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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
a Voice From Skaguay.

The following letter to one of our
townsmon, written by former resident
of this place, gives some information
not yet published of that interesting
region:
SKAGUAy, Aug %, 1897.
J.. NJ. HALL:
DEAR SIR: | promised l would
write to you when l got to Dawson,
but | have concluded to stay at this
place, till spring at any rate, and may
he longer. When l arrived here, ten
days ago, one box house was Just
started now there are forty in process
Of construction. Hundreds of men,
instead of going to the Klondike, are
building town and / believe this
place will make city. They are put
ting up sawmill that is larger than
mine at Little Rock. This is a very
fine location for city of 10000 in
habitants, but when it reaches that
number the available land for good
site will be covered? l don't advise
you what to do, but if you had your
stock of goods here that you have in
Olympia you could double your money
on them. Goods sell here according
to the scarcity of them and bring all
that mans necessity on one side and
a mans conscience on the other may
exact. Last week horseshoe nails
were worth Is cents each; to-day they
are reasonable. Last week 1 tried to
buy few wire nails, No. 8, and the
man asked me % cents per pound. I
told him he was a good man not to
ask 80 cents, for he could get it
just as easily, but l declined to buy.
To-day nails are worth 10 cents per
pound. Blacksmiths charge 81 per
shoe for shoeing horses. So if you
have fully made up your mind to come
to Alaska you might bring what goods
you have that would be useful in the
building line and for excavating.
Bring as much as you choose to in
the way of nails and I have no doubt
you can dispose of them in a short
time. Also bring enough lumber to
build you house, as you may not be
able to get it here. When there is
lumber here it sells for $500 per NJ,
any one who wants it can have a lot
here by paying to have it surveyed and
recorded. 1t costs $40, but he gets
no deed-nothing but possession. I
bought a lot here for 5000 last Sat-
urday. On Monday 1 sold one-half of
it for $125. A man would have to 60
back nearly quarter of mile to get
lot for nothing now. am living i'll
little SKIS board tent, made out of
! two boats that ] bought for Sc. l
can't get any lumber to build with, as
it is gobbled up as fast as it arrives.
If do we'll here, 1 intend to stay,
if not expect to 60 over the noun.
tains early in spring on the snow.
The trail now is nearly impossible.
1t is raining every day and hundreds
of horses following in each others
footsteps have worked it into terrible
state.
Iexpect to put in bowling alley as
soon as 1 get lumber. have the
balls here already.
Your respectfully,
JOHN BOWLING.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
Olympia WKlondikers.,,

Will Hopkins, writing to his brother
in this city, says that the trip over the
pass is the hardest ever attempted by
sane man. There are parties there
who have been working hard for three
weeks with horses, and are not fifteen
miles up the mountain yet. In one
place he saw horse slip with one of
his front feet, and the trail was so
steep that the animal fell over back
wards. A half dozen horses are lost
every day on the trail, mostly out of
pack trains, however, where only one
or two men are taking care of one or
two horses. One hundred and twenty
five pounds is big load for horse,
as in some places they have to jump
from three to five feet from rocks to
banks of ravines.
The letter says that there is not the
slightest necessity to watch goods to
keep them from being stolen. A great
majority wish some one would steal
good portion. Mr.. Hopkins goes on
to state that without exaggeration he
is of the opinion that road could be
made wide enough for horse to travel
on, two miles in length, from sacks
of provisions and boats and boat lum-
Der, which have been left by the road
side.
A man and team gets $125 a day,
man and horse 1925, and one man is
paying $40 day for men to pack over
the worst part of the trail. After you
reach the summit you might as well
have rocks as money as you cannot buy
or hire till you reach the Stewart river.
Mr.. Hopkins says. however, that if
one uses common sense there is no
danger to life or limb on the trail.
Out of the thousands there not per-
son has been hurt and only one killed,
and that was case of drowning
through foolhardness.
Mr.. Hopkins says he has started for
Stewart river, and there he will 20 if
everyone in his party falls by the way
| side.
Several of the Olympia party of
WHICH hopkins was MEMBER, nave
determined to winter in Skaguay.
Jessie Murphy has already succeeded
in having street named after him.
self.
The reason for the delay at Skaguay
is that the steamship Willamette
would not carry the horses of the
party Notwithstanding under contract
to do do so. The matter was COM
promised by an offer to carry the
horses free of charge next trip, but
that will probably prove poor compen-
satiOn for the detention.
Jesse Murphy writes to his wife
from Skaguay, under date of August
ga, that all the Olympia boys are
there except Barbee, White and Hop
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

ttc SUI rlior Court of the state of W..I.;u...
Ton, III and Cor Tauis:un county.
Land Mortgage hank of North
western America. Limited
"a torr"raiion) and william
ID. Wood, Trustee, Plaintiffs.
Edward I IouEg. Josephine
l"nng. Thomas Burke
lhomas n. Allen ~ Trrs
Tee, Edison General Electric
Company. Henry NJ. Lam
berton and Margaret 7. Lti!-
oerlon AS cO-partners, do: = No.
business under the n.inc %Summons FIR
and style of Winona Deposit .Puhlicniinn
bank, A. ii. Chambers md
X Frost and G. J. LORI as
Executors of Alexander Far
quar-. deceased. Ellen N.
Earqunr, Mark A. Shannon.
Mary A. Shannon as sole Ex-
ecutrix of Geo. ID. Shannon,
deceased. Robert Frost, Mary
H. Frost. A. II. Chambers,
Mary a. Chambers,
h..g.x
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
None But Ayers at the wor,s,. r.,

There was only one blood nur;fier
ADMITTED at the Worlds Fair, Chicago.
1t WAS Ayers Sarsaparilla. All others
were shut out because they did not
''''P' me requirements Of the Fair Com
lhl9>i"nerS. Ayers Sarsaparilla only
"a- ace rdcd the honor OF an entry. be-
'auSe II did meet those require
, ,.': In other words, the Worlds
i EUR authorities found Ayers Sarsapar-
non. the only one of its kind thew cmnid
endorse. That was good testimony thar
Aver Sarsaparila is the best Hood
purifier made. Furthermore, hundreds
OF phy>l"lans say it is, thousands Of
dr1@=lSis say il is, millions Of n,tirnts
lay IL Is. Take L, ;tilin= friend, and von
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
Tomato Catsup.

The following recipe we have tried
with very satisfactory results:
A delicious tomato catsup that has
been we'll tested and has q good red
color is made by cooking one large
peck of ripe tomatoes with two onions
for one hour. Then add one quart
of strong vinegar, one pint of sugar,
three tablespoonful of salt, one table
spoon each of cloves and mustard
seed, two sticks of cinnamon, broken
in pieces, teaspoonful of black, one of
white pepper. Let this mixture cook
slowly until thick, strain and bottle
while hot,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

y 'ft superior Court OF the state of Wa.Liu...
lnll, ~ and .lr TanIs ON cnunlr -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

Having concluded to close out my
business at once am prepared to give
the people of Olympia unheard of
bargains in furniture, cook-stoves, air
tight heaters, crockery, bedding, in
fact everything in my store will be
sold regardless of cost, also pony, har-
ness and cart, two bicycles, etc.
r. G.. BICKFORD & Co.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

kins. He has built store-house and
is engaged in trading. He says the
climate is bracing and he has not felt
SO well for ten years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
Gran d Opening

Of Fall and Winter millinery. Come
and judge for yourselves. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, September
9th, 7th and Sth. l will be pleased
to see all. Respectfully,
Mrs. b. B. EUGLEY.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
IN the Superior Court OF the State Of W ASKING

| tom on. ''pe''0' o'D'' " 'A' ''A'' 0' " A'n''S
A. A. Phillips, as Receiver of
The First National Bank Of
Olympia, Plaintiff,
Robert Frost and Mary L.
Frost, 7. n. Allen, Trustee,
Henry w. Lambert0n and Summons
Margaret p. Lamber.on,S for
partners under the firm Publication.
name of the winona Deposit
BANK. HiSbard. spencer.
Bartlett and Company, a
corporation, and william
Duckering, Defendants.
The State of Washington to the said Henry W.
Lamberton and Margaret P. Lamberton. partners
under the firm name of the Winona Deposit
Bank and Hubbard, Spencer Bartlett and Com.
pany, q corporation, Defendants: You are here
by summoned to appear within sixty days after
the date of the first publication Of this summons.
to.wit: within sixty days after the Sd day OF
September, 1897. and defend the above entitled
the complaint of the plaintiff, A. A. Phillips,
Receiver of The First National Bank OF Olym-
pia, Washington, and serve a copy of your an =
swer upon the undersigned, attorney for plain
tiff at his office below stated; and In case of
your failure so to do Judgment will be rendered
against you according TO the demand of the
complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk
of said Court.
The object of the action is to foreclose a
mortgage given by the defendants, Frost and
wife, to said bank on the 9th day of January,
1894, conveying lots one ID and two (2) and the
north half of the northeast quarter of section
eighteen Qs), township (l6) north Of range one
Q5 west situate Ia the county of Thurstou, WASH
ington, to secure the payment of promissory
note OF said Frost and wife to said bank of date
the 9th of January, 1894, for the of fl We hun
dred dollars and due six months thereafter.
II. n. ALLEN,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. o. address, Olympia, Thurston county,
Washington.
Date Of first publication, Sept. 3, 1867.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
DIED MONDAY MORNING.
Miss Cecilia Braun Succombs
to Disease After a Long
Illness.

Miss Cecilia Braun, aged 40 years
and s months. died at about clock
Monday morning aftera long Illness,
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Gravel.
Although, only confined to her bed
about three weeks. Miss Braun had
been ailing nearly u year, suffering
from eXophthalmic goitre. which
also produced heart trouble, and
caused her 1eath this morning.
The news 1f tine death of Miss
Braun will he heard with regret by
all who knew her, and especially the
older residents OF this city and
county. who have known her from
childhood. and by whom she was
beloved and highly respected.
The deceased was born in Boston.
Mass, snd ls the youngest daughter
of the late Dr.. Z. E Braun, Of the U.
). army. who removed to this city
from FIT. Ripley. where he was the
army surgeon, over 30 years ago.
The deceureu's mother and four
sisters survive her. OF her sisters,
two, Mrs. A. Guernon and Mrs. Chas.
Gravel, live here, and it was with
the latter that Miss Braun has made
ner home for many years. Her
other sisters are Mrs. Edwin and
Mrs. Albert Wright. M Fergus Falls,
and all were with her during her
illhess.
The funeral was held from the
French Catholic church Wednesday
at 10 a. M, and the remains were
laid to rest In the Catholic cemetery
lust north Of the city.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
GOT SIXTY DAYS.
A Petty Larceny Thief Re-
ceiveS Sentence from JUS
tice Shaw Monday.

Sometime between the noon hour
Saturday and 6 O'Clock that evening
someone purloined several articles
from one of the show cases in Ellen
becker & GouIet's hardware store on
First street. The articles missed
were q hammerless revolver and two
pearl-handleG knives. At first no one
could account for their disappear
ance,. and there was no clue by which
the missing articles could be located.
1t was not long, no viewer, until Mr..
Ellenbecker's son saw in the posses
SIGN OF Leslie Pickkarenen, a Fin
lander, who has been in the city, for
about two years, d revolver which
he thought looked like the one taken.
The matter was reported to the po-
lice with the result that the three
missing articles were found in the
suspects possession. He was arrest
ed Saturday night and was taken
before Justice Shaw at 8 o'clock this
morning. He pleaded guilty to the
charge OF petit larceny and was fined
$2I and costs. or sixty days in jail.
Atlast accounts he was endeavoring
to raise the amount of his fine, SO
that he might secure his liberty.
Messrs. Ellenbecker & Goulet do
not know the manner in which Pix
karanen secured possession of the
articles, but suppose that while they
were all busy in the back end OF the
building he went behind the counter
and took them unnOticed. They
don't remember seeing him in the
store.
Pickkarenen has been at work at
different jobs in this city for some
time. He was once a bartender. but
lately has been employed as a car
penter, and is said to be a good me-
chanic. 1t is also said ..of him that
he III an ex-cOnvict and. IL pretty
tough, he having some time ago, 1t
IL said, attempted to shoot man in
a saloon where he was bartender. .
He had been drinking considerably
OF late. and claims that this theft
was due to his Intoxicated condition.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
From Friday Daily.
SSOVERTURNEp A LAMP.
Jos. ValIard's House and Con-
0 tents Badly Damaged
.5ss. by Fire.

BY the accidental overturning Of &
lamp last night, Joseph Vallard't
house, situated on Fourth avenue
northeast between First and Second
streets, was badly damaged by fire
IA was also the contents OF the
building.
At about 1880 Mr.. Vallard was NJ
stairs and In some way knocked thu
lamp off the table, catering oil Ovel
the floor and the contents Of thu
room. In short time the room wat
all on fire. An alarm was turned In
and the department responded
promptly and put the fire out before
much damage was done. Although
the chief made q careful exa nina tio1
Of the house before he LETT. 1t seems
that the fire was not entirely extin
guished. and about 8 o'clock thu
morning it was discovered ON fir'
again. and before 1t could he sub
dued it destroyed the front portion
Of the main building, and nearly al
OF the contents.
The second fire Ia somewhat mvs
ferrous, for Mr.. Valiard remained a,
the house two hours after the first
fire was supposed to have been put
out. and when he left 1t everything
seemed to be safe. Az the building
and furniture were drenched witt
water at the fire Mr.. Vallard and biz
family went to the house Of neigh
Dor for the night. Everyone was
certain that the first fire was put
out. and the furniture which had
been taken out was put back in thu
house again, and was nearly all de
stroyed by the second fire.
Mr.. Vallard carried 5000 insurance
$3.50 on the house and $3.50 or
household goods. The damage done
to the building will reach $500 anC
possibly more, and the furniture de
stroyed will bring the loss up tt
about $40.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

Minneapolis Lumberman: The
vote ON the lumber tariff bill in the
Senate this week gave the first &C:
tual evidence of the beginning Of q
chance in the old free trade senti.
ment In the south in favor Of pro
lection. That this was due in no
small part to the efficient work OF
the lumbermen of the south there is
no doubt. It is an indication Of the
beginning Of q great movement to
do away with the last vestige OF
sectiOnalism.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

u. P. Morgan is back from
Europe. and Hill will probably now
get the Northern Pacific.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
COUNCIL APPROPRIATE.
The Firemen Receive $500
from the City to Aid in De-
fraying Expenses.
TREAS. SIMONET'S BOND APPROVED.
Other Matters of More or Less
Importance Considered
Last: Evening. -

An adjourned meeting OF the city
council was held last Friday evening.
There were present Aldermen Moeg'
lein, Mecusker, Martin, Garrison and
Lane. Acknowledgement Stewart and
MathiesOn.
After the meeting was called to
order by President Lane the bond ri
A. Simonet as city treasurer. run
ming until the next city election. with
j. H. Rhodes, John Wetzel. j. W.
Berg and I. E. Staples as snreties,
was presented and approved.
A petition asking that street be
laid out between sections 8 and II,
and sections . and l6, signed by P.
w. Hayes, N. Richardson, Ernest
I.afOnd aud Others was presented
and read. but no action was taken
in the matter, as the council wished
to investigate some ma tiers concert
ing the proposed street. The reasons
for presenting this petition are said
to be the actions of man named
Krouse. the ca tile herder. 1t is said
that through spite he has built a
fence across these two section lines,
which are just east Of the city limits,
and by 80 doing cOmpels several
parties who live ON the eastern. out
skirts OF the city to travel a long
way around in order to reach the
city. Krouse has been in more
trouble during his residence here
than the average person would get
into in a life time. He has been fire.
quently in the courts, to say nothing
of other rows. and has not yet been
able to live peacably with his neigh
bors in any section of the city he has
30 far lived in. 1t is very probable
that Mr.. Krouse will be brought to
a realiza ton OF the fact that other
people have rights that he must re.
spect.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, 1t was ordered that an order Tor
$40 be drawn on the state fire fund.
and an order for $3.50 be drawn ON
the revenue fund. both In favor Of F.
b. Stuart. treasurer of the firemen's
convention fund, to be used to aid
the fire department in defraying the
expense of the annual meeting OF the
the State Firemen's association.
On motion the street committee
was instructed to see j. W. Jones,
the street sprinkler and arrange for
extra sprinkling during the session
of the convention next week.
The council adjourned until Satur.
day evening, when to meet Attorney
D. T. Calhoun on matters pertaining
to the city's suits with the Electric 4
Water company.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

Brainerd Journal: Mr.. Edgar l..
Guin, of Little Falls, was married to
Miss Jennie Mix, Of this city, by Rev.
Geo. w. Gallagher at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jarboe on
Wednesday, June 9, at 5 O'Clock p. m.
The ::groomsman was Mr.. Louis
Wheatley and the bridesmaid was
Miss Lena Mix, sister of the bride.
The bride was handsomely attired in
gray silk, trimmed with chiffon. and
carried wedding roses. There was a
fine wedding supper and the happy
couple left on the 3 O'Clock evening
train for their wedding tour. The
groom is "a popular Northern Pacific
railroad employe, and the bride is q
very highly esteemed young lady
who has been a teacher in the public
schools of this city for some time
past. Both have many friends who
wish them much happiness.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
Joe P2z2Eg2s
1T The Transcript Office.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Gilbert Selby, alias Oscar john
son, Who Passed a Forged
Check, is Caught.

Some time during the first part OF
last December two men, one known
as "Tamarack Tom" or Tom Mar
tin, and the other giving the name
of Oscar Johnson, entered the CLOTH
= ing store of q. Burton in this city,
and asked him to cash a check for
1888, purporting to be signed by
VIM. Long, of Lincoln, and drawn
in favor of Oscar Johnson. The
name of Oscar j OhnsOn was Endorsed
on the back and the request was
compiled with, the man purchasing
several articles and receiving the
balance, about $25 in cash.
Shortly afterward it was dis
covered that the check was a forgery
and the authorities have since been
on the lookout for - Tamarack Tom
and his accomplish.
As soon as it was discovered that
the check was forgery it was also
discovered that the man who passed
it was. not Oscar johnson, but a
man named Gilbert Selby of Lincoln.
Selby also disappeared at the same
time "Tamerack Tom" did and the
authorities have not been able to To-
cate either until a few days ago.
Hearing that Selby had returned to
Lincoln, Sheriff Rider and Mr.. Bur-
ton went up to that place yesterday
afternoon in search of him. He was
found and readily identified 10y Mr..
Burton as the man from whom he
got the check, and Sheriff Rider and
Mr.. Burton returned to this city
with Selby as prisoner this morn
ing.
Selby was given preliminary
hearing before Justice Shaw this
forenoon. He said he was not able
to employ an attorney, and the court
instructed him fully as to his rights.
Barney Burton and Mr.. Long gave
their testimony, in which Mr.. Burton
claimed positively that Selby was
the man who passed the check and
Endorsed it with the name OF Oscar
Johnson. Mr.. Long claimed that
the signature on the check was not
his writing nor that of his clerk, and
identified Selby as man whom he
knew, and who had at one time been
in his employ at Lincoln. When the
check was passed Johnson, or Selby,
claimed that, the signature was in
the clerks handwriting, and the in
itials written below INDICATE that
fact. Mr.. Long stated that his clerk
was not allowed to sign his en-
ployer's name to any checks.
Selby was put on the stand at his
own request, but merely stated that
he was not the man who passed the
4 check. He was bound over to the
grand jury in the sum of $500, in de-
fault OF which be was committed to
the county jail.
The whereabouts OF "Tamarack
Tom" are still unknown, and Selby
claims not to know where he is.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

Rocky Mountain l"custs are said
to be IL umcrous IN South Dakota.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

: "A country merchant In Stearns
county was robbed OF $4,000 by high
waynen on Wednesday.