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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-08

Recorder of said Esmeralda County,
Nevada:
SIX Sur. No. 2235, and the MA
QUEEN, Sur No 1884, at the South
easterly corner.
All persons claiming any portion Of
the above described lode claim or sur
face ground. are hereby required to file
their adverse claims with the Register
of the United States Land Office at Car
son. Nevada, during the period of publi-
cation of the notice hereof or they will
be barred by virtue of the provisions OF
the statute.
LOUIS ]. COIN, Register.
Date Of first publication. November 3,
1906.
J. s. Shropshire.
Law Attorney for Applicant.
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This claim is located in the S. w. u
Sec: l6; the s. Z. u sec. II; the N. f.
u Sec. 20 and the N. w. "a Sec. 81, T 2
s., r. 43 e. NJ. ID. b. &c NJ, Goldfield
Mining District, Nye County. State of
Nevada.
Certificates of location of said iodes
are recorded in the office of the Recorder
of said mining district in Book "A" of
Mining Locations at pages 3S3, 3S4 n
Gag, and in the office of the Recorder of
said Nye County in Book -" of Mining
Locations at pages 495 and 1876. Book
*. page 2S3, Book N page IL and
Book X page PSI respectively.
Amended and additional certificates of
location of the Detroit, Detroit No. /,
Detroit No. 2. Detroit No. 8 and Last
Hope lodes are of record in the office of
the Recorder of said Mining District In
Book b of Mining Locations at pages
81, Sc and So, and in the office of the
Recorder of said Nye County, in Book
M of Mining Locations at pages /, s,
5, s and 10.
The presumed courses of the lines of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-08

This claim is located in about T. s S.,
R.. AZ E. M. d. b. & NJ, on unsurveyed
lands, in Gold Mountain Mining District,
Esmeralda County, state OF Nevada.
Certificates of location of said lodes
are recorded in the office of the Re-
corder of said mining district, and said
certificates are recorded in the office OF
the Recorder of said Esmeralda County,
in Vol. Il" of Mining Locations at
nages 252. 253 and 254 thereof. Addi-
tional and amended certificates of loca-
ton of said lodes are of record in the
office of the Recorder Of said Esmeralda
County in Vol. 20" of Mining Locations,
AT pages so, 81, 81, 63, "a and sc thereof;
The presumed courses of the lines Of
said lodes, as near as can be deter
mined from present DEVELOPMENT are;
OF the Sunshine No. l lode, n. 70' So
". 371.2 fit. and S. TO- So e. 112S.S IT.
shine No. 2 lode. S. So 81 e. 370.1 #.
and N. go 81 w. 1899 fit. from the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-08

uoTTCE OF APPLICATION FOE
PATENT.
United States Land once.

United States Land once.
Carson City, Nevada, October 80, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the Com
bination Mines Company. a corporation
organized and existing under the laws
of West Virginia, by A. III. Lawry. it's
attorney-in-fact, whose p~ostofice ad-
dress is Goldfeld, Esmeralda County,
Nevada, has made application for patent
for the Side Line Fraction lode. Min.
Sur. No. 1867, more fully described by
the official plat posted on said claim
and by the field notes Of survey thereof
now fled in the Office of the Register OF
the United States Land Office at Carson
City, Nevada, as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 whence corner
TO secs. IS and SO +. 2 S. and Secs.
and ? T. 8 s.. r. AZ f. NJ. d. b. & NJ
bears n. roe 33' w. 1915 TT: thence S
63a OF w. War. 16s 40' Ed 1926 1T. 4
Cor. No. 3; thence 5. 21' 46s Z. (Var. 16
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40 Ed 241.5 IT. to Cor. No. 8: thence s.
to Cor. No. 4: thence N. 63e OF E. (var.
thence fhs ss' N FL Il. 7 y .o- r ". t e CT p. ~ Mo- rs 3;
49, w. war. is' AZ E) 1855 IT. to
Cor. No. / the place of beginning.
AREA.
Total area Side Lide Frac-
Less area in conflict with
Sur. Nc. 2357 Florence
iooe' exciuoed ---------l.7S6 Acres
Net area of Side Lin Frac-
ton o d applied for.-----2.097 Acres
This claim is located in the N. w. Y
OF Sec. I, 7. g s.. r. AZ E., NJ. d. B. & nj.
in Goldield Mining District, Esmeralda
County. State of Nevada.
said lode is Of record in Book "A" Of
Mining Locations in the office of the
Recorder of said mining district and In
Vol. u" page 337 of Mining Locations
IN the once OF the Recorder Of said
An additional and mende certificate
or location of said lode is of record in
BOOK "A" page 260 of Mining Locations
Mining District. and in Vol. ~" page
426 of Mining Locations in the Office OF
the Recorder of said County.
From the location discovery post
which bears N. 81 w. 24O.s6 IT. from
Cor. No. 6, the o line as near as can
be determined from present develop
ment, run S. 1S' "a E. S53.5 IT. and n.
go OF w. 549.03 IT.
Adjoining and conflicting claims as
shown by the official plat are Sur. No.
2S0S Combination Fraction lode, claim
ant unknown, Sur. No. 1853 Florence
lode, Florence Goldfield Mining Com
pany, claimant, Sur. No. 1860. o.. X.
Fraction lode. and Sur. No. 2375, Com
bination No. / and Combination No. 2
lodes. Combination Mines Company.
claimant, and Sur. No. 22s3 Slim Jim
Fraction lode, Goldheld Mohawk Mining
Company, Claimant.
LOUIS J. COIN. Register.
Date of first publication, November
3, 1906.
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aoLDrrnLD TREASURE MINING co,

Incorporated under the laws OF Art-
zona; capitalization, $1,000, 900; par
value, 81; $780, 900 shares in treasury.
Principal office. 500 Bullitt Bldg, Phila-
delphia; Nevada agent. II. H Brown,
Golddeid mining district. Nevada, con-
sisting of thirteen claims-group No. ],
four claims. Columbia mountain, adjoin-
ing the Adams; group No. q. four
mondheld; group No. 3, five claims on
the north side of Banner mountain.
Leasers are now at work on the com
Oficers and directors - John 8
Doughty, president. Charles J.. Suplee,
vice president, George G. Thomson,
secretary and treasurer. all of Philadel-
phia, Pa. r. w. Griswold and Meyer
Schamberg.
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and conflicting claims:

adjoining and CONFLICTING claims:
Julia lode, Sur. No. 1927; Cadillac
lode. No. 1865; Reliance lode (lnsur-
veyed); T%ransvaal lode, Sur. No. 1927;
and Nightengale lode, Sur. No. 2443.
The original and amended certificates
of the Moose and Gem lode mining
claims are recorded in the mining rec
ords of Nye County, Nevada, in Book
4, page 425; Book X, page 571; Book 4,
page 524; and took X, page 574 respec-
LOUIS ]. COIN, Register.
It is hereby ordered that the forego-
ing Notice of Application for Patent
be published for the period of min con-
secutive weeks in the Goldfield News. a
weekly newspaper printed and published
nearest said claims, at Goldfeld, Ne
vada.
LOUIS ]. COIN, Register.
Date of first publication, October 10,
1906.
J. F. Douglas, Law Attorney for APP
plicant.
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M. A. NO. 1906.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
limited States Land once

United States Land Office,
Carson City, Nevada, Nov. 2, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the Com
bination Mines Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws
of West Virginia, by A.. II. Lawry, It's
attorney-in-fact, whose postoffice address
is Goldfeld, Nevada, on it's own behalf
and on behalf of its co-owners. John
Towley and Thomas Lynch. has made
application for patent for the o. X.
Fraction lode, Min; Sur; No; 2Sss, more
on said claim and by the field notes Of
survey thereof now fled In the office OF
Office at Carson City. Nevada. as fol-
lows;
ner to Secs. 35 and SO T. Q s. and Secs.
/ and 2 T. 8 s., r. AZ E: N: d: B. & M.
bears N. 25s So 20" w. 1532.7S 1T; thence
s. 81 SIS E. Cvar. IL SO. Ed s42.ss IT.
to Cor. No, q; thence S. ~ Of. Z; lVar:
thence n. s.. y :; tyar; Is. Il 3 a. az
4S' 10" w. (Var. IT. 52' Ed 10S5.53 IT.
to Cor: No. s; thence 8; s., o. W; lvar;
beginning.
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GoLDPIELD GOLDEN DAWN MIN
ING MILLING AND PROSPECT
ING COMPANY
Incorporated under A

Incorporated under Arizona laws
Capitalization 100000 shares; pal
value, 500; 700. 900 shares in the treas
ury.
Principal office, Goldfeld. New.
Location of property, northwestern
side Of Stonewall mountain and com
prising 20 claims. Is of which are sur
yeyed.
The property gives excellent showing
in gold and silver. ana the owner OF an
adjoining property has opened up rich
shipping ore.
Officers and directors: w. Huggard
president and general manager; DR.. r
p. Cox, vice president; F. B. Hicks, sec
rotary; James Z. Degan. treasurer; J.
w. McLisle.
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OHIO ToNoPAH EXTENSION MIN.
mo CO.

Incorporated under the laws OF South
Dakota; capitalization, 1000, 600 shares
of the par value of 81 each; 400, 900
shares in the treasury.
Principal office, Tonopah. New: loca-
tion of property, Tonopah mining dis
trict. consisting of eight claims and
fractions, embracing an area of 108
acres. joining the Ohio Tonopah Mining
company on the west.
Officers and directors: Alder 8.
Watson, president: A.. G.. Raycraft,
vice president; Hugh II. Brown, secre-
tary; Fred w. Dulfer and H c. Jones.
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lode; 2a5s, Gibson Girl lode: and 2314
Nellie v. lode.
Adjoining locations as shown on plat
Of approved survey are the above mem
TONED conflicting claims
LOUIS J. CoHN. Register.
FIRST publication Oct. Is. 1906.
R. @. Withers. Attorney for Applicants.
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Directory of GoIdfieId Mining Companies
JUMBO MrrIra co. or aoLDrrELD.

incorporated under the laws OF Arr
roma capitalization, 1000, 600 shares;
par value. 81 each; 400. 900 shares In
the treasury.
Principal ONCE, Jumbo. Nevada POST
ofhce address, Columbia. Esmeralda
county, Nevada Location OF property,
Goldheld mining district. consisting Of
Tour claims. viz. Jumbo, Clermont,
Lucky Boy and Grizzly Bear.
Oficers: c. ID. Taylor. president; III.
a Taylor. vice president. c. p. Holt.
Directors; c. d. Taylor, III. L. Taylor,
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NOTICE or APPLICATION FoR
UNITED STATES PATENT
United states Land once.

~
Carson City. Nevada. Nov. ., 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the De-
troit Consolidated Gold Mining Com
rany. a company organized and existing
under the laws of the Territory OF Arf-
IONA by s. A. Patrick. its attorney-in-
fact whose p~ostoflce address is Column
bia, Esmeralda County. state OF Nevada,
has mad application for patent for the
Detroit. the Detroit No. /, the Detroit
No. 2. the Detroit Nc. 5. the Lansing
and the Last Hope lodes. being Min. Sur.
No. 2224. more fully described by the
official plat posted on said claim and by
the field notes of survey thereof now
fled In the Office OF the Register Of the
United States Land Office at Carson
City. Nevada. with Var. at all corners at
DETROIT LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 whence the y.
f. Cor. Sec. 20 T. 2 s., r. as f.. NJ. ID. b.
e NJ. bears N 29' 15' 80" T.. 1886 #:
thence n. IS 26' w. 609.04 It. to Cor.
No. 2: thence N. S4' az +. 10000 IT. to
Cor. No. 8; thence S. IS 26' f. sO9.O4 II.
to Cor No. 4; thence S. S4' az W. 1900. 90
IT. to Cor. No. l the place OF beginning.
DETROIT NO. / LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. l whence the n.
f. Cor. Sec. 20. T. 2 s., r. 43 E., NJ. d.
B. & NJ. bears N. 29o Is 80" z. 1886
IT.; thence S. 15' 26' f. 564.S2 IT. to Cor.
No. 2; thence n. S7s "a 80" r. 1912 IT.
to Cor. No. 3: thence N. ST. 90 f. 744.2l
IT to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 15s 26' w.
56i.S2 TT. to Cor. No. 5; thence S. s4' az
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TEE BuLLrRoa Mu0orr Mru1uf
-
LIDA-pErRorr buMIMo 90.

Incorporated under the laws of Arf-
IONA. capitalization. 1,000,0 900 shares:
the treasury.
Principal ONCE, Goldneld, Nevada.
Location of property. In the Orc Blanco
Ida, consisting of two claims, viz:
The White Horse and Sparenberg. There
are three well-defined lodges on the
S92.50 per ton. Active development IL
being prosecuted.
officers and Directors: q. II. Bobertz,
M. D., Detroit. Mich, president; H.
tary and treasu, err; H. Luekman. NJ b,
Goldfeld, New. manager.
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Incorporated under the laws of Ari-
zona; capitalization 1000, 900 shares, par
value 800 each with 100000 shares In
the treasury. Principal office, Goldfeld.
Nevada Location of property, Bull
frog districts; consisting of 8 claims
Cacti. Morning Star. Midnight, Dutch
Extension, Silver King, Horn silver No.
I, Horn Silver No . n Horn Silver
No. 8. Claims lie a short distance
westerly from the Original Buiifrog
mine. and contain several strong lodges
from which assays nave been had In
gold, silver and copper as high as $3.50
per ton. Over 200 feet of work has been
done on the property to date, and on tho
Midnight a shaft is down nearly 100
feet. with cross-cut of ~ feet which 10
being pushed to catch the ledge. To
provide funds for continuing develop
ment, $4,000 shares of treasury stock
are offered at is cents per share. All
private stock of directors and controll-
Ing interest pooled.
Considerable copper stained ore, re-
sembling that from the Original Bull
frog.
Ofacers: John A Hassell, president:
Albert 8. Watson. Vice president; q. G.
Erickson. secretary, John s.. Cook Cook
Banking Company. treasurer; ]. H
Schweble,
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NJ. A. mo. 1908.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FoR
PATENT.
United States Land ONCE.

a sun Nlt1s NCfd0dr OClObCl Oh lgOOs
Notice is hereby given that the Ne
vada Sunshine Gold Mining Company, a
corporation organized ana existing un-
der the laws of the State of South Da-
TACT, whose postoffice address is Thorps,
Nevada, has made application for a
patent for the Sunshine No. l, Sunshine
No. 2, Sunshine No. 3, Sunshine M. 4,
Sunshine Annex, Eldorado No. !, Ell
dorado No. 2 and Eldorado No. 8
lodes, being Min. Sur. No. 1928. more
fully described by the official plat posted
on said claim and by the field notes of
survey now filed in the office of the
Register of the United States Lana Of
flee at Carson City, Nevada. with yaria-
lions at 160 E.. as follows:
SUNSHINE NC. 1 LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. /, whence the
W. 4715.6 IT; thence S. 7Os IS, E. 1900
1T. to Cor. No. ,; thence N. 81 81 e:
6O7.6 TT. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. TO- So
w. 1900 TT. to Cor. No. 4; thence s.. 81
81 w 607.6 TT. to Cor. No. 1. the place
bears from a point on line Al S07:7 #.
from Cor. No. / S. 10" So L. 371.2 IT.
SUNSHINE NO. 2 LODE.
BeginniEg at Cor, No. ]. Whence the y =.
1865 it; thence S. So 81 z; 1909 #;
to Cor. No. 2; thence n. 81 81 e. 612.9
TT to Cor No. 8; hence N. So 81, w:
1900 TT. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 81 81,
beginning. The discovery point bears
from the center of line 2-3 N. go 81 w.
370.1 #.
Beginning at Cor. No. l. whence the
S7ss.s #; thence S. sss 81. E. 1900 It. to
to Cor. No. 8; thence N. So 32' w: 1900
TT. to Cor No. 4; thence 8. 81 81 w.
664.7 IT. to Cor. No. /. the place OF be-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-08

SUMMONS
In the District Court OF the First Judi
ciaI District Of the state of Nevada,
in ana for the County Of Esmeralda.
The Nevada Coal and Lumber Company
Plaintiff,
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HzD TOR Hurua 90. or COLD


Incorporated under the laws of Arr
par value. 81: 100000 shares In treas.
ury.
Principal once-Goldneid. New. Local
ton of property, Goldneld Mining dis
trict, at the southern bass OF Columbia
mountain, and adjoins the Jumbo prop
one full claim. 20 acres. j. +. bradley
is developing. 400 feet under lease n
the company Is developing thu north end
wall in sight at the 50-foot level In
company workings-practically all be-
ing mill ore. with streaks OF high grade.
president; J. b. MenardL vice-president;
r. l.. Co,Lurn, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; H
L. Taylor. c. p. Holt
YELLOW rxaER MINING COMPANY.
Incorporated under the laws OF Arf-
coma. capitalization, 100000 shares;
sand shares in the treasury.
Principal office, 107 Boston Building.
Denver Colo. Resident agent James L
Lindsay, Goldheld, New.
Location of property. Goldneid Mining
district Consisting of seven claims.
viz: Union, Gold Buck and .Jackass
M Siin@s' om npS2ipins and the the co GoId sns,
Cold Bug No. 1; Flood and Hub claims,
adjoining the Goldfeld-Apex Mining
company and the Brooklyn Mining COM
officers: III. A. Riedei, president: 4.
J. Amann, vice-president: James L
lindsay, secretary-treasurer. I. J.
Garrison and J. VI. Robson.
TEE BuLLrRoG NuaoE1 MInxN0
COMPANY
Incorporated under the laws of Arr
zona; capitalization 1900. 900 shares par
value sl.00; 125,000 shares in the treas
ury,. besides ample funds. Private
Principal Office. suite s1-s4 Bank
block. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Location of property Bullfrog dis
trict, comprising the Last Chance on
Bonanza mountain adjoining the Rush
group and the Sunrise adjoining the
Victor; also 6 claims in the East Bull
frog district an miles northeast Of
Beatty.
Tunnels are being driven on both Bo-
nanza mountain claims.
Officers and directors. Joseph G.
Colligan. PRESIDENT. Edwin Arkell, vice
president. and Frank II. Huntington,
secretary and treasurer.
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Location Notices for sale at Tue
News Office.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-06-08
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.

Let every man, woman and child
in the county make the best effort
to be present here at our great
educational rally August Is.
Superintendent Mynders and p.
p. Claxton of Knoxville and other
eminent educators of our State will
speak on that day as well as sew
eral of our local talent.
Come, by all means, and let us
lift our educational banner high.
You can spare that day. Come.
M. e. WOODBRIDGE,
Superintendent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-06-08
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.

The Republicans of Benton
County are hereby called to meet
in mass convention at the court
house in Camden on Thursday,
June %, 1906, at / o'clock p. M,
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the gubernatorial conven-
ton which will be held at Nash
vile Thursday, July IL, 1906, and
to transact such other business as
may come before the convention.
This June 6, 1906.
D. J. McRAE,
Chairman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-06-08
CIRCUIT COURT.


J.F. Overfeld and Virgil Baker,
carrying pistol; each fined $50 and
cost. d. @. Kee, larceny; nolle
prosecuted. Dorsey KeeandLige
Higdon, drunkenness; each fined
So and cost. Claude Farmer and
Pole Akers, disturbing public
worship; each fined $40 and cost.
Carl Arnold, giving liquor to mi
nor; fined $50 and 80 days in jail;
jail sentence suspended on condi-
tion that the defendant leave the
State; sheriff ordered to take him
up if he ever comes into the State
again and to put him in Jail for 80
days and to have him pay or work
out the fine of $50 and cost.
CIVIL DOCKET.
e. G. Neal VS.. w. G.. Robertson;
continued, and set for Thursday
Of regular term in September. P.
A. Ellis vs.. Bill Ellis; Judgment
for p. "A. Ellis of $11.55 and cost.
Jeff Carter VS.. Nellie Mobiles; YER
dict for Carter of Sc and cost.
Most of State and civil cases
continued for want of time. No
one committed to Jail, which is
now empty.
The grand jury was in session
from Thursday morning, and Al
true bills we're returned.
A special term of court will be
held beginning Wednesday after
the fourth Monday in this month
to hear the cases of HI. l.. Depriest
VS.. the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Co. ct ais. and the West
Tennessee Grocery Go. VS.. G. G..
Thompson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-06-08
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The stockholders of the Camden
Canning Co. are requested to meet
at the ourt-house Saturday, June
16, to transact such business as
may come before the meeting.
We are also DESTROYS to have
present all the farmers who have
planted any tomatoes.
This meeting is part of your bus
mess. Don't fail to come.
A. S. JUSTICE.
Secretary and Treasurer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-06-08

A dose of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup will relieve it. Have you a
cold?
Try it for whooping cough, for
asthma, for consumption and for
bronchitis. Mrs. Joe McGrath,
327 East LIST Street. Hutchinson,
Kans., writes: 81 have used Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup in my
family for five years, and find it the
most palatable medicine l ever
used" Sold by the Fry Drug Co.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-06-08

Circuit Clerk j.. IL. Watson has
our thanks FOR courtesies shown
us this week.
Cumberland City isdoingeve
thing to make a complete success
of the State institute which opens
at that place next Monday.
The Lexington District Confer
ence of the Nj. L. Church, South,
will be held at -Cowell's Chapel
July 10, Il and Is. We have not
heard who will preside over the
conference, but in the event none
Of the bishops are present Elder
j. G. Clark will be equal to the
demands of the occasion.
| Postoak Camp No. AZ Woodmen
Of the World will have an outing
and banquet the Fourth of July.
Good speakers will be provided,
and the committee of arrange
ments will spare no effort to make
the occasion an enjoyable one.
All members of Postoak Camp and
their families and the families Of
deceased soyereigns are invited
and expected to be present.
Camden Lodge No. 210 |. O. o.
f. elected new officers at the reg
ular meeting Saturday evening as
follows: T.J.Lowry, noble grand;
F. e. McElyea, vice grand; G. B.
Holiday, secretary, and W. H..
Hooser, treasurer. This lodge is
enjoying a healthy growth by con-
tinually adding to it's membership.
Degrees have recently been con-
ferred on a class of fifteen, and
more than half that number of APP
plications for membership have
been filed with the clerk within
the past fortnight.
Trustee E. E. Fry informs us
that he has collected all the land
tax for the year 1905, which speaks
well for our county. Mr.. Fry is
a most efficient officer, and his re-
port this year will show that for
the first time probably in the his
tory of the county there were no
enforced sale of land under the law
to secure the payment of taxes on
the same. The report will also
show that Benton County is in
splendid financial condition, and
that our people are enjoying the
advantages of efficient county Off
GERS, good government and boun-
,tiful crops.
Walter Lynch, an old Camden
boy, has returned home from the
Philippine Islands, arriving here
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Lynch
joined Uncle Sans army just be-
fore the outbreak of the Spanish
American war. He enlisted in
Nashville, and was sent from there
to Washington City, where he was
attached to the artillery branch of
the service. Later he went to San
Francisco, and from there to the
Philippines where he served dur
ing the war. Since that time he
has been connected with the
mounted police force in Manila,
and is stillattached to that depart
ment of the service. He sailed
from Manila the latter part of
April on a five months leave of
absence, arriving at San Francis
co last week. Mr.. Lynch is look
ing we'll, and tips the beam near
the 200 pound mark.