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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-14
JUDGE ACCEPTS
Californian Wires 0keh on
New lob to President

BAN FRANCISCO. March a.
Judge Curtis d, Wilbur. or the Call.
fornla supreme court. today wired
President Coolidge that he was ready
to accept appointment as secretary
Of the navy.
President Coolidge wired Judge
Wilbur al midnight o. follows.
''You seem 10 be the man need
for the navy. am drafting sou 10.
day. Please answer
wilbur replied this morning: Il
win accept the appointment a. score-
tary OF the navy and will como 10
Washington ms soon after oonfirma-
ton as possible"
Il can only say" Judge Wilbur
declared. that I win giye my ben, 20
my country and 20 the president aud
20 the navy.
u have some definite Ideas OF
wha, the hayy department should
bo and should DO. but just now "
hardly the time 20 express these
views. They want maturity and per
haps moro time Tor reflection.
WASHINGTON. March fs--Iudgc
William 3. Kenyon announced late
yesterday that he had declined an
offer from President Coolidge 10 be.
come SECRETARY OF tho navy.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WILBUR
STARTS ON PAGE /

tho law.
IIo win come 20 Washington a.
econ as tho senate confirms him.
Wilbur. who recently spent some
time IN tho South. was IN Washing
ton Tor a conference with the presl-
dent about 10 days ago.
lie WAS strongly recommended b.
Senator shortrldFc OF California.
Wilbur was born Ia bonneville.
Iowa. May 10. 1867 lie graduated
from the United States naval acad.
envy Ia 1855. but resigned from the
navy IN the same year. taking up
the practice Of law IN Los Angeles.
chi. two years later.
Ills first public office was no chief
deputy district attorney OF los An.
gclcs county IA 1880 ana 1898. The
latter year ho was elected superior
Judge Of the county O position he
held until 1918. when be was elected
associate Justice OF the supreme
court
Wilbur married olive Dooiittlo. OF
81, Paul. In 1895 lie Ia "a brother
Of Ray Lyman Wilbur. president OF
stanford university and head Of the
American Medical association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-14
WIFE
IMPROVES
~ Harvey Still Held for
'''' attack on Woman

AZ, nigh, Of considerable pain
A'g .,,,s llarnsy. p, victim Of a
=. = .,,,ss rs her husband. was
- Fr,day 70 be slightly I'M
,. 80 !, TIC home OF ,. p Rey'
~, res l-th ave, y where she
,,.sa sfssr the assault.
- Hsrney. TIE husband. Is held
- :, r,liee On an open eharge and
y 4, - .,'essly remain in JAN until Il
y ~ y. xhsther his wife win recover
: =. I. accused o. attacking his wife
y y. a, crank hands Of his auto
~ ~, md a hoar their home,
:. ~ 4. after Wash he took her
= =. REYNOLDS home. where his
Z works lie Is also accused
I, .,,,sslnE three other women al
. 3 ~. ave. ana Virginia -. where
,, s', =, arrested by Patrolman Bob
r,fta.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SHOOTING
STARTS ON PAGE 1

a probable motive FOR suicide were
found by the officers and none was
advanced by Tho family
Mrs Clarke left her own home.
near the Agnew place. In the after.
noon. AEnew. ylce president OF tho
Arncw Hardware Co. 81 Everett.
had not occupied u this winter. ana
Mrs. Clarke occasionally looked IN"
az tho place 20 hoo that everything
was unmolosted
Worried because his dnughterln.
law did not appear 60 prepare for
tho opcrn party. tho elder Clark went
90 tho AEnew homo about y. m. II
was growing dark aud ho called a
nurse from tho C. j.. sumson homo
across tho avenue.
Tho house was In darkness. In
small rear bedroom Clarke found tho
body Of his beautiful daughterlnlaw
face downward on the bed Near her
body was the heavy automatic. car.
RED by her husband during the late
war. a shell had been elected from
the weapon and was found a few
feet away. Clarke says hc believes
sho was still alive.
lie hastily summoned Dra. caspar
W. shATplea and Joe Mlllett and notI.
fled tho sherlfta office that muir.
der had been committed.
Deputies Sears and Harrahand mr.,
rived NJ tho scene few minutes
later and began searching investi.
cation. The husband arrived after
tho deputies and was grief stricken
az the news OF his wlfe's death. No
one could advance n motive for sui.
eide.
The two had been extremely
happy, according 90 close friends.
There are two daughters. the young.
est OF whom WAS 20 have been
taken 10 tho family physician for
treatment Of a slight malady Thurs.
day afternoon.
Somo time aFo evidence was
found that someone had slept In tho
AEnew home. Some weeks ago the
| W. y. Bocing home nearby was Wis.
tied by providers. One theory was
advanced that prowler. surprised
in tho home by Mrs. Clarke. over.
powered her. took her husbands
gun from her and fired tho fatal
shot.
There was no evidence o, n strlig.
sic. however. and tho wound show.
"a slight powder burns. indicating
that the shot which took her life
was fired AZ very close range.
Ths opera party. which was "a
have included tho elder Mr. and
Mrs. Clarke. SIR and Mrs Jane,
u. Hogc. Mr. and Mm. william y
Boelng and Mr. and Mm Alex u
Stewart, was Immediately Rhan
/ donod.
| Deputy Coroner Howard r. Mac
Donald took charge OF tho body
during an Investigation and then re
I lluauished =, TO tho relatives and
Il was placed IN charge OF ths
Bonncy.Waiaon mortuary.
Mrs. Clarke was formerly Mls'
Virginia Cook. u Chicago Hcl
mother. Mrs. James Boswell resides
az the Sorrento hotel
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Mitsui Company Paymasters
for Japanese Government

letter read into the record showing that the Mtsu
company Japanese concern financed both the Standard
Aircraft company and the Standard Aerial corporation
These companies later paid off obligations the Msui
company amounting 10 100000.
report made by Capt Seaife, while an employee of the
department of Justice read into the record II stated
that the tsu company paymasters for the Japanese
government thruout the world and controlled the aircraft
company The Mtsu company. Means said, loaned Minz
president of the Standard Aircraft company $35O00OO to
finance his company. Before entry Of the United States
into the war the Ntsui company shipped five arplane
motors to Japan and conducted investigation Of aircraft
manufacture in this country, he said.
The Mtsu company had powerful influence in this coun'
try extending 10 members of congress- according TO Capt
Scaes report which read into the record along with
occasional statements by Means.
The report told Of the rapid advancement Of Abraham
Meyers who rose from office boy in the air service to have
general charge Of reports at salary Of $4,000 year
Movers issued orders according TO the report that no
further information to be given TO the department OF
Justice
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''HANC Me-" is
Boys PLEA
Youthful Slayer Of Bride
Asks for Punishment

RELso. wash. March H.
Hang mel
That was the remorsefui plea In
jail here today OF Eden Hu;chin-
son. charged with choking HIS 90
ysar-oid wife 20 death and then
driving two nails into her skull.
February Z.
since his capture Wednesday a.,
Pilot Rock Hutchinson has conun-
ued 10 say no murdered his wife
without knowing what no was do
Ing.
Il loved her So" he said.
Il would havc committed suicide.
but then could never meet her in
the noxt world. wanted 20 make
atonement 50 / can sec her.
Now they had better hang me"
He plans no legal defense and ar
raignmcnt viii b. held al once.
Judge Homer Kirby could rceeive
a plea OF guilty. but II win be
necessary for a Jury 10 hear the
case because sentence cannot be
passed without a jury Recommended
ton on capital punishment.
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thru Ia Folio,te's officer
Find out what mail comes In.
what papers arr laying around. II
there's n servant in his home. n col.
ored servant. got your eolored do
tec;ive. take tho servant out. have
her write down what's said az the
table"
'Ths reports that you furnished
Smith went TO the attorney sen
erais"
Yes"
You have delivered mssrages 20
Smith and seen him give them 20
the attorney kspsrai7" Wheeler
went on.
Yes"
"You have seen him get reports
from tho stock market for tho AZ.
torney gcnerzif-'
II was never In thsro when he
was not getting reports on the
stock market
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Falling down a flight OF steps
while listening 10 a salvation Army
hand at Flut ave, and Ycsier way.
Thursday night. Daniel Macdonald.
OF Tacoma, was seriously injured, lie
was taken 70 tho city hospital and
lay unconscious all night He was
DOT identified until Friday morning.
when 10 recovered consciousness
and told the police that he was a
pile driver operator from Tacoma
Ho raid that he was leaning
against n railing listening TO tho
hand and lost hts balance and felt
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LEASE INQUIRY
HALTS WORK
Walsh Slightly III; Adjourn
Until Next Tuesday

WASHINGTON. March IL The
senate oil committee today was
forced 70 take an adjournment until
Tuesday because OF tho indisposition
OF Senator Walsh, Montana. chief in.
ycstigator.
Walsh notified Chairman Ladd OF
the committee early today that he
was suffering from a slight cold and
he intended to stay away from his
office over the weekend.
Ladd then adjourned tho commit.
tee to meet Tuesday. when witnesses
subpocnaed TO testify today will be
heard.
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RECKLESS AUTO
DRIVER FINED
rhsrued With Having Run
Down Three Women

>rrea with reckless driving.
srla HalversOn. -, Of 7ooi :sth
:, n W. was fined 500 by
~, Juase John Il. Gordon Thurs
~ ,n.rnoon. Halyerson's auto on
s,,rary is struck three women al
s,A ave. and Seneca =.
D. Hammond. II. &sis W.
c'.s,m st.. was jailed on an open
,,,,r. thursday afternoon after his
,-s,nohlie had run down Joseph
r-Arsr. 6. ssos W. toth 81.
:. ACCIDENT occurred az Second
~, ard Jackson ST,
rrsr snyder. Is. OF Lake Burien.
n, slirhay hurt when his mo,os
4, ecgllded with a for.hirs car
tra 81 James Russell Of the
l,,srn Auto Rent Co, Thursday
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WIRELESS CONCERTS
PICKED FOR TODAY

Copyright. 1924. by United prcss)
WEAF-Sow York. 427 meters,
1890 n. m. Saturday ~. S. T.l--
Concert By Paul whitemnn and
his orchestra. repeating recent
Aeolian hall program.
WJY-New York, 405 meters,
sa5 D. m. CE. s. T.)-Violin recital
by Michel Hoffman direct from
Carnegie hall.
WBAP--F'ort Worth. Texas. 4T6
meters. $3.50 p. m. &C.. $. T.l-con.
cert by college Of industrial arts.
KDKA--Pittsburg, 326 meters.
500 .. IN. E. $. T)-"The Roso
Maiden" by Chef Choral club.
WHAs-Loulsville, 400 meters,
$50 p. m. &C.. s.. T.)--conccrt by
nonresident students Of Louis.
vile conservatory singing TO their
home towns.
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Woman Writer to
Visit in Seattle

Emma.flndsay squier. author Of
Tho wild Heart" and ION Autumn
two series % animal stories
that appeared IN tho Good House
keeping magazine. will ba In Seattle
IN juno. Il was stated Friday morn.
lng. She has piannSd n trip TO
Alaska and will visit In this city en-
route.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
PROBE SENSATION
STARTS ON PAGE
Money Received From Jap
Was Given to Jess Smith

Jess Smith came TO your room?'
Yes, and gave him the money"
Did he say that he had come for the money!"
YES"
When the Jap came did he say that he had hundred
81 900 bis?"
"He said he had 100000. And / counted IT,"
Has the Standard Aircraft ever been prosecuted"
Il have not been in the department OF justice recently"
Asked 20 explain further regarding the aircraft
Means said:
Here's the exact situation. was sent TO New York
Friday, December 2. 1921. wrote report TO Burns on
the Standard Aircraft case On December | was still
working the sent detailed report Of
tons with Meanan and Mnz Officials of the Aircraft
pany).
Il also met an attorney named Fnkelsein. Later l
turned to New York and started after them with gloves off,
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
PAUL
STARTS ON PAGE 1

c.rniuionsr W. A. Gaines from the
@rls district. have combined 70
n-psr his work and diseredlt him
~ Us constituents.
Z, nd TINT at the las. budget
rsns his team hire was restricted
) ~ ID each OF his road districts
4 f4t Commissioner Dohson was
iaa 1900 for each district. or 10
nsn much.
~ budget estimates were pre-.
n. b. the county engineer. who
e len direct 20 the county audi.
xsAsr they were printed. Paul
n sWhea they cana up for
n.-y ! protected against Dobson
-; total OF more than $500
xcs vurk while ! Was not per
Erxarzsse mine 20 q figure tha,
vi prt me 10 do essential road
rzrr.nzinienance work" Pau
n5an.iFed sa,2oo for team hirc
MG Isar or about onstenth the
iz- llowed Dohson.
1us cyerruied and Dosson told
nlrEd transfer funds from my
arsEe' fund for the work.
Essnily the county auditor re.
nz 2 approve warrants for team
~ I'd ! discovered that / had
s1rsd bills totalllng more than
~ ihove he $500 allowed ma IN
~ district for gravel hauling.
] introduced resolution IN the
~ asking permission TO transfer
l-n 70 the team hire account
re Cainss and Dobson refused &c
|szrt the resolution and 81 failed
WI probably be forced 10 brins
y action against them to gel
|sS1 ~ the county employees whs
II, been working on county work
~ ne good FOR the sum"
PAU believes that opposition 4
|ln started when he opened hi
|Ffndny drive by eliminating !
fsa'tr Of automobiles that werl
|t,s used promiscuously by count,
nrals and their assistants. n,
|sAns he has saved the count,
Sssards Of dollars over the e.
a''s made by County Enginee
.enas Il. Beeman by doing roa,
fuction and maintenance worI
iorts account instead OF lettini
IL pos to contractors.
sll charges that the unusuall,
aJ fund available In Commits
hs' blossoms district for tear
II = due 10 the use Of this fun
greasepot at election tim
"a hundreds Of people are ten
@aHl' employed at high wages !
votes. He charges that h
Aa perform his duties with on
g The amount awarded Dobsot
= have ample funds for tear
y ior legitimate roadwork.
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Death Car Driver
Escapes Hearing

si'a sehultheis. II. who ran down
~ ia'ally injured Mrs. Christina
.n'ar, II. at 24th ave. n. ". and
|-snra St, last Saturday. was held
!, 10y oy a coroner's jury Thursday
- Hoss negligence and driving
- ..a'at authority OF law" in connec.
= With Mrs. Bergman,s death.
~ pi's the verdict and testimony
- :. we boz was driving In reckless
en- a-ar when the accident happened,
|y., s.,neis will not be prosecuted.
= -'olni Douglas. prosecuting attor.
7. oseiared that there was not SUI.
=, .A' evidence upon which to prose.
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l)AI
!, Vote

being in u.
have thoasA
en- citizens 1,
-.
1Hctlief
choice. Nats
, Michigan ,a
i.Ssi.Ssi chi
, according
hVW mans
Jus, ss9W
/. one our =
I three a,tena
Aess they CO.
Important. e.
Wen, TO he
atraged publ
fry over IN n.
rtiOns ,heaver
~ 80 per cant
|ndiana. Minis.
Montana New
pkota and Ne
than 80 Per
put more thai
Pc under TIA,
pa got out "a
possible vote
Tepnessee n
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Justice.
Means INTERRUPTED at this poln, TO
say that he and seaise had been
taken of the case.
when I got hack TO washing.
ton they didn't allow Us 20 20 down
10 the war department, any more"
Means asid.
was this 100000 deal reported
10 BurnsT'
NY constant Instructions were.
TEL Billy Burns nothing. ] stood
pat and watched"
@Didn't the department OF
Justice, during tha investigation
Of Daugherty by the house,
have agents following witnesses
and Investigating congressman
asked Wheeler.
-yes." answered Means. after
pause.
How do you know
II saw them being investi-
gated. saw investigators
standing in the halls and sit
ting on the windows ! know
how they work"
Means earlier had told OF goins
20 Palm Beach. Fla. and whcn
asked who sent him. replied;
-aIr. sidney Thompson"
-Hs Was tho so-hetween AFTER
Jess Smith dicd7"
Yes. I would say he was the go
between. He was tho money car
ricr.'
who Il W. ID. Underwood"
The man who worked with Jes'
Smith and helped me 10 make In
ves,igaiIons.-
what was his position with the
department Of justice7"
"He hadn't any. He vas a friend
OF jess Smith"
What connection has Underwood
with DaughertyT
II don't know. He was invest
eating
what Investigations arc you re-
serring tor
investigations In New York
city for the president OF the
United States"
what PRESIDENT
president Harding"
what was the nature OK the In
vestigation?r
Investigating Secretary Mellon
Jess Smith wanted US 10 catch Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Mellon. anc
ve caught him"
"Did you work for President
Harding7s
Yes"
by whom were you paid when
you we're investigating for President
Hardlng7v
BY Underwood"
whom did Underwood REPRESENT
The president. saw a letter
saying that the president wanted Ger
tain confidential Investigations made
and that he wanted Castor -. Means
to handle IT,
Means said he investigated
Senator La Toilette right after
La Toilette introduced his reso-
luton for n senate investigation
Of Teapot Dome. -.
who gave you the orders'
4 Wheeler asked.
Jess Smith and Mr.. Under
wood Means replied.
What under cover investigation
did you make for President Harding
in New York;"
i Leading up from investigation
we had made in Washington thai
Secretary Mellon had gone into al
agreement 70 furnish certain per
nits. We did not catch him tina
time. He slipped thru our fingers
who paid your
less Smith. Sometimes Under
wood. also had Miss Laura Jacob
sen investigating Senator caraway
Arkansas
at whose dIrection?"
Jess Smiths"
at the time he was attacking th'
attorney general7'
"Yes. and President HARDING"
Means said that everybody
was Investigated Mt some time
or other"
do financial interests have
candidates for president Invesfi
rsfed7'
"Yes, they want to know what
they are mp TO-"
Was the purpose Of the in
vestiEation o. Senator Ia Fol-
Ieiic 10 stop the senate inresii-
CATION Of Teapot Dome?"
They wanted 10 know what
he had"
What DO YOU mean By 'goini
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,Follies

y II IN Tor -
p 1 roasted a1
nee she roa-
/
b OF wcmM
Pnaad WEE s'''
|cigaret-
fhionabla
.urivs to ca
tLY picked e
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Eks
ALLEN. s.

= Ai1ALN, g
, Ohio; wa,
! humanity Isl,
] from stupldky
Ickedness. Ehs
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TIER, press
OF Woussz.
! such thing y
10 IL no hdiz.
IL
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RUR oAPPEE

iUR CAPPER
pecuiaion nik
ra;ion 20 collect
poo for handing
farmers Prod
brdity."
editor lnsers
New York:
pt storm cen,sn
bier war. i, Il
America eoun
|xt world war
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CffINN. hanksF|
y prosperity q,
harily. upon fhs
bssissippl valley
lhc meal tickets
|ars eventually
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turned 20 New York and starr
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-04-03
NOTICE or sHERIFF's SALE.

Notice Of Sheriff's Sale of Real Es-
tate Under Decree Of Foreclosure
and Order Of Sale. -.
=. J. Pringle Plaintiff,
George X. Erhardt and Ina NJ. Err
hardt HIS wife. Defendants.
Under and by virtue OF an order
OF sale and decree. OF foreclosure
the Eleventh Judicial District OF the
state Of Idaho. In and for Twin
Falls county. dated the goth day OF
March. 1924. wherein the plaintiff
above mentioned obtained a decree
against the defendants herein on the
29th day OF March. 1924. which said
decree was on tho said goth day Of
March 1924, recorded In judgment
book nine at page 476, OF said dis
trict court: am commanded to sell
all that certain lot. piece or parcel
OF lands situated In the county OF
Twin Falls. State OF Idaho. and
bounded and described as follows. to-
wit.
Lot -Four 90 In Section Five (6).
Township Ten (10J South. Range
sixteen (i6) East OF the Boise Me-
ridian. excepting therefrom a strip
OF land described as follows: Begin
ming at the southwest corner OF said
Lot a, thence north along the west
line OF said lot 4. 1854 feet: thence
south 50 degrees and 46 minutes
east 4s5G feet; thence south SO de-
grees and "a minutes East 1888 feet.
thence south SO degrees and SO
minutes east li2 feet; thence south
o degrees and 03 minutes east 20
feet more or less to the south line OF
said Lot Four. thence south 80 de-
grees and Sc minutes west along
said south line 746 feet more or less
20 the place OF beginning
Public notice Is hereby given,
That on the 2sth day OF April, 1924
al the hour OF z o'clock y. m. tmoun-
tain tlme) or said day at the east
front door OF the Courthouse OF the
county OF Twin Falls. state of Idaho,
l will In obedience TO said order OF
sale and decree OF foreclosure. sell
the above described property TO sat
isfy plaintiffs decree with interest
thereon. together with all costs that
have accrued or may accrue. to the
highest bidder for cash, lawful
money OF the United states OF Amer
lea.
Dated this slst day OF March.
1924.
M. E. FINCH. Sheriff.
ny CHAs E. JONES. Deputy.
Pub. April 3. 10, ~ and "a, 1924.
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Notice Of Forcciosure Sale by Sheriff
G. c. ChIcksring, Plaintiff.
vs.
Benz. b. White. and Laura r. White.
his wife. Thurman J. Sharp and
Celia Sharp. his wife. the First
National Bank OF Filler. Idaho. a
banking corporation, and w. ".
Orwell. Defendants.
Under and BY virtue OF an order
OF sale and decree OF foreclosure and
sale, issued out OF the district court
OF the Eleventh Judicial district OF
the state Of Idaho. for Twin Falls
county. on the 3rd day OF April
1924. In the above entitled action,
wherein c. c. chiekering Is pialntifi
aud - such obtained judgment
aud decree OF foreclosure and sale
againu Henj. Il. white and Laura
y. whits. hts wife. Thurman J
sharp and Celia sharp. his wife. and
the f1rst National Bank OF Filler
Idaho. on the ind day OF April 1894,
for the sum OF Bix Thousand Three
Hundred rorty-five and 1900 go.
s4s.7s) Dollars. including interest,
costs and attorneys fees. and which
JUDGMENT and decree OF foreclosure
was. 90 the srd day OF April. 1924,
duly recorded In the judgment book
OF said court. am commanded 20
sell that certain lot. piece or parcel
OF land. situate, lying and being In
Twin Falls county. Idaho. and par
tiouiariy described as follows:
The northeast quarter OF the
southwest quarter me IA OF
sw i-<) OF Section twenty-five
l2z). Township Nine 90 south,
Range Sixteen tfe) East OF the
Doiso Meridian. together with
all water rights and appurte-