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Notice OF Probate or Will
t1rSt publication Oct. 2i, 1913.
Last publication December4 4. 1918.

! In The District Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District of the State OF Nevada, in and for the
County OF Hlko.
In the matter of the estate OF John Wesley
Johnson, deceased.
Agnes johnson. having filed with the Clerk of
the above entitled Court u certain document.
purporting to BIZ the Last Will and Testament
Of John Wesley johnson, deceased. and having
also filed her Petition. praying that said instru-
ment be admitted to probate as the Last Will
aud Testament OF said John Wesley Johnson,
deceased. and that Letters Testamentary there.
on be issued to her; and the hearing Of said Pc.
tition having bern fixed by the clerk OF the
above entitled Court. for Monday. the tenth day
of November. A. ID. 1918. at the hour OF o pollock
a. M. of said day. in the court room of the Dis.
trict Court of the Fourth Judicial District OF
the State of Nevada in and for the County OF
Elko In the court house. at Elko. Elko County,
Nevada:
All parties interested in said estate are here.
by notified TO file their objections in writing. II
any they have, on or before said date, or to be
present In court at said time, to present their
objections, II any they have. why said iustru.
ment should not be admitted to probate as ths
Last Will and Testament Of John Wesley John.
son. deceased, and Letters Testamentary there.
on issue to said Agnes Johnson, according 70
her Petition on file herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of the Fourth
Judicial District OF the State Of Nevada, IN and
for tho County OF Elko this 2Sth day OF October,
A. ID. 1919,
Fred G. Voight.
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Tossing the Caber.


One of the strangest and most an
cient games of Bonny Scotland Is
throwing the caber, than which there
Is probably no more severe test of
muscle and skill, says Popular Me.
chanics. The game has been played
by the hardy Scots since the earliest
times and Is still one of the feature
events on the programs of all athletic
contests. The caber Is a long section
Of tree trunk, tapered so that 1t Is no.
tlceably smaller at one end than at
the other. The man who essays to
test his strength by tossing 1T raises
the pole to a vertical position. in hie
hands, smaller end down, and then
throws 1t into the air and away from
him. He must make the large end of
the pole hit the ground and the pole
hit such n way that the small end will
describe half circle. The prize goes
to the man whose caber, having been
thrown in the manner described, lands
on the ground with its smaller end
tarthest away from the throwing point
Portuguese Jury Drew Lots.
a new method Of administering jus.
tice was applied recently at villa
Franco de Xira In Portugal.
A prisoner was charged with coun-
terfeiting, and as the jury were even
ly divided and could not agree they
determined to draw lots. Two pieces
Of paper were procured, one was In
scribed guilty" and the other limo
cent" They were then folded up,
shuffled, and one was then chosen by
jurymsn.
1t happened to be the one inscribed
guilty whereupon the prisoner wen
sentenced to the maximum penalty.
Hadn't Mlssed II.
Little Virgil, aged FIVE, Travelled in
California with his parents Just prior
to the earthquake and felt there was
nothing In tho state that he hadn't
seen. Upon his return home neigh,
Dor said: well, Virgil, you Just miss
cd the earthquake" To which he 70.
piled: "Oh, moi We saw II, but Il
hadn't COMO OH get"
Enormous FIooka Of Sheep.
Recent oficial figures placed the
number of sheep In Australia and New
Zealand In excess OF 100000, the
greatest number In Is yeara.
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Thinks H:oman's Work Is Home

Thinks Eoman's Work Is Home.
One Of the leaders Of the wom,,
suffrage movement In GERMANY Is
strongly opposed to the tendency OF
women to leave homo and seek work
outside. In many cases." she says
this is unfortunately necessary, but
to make 1t duty or q virtue will
never Do"
why ne Cr1eu.
It was a mixed party. and when the
lights were lowered for the old-fash.
ioned ''srapdragon" young Blinkp
managed to edge closer to the golden.
haired maiden he adored.
There was a three minute scramble,
and when the lights went up there
arose howl OF ::ic: cpointment from
the young lads "~'' happened to be
near our friend ..m..:s.
whats the nit!rr. Willie?" In.
Quired the hostess. Didn't you get
Rny?"
"Did-didn't get the CHANGE" bawl
ed the boy. "Soon as 1t st-s;arted
that fellow with the eye-glasco: col.
Jared hold of my hand, and II
leave of kiss-kissing 1t till tie t, .srE
vas on again..
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Notice For Publication
(Publisher)


Department of the Interior.
o. s. Land ONCE at Carson City. Nevada
October %, 1918.
Notice ~ hereby given that Maurice b. Cross
of Gold Creek. Nevada, who. on September 4
1910. nude homestead application. No. OIO16. for
the SCI NW3 and Lots 8. 5 and 6. of Section g.
Township "A North, Range SO East. Mount Dia-
bio Meridian. has filed notice of intention 10
make final three year Proof. to establish claim
to the land above described. before Clerk OF
Elko County, at Elko. Nevada. on the 5th day
of December, 1913
Claimant names us Witnesses:
William A. Kedde. of Gold Creek. Nevada.
Frank M. Hay. OF Gold Creek. Nevada.
George w. Baker. Of Gold Creek. Nevada,
George f.. Baker. OF Gold Creek. Nevada.
Louis J. Cohn,
Register.
First publication Oct. 81. 1913
Last publication December 4. 1918.
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Serial oi2e5
Notice for Publication

u. s. Land once. Carson City State Nevada,
October I, 1918.
Notcets hereby given that George w. Hanna,
OF HyS Nevada, who. on september ssnd 1909
made Desert land application, No. O420e for WI
NE IA, ct. N T. - s w IL and Lots 1. and OF
Seotioon z. Township 30 North. Range SO East
Mount Disblo Maridian. has nled notice of intent
tion TO make final Proof. TO establish claim TO
the land described, before Clerk of Elko. County
vt Elko. Nevada on the Goth day OF. November
1918.
Claimant names az witnesses:
owsn q. Arnot. of Hylton, Nevada
Joseph Morgan, of Hylton, Nevada
Anton zinnio. of Hylton, Nevada
John NJ. Nance, of Hylton, Nevada
Louis J. CONN, Register.
Date Of frst publication October O. 1918,
Date Of last publication November 49, 1918.
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Serial 02ll4
Notice For Publication
PubliShe

q. s. Land Onice, Carson City. Nevada October
6. 1913
Notice is hereby given that William H. Helth,
" Arthur. Nevada. who, on April 9. 1907. made
homestead entry. No. 0al14. for the ] NE. and
+ l-2 Sc IA of. Section "a, Township "a North.
Range go east Mount Diablo Meridian. has filed
notice OF intention to make final five.year Proof
to establish claim to the land above described.
before clerk OF Elko County. ut Elko. Nevada
on the Goth day of November. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Morris Guldager, Elko Nevada: Stephen E
Randall, of Elko, Nevada; Jube Wright of Elko
Nevada: Edward Helth of Lamoille. Nevada.
Louis j Cohn
Register
Date Of first publication October 8 1913
Date Of last publication November 10 1913
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Serial O70)I
Notice for PubIIcatIo on = soiated Trac
Louis J. Cohn
ReUis


Notice for Public alton = ISOLATED Trac
Public Land Sale
Department Of the Interior
u. S. Land once. Carson City. Nevada. Sept. Is.
1918.
Notice Is hereby given that. as directed by the
Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE,
under provisions of Act OF Congress approved
June 81. 1905 ga Stats. SID. pursuant TO the
application of William ]. Gardner OF Ruby
Valley. Nevada. Serial No. 07O9i, we will of1er
Mt public sale. to the higehst bidder. but at not
less than 81 Is per acre. ut 200 o'clock p. m, on
the twelfth day Of November. 1918. at this ONCE.
the following tract Of land: NV Ia NV IL Of
Sec. 81. II 2S N. II. SO E.. M. ID. M.
Any persons claiming adversely the above.
described land are advised to file their claims,
or objections, on or before the time designated
for sale.
LOUIS CoHH. Register.
Earl w. fremont, Receiver.
Dato Of frst publication September 20. 1918
Date of last publication November 1I,ieiS,
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Notice for Publication

OS277
Carson City. Nevada. Land once. Oct Is. 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Chauncey w.
Griswold of Elko. County OF Elko. State OF
Nevada, has filed in this ONCE his application
to enter under the provisions OF Sections 2306
and 1907. R.S.U.S the following described land.
viz:
The Southwest Quarter Of the Southeast
Quarter (SWt of SEQ of Section 10 Township
81 North Range So East. M.D.B.& NJ. contain
ing forty (40) acres:
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described. or desiring to object because OF
the seral character of the land. or for any
otheS reason. to the disposal to applicant.
should file their affidaYits of protest In this
once. on or before the % day OF Nov. 1918.
Louis j. Cohn
Register
Date of first publication Oct. 16, 1918.
Date Of last publicat ion Nov. 81 1918.
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O854
Notice for Publication

q. S. Land once, Carson City,. State Nevada.
Sept. 90. 1913
Notice is hereby given that William H. Moratt,
of Reno. County of Washoe. State Of Nevada.
.ias filed In this ONCE his application TO enter
under the provision sof Sections 1905 and 1901
RS.U-S. the follwing described land. viz:
West Half Of the Southeast Quarter (W1-2 OF
e 1-4)of Section II. Township Al North. Range
48 East, M. d. B. and NJ. containing 80 acres
and situate inElko County. State Of Nevada.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
the lands described. or desiring to object be-
cause OF the mineral character Of the land. or
for any other reason. to the disposal to ap.
plicant. should file their afIldayits Of protest
in this office. on or before the 30 day OF October
1918.
Louis J. Cohn
Register
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To Catch Foxeo-

II you arc particularly anxious TO do
| q little surreptitious fox catching try
the following. 1t 10 the sage Of Lup-
/ ton who speaks, In his Thousand
Notable Things:" "Anoint tho soles
Of your shoes with a piece OF fat
swine's flesh as broad as your hand,
newly toasted or a little broiled at
I the fire. when you go out Of the wood
homeward. And in every Of your
steps cast q piece Of the liver OF O
swine roasted and dipped In honey,
and draw after your back the dead
carcass Of q cat" Your fox cannot
resist all this, but "be sure to have
q man nigh thee with bow and shafts
to shoot at him, or by some other
means to hit him." Good fun this for
q country house party at loose ends.
Aid to Memory.
i Sally Sweeney was accustomed to
visit Galway twice every week in or.
der to get anything needed by the fam
lily. Though she could neither read
nor write she never forgot any of the
messages with which the family had
intrusted her. But once, however. her
memory failed her. She had been or,
dered by one OF the family to buy "a
yard Of some color Of satin The &C.
customed word slipped her mind. But
she was not to be baffied by that little
word. She walked into a dry goods
store near at hand. still thinking hard
She asked OF one Of the clerks:
Say, mister, what Is 1t you call de
divil, when it amt divil you say to
imp"
Can you be meaning Satan?" asked
the astoniBhed clerk
Fer sho! Fer sho! De very wan!"
cried Sally. Can you gi me q vardf''
Caustlc.
What lot of style the Browns are
putting ont" "Yes; and what lot Of
creditors they are putting oRI"-Ttt,
Bits.
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chIId's PItIYA Attempt to DIE

ChiIo's PleIfH Attempt to Die.
- A remarkable attempt at suicide
was made by O boy of eleven in O hop
garden, recently near Sandwich, Eng.
land. He had been chastised for his
slackness in picking hops, and there
upon he went TO a secluded spot and
attempted to hang himself with q
piece of yarn used for tying hops.
Fortunately the lad was discovered In
time, and was cut down, and revived
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Notice For Publication
CPublisher)
Serial O6S9l
Department or Interiol

Department OF Interior
q. s. Land ONCE ut Carson. City. Nevada.
October II. 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Conception Saval.
OF Elko Nevada. who. on March 10. 1912. made
desert Land application. No. o.Oesel. for the SwA
NEH. 81 NWt. nj SWt NWl4 SEl4 and E6
SEA OF. Section is. Township 80 North Range
81 East. Mount Diablo Meridian, has filed notice
OF intention to make fpal proof. to establish
claim to the land above described. before Clerk
Of Elko County. at Elko. Nevada. on the 25th day
OF November. 1918.
20 Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert b Hunter: Elko New; Seymour Jacobs,
Elko. New: Adolph w Knudson, Elko. New:
James E Penrod. fuckers Station. Nevada.
Louis Cohn
Register
Date of first publication October Il, 1918
Date OF last publication Nov. 81. 1918.
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Not Much pIaconcartad.

A workman on a building In New
York city was recently buried under
tons Of earth. After being rescued he
shook the sand from his clothing and
announced that he was "all right" and
resumed work with q shovel. ...
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(SEAL)
Notice for Publication
(Publisher)
Serial 0iS8
Fred G. Voight.
Clerk.
Department Of tho Interior,

Department Of the Interior,
U. s. Land once at Carson City, Nevada.
October 28, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that George w. Baker.
OF Gold Creek, Nevada. who, on September 10.
1908 made homestead application No. 0iSS, for
the Swh SWH OF Section 25, SEA- SELL OF
Section 20. and NJ Nwi.I OF Section 80. Town.
ship ~ North, Range SO East Mount Diablo
Meridian, has filed notice OF intention to make
fve year PROOF. to establish claim 10 the land
above described, before Clerk OF Elko County, at
Elko Nevada on the 9th day OF December. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Arthur w. Kedds, OF Fallon, Nevada: Frank
Hoy. of FaIlon, Nevada; Vincent Juaristi, OF
Elko. Nevada; Andrew Tourreull, OF Charleston
Nevada,
Louis J, Cohn
Register
First publication Nc. 1st.
Last publication Doo,8th.
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Very Much So.

Have you any drop ceilings in your
aouse?" "Yes, in tha kitchen where
he plaster fell down."
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Notices.for Publication
CPubliSher)
Serial 0i45l


Department Of the Interior.
o. s. Land once at Carson City, Nevada
October le. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Edwin L. Good
win. OF Arthur. Nevada. who. On November g.
1902 made desert land entry. No. 0445l. for Sci
NWl4 and NEl-4 Swift of Section 81. Town
ship SO NJ, Range e0E.. Mount Diablo Meridian
has filed notice Of intention to make final proof
to establish claim to the land above described
before Clerk Of Ell1o County. at Elko. Nevada
on the 26th day of November. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank s. Gedney. OF Elko. Nevada, Harry NJ
Robinson Of Elko. Nevada. Isaac Woodhouse. oi
Arthur. Nevada. William S. Griswold of Ar
thur. Nevada
Louis J, Cohn.
Register.
First publication Oct. 10. 1913.
Last publication Nov. 25th. 1913
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Louis J, Cohn

First publication Me-. 1st.
Last publication Doo,5th.
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Enormous FIooks Of Sheep.
Recent of1cial figures placed the
number of sheep in Australia and New
Zealand in excess OF 117,0o0.O0O. the
greatest number In Is years.
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CaustIc,

What lot Of style the Browns are
putting ont" "Yes; and what q lot Of
creditors they are putting oRI"-Ttt,
Bits.
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First publication Oct. 10. 1918.
Last publication Nov. s5th, 1918.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-26
DELICIOUS "SYRUP OF FIGS" FORA
BAD LIVER OR SLUGGISH BOWELS
This gentle effective fruit laxative thoroughly your
stomach liver and 80 feet of bowels of bile
poisons, gases and clogged-up

4 harmless cure for sick head.
ache, for biliousness. for n sour,
gassy. dlsordered stomach. for con
stipation. Indigestion, coated
tongue. sallowness. pimples--take
delicious Syrup OF Figs. For the
cause Of all these troubles lies in a
torpid liver and sluggish condition
of your thirty feet OF bowels
a teaspoonful of Syrup OF Figs 70.
night means all poisonous waste
matter. the undigested, fermenting
food and sour bile, gently moved ON
and out of your system by morning.
without gripping, nausea or weak
ness. II means a CHEEKY day to-
morrow many bright days there
after.
Please don't think OF gentle. ef.
fective Syrup OF Figs as n physic.
Don't think you are drugging your
self. for luscious figs. SIENNA and
aromRtics can not iniure anyone.
This remarkable fruit preparation
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PARENTS. or WHAT
ARE YOU THlNktNGf


Dear Miss
have kind advice
We girls and both considered very pretty
that looks only
We don't believe girls 10 6 and having fellows and doing their
hair like older
We are 30 We have girl friends who because
hair
after the boys they do. that "Howies"
We and education;
stt considered
ton and really somebody prefer be old maids
disgrace
Now. Grey please Il o
4 20
proud O
In the viii close TWO LITTLE SCHOOL GIRLS
AYou sensible girls this road
the all laugh will
be keep calling
slowies used II
boy friends boaux
Parents your allow
daughters this ingy why
them together when scarcely bahood theatres
skating nk parties etc. unattended ignorant OF the
subject heg
thai aud girls should be fendA and
panons II 10 ony natural that hey should be What Is your homer
girf
wide doors or nome and welcome those boys and
instruct VIII
have no desire 20 the other road
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-26

is a wonderful stomach. liver and
bowel cleanser. regulator and tonic,
the safest and most positive ever
devised
The day OF violent purgatives,
such as calomel, pills, salts and cas-.
tor oil is past, They were all
wrong. You got relief. but az what
a cost, They acted by flooding tbs
bowels with fluids. but these fluids
were digestive juices. Syrup of
Figs embodies only harmless laxa-
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1t does what right food would do
what eating lots of fruit and what
plenty of exercise will do for the
liver. stomach and bowels.
BE sure you get the old reliable
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Elixir of Senna.' prepared by The
California Fig Syrup Company.
Hand back. with scorn, any Fig
Syrup imitation recommended as
Just as good"
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Second Avenue and Pike Street
WIFE OF CONSUL AT JUAREZ
IS USED TO BULLETS SONG

class struggle.
Mrs. Edwards" I said. You are
known as the most beloved woman
To Juarez. VIII you tell me why?"
Mrs. Edwards clever. sensitive
face flushed to the line OF her
pretty gray hair. as her hands
made a quick, deprecating gesture.
Our neighbors make too much
OF what happened during the bat
tie" she explained Every house
In Juarez was under fire for two
days. OF course. the consulate was
safe. I-I-well. II you must know
but please don't print It'll went
round the neighboThood gathering
In endangered women.
"We had 10 odd refugees
here, panic stricken, starving,
their lips cracked with thirst"
Merry and calm-eyed. she
looks down the unpaved, sun.
burned street where crouching
Mexican women kneel by adobe
house walls to blow the handful
of firing beneath their poor cook.
ing pots.
She has seen that quaint Gale
choked with fighting men. She
will. in all probability. see it again
a scene of battle But neither
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knowing II. Il rather cOolh my love
for her. We are not engaged
DO you think she did ught2 Was
II fair FOR her 10 go without me
knowing IL Miss Grey. I do not
care. but do you know Il makes me
Jealous TO think that perhaps Rhe
went on account OF not liking me.
although he acts Ike she likes me
Please auswer Just 40 soon as
puHsiblc. for will know " am
right or DOT. aud will 30 by your
advice. IN LOVE.
A-Sho aid wrong. not In going
10 the dance. that IL n she WAS
properly escorted. but 10 make such
. foolish promise
She II very young. yes. too young
90 know whom she cares for and to
have a steady man friend
Certainly " Is fair for her 90 go
Without asking you You are not
her Keeper. DO you ask her every
time YOU want To smoke. play pool
or whatever u may be that you find
pleasure IN doinE7 until a couple
are engaged. they have a right 20 ~
many friends as they choose 20
make
Your love 90 not ne true as Il
should be. or Il would not contain
igniOuty You viii never be sorry
II you begin right now TO weed Il
out