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Tlic Claim on Deer feet By A. E GIBSON. lOoprrtght, ISS'l, by American Press Asaod. tion. CHAPTER IL llpfe" IFancy find fltmi her ttrong younq arm , There was no moon yet, so she could dis around her father' t ntck jtinguish nothing iu the starlight but But Dick Hinea did not shoot Either ' several dark forms, whose horses were he was too cowardly or he had a large : bearing them with mad speed onward enough spark of manhood within him not ' toward the lonely dugout, to fire at a woman. j She bent her head in a listening atti- Naucy had flung her strong yonng tude, for she was certain that she had arms around her father's neck, and placed herself a loving screen between him and danger. There she stood in the little camp fire's ruddy light before that isolated dug out, such a brave, sweet picture of pro tection for her deformed father that even Dick Hinea, villain and roagh char acter though he was, was struck by it, and wheeled his horse around as if he -would depart immediately. "Stranger, I reckon yer kin use ther dugout ternight, but I give ye warnin' ter git ofTn ther claim afore tomorrer onset.'' "Yer very kind, I'm shore," returned Hamlet with quiet scorn, "ter low me ther privilege o' Trillin' overnight on my own property. "Remember," said Hi nee, unheeding the other's sarcasm and putting his re volver in his belt, "yer ter be off n this hyer claim afore tomorrer sunset' "Thank yer fur repeatin' it; my mem ory's plumb good jit," Hamlet made an swer, in spite of Nancy's whispered warn ing to say no more to the armed villain. "I've give yer ample warniu'," Hine concluded. "I dont want no trouble with yer. But unless yer oSTn ther claim by tomorrer night yer kin eipec' ter be waited on by a committee app'inted ter tend ter sech cases as yer'n." "Waal, I 'low yer committee couldn't wait on er better man than Adam Ham let," the new settler flung after Hines, as he put spurs to his horse and rode swiftly away in the darkness. Next morning as they ate their break fast Nancy said: "Pap, I'm thintdn' maybe yer'd best quit the claim an' save fussin'. Thet Hines is a desp'rate man." "Yes, I low he is, but I aim ter make him a heap more desp'rater afore I quit this hyer claim I've come so fur ter git," replied Hamlet, spreading molasses on his combread, and eating his coarse fare with keen relish. "I reckon it would be kinder hard fur me ter leave the claim now thet Ive been settin' such store on havin' a home of our own, after livin' on a rented place ! eo long. It's a mighty purty place hyer, pap, an' I'm gittin' 'tached ter livin' hyer already," said the girl, as she gazed About her. The large drygooda box which served them as table, and at which they now eat, was placed just outside of the dag cut door, and where they could com mand an uninterrupted view of the sur rounding country for miles away. It was a wild but beautiful view indeed. Miles and miles of trackless prairies, clothed in richest green and rarest wild flowers, sloped gently away, until the eye encountered a line of timber, fring ing some stream in the distance. The warm amber of a glorious sunrise bur nished the landscape and increased its natural loveliness to a great degree. On some of the little "swells" in the plain flocks of cattle and ponies of all colors could be seen grazing on the be dewed grass of early morning, while a spiral wreath of blue smoke here and there, outlined against a cloudless sky and appearing afar off, marked the loca tion of a settler's cabin. It was the Kansas of nature, before, the settlers had turned her broad acres into the fertile fields of corn and wheat, a the traveler sees them today. "Ain't it party, pap?" asked the girl, too deeply lost in admiration of the scene to eat "Too purty ter be scart from by a low down critter like that sneakin' Hines," answered Hamlet, finishing his coffee and rising from the tablet "Kb, Nancy," he said, after a pause, "I think you an' me an' our traps will 'bide hyer at the dngont a spell spite o' that varmint's threats. His talk's too thin fur me ter swaller. He just aims ter sear me off ther claim, but he'll be plumb disappointed, I 'low. Nancy, yer kin jeet go erhead an' fix up ther dugout ter suit yerself , while I hammer up some kind o' brush shed fur the beasts. We'll Cot spare ther time ter ask Hines ef he's Willin'." So saying, Adam Hamlet took spade and ax and walked a short distance down a wide ravine, where he found a load of poles and heavier timber which Ik Pen der had cut and hauled from the woods but had not used. With this timber he began the construction of a rude shed, which would serve as a shelter for the animals when it stormed. . While Hamlet worked away on his ehed down the hollow Nancy was not idle. She was a skillful housekeeper, and she had soon put the dugout through a process of complete renovation. The underground apartment was not very generous iu its diineusious, but their household goods were not very numer ous, ami there were but two persons to become inmates of it, so they could easily nftuiage to exist there until they were able to huiUl more comfortable tpiarters. How many of our brave pioneer folk like them nave patiently borne with hardships, ami lived in dug outs or umtmifortably cramped ami wretched cabins, that the untamed prai ries might be reclaimed from the savage and the wilderness, and made, after nmny struggles, fruitful and tittel to the needs of civiliied humanity. They are real benefactors, and the world owes them such a great debt of gratitude that will never be redeemed Bnt their deeds of valor and noble sacrifices are recorded on the scroll of history, and wo cannot utterly iguore them, shouUl we have the disposition to do so. j Before night Hamlet had his shed ! completed, even to covering one side and I the end and top with brush and dead i sunflower stalks gathered from the ra- vine; and Nancy had made the dugout ' as habitable as it was possible to wake it. They had received no visits that day ! from any of their distant neighbors, and i had almost forgotten Dick Hinea' I threats, when Nancy, who had been I down to the creek for a bucket of water, ' heard through the darkness of the night i the rapid approach of several horsemen. heard one of them laugh in a gruff voice. But she could hear no words, ouly the swish, swish of the horses' feet at their riders urged them over the prairie. She ; strove again to pierce the intervening : space with hex clear hazel eyes, but she ! could not make out the shadowy forma I "What does it mean? . Who kin it be cavort in' 'round over the prairies?" she asked herself. Suddenly she remembered Dick Hinea' j unpleasant visit of the evening before, and leaving her bucket she ran swiftly up the grass grown path to the dugout j before which she had left her father seat ed on a bench smoking his old clay pipe. 1 In an excited voice she cried: "Pap, I reckon that Hines an' his low j down gang air comin'. Don't yer hyar j'emr "Yes, I've heerd 'era, Nancy," replied Hamlet, "an" Tin awaitin ther attack," (and she noticed that he hail an old 1 mnsket in his hand, which he had capt 'nred from a soldier in the late war. "Hyer. child! Get in ther dugout aud I let me shut ther door, i reckon ef ther bent on playin' Injun I kin show 'em I 'ain't erreared. I've faced too many Johnnie Rebs in my time ter be scart out by a paasel o' sich bushwhackers as them ens." ! He pulled Nancy into the dugout and I closed aud bolted the big rough door, , which was composed of two large, heavy ' oak boards nailed together, i "Hello in tharr yelled Dick Hines, . halting with his gang, a half dozen . rough looking fellows, all heavily armed, i before the dngout "Hello yerselfP Hamlet called back from a hole beside the door. "Come out o' thar, an' let this hyer I committee show yer how we do up a claim jumper in Kansas." I "I'm "bliged ter yer fur the invitation, but rd ruther be excused frum takin' , any lesaona frum sich er pack o' bush- whackers as yer," Adam Hamlet an swered. I "Ef yer don't come out peaceable-like we una will bust in an fetch yer out, threatened Hines, while poor Nancy stood shuddering with the wildest appre hensions by her father's side. "Bust awayl I've got somethin' hyer in my hand thet kin bust, too, when I'm er mind ter pull the trigger." "Look hyer, ole chapl This is Dick Hines' claim, and we uns aim ter help him hold it," said one of the uncouth ! horsemen. "It's Adam Hamlet's claim, got in a fair and siiuar' swap from Ik Pender, back in Dlinoy, an' I aim ter hold it" "Ain't yer goin' ter open thet door?" demanded Hines impatiently. "What yer need with ther door open?" mockingly asked Hamlet "We nns want ter git our paws on yer, ye white li vered claim jumper, yerl" "Yer do? Waal, why dont yer git off yer hosses an' try it, then? I'm ready fur yer, an' ther fust one ter come a step nearer this dugout will git a dose o' geuywine lead. Thet's what!" "I dare yer out hyer!" said Hines. "An' 1 dare yer in hyer!" Hamlet re turned contemptuously. "This is gittin' mighty thin, ole man." "Very waal, Mr. Hines, when yer an' yer august committee gits tired yer at liberty ter retire when yer please." "None o' yer gol-durned sass in thar oi ril riddle thet spring halt ole door with bullets," growled Hines, growing angrier every moment, as he saw himself and his cowardly allies held at bay by one man. "Yer best try it ef yer itchin' ter git ther contents o' this hyer musket o' mine poured inter yer miserable carcass. I'd ruther save my ammunition fur buz zards, wolves an' sich, hut I'm not be grndgin' it ef yer need it wuss'n ther varmints." "I'm gittin' thunderin' tired o' yer lip, ole man!" "All right, neighbor Hines, when yer tired of thet thar's a standin' invitation fur yer ter ride off about yer business. I'm able ter run this claim without yer advice." "An do yer actilly refuse ter git offn my claim?" roared the infuriated Hines. "I'm not on yer claim, an' how kin I git offn it?" "I'll give yer somethin' ter season yer sass with ef yer ain't more civil!" "Yer remarked somethin' simular jest er bit ago." "I'd make yer whistle er diffrunt song ef yer'd show yerself out hyer." "It d be er plump s prise ter me ef yer oirln't rr.r ther hi,rr0t. hft Wni,nn yerself, Sir. Hines," "111 'put a bullet cl'ar through yer an' thet blamed door, both!" i "No. ver don't. Dick Hines!" ran out a clear, manly voice, as a newcomer dashed upon the scene, and did not pause till he had spurred his pony between the gang and the diiorof tho dugout Hiiuvt aud liis allies shrank Wk like a pack of cowardly em's lioforo a noble Newfound land, and sat regarding the intruder with no phvtsaiit grace upon their htinl eued visages. "Yer didn't expect Tom livers hyer ter take a hand iu yer little gainer said the young fellow, speaking sternly, It was with feeling of real gratitude that tho trembling girl in the dugout recognised the voice of tho yonng ranch man who had taken snpor with them at their camp two nights ago. Provi- dlT! '""'J' lli'"' h thought. ...... " j ,'" w ... , dia pered. "Yet, it's him, Nancy. Ain't he spunky? Jest listen tor him, will yer!" he chuckled. "He's er match fur er dozen sich vile suies aa them." And he was, indeed. Tom Byers was well known on those wild prairies as a man of dauntless courage and decided character, one with whom it was not safe to fool Dick Hines knew the man whom he must now deal with, and al-' though backed by several allies as he was, lie had no relish for the .encounter. "What are yer up to, disturbin Mr. Hamlet this way?" he demanded. "I was jest a makiu' er sort o' call on him, an' tellin' him I held er right ter this hyer claim, thet's all," answered liinee, hoping to lower Tom Byers' wrath against him. "Well, Mr. Hamlet give yer a very open reception, 1 jodge, seein' as yer all out hyer in yer saddle yit," laughed Byers with coutempt "But I'd like tor know by what right yer assert a claim ter this slrauger'e land?" he asked. "Waal, yer see Ik Pender bonght my mules, au' nuver paid fur 'em, an' when he left ther country I was ter her hie claim," explained liinee. "Stick ter fac's, ef yer please," cried Byers. "I know more erbout thet mule trade than yer think. Ik an' me waa good friends, an' I know his side o' ther story won't tally with yer'n; beaidtas, 1 happen ter know what become o' them inulest" "Ther dickens yer do!" "Yer sold Ik er span a mules on er year's time. Ik hedn't owned ther crit ters two weeks till they was stoled. Yee, sir, stoled! Ik was down with ther ager at ther time, so couldn't track ther thieves, an' yer come over hyer ter this very dngont Dick Hinea, an' told Ik aa yer'd be willin' ter let him hev his note ef he'd fork over fifty dollars in green backs, seein' he'd bed sich bad luck in gittin' ther critters stohl Well, Ik didn't hev ther money ter redeem his note from yer clutches, so I loaned it to him. That's how I know so much erbout thet mule bnsiuess. Yer shelled over ther note ter Ik, fur I seen it arterward in his own hands. So yer hev no more right ter Ik Pender's claim than I hev an' not as much when it comes down ter ther p'int o' ther matter." "Waal, 1 don't b'lieve this humpy backed stranger has got any right on Ik's claim," Hines declared. "He de sarves ter be punished fur claim jumpin', an' I fur one favor puttin' him" "Shut np yer horn!" interrupted Byers. "I'm hyer ter see fair play, an' I'll see it too." "Why, Tom." remarked one of Hines' followers, "1 thought nobody on the whole Neutral Lands was more 'potted ter claim jnmpin' than you." "An' so I am," returned Byers firmly, Tm powerful opposed ter claim jumpin' an' all sich low down, lawless doin's thet thar's no manhood in. Ef I know anything erbout ther way ther wind lies, I'm thinkin' Dick Hines is mad be cause he ain't able ter git ther stranger out an' jump the claim himself." "Thet's it! Thet's it!" agreed Adam Hamlet, speaking from the door, which Ue held slightly ajar. "Yer driv there nail home thet time. Mr. Byers, Hines wants ther claim, an' is tryin' ter Bear' me out Thet's ther shape o' ther bull business." "Le's settle this dispute hyer an' now," said Tom Byers in a decided tone. "Mr. Hamlet, didn't yer tell me tbet yer had some writin's frum Ik Pender ter prove yer title ter this land?" "Yes, an' hyer they air right in my inside coat pocket," answered the settler. "Produce 'em, an' fix a light an' I'll read the dockymint to these doubtin' Thomases," said Byers, alighting from his pony and approaching the door of the dugout Adam Hamlet handed to Tom a half sheet of foolscap, on which Ik Pender, in uneven, untidy characters, had written the transference of his quarter section of land on Deer creek. Lamp or candle the Hamlets had not, so Nancy put a cotton rag into a small can of "meat fryin's." and thus secured a poor, fitful little flame, by which By ers, standing in the door, read slowly but distinctly the following letter: To Whom It May Concern: By this here Presents be it known that I have traded my claim on Deer creek. In G'herokea to., Kansas, to one Adam Hamlet of Plnkncy. Title, Illlnoy, who did by mutual consent turn over to ma 10 head of big steers for this said claim. To my old friends out there I recommend aid Adam Hamlet aa an honest citizen, and ask that you'll treat him white. Isaac N. Pinder. Hines and his gang listened while Byers read the letter, and as soon as he began folding it up they started away. But Tom detained them a few minutes to say: "Hold on, Dick Hines! I want yer to understan' thet Mr. Hamlet's right ter this hyer 'claim is genywine, and will be supported by all the worthy citizens o' these parts. It won't be weil fur yer ef ketched prowlin' round Deer creek. Now go!" And they went. Tom Byers lingered at the dngont long after the sound of the horsemen, whom he had put to flight so effectively, had died away upon the calm night air. Adam Hamlet resumed his seat and his pipe outside the dugout: Nancv lt - ane(1 H.airifit thedoorway, like ablush iug, drooping wild rose under the clear tnrliKhtJ' the young ranchmun, brave Hn a Tr0'lan an(1 handsome as a Pnnce' 8tooJ by his pony's side, one arm laid canltasly across the saddle. "I'm plumb glad yer rid up jest when yer did, Mr. livers, Hamlet roiiiarkoil. "I was jest yit tin' hack frum I'orl Sott, and thought I'd rido past an' see how yer waa makiu' it, Hyer explained, "1 wasn't couiitin'on tliiilin' Hue's an' his gang liver. Hut yer seemed ter take i ther visit mighty eoiosed like," "Waal, it's no good gittin' Hindered, i never think; lavtidiw I was inlxtni up j in too many hot spurts with ther enemy j duriu' ther late war ter bo scart out easy j now. It's been a kind o' trainiit ter me ter bristle up ter every situation of dan ger thet may riso np in my path," said Hamlet pulling away placidly at his t'il. "So yer was in the war jest clowil?" Tom Byers asked a little curiously. "Not as a reg'lar soldier. They wouldn t take me on count o my back, tlioiigh I plead fur 'em Ux But I was in ther Union army, counevted with ther commissary deimrtmeut, an' waa a tiuss In ther hospital rau:p on the Ohio river fur erlxntt eight months. I never seen actual service on the Imttletleld but once. au' thet was when I hed a hand to hand struggle with a Confederate soldier, tripjied him up an' captured thet ole musket yonder," and ho pointed with pride to the trophy which his muscular force had wrested from the hands of a foe. Tom Byers examined the old musket ! with interest, listened while Hamlet re lated two or three war adveuturos, then mounted restive popooru to ride on to his rancli. "I dont think Dick Hine will be apt ter bother yer any more, Mr. Hamlet," he said before starting, "lie's er coward an' won't do yer no open hurt, au' ther fact that I ve got outer his game ter get ! yer off o' ther claim will tend to keep bim scarce. Yer htwl what I told him erliout thet mule business? I kin tell yer more yit Arter sellin' thr mules ter lk he hired two o' his gang ter run ther critters off inter Misaoury an' ell W. when Pender was down sick with the shakiu ager an' conUln t help himself. It's a ulain case, an' all I'm watchin' fur is a little more clear proof, an' I'll fix hi cake fur him. He lives over on Ltghtniu' sreek with a brother-in-law o' his who aiut no lietter'n Dick. "But Hinee ain't goin' ter molest yer," he said, with a swift, adiiiiriug look di rected toward the girl, "fur I aim ter keep an eye on his cavortiu's. OimhI night!" and waving his hand he gal loped rapidly away over the prairie. Adam Hamlet liegau Improvements on his place at once. He broke up the sod, which was soon planted in corn, bonus, sorghum ami pumpkins. Dyers let him have a good milk cow and a fine little riding pony for Nancy, while oue of the neighbors siared them some chickens, and Joe Dngan a pig. So the new set tlers had fairly started their life on the praines. Adam Hamlet wished to secure a legal J title to his land on Deer creek. But some of his best neighbors, who were ardent j supporters of the "land leaguers," just 1 men vasuy aurreo np over llie aispo- sition which cimgrena had made of the i , i . ,i , , . Neutral Lauds on which they lived, had repeatedly requested him not to con- tract with Joy's agents. Hamlet was not in particular sympathy with the "leaguers," being a firm believer in the power aud wisdom of the United States government to adjust all land disputes, but the settlers had treated him kindly, and he did not care to anger them. He could wait for the excitement over the land question to sulwide. In August when the sun scorched the prairies with almost torrid breath, Ham let became a victim to chills and fever, and much of the time was too poorly to leave the dugout Added to her customary duties, Nancy bad to lie her father's nurse and look after the stock. One evening as darkness was fall ing over the hot prairie she went down the creek to drive the cow home. . She bad proceeded a half of a mile, and .was just' crowing a wild plum thicket when voices ai Tested her atten-, tion. . Peering tliroit ;l the branches she conld just n: i : out tvo men engaged in earnest cimwr.-. One she in stantly rcci i. . i i z -1 in L).i' ; Hi ues. TO BR OONTINt'K!) Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers does its work thoroughly, coloring a uni form brawn or black, which, when dry, will neither rnb, wash off, nor soil linen. ... .i-.' . Notice of AppoliitiHtntuf Administrator. Notice li hereby given that the umlerniKnnil naa reen ap(titite( atiimniarrautr el llie eitlnie of Alexanaur Mctiarvey.dereaitftl. All pvratma havinj flsiina SKHinat nald ematpare imtined to ireent to me properly verified, at my oltlfieln Oregon City, Oregon, within alx months from the date uf this notice. Thomah Charmak. Admltilitrator ol the eatste of Alexander MeOarvey deceased II. K Croaa, attorney for eatate. 1:22-S:22. Notice of Appointment ofAdinlnlNtrator. Notice l hereby given that I have been ap- Jiointed administrator of tlie eatnte of Gottlieb aeob, deceaned. All perxona having claims sKalnat nnfd eatate are notified to present thein to me, duly verified at. my home 111 Oawego, Oregon, wlthlu six month! trom the date of tli In notice. anuary Ifl, 1892. J. C. Hainks, II. K. Cr.iM, Admlnlatrator. Attorney for Eatate. Notice of Hale of Real Kstate. Notice li hereby given that in p'urananne of an order the Comity Court of the HUU of Oregon for tlieConnty of Clackamaa, haa here tofore duly made and entered In the matter of the eatate of Peter Hteele, decconcd, the under signed, the executor of the Raid rotate, will sell St public auction, to the highest bidder, for ensti, gold coin ol trie united Hiatus, nml aub leotto confirmation hy said County Court, on Hnturday, the '7th day of February, 1HII2 at 10 o'clock, a ni., nt the Court House door, in Ore gon City in said County and Htuto, all the right title, Interest anil estate of the said Peter, Htnele, and all the right, title and Interest that said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquired other than or Iu addition to that of the snld Peter Hteele at the time of his death In and to the certain pnioel of real estate situated In the County of Clackamua Htateof Oregon, and particularly described aa follows: The west half of tho northwest quarter of section twenty-two (B!), In township two, (21 south, range (4) oust of the Willamette meridian, containing clghly (HO) iicres. Terrna ami conditions of sale: Cash, gold coin of the United Mutes, ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid upon llie day of sale, bftlnnce on confirmation of stile by said County Court, lieed (it expenso of purchaser. J. (J. MciiltHW, Executnrof the estate of Peter Hteele, deceased Dated Portland, Oregon, January Wild, WJ2. 1:22-2:19 I n aa .mtwrtar .-rrmvf toll r it ill i If ' V W nTVtXTf ."' I Ki t f 1 V V r t 7 k t t i 4 t. ! ! l" .. & . ... S Jt . -a ji -J 7 A ' a. u m Lt .! ti a. m Vi 4i .. S 1 VJ L -.. .. ..I Am m - . ... " I L .a ... A. A t V J m. ml J' 1 ; T f f f fi i it ff f if f4t f k f U'J i, "Ml r t i H.-t. Wi amotte OKFKItK INIUVKMKNTS TO Home INVESTORS.- J We have lot" fiOx'-'tX) feet, lOOx'JU) feet, nil favorably Wilted. These i , ..... ,. . ,, , f , , ''H 'W10t "l0 onlmnry atito nrtMiut lutlf the UHtuil price of other lot aim- ilnrly ItH'rtU'vI. W'o have ont-ncre, two-nere, live mid ten-iicro traclM, , mutable for suburban Imniett, convenient to town, ii'liotds, eburi'licH, . , , tlf ..nJurtivo Miil. ' ' 1 which we will sell jmrt in snnill tctniB. Call & See Us AT OUKKO UTV KOBEHT L. TAFT, .-o. SO Mlitrk Mt j Cash for county warrants, over Oregon City bank. C. H.I ye NOTICE FOH PI'III.H'ATIUN. IjiiuI Ornce at Orvftin City, Orrcmi. Jan It. IWJ. Notice la htrely liven llial Hie fulliiwiiui- nauted aeitler hat filed li,itit-e uf lilt Intviilltic . mkr final ir.l In uH,.rt t bl t-Uim. and "ml ''! """' '" ' Kri i ltr and Kwelver of Ilia V. H. IjiuiI ortlot at Ore- ! Uu city, orfu, mi March . iwj.i la; L ' J. """I. . . . ' ftf " ml ' ' I I'0 nma the fulttiwlns witneam to provs !,Tl;,i::i',,"yl,1,,uc " "J cuUlv-n..., i J. r- 'Uf n. Win :. Ituihncr. Tom Martin, Tom j J ;tor5"-r,r- AmaK.:' I i.w-a ' j '',. " , .". , , To All whom It May Concern: Take not it thai the unilenlKiied will a ply lulheeounly court ol'ClNckanittaeiiiiiiiy, BiBtc of Uregon, on Weilneailay, the Ithilay of Keliniary, IW, for a lieenae to sell epint- ; tioiin, mall nml vinous lliiiira in leaa tian i titles than one ftallou In Csnhv preeinel In said county or Clackamas, nr the irnt id' 1 one year, and lierviinto annexes his petition. wnicti lie will present to the court nt anld time. GKolUiK .M'Mi.lKK. PETITION FOR LIQUOR MCKN'HK. To thfi Honorable County Court of the county of Clackamas, state of Oregon: We, the unuerslifiied, lielt.aT residents snd legal voters of C'anbv precinct, in said county and state, liervhy reapeetfiillv i tion that s license may lie granted totleorge Kushatier to sell spiriliioua, malt and vinous liquors in less iiiaiitilips than one gallon within Canby precinct for the term of one year. , W 8 KellogK 0 1) lltirleih ('has rtcliinitt Chris Zirjtler J M Nolin J K Vost James Wsirner lieo Slegler Join. T 8 lioch 11 II muiierliinil Jacob A. Wonrius Koloniiiii Miller Frank Seliwartz Islilor Isaacson (lenrgs Ktissell Daviil Hleinliaeh I'aulT Hchinitt M llni hert t) Whipple Tom I'cuneroy James Wright U II Woller Ie Ailklns Iiaviil llachert A H IMuiick Christinn Kochcr Jacob Hchnelder ,11 W Will H It Liimiikins C. M Van Huron Hlcphcn Kasclio Joseiih Hulras Juhsli Wilson. 0 Iti's Clins Kuiglit H M Ailkins H iless F. T. Pembroke Fred lioliiinan F M WtilliiiK J Foy II A Vorpahl (ieorife Miller Win N llrown J H Floyd Lewis Kogers Wm Adkin F Hampton A J Manllle C W Armstrong F llotteker John I'ieniiiK F Armstrong C HiMebrniid fi 0 Walling Wm l.aen III) Wilson (icolloyt (' Huiriu A II Kiilglit Karl Hasclie It I) Ntone I'll Kasclie J Van Deventer Ilyram I Pierce 0 A Hurley fieorge W Town h A Ailklns Vulcnlin Klaobe 1' Kavnils Th Palmer J H Jesse John llrown FO'Neil 11 Ktiiirht N Doucet fieo Ilaslings John 10 1 1 lot t K J Ooodl'Bllow H llrown Ous I.ungren Will 'i'woblg .1 W hcoirKin H A Stearns WbTull Clarence Wilson E II Kiitnshy J W Jones Wm Harlow A J Hurtle John Hi ins J 10 Paltou W Kvans (J h Cacdny Cass U Harlow C I, Cacdny WHMsrye O Wilson George Mchnitker H P Hnger Thoniiis O raily James Ailkins Janes Higs Jesse Ailkins W W Jesse Win McCuusland J Heahermlt H If Wheeler H Kneliler John , Thomas Cb Hchwarz T C I'emliroke John Miidralh PHiisbauer fhiorge Bchiell Olu Amlorson Kdwaril Hope (JliasT 1'embroke Harvey Hall W ACiiHcday It 1) Hall John Mnlzan A 10 liall Joseph PeuiiL'er A i'Mcdce .IF llooy Aiuli'cw Koeber Nell Jackson HI W Holt 1:1-1:20 1--' fill, friii i T '.i'h sere ot nilie lrtw, II not "li rniw Imi'h will net nvvrrnl hmelnM (nllor r r, who ti Uro euiitiiili In tmr. THE Land Seekers -A M'- A lure, Kro i.iK -I'rune Orclmnl," of e e tractn to suit jiurolmHi-M, biiI on eany & ,Get Prices 0HH E, Oil ON at Portland Ollice, 1MMI I I.A l. idler. To tou ts I. Mooing, a Mis. is, ash To all t'ASTISS S1SITKI: Von art hereby notirlvil tht an appllration fur the aopolntineiti of a guardian of said lilllle I,. MtHHlle ha been fllvl in the r,uility t iimt nf i'lai'kaiua l oiinty. Stale of oreioiu, snd will romr up for hear'nc at Ilia I'mirt House tn Ore .ni ( liy. ald l ouiity and Stale on the ftrsl Monday ot February. A U , l"'i and If l"U lall to apH.aror lall to mtntlnste a guardian, inrti apH,tiiimffiil will ) insde by the Judgn of Court aa prayeil fur in the appMrattnti no DIs. Hy order uf Joll.N W. MH.I'HI'M. io C. Ilsowsci.l, l uiiiiiy Jiidg. Ally. 1 t-1 NOTICE roK P1II1.1i:ATI0N Ijiu.1 Offlrs al Oregon City, Oreron, lec. II, Isvl. Nolle la hereby (Wen (hat the fnllowlng. laaied aetller hal filed inHie ot Ills Intriilluii lo make ftnal proof In aupport ot his claim, and thai said proal will he made befors the 11 r uls ter and lleeelver of the C. H I. and oni. at Orvgou l llv, Oregon, on February ib, law, via: Joseph W. Kvnua. Pre. D. S. No. 7ml, for tin a !4, see l'i , 1 1 s r o . He namea the following witnesses to prouf hla coutlnuiMii residence upon and cultivation of, said laud, via: John W. Mclutyre, Jamea Fltapntrlra. Martin Hyer and Jurgrn II. 1'eirrs all ol Sandy P. u , Clackamaa roiiuiy. Oregon I II .11 J. T. ArraHaoN, Itegltter. MOTICB roll PCIIMCATION. Land Oltlce at Oregon City, 0.-egn, Hee. 21, lavi. Nnllce la hereby given that the follnwlng nained settler haa filed nillce of hla iutentlou to make final proof In support nf hisrlalin, and that said proof will be made lielore the Krgla ter and Keeeivrr of the II H. IjiipI ortlce. al Uir ion City, Oregou, uu February 111, layj, via: Jamei Klupatrlck, Pr-D. g. No. 74.10, for the w Ij U, t J a, r S a. He namea the following wituea n to prin t his 1 1 ii 1 1 1 ii i resldeucu upou and cuitlvstloii of, said bind, via: August I.nnge. Joseph W. Kenrta. Martin Dyer ami John Mclntyre, all of Haudy, P. O., Clai ka mas county, Oregou. 12'2A:l-2 J. T. ArrsssoN, lleglster. TIMIIKR LAND, ACT .ICNK s. 17s NOT1CK KuH Pl'lll.lCATION. I'siTgn Htatks Land Orrict. Oregon i lly, Oregou, October 3, lsui, Notice Is hereby given that In compliance wllh llie provisions of the act of Cougreaaof June a, ls;s, entitled " An act for the sale of timber lauds In the states of California, Oregon, Nevada aud Washington Territory, " Peter Illaiikholm, of Portland, County of Multnomah, State of Oregon, haa tills day filed In tills ollice hla sworn statement No. Ji.Mi, for the purchase of thoe-jel ne1 4 n' of se'i of sec No. 2H, In town ship No 1 north, range No. S east, and will of fer proof to show thai the land sought la mori valuable for lis tl in loir or stone than for agri cultural purposes, and to establish hla elalm to said land before tho lleglster aud Kccelvorof this ollice at Oregon City, Oregon, on Thursday, the lilth day nf March, INiri. He namea as witnesses: John fl. Ilnnricl, Theo. Jensen, M. Heno, ,loa. Llbak, all of Port land. P. O. Multnomah county, Oregon. Any and all persona claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to Hie their claims Iu this ollice on or before said Kith day of March, lsw 1211:2 12 J. T Ai'I'Khhoh, Hegliter, TIMHBIl LAND, ACT ,11'NK X, 1H7S - NOTICE run rt iii.iCAHON llNtTRIl HTATItS LANII OfKlCR Oregon City, Oregon, Oct. 2S, MM. Notlro la hereby given that In Compliance with the provisions of the act of dunrrum .if Junes, 187s, entitled " An Bet for the sale nf timber hinds iu the Htalea of California. nr. gou, Nevada and Washington Territory " Edward M Hands, of Oregon Clly, county of Clackamas, state of Oregon, has this day filed in this ollice his sworu statement No. 24!i:i, for llio purciisse oi int) ne'4 ol nw'i. w1.. of nw' .'of section No, HI In township No. I north, range No. II east, and will oiler proof to show that thu bind sought la more valuable lor its timber or slime than for agricultural purposes, mid tn establish Ills claim to said land before tho lleglster and Receiver of this ollice nt Oregon Clly, Or., on Tuesday, tho Sth day uf March, Ho namea as witnesses: John W. Iraticr, of Oregon City, Clackamas Co. Or., J, C Hummel, frank Atkins, George Hopkins, of llrldal Veil Miiltnoinitli Co., Oregon. Any nml nil persons claiming adversely the shove-described lauds are reonesteil to ri lo their claims In this oillco ou or Wore said ath day of March, 1SU2. 12:11-2:12 J. T. Ari'BltsoN, Heglator,