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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS

Carson City. Nevada. Land Office.
Notice Is hereby given that
Joseph w. Smith. of "A 1Rur,
County Of Elko. State of NJ Ida.
has filed in this Office his ,applica-
ton to enter under the provisions
of Sections 1906 & 1907 Of the
Revised Statutes of the United
States the following described
land, viz:
The East Half of the Southwest
quarter (Es of SW3) of Section
Eight 81, ToWnshp Thirty (3O)
North, RanqeFifty-nine (59) East,
M. D. B. & M. containing eighty
1907 acres
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described, or
desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land
or for any other reason. to the
disposal to applicant should file
their affidavits of protest in this
office on or before the 4th day of
september, 1912.
Louis i. Cohn
Registt
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B. Duke and the Fetlcher-C Clarke

B. Duke and the Fletcher Clarke
Milling Company. corporton.
Notice IL hereby given to all the
Creditors Of said Defendants, H.
W. Fletcher. D. Clarke. A. B..
Duke and the Fletcher-C Clarke
Milling G mpany. corporation.
who may claim specific liens on the
property both real and personal.
belonging to the said Defendants.
Il. W. Fleiche- D. Clarke, A. B.
Duke and the Fletcher Clarke Mill
ling Company, a Corporation. site
ated in Jarbidge, Elko County
State Of Nevada, move particularly
described in the Creditors Bill on
file herein, and to all general
reditors Of the said Defendants
H. W. Fletcher, D. Clarke, A. B
Duke and the Fletcher Clarke
Milling Company, a corporations
that they shall come in and file
their claims with the Clerk of thi
Co Irt, that their claims may be
adjudicated. and that they may
share ratably in the proceed of
the Creditors fund created in the
above entitled action in proportion
to the amount and according to
legal class and status of their
claims.
Said claims may be filed at any
time until the further order of thi
Cour.
WITNESS the Hon. E. J. =
7 aber, Judge of the Fourth Judi
cial District of the State of Me-
,vada, County of Elko. with the seal
of the said Court affixed this 9th
day of May. A. D. 1912.
Fred e.. Hoght
Comfy Clerk.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Publisher.)

Serial 5O88
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Carson City.
Nevada, July 10, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Enoch H. Sails. of Rowland. Ne
vada, who, on May %, 1910, made
homestead Entry. No. O50s8. for
the Sd SW4. Sci Sci S. SCI,
SW4 SEA, Section 80. NW4 NW4
NE4 NE4 Ell NW4 NE4. NE3 SW4
NE4, M Sci SW4 NE4 M Sd
SW4 NE4, Sd M Sci NE4 Section
81, SW4 NW4 SW4 NW4, SW3
SW4 NW4. SW3 Sci SW4 NW3,
FL NW4 NW4 SW4. WI NET NW3
SW4, NE3 SW4 NW4 SW4, M
Sci NW4 SW4, Sci NE4 NWt
SW3. M SW4 NE3 SW4, SET SW4
.NE3 SW4. Sd Sci NE4 SW4 Sec
ton 80, Township Al North,
Range sc E. M. D. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to
make Final five year Proof to
establish claim to the land Rove
described, before the County CLERK
of Elko County. at Elko, Nevada,
on the 18th day of August, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Giuseppe Besio and Dudley Harris
of Rowland, Nevada, Burton Sails
and Joseph j. Rife of Gold Creek,
Nevada.
Louis j. Cohn,
Register.
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NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
State Of Nevada
County of Elko

o'eSe Vi Ne'dod
County Of Elko
Clerks Office. July s, 1912,
Pursuant to Paragraph 2 Of Sec
ton 4 Of the Direct Primary Act
of 1909:
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday. the 3rd day of Septem-
Der, 1912 at the regular pulling
places in the various election
precincts. throughout the County
Of Elko. State of Nevada, a
Primary Election will be held for
the purpose Of nominating party
candidates to be voted at the
General Election to be held in said
Elko County. State of Nevada. on
Tuesday the 9Th day Of November,
1912. for the following officers,
to-wit:
STATE OFFICERS.
One choice for United States
Senator.
One Representative in Congress.
One justice of the Supreme
Court.
Two Regents of the State Uni
versity (Long Term).
One Regent of the State Uni
vres ity (Short Term).
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY.
Five Assemblymen.
COUNTY OFFICES
One County Clerk.
One Sheriff.
One County Assessor.
One County Treasurer.
One District Attorney.
One County Surveyor.
One County Recorder.
One County Commissioner CLong
Term).
the County Commissioner
(Short Term).
One County Commissioner. For
the Unexpired Trem.)
One Public Administrator.
One Member of the Board of
Education (Long Term).
One Member of the Board of
Education (Short Term).
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
o Justice Of the Peace.
Each Township.
One Constable. Each Township.
DISTRICT OFFICERS.
One Road Supervisor in and for
Each Road District.
Attest:
(SaaD Fred C. Voight.
County Clerk
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State Of Nevada
County Of Elko

Notice is hereby given that the
time for the registration of the
names of the qualified electors inn
ElkO election district, Elko town.
ship, prior to the primary election
tn DE held on the third day of
September. A. D. 1912, for the
County Of Elko, State of Nevada
will expire ut six o'cock P. M. on
the seventeenth day of August, A.
D.l9l2.
Ben Klatte.
ReGistery Agent.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-13
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To P. w. Dargin: You are
hereby notified that I'have expend-
ed during the year 1911 one
hundred dollars in labor and im-
provement upon the Magnolia Lode
Mining Claim situated in Gold
Circle District. County of Elko,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
O7l69
Carson City. Nevada. Land Office
... 1872. FJNh-,Nn fSn,n

Larson Nltys NEVADA. Lano OmSe
July IL. 1912.
iNotice il hereby given that
Edward B. Iytton, Of Eiko. County
a6f Elko. State 81 Nevada, has file
;in this Office his application to
enter under the provioions Of Sec
q ton eS06 oof the Revised Statutes
) of9the UHited States the following
described Hand, viz: The North.
; WGsts quarter of the Southwest
aQoarter I(NW1 of,SW3) Of Section
aFhirty-tWo 1921. Township Thirty
-four (S4) oNoFth. Range Ffty-eight
{. t5S) y Eat, MD. B. &,M., contain.
ing forty (AO) acres.
Any and oil parsons claiming
adversely the lands described, or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the land, or
H4or any other reason. to the dis
posil to- applicant. should file their
&didGvits "of protest in this office,
'6n Or before the '29th day of
August, 1912.
Louis J. Cohn,
-: .' 60. Register
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No Withdrawals
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher)

Department Of the Interior
Ol787
U. S. Land Office at Carson City,
Nevada July IL. 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Johh H. Prediger, of Lamoille,
Nevada, who. on April 4, 1908
made desert land application 555,
serical, No. O1787, for lot 4. and
the Sci SW4 of Section 80, Town
ship 8" North. Range 81 East.
Mount Disblo Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final
Proof to establish claim to the
LANDAU owe described before E. P
Carville, United States Commits
sioner, at Elko. Nevada, on the
fifteenth day Of August 1912,
Claimant names rs witnesses:
William j. Dave. of Elko,
Nevada. Luther Butler, of La
noble. Nevada, Philip Whyland, of
Lamoille, Nevada, John w. Thomp-
son. of Elko, Nevada.
Louis j. Cohn
Register.
Date of First publication July IL,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

grees of A. b. and c. e. In 1877
he graduated from the Albany Law
School. receiving a degree Of LIB
He was also at that time admitted
to the bar of the Supreme Court of
New York. Mr.. Greene came to
Honesdale to live in the summer
of 1877 and took up the more COM
plete study of the law in the Off
ces of II. NJ. Seely, Esq, and the
following year, on December 10, Mr..
Greene was admitted to the bar of
Wayne county. In the fall of 1881
he was elected by the people of the
county to fill the office of district
attorney, which place he held for a
term of three years, at the end OF
which he resumed the private prac-
tice of law Mr.. Greene has at
tanned a wide reputation throughout
the eastern states as a writer of
fiction. Mr.. Greene is at present
actively engaged in the law busi-
ness and has a suite of offices in
the Reif building on Main street.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

his personal attention, and he
gagged in statistical work at WA
ington for the government and$
consideration, becoming the am
onymous author of some works on
Kaffir Corn, Crimson Glover, and
other farm subjects. There, he was
graduated from the National Uni
sity Law School and admitted to the
Bar.
Thereafter, he was, upon trial and
strict examination let into the Wayne
county bar during the excitement of
the Hull murder trial.
Mr.. Decker is now cashier of the
First National Bank of Hawley and
although he does not have an extern
sive law practice, ii is because there
is not much legal work to be done
there. However, after the trolley
line is completed, and the three mil
lion dollar power plant is placed in
operation it will provide an extern
sive law practice for the subject of
this sketch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13
A Sketch OF the Wayne County Bar

r HE house of George Bowhanan at
Milford furnished the first tenn
porary quarters for the seat of
Wayne county when it was establish
ed March 81, 1898. An act of as
sembly of 1893 removed the courts
from Milford to Wilsonville, until
suitable buildings could be erected
within four miles of the forks of
the Dyberry and Lackawaxen rivers.
Three years later the courts were
moved back to Milford where they re-
mained three years and in 1906
they were established at Bethany.
When the region around the Dy-
berry forks broke from the wilder
ness and the Delaware & Hudson
canal was established with its ter
minus at this place, then did Homes
dale seize the county seat from
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

State Normal school preceding his
graduation. He also taught in the
Wayne County Normal school. Mr..
Kimble came to Honesdale in 1883
and entered the law office of G.. S.
Miner as a student and was admitted
to the bar of this county in 1886.
Mr.. Kimble was a director of the
Honesdale schools for three terms.
In 1891 he was elected to the Legis-
lature. He has always been active
in politics in Wayne county and a
recognized force in the Democratic
party. During part of his term of
study as law student Mr.. Kimble
acted as deputy prothonotary. Mr..
Kimble enjoys large practice in
and around HOnesdale and has Off
ces on the second floor of the Foster
building.
n HARLES A. MCCARTHY, who has
In been most prominent in the af-
fairs of Wayne county and the
borough of Honesdale since 1891,
was native of Canaan township,
having been born there on February
22, 1858. He received his
education in the local schools
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

1910, and since that time the fri
of Searle & Salmon has enjoyed
lucrative business in the office
formerly occupied by y. T. Searle'
VICTOR \. DECKER, of Hawlel
v was born in Bradford Count
this state, in 1872. The plal
is important since it does not l
him from the Republican Congrj
sional nomination in any year
which that party has no chance. B
is credited with some political fol
sight, due to considerable cd
vention experience in the wick
days before the primaries purifiy
and made inexpensive the politid
path, and two years ago procuTN
the endorsement of a citizen
Wayne by the conferees of BradfoI
Susquehanna and Wyoming, for\
future nomination, of his son of II
same name, then two years old.
view of the hundred-year history
the Congressional District this is n
garded as a hopeful concession.
When three years old our subja
migrated to Wayne and has SIM
been a resident of Hawley. There 4
attended, with occasional lapses, IN
village school, working betimes
the village drug store from the II
he was twelve until he beca
seventeen, when he succeeded to l.
cal charge of the Erie railroad.
tion found itself able to run withI
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

his studies in the office of Hon. F..
p. Kimble. He was admitted to the
bar of Wayne county on May 21,
1898, and has for many years been
actively engaged in practicing law
Tor himself. His present Offices are
located on the second floor of the
Old Savings Bank building. Mr..
lloff is a faithful supporter of the
Democratic party. He has been ad-
mitted to the bar of the Supreme
court of the state and the Superior
and United States District courts.
n MILTON SALMON, a member
n, of the law firm of Searle &
Salmon, was born in Homes
dale on September "a, 1880, and is
a son of II. S. Salmon, cashier of
the Wayne County Savings Bank OF
this place. He received his early
education in the public schools of
Honesdale and graduated from the
Honesdale High school with the class
of 1898. He took up course of
study in Lafayette College from
which institution he graduated in
1902, with the degree of Phi B. He
studied law in the office of A. T.
Searle for two years after which he
entered the law school of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and gradual
ed from there in 1907 with the de-
gree of LII. B. Prior to his gradua-
tion he passed the examination of
the State Board of Law Examiners
and was admitted to practice in the
Supreme and local courts of the
State. He became associated with
the law firm of Bowker & Rotan in
Philadelphia, one of the leading law
firms of that city and practiced law
there for year and a half. Mr..
Salmon was admitted to the Phila-
delphia county bar in April, 1907,
and to the Wayne county bar in
March of the same year. He has
since been admitted to the Superior
court and United States District
Courts of the State. After the death
of l.. NJ. Atkinson, Mr.. Salmon came
to Honesdale and opened offices in
the Dimmick building He became
associated with Charles P. Searle in
the practice of law on February IA,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

is still actively engaged in that work.
Outside of the law work, Mr.. Stock
er has found much time to devote
to politics, for he is a staunch DEM
ocrat. Mr. Stocker also takes great
interest in farming. His law Offices
are located in the Liberty Hall
building on Ninth street.
n ETER H. ILOFF, eldest son of
Henry and Johanna Iloff, and
one of Honesdale's successful
lawyers, was born in Cherry Ridge
on October 21, 1870. He went to
school in that vicinity until he pass
ed the grades and then attended the
High school at Honesdale After
graduating from there he attended
the Wyoming Seminary. He acted
as tax collector of Cherry Ridge
township when twenty-five years of
age and was judge of election until
he moved out of that township. Mr.
Hon commenced the study of law
under the direction of Hon. G. S.
Purdy. After the latter was elected
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

Susquehanna county, and was ad-
mitted to the bar of that county in
1884. Two years later he was ad-
mitted to the bar of Wayne county
He served as clerk in the commits
sioners office for six years and also
as deputy county treasurer under
w. G. Norton for three years, 1892
50. Mr.. Simons has always been
actively identified with the Repub-
lican party of the county and served
several terms as county chairman.
Mr.. Simons was elected to the office
of district attorney in November,
1908, and served successfully for
two years after which he was re-
elected in November, 1911, and is
now serving in that capacity for his
second term.
n HAMANTHUS NJ. STOCKER, of
n New England ancestry and a
noted historian, was born in
Salem township in 1S4S. He receiv-
ed the rudiments of his education in
the public schools of that county
and later attended the schools of
Honesdale, going from here to
Lafayette College where he remained
for one year. He engaged in teach
ing school for several years and for
four years was principal of a school
in Jermyn. In 1881 he was elected
register and recorder. He began the
study of law in the offices of Waller
& Bentley in Honesdale and in 1886
was admitted to the bar of this
county. Much of Mr.. Stocker's time
has been engaged in writing histor-
les and he has gained much promi-
nence in that field. He assisted in
writing the history of Wayne, Pike
and Monroe counties. He had edi-
torial charge of the writing of a
history of Susquehanna county and
assisted in the writing of history
of the state of Delaware. He also
wrote a history of the Presby byterian
church. Mr.. Stocker was editor {
the Wayne County Herald for a year
and half. He has practiced law in
this county for twenty-siX years and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

rection of G. G. Waller and on May
10, 1888, he was admitted to the
bar of this county. Mr.. McCarty has
been actively engaged in the law
ever since his admission and during
that time has filled many public Of
fees in the borough. Two years af-
ter being admitted to the bar he
was elected to the Legislature. He
was elected district attorney in
1891 and continued in that office for
three years. That same year he was
elected to fill the office of county
solicitor, which he held three years.
He was a member of the town coun-
ell three years, and president of the
council for two years. He was
borough solicitor one year and So
licitor for the HOnesdale and Texas
Poor Board two years more. He is
now serving his second term as
burgess of our borough. Mr.. Nc
Carty has offices in the Ref build
ing and enjoys a large practice.
a. YRON f.. SIMONS, present dis
M trict attorney of Wayne coun-
HH ty, was born in Sterling town
ship on May IA, 1860. He received
his education in the public schools
of that township and at Bloomsbury
Normal school. For several years
after leaving school he engaged in
teaching and was principal of the
Nicholson graded school for one
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

ty commissioners. Mr.. Mumford
has been practicing law in Honesdale
almost SO years and is still active
ly engaged in such work. He has
offices in the Liberty Hall building
on Ninth street.
IIOMER GREENE, Wayne county's
n poet and novelist, who has at
tanned considerable prominence
in that field, was born on January
10, 1853, in Salem township, what
is now Lake Ariel. He was the only
son of Hon. Giles Greene, of that
place. In 1876 he graduated from
Union College, receiving the de-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

j. Larrabee, at Susquehanna Depot
and later entered the offices of Wal
Ter & Bentley at Honesdale as a stu
dent. He came to Honesdale in
1875. Mr.. Mumford was admitted
to the bar of this county on Sept. 6,
1876. Two years later he was elect
ed district attorney and during his
term of office many noted cases
came up for trial. For six years he
was attorney for the board of coun-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

Institute of New York He began
his law studies in the office of l..
F. Barnes at Milford but soon re-
moved to Honesdale. He was ad-
mitted to the bar of Wayne county
on December 4, 1862. Mr.. Dimmick
was elected district attorney in 1864
and reelected in 1867. He was
sent TO the Legislature in 1869 and
in 1873 was again elected. In Oc-
tober, 1864, Mr.. Dimmick was united
in marriage to Annie, daughter Of
Zenas Russell. They had two chill
dren, Lucy and Russell. For more
than twenty years Mr.. Dimmick was
prominent in politics and at the bar
of Wayne county. He served at one
time as attorney for the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company, the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, and the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

r RANK p. KIMBLE, one of the
successful attorneys of Homes
dale, was a native of Pike coun-
ty having been born on the farm of
his father, on October II, 1852.
Beside the education received in the
local schools of that neighborhood
he took a course of study in the
State Normal school at Mansfield.
He graduated from that institution
in 1876. He began teaching school
in Pike county and taught in the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

Wayne, with the commencement of
their respective terms of office:
/. Hon. Jacob Rush; March 21,
1898.
2. Hon. John Spayd; March l.,
1906.
3. Hon. Robert Porter; July,
1909.
4. Hon. John b. Gibson; Oct. 16,
1912.
>. Hon. Thos. Burnside; June 2S,
1916.
6. Hon. David Scott; July 16,
1918.
Z. Hon. VIM. Jessup; April z,
1898.
s. Hon. n. ID. Eldred; April g.,
1S49.
8. Hon. Geo. r. Barrett; April 20,
1853.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

lII LILLIAN II. DIMMICK, JR., is
w son of Oliver S. Dimmick and
grandson of Dan Dimmick, the
first practicing attorney, who made
a permanent home in Wayne county.
He was born in Milford, Pike coun-
ty, on March 19, 1S41. In early
life he graduated from the Claverack
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

10. Hon. James NJ. Porter; Dec. 3,
1853.
II. Hon. Thos. S. Bell; March 23,
1855.
-. Hon. Geo. r. Barrett; Dec. 8,
13. Hon. S. S. Dreher; Dec. 5, 1870.
IA. Hon. C. P. Waller; Jan. 4,
1875.
Is. Hon. Henry NJ. Seely; August
2S, 1882.
16. Hon. George S. Purdy; Jan. 1,
1894.
II. Hon. A. T. Searle; Sept. Is,
1909.
Judges Gibson and Burnside sub
sequently became Justices of the Su-
preme Court, and Judge Bell had
been, from November IS, 1S46, un-
til December l, 1851, Justice of
the Supreme Court. Hon. A. T.
Searle was reelected judge of Wayne
county in November, 1911, and is
now serving in that capacity.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

the work of the paper. In January,
1878, he was appointed associate
judge, it being the first instance
where that position was filled by a
member of the bar in the history of
the county. While associate judge
he was assigned to revise the court
rules. For many years Judge Will
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

n AN DIMMICK, the grandfather of
III William H. Dimmick, of Homes
dale, was the first attorney who
made his home in the county. He
was born on March /, 1775, in Mans
field, Connecticut. He came to
Wayne county in 1900 and took up
his residence at Milford He was
admitted to the bar of Wayne coun-
ty in 1902. Mr.. Dimmick practiced
law in Milford until his death which
occurred in February 1925. Prior
to the erection of Pike county, most
of the attorneys admitted to the bar
of Wayne were non-residents. The
first person to prepare for the bar
examination within the pesent linn
its of this county was Thomas Full
ler, who was admitted in 1926.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

of the county and afterwards attend
ed Wyoming Seminary at Kingston,
Pa. He studied law under the di-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

term. He read law in the Offices of
Blakeslee e Davies at Montrose,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

r LWIN C. MUMFORD, a native of
Wayne county, and son of ex-
Judge James Mumford, was
born in Starrucca on August s.,
1851. He received an excellent edu-
cation in the local schools and later
attended the State Normal School at
Millersville. He began the study of
law under the direction of Hon. NJ.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

III LILLIAN HENRY LEE, a native
w of Clinton township, Wayne
county, was born on January
l, 1S49. He was the oldest child OF
Samuel and Anna Lee and received
a liberal education. He attended
the Waymart Normal School and
the Delaware Literary Institute at
Franklin, n. Y. He graduated from
the latter in 1871 and received sec
ond honors. In March, 1866, he re-
ceived his first teachers certificate
and beside teaching in the schools
of Wayne county he was instructor
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad
Company. Mr.. Dimmick is now re-
tired from active practice and is one
of Honesdales most respected citi-
ZenS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-13

ENRY WILSON was born in
N Franklin, Susquehanna county,
~ on October Z, 1884. He was
admitted to the bar of Luzerne
county in 1859, having studied law
in the offices of D. n. Lathrope at
Carbondale. He was blessed with a
good memory and by close study and