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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
WHEAT IS STRONG
Higher Cables and UnfavOrable
Weather in England
Combined With Smaller Argen-
tine Shipments Help Prices.
The OTHER GRAINS FOLLOW
Cash Demand for Corn Sends
1t Upward.
Advance in Hogs Gives an Up
TiItltO Provisions. 81

Chicago. Aug. 2S.-wHEAT - Wheat
opened strong today. influenced by higher
cables due to unfavorable weather in the
shipments. Scattered commission buying
marked the early trades and quantity
OF December delivery was disposed of
at an advance of CSC.
The start was from &c to NC higher.
December opening nc to &c up at 931Ac to
sSs4c and resting at ssssc. September start
ed &c to &c higher at 94c to 941sc, adj
Vanced Bc and reacaed to 94c.
Covering by shorts supplemented by
fairly firm. Selling pressure toward the
end weakened values. The close was
steady at nearly the bottom figures. De-
shade removed from the bottom after hay
ing touched 93Hc.
CORN-Cash demand held good in corn
and with wheat strength made a firm
market. Opening prices were from 1sc to
sc higher. September led with a start
of ssc to sc up at 72Ssc to 7S1Sc. keeping
trades. December opened M@Ac to &c
higher at 54ssQS4Ac to 55c and rested at
Cash prices fell later offering filling all
demands and values weakened In all de-
Iiveries. The close was weak with Decem-
Der &c lower at SAC. Cash corn-No. 2.
s4GI No No %hse sT 10 40 w yeii SD
SAC; No. yellow, S1@s4c No. 4. 79@821xc;
No. white, So1sds3c; No. yellow, sO1k@
s3Ac.
the opening was firm from shade down
to &c higher. December started &c to Ac
higher at 3Sc to 331sc and rested at SSc.
PROvISIONS-Higher prices for live
hogs tilted provisions upward, the initial
advance being from &c to TIC. January
was a favorite purchase for export Oc-
tober products opened uniformly &c higher
with pork $500; lard $1o.95, and ribs
s1O.s71s.
No. RYE-731zc.
BARLEY-40G70c.
TIMOTHY SEED-$4. 00d6.00
CLOVER SEED-$10 O0416.50.
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he had no idea of using it to defend
himself. or to escape arrest.
1T was a pretty nervy thing to noio
up six men," the officers said to him
"Oh, no. was the reply, 1T didn't
take much hold up those men.
81 was just up against it, that IS ALL
is his only explanation for the crime.
You don't understand and probably
couldn't understand. was Just W
against it," And this is the story ne
repeats to his questioners.
The prisoner is a nice looking man
in the prime OF life He says he is
about 35 years old, and looks it. Ills
hair is turning little gray, and is
getting a bit thin over mis- temples;
His face, rather pleasant face ana
hardly one expected to belong TO
hardened criminal, is clean shaVen;
His eyes are bright and quick. ana
most of the time a smile turks IN
them, not a vicious smile, but nan
euizzical, half sad smile. He is ABOUT
five feet ten inches in height and Is
slender built
you are sure I will live. doctor? ?"
he said to DIR. Rinehart this morning
when the physician appeared to dress
his wounds.
Sighed when Told He Would Live
"Oh, yes, you'n live all right. You
are not seriously injured, responded
the physician, and the man turned
his face to his pillow with sigh.
This is the aIIlIuO0 ne laESS NO.
that he is sorry he must race hhe
consequences of his crime.
"I am sorry I made bad 5ob OF
it" he says talking of his attempt at
suicide ct tried to locate my heart
and thought 1 had done so. put l
guess I made bad job OF 1t.
The man admits that the crime was
planned carefully, and that each step
of it was taken following the plan.
After the robbery he expected to eiude
the officers by taking the Pullman car
at Lawrence, thinking The omcers
would expect the robber would leaVe
the vicinity of his crime as rapidly as
possible. He did not figure on the
quick wittedness of Pullman Conduc-
were aroused as soon as he heard of
the robbery, and who caused a close
watch to be kept on the stranger
berth from Lawrence to Topeka-
Conclusive proof of the mans guilt
was found in his berth. where ne
had stored the packages of registered
mail, much of it unopened, when he
went tn bed.
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Continued from Page One.N
"Bv check ?'' asked Senator Clapp.
MY recollection is that it was given
to MT. Bliss in currency"
''Who was present."
''To the best of my recollection
was alone-and at my office" ~,
Have you any written data with
which to fix the date ~
Had the Receipt.
Mr.. Bliss gave me a receipt but in
such investigation as have been able
to make before fastened here have
not been able to find it. hope to do
"Had you had any previous talk with
Mr.. Bliss as to this matter before you
made it?"
flee or that of H. H. Rogers" replied
Mr.. Archbold.
I'VE had a talk about politics and con-
tributons and sac the tn o maze baar %ouid
was submitted later and the board decided
to contribute.
Penrose in the form of check?"
Mr.. Archbold said that in the 1904 cam
paign he had not been connected with the
United States Steel corporation, the Amer
lean Tobacco company, the American Su-
gar Refining company OF any railroad
Combination and that he had not as
porations named the question OF cam
paign contributions.
Ibid have any conference With any
one ecxcept Mr.. Bliss. whom you knew o.
understood to represent Col. ROOSEVELT
asked Senator Clapp.
Wanted II. r. to Know 1t.
No I talked very frankly with Mr.
Bliss. told him we wanted to make this
edge of the powers that be: We wanted
it Understood and appreciated by Col
Roosevelt Mr. Bliss smilingly assured
me That that would be the case
The witness said he had understood the
Hartman contribution was $4,000 or $50
600. That ended Senator Clapp's exani-
to Senator Pomerene.
The Ohio senator began at once an ef
fort to learn more details of the SIPS 0CQ
contribution of 1904 Mr.. Arehbold said that
he had talked with Mr.. Bliss about it
week prior TO the time he gave the money.
who was present at the interview"
asked Senator Pomerene-
Mr. ATchbold's recollection was that
Rogers, Mr. Bliss and himself were there.
1--WE discussed the platform and the in
dividuals,'' he added
what was said about Mr.. Roosevelt?''
s.Mr. Bliss told US of his attitude to-
ward business interests. Bliss said he
thought Mr.. Roosevelt would be a fair
the test and urged that the policies of the
Republican party were the safest for the
business world"
Believed in Roosevelt.
..It was because of his conservative
the Republican party toward the business
world that induced you to contributor
s.T,he party question was first" repne1
Mr.. Archbold. Mr.. Bliss thought Mr.
Roosevelt would fairly carry out party
pledges. We decided that our interests as
q business organization lay on the Re
publican side,'' said Mr.. Archbold, s'ani
it was decided that we should make this
contribution. Nothing was decided about
how it was to be distributed" Later,
however Mr.. Archbold said it was de-
cided after a conference with Senator
Penrose that the Standard OIL men should
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xaneas city Produce Market.

u.nsas city. Aug. 23.-WHEAT-Cash
n hsrd. S9692c; No. 3, s71k9901c; No.
: red, ssc@1 oss; No; 3, ssc9$lOo
CORN-Market lQzc nigner. NO 3o,z6 Ind1-
Nc Ma o. ~sMsrket unchanged. No. white,
aiI634c: No. mixed, SSQSSkc-
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
s1s 50514.OO; choice prairie. S1o.50911- Loo
BUTTER-Creamery, &c Lrsts' &c
TEEGS-Extras. 22c5 firsts. 2Oc; packing
st ppcoSf,JLTRY-Hens, 111kG12c; ROSTERS. &c;
broilers, 12G161zc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 25z cars
CTaSE: wHEAT-Septembers sSk4
sS5kc: December, e75Sc; May &c.
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TO RECALL MAYOR MTNN1CK.
Wichitans Circulate Petitions to Gust
Him From Office.

Wichita, Kan. Aug. 23.-Petitions for
the recall of Mayor W. w. Minnick
have been put in circulation here. It is
charged in the petitions that the mayor
keeps chief of police in office whose
integrity is questioned by those sup
porting the recall. Mayor Minnick was
elected to Office a year ago when Mayor
j. H. Graham was recalled after being
in Office six months.
It requires 3,400 names to call an
election. About 200 have been secured
in a day and a half of work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
TRAIN ROBBERS HOME
Word From Medford on q. p, Train
Bandit.

Medford. Ore, Aug. 2S.-Willis
I,onsberry. who is a rancher living
near here, left, his home about two
weeks ago for Denver. His wife re-
ceived a letter from him day or so
ago saving that he intended to return
home soon.
Ionsberry, his wife said, formerly
was an express messenger and about
five years ago was injured in train
wreck. Friends here said today that
the injury, they thought, had affected
his mind to some extent.
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kansas CIV Live ctocx AfarIref

Kansas City, Aug z2.-CATTLE-RA-
ceipts 0oO. including 800 southerns. Market
steers. $4-50d650; southern cows and heif-
ers, $3-2595.25; native cows and heifers.
$3.259S.50: stockers and feeders, S46068 90:
bulls, $4.00a525; calves, $5.0Ods Is: western
steers. S5-504990; western COWS, Sa5Oas O0
HOGSEReceipts $500. Market &c to Toe
higher. Bulk OF sales, $S359S.55: heavy.
So 2566. As; packers and butchers, SS 40de a..
lights, $8.3O98.60: pigs. $s.00d7O0
SHEEP-Receipts Loco. Market steady
Muttons, $3.5064.2S; lambs, e550GTO:
range ewes, $2o0q5.So.
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Chicago live Stock Marked

Chicago. Aug. 23,-CATTLE@Receipts
1900. Market dull. Beeves, S. s5lIO 80:
Texas steers, $5.O096S5; western steers.
.S5: stockers and feeders, 81 s0a7 20;
cows and heifers, $2-65Q&10; calves, $6.5O9
1925.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market slow.
Light. $S-15@S-75 Is; mixed, $s.009s75; heavy
S7.85GS. 671k; rough, $7S5d8.o5; pigs, $500
S15; bulk of sales, s.. 2008.65.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market 1Oc up
Native, $3-2594.55; western, $500 So;
yearlings, $4-4096.4o; lambs, native, $500
T.20; western, $450G7.35.
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Chicago, Aug. 2S-BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creameries, 221k@25c; diaries, Aq23c.
EGGS-Market- steady. Receipts, 6,0S6
cases; at mark, cases included, TIC; or
binary firsts. 1Sc; firsts zoe.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1bA9
151zc: Twins, 149<@15c; Young Americas,
1551915Ac: Long Horns. 151z@169zc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steady. Receipts,
IS cars.
POULTRY-Alive, steady; turkeys. 12c;
chickens, 13c; springs, 161zc.
VEAL-Market steady, 9Q1So.
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New york Stock Ffarket,

Wall St, New York. Aug. 23-STOCKS-
The irregular tendency which followed to-
days opening Of the stock market was
maintained throughout the early session,
with the usual dullness after initial ac-
tivity. On rurnors OF q government suit
against the American TeIephane and Tel
egraph company its shares fell full
point
Bonds irregular
Some activity in minor specialties. in
GLIDING Mexican petroleum, at higher
prices and a slight shading in the stand
ard issues were the only features OF the
dull late session.
First prices in the stock market today
showed no changes of Importance but
these were followed by a dropping ten
dency in Union Pacific. American Tele-
phone, Erie first preferred and a few 9TH
e ractive issues. The only noteworthy
gain was a one point advance in Western
Maryland.
The market closed firm. The final hour
was marked by great dullness but prices
crept slowly upward until they recovered
the highest general average of the day. A
striking exception was Northwestern
which sold off points.
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New york Money Market.

New York, Aug. 23-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 2as02% per cent; ruling rate,
2zS per cent closing bid 21k per cent: Of
fered at "a per cent Time loans, steady;
60 days, az per cent; 30 days, per cent;
months 1909 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, s to
81 per cent.
Sterling exchange easy with actual bust
mes in bankers biiis az 5000 hor ~ Gay
eial bills, $4.83A.
sILvER-Bar silver. exc: Mexican dol
lars, 4ec.
BoNDS-Government bonds steady. rail-
road bonds easy.
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New York, Aug. xs.-BUITER-Market
steady. Packing stock. current make No.
2, 191z@20c.
CHEESE-Marlxet firm.
EGGS-Market steady. Refrigerators
firsts, 225z@231xc.
POULTRY-Live poultry, steady; west
ern broilers, 1791Sc; fowls, 14@141zc. Dress
ed poultry, steady; fresh killed. western
broilers, 15024c; fowls, 141k@17c; turkeys,
16017c.
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St. Joe, Aug. 2s.-CATTLE-Receipts ZOO
Market steady. Steers, $6.000l025; cows
and heifers, $3.00@e00; calves, $4506960
HOGSAReceipts 5000. Market 561Oc
higher. Top, $50; bulk of sales. $3.50
$50.
Lambs, $6.00a6.S9
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Kansas city Live Stock sales.

1.-THE following sales were made thfa
morning at the stock Yards. Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State journal hv
Clay, Robinson & Co, live stock COM
mission merchants, with offices at all
markets.l
Kansas City. Aug. E.-CATrI,E Era
ceipts 500 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Eeceipts 200 head. Market Sc
$S57k.
sHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
HORSES AND MuLEs-Reeeipts go
head. Prices steady; demand fairly ae-
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New york Sugar Market.

New York, Aug. 23-SUGAR-Raw, fIrm;
Centrifugal, So test, 415c; muscovado, 80
test, S.61c; rnoIasses, SO test, 4.3sc; refined,
ffrnier; cut loaf, $500; crushed, $500;
mould A. 5.45c; cubes, 5.45c; Xxx Xxx pow
fine, 5.1Oc; diamond A, Bloc; confectioners
A. 1850.
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New shorthand Record.

New York, Aug. 23-Fhe world record
for shorthand speed has been broke
here by Nathan Behrip, official stenog-
rapher OF the New York supreme court
who wrote on an average OF 278 words
a minute for five consecutive minutes.
The previous record was 269 minute
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KILLING STEERS.
Topeka Markets.

FURNISHED by the Chas. WolfE Packing
Co., yards close at noon Saturday. va
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not maj
ket hogs unless same are well finished
as we cannot use half fat stun we give
below prices effective at once, until FUR
Their notice.J
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Cotton Market.


Galveston, Tex. Aug. 23.-COTTON-
Market lower, 121sc.
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Topeka Fruit and produces Market.
II Va hlsnen Dy Saml y. Lux, Wholesals

FURNISHED by Sam'l z. Lux. Who1es.,.
Fruits and Produce1
Topeka, Kan Au~ .,
CALIFORNIA BARTLETT PEAES
Per box, S2-25.
APPLEAPer bu., Sc
CAL1FOHN1A APRICOTS-Per crate
PLUMs-Gross. German, Giant Er~
Aungarlan ana Diamond, per crate 81 ri
MOOHE EARLY GRAPES-Per bsS
ket S0c; per basket in 10 basket lots. PIC
SWEET CORN-Per doz I2c 49, ~'7zc-
CONTROVERSIES ne- a.
f.. WATBRMELONS-Cr per IN ~.
ORANGES-Ped box S3z5m4.0o - %1Ao-
alberta PEACHES-Per h, h..,--
81. S5; per climax basket, zoe N1sAeI
LEMONS-Per box. IS Onf70Ea
POTATOES-Irish CobblerE n.-A
kaW valley potatoes, per 81, ~ ~ ou-' ~
LONE GROWN TOMATOEs-Ps- -.
NEW CABBAGE-Per cwt. 90
BANANA S-Mediurn sized buncba.
punch. $Soqz.o0; large bnch1aes' per
o1 Un;I,, SzeszS4z.1; per h., &c pef
zoe: Wife psr bn ana Fellows. per b..
NEW BEETS-Per bu &c
CARROTS-Per bu., Use: ner a.. -.
LETTUCE-Per basket 6oc ~'' &C.
TURNIPS-Per dog bunchea
bu., CSC. isss 0c; Per
MANG0 PEPPERs-Per basket en-.
WEET POTATOES-Per I'M -.
SELERf-Per bunch, 65a15c eA-@o-
ONIONS-Per doz bunchea *
GOCGMBERS-Per diamond hs.tr.. -.
CHEESE-Per h., 175k02I1Ie ooc
APPLE BOXES-Per 100 SAN
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PARKDALE WINS IT.
Pennant in Fairgrounds League Goes
to East Side.

The Parkdale team won the pen
nant in the Fairgrounds League, Win
ming and losing 1. Tho teams I'm
ished as follows:
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Eat at Dunton's Cafe, Elks Build
ing, 7th and Jackson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
Chicago Produce Market.

CORN September. Ike; December, soc;
May. 501s@50Ac.
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Topeka, Kan. Aug. %

u bOOo.s.s- 4
Cannot use straight grass cattle ,,n1eSS
they have had considerable cornO
Market price paid for dry lot cattle
advising number of head, nuaiitv 80 -
and length of time on feed, we will r,sisS
TO call on you. ~Sets
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FURNISHED by The Contine6fsl r.r...
Co., Topeka, Kan 0-tnesy
CHICAGO EGGS-1gc SALLY aug. g.
NEW YORK EGGS-2fa2ac
.CHEAMERY BUTTER-Chicaxo. %.
sale. &c. "n0i'-
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BACK up PENROSE.

tcont,nuea from Page one.1
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Chicago Grain MARKET.

Chicago. Aug. q.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
BAD
ACCIDENT
Leslie Before Caught by
Blast.
ONE EYE BLOWN OUT
At Present is Resting Very
Easy.
NE EYE BLOWN oU'


One of the most distressing ac-
cidents that has ever happened
in Elk City, befell Leslie Before
when a premature blast went off
while he was blowing out stumps
on his ranch, about mile west
of town.
From what can be learned, the
ground was full of water, and
Before had been in the habit of
lighting the fuse before he put
the primer under the stump, to
make sure that it would not get
wet, and in some manner, either
from holding the fuse to long or
the fire run, the blast went off
while he was still over the stump
with the result that he was ter
rible lacerated, one eye being
blown out, and numerous other
cuts and bruises about the head.
At, the time of the accident,
Ed. Ford was helping Before to
clear the ranch, and it seems that
it had been the practice to light
the fuse before putting it under
the stump. Ford was within a
few feet of Before when the shot
went off, but was unhurt. 1t is
hard to conceive how man who
has handled powder as long as
Before had, could get so careless
as to light the fuse before he had
placed his shot. Before is well
known nrospector, and has been
in this country about ten years,
having came here from British
Columbia.
When Ford gave the alarm,
DR.. J. N. Davis and a number of
citizens went to the ranch and
did everything possible to relieve
his suffering and his was brought
to town, where the doctor, with
the assistance of friends, dressed
the wounds, and at present Mr..
Before is resting very easy, con-
sidering the nature of the
wounds.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
Another Tornado.

Thirty-one persons are report
ed to have been killed by a tor
nado that swept southwestern
Oklahoma and the southeastern
corner of the Texas panhandle
late Saturday. A dozen towns
were struck and farming COM
munities suffered.
The greatest loss of life report
ed is at Lugert, where it is said
Is persons were killed.
The tornado started just across
the Texas border and first killed
several persons at Kirkland,
Texas, demolishing thirty build
ings and blew a Rock Island work
train off the tracks. Tearing on
northward, the storm struck Ell
dorado, killing four; Calumet,
killing three, and Luger, Rocky,
where half the town is in ruins,
Yukon, Warren Martha Blail
and Lone Wolf. At each OF
these places many persons were
hurt.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
News Notes.

Snowshoe Brown and Bill Nc
Donald are doing annual assess
ment on the Mckinley group.
Rory Burke expects to COM
mence piping on his Fourth-of-
July placer IN a few days.
Geo. Blaine, one of the old
timers of the Dixie section, who
is at present in Nevada, is ex-
pected in camp by May 1. 4
Mitt Haynie, Dick Danford
and jim Lougee, are on the up
per Salmon bear hunting
Oscar Waller has been laid up
the past week with a chronic case
of bronchitis. !.
The genial landlord of the
Hotel Dixie, Mr.. Frank Duncan,
has been on the sick list this
week. 4,
+, A letter from w. J.. Sendker,
who is at present in Philadelphia,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
Late Spring Causes De-
lay.
OPTIMISTIC AIR PREVAILS
=
Everybody Sanguine This be
Banner Year.
Dixie, May 1, 1912.

Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency of the weather elements
and the almost impossible con-
dition of the roads, that lead to
Dixie, which has prohibited the
freighting in Of thousands of
tons of supplies and mining ma
chinery, hence delaying opera
tions a month later than antici-
pated, an optimistic sentiment
prevails throughout the entire
district upon well founded indi-
cations that the year 1912 is go
ing to prove the banner one for
Dixie. Comparatively speaking
the prospectors and portion of
the mine operators in this dis
trict are a conservative lot and
it takes something unusually big
in the way of enterprising cap
ital to rufie the surface here.
By this we do not mean that
those who have the interest OF
the camp at heart, do not ap-
preciate the efforts of interested
capital or prospective ones.
Dixie does. And takes pride to
the extent that her citizens will
ingly welcome all who seek to
learn of her wonderful mineral
resources. Dixie is surely destln-
ed to become one of the greatest
gold producing camps of Central
Idaho, embracing as she does
several properties of recognized
merit. True there has been
some failures (so-called), to; be
found, but to a large extent this
can invariably be traced to the
peewee expert or a blossomlnng
manager. In this little camp
those who know will quite agree
that such condition has been
present here. To surmount the
obstacles that are to be encount-
cred in mining section isolated
from all railroad facilities to ac-
complish the right kind of min
ing, it. not only takes some prac-
tical experience but a semblance
of common sense as well.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
Late Mining Decisions.

Where a locator filed applica-
tion for patent, published notice,
and thereafter failed to perform
the annual representation work
on his claim for several years, it
was held that a second party
might relocate his claim as for
feited, at any time before pay
ment Of the purchase price there
for, and then obtain an injunc-
ton restraining the original
locator from continuing patent
proceedings. Assessment work
must be continued up to the time
when pay ment of the purchase
money is made to the govern
ment.
There is no limit to the number
of placer claims that may be
located by one person or associa-
tion of persons; hence, the loca-
tion of a second claim cannot be
urged as indicating the abandon
ment of a former location whose
boundaries do not conflict with
those of the second. Monuments
found upon ground at the corners
of placer claim may be adopted
by the locator as his own and
will meet the requirement that
the claim be marked on the
ground by substantial monu-
ments. The government alone
can complain of fraudulent loca-
tions by dummy locators. Elk
cept in adverse proceedings,
where the government is a silent
party, such a iocationis not oper
to collateral attack by individuals,