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NoTIoE FoR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, u.
Is. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, August 7, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Herman Bech-
tel, Of St. Maries, Idaho, who, on
November 1, 1910 made Home
stead Entry, No. 06688, for
.SW ASEA, SEA, NV
hSEA, NEH SEA, Section 10,
Township 46 ~, Range ? w,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make five year
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before
Warren T. Shepperd, Clerk Of
the District Court, at st. Maries,
Idaho, on the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1917. Claimant names
as witnesses: II. Thostenson, Of
st. Maries, Idaho; J. A. Saunders,
Of st. Maries, Idaho; John Perry,
Of st. Maries, Idaho and H. H.
Hibbard, Of st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Aug. i4-Sept II.
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NOTICE ZOE PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, August 3, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Oscar P. List, whose post-ofIice
address is Starbuck, Washington,
did, on the 3ist day of October,
1916, file in this Office Sworn
Statement and Application, No.
0iO440, to purchase the SW "A
Section 40, Township 40 N,
Range 1 E., Boise Meridian, and
the timber thereon, under the
provisions Of the act of June 3,
1878 and acts amendatory, known
as the Timber and Stone Law, "
lat such value as might be fixed
by appraisement, and that, pur-
suant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have
been appraised, at $4,000, the
timber estimated 100000 board
feet at 80 per M, and the land
$4,000; that said applicant will
offer final proof in support oil
his application and sworn state
ment on the 9th day of November
1917, before Register and Re
ceiver Of the U. S. Land ONCE, al
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, OF
initiate a contest at any time be-
fore patent issues, by filing a cor
roborated affidavit in this office
alleging facts which would de-
feat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Aug. i4-Sept. II.
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NOTICE FOR RE-PuRLIcArIoN

Department of the Interior,
L. S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September 6, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Rudolf Karl Bettinger, of Medi-
mont, Idaho, who, on August i8,
1912, made Homestead Entry
No. O9362, for ShSWA and
SW ASEA of Section 5 and
NEANWA of Section 8, Town
ship AZ ~. Range 1 w. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tention to make three year
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before M.
w. Frost, U. S. Commissioner,
at Harrison, Idaho, OH the 18th
day of October, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
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have been appraised. at $4,000.
the timber estimated $50 NJ
board feet at sO.6i. plus per NJ.
and the land $1,000; that said
applicant will offer final proof
in support of his application
and sworn statement on the 2nd
day of October, 1917. before the
Register and Receiver, r Land
Onlce, at Occur d'AISne. Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to
protest this purchase before en-
try, OF initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues, by
filing a corroborated affidavit IN
this Office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
July i3--Sept. "A.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U.
5. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, August %, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
George p. Miesen, of Terrell, Ida
no, who, on August 8, 1910, made
Homestead Entry, No. O5549, for
NE a Sc a, Lots 10 and A, and
on December 3, 1910, made ad-
ditional Homestead Entry No.
0704S, for NV "A SEA, Section 81.
Township AZ, Range 1 w, Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make five year Proof.
to establish claim to the land
above described, before Warren
L. shepherd, Clerk Of District
Court, at st. Maries, Idaho, on
the Sd day of October, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
j. w. Galloway, of st. Joe, Idaho
w. r. Barnesley, of Terrell, Ida
no; Dan Porter, Of Fernwood.
Idaho; and Glib Porter, of Fern
wood, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Aug. 2S-Sept. %.
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

department OF the Interior, u.
IS. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, July 7, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Joseph b. Irvine, whose post
Office address is 829 w. Fifth
Ave-, Spokane, Wash, did, on the
9th day of September, 1916, file
in this Office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. OiO3S3, to
purchase the N1aSEA, SW a e.
NE "A, Section ~, Township IA N.
Range E., Boise Meridian, and
the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act of June 3,
1873, and acts amendatory,
known as the Timber and Stone
Law" at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such applica-
ton, the land and timber therein
have been appraised, at $4,000.
the timber estimated 295 NJ.
board feet at $500 per M, and
the land $4,000; that said appli-
cant will offer final proof in sup
port of his application and sworn
statement on the 2nd day Of
October, 1917, before the Register
and Receiver, U. S. Land ONCE,
lat Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to
protest this purchase before en-
try, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues, by
filing a cOrroboFated affidavit in
this Office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
July i7-Sept. iS.
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MoTIcE ZOE PUsLIoATIoM

Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land Oncflie at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho. July 2, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Ervie E. Sew
erns, whose post Office address is
No. i19 Diamond Ave, Hillyard,
Washington, did, on The 18th day
of September, 1916, file in this
office Sworn Statement and APP
plication, No. OlO399, to purchase
the E15 SWH SEA NV a, SWA
NEA Section 2l, Township 45 ~.
.Range f., Boise Meridian, and
the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act of June 3,
1878, and acts amendatOry,
known as lae Timber and Stone
Law" at such value as might be
fixed by appraiscment, and that,
pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have
been appraised at 100000, the
timber estimated 1850 M. board
feet at SO.6i per NJ, and the land
$1,000; that said applicant will
offer final proof in support of
/ his application and sworn state
llaent on the 18th day of Septem-
her, 1917, before the Register and
/ Receiver, U. S. Land Office, at
Occur d'Alene. Idaho.
Any person IS at liberty to
protest this purchase before en-
/ try, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues, by fill
ing a corroborated affidavit in
this Office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
| July Sept. A.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, August 6, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that William E.
Brown, of Sebesta, Idaho, who, on
April f6, 1914, made Homestead
Entry No. O9i94, for SW a NE 4
SEA NEA, Section 10, SW a NV
a, NV a SW a, Section II,
Township IA ~, Range 8 w
Boise Meridian, has filed notice OF
intention to make Communication
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before
Warren T. Shepherd, Clerk of the
District Court, at ST. Maries, Ida
no, on the 18th day of September,
1917. Claimant names as wit
nesses: T. H. Vroman, of St
Maries, Idaho; B. McPeak, OF
Sebesta, Idaho; Patrick Lucy, OF
Sebesta, Idaho and Anton Jakub-
owski, of Sebesta, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Aug. Sept. 4.
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Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, in and for Benewah
County.
A. II. BURTON, Plaintiff,
VS..
MAGGIE GRANT, as adminstra-
trix of the estate of Fred Grant,
deceased, Maggie Grant, w. E.
Grant, r. H. Grant, Lima Bartel,
Augusta Wheeler and Ella Lo-
gan and any and all unknown
owners or unknown claimants
to the North one half (1s) of
Section three (3). Township
forty five (45) North, Range
two, ~ West, Boise Meridian
in Benewah county and state of
Idaho, Defendants.
The STATE OF IDAHO TO:
Maggie Grant, as Administrative
of the estate of Fred Grant, de-
ceased, Maggie Grant, w. E.
Grant, R. H. Grant, Lima Bartel,
Augusta Wheeler and Ella Logan
and any and all unknown owners
or unknown claimants to the
North one half (h) of Section
three (3), Township forty five
(l5l North, Range two, ~ West,
Boise Meridian in Benewah cOun-
ty and state of Idaho, the above
named defendants.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file
in the Office of the clerk of the
above entitled court, at st. Maries,
county Of Benewah and state of
Idaho, the complaint Of the above
named plaintiff, a copy of which
is attached hereto and served
herewith.
You are also notified that un-
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Canute Norton, of Medimont. Ida
no; Peter Groth, Of MedimOnt,
Idaho; Edward Rice Of Medimont,
Idaho and William Spears, Of
MedimOnt, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. 7-Oct. 5.
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less you appear and answer said
complaint within twenty days
after the service Of this summons,
If served within the Eighth Judi
cial Court Of the state Of Idaho,
and within forty days, if served
elsewhere, exclusive Of the day
.of service) the plaintiff will apply
to said court for the relief de-
manded in the complaint on file
herein. This action is brought TO
quiet title to the North one half
~ of Section three ~, Town
ship forty five (45) North, Range
two ~ West, Boise Meridian in
Benewah county and state of
Idaho.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the District Court Of the
Eighth Judicial District of the
State of Idaho, in and for the
county Of Benewah, this 18th day
of August, 1917.
WARREN T. SHEPHERD,
Clerk.
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This deeply important measure,
$50 typical Of the government
solicitude for the men it calls TO
the cOlors, should be pressed
promptly to enactment"
To these may be added the in
dOrsement Of Col Roosevelt:
1T puts the United States where
it ought TO be, as standing in the
forefront among the nations in
doing justice to our defenders. 5"
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court Seal) Deputy.
r. B. NORRIS,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
residing at st. Maries, Idaho.
&. w. SOMMER,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
1902 Old National Bank Building,
Spokane, Washington.
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NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL

State Of Idaho, County Of Be
newah, IS.
In the Probate Court of said
County.
In the matter Of the estate Of
HUGH BYRNES,
Deceased.
Pursuant to an Order Of said
Court made on the 9TH day Of
September, 1917, notice is hereby
given that Tuesday, the 25th day
Of September, 1917, at 10 O'Clock
A. M. of said day, at the Court
room Of said Court, at the Lum-
bermens Bank Building in the
County of Benewah, State of Ida
no, has been appointed as the
time and place for proving the
VIII Of said Hugh Byrnes, De-
ceased, and for hearing the ap-
plicatiOn Of p. II. Sweeney for
the issuance TO him of Letters
testamentary, when and where
any person interested may ap-
pear and contest the same.
Dated this 7th day of Septem-
Der, 1917.
Charles G. Cromwell, Clerk
Sept. 7-25.
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ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Eighth
Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, in and for Benewah
County.
A. II. BURTON, Plaintiff,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-06-07

needs II must be remembered that
few Of the families in the wake Of
that destructive t~ister. had any
thing in the way Of food or clothing
left except what they had on their
backs and this. in instances, was
Scant
The citizens Of Zalma held a
meeting and appointed a committee
to solicit funds aud look after the
destitute We learn they have rails
ed $500 and expect TO do much
more. Advance has a committee
at work, too, but We have not learn
ed what amount has been raised by
the people there The Commercial
club at Cape Girardeau is at work
and expects to raise a large amount
The Zalma committee is made up
of men who stand high in the com
munity, and the same may be said
of the committee at Advance The
former is comprised Of the following
named gentlemen. A. c. King, chair
man, lsom MouSer, treasurer, c. L.
BolhnGer, secretary, William Green,
merchant, l. NJ. James, merchant.
William Allison, and Leo Slnkard
merchant
A meeting Of the citizens of Mar
BILE Hill was called Monday morn
Ing and Charles NJ Hubbard of ST.
Louis, a Red Cross worker, address
ed the meeting and gave the people
much valuable information IN re-
gard 10 the situation. having gone
over the devastated district and
made an estimate of the conditions
and requirements He also inform
ed us that the relief work would be
conducted by the local committees
under the supervision of a Red Cross
worker, whose services would be
rendered free of charge, and that
every dollar raised for relief work
would be accounted for and eXpend-
ed in the most judicious manner
practicable.
Prof. A. F. Hendricks was made
chairman of the meeting and G, B.
Snider secretary and treasurer
After discussing the situation, re-
lief committee was appointed as
follows Dean B. Hill, chairman; c.
A. Hahs, Prof. A. F Hendricks, J, A.
Taylor, J. X. Wells and Squire C. A
Lommer.
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are among the dead and dying in
that awful hour Of sudden deSuuC-
ton
Horses. cattle. hogs or other farm
animals, together with the fowls,
crops and all. swept away How
the devastation and desolation could
be more complete is hardly imaein-
able
Our people appreciate the outside
help Of Advance and Cape GIrar-
deau The commercial club Of the
latter place took a special train
ply >lCians. nurses and dentists TO
the Zalma district and rendered
most valuable assistance, by treat
mg and caring for the injured On
their return they took large list
Of the more seriously injured back
with them and placed them in the
hospital for proper care and treat
ment The following is the list Of
thoSr taken
William Morgan. broken ribs and
bruises
Mr., William Morgan, injuries to
face and head and about body
Perry Sheriff., cuts about body
aud head.
Mrs Ben Hatfield, broken ribs and
bruises.
Mrs Hatfield's 3-year-old son, arm
broken in two places.
leonard Morgan, head badly cut
and ieg crushed and severe body
wounds, likely to die.
Arnold MattoX bad injury to head
and ee crushed.
He0ry Skyles young daughter, IN
june, about body
Robert Irwin, cut and bruised
Mrs Robert Irwin. cut over body
Infant of Irvins cut badly
From Dongola
Reuben Hill, badly injured about
body
Lee Hill, bruises and wounds on
body
Miss Sarah Newell crushed through
hips and body bruised
As soon as the real situation be-
came known to the people of Mar
BILE Hill and Lutesville they set
about the work of trying to do what
they could in the way Of relief, and
in short time Friday $l63,50 was
raised for relieving their immediate
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s. Dead and Over
100 More Injured
Terrible Storm Sweeps Over
South End OF Bollinser County
Leaving Death and 0esoIation
In Its Wake. the Afternoon OF
May 80. About 500 O'Clock.

4 tornado Of unusual violence
passed over district extending
about 90 OF more miles northwest
from a point on the Wayne county
line near McGce 10 Glennon' church
not far from Drum. the width being
from half a mile TO mile and q
half ln its path from about the
county line to beyond Donsols moth.
ins is left but the most awful desc
lation conceivable. The wonder is
that more people were not killed,
Zalma and Grcenbrier both had
very close calls the former being
lust north Of the path OF the storm
and the latter south Of it The des.
ola,e conditions left the by fury Of the
storm besgars description. accord
inc 70 those who have visited the
district
According TO the most authentic
reports there are IS deal and the
injured are reported TO he not less
than 100. 1t must be remembered,
too, in this connection that much OF
the country is by no means thickly
populated.
The lis, of the dead, so far as We
have been able TO obtain il. follows
Zalma district;
Mrs Dan Cato. Mrs c. P, Slaugh-
ter. c. J. Slaughter, John Morgan
Mrs Walter Fish, Bud Wilkinson
Caswell Sheriff., Roy Skies, Mr.. Nc
AIlister. Mrs, Fulton Cooper. John
Howard, Mrs. Martha Borders,
Doneola district
Mrs. John Shell, Lester Harris
Edward Seabaueh, Mrs. Henry Xii
iian, Mrs. Thos. G, Reve!!e. Miss
jamie Wilfong
The above is not full list Of the
dead. The number is said to be at
least thirty.five, but we have no,
been able to obtain the complete
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-06-07
No. o..

AT LuteSvilIe W NJ Nelker was
elected chairman Of the meeting
and the committee for rehef work
is as follows " + Dickcy chair
man; L 7 Kinder, secretary Omer
Lutes, Chas o Hobbs. F A Wigs
and J. D Phelps
The two committees. for Marble
Hill and Lutts,ille met at the court.
house IN the afternoon and " Z.
Dickey vas made chairman and l.
T Kinder secretary and appointed
the following named gentlemen 10
solicit funds with which to carry on
the relief work
Omer Lutes to see wholesale mer-
chants IN 81 Louis for the purpose
Of receiving ana
+. F Mabuce to canvass Union
township assisted by a local com
mittee consisting Of John B Smith
and J h. Johnson
" NJ Welker to canvass Crooked
Creek township, assisted 10y } NJ
Welker, Judge C. a Miller and J NJ
Shrum
J. A. Taylor to canvass Glen Allen
and nelehborhood and Fillmore
township assisted by Luke Vance.
sam J McMinn and | I Kinder
Professor Hendricks 10 canvass
German township, assisted by Judge
W D Limbaugh, } T. Limbaugh
and S. f. Dewitt
Professor DavauIt to canvass Mar
bic Hill and c Q. Hobbs Lutesvllle.
W f. Dickey to canvass Latin
and Leopold, assisted by Father
kurtenhach.
Dr. c + PreSnell to canvass
Whitewater township, assisted bv
Robt. n Seabaueh and Nester John
son.
John Phelps and L. T. Kinder to
go to the Doueola district to ascer-
tain the present situation and pro-
vide for the immediate relief of anv
destitute, with the assistance of To-
cal committee.
The committee adjourned to meet
Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock at
the courthouse at Marble Hill for
the purpose of receiving reports
from all committees and such other
business as may be necessary to
transact.
Concluded on last page.)
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caIled about | O'Clock on Thursday
morning and ~ soon "a they could
get a rie. left Marble Till and hur-
fied TO Zalma aud went into the
district devastated by the storm
and did all they could IN the way of
first relief ior those injured The
doctors a, Lutesville also responded
to the call and no doubt did much
relief work
The next morning after the storm
every man in town who could get
conveyance hurried to the vicinity
OF Dongola to render all assistance
possible Many returned that after
noon and evening with the story OF
the most horrible catastrophe that
ever visited Bolineer county. on
their lips and pictures OF dead and
dying. distress and devastation in
their minds such as has been seldom
witnessed
At Zalma the injured were brought
in as fast as possible and placed in
the Baptist church where they re-
ceived such attention as was poss.
ible to give them under the CIrCum-
stances. But at Doneola there was
not a building Of any kind where
the victims could be taken for treat
ment, and were taken to the private
homes OF those just outside of the
path of the storm where ii was
possible to do so. Funds were made
up on the ground by big hearted
citizens, and three seriously injured
ladies were sent TO the hospital TO
the Cape at once, where two of
them, Mrs. Thomas G. Revelle and
her sister, Miss jamie Wilfone, died.
Miss Stella Greenwood was the
other lady
One can hardly imagine greater
desolation than this terrible storm
/ leil in its path, What were oon-
Portable, happy and prosperous
| homes the hour before that awful
storm passed thru the country are
in less time than il takes to tell it
completely wiped off the earth and
its occupants dead, dying, torn.
bleeding and suffering. Parents
mourning for their little ones that
have been torn from their bosoms
and scattered, dead. dying or hope
lessly lost in the debris and desola-
ton. Children seeking parents who
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-06-07

list
The list of injured Is sad to be a
large one and We can only give
names Of the seriously injured
Zalma district
Mr. and Mrs Perry Sheriff.. John
Sheriff.. Il J Hatfield. Dan Cato. Mr.
and Mrs, Skyles and six children
Mr. aud Mrs Noah flsh and five
children. Mr. and Mrs William Nor
gan and three children. infant daueh-
ter Of Robert Irwin, Walter Fish,
infant daughter Of Mark McGee,
William Grimsley and wife and
three adoptei children. William
Fields and family. James ladd
wife and eight children. Thomas
ladd. wife and five children. MIR
and Mrs Sam Brown and three
children, Fulton Cooper and tour
children. Mr. and Mrs Frank Boyer
and three children, I'd Buttrey and
several children. son Of Jap Webb
five in - Wilkinson family. five
in James Moorcs family. Frank
Dew Some Of these will probably
join the death list
Doneola district
Reuben and Lee Hill, Mrs Sea
baueh and daughter. Sanford Harri.
and wife. Myrtle Harris, Noah John
son and wife, Stella Greenwood
Isaac Wilfone. Mrs, Geo Bidewell
Sarah Newell, Henry Bidewell
Aileen Shell Mrs Otto Shell, Elmer
Eaksr and wife and daughter, Mrs
Carlton. George Hill and wife, Fuhor
Cooper, May Winchester. S S Stuck
ey. Alvin Green, Ed Killian and
wife and three children, John Shell
Doyle Shell, Bob Collins, Frank Dur
ham and wife. Mrs. Walter Murph,
and babe.
A number of the injured are in 8
serious condition and probabl,
before this paper reaches its readers
will have joined the list of the dead
A number of them are being treat
ed at the hospital at Cape Girar
deau. AS soon as possible after
the storm the people in reach begar
the relief work. But the wires were
down in every direction and it was
some time before communication
with the outside world could be oh.
| tained.
Doctors Wilmer and Sander were
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