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Survey 661, Serial 01S05 IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, JUNEAU, May ', 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

NOTICE is hereby given that NEIL SON LAGOON PACKING COM PANY, as assignee of George P. Hol- land, being entitled to the benefits of Section 23O6 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amend ments thereto, has applied to make entry of the lands embraced in Unit ed States Non-mineral survey No. 661 situate one-half mile Southwest of mouth of Bear River, Boring Sea, Alaska, and more particularly describ- ed as follows, to-wit:
 Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high tide beach Boring Sea, cor. not set, wit. cor, bears East 799 chs. dist, from which wit. cor. U. s. l.. M. Sur 1149 bears N. 1S deg. or min. w. 40.61 chs; thence from true COT. No. 1 East 12.01 chs. to cor. No. 2; thence South 14.12 chs. to cor. No. 8; thence West
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Serial O1S0S, Survey 664 In the United States Land Office, Jul neau, Alaska, May 2, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

Notice is hereby given that MEL SON LAGOON PACKING COM. PANY, a corporation, as assignee of John Betcher, being entitled to the benefits of Section 2906 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has applied tc make entry of the lands embraced 1T United States Non-mineral survey No 664, situate on Sand Spit at Port Mol Ter about IA miles west of U. s. Sur HAS and 1-2 mile Northeast of liar. bor Point, Port Moller, Boring Sea Alaska, and more particularly de scribed as follows, to-wt:
 Beg. Cor. No. 1 shore Port Mollel
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Serial No. 01675 NOTICE OF SOLDIERS ADDITION AL HOMESTEAD ENTRY
United States Land Office, Juneau Land District, Juneau, Alaska, April 6, 1917.

Land District, Juneau, Alaska, April
 6, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com pany, a corporation organized under the laws of the state ot West Virginia, has made application to the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, pursuant to the laws of the United States, to make Soldiers Additional Homestead entry of land embraced in U. s. Non-Mineral Survey No. 1106, situate in Latitude 58 deg. 50 min. 34 sec. North and Longitude 156 deg. 57 min. 0 sec. West on the northerly shore, that is to say, the right bank of Graveyard Slough above its Junc- tion with Kvichak River, which said river is tributary of Bristol Bay an arm of BerIng Sea, in the Third Judi. cia! Divis Cn of the Territory O. Alas ka, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: BegiEning al MIC Gor- ner No. !, running thence West ll.SS chains to Corner No. 2 from which Corner No. 2 U. s. l.. M. Survey No. l1O6 bears North 30 deg. 31 min West a distance of 5.56 chains; then run hing from said Corner No. 2 south 1874 chains to Corner No. 8; running thence East 5.58 chains to MIG Corner No. 4; thence by meanders along the line of mean high tide, North 6 deg. 33 min. East 3.75 chains; North 33 deg. 23 min. East 4.53 chains; North Al deg. 40 min. East 216 chains; North 20 deg. 46 min. East 3.22 chains; North 3 deg. 04 min. East 3.92 chains; North 1 deg. 49 min. West 2.S6 chains to Corner NC Corner No. 1 the place of beginning, comprising 17.40 acres; Magnetic variation 22 deg. 45 min. E..
 C. B. WALKER, Register.
 TT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing notice be published for the statutory period in the Seward Gate way, newspaper of general circula- tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the nearest newspaper to said above de- scribed claim or survey.
 c. B. WALKER, Register. First publication May 23, 1917.
 Last publication August 25, 1917.
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Serial Ol712, Survey 2S4 In the United States Land Office, Jul neau, Alaska, May 8, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

NOTICE is hereby given that NORTHWESTERN Fl $ II k k k : COMPANY, a corporation, as assignee of Richard w. Hunt, being entitled to the benefits of Sec. 2306 of the Re vised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has ap- piled to make entry of the lands em- braced in United States Non-mineral survey No. 234, situate on right bank of Naknek River, about miles above it's confluence with Kvichak Bay, and about 56 chs. east of U. s. Sur. 757, Bristol Bay, Boring Sea, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows, viz:
 Beginning at cor. No. 1, cor. not set, wit. cor. bears East 4.3S chs. dist. l; from which wit. cor. USLM S. 234 bears N. 66 deg. 45 min. E. 17.6S chs; cor. 8 :. 757 bears N. 61 deg. 12 min. w. 63.65 chs. dist; thence meander- ing shore Naknek River, CD $. 57 deg. O. min. F.. 3.22 chs. (2) $. 54 deg. 46 min. F.. 4.66 chs. (3) $. 57 deg. 07 min. E. 2.29 chs. (4) $. 27 deg. 20 min. k. 1.74 chs; (5) s. 42 deg. 52 min. E. l.69 chs. Co cor. NO. /, COT. not set, wit. cor. bears East 1855 chs. dist. thence from true cor. 2, East 5.57 chs. to cor. No. 8; thence North SAY chs. to cor. No. 4; thence West 1895 chs. to cor. No. l, place of beginning. Area S.52 acres. Variation at all corners 22 deg. 40 min. E. Lat. 5S deg. Al min. 90 sec. N. Long. 156 deg. 56 min. w.
 AS additional to original homestead entry of Richard w. Hunt, H. E. No. 29O9, entered at Springfield, Mo.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- verSely any portion of the above de scribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Ju- neau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereto, under oath, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statute.
 C. B. WALKER, Register. First publication June 1, 1917.
 Last publication August 10, 1917.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

NOTICE is hereby given that An drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene- fits of Section 2306 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has applied to make entry of the lands embraced in United States Non-mineral survey No. 230 situate on Northerly shore of Chernabura Island, Shumigan Island Group, District of Alaska, more par ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
 Beg. cor. No. at ordinary high tide, Pacific Ocean cor. not set, wit. cor.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

NOTICE is hereby given that John Fl. Olson and Ned Olson, partners un- der the name of Olson Brothers, as assignee of Ezra Bartholomew, being entitled to the bentitS of Section Z6uG of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has applied to make entry or the lands embraced in United States Non-mln- eral Survey No. 730, situate on rght bank of King Salmon Creek about 2Ia miles above it's confluence with Kvichak Bay, Alaska, more partlcu- larly described as follows, to-wit;
 Beginning NJ. C. cor. No. 1 on beach King Salmon Creek at average high tide, cor not set, wit. cor. rock m ground marked w. C. Cor. No. l, =. ESQ. bears West 2.O5 chs. dist; Saltery building bears \. II deg. 10 min. E' TIT chs; :. W. Cor. wharf bears \. 47 deg. 0S min. F.. 1.46 chs; thence West 4.24 chs. to cor. No. 7 rock set in ground marked .. 7&O cor. No. /; thence North 7.75 chs. tO cor. No. 5 an iron pipe set in ground marked :. T3O Cor No. 8 from whence |. =. l.. NJ. 73O bears s. 70 deg. 33 min. k. S.99 chs; JohnSon'S Hill bears S. a deg. 26 min. w.; thence East DOS chs. to cor. No. 4 an iron pipe set m ground marked $. 730 cor. No. 4; thence South 2.15 chs. to M. C. Cor. No. D, cor. not set, wit. cor. a rock m ground marked s. 73O Cor. . w. C. bears North 100 chs; thence meanderlng beach King Salmon Creek at ordinary high tide CD s. 25 deg. 26 min. w. 1.6l chs: (2) s. 4S deg. 59 min. w. 3.S3 chs; (3) s. 37 deg. 42 min. w. DOG chs. to NJ. C. Cor. No. 1, place of beginning. Area 5.76 acres. Variation at all corners 23 deg. 35 min. East. Long. 15T deg. 40 min. w. Lat. 0S deg. g min. Is sec. North.
 As additional to original homestead entry of Ezra Bartholomew, No. .........., entered at Iowa. Scrip filed in Juneau Ser. OiSO2 to which reference Is here by made. verSeiy any portion of the above de scribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Ju- neau. Alaska, their adverse claim thereto, under oath, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statute.
 C. B. WALKER,
 Register. First Publication August 1, 1917.
 Last Publication October II, 1917.
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Serial O1709, Survey 233 In the United States Land Office, Jul neau, Alaska, May 3, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

NOTICE is hereby given that the NORTHWESTERN Fl . II k k k . COMANY, a corporation, as assignee of William Pointer, being entitled to the benefits of Section 23O6 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has ap- piled to make entry of the lands em-- braced in United States Non-mineral survey No. 233, situate on southerly shore of small lake about 1-2 mile inland from North shore of NakneE River, and about 1-2 mile \. W. or U. s. Sur. 544, Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, and more particularly de scribed as follows, to-wit:
 Beg. cor. No. 1 from whence USLM CRGMC Sur) bears s. 34 deg. 15 min. E. 31.76 chs; w. c. Cor. l 5. 232 bears g. IA deg. 23 min. w. 5O.69 chs; thence East 4.55 chs. to cor. No. Z, from whence w. C. Cor 1, Sur. 544 bears s. 43 deg. 45 min. E. 47.95 chs. thence N. SIT chs. to cor. No. 5; thence West 4.55 chs. to cor. No. 4; thence South SIT chs. to cor. No. | place of beginning. Area 1.72 acres. Variation at all corners 22 deg. 45 min. E. Lat. 58 deg. 45 min. O1 sec N. Long. 1856 deg. 49 min. w.
 AS additional to original homestead entry of William Pointer, H. E. No T4o2 entered at Boonville, Mo.
 Any and all persons claiming ad' versely any portion of the above de scribed tract of land are required tc file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office al Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereto, under oath, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statute.
 c. B. WALKER, Register. First publication June l, 1917.
 Last publication August 10, 1917.
 Serial 016S7, Sur. 230.
 T.. kha ITp;tad StataS and Office In.
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Serial No. 0l60l

SerlaI NO. UIbUI Additional Entry Under Section 23Ot of the Revised Statutes of the Unit ed States.
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Survey 663, Serial 01797 In the United States Land Office, Ju- neau, Alaska, May 2, 1917.
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Serial 02S60

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
 OFFICE, JUNEAU, MAY 2, 1917.
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Serial 016S7, Sur. 230. In the United States Land Office, Jul neau, Alaska, May "A, 1917.
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Serial O1SO1. Survey 73O.

In the United States Land Utlce, Ju
 neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that bids for constructing concrete retaining wall and making an earth fill for the west approach to the Uptown Bridge will be received by the Town Coun cl of Clifton, Arizona, until 4 o'clock p. m. on Monday, December 3, 1917 on which date said bids will be open. ed and considered.
 Plans and specifications may be obtained from A. J. Kerr, Town En. gineer, when accompanied by de. posit of $500.
 All bids received for said work shall be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of S100. %. . A bond satisfactory to the Town Council. in the sum of 50 per cent ot the contract price will be required said bond to be filed within ten days after awarding of contract.
 The Town Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid which in their opinion best serves the interest of the Town Of Clifton
 Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked Bid for Up town Bridge Approach" and filed with the Town Clerk on or before the hour and day above mentioned.
 Dated this 9th day of November 1917. Town Council of the Town of Clifton Arizona.
 o. J. COTEY, Mayor,
 NJ. DANENHAUER, Clerk. First pub. Nov. g, 1917. Last pub Nov 30, 1917
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Ari- zona, October 6, 1917.
 NOTICE is hereby given that John Brown, of Clifton, Arizona, who, on May 10, 1909, made Homestead entry No. 05SS7, for E 1-2 SW IA SEE IA, w 1-2 SEE 1-4 SEE IA NE 1-4, E 1-2 SEE 1-4 NV 1-4 SEE 1-4, E 1-2 SEE IA NV IA SE 1-4, SEE If NE IA NV IA SEE IA, SW IA NE 1-4 SEE IA, s 1-2 NV IA N F IA SEE IA, NE 1-4 NV 14 NE IA E IA, w 1-2 NE 1-4 NE 1-4 SEE IA, Section ', Township 1 N, Range 2S E., G & R B & Meridian, has filed no tice of intention to make five year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before Ben M . Crawford, Clerk Superior Court, at Clifton. Arizona, on the 22nd day of November, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Ole Hagen. R. R. Miller, J. J. File man, R. N. Brown, all of Clifton, Ari- Zona.
 !. l.. IRWIN,
 Register. 1912 Ste
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Serial No. 036347 U. s. Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, September IS, 1917.
 NOTICE is hereby given that George Manville Robison, of Morenci, Coun- ty of Greenlee, State of Arizona, the legal assigns of George H. Forsyth, has filed in this office his application to enter, under the provisions of Sec tions 1906 and 2307, Revised Statutes of the United States, the following de scribed land, viz:
 SW1-4 NE1-4 Sec. 26, T. 4-S., R. 2S-E., G. & S. R. M.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- cersely the lands described or desir- ing to object because of the mineral character of the land, or for any oth- CT reason, to the disposal to appli- cant, should file their affidavits of protest in this office, on or before the 18th day of November, 1917.
 J. l.. IRWIN, Register. 9-2S Set NJ w c
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby. given that bids for the construction of the North Clifton Bridge Approach, wll be re ceved by the Town Council of Cliff ton, Arizona, until o'clock D. m. on Monday, December 3, 1917, on which date said bids will be opened and considered.
 The bid for the whole work shall be a lump sum.
 Plans and specifications may be obtained from A. J. Kerr, Town En- gineer, when accompanied by a de posit of S5.00
 All bids received for the construc- tion of said approach shall be ac- companied by certified check in the sum of S100. co.
 A bond, satisfactory to Town Coun: cil, in the sum of 50 per cent of the contract price will be required, and must be filed within 10 days after awarding of contract.
 The Town Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid, which in their opin- ion best serve the interest of the Town of Clifton.
 Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked Bid for North Clifton Bridge Approach" and filed with the Town Clerk on or before the hour and day above mentioned. Dated this 18th day of October 1917.
 Town Council of the Town of Clifton Arizona.
 O. J. Cotey, Mayor.
 NJ. Danenhauer, Clerk First pub. Nov. 3, 1917 Last pub. Nov. 30, 1917.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interi,

department or the interior. U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Ari- Zona, Oct. 6, 1917.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Doro- teo Herrera. of Clifton, Arizona, who, on October 6, 1914, made Homestead Entry, No. 925S31, for S 1-2 N 1-2 NE Il SEE 1-4, s 1-2 NE IA SEE 1-4, N 1-2 SE 1-4 SSE 1-4, N 1-2 S1-2 SEE IA SEE 1-4, Section 16, Township 3 s, Range 20 E, G &t S R B & Meridian, has fijeG notice of intention to make three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Ben. NJ. Crawford, Clerk, Superior Court, at Clifton, Arizona, on the 22 day of November, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses: w. F. Hagan, Adam Sliger, E.. Elrage, Tiodoso Lopez, all of Clifton, Arizona.
 J. l.. IRWIN,
 Register. 1912 Ste
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IN THE SUPERIOR UuuRT

Of the State of Arizona, in and tor
 the County of GreenIee. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary B. A. Smith, Deceased. Time fixed by Clerk for Hearing pro bate of Will and Petition for Let ters of Administration with the Will Annexed
 An instrument in writing which pur ports to be the last will and testa- ment of Mary B. A. Smith, deceas- ed, having on this day come into the possession of said Superior Court, and petition for the probate thereof, and for the issuance of letters of Administration with the Will annex ed to James Smith.
 Now, I, Ben NJ. Crawford, Clerk of said Superior Court, hereby fix and appoint Monday the 18th day of No vember, 1917, at 10 o'clock A. M. Of said day, and the court room of said court, at the court house in the Town of Clifton, Greenlee County. State of Arizona, as the time and place for proving said will and for hearing said petition.
 Dated this 1st day of November A. D. 1917.
 BEN M. CRAWFORD,
 Clerk. SEAL By Ben c. Fehrman,
 Deputy Clerk, 11-2 g Is LEA s
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IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
 OFFICE
Phoenix, Arizona.

Phoenix, Arizona.
 September 26, 1917. In the Matter of the Application of Phelps Dodge Corporation for a Patent for the Mascot" "ChaIkos Extension Mine, "PeIican Exten- sion Mine", "Keystone" and "Nine- ty Seven" Lode Mining Claims, Situate in Copper Mountain Mining District, GreenIee County, Ari- zona
 Serial No. O36213
 Survey No. 3316. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT
 Notice is hereby given that Phelps Dodge Corporation, a corporation or ganized under the laws of the State of New York, and lawfully engaged in the transaction of its corporate business in the State of Arizona, by Milton H. Mclean, its Attorney in Fact, whose post office address Is Morenci Greenlee County, Arizona, has made application for patent for the Mascot" "Chalkos Extension Mine," Pelican Extension Mine" Keystone and Ninety Seven lodes, situate in Copper Mountain Mining District, Greenlee County, State of Arizona. and mere fully de
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ORDINANCE NO. 63
Be 1t Ordained by the Common Coun- cil of the Town of Clifton:

Be 1t Ordained by the Common Coun'
 ci of the Town of Clifton:
 Section l. That the assessment of the valuation of all property in the Town of Clifton, Greenlee County Arizona, for the purposes of taxation having been made and adopted on the goth day of September, 1917; that the Council of the Town of Cliff. ton having met as a Board of Equali Zation on September 9th and 20th, 1917, after due notice of publication; {; that estimates of the different am- cunts required to meet the public eX- penses of the Town of Clifton for the ensuing year to be raised by taxa tion, in the Town of Clifton, having been made and tentatively adopted on September 9th, 1917, by the Council of the Town of Clifton; that said estimates have been made more than Thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof; that said notice of mak- ing a tax levy for the ensuing year having been duly published for more than Two Weeks following said ten tative adoption.
 Section g. That said action on the part of said Town Council is hereby adopted as their official acts and hereby approved.
 Section 3 That the Council of the Town of Clifton, Arizona. hereby makes and fixes the levy of taxes upon all real and personal property in the Town of Clifton, Arizona, to be collected in the Town of Clifton. State of Arizona, to defray the pub lie expenses of said Town, at: =
 Twenty-Seven (27) cents on the One Hundred ($100 .OO) Dollars to be expended in the Street Department of said Town; and
 Twenty-Three (23) Cents on the One Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars for the payment of the salaries of public officers of said Town and the expense of general Municipal Maintenance and incidental expenses of admins tering the public affairs of said Town; and
 Fifteen Q5) Gents on the One Hun. dred ($100.0 00) Dollars for the re- demption of Wall, Bridge and Road Bonds of the Town of Clifton, Ari- zona, due on the 1st day of Febru- ary, 1918, and designated as "Redem- ption Fund.-" and
 Seventeen (1D Cents on the One Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars for the payment of interest on Wall, Bridge and Road Bonds of the Town of Clifton, Arizona, due on the 1st day of August, 1917, and the last day of February. 1918, and designated as Interest Fund"
 Section 4. That said taxes here by levied shall be collected as the law directs from the persons and property owners and out of the per sonal and real property. in the Town of Clifton, State of Arizona
 Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective from. and after it's passage and legal promulgation.
 This ordinance passed and adopted this 18th day of October, A. D. 1917.
 Approved:
 O. J..COTEY, Mayor. ATTEST:
 MAT DANENHAUER. Clerk
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. J. R Sawyer, Pastor
 Preaching services at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
 Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., Jas s. Cromb, Superintendent.
 People of all ages will find a hearty welcome here.
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IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

Phoenix, Arizona,
 September 26, 1917. In the Matter of the Application of Phelps Dodge Corporation for . Patent for the "California," !" "Idaho" and Bunker HIP Lode Mining Claims, situate In Copper Mountain Mining District, Green lee County, Arizona. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT.
 Survey No. 3331.
 Serial No. 036216. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24
Changers Urge New Laws

Kent County Pomona Grange
met at Dover on Thursday and
went on record in favor of an anti
liquor shipping law, a budget sys-
tenn, tax revision a State Roads
Commission without the assump-
ton by the State of County indebt-
edness for county roads and also
equal suffrage. Improvement of
schools was discussed at consider
able length. The Sussex Pomona
Grange met at Georgetown also on
Thursday and declared for revision
Of tax laws for better roads and
for woman suffrage. DR.. Caleb R..
Layton and Robert G.. Houston
spoke in favor of an inheritance
tax, and taxing of property in
every form, including bonds and
mortgages and also the right of
women to vote. The Kent Pomona
Grange condemned Senators du-
Pont and Salisbury for voting to
continue the liquor traffic in Wash
ington.