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Evening star., 1923-05-12
NORFOLK & WESTERNS
GROSS MAKES RECORD

ROANOKE, Va, May 12.-Thc
outstanding fact in Norfolk and
Westerns March statement was net
income of s1,5s9,397. which exceeded
by So per cent the combined net in
come Of January and February, and
was only about $1,000 less than the
previous high in 1917. This excellent
showing was due to the return of
thousands of cars from connections
lack of which had hampered coal
traffic as much as 50 per cent in Jan
uary: A freer movement of coal traf-
f1c from the Nirginian piers to New
England points, and the gradual re-
turn of old shopmen. with improve
ment in the work of new men.
Gross revenues of $7,776,123 not
only exceeded those of 1922 and 1917
by 4 per cent and So per cent re-
spectively, but were the biggest on
record. 1t is not the volume of busi-
ness which the road is carrying, but
the comparatively high operating
ratio that prevents it from showing
net as well as gross
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COTTON PRICES OFF
IN TRADING TODAY
Ev the Associated Press.

T;v the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1o-Cotton flu
lures opened firm. May, 25.1S; July,
23.9S; October, 22.5O; December, 22.25;
January, 21.95. Futures closed steady.
May, 25.26; July, 24.10: October, 2245
December, 2210; January, 21.77. Spot
quiet; middling. 25.45.
NEW ORLEANS. May 12-Cotton
futures opened steady. May, 24.50;
Iu,y. 1885; october. 21.ao: December.
2l.63: January, 2l.50. Futures closed
steady at net advances of ) TO SO
points Closing: May. 24.S6; July.
24.lo: October. Piss: December, 21.5o;
January. 2l.t0.
Spot cotton steady. % points low
or. Sales on the spot, 1913. Sales to
arrive. none. Low middling. 24.00;
middling. 24.75; good middling, 25.25.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Cottonseed
oil closed weak. Prime summer oyel-
low unquoted. Prime crude, 9.2oa
$50; May. 11.o5; June, 1870; July,
1856: August, 1855; September. 1850;
october, 9.57; November, S.63; Decem-
hcr, $50. Sales, 5000.
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TRADE LET-UP NOTED.
Bradstreet's Reports Restricted
Buying During Past Week.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Bradstreet's s
Review today says: Practically coun-
try-wide cold weather. with SHOWS
or freezing temperatures in many
northern areas, has retarded retail
buying and crop termination. In
country districts the occupation of
the farmer in endeavoring TO make
up for earlier lost time tends to re-
strict personal buying and also mar
ketinE of leftover crops, but mail
order trade is still active. Wholesale
trade shows a further quieting and
collections also have ebbed slightly.
In industry. while the pace is still
fast, there are evidences In the re-
ports of postponement of new work
announced, as we'll as in the decline
of building expenditures in April
from the peak totals of March, that
costs of labor or material have been
pushed too high.
Weekly bank cleerings, 37.046,-
SZ6.0uthr -
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EXPORTS TO EUROPE
ARE FALLING OFF

Exports from tho United States
during March, which amounted to
$3tI.162. 600 AS compared with s329.-
o79S17 during the same month of
1922, showed u considerable falling
off TO European countries.
A Department of Commerce analy-
sis made public today revealed that
1he United Kingdom. Germany and
Belgium took considerably smaller
quantities of American goods last
March than they did during March,
1899. Italy and France increased
their imports from the United States,
however, and the net falling off in
European takingS was more than
offset in the export totals by the in
creased demand on the American con-
Ancnt outside of this country.
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WOOL PRICES HIGHER.

LONDON, May 12.-At the wool
auction, which came to a conclusion
today. 1850 bales were offered The
tone was quieter, and prices general
ly were 5 per cent under the best of
of the previous sales fine and medium
merinos We're 10 per cent higher. and
d few interiors were up Is per cent.
During the present series the home
trade bought 10000 bales; the conti-
nent. $1,000, and America, 1000. The
number of bales held over for the
next auction was 1900.
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By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 12.-Foreign ex-
change irregular Quotations: Great
Britain. demand, 4.61 q; cables, 4.62;
siXty-day bills on banks, 4.60. France.
demand .O6591a: cables, .0660. Italy,
demand. .O4So; cables, .04s51a. Bel
gium, demand. ..05691H cables, .0570.
Germany, demand, .00002S: cables,
| .O00023H Holland, demand, 1907;
cables, 1910. Norway, demand, 1851.
Sw eden, demand. .2655. Denmark, de-
mand 1872. Switzerland. demand,
1875. Spain. demand. 1920. Greece,
demand, .0142. Poland, demand,
OOOO21. Czechoslovakia. demand,
0297 Argentina. demand. 1896.
Brazil, demand. 1915. Montreal, .9sB
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FEWER CARS NEED REPAIRS

Freight cars in need Of repair on
May | totaled 21o.505. or % per cent
of the total number of lines, ac-
cording to reports just filed by the
carriers with the American Railway
Association. This was Il decrease
of 3.J46, compared with the number
in need of repair on April Is. at which
time there were 214,051, or "a per
cent.
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POTOMAC ELECTRIC
TO SELL 6SAT 98
Public Utilities Commission
Satisfied That Price Is
Best ObtainabIe.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

The Public Utilities Commission this
morning gave the Potomac Electric
Power Company authority to sell
$i'Ooo.ooO general Improvement and
refunding per cent thirty-ycar gold
bonds at 9S
These are part of an issue Of s5.750.-
1868 authorized some weeks ago 10y
the commission.
Ihe commission was satisfied from
the showing Of the officials Of TIN,
corporation that 3S was d fair prize.
TOT the bonds, the highest obtainablc.
dild lhdt the company would rnCeiv,
the net amount. The proceeds Of this
sale VIII be used, with other cash IN,
tne handS or the corporation, to re-
TIRE The $i.h9l 600 general 6s of III,
company maturing with July l.
Thereafter the COMPANY has mol
crate amounts of financing TO car.
for in 1929, $150,o0o debcnture -
maturing.
Prudential Bank
The officers Of the Prudential Ban
tcolorcdD are: John L. Hawking.
president; Henry J.. Slaughter. yi,.
president and Dr. i. ". Price. trca--
urer. The bank viii open Tor bus
ness On the completion Of It's n,y-
building. on the north side Of g.
street Just west Of 18th street north
west.
Mcrgcnthalcr Rather SOFT.
Small sales Of McrGcutila1er sharc-
wer" mad" on tOday's session Of H..
local stock exchange on Il deciinirL
scale. the drop for III" week heinz
/ over 10 points. Recently the slar. -
| were selling AT 100, and prior 10 L..
Gay a t 1jt. They opeiscd today at 90
and closed at I+9. marking p reactiC.
of nearly so points from the high -.
the Year.
There is no question but v hat IT,,
company is doing good, safe bus
ness, and that the IL per cent div!
dend Viii b. maintaineG but there H.
no chance of anything extra, in III.
dividend line in the near future.
LanSton, on the other hand is vcr
firm, 50 being bid, while no stock Wa
offered under SI1-
! Capital Traction sold at ass IA
| way entirely nominal. % t. IS bid a,,s
asked for the common.
Gas 5s sold al S4i4 10 % and 4 H.
! tie Gas stock at JQl4 to 50%z
In the unlisted list a sale Of 30 shar'
Of Citizens Savings stock was report:
at l1"4.
Bank CIcaringh.
, Bank cIearings OF the chicf citit.
continue to show Increases III cor.
pariSon with the corresponding da1e-
of last year. but in place of ver>
I'o edIii3 llit SliD" ms - INV -
orally a few millions gain daily, IN
stead of many times that average Il
few weeks ago.
There has been material let-up I'm
industrial activity in many lines. ana
in none harder than in the buildlu :
industry.
High prices. scarcity Of labor ami
continued demands for higher wage
have caused the abandonment %
many building projects. In New Yors
city stlon" S5n.oG0O On0 projected under
takings in the building line have herr
indefinitely post tponed.
Unlisted Department..
Tic pnl, changes i'm prices in thu
unlisted department on the local cN-
change during the day was an ad-
vance, Of a point to 13 in the bid price
On Exchange Bank and a decline il
the bid price Of Chapin-SaCks Com
pany.
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new FIRM TO MAKE
MOTOR CAR FRAMES
BY the Associated Press.

BY tte Associated Press.
DETROIT. May 12.-E5ta adjustment
OF the Midland Steel Products Com
rany Of Detroit and Cleveland. TO
manufacture pressed steel frames for
motor cars. has heen approved by
stockholders Of the Detroit Pressed
Steel Company, it was announced. to-
day The corporation. capitalized at
sl0,oO0,o0o comprises properties of
the Detroit Pressed Steel Company,
the Midland Company and the Parish
& Bingham Corporation Of Cleveland
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ROAD TO GET $699,S7s.

Tho Charleston and Western Caro-
lima railway is entitled to S699,S7S
from tho government, tho Interstate
commerce Commission determined to-
day. in consideration of the guaran-
tee of earnings hade to common car
riers during the first six months after
termination of federal control. Most
OF the guarantee payment has already
been made. but the commission today
certified $219.S7S as the amount nee
"ssary for the government to close
cut the entire transaction.
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HUDSON MOTOR EARNINGS.

NEW YORK. May 12.-Earnings Of
the Hudson Motor Car Company arc
understood To he running at the rate
of St.o00.000 monthly. with indica :
tionS that they will reach higher
levels IL June and July. The com
panyS first quarter net earnings
amounted Ia S1.6S9.26S after taxes
and charges. equal I" $40 a share
on 100000" shares of no par value
capital stock.
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CHICAGO DAIRY PRICES.

CHICAGO, May l2-Buttcr un-
changed
Eggs lower: receipts. 45.192 cases:
irsts. 24i2; ordinary frsts. 22ao21. :
miscellaneous. % i2a2f; storage pack
extras, 26i@; storage pack firsts, 81.
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OIL COMPANY SOLD.

LIMA. Ohio, May 12.-Sale of the
Lilly White Oil Company of Lima to
the Roxana Petroleum Company of
Kansas City for S65O,000 is practical
ly completed. according to officials of
the local company. The RoXana cor
pora tion's plans. after the purchase of
the local concern, include erection of
a 100000 lubricating oil plant i'll
Lima. it is SAID
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GASOLINE PRICES CUT.

NEW YORK. May 12.-Thc Stand
ard Oil Company OF New Jersey and
the Texas Company today reduced the
tank wagon price of gasoline one
cent Il gallon in North and South
Carolina. The new prices range from
10 TO 81 cents, excluding the three
cents tax.
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TRUCK TIRES ADVANCED.

AK RON. May 12.-Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company has announced
10 per cent advance i'll automobile q
truck solid tires. and an advance OF
to IL per cent on cushion truck
tires. This follows similar advances
on tho pact of the principal truck tire
manufa cturers in the district Sales
have shown Il healthy increase in the
past three months. and are well ahead
of last year.
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FRISCO BUILDING BOOMS.

SAN FRANCISCO. May l. (Spc-
ciaD.-Building construction here III
penditure of s5,173,9o1. a gain of
$2.000,000 over the previous month
and a gain of s1.O0O.OOo over the cor
responding month of last year The
majority of the permits issued have
been for new dwellings and apart
tmeut hpusssx
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MADE RAILROAD DIRECTOR.

NEW YORK. May 12.-George W.
Niedrin ghaus of ST. Louis was elect
ed a director of tho Missouri Pacific
railroad TO take the place of III. l..
Utter. secretary of the board, at a
meeting of tho directors here The
board reelected its old officers
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SEAT SELLS FOR $4,000.

NEW YORK. May 12-The stock
exchange membership Of Morris
SternbaCh has bsen sold to Thomas
K. Cox for $4,000. The last previous
sale was S96.0Un
Amos NJ kiGder and Leon s Free
man were elected TO membership in
the New York Stock Exchange
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NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Eggs unset
tied: receipts. 37,195 crates; fresh
iirats. 26a21: do. seconds, % a25 Il :
fresh gathered storage packed extra
iir"ts. 2Si2a29: do, firsts, 271aa28;
state nearby and nearby western hem
merry whites firstS to extras, 29a36;
nearby henncry browns extras, 31a.
~
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FOURTH CUT MADE
IN CRUDE OIL PRICES
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. May L.
The fourth cut of 10 cents per barrel
in the price of all grades of mid-con-
tinent crude oil since April 23 was
announced this morning by the Pral-
rie Oil and Gas Company here. Tie
new prices range from Sl.1O to $40
per barrel.
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WOULD CLOSE RAILROAD.

The New York. New Haven and
Hartford asked the Interstate Com
nerco. Commission today to permit
,band onmeut of it's branch line from
south Deerfield to Sholburne juno
tion, Mass which. it. said, could not
be made ta{paE s4psrssS J -. =
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CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

NEW YORK. May 12-Thc actual
of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
an excess reserve of S977J.920. This
is an increase of S1"S.120.
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CLOSING SUGAR PRICES.

NEW YORK, May 12.-SuGar flu
lures closed unsettled, approximate
sales. 5000 tons. July. 6.22; Septem-
Der, 6.21; december, 5.7I. March, i5S
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ROsTOy STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. May 12.-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
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The United States War Department
has only one woman division chief,
Mary S. Nixon, in charge of records
and -6le0n- -. -. > -. -.
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ToDAY,s CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO. May 12.-Heavy rains in
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio had a de-
cided bearish influence on the wheat
market today during the early deal
ings. The rains were apparently
ample to relieve the winter crop from
drought damage, which has been
threatening of late in the territory
named. Renewed weakness in the
stock market counted also as a not
bly, depressing factor as to wheat
values The wheat opening, which
varied from unchanged figures to "a
lower. with July 1.1Gl2 to 1.16&, and
September 1.138s TO LA. was fol-
lowed by material setback all
around
Corn and oats declined with wheat
After opening unchanged to s. lower,
July 77a4 to IS. the corn market un-
derwent a moderate general fall.
Oats started unchanged to 4 off,
July 43as to 43l2, and later showed
further declines.
Provisions were easier with grain.
Announcement that 100000 BUSH
els had been purchased for shipment
to Greece and other European coun-
tries led subsequently to something
of a rally. The close was unsettled
at the same as yesterdays finish. to
lower. with July 1.14% to 1.14Ts and
September 1.13& to 1.13k.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

May l., 1923-12:OO NJ.
Quotations furnished by W. Il. Hibbs & Coz
al
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HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS:
1Ia.m, 1886 POOLE m....... AGA 900
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DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May Io-
Poultry-Live winters. 40a45; springs,
50a55; small leghorns. 4oa49: old
hens. H1aoS: small and leghornS.
22a25; small and poor, 20; pigeons.
pair. 40.
Eggs. loss off. native and nearby
firstS. 70: southern. -.
Butter-Creamery, choice to fancy.
4ca44: prints. 44a46; nearby creamery.
3Sa41; rolls, 32a35: store pack ed 81; ;
dairy prints. 55a3J; ladies, 3JaSG.
Evening star., 1923-05-12

The officers Of the Prudential Ban
'colored) are: John K. Hawking
president; Henry J.. Slaughter. vi,
president. and IDr T. ". Pricc. trca.
urer. The bank viii open tor bus
ness on the completion Of IT'S NJ
huilding, ON the north side Of
street just west Of 7th street nortI
west
Evening star., 1923-09-02

Gen. Pershing stop
ping to chat with young
John Coolidge, (third
from right) son of the
President, during an in
spection of the troops
in training at Camp
Devens. John said he
liked Army life and the
general said he was a
regular soldier"
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Notice for Bids

Notice is hereby given that at q
regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Ely, Minnesota
to be held in the Council Chambers
Of the City Hall at 8 o'clock P NJ
Tuesday, April 3, 1928; Sealed pro-
posals will be opened and consid-
cred for furnishing the City of Ely,
Minnesota, with its seasons require
ments of rs tons, more or less. Cal
cium Chloride, at stated price per
ton F. o. B. Ely, Minnesota.
The Calcium Chloride is for fut.
ure delivery in such carload lots as
directed by the City Council from
time to time.
The City of Ely reserves the right
to purchase Calcium Chloride in ex.
cess of rs tons should it's require
ments be greater.
Each bidder is required to fur
nish with his proposal statement
of the average analysis of the pro-
duct he proposes to furnish.
A certified check in the amount
of ten per cent of the amount bid
must accompany each proposal.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals should be addressed to
the undersigned and marked plainly
upons the outside of the envelope
Proposals for Calcium Chloride.
BY order of the City Council.
Dated at Ely, Minnesota, this
21st day of march, 1928.
A. o. KNUTSON,
1923 City Clerk.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, March 20. 1923.
Regular meeting of the City Cour
eli called to order at eight O'Clock
P. M. by Mayor Jenko.
Present: Aldermen Maxi, Jones
Ghampa, Erickson, Komatar and
Mayor Jenko.
Absent: Alderman Judnich.
The minutes of the regular meet.
,ng held March 6, 1923, were read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Jones that
The minutes be approved as read.
carried.
Report from the Committee or
Accounts and Finances reporting
the inability to finance the construc
ton of the proposed fire protection
main, together with the recon-
mendation that the city experiment
with the one light system of street
lighting between End and 3rd Ave
nues East and Chapman Street, was
read. The proposed fire protection
main matter was laid on the table
for further consideration.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the report of the Committee on
Accounts and Finances be accepted
and filed and that the recommend
ton relative to the one light sys-
tenn of street lighting be carried
out Carried.
The Parks, Grounds end Build
ings Committee reported relative
to the clocks in the City Hall build
ing and the matter of trimming
the city's trees.
| The Sales and Purchasing Com
mittee reported the sale of one old
desk to Emil A. Erickson for $500;
the purchase of rubber boots for
the Fire Department and that prices
Report from the City Engineer
recommending the purchase of "a
tons, more or less, Calcium Chloride
for use on the city's streets, was
read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the report be accepted and filed and
the City Clerk instructed to adver-
tise for rs tons, more or less, Cal
cium Chloride, said bids to be con-
sidered at the regular meeting of
the City Council to be held Tues
day, April 3, 1928. Carried.
Request from the City Engineer
for permission from the Council to
go to st. Paul and Minneapolis, Min
nesota. for the purpose of consult
ing with the Minnesota State Board
of Health and the State, Safety
Commission relative to the plans
and specifications for the sewage
treatment plant was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa.
supported by Alderman Komatar
that the request be accepted and
filed and that the City Engineer
be granted permission and author
ity to go to st. Paul and Mime
apolis relative to matters pertaining
to the sewage treatment plant.
Carried.
Report from the Supt of the
Light and Water Department show
ing the earnings and expenses of
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Department OF tne interior.
u. S. Land Office at Duluth, Min
nesota, January &c, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given that War
H. Freeman, whose post-otfice adj
dress is Two Harbors, Minnesota
did, on the Goth day of April, 1922,
file in this office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. O13667, to
purchase the SEA NWA, Section
10, Township SO NJ, Range 9 W.,
4th Principal Meridian, and the tim
Der thereon, under the provisions of
the act of June 8, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been estimated and valued by ap-
plicant, the timber estimated so
cords of spruce at 81 per cord and
the land nothing; that said applicant
will offer final proof in support of
his application and sworn statement
on the 18th day of April, 1923, be-
fore the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office, at
Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate a contest at any time be-
fore patent issues, by filing a cor
roborated affidavit in this office, al
leging facts which would defeat the
entry.
Witnesses: Mary Montague, John
Montague and Axel F. Peterson, all
of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
2-2 $50 Register.
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cry in steel making. Il have dis
covered process, said Mr.. John
son, whereby / can make steel
direct from the ore. The molten
metal goes from the blast furnace
to the converter. One melting is
thus saved, and the handling of the
pig from the molds to the converter
is dispensed with. The steel can
be made for at least So a ton less
than by present methods" Mr..
Johnson says that he is having two
cars of ore from Cook county sent
to ST. Paul via. Winnipeg for fur
Their experiments.
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern
and Duluth & Iron Range roads
have requested the Pennsylvania
roads, which leased a number of
locomotives from them, to return
the same by April l. Nineteen en-
gines were sent from the head of
the lakes to assist in relieving the
congested condition in the fuel re
gions of Pennsylvania.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Min
nesota, January &c, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Mary Montague, whose post-offiee
address is Two Harbors, Minnesota,
did, on the 25th day of April, 1922,
file in this Office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. O13662, to
purchase the SWA SEA, Section
/, Township SO N, Range 10 w.
4th Principal 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" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been estimated and valued by appli-
cant, the timber estimated $4,000
pine board #. at $500 per NJ, and
25 cords spruce at 81 and the land
nothing; that said applicant will
offer final proof in support of his
application and sworn statement on
the 18th day of April, 1928, be-
fore the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office, at
Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate a contest at any time be-
fore patent issues, by filing a cor
roborated affidavit in this office, al
leging facts which would defeat the
entry.
Witnesses: John Montague, Ivar
H. Freeman, and Axel F. Peterson,
all of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
2-2 $50 Register.