been number
ed among the historic boys of America.
He was the complete embodiment of
animal spirits, warm hearted, fresh
faced youngster, boisterous, rollick-
ing and absolutely real boy. whose
FRANKS and companionship did much to
relieve the tremendous strain his father
suffered under while in the White
House.
Thousands who never saw the home
apartments of that gloomy building"
writes Noah Brooks. knew the tricky
sprite that frightened the weary years
which Lincoln passed in Washington.
His father took great interest in every
thing that concerned Tad and when
the long days work was done and the
little chap had related to the president
all that had moved him or had taken
up his attention during the daylight
hours and had finally fallen asleep IN
der a drowsy cross examination the
weary father would turn once more to
his desk and work on into the night.
Then, shouldering the sleeping child.
the man for whom millions of good
men and women nightly prayed took
his way through the silent corridors
and passageways to his boys bedcham-
ber."
This grateful glimpse of the man who
bore the sorrows of the nation in mis-
own heart could i'll be spared from any
account Of Lincoln's life in the White
House. Tad" Lincoln did not long sur
vive his father. His death occurred in
July, 1S71.-Success
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His First Dress suit.

He was very youthful looking man
and wore a natty opera hat and a
lengthy raglan which caused him to
be the cynosure of all eyes in the Arch
street trolley car. 1t was probably the
first time that he had ever worn a
dress suit. and as he walked into the
car his painful embarrassment was no
ticeable. Many smiles fitted across
the passengers features, and the young
fellow noticed each one and blushed
deeply.
But more trouble was in store At
Seventeenth street two red faced serv-
ant girls boarded the car. They crowd
ed into seat and began to talk volu-
bly,.
'Yis," said one, eth MISTRESS give
me ould wrapper, an sh''-
She paused here as her wandering
eye rested on the conspicuous young
man in the corner.
Say, Ellen" she said loudly and
with a giggle. "how would you like
that for felierY'
The young man left the car hurried
~ before it had reached the street
where be wished to alight-
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In sense julius Caesar was a wal
correspondent. only he did not send his
commentaries" piecemeal from the
''theater of war;" but indited them al
his leisure in The subsequent peace
time The old Swedish Intelligencer OF
the Gustavus Adolphus period was gen
uine war correspondence, published in
deed tardily compared with our news
Of today, but nevertheless fresh from
the scene of action, full of distinctive
ness, quaint and racy beyond compare.
The first modern war correspondent
professionally commissioned and paid
by a newspaper was the late Mr.. q. L.
Gruneisen. well known literary man
who was sent to Spain by the London
Post with the Spanish legion which
Sir de Lacy Evans commanded in 1881
in the service of the queen of Spain
But this new departure was not fol
lowed up. and no English paper was
represented in the great battles of the
first and second Punjab wars
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swaIlowine AbiIitte. of SNAKE.

The jaws of the chicken snake, says
a Texan, are hung on hinges that can
be taken apart or displaced for the
time being, as the case may be, and an
entire Texas cottontail rabbit can be
persuaded to enter, head and all, with
little effort, and the body, being made
of india rubberlike material and very
stretchable, the kicking little animal
soon finds a Judgment in the stomach.
His snakeship then carefully resets
his jaws SO that his mouth assumes
its normal size and blissfully reposes
for the succeeding six hours. The
powerful gastric juice does the bal
ance. and no Texan can testify that he
ever heard chicken snake suffering
from indigestion or chronic dyspepsia.
The capture and digestion of chickens.
song birds, turkey eggs and rats con-
stitute simple pastime to the chicken
snake and do not call for a six hour
layoff in feeding time.
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In the history of the Tang dynasty
It is stated that In Persia at the same
period there was clepsydra on a ter
race near the palace formed of bal
ance containing twelve metal balls,
one Of which fell every hour on a bell
and thus struck the hours correctly. 1t
is deemed not unlikely that this instru-
ment was identical with the celebrated
one which the king of Persia sent In
the year 807 to Charlemagne.
In 1913 the astronomer Tsiang pro-
duced an improvement on all former
Instruments machine arranged on a
sort of miniature terrace ten feet high
and divided into three stories. the
works being in the middle Twelve i'm
ages of men. one for every hour. ap-
peared In turn before an opening in
the terrace. Another set of automata
struck the hours and eighths of hours.
These figures occupied the lowest sto-
ry.
The upper story was devoted to as
tronomy, containing an orrery In mo-
ton. Very complex machinery must
have been required As to the nature
of the mechanism nothing is known ex-
cept that it was kept going by falling
water.
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Sergeant Harry, who acted as usher
in the White House during Cleveland's
second term, told this story: 81 will
never forget the message President
Cleveland sent to Secretary Olney one
night. 1t was this way: There was an
eclipse of the moon that night, and
President and Mrs. Cleveland were
much interested in watching it.
don't believe Olney knows about it,
said Mr.. Cleveland. and he will be
sorry to miss it. Then very quickly,
Harry. go telephone Olney to look at
the moon
81 went to the phone, and Olney's
chef or butler or something French an
swered. The president sends word to
Mr. Secretary to look at the moon,'
said. TO look at vatY answered the
Frenchman. The moon,' l repeated.
Re vat? again he asked. The moon,
l spelled, the moon is re presiden'
in HES mindY Yes; he tells Mr.. Olney
to go look at the moon Give him the
presidents message But vat for ISIS
dat-to look at re moonY l then said a
word or two and rang off.
About an hour later the same butler
called us up and, with more density in
his tone than even before, said, 'Mees-
taire Secretary desires to say to Mees-
taire President Eat he bass looked at
re moon. and he ISIS mooch obligedr"
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The spinet instrument was an i'm
provement upon what was known as
the clavichord, the tone of which, al
though weak, was capable, unlike that
of the harpsichord or spinet, of in
crease or decrease, rejecting the finest
gradations of the touch of the player.
In this power of expression it was
without a rival until the piano was in
vented. The early history Of the claw
chord previous to the fifteenth century
rests In profound obscurity, but it is
said that there is one bearing the date
1920 having four octaves without the
ID sharp and G sharp notes. The spinet
was the invention OF the Venetian Spi-
META.
The action is unique. The instrument
is similar to a small harpsichord, with
one string to each note. The strings are
set in vibration by points of quilts ele-
waited on wooden uprights known as
jacks. and the depression of the keys
causes the points to pass upward, pro-
ducing tone similar to that of harp.
Springs are used to draw the quilts
back into position. The keyboard is ar
ranged In a manner after the present
modern piano.