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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
MINISTER BADLY WOUNDED;
PISTOL SAVED HIS LIFE.

Olive Hill. - Rev. John Porter, OF
Elliottsville, was shot in the side with
charge from a shotgun. Marshall
Adkins, a neighbor, is accused of fir
ing the shot, according to word from
there. An estrangement had taken
place between Adkins and his wife.
and she had moved into house own
ed by the minister. 1t is alleged that
Adkins, who surrendered and was re-
leased under bond of 81 900, was be-
hind fodder shock when the minister
went to the house. A pistol and scab-
bard at his belt probably saved the
life of the preached las these stopped
a part of the charge which might have
inflicted a wound Immediately fatal
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
Old Mans Love.

Eleanor A. Clark % years old who
lives near Poughkeepsie, New York,
thought ii good thing to give up
telephone operating to become the
housekeeper Of Edward II. Clark, 16
years old. Later she married him and
says being an "old mans darling" Is
not all she expected it to be. She is
seeking her freedom an dclaims in her
auit that her husband gave her $50 a
mc nth to run big house on, and that
;lhough he is wealthy he forced her
to do al 1.-The work In addition to this
she claims her husband was jealous of
hc' and locked her in her room on
many occasions. She also states that
ne made her use the cellar floor for a
refrigerator. When ham placed on 1t
became mouldy he told her it improv-
ed the ham, made her scrape off the
u fuld, cook the ham and eat it.
The Justice who is trying the case
made the comment: There should be
law passed that all these old men
who marry young women should have
guardians appointed for them"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
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Letter
hi Inn. ha1777o Ory/,o
BY Lucyelea1meRn Price

guest. "I'm never sure whether they
are servants or officers Of a foreign
army or navy. l don't take any
chances; I just wait on myself"
Ny
The Community Service headquar-
ters here has sent word to all of its
workers throughout the country urg-
ing them to help in any possible way
the work Of the National Council of
Women in its plans for countrywide
song services on Armistice Day, No
vember II. Mrs. Harding and Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait have been asked
by the Council to address the big CEN
trail meeting in Philadelphia that
night. and equally interesting plans
have been made for other parts Of the
country. Mrs. Philip North Moore, the
president of the Council, and Mrs.
David Allen Campbell, Chairman of
Community Singing, express them
selves as splendidly satisfied with the
response from all parts of the nation
to the appeal for the celebration of
that day with an appropriate program
Of song. Three meetings will be held
in Philadelphia that night, and at
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
Wedding Ring Good Here.

In France at some Of the waterinl
places the jewelers. are having rui
on them for wedding rings. One OF
them was interested enough to ques.
ton a young American girl, who was
buying wedding ring, as to the pro-
priety of the girl buying the ring.
"Oh, but I don't want to use It for
getting married." was her reply, 81
merely want to get into the gambling
Casino with it."
Further questioning brought out the
fact that young girls are barred from
the Casino, but when they show we'd
ding rings are permitted to enter. The
fact that the crop Of brides are very
young did not escape the notice of the
guard,-but he shrugged his shoulders.
when questioned, and answered:
1--WE can't force them to furnish a
marriage certificate with the wedding
ring, can WEI"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
True Loves Course.

With the bridegroom under arrest
as kidnapper and the bride at home
with her parents, Goldie Finklestein
OF Cortland, n. y, is bewailing her
fate and claims that although she is
only IA she is enttle dto have bus
band as well as an 1S-year-old girl.
The bridegroom, Frank Cerio, took her
from her home to New Jersey and
married her there but was arrested
shortly after the ceremony on the
complaint of the girls parents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
@TiedS Love.

A Dallas wife appealed to the police
of that Texas city for protection from
her husband. She states that he ties
her wrist to his wrist and her ankle
to his anskle every night before they
retire. She says he is fearful lest she
steal away from him and as he Is in
sanely jealous Of her he takes this
method Of making certain Of keeping
her.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08

New York. - Who remembers the
days when they called them rainy
daisies if skirts escaped the floor by
full three inches? Twenty-Five years
ago, some time even before the ad-
vent of those daring daisies" the
Short Skirt Club" was formed in
New York, with hygiene as the motto.
The other day, the club, whose cause
for existense has been so drastically
taken away from it,. gave luncheon
for the sake Of old memories and in
honor of Miss Annie Matthews, Demo-
cratic candidate for registrar. Maybe
there is some cause and effect be-
tween the change in styles and change
in political status whic hmade it
especially fitting.
Ny
In these days of so many military
and navy heroes in the city, there is
excuse for the hesitancy which even
native New Workers are feeling in ad-
dressing the respondent persons who
stalk about the lobbies of the larger
hotels. 81 haven't asked directions or
given orders about having some one
PACED for two weeks, explained one
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
BY FALLS INTO MUDHOLE
AND STRANGLES TO DEATH

Mayfield. - Roy Grugett, 10, was
found dead in a mudhole in the road
near his home at Colo. 1t is believed
that he had an epileptic seizure, pitch
ed forward into the mud and was
strangled while helpless.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
Sues Dead Loves Estate.

marriage license taken out in Sa-
lem, Mass. over thirty years ago,
which was never used, will be part of
the evidence submitted in the suit
brought by q woman shoe-worker in
Danvers, Mass, against the estate of
her fiance, who died last year. She
asks $4,000 damages for the failure
to marry he ran dclaims that she has
been keeping company" since in the
early SOS up to the time he died last
December.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
Asks $4,000 for Love.

After courtship Of six years New
York City attorney wed another than
the one to whom he had been engaged.
Now he must answer a breach Of
promise suit for $4,000. The girl
claims he proposed to her while he
was a law student and they we're to
be married when he was able to sup
port her. They were about TO wed last
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
WIFE SUCCEEDS DUFF As
JAILER IN BATH COUNTY

Owingsvills. - Mrs. Robert Z. Duff
was appointed jailer to fill out the
unexpired term of her husband, who
was appointed a United States proho-
bition officer and assigned to duty in
West Virginia.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
ENGAGEMENT IS BROKEN
GIRL SWALLOWS POISON,

Louisville. A broken engagement is
believed by her sister to have caused
Miss Carrie Richardson, Is years old,
to swallow poison. The engagement
was broken a year ago. Her condition
is serious.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08

least one meeting in every big city,
and a good many small ones of the
country. "The response from the
South has been particularly live"
Mrs. Campbell said. The music clubs
in every state and every city have TAX
ell up the plan and are helping the
National Council to carry it through.
Ny
A silver tea and coffee set which
originally belonged to Charles Dick
ems was among the treasures sold the
other day at the galleries of the Amer
lean Art Association. 1t was purchas-
ed for $40 by Stanley Refer,
Ny
Another comedy Of youth has come
to town to cheer US in the gray and
foggy month of November, and season
of what seems at times to steady
theater-gore to be shade too much OF
realism of the dreary sort. 1t is
Golden Days." with Helen Hayes In
the leading role, and if that combina-
ton of title and star alone fail to spell
blitheness, one has indeed a desolate
soul. AS a matter of fact, in addition
to thees attractions, 1t is well-written
and well-acted throughout.
The store detectives are back on the
lob in earnest after a comparatively
easy summer. Fashions probably
make as much difference to the diff
ficulties of their task as they do to
their customers. 1T was simple
enough last season." one Of them en-
plains. CLOTHES were undraped and
without much spare parking place for
stolen goods. The new sleeves are 60
ing to be our trouble now. Next to a
knitting bag and a muff, nothing
makes life happier for shopliitei
than full and trailing sleeves. on, yes
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08

year. when he said he was called away
ON bushes sand that he would see her
the following week. A few days later
she learned he was on his honeymoon
with another.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08

An elephant rarely sleeps more than
five hours q day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08
Sheriff Of Mason County

we have to watch the fashions as
closely as mannequin. And there are
hard days for us ahead this winter"
Ny
After having been divorced for sew
en- years, Mrs Marguerite Martin Nc
chimney and Glandstone Mckinney
were remarked the other day. |,
seems as though this time there had
been plenty of time for contemplat.
ton before taking any rash step.
LUCY JEANNE PRICE
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-08

Trial by jury is said to have existed
in 1000 B. C,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
LEGAL NOTICES

Mohave County, State of Arizona, re- corded in book "O", page 129, mining records of said county, in order to hold said mine or mining claim for the year 1920 under the provisions of Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States, and the amendments thereto and the laws of the State of Arizona concerning annual labor on mining claims; that there is due from you on account of said labor and improve ments for said year 1920 the sum of $50, and you are hereby notified that if within ninety days from the per sonal service of this notice upon you, or within ninety days after the ser vice of this notice upon you by publi- cation, you or each of you, fail, refuse or neglect to contribute your propor- tion of said expenditure your interest in said mining claim will be forfeited and become the property of the under signed, your coowner, in accordance with the laws in such case made and provided.
 GEORGE I. TAYLOR.
 Chloride, Arizona, July 10, 1921. First insertion July 15.
 Last insertion October IA
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
FORFEITURE NOTICE
TO JOHN H. PREWITT, His Heirs and Assigns:

TO JOHN H. PREWITT,
 His Heirs and Assigns:
 YOU ARE HEREBY. NOTIFIED: That I have expended during the year 1920, the sum of Five Hundred Dol lars, ($500.00) in labor and improver ments upon the following named lode mining claims, located and situated in the Maynard Mining District, County of Mohave, State of Arizona, to-wlt:
 Indian, Recorded Book "HH" at page 793;,
 "Windy Point, Recorded Book 'HH" at page 794;
 "Windy Point No. r, Recorded Book "HH" at page 795;
 "Windy Point No. 2", Recorded Book "HH" at page 796; "Windy Point No. 3", Recorded Book "HH" at page 797 .
 All in the Mining Records of said Mohave County, Arizona, in the office of the County Recorder of said Mo- have County, the location notices and the said records whereof are hereby referred to and made a part hereof; l in order to hold said claims under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States, and all amendments thereto, concern ing annual labor upon mining claims, said sum of Five Hundred Dollars, ($5O0.0O) being the amount required to hold said lode mining claims for the period ending on the first day of . July, 1921, under and by virtue of the mining laws of the United States in such cases made and provided. And if, within Ninety (90) days from and after the personal service on you of this notice, or if within Ninety (9O) days after disqualification thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute your pro- portion of such expenditure as CO., owner, which amounts to the sum of One Hundred, SiXty-siX and 66-10O Dollars, ($16666) your interest in the said above named lode mining claims will become the property of the under signed, your co-owner, who has made the required expenditure and who has done and performed the said work and labor, under and by virtue of the terms, requirements and provisions of the said mining laws of the United States.
 Dated July 9th, 1921.
 ERNST SALOMON. First publication July Sth.
 Last publication October 2, 1921. -
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
WARNING NOTICE

Notice is Hereby Given:
 That undersigned, holds under lease from Atchinson Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and from the State of Arizona, the following described lands situated in Mohave County, Ari- zona, and is in the actual use and oc- cupation thereof for Stock raising purposes, to-wit:
 All Railroad Lands in Township 2O- N, Range 15-W; Township 21-N., Range 15-W; Township 22-N., Range 15-W; Township 21-N., Range 14-W; Township 2O-N., Range 14-W, North F; Township 2O-N., Range 16-W and all State Lands embraced in Township 22-N., Range 15-W; Township 21-N., Range 15-W; Township 21-N., Range 14-W; Township 20-N., Range 14-W, North F; also Section 32, Township 22-N., Range 14-W and Section 36, Township 23-N., Range 15-W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian. Any and all persons are hereby warned from in any manner trespass- ing on any of said lands under pen alty of law.
 Dated and signed at Kingman, Ari- zona, this 3rd day of February, 1921. WALLAPAI MOUNTAIN CATTLE
 co.
 By I. M. GEORGE,
 B. M. CARLOW.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the undersigned Administratrix of the estate of s. N. Graves, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit such claims, with the neces- sary vouchers, within four (4) months after the first publication of this mo- tice, to the said Administratrix, at the office of E. E. Armour, Kingman, Ari- zona, which said office undersigned selects as her place of business in all matters connected with said Estate of s. N. Graves, deceased.
 DORA D. GRAVES,
 Administratrix of the Estate of
 S. N. Graves, deceased. Dated June 15, 1921.
 First insetion June IF.
 Last insertion July 15-21.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
Assessment Notice KJNGMAN SILVER-GOLD MINES
 COMPANY

Location of principal place ot ous- mess, and location of works, Ceoar Valley Mining District, Mohaye Coun- ty, Arizona. ,,r,>, ,o+ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at . meeting of the Board of Dlrec- fore held on the 7th day of July 1ea1 an assessment (No. 6) of one, half (1a) cent per share was leVleo upon the capital stock of the corpof, ation. payable immediately in unlted States Gold Coin, to the Secretary at at the office of the Company, Room zoo Russ Building, San Francisco Call fornia. ,. ,o.s- went shall remain unpaid'on the 10th dav of August, 1921, will be delih- onent and advertised for sale at pup iic auction, and unless payment ls Ioade m before will be sold on Monday tbe 26th day of September 19zl' u nay ~ the delinquent assessment, to- aefber with the cost of advertising and expenses of sale. .n.o,s
 Rv order of the Board of DlTecVoiS >
 D' CHARLES D. OLNE4'
 Secretary. office-Room 265 Russ Building
 San Francisco, California
 First insertion July l5.
 last insertion Aug. 1A'
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
Federal Power Commission

In compliance with the Federal Water Power Act (41 Stat, 1063) mo- tice is hereby given that the following applications covering proposed power development have been filed: ~ Edward L. Beyard, Seligman, Ari- zona, for development on Colorado River between point in Boulder Canyon 20 miles below the mouth of Virgin River and the western boun- diary of Grand Canyon National Park, and between point on the Colorado River about 25 miles below the mouth of Paria River and the lower end of Cataract Canyon.
 The Southern California Edison Company, Los. Angeles, California, for development on the Colorado River between the mouth of the Grand Wash near the Arizona-Nevada State, line and the junction of Green and Grand Rivers and extending up Green River to the town of Green River, Utah, and up Grand River to Richardson, Utah, excluding however the portion of Col orado River within the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. Any objections to such applications or re- quests for hearings thereon, together with any briefs, reports, or other data for which consideration is desired should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Federal Power Commission, Washington, D. c.
 First publication July 8,
 Last publication August 26.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

Mineral Application No. 051291
 In the United States Land
 Office at Phoenix, Arizona. May 19, 1921.
 Notice is hereby given that New Comstock Mining Company, a corpor- ation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arizona, having it's principal place of business at the town of Kingman, County of Mohave, State of Arizona, and maintaining a branch office and having it's postoffice address at the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, by and through Raymond L. Dimmick, the duly authorized and empowered At torney in Fact, Vice-President and Superintendent of said New Comstock Mining Company, and by the resolu- tion of the directors thereof herein specifically authorized, and whose postoffice address is at Kingman, in the County of Mohave, State of Ari- zona, has made and filed in the Unit ed States Land Office at Phoenix, State of Arizona, it's duly verified ap- plication for patent from the Govern ment of the United States for that certain group of mining locations or claims, consisting of those certain eight lode mining claims, ground and premises, known as and commonly called the Woodrow, Wilson, Howard, Katherine Ext, Katherine Ext. No. 2, Dorothy, Dorothy No. 1, Princess Katherine lodes, and Katherine Mill Site in connection herewith, said group of mining locations or claims being situate within the San Francisco Mining District, County of Mohave, State of Arizona, and being official ly surveyed, plated and designated as Mineral Survey No. 3638 A & B, in Section 1, Township q North, Range 22 West, and Sections 5 and G. in Township 21 North, Range 21 West, G. & s. R. B. & M., and bounded and described according. to the field notes and plat of said official survey, as | follows:
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3638 A & E
 WILSON LODE.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, on line 3-4 of the Katherine lode, Sur. No 3266, 200 it. from Cor. No. 4. A red wood post 4 ins. square, it. long with nail at the exact corner point set 15 ins. in the ground in a mound of earth and stone, scribed W-1-363S A. Identical with the location ant with Cor. No. 1 Dorothy No. 1 lode this survey.
 The IA corner between sections and 6, T. 21 N., R. 21 w., of the G & s. R. B. & M., bears N. 52 deg. 01 min. w. 761.26 it.
 Thence N. 67 deg. A min. E. 1900.0( it. to Cor. No. 2
 Thence S. 22 deg. 16 min. E. 60O.O( fit. to Cor. No. 8
 Thence s. 67 deg. A min w. 1300.0( it. to Cor. No. . ...-
 Thence N. 22 deg. 16 min. w. 60O.0t ] it. to Cor. No. 1, the place of be ginning.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

County of San Francisco-ss.o
 On this ninth day of June, in the year 1921, before me, notary pub lie in and for the said County of San Francisco, State of California, per- sonally appeared A. G. Cushman, W. H. Harmon, H. w. Frederick, Owen B. Smith and Frank J. Kinghorn, known tonne to be the persons whose names are Subscribed to the within instru- ment, and they and each of them &C., knowledged to me that they and each of them, respectively, executed the same. e.... >.s
 (Seal) ROBERT R. RUSS, Notary Public in and for the
 County of San Francisco, State ,... s.. of California.
 My Commission expires July IS, 1922. .-., 0... .
 First insertion June 24. a Last insertion July go. a ..'.H #.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
CROP AND RANGE Y
 REPORT FOR WEEK

Moderate to heavy scattered show CTS occurred in the southern part of the state causing a slight start to- ward the betterment of stock ranges More than one and one third inches occurred in Tucson and its vicinity and a heavy rain occurred east of Douglas.
 Rains were not sufficient to increase water supply which continues serious, ly low in all parts of the state. Ranges in the north central section of the state are generally good and stock are doing well but in other DOT tions of the north vegetation is dry and dusty. Stock continue poor to fair with numerous losses.
 Crop Progress
 Farming conditions over the state with the exception of the north-cen- tral portion where they are good, are generally poor. Some blowing is go, ing on in preparation for expected rains in this month and August but > the acreage is not large. An average
 
 acreage of beans is being planted lr Cochise county. -,. ..-
 The weather bureau observer al Flagstaff states that potatoes in that vicinity have been damaged but lit, tie by recent frosts and that wheat and oats are doing well. Drying winds of the last ten days have car ried off much of the moisture de- rived from the recent rains.
 The observer at Yuma reports the flooding of between three and toui thousand acres of agricultural lano from the breaking of the levee above Gadsden. The water is from one tc three feet deep and the loss will DC considerable. Alfalfa seed harvest has begun in the Yuma section put it is too early to estimate the yield There has been some slipping, drop :. ping of seed, but not serious e."
 Cotton is making good progress and cantaloupes are developing well The weather has favored gathering and marketing. ...-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
LEGAL NOTICES

EIGHTH: The capital stock of this corporation after the amount of the subscription price or par value has been paid in, or after it has been is- sued as fully paid up, shall not be sub jest to assessment. And such stock shall be forever non-assessable.
 NINTH: In case of the liquidation or dissolution of the above named cor poration, its assets shall thereupon be paid to the owners of its stock in such ratio as said stock shall bear to the whole of the stock which has been at that time issued.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this ninth way of June, 1921.
 A. c. CUSHMAN (Seal)
 w. H. HANNON (Seal)
 H. W. FREDERICK (Seal)
 OWEN B. SMITH (SeaD
 FRANK J. KINGHORN (SeaI
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
LEGAL NOTICES

elusive of theda y of service, or judge ment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and seal of the Superior Court of Mohave County State of Arizona, this 18th day of June 1921.
 J. T. MORGAN
 Clerk of said Superior Court Rv J. H. SMITH (SeaD Deputy Clerk s. D. STEWART
 Atty for plaintiff. First insertion June IT, 1921 Last insertion July 15, 1921
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-07-15
SUMMONS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT of Mohave County, State of Arizona Della Frances Hunter, Plaintiff,
 vs.
 Thomas Henry Hunter, Defendant.
 In the name of the State of Arizona to Thomas Henry Hunter, defendant, Greetings:
 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the Superior Court of Mohave County, State of Arizona, and answer the Complaint therein filed with the Clerk of this said Court, within twenty days after the service upon you of this Summons, if served in this said County, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being ex-