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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

Elk City. Idaho, February u, 1908.
To Frank Thornton, your heirs, execu-
tors, administrators and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that the undersigned has expended
in labor and improvements the sum of
one hundred dollars (Sl00) each upon
Big Elk No. l, Big Elk No. 2, Big Elk
No. 3, Big Elk No. 4, and Big Elk No.
5, lode mining claims, situated in Elk
City mining district, Idaho county, state
of Idaho, the location notices of which
are of record in the Office of the re-
corder of Idaho county, Idaho, in order
to hold the said claims under the pro-
visions of Sec. 1924 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, approved Janu-
airy %, 1880, being the amount required
to hold said claims for the period ending
December 81, 1908, and if within ninety
days after the publication hereof, YOU
fail to contribute your proportion, viz
fifty dollars $50 for each claim, to-
gether with the cost of advertising,
your interest in said claims will become
the property Of the undersigned, youl
co-owner, who has made the required
expenditure according to the terms Of
said section, in your behalf and to rep
resent your interest, viz: Frank Thorn
ton, one-half interest in each of sale
claims. GEORGE BRADFORD.
febl5
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Elk CITY. Idaho. Feb. 20. l!

ELK City, lQahO, Feb. ~, 1913.
To j. r. Hendrickson, your executors,
administrators, heirs or assigns:
You and each Of you are hereby mott
fed that we have expended for the year
1907 the sum Of $500 in labor and i'm
provements upon Bismark No. /, Bis
mark no. 2, Bismark No. 3, and Bis
mark No. lode mining claims; also
$500 upon SnowshOe No. ], SnOwsh0e
No. 2, SnoWshOe No. 3, SnOwshOe No.
4, and SnOWshOe No. 5, lode mining
claims, all situated IN Ramey Ridge
Mining District big Creek Mining Dis
trlct when claims We're lOcated). Idaho
county, Idaho. in order 10 hold said
claims under the provisions Of Section
1924 Of the Revised Statutes Of the
thereto approved January p, 1850, con-
corning annual labor upon mining
claims being the amount required to
hold said mining claims for the year
1908; that you hold One-ffth interest IN
Bismark No. j, Bismark No. 2, Bis
mark no. 3, Bismark No. 4 a One-sixth
interest in SnOWshOe No. i, Sn0Wshoe
No. =. Sn0Wsloe No. 3, SnOwshOe No
z and Sn0wshoe No. 3, mining claims
And If within ninety days from the
personal service Of ilis notice, or within
ninety days after lle publication thereof
you fail NJ pay the charges for this adj
yertlfemeni and contribute your portion
of said expenditure as f0ll0We, to-wit.
$50 for your onoNfth interest in Bis
mark 80 !, Bismnrk DO. =, Bsmark
no. 3 and Elamark Do. 4. and S83.39
for your one sixth interest in sn0Nshoe
no. u, Su0Yshoc No. II tnoWfh0e DO.
q. slOpslGo NO q. and fg0Wal0e 10.
o in aN sl03a3 and lhe charges FOL
obs advert. emeDl your intclesN u
frd c0'mf NIll heo9mo Dle property ~
the Subscribers. youf oo.0NueH. Wh'
have maao lle le0nnd otlendilme, NJ
iho feluF Of ra|N Section.
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fNha. NeLAlGnliN t.k City
Idaho
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
a vINDIcrIvE REPTILE.
Mays o. the venOnooas Fer-de-ianee
OF Martinique.

Mays o. the venOnooas Fer defiance
OF Martinique.
The fer-de-lance Is found Cd the is
lands Of Martinique aud Santa Lucia.
where the Dnuyes counteract its virus
with D decOctiOn % jungle lemlock.
and abe basis VI rs sreN repuia-
ton seems 70 be- lle fact tnai 81 does
not warn The Intruder Of iis hauufs
after The manner " the cobra or the
rattlesnake. bui hafiens ~ coils and.
viii slightly vibrating tail, awaits
events
n the unsIspecrps traveller should
show 30 sign Of hostile intent he may
be allowed ~ pase unAarped within
two yards ~ ihe cooled mataoore. bui
q closer approach Is APP W De construed
as d challense. ano abe yiYoron, sud
denly rearing ~ ugly bean, may scars
fle iTespssser iuto some motion ~ sel'
defeuse. ue may ifi his foot or brand
isb hia suck M . Qepaelpg manner y
he does M d LOST 1Ae loNeT COLI
Uiu o1pand. brlDsulF ile business end
ueab ano Az u fgw feei neaferi ADJ
lead pollls llke . ieYele0 lile nlei
dnrls fgsRrd Hlfb electric sNlflness
guided Dy ny ulfTripg lpsiina az i4l
soleoilop NJ flle leest protected ppfl y
49, body
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Tepnsi ~ lite tQr a mQiueQi y leaf
Dacb ilamblug 6ifl ekoliemeui nn'
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bll fnNp HHAy aagHFe|y AZ sipmp
and aloDes or fgfp like HQpnlr
papilar. ~ M eep body
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
WORSE THAN KISSING.
Stone Throwing Was Habit In The
sters of Ancient Greece.

Getting the bird. writes a CORE
spondent, need not always prove a
source Of woe to the unfortunate actor,
express their applause by kissing. The
Basutos, for instance, and the natives
of the New Hebrides employ this meth
cd of expressing their admiration.
Even among ourselves any Interrupt
ton of the actor who grips our atten-
ton is quelled with the kissing "Hush"
which is intended to silence the inter
rupter and show our admiration for the
interrupted.
On the whole, authors ana actors Of
today have reason to congratulate
themselves upon the disuse Of many CT
the ancient Greek methods Of showing
dissatisfaction in the .theater. The
worst that a playwright must reckon
with now is an ironical cry of "Au-
florr' followed by booing demon
stration But 1t is on record that the
Athenian audience at least once forci-
bly, elected an unsuccessful comic poet
from the theater. The pelting of bad
actors with vegetables and question:
bic eggs is rare now even in the re-
hottest provinces. But the Athenians
did not draw the line at figs and olives
as missiles. Aeschines was said nearly
to have been stoned to death during
his stage career. and there is a story
Of a second rate musician who Dor
rowed a quantity of stone from 6
friend to build house with, promising
to repay the loan with the stones col
lected at his next performance.-Lon
don Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To A. Clocker, his executors, admins
tIators, heirs and assigns:

~ a. OloChcI, HIS tAeCutOrS, duIIllIllS-
tIators, heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that / have
expended during each of the years 1904,
1905. 1906 and 1907, the sum of $1O0 in
labor and Improvements upon the Cap
tain Clark lode mining claim, situated
in the Robbins Mining District, Idaho
county, Idaho, the location of which is
found of record on page 491 Of Book x
of Mining Locations in the office of the
Recorder of said Idaho county, in order
to hold said claims under the provision
of Section 1924 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, and the amend
ment thereof approved January %. 1880,
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode for the respective periods
ending December 81, 1904, December
81, 1905, December 81, 1906, and De-
cember 81, 1907 And if within ninety
days from the personal service of this
notice, or within ninety days after the
publication thereof, you fail to contrib
ute your portion of such expenditure as
such co-owner to-wit: SIG. 66 for each Of
said years for labor and improvements
during each of said years 1904, 1905,
1906 and 1907, amounting IN all to
S66. Ga, your interest in the said claim
will become the property of the Sub
scriber, your co-owner, who has made
the required expenditure by the terms
of said Section. Payment may be made
to the subscriber, or to A. S. Hardy al
Grangevilie, Idaho, for him.
CHARLES r. Z. KOCH,
140 E. 47th St., Chicogo, III.
mch21-june13
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
HUMAN SACRIFICES.
The Brutality That Went With War In
Former Times.


Before battle in former times the
priests solemnly devoted TO the gods
the whole, of the hostile army then in
sight, and, If possible. no man of it
was left alive. When Hermann. de
coyed the great host Of Varus into the
forest depths all the Romans that es-
capped death in the battle were cap
tured and led into the dark recesses.
where every man of them was sacri-
feed upon hastily erected affairs.
Latham, in his edition of Tacitus,
quotes six contemporary authorities to
show that this. practice Of concluding
a victory with human sacrifices was
customary among our Teutonic ances-
tors. Some cruci6ed their prisoners,
others hung them up to trees for arch
cry practice. but in general a captive
was either slain on the spot or else re-
served to be sacrificed to the gods.
Even when the progress of agriculture
induced them to keep a majority Of
the prisoners alive to be slaves they
appeased the gods for this indignity
by increasing the fortunes inflicted on
the small remainder.
GibbOn describes how, before the
blazing altar, every hundredth mans
arms were hacked off him and, before
his eyes. thrown into the flames. All
that q red Indian would have done
IN the eighteenth century was freely
practiced by our ancestors Of twelve
centuries ago. And the highest idea
OF q man then included, as a duty, darl
cruelty and grewsome revenge against
all his enemies.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
Timber Land, Act June ;, l8z8-Notice
for Publication.


Lewiston, Idaho, March 81, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
Gan act for the sale of timber lands in
the States of California, Oregon. and
Washington Territory" as extended to
all the Public Land States by act of
August A, 1892, John C. Litchfield. Of
Elk City, county of Idaho, state of
Idaho, has this day filed in this office
his sworn statement No. 1877, for the
purchase of the ne IA ne Ia sec. Ia.
and IL Sc Ia, NV IA Sc Ia of sec.
No. II in township No. % north, range
No. 8 east B. M, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to estab-
lish his claim to said land before the
C. M. Butler United States Commits
sioner Office at Sites, Idaho, on Tues
day, the 9th day of June, 1908.
He names as witnesses: Leslie Be.
lor, of Elk City, Idaho; James Murphy,
of Elk City, Idaho; Grant w. Litch,
field, of Elk City, Idaho; Stanley w
Litchfeld, of Elk City, Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the above described lands arc
requested to file their claims IN thi.
office on or before said eth day of June
1905 I. H. BARTLETT.
Apr4-June6 Register.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23

MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 155
United States Land Office, Lewiston,
Idaho.
Notice is hereby given, that Donald
Ferguson and Felix A. Raney, by Geo.
E. Hamilton, their attorney in fact,
have made application for patent for
United States Mineral Survey No. 1929,
situate on unsurveyed lands of the
United States, in Robbins Mining Dis
trict, Idaho County, State Of Idaho, de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
SAN FRANCISCO LODE.
Beginning at corner No. l, a corner
of the claim, whence u. S. L. NJ. No. 3
bears n. So As 80" W. 1872 it., thence
running S. At 20 Z. 600 #. to Cor. No.
2; thence n. 33' or E. 1875 #. to
Cor. No 8; thence. N. AZ 20 w. 500 #.
to Cor. No. q; thence S. 33' or w.
1875 fl. to Cor. No. l, the place OF
beginning.
81. PAUL FRACTION LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. !, a corner Of
the claim, whence the u. S. L. NJ. No
3 bears N. "a 49, w. 1887 it., thence
running S. 72' So Z. 1928 #. to Cor
No. 2; thence N. 4 IL f. 1860 fit. [,
Cor. No. 3; thence n. 72' So W. 562.
f. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 4 IL W
1860 #. to Cor. No. l, the place of be
ginning.
Containing %. 1853 acres after exclud
ing ground in conflict with Sur. No
1903, Alhambra Lode
Adjoining and conflicting claiRls ar
Sur. M. 1863, AlhamDra and st. Pau
I0des. Sur. No. 1927, Gem City Lode
and Wizard and Old Maid Lodes, un
surveyed.
The ori4inal location certificate Of tn
San Francisco Lode mining claim beini
Of record in the Office Of the county re
corder Of said County Of Idaho, in Boo
: 10 Of Mining Claims at page 4lS, an
the certificate Of relocation Of SAID 81
Paul Fraction Lode mining claim bein
, Of record in said Office Of said Book I
Of Mining Claims at page ~ Of san
records. I. II. bAkILEII,
, Register.
First publication, Mch. 28, 1908.
Last publication, May 30, 1908.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19
ness to readiness for battle, every ofi-
Ger and man at bis station, armed, 81
lent, expectant-and all in less than
three minutesi- Chicago News. a.


A learned Italian doctor says that
siantism is a morbid process, disease
due to an enlargement Of part Of the
brain which Is endowed with growth
regulating functions. When that part
of the brain enlarged, the limbs grew
to an abnormal extent and other phys
ical changes occurred, the excess Of
growth being chiefly in the lower jaw,
the arms and legs. No giant ever at
tains length of days. The average life
is only a fraction over twenty years.
Ireland has produced at least four
giants-McGrath born In Tipperary in
178e Che was seven feet Eve inches in
height; Malone, seven feet six inches;
Murphy, seven feet three inches, and
Charles Byrne, seven feet six inches.
None of them ever reached great mem
tai development. ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19
THE CHEERFUL TURTLE.
This Queer Creature Enjoys Many Pc
euIiar Advantages.

This Queer Creature Enjoys Many Pc
euIiar Advantages.
"To be or not to be-a turtle? To be
certainly, If could not be q man." de-
clares one who speaks with knowledge
of his subject "Basking in tropical
suns or cruising leisurely in cool
depths, the turtle has an exceedingly
good time. AS soon as the baby turtle
emerges from the egg he scuttles down
to the sea. He has no one to teach
him. no one to guide. In his little brain
there Is implanted streak of caution,
based on the fact that until certain
period his projecting armor is soft
and no defense against hungry fish.
and he Immediately seeks shelter in
the tropical profusion Of the gulf weed,
which holds within its branching
fronds an astonishing abundance Of
marine life.
''Here the young turtle feeds unmo-
Tested and knows that his armor is
hardening apace. Once he has attained
the weight Of twenty-five pounds he
may cheek freely any monster of the
deep. After that no fish or mammal
ever interferes with him. Intending
devourers may struggle all day to
break through his iron shell. They al
ways fail.
"The turtle, like the sperm whale,
has but one enemy-man. Now, even
that sperm whale must come pretty
frequently to the surface to breathe,
and If it got beached high and dry on
land what would become Of It? But
the cheerful turtle can stay below the
surface for a week If he wants to, and
he often does, while If he had to spend
an equal time on land he would enjoy
| the change and be none the worse fol
| it. He Is neither fish, flesh nor fowl
yet his flesh partakes of the character
istics of all three.
"Eating seems a mere superhuity
with him, since for weeks at time he
may be placed in q barrel, with the
bung out, and emerge after his long
fast apparently none the worse for his
enforced abstinence from food, from
light and almost from air. OF all the
warm blooded Organisms there is none
SO tenacious Of life as the turtle. Inju
ries that would be instantly fatal evei
to fish leave the turtle apparently un
disturbed, and his power Of keeping
death at bay is nothing short Of mar
| velous." "a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19

In Edward scotts Dancing In All
Ages" are some curious details about
the dances of old England.
"Joan Sanderson was folly
dance in Mr.. Scott's definition, for be-
fore it was ended each lady had kissed
all the gentlemen twice, and each man
had been equally enterprising. Mary
Stuart danced the "volta,' though
mot SO high and SO disposedly" as
Elizabeth. In King Charles time peo-
pie danced ''Trenchmore," the "Cush-
ion Dance" "Omnium Gatherum" and
''Hoite cum Tote"
"All In Garden Green, "Gathering
Of Peascods." Jumps Of Pudding
'Under and Over" "The Bath" "The
Slaughter House" and Have at Thy
Coat, Old Woman" are dances not
quite so old.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19

An innocent cockney while in the
country asked a fartnet how they man
aged to grow streaky bacon.
"Oh, It IL simple enough" said the
honest aericulturist. "Qne week we
starve the pig Or feed him very little.
That makSS layer Of lean meat. Next
week we give him all he can possibly
eat, even working overtime. and that
makes row Of fat So By alternate
starving and feeding we get the beau
tiful stFeaky bacou,"
Dear rnSp said the cockney, land
how do you make the ham7''
"Oh, we manage that by putting .
ring in the pigs nose" was the reply
London NJ. A. F.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19
AN EFFECTIVE SERMON.
Trumpet Blast That Drove the People
TO Repentance.

Trumpet Blast That Drove the People
TO Repentance.
Old Peter Cartwright was famous
preacher and circuit rider many years
ago.
The exhorter was holding a camp
meeting In Ohio. There was a great
number of campers on the field, and
the eccentric speaker addressed vast
concourses at every service. but he
thought too few were being converted.
He felt that something should be done
to stir the sinners to repentance, so
he prepared a strong sermon on the
second coming Of Christ. He told how
the world would go on in its sin and
wickedness and at last Gabriel would
sound his trumpet and time would
come to an end. He described the
horrors Of the lost and the joys OF
those who were saved. The sermon
grew in Intensity, and he brought his
people up to grand climax, when sud
denly the sound of trumpet smOte
the ears OF the anxious throng.
There was a great sensation, and
many fell upon their knees in terror
and began to repent and pray. Women
screamed and strong men groaned
Pandemonium was let loose for a few
minutes. After the terror had some
what ceased the preacher called to 8
man up a tree, and be descended with
long tin horn Ia his hand. The
speaker then turned ID fierce wratt
and upbraided the people. He cried
out in stentorian tone4 that, Il a mar
with a TIN horn up tree ccult
| frighten them 10, how would It DO II
the last greet end when Gabrepl
trumpet sounded the kneil Of the world
The sermon had d great effect upol
the vast audience, and many hundred
focked to the front and were con
| verified
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19

"say, ma" piped up little Johnny
after the minister had finished his call
and taken his departure, when Mr.,
Meeker was here every time you stop
ped talkin' minute he would start IN
to say somethin' an git as FUR every
time as 4 dare say an then you would
start goln' agin an talk a lot moref
an that is the way 1t kept on right
along, an the only thing he said all
the time he was here was i dare say,
I dare say every few minutes"
"Weli, what Of itf am not to
blame for Mr.. Meeker's paucity OF
IDEAS am Ir' demanded Johnny's moth
er, somewhat impatiently.
II dunno bout that" said Johnny
doubtfully, as IL not exactly sure what
was meant by paucity Of ideas, but
anyhow, ma, you orter give him a
chanst. When he started in with ]
dare say why didn't you keep quiet
I Jest once, ma, an let him 60 ahead an
say what he was goIn' to AMI have Il
lover withqp- st. Paul Pioneer Press
/ "a ~ sf4vnTlfanr-1ln 4 word
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19
4 WAhSnlr TEST.
The Unexpected Beat to General Quar-
tsrs ct Mldrisht.

tsrs at Mldrisht.
The ship is lying st anchor in a
distant port, IT IS night, and nothing
is heard but the tramp Of the sentry
on the forecastle and the ripple OF
water at the gangway.
Only the officer Of the deck, the quar-
termaster and the guard are awake.
The entire crew are below decks and
dreaming in their hammocks.
The cabin door opens and the captain
steps forth softly, fully dressed and
wearing his sword and revolver. He
speaks in low tone to the officer Of
the deck, who sends an orderly for
ward with message In a moment
the orderly returns, bringing with him
the drummer, who stands silently at
the mast drumsttcks in hand, watch
ing the commander.
''Eight bells"-t tnidnight-is struck.
At silent signal from the command
ing oflcer the drummer poises his
sticks an Instant, then sounds the long
roll, or ALARM which is at once fol-
lowed by tha quick beat to general
quarters"
Instantly the scene changes to one Of
apparently the utmost confusion. -Four
hundred men leap from their ham
mocks. Passing few turns Of the
iashings around them, they throw then
into their meetings." then spring tC
their stations at the batteries and cast
loose the guns.
A moment more and a bright fast
and roar from the forecastle pivot gur
bursts upon the stiffness and gloom O
the night, followed quickly by th'
broadside battery.
Each gun is fred once, a blanl
charge, but enough to show that tn,
gun is in good order and ready 70
service.
As suddenly the pandemonium sub
sides. Confusion gives place to silene
and order and not sound is heard
but the battle lanterns flashing alon
the crowded deck reveal the well disc
plined crew standing at their quarters
every man equipped with cutlass an
: pistol, silent and alert. Eponges, ran
mers, supply boxes and battle axes II
ter the deck; everything is provide
and ready as for action. while th
captain. accompanied by the executiy
officer (the first lleutenantl, with a
! orderly bearing a lantern. makes
= thorough inspection fore and aft an
below, including the powder division
7 magazines and shell rooms. to see thI
nothing ID lacking which would be r
quired ID real action.
q At the touch Of the drum the 81
has kkan eAaaaaa lrana ika 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19
TWO MILLIONS
LOST IN BLAZE
Fire Destroys Plant Of tho Shell
by Steel Tube Company Own
ed by Steel C0rpOiatiOn.
STARTED AS BICYCLE FACTORR

Shelby, o., June 1e.-Fire destroyed
the plant Of the Shelby Steel Tube
company, owned by the United States
Steel corporation. The loss is said to
be close to 100000.
The origin OF the flames has not been
determined. The plant had been closed
down several weeks. The FIRE ate Its
way through the various factories SO
rapidly that apparatus sent here from
Gallon and Mansfield by special trains
arrived too late to be Of service.
The plant originally was started to
manufacture bicycle seamless tubing,
but later was acquired by the steel
corporation and enlarged. The manu-
facture Of warshlp boiler tubes was
one Of the principal industries con-
Quoted in the plant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19

The record Of the fact that muffs
were once worn BY more men than wo-
men in Paris suggests the old ingenious
definition of mufg as "a soft thing
that holds a lady's hand without squeez-
ing it." Muir appears to have come
to us from German, In which Language,
curiously, muir means not only d
hand comforter, but also a suIky per
son or growing dog. These seem.
however, to be two difsefesst Eerds.
Was our own metaphorical 'smuff IN
aliusion to the efgeminacy OF mufl
wearers or simply an intination that
the person WINS distinctly soft ~
London Ehf0niele.
BE an advert IaaE Ia d word.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-19
Potential incentive.

Nen-Do you think You could love
hin If he were rlch2 Belief would
ny harderl