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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

think | shall not 80 further than pater-
son There ID a beautiful place, hite
house In u green hill that looks down
over the town. which | have always
coveted. And now have made up my
mind ! viii buy that very house. No
house in the world, not even the great
mansion in Belfast which the letter
tells me now own, could mean the same
TO me as that white house on the hill
overlooking Paterson. And now | will
tell you why.
In the mill where | used to work |
could see that house all day long every
time looked up from my loom and al
lowed my eyes TO wander across the
moor toward the window. Paterson. or
that region of the town where the mill.
are located. is, as you know. a black and
ugly place, and this white house on the
green hlll always looked so beautiful
ana serene and peace giving.
i always rested my eyes upon tina
green OF that hill when they got tired
following the pattern of the silk web
There Is nothing like green to rest the
eyes upon when they are tired, you
know used to look at the hillside and
at the white house, and built castles in
the air about what | would do and say
ana how should feel If that white house
and that green hillside were mine.
Dream Finally Realized.
And now, all of a sudden something
has happened which makes IL possible
for me to live in Il house much grander
by far, ana with green gardens much
more beautiful, perhaps. than the hill.
side at Paterson. Or could buy much
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

adopted by heroes of romance flcroe.
from time immemorial have won theIl
millions by wrestling it from the bow
els Of the earth, by clever maulpula.
lions Of tn" stock market. by war and
conquest But who ever heard Of q
nero Of romance who made his money
In plain, prosaic real estate dealing?
That IS what Michael O'Couuor did,
ana ID paid him vastly more In re.
EARNS than more rOmauti, mon 81
WHN!u- might have. PcuUi,.+ wn n
ne came here, he managed 90 secure a
clerical position almost Immediately
upon his arrival lie was Industrious
ana frugal and after several Years he
hAN managed to save up several hun
dI"I dollars, which he invested I'm a
few lots In the Bronx. Il was the luck
lest thing he could have done. He
sold Them for more than double soy
rraI years. later and rcluyos'nl his
money In more real estate som
Michael OConnOr, from Lcl'r!m town.
was worth Il hundred thousand dol
lars. then the road to wealth was
easy
When prosperity had claimed him
for It's own Mr. OConnor's THOUGHTS
began to turn to Ireland aud one sim
m"r some six or seven years ago, he
j'a'noyod back to Lcltrim and mrT-
fl"d tn" eirl of his boyhuud low. and
brought her 10 America.
1T WIS then that Arst thaurbf Of
buying my native town" said Mr.
OCounor in m interview with re-
porte" II suppose all men hlulpr for
their native towns. and Irf.hmcn
most OF all Anyway. G.did. fused ia
think whom waF a littlo l1rrp,r
py. playing about the ruins of the Old
.2.'l" 'hor", how much ! would Hike.
when | became a man, to be- abb. to
buy II ana restore It to It's once "a
NOUS grandeur You see, every hoy in
'"iirim knows the story Of the castle
ma Of the kings and primo. who once
cas'cd In its great halls Then there
were songs, sweet old Irish songs. 10
,"cp our memory green. / suppuse
here was not q boy in the village who
lid not share in the same emotion.
We'll, fortune has been very good
o me" and 1t turns ont that | have
'een able to go back and buy not only
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

golden windiall from heaven. house,
ana lands ana three million dollars In
cash, A poor silk weaver. toIIlng all
day long, and barely keeping the vol
IRON the door these many years mast
Robert Hughes Is to-day one of the
landed proprictors of Belfast. For ten
years he has lived with his little fam.
ny IN plain little wooden house in
'he mil village of Lodi, near pater-
son, N. J. In future he may If no
wishes live In one of the finest man
Sioh" In the most arlstocratic quarter
OF the Irish capital.
tntIl few weeks npo Pohor,
hughes never dreamed that he would
De other than hard working silk woov-
err The Widest dream he INDUCED &,
was that OF an era which would know
no strikes ana lockouts among the silk
mills In which he has been earning His
livelihood eyer since he arrived which
was just three weeks after Michael
. Connor Of Lc!trim, had stepped OF
the gang plank For Robert Hughes
has suffered bitterly from the priyations
incident TO the frequent labor troubles
among the factories Of Paterson.
Inherits Fortune from Relatives.
Hughes fortune he inherlts from a
distant relative, John Hughes, Esq.
merchant Of Belfast, recently dead. leay-
Ing fortune of 100000 in cash ana
much valuable real estate In Belfast and
the surrounding country.
Hughes is IS years old. three years
Older than Michael O'Connor He
earned 10 weave silk in the factories of
Belfast long before he left ireland. lie
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

more elegant house here. But | giant
neither What | want is the house OF
my Years OF dreaming and the green
NIL 1t stands upon. That is all my wife
and ! and my little girls want. We feel
we can be happier there than I'm any
I other house IN the world, and believe
We can"
Yes. am sure II Is as my husband
| says, remarked Mrs Hughes, who had
been darning stockings while her hua-
band talked. Il want the house on the
hill. We are plain people. We have
been plain people all our lives and IL
would not be becoming for us to put on
the airs of fine folk now that we have
been lucky enough to inherit old Mr..
Hughes money and lands. Besides we
should not be happy 10 depart too much
from the way we have been used to liv-
Ing. The white house on the hill is lust
large enough, and II lived there am
perfectly sure | could not be happier
this side of Heaven.
ON II does seem to good TO be true.
And tho white house on the green hilli
To think that I. Maggie Hughes, can
dare to think seriously now Of ever liv-
Ing In that beautiful place. oh. II docs
seem like a dream. am afraid to 20
to bed ut nights for fear wake up some
morning ana find that after all IT Is only
Il dream"
But the lawyers OF Paterson and Pas
sale assure the silk weaver and his wife
that u IS Il very substantial fact. AMI
that they need have no fears of waking
in the morning.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

merry nomthed boy who sailed away
IL years ego. is master OF the town
and It's castle Today. lie 1t f. VINO
owns the long village street, the forge,
the al,othecary shop, the cODbler SHOP
Tie It Is. little Mike O'Connor, VINO
owns the squirc's white house and tn
brown rectory, and an! even the pref
ty little church and the chapel stands
on Michael O'Connor's freehold
ground.
Formal announcement Of tho Dur
chase Of the village was made recently
In tho Leltrim Observer. published at
Carricls-on-the- Shannon. and the same
Issue contained a detailed story of
Michael O'Connor's adventures in the
land OF his adoption.
Fortune Made Through Real Estate.
Strangely enough, he did not make
No FORTUNE after the manner usually
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

has worked hard all his life. always nj
SIR weaving. BY virtue OF intelligence
ana Industry he was promoted some
thing like five years ago TO the position
81 foreman. His pay is, or was. SIS 4
week. He has wife and two children
to support, and by strict economy he
was able 10 lay by enough to buy little
/ house. Two tiny rooms downstairs and
/ two upstairs, with small porch in
front that Is the sort OF house Robert
Hughes has been living in in Lodi. The
Belfast mansion he has fallen heir to
contains rs spacious chambers. any one
OF which would almost be larger than
the little house in Lodi In Lodi Robert
Hughes had one fire, that which glowed
In the kitchen stove. In Belfast there
are % great open hearths whcrcon the
logs are wont to blaze all day long.
Pleased ut Good News.
Don't think am excited, said Rob
ert Hughes, when interviewed by n re-
porter, "or pulled up with pride. for I
am not. am only happy to hear the
good news. Doyou blame me?
Think of It! Only the other day
Was poor man. To-day. well. to-day
am wealthy. How wealthy do not
know. seem to be walking in dream
even yet. | get mp In IN morning and
| eat my breakfast just like a man only
half awake, | have to pinch myself
when hear the factory whistles calling
me to work. and they too sound like they
might be blown in dream
"Oh. yes stIll go to work every day.
The habit OF work is very strong. espe- |
cially when one has worked all his life |
as | have done. Indeed ! do not know
whether shall ever be able TO sion |
working, now that have an opportunity |
to quit
viii | go back TO Ireland to live?
Not on your life. | would not take the |
whole city of Belfast, much as love
every stick and stone of the dear old I
place. would not take II all ms
precious gift and be obliged to live there
the rest OF my life and give up my Amer
lean citizenship | have toilcd and suf-
fered here, married my wife here and
my children were born here. have
helped to elect three presidents of tho
United States ! tell you am mighty
proud of being an American and
would gather forfeit all the money OF
John Hughes. of Belfast, than lose my
right to that name
God has been good to me- and Uncle
Sam has been good to me in spite OF all
my hard luck, America has stuck by
me when | was down, ana now that am
M mean to stick to her. America was
good enough for me to earn living in,
and guess It's going H. be good enough
'or me to spend my money in.
Will Buy Coveted Home.
"Will | move to New York city? Mol
Won't, | don't like New York. have ,
,een up there twice, and don't like the ,
'lace. don't feel at home there. ia
'ather stay right here In Lodi. even If Il
s barren and ugly. than to go up to that ,
-reat. cr'sS unfrie7lly city. No. IL,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23
RernninS.

with trembling fingers tAe sorrr W.
Ing father opened small box which
had just been left by the posbhan.
When tho lid was remNred there lay
revealed boys Shoe. part OF n crarst,
a ring asd collar button.
"Aas!" sighed che grief-stricksa cid
maa, gazing on the fragments, ~ al
ways feared that Clarence couldn't
stand the hAzlng. "--Jue@e.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

Mrs Slimson-l thought you were com.
ing home carly to punish Willie for telling
that liey
Slimson-l was, but had to stop a.
the city hall and swear oil my taxes
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

We, have seen men jostle and cheer for
two hours at n football game and then
60 home and complain that the sound Il
thr children running across the floor makes
them nervous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23
One Of the Two Sure.

First Doctor-Have you noticed that the
people who live in mountainous coun.
try generally have good lungs
Second Doctor-lcs. If they don't they
die there Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23
The Best Possible Health

comes to those who perfect the digestionnn and
keep the blood pure by the use Of Garfield
Tea, the mild laxative, made of herbs. Sam.
pies free. Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cirnr-
made Of fancy selected tobacco Your deal
or or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

he difference between junk and brio
h,bnc depends largely on the point of
view.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

Already $4,000 farmers from the United States
have made their homes In Canada.
For pamphlet twentieth Century Canada"
hhd an information apply TO SUPPLEMENTARY
or IMMIGRATION, Ottawa. Canada or to The
following authorized Canadian Government
Agents
J. 3. CRAWFORD, I1j West 9th ST.. Kansas civ. Ho
CD BHouGhTuN, IOQuIncy Bldg Chicago. III.
Mention this pupsr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23
Twenty-Five Bushels
OF Wheat 10 The Acre

means n productive
capacity IA dollars OF
orct SO per acre.
This on land, which
has cost the farmer
nothing, but the price
OF filling il, tells its
own story.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

Lands adjoining Can be purchased at from g
10 so per acre from railroad and other corpora.
tIOus.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23

The Canadian Government gives absolutely
nee to every settler 100 acres OF such land
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-23
Will Buy Coveted Home

"Will | move to New York city? Mol
won't, | don't like New York. | have
been up there twice, and don't like the
place. | don't feel at home there I'd
rather stay right here In Lodi. even If Il
is barren and ugly. than to go up to that
great. cT''sS unfrieTlly city. No, l..
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 MI,aNG APPLICATION No. GA, United States Land Office. Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 1906 Notice is hereby given that Calumet & Pitts burg Mining Company. corporation, by it's Attorney in Fact, s. A. Par laIl, of Bisbee, Arizona, has made application for patent for the Sidney lode. Survey No. 2163, in The Warren Mining District, Cochise County, ap- lroximately in Township 23 South. 2ange 24 East. c. & s. R. B. & M., unsurveyed, described as follows: Be ginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. s M. M. No. 1 brs. N. 36 degs. w ceO2.7 feet. Thence s. S6 degs. $ mins. E. 8s.4 feet to Cor. No 2 thence s. 35 degs. 49 mins. E. 244.i feet to Cor. No. 3, thence N. s6 degs s9 mins. V. SS.4 feet to Cor. No. 4 thence N. 3s degs- 49 mins- ". 244.s fet. to Cor. No. 1. the place of begin ming. Total area. 05s7 acres. less area in conflict with Top Gallant lode .193 acres. Net area Sidney lode l0-194 acres, the area in conflict being ixpressly excluded from this s1Tss cation Adjoining claims are Cochis' lode O. the Northeast, St Louis lod'
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CURED CONSUMPTION

Mrs B. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan. writes, My husband lay sick for three months. The doctors said he had quick consumption. We procured a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. and it cured him. That was six years ago and since then we have always kept bottle in the house. We can not do without it. For coughs and colds it has no equal.
 25c. soc and s1.00.
 Sold by Rinehart's Pharmacy
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First publication February 16,

MINING APPLICATION No. 66, United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 1906. Notice is hereby given that Lake Superior & Pittsburg Mining Company, corpora ton, by it's Attorney in Fact, S.A. Par nall, of Bisbee, Arizona, has made application for a patent for the Eureke lode, Survey Ne. 2166, in the Warren Mining District, Cochise County, ap- proximately in Township 9 South, Range 24 East, G. & s. R. B. & M., unsuryeyed, described as follows: Be ginning at Cor. No. 1, whence b. s, M. NJ. No. 4 brs. N. IS degs. 25 mins. 90 sec. E. 33S6.1 it.. thence s. 7s degs. 32 mins. E. 53S.1 it. to Cor. No. 2, thence s. degs. w. 1o.9 1t. to Cor. No. 3, thence N. 79 degs g mins. w. 55S.1 1t to Cor. No. 4, thence N. 5 degs. F.. 10.9 it. co Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Total area, O.13A acres, less area in conflict with Buck eye and Despiain lodes. 0.067 acres
 Net area Eureke lode, 0.067 acres, the area in cinf1ict being expressly ex. c,uded from this application. Adjoin' ing claims are Buckeye and Desplsin lodes on the North, Minnesota lode on the East. Annie lode on the South. and Supplement lode on the West The io cation notice is recorded in Book s9 Record of Mines, Cochise County. al page 252.
 MILTON R. MOORE. Register First publication. February 25, 1906
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals for Feeding Prisoners Con
 fined in Branch County JaiIs-

 Office of the Board of Supervisors of
 Cochise County. Arizona Territory. Tombstone. Arizona, March 2fst, 1906.
 Notice Is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at this Of flee until 1:3o p. m., Tuesday, April 3rd. 1906, for delivering to the Branch County Jails at Douglas, Lowell. Naco. Wilcox, Benson, Paradise, Bowie, Pearce and Gleeson. two wholesome, substantial and we'll prepared meals each day for each prisoner confined therein. with suitable dishes and ap- pliances. for the year ending January 10th, 1907.
 All proposals must be accompanied by sufficient bond in the sum of ss00.00. with two sureties. conditioned that the bidder will enter into contracs on bond for the faithful performance of his bid.
 No assignment or contract can be made without the written consent oi the Board of Supervisors.
 The Board reserves the right tr reject any or all bids or parts ol bids.
 All bids must be addressed to Chas P u~-- e,c-s of the Board of Su pervlsoFs, TorbstcAe. 1flsona m< marked Proposals for Feeding Pris
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MILTON R. MOORE, Register First publication, February 25, 1906.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-27
MINING APPLICATION NO.

MINING APPLICATION NO. 60, United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, February 8, 1906. Notice is hereby given that Hoyal A. Smith of Bisbee, Arizona, has made appli- cation for patent to Marquette l lode. Mineral Survey No. 21S6, situated ap- uroximately in Tp. 2S S. R. A E. G. & s. R. B. & NJ. Warren Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, de scribed as follows: Beginning at cor. No. whence the W. If cor sec. 30 Tp. g s. R. 25 E. brs. N. n degs. IF mins. 90 secs. E. 39S2.7 ft thence s. degs. 29 mins. W. z000 it. to or. No. 2, thence N. 39 degs. A mins. W. 541.2 fl. to cor No. 3, thence N. 83 degs. 35 mins. W. 452.l it. to COT. No. 4, thence N. degs. 29 mins. E. COOS ft to cor. No. 5. thence s. 4s degs. 56 mins. g. 1001.0 it. to cor. No. 6, thence s. 60 degs. 13 mins. F.. 16.5 ft to cor. No. the place of the beginning. The location is recorded as follows. Orig. Book 32, Page 442. Amend Book s, Page 38, in the Min ing Records of Cochise County. The adjoining claims are, Bisbee Queen and Bisbee Queen No. lodes on the north: Edith lode on the east and south: Lena lode on the west.
 MILTON R. MOORE, Register.
 First Publication February II, 1906
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MINING APPLICATION NO. ss.

MINING APPLICATION NO. s9. United States Land Office. Phoenix. Arizona, February g, 1906. Notice is hereby given that Hoval A. Smith Of Bisbee. Arizona. haA maGe appii- cation for patent to the Remainder lode, Survey No. PITS. situated ap- proximateIy in Tp. g s. R. "A E. c. & 8. R. B. & RI. Warren Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, de cribed as follows: Beginning at cor. Nc. 1. whence U. s. Nj. N. No. 1872, Warren Mining District, brs. N. s2 degs. 52 mins. 30 secs. E. S24.2 1t and the N. v. cor. sec 2 Tp. "A s. R. 24 E. C. & s. R. B. & M. brs. s. Il degs. 04 mins. E. 1023S-S 1t from csr. No. 3 of this survey, thence, s. GA degs. 16 mins. W. 365.9 it. to GOT. No. 2, thence S. S4 degs. mins W. 194.7 f. to cor No. 3. thence N 4s degs. 03 mins- W. s1e.o 1t to cor Eo-.4, thence N. e4 degs. 16 mins. E s6a6t ft- to cor. No. 5, thence s. 45 dege. o3 mins. E. 9Ss.6 1t to cor No, 1 the place of the beginning Lo catfpn Is recorded as follows: Orig Book 30. Page 4ss. Amend. Book g Peee 35k, Mining Records of Cochis< Coxaty. The adjoining claims ars Codkentment lode on the northeast Naft1a and Mascot ledes on thu ssukheast, Nodoc lode on the west
 MILTON R. MOORE Register
 First Publication February Il. 1906
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MINING APPLICATION NO. s2. United States Land Offce. Phoenix,

MINING APPLICATION NO. 62 United States Land Offce, Phoenix,
 Arizona, February g, 1906. Notice is hereby given that L. c. Shattuck and |L. J. Overlook for themselves, and Maurice Dem as administrator of the estate of Francis A. Ovens. deceased, and B. A. Packard as administrator of the estate of F. A. Sweet. deceased, have made application for a patent for the Copper Rock and Iron Prince
 lodes. Survey No. 1884, in the Warren Mining District, Cochise County, ap- proximately in Township 23 south. range 24 east, G. & s. R. B. & NJ, un- surveyed. described as follows: Cop per Rock: Beginning at cor. No. i, whence U. s. M. M. No. 4 brs. N. S1 degs. 52 mins. K. 46S4.0 it.; thence N. Ss degs. 30 mins. W. 576.7 ft- to cor. No. 2; thence s. 37 degs. 2S mins. W. 1476.1 it. to cor. No. 3; thence 8. No. f; thence N. 36 degs. A mins. E. 1892 it. to cor. No. 1. the place of
 beginning. Iron Prince: Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U. s. M. M. No. 4 brs. N. 80 degs. 36 mins. E. 4092.0 1t; thence N. S9 degs. 30 mins. w. 599.7 it. to cor. No. 3. thence s. 36 degs. A mins. W. 1462.2 it. to cor. No. 8; thence s. Ss degs. 30 mins. E. 60O.o it. to cor. No. 4; thence N. 36 degs. A mins. E. 1462.00 1t to cor. No. l, the place of beginning. To tai and net area Copper Rock lode. 15.930 acres. Total area Iron Prince lode, 16.241 acres. less area in con flict with Leo lode. 1-09s acres. Net area Iron Prince lode. 1s-14S acres. Total area group. SLOTS acres, the area in conflict as shown above being expressly excluded from this applica- tion. The location notices are re-
 corded in Book 12. page 99, and Book II, page 563, Records of Mines, Co chise County. respectively. Adioin- ing claims are Warren, Macomb. Un- cle Sam and Brother Jonathan on the north, Amazon, Triangle and Leo on
 the east. Morning Star on the south and Southwest lode on the west
 MILTON R. MOORE,
 Register.
 First publication February 15.
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MINING AppL1cArloN No. ss,

MiNiNI AffLlCAlAON GOs VI United Stetes Land office. Phoenix. Arizona. February 21. 1906. Notice is hereby given that Calumet & Pitts burg Mining Company. corporation. by it's Attorney in Fact. s. A. Par nall, of Bisbee, Arizona, has made application for a patent for the Boer Icde, Survey No. 2l65. in the Warrer Mining District, Cochise County. ap. prox;mately in Township 2s South
 Range 24 East, c. & S. R. B. & M, unsurveyed, described as follows: Be ginning at Cor. No. l. whence U. S. M. M. No. brs. N. 40 degs. 2S mins. ". BOOST 1t, thence N. Ss degs. 4 mins. E. s3.5 feet to Cor. No. 2. thence $. II degs. As mins. B. 2e5.9 1t. to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 64 degs. 54 mins. W. 27S.9 it. to Cor. No. 4. thence N
 II degs. AS mins. W. TOO it to Cor
 No. 5, thence N. 30 degs. 2S mins. E. 279.S it. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Total area, 1.072 acres, less area in conflict with Morning Star lode, Q.663 aces. Net area Boer lode. o.40s acres. the area in conflict being expressly excluded from this apphea- tion. Adjoining claims are Virginia lode on the North. Morning Star Tod , on the East, Hardscrabble lode fn the South, and Baton Rouge lode on the West. The amended location no- tice is recorded in Book 32. Reccrd of Mines, Cochise County, at page 203. MILTON R. MOORE,
 Register.
 First notification. February 25, 1906.