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Rep.
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Friday.
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Mesick.
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Weekly
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Pioneer.
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MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.
All lands owned by the state are controlled by this office. There are no local agents. Business can be done by letter. It is not necessary to come here.
This office cannot give information about the soil and timber of any particular lots, but buyers and settlers are advised to examine for them- selves before taking.
PLATS.
SECTION 1. To aid in looking up state lands we furnish plats at the legal prices, payable in advance as follows :
Showing vacant lands, twenty-five cents per township.
Same, with streams drawn on, fifty cents per township.
Showing vacant lands, streams, and name of purchasers of state lands, $1.50 per township. In ordering plats always give the number of the town and range of the townships wanted.
A plat showing all the vacant state lands in any county will be furnished for the price named in our land table in section eleven of this circular.
Cash should be sent with orders by mail.
SWAMP LANDS.
SEC. 2. These land have recently been examined by competent men and appraised by the commissioner of the state land office. Prices are based upon the report of the examiners as to their values.
Eighty acres or less of these lands, in one body in the lower peninsula, can be bought by any person on a first payment of one-quarter of the price down. The buyer must make affidavit that he will settle on the land within one year after the purchase. Blank affidavits furnished. Ten years' time allowed to pay the balance at seven per cent annual interest. Swamp land scrip cannot be used in purchase or payment of balance due.
These lands are subject to homestead entry; any citizen over twenty- one years old, and not already owning forty acres of land, may home- stead not to exceed eighty acres, but he may buy an adjoining eighty acres or less on quarter payment down, with ten years' time on the balance, with seven per cent annual interest. Blank applications furnashed at his office.
In cases where swamp lands are paid for all down, payment will be received in money or in swamp land scrip, and there is no limit to the quantity purchased.
The state constructs wagon roads and ditches in the newly settled por- tions of its territory, making payments for the work in swamp lands, so
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called. Thus a contractor having finished his road job receives a swamp land credit at this office, on which he may draw orders in favor of any person.
PRIMARY SCHOOL LANDS.
SEC. 3. These lands have recently been examined by competent men and appraised by the commissioner of the state land office. Prices are based upon the report of the examiners as to their values.
Where these lands are valuable for pine, cedar or hemlock timber they must be paid for all down. But where they are valuable mainly for farm- ing purposes they can be sold on time.
Persons desiring to buy on time are required to furnish this office with a timber affidavit, and by this affidavit the commissioner will decide whether the desired lots are subject to sale on time, and if so subject to sale on time, first payment of not less than one-half the price down will be received. Blank timber affidavits furnished.
On the balance due the time is not limited, and seven per cent yearly interest is charged.
COLLEGE LANDS.
SEC. 4. These lands have been recently examined by competent men, and appraised by the state board of agriculture at from $3.00 to $12.50 per acre. They may be sold on not less than one-quarter payment down, if they are not mainly valuable for the timber thereon.
Time on balance due not limited. Interest seven per cent. The balance due or a part of it may be paid at any time.
TAX HOMESTEAD LANDS.
SEC. 5. This land is subject to homestead entry only. It cannot be purchased.
Any person more than twenty-one years of age may homestead any legal subdivision not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, but such lands must be in one body, and a homestead certificate will not be issued for lands cornering.
Applicants are required to pay at the time of application, ten cents per acre, and reside upon and improve for five consecutive years, when, if the terms of the certificate have been complied with, a deed will be issued by the state.
Blank forms for making application will be furnished upon request.
There are homestead lands which have not been applied for as home- stead. These lands can now be purchased at private sale, but not to exceed two hundred forty acres under the provision.
Lands delinquent for taxes have been deeded to the land officer under section 127, act 107, P. A. 1899. Many of these have been withdrawn from homestead entry and can be purchased at public sale. The number of acres that can be purchased under this provision is not limited.
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OTHER LANDS.
SEC. 6. Asylum lands, salt spring lands, and state building lands have recently been examined by competent men and appraised by the commissioner of the state land office. Prices are based upon the report of the examiners as to their values. These lands are sold upon the same terms as school lands.
FORFEITED LANDS.
SEC. 7. The price of forfeited part-paid lands, now held by the state, is the original minimum price per acre and all improvements and unpaid taxes added thereto.
APPLICATIONS.
SEC. 8. No lands can be withheld from market for the benefit of purchasers, until the purchase price is received at this office, and all deposits to purchase on part payment must be accompanied with an accept- able affidavit as required by law.
When full payment down is made, no particular form of application is required, but the applicant should be particular and give full name and address of persons to whom patent is to issue.
SEC. 9. For information as to government or railroad land, apply to the United States land office at Marquette, upper peninsula, as this office has no record of such lands entered or unentered.
SENDING MONEY.
SEC. 10. Money to make any kind of payment at this office can be sent by express or mail.
In sending by express always pay the express charges yourself ..
In sending by mail get a postoffice or express order or send in registered letter. National bank drafts on Detroit or New York will be received as money. Other bank drafts will not be received as payments until collected, nor will Canada money be received at this office.
Make all postoffice or express orders or bank drafts payable to "Commis- sioner of the State Land Office."
In your letters always tell plainly what you want, mention description of land, and number of certificate, if any; give your name, postoffice address, enclose postage for reply.
SECTION II.
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TABLE SHOWING BY COUNTIES THE NUMBER OF ACRES OF STATE LANDS OF ALL CLASSES SUBJECT TO ENTRY JULY 1, 1902.
Counties.
Price of county plats.
Swamp.
School.
College.
State building.
Salt spring.
Asylum.
Tax home- stead.
Total.
Alcona.
$3 00
2,582.82
1,923.64
18,764.91
26,127.18
49,398.55
Alger ..
1 00
40.00
200.00
240.00
Allegan.
1 00
280.00
460.00
740.00
Alpena.
3 00
(a)7,522.71.
2,000.00
920.00
16,696.21
27,138.92
Antrim.
50
79.64
240.00
319.64
Arenac.
1 00
160.00
635.99
2,440.00
3,235.99
Baraga ..
25
1,165.49
1,165.49
Benzie.
25
360.00
360.00
Charlevoix
75
(b)
412.70
360.00
772.70
Cheboygan.
3 00
(c)5,408.10
2,725.93
800.00
8,934.03
Chippewa
3 00
240.00
9,656.20
9,896.20
Clare.
1 50
256.26
1,482.75
2,884.36
4,623.37
Crawford ..
2 50
6,085.75
2,155.70
(d)24,822.84
33,064.29
Delta
3 00
(e) 15,732.15
1,592.50
5,618.70
22,943.35
Dickinson.
50
1,240.00
1,240.00
Emmet.
720.00
2,329.40
5,770.96
Gladwin.
50
80.00
334.78
414.78
Gogebic.
25
(f)
34.00
1,983.00
2,017.00
G'd Traverse ..
75
360.00
160.00
921.40
Huron.
50
70.65
1,273.07
Ingham.
25
40.00
40.00
Iosco.
2 25
2,199.97
3,283.82
26,279.26
31,763.05
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401.40 1,202.42
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SECTION 11 .- Concluded.
Counties.
Price of county plats.
Swamp.
School.
College.
State building.
Salt spring.
Asylum.
Tax home- stead.
Total.
Iron ..
$2 00
755.45
2,315.30
3,070.75
Isabella ..
25
80.00
80.00
Jackson
25
200.00
200.00
Kalkaska.
2 00
415.40
720.00
80.00
7,070.41
8,285.81
Kent ..
25
120.00
120.00
Keweena w
1 50
(g) 445.15
1,764.90
2,210.05
Lake
1 50
80.00
2,917.07
3,734.82
6,731.89
Leelanau.
50
400.00
159.20
559.20
Luce
1 50
40.00
1,320.00
1,360.00
Mackinac
2 00
2,602.35
114.50
2,716.85
Manistee.
1 00
540.90
80.00
620.90
Marquette
1 50
280.00
280.00
Mason.
50
480.00
480.00
Mecosta. .
2 00
1,243.63
1,243.63
Menominee
1 50
2,014.85
40 00
2,054.85
Midland .
50
160.00
240.00
125.12 6,195.51 25,657.55
8,558.03 31,529.40
Muskegon.
1 25
80.00
200.00
360.00
1,758.24
2,398.24
Newaygo
1 00
440.00
642.98
40.00
1,122.98
Oceana.
25
80.00
Ogema w
1 50
444.26
1,842.69
40.00
2,326.95
Osceola ..
25
120.00
Oscoda.
2 00
356.87
3,200.00
13,388.68
Otsego
1 25
(h)3,306.37
880.00
11,324.09
Ottawa ..
25
40.00
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525.12
Missaukee.
2 50
1.709.52
613.00
40.00
Montmorency.
2 75
2,831.85
3,040.00
80.00
120.00 16,945.55 15,510.46 40.00
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Presque Isle .
4 00 }(2) 9,276.32
440.00
Roscommon.
2 75
(j)6,172.16
1,556.57 (l) 1,820.84 198.66 7,380.00 760.00
35,457.02 50,275.06 198.66 10,267.00 1,280.00
Totals.
73,013.90
65,076.59
61,552.85
40.00
240.00
1,002.98
211,994.87
412,921.19
(a) 134 49 acres of swamp land in Alpena county reserved for parks. .
b 167.08 acres of swamp land in Charlevoix county reserved for parks. 2,974.94 acres of swamp land in Cheboygan county reserved for internal improvements.
6,183.50 acres of tax homestead land in Crawford county reserved for forestry commission. 249.70 acres of swamp land in Delta county reserved for parks. .
34.00 acres of swamp land in Gogebic county reserved for parks. 124.15 acres of swamp land in Keweenaw county reserved for parks. 2,105.48 acres of swamp land in Otsego county reserved for internal improvements. 226.77 acres of swamp land in Presque Isle county reserved for parks.
5,237 58 acres of swamp land in Roscommon county reserved for forestry commission.
41,122.06 acres of tax homestead land in Roscommon county reserved for forestry commission. Roscommon county not in the market.
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24,184.13 (k)42,282.06
Sanilac .. Schoolcraft.
25
2 50
2,887.00
Wexford ..
1 50
520.00
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U. S. GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN MICHIGAN.
Corrected to October 1, 1902.
MICHIGAN PENSION AGENCY.
The United States pension agency for Michigan is located in the federal building (old post office), Griswold street, Detroit. Pensions are paid quarterly on the fourth day of March, June, September and December. Agent, Oscar A. Janes.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Michigan formerly had two land offices, the lower peninsula district being represented by an office at Grayling, but in July, 1898, they were consolidated into one district, the Grayling office being discontinued and merged into that at Marquette, of which Thomas R. Scadden is register and John Jones, receiver.
INTERNAL REVENUE DISTRICTS OF MICHIGAN.
The first district comprises the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay Branch, Calhoun, Cheboygan, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Midland, Monroe, Montmorency, Oak- land, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw and Wayne. Col- lector, David Meginnity, of Detroit.
The first district of Michigan is subdivided into seven divisions. Each division is in charge of a deputy collector, residing in that division. Eleven deputies and clerks are employed in the Detroit office.
The fourth district comprises the counties of Allegan, Alger, Antrim, Baraga, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Cass, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Delta, Dickin- son, Eaton, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Ionia, Iron, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Missukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ontonagon, Osceola, Ottawa, Schoolcraft, St. Joseph, Van Buren and Wexford. Collector, S. M. Lemon, of Grand Rapids.
The fourth district of Michigan is subdivided into four divisions. Each division is in charge of a deputy collector. Three office deputies are located at Grand Rapids.
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THE CUSTOMS DISTRICTS.
The first customs district in the State is the district of Michigan. It comprises all the waters and shores of the state lying west of the prin- cipal meridian and south of the straits of Mackinac, except the ter- ritory bordering on Green Bay, and including Bois Blanc island. Grand Haven is the port of entry and of immediate transportation ; Cheboygan, Manistee and Ludington are sub-ports of delivery. George A. Farr is collector.
By a special act passed in June, 1888, Grand Rapids was made a port of delivery only, of which James A. Coye is now surveyor. Grand Rap- ids is also a port of immediate transportation.
The second district, the district of Huron, comprises all that portion of the lower peninsula which lies east of the principal meridian and north of the southern boundary line of Lapeer and St. Clair counties, including all the waters and shores of St. Clair river, Saginaw bay and Lake Huron. Port Huron is the port of entry and of immediate transpor- tation. Lincoln Avery is collector.
The third district, that of Detroit, comprises all the waters and shores of Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, and the waters connected therewith, from the Miami river to the mouth of the St .. Clair river. Detroit is the port of entry and of immediate transportation. John T. Rich is collector, and James H. Stone, appraiser.
The fourth district, the district of Superior, comprises the whole upper peninsula of Michigan, and all of the state of Wisconsin, bordering on Lake Superior. Marquette is the port of entry. Sub-ports of entry are Sault Ste. Marie, Gladstone, Michigan ; West Superior, and Ashland, Wis- consin. Ports of delivery are Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac, Michigan. Ports of immediate transportation are Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie and Gladstone, Michigan. Sub-ports are Menominee, Escanaba, Detour, Grand Marais, Munising, Presque Isle, Pequaming, Houghton, Lake Linden, Michigan ; Washburn, Bayfield, and Allouez Bay, Wisconsin. Gad Smith, collector.
WEATHER BUREAU.
There are eight United States weather bureau offices in Michigan for the observation and report of storms for the benefit of agriculture and commerce. The following is a list of the offices with the officials in charge :
Alpena, F. H. Duff, observer ; Detroit, B. S. Pague, local forecast offi- cial ; Grand Haven, W. H. Fallon, observer ; Houghton, R. B. Harkness, observer ; Marquette, H. R. Patrick, observer ; Port Huron, W. J. Olds, observer ; Sault Ste. Marie, A. G. Burns, observer ; Escanaba, George B. Wurtz.
At Lansing is located the central office of the Michigan Section, cli- mate and crop service of the weather bureau. C. F. Schneider, observer, is section director.
These stations, besides taking the regular observations at 8 A. M. and 8 P. M., eastern standard time, display cold wave and frost warnings, and,
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with the exception of Lansing, storm warnings for the benefit of the lake commerce.
The following are special display stations and display wind signals only :
Bay Mills, Charlevoix, Deer Park, East Tawas, Frankfort, Grand Point, Au Sable, Houghton, Glen Haven, Mackinaw City, Manistee, Middle Is- land, Oscoda, Pequaming, St. Joseph, Saugatuck, Thunder Bay Island, Bay City, Cheboygan, Detour, Escanaba, Grand Marais, Gladstone, Hol- land, Ludington, Menominee, Manistique, Muskegon, Point Au Barques, Rogers City, Harbor Beach, South Haven, Ship Canal, White Fish Point.
MICHIGAN WEATHER SERVICE.
This service, co-operating with the U. S. weather bureau, was estab- lished February 3, 1887, for the purpose of collecting and publishing the meteorological features of Michigan; to aid the U. S. weather bureau in the accurate and rapid dissemination of weather forecasts and frosts and cold wave warnings and for publishing the weather crop conditions for the benefit of the agricultural, commercial and scientific interests of the state. The central office is located at Lansing with voluntary ob- servers' stations in nearly all counties of the state. Observations rela- tive to temperature, precipitation, wind and cloudiness are taken daily and a monthly report furnished the director at the central office for compilation and publication. Besides these, daily weather forecasts are telegraphed, telephoned or mailed to about 4,574 addresses in the state. The service publishes weekly during the planting, growing and harvest- ing season a buletin which gives in detail for each county of the state the conditions of the various crops as affected by the weather. The state furnishes the instruments and publishes the reports, and the U. S. weather bureau furnishes all blanks, franked envelopes for transmitting the reports to the central office and the services of the director. The service is conducted under the control of the state board of agri- culture. C. F. Schneider, section director, is in charge. The following are the observing stations, arranged alphabetically by the counties in which they are situated:
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MICHIGAN OBSERVING STATIONS.
County.
Station.
County.
Station.
Alcona
Harrisville.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo.
Alcona
West Harrisville.
Kalkaska
Ivan.
Alger.
Wetmore.
Kent.
Grand Rapids.
Alger.
Grand Marais.
Lake.
Baldwin.
Alger.
Chatham.
Lapeer
Thornville.
Allegan.
Allegan.
Lapeer
Lapeer.
Alpena.
Alpena.
Antrim
Mancelona.
Lenawee
Clinton.
Arenac.
Omer.
Livingston.
Annpere.
Baraga.
Baraga.
Luce.
Newberry.
Barry.
Hastings.
Mackinac.
Mackinac Island.
Bay.
Bay City.
Macomb.
Romeo.
Benzie.
Benzonia.
Benzie.
Frankfort.
Macomb
Mt. Clemens.
Berrien.
St. Joseph.
Manistee
Manistee.
Berrien.
Berrien Springs.
Marquette.
Marquette.
Berrien.
Hagar.
Marquette
Ishpeming.
Branch.
Coldwater.
Marquette
Humboldt.
Calhoun
Battle Creek.
Calhoun
North Marshall.
Mecosta
Big Rapids.
Cass.
Cassopolis.
Menominee.
Powers.
Charlevoix.
Charlevoix.
Midland.
Midland.
Cheboygan.
Mackinaw City.
Missaukee.
Lake City.
Cheboygan.
Cheboygan.
Monroe
Dundee.
Chippewa.
Detour.
Montcalm
Stanton.
Chippewa.
Sault Ste. Marie.
Muskegon.
Muskegon.
Clare.
Harrison.
Newaygo.
White Cloud.
Clinton
St. Johns.
Oakland.
Highland Station.
Clinton.
Ovid.
Oakland.
Ball Mountain.
Crawford ..
Grayling.
Oceana.
Hart.
Delta.
Escanaba.
Ogema w
West Branch.
Delta.
Vars Harbor.
Ontonagon
Ewen.
Dickinson
Iron Mountain.
Ontonagon
Ontonagon.
Eaton
Charlotte.
Osceola.
Reed City.
Eaton
Olivet.
Otsego.
Gaylord.
Genesee.
Flint.
Ottawa.
Grand Haven.
Gladwin.
Gladwin.
Ottawa.
Waverly.
Gogebic
Thomaston.
Roscommon
Roscommon.
Grand Traverse.
Old Mission.
Saginaw.
Saginaw, E. S.
Grand Traverse. Gratiot
Traverse City. Alma.
Sanilac.
Carsonville.
Hillsdale
Hillsdale.
Sanilac.
Valley Center.
Hillsdale
Somerset.
Schoolcraft
Manistique.
Houghton.
Calumet.
Shia wassee
Owosso.
Houghton
Houghton.
St. Clair.
Jeddo.
Houghton
Sidnaw.
St. Clair.
Port Huron.
Huron
Port Austin.
St. Clair ..
Berlin.
Huron.
Hayes.
St. Joseph
Wasepi.
Huron.
Harbor Beach.
Tuscola ..
. Vassar.
Ingham.
Agricultural College.
Tuscola.
Arbela.
Ingham.
Webberville.
Van Buren
South Haven.
Ingham.
Lansing.
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor.
Ingham
Fitchburgh.
Washtenaw
Ypsilanti.
Ionia
Ionia.
Iron .
Iron River.
Washtenaw.
Fairview.
Iosco.
Wayne
Detroit.
Isabella.
Wayne
Eloise.
Jackson.
Hanover.
Wayne
Plymouth.
Jackson.
Jackson.
Wexford
Boon.
Monroe.
Grape.
Chippewa
Whitefish Point.
Oakland.
Birmingham.'
Delta
Lathrop.
Oscoda
Mio ..
Emmet
Petoskey.
Saginaw.
Saginaw, W. S.
Mason
Ludington.
Mackinac.
St. Ignace.
Lena wee
Adrian.
East Tawas. Mt. Pleasant.
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THE JUDICIARY.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
October 1, 1902.
The court holds annual sessions at Washington, commencing on the second Monday in October. The annual salary of chief justice is $10,500, and of associate justices, $10,000.
. Chief Justice-MELVILLE W. FULLER, of Illinois, appointed April 30, 1888.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
Name.
From what state.
When appointed.
John M. Harlan.
Kentucky
November, 1877.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Massachusetts.
August, 1902.
David J. Brewer.
Kansas.
December. 1889.
Henry B. Brown
Michigan
December, 1890.
William R. Day
Ohio ..
*
Edward D. White.
Louisiana.
February, 1894.
Rufus W. Peckham.
New York
December, 1895.
Joseph McKenna.
California.
December, 1897.
James H. McKenney, clerk, $6,000; Chas. B. Beall, deputy clerk ; J. C. Bancroft Davis, reporter, $4,500; J. M. Wright, marshal, $3,500.
CIRCUIT COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
First Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice Gray, of Boston, Massachusetts. Districts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. . Circuit Judges-Le Baron B. Colt, Bristol, Rhode Island, and William L. Putnam, Portland, Maine.
Second Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice Peckham, of Albany, New York. Districts of Vermont, Connecticut, Northern New York, Southern New York, Eastern New York and Western New York.
Circuit Judges-William J. Wallace, Albany, New York; E. Henry Lacombe, New York City ; William K. Townsend, New Haven, Connecticut, and Alfred C. Coxe, Utica, New York.
Third Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice Shiras, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Districts of New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Middle Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
* Date of appointment not known February 10, 1903.
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Circuit Judges-Marcus W. Acheson, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ; George M. Dallas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and George Gray, Wilmington, Delaware.
Fourth Judicial Circuit-Mr. Chief Justice Fuller, of Chicago, Illinois. Districts of Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Southern West Virginia, Eastern Virginia, Western Virginia, Eastern North Carolina, Western North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Circuit Judges-Nathan Goff, Clarksburg, West Virginia, and C. H. Simonton, Charleston, South Carolina.
Fifth Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice White, of New Orleans, Louisiana. Districts of Northern Georgia, Southern Georgia, Northern Florida, South- ern Florida, Northern Alabama, Middle Alabama, Southern Alabama, Northern Mississippi, Southern Mississippi, Eastern Louisiana, Western Louisiana, Northern Texas, Southern Texas, Eastern Texas and Western Texas.
Circuit Judges-Don A. Pardee, New Orleans, Louisiana ; Andrew P. McCormick, Dallas, Texas, and David D. Shelby, Huntsville, Alabama.
Sixth Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice Harlan, of Louisville, Kentucky ; Districts of Northern Ohio, Southern Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee, Mid- dle Tennessee and Western Tennessee.
Circuit Judges-Horace H. Lurton, Nashville, Tennessee ; William R. Day, Canton, Ohio, and Henry F. Severens, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Seventh Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice Brown, of Detroit, Michigan. Districts of Indiana, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, Eastern Wiscon- sin and Western Wisconsin.
Circuit Judges-James G. Jenkins, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; Peter S. Grosscup, Chicago, Illinois, and Francis E. Baker, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eighth Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice Brewer, of Leavenworth, Kansas. Districts of Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Southern Iowa, Eastern Missouri, Western Missouri, Eastern Arkansas, Western Arkansas, Nebraska, Colo- rado, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah, Central, Northern and Southern Indian Territories and Territories of New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Circuit Judges-Henry C. Caldwell, Little Rock, Arkansas ; Walter H. Sanborn, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Amos M. Thayer, St. Louis, Missouri.
Ninth Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice McKenna, San Francisco, Cali- fornia. Districts of Northern and Southern California, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Territories of Alaska, Arizona and Hawaii.
Circuit Judges-William B. Gilbert, Portland. Oregon ; Erskine M. Ross, Los Angeles, California, and William W. Morrow, San Francisco, Cali- fornia.
Annual salary of circuit judges, $6,000.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS.
Chief Justice-CHARLES C. NOTT, New York.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
LAWRENCE WELDON,
Illinois
* JOHN DAVIS,
District of Columbia
STANTON J. PEELLE,
Indiana
CHARLES B. HOWRY,
Mississippi
Chief Clerk-ARCHIBALD HOPKINS, $3,500.
Assistant Clerk-JOHN RANDOLPH. .
Bailiff-STARK B. TAYLOR.
Salary of judges $4,500 annually.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
COMMISSIONERS.
Martin A. Knapp, Chairman,
New York
Charles A. Prouty,
Vermont
Joseph W. Fifer,
Illinois
Judson C. Clements,
Georgia
James D. Yeomans,
Iowa
Secretary-Edward A. Moseley, Massachusetts.
Assistant Secretary-Martin C. Decker, New York.
THE ARMY.
August 1, 1902.
Name, rank, date of commission and date of retirement. (a)
Lieutenant-General, Nelson A. Miles, June 6, 1900-August 8, 1903.
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