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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-05-25

which notices were so recorded on the
10th day of March. 1899. have eN-
pended the sum of 500 per claim
ard upon each thereof for the years
of 1900, 1901. 1902, and 1908. that
said sums so expended each year was
for the benefit. Improvement and
development of each thereof and IA
the annual work. labor. aud improve
ments rs required by the laws of the
United States of America and Of the
state of Oregon.
And you and each of you are
further notified that should you fail,
or neglect To contribute and pay To
me. your co. owner of said claims your
proportioaate shares of such yearly
expenditures. which Is the sum of
s66. GG % each. for each of said
years above mentioned. amounting to
the sum of S2iG. 66 "a for each VI
you To so contribute or pay, within
ninety days from the date ot the
first publication of this notice. aud
In case of you and each of you failing
to so pay to me the said sum, your
respective interest In said quartz
claims will become the property of
the undersigned M by law provided.
First date of publication of this
notice heing the 5th day ot May,
1904. II. b. GRIFFIN.
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SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court Of the State
of Oregon for Baker County.
Jodie Wallick, plsnitih vs.. Henry
T.. Walick, Defendant.
To Henry G. Wallick, the above
named Defendant.
In the name of the State of Oregon
you are hereby required to appear an
answer the complaint fled against
you In the above entitled cause on or
before the 10Th day of June, 1904,
which IL the last day Of the publica-
the order duly made and filed by tho
Hon. W. ". Travillion, county judge
of Baker County. Oregon, on the 10
In day of May, 1904, and II you fail
so to appear aud answer said com
plant the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief prayed for In tho
complaint filed herein. Aud you arc
further notified by said order so made
and filed on the 10th day of May.
1904, ordered that service of sum
mons In this suit be- made upon you
by publication thereof In the Sumpter
Miner, n weekly newspaper of Sump
ter, Baker County, Oregon, and that
the date of first publication thereof
il May the 18th. 1904, aud the date
of the last publication thereof June
the ooh, 1904.
e.. H. McCOLLOCH,
Attorney for plaintiff,
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public records uf quartz mining
claim location notices, Baker county,
Oregon.
The adjoining claims to the Aurora
quartz mining claim are as follows:
On the north, the Last Chance, un-
surveyed, on the northeast, the Eu-
reka, on the southeast. the PhoeuiX.
on the southwest. the Plymouth
Rock, quartz mining claims, all
unsurveyed.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely any portion vt said Aurora
Quartz Mining claim. or lode or sur.
face ground are required to file their
adverse claius with the Register of
the United States Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, during the sixty days
period of publication hereof Of this
notice of application for patent, or
they will lie barred by virtue of the
provisions of the Statutes.
r.. W. DAVIS. Register.
First date of publication, March
30, 1904.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION For
UNITED STATES PATENT.
Mineral Application, No. 800.
Mineral Survey 542.
United States Land Office,

La Grande, Ore, March -, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that In
pursuance of Chapter 9 of Title b of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States, Ira Lemon, whose postotiice
Is Geiser, Baker County, Oregon, and
j. NJ. Warren, whose post office nd
dress Is Whitney, Baker county, Ore.
gon, have made application for patent
for $40. SO feet on the Aurora Lode
or Quartz mining claim, hearing
gold. silver and other precious metals
and minerals, with surface ground
about $50 feet in width on the north.
easterly side of the center Of said
Lode aud about 200 feet on the
southwesterly side of said center of
said lode, said lode or quartz mining
claim being situate In no organized
mining district, in the county of
Baker and state of Oregon, said lode
being more particularly described by
the plat herewith posted and desiR.
mated by the field notes on file in the
La Grande, Oregon, Land Office. as
Mineral Survey No. 542, the magnet
ic variation in said survey being
81 degrees 30 minutes east. said
Aurora lode or quartz mining claim
being more particularly described as
follows to.wit:-
Commencig at orner No !, at u
point more particularly described In
said field notes, whence the southwest
corner of Section 10, Township 10.
south, Range 30 East of the Will
lamette Meridian beats south 3G de
grees II minutes west 977.25 feet:
thence north 46 degrees 10 minutes
west 862. II feet to Corner No. -
thence North "a degrees = minutes
east 500. 80 feet to Corner No. 3;
thence south 43 degrees 80 minutes
east 7l0.6 to Corner No. 4; thence
south 50 degrees minutes west
23l. 80 feet to Corner No. 3; thence
south 81 degrees 2 minutes west
233. 81 feet to Corner No. |, the
place of beginning, containing an
area of T.. 500 acres, and forming
portion of Sections Q and 10, Towon-
ship 10 south, Range 30 east OF the
Willamette Meridian, in Baker CO.
unity, state of Oregon.
The amended location notice OF the
above described claim being recorded
at page 5is of volume 81" of the
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Ole Linquist, Peter Soderberg
and to you and each of your heirs.
executors, administrators, and assigns
are hereby notified that ! the under
signed, your co.owner Of the follow.
ing named quartz mining claims, to-
wit: The "Center Star" the loca-
tion notice of which is recorded in
the Quartz Records of Baker county,
Oregon, in Volume "M" at page
1877 thereof aud the Center Star
Extension" the location notice of
which is recorded in the Quartz
Records of Baker County, Oregon,
in Volume IN" at page 1893 thereof
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-05-25
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT.
Mineral Application 29l.
United States Land Office,
La Grande, Oregon.


patent of the California Gulch Con.
solidated Placer mine.
Notice Is hereby given that Fred
ID. Smith, whose post office address
is Sumpter, Baker county, Oregon,
has made application for United
States patent for the California
Gulch Consolidated Placer mine,
in pursuance of the Statutes of the
United States; said placer mine
being situate In Sections 2l.22 IN Il.
10, s. X. 35 +. w. NJ. In Baker CO.
unity, Oregon, and comprising the
original placer locations located. held
aud known as the Farmer, Dead
Line, Partridge, Pioneer, Snow Bird,
Snow Bird No. .. Msgpie, Magpie
No. ., Jacksnipe, Jscksnipe No .,
Camp Bird, Camp Bird No. .. Red
Bird, Red Bird No. .. Blue Jay,
Fairview. Fairview No. ., Robin,
Robin No. ., Bald Eagle, Bald Eagle
No. 9 Bald Eagle No. 3, Bald Eagle
No. 4. placer mining claims. except.
ing tberefrom the n. !. Of the Dead
Line location and the south = of
the Partridge location.
Said California Gulch Consoli.
dated Placer mine and the locations
comprised within the same, being
located and held by legal subdivis.
ions in accordance with the United
States government surveys, the
ground embraced therein being des
cribed as follows, towit:-
The southeast a of the northwest a
of the northwest and northeast a
of the southwest a OF the northwest
"a and the south y Of the north
east a of the northwest and the
southeast of the northwest "a aud
south - of the south west q Of the
northwest aud \. = OF the south
west a and the north = of the
south = of the southwest = and the
southwest | 4 of the northwest a of
northeast and northwest a of the
southwest of the northeast q
aud south = of the southwest a Of
the northeast aud south = of the
southeast 4 of the northeast a and
north y of the southeast a and
north - of the south = of the
southeast of Sec. 81, II. 10, =. X.
35 T.. ". NJ: And the S. y OF the
south = of the southwest a of the north
west a aud north - of the southwest
"a and north ieo of the south Il of
the southwest a aud south Il of the
northwest ! of the southeast a and
southwest a of the southeast a aud
west l. of the southeast a of the
southeast I a of Section %, L. TO-,
S. Il. 35 +. ". M:
Excepting therefrOm the north L
of the southwest "A of the northwest
"A of the northeast 4 and the north
- of the southeas. of the north
east "A of the northwest and south
Il of the northwest of the south
east "A of the northwest a and the
south /. uf the northeast d a of the
southwest a of the northwest a of
said section 81, L. 10, S, X. 30 r.
w. NJ.
That there are no claims confiic-
ting with this group so far as known.
That the original and amended
notice of location under which the
claims comprising said California
Gulch Consolidated Placer mine are
located and held, are recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Conveyances
of Baker county, Oregon, in the
book of placer locations Vol. sc" AS
follows, to-wit:-
The Farmer. page 369; the Dead
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r.. J.. Kenn on, Whitney, Oregon,
lumber, sash, ooTs, shingles, build.
ing material, mining timbers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18
Administrators Notice.

Notice is Hereby Given to all
Persons Interested:
That on the LIST day of Febru-
airy A. D. 1904, the undersigned
was appointed by the District
Court of Harrison Co., Iowa,
Administrator of the estate of
Margaret Denton deceased, late
of said County. All persons in
debted to said estate will make
payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the
same will present them, legally
authenticated, to said Court for
allowance.
Dated February End 1904.
T. A. Denton, Administrator.
feb19
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18
Saturday Feb IS

In a letter from our son H.
Frank Harris, this morning, he
informs us that two of his COM
positions were brought out in
New York City Wednesday eve
ming and were highley success
full. OF course he is happy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Knight
are happy over the birth of a
daughter at their home yester-
day.
Dr.. Donald Macrea, ST., of
Council Bluffs, is in the city
today, the guest of DR.. G. w.
Colt. Mr.. Macrea located in
Council Bluffs about the time
DR.. Colt came to Missouri VAL
ley thirty years ago.
The Valley orchestra furn-
ished music last night for the
largest attended dance ever
given at Modale. 1t is said
4 many who desired to trip the
A light fantastic were unable to
do so on account of so large ar
attendance.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18

At a meeting of the Fruit
Growers Association held yes
terday afternoon a committee
was appointed to draw up a set
|of bylaws for the association.
The committee is C. H. Deur,
VIM. Fouts and j. S. McGav-
rem. 1t is expected to get a
membership of about thirty.
Another meeting will be held
next Friday afternoon.
At the regular meeting of
the Royal Neighbors lodge last
evening refreshments were
served after the business ses-
sion and a general good time
was enjoyed by the fifty or
more members present.
DR.. s. B. Miller, of Laramie,
Wyoming, Presiden mt of the
board of health of that city, is
in the Valley looking up the
Mo. Valley Electric Light and
Heating Plant, with a view of
installing the same system in
Laramie. The Doctor says that
the streams are so full of fish in
Wyoming that the fish commits
sioner has issued a time card
giving time when the fish may
run up stream and down stream,
in order to avoid collisions by
the fish, thereby saving their
life. The Doctor was formerly
citizen of Iowa, which accounts
for this fish story.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18
Mrs. George Grady and
daughter are visiting in Logan
today.
Nearly Forfelts His Life.

A runaway almost ending IA
tally, started a horrible ulcer on
the leg of j. B. Orner, Franklin
Grove, Ill. For four years it
defied all doctors and all rene
dies. But Bucklen's Arnica
Salve had no trouble to cure
him. Equally good for burns,
bruises, skin eruptions and piles.
Is cents at Elliott & Harvey's
drug store. f29
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18

I. A. Harris returned last
night from Colorado where he
has been for several days on
mining business. He says the
prospects are splendid and the
recent reports of the gold find
have not been exaggerated.
U. S. Blunt returned to his
work in Magnolia this morning.
He has been in the Valley some
days in attendance on his faith
er, Isaac Blunt, who IS now much
better.
Mrs. D. j. Album gave a tea
to a few of her lady friends
| yesterday afternoon.
| J.. G. Jones, of Loveland, was
a pleasant caller today. He has
been a subscriber to The Times
for 35 years.
There has never been a whit
er in the history of Missouri
Valley when so many water
pipes froze up as has during the
last month.
Mrs. +. Croker of Council
Bluffs is here on a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. G. w.
Stigleman.
Drs. Tamisiea report a
daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Paulson this morning.
Lets see! Does Missouri Val
ley have a city election this
spring? Time to commence
talking 1T up.
A very pleasant surprise
party was given Martin Thorn
son yesterday afternoon after
school. About twenty mem
bers of his Sunday school class
called on him at his home on
Mill street, it being the occa-
sion Of his thirteenth birthday.
Quite a number of nice birth
day gifts were given the young
man and splendid refreshments
were served the visitors.
Miss Catharine Vaughn, of
Logan, is spending a few days
in the Valley, the guest of Mrs.
|! j. q. Mcclure.
Senator e. L. Hogue and
Representative w. c. Whiting
and wife were in the city this
morning on their way home
from the state capital to spend
Sunday at their homes.
w. A. Philips was in Coun-
Gil Bluffs this forenoon on real
estate business.
A surprise party was given
last evening at the home OF
Chris Nelson on Huron street
in honor of Miss 1ngeborg OF.
son, it being the occasion of he1
23d birthday. About 25 of her
! friends were present and a very
pleasant evening was spent in
games, after which a dainty
luncheon was served. All pres
ent declare it a most enjoyable
time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18
Abraham Lincoln,


five years ago, this great man
was born, and now after the
bitter sectional feelings of the
civil war has largely passed
away, men of all sections, par
ties and creeds, regard him as
one of Americas greatest men.
Frank Annie, a former Valley
citizen, but now of Omaha, is
renewing old acquaintance in
this city today.
George Kennedy went to Lin
coin, Nebraska, to spend Sunday
with friends.
DR.. O'Gorman vaccinated
fifty head of young cattle for
John Tierney, one of the pros
porous farmers of Calhoun yes
terday.
Misses Belle and Daisy Evans
are visiting friends in Omaha
today.
w. O. Allen was in Omaha
today on business for the Cas-
ket factory.
Attorney w. H. Schurz, of
Council Bluffs, and DR.. McCrea,
ST., of the same city, were in
the Valley today. Mr.. schurz
is the attorney for Miss Lille
of this city, who has a
case p e n d i n G in the courts
the Council Bluffs and
Omaha street railway company
for injuries received last Aug
ust.
Miss Carrie Tucker, of Oxford
junction, who has been visiting
with her sister, Mrs. r. A. Fore
man. returned home today.
Isaac Blunt, who has beer
quite sick for some time, was
able to be on the street and en-.
JOY the spring like weather to-
day.
Mrs. j. w. Walker and Mrs
Howard Thurber are Omaha
visitors today.
A. 3. Hosbrook returned last
night from a several days bust
ness trip to Pottawattamie
county.
One of the most pleasant
affairs of the season was the
party given last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. S
Ellis. About fifty guests wer'
present and the evening wa
spent in playing finch anc
other games and at IL o'clocl
an elegant supper was served
Are we going to have a City
election in Missouri Valley thi.
year?
A. L. Hart, the New York Lift,
man, is in the Valley on bust
ness today.
Mrs. H. B. Ennis is on the
sick list.
Charley House has traded hi
stock of agricultural nipple
ments, bought of G. H. Harker
to man near Turin, Iowa, fol
a farm. The deal was made b,
M. S. Ellis. Real Estate Agent.
VIM. Harmon is the man tt
the front this spring. He say
he saw two robbins up in hi:
nighborhood yesterday. This
beats Chauncy Walkers record
by two weeks.
Fred Briggs and daughter
went to Omaha this afternoon
Miss Angie Middleton, teach
err in the Third ward school
went to Omaha to spend Sunday
at her home.
A. G.. Middleton and wife, Of
Belle PLANE, arrived here toda.
for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Edward Hutton went to
Omaha this afternoon for a visi
with friends.
Miss Lula Figley of Boone
Iowa, arrived today for a visit
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18

Il i Il
Japan has 28,677 schools:
Russia 7S,724, including mill
tary and naval schools.
Japan's schools and univers-
tiles are attended by 7,7O9,424
students, taught by 94,6l6
teachers; Russia's schools have
3,779,8l8 and 113,9S4 teachers.
Japan has 80 libraries, with a
total of $4,000 volumes; Rus
STA has far less, conducted in
connection with schools.
RUSSIAN DEBT HEAVY.
Japan's public debt is $780,
799,994, or S4.73 per capita of
population; Russia's, So,
100000, or S24.56.
Japan's imports from the
United States aggregate $751;
l62,477 annually; Russia's,
SS,604,S57.
Japan's exports into the
United States total S36,s54,69
yearly; Russia's 81, 236,12O.
Japan's total exports annual
ly aggregate s124, 208, 923;; Rus
sia's, S36S, 955, 242.
Japan's total imports yearly
reach value of s127,396,6S9;
Russia's, 1922, $4,000.
In one year in Japan 16S,976
arrests for crime are made; in
Russia, 6O3,974.
In 1898 Japan's merchant
navy included 1,l3O steamers
of European type, 1914 sailing
vessels and 1907 native craft;
Russia's in 1899 consisted of
1851 steamers and 2,143 sailing
vessels.
In 1899 Japan had 500 miles
of state railways and 1862
1852 miles of railways owned
by private companies; Russia
had 34,495 miles of railway, of
which 1851 miles belonged to
private companies.
| BANKS OF TWO NATIONS.
Japan's postoffices act as saw
.|ings banks, and according to
last reports 1865, 49S persons
made deposits in one year ag-
gregating $18,960,754; in the
4 5,351 state, municipal anc
; postal savings banks of Russis
A 1904, lao depositors put a tota
of S319, $751; 900.
The Nippon Ginko, or Banl
: of Japan, has a paid up capita
of SIS, 100000, deposits aggre
eating $3,03O,884,O 900, loans
totaling 1899, 532, 400, ano
eight branch offices; the Banl
|of Russia has 113 branches
capital and reserve of more
than S27, 100000, deposits ane
current accounts aggregatins
over $173,379,O00.
Japan's Mikado is the 12lst
descendant of the Emperor
Jimmu, who founded tn e pres
emit dynasty in $50 B. c.; the
reigning family in Russia de
scend from Michael Romanof
elected Car in 1913.
Japan's Emperor can declare
war, but he exercises legisla
tive power with the consent O:
the Imperial Diet, consisting O
la House of Peers and Hons,
of Representatives; Russia
Gar is vested with the Who'll,
legislative, executive and judi
cial power and his will is law
though there are four advisor.
boards or councils.
Tobacco yields Japan an an
nual revenue of but 81, 100000
in Russia there are 58O,254 to
i, bacco plantations and the man
+ ufacture of tobacco, cigars an(
cigarettes exceeds $3.50 ton
; annually, the revenue yielded
the government being neal
$25, 100000 annually.
Administrators Notice.
: Notice is Hereby Given to al
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-18
Russia and Japan at a Glance.

Russia and Japan at a Glance.
Japan's total area is 147,6C9
square miles; Russia's is $780,
395 square miles.
Japan's population is 43, $780,
815; Russia's is 129,OO4,514.
The Japanese Empire consists
of five principal and five small
er islands; the Russian Empire,
exclusive of the Kwang-Tung
Province, comprises one-seventh
of the land surface of the globe.
Japan has 1862 towns, will
ages and cities; Russia has $685.
900 cities and settlements.
/ Japan's total available mil
itary force numbers COB, JIG;
Russia's, 4,600,O00 W a +
strengh.)
Japan's army includes 2O3
battalions of infantry, with
800 officers and 1913, 100 men;
Russia's, 1926 battalions of in
fantry, with $4,000 officers and
$4,000 men.
Japan's military force is
equipped with 6S4 cannon and
81, 800 horses; Russia's $500
cannon and 100000 horses.
Japan's artillery force num-
bers 24,l30; Russia's, $4,000.
I! Japan's army reserves num-
Der 76,47S; Russia's, 2,45O,OOO.
JAPAN's NAVAL STRENGTH.
Japan's possible naval strength
includes 1913 naval vessels of all
kinds; Russia's PAP vessels.
Japan's navy, at full war
strength, includes 31,379 offic-
ers and men with 6,267 officers
and men in reserve; Russia has
iG5,054 with 10000 in the re-
serve.
l Japan's navy includes six
battleships, twenty-five arm
ored cruisers, three gunboats,
fifteen torpedo destroyers, thir-
ty-eight first class and thirty
nlne second and third class tor
;pedo boats; Russia's, twenty
battleships, fourteen coast de
Tense vessels, twenty-four first
: class and fifteen second class
cruisers and 1853 torpedo craft
The largest warship in Jap
ans navy, the Mikasa, was built
in 1900, is of $4,000 tons dis.
placement, and carries a crew
of 935 men; Russia's larges
: was the Cesarevitch, destroyed
by the Japs, of 1900 tons dis
; placement, and carrying a crew
of 1872 men.
Japan's Korean invading army
available at the moment mum
7 bers 100000 men and $40 guns
) Russia's 100000 men and 28t
guns.
Japan has nine naval base.
in the Far East Yokosuka
Kure, Sasebo, Maizura, Nagas
. aki, Kobe, Matsoual, Ominato
Tokashika, Tsushima; Russia
has three Vladivostok, Dalny
and Port Arthur.
COALING STATIONS.
Japan has nine coaling sta
tions Yokosuko, Sasebo, Maiz
uru, Tokashika, Kobe, Ominato
} Matsoual, Nagasaki, Kure: Rus
5 STA has three Dalny, Port Ar.
, thur, Vladivostok.
Japan's output of minera
wealth in a year was 7,471, 0O(
tons of coal and 24,448 tons Of
iron and steel; Russia's, 1852,
982 tons of coal and 4,816,O0(
tons of iron and steel.
Japan's acreage under Guilt
walton is 12,315,31O acres; Rus
sia's 211,517,7O0.
Japan has a food-producins
acreage equal to one-quarter O
Z acre to each head of population
Russia's equals 3 $40.
Japan enlists annually 100,