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The Delta independent., 1917-09-07
Collections on Estates Total s271 1857

The inheritance tax collector re-
ports collections in his department of
$s,325.ll from Aug. l to Aug 10, in
elusive, and previously collected since
Jan. /, 1917, the amount of $263..
b62.S0. making total of s271.SS7. 81.
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For Rent

Single room, lighted. heated, with
every modern appurtenance for light
housekeeping.
CAPT. BRAGG,
34tf Corner Seventh and Grand.
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Pay ,,a4,ss7 for supple. for Guards.

The bills for the first allotment OF
supplies to the Colorado National
Guard have been checked and paid,
on the Endorsement of Maj. c. B. Har-
din. Quartermaster amounting to 1924
Ss7 The items are divided as fol-
lows; Uniforms and clothing, s66,-
6lS; socks, $3.50: shoes. s23.4l6; un-
derwear, $4,SOS, and blankets. s30.343.
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Not Much.

The Romans Thanksgiving was ded
icated TO Ceres. goddess of the harvest
1t twas day of worship and rustic
sports Times haven't changed much
New York Telegram.
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storing Vegetables In Denver.

Vegetables will be stored in pits
and hills in the back yards of Denver,
many families, often. using one yard
as community service TO apartment
dwellers.
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Poison Plaster Peddiers peddline.

Distributors OF courtplaster. alleged
to contain tetanus germs, are again
working in Colorado DIR. E. E. Ken
pedy. secretary Of the State Board Of
Health, received package of the
courtplaster from State Chemist John
B. Eckeley at Boulder for analysis.
Mr.. Eckeley received the plaster from
A. H. Dyer, a tailor at Golden. who
said he found It on a shelf in his shop.
He does not know who put it there.
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Wanted-To rent furnished house
or light Housekeeping rooms by man
and wife Can Delta 1l6J
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FOR RENT,-7-room furnished
house, SIS Dodge street. 3Stf

FOR SALE.-Stoddard Dayton car,
good condition at bargain. Would
make good truck. Coop. phone S4-F,
Mrs. Lovett. 33-4
FOR SALE.-Five-room modern
house, furnished complete: two lots
and half in lawn; fine cellar, garage
and barn. All improvements in. You
won't have to buy anything to start
A bargain. Call this
office.
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Last Of 1918 Strike Case. Dismissed.

The last of the 1913 coal strike
cases pending in the District Court at
Castle Rock against James O'NeiI
and others on change of venue from
Huerfano county, were dismissed by
the court upon motion of John l.
Schweigert, assistant attorney gen
eral. The action leaves only two
cases arising from the coal strike
still in the courts
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Good loans-farm OF city property.
Plenty Of money. w. w. Dingman,
Hillman building.
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Use Zensal for that itching eczema
Sold by Osborne Williamson Drug Co
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Subscribe for the Delta Indepen lent
and receive all the news.
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How about that painting or deco.
rating? Better call Laycock on
either phone and talk it ever with
him. 3-tf.
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wANTED-Girlsf for laundry work.
dry. 33
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1t is your duty to be a subscriber of
a home paper. Take the Indep ,ndent.
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FOR SALE-Hay and silage; will
furnish feed lot and water; 31s mi. N.
w of Delta on Gunnison river. Colo.
Phone 149-J S-W. H, JARRATT. 33-p
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Try Zensal for all skin troubles.
Sold by Cedaredge Drug Co.
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FOR SALE.-AlfaIfa hay. delivered
II. z. Tyler. lott
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WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Mrs. R G. Egnew. Both
phones. 32-ti
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i have installed both telephones in
my shop. Call me on either one of
them as to painting, paper hanging
and the like. J. L. Sprung. Eft
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FOR SALE.-Two new motorcycles
at Delta Tire Repair Shop.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT
Grain Ranch. Enquire of Edgar
wilkinson. Delta Phone II Rs. Stiff
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FOR SALE.-Fine 5-room modern
cottage; barn; Palmer street. Delta.
Hard wood finished. Dirt cheap at
$4,000. E. S. Corbin, Delta.
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Subscribe for The Independent.
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WANTED-Kitchen girl. Perkins
Restaurant
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Have

Your concrete done with a power
mixer. 1t will do it right, and do it
quickly.
Coop. 21sO. ]. D. HOLMES.
31-tf
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FOR SALE.-lnternation Harves-
ter gasoline engine; 3 horsepower.
Complete and in good condition. Ap-
ply this office.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-07

Mr.. Merchant: Would you be in
terested in obtaining good, reliable
general merchandise clerk? If so, ad.
dress S. C. Stefan, South Fork, Colo
Sc
The Delta independent., 1917-09-07

wANTED-Girl to work for board
and room and attend school. Must
not be afraid of work and must like
children. Good place for the right
party. Close to school. Apply this
office.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-07
BUSINESS LOCALS.

. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subscribe for The Independent.
FOR RENT
Grain Ranch. Enquire of Edgar
Wilkinson. Delta Phone II Rs. 31-tf
Have
Your concrete done with a power
mixer. 1t will do it right, and do it
quickly.
Coop. 21s-o. j. D. HOLMES.
Stiff
FOR SALE.-lnternation Harves-
ter gasoline engine; horsepower.
Complete and in good condition. Ap-
ply this office.
WANTED-Kitchen girl. Perkins
Restaurant.
Use Zensal for that itching eczema.
Sold by Osborne-W Williamson Drug Co.
How about that painting or deco.
rating? Better call Laycock on
either phone and talk it ever with
him. 3-tf.
/ have installed both telephones in
my shop. Call me on either one of
them as to painting, paper hanging
and the like. J. L. Sprung. Eft
FOR SALE.-Two new motorcycles
Indian and Thor. See Hugh Adams
at Delta Tire Repair Shop.
FOR SALE.-Fine broom modern
cottage; barn; Palmer street. Delta.
Hard wood finished. Dirt cheap at
$4,000. E. S, Corbin, Delta.
FOR SALE-Hay and silage; will
furnish feed lot and water; 3is mi. n.
w. of Delta on Gunnison river. Colo.
Phone 149-J 3-W. H. JARRATT. 33-p
Wanted-To rent furnished house
or light housekeepils rooms by man
and wife. Call Delta 1l6J
WANTED-Girls for laundry work.
Apply in person. Deha Steam Laun-
dry. 33
FOR RENT.-7-room furnished
house, 5l5 Dodge street. 3Stf
FOR SALE.-Stoddard-D Dayton car,
good condition at bargain. Would
make a good truck. Coop. phone S4-F.
Mr.. o,.r,, 22.4
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Vandervyn chose to listen, it was
with Il half-amused smile that did not
always cover the underlying cynical
irony. Most of the time he devoted
himself to an attempt to rally Marie
out of her thoughtfulness. Instead
of responding, she became more pen
sive. Hardy attributed the girls half
Somber quietness to his presence. AS
they left the supper table, he asked
Dupont to come to the Office.
Marie and Vandervyn followed them
as far as the parlor, where the young
man dropped into the easiest chair,
with disguised, Lord he makes me
weary-all that benevolent blatter! y
"Of course he is doing it merely
to help himself in his career" muir
INJURED Marie.
COR to get the handling of the tri-
bal funds" suggested Vanderyyn.
"There'll be fat slice of graft for
somebody out of all those millions"
''You really think that?"
''What else can you eXpect-govern-
ment on one side and Poor Lo on the
other? It's the usual thing. 1 ex-
pect to get my share
"You?" exclaimed the girl, her eyes
widening with look of establishment
and reproach.
Vandervyn laughed amusedly.
swat bit before you dig up your
tomahawk, Miss Sitting Bull. II I
succeed in getting the tribe fifteen
Or twenty millions, instead of the five
that was talked about, it strikes me
they could afford to allcw yours truly
q nice little percentage as commits
sion"
ooh, Reggie, pardon me! Of course
you should have good pay for proving
yourself such friend to the tribe"
"And to each member of the tribe !"
he added, his blue eyes glowing gold
81 with ardor. II don't want all my
pay in money. How about an advance
.Oyalty in-something else?''
He had risen, and was coming
coward her. She blushed and retreat
I'd around the tea table.
'No, no. she demonstrated. 81 told
you we must wait untii-until you are
freed from yOur-cOusin."
Waltz" he rejoined. you're try
ng to play me against that tinfoil
aero. Do you think I'm going to stand
.or that? TIL have to go on at once,
and fix things so that the delegation
will not have to hang round the CAPT
:ol all winter"
"You will have to leave before the
lelegatiOn?" The girl was almost dis
mayed at the uneypectedness of the
announcement.
''I'll have to &c at once" repeated
Vandervyn, froWning. II thought Of
course he would have told me before
sending his messages. / could have
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blue eyes were dim and faded, her
hair white; but even when she-was
at the very end-her dear eyes sought
to ease my grief with the same look
you gave me as you bent over me
here and thought me fatally injured"
"Please!" begged the girl choking
back sob. 81 do not deserve
Your mother but am not kind nor
good!''
Hardy went Oh in the same voice
of profound passion: "You lifted me
out of the shadow of the Valley. You
came to me in my blank darkness, a
glorious light of divine goodness that
compelled me to see that all was not
wrong with the universe-that even
SO great a loss as mine might be for
the best"
Il am not what you think mel
am nOtp' she reiterated.
"You restored my faith and hope"
he insisted. 1T would be selfish of
me to ask anything more Of you
now"
at would be useless-useless !'' she
cried.
He was too little versed in feminine
nature to realize that her vehemence
might indicate an effort to suppress
an inner doubt of the assertion. Had
he been few years younger, youth
full impetuosity might have won him
that which his reverent respect shrank
from urging. He had taken her
gloved hand. He pressed it to his lips.
and freed her.
continued next week.
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90 worded them for him that the game
would have started Off without a
hitch. As It is, he has messed things
up in way that will require the
presence of good lobbyist to pull
off the game in any kind Of shape to
suit u.s."
Il do not like the way you speak
IF it-a game, lobbying" murmured
Marie.
Vandervyn smiled condescendingly.
MY dear girl, crooked deal can
twist through the devious ways OF
congress and the departments without
trouble. An honest, straightforward
matter such as this treaty, needs
strong pulling to get as far as the
presidents signature"
"But you will use only honest meth
DDS in your lobbying?"
"What else?" Queried Vandervyn,
his eyes wide and guileless. | wish
to earn my commission ak free and
above-board. You need not be sur
prised, however, if a big slice OF graft
is deducted from the amount appropri-
ated to pay the tribe"
How dishonest!'
cts the only way to get the tribe
a Just price for their mineral lands
Don't look so shocked, Miss Canada.
It's the regular way such things are
handled in all representative govern
ments-ours the Canadian and Eng
lish parliaments, the German, the
French-all the same
The girls eyes clouded. 81 do not
like TO hear you speak in that cynical
tone'
"Oh. it's not because | don't be-
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tons about the traits Of the five
chiefs chosen as tribal delegates.
Half an hour after sunrise Dupont
came jogging back aume. his heavy
face set in a satisfied grin The com,
placency of his look leesenHd N'iloE he
entered, and saw the i,ttEili is,y re-
moving the eyidefes IS s3}l a'}es
solitary meal. lie lnockea nc ~:
daughters door After cutie G 'eiay
she called to MIN that he might cnter
He found her seated III the foot OF ths
led, with & l.;:-,s2e le.j,.,..'-iivund book
in her lap. Though ile. ayelids were
swollen, she net him with her usua.
look of quiet seif-Dossession.
"You let Cap eat alone" he res
marked. Don't call that being hos.
pit'le, do you?"
eff he had been more considerable.
Reggie could have remained until the
delegation leaves" coldly replied the
girl.
Wen, we got to keep in with him
TIL Mr.. Van gifts things fixed. You see,
- iiC SllfS Iittu anu lCpOl ID VI 10 "
Washington, Wen git kicked off the
reservation and barred from any
chance of the mine.%
did Reggie say that?''
"Yep. It's why, he says, he leaves
1t to you to keep quiet about the en-
gagement. If you let on about it to
Hardy, he's likely to git jealous and
put Senator Clemmer next. That
would queer the whole deal at this
stage of the game
Il do not believe that Captain Hardy
would do such a thing" declared the
girl.
"All right. Mr.. Van leaves it to
you to tell him, if you want to.
amt saying Cap maynt be a straight
laced in everything else. But when
1t comes to being dead gone on a girl
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Fiohtinu Chance,

Eandervyn was up before dawn.
But Marie was up an hour earlier, and
sent her father over to make sure that
her lover came for the breakfast she
had prepared for him. While he ate,
she stocked his saddlebags for the
trip, and give the pinto good feed
Of oats.
He tried to see her alone, and
failed. She was too clever for him.
But when he went Out to mount, she
permitted him single parting kiss in
the presence of her father.
Dupont had saddled one of his own
ponies to ride out" with the tray
eler. AS they logged down the road
in the dim starlight, he bit off a
"chaw" of plug tobacco, squinted at
the vague form of his companion, and
chuckled.
whats the joker ;rritably queried
Vandervyn.
"'Tain't no joke, Mr.. Van. Just the
same, it tickles me to know you and
Marie has agreed to hitch up"
"Who said anything about an agree.
ment?' snapped the young man.
"Now, now, keep on your shirt ~
soothed Dupont marie wouldn't
never have let you kiss her if she
didn't intend to take YOU
Vandervyn suddenly changed his
tone: I'm glad to hear you say it,
Jake. You see, she does not alto
gether ike the idea of keeping quiet
about our engagement-our betrothal,
you would say in Canada. But If
Hardy should hear OF it, he probably
would notify my uncle Then goodby
mine and ALL"
"Uum!' grunted Dupont.
mine and all p repeated Wander.
yyn. 1--WE told you why. I'll fix ii
so wen get the mine and maybe some
thing else-and I'll fix Hardyr'
'Iidn't know you was still SO down
on him. Wasn't it all smoothed over?
You been acting that way"
"Wait and see me rub his fur the
other way! I'll put over a game on
him that" Vandervyn checked tie
disclosure, and began asking cues
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ike you, and at his age, too-needn't
tell me he went do his level best to
put Mr.. Van out Of the running any
way he can"
The girl Sprang up, her eyes afre
With flare of unreasoning anger.
''EIe shall not!" she cried. Reggie
S coming backw
"He won't have no chance to if it
eaks out about you and him going to
git married"
Married." The angry scarlet of
the girls cheeks deepened to a rose.
Notes Of Indignation and joy mingled
oddly in her half-murmured predic
ton: ''He will come back! That med
der shall not PREVENT
"You won't go and git Cap down on
US, will you?". demonstrated Dupont
"Wait and see," she replied.
When, at the usual supper hour,
Hardy presented himself at the Du-
pont door, his bearing was reserved
and somewhat diffident. Dupont, who
vas alone in the parlor, genially babe
him enter. But Hardy fingered in the
doorway until Marie appeared.
Pardon me, Miss Dupont" he said,
as he met her look of surprise 81
came to say that if you do not con-
slider it worth while to board me, /
can make shift for myself"
Indeed, but you shall mott" ex-
claimed the girl with a graciousness
that brought a glow into his grave
face. "What should we do without
your company at table?'
''You are very KIM to say it,
She smiled. "Where have you been
keeping yourself all day?"
81 rode up Wolf river to the falls.
A canal to irrigate q large area could
be led down from there, and later ols
[ believe a dam could be constructed
above the falls at a comparatively
small cost. 1t would convert the val
ley above into a large storage reser-
pOir, to hold the winter floods"
"You must show me your plans at
the falls themselves ~ declared Marie
with an enthusiasm more gratifying
to him than would have been a per-
sonal compliment.
They went in to supper, earnestly
discussing his plans for the betterment
Of the tribe.
So began the second period of his
close companionship with the girl, and
the intimacy appeared as sincere and
friendly as the first one, when Van
dervyn was in the mountains with
Redbear. Almost every day they rode
out to examine the Wolf river water
shed, and estimate as best they could
without surveying instruments the
number Of acres that could be put IN
der ditch.
Hardy had at once written for re-
ports on similar undertakings. Be
fore receiving them he was agreeably
surprised by an official telegram from
Washington instructing him to at once
send on the tribal delegation, in the
charge Of Redbear. SO swift an I'M
Keeling of government red tape proved
that powerful influences were favor
ing the contamination of the new
treaty. Hardy ungrudgingly gave
Vanfervyn the credit of being very
successful benevolent lobbyist.
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Summons
Summons
State of wisconsin, in Circuit Court
for Rusk County.

State of wisconsin, in Circuit Court
for Rusk County.
J. L. Gates Land Company, Wis
consin Corporation, Plaintiff,
w. F. Bailey and Frances Bailey, his
wife, Francis Bailey, George A.
Luale, Alfred Cyprianson, 8. w.
Thomas and Sarah A. Thomas, his
wife, Stephen V. White, Leonard
L. Marbury, Leonard L. Marburg,
Leonard L. Masbury, A. G. Foster
and Matte A. Foster, his wife,
Henry C. Putnam and Jane E. Put
nam, his wife, H. c. Putnam, Da-
rias M. Peck, Darius M. Peck, D..
M. Peck, Hiram S. Holden, Hiram
L. Holden, William D. McGilvray
and Lucy E. McGilvray, his wife,
Angus j. McGilvray, Lemuel G.
Stanley and Cornelia A. Stanley,
his wife, F. D. Underwood, J. D. I'm
derwood, Henry B. Dixie, H. B. Dixie,
Frederick Weyerhauser, Sarah E.
Weyerhauser, Frederick Weyerhaus
er, Fred Weyerhauser, S. E. Weyer-
hauser, Chippewa Logging Com
pany, a Wisconsin Corporation,
The Missippi River Logging Com
pany, a Corporation, Mississippi
River Logging Company, an Iowa
Corporation, and the unknown hus-
band or wife of any of the above
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iieve in democratic government. In
despotic countries the regular proce.
dure would be for the officials to take
the bulk OF the appropriation, and
give the tribe the percentage--or
nothing
II cannot believe that even your
government will permit its officials to
rob either the tribe or the people OF
the country" declared Marie. There
cannot be a majority or dishonest cen
XHessnlen.''
go; tho big TnaJn'ity are honest
fools They are managed by means .oi
committees and the plea OF party 10y.
atty and log-rolling. Dut that's not
my fault, sweetheart. You know +"
Il know you've yet to receive per,
mission to call re that!" broke in the
girl.
Vandervyn bit his lip. "You forget
| am going away"
Back to Washington-and your
fancee!'
'Quite true. And I'm going to stay
me to return here" he rejoined.
1t was Marie's turn to bite her lip
"How can you say that, when you
know that THAT II
II told you how it was, and why
l cannot break off with her until
He stepped nearer, his eyes agloW
With passionate alIurement. "You
know | love you, only you, Marie!
And you love me, sweetheart''
Under the enticemert of his soft
eyes and pleading voice, all her re.
serve melted. Instead of eluding his
advance, she swayed forward, and per.
mitted him to take her in his arms.
He crushed her to him. and showered
kisses on her lips and blushing checks
upon her dusky hair when, over.
come, she pressed her face against
his shoulder
He quivered with the joy of mas.
terry and possession. 'You are mine
mine! Say it,"
Il will marry you'll" she whis-
pered.
reply, it struck the ardent smile from
Vandervyn's face. His embrace re-
Taxed, and for moment he stood
staring over the girls head, his lip
between his teeth.
Il love you'll" she nurmured,
quick to sense the change that had
come upon him.
At the candid confession his eyes
again glowed, and again he crushed
her to him.
"You love me! You own It'll" he
cried. "You are minew
moi"
With a sudden, violent thrust for
which he was all unprepared, she
burst from his clasp and sprang clear
Of him.
"W'hat is it," he muttesed, staring
at her, half bewildered.
'Oh!" she cried. ''It was the way
you- Oh! how could your She
put up her hands, like chill, to hide
the scarlet that famed in her cheeks.
go, please go! You have made me
tell And [ have promised to marry
you-when you come BACK
IF l do come back" qualified Van
dervyn in a flash Of chagrin.
Marie drew herself up 30 her full
height, the color ebbing from her face.
Her voice was as cold as her eyes,
$40 you wish to free me from my
promise?"
"Never!" he burst oux you'd give
yourself to Hardy. He shan't have
you. You've promised-you said it."
'Not noW-not yet-not until you
come back to me, free from your
cousin. Leave me, asked you to co.
When he perceived the look in hef
eyes, he picked up his hat and left
the house without attempting to argue.
She closed the door, and fastened
into her dainty little bedroom, to
sink ON her knees before the crucifiX
ut the foot Of her bed.
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named parties. il such be living,
and all unknown heirs, legatees'
deyisees and personal representa-
tlves of each of the above named
defendants, and all unknown gran
tees. unknown owners and persons
claiming any interest through OF
under said defendants or any OF
them, or any estate, right, title or
interest in. or incumbrance upon
any of the real estate described
herein. as well as their unknown
heirs, devisees and legal represent
atives, whose names are unknown
and who are hereby designated as
unknown defendants, and all per-
sons whom it may concern, DEFEND
ants.
The state of Wisconsin, to the SAID
defendants:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after SER
vice of this summons, exclusive OF
the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court
aforesaid; and in case Of your fall-
ure so to do, judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, Of which
a copy is herewith served upon you.
James A. Nicholson
Charles Kirwan
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Post Office Address: Ladysmith,
Rusk County, Wisconsin.
NOTE: The lands and premises af-
fected by this action are described
as follows:
The southwest quarter (swA) OF
Section Two ca; The South One
half (s1a) of Section Three 60; All
of Section Four (4); The North One
half (nH) of Section Ten Q0); The
Northwest quarter (nwA) of Section
Eleven Q1), all in Township Thirty
four (34) North, of Range Nine (9)
West, in the County of Rusk and
State of Wisconsin.
The object of this action is to
quiet the title to the above described
lands.
The original summons and COM
plant in this action are on file In
the office of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for Rusk County, Wisconsin.
James A. Nicholson
and
Charles Kirwan
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
(st publication Dec. 8, 1916. 35-4O)