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DISMISSED. 



DISTRICT 3. Operation : Walter R. Atkeson, Datil, assistant forest 

 ranger. 



With deep regret announcement is made of the death of John Y. 

 Toler, assistant forest ranger, Lassen, June 5 ; Louis Margolin, forest 

 examiner, district 5, June 20 ; Sterling L. Colton, forest ranger, La tSal, 

 July 11 ; George 0. Harlan, assistant forest ranger, San Juan, August 8 ; 

 and Mrs. Georgia N. Goldsmith, clerk, Washington office, August 18. 



SERVICE NOTES FOR OCTOBER. 



These notes contain instructions and necessary information to forest 

 officers, and will therefore be carefully read and kept on file for 

 reference. 



ACCOUNTS. 

 Appointments. 



In the future all letters or telegrams of declination of eligibles on 

 the assistant forest ranger register should be forwarded immediately 

 upon receipt to the district fiscal agent for transmittal to the Wash- 

 ington office. 



LAW. 



OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 



Law Gases in District 1 



United States v. Ed. Kinnison : Grazing trespass, Beaverhead Na- 

 tional Forest. Settled In full by payment of $8.59, value of forage 

 consumed. 



United States v. George Whitworth : Grazing trespass, Beaverhead 

 National Forest. Settled in full by payment of $15.02, value of forage 

 consumed. 



United States v. O. J. Langhus : Bribing forest officer, Absaroka Na- 

 tional Forest. Langhus held by United States commissioner for action 

 Federal grand jury. 



United States v. Homer Hodges : Occupancy trespass, Deerlodge Na- 

 tional Forest. Temporary injunction granted by Federal court re- 

 straining Hodges from grazing cattle on Pioneer ranger station. 



United States v. A. E. Elvers: Fire trespass (criminal), Cabinet Na- 

 tional Forest. United States commissioner refused to hold Elvers for 

 Federal grand jury. 



United States v. Rudolph Kraft and United States Fidelity & Guar- 

 anty Co. : Failure of Kraft to comply with terms of timber sale con- 

 tract, Cabinet National Forest. Five hundred dollars, the full amount 

 of Kraft's bond, paid by surety company. 



