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Douglas Island news., 1903-07-22

The semi,annual report of the port warden of Seattle gives gain in ship ping over the same period last year of more than s3,O0O,OOO. The increase is due to the business carried on by vari- ous steamship companies with the ports of Alaska. The freight ship ments to Nome and Valdez have been unusually large this season. In fact the Nome steamers have been compell ed to leave freight stacked on the wharves at each sailing.
 The Dawson News quotes Senator Dillingham;, chairman of the senatorial committee, as follows: "There is no doubt that Alaska ought to be repre- sented in congress, but because the territory is so vast and it's interests so diversified it is difficult to see how a representative can be elected who will represent the district as awhole. How best to deal with this question is one of the subjects with which the committee will grapple this summer"
 The Atlin Claim just at hand con- tains two very important announce ments for the people of the Atlin dis trict The first is that steps will be taken to make the Atlintoo river, which connects Lake Atlin and Taku Arm navigable, and the other that survey for a new winter trail from At lin to connect with the White Pass < Yukon has been ordered. Word that these steps would be taken at once had been received by J. A. Fraser, the gold commissioner at Atlin.
 An order has been issued by Ottawa that Treadgold, the concession king of the Klondike, must do representation work on all the private claims he owns in the country. He is exempt from representating his immense concession properties and the claims which lapse and fall into his net. He has many claims along Bonanza which he bought from private properties. They must be represented by doing at least S2Oo worth of work on them each year.
 Last week ME. R. D. Fetherston- haugh, manager of the Atlin Mining Co. brought in some 400 ounces of gold, representing the result of about 10 days run; this week another poke of over 400 ounces shows that the ground is good and keeps up it's past record of last year when the first four clean-ups it yielded over 1000 ounces. Some very fine nuggets were also recovered and will add to the already famous collec- tion of this company, which shipped last August to London, IA nuggets weighing in all 115 'ounces.-Atlin Claim.
 The body of Mrs. Dodworth, drowned last year about mile this side of the California roadhouse on the Western Coast. lies in pile of drift wood near that place, says the Nome Nugget. It has lain there since last fall, when it was disco, cred by traveller, who re- ported the discovery at the roadhouse. Dick E. l.. Alley, of the Cripple river roadhouse was also informed that the body was there, but through an over sight he neglected to inform the au- thorities. The body is wrapped in a blanket, part of it being exposed. Dod- worth and his wife were coming down from Bering City last July, and when near California roadhouse storm came up; the boat was capsized, but Dod- worth managed to reach the shore. He isnow on the outside.
Douglas Island news., 1903-07-22

It is said in Dawson that the Ianana gold fields must be worked by machi- nery to prove profitable, and for this reason the country is not one for poor man.
 The United States revenue cutter Perry has sailed for Alaska with Raris Krauczunas, special immigration in- spector. who will visit the canneries of the North.
 The Northwestern Commercial Com pany has chartered the British steam ship Wyneric to increase her Northern fleet during the rush of the summer business.
 The Klondike Nugget, of which Geo, Allen is the proprietor, has been sold to l.. c. Branson, publisher of the Bon anza Record, who will issue a morning daily, instead of evening.
 A halibut measuring 715 feet in length and weighing over 300 lbs was recently captured by Klawack fisher man. The monster had big devil fish (octupus) inside of him, says the Wran- gell Sentinel.
 Between ten and twelve million dol lars as the probable output of the Klondike this season is the estimate made by Dr. T. B. Cook, manager of the mercantile department of the Ladue Company of Dawson.
 The secretary of the Seattle cham Der of commerce, in his annual report, re- ferring to the work done by that body for Alaska, says "we have every assur- ance that the delegate bill will pass at the next session of congress-"
 Powerless from a cramp, Alexander Murchison was drowned in Bonanza creek, in the Klondike, July 9, at No. 63 below, while swimming in a large pit. He was crossing the pit with long sweeping strokes when seized by the cramp.
 Mir. J. B. Treadwell, for years in the employ of the Southern Pacific Com pany, has purchased steamer to go on prospecting trip for oil along the southeastern Alaska coast. He will first try Kayak, where oil has already been found.
 Volume ?, No. 1, of the Whitehorse Star, come out last week much improv' ed in appearance and devoting nearly g full page to description of the Skag way Fourth of July celebration, show ing the wonderfully good feeling that exists between the two towns.
 The people of Ketchikan are uE against it for water and light. They granted a franchise to one company tt furnish the same and they have failed to do it, and Judge Browns court ha: granted an injunction restraining second company from helping then out.
 Advices from the Koyukuk state etha Hammond river is almost failure Vermont, Gold, Union and Ema creeks however, are good producers, whil Mascot also shows up we'll. Myrtl creek will be worked this summer als the upper end of Slate creek. The coun try was almost depopulated during tn Tanana stampede. Wages were S15 day during the winter.
Douglas Island news., 1903-07-22
The NorthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.
A Skagway hotel has a bus.

MT. George A. Jeckell, hides his tal- ents and teaches school at Dawson.
 Hoochi Lake, 12O miles from White horse is the scene of a placer strike.
 William Klein and Geo. Weeks are both dead at Dawson, by the suicide route.
 The revenue cutter Rush will be placed at the disposal of Judge Wicker sham.
 The output of the Klondike has grad ually fallen off during the last few years.
 The B. A. D. Go. is one of the insti- .tutious doing business in the Atfin country.
 Mckee creek in the Atlin country comes forward with three nuggets, value s47O.
 The United States Senators got through Whitehorse without any seri- ous trouble.
 Skookum Jim was recently married at Whitehorse, but the Star fails to give the name of the blushing bride.
 Untold thousands of acres of splen- did timber are being ruined by the fires raging in the Upper Tanana basin.
 Constable Dundas, member of the Dawson baseball league, sustained a broken leg while playing in game.
 The indications are that the most profitable mining of the future in the Klondike region will be done with dredges.
 Last years shipments of ore from the Big Horn mine on Taku Arm gave net return of s75 per ton from the smelter.
 The Yukon river steamers have made a passenger fare of s3o from White horse to Dawson, and $50 from Dawson to Whitehorse.
 A member of the mounted police bet $50 plunks on the result of the recent Yukon election and lost. He now claims that he was drunk.
 The steamer T. c. Powers was the first to arrive at Dawson from St. Mich ael. She brought a few passengers and small quantity of freight.
 Miss Eva Isabel Miller, daughter ol MT. and Mrs. Munroe Miller, ano Charles R. Bourne, an Atlin merchant were married at Atlin, July '.
 In an unsuccessful effort to drive herself through the ice foes of the Boring Sea in time to beat the othel vessels of the Nome fleet to Nome ant thus earn the honor of being the frs arrival for the season, the steamer Portland suffered a severe injury t. her hull forward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27

Monday he threw the discus within a
foot of the worlds record. 127 feat. He
has also been training the other candi-
oates for the weight events. with excel
lent results. GRANGE, who puts the shos
thirty eight feet and eight inches, has
has been developed by Swift, as have
also MeMahan and Durkee, who follow
GRANGE closely in the weights.
In the spirits the Iowa team is much
stronger than for several years. White
ran the go dash in % As seconds Mon
day and Miller went the 440 dash IL
81 40 seconds. Scarr is, also improv
ing mitch in the sprints, having gained
three ifths of a second IN the 220 dash
under Coach Bush's instruction this
week.
In the jumps Barker is going five feet
eight inches regularly in practice and
Ross is Jumping twenty-five feet regu-
larry, having been much more success
mi in getting his form this week than
before this spring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
HUMANE SOCIETY ACIS
Davenport Young Man Accused
Of Driving a Horse to
Death
ANIMAL DROPPED IN SHAFTS
Relatives of the Young Man Offer to
Pay for the Horse. But Humane So
ciety Proposes to Make an Example
of the Young Man Accused of caus.
ing Its Death.
Special to Times Republican.

Davenport, May 27.-A valuable horse
belonging to keeler Il Hallisan drop
ped dead in front of Rudolph Sits
place at 2147 West Third street Sun
day night while being driven by George
Heede. an employee Of the West Daven-
port Drug Company, and as a result
the family of the lad have agreen 20
stand for the value Of the horse, while
the Humane Society are investigating
young Heede on charge of cruelty to
animals.
Young Heede, whose folks live at 1889
Marshall street, secured the horse from
the Keller & Halligan stable about
O'Clock Sunday night. and, accordingt to
his story, drove the animal several
miles. lie stated that he had been At
Central park, and driven the horse 10
MILAN and was going down Third
street when the horse died.
When he arrived al the Stir place.
he stopped in there and said that the
horse acted sick. and in moment later
it had dropped in the shafts as it stood
at the post.
Mr. Halligan was Immediately mott
fed and came as quickly as possible,
bat before he arrived the horse was
dead.
The next morning a veterinary sur
geon was taken down and he examined
the dead animal. lie stated that ii had
ruptured a blood vessel and that it was
due to overdriving.
Mrs. Heede, mother of the boy. when
seen Monday morning stated that she
was sorry that it had occurred, and that
she would pay for the horse, but In the
afternoon, II. T. Schmidt, who IS a
brothers. in law of the boy. was looking
up the matter and he notified Mr. keei-
er that he thought the horse died from
other causes and that the family had
decided not to pay for it.
The horse was a valuable animal just
purchase! by the firm last Saturday
from Joseph i.ldridge al Il cost of $3.50.
1t was a bay PAGER and Was considered
c:.s of the best horses in the barn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
Gilman,
al to Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Gilman, May 27.-Iihe Y. P. S. c. Z,
socia! on the lawn at the pleasant homo
of w. Ii. Jones. Friday evening. was
cut short in mid career by the storm
which came up suddenly. but ice cream
and cake were served in the house and
the young people enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
While j. L. Powers and wife wero
enjoying the fishing 1T Iowa river neal
LeGrand on Friday. their horse which
was tied in the woods near by broke
loose and wandered away, and j. f. was
obliged to telephone TO his son Sheru1
to come out and bring the party home
The horse was found next day near
| Dunbar.
Lightning struck the farm house be-
longing to +. +. Patterson, east CT town
| occupied by A. j. Stanford, and demol-
ished the chimney, wandering in an
erratic manner. splitting piece OF
studding. knocking off a clapboard and
finally finding its way into the ground
by the way of the porch post on the
opposite corner from which 1t entered
1t was estimated that SIS VIII cGfer the
damage.
DIR. Ward has so far recovered as TO
be able 10 ride out in the sunshine, bat
his throat troubles him yet and his APP
petite for food is missing. He is, how
ever, improving ana hopes soon to be
himself again.
The canning company is having con-
siderable difficulty III supplying its pa :
irons with seed corn OF the proper Vi
tality almost co per cent only of the
average seed SO far furnished will ger
inmate as a larger number of grains
than usual are planted in the hill to
meet the emergency.
|. Farragut Port G.. A. r. attended d.
vine service at the Congregations.
church on memorial Sunday and list
ened 10 an excellent sermon by the pas
tor. Rey. C. L. Hammond. The thought
was along the line of the most exalted
pa triotisln and was illustrated with
MANY anecdotes OF the civil war. show
ing how the high character of the Am
erican citizen often dominated the an
gry passions engendered by war. Spec
ial music for the occasion was turnlsh-
ed by lie o'',.r' 11fs',
Mrs. w. ~ jams, o. Conrad, visited
with her mother Mrs. N. Conger, ami
family, over Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
Sheffield Commencement.
j, 70 Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, May 26.--Commencemen
exercises will be held in the M. e
church on the evening of May 29th. TIL,
class consists of two boys and six girls
The following is the program for the
evening:
Selections Orchestra.
March-Miss Blanch Whitney.
Vocal Duet-Misses Nellie Wartnaby
and Eunce Oliver.
Invocation.
Overture Orchestra.
Grafton. Salutatory Value of Tact
Raymond c. Jewell.
Grafton. Music and Musicians
Nora a. Gross.
Trio, softly Roam Gentle Night
Misses Miner, Heffner and Crosby
Grafton, THE Anglo Saxon Race
Eva j. Peterson.
Grafton. Mission and Influence OF
Women''-Dollie +. Rawson.
Grafton. Educational Fads and Re-
forms"-Mabel r. Crosby.
Piano Solo-Mis1 Stella Clark
Grafton, Progress of Ages Frank
o. Bruce.
OratlOn, HOW success Is won -
Ada Miner.
Grafton. Valedictory, Modern Sculp-
ture'-Hazel E. Heffner.
Glass REPRESENTATION of Diplo-
mas.
Mrs. l. NJ Reynolds and Louie are
visiting in Marion.
Reuben and Dick Esslinger left Tues
day for Roosevelt MIMI to work on
their homesteads.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Miner attended
the encampment at Cedar Rapids.
A. j. Byrness son. Luverne, who is
attending the school for the deaf at
Council Bluffs, has an average per cent
of 100. This is the second time he
has made the record.
The Franklin county Sunday school
convention will be held here May 26
to 9th.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
WORK ON STATE BUILDING.
Architect Licbbe Tells Of What is Be
ING Done.

Cedar Rapids, May a7-H. f. Liebbe
architect 10 the state board of control
ha@ II making Cedar Rapids his
he tsrs for the past few day.
W members OF the lad i
81 ---a~-- -S.fis KS "inst.sutiohs a. :,
mosa, ailf Ninton. He returned yes
day morning from Davenport whe
some improvements are being made IL
the building line at the Soldiers Or
ptars' Home
We are putting In a new pumping
STATEN and constructive a new srrota
stack at Davenport" said the architect
IN conversation Yesterday morning.
"Portland cement and stone are being
used in the foundations OF the job there
and the WORT is making the most sat
isfaetory progress.
AT Eldora a large workshop is in
course OF cons tru2tion and also school
house. and eight-room building which
viii accommodate 500 pupils. In view of
the fact that part of them will work
part of the day and be in school part of
the day. The foundation OF the work
shop Is completed.
Two fire. proof cottages for boys are
in course OF erection q; Glenwood, each
of which will cost $4,000. A COW bare
which vii! cost $4,000 and new fire
station TO cost $500 will also go up
there. one o. the interesting features
of the work there is that the inmates
are making the brick for these struc.
lures. The work is superintendent by
skilled men, but the manual labor and
the burning of the brick is being done
by the inmates.
"A two-story fire-p proof laundry
building is being built at Mount Pleas
ant and will cost $4,000. Ii will take
the place OF the building burned down
two years ago.
"A new power station and smoke
stack are among the Improvements be-
ing made at Fort Madison. Both jobs
will cost $4,000. The smoke stack vii!
be l75 feet in height and will cost 50,
600. II is beilS constructed of radia,
brick. Tbs STATEN itsei is being built
by the days work system, the inmates
being employed to do the work. Work
on hospital building at this place is
also in progress. This will be fire
proof building ana will cost about $780,
600
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27

Colorado Springs-C. ]. st. John,
president of the city council, is accused
of taking $500 for his vote on a fran
chise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
FIND BODY OF DROWNED CHILD.
Was Drowned in kes Greek Friday and
Not Found Until Monday.

Glenwood, May 27.-As Sheriff Nor
gan and Deputy Bogart We're coming
in on Burlington train No. IA, from tbs
west about 6 o'clock last evening, they
saw something in the waters of Ke2
creek that looked the body of dead
person. As soon as they arrived at the
depot they started back down the creek
and there found the remains of the
child who was drowned here Friday
evening. The body was at once taken
from the water and prepared for burial
by a local undertaken. The body was
in such a state of decomposition that
it was thought best to hold the funeral
at once, Rev. Shaw of the Christian
church was called and the funeral was
held and the body was Inferred at
once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
GoodelI News.

Goodeu. May 27.-Considerable fish
are being caught in the west branch OF
the Iowa river these days
e,p E,,dred wont 60 Chicago Sunday
Try and Ray Fuller marketed
load Of hogs here Saturday that
ted them over $1,1O0.
The Rock Island is having track
laid in their gravel pit south OF town,
and will put in steam shovel and
gravel this branch of the road.
William eastman left for Rock Rap
ids Monday.
Mrs. c. Mcclure, of Belmond, and
Miss Mary Scallan, of Chicago. visited
with the formers sister, Mrs. I. Cash
man last week.
Corn planting is very uneven in this
immediate vicinity this spring. Some
are cultivating their corn the first time
and Others are still blowing for corn,
lots of low ground that has been
farmed the past few years will be left
idle on account of too much rain.
Archie Christie was doing business
in Garner Saturday.
During the storm Friday evening,
lightning struck the barn or Fred Arm
old, five miles north of here. The barn
and contents, including eleven head of
horses, were burned.
Mr. Arnold got badly burned in saw
ing valuable stallion. We understand
that the barn only. was insured.
H. j. Mayer of Cedar Rapids, was
doing business here Tuesday
Trains were run over this branch of
the Rock Island Sunday on account of
a washout on the main line west of
here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
soEsBE WILL BE SENATOR.
Butler County Has the Majority of
Votes in the Convention.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Greene, May 2I.-There has been a
very spirited contest FOR the nomina
ton of state senator for the Bremen
Butler district. Butler county casts
thirteen votes in the senatorial conyen-
ton and Bremen ten. Consequently the
campaign mas been carried on primarily
in preparing for the county convention
at Alison where n resolution was
passed TO elect Il committee of one to
select the thirteen votes Cor Butler. The
three candidates for thu office were n.
II. Larkin Of Clarksville. George A. Nc
Intyre of Shell Rock and e. w. Soesbe
of Greene. On the second formal ballot
to select the thirteen votes T.. w. Soesbc
was chosen. Mr. Soesbe has very ex-
tended acquaintance II the northern
part of the state and this action on the
part of Butler county will give entire
satisfaction thruout the district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
ORDAINED many YEARS
Father Mclaughlin S Silver Jul
biIee Observed by Celesra-
ton at Clinton
RECTOR PRESENTED WITH $500
Father Mclaughlin is Probably the
Most Prominent Priest in His Do
ccse and is Known for His Gift Of
oratcry, Which is Largely RESPONSE
Die for His Prominence.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Republican.
Clinton, May 27.-Yesterday Very
Rev. L. G. Mclaughlin, pastor of ST.
Mary's church Of this city, completed
the twenty fifth year of his ordination
in the priesthood and the same number
of years as pastor of st. Mary's church,
and the event was fttinsly celebrated
by the members of the parish, who pre-
500.
The celebration of Father McLaugh-
Inns silver jubilee commenced in the
afternoon. when the pups of ST Mary's
school rendered a program and con-
veyed greetings and congratulations to
the rector. The large Economic opera
house was crowded to the doors.
In the evening the celebration was re-
sumed and the rector was presented
with the handsome purse mentioned
above the presentation speech being
made by the Hon. e. c. Walsh. AS in
the afternoon, the opera house was
again filed to overlooking in the even
ing.
Father Mclaughlin is perhaps the
most prominent priest in this archdio-
cese. AS one of the irremovable priests
CT the archdiocese of Dubuque and as
dean of the district which embraces the
counties of Clinton. Jackson and Jones.
he has for years been u conspicuous
member of the diocese. as was evil
denced by the fact that he was favor
ably mentioned as a successor to the
late Archbishop Henressy and might
have attained to the high position OF
bishop of this archdiocese had he so
desired.
The best part of Father Mclaughlin S
life has been spent in this city. Here
for twenty five years he has lived and
during the quarter of century of his
pastorate here which he took up short
~ after his ordination, ne has seen the
parish of ST. Mary grow and prosper
Until now it is ranked as one of the
leading parishes of this slate.
Turnout his student days he stood at
the head of his classes in the various
institutions where he attended school
and from all was graduated With high
honors. The gift of oratory, which so
distinguishes Father Mclaughlin, has
always been his. even from his student
days. Its development is largely re-
sponsible for.the prominence which he
has attained. for there are but few
speakers of the ability OF the prelate OF
st. Mary's.
Blanchard.
Monday afternoon during the thun
der shower a school building at West
boro was struck by lightning the chill
dren We're greatly frightened, and Miss
Elizabeth Sloane, the teacher in the
intermediate room, was knocked down
DR.. Whitford was called and admin
istered restoratives and Miss Sloane
was soon able to resume her school du-
ties.